Hi again!

Hows it goin'?

So sorry for the long break between updates on all my stories, but instead of the usual flow of ideas, my brain has been pushing me to start writing a LOTR Fanfic.

I started it, but I won't publish it until I have some of my current workload off my back.

So anywho, slight hints in this chapter as for Alex's pairing.

See if you notice.

Also, to the loyal readers; Letting go is coming back soon!

And so is Secrets!

Unfortunately I haven't had much inspiration for my other stories lately, but it'll come along.

Anyways; read my stories, thank you for following, and R&R.

Dex

Chapter 1

"I did." Fred Weasley said. "In fact, I met them." Whisperings grew louder.

"And they were great. It's not like they chose what their father did."

The bulky looking kid scowled.

"And who are you?"

"Who are you?"

"I asked first." The kid said, and Fred glared.

"Fred Weasley." He answered with a snarl.

"Ah. I thought I smelled the stench of a blood traitor. Sebastian Daley."

Alex felt her hands clench and unclench.

It was bad enough that this kid was bad mouthing her family, but now he was bad mouthing Fred's just because he stood up for her?

"Well Sebastian Daley," Alex said, standing straight, keeping her voice cool.

"I could agree with Fred, and say that my fathers actions were his choice, or I can say that if you insult my family or my friends again, I'll give you a one way ticket to my fathers cell. Alexandra Black. Pleasure, I'm sure."

Fred smiled at her, and Sebastian stumbled back, along with most of the others.

The girls from her compartment simply stared in shock, and her brother stood hidden in the back.

And she saw he was holding his letter.

Had he opened it?

She fingered her new necklace.

The letter was in her pocket.

She planned on keeping it with her at all times so that every insult, or leer that someone may direct at her, she would have her fathers words with her.

The silence in the hall was broken by the clearing of the woman's throat.

She had come back.

"If you could follow me please." She said, and led them through the large doors.

The hall was truly Great.

Thousands of candles lit the room, their light gleaming over golden plates and goblets.

The night sky showed visibly through the ceiling, as if there was nothing there.

Blue, Red, Yellow and Green decorated the hall, along with a large Hogwarts emblem that hung behind the staff table.

The first years gathered in front of the staff table, and the woman stepped forward, to where an old hat sat on a stool.

The whole hall looked up at it expectantly, and without further ado, the hat burst into song.

(Pick sorting hat song from book 1/4)

The hat finished, and the hall erupted with applause.

"Now when I call your name," the woman said, "you will come forth, and I will place the sorting hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses."

"Avery, Jackson." She called, and a stringy boy stepped up, and put the hat on.

Half a minute later, the let out a roar.

"SLYTHERIN!" It called, and the table decorated in green erupted in applause.

The next girl was sorted into Ravenclaw, and another girl went to Slytherin.

"Black, Alexandra."

The woman called, and Alex stepped forward, ignoring all the whispers.

Black. She heard a small voice in her ear. My my. You know, your father was quite interesting. I had sorted centuries worth of his family into Slytherin, but he refused to go there, and became the first Gryffindor Black. And your mother... Muggle born. She was brilliant. I wanted her in Ravenclaw, But Mary belonged in Gryffindor as well.

Well great for them. Alex thought. But I thought this was my sorting. Not you telling me my family's history.

She heard the hat laugh.

Quite true. You are not the makings of a Hufflepuff, that is certain. You are quite bright, but Ravenclaw is not your place.

That leaves you Gryffindor and Slytherin.

You have a great thirst to be better than people think of you, and to prove your worth. Not to mention your use of people's weaknesses against them. A very snake like attitude indeed.

No. Not Slytherin. Please please please! I'll take anything over Slytherin.

Are you sure? You could continue your family line. Reassume the pride that your father supposedly took from them. No?

Very well then.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat roared, and the Gryffindors applauded.

"Black, William."

Alex sat, and watched as her brother sat on the stool.

It took around 10 minutes to sort him, but in the end the hat roared:

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

She clapped along with them.

"Daley, Sebastian."

The hat barely touched his head, before it yelled, "Slytherin."

"Diggory, Cedric."

A cute boy with dark brown hair and grey eyes stepped up, and caught her eye, causing her to go slightly red.

"HUFFLEPUFF."

He went to sit beside her brother.

The sorting went on for a while longer, until Angelina was on the stool.

"Johnson, Angelina."

A few moments later the hat called;

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Alex cheered for her friend, silently praying that she wouldn't hate her.

"Jordan, Lee."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Half an hour later, "Spinet, Alicia" became a Gryffindor, and it was Patricia's turn.

"Stimpson, Patricia."

"Gryffindor!"

"Stimpson, Rebekah."

"Hufflepuff!"

Alex waited impatiently for the twins to be sorted.

"Black, huh?" She heard to her right, and turned to see Charlie smiling at her.

"Yeah. Got a problem?" She snapped.

"Nope. I think that your dad made his choices, and you can make your own. And if anyone else has a problem with you, tell me. I'll take care of them."

At first she was hesitant, but a wide smile stretched across her face.

"Thanks."

The two turned back to the sorting.

"Weasley, Fred."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Weasley, George."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The twins sat down next to Alex, who smiled.

"Thanks for earlier." She told Fred, who smiled. "I was telling the truth."

Alex laughed.

"So how do you two feel about practical jokes?" She asked, and the twins sat straighter.

"Do my ears deceive me, Gred?"

"Why I don't believe they do, Forge."

"Do we have another prankster for the team here?" Fred asked, and George stared solemnly ahead. "She must prove herself first."

Alex grinned.

"I turned my brothers hair pink for a month when we were 8, I told him the the lead singer from the Weird Sisters was outside and in love with him 3 months ago, I switched my Uncles wand with a bowtruckle, and I charmed my brothers clothes to glow neon pink when he wears them. I'll ask mom to send me the memories. I have a collection in my room."

The twins gapped at her.

"Well, did I pass the test?"

Fred nodded his head vigorously.

"Congratulations, Lex." He said, and she grinned.

There was a small tinkling noise, and the three looked up to see that the sorting was done, and Dumbledore was standing.

"Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts. I would like to welcome the first years to our school, and I will save the rest until after we have all eaten. Let the feast begin."

It hadn't Been until that moment that she realized just how hungry she was.

The feast went rather well.

Charlie introduced her to Percy, who seemed uptight, but was very sweet.

She met Alicia, who seemed cautious at first, but really had no problem with her or her father.

She met Owen Anthony, Jennifer Dawn, Haley Dakota and Brandon Angel, who were kind of nice.

They were sort of neutral. Cautious, but not willing to judge her because of her father.

Of course many people were glaring daggers at her, pointing, whispering, not bothering to hide it, but she had dealt with people like that before.

It came as a package deal with her father.

Finally, the tables cleared, and Dumbledore announced stuff about the forbidden forest, no magic in the halls, and such, but she wasn't really paying attention.

In fact, the only part of his speech that she heard was, "Now off to bed. Good night to you all."

Alex got up along with everyone else, when Charlie muttered something to the girl next to him, before calling; "First years! Follow me please."

Alex looked over towards her brother, who was chatting animatedly with Becky.

The girl Charlie had talked to walked over to her.

"You're Alex?" She asked, and Alex nodded cautiously. "It's really nice to meet you. I'm Victoria. The other Gryffindor Prefect. Charlie hasn't shut up about you since he met you on the train."

Alex blushed a bit, but smiled.

"Nice to meet you Victoria." She said, an the prefect smiled. "Call me Vicky. Or Tori. Either works."

Once all the Gryffindor first years had gathered, Charlie and Tori led the way up the staircases, which moments later began to move.

"You need to watch out with these things." Charlie said. "They keep changing, but if you observe them, you'll actually notice a pattern as to when they change. There are also some trick stairs, doors, and other nonsense that you'll learn about soon enough. Ah. This is us."

They had reached a large portrait of a fat lady in pink robes.

"Password?" She asked.

"Evito." Tori replied, and the portrait swung forward.

"This is the common room, where you do whatever." Charlie said, and Tori rolled her eyes at him.

"The girls dormitories are to my left, boys to the right. You possessions and whatnots are there. Goodnight."

Alex followed Alicia up the stairs, and was pleased to find out just who her roommates were;

Alicia Spinet, Angelina Johnson, Patricia Stimpson, and Jennifer Dawn.

Once the door had closed behind them, Angelina rounded on her, looking angry.

"Why didn't you say anything?" She asked.

"I didn't know I was required to mention the fact that my father has been in jail for the past 8 years. My apologies."

"I thought we could be friends." Angelina said, and Alex scowled. "Thought?"

"Maybe there's still a chance."

Alex smiled.

"I'm sorry, alright. For my whole life all anyone cares about when they meet me is who my father is. I didn't want to be judged before I even got here."

Patricia hugged her.

"Well I see you as my friend." She said. "No matter who your dad is."

Alex returned the hug.

"Thanks."

She turned to the other two girls.

"Now I hope you don't mind, but we have a guy sleeping in our room." The two gasped, and she picked up Remus.

"Meet Remus." She said, and Jennifer gasped.

"He's so cute!" She squealed, and Alicia went to pet him.

"He skipped cute and went straight to adorable!" She said, and Alex smiled.

"Why did you name him Remus?" Patricia asked.

"My godfather doesn't like cats, so I named him after him just to annoy Uncle Moony." Alicia giggled.

The girls sat on their beds, and began to talk.

Alex found it very enjoyable, until they reached the subject of boys.

"God, did anyone else notice that cute boy who was put in Hufflepuff?"Alicia asked, and Patricia giggled.

"There were two."

Alex glared at her. "For the last time, my brother is anything but cute!"

The other girls laughed.

"I was talking about the other one. Cedric something." Alicia said, and Alex turned slightly red.

"Diggory." She said, and the other girls gasped.

"You totally like him!" Jennifer said, and she blushed.

"I don't even know him!" She exclaimed, but the girls just giggled more.

"Whatever. I'm going to bed." Alex grumbled, and her new friends just continued to laugh.

-LINE BREAK-

Alex walked down to breakfast with Her roommates.

Despite what she had said last night, Angelina didn't seem to be bothered by her company at all.

When they reached the great hall, they were greeted by the swooping of owls, and Will.

"Mom and Uncle Remus sent Ayah. Here." He handed her a letter, and she noticed a large ring on his hand.

"You Guys go ahead, I'll be there in a minute." Her friends shrugged, and she pulled her brother to the corner.

"That ring came with dad's letter, didn't it?" Alex said, and Will twisted it.

"You were right, ok? I want to meet dad just as much as you, no matter how many people he's killed. I opened it on the boat."

"Do you still believe he's guilty?" Alex asked.

"I don't think he's innocent." Will said. "But he didn't sound guilty or insane. I think that there's more to the story, that only Dad can tell us."

Alex nodded, and shifted awkwardly.

"So... Cedric... Are you rooming with him?" This question threw her brother off guard.

"No. Why?"

"No reason. Umm... Bye." She said hastily, and ran off after her friends.

Alex sat down next to Angelina, just as the Weasley twins sat down opposite to her.

"Good morning, lovely ladies. How are you doing this morning?"

Alex snorted into her eggs.

"A lot better before you showed up."

The girls laughed, and Fred and George pretended to be offended.

"Why Alexandra," George said. "How could you hurt us so badly?"

Fred put a hand over his heart, and shook his head sinisterly.

"And she had just been accepted into the prankster group. I guess her place will be given away."

Alex gave them a murderous look, and they shivered, causing everyone else to laugh.

Once they had all gone back to their food, she opened the letter.

Lexi-

How are you?

One day and I miss you more than anything.

The moment you reach the common room, I want details about sorting, roommates, cute guys, teachers, your first day, and everything that matters.

If anyone gives you a hard time about your father, I want to know.

Speaking of that matter, I've been talking with Amelia Bones, and trying to arrange a meeting for you and your brother with your father.

I'll be seeing him in 3 days, but they aren't very inclined to allow two 11 year olds into a high security cell in Azkaban.

But if you don't want to meet with him, I'll understand, as will he.

Your father loves you no matter what.

Send back your owl as soon as possible.

Love, mom.

Alex reread the letter a few times, before looking over to the Hufflepuff table, where Will was looking back at her, shock evident in his eyes, as a letter of his own was in his hands.

A meeting with her father?

She had alway wanted that. She had always wanted to see her father again.

But she wouldn't get her hopes up.

She didn't want to be to disappointed.

She unfolded the second letter.

Hey Lex.

How's your first day?

What house are you in?

Has anyone given you a hard time?

I'll assume you already read your mom's letter, so let me tell you;

Don't worry, don't get over excited, and don't get your hopes up.

Send back Aleta ASAP.

Love,

Uncle Moony.

P.S. If you could rename that devil cat, I'd be eternally in your debt.

"What's wrong?" Fred asked, looking at her worried look.

"Nothing." She said hastily, folding the letter and putting it in her bag. "Uncle Moony still wants me to rename Remus. What do we have first period?"

As she asked this, Charlie landed on the other side of Alex, and handed her a pile of charts.

"First year timetables." He said. "You've got Charms first thing. That's really lucky. In my first year, we had double potions, first day. It was horrid."

"Thanks Charlie." She said, looking down that days column.

He grinned.

"No problemo, Kiddo." He turned to his brothers. "You two better keep this one close. She's a jewel." He ruffled her hair, and turned to his breakfast.

"I'm... I'll head to class." Alex said, pushing away her barely eaten breakfast.

Fred stood up. "I'll come with you. M'not hungry anyway. You coming, George?"

His brother smirked. "I'll be there eventually."

Charlie snickered into his breakfast, while Tori, who was sitting across from them, rolled her eyes.

"If you get lost just ask one of the ghosts or portraits. They're always helpful."

Alex smiled at her, and she and Fred headed out of the hall.

"Seriously," Fred said once they were alone. "Are you ok? You read that letter, and..."

"My mom is arranging a visit for me and my brother With our dad." She said, knowing that her amazement and confusion were probably audible.

Fred gaped.

"Like... In Azkaban?" He asked, and Alex nodded.

"I always thought that when I finally saw him again, he'd be walking through the door into our house. Not that I'd be walking into his cell in prison."

"Well... I mean... It's not like he'll kill you..." Said the ginger, trying to worm a laugh out of her, but only received a glare.

"Just forget I brought it up. I'll see you in class." And she stormed ahead of him, stopping only to speak with a ghost.

-LINE BREAK-

Will still couldn't believe it.

He had read, and reread that letter 10,000 times.

He was going to be able to visit his father.

Sirius Black. Notorious Mass Murderer. Locked up in prison for 8 years for the murder of 13 people with one curse.

No matter what he told his sister, Will didn't think he'd ever have such faith that he'd think their father innocent like Alex did.

Did he want to meet his father?

Yes. He always had.

Was he going to go meet him?

No. No matter what he wanted, no matter what small parts of him told him to go, he wanted no connection to that man more than what he already had.

For some reason, Alex had always believed that he was innocent.

From the day they were told what he did, and why he was in Azkaban, Alex had blankly refused to believe that Sirius Black was a guilty man.

"Hey." He heard Becky from behind him.

He met her the previous night, recognizing her as one of the girls in Alex's compartment on the train.

He had a feeling they would have a great friendship.

"You alright? You spaced out." She said, and Will handed her the letter.

Her eyes flitted across the page, widening as they reached the end.

"You're going to Azkaban?" She asked in shock, and he shook his head.

"No. He never gave me anything but a hard life. He doesn't deserve any company in there."

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the prefect, Madeline, was handing out timetables.

"If I were you—"

"Which you're not."

"—I'd think about it. I don't think your dad really meant you any harm. And say he did, are you really going to pass up a chance to get to meet him?"

His remark was cut short by Madeline.

"First year timetables. You lot have Transfiguration. And you'd better hurry up. You don't wanna be late for McGonagall."

Becky grinned at her.

"Thanks, Mads." She said, taking the chart.

"See ya later, Becks. Good luck."

"She's my cousin. 6th year." Becky said, regarding Will's confused look.

At this, Will got a sad look. Becky, thankfully, didn't push.

"Should we get going?" She asked, and he shrugged.

"Sure. Wasn't hungry anyway."

Pushing away his hardly touched breakfast, Will got up, and followed his new friend, wondering how his first day would be, and just how hard a life had his father given him.

-TIME SKIP-

-3 Days Later-

-Azkaban-

He sat there, in ragged robes, waxy face, yellowing teeth, shivering slightly as he attempted to sleep.

But it was useless.

He hadn't gotten a good nights sleep for 8 years.

8 years.

Had it really been that long?

Had he really missed the past 8 years of his children's lives?

Had he really missed their entire childhood?

Had he really not been there to watch them board the train for their first year of magical education?

Sirius Black sighed, turning over, trying to rest, but it was useless.

The cold feeling the dementors left, the screams of the newer prisoners- he would probably never sleep properly again.

Slowly, he sat up.

But when he turned around, he was shocked.

So so shocked.

Had the dementors kissed him?

Was he asleep?

Was he dead and in heaven?

She shouldn't be there.

She should be at home, missing their twins, awaiting Christmas so they would return into her open arms.

Mary shouldn't have been there.

Granted, neither should he, but he had been charged with murder.

Why on earth was she here?

And more importantly; why was he not happy to see the person he had missed most since his imprisonment?

Why did his heart fill with dread?

But this was answered quickly.

A dementor came in out of no where, and swooped down upon her, in a gesture that seemed; almost as if he wanted to kiss her.

Noooo!

Mary!

Again, what is it with me torturing kind mothers in my stories!?

Next thing you know I'll adopt Tyler (TVD)...

Fat Chance!

I saw this weeks episode, and I burst into tears!

Enzo was so new, and charming, and sexy, and sweet, and the new Klaus in Klaroline! (If we can't have Klaroline, Enzo and Caroline are adorable! Do they have a name?)

Stefan!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 How could you!?

Even though it was suicide, how dare you stick your hand in his chest, thus, killing him!?

And I thought I hated him back in season 2.

Julie Plec hates Us.

I didn't get to see the originals😰😰😰😰

But speaking of them, Kol was back episode 18!

If the other side comes down, and the dead come back, well have Kol again!

And also, on the matter of Nate, reaching 4X21 on PLL, my BFF told me he shows up soon!

As some guy named Dean...

First Rebekah (BTW, I still ship Em with Samara), now Kol!

Next thing we know J. Morgan will be acting as a new Hannah love interest (who I am still pissed at For kissing Travis! How dare that guy get in the way of Haleb!?)

Anyway, I won't keep you any longer.

R&R

Dex