The Noble house of Black
Chapter 2
I woke with a long stream of sun in my eyes. I felt the warmth of the sun and heard the morning song of the bird perched outside my bedroom window. I went down the many stairs that led to the kitchen for the smell of breakfast to great me.
"Master Regulus, Mistress has said for me to tell you that, you and Master Sirius will be eating breakfast alone. Mistress and Master has been summoned by the Dark Lord."
"Thank you Kreacher."
The floor board above creaked indicating that Sirius was awake. Each step echoed throughout the empty house. I sat at the large oak table awaiting Sirius' entrance. When Sirius entered his slender frame was stiff and tense. His gaze at the floor.
"Kreacher. Leave us."
"Of course. Anything for the humble house of Black"
Kreacher disappeared with a pop.
Sirius took his seat at the far end of the table. I frowned at how he sat so far away.
"You know Mother and Father are not here, you can sit over here."
He nodded and moved to sit across from me. The silence was deafening. I wondered if it would always be like this. We were brothers acting like strangers. I can see why Sirius disliked Mother and Father. They treated him differently. Saying they were displeased with him being placed in Gryfinndor was an understatement. Non of us ever saw Father so angry.
We ate in silence, the tension thick. Once Sirius was finished he rose. There was a loud pop as Mother and Father appeared in the kitchen. It took moments for them to realize we were in the room. Father noticed me first and then, Sirius.
"Why are you not on your side of the table?" snarled Father.
"I- I'm sorry" stuttered Sirius.
Father's gray eyes darkened dangerously.
"My study, now." Father gritted out through his teeth.
Sirius nodded. His gaze on the floor as he exited the room and went up the many stairs. I frowned in concern knowing what awaited him. Mother informed me of all that happened at their meeting with the Dark Lord while Father went to meet Sirius in his study. Minutes into Mother's lecture of how to act the Dark Lord's presence Sirius' screams reached our ears. Father never put up silencing charms before "punishing" Sirius. I excused myself from Mother telling her I would be studying and I didn't wish to be disturbed.
I sprawled across my bed waiting for Father to go to the Ministry for work. It was a routine. Sirius would get in trouble for silly things and be punished. I would wait around for Father to leave before I would gather our stash of potions so I could heal him.
When I entered the room I found Sirius unconscious. His legs were twisted into an odd angle as well as his left arm. One long cut went across his brow and down his once flawless cheek. Blood oozed from the cut. His face was twisted in pain. I pulled out my wand and levitated his broken body through the door. Before I left I made sure to clean Sirius' blood from floor. I laid him on my bed before casting several healing charms on him. I watched his bones reline themselves with a sickening snap. I thanked Merlin he was still unconscious. I wasn't sure how he would react to me healing him. I uncapped the potion vial of pain relieving draught and held it to his lips. I had to massage his throat for it to go down. The actions were repeated for a sleeping draught.
I levitated him and took him to his bedroom. I sat at his desk for short while before leaving and returning to my studies.
