~ I do not own Harry Potter. This has not been betaed. All mistakes are my fault, although a few may possibly be spell check's. I will be making each moment a chapter, unless there are a couple of really short moments right next to one another. This chapter actually ended up being longer then I intended. Oh well. I do not intend for a long story but that may or may not change. Enjoy!
Sirius Black had been ecstatic when she had received her Hogwarts letter. Her father had been proud. Her mother seemed relieved. Her brother seemed worried. She had done her best to convince the poor kid she would write him, that it wouldn't be long until he was going also and that whatever happened she would be there for him. She had remembered smiling. He had managed a smile back.
Sirius remembered her trip to get her first year school supplies. She remembered looking around at all the displays. Looking longingly at the quidditch supplies. What she wouldn't give to be able to fly a broom. Oh she had asked her mother once. One would have thought Sirius had asked her mother if she could go play in traffic by the way the women had responded. Evidently it just wasn't proper. She sighed as she was ushered away from the display.
She found most of the rest of the trip boring. She wasn't into clothes shopping or picking out the items since she didn't have much of a choice on what she could get. She was excited, however, when they went to Ollivanders to get her wand. Walking into the store she was a bit surprised to find the vast majority of it taken up nearly all the way by boxes upon boxes. The man who helped, who had turned out to be Ollivander, seemed alright. He was kind of aloof and sometimes only said half of the sentences he wanted to say, but Sirius liked him. The man had started bringing the girl various wands, most of which he snatched away as soon as he handed them to her. She was finally handed a 15 inch ebony wand with dragon heartstring for the core. The moment it touched her hand sparks flew out and a strange warmth spread throughout her, starting from her wand hand and spreading up her arm and then to the rest of her. She remembered smiling.
She was now standing excitedly by her parents awaiting the Hogwarts Express.
"Quit fidgeting and stand still!" shot Lady Black to her young daughter.
Sirius couldn't help it. She was FINALLY going to Hogwarts! She could get away from her overbearing mother. The only bad parts were that she would be leaving her brother behind. She was quite close with the boy and would miss him. She reminded herself to write to him as often as possible. The other bad part was that Rabastan, that terrible boy whose nose she had broke some years earlier, would be there. Thank goodness he was not in the same year. She hoped she wouldn't have to be in the same house. At the moment she couldn't remember which one he was in.
"Sirius!" her mother scolded her again for about the twentieth time about not standing still as she hopped from one foot to the other. She stilled herself long enough for her mother to get distracted by something else before twirling her self side to side.
"I think you better just listen Siri." came the voice of her little brother. She looked over to her left to find him by the owl that her father told her she could use. She had been told that if she received high enough grades on her O.W.L.S. she could get one of her very own.
"Can't help it, too much excitement in one place to be still." replied the girl. The almost identical boy looked at her with a frown.
"Don't do that Regs. So what if she yells at me, she does it all the time." she tried to assure her brother.
His frown deepened "I hate it when she yells and you could try to listen a little more." the boy whispered to her.
"Why should I if she doesn't?" she whispered back.
"Sirius."
"Don't Sirius me, its not my fault she hates me."
"No it's not that. That boy and his family are coming this way." warned Regulus.
"What?!" the girl spun to the side, causing her black curls to bounce about. Her eyes widened before she put on a mask of indifference and stood completely still.
The family approached. The adults talked. Sirius noticed the boy walk towards her and her brother. The elder brother, who appeared to be graduated, stayed with the adults. She remembered hearing that the older boy, he had the ridiculous name of Rodolphus, was engaged to her eldest cousin Bellatrix.
"Glad to be going to Hogwarts Sirius?" asked the boy with an odd tone that made the girl uncomfortable. He seemed to be attempting a friendly smile.
"Yes." replied the girl. She attempted to sound polite but uninterested. While she did not mind her mother yelling at her, she knew that if she were ever to be found disrespectful to this boy again her mother would physically punish her. The very idea terrified her. That however did not mean she couldn't be disinterested openly.
"You will like it there. You will be in slytherin of course, like I and any worthwhile pureblood. And only those who are purebloods are worth my time, or yours. I, being a fourth year, know many things about Hogwarts and can introduce you to it properly." boasted the boy.
The hell was this kids problem? She could take care of her self! And who is he to tell her what she liked, and who was worth her time? If her mother were not standing a few feet from her she would have given the boy a dressing down. She decided to take a different approach.
"But Rabastian, I would hate to take you away from your friends."
The boy hesitated, seemed to have not thought of that.
"I assure you, it would be no trouble." he insisted.
"Do different years sit together often on the train?" asked the girl.
"Of course not, that would be ridiculous!" replied the boy.
"I hope you forgive me for having to turn you down then. I would hate to cause ridiculousness." replied Sirius, repulsed that her interactions were borderline flirtation.
"But.."
"I am sure that I will fare no worse than any other first year and should I need help I know right where I can get it." assured the girl with a smile she wanted to hex herself for. The boy seemed relieved and happy about the situation and excused himself. Sirius watched him walk back to his family who then walked away.
Sirius turned slightly to Regulus "Thank Merlin."
"Sirius!" called her mother.
"Yes mother." she answered. Her mother's lips were in a thin line but she didn't appear to be too upset. Her mother seemed to be debating something. Whatever it was, her mother came to a conclusion and began to warn her daughter about what she was and was not to do while a school, what was expected of her behavior and grades, as well as that she was to come home during the hols. Sirius nodded every once and again, trying to pay attention and failing. She was too excited about getting on the the train that had already arrived. They had been there forever. It seemed her parents had wanted her to see the boy before letting her get on the train.
The train whistled.
"Sirius have you been listening to a word I have been saying?"
"I'll behave. I'll listen to my professors, I'll try not to get detentions, I'll do my best on my schooling, I am not to blow anything up and I'll try not to kill anyone." replied the girl in a rush. "Can I go now?"
Her mother's eyes narrowed and her mouth opened but her husband stopped her. "Let her be Walburga." The woman glared at her husband but waved the girl off.
Sirius hugged her brother, promised to write, grabbed her trunk and owl, and waved her family goodbye before boarding the train.
She wandered down the train, many compartments already had students in them, most of the them so far being older students. She made it a few more compartments down when she heard some boys arguing. She found a hazel eyed, messy black haired boy arguing with a boy who had straight black hair and very dark eyes. Two other boys, one short and pudgy, the other tall and tired looking, stood off to the side. A girl with flame red hair and the most amazing green eyes Sirius had ever seen was looking angrily at the messy haired boy.
"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my dad. Got a problem with that?" said the messy haired boy.
"No. If you'd rather be brawny instead of brainy." said the dark eyed boy.
"Where are you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" counted the other boy.
"Isn't this rather immature?" said the red headed girl putting her hands on her hips.
Sirius wondered what kind of silly argument she had wandered onto.
"What house do want in?" the messy haired boy shot at the red headed girl who glared at the boy and crossed her arms.
"I don't think being in a certain house or not is worth all this arguing." the girl declared. The boy scowled and looked at the two boys in the corner.
"You two want to be in Gryffindor right?" he asked them.
The pudgy boy nodded enthusiastically. The other one shrugged "I really do not have a preference." he said almost like he was trying to make a point that the subject was to be dropped.
The pudgy one was a suck up Sirius decided, and the other one had to be what her cousin Andromeda called passive aggressive.
The messy haired boy spun around as if to leave and spotted Sirius.
"Well?" he demanded.
"Well what?" she asked a bit annoyed. She really had enough of rude boys.
"What house do you want in?" he asked
"I really doubt it matters what house I want, the hat will put me where it wishes anyway. Though I would love to see my mother's face if I get put anywhere other than Slytherin. Especially Gryffindor, that would be priceless." the dark haired girl finished with a grin.
"What's your name?" asked the boy smiling.
"Sirius Black" she replied
"BLACK!" yeled the boy "Blacks are evil!"
Sirius rolled her eyes "No, they are dark." She paused "Only some of them are evil." she finished laughing.
The boy grinned "I'm James Potter."
"Well, that does explain the excessive defensiveness of Gryffindor." said the girl, seeing the other girl and the dark eyed boy grin. The boy in front of her frowned.
"There is nothing wrong with Gryffindor!" defended the boy.
"Of course not, but there is also nothing wrong with the other houses. It's some of the people who are in them that have something wrong with them." replied the girl.
"So you want to be in Gryffindor?" asked James.
"You are impossible!" exclaimed Sirius with a wide grin.
"Whatever, come on Remus, Peter. Lets leave the anti-Gryffindors be." the boy laughed leaving the compartment. The short pudgy one scurried after. The tall boy paused before leaving.
"My name's Remus Lupin by the way. Sorry he is so rude." Remus smiled softly and left.
The only one left standing in the hallway, Sirius looked into the compartment.
"May I sit here?" she asked the two.
The red headed girl nodded and patted the seat next to her. Sirius put her trunk and owl on the opposite seat and sat down by the red head.
"I'm Lily Evans by the way." said the girl smiling. "This is Severus Snape." she said gesturing to the boy on the other side of her. They boy nodded towards Sirius who smiled at him.
"I've never heard those last names before." commented the grey eyed girl.
"I'm a Muggleborn." replied Lily looking a tad bit nervous.
"Oh! How exciting! I've never met a Muggleborn before!" Sirius smiled brightly. She turned to the boy, Severus Snape was it. "Are you Muggleborn too?"
"No, half blood." replied the boy eyeing her critically.
Sirius smiled bigger and shifted closer to the two. "I've never met a half blood either! Mother will be so distraught!" She broke into laughter.
"I take it you are a pureblood." said the boy. it was more statement than question.
"Oh yes. My mother, who is very controling, would have kittens if she knew I was sitting with a muggleborn and a half blood let alone making friends with them. Oh, and the "Blood Traitor" kid we were talking to earlier. She'll faint if I manage to get into Gryffindor." replied Sirius happily.
"Do you not like your mother?" asked Lily
"Well, she is not very understanding and never listens to me. I suppose she means well." Sirius replied, her smile faded.
"What subject are you most excited about learning?" asked Lily, changing the subject.
"Runes. I am not "allowed" to read most books on them at home but what I have read I like them alot. I don't think we are allowed to take it until third year though. I suppose I'm also interested in transfiguration. Possibly astronomy, my family is into that for some reason. I heard something about alchemy, which sounded interesting. Oh and definitely flying! Mother absolutely refused to let me learn. It's not ladylike." replied Sirius.
Lily laughed. "You're definitely enthusiastic."
Sirius nodded "Mother says I have too much energy. She quite letting me eat sugary things. I eat them when she isn't looking though." Sirius heard a snort come from the boy. She sent him a smirk and he glared at her. She retaliated with sticking her tongue out at him.
"Ok, ok, you two!" exclaimed a laughing Lily. "I'm excited about charms! Arithmancy and transfiguration sounds fun too!"
"What about you?" Sirius asked the dark eyed boy.
"Potions...my mother lets me help her sometimes. I find them enjoyable." he replied. Sirius grinned at him.
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