"Emmet! NO!" The entire Cullen family shouted as Emmet continued to shout the lyrics to 'Barbie Girl' for the fifty seventh time. It had been all he had done for the last eight hours as we had drove to the airport, caught a plane and arrived in England. He finally shut up and pretended to look hurt.

"Sheesh, I was just reliving my childhood," He said crossing his arms, childishly. We had finally reached our destination. 12 Grimauld Place.

It was where Sirius Black, my real father was going to be.

I stared nervously at the building as it arranged itself as if it knew we were going in. We had arranged this before I left Hogwarts last year but, I regretted it now. My hands shook so hard I had to clench them to dispel the nervous energy.

"It might be better for you to stay outside," I told the Cullens when the house had fully constructed itself. I didn't really want them alarming the occupants, "I'll tell you when it's ok to come in,"

"I'm coming," Edward said with certainty. I sighed before as slowly as possible knocking on the door.

I heard some shouting and the faint thuds of a fight before the door opened. I looked down to see Dobby holding the door open, grinning widely.

"Dobby," I smiled, almost crying at the sight of his odd socks and tea cosy hat. I leaned down and hugged him tightly. We had met last year and although I was extremely busy most of the time he had visited me a lot when I was down.

When I straightened myself out I was surprised to see Dobby being shoved aside to show another older and wrinkled house elf holding the door.

"Cool, Hobbits!" I heard Emmet holler from behind me. I rolled my eyes, if Hermione heard…

"My name is Kreacher, I understand that you are a relative of Master Black," He said, inspecting me. I nodded, slightly nervous. I was more than a little surprised when Kreacher bowed so low his nose touched the floor, "I am forever your slave and shall acquaint to your needs," He croaked.

"Errm, thanks, I think. I just was wondering where-" I was cut off by a loud scream.

"Bella!" I looked up to see Ginny and Hermione grinning and rushing towards me. I pushed past Kreacher and collided into them both with a mega-hug. We all talked at the same time and beamed.

"How have you been?" I asked.

"We're more interested in your life, how's Edward?" They laughed; I turned to him, he was currently trying to get past Kreacher.

"Kreacher, he's fine," I assured him. Kreacher bowed and with vampire speed Edward was next to me, his hand on the small of my back.

"Woah," Ginny said, obviously not used to Edward's speed. Hermione's eyes were wide too.

"Yeah, it took me a while to come to terms with it too," I said, smiling. Hermione was about to answer when I heard someone else call my name.

"George!" I smiled as he engulfed me in a hug.

"Man, am I glad to see you! Fred has literally not talked of anything else," He said and I felt Edward stiffen behind me. Not again! I turned to Edward and rested my hands on his chest.

"Don't worry, I love you," I said quietly. Ever since we had got back, Edward had been weirdly jealous of any guy that looked my way. Even Mike. It was sort of insulting. I could feel everyone giving each other weird looks behind my head but, ignored it. Finally, Edward leaned down and pecked my lips. I sighed from relief.

"Bella!" I spun on my heel to see Molly Weasley, Ron and who I assumed to be Tonks and Lupin come in. Almost instantly I was overwhelmed with the scent of motherly affection as I was smothered into a hug from Molly. I had a short introduction to Tonks and Lupin and I got a quick hug from Ron too. The entire time Edward was behind me with at least one hand on me at all times.

"Well, isn't it a little crowded here," I heard someone say and shortly after almost everyone had an abrupt intake of breath.

I turned almost in slow motion to look at the figure that had spoken.

I was met by soft grey eyes and shaggy brown hair. He looked somehow aged and full of wisdom but, yet also full of joy and mischief. For a second no one breathed and I realised who this was. My father.

"Isabella," He whispered, his eyes were clouded as if he were thinking of someone else. Before I even knew what I was doing my arms were around him and gently squeezing his upper body. After a second his arms closed around me too and almost everyone sighed from relief. We fit somehow, I didn't even know him properly and I could still fit in his arms. I couldn't help think of Charlie though, he didn't know and I felt guilty hugging this other man.

I leaned back to see tears in his eyes.

"I suppose there are some things you should know," Sirius said, smiling slightly.

"Yeah," I agreed, answering while exhaling.

"Well, before we begin, why don't we all sit down? Kreacher? Prepare some tea," Sirius said and we all filed into the dining room exchanging nervous comments. Once we had settled everyone quietened down and stared at us both. Edward was sitting on one side of me and Sirius on the other.

"I think you should know two things before we begin," He started, "One, as I'm sure you've been told, I am not a criminal and never was. I was set up for my crimes. Two, although I'll try, I'm not going to be your first father or your best one and I want you to know that I'm not going to force you into this,"

I appreciated this, I could feel Edward twitching behind me, he hated the fact that he couldn't read anyone's mind.

"Why did you leave me?" I asked Sirius, the question that had been nagging me.

"As you know, you were born on the same date as Harry but, your birth was a secret," Sirius said, staring at his calloused hands, "I hadn't even known of your existence until it was too late,"

"Too late?" Ginny asked, quietly.

"I didn't have a lot of time, I had just found out of Peter Pettigrew's dishonesty and of Harry's parents deaths. I had just confronted him when your mother came to me with a baby in her arms," Sirius played with a ring on his finger, it looked heavy and metal, "I knew it was a matter of time before people came after me, I couldn't run forever and I most definitely couldn't raise a child like this. I came to Dumbledore with you in my arms,"

His eyes were glazed; I could almost see him reliving the memory.

"He promised me to keep you safe and give you a loving family. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, handing you away. I didn't even know if I would see you again," He paused to rub his eyes, he cleared his throat, "Shortly after, I was sent to Azkaban. While I was there, your mother passed away. I would have left you with her, but she couldn't cope with her own life let alone yours too. Many said she died of grief,"

"Who was she?" My voice was weak, thin and crackly like paper. I was surprised it worked.

"A mystery," Sirius said, his eyes weren't focused, "Admittedly, I didn't know very much about her. I'm not even sure if I loved her but, she was undoubtedly different," I expected him to say more but, he didn't. For a minute, we were all silent, contemplating what we had just heard and sipping our tea. Mine felt cold but, I knew it was scalding hot.

I felt trapped, unsure what to say. I stood up abruptly, my chair scraping loudly against the floor, "I…I need to stretch my legs," I stuttered and tried not to run towards the door. I could feel Edward try to follow me but, I gave him a look.

Once I was out the room, I ran down several narrow corridors, trying to get away from the pressure of the information I had just heard. Finally, I slumped against a wall and slid down it, my head in my hands, trying to sort my feelings out. I was beyond surprised when I heard a voice come from above me.

"You haven't been answering my letters,"

Ah! Who is it?! Haha hey guys, I'm sure you're all sick of my apologies about not uploading sooner but, I am trying! I'm sorry that certain characters haven't appeared yet but, they definitely will next chapter! I hope this chapter answers any questions you've had but, if you still have some then don't hesitate to ask!

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