Private Property of Vera Black

Hello readers,
I have read a lot of stories about James' sister or Remus' sister falling in love with Sirius Black. And I definitely love them, I just think Sirius having a little sister will be an excellent twist. I could not for the life of me find a better nickname for Sirius and Regulus, but I refuse to resort to the popular ones, Reg/Reggie/Siri. Just ew. By the way, everything that looks like it's familiar, I assure you, it probably came from JK Rowling. I probably only own 15% of the characters.
By the way, Pandora is a genius! It just played one of my favorite songs! Moving on...

AHH! Guys, I feel so special! Thanks for all the fantasmic reviews!

Jessica682: Definitely more is going to be awesome! I will try to write more and more, but school just happens to be my terrible number one priority! So I'm super sorry that I write so infrequently!

MidnightSapphire15: Thanks for reviewing! Lily will arrive, once classes start of course. Lily/James will definitely happen, along with Sirius/OC, but I'm making that a little more side note. I believe that Lily can't always be best friends with the girls the Marauders like. Lily doesn't really like Vera much yet, but later on, when Vera warms up to James, she'll probably help him get her and yeah.

KittyRin: (I'll add this to Chapter 2 with the rest of the Prologue comments, I just want you to see it) Thanks! I'm glad you think the story is interesting! Vera is awesome, I love her character too. I'm modeling her after my bestest bestest friend, who probably would think I'm a nerd for writing stories for here, but oh well.

Your Chapter 2 review: I definitely love criticism, (as long as it's not hateful). I actually don't know what flame is? I'm glad you think the story has potential. I'll definitely fix up the tense mistakes (as soon as I find them...I tend to now be so leaned towards writing the story, that I forget to fix up grammar, and I apologize!) Thanks, I love replying to reviews, I mean I feel so HONORED that I get reviews, so obviously, I just have to let you all know that I appreciate it like crazy!

angelvan105: Hey, I updated, hurray! Yeah, I was debating putting her into Ravenclaw or Gryffindor...but I don't know, I just felt like she should be with her brother you know? Ah, yes you will find many differences between Regulus and Vera, but tell me all readers, why else did Regulus go against Voldemort? Why because he had his awesome sister Vera by his side! I'm thinking that they just might stay "friends" even if they are rivals. Yeah, her family might hate her, but who knows, will she be disowned too? AH! Flattery to the max! Someone thinks I'm talented! And a wonderful author! (now I can die in peace) Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

dancingtothebeatles: You're not an idiot! It happens! I'm one of the most unobservant people that my friends (and everyone who knows me) has like ever met. So yeah, no worries! Now, action is starting now! I would never want to bore you guys! I was getting in descriptions and blah blah boring stuff. Here comes the good stuff, Marauder pranks and fights. Maybe even a confrontation between the twins? Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

Paperclipgal1728: Thanks for reviewing. What was that about potato salad? I don't remember writing anything about food? *checks story* Nope! Anywho, I'm going to make Sirius sound so so amazing, I love him a lot! So yeah, expect chivalry and protectiveness from Sirius! (and comic relief)

I thinks that's it? *tears* Darn, I'm done reviewing already? *scrolls up* Shoot, I wrote a lot, sorry! Don't want to bore you all, but lastly, to the people who favorited/ alerts-ed me (the author) or my story. Truly love you all!

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*Deep Breath* Woah, I'm exhausted! But don't worry, I'll still write. Onward!

During Lunch

"Vera! Vera! Vera!" I groaned and turned over again.

"Get off me, I was dreaming of being with my cousins back home." I whined as my blanket was pulled off.

"Don't make us dump a bucket of water on you, because I know how to!" Rochelle threatened. I bolted out of bed, water and I…we aren't good friends.

"Finally! Come on, we are going to be late to our first breakfast!" Selene pushed me towards the bathroom.

"Why? Why does the morning have to be so early? I have an idea! LET'S TAKE NIGHT CLASSES! What do you think guys? We can sleep all day, and then take classes at night!" I suggested, jumping up and down.

"Let's think about it...NO!" Alice actually looked around as if pretending to start a vote. How rude. Why are we friends again?

I glanced over at everyone, everyone else was dressed. So I skipped over to the bathroom and then ran out in five minutes, dressed and ready.

"How did you do that so fast? I mean it took me half an hour!" Selene whined.

"I have two brothers. And even though we each have our own bathrooms, I still woke up at the same time they did so I got used to having to get ready really fast. It's a guy thing, you know, not taking a thousand hours getting ready." I told them as I hopped off the stairs.

It was unnerving, leaving the safety of my Gryffindor tower. People were staring, and whispering. I knew that Sirus would do something about it, and that it would stop one day. But it sucked because I knew all these people were disappointed in me. I never understood how one house could change everything.

"Hey, we know that our Vera is gorgeous, but no need to stare people!" Adele called. My face turned bright red! Did she have to do that? They all laughed though and the staring stopped.

"Thanks…I think?" Wow, I guess I didn't really need Sirus to protect me anymore, I had friends to save me now.

Lucky for me, everyone's attention was diverted to start-of-the-year-Marauder-Prank. Wait, I didn't tell you about that did I? Oops…

Everyone was staring, the Slytherins were glaring…yeah I'm done rhyming. It just wasn't fair that everyone was judging. Picture his face, picture Sirus' face and take a very deep breath. I saw James whisper something to him and he nodded. Suddenly, there were fireworks in that magical fake sky. Everyone looked up to see, "Welcome to Gryffindor little sis!" Way to make this worse Sirus.

I glared at him and he just smiled and laughed. Unfortunately, I didn't have anyone to sit next to, so I was stuck sitting next to those idiots. I watched as Adele, the girl who sat with me on the boat, got into Gryffindor to, so I waved her over.

"Zabini, Macy." Professor McGonagall called. My throat clogged up. She had flooed in late with her brother because they were touring the United States, and missed the train. My best friend looked at me with such sadness. Gosh, I screwed up everything coming here. The hat sat there for only a minute before screaming, "Slytherin!" I knew that would happen. Even if she wasn't as blood status crazy, she was still very worthy of that house. I closed my eyes, knowing that he would be next and perhaps the look in his eyes wouldn't be the same.

"Zabini, Sawyer." He walked up and sat on the chair, looking determined. The hat took only less than a second before screaming, "Slytherin!" Sirus glanced at me with pity. Of course. Sawyer looked around as he walked to his house table, and met my eyes. Regret was not something I expected. I thought he would hate me, considering everything. He just looked regretful, at least he didn't hate me right?

After sorting, Professor Dumbledore stood up and proved how…weird he was. "There is a time for speeches, and there is a time for eating. I believe now is the time for the latter. So with these words it's time to eat! Bubbles! Goggles! Tootles!" He waved his hands and suddenly the tables were full of food. Strange, strange, strange man.

The food here was great! There was everything I could have ever wanted to eat at a Christmas Dinner. It was so filling, but according to my mother, you are not supposed to eat so much if you want to be tall and thin. I watched as my disgusting excuse of a brother stuffed his face with all the food that he could reach.

"Sirus, do you lack manners? That's vomit-inducing!" I scolded.

"My manners disappear at that Front Gate, sis. You don't have to starve yourself anymore Vera, it's bad for you!" Sirus was all about breaking rules.

Well, if he says so. I took a piece of that mouthwatering pastry I just saw, it tasted amazing. Tiramisu was always a guilty pleasure of mine. I'd probably have to go out and run every day if I wanted to maintain my weight, otherwise mother would murder me.

It wasn't until after dinner was over that the teachers took a breath of relief. They were expecting "The Marauders" to play a prank on the school. Little did they know…

"Now that we have all eaten, it's time for some important reminders. Keep curfew, meaning no walking the halls after hours. Finally there is a reason why it's called the Forbidden Forest; students aren't allowed to go there without professors! So prefects, please escort the First Years to their designated towers. Goodnight!" the Headmaster announced.

As the doors opened though, I noticed a movement next to me. I watched as Sirus and his crew waved their wands and whispered a really long spell. When the doors finally opened, everyone gasped in shock.

The entire school was filled with giant tubes, each leading to Merlin knows where. Not only were we going to get lost anyways, but now we had to deal with this?

"Don't worry Vera, we'll show you how to get back!" James chuckled, probably noticing my expression of horror. Adele grabbed my hand, hoping not to get lost. Shouldn't Dumbledore be angry? Or at least he should fix this nonsense! He was smiling! Merlin, what is wrong with this man? He looked so amused, and he wasn't doing anything to fix this predicament. Great, now I was probably going to get lost. I mean how long would my brother's friends pity me and show me the way out.

"You better not get us even more lost or leave us in the middle of nowhere!" I threatened. They looked amused. Oh how I wanted to wipe their cocky grins off their faces!

So yeah, at twelve o'clock, the tubes disappeared and the returning students finally found their way back. I felt bad for the lost First Years, but Rochelle and Selene were lost in the middle of some random classroom, and they were transported to the Common Room.

People still stared when my friends and I walked to the Gryffindor table and Relus had purposely chosen to sit on the side of the table that would face away from ours so he wouldn't have to see me. He can't ignore me! I'm his twin sister for Merlin's sake. Macy and Sawyer were sitting across him. They gave me a smile before returning to their conversations.

"Quit flirting Vera and eat, it's your first day of classes!" Sirus teased.

"Oh? Little Vera has a crush on someone?" James mocked. Oh, I did not want to have this conversation with Sirus and his friends!

"Who is it?" Adele asked.

"Sawyer Zabini is my fiancé…" I admitted.

Cliffhanger! I'm sorry about that, it was necessary. Sorry for posting late as well! Hope you enjoyed that surprise! I promise, I'll work harder to update faster! I just have AP Testing and Driver's Ed to do! Sorry! By the way, the idea for the tubes around school prank, ALL CREDIT GOES TO STARWATCHER12. She gave the idea to me for my other story, but I thought I'd use it here instead.

So I am posting pictures of how I imagine all of them to look, like when they are older you know? So take a look on my profile! I'm adding pictures of Sawyer and Macy too! I know I said I would do a character description this chapter, and I will in the next one! It'll tell you more about all the characters too!