Corvus woke to find he was pressed up against a body. He opened his eyes to see he was sleeping in his Papa's lap. He moved around and climbed out of the man's lap. He moved next to him and sat next to the window. He looked around to see a woman across from them.

"Hello, Sweetie. " she said, kindly. "Are you feeling better?"

Corvus looked up at his Papa.

"It's okay, my little crow." Severus said, gently rubbing his hand into his son's head. "This is Minerva McGonagall she'll be your Transfigurations teacher. " Corvus nodded, his Papa called him that a lot because his name was the Crow constellation. "Minerva, this is my son, Corvus Black. He doesn't speak often. He also doesn't like to be touched by people who he doesnt know and trust. He wont even let the Mutt touch him that often. " Corvus saw his book and grabbed it he began writing. he didn't want to go back to his cousin right now. That cabin had been a little too full for him and Potter had of course tried to get his attention by grabbing him. " We'll be at Hogwarts soon, my little crow. "

"Papa." Corvus said, "Harry is in trouble."

"Oh?" Severus frowned looking at his son. "Why is that?"

"His soon to be step mom is touching him." Corvus said, "he touched me and I saw it."

Severus' eyes flashed, "Are you sure, son?"

"I saw it." Corvus replied, "She touches him where she's not supposed to . Cousin Padfoot suspects something but can't prove it."

"I'll take care of it." Severus assured his son. The train stopped and he lead his son off the train and down to the boats. "Draco will join you soon."

Sure enough Draco soon arrived with this friends. After a loud argument. Draco and Harry got into the same boat as Harry along with Harry's Weasley. Weasley kept trying to touch him but Harry and Draco stopped him. Draco was ready to toss him over board by the time they reached the other side. Draco made sure his friends surrounded Corvus but reminded them not to touch him.


Corvus was whispering to Draco as they entered the Great Hall. Draco didn't look happy about but nodded to his cousin. Harry was standing close by keeping Ron Weasley from trying to touch Corvus again.

Minerva McGonagall began reading names and the Sorting began.

"Black, Corvus!" she called, and Corvus came forward. People were whispering.

Corvus sat down on the stool and the hat was moved above his head.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Corvus stood and walked over to the table sitting as far away from the other students as he could. After seeing what was going on with Harry he really didn't want to touch anyone else. He took his journal out and began writing again. He did have a deadline to meet after all. He still payed very close attention to the sorting though. Most people seemed to believe Leo was modeled after himself on some level but the truth was though he made Leo go where he'd gone Leo was actually based off of Harry. He knew Harry had gone every where he'd gone because when he slept he often had visions of Harry's life. He didn't know why it happened and he really didn't care it was making him money and he doubted anyone had ever made the connection.

"Malfoy, Draco!"

"Slytherin!"

Draco joined him at the table only sitting across from him instead. He gave him a smile and Corvus nodded his head. Like his father he hardly ever showed emotion. He kept writing he had to send this off tonight and was luckily at the end of the last Chapter he only needed to get Leo sorted then he could send it off. Right now he was describing the Great Hall and the Sorting.

"Potter, Harry."

'Finally, ' Corvus thought. 'I couldn't have just dreamed this as well? I hate how this stupid gift works.'

The hat took forever before calling out:

"Gryffindor!"

Corvus suddenly knew what the hat had said to Harry and that Harry had begged not to be put in Slytherin. He quickly got lost in his work. But managed to correctly sort everyone in his book.


He sighed as he looked around the Common Room. He was suddenly drained. Someone grabbed him and he screamed. He curled into a ball and began rocking making noises again as the vision's filled his head.

"Go get Professor Snape!" Draco yelled, "Corvus! Corvus! It's Draco please try and calm down! Corvus can you hear me?" Severus had just entered to give his speech upon seeing his son he rushed over to him and picked him trying to sooth him.

"Corvus." Severus said gently and sat down on the couch . He pulled a Calming Draught out of his robes. "Come on, Corvus drink this for me."

"Papa!" Corvus sighed, after it was in his system. He clung. "Flint's dad uses the Crucio on him."

The boy who had touched Corvus refused to look at anyone but had gone deathly white.

"As you can all see it is not wise to touch my son." Severus said once more standing with his boy in his arms. "It would be a big help if you could make sure no one else does as well. He can't control what he sees but he will see something when touched. "

"Does he "See" when you touch him?" Pansy Parkinson asked, genuinely curious. "It would be terrible if he wasn't able to touch someone."

"No is ability does not effect his mother , me and a select few others. " Severus replied, "Now I will tuck my son in to bed and come deliver my normal speech to all of you."

Severus did just that wondering, not for the first time, if it had been a good idea for him and Bella to not home school Corvus.