Chapter 7

Meeting a Black while out and shopping late

I know it has been a long time but i had exams, college as well as family days, so i am a month or so behind. Though i am going to post a few of the chapters today to make up for it. This is because it may take me some time to update because i have exams after the easter so i need to be ready for them.

Disclaimer- I do not known Harry Potter, cant say the same for the character you do not recoinqize from the series.

James was now eight years old and had completely forgot about Lilly Evans. All he could remember was a red haired girl but that did not bother him to much. He was out in London with his parents one day and went into Diagon Ally.

When they got there he had got separated from them and wondered into the quiddich shop and looked at all the things they had that he really wanted.

He turned round and bumped into a boy with long wavy black hair and clear blue eyes. James did not recognize him but the boy was the same age as him. The other boy looked really pale and sick, he was wearing a clock it was the winter and coming up to Christmas and like James he was wearing it to keep warm.

"Hi I'm James Potter. What is you name?" The boy looked at James then at his feet and mumbled something "Sorry." James said not hearing what he had said

"Sirius Black." The boy said looking at James as if he was about to say something horrible about him.

"Black?" James said looking at him though the circler glasses he was wearing, he knew the name his dad had mentioned it since he worked for the ministry now as an Auror with Mad-Eye Moody but James could not remember the name clearly. "So do you like quiddich Sirius?" James asked a lot happier.

"Yeah I love it my parents think it's a waste of time though."

"Not muggle are they?"

"No am a pure blood though and though."

"So am I." James said "When I go to Hogwarts I want to join the team my dad was on it as a seeker and I want to be that or a seeker or a chaser."

"I'd like to be a beater." Sirius said

"Are you here alone?"

"Nope, I came with my family but they all split up my mother and father took my brother and went to knockturn ally, my uncle took my cousin Bellatrix and Narcissa shopping I was with my cousin Andromeda but I lost her. What about you?"

"I was with my mum and dad but I lost them and came here, they should know where to find me." James said walking over to the brooms and looking at them. "I'm hoping my dad gets me the new cleansweep soon there are meant to be the best."

"I know." Sirius said, a young girl in her early teens walked over to them she had long black hair and blue eyes like Sirius. "Hi Andy." Sirius said to the girl she looked young.

"Hey Sirius, who is your friend?" She asked looking at James.

"His names James I just met him about five minutes ago, are you done shopping.

"Nearly I need to get something from here." The girl said

"What are you getting?""Don't you need new gloves?" The girl asked Sirius who nodded.

"Good." She looked at James, she did not want to leave Sirius new friend out since he did not have any because of his parents. "Would you like a pair James?" She asked and he nodded. "Good I don't think it is fair to get Sirius and not his friend something and this close to Christmas." She said paying for the gloves and giving them to the boys.

"James this is my cousin Andromeda she is my favorite cousin." Sirius said smiling at her.

"Why thank you Sirius." She said with a smile

"It's nice to meet you and thank you." James said politely.

They heard the door open and James saw him parents walk in talking, he was right they knew where to come and find him. When Kate saw him she smiled and walked over.

"There you are we have been looking for you all over." She said and James smiled at her.

"Mum this is Sirius and his cousin Andromeda.""It's nice to meet you." Andromeda said smiling and Kate and Sirius nodded.

"It's nice to meet you as well."

"We had best go Sirius he will be waiting for us." Andromeda said and Sirius nodded again.

"Thank you for the gloves Andromeda.""Call me Ann or Andy, everyone else does." Andromeda said as they where leaving.

"Now lets get going your dad and I are finished shopping and I need to get home and start dinner."

"Ok mum." James said they all left and went to the car. James sat in the back admiring the gloves. "Hey dad?"

"Yes Jamie?" Luke said knowing his son wanted something.

"Can I have the new clean sweep for Christmas please."

"We'll see Jamie." Luke said

"Your old broom's is fine Jay why would you need a new one it is only for flying around in the back garden.""The new clean sweep is cool mum it is the best one out.""Then you can wait a few more years and when you join the team we will buy you a new broom."

"But…""No buts James." Kate said

"Will you at least think about getting me a new broom then, please mum.""Your dad and I will think about it." Kate said when they got home, Midnight was waiting at the door and went to James the minute he walked in. "Why don't you go feed Midnight Jay and I will start on dinner.""Ok." James said running into the kitchen with the dog right behind him. His parents smiled at him as he left.

That night Luke was in his study working when James knocked on the door.

"Come in." James walked into the room and saw his dad sitting at his desk, he had his reading glasses on and took them off when he looked up and smiled at James. "What's wrong Jamie?"

"Nothing's wrong really dad I just wanted to talk." James said sitting down in front of the desk.

"If this is about the broom your mum and I both said we would think about it.""It's not about the broom."

"Ok then what's wrong?"

"Do you know anything about the Black family?"

"It depends what you want to know Jamie and your eight years old so I hope you don't want to know a lot."

"It's just Sirius and his cousin Ann are Blacks and I remembered you mentioning the name."

"James come here." Luke said and James walked over and sat on his dad's knee. "I want you to understand something alright?" James nodded. "Sirius and his cousin seem like really nice people and I have no problem with them but I have dealt with their family a lot and their family are not as nice.""Do you not want me to be Sirius friend daddy?" James asked

"Jamie I don't mind you being his friend at all I really do not mind as long as you are happy I have one of the Black family members as a friend, you know him John I went to school with him and work with him. The one we always see flirting with your mummy. He's your godfather."

"He's a black." James said looking at his dad. He never called him anything else bu Johnny or John.

"Yeah he is one of the few who are not that bad and he does talk about his nephew Sirius a lot and said he spends a lot of time with Sirius and Ann."

"Do you think he could bring Sirius round?"

"When I see him at work I will ask."

"When are you in work?"

"I am working with Moody and John tonight so I will ask him then."

"Ok." James said "Dad about that broom?" James said and Luke started laughing.

"Go get ready for bed Jamie." Luke said

"You'll be back tomorrow wont you?" James asked, he knew about the war going on and about Voldemort and that some people his dad worked with had already died. He knew this war was really only recent and just started but he still worried about losing his dad.

"I'll be back before you wake up kiddo like every time I work nights I promise. Now go to bed."

"Night dad." James said as he was leaving

"Night Jamie." James went to bed and sat up and listened to his dad leave the house at around nine or ten that night.

He soon fell asleep, he had not been sleeping well since the he had overheard his dad talk about all the people dying

"Dad, dad where are you?" James asked there was nothing but black. "Dad?" He said again he was stood in the dark with his pyjamas on and bare feet, he heard someone shout and ran when he saw someone fall to the floor it was his dad. "Dad, dad get up come on." He shuck his dad but nothing happened. He heard someone laughing and saw people in black clocks they where all laughing at him. "Dad please wake up. Daddy, daddy get up come on please wake up." James saw a wand pointed at him.

"Daddy!" James said sitting up in bed.

He did not wait long and ran into his dad's study and he was not there like normal and then ran to his parents room and saw only his mum in bed and climbed into the bed and lay on his dad's side hugging his mum. Kate woke up and looked at her son.

"James what's wrong?" she ask sitting up and holding her crying son

"I had a bad dream." James said holding onto his mum.

"What was it about?"

"Daddy was on the floor I could not wake him up there where people in black laughing at me, I think daddy was dead in it mummy."

"Oh baby it was only a dream why don't you lay down with me and go back to sleep." James lay next to his mum and slowly fell asleep again. He tossed and turned and woke up again and heard someone coming up the stairs he pulled the blanket over his head and waited.

Then a person came into his room and go into their bathroom and heard the shower going and then come out a few minutes later and sat on the bed. James hid his head under the blanket scared and heard the person groan lightly. After a moment or two James sat up and saw his dad sitting at the bottom of the bed.

"Daddy." James said, Luke looked over and saw James.

"Hey what are you doing in here Jamie?"

"I had a bad dream." James said keeping tight hold of the blanket.

"I see." Luke said climbing in to the bed next to his son who held on to him tight.

"Daddy?" James asked

"What Jamie?"

"Is Sirius allowed to come down?"

"Yes I talked to John he is going to bring him tomorrow since we are both off work."

"Great." James said

"Now you go to sleep Jamie, I'm here now go back to sleep." James held onto his dad tight and fell asleep while listening to his dad's heart beat as he lay on his chest.

"Daddy."

"Yes Jamie." Luke said yarning and opening his eyes slightly

"I'm happy your safe." James said hugging him.

"So am I Jamie." Luke said ruffling James hair and watched as his son fell into a happy and safe sleep even though he was holding on to him for dear life. Luke could not blame him he had come so close to death that night he was just happy to be back.