Siriusly Hooked Up

By Mae Silverpaws

Chapter 5

Now you are Siriusly Hooked Up

Molly and Arthur returned from their date later that evening laughing and giggling, much to their children's disgust, just like a couple kids home from a date but as Ron noted thankfully with out the snogging session.

Fred covered George's eyes while George covered Fred's "Ah, Ron," they said together," just the suggestion brings up visions neither of us ever want to think about again." Both boys groaned and dramatically dropped into the two seater couch they were standing in front of. Ginny just giggled and swatted the twins in the back of their heads.

Sirius smiled and shook his head as he returned to the library. "This place is going to be very quiet" he thought to himself "once everyone goes back to school."

"Kreacher" he called to the room in general "Do you have a moment I have a question"

A soft pop and a "You called Master" indicated that yes Kreacher did have a moment. "Oh I see Ms Hermione has brought you a com-pu-tor, Master Siri this will keep you busy once everyone leaves."
"You know about computers?" Sirius said looking at the house elf very curiously.

"Yes Master we house elfs keep up to date on all new muggle technology after all it is what is best for our families. It looks like you are Siriusly Hooked Up as the children would say, sir."

"Kreacher, did you just make a joke?"

"Why yes master I believe I did." Said Kreacher with a smile

"I must be rubbing off on you."
"Excuse me for saying so Master Siri I loved your parents like a good house elf should but they were a tad distant from you and Master Regulus; who do you think taught you boys how to have fun with out getting caught when you were small. Now you had a question for Kreacher?"

Sirius gave Kreacher another odd look shook his head and then said," Once a head of family is claimed do all of the previous charms and such on the properties and belongings go to the new head of house and not the past holders of the charms?"

"What exactly does Master mean? You have immediate claim and access to all properties and monies if that is what you mean."
"What if a property has say a fidelious on it. Does the secret keeper still have the secret or does the new head of house? And what about everyone that knew through the last secret keeper do they still know?

"I will have to look into this, it is a good question, I believe it depends on how the wording was stated when the inheritance was claimed and how the fidelious was worded I do know that all of the Black family magics your family has done to this house was transferred to you so you are in charge of all that. But I am not sure what happens to any of the magics put on by non family members. Since I was not in the room when you claimed your inheritance I do not know how you worded it."

"I believe I said, 'I Sirius Orion Black here do claim the House of Black and all responsibilities there in.' probably too vague huh? Do you think you could have an answer on this before the next Order Meeting that's on the 2nd the day before the kids head back to school?"

"Of course Master, that would be no problem." Kreacher left Sirius to play with his new muggle toy but a half hour or so later he came back into the room," begging your pardon sir but I do believe your mother wishes to speak to you. Kreacher has taken the liberty of bringing his own small portrait of Mistress so that you may speak without having to be in one of the main rooms." Kreacher placed a small framed portrait on Sirius' desk bowed and left the room.

Sirius looked at the frame and saw his mother with a rather annoyed look on her face as she tapped her fingers on the inside of the frame. "Such a small space for a woman of my stature I mean status "she said," and dusty too, you must talk to him about keeping his personal items up to standards, Sirius"

"Good evening, Mother." He said "You wish to speak to me in private?"
"Yes I have a possible answer to your question to Kreacher, oh my, it's cramped in here could you find a bigger frame for the next time we speak please. According to your father, no there are no portraits of him here now but there is one in the second Black family vault at Gringotts, yes you have to claim all wards made since the end of one head of house to the next Dumbledore has placed many on here in that time period. Your father and I never trusted the man but not because he was the leader of the light, more often then not he acted no more light then a full blooded Black we just did not trust him. As I was saying some of his wards had conditions on them. Like my portrait in the front hall, he set it as an alarm to be set off whenever anyone entered the house through the front door, that is, until a new head of house was claimed. It was quite embarrassing to be used like that, may I say. You need to contact Gringotts about the properties owned by Obsidian Industries. We own Grimmauld Place 11 and 13 also and since I since I have shared a wall with 13 for years I know that the residents there are moving before the next rent is due. You could transfer the fidelious for the Order to 13 and have your house to yourself. The property management company is Gob Lynn Properties.

"Such original names mother." Said Sirius dryly,

"Hey I did not name them talk to you father about the names the man was brilliant just not very imaginative."
"What would you have named them then?" He asked a teasing tone to his voice

"Never you mind I will tell you that when I think you are ready." She said a small smile playing across her face. "Now tell Kreacher to retrieve your father's journal from the second family vault. So you know that is the one where all the important papers are kept, the papers on Harry and Hermione have been recently added there today as a matter of fact I believe, so that the papers can be watched is why your father agreed to have his portrait placed there. In one of his journal is how to gain control of all the wards and how to remove newer ones placed there by non Blacks, I will warn you it is very dry reading he's a genius but no imagination. I believe we will need to have weekly meetings about Black family business until you understand all that is Obsidian Industries, every Sunday evening after dinner for a few hours works for me is that convenient with you also?" she inquired.

"Yes Mother that is fine. Wait a minute, you're a portrait what other things do you have to do in your busy schedule?" he said looking at his mother's portrait in surprise.

"Oh about the same as my son the escaped convict hiding in his childhood home." Said Walburga as she walked out of the frame, "See you on Sunday evening Sirius" she called as she completely left the picture.

"Kreacher" Sirius called,

Kreacher walked in the room a dust rag in his hand.

"Here is your frame back, Mother would like a bigger one for our next conversation, but not too big please if you don't mind, She also said I needed father's journal from the second black family vault at Gringotts. Would you get that for me tomorrow once they open? Oh and the lease for 13 Grimmauld Place mother suggested that we rent number 13 to the Order since the residence are moving soon."
Very well, sir, I will mention that to the goblins first thing in the morning when I retrieve former master's journals. Good night sir." Kreacher left the room giving the door handle a quick polish as he left.

Sirius stood and looked around the room, "Yes, Kreacher was correct, he was becoming Siriusly hooked up as it were." Sirius left the room a smirk on his face that if he was still in school would have made McGonagall cringe.