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Ch.34: Sirius issues

"Sir I still don't understand how did they find us, Professor McGonagall said they wouldn't be able to?" Lily asked a very stressed out, tired looking headmaster. He looked to her.

"To be quite honest, Ms. Evans I do not have an answer, I imagine they found you through Voldemort, he is a powerful wizard. For right now it's best that you both return to your dormitory, we've had the minister as well as top aurors put hexes and charms around the castle on top of the ones already there to scure the school more, my guess is that the death eaters knew of the lower quarters where you two were placed and Voldemort had them look everywhere including that area" he said. Lily looked to James who looked tired himself. The previous night had shaken the student body as well as the castle, literally and Lily feared what might come next.

"But, sir, how would they have known of the rooms?" James asked.

"Mr. Riddle did attend Hogwarts, James, he knows this school like the back of is hand he's not stupid, for now I wish you to to return to your dormitories though, Good day."

Dumbledore had made an announcement that morning to the entire school announcing that out side classes would be hosted inside in designated areas of the school and that Hogsmead trips would be ending with in the next month. James as well as Lily now took on their head duties more seriously than ever, patrolling the corridors with more prefects and assigning more prefects to do double shifts.

The rest of the gang worried just as Lily had and also kept an eye out for any suspicious happenings. It was Thursday evening and Sirius Black was head down to the dungeons alone, his brother Regulus had called on him to meet in private about 'Family matters' though Sirius thought better and suspected it wasn't all about the family.

He reached the tall door of the Slytherine house; he had received the password from james and looked to the portrait.

"Porfilius," he stated loudly, the portrait looked to him, "You're not a Slytherin," it said, Sirius looked up to it with annoyance, "I'm here to see some one," he said, the portrait opened the door reluctantly. Sirius entered,. The common room was quite full with students every where, though many stopped their chatting and looked to him. Sirius looked about the room and spotted Regulus over by the corner with Lestrange, Malfoy, Snape and Bellatrix. He walked over to their little group and immediately they looked up.

"What are you doing here black you're a Gryffindor, this is Slytherin territory." Malfoy spat. Sirius looked to him

"No shit, Malfoy," he spat menacingly, he looked back to Regulus, "We need to talk," Sirius said to Regulus, he would have worded his statement differently had he not thought that the rest of the group probably didn't know that Regulus wanted to see him. Regulus with out a word got up and walked with Sirius into the hall.

"Sorry I lost track of time," Regulus said looking at his watch.

"What do you want?" Sirius asked. Regulus looked to him and began pulling him away and down the hall. Regulus pushed him into an empty class room.

"Look, mom wants to talk to you, don't ask me why, because I don't know but she wants to see you, and I don't think it'll be a nice visit . . ."

"When is it ever?" Sirius asked angry that he'd have to face his mother again.

"Look, I think it's about dad." Regulus said looking down. Sirius looked up.

"When does she want to see me?" Sirius asked.

"She's going to send you a letter, I'm telling you now, because I think she may have put a hex in it, she still isn't happy at how you took off before dad's funeral was done with."

Sirius rolled his in annoyance, "Like hell I was going to stay at a funeral of a man whom treated me like shit for fourteen damn years, Regulus, I stayed for a moment and believe me if you were in my position you would have done the same!"

"Look I'm not saying you did anything wrong, honestly I think it took balls to do what you did especially what you did after fourth year, I wouldn't have done that, but I do think you did betray us, you are a Black, if you just had stayed longer and put up with his ways you wouldn't have had to leave so early,"

Sirius looked to him, he sighed heavily, "What was I supposed to do, Regulus? I didn't want to have to leave and leave you there, but I just couldn't take anymore of his shit, I really couldn't so I figured the best way to get out of it was to leave." Sirius said.

"Ok whatever I don't need the explanation, look just be expecting the letter in a day or so," Regulus said and walked out of the room. Sirius left the room and walked back to the heads common room.

"Hey, Sirius, where've you been mate?" James asked as Sirius came into the common room. They all were sitting around talking.

Sirius looked up at them; James could see he was upset about something.

"You alright, Sirius?" Remus asked. "Fine, I'm fine," Sirius said walking over to where V was sitting, though James could see he wasn't.

"Sirius whats wrong, you look like you've just been talking to you mum or something," V said concernedly. Sirius looked to her. He reached to his tie and pulled at it to loosen it. He didn't answer V.

"Yeah," he finely said.

"Sirius, seriously vhat's vrong?" Belle asked. Sirius looked straight ahead. He still didn't answer for several minutes, all of his friends staring at him with concern and wonder.

"Mate . . ." James began, "She wants to see me, huh." Sirius said getting up and walking to the lit fire place. They watched as he got up.

"Who wants to see you?" Lily asked.

"My Mother, who do you think?" He exclaimed sharply, looking into the fire.

Lily looked to the others.

"I mean what the hell, I go to the god damned funeral I stay for most of it and she's still bitching about my leaving early, it's bullshit, I mean should I have stayed for the whole thing for a man I hated for most of my child hood, should have I ?" he asked the group looking at them.

"I mean no I did the right thing, leaving after fourth year, right James you know that, I wouldn't have left had it been a different but it wasn't you know that,"

James nodded, "You did the right thing mate, really."

Sirius looked to him, "Did I?" "I did betray them in a sense, I did tell them to sod off, told them they were the crazy ones, told them they were the messed up ones, but, but maybe . . ."

"Sirius you did nothing wrong, you just weren't what they wanted, there's nothing wrong with that, you're better than them, we all know that." Remus said.

Suddenly the portrait opened and Regulus came in. Sirius turned to him. Regulus walked to Sirius and whispered something in his ear. Sirius looked to him. He was holding a black envelope.

"Here, read it, I'm leaving tonight, if you wish to come, I'm leaving in an hour. Meet me in Dumbledore's office." Regulus said handing him the envelope and walking out of the room just as quickly as he had entered.

Sirius looked to the envelope; it wasn't a Black family envelope. He opened it carefully. He read the contents and looked up.

"Sirius what is it?" James asked.

"Haha, haha, huh" Sirius laughed lightly. He lifted his hand with the envelope and began flapping it back ward and forward, "I guess I wont have to worry about her, anymore." He said simply, Sirius turned to the fire and threw the letter into it, watching it burn quickly.

"The wicked witch is dead . . . this is great, really great, cuz now I won't have to talk to that bitch ever again, and it's dandy to know that I won't have to deal with their shit, I'm so thrilled, so thrilled right now, so thrilled that I think I'm going to go celebrate, James can I borrow your cloak, thanks" Sirius said sarcastically and walked to the stairs and went to James's room. Remus looked to James.

"This can't be good, can it" V asked, finally talking.

"No it can't' Come on Remus, let's go stop him before he does something bad." James said. James and Remus ran up the stairs and into James's room. Sirius was going out as they were entering.

"Sirius no, don't do what I think you're going to do, alright we can talk, you like talking."

"Talking, talking about what, James, I'm perfectly fine, there's no problem, I think a good draft of fire whisky is going to do the job well. Now get out of my way." Sirius said withdrawing his wand.

"Sirius, don't be stupid," Remus said. "I'm not being stupid Remus, I'm pissed when I'm pissed off I like to have a drink, so get out of my way." Sirius said shoving past him.

"Sirius stop drinking won't help," V said.

"V are you me?" Sirius asked.

V looked to him, "No,"

"That's right, step off," Sirius walked to the door and left. James looked to Remus, "Come on let's go."

Both of them made their way out into the hall and immediately lost, him but presumed he'd be at the pub in Hogsmead.

Remus and James finally made it to the town and went to the pub, the found Sirius sitting in the back. Remus looked to James with worry and they made their way to Sirius's seat.

"Mate look I'm sorry about your mom," James began. "Oh don't be she was a nasty piece of work, a real bitch if you ask me, why are you sorry? How ever she died she deserved it fully,"

"Sirius, you don't mean that." Remus said.

"Oh yes, I do,"

"When's the funeral?"

"Don't know, don't care, what's with the sad faces, we're or well I'm celebrating, come on have a drink celebrate with me."

"Sirius, cut crap we both know you're upset we can see it fully." "We understand you past with your parents sucked, but mate they've died, don't you feel at the very least a little saddened?" James asked. "I'm not saying they were good people, they weren't, definitely not. But still, they were your parents."

"NO," Sirius said, then took another swig of fire whiskey.

This is going to be a long evening." Remus said James nodded.

"Damn right, a long night of celebrating." Sirius added cheering up his glass.

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