Author's Note:
Part of the reason why I chose the word "Kismet" to be the name of the trilogy was because I used the word in this scene and thought it was fated to be!
Reviews and Comments: To Nuno Neves: Aww, thank you! I love that you felt nostalgic reading it here! To ellyann13: Yes, I made Christian Burbage a brother of Charity Burbage. I think Thomas is a descendant of Theseus. I haven't given Rolf's father a name yet. Theolonius Nott was murdered. You will learn more about him later — he was the half-brother of Thaddeus Nott. Giovanni was the brother of Antonio Zabini — again more will come about him later. Caroline Collins is Hannah Abbott's mother. Thank you! To Sara: Thank you! I love that this scene gave everyone nostalgia! Yes, most of these chapters I believe are from Sirius' POV. I love McGonagall so it's fun to show her being an important part of Sirius' life, even from the beginning when he didn't know it yet. Thank you! To ascfan: Thank you! Yes, I think Sirius wasn't molded into shape by his parents and by him being accepted into Gryffindor, it was that first step he needed to move out of their shadow. Thank you!
To CherrySara: Well, not all of them were no. The Remus gets his letter one, James getting his letter, and one of the Lily ones were new or expanded on. Yes, Deanna Kane is Sebastian's aunt. Theolonius Nott is Theo's uncle (deceased). We will learn more about him soon! He is mentioned in ASC, but only briefly. Thank you! To alix33: I think McGonagall likes to wear dark green, doesn't mean it was the same dress. Green is in the McGonagall tartan as well, so she might just like it for familial reasons. Thank you! To scrappy8: Thank you! To wolfjinx15475: Thank you! Minnie did kind of influence him without him realizing it! To the frozen flame: Yes, Ciara's dad went to school with the Marauders (just because). Plus he's a wizard not a fae. Thanks for loving the general buzz of excitement! To CorbanD17: Thank you! I don't know what Senior Checkout is but sounds interesting. Have fun! To Bellmel: I loved McGonagall having her stern look but with a sparkle in her eye! Sirius definitely gets her. It's true, I think Lily was a bit lonely and worried, especially when Snape goes to Slytherin. Thank you!
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CHAPTER TEN:
The One With Kismet
1st September 1971…
After the feast, Sirius hurried up the stairs to his dormitory with the other boys on his heels. He stepped into the spacious room, smiling at the five beds there. Their trunks had already been placed at the end of each bed and he was pleased to find himself on the far right hand side. Next to him was James by the window, then on the other side was Peter, then Remus, and then on the far left next to the door to the bath was Kingsley.
James hurried forward and jumped onto his bed. "This is great!"
Peter laughed, jumping onto his own bed. "Definitely! It's so brill that we all got placed into Gryffindor! And I met Remus on the train first and you met Sirius!"
James nodded eagerly. "Exactly, Pete! Kismet!"
Sirius chuckled as he took a seat on his bed. "I for one am glad to be in Gryffindor, though I know my parents won't be pleased. Do you think they'd notice if I didn't write home to tell them?"
Remus snorted from the doorway. "If they're anything like mine they most definitely would. I'm almost tempted to start writing home now just so I won't get nagged."
James laughed. "I promised my mum I'd write by the end of the week, I think that's soon enough. By then I'll have way more to say anyway!"
Sirius stretched out on his bed, tucking his arms behind his head. "Do you think classes will be hard?"
James shook his head. "Nah, I think we'll be fine. We find out our schedules at breakfast tomorrow, that prefect Cross told me. Hey, why do you think the Forbidden Forest is you know, forbidden?"
Sirius' eyebrow rose slightly. "Isn't there supposed to be dark creatures in there?"
Peter scratched his head. "Centaurs and unicorns and stuff, but also I heard there's an entire army of giant spiders and werewolves."
James laughed. "Giant spiders? No way that's true!" He glanced out the window of the tower. "Probably werewolves though and maybe vampires. I think I want to explore it one day."
Sirius sat up, eyeing James suspiciously. "You're pulling our leg."
"No really! I bet it's really brilliant in there. Probably scary too. Don't you wanna?" he asked, turning to look at them his eyes dancing in excitement.
"I think before we go wandering off to explore forbidden areas of the school grounds we should first figure out where our classes are and maybe how to find our way in the castle itself," Kingsley suggested, shaking his head at them with a smile. "Save the adventures for a while," he said as he made his way into the bath.
James grinned widely when the door closed. "I suppose he's right. And what's with this tree? If it's so dangerous to approach it, why even plant it on the school grounds in the first place? Doesn't anyone else find that strange?"
Peter nodded. "Yeah, that's weird. It must have some important herbological quality or something."
"I'm knackered from all of that food," Sirius said, yawning loudly. "I'm heading to bed."
He pulled off his shirt and James' eyes fell on the long white scars that crisscrossed on his back.
"Sirius, what the hell happened to your back?"
"Huh?" Sirius asked, pulling his shirt back up. "Oh, nothing."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to pry," James said quickly. He knew that he had a terrible habit of just blabbing out whatever he was thinking.
Sirius shook his head. "No, it's okay. It's just that they're old. Don't even remember how I got them. Goodnight."
He closed the bed curtains around him and closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep and not thinking about the curiosity of his roommates.