A.N. I don't own Harry Potter
A.N.2 AU/OOC/GWL
A.N3 Sirius will have never been sent to Azkaban but his beloved goddaughter was given to Petunia because of Sirius being a playboy.
Sara Potter knew her housemates were using her for personal gain. Her sorting was rigged, that she knew. If she tried to challenge her holier-than-thou housemates, she was labeled as selfish. It's why she was tied with Granger for being first in her year. Sara kept people at arm's distance with her friends coming from the football club. The club played in various school tournaments all over the world.
Fourth year proved to be hell with the triwizard tournament and Sara being accused of entering. Her godfather had an investigation opened by the dmle and he sued the Prophet for libel. She also had to deal with thyroid cancer but it was destroyed by magic. The professors knew but her classmates would never know. Now the challenge was finding a date to the Yule Ball. She hexed twelve boys for having the gall to ask her on a dare.
One Slytherin boy who was in fifth year was brave enough to approach Sara while she was working on a project for Runes.
"Are you eager to become the thirteenth hexed?"
Cassius Warrington knew some uncouth Gryffs, Puffs, and Ravens dared each other to ask Potter to Yule only to be hexed within an inch of their lives. His parents taught him better. None of them dared to ask Sara with proper pureblood protocol. He wasn't allowed to use the m-word nor was anyone in his family convicted for serving Voldemort.
"Really Sara, I'm not an uncouth Gryff, Puff, or Raven."
Now he had the lioness' attention. "That is a first. It's usually something obscene from the blokes by now. Now, is there a reason you are risking life and limb by being seen talking to me in public?"
He liked Sara's fire. "Sara, would be my date to the Yule Ball. Lord Black gave me his approval?"
Cassius showed Sara the note of approval.
Dear Warrington ,
You may escort my goddaughter, Sara Rose Potter. However, if I find out there was any funny business between the two of you, you will learn why the Order of the Phoenix used me to interrogate death eaters.
Lord Sirius Black
P.S. Prongslet, be nice. He is the only wizard asking the proper way.
"Then I would love to be your date, Cassius."
Cassius was in a good mood. The witch he wanted since he was twelve was one step closer to being his. He would learn of Sara's two biggest secrets and there was much more to her than what the Gryffs like to say. From what Cassius has observed, Sara is not Gryffindor material. She was meant for either Slytherin or Ravenclaw.
Hermione glared when she saw Potter being friendly with the Warrington heir. She knew her rival was most likely going with the older Slytherin as her date. Trying to control Sara for the headmaster was over. She was ammassing allies in other houses. She made friends in other houses like Zabini when he had a hard time in defense last year. Calling her selfish for making friends outside of Gryffindor or telling her to "take one for the team" won't work.
At Sirius' office at Playwizard Magazine with Remus, the two were meeting with Lily's biological brother, Justinian Flint and his wife Electra. Justinian is the second in command in the hit wizards. He was a huge force in rounding up the death eaters.
"Why was Lily, I mean Cassandra kidnapped?"
"That, we will never know. All of the suspects have been cleared."
Electra was looking at the picture of her niece. "Lord Black, how is Sara's relationship with Lily's adoptive relations?"
"She is close to them. Lily wouldn't allow me to have primary custody because of my job but she knew where she was kidnapped, she said that her birth family could have joint magical guardianship over Sara. James agreed as well since most of his relations are gone."
Justinian saw a picture on Lord Black's desk that needed answering. "Why is there a picture taken of Sara in the oncology ward of Saint Mungo's."
"Sara was diagnosed with stage one thyroid cancer in September. Pollux, Cassopeia, and I have kept it out of the Prophet. The healers were able to eradicate the tumor in a month. She does have to take thyroid medication because of it."
"Bloody hell, Black, when Sara sees her oncologist again, let her oncologist know that thyroid cancer killed Sara's grandmother. Unfortunately it has killed numerous witches on the Selwyn side of the family . Are there any marriage contracts that I need to be made aware of?"
"All Black marriage contracts are paid up as well as Potter. Are there any I need to be made aware of?"
"The last contract has been voided. The family has been extinct since the 19th century."
Remus had a question. "Justinian, what does Marcus know about his missing aunt? He never picked on Sara in school."
Electra nodded because it had been discussed. "Marcus was told it was most likely political rivals of Nero Flint that caused Cassandra to be kidnapped. He was told if any cousins came to Hogwarts, to look at the half-bloods and muggleborns."
That evening Marcus found out. "Bloody hell, I went to school with my cousin and didn't know? The Gryffs tried to control her…"
Justinian had gotten the same report from Black. "It's why her sorting is going to be challenged. No Flint witch has ever been sorted into Gryffindor except for your aunt. From what Lord Black said, Sara is not Gryffindor material . What I'm about to say next doesn't get out. Sara was diagnosed with stage one thyroid cancer in September. She's in remission."
Marcus paled knowing what that disease does. "...but grandma…"
Electra grabbed her son's wrist. He may appear to be the big brute but he would never wish that disease on anyone. "The tumor shrinking charms have only been available for the last five years. Your grandmother was in the late stages when we found out. Sara was at an early stage.".
Justinian and Electra were going to be meeting with the remaining of Dorea's relations and Lord Black needed to tell Sara and Lily's adoptive sister. Marcus went and found his grandparents' portrait.
"Marcus, what is going on?"
"Dad found out what happened to aunt Cassandra. Aunt Cassandra married Lord Potter."
Tiberius Flint who passed away in 1985 gulped. "Oh no, your cousin? "
"Is Sara Potter, the girl-who-lived. Grandma, Sara was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in September. She is in remission."
Ava Flint passed in 1989 cursed. "Bloody hell, did Dumbledore rig Sara's sorting? Three out of the four sides of the family should have kept her out of Gryffindor."
"Unfortunately it was rigged. Dad and Lord Black are officially challenging Sara in Gryffindor. From what I saw, she was either Ravenclaw or Slytherin material."