disclaimer: see previous chapter
Honest Lies and Common Knowledge Secrets
Chapter two
Mourning Halted
"Come Sirius, you need to get up." Brendyn Black called to his son, opening the door and flickering the lights a bit, till resting them in the 'off' position as it started. He walked across the room to a big window. He pulled back the big drapes and lifted the shades. He turned his head to look at his son.
To his surprise...Okay, it wasn't really a surprise, but next to Sirius on the bed was a little redheaded child. Sirius had his arm around her and her head was placed partly on his chest and partly on his chest. She had dark circles under her eyes and a few fresh bruises. Brendyn sighed. He walked over to Sirius's side of the twin bed. He gently rocked his son.
"Sirius, wake up...Shh, don't wake Lily." Sirius had opened his eyes groggily. He wasn't much a morning person, but he'd been sleeping even more lately. Mr. Black left, telling Sirius his friend James would be arriving in a few hours. Sirius carefully removed his arm from his friend and lay her head gently on the bed. She had just gotten there a few hours ago. Lily and Thorne had come through his window and Thorne had headed to Castor and Pullox's room to finish sleeping. Sirius hadn't asked about Lily's blank look or the fresh bruises. He hadn't, not since the first time. That was a mistake he would make again.
Sirius pulled on some jeans and a t-shirt. On he bed side table was a picture of a beautiful woman with dark brown hair and Sirius's black eyes. He picked it up and studied it. His mother had died in mid-April. He gently kissed the picture and whispered, "Morning, Mum." before heading down for breakfast.
At half past ten, an hour after Sirius had gone downstairs, Lily awoke. She got out of bed and padded across the room to the door. Her head turned back, thought, catching the picture Sirius had by his bed. She smiled sadly. She'd miss Cassi Black. That was one woman Lily had truly adored and loved.
"Morning, family," Lily announced her arrival as she jumped the last couple of stairs down to the first floor by the dining room. Thorne, Castor, and Pullox all came up and gave her one big morning hello hug. Three eight year olds were surprisingly strong. She had to beat her little adorers off with a stick. As she sat down between Vega and Sirius at the table, Mr. Black winked at her a set a plate of waffles and pancakes before her. Lily wolfed them down.
Vega laughed. "Lils, chick, you eat like a pig...Or should I say dog? because you're reminding me of Sirius!" Sirius lared and threw french toast at his elder brother. Before a food-fight could get started, Mr. Black interupted.
"Eh, be nice you two. Let Lily eat in peace. Besides, the Potters are coming over today. Be on best behavior." He set a menacing glare at the elder two boys.
Lily grinned, having finished her food. "Daddy Brendyn, you know good and well James Potter is just as much a menace as Sirius and Vega and I. Come on, we have a war to get on with. Vega and I have to defend our honor, right bro?" The twelve year aged boy nodded curtly at her. Everytime Potter came over it was him and Sirius against Vega and Lily. Then it was who ever could persaude and bribe the trio of youths to do their bidding. Lily usually won that, too. James and Sirius never gave up, though.
"Lily, go put clothes on." Sirius suddenly looked like a strict older father. Nobody had really notice--okay, they'd noticed, but they hadn't minded, really--that Lily was in her night clothes of a little shirt that showed a it of midriff and some shorts/boxers. "I will not have my little sister look like that." Lily rolled her eyes.
"It's not like I'm going to go around like this all day, Siri. Seriously..." she playfully winked at him and ran upstairs. When she came down she was wearing some on Sirius's jeans that were baggy on her and a black tank-top.
--
Soon war had broken out. The Blacks's backyard was pretty big. Vega and Lily had set up headquarters in the fullest tree. Castor and Pullox were scouting for them right then. Lily had a feeling Sirius had recruited her little brother with promises of cookies. She'd have to fix that later...
"Evan! Vega!" Pullox ran to the tree from the side of the house. He grabbed a lower branc and pulled himself up. "Evan, I've spotted Dumb and Dumber." He grinned. "Cast's following them. Seems as if Potter has a few new tricks up his sleeve." Evan (as was Lily's code name when it was her and the guys) nodded and made a gesture for him to go on. "Last spotted near the Winchester place."
Lily pulled up her muggle walkie talkie. "Alpha, do you copy? Alpha," Lily said into the communication device. "Alpha, this is Orion, do you copy?" The crackle of static. Then...
"Orion, I copy, over."
"Good...Alpha, what is your position?"
You couldn't hear anything for a moment, then: "They're doubling back for HQ, Orion. Oh, and it seems as if HE is working for them."
"Don't worry about 'him', Alpha. Get back to HQ before they do if you part of the action. Over and out." Lily grinned. "Vega, Beta, this is going to be fun."
--
"Oh my...James!" That was the first thing heard once Sirius and James walked into the Black's living room, defeated once again.
James and Sirius had multicolored hair and skin. They smelled of dung and rotting...rotting everything! Sirius's left hand wouldn't quit growing and James...Well, James was having trouble talking for his lower lip was hanging down to his chest. Not a pretty site.
Castor had come back to the tree and the four kids had readied themselves with their dungbombs, fireworks, and pranks-in-a-package. Throne was with them, all right. He was walking behind them and saying something about where could Lily and the others could be...Then Thorne threw some ouchers at the two from behind. Ouchers were little things that were about the size of a hazel nut. When they contact they would sting. No lasting pain, but still it's enought to piss someone off. When James and Sirius had turned their backs, Vega, Castor, Pullox, and Lily had jumped down and ambushed.
Thank God for little brothers, Lily had thought. OR, well, hers at least. Loyal little bugger.
Lily came into the front room. "Morning Mr., Mrs. Potter. How do you do?" She did a little bow. "I am sorry for the state your son is in. However, one should not wage war on a lady and think that they will win." Then she turned to the two stinky boys. "Go clean up. Hey, you four wanna help me make lunch?" Castor, Thorne, Pullox, and Vega eagerly nodded. Once again she addressed the Potters. "You will stay for lunch, won't you? We were going to have lunch outside, it's so nice."
Mrs. Potter looked at this little muggle girl. "Yes," she decided. "We will stay. Won't we, William?" Her husband agreed. As the kids left Mrs. Potter turne to Mr. Black.
"She's such a unique child. It will be...interesting to have her at Hogwarts with James and Sirius, won't it?" Lois Potter smiled prettily at Brendyn. He stared.
"You mean, it's true? Lily is a witch and she will be going to Hogwarts?" He and the rest of the Blacks had always suspected Lily and her little brother were muggle-born witch and wizard. They'd seen what they did when mad and upset. They had wanted to wait for confermation, though. To really make sure. Of course, that's didn't stop Lily from learning about the wizarding world.
"Yes," Mr. Potter comfirmed. "I feel kind of sorry for Proffesor Dumbledore. Vega, Sirius, James, AND little Miss Lily. Just wait till the younger kids get there..."
This was an amusing thought. "Indeed..."
"Do wait to tell her, though!" Mrs. Potter was excited, you could tell. "Wait to see her face when she gets her letter."
Honest Lies and Common Knowledge Secrets
Chapter two
Mourning Halted
"Come Sirius, you need to get up." Brendyn Black called to his son, opening the door and flickering the lights a bit, till resting them in the 'off' position as it started. He walked across the room to a big window. He pulled back the big drapes and lifted the shades. He turned his head to look at his son.
To his surprise...Okay, it wasn't really a surprise, but next to Sirius on the bed was a little redheaded child. Sirius had his arm around her and her head was placed partly on his chest and partly on his chest. She had dark circles under her eyes and a few fresh bruises. Brendyn sighed. He walked over to Sirius's side of the twin bed. He gently rocked his son.
"Sirius, wake up...Shh, don't wake Lily." Sirius had opened his eyes groggily. He wasn't much a morning person, but he'd been sleeping even more lately. Mr. Black left, telling Sirius his friend James would be arriving in a few hours. Sirius carefully removed his arm from his friend and lay her head gently on the bed. She had just gotten there a few hours ago. Lily and Thorne had come through his window and Thorne had headed to Castor and Pullox's room to finish sleeping. Sirius hadn't asked about Lily's blank look or the fresh bruises. He hadn't, not since the first time. That was a mistake he would make again.
Sirius pulled on some jeans and a t-shirt. On he bed side table was a picture of a beautiful woman with dark brown hair and Sirius's black eyes. He picked it up and studied it. His mother had died in mid-April. He gently kissed the picture and whispered, "Morning, Mum." before heading down for breakfast.
At half past ten, an hour after Sirius had gone downstairs, Lily awoke. She got out of bed and padded across the room to the door. Her head turned back, thought, catching the picture Sirius had by his bed. She smiled sadly. She'd miss Cassi Black. That was one woman Lily had truly adored and loved.
"Morning, family," Lily announced her arrival as she jumped the last couple of stairs down to the first floor by the dining room. Thorne, Castor, and Pullox all came up and gave her one big morning hello hug. Three eight year olds were surprisingly strong. She had to beat her little adorers off with a stick. As she sat down between Vega and Sirius at the table, Mr. Black winked at her a set a plate of waffles and pancakes before her. Lily wolfed them down.
Vega laughed. "Lils, chick, you eat like a pig...Or should I say dog? because you're reminding me of Sirius!" Sirius lared and threw french toast at his elder brother. Before a food-fight could get started, Mr. Black interupted.
"Eh, be nice you two. Let Lily eat in peace. Besides, the Potters are coming over today. Be on best behavior." He set a menacing glare at the elder two boys.
Lily grinned, having finished her food. "Daddy Brendyn, you know good and well James Potter is just as much a menace as Sirius and Vega and I. Come on, we have a war to get on with. Vega and I have to defend our honor, right bro?" The twelve year aged boy nodded curtly at her. Everytime Potter came over it was him and Sirius against Vega and Lily. Then it was who ever could persaude and bribe the trio of youths to do their bidding. Lily usually won that, too. James and Sirius never gave up, though.
"Lily, go put clothes on." Sirius suddenly looked like a strict older father. Nobody had really notice--okay, they'd noticed, but they hadn't minded, really--that Lily was in her night clothes of a little shirt that showed a it of midriff and some shorts/boxers. "I will not have my little sister look like that." Lily rolled her eyes.
"It's not like I'm going to go around like this all day, Siri. Seriously..." she playfully winked at him and ran upstairs. When she came down she was wearing some on Sirius's jeans that were baggy on her and a black tank-top.
--
Soon war had broken out. The Blacks's backyard was pretty big. Vega and Lily had set up headquarters in the fullest tree. Castor and Pullox were scouting for them right then. Lily had a feeling Sirius had recruited her little brother with promises of cookies. She'd have to fix that later...
"Evan! Vega!" Pullox ran to the tree from the side of the house. He grabbed a lower branc and pulled himself up. "Evan, I've spotted Dumb and Dumber." He grinned. "Cast's following them. Seems as if Potter has a few new tricks up his sleeve." Evan (as was Lily's code name when it was her and the guys) nodded and made a gesture for him to go on. "Last spotted near the Winchester place."
Lily pulled up her muggle walkie talkie. "Alpha, do you copy? Alpha," Lily said into the communication device. "Alpha, this is Orion, do you copy?" The crackle of static. Then...
"Orion, I copy, over."
"Good...Alpha, what is your position?"
You couldn't hear anything for a moment, then: "They're doubling back for HQ, Orion. Oh, and it seems as if HE is working for them."
"Don't worry about 'him', Alpha. Get back to HQ before they do if you part of the action. Over and out." Lily grinned. "Vega, Beta, this is going to be fun."
--
"Oh my...James!" That was the first thing heard once Sirius and James walked into the Black's living room, defeated once again.
James and Sirius had multicolored hair and skin. They smelled of dung and rotting...rotting everything! Sirius's left hand wouldn't quit growing and James...Well, James was having trouble talking for his lower lip was hanging down to his chest. Not a pretty site.
Castor had come back to the tree and the four kids had readied themselves with their dungbombs, fireworks, and pranks-in-a-package. Throne was with them, all right. He was walking behind them and saying something about where could Lily and the others could be...Then Thorne threw some ouchers at the two from behind. Ouchers were little things that were about the size of a hazel nut. When they contact they would sting. No lasting pain, but still it's enought to piss someone off. When James and Sirius had turned their backs, Vega, Castor, Pullox, and Lily had jumped down and ambushed.
Thank God for little brothers, Lily had thought. OR, well, hers at least. Loyal little bugger.
Lily came into the front room. "Morning Mr., Mrs. Potter. How do you do?" She did a little bow. "I am sorry for the state your son is in. However, one should not wage war on a lady and think that they will win." Then she turned to the two stinky boys. "Go clean up. Hey, you four wanna help me make lunch?" Castor, Thorne, Pullox, and Vega eagerly nodded. Once again she addressed the Potters. "You will stay for lunch, won't you? We were going to have lunch outside, it's so nice."
Mrs. Potter looked at this little muggle girl. "Yes," she decided. "We will stay. Won't we, William?" Her husband agreed. As the kids left Mrs. Potter turne to Mr. Black.
"She's such a unique child. It will be...interesting to have her at Hogwarts with James and Sirius, won't it?" Lois Potter smiled prettily at Brendyn. He stared.
"You mean, it's true? Lily is a witch and she will be going to Hogwarts?" He and the rest of the Blacks had always suspected Lily and her little brother were muggle-born witch and wizard. They'd seen what they did when mad and upset. They had wanted to wait for confermation, though. To really make sure. Of course, that's didn't stop Lily from learning about the wizarding world.
"Yes," Mr. Potter comfirmed. "I feel kind of sorry for Proffesor Dumbledore. Vega, Sirius, James, AND little Miss Lily. Just wait till the younger kids get there..."
This was an amusing thought. "Indeed..."
"Do wait to tell her, though!" Mrs. Potter was excited, you could tell. "Wait to see her face when she gets her letter."