Advenio Domus
Sirius paced back and forth in the magically sealed room. The walls were a pristine, padded white. There was no clock and the only way one could keep track of time would be to glimpse out the tiny out of reach window on the wall opposite of the door. He had been in this cell for two weeks. At the end of his sixth year at Hogwarts, Sirius had had enough of Severus Snape and told him to leave him the hell alone. Snape just couldn't wait to get the wonderful marauders in trouble and consequently, both found themselves seeing a Witch Specialist to help them with their problems. However, Snape was released but Sirius kept for special examination. Hence, that is where he was now. Pacing the room and counting his footsteps.
He had apologized profusely to Remus and James both. He had only given Snape a mumbled 'sorry'. However, that still hadn't stopped his family from being severely disappointed. Thankfully, James had forgiven him and Remus relented after a few days. Expulsion was not considered and house points not removed (it was the end of the term) but Sirius felt his punishment was enough. Walking into a quiet room with a nosy witch who enjoyed expressing her disappointment in you was enough. To top it off, his father watched him narrowly over his glasses and his mother constantly called for him when he wasn't in her field of vision. His friends had come to visit him, but the Hogwarts terms began and they were likely at the feast. Friends. Sirius thought. Then he scowled. He figured that he would be one friend short when he got back. There was one particular rat he wanted to skewer and his name began with a P- and ended in -eter.
As Sirius continued to lament over his situation, the door opened and the haughty witch poked her head in.
"Ready," she asked, referring to their last session.
"As I will ever be," Sirius grimly replied before catching himself and giving her a razzle-dazzle smile. It was time to go home.
{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
"Nadia!" Lily and Sicily both cried.
Nadia came in the room and dramatically fell onto Lily's bed.
"What did I miss?" Nadia inquired.
"Nothing much, we just asked how summers went." Sicily replied.
"Well, mine was awful. I stayed at home with my three older brothers who insisted on teasing me and then leaving me with their children. I love children to death but 2 five-year olds and a 2-year-old are enough to drive anyone nuts. How about you guys?"
"Ours were same old, same old." Lily answered.
The three girls spent the rest of their evening catching up, until another dorm room mate joined them,
"Have either of you all seen Sirius?" asked Amatra Reyan. She had a long time crush on him and stalked his whereabouts.
"No, we haven't. I looked down and saw the other three marauders." Lily replied.
"Yeah, I thought it rather strange that he wasn't here but I figured that he was off readying some hoax for the maniacal Slytherins," Nadia said, not bothering to hide just what she thought of the Slytherins.
"Yeah, maybe. But I didn't see him in the common room and that is where the other marauders are now," whined Amatra.
Losing their patience, the other girls sent Amatra on a quest for snacks. Once she was gone, the girls completely changed tones and were just as worried as Amatra.
"I was actually wondering the same thing at dinner myself. I kept looking at the Marauders (and James probably thinks I fancy him because I kept staring in their direction) and then towards the doors for Sirius to make a grand entrance but it never came," Sicily whispered.
"Same here, I walked down the halls with the first years half expecting him to jump out at me. Mind you, I don't know the Marauders as well as you do but I do know Sirius well enough to know that he enjoys scaring the living daylights out of people," Lily added.
"You don't think it was you-know-who?" Nadia gasped.
"Of course not silly," Lily reassured herself more than Nadia, "of course not. He only wants muggle borns and we all know that Sirius is pureblood."
Lily began worriedly biting her lower-lip whenever in deep thought, or like now, genuinely scared. She soon stopped when Amatra (with Willow, the other dorm mate and her twin Aurora not far behind) flounced into the room with cookies and pumpkin juice. Their annual first-night-catch-up-sleep over began.
{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
Down in the common room, three boys also spoke in hushed tones.
"Since Sirius isn't here, I can't join you at the whomping willow tomorrow," James concluded.
"Okay, I can manage. I was doing it alone before you all joined me. It'll be like old times," Remus reasoned, making a foul attempt at a joke. All James could was give a twisted smile and nod his head. He had a sick feeling that things were going to happen this year. Things that would change the path he had conformed to take.
Sirius paced back and forth in the magically sealed room. The walls were a pristine, padded white. There was no clock and the only way one could keep track of time would be to glimpse out the tiny out of reach window on the wall opposite of the door. He had been in this cell for two weeks. At the end of his sixth year at Hogwarts, Sirius had had enough of Severus Snape and told him to leave him the hell alone. Snape just couldn't wait to get the wonderful marauders in trouble and consequently, both found themselves seeing a Witch Specialist to help them with their problems. However, Snape was released but Sirius kept for special examination. Hence, that is where he was now. Pacing the room and counting his footsteps.
He had apologized profusely to Remus and James both. He had only given Snape a mumbled 'sorry'. However, that still hadn't stopped his family from being severely disappointed. Thankfully, James had forgiven him and Remus relented after a few days. Expulsion was not considered and house points not removed (it was the end of the term) but Sirius felt his punishment was enough. Walking into a quiet room with a nosy witch who enjoyed expressing her disappointment in you was enough. To top it off, his father watched him narrowly over his glasses and his mother constantly called for him when he wasn't in her field of vision. His friends had come to visit him, but the Hogwarts terms began and they were likely at the feast. Friends. Sirius thought. Then he scowled. He figured that he would be one friend short when he got back. There was one particular rat he wanted to skewer and his name began with a P- and ended in -eter.
As Sirius continued to lament over his situation, the door opened and the haughty witch poked her head in.
"Ready," she asked, referring to their last session.
"As I will ever be," Sirius grimly replied before catching himself and giving her a razzle-dazzle smile. It was time to go home.
{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
"Nadia!" Lily and Sicily both cried.
Nadia came in the room and dramatically fell onto Lily's bed.
"What did I miss?" Nadia inquired.
"Nothing much, we just asked how summers went." Sicily replied.
"Well, mine was awful. I stayed at home with my three older brothers who insisted on teasing me and then leaving me with their children. I love children to death but 2 five-year olds and a 2-year-old are enough to drive anyone nuts. How about you guys?"
"Ours were same old, same old." Lily answered.
The three girls spent the rest of their evening catching up, until another dorm room mate joined them,
"Have either of you all seen Sirius?" asked Amatra Reyan. She had a long time crush on him and stalked his whereabouts.
"No, we haven't. I looked down and saw the other three marauders." Lily replied.
"Yeah, I thought it rather strange that he wasn't here but I figured that he was off readying some hoax for the maniacal Slytherins," Nadia said, not bothering to hide just what she thought of the Slytherins.
"Yeah, maybe. But I didn't see him in the common room and that is where the other marauders are now," whined Amatra.
Losing their patience, the other girls sent Amatra on a quest for snacks. Once she was gone, the girls completely changed tones and were just as worried as Amatra.
"I was actually wondering the same thing at dinner myself. I kept looking at the Marauders (and James probably thinks I fancy him because I kept staring in their direction) and then towards the doors for Sirius to make a grand entrance but it never came," Sicily whispered.
"Same here, I walked down the halls with the first years half expecting him to jump out at me. Mind you, I don't know the Marauders as well as you do but I do know Sirius well enough to know that he enjoys scaring the living daylights out of people," Lily added.
"You don't think it was you-know-who?" Nadia gasped.
"Of course not silly," Lily reassured herself more than Nadia, "of course not. He only wants muggle borns and we all know that Sirius is pureblood."
Lily began worriedly biting her lower-lip whenever in deep thought, or like now, genuinely scared. She soon stopped when Amatra (with Willow, the other dorm mate and her twin Aurora not far behind) flounced into the room with cookies and pumpkin juice. Their annual first-night-catch-up-sleep over began.
{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
Down in the common room, three boys also spoke in hushed tones.
"Since Sirius isn't here, I can't join you at the whomping willow tomorrow," James concluded.
"Okay, I can manage. I was doing it alone before you all joined me. It'll be like old times," Remus reasoned, making a foul attempt at a joke. All James could was give a twisted smile and nod his head. He had a sick feeling that things were going to happen this year. Things that would change the path he had conformed to take.