Sirius Black and ???- Chapter 4
Sirius was up by 4:00am on Thursday. He was practically vibrating. Quidditch was his life! He couldn't wait to get to the stadium. Two hours and forty-five minutes to go! Sirius walked around his cousin's room, trying not to wake his brother and Mike. Carefully, Sirius checked his bag that he was bringing to the campsite. He pawed through the bag and went through a mental checklist.
"Five boxes of Fillibusters Fireworks? Yep! Two cans of trick-explosion- beans? Uh-huh. Let's see." Sirius dug further into his bag and barely glanced at his clothes and stuff for the night, his attention all on his pranks.
"Wa-" Humurus jerked awake, looking at Sirius sleepy-eyed.
"Is it time to go?" Humurus asked drowsily.
"No, go back to bed." Humurus fell back onto his pillow and a few seconds later his snores filled the room. Sirius left the room and headed for the kitchen. Sirius had a glass of water and paced the room impatiently. Finally he heard his mother's alarm clock go off. 6 o'clock, he thought. His stomagh gave an excited jump.
* * *
Pant, pant, pant. They all struggled up the hill to the spot where they would take the Portkey. As they were the only wizarding family in the area that were going to the Quidditch World Cup they needn't wait for any one. Reggie checked his watch.
"30 seconds." He muttered. "Everyone touching it?" They all nodded then Sirius gave a gasp as the Portkey began to transport them. He felt like he was being dragged forward at the navel. Suddenly he hit the ground hard. His knees buckled underneath him and he fell forwards. Humurus, Sirius, Mike and Lucy all landed in a heap on the ground beside Sue and Reggie. Miraculously, Kathy was the only one to remain standing. Once they had all gotten up a Ministry offical approached them. He told the witch beside him that it was the group from Hickory Hill and checked them off on his list.
"All right then. If you go see William Knotby, section D, he'll tell you where your campsite is." The official told them before rushing off to attend to some other who had just arrived from Kent.
The party walked to section D and met a very dazed looking Muggle.
"Beautiful day, no? We should be seeing some snow shortly." Sirius frowned at the man.
"Probably just had a very strong memory charm placed on him." His mother whispered to him as Reggie asked about their campsite.
As they walked to their campsite Sirius took in the strange looking tents. If you could call them tents. Some had chimneies and some had little gardens in the front. Sirius sniggered at the sight of one that looked exactically like a house, just a tad bit smaller.
"Here we are!" His uncle's voice cut through his thoughts. There was a little sign saying "Black" in fron tof a large patch of grass. Sirius escaped as his uncle began fiddling with the tent poles. They had been told that no magic was to be used, but when all these wizarding communities got together they couldn't help showing off. And that normally meant using some amount of magic here and there.
As Sirius walked between the tents he kept his eyes peeled for his friends, although he realised that they probably weren't even up yet. Sirius knew that James and his family had arrived yesturday, but he wasn't sure about Peter or Remus. They could very well be arriving later.
Sirius headed back to his tent when someone called his name.
"Sirius! Over here! Sirius!" Sirius turned to see James rushing over to him. Just behind James, Sirius could see Mr. and Mrs. Potter waving at him. James reached Sirius and the two friends hugged.
"Oh man! I've missed you! This summer has been so incredibly DULL!" Sirius excliamed as they walked over to the Potter's tent.
"Me too. Have you seen Peter or Remus yet?" James asked. Sirius noticed a hint of worry in James' eyes and he quickly sobered.
"No, I haven't." He immedietly wished that his other two best friends could be there. James shrugged.
"I don't know when they're supposed to come. I haven't seen them yet and I've searched the whole place."
"Good morning Sirius!" Mrs. Potter greeted him, "Care for breakfast?" Even though the had had breakfast at his uncle's house, Sirius had been too excited to eat and now he was regretting it. Just as he was about to say yes, his stomagh answered for him with a loud "growl". James grinned.
"I guess that's a yes?" He asked laughing. Shepishly Sirius helped himself to some bacon. Just as he was munching on his fourth piece of toast, happily discussing the next days Quidditch game he heard a familiar voice.
"We've been looking everywhere for you guys!" Sirius looked up to meet a pair of green eyes and a pair of hazel eyes.
Sirius was up by 4:00am on Thursday. He was practically vibrating. Quidditch was his life! He couldn't wait to get to the stadium. Two hours and forty-five minutes to go! Sirius walked around his cousin's room, trying not to wake his brother and Mike. Carefully, Sirius checked his bag that he was bringing to the campsite. He pawed through the bag and went through a mental checklist.
"Five boxes of Fillibusters Fireworks? Yep! Two cans of trick-explosion- beans? Uh-huh. Let's see." Sirius dug further into his bag and barely glanced at his clothes and stuff for the night, his attention all on his pranks.
"Wa-" Humurus jerked awake, looking at Sirius sleepy-eyed.
"Is it time to go?" Humurus asked drowsily.
"No, go back to bed." Humurus fell back onto his pillow and a few seconds later his snores filled the room. Sirius left the room and headed for the kitchen. Sirius had a glass of water and paced the room impatiently. Finally he heard his mother's alarm clock go off. 6 o'clock, he thought. His stomagh gave an excited jump.
* * *
Pant, pant, pant. They all struggled up the hill to the spot where they would take the Portkey. As they were the only wizarding family in the area that were going to the Quidditch World Cup they needn't wait for any one. Reggie checked his watch.
"30 seconds." He muttered. "Everyone touching it?" They all nodded then Sirius gave a gasp as the Portkey began to transport them. He felt like he was being dragged forward at the navel. Suddenly he hit the ground hard. His knees buckled underneath him and he fell forwards. Humurus, Sirius, Mike and Lucy all landed in a heap on the ground beside Sue and Reggie. Miraculously, Kathy was the only one to remain standing. Once they had all gotten up a Ministry offical approached them. He told the witch beside him that it was the group from Hickory Hill and checked them off on his list.
"All right then. If you go see William Knotby, section D, he'll tell you where your campsite is." The official told them before rushing off to attend to some other who had just arrived from Kent.
The party walked to section D and met a very dazed looking Muggle.
"Beautiful day, no? We should be seeing some snow shortly." Sirius frowned at the man.
"Probably just had a very strong memory charm placed on him." His mother whispered to him as Reggie asked about their campsite.
As they walked to their campsite Sirius took in the strange looking tents. If you could call them tents. Some had chimneies and some had little gardens in the front. Sirius sniggered at the sight of one that looked exactically like a house, just a tad bit smaller.
"Here we are!" His uncle's voice cut through his thoughts. There was a little sign saying "Black" in fron tof a large patch of grass. Sirius escaped as his uncle began fiddling with the tent poles. They had been told that no magic was to be used, but when all these wizarding communities got together they couldn't help showing off. And that normally meant using some amount of magic here and there.
As Sirius walked between the tents he kept his eyes peeled for his friends, although he realised that they probably weren't even up yet. Sirius knew that James and his family had arrived yesturday, but he wasn't sure about Peter or Remus. They could very well be arriving later.
Sirius headed back to his tent when someone called his name.
"Sirius! Over here! Sirius!" Sirius turned to see James rushing over to him. Just behind James, Sirius could see Mr. and Mrs. Potter waving at him. James reached Sirius and the two friends hugged.
"Oh man! I've missed you! This summer has been so incredibly DULL!" Sirius excliamed as they walked over to the Potter's tent.
"Me too. Have you seen Peter or Remus yet?" James asked. Sirius noticed a hint of worry in James' eyes and he quickly sobered.
"No, I haven't." He immedietly wished that his other two best friends could be there. James shrugged.
"I don't know when they're supposed to come. I haven't seen them yet and I've searched the whole place."
"Good morning Sirius!" Mrs. Potter greeted him, "Care for breakfast?" Even though the had had breakfast at his uncle's house, Sirius had been too excited to eat and now he was regretting it. Just as he was about to say yes, his stomagh answered for him with a loud "growl". James grinned.
"I guess that's a yes?" He asked laughing. Shepishly Sirius helped himself to some bacon. Just as he was munching on his fourth piece of toast, happily discussing the next days Quidditch game he heard a familiar voice.
"We've been looking everywhere for you guys!" Sirius looked up to meet a pair of green eyes and a pair of hazel eyes.