Sirius Orion Black sat on his four poster bed starring blankly at the ceiling. Sirius had spent most of the summer in this position. He shivered. September had been so cold. At least he would be at Hogwarts soon and away from his family.
Unlike last summer they had completely ignored him. If he came to dinner he ate, if not no food for Sirius. His family loathed him simply because he was different. He was the only Black in Gryffindor, he was the only Black who wasn't dedicated to Voldemort, he was the only Black who wasn't a total bitch.
"Eve," he said dreamily. No one, not even James, knew what happened during that snow storm. They had tried to ignore it, they tried to hide it. But it couldn't be helped. Last winter he, Remus, James, and Evelyn had decided to play in the snow. Evelyn went walking on the lake. The ice cracked and she fell in. Remus had managed to pull her out, but she was so cold, like ice under his own warm palm.
It had started to snow again. Remus and James went to get help. He tried to warm Evelyn up, she was to cold. After a while Remus and James didn't come back. Sirius wrapped her in all of his clothes down to his jeans. There they were freezing cold in the snow.
And then she woke up. Those emerald green eyes starred into his own blue ones. Then she said that she loved him. Sirius was frozen. And he just kissed her. Neither one of them needed words to say what they felt. It was so painfully obvious. For the rest of the year they snuck around kissing in corners, sending each other looks in class.
No one could ever find out. Evelyn's parents hated the Black violently. If they found out that their daughter and Sirius Black were in love the consequences would be dire. They were close to the minister of magic, for them it was very possible to pin Sirius for slipping Evelyn a love potion. Evelyn would be taken from Hogwarts and her parents would make sure she never came anywhere near England again.
The situation was almost as bad on Sirius' side of the equation. His parents, being the scum they were, were followers of Voldemort. They desperately wanted their son to join the death eaters. Sirius was a very strong wizard. If they got him there was a chance Voldemort might gain the support of his closest friends.
Yet another problem was Remus. He was a werewolf. If Voldemort got a hold of him then he could do countless horrors. Werewolves were stronger during the full moon Remus was a strong wizard already, but what if he transformed in a very crowdad place, say Hogwarts or Diagon Alley. Many would die, more would probably be bitten. Voldemort would soon have his own werewolf army.
Sirius heaved a sigh and jumped at a tapping noise from outside. He slid of the bed an peered under the door, no one. Then he looked at the window and saw fluffs, James' owl.
He was named fluffs because of his very pink and very fluffy feathers. Sirius meant to give the owl to some hot sixth year a few years back. Sadly he had mixed up her present with James'. Sirius and James had a few Valentine's day prank issues. The year before that James had sent Sirius a howler Valentine from a girl named jerry, ugly, glasses, frizzy red hair, and huge metal braces that went al the way around her head.
Of course Jerry didn't exist and Sirius was very screwed. Now Sirius had made a plan to get him and lily together by making a illusion of lily saying she loved james, James would go all dreamy eyed, hug lily, and of course in big gold smoke all over the hall would read, this show was made possible by Sirius Black. But Fluffs had gone to James and the Sixth year had bitch slapped him all the way to Texas, but hey the ladies were into him again in only a month.
Sirius smiled at the memory and gladly let fluffs in. "Hey mate, how ya doin'"
Fluffs cooed happily and helped himself to Sirius' owls food. His owl Orion was delivering a note to Moony. Sirus un tied the note from the gigantic pink owls foot.
Dear padfoot:
Yo paddy, hope your parents aren't to bad this summer. Me and the rest of us figured you needed a bit of a pick up, so we decided to send you a few things we knew would brighten you mood.
Cheers
-Prongs
P.S. I hope you didn't mean for Fluffs to get this big, I sware I can't even get that thing through the window!
Sirius smiled and looked out his open window, Orion flew in with a large parcel. Sirius excitedly opened it and inside found another note, this time from Evelyn.
Dearest dear paddy:
Lo love, I do hope your summers not going to bad. But I guess it is. Don't worry I made sure Remus and James didn't see the letter. Damn! I miss you so much, it hurts. These owls are a lovely to send things, but I would send you a howler if I could. I know your parents. Look I really hope you doing ok, I wish you were at James'. On a happier not we decided to send you a little pick me up. Well open it!
Inside the big parcel were a few small ones. He opened on and found it to be full of huneydukes chocolate. Sirius opened a chocolate frog and gobbled it up with a huge grin. He opened the next one and grinned bigger. Inside was a photo of all of the marauders in front of a willow. He, James, Peter and Remus were all sitting around the tree. It was taken before James and lily had broken up. She was lounging in James' lap, Gem was giving Remus a kiss on the cheek, and Evelyn was lying on her stomage with her feet in Peters face. Sirius was sitting beside them laughing.
"Those were the good ol' days," Sirius said softly holding the photo. He wiped away a small tear and opened the last package. Inside was a thing silver chain and on it was a gold ring, all around the band was strange writing. It was amazing. Sirius put it on and looked back at the note.
I hope you like the ring, I have idea what the writing says, but hell it looks nice. Siri I miss you so god-damn much! I wish I were there. Love you
-Evelyn.
Sirius folded the note a wiped a tear from his eye. "Eve, you don't know how much I miss you,"
Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door. Sirius leapt a foot in foot in the air stuffed the ring under his shirt. The door opened as Sirius was franticly shoving his gifts under his bed. Sirius quickly sat down on his bed and looked bored. A black shoed foot entered the room followed by the body of his father.
"Still moping in here?" He asked coldly. His father never laughed, never cried, never truly smiled.
"No, I just don't want to be around scum like you," Sirius snapped.
"It would be easier on you if you gave in, boy. You could have power beyond your wildest imagination,"
"I do not want that power, I want you to leave," Sirius said , avoiding his fathers eyes.
"Everybody has a weak spot,"
Sirius froze.
His father grinned cruely, "And you have one to,"
"Don't' know what your talking about, now get out!"
His father's face did not change. He stepped closer to Sirius and surveyed the room. He bent down and picked up the picture. "Well, well, well what do we have here?"
"Give that to me right now!" Sirius yelled.
"And who is this?" He asked. Hi fathers eyes widened in realization. "So you do have a weak spot." His father had no idea about his relationship with any of the people in the picture, but Sirius was so enraged he would be easy to use.
"Don't you touch, her," Sirius shook with rage.
"The Mudblood? What would a pureblood wizard like you self have anything to do with a…whore like this?"
"How dare you call Evelyn a whore!" Sirius screamed.
"So Evelyn is her name," His father mused and Sirius realized his mistake. He launched forward and snatched the picture form his father hand. His father looked startled, but quickly regained his composure. He stepped toward Sirius.
"If you want her dead, then by all means continue acting like an animal. Personally I think it would be much better on all of the wizarding world if she were dead. But of course all Mudbloods are an embarrestment, but I hate this one more then the others."
Sirius stood still his eyes lowered. "She is not a whore, or an embarresment. And if you don't shut up, I'll make you,"
His father had the same cold smile, "And how?-"
Sirius' fist slammed into his father nose. The older man staggered, Sirius pushed him out into the hall and slammed the door shut.
"DAMN YOU , BOY!" his father roared. Sirius locked the door and muttered all the locking spells he knew. Just to be safe he jammed a chair under the knob. He heard his father pad down the stairs. Sirius used a little trick he had invented in third year. Above the fireplace he had put a little spell box and then made it invisible he put another box in his room and spelled that to, now he could hear every conversation that happened through the fire place.
"My lord, the boy is… infatuated with a young girl a mudblood, Evelyn Greystone,"
"Greystone!" The other voice hissed enraged. Sirius knew his father was on good terms with Voldemort, but not that they communicated directly. "Find the girl bring her to me, kill her and her parents."
"Of course my lord and Sirius?"
"I want him brought to me tonight and his friends I want them to. Is Jaken in place?
"He is with Lupin. Potter's father is an Aurer. It will be harder to infiltrate-"
"I don't care!," Voldemort hissed. "I want them all brought to me!"
Sirius jumped away form the box and silenced it. "I have to get out of here, gotta find eve?"
He feverishly threw some clothes, a few personal possessions, and his presents in a black back pack. There was a loud thud on the door. Sirius twisted to look at the door.
"Let me in!" His father yelled.
"Fuck you!" Sirius screamed in return. He slung a leather jacket over his shoulders and put on the backpack. The door know rattled. Sirius feverishly yanked open the window and climbed out. The door bust open and Sirius leapt form the window. He landed in a crouch on the soft grass and climbed to his feet. He turned to the window his father and some other men shooting spell at him. Sirius dodged the spells and ran away. It started to rain. Sirius looked back and saw they had left his room and were now following on foot.
Sirius muscles strained as he tried to out run the strong and faster men. Diagon Ally he thought to himself Diagon Ally. He darted into an ally and then turned sharply around a corner. He ran through so many different streets, he lost count, Thinking he had lost them he bent down panting. Diagon Ally was still miles away. He had no where to go, nothing to lose, but Evelyn who was as good as gone. Sirius knelt down on the wet cement and buried his head in his arms and sobbed.