Hey, here is another chapter. I hope you enjoy it. I am really glad that you are enjoying the story and I thank everyone for their reviews. A few notes…

Mekare070389- thanks for the review. A few more chapters until the Marauders form, until then more Sirius suffering.

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uh?- um a few things, I'm going to explain more stuff about Sirius' life. I would imagine though the Malfoys would show a respectable face in the world and would be careful about what they say and do. The Blacks however, I don't see that. I don't think they cared what people thought of them, I mean one of Sirius' relatives wanted to make Muggle hunting legal. I do hope you keep reading for Andromeda will explain a few things.

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Sirius went up to the dorm after standing behind Andromeda as she yelled at the Prefects. Once she started, Sirius wished she would just stop. The Prefects while looking ashamed at being yelled at, gave Sirius a look that he recognized as loathing. Sirius gulped. Would they give him more trouble?

Andromeda now red in the face told the Prefects that if she heard about anymore trouble, she would report to Dumbledore. She then left quickly.

Sirius looked around Gryffindor Tower and at the 6 Prefects. He ran up to his dorm before they could say anything.

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Sirius wandered outside one afternoon. He had just finished classes for the day and had an hour before dinner. He had not really explored outside yet, so with one glance up at the castle he left. He wandered to the lake, and after throwing in a few rocks discovered the Giant Squid. He played with it for a few minutes, by talking and tickling it. The Giant Squid seemed to love it, and Sirius couldn't help but laugh.

It was then that he noticed a small hut near the large trees on the edge of the Forest. He frown, who lived there? He could hear a voice coming from the house… was the person singing? Whoever it was couldn't sing to save their lives, but they were singing. Sirius got up gave the Giant Squid one last pat and then ventured over to the hut.

As he got to it, the door opened and Sirius gaped. It was him! It was the man who had met them off the train! Sirius smiled, he had seemed nice enough.

"Well hello," the man said to him seeing Sirius stare.

"Hello," Sirius said back in a small voice.

"Well come in, have a cup 'o tea," the man waved him into his hut.

Sirius did without a second thought. Slowly and cautiously he went into the house and at the motion of the man took a seat at a big wooden table.

The man put a cup of tea down in front of him and Sirius picked it up.

"Well young Black, I expect you don't know my name," the man looked at him over his own giant cup of tea.

"How do you know me?" asked Sirius.

"Well other than you have the dominant Black face and black hair, I've seen ye around," the man chuckled. "Rubeus Hagrid, I'm groundskeeper here."

"Hello Mr. Hagrid," Sirius smiled.

"Ah Hagrid will do," Hagrid chuckled again. "Now what would a young Gryffindor be doing alone on such a fine fall day?"

Sirius' eyes dropped.

"Those Gryffindors still getting ye trouble?"

"How do you know?"

"Ye not my only visitor," Hagrid winked.

"Has Andromeda been to see you?"

"I've had a cup 'o tea with her before," Hagrid shrugged. "But not this year, she's been too busy to come and see me."

"Who then?"

"Professor Dumbledore has expressed his concerns. He had a feeling you would find ye way down here."

"He's concerned about me?"

"He's ye Headmaster, of course he is!" Hagrid told him.

"So if you know about me, why are you being nice? No one else has," Sirius asked him.

"Professor Dumbledore thinks ye is all right, and that is good enough for me," Hagrid winked at him. "Anyway, it don't matter who ye family is, it matters who ye are."

Sirius thought about that. He reminded himself to remember that one.

"So ye like Quidditch?"

"Of course! Do you? I haven't met anyone else who does!" Sirius grinned much like a small child.

"I go to all the games here," Hagrid laughed seeing his face. "I love Quidditch, I could never play of course, but it's a good game."

"Wow, I thought no one liked Quidditch!"

"Who did ye ask?" Hagrid asked. "Everyone likes Quidditch here. Dumbledore loves it probably more than anyone!"

"Oh, a few Slytherins on the train. When they would still talk to me," Sirius told him. He hadn't asked any Gryffindors, not that they would answer him.

"Slytherins don't know how to have fun!"

"I know! On the train, all of them did was READ!" Sirius told him all about Snape.

"That greasy little kid? I saw him and Malfoy picking on a bunch of Hufflepuffs the other day," Hagrid shook his head.

"If I ever catch them picking on anyone, I'll give them a piece of my mind," Sirius told Hagrid.

"Don't get into trouble now," Hagrid warned him. "Another cup 'o tea?"

"Yes," Sirius held it out for him.

After another cup of tea, Hagrid led him outside, "Want to see my pumpkins? Growing them for Halloween."

Sirius eagerly went after him. They went out to his pumpkin patch, and Sirius saw about 15 small pumpkins, "They are small."

"Just you wait until the feast," Hagrid's black eyes twinkled down at him.

"Hagrid, why aren't we allowed in the forest?" Sirius' turned to look at the forest.

"Wild beasts in there Sirius, its dangerous."

Sirius looked longingly into the forest. At the word dangerous, his spirits rose. It didn't seem dangerous to him but a nice adventure.

"Can you take me in one day?"

"Students aren't allowed," Hagrid told him. "Not even with me, unless ye get detention and that's what it is. But it isn't likely. Come on, its dinner time."

But Sirius continued to look at the forest, one day he would go in there and explore.

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Sirius received an owl two days later. With a smile at Andromeda and opened the letter. He knew exactly whom it was from.

Dear Sirius,

It is good to hear from you young Sirius. Andromeda told me you might be owling me. I am glad you came to me with your questions. For your questions, you do ask the difficult ones. Did the family support Grindelwald? Yes they did, does this make us a Dark Family, well it depends who you talk to in the family. Grindelwald to your House was a Dark Wizard. However, I cannot tell you whether you should believe him to be a Dark Wizard. Grindelwald believed that he could take over the world. His dream was to rule the wizarding world and have the magical world be better than the Muggle. Grindelwald was ruthless; he killed anyone who stood in his way of power. The family believed he was doing the right thing. You must make up your own mind about this though. Do you believe one man should control the world? Do you think the Muggle world should fear us? Andromeda says you have a good heart and are thinking for yourself. These questions cannot be answered right away, think about it. I am anxious to hear your response.

Uncle Alphard

Sirius read the letter over twice. Uncle Alphard had given him a lot to think about. He promised himself he would think about it tonight and reply to Uncle Alphard.