Title: If Sirius Black had a daughter.
Chapter: 2 (The big friendly giant)
Written on: 31st March 2003
Disclaimers: J.K.Rowling owns half of it, if not all. I nicked the chapter
title from Roald Dahl... don't shoot me.
(A/N: it get's a lil more HP-ish by here. i couldn't be bothered to do Hagrid's accent, and he came to the orphanage the day he was meant to be shopping with Harry, but just pretend he went shopping with Harry the day before lol, I only just noticed and i'd have to do half of it again so i'll just let you alter your brains (if you can). sorry. but then again... if Hagrid went there at midnight and they slept till morning it would still be the 31st july wouldn't it? so i'm not really wrong in what i've written am I? If anyone can explain to me which day hagrid took harry shopping could you leave it in a review please? cause i dont get it lol. And also does anyone know where it says Lily (Harry's mother)'s last name is Evans because that's what everyone's been saying it is, in almost everyone's fanfiction stories her last name is Evans. How did that come about? Thanks :o) I'm a bit of a scab with my back ground info lol.)
'Who is it?' The three girls heard Mrs Saundersby shouting in the direction of the door.
'I'm looking for a Miss Tamzin Black, i've heard that this is the place to find her.' A deep, booming voice answered in a strong scottish accent.
'What do you want with her?' Mrs Saundersby shouted back.
'I have a message to deliver, could I please have a word with her?' The stranger answered politely. Tamzin left the company of her friends and made her way towards the front door. Mrs Saundersby was opening the door to reveal what looked like a giant caveman, and except for the clothes he DID look a spitting image of a caveman.
'Here she is!' Mrs Saundersby said the the nicest, fake voice she posessed, gesturing at Tamzin. It was only used for potential adopters or people working for the government.
'Hello Tamzin! Happy Birthday! I've come to fetch you to get your stuff for Hogwarts!' He said as if he was Tamzin's long lost brother, he even had the tears in his eyes.
'Erm... Sorry but I don't really know who you are... sorry.' She said shyly.
'Oh! No problem! I'm Hagrid, the groundskeeper and keeper of the keys at Hogwarts,' he said grinning.
'Errr... I know its a school and stuff but I don't know a thing about it.' She cut him short.
'Don't tell me you don't know anything too!' He sighed, 'ruddy muggles! Second one in just two days!' He said more to himself than her.
'What's a muggle and what don't I know anything about?' Tamzin asked confusedly.
'Here we go!' He muttered under his breath. 'Ok so if you don't interrupt me while I tell you this we won't be too late when we leave, no offence or nothing. Ok, you're a witch and people like Mrs Saundersby who aren't witches or wizards are muggles. You can do magic. There's this school that teaches magic to underage wizards and witchs all around Great Britain, United Kingdom, which ever one includes Ireland. Well anyways, theres this place in London called Diagon Alley. It's full of shops and stuff, all of the shops are magical. They sell things to witches and wizards. Follow me so far?' He asked the small girl.
'Yup yup!' She replied enthusiastically. She hadn't made a single sound at all during the giant's explanation and she didn't plan to for the rest of it.
'OK so i'm taking you to Diagon Alley today to fetch your stuff . And yes, you've got money stored in a wizarding bank. Any questions?' He asked her.
'Was my dad a wizard and my mother a witch or was one of them a muggle?' She asked anxiously.
'They were both pure bloods, that means their parents both had magical blood. so you're a pure blood too.' Hagrid explained.
'Did you know them before the collision?' She asked. She had never heard anything about them before and didn't know anyone who could tell her anything so she had wondered all her life what they were like.
'What collision? ' He asked back.
'The train collision they died in... or didn't they?' Tamzin asked confusedly. She was believing Mrs Saundersby's story less and less by the second.
'Ok, i'll tell you.' He sniffed and blew his nose in a large hankerchief he took from his pocket. 'What actually happened was this. Your mother and father, Victoria Thomas and Sirius Black were both in Hogwarts together when they were younger, along with Lily Evans and James Potter who were also married after Hogwarts. Your mother and Lily Potter were best friends, just as your father and James Potter were best friends st Hogwarts. Well, there was this man who was trying to take over the wizarding world and muggle world, I can't say his name because, well, don't look at me like that! Fine! It was Lord Voldemort.' He shuddered as he whispered the last two words and looked around with his watery eyes as if someone would jump out any second and attack him. 'Well, you-know-who, he was after your parents and the Potters, they were all at the potter's house (except for your father), and so were you and the Potter's baby boy, Harry. You-know- who found out where you all were and killed your mother and Lily and James. You and Harry survived his curse somehow and both got identical scars on your foreheads. But the thing is, no-one actually knew your mother and you were at the Potter's and got the curse too, so Harry got famous for being the 'only' person to survive you-know-who's killing curse.' He blew his nose loudly and said, 'sorry but that's all I know, but when you get to Hogwarts, Proffessor Dumbledore says he's going to tell you the full story and anything i've missed out.'
'I don't think I can do this witch thing. The only magic tricks I can do is dissappear and that's a cheap Paul Daniels cupboard trick. Sorry but there's no way I can ever be a real witch.' When she said this Hagrid burst out laughing.
'Sorry, it's just you and Harry are so much alike it's funny! He had the exact same worries as you. Don't worry Tamzin, hardly anyone knows any magic before they go to Hogwarts unless they read the text books, and you'll have yours today so don't worry!' He continued to chuckle. 'Well we'd best be off now, it's a long way from wales to London! so go and get dressed while I have a litte word with Mrs Saundersby.'
'Ok! I won't be too long!' She shouted excitedly, and ran off to get dressed.
Within no time they were both waiting in the queue at Bridgend Town Train Station and were getting alot of funny looks. 'Errr... Tamzin? I don't know how this muggle money works. Could you help me?' The giant asked shyly and held out a few notes.
'Yeah sure! Infact it would be alot better if I just bought the tickets altogether.' Tamzin said grinning.
They were still getting funny looks on the train, such a small girl and such a big man, but they just ignored the onlookers and talked about the things in the wizarding world Tamzin didn't know. Hagrid was just getting through the different shops in Diagon Alley when Tamzin voiced her thoughts. 'Hagrid, you know you said my father wasn't with my mother and the Potters when they were killed? Well, where is he now? is he dead?'
'Oh no, I don't think... Erm... Dumbledore could explain it better.' He said, trying to avoid the question.
'Please, I know you know! Please tell me Hagrid!' She then attempted to soften him up with a guilt trip. 'Hagrid, if you don't tell me now then I'll be worrying about it for a whole month, I get really ill with worry and I could fall sick with depression!'
'Oh... OK... But please don't hate me for telling you! OK, so he wasn't there with the Potters and your mother, erm, he was out somewhere.' The giant of a man broke into a sweat. 'Well there was this man, Peter Pettigrew was his name, he followed your father into a muggle street because your father had done something, and, erm, Pettigrew made your father a bit angry. Please don't hate me, but your father was too quick for Pettigrew and pulled out his wand and cursed him, Pettigrew and twelve muggles were killed, the ministry of magic tracked him down and put him in Azkaban, the most high security prison in the wizarding and muggle world, the most high security prison in the muggle world would probably equal to only a prison cell in Azkaban.' Hagrid said, watching Tamzin like a ticking bomb.
'So my dad's a mass murderer and is gunna be in prison all his life?' She asked.
'Yeah , sorry, I didn't want-' Hagrid began.
'No! Thanks for telling me! I never would've found this out by September!' She cut him short. With that last remark the train came to a halt. They both got off and travelled the streets of london. Hagrid knew exactly where he was going and was walking pretty fast, even for a man of his size. Tamzin had to jog to keep up with him.
'This is it! The Leaky Cauldron!' Hagrid said enthusiastically, pointing to a small pub. Tamzin noticed that none of the muggles so much as glanced at it. She assumed that it was invisable to their unmagical eyes.
'Hullo Hagrid! What'll you be having?' A man called out from behind the bar.
'Sorry Tom! I won't be able to stay for long, I'm on another official Hogwarts assignment.' Hagrid answered importantly.
'You said that yesterday! Hogwarts must be pretty busy this year round! So who's this little blighter?' Tom O'Declas asked cheerfully.
'I'm Tamzin Black, pleased to meet you sir.' Tamzin answered politely and held out her hand.
Tom shook it and replied, ' Pleasure! Such a nice little girl!' Tamzin held back the urge to shout out ' I aint little! And I definately aint nice!' Instead she smiled at Tom and followed Hagrid as he led her out.
'Wow! You was right! They didn't even know anything at all! Lucky my scar was covered or there would've been loadsa questions!' Tamzin said as they went out of the back door of the pub. Hagrid counted with his forefinger a few bricks and then tapped one with his umbrella, which strangely enough was pink and flowery. As soon as he had tapped the brick, the solid brick wall changed itself into an arch, as soon as they both passed through it, the bricks moved back into place.
(A/N: Don't worry! I aint giving up for a few more months yet! I just decided that here's a good place to end the chapter and start a new one.)
(A/N: it get's a lil more HP-ish by here. i couldn't be bothered to do Hagrid's accent, and he came to the orphanage the day he was meant to be shopping with Harry, but just pretend he went shopping with Harry the day before lol, I only just noticed and i'd have to do half of it again so i'll just let you alter your brains (if you can). sorry. but then again... if Hagrid went there at midnight and they slept till morning it would still be the 31st july wouldn't it? so i'm not really wrong in what i've written am I? If anyone can explain to me which day hagrid took harry shopping could you leave it in a review please? cause i dont get it lol. And also does anyone know where it says Lily (Harry's mother)'s last name is Evans because that's what everyone's been saying it is, in almost everyone's fanfiction stories her last name is Evans. How did that come about? Thanks :o) I'm a bit of a scab with my back ground info lol.)
'Who is it?' The three girls heard Mrs Saundersby shouting in the direction of the door.
'I'm looking for a Miss Tamzin Black, i've heard that this is the place to find her.' A deep, booming voice answered in a strong scottish accent.
'What do you want with her?' Mrs Saundersby shouted back.
'I have a message to deliver, could I please have a word with her?' The stranger answered politely. Tamzin left the company of her friends and made her way towards the front door. Mrs Saundersby was opening the door to reveal what looked like a giant caveman, and except for the clothes he DID look a spitting image of a caveman.
'Here she is!' Mrs Saundersby said the the nicest, fake voice she posessed, gesturing at Tamzin. It was only used for potential adopters or people working for the government.
'Hello Tamzin! Happy Birthday! I've come to fetch you to get your stuff for Hogwarts!' He said as if he was Tamzin's long lost brother, he even had the tears in his eyes.
'Erm... Sorry but I don't really know who you are... sorry.' She said shyly.
'Oh! No problem! I'm Hagrid, the groundskeeper and keeper of the keys at Hogwarts,' he said grinning.
'Errr... I know its a school and stuff but I don't know a thing about it.' She cut him short.
'Don't tell me you don't know anything too!' He sighed, 'ruddy muggles! Second one in just two days!' He said more to himself than her.
'What's a muggle and what don't I know anything about?' Tamzin asked confusedly.
'Here we go!' He muttered under his breath. 'Ok so if you don't interrupt me while I tell you this we won't be too late when we leave, no offence or nothing. Ok, you're a witch and people like Mrs Saundersby who aren't witches or wizards are muggles. You can do magic. There's this school that teaches magic to underage wizards and witchs all around Great Britain, United Kingdom, which ever one includes Ireland. Well anyways, theres this place in London called Diagon Alley. It's full of shops and stuff, all of the shops are magical. They sell things to witches and wizards. Follow me so far?' He asked the small girl.
'Yup yup!' She replied enthusiastically. She hadn't made a single sound at all during the giant's explanation and she didn't plan to for the rest of it.
'OK so i'm taking you to Diagon Alley today to fetch your stuff . And yes, you've got money stored in a wizarding bank. Any questions?' He asked her.
'Was my dad a wizard and my mother a witch or was one of them a muggle?' She asked anxiously.
'They were both pure bloods, that means their parents both had magical blood. so you're a pure blood too.' Hagrid explained.
'Did you know them before the collision?' She asked. She had never heard anything about them before and didn't know anyone who could tell her anything so she had wondered all her life what they were like.
'What collision? ' He asked back.
'The train collision they died in... or didn't they?' Tamzin asked confusedly. She was believing Mrs Saundersby's story less and less by the second.
'Ok, i'll tell you.' He sniffed and blew his nose in a large hankerchief he took from his pocket. 'What actually happened was this. Your mother and father, Victoria Thomas and Sirius Black were both in Hogwarts together when they were younger, along with Lily Evans and James Potter who were also married after Hogwarts. Your mother and Lily Potter were best friends, just as your father and James Potter were best friends st Hogwarts. Well, there was this man who was trying to take over the wizarding world and muggle world, I can't say his name because, well, don't look at me like that! Fine! It was Lord Voldemort.' He shuddered as he whispered the last two words and looked around with his watery eyes as if someone would jump out any second and attack him. 'Well, you-know-who, he was after your parents and the Potters, they were all at the potter's house (except for your father), and so were you and the Potter's baby boy, Harry. You-know- who found out where you all were and killed your mother and Lily and James. You and Harry survived his curse somehow and both got identical scars on your foreheads. But the thing is, no-one actually knew your mother and you were at the Potter's and got the curse too, so Harry got famous for being the 'only' person to survive you-know-who's killing curse.' He blew his nose loudly and said, 'sorry but that's all I know, but when you get to Hogwarts, Proffessor Dumbledore says he's going to tell you the full story and anything i've missed out.'
'I don't think I can do this witch thing. The only magic tricks I can do is dissappear and that's a cheap Paul Daniels cupboard trick. Sorry but there's no way I can ever be a real witch.' When she said this Hagrid burst out laughing.
'Sorry, it's just you and Harry are so much alike it's funny! He had the exact same worries as you. Don't worry Tamzin, hardly anyone knows any magic before they go to Hogwarts unless they read the text books, and you'll have yours today so don't worry!' He continued to chuckle. 'Well we'd best be off now, it's a long way from wales to London! so go and get dressed while I have a litte word with Mrs Saundersby.'
'Ok! I won't be too long!' She shouted excitedly, and ran off to get dressed.
Within no time they were both waiting in the queue at Bridgend Town Train Station and were getting alot of funny looks. 'Errr... Tamzin? I don't know how this muggle money works. Could you help me?' The giant asked shyly and held out a few notes.
'Yeah sure! Infact it would be alot better if I just bought the tickets altogether.' Tamzin said grinning.
They were still getting funny looks on the train, such a small girl and such a big man, but they just ignored the onlookers and talked about the things in the wizarding world Tamzin didn't know. Hagrid was just getting through the different shops in Diagon Alley when Tamzin voiced her thoughts. 'Hagrid, you know you said my father wasn't with my mother and the Potters when they were killed? Well, where is he now? is he dead?'
'Oh no, I don't think... Erm... Dumbledore could explain it better.' He said, trying to avoid the question.
'Please, I know you know! Please tell me Hagrid!' She then attempted to soften him up with a guilt trip. 'Hagrid, if you don't tell me now then I'll be worrying about it for a whole month, I get really ill with worry and I could fall sick with depression!'
'Oh... OK... But please don't hate me for telling you! OK, so he wasn't there with the Potters and your mother, erm, he was out somewhere.' The giant of a man broke into a sweat. 'Well there was this man, Peter Pettigrew was his name, he followed your father into a muggle street because your father had done something, and, erm, Pettigrew made your father a bit angry. Please don't hate me, but your father was too quick for Pettigrew and pulled out his wand and cursed him, Pettigrew and twelve muggles were killed, the ministry of magic tracked him down and put him in Azkaban, the most high security prison in the wizarding and muggle world, the most high security prison in the muggle world would probably equal to only a prison cell in Azkaban.' Hagrid said, watching Tamzin like a ticking bomb.
'So my dad's a mass murderer and is gunna be in prison all his life?' She asked.
'Yeah , sorry, I didn't want-' Hagrid began.
'No! Thanks for telling me! I never would've found this out by September!' She cut him short. With that last remark the train came to a halt. They both got off and travelled the streets of london. Hagrid knew exactly where he was going and was walking pretty fast, even for a man of his size. Tamzin had to jog to keep up with him.
'This is it! The Leaky Cauldron!' Hagrid said enthusiastically, pointing to a small pub. Tamzin noticed that none of the muggles so much as glanced at it. She assumed that it was invisable to their unmagical eyes.
'Hullo Hagrid! What'll you be having?' A man called out from behind the bar.
'Sorry Tom! I won't be able to stay for long, I'm on another official Hogwarts assignment.' Hagrid answered importantly.
'You said that yesterday! Hogwarts must be pretty busy this year round! So who's this little blighter?' Tom O'Declas asked cheerfully.
'I'm Tamzin Black, pleased to meet you sir.' Tamzin answered politely and held out her hand.
Tom shook it and replied, ' Pleasure! Such a nice little girl!' Tamzin held back the urge to shout out ' I aint little! And I definately aint nice!' Instead she smiled at Tom and followed Hagrid as he led her out.
'Wow! You was right! They didn't even know anything at all! Lucky my scar was covered or there would've been loadsa questions!' Tamzin said as they went out of the back door of the pub. Hagrid counted with his forefinger a few bricks and then tapped one with his umbrella, which strangely enough was pink and flowery. As soon as he had tapped the brick, the solid brick wall changed itself into an arch, as soon as they both passed through it, the bricks moved back into place.
(A/N: Don't worry! I aint giving up for a few more months yet! I just decided that here's a good place to end the chapter and start a new one.)