"Hi, I'm Sirius. Sirius Black."
James just stared dumbly. Sirius smiled warmly paying no mind to the shy boy in front of him. "Come on then, let's go see your new room shall we?" The shorter boy nodded softly and shuffled after Sirius taking a last glance at his father who mouthed "I'll see you soon." James felt as if he would burst into tears right there as he halted at the top of the stairs and watched Talaenar and Crow walk out the door. Talon turned once more before leaving and James felt rather than heard the voice of his father :I love you James, If your ever in need. call for me and I'll be there.: The boy turned and walked slowly towards the bedroom he had heard Sirius enter. :Good bye daddy.:
~*~*~*~*~*~THREE YEARS LATER~*~*~*~*~*~
"JAMES!!" Sirius jogged down the stairs, jumping the last three and rushing out the front door. "JAMES??!!!" The boy looked around wildly and scowled "James Black where ARE you?"
"BOO!" Sirius leapt into the air and landed on one foot, tripping and falling backwards into a puddle. He stared up angrily through his dark, now puddle soaked bangs and saw James holding his sides as if he were about to burst. "Oh-oh god! Sirius you shoulda seen-you shoulda seen yourself!" James burst into another fit of laughter and doubled over. Sirius was a mess, covered in mud and looking rather peeved, he jumped up suddenly and tackled his 'brother' to the ground. "You git!"
The two boys wrestled for what seemed like hours, finally pausing when both were too tired to continue. Neither would let the other say they pinned them, so Sirius ended up with his leg across James's torso and his head on the boy's shoulder. James in turn had his arm draped across Sirius, one foot hooked between his legs. They looked like a tangled mess of muddy limbs, but neither seemed to mind. "That wasn't funny." Sirius said finally, glaring at James though the corners of his mouth twitched with a smile. "Was too." James said haughtily.
"BOYS!" They both whipped their heads around and then tried to scramble to their feet, getting tangled on each other and slipping in the mud. They finally got up only to run into each other and fall back on the ground. "Ow!" the two said near simultaneously, standing up achingly and rubbing their backsides. "There you are!" came a shrill voice from the front of the house, they both turned, the expressions on their faces giving them away "Oh no you don't know running off this time." Mrs. Black said "You two are FILTHY! Get bathed and changed dears." The woman continued more softly, smiling at their antics "The Hogwarts train leaves in a half hour, we'll barely make it. Oh for goodness sakes you two." She walked back inside shaking her head in amusement.
The years had been very kind indeed to James Potter; he was now eleven with untidy but handsome black hair, always a mess despite what Mrs. Black did to comb or magic it down and the same piercing blue-gray eyes he'd always seemed to inherit from his mother. Living with the Blacks had been hard at first, he was started out shy and uncertain, and even now he had his moments where he was quiet and preferred being alone. He never visited his true family anymore, an incident he had no part in brought that conclusion, his father decided he would be safer to stay away. At times he would be able to communicate through telepathy, but only when someone else initiated contact. The Black's had become his family, Sirius as dear as a brother, and as close as a friend. He had been taught about the magical world, the one away from muggles and away from vampires, the world he would soon enter.
"Come dears!" the two dark haired boys sprinted out of the bathroom, both having used the shower since it was faster "Don't let mum see the tub." Whispered Sirius, the bathtub was covered in mud and he didn't feel like cleaning at the moment. James smirked "Fine, fine."
They managed to get to the train station a full five minutes before departure, much to their surprise. Mrs. Black kissed them both and waved goodbye as Sirius hefted his trunks from the trolley and tottered towards the train, James trailing behind with his own. The family had gone to Diagon alley to buy school supplies the previous week and James now had an owl called "Aela" and Sirius had a black cat called "Sinther".
Siriuss waved to a few people walking along with all the confidence in the world, happy as could be, this suited him, being with all these people. It looked fun. James however walked behind his 'brother', head down, he didn't like being in front of all these people, it scared him. He wanted to be home, but that wasn't going to happen anytime soon, as much as he wished it, he wouldn't be seeing the friendly faces of his mother, father, uncles or even his own brother. He was walking through a sea of strangers, scared and feeling quiet alone.
James just stared dumbly. Sirius smiled warmly paying no mind to the shy boy in front of him. "Come on then, let's go see your new room shall we?" The shorter boy nodded softly and shuffled after Sirius taking a last glance at his father who mouthed "I'll see you soon." James felt as if he would burst into tears right there as he halted at the top of the stairs and watched Talaenar and Crow walk out the door. Talon turned once more before leaving and James felt rather than heard the voice of his father :I love you James, If your ever in need. call for me and I'll be there.: The boy turned and walked slowly towards the bedroom he had heard Sirius enter. :Good bye daddy.:
~*~*~*~*~*~THREE YEARS LATER~*~*~*~*~*~
"JAMES!!" Sirius jogged down the stairs, jumping the last three and rushing out the front door. "JAMES??!!!" The boy looked around wildly and scowled "James Black where ARE you?"
"BOO!" Sirius leapt into the air and landed on one foot, tripping and falling backwards into a puddle. He stared up angrily through his dark, now puddle soaked bangs and saw James holding his sides as if he were about to burst. "Oh-oh god! Sirius you shoulda seen-you shoulda seen yourself!" James burst into another fit of laughter and doubled over. Sirius was a mess, covered in mud and looking rather peeved, he jumped up suddenly and tackled his 'brother' to the ground. "You git!"
The two boys wrestled for what seemed like hours, finally pausing when both were too tired to continue. Neither would let the other say they pinned them, so Sirius ended up with his leg across James's torso and his head on the boy's shoulder. James in turn had his arm draped across Sirius, one foot hooked between his legs. They looked like a tangled mess of muddy limbs, but neither seemed to mind. "That wasn't funny." Sirius said finally, glaring at James though the corners of his mouth twitched with a smile. "Was too." James said haughtily.
"BOYS!" They both whipped their heads around and then tried to scramble to their feet, getting tangled on each other and slipping in the mud. They finally got up only to run into each other and fall back on the ground. "Ow!" the two said near simultaneously, standing up achingly and rubbing their backsides. "There you are!" came a shrill voice from the front of the house, they both turned, the expressions on their faces giving them away "Oh no you don't know running off this time." Mrs. Black said "You two are FILTHY! Get bathed and changed dears." The woman continued more softly, smiling at their antics "The Hogwarts train leaves in a half hour, we'll barely make it. Oh for goodness sakes you two." She walked back inside shaking her head in amusement.
The years had been very kind indeed to James Potter; he was now eleven with untidy but handsome black hair, always a mess despite what Mrs. Black did to comb or magic it down and the same piercing blue-gray eyes he'd always seemed to inherit from his mother. Living with the Blacks had been hard at first, he was started out shy and uncertain, and even now he had his moments where he was quiet and preferred being alone. He never visited his true family anymore, an incident he had no part in brought that conclusion, his father decided he would be safer to stay away. At times he would be able to communicate through telepathy, but only when someone else initiated contact. The Black's had become his family, Sirius as dear as a brother, and as close as a friend. He had been taught about the magical world, the one away from muggles and away from vampires, the world he would soon enter.
"Come dears!" the two dark haired boys sprinted out of the bathroom, both having used the shower since it was faster "Don't let mum see the tub." Whispered Sirius, the bathtub was covered in mud and he didn't feel like cleaning at the moment. James smirked "Fine, fine."
They managed to get to the train station a full five minutes before departure, much to their surprise. Mrs. Black kissed them both and waved goodbye as Sirius hefted his trunks from the trolley and tottered towards the train, James trailing behind with his own. The family had gone to Diagon alley to buy school supplies the previous week and James now had an owl called "Aela" and Sirius had a black cat called "Sinther".
Siriuss waved to a few people walking along with all the confidence in the world, happy as could be, this suited him, being with all these people. It looked fun. James however walked behind his 'brother', head down, he didn't like being in front of all these people, it scared him. He wanted to be home, but that wasn't going to happen anytime soon, as much as he wished it, he wouldn't be seeing the friendly faces of his mother, father, uncles or even his own brother. He was walking through a sea of strangers, scared and feeling quiet alone.