The Most Noble and Ancient House of Black
Summary: Sirius Orion Black is a miserable child with a pureblood family who expects him to choose the same dark path that they have walked on before him. Unhappily he heads off to Hogwarts where his life changes drastically. Whether or not it's for the better is up to you to decide.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters you recognize from the books, seeing as I'm not J.K. Rowling. Besides, if I was J.K. Rowling, what in the world would I be doing writing this lovely fanfic when I could be writing the 6th book? I don't intend to make money off of this fic. Either.
ReviewersI'd like to thank all my awesome reviewers. If you keep this up I'm gunna have an extremely inflated ego by the end of this fic. (these are my reviewers from the first time I posted this story, I decided to keepthe thank you section here anyway)
Samara Morgan-ring: Thank you, I try, I know I'm just amazing. ;)
Trixipixi: Most of the sorting hat song, with the exception of 2 stanzas belongs to pottergirl09.
Celebrean: I saw it Saturday night (6/05) they screwed up the book a lot, but I liked it anyway.
Nimair Black: I'll try, I lost interest in this for a while, I just recently re gained it. Curse you writer's block!
Melody-dance: I know they are, but that's the black family for you, or rather, that's my interpretation of the black family for you. And James, as you will see is an egoistic prat. If I say anymore I give away too much.
AAandACFOREVER: Like I said to Melody-dance, James is an egoistic prat.
SYM803: Very good story--- It must be, considering that this comment came from you! but contrary to your belief, Dumbledore is spelled,
D-U-M-B-L-E-D-O-R-E. --- When did I specify that I believed that, stupid Microsoft word changed it automatically to that, because somebody added it to auto correct on our old computer little bro!
Sirius-black-85007: This had better be an original; I thought to hard to find out that somebody who I don't know came up with it before me! As far as I know it is.
Kicksomeass- I apologize for the shortness, but I'm trying not to mix to many different topics into one chapter, I feel it gets too confusing.
Chapter 4: Confrontations
Sirius slammed his books shut as the bell rang signaling the end of class. He wanted to be early to potions, Narcissa was always saying how the teacher favored Slytherins, being head of slithering house, and Sirius was probably not too popular there at the moment.
"H-h-hey a-ar-aren't-t y-you-"
"Do you always stutter or only when you talk" Sirius said interrupting the short, chubby rat faced boy that had been sitting next to James.
"S-sorry, just got-t a t-touch nervous, But aren't you that boy who got a howler at breakfast?"
"No, that's preposterous, how could I get a howler?"
"u-u-u- oh, s-sorry, m-must have confus-sed you with s-somebody else are you ss-sure though?" He said backing away"
"I wasn't the boy who got a howler, … I got three"
"B-but in order to g-get three you must have got-t-ten one, but then a-a-again you didn't-t get one, hold on –n-, never mind I'm confused-d again"
But Sirius had already turned to leave. He caught up with Remus and Lily, and the three walked into potions. A tall Wizard with one blue eye and one brown one leered at them. He had a long warty nose, and rotting teeth.
"He's an exact replica of those evil wizards in my muggle books" Lily whispered to Remus and Sirius.
"Five points from Gryffindor" He cackled. "There shall be not talking in my class."
His personality matches them too. Lily scribbled on a small piece of parchment. They spent a full lesson listening to Professor Grippit, as they learned his name was; lecture them on how to behave in his class, the art of how to brew a potion correctly, and how Slytherins were ten times better than Gryffindors. They also lost 50 points for no apparent reason.
"That class was torture" Sirius groaned. "One more minute of it and I'd die"
"Then you'd better run fast, here comes a gang of Slytherins" Lily hissed.
"Hello, Black" A greasy haired boy said, spitting out the name black like it was poison.
"Snape" Sirius spat as if his name were ten times more venomous.
"I know we've never been the best of friends, but I must say, this whole being sorted into Gryffindor thing was an insult to me too"
"How so?" Sirius said smirking
"Ummm well I er, don't know, they told me to say this" he confessed. For a moment he looked rather innocent, but his sneer returned.
"Listen, Snape" Sirius said grabbing Snape by his collar, "tell them that if they want to diss me out, do it themselves. Unless of course they're too chicken…" he said and released Snape, who immediately scampered off in the other direction.
"Hand sanitizer?" Lily asked.
Sirius gave her a questioning look.
"Never mind, But Sirius, that was really stupid, you just got your cousins and all their cronies against you"
"You mean they weren't already?"
"NO, but it would have been smarter just to ignore them, if you wage full war on them you're outnumbered. They have the power, when provoked they are willing to go to any lengths to see that you suffer. That's why they're in Slytherin." Remus pointed out.
" There's no James to bail you out this time" Lily pointed out.
"What about you guys, you'l help me, right?"
"I'm not good for much, I'm a muggle born. I only know what I can find in books." Lily said.
"And my mom's sick, I have to visit her once a month, so I won't always be around." Remus said softly.
"She is, oh that's terrible, I hope she feels better soon," Lily said.
"Thanks Lily"
"What's up with James anyway, it's not as if I can control my mother! I don't get what I did" Sirius said glumly.
"Why don't you talk to him?" Lily asked.
"If he's stubborn enough to keep asking you out, he's not going to forgive me too quick, because if my suspicions are right, he's mad at me for what my mom said, and there's no way to make it up to him because I didn't do anything in the first place!" Sirius shouted
"That was some speech, but would you mind stepping into class now?" A tall woman with long platinum blond hair said.
The three of them hurried into class and sat at a table in the back.
"I am Professor Wallman, I teach Defense against the Dark Arts"
"No duh" somebody muttered.
"What is your name?" She said striding over to, none other than James Potter's desk.
"James Potter"
"Well James Potter, you have just lost Gryffindor 5 points."
"Wow, I got off pretty easy" He said loudly tipping back in his chair.
"Not that easy. I want you to stay after class so I can arrange your detention".
With that she walked pompously back to her desk.
Sirius missed the rest of the lesson, despite the teacher's good looks, she was rather boring.
"Nice drawing, Black" James sneered on his way out the door startling Sirius out of a daydream in which he was smashing Regulus in the head with a sledgehammer. He looked down at his parchment; it had a well done drawing of his daydream.
"I'm quite an artist I know" he said smiling sarcastically. "Have fun in detention, Potter" he added swinging his bag over his shoulder.
"I think James completely forgot about that" Remus said coming up behind Sirius.
"The look on his face was priceless, I wish I had a camera" Lily piped in as they made their way into the great hall.
"All we have left today is double flying class with the Slytherins." Sirius said with a mouth full of potatoes.
"Joy" Lily said sarcastically pouring gravy on hers.
Sirius felt somebody sit down at the empty seat on his right.
"I'm not here to speak to you, I wouldn't even be sitting here, but everywhere else is full, don't take it personally, I'm still ignoring you" James said.
"Then I suggest you shut up" Sirius replied.
"That's it I've had it. You've got a prank-fest coming your way!" James huffed.
"Don't mind my ignorance, but what the bloody hell is a prank-fest?" Sirius said
"That's for you to find out"
"What did I do wrong?" Sirius said calmly.
"It's not something you directly did, it's more of the fact that you were born," James replied just as calmly.
"What kind of an answer is that?"
"You were born a blood traitor into a muggle hating family, and because of that you spoiled my pride."
"I can't control my mother; I didn't ask her to call you a blood traitor, or anything else she said! But despite that, a blood traitor is a good thing anyway"
"She made me out to be scum, so since I can't get her, I'll have to make her suffer by taking my anger out on you, to defend my name and my reputation"
"As what, class a?"
"Funny Black, real funny, nobody messes with a Potter and gets away with it. She'll suffer when she sees her beloved son being skinned alive by me"
"That might work for Regulus, but she'd love it if I never came home again, so just shut up and bring it on. But keep in mind, when your crawling on the floor begging for forgiveness at my feet, I won't be so quick to forgive you this time." Sirius said standing up from the table. He was immediately followed by Remus and Lily who glared at James so harshly as they left that if looks could kill James would be in a coffin with the lid closed and services said, about to be lowered into his grave.
"Don't worry, we're on your side 100, whatever James does to you, he's going to have to make us suffer thorough it with you." Lily said.
"Good then I have a plan. I'll tell you la-"Sirius said before crashing into a plump tall person.
"Having fun Sirius?" said a voice that sounded remarkably like Rodolphus Lestrange's.
"Yes actually. I'm having a marvelous time, Gryffindors are much less hostile than you" Sirius said looking Rodolphus in the eye.
"Did you enjoy the howlers? Your mom was really unhappy with the news. I quote:
I'm terribly sorry that your cousin has put a black mark on our clean family name"
"More like a clean mark on our black family name" Sirius muttered. Rodolphus either didn't hear him, or chose to ignore him and continued reading the letter.
"We are all just as distraught as you, Regulus is in tears because his older brother, whom he looked up to in times of need has deserted him. I myself cannot believe I mothered such a rebellious child. I gave him my love and a home, and everything his heart desired for eleven years, and he has the insolence to rub it in my face and let his heart wander away from the Black way of life. I send my regrets, and my husband and I are doing everything in our power to disown the muggle loving brute. Until then we shall have to deal with him and get on with life as if he didn't exist.
Well, how do you feel now? I don't want to harm the family name any further, so I'll be going to class now, but beware, I'll be back."
With a swish of his robes Rodolphus brushed past Sirius Remus and Lily and headed down the corridor. Sirius stood there as if he was in shock. Mutely he followed Lily and Remus out to the grounds for flying class.
a/n James is a jerk, as you've probably concluded, hope that answers your questions. Well I better go get started on chapter five!