A.N. many thanks to those lovely people who reviewed for my pathetic story. lotsa good advice. considering i'm like....never mind. here's the chapter.
Chapter 3 The Nightmare
Sirius woke up with a start. It was the night after he had gone to Diagon Alley with the Potter's. If he could have said something, he probably would have shouted out. However, he couldn't, so he remained silent.
He had a nightmare. It had been so vivid. Sirius never had nightmares. It had been about his childhood. Something he tried so hard to block out from his memories.
*Sirius's dream*
"Sirius, get over here, you insufferable child," his mother screeched. She forcefully grabbed him by his left ear and dragged him into the bathroom. "You need to take a bath, so take one now!"
(A.N: Sirius was only five in this dream)
Sirius got into the bathtub, whimpering slightly at how cold it was. His mother was back in a minute with shampoo and soap. Sirius just sat in the tup shivering.
"Worthless little..." she muttered under her breath, arranging everything so she could give him a bath.
The bath went smoothly until he accidently splashed water on Mrs. Black. She screeched and jerked away from him. "YOU INSOLENT LITTLE...ARGH!" she screamed angrily. A mad glint came into her eyes. "It's time to rinse your hear, DEAR."
She pushed Sirius's head back into the freezing water and held it there for about 10 seconds. Sirius was flailing around and trying to get to the surface. Mrs. Black let her son up and then dunked him again. After doing this about three times, she finally stopped and just got up and left.
Sirius was left in the tup shivering.
(A.N: second part of Sirius's dream)
"YOU SHAME OF MY FLESH! BLOOD TRAITOR! I JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN....GRYFFINDOR! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK BACK TO ME! I SHOULD HAVE DROWNED YOU WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE!" his mother screamed pushing the small boy up against the wall hard.
"Mom, I didn't mean-"
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES! SO I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE EVER AGAIN!" Mrs. Black pulled out her wand and yelled, (a.n. some kind of curse would go here, but i'm not really creative in that area so....i'll let you think of a cool sounding curse). A bright light flashed and something seemed to attack Sirius at the throat. He gasped and backed up farther into the wall. It was done in seconds, and Sirius looked up at his mother fearfully.
"There," his mother said, an evil smile on her face. "Now I won't have to listen to you ever again. Try to talk back. Go on."
Sirius opened his mouth to say something but couldn't say anything. His eyes filled with terror and he looked up at his mom.
"And the best thing is, there's not countercurse. You're stuck that way." Mrs. Black laughed evily. "Well, you know how your father and I hate abnormality. Get out! NOW! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
*end of Sirius's dream*
Sirius remained in his bed, shivering from the cold and trembling from the nightmare. He knew that he wouldn't be able to get his mind off of the nightmare unless he talked to someone, so he slowly got of bed and walked carefully to James's room.
He entered it and saw James, still fast asleep in his bed. Sirius walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge of. James stirred, but didn't wake up fully. Being mindful of getting hit, Sirius shook James's shoulder. This time James did wake up.
"Whatsamatter?" a groggy James murmered, wiping the sleep out of his eyes. When his eyes finally focused, he saw a troubled looking Sirius. "Is everything alright, Sirius?"
Sirius shook his head and James scooted over to make room for his friend. Sirius gratefully curled up on James's bed and put his head on James's shoulder. (A.N: they're still 10, so no, this is not slash. Yeah, just adding this because there is a lot of slash on this website and yeah. just thought i'd point it out.) "What happened" asked James. He turned on his light so he could see what Sirius was mouthing.
"I just had a nightmare about what had happened at Grimmauld's Place. Right before I left, you know. And...how my mom tried to drown me when I was about five. I've tried so hard to forget those memories, but..."
"It's ok, Sirius," soothed James, gently stroking his buddy's silky black hair. "You can stay here for the night."
Sirius smiled gratefully at James, who scoot over a bit more and let Sirius have some more of the blanket. The boys fell asleep curled up together. (not slash, so stop thinking like that).
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The next morning James's mom got up and walked into Sirius's room to wake him because it was closer to her room.
"Sirius," she called out, pushing the door to his room open as she spoke. "Sirius?"
Mrs. Potter was slightly alarmed that he wasn't in his bed, but before she started panicking, she went into her son's room. Sure enough, there was Sirius, sleeping with his head resting near James's chest. She smiled slightly. This was a change from their normal hyper selves.
Sighing because she couldn't enjoy the silence for a bit longer, she walked in and shook Jamess' shoulder gently. James stirred and looked up at his mom. "Hi, mom." He looked down at Sirius, looking slightly confused and then comprehension came into his eyes.
"It's time for you both to get up," Mrs. Potter said softly.
"Alright," answered James, shifting so that he was farther away from Sirius, who was still fast asleep.
Mrs. Potter moved for the door, but before she could leave, she turned back to look at the two children. Sirius looked so peaceful, whereas James looked bedraggled and tired.
"Why is Sirius in your room?"
"Because he had a nightmare about his times at Grimmauld's Place," answered James, shaking Sirius's shoulder, ready to dodge a punch that Sirius might be inclined to give him.
Mrs. Potter looked slightly troubled by this news, but left the room, vowing to talk to Sirius about it later.
In James's room, after both boys were dressed, James asked,"What did your Hogwarts letter say anyways? About your being mute?"
"It just said that I'd be taking this kind of potion that made it so I could think of the effect of the spell and it would somehow work."
"What?" exclaimed James. "I don't get it."
"It's just if I think about what will happen for a spell, and use the correct wand motions and everything, then the spell will happen."
"Oh...I still don't get it. I guess I'll just have to wait until I get to see it," James sighed.
"Yeah you will," joked Sirius.
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A.N.: that is the end of chapter 3. um...once again, anything that Sirius says is just him mouthing it. um...that was a boring chapter. oh well. next chapter coming soon.
Chapter 3 The Nightmare
Sirius woke up with a start. It was the night after he had gone to Diagon Alley with the Potter's. If he could have said something, he probably would have shouted out. However, he couldn't, so he remained silent.
He had a nightmare. It had been so vivid. Sirius never had nightmares. It had been about his childhood. Something he tried so hard to block out from his memories.
*Sirius's dream*
"Sirius, get over here, you insufferable child," his mother screeched. She forcefully grabbed him by his left ear and dragged him into the bathroom. "You need to take a bath, so take one now!"
(A.N: Sirius was only five in this dream)
Sirius got into the bathtub, whimpering slightly at how cold it was. His mother was back in a minute with shampoo and soap. Sirius just sat in the tup shivering.
"Worthless little..." she muttered under her breath, arranging everything so she could give him a bath.
The bath went smoothly until he accidently splashed water on Mrs. Black. She screeched and jerked away from him. "YOU INSOLENT LITTLE...ARGH!" she screamed angrily. A mad glint came into her eyes. "It's time to rinse your hear, DEAR."
She pushed Sirius's head back into the freezing water and held it there for about 10 seconds. Sirius was flailing around and trying to get to the surface. Mrs. Black let her son up and then dunked him again. After doing this about three times, she finally stopped and just got up and left.
Sirius was left in the tup shivering.
(A.N: second part of Sirius's dream)
"YOU SHAME OF MY FLESH! BLOOD TRAITOR! I JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN....GRYFFINDOR! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK BACK TO ME! I SHOULD HAVE DROWNED YOU WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE!" his mother screamed pushing the small boy up against the wall hard.
"Mom, I didn't mean-"
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES! SO I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE EVER AGAIN!" Mrs. Black pulled out her wand and yelled, (a.n. some kind of curse would go here, but i'm not really creative in that area so....i'll let you think of a cool sounding curse). A bright light flashed and something seemed to attack Sirius at the throat. He gasped and backed up farther into the wall. It was done in seconds, and Sirius looked up at his mother fearfully.
"There," his mother said, an evil smile on her face. "Now I won't have to listen to you ever again. Try to talk back. Go on."
Sirius opened his mouth to say something but couldn't say anything. His eyes filled with terror and he looked up at his mom.
"And the best thing is, there's not countercurse. You're stuck that way." Mrs. Black laughed evily. "Well, you know how your father and I hate abnormality. Get out! NOW! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
*end of Sirius's dream*
Sirius remained in his bed, shivering from the cold and trembling from the nightmare. He knew that he wouldn't be able to get his mind off of the nightmare unless he talked to someone, so he slowly got of bed and walked carefully to James's room.
He entered it and saw James, still fast asleep in his bed. Sirius walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge of. James stirred, but didn't wake up fully. Being mindful of getting hit, Sirius shook James's shoulder. This time James did wake up.
"Whatsamatter?" a groggy James murmered, wiping the sleep out of his eyes. When his eyes finally focused, he saw a troubled looking Sirius. "Is everything alright, Sirius?"
Sirius shook his head and James scooted over to make room for his friend. Sirius gratefully curled up on James's bed and put his head on James's shoulder. (A.N: they're still 10, so no, this is not slash. Yeah, just adding this because there is a lot of slash on this website and yeah. just thought i'd point it out.) "What happened" asked James. He turned on his light so he could see what Sirius was mouthing.
"I just had a nightmare about what had happened at Grimmauld's Place. Right before I left, you know. And...how my mom tried to drown me when I was about five. I've tried so hard to forget those memories, but..."
"It's ok, Sirius," soothed James, gently stroking his buddy's silky black hair. "You can stay here for the night."
Sirius smiled gratefully at James, who scoot over a bit more and let Sirius have some more of the blanket. The boys fell asleep curled up together. (not slash, so stop thinking like that).
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The next morning James's mom got up and walked into Sirius's room to wake him because it was closer to her room.
"Sirius," she called out, pushing the door to his room open as she spoke. "Sirius?"
Mrs. Potter was slightly alarmed that he wasn't in his bed, but before she started panicking, she went into her son's room. Sure enough, there was Sirius, sleeping with his head resting near James's chest. She smiled slightly. This was a change from their normal hyper selves.
Sighing because she couldn't enjoy the silence for a bit longer, she walked in and shook Jamess' shoulder gently. James stirred and looked up at his mom. "Hi, mom." He looked down at Sirius, looking slightly confused and then comprehension came into his eyes.
"It's time for you both to get up," Mrs. Potter said softly.
"Alright," answered James, shifting so that he was farther away from Sirius, who was still fast asleep.
Mrs. Potter moved for the door, but before she could leave, she turned back to look at the two children. Sirius looked so peaceful, whereas James looked bedraggled and tired.
"Why is Sirius in your room?"
"Because he had a nightmare about his times at Grimmauld's Place," answered James, shaking Sirius's shoulder, ready to dodge a punch that Sirius might be inclined to give him.
Mrs. Potter looked slightly troubled by this news, but left the room, vowing to talk to Sirius about it later.
In James's room, after both boys were dressed, James asked,"What did your Hogwarts letter say anyways? About your being mute?"
"It just said that I'd be taking this kind of potion that made it so I could think of the effect of the spell and it would somehow work."
"What?" exclaimed James. "I don't get it."
"It's just if I think about what will happen for a spell, and use the correct wand motions and everything, then the spell will happen."
"Oh...I still don't get it. I guess I'll just have to wait until I get to see it," James sighed.
"Yeah you will," joked Sirius.
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A.N.: that is the end of chapter 3. um...once again, anything that Sirius says is just him mouthing it. um...that was a boring chapter. oh well. next chapter coming soon.