A.N. i was going to update yesterday, but luck of all luck, the power went out. FOUR TIMES!!! argh. stupid edison dudes. anyways, i'm over it now and i'm now fully charged to write another chapter. and....drumroll please....here it is!
Chapter 7
Sirius walked down to the Great Hall to have breakfast. It took him a while to find it though, considering it was only his first full day at Hogwarts. James and Remus were still in their dormitory arguing. Sirius shook his head at the thought of the two. It was almost as if he'd already been forgotten.
Getting Remus to know what he said had taken quite a bit of Sirius's strength so he was rather tired by the time he arrived at the Great Hall. It was still quite early so Sirius was one of the first ones there. He walked over to the table and sat down.
As he was eating, James and Remus joined him, still arguing. Sirius rolled his eyes and continued to eat his breakfast. James sat down beside him and Remus sat across from both of them. By this time the Great Hall was filling up with other students.
James and Remus started chatting immediately about something, leaving Sirius feeling incredibly left out. "Goodness," thought Sirius to himself, "I hope this medication works. It'd be awesome if I could talk again. I wouldn't have to fight to get anyone's attention and everyone would be able to understand me. Well...for the most part."
Sirius's thoughts were broken into by James poking him in the shoulder. Swooping towards Sirius was an owl with a red letter tied to it's leg. Sirius's eyes widened and he looked slightly confused. His parents had thrown him out of the house and had told him that they never wanted to see him again. Why were they sending him a letter? No, a howler.
"Crap," said Sirius to James as the owl landed in front of him and looked up at him expectantly. "What do I do? They haven't wanted to have anything to do with me since I became mute. Why start now?"
"Just open it," replied James, looking at the howler sadly, knowing that his friend would most likely be hurt by whatever it said.
Sirius glanced at James and then slowly opened it, looking pained to do so. The second it was opened it started to screech.
SIRIUS BLACK! NOT ONLY ARE YOU MUTE BUT YOU'RE ALSO IN GRYFFINDOR! HOW DARE YOU? SURE WE SAID WE DISOWNED YOU, BUT YOU ARE STILL BLOOD, AND AS SUCH, YOU SHOULD BE ACTING LIKE IT! OR AT LEAST TRYING TO! YOU ARE A DISGRACE, SHAME OF MY FLESH, BLOOD TRAITOR, MUDBLOOD LOVER! HOW DARE YOU INFLICT THE MIGHTY HOUSE OF BLACK WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS? YOU SHOULDN'T! WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE! ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT YOU. SOMETHING...ABNORMAL! NOT ANYMORE.
The howler ended there and burned into ashes. Sirius sat there staring at it while everyone in the Great Hall looked at him. He suddenly stood up and walked out of the Great Hall calmly. James watched him walk away, a concerned look on his face. Remus was looking unnerved and even more guilty about what he had said to Black on the train. Even though that was long since forgotten.
"Do you think I should go after him?" asked James.
Remus shook his head. "No, he'll probably just feel embarressed if you do that. After all, he's trying to convince everyone that he hates his family."
"But he does," James said looking confused.
"But not everyone else does." Remus sighed slightly and stood up, gesturing for James to follow him. "Right now we'll go to our first period class which is..." he picked up his newly passed out schedule, "Transfiguration."
"Oh, fun," mumbled James sarcastically, not really caring about anything but Sirius at the moment.
"Come on, you'll see Sirius there," urged Remus and pulled on James's arm to get him to move.
"Fine fine fine."
The two boys got lost several times on their way to Transfiguration, but they somehow managed to get there before they were late. Not by much though.
James and Remus looked around as they entered. Oddly enough, well, to James at least, Sirius was sitting at a desk gazing forlornly around the room. James sighed and walked over to his buddy, Remus following, looking concerned.
"Hey Sirius, cheer up. This is the class where we get to change things into other things. You always thought that would be fun."
Sirius gave James a glare and he shut up immediately. Sirius was still not in a good mood and that worried James to some extent. He knew that Sirius's family was crap and made him angry, but James had never been on the receiving end of Sirius's anger. Nor did he want to be. However, at the moment James understood that his friend might need to vent a little bit.
Remus, who was sitting behind James, got out a piece of parchment and a pen. Proffesor McGonagal sat at the front of the class, waiting for the students' attention. When she felt she had it, she began by transforming into a cat.
"Whoa," exclaimed James in awe. "You're an animagus!"
"Yes, I am. Now, this class is not for...."
Proffessor McGonogal went on and on and on about how Transfiguration was not for everyone. The class, all in all, went by incredibly slowly. When class ended Sirius was one of the first ones out of his seat and the first one out of the door. James and Remus were tied and came in second.
Once again Sirius felt kind of alone. James and Remus were having a fun time chatting. Sirius sighed silently. What was he gonna do? His best friend suddenly had a new friend who might take his place. There had to be something he could do to get other's attention in an easier way. But how? Sirius started to think and a plan started to form in his mind.
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A.N.: and the plot thickens. dun dun dun. anyways, there's the chapter. it's short. i know this. my computer's not happy though so i think i'm gonna try to stay in it's good graces and just shut it down while it still works. well, kinda. anyways, the next chapter will be coming soon. sooner than you may thinking. teeheheee. i'm joking. but i will post the next chapter soon. i wasn't joking about that. just the....oh never mind. it's not worth it. please review! thanks!
Chapter 7
Sirius walked down to the Great Hall to have breakfast. It took him a while to find it though, considering it was only his first full day at Hogwarts. James and Remus were still in their dormitory arguing. Sirius shook his head at the thought of the two. It was almost as if he'd already been forgotten.
Getting Remus to know what he said had taken quite a bit of Sirius's strength so he was rather tired by the time he arrived at the Great Hall. It was still quite early so Sirius was one of the first ones there. He walked over to the table and sat down.
As he was eating, James and Remus joined him, still arguing. Sirius rolled his eyes and continued to eat his breakfast. James sat down beside him and Remus sat across from both of them. By this time the Great Hall was filling up with other students.
James and Remus started chatting immediately about something, leaving Sirius feeling incredibly left out. "Goodness," thought Sirius to himself, "I hope this medication works. It'd be awesome if I could talk again. I wouldn't have to fight to get anyone's attention and everyone would be able to understand me. Well...for the most part."
Sirius's thoughts were broken into by James poking him in the shoulder. Swooping towards Sirius was an owl with a red letter tied to it's leg. Sirius's eyes widened and he looked slightly confused. His parents had thrown him out of the house and had told him that they never wanted to see him again. Why were they sending him a letter? No, a howler.
"Crap," said Sirius to James as the owl landed in front of him and looked up at him expectantly. "What do I do? They haven't wanted to have anything to do with me since I became mute. Why start now?"
"Just open it," replied James, looking at the howler sadly, knowing that his friend would most likely be hurt by whatever it said.
Sirius glanced at James and then slowly opened it, looking pained to do so. The second it was opened it started to screech.
SIRIUS BLACK! NOT ONLY ARE YOU MUTE BUT YOU'RE ALSO IN GRYFFINDOR! HOW DARE YOU? SURE WE SAID WE DISOWNED YOU, BUT YOU ARE STILL BLOOD, AND AS SUCH, YOU SHOULD BE ACTING LIKE IT! OR AT LEAST TRYING TO! YOU ARE A DISGRACE, SHAME OF MY FLESH, BLOOD TRAITOR, MUDBLOOD LOVER! HOW DARE YOU INFLICT THE MIGHTY HOUSE OF BLACK WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS? YOU SHOULDN'T! WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE! ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT YOU. SOMETHING...ABNORMAL! NOT ANYMORE.
The howler ended there and burned into ashes. Sirius sat there staring at it while everyone in the Great Hall looked at him. He suddenly stood up and walked out of the Great Hall calmly. James watched him walk away, a concerned look on his face. Remus was looking unnerved and even more guilty about what he had said to Black on the train. Even though that was long since forgotten.
"Do you think I should go after him?" asked James.
Remus shook his head. "No, he'll probably just feel embarressed if you do that. After all, he's trying to convince everyone that he hates his family."
"But he does," James said looking confused.
"But not everyone else does." Remus sighed slightly and stood up, gesturing for James to follow him. "Right now we'll go to our first period class which is..." he picked up his newly passed out schedule, "Transfiguration."
"Oh, fun," mumbled James sarcastically, not really caring about anything but Sirius at the moment.
"Come on, you'll see Sirius there," urged Remus and pulled on James's arm to get him to move.
"Fine fine fine."
The two boys got lost several times on their way to Transfiguration, but they somehow managed to get there before they were late. Not by much though.
James and Remus looked around as they entered. Oddly enough, well, to James at least, Sirius was sitting at a desk gazing forlornly around the room. James sighed and walked over to his buddy, Remus following, looking concerned.
"Hey Sirius, cheer up. This is the class where we get to change things into other things. You always thought that would be fun."
Sirius gave James a glare and he shut up immediately. Sirius was still not in a good mood and that worried James to some extent. He knew that Sirius's family was crap and made him angry, but James had never been on the receiving end of Sirius's anger. Nor did he want to be. However, at the moment James understood that his friend might need to vent a little bit.
Remus, who was sitting behind James, got out a piece of parchment and a pen. Proffesor McGonagal sat at the front of the class, waiting for the students' attention. When she felt she had it, she began by transforming into a cat.
"Whoa," exclaimed James in awe. "You're an animagus!"
"Yes, I am. Now, this class is not for...."
Proffessor McGonogal went on and on and on about how Transfiguration was not for everyone. The class, all in all, went by incredibly slowly. When class ended Sirius was one of the first ones out of his seat and the first one out of the door. James and Remus were tied and came in second.
Once again Sirius felt kind of alone. James and Remus were having a fun time chatting. Sirius sighed silently. What was he gonna do? His best friend suddenly had a new friend who might take his place. There had to be something he could do to get other's attention in an easier way. But how? Sirius started to think and a plan started to form in his mind.
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A.N.: and the plot thickens. dun dun dun. anyways, there's the chapter. it's short. i know this. my computer's not happy though so i think i'm gonna try to stay in it's good graces and just shut it down while it still works. well, kinda. anyways, the next chapter will be coming soon. sooner than you may thinking. teeheheee. i'm joking. but i will post the next chapter soon. i wasn't joking about that. just the....oh never mind. it's not worth it. please review! thanks!