Summery: Anna Roberts' life was great. Her 7th year was just starting, her twin siblings were just starting at Hogwarts, her family was happy and healthy back in London…until the Dark Lord struck. Suddenly her life was turned upside down. Her father's dead, her mother and two sisters are in St. Mungo's, and her grades start to drop. What will push her over the edge? And how does Sirius Black figure into it all?

Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the Marvelous Harry Potter. If I did, I wouldn't be driving a 93 Toyota who's maximum speed is 45 mph. I'd be driving a 05 BMW Z3 with leather interior and a top-of-the-line stereo system…okay, now I'm sad. Please read&review A/N: So sorry for the Star Wars quote, I couldn't help myself!

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Platform 9 ¾ was busy as usual as the Hogwarts Express pulled into the station.

Anna Roberts stood with her little twin brother and sister, Cory and Cora. It was Anna's Sixth Year, but it was the brown haired twins First Year.

Anna's parents were muggles, and so far Anna, Cory, and Cora had shown the only magical abilities of their six siblings.

Anna was in Gryffindor House, winner of the past year's House Cup and the home of the two most famous students in Hogwarts, James Potter and Sirius Black. Or maybe three, if you counted Remus Lupin, their nicer but no less pranky friend. Not friend, more like…fellow gang member.

The Roberts were early because their mother was going to her mothers and their father was in India on business, so she was stuck watching the monkeys for two whole hours before the train arrived. Currently they were sitting on their trunks and watching people pour through the concrete wall.

"Who is that?!" they shrieked in that eerie togetherness of twins. She spun around, happy for a diversion.

"Oh." Her mood took a nosedive. "That's James Potter." Cora brushed her hair back in a move that reminded Anna surprisingly of her 15-year-old sister.

"Who's the cute one following him?" Anna choked on the gummi bear she was chewing.

"Sirius Black."

"Oh, he's cuutte!" Anna shook her head.

"I've got to keep you away from Delilah."

"Who is this? Um…these?" Lily Evans, the pretty reddish-head whom James had been chasing after since First Year, asked uncertainly as Cory popped out from behind his trunk.

"My brother and sister, Cory and Cora. Hit them if they annoy you." Anna sat down on her trunk again. "Cora's preening for Sirius." Lily glanced down at the curly-headed girl.

"How old are you?" Cora drew herself up to her full 3'11" and stuck out her chin.

"I'll be ten next month." The two teenagers looked at each other and started giggling madly.

"They're laughing at us, mate," James stated as he and Sirius dragged their trunks over behind the girls. And boy.

"Not…you…" Lily managed to get out between laughs, glancing at Sirius.

"What?" he asked suspiciously, eyes narrowing mock-threateningly. Cora cleared her throat loudly, drawing the attention back to her. She smiled broadly.

Lily and Anna slid off the trunk/seat they shared and landed on the concrete with a thud as Sirius' frown lifted and his eyebrows raised.

"I think they're laughing at you, Sirius," James said sagely.

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They made their way into the train with no injuries worse than a smashed foot.

The Roberts found a compartment to themselves, aside from Lily. After they'd finished stowing their trunks, the two teens turned to say something to the twins, but they were long gone.

"Where'd they go?" Anna moved to open the compartment's door, but stopped short as her nose bumped into a muscular chest. "Oh."

"Looking for these?" Sirius asked, pushing the Cory and Cora back into the compartment.

"What did they do?" she asked, smacking Cory in the back of the head.

"Set off an Extreme Dung-Bomb in the Prefects compartment. You can literally see the stench rolling through the train-OUFF!" Sirius shouted as he fell facedown on the carpet.

"Sorry, mate. The hallway has just been declared a toxic-zone. It's now off limits." James pulled Sirius to his feet and slammed the door. "That was some prank you pulled." Cora beamed. "Though now you'll be in trouble with Dumbledore as soon as we get to Hogwarts, but, what can you do?" Cora's smile slid from her face and Cory looked at Anna with dismay.

"Oh, no. I told you not to leave this compartment. Besides, mother told you to be good."

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"Roberts, Cory." Cory, face pale with rarely shown fear, stumbled to the stool and sat down, shaking visibly. The Sorting Hat was set on his head, slipping down over his ears.

"Humm…I think…Gryffindor!" Cory hopped down the steps to the House table and sat between two fifth years.

"Roberts, Cora." Cora, who looked exactly like her brother, trembled slightly as the Hat was placed on her head.

"Umm…which house would you like to be a member of?" Muttering filled the Hall; the hat had never asked anyone which house into which they wanted to be sorted.

"Gryffindor…with my brother and sister," Cora said uncertainly.

"Gryffindor!" Cora didn't run so much as she fled from the talking hat and slid into a seat beside her brother, batting her eyes at Sirius. He sighed and looked at James beseechingly.

"Don't look at me, mate, she's not my sister." His gaze turned to Anna, who sighed.

"Don't look at me either. What am I supposed to do about it?" He looked thoughtful.

"Um…maybe…I don't know…stop her?!" Anna sighed again and motioned for Cora. "Cora, there's a rule here. 'First years can only date first years, Second years can only date second years…etc.' Okay?" Cora looked crestfallen, but she perked up quickly.

"Okay!" She turned and skipped back to her seat. Anna looked confused; normally Cora wouldn't have fallen for a lie like that.

"Well, that was easier then I thought it would be. Are you happy now, Most-Noble-And-Scruffy-Looking-Lord-Black?" Sirius looked flabbergasted.

"Who's scruffy-looking?" He flicked his hair from his face and smiled…regally. Anna and Lily looked at each other and started giggling.

"They're laughing at you again." He smacked James playfully.