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CHAPTER 12: Black Encounter With Umbridge, Dumbledore and Lovegood
Harry's mouth fell open, "S-S-She was a death eater?" he stuttered.
"Yes," Shadow said simply, "she was also a slytherin,"
"No," Harry said, unbelieving.
"Yes, Harry. When she married Sirius she turned her back on old Voldie, so he killed her… personally, I believe…" she said the last bit more to her self than to Harry.
"And you're ok with that?" Harry said, shocked.
"Yes, as I never knew her and I don't regard her as my mother," Shadow looked him in the eye.
"Sirius married a death eater? No way!" Harry said, waving his hands in an unbelieving manor.
Shadow sighed, "I knew you wouldn't believe me," she got up and held her hand out for Harry to take. Harry stared at it for a moment and then took it. She led him out of the tower and into a deserted part of the castle.
When she stopped, Harry noticed that she had stopped in front of a painting. It was a small painting and the object upon it was that on a pensieve. Shadow raised one of her delicate fingers and was about to touch the picture when she stopped, just a few millimetres away from it. She looked down at her feet and sighed, then she placed her finger on the painting.
"By all things magic, I swear that the memories and secrets of one Trista Black shall be kept in the hearts of the pure," she whispered and the painting glowed and dissolved into dust on the floor, revealing a small, oak door, halfway up the door.
"Promise me you won't tell a soul," Shadow said, with a hand on Harry's shoulder.
"I promise I won't," he muttered. Shadow opened the door and removed a pensieve. She sat, crossed legged on the floor and placed the bowl in front of her. Harry sat down opposite her. Shadow raised her wand and prodded it.
"After you," Shadow said and pushed Harry in. The room spun and Harry landed on his bottom on some lush green grass. He looked around; it was Hogwarts during the summer. Loads of students were there, lapping in the sun… but Harry didn't recognise any of them.
"Remember Harry, this is the past… our parents past," Shadow was standing next to him. She helped him to his feet.
"Look," she nodded to the lake where Lily Evans and some other Gryffindor girls where hanging out. Shadow then nodded to some boys sitting under a tree. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew to be exact.
"What are we doing here?" Harry asked, watching his father playing with the stolen snitch.
"They're in their sixth year, and you wouldn't believe that Sirius would marry a death eater and a Slytherin," Shadow said, "Ah, right on cue," Harry followed her eyes to three girls walking towards the lake. One was a Slytherin – Trista – she was accompanied with a Hufflepuff with dirty blonde hair and a dreamy look and a Gryffindor with mousy brown hair and a pointy nose.
"Watch your God fathers face when he notices her," Shadow said, watching the group of girls. Harry did as she said and watched him. Sirius was joking and laughing about with James and the snitch. Then he saw Trista and his expression lightened, James was talking to him but Sirius's eyes were firmly on Trista. James followed his gaze and laughed, saying something to Sirius, and hitting him on the back. Sirius snapped out of his gaze and turned around, he snarled at James in a joke way and walked over to Trista. Shadow grabbed me and we followed.
"Oh, hello there, Sirius," Trista said in a board tone. Her voice was cold and harsh but her eyes were warm and inviting.
"Hi, Trista, want to go out sometime?" Sirius asked, not hiding behind the bush.
"Hmmm… I wonder what sort of a child a Slytherin and Gryffindor would have," the Hufflepuff said.
"Err…" Trista glanced at her companion while the Gryffindor laughed and Sirius just stared at the Hufflepuff, "Just ignore her," Trista said, gaining back Sirius's attention.
"So… do you want to go out sometime?" Sirius asked, his dashing good looks enhanced by the way the light was displayed on his face.
"Who would ever think that a Slytherin would cause interest to a Gryffindor," Trista muttered and a sly grin played on her lips.
"I'd take that as a yes, Black," the Gryffindor said.
"I will, Umbridge, trust me," Sirius said to the Gryffindor.
"Umbridge?" Harry said in shock.
"Yes, Daisy Umbridge, her older sister was Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher last year, I believe…" Shadow said.
"Fine then, Black, if it gets you off my case," Trista said with a sigh, "Anyway, what will the guys in our year say? A Gryffindor and a Slytherin having a date! One date though, Sirius, only one," she finished with a smile.
"Oooo, but you like him, don't you?" Daisy Umbridge said.
"Shut it, Daisy!" Trista spat and the Hufflepuff started singing the Hogwarts school song.
"Lucky – shut up!" Trista said at the day dreaming Hufflepuff.
"She looks familiar…" Harry muttered.
"To you, yes, she's Luna Lovegood's aunt," Shadow said.
"Luna Lovegood's aunt?" Harry stared at Shadow.
"Yes, that's Lucky Lovegood – her middle name Luna – she's Luna's father's sister," Shadow explained.
"So Luna's aunt is called Lucky Luna Lovegood?" Harry asked and shook his head muttering, "Those Lovegood's are weird…"
"Well, is that enough proof for you?" Shadow asked, changing the subject.
"Wha- yeah, I suppose… but I wouldn't say no to seeing a marriage certificate…" Harry muttered.
"Sirius,"
They looked around; James, Peter and Lupin ran up – Pettigrew in last position – to Sirius.
"She said yes…" Sirius said in a faint voice.
"Good on you, mate, but…" James shook it off.
"But?" Sirius asked.
"Well a Slytherin and a Gryffindor?" James asked.
"C'mon… she can't be as bad as the others… she's Professor Dumbledore's daughter!" Sirius laughed.
A/N: I hope you liked it, the next chapter is REALLY short, but that's because it kinda doesn't go with the chapter after if that makes sence! Anyway, the next chapter is CHAPTER 13: The Power