Choices
Choice thirty eight: Sirius
As a Black certain things were always expected of me and they were things I hated. I was always expected to behave in the ways of a gentleman. I was to be sly and cunning and use the people close to me to get what I wanted. But the most important rule was to think myself better than everyone else because I'm of pureblood.
It's all a load of codswallop I'm sure of that. My family like to think themselves better than everyone else and yet they follow in the footsteps of another, doing his bidding and see themselves as below him. Strange isn't it especially is you know the truth about this wizard that he is in fact a half blood not even pure.
I hated that life though I don't see what blood has to do with it, I have two pureblood friends and three non-pureblood and it doesn't make a difference. Purity of blood doesn't make you any better at what you do it just means that your ancestors did the same thing.
But even though I've turned my back on the family I can't completely rid myself of them. News reaches me daily of new attacks on those who appose their views and I always wonder if they're going to come after me next.
I'm not too worried about myself but the idea of them going for my friends to get to me. I feel the need to do something to help I want to get out there and fight them but since I'm going to be a Healer that is very unlikely.
Although I received an Owl from Hogwarts this morning it said that I was needed up the school right away. I couldn't work out why they would want me there; I mean it's not as if I had caused any lasting damage. But then Regulus is still there so I thought maybe it was something to do with him. How wrong could I be?
I entered the Great Hall and found Al and Minnie sitting at the top table, I waved happily at them and Al stood up and walked towards me. The Gryffindors cheered when they saw me and I went to the table and slapped Charlie Shire on the back, he's captain of the Quidditch team now that James has left.
Al took me up to the office and I wasn't surprised that nothing had changed, every year it had always looked the same and I've got a feeling it won't change until they get a new Head teacher but that should be years away yet.
He told me of a special organisation that he was head of the Order of the Phoenix and he asked me to join. That surprised me I mean I know I'm a good wizard but most people judge me on my family.
I sat there for a few moments and I made my mind up, there was no choice really I wanted to help get rid of Voldemort and show people I'm not like my family so I made my decision I joined Al and his Order. I know that it will be dangerous but that makes it even more appealing because if I am to die I want to die trying to help the world and not hiding away in a corner.