Chapter 2. Planned Change
They landed with a thump in the main hallway of their Grimmauld home. Sirius stood up dusting himself off, Regulus was already standing and heading towards the main living room to greet their parents. Sirius followed slowly, leaving Kreacher to take their luggage up to their respective rooms. Before Sirius even approached the living room he could hear a shout of delight and entered to see his mother greeting her youngest son enthusiastically. Mrs. Black was a dark haired woman, she had pale skin and dark features. Her two sons had not inherited her features, instead choosing to take after their father, who entered the room behind Sirius. He passed by Sirius to greet Regulus with an enthusiasm equal to his wife's. Sirius stood in a corner of the room looking on, he wasn't expecting hugs or a huge fanfare to mark his return, but it would have been nice to at least be noticed. After a minute he got his wish as Regulus left the room and his mother turned to face him.
"What are you looking at boy?"
Sirius met his mother's steady gaze, "nothing", he muttered, "I'd just thought you might welcome your eldest son home"
"Oh is that what you thought is it? Well I have some news for you boy, after your behavior this past year, you can bloody well forget a welcome home party. Do you have any idea how many letters bloody Dumbledore has sent us? Do you? And do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused for this family?"
"It was just a few jokes mum"
"Just a few jokes he says, just a few jokes! Well the jokes over boy"
Sirius didn't like the look his mother was giving him, it held and sense of foreboding. He narrowed his eyes, "what do you mean?"
"I mean that if your bloody behavior doesn't improve-", at that moment Mr. Black held up his hand, silencing his wife. He looked glaringly into his sons face, "What we are trying to say boy is that you can bloody well forget about doing your final year at Hogwarts", Sirius' face fell in shock but before he could argue his father went on, "Its high time things changed around here boy, your attitude for one. So your mother and I have decided its time for you to grow up an face the home truths. Henceforth you with not be attending Hogwarts any longer, we have enrolled you at Durmstang institute, where you will get some real education. Do we understand each other boy?"
Sirius could hardly process his father's words. Never returning to Hogwarts would mean he would never see his friends again, worst of all, he'd never see Michelle again.
"I don't wish to attend Durmstang" Sirius spat out, he knew it was the wrong thing to say to his father but he no longer cared.
His father whirled around to face him, "I don't give a damn what you wish boy. This family has demanded the respect of the wizarding world for many centuries, I will not allow my eldest son and supposed heir to be throwing that all away on a flimsy education and unworthy acquaintances at that bloody school, do you understand?" He bellowed.
Sirius matched his father's challenging gaze with one of his own. There was no way he would willingly allow them to destroy the friendships and grades he'd worked so hard for at Hogwarts. "Yeah I understand", Sirius replied venomously, "but that doesn't mean I'm going to let you cart me off to Bulgeria, no way, you can go shove that idea", Sirius turned to the door, yanking it open.
"Boy I haven't finished talking to you!" His father roared.
Sirius spun back, "Well I've finished talking to you." With that he slammed the door, leaning his back against it and trying desperately to calm himself. Sirius contemplated his situation, he was still underage and his parents legally were able to send him off to the middle of no where if they wished. He mentally shook himself, he was Sirius Black, no one would lord over him, not even his parents. He could find a way out of this mess, he'd been in worse scrapes before, and he had almost the whole summer to make his parents change their mind about Durmstang. Ideas paraded themselves through his head as he tramped upstairs to his room. One way or another he would do his final year at Hogwarts not Dumstang.
There we go, Chapter 2, please tell me what you think R&R
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