"What is going on here?" Came the drawl voice of one Severus Snape as he looked at the group waiting for an explanation of what was going on for the group.
"We have been told that Potter has been led to be ignorant of his heritage and the Headmaster is at the centre of it." Serpens told his head of house with a raised eyebrow he looked to other Slytherin's who told the same story.
"Interesting Mr Black perhaps you should write to your grandfather?" Professor Snape told the Prefect who inclined his head and since he was going to do it. Even before his Head of House suggested it, his grandfather should be aware.
"What is his grandfather going to do? And how dare he say that about the Headmaster." Hermione yelled at the teacher who turned and glared at her Hermione Granger shrunk under the said glare.
"Lord Black is a powerful Lord Miss Granger and I'm sure you've been told if not then if the Headmaster has been doing line theft and found guilty then he would no longer be Headmaster of Hogwarts." The potion professor said to the eleven-year-old witch, who was very put out by what the Professor said.
"I will write to my grandfather right this instant, Professor." Serpens said to him he knew his grandfather would want to know where his son was, Serpens had thoughts on how his mother or bearer and the disappearance of him. He thought James Potter was cursed or at least a very strong compulsion that was unbreakable, or he was put under the Imperius Curse.
"Do so." he told his student and a member of his house left the group he looked at Potter, Thomas and Zabini the three quite looked content together he wondered how two Gryffindor's look at a Slytherin like that.
Serpens made it to the owlery with some cleaning charms obviously to write what needed to be written. How could no one clean this? Did they not have house elves to clean?
Dear Grandfather
I have found Harry, grandfather, he is way too small and was sorted into Gryffindor. Much like everyone else he believes in the lie of Lily Evans being his mother and not James Black.
He seems to be in a close friendship with a fellow Gryffindor and a Slytherin. I have had some thoughts on how my mother left you, grandfather, someone had either used a strong compulsion charm on him or worse the Imperius Curse to leave you and to go into the arms of Lily Evans. I cannot wait until I can tell him I am his older brother and to see his face.
Your Grandson
Serpens Black
Slytherin Prefect, Heir Black.
With that, Serpens summoned an owl to send his letter to Orion Black who knew his grandfather would bring the Ministry into Hogwarts to show that Harry Potter is his son. Then Serpens would be able to be a big brother to the Potter heir while at school. There are quite a few unhappy light sided students with his brother for not being friends with them and of course, calling them out on their stupidity.
Serpens knew he would not have to wait long for his grandfather to arrive with proof and of course to put a certain old coot in his place. For that, any Slytherin or none Gryffindor would want to see, he had heard through the rumours in the Slytherin Common Room. That Harry had been offered a place on the Gryffindor Quidditch team but he had turned it down for whatever reason.
Walking out of the owlery with a bit of a bounce in his step the old coot had no idea what was coming for him and one way or another their family was going to get the truth of how and why his mother left with Harry who was just born.
The owl soared into the sky towards its destination towards where Lord Orion Black is living. Not that the wizard knows there was a letter coming towards him about his son, his baby that he and James never got to raise. His brother that he never got to protect since he became famous, as it seems as Harry doesn't handle it very well.
On his way back to his Common Room he saw the first year Gryffindor's some of the Sneered him unlike Thomas and his baby brother did not. They were not like the other Gryffindor's and Serpens would keep it that way, especially as he had heard a certain redhead about his sister marrying Harry.
"Black." Zabini greeted the perfect as he walked into the Common Room his own cousin was there with them. The question formed in Serpens Black's mind what was Zabini's intention with Harry.
"Zabini, Draco." Serpens greeted back to them Draco just inclined his head to his cousin and future Lord Black.
"Serpens." Draco greeted back to him politely knowing that one day that Serpens would be Lord Black and therefore kick him and his mother out of the family, the Malfoy family while being rich were running out of money. With all the bribes Lucius Malfoy made during the years they were syphoning money from the Black Vaults.
If his great uncle or cousin found out about it then they would more than likely be kicked out. His father wanted him to be Lord Black before finding out there was a closer heir to the mainline. That had angered Lord Lucius Malfoy but could not do anything against his wife's family.
"Have you written to your Grandfather Black?" Blaise asked the prefect who silently affirmed Blaise's question. He did write to the person and was so looking forward to seeing what would happen.
"Indeed I have Zabini and I'll be telling him about your interest in my brother." Serpens admitted to the Slytherin House. Who knew Serpens Black had a brother? Just who did Zabini have an interest aside from two Gryffindor's?
"Your brother?" Blaise asked the teen who just smirked at him and nodded his head and noted the surprise on his entire house's faces. Clearly, his own house did not hear the story of his Grandfather and Mother.
"Indeed, you see after my father Regulus Black passed on while my grandfather and mother grieved they found something in each other and grandfather started to court my mother they were wed and then mother gave birth to a third son to Orion Black." Serpens told the two Draco and everyone else who was listening but Serpens' focus was directly on Blaise Zabini. "You see Zabini, my mother was James Black née Potter and my baby brother is in fact Harry Potter." Serpens told them and he could wait until he had met with Harry Potter's father.
