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Chapter 6 – a light in the darkness

After they all came back from the will reading, Hermione declared that they had much to talk about during dinner, even if Sirius is otherwise engaged. They still have to discuss the will. He told them that they could have their meeting without him, if they inform him about what they have discovered or decided, because he guessed that his smart niece is working something out in her brilliant mind. To make sure that all were on the same page with him he told Dean to act as pater familias in his absent.

For more than one reason that is important to Sirius. On the one hand he can slowly ease Dean in his possible future role in the family. At the moment he is the next in line for this role. Besides that it gives him the change to get all the information he needs to know from Dean later, when he is back. So as he walks to his room to get ready, as the rest of his family enters the kitchen, he tells them. "Don't plan anything I wouldn't do!" On his face they could she a big mischievous smirk.

"Of course not." Hermione said with the same smile, but he wasn't sure she meant it like he did. She was as mischievous as him if she sets her mind to something. Slytherin would have been a good house for her as well. No wonder she is a Black after all.

With that all the kids vanish into the kitchen as he descents onto the stairs. Kreacher was in the kitchen already preparing dinner. His presence around the family got better because of Sam and Dean. All family members know, that he sees Regulus in them and his love for him is unquestioned by all of them. But he still couldn't warm up to Hermione, even with her changed blood status and as his daughter.

So he is startled every time she tries to give him an order or even simply speaks to him, like she did now. "We want to eat dinner in the living room Kreacher is that possible?" she asks him.

He recoils form her for a moment, before he answers. "Preposterous that is. Dinner eating in the dining room not the living room, no standard." he declares outraged.

"No problem Kreacher, we know that we have low-standards." Dean says instead of Hermione. He knows that the creatures will change his opinion, only because he said it and nobody else. It earned him a stern look from his sister, but it worked. Manipulation is one of the things in his tool shed, he used more often than not. He like his sister would also be a good fit for Slytherin. So why don't use it even if she doesn't like it.

"Of course, Sir Dean." Kreacher bowed and snipped his fingers.

Before Hermione could start her lecture about elf-rights like she did every time in the last time, he said. "I know Mia, you don't like it, but before we can change him, we have to win the war." he made paus and send her a smile he knew would get him out of the dog house. Even if the time between them was still short, they start to get to know each other better. So she nods after a moment, because she knows he is right. "Come on guys, I get Jo and then let's eat." he adds as he walks away to search for Jo.

Harry, Hermione and Sam wander into the living room. The table in the room between the couches was already set, but while Harry and Sam take a seat at the couch, Hermione transforms a vase into a pin board so they can make notes for all of them. Harry sees that and teases her. "Being a Black doesn't change Hermione, the planer. … I think I never will forget the study planer you gifted to me."

Instead of reacting directly to it she only comments to the last part. "As far as I know, you never used it."

"That's not true, without it my whole bookshelf would collapse." he gives back with a smile and Sam starts to laugh.

"Yeah, yeah, have fun … We have other things to do." she tries to bring them back on track as Jo and Dean enter the living room. As soon as all were in the room, the food appears. "But first let's eat."

They all start eating and the silence was only disturbed by chewing and the whistling that was carried down form Sirius bathroom. They all look at each other and smile, they may not know why he is happy, but they are happy for him and wouldn't tease him about it or at least not much. A little fun is okay, even if Hermione would give them hell for it. Since Hermione knows Sirius is her uncle their relationship deepened. She is really happy to be his niece. Yeah they still fight, but if one of the others would say something against Sirius, she would always be on his side and vice versa. That is because she thinks that after he endeared all those things in his live that he needs as much love as she can give him. And for him it is simple the fact that she is like a daughter to him and he loves her very much.

They all hear the floo in the sitting room and know that Sirius was gone for his date with Snape as they all guessed that it is where he is going too. It was Dean who pointed out. "He acts like a horny teenager." All beside Hermione laugh about that joke.

"Don't be so mean. He deserves to be happy." she defends him.

"We didn't say otherwise Mia, but he really acts like a horny teenager." Sam points out.

"Be happy for him." Hermione tone was stern.

"Oh, Mione, we are happy for him, but it is still funny and Dadfot would tease us as well about such things." Harry declares with a full mouth. Harry wasn't ready to call Sirius Dad yet so he started to combine his nickname with it and it worked for him. The first time Sirius heard it he almost fell from the stool, he was so happy and perplex at the same time. It totally took him off guard. Of course the whole family laughed at his misfortune, but was still happy for this new development in Sirius and Harry's relationship.

"Manners." Hermione warns him. "But I guess you are right."

"Finally you see how smart I can be." Harry says with a smile.

"Oh I wouldn't go that far." she teased back. The other laughed at their bander.

But Sam couldn't resist tease his own brother. "I don't know why you laugh Dean, you also not the toughest shed in the tool box."

"Bitch." was Dean simple answer.

"Jerk." was the usual retort form Sam.

But for the first time, Hermione participate in their bander and says. "Wankers." Even if she didn't curse normally here it was a form of affection between the siblings.

The brothers were taken back for a moment, before they react to that. "Nerd." was Deans response while Sam says at the same time. "Smart ass." All the siblings laugh at each other. Jo and Harry simply roll their eyes and shake their heads about it. After that they finished their meal in silence, like they started it and as soon as they were all done the plates vanish from the table. Hermione took that at her que to start. Especially if you consider that it was her idea for the meeting in the first place. She put all the inherited objects on the table. Sirius gave her the memories before he went to get ready.

She took a moment to look at the objects before she started. She needed to sort her head for an optimal approach to the topic. She doesn't only want to discuss the objects itself, but anything else, like the planned training for her brothers as well as her and Harry. So she stood up and began to pace, that is her normal way of thinking. While she walked she decided to start with the obvious and to go from there. "We all received some things, we would or could use in the war." she makes a pause.

"Okay and?" Dean asks. He was curious where this all is going.

"We just have to figure out what for?" Sam answers for his sister. The both of them are highly logical and studious people, who like to figure out puzzles. They are good at it alone, but together they will be an unbeatable unit. Again Ravenclaw would be good fit for both. It explains that only because you are sorted into one house, that it doesn't mean that you don't have attributes that will fit the other houses as well.

"Exactly." Hermione says with a smile. "But I think some of it will be needed for training or better preparations for the adventures or challenges we are going to face, while we would need the others directly for a fight."

"Like the memories Sirius inherited." Harry catches on.

"Memories … for what would we need them?" Dean wants to know.

"Dumbledore collected memories from and about Tom." Dean, Jo and Sam look questionable at Harry, so he clarifies. "Voldemort … That is how he learned that he was obsessed with collecting things from the Hogwarts founders. But it also gave him some insight in the emotions of him and what defines him. … Only with the last memory that I collected did we learn why the objects were so important to him, … because he wanted or made them into Horcrux's." he concludes his explanation.

"So we know for what objects we have to look for?" Dean says with hope. But hope as a Winchester was nothing he could effort so easy. Of course it has to be harder than that.

"Not quite." Harry answers.

"Meaning?" Dean asks again.

This time it was Hermione, who answered. "We know of the ring of Slytherin, which he used." with that she starts to write on the pin board.

"Which was destroyed by Dumbledore." Harry interrupts her. She nods and ads that the destroyed element to the board, by canceling it out and writing the name of the destroyer beside it.

Then she continued in the next line and spoke. "He also used a locket, also from Slytherin, the one John stole from him and then tried to destroy but failed to do. We need a way to do that for him."

"He also stole a cup from Helga Hufflepuff, but we don't know where it is." Harry takes over.

"We also know he made his first Horcrux in school, a diary, which was destroyed by Harry in second year." Hermione declares with pride and writes in the next line.

"Impressive." Dean says and tells Harry with his eyes that he means it. That of course embarrassed Harry and he blushes. Sam didn't voice that he is impressed or proud; he simply puts his hand on his shoulder and squeezes it. Both like the contact between them and even feel a simple hum of their magic, but ignore it for now.

Hermione's voice brings them back to the present. "We also know that one Horcrux is a snake and …" she looks at Sam before she says. "Because of Sam we know now that Harry is one as well."

"Which doesn't make things easier." Jo voices her opinion for the first time.

"Yeah it means research and we have the whole Black library at our disposal." Hermione says. Dean hates research and makes his opinion know, but Hermione has figured as much and knows that they need to do many things in a short time period, so they should use the best person for each field. This way they are more efficient. "Don't panic Dean, but only Sam and I will be on research duty." she shots Sam a simple look to ask if that is ok and his nod confirms it. Especially because Sam knows, that she has a reason for making this suggestion.

A smile starts on Dean's face. "Yes." he exclaims.

"That doesn't mean you will do nothing, while we do all the work." Sam declares.

"As long it isn't research." Dean says.

"Good, I think it would be good that you and Harry work together." Hermione states matter-of-factly.

"On what?" both ask at the same time.

"To find ways to combine DADA techniques with hunting … I think we will need both for the upcoming battle. That includes that we all will need fitness stamina."

"We need a room to train." Dean points out.

"Yeah and we don't have a Room of Requirement here." Harry continues.

"I think we can use the attic and transform it into a dueling area with Sirius help. It has enough space and isn't used at the moment. … I checked." she counters, because of course she checked, she was Hermione Granger-Black, a logical planer, who thinks of many possible scenarios before she starts to act.

Both were ok with that. That is a very good idea. They need every helpful technique they can get and a training area to test them. So they look at each other and confirm through their eyes that they should start as soon as possible with a training plan. "Okay." they answer together.

"Good."

Jo asks Hermione then. "There are only six objects shouldn't it be 7, because of the effect of the number." Numerology is Jo specialty during cases.

"That is right, Jo." with that she scribbles three question marks on the board. "But we don't know what the last thing is nor were it could be."

"Definitely the hardest puzzle." Sam concludes.

"I know that is why you and Harry will revisit every memory and look for clues." she says.

"Hermione I have already seen all the memories and know everything that I could learn from them." Harry states.

"I know Harry, but fresh eyes are always a good idea and the eyes of a hunter, who knows to look at things from a different angle, will maybe help to reveal something new."

Begrudgingly Harry agrees. "Ok." Not that he believes that is a bad idea, he simply hates to see the memories again. Some are much too close to home for his liking, but he kept that to himself.

"Good, I will create a time table for all of us, it will include not only time for research, defense training or memory watching, but also time for education in the other classes, which we will be Charms, Transfiguration and Potions. … I will create a lesson plan from year 1 to 7, but only with the important things and you will not to have homework." she with a smile on her face.

"Good to know." Dean and Harry say.

"The time table will also include one other thing, let's call it making friends."

"Which means?" Jo wants to know.

"I think we need all the help we can get and so I think we should recruit hunters, who know about us and the MACUSA to work with us. I think you." she looks at Jo and says. "and Dean would be the best for that job with the help of Mum of course."

"But Hermione you know how the Ministry acts in matters of hunters?" Harry declares. He is a little worried that they would get them in serious troubles and lose their help for the future.

"Yeah I know, but I believe this could be a good way to show them that they are useful and not just gun blazing guys, who fire on everything supernatural." Hermione answers. Dean may not know, what or how the Ministry sees hunters, like him, but he feels slightly embarrassed or better guilty for acting this way on their first meeting with his little sister. A short glance at Sam tells him that he feels the same way. Hermione saw her brother's faces and knew why they looked so guilty. She wants to reassure them, that she isn't mad with them. "Dean, Sam you didn't shoot, you simply pointed a gun at me."

"You did what?" Harry angered stood up. He was outraged, how could they. The brothers are scolded by that. They are grateful that Harry is watching over her like that. But they hate to be the reason she needs protection in the first place. Harry's glance at Sam and Dean is hard and stern, he is angry with them. Even his growing feeling for Sam didn't change that. Of course he tries to ignore them at the moment, because he doesn't know, what else to do with them. But that doesn't mean Sam gets a free pass. Sam is a little bit hurt by Harrys angered glance and his heart aches. But he as well ignores his feelings. Harry is still a minor and he doesn't want to anger his uncle. It is about Hermione and not some monster and even a monster has a soul in Harry's opinion. It simple matters which way they choose to live.

Hermione walks to her honorary brother, puts her hand on his shoulder to calm him down. She knows talking is way easier with him then, than it is now. She feels him relax after some moments and knows that she can talk to him now. "Harry I don't blame them … I blame John not telling them about wizards, about me. So please don't be angry with them, they are my brothers … like you are." she tells him.

Even to Dean this statement makes sense, if someone is responsible for his reactions in this way it would be their father. It still angered him that he kept all this from him, especially getting to know Hermione. But it couldn't helped, he can't change the past, but he can use his time now to have as much time with her as possible and protect her form everything that lies in front of them. But he is grateful that she has forgiven him that maybe helps that he can forgive himself someday for it. So he smiles at her and hopes that Harry can do the same.

Harry takes a deep breath to steady his temper and looks at Hermione, she really is the best. His sister in every way but blood and if she can overlook it, so can he. Considering that she is right in the end, it was ultimately Regulus all fault not her brothers, he knows that. But to protect her from harm, even if it comes from within their family, it is what brothers do. That is what it means to be part of a family, laughing, disagreeing with, hurting and loving each other. So he nods at Dean and Sam to let them know that he knows that they made a mistake and will forgive them. It also tells them that he always will put her first and both brothers don't have a problem with that, so they nod in return.

"After we got the family drama out of the way, what do you say let us get back to the topic at hand." she asks them. Hermione tries to lift the tension in the room a bit. It slightly worked all her brother smiled at each other and Harry seat down again besides Sam. But it still felt tense in the room, but they were trying and that was better than nothing. So she continued with the meeting as she called in her head. "We already figured out for what we need the memories for." So she picks them up and brings them to the other table in the room to go on with the rest. She points at the vail. "Dean you received something very valuable because tears of a phoenix are a rarity and not easy to come by." she declares.

"What are they good for?" he asks, because he can't fandom why he would get such a gift. It was too precious to be owned by him, in his opinion, not that he voiced it out loud. But Sam can read him like a book, but before he can say anything to Dean's thoughts. Harry answers.

"They can heal every wound with on trop, even if the wound seams fatal." he absently reaches for his right arm, where he was pierced by the basilisk fang as he continued. "Believe me they work." he tells them.

"Wow, good that we have them." Sam says then. He didn't miss Harry's movements and from his experience with the tears there must be a story behind it. One he can ask him about at a later point someday and best to be alone with him for that talk.

"Yeah that is not all, because we can use them for potions as well … like Felix Felicis." she says with a smile.

Jo, Dean and Sam are bewildered, because they don't know what that is. But Harry does and he was simply exited as he says. "Oh Merlin, how long does it take to make it?" he asks her, because she would know.

"Six months, but that could be good, because I don't think that we will be so lucky in the short time and find all the Horcrux's that fast." she says.

The others were still clueless, so Dean had to ask. "What is this Felix Felicis?"

"Liquid Luck." Harry answers with a smile that could power a whole block. "One trop and everything will be go right for an hour."

"Ok I can see why this can be more than helpful." Sam says.

"You think." Dean says sarcastically, but with a huge smile of his own.

"Yeah, yeah." was Sams answer.

Hermione doesn't let them linger to long on the topic and brought them back on course as well. "Sam's gift is self-explanatory in my opinion. It will help us do learn, how we can save Dean with our sibling bond."

"I thought so as well." Sam answers.

"The snitch will be no help at all." Harry tells them. But Hermione wasn't so convinced about that.

"Not so fast. I think Dumbledore hid something in it." Hermione points out.

"What?" Harry asks bewildered.

"Snitches have flesh memories which open with touch." she says in her teacher voice.

"But nothing happened as he touched it." Sams says, because he seat right beside Harry during the hearing and saw nothing happen.

"Yeah I know, but he touched it with his hands."

"Meaning?" Dean wants to know.

"Harry didn't catch his first snitch with his hands." she said but didn't elaborate further, because she knows that Harry can figure it on its own.

It took him only a moment, before he gasped. "I swallowed it." without thinking he reaches for the snitch and put it in his mouth. But it didn't open, not exactly at least, but instead some words appear on it. He looks up to Hermione and says. "Here is written 'I open at the close'" his statement was a question and all of them thought a moment about it.

But besides Sam nobody has a slight idea. He remembers a course at college about poetry, he visited with Jess. He doesn't know anymore why he chose it, something about a bet with Brady or so. But in that course they interpreted the meanings of different poems. Close was in many cases is a synonym for death or end. In combination with, who received the gift that messages was so not good. But he could be wrong, because it would mean that Dumbledore knew about the Horcrux in Harry. But he would have told him even if he was an old manipulative old bastard or? So he had to ask. "Could Dumbledore have known that you are a Horcrux?" His question was for Harry.

"I don't think so." was Harrys answer.

As Sam looks at his sister, he reads in her face that it could be more than a possibility. Not good. "You believe he knew?" he had to clarify it with his sister. Harry looks at her as well; his look was unbelievable, like he couldn't think that Dumbledore wouldn't have told him. But a person, how send a boy like Harry, back to his abusive home, according to Sirius and his sister, instead of sending him somewhere save is capable of anything.

Hermione takes a dep breath and says. "Harry I think he knew and didn't tell you on purpose. I don't know why, but I guess he would have done it for the greater good." Dean and Jo have to snort at that. After a short pause Hermione turns to Sam and asks him. "Why do you ask?"

Sam hated to be the bearer of bad news, but it has to be done. "I think close stands for end or death."

That did it for Harry. "So Dumbledore not only knew I am a Horcrux, but he also wants me to die?" He was outraged. He hated to be the chosen one, the savior, why has he to sacrifice everything for the Wizarding World and nobody else.

Surprisingly it was Dean, who tries to reassure him that they will not let that happen. "Harry I know you are pissed, believe me I am as well, because no teen should live a life like you or we did. But I can guarantee you that we will not let that happen. We are a family and we deal with it without anyone dying in the process." he stood up at the end of his speech to gives his words more weight, because he means every word of it. They are a family. Magic is on a same page with them and shows them that she will keep them save with a white light in the room. This family was important to her and she will keep them save.

The light didn't dazzle them and surprisingly all of them even if they don't know what happened know that someone important was on their side. "It looks like mother magic is with you on this one." Hermione declares after a moment of paus. All of them smile at each other. Magic calmed them and let them feel at peace. It gave them confident to face the future, because they know that they can do it, even against all odds.

That leaves two more objects they have to discuss in Hermione's opinion as she looks at the table again. "I know that one of the books will help me with my contract, but what shall I do with a children's book … I don't know." she says after some moments.

It was Sam, who said with a smile. "Like with all books, reading would be a good idea." They all laugh. After they calm down, he continues. "But I think you should start tomorrow, today was long and stressful. So let's get to bed." because in the eyes of Harry and Hermione he sees how tired they are. They all nod, say good night and went to their rooms. Tomorrow would be as stressful as today, but that is for tomorrow.

Meanwhile at Rose cottage somewhere in Scotland Severus and Sirius share a passionate kiss with each other. The kiss was long and they purred everything in it. Like how much they missed each other as well as how much they love each other. But both know that they have to start with a solution for their current predicaments before they can let their lust take the lead.

So after some long moments of passionate kissing they break apart, connected their foreheads together and whisper 'I love yous' at the same time. That declaration leaded to another kiss, a short one, more like a peak, but still a kiss. After Sirius stands up and starts pacing and let his thoughts run freely, because against common believe he was smart. You can't be not as one of the inventors of the Marauders Map and not be smart.

Severus on the contrary remains sitting, while Sirius was an active person while thinking, Sev was the other way around. They are opposites in this part, like in so many more. It is like they say opposites attract and for Severus and Sirius it works, they complete each other. They are soulmates, two parts of one soul split into two bodies.

The first one to find his voice again was Sirius as he asks. "Did he give you a time frame?"

"No but I don't think that we have forever." Sev answers.

"I know that, but it gives us some time to find a solution" Sirius says with a smile.

That smile tells Severus that his smart, beautiful lover has an idea. "What are planning?" he asks him.

"We can fake your death, for that I just have to change the ritual with which I hide Regs magic." Sirius answers. He knows that it is actually a family ritual and has to take place between family members, but with time he can try to change it, to fit its purpose. It may be hard, but Sirius Black newer backed down form a challenge.

He had hoped it would be a good idea, but Sev crumbled it. "Siri I can't do that." Severus tells him. He has to stay alive and take part in this war.

Sirius stops in his tracks, turns to his lover and look into his beautiful eyes as he asks. "Why not?"

Sev sighs, because he had seen the hope in Sirius eyes vanished. "Sorry." he whispers, before he continues in a louder voice. "But I have to stay to stay alive, especially as the new headmaster of Hogwarts." A new development not even the papers know about it, of course the Goblins knew, like always. But Sirius didn't register it during the will reading. Voldemort only declared him that during the last meeting. "I have to protect the children."

Sirius was happy and sad about this at the same time. He knew since they are together that Sev loves to teach, even if he calls the children thunderheads. So he was happy that that he finally was somehow appreciated for his work, even if only because of different reasons than his teaching skills. Sad he is, because he can't keep him safe and they are not a step nearer to find a solution. Even if he knows that he loves to teach, Sirius didn't know why he can't let it be done by someone else. There has to be a reason, why he was so adamant on staying at Hogwarts. "Why will the children need your protection?" he asks him after some moments of thinking, because for him that is the only reason.

"The Carrow's are going to teach in Hogwarts this fall." he says in a hard voice.

"What?" Sirius would have guessed everything, but not that. Those two are more violent that his insane cousin Bella. So Sirius gets why Severus wants to stay back at school. As headmaster he was the only one, who can than somehow control them. "Okay." he adds after some seconds, because he really understands that. So they probably need to find another solution, so he says after some moments. "I will search the Black library maybe I find something else. I also will ask the help of the rest of the family."

Sirius let his words sink in and waits for Severus reaction to the news that the family finally knows about them. He hated to hide it for so long and he knows that Sev feels the same. But there was still some bad blood between Harry and Snape after all, so Severus asks. "You told Harry and he didn't hit you till Sunday?"

"He wasn't so pleased at first, but after I told him about Dumbledore and his scheming he accepted it … like the rest did." That doesn't mean that Sev and Harry wouldn't have a long way ahead of them. The lovers know that, so there was no reason to point it out loud, but they still hope that Harry would forgive him someday.

"That sounds good." was Severus stoic answer, because what else can he say to that.

Sirius sees that Sev isn't up for that discussion at the moment so he changes the topic. "I also know what mission Dumbledore puts on Harry."

Before he can say more, Severus interrupts him. "Don't tell me. I may be a good Occlumens but to hear that secret is way too dangerous." he tells his love as he got up and walks to him.

Sirius smiles because part of his reaction it that he wants to protect his family and that includes Harry. It always included Harry, but he never could show it. That is the reason why nobody knows that Harry actually has two god parents like it should be for magical children. In truth Sirius was more the godmother than the godfather, even if only in name. But he lost the coin toss to Sev in matters of titles, because he is actually the other godparent to him. A secret only the end of the war with a winning light side can reveal. Both work to achieve that, but with their own set of tools.

So Sirius steps nearer to his love and kisses him for a short moment, before he reassures him. "Don't worry Sev, but I can't tell you what he told me, even if I tried. The ritual we did to make the house unplottable again, binds me by oath."

"Good." he smiles as answer and kisses Sirius again for a short moment. They break apart and touch each other's foreheads together. Severus was curious, because it was on his mind the last week. "Is this ritual the reason why I can't remember the address of your ancestor's home."

"Yes." Sirius says short, before his smile dies a little as he adds. "I really want to tell you, but at the moment I have to put the rest of the family first. Even before y…"

More wasn't needed for Severus to understand. "Siri stop. I know and I love you for putting your family, which is also my family first." With that he kisses his lover, his husband and soulmate again. He wants to tell him with the kiss how much he loves and misses him, when he is away from him. From the feeling Sirius invokes in him, he feels the same and wants the same.

After a long passionate kiss they break apart to get some air. "Come on let's get to bed. I know you have a wedding to attend tomorrow" Severus says with a smile.

"I have not. I am not going … not after what happened with Molly."

"What did she do now?" This woman can be so demanding. He never trusted her, only Arthur, but the poor bloke doesn't have a say in anything.

A glance into Sirius eyes tells him that he is angered, but what could have Molly done to put him in this state. Normally he is relative immune to her backstabbing. Anger is nothing new to the Black temper and many would say that the legendary temper of the family is easily infected, but what only a view knew is that goes away fast. It only stays if it leads to a real grudge, but that only happens to Sirius Black in matters of his family. He can hold a grudge and with that you probably lost his trust. "Let's put it this way she wasn't happy that Harry broke up with Ginny. So she demanded Harrys hand in marriage, especially because Dumbledore, the old goat supposedly has promised her that her daughter would be the next Lady Potter."

"Oh that old foul. I can't believe that he would do that. … Good that he is gone. What did you tell Molly?" If he knew his husband a little bit, he would have put his decline in a colorful wording.

"I told her she should stick it were the sun don't shines. And of course she said she even has a contract that has to be fulfilled. I laughed at that and she looked dumbfounded at me as I told her, that after I claimed Harry as my son all contracts and everything else that was established since his parents death without my consent was voided. She was pale after that, but I wasn't done. In front of her eyes I invoked the Virginem Praesidium."

"You did what?" Severus asked shocked. Such a ritual was only invoked for people, who were high on the marriage market, if you want to call it that. It is a way to protect the person from love potions and other manipulations to get them into contracts. It only works with virgins.

"I had too; because I could feel that she would try anything to get my son and I simply wanted to keep him save."

"Oh Baby, I don't doubt that for a second … that woman can't be trusted, but … but did it work?" The ritual only helps if it works and Severus isn't sure that Harry is still a virgin. He lived his live in the muggle world and they aren't as conservative as the wizarding world. But even if he would have lived in the wizarding world at Hogwarts it is very easy to get laid. Severus only has to look at his husband, who was somehow a man-whore and originate in a family that is almost royalty. Not that he hold it against him, because he know since they were an item that he was more than faithful.

Sirius smiles at that question. "Yes it did and I knew it would, because not only do I think Harry is gay I also think that he is afraid of that and to come out. … I hope our relationship helps him with it."

"That would explain why he broke up with Ginny Weasley …. Good to know, because according to the school rumors Ginny is quite the slag, just like her brother Ron." Sev tells him.

"Oh don't talk about him; he is as bad as his mother." Sirius anger was back again.

"What did he do?"

"He tried to slip Hermione love potion, only Harry's intervention could stop it."

"What?" now Severus was outraged. Even if he couldn't show it, like he wanted, but he always had a soft spot for Hermione. She reminded him of Lily and after he learned today that she is Regs daughter the spot grew a little bit more. Reg was always his best friend, but secrets in the work for the Dark Lord kept them from each other and let them drift apart. But to hear what the youngest Weasley son did let him see red. After some moments he adds. "What will you do against him?"

"I am working on it, but it will not pleasant." Sirius said with a mischievous smile.

"Count me in." Sev said in a hard voice.

"Always." with that he looks his husband in the eye and his anger was forgotten. At the moment he was more important. So he takes Sevs hand and without a word leads him into the bedroom. To show him what he means to him and how much he really missed him. After their love making they fall asleep in each other's arms.

But as Sirius awakes the next day he was alone. Sev side of the bed was cold. That told him that he was gone for some time now. As he reaches for his side Siri finds a note. With groggy eyes he starts reading the message. Because Sev wouldn't have gone without an important reason.

Love,

I was summoned in the middle of the night. Sorry that I didn't wake you, but you looked so peaceful, that I didn't want to disturb you. I don't know, when we will see each other again, but until then know that I love only you. Keep the family save and yourself. I contact you as soon as I can.

With my love and an endless kiss, yours Sev.

PS: Tell Harry and Hermione that they shall be careful today at the Weasley wedding, because I think something will happen there.

As soon as he was done reading the note, it burnt itself, like she did always. It was a security measure to don't let anything behind, not that it can be found here. Rose Cottages was unplottable under the Fidelius and Sirius himself is the secret keeper and nobody else. We don't want to repeat past mistakes. Who says you can't learn from past mistakes.

Sirius got up, get dressed and makes his way home. Hopefully he will reach Harry and Hermione before they leave. It was surprisingly after lunch already, but after that steamy night and in Severus arms to keep the nightmares at bay it helps to catch more than just the usual five hours of sleep max. So he hurried, because he knows Sevs gut is always right and the protection of their family always comes first.

He rushed home to see them leave before they go. As he opens the door to Grimmauld Place 12 he sees his beautiful niece decent the stairs in a red dress, while Harry waits in the parlor for her. They both look beautiful but Hermione will turn heads in this dress. It is good that Harry will be at her side together with Fred. Who he considers a good match for his niece and he trusts him with her.

As Hermione reaches the last step, Sirius closes the door, walks to her, kisses he on the forehead and says with a big smile, "You look beautiful, kitten."

"Thank you."

Sirius steps away from her and looks at his son. He also looks handsome. Hopefully Molly will stay away from him. But he banishes that thought out of his mind as he asks the both of them. "Do you both wear your necklaces?"

"Yes. Sirius," they both say at the same time.

"Good." with that the doorbell rings. Sirius opens the door and Fred's stand on the other side to pick up his date. As he lets him into the house, the rest of the family enters the room. Her brothers look at her and they are as happy as Sirius that she already has a date for the wedding. Merlin knows, that weddings are always an event to get picked up. She is a natural beauty and the dress as well as the make-up let her look more beautiful, not that she needs it.

"Hermione you look beautiful." Jo voices the thought of her brothers.

While her brothers look at Harry and Fred as they say. "You will keep an eye on her." it wasn't really a question, but more a statement.

And both were at the same page as the answer. "Of course."

"Hey I can take care of myself." Hermione points out angry.

Before another discussion about female treatment could break out, Sirius steps in. "We know you can, but we still will keep an eye on you. … Not because you are a woman, but because we are family. That is what makes us a family taking care of each other."

She accepted that with an. "Ok."

"Good."

"Are you ready, Love?" Fred asks as he holds out his arm for her to take.

"Yes." and takes his arms.

"Let's get a move on." with that Harry, Fred and Hermione leave the house to apparate to the Burrow.

Before the door closes Sirius yells after them. "Have fun, but be careful."

As soon as the door was closed, Sirius turns to Jo and his nephews. "Do you have time?" he asks them. He has to take care of some things before Andromeda and her family will visit later.

All of them thought a moment about that question, before Dean answers for all of them. "Yeah."

"Good, let's get to the sitting room." with that Sirius walks to room without waiting for any of them to response. Only the noise of walking feet tell him that his family is following him, like he wishes them to. The short walk to the room, he uses to form some sort of plan, how to handle the situation. The three of them are hunters, even if two of them are wizards as well; they still need to adjust to some things. And having a werewolf at home especially considering that there is a full moon in two days needs handling with kiddy gloves.

They reach the sitting room and Sirius wordlessly tells them to take a seat. While he stands or better starts pacing the room it helps him think. The three of them may only know him for a short time, but they have figured out that he needs this to come out with what he wants or has to say. So they gave him time, while they watch him with their eyes. Not easy especially for Dean, who always was a shoot first ask questions later type of man.

After some moments Sirius has found his starting point. "So as you can see I have to tell you something?" he asks and looks around the room. As answers they all nod and motivate him to go on. "First can you be open-minded and second can you not interrupt me until I am done with my explanation." He asks them further. They nod again. "Today at tea time my Cousin Andromeda will visit us with her husband and daughter as well as Remi, he is one of my best mates since Hogwarts. Dora and Remi are dating even if he is at least one decade older then her, but that is not important." he stops his pacing and looks at the other inhabitants of the room, before he continues. "Important is that he is one of the best people I know. He is smart, funny and most of all caring. I tell you this because he is a werewolf as well." As Dean hears that he wants to interrupt even after he promised his uncle not to. But he was silenced with one glance by his uncle as soon as he wanted to open his mouth. "While I know it is hard for you to accept that he is alive, you have to know that a magical werewolf is different from a muggle werewolf, less violent. But most of all Remi takes Wolfsbane Potion that helps him to stay in control of his inner wolf. So that he stays in control after the transformation. And should anything happen I will be by his side in my animagus form and after two decades of dealing with a werewolf I know what I am doing. James, Peter and I only became animagi for that reason, to help Remi during his time as a wolf. Likewise the cellar is heavily warded, nobody can get in and nobody can get out. … Before you ask we tested the wards while someone else besides us was in the house and nothing happened." with that he was done, took a seat at one of the couches and let his words sink in.

Surprisingly Jo was faster that Dean as she declared. "I already know that he is a werewolf Sirius and I don't have a problem with it."

"Really?" Dean asks her bewildered. That statement stopped his rant for a moment.

At the same time Sirius wants to know. "How?" He was a little perplexed to learn that she already knew. But more so that she doesn't have a problem with it. That gave him hope that the other would accept it too.

"Hermione and I stayed in contact during her time here at school and in 3th year I helped her figure out that he was a werewolf." Jo says casually.

"And you are ok with it?" Sirius asks surprised.

"At first I was worried for her safety, but after she told me about the potion and the encounter with Moony at the end of the year, I knew she could handle it."

"Who is Moony?" Dean wants to know.

Even if Sirius knew that the answer would anger him, he answers nevertheless. "The name of Remi's werewolf alter ego." His tone was calm maybe to somehow influence his nephew in to a positive outcome.

"Are you telling me that my sister had an encounter with a werewolf at 14?" Dean's tone was leveled, but they all could see the anger radiate of him in waves. His little sister was in danger and he wasn't there to protect her. Especially because he only faced his first werewolf with 16 and that was with his Dad as back-up. He has to talk to Harry to learn more about what the two of them have been up too in the last years. Before he gave Sirius even the slight change to answer his question, he turns to Jo and asks bewildered. "And you don't have a problem with meeting a werewolf?"

Instead of Jo it was Sam, who answered. He was the only one in the room, who probably can stop his brother in his protective big brother mode. "Dean stay calm. I read about the Wolfsbane Potion yesterday and it works really good to keep the wolf at bay. There a no reported incidences from wolfs, who have taken the potion." Of course Sam would have read about it. After he heard about the Felicitas potion yesterday, he wanted to know the ingredients and how to brew it. While reading the book he found the potion for werewolves. As a hunter, who always believed in grey areas, he found it quite interesting. He only regretted that he hadn't heard about it sooner, maybe he could have saved Madison with it. The guilt for that was still there, but he ignored it and shoved it away.

Dean looks at the idea of having a werewolf in the house. Change was a constant in the last week to him, but this could be too much, he doesn't know if he can dig this. The pleading look of in his uncles eyes, who has given him a home, a family, and a part of himself back, breaks his resolve a bit. He sighs and answers. "Clearly I am outnumbered, so I will do what I can to accept it … but don't accept any wonders from me."

Sirius smiles at his nephew; he knew how hard that was to be for him. So he answered. "Thank you and I expect nothing less." Then he glances around the room and tells them. "I collect them in an hour, so it would be nice that you here when they arrive." They all nod even Dean if forced. That made Sirius a little bit happy.

Without a word the family meeting or better problem solving for the coming events broke up. Everyone went on his own way for now. Sirius stayed in the sitting room and summoned a novel he was reading at the moment. It was a muggle book and he liked it very much. It was Lily's influence that brought him in contact with muggle writers like Jane Eyre, Ernest Hemingway or John Keats.

After an hour he went to collect his cousin and her family. The others stayed at home, but Sam prepared the sitting room for the tea. Or at least he ordered Kreacher to do it. After that Sam was nervously pacing in the room. Dean and Jo found him this way, as they entered.

"What got your panties in a twist?" Dean asks his brother.

"Family." was all Sam answered and somehow Dean understood. It was overwhelming for him too. Until a week ago the only family they had left was each other and now they have more, a lot more. But the worst part is that they don't know them at all and Sam is now nervous that the new family members won't like him. Dean knows he still feels like a freak, because of the demon blood and nothing he says or does can change that

But Dean wasn't the big brother for nothing. He managed Sam's angst for the last two decades. So he knows that he will get this under control as well. The best method to stop Sam from worrying is to annoy him and if there would be an Olympic discipline in annoying your little brother, Dean would win the gold metal without a doubt. "Come on, Sasquatch, if you like I can show them your school reports. I still have them. You know everyone loves a smart ass." Deans says with his typical smirk.

Like always it works and Sams stops in his tracks, glances at Dean and shoots him his typical bitch-face. Like that his anxiety is gone and here is an annoyed little brother. He doesn't even know, how suggestible he can be, at least by Dean. Before Sam could fire a comment back, the floo activates and they hear as people step out of it and after some moments a female voice said. "Wow."

The looks of the home to others must be overwhelming. Who can hold it against them, they all have seen the house before the ritual, even if only small parts of it. In comparison to now it looked like dark dungeon. The darkness left for light and openness. All in all it was a different house now.

After a moment another voice followed with a similar train of thought, but in a more colorful wording. "Bloody Bonkers." The second voice sounded younger to Dean and so he guessed that she has to be Nymphadora. What an awful name, he wasn't the only one, who thought so.

"Language, Nymphadora." the older voice which has to belong to Andromeda declares. But you could hear the slight smile in the voice, like the owner wants to establish a certain effect.

"My. Name. Is. TONKS." the other woman says angry and more than bugged. All in the sitting room heard her and they couldn't hold back and started to laugh alongside of the rest of the people the next room.

After some moments an unknown male voice declares. "It looks like someone is waiting for us."

"Ah yes." Sirius said slightly nervous. "But before we enter I want a Wizarding oath form all of you that you will not tell anyone what you learn today."

"Sirius you know you can trust us." the same male voice counters in a hurtful tone.

"I know, but I have to keep my family save." Sirius answers in a hard voice, an indicator for the brothers and Jo that he wouldn't budge on this matter and they are happy that they are that important to him.

But silence followed in the other room. You have heard a pin drop in that moment, before Andromeda finally answered. "Ok, but this better be good, Siri."

"Oh, believe me it is, Dromeda." They all hear the big smile on his face.

With that she declares. "I, Andromeda Dorea Tonks nee Black, swear upon my wand and magic to never reveal what Sirius Black is telling us about his family, so mote it be."

Next one was Nymphadora. "I, Nymphadora" they all could hear that she hates her name really much. "Tonks swear upon my wand and magic to never reveal what Sirius Black is telling us about his family, so mote it be."

"I, Remus John Lupin, swear upon my wand and magic to never reveal what Sirius Black is telling us about his family, so mote it be." So this is the werewolf Dean thought to himself. his voice was gentle, but with a beast inside that is uncontrollable you never know.

"I, Edward Tonks, swear upon my wand and magic to never reveal what Sirius Black is telling us about his family, so mote it be." They hear the last person declare the oath and know that they will get to know the family in the next moment.

Sirius claps his hands and says with glee. "Now that those are out of the way come on in and drink some tea." Dean, Sam and Jo hear people move in their direction. Some moments later Sirius enters the sitting room followed by an aristocratic lady with black hair with some gray strays and grey eyes, a younger woman with pink hair, a blond male with many scars if Dean has to bet he would say that that is the werewolf and an older male with grey hair. They all have friendly faces including the werewolf, even if he looked at the moment like a deer in headlights. As they see the other occupants of the room they silently ponder, who the others could be.

Without surprise the only ones, who could make a connection are Remus and Andromeda. The last one was family after all and Remus went to school with Reg so he could see the Black resemblance to him. The short male reminded Remus and Andromeda of Sirius, while the taller one was the spitting image of Reg in his youth. But only Remus made the connection that they only could be the children of Regulus Black, even if he didn't know how that should be possible, considering he died a long time ago. While Andromeda was slightly shocked as he sees them. Remus finds his voice again after analyzing all things in only moment and simply says. "Reg, but how?"

"Like always you are correct, you always were the smartest of us." Sirius says with a smile, without really answering the question.

"Padfoot be serious for a moment … please." Remus scolds his old friend.

"But I am Sirius." he couldn't resist, but the hard glance from Remus tells him to go on with the introduction. In his lord voice he declared after a moment. "May I present to you my nephews Hercules Dean Winchester Black and Perseus Samuel Winchester Black. They have a half-sister as well, but she is with Harry at the wedding at the moment. The lovely lady on Deans side is her sister Jo, but she isn't the sister of my nephews." Complicated as hell, but it was their family.

Again it was Remus, who figured out, who his niece is. "Hermione … but how?"

Now Sirius was perplex as he asks the counter question. "How did you figure out that?"

"You were always very protective of here?" Remi states matter-of-factly.

"Can you blame him, look at her." Dean speaks for the first time and his uncle as well as brother laughs about that.

But it reminded Sirius that he has to introduce the others as well. "Dean, Sam, Jo meet my lovely cousin Andromeda."

Before he can go on, Andromeda finally come out of her stupor and run across the room to embrace first Dean and then Sam in a hug. Reg and her always had a special bond, even after she was banished form the family. With a big smile at the astonishment of her young cousins she says. "You can call me Andy, Siri is the only one, who calls me Andromeda or Dromeda."

"Ok." Dean and Sam say perplexed at the same time.

Sirius smiles at Andromedas warm welcome of his nephews to the family, before he goes on with the introductions. "The older gentleman at her side is her husband Ted." He had followed her across the room, but in a slightly slower pace.

He holds out his hand to them and says. "Welcome to the family. "Both brothers shake it with a big smile on their faces.

"And this is their daughter Ny." he starts but the hard glance she sends him silenced him immediately and he corrects himself as he points at her. "Tonks."

The bubbly, happy witch walks to the brothers and says with a big smile as she embraces them. "Finally some cool cousins."

"Hey I take offense to that." Sirius says with mock hurt.

"Good that was what I planned." Tonks answered. She took a seat at the couch beside her mother and father.

"At last, but not least, my best mate Remus Lupin."

Remus was the only one, who was slightly reserved around the brothers and the girl. The have a vibe around them, that he felt the last time as he was in the proximity of hunters. A closer look tells him that they are definitely hunters and form the looks they give him that they know what he is. While the taller one and the girl don't give him a bad feeling, the shorter one does and his glance was murderous. So Remus turns to Sirius and says. "I think I leave that is a family gathering after all."

"Bull Shit, first you are family, second yes they know and third they are hunters." The others in the room were shocked by this declaration. "But we talked about it and they said they would behave." the last part was directed at Dean and he sighs.

Trusting monsters wasn't his strong suit, but he accepted being a wizard, why not this. So for the first time Dean jumped over his own shadow and walks to Remus, even if a little bit hesitant. He holds out his hand and says. "Sorry this is all new and old habits die hard, but I try my best."

Remus, the ever caring, forgiving person, takes the offer as a white flag and gratefully accepts it. "No hard feelings. I feel the same about myself."

To stop Remus from turning into his angst ridden self after he greeted Sam and Jo, whom only waited for Dean to work out his issues, Sirius says with a smile. "Now that this is out of the way, who wants tea?"

The moment the last words left his mouth, the room was filled with a white light. With a loud pop four person lands in the middle of the room on all their fours. Traveling by portkey is not easy. They look disheveled and panicked. As soon as Sirius and the rest recognize that the arrivals are Harry, Hermione and the twins they were on high alert. Dean and Sirius ask at the same time. "What happened?"

It was Harry, who answered. "The Ministry has fallen."

"There was an attack." Hermione continued.

"The both of them grabbed us and …" George starts.

"a moment later we were whisked away with them." Fred finishes for his brother.

"I know it wasn't planned, but they were disowned as soon as Molly learned about our understanding." Hermione says with a sad and angered face at the same time.

"What … the nerve of that woman." Sirius says outraged. But he takes a deep breath, because he knows now isn't the time to let his temper run wild. He needs a clear head to keep his family save, which had apparently grown by two more. But he wouldn't have it any other way. He learned his lessons and knows that he can't repeat his past mistakes, so he says in a slightly calmer tone. "Ok, you stay here, no protest. We have enough room for you." than he looks directly at Fred. "So no sharing with Hermione."

"Yes sir." he answers earnestly after some moments, he like his twin is simply grateful that they are still welcome at some place, if not with their own family.

After that Sirius turns around to Andromeda and her family. "You will stay as well."

"But."

"No Dromeda, I will keep this family save and that includes you. So stop whatever you want to say." his voice and eyes were hard. There was no discussion with him about this, so like the rest she nods and is grateful that he cares so much for the people in this room. After they accepted what he had decided, he declared. "Kreacher collect all the important stuff like clothes, food, water and photos from the Tonks home as well as the Lupin Cottage and the apartment of the Weasley twins, without a word, now go." Put out the elf bows his head and vanishes to follow his orders. The life at Grimmauld Place has become more interesting in a matter of moments.

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