Corvus Black ran into the kitchen it was Halloween today. His shoulder length curls bouncing around him as his cousin doggy chased him. He ran to his daddy who was standing at the counter and clung to his legs. Those in the family looked on with frowns. Severus picked his son up and glared at the dog.

"How many times must I tell you he doesn't like being chased by the dog?!" He demanded as Sirius transformed back. Only then did Corvus hold his arms out to the man. Sirius took him with a sigh. "He likes you as you! Though Merlin only knows why."

"I don't get it." Sirius sighed, " Harry loves it when I chase him around as Padfoot but my own little cousin doesn't even crack a smile. " He played with Corvus' curls. " In fact he doesn't even make a sound. Harry's babbling non stop."

"Stop comparing my son to that spawn!" Severus demanded. The Black family knew to stay out of this fight as it was a very old one. " Corvus will talk when he wants to! And I'll have you know that he has talked. "

"I never hear him." Everyone noted that Sirius seemed upset about this. "Hey, who did you name as Godparents anyhow?"

"Not you!"

"Yeah, I know that." Sirius scoffed, waving his hand. He smiled when Corvus grabbed it and waved it around himself. "But, I'm curious who you two trusted enough to name."

Bella chuckled as she sipped her coffee.

"Weren't you named the Potter boy's godfather?" she asked, "Isn't that enough for you?"

"I was." Sirius replied, he tickled Corvus under the chin and just got that irritated look he'd been able to do since he was a baby. He sighed, " What would you say if I said I thought one of us was going to betray them and I think it's going to be soon?" Corvus reached up and touched Sirius' nose. "So I'm not imagining it?" Corvus shook his head. "I didn't think so. Thanks, pup." Sirius handed him to his mother. "I'll see you later I have to go stop this somehow!"

They watched him run out of the room and heard the door slam.

"He just needed someone to agree with him." Walburga laughed, "I don't think it's possible for Corvus to have Seer blood."

"Not from my side." Severus replied, sitting down with coffee. "He asks a question then runs off without an answer. How rude."


Hours later they were awaken by a very shook up and distraught Sirius. Corvus was sitting in the middle of the sitting room playing with his blocks sleeping adults all around. His mouth was hurting so he hadn't wanted to go to bed and they'd stayed over so everyone could take a turn giving it a try putting him to bed .

They all looked at him.

"Where's that traitor!" Sirius yelled, "Regulus! "

"Reg isn't here." Bella said frowning, "What happened?"

Sirius' eyes landed on Corvus who he instantly swept up. Regulus arrived then looking frantic he sighed when he saw everyone.

"Sirius, your friends the Potters are they okay?"

"You put our cousin and my godson in harms way!" Sirius bellowed, "Lily is dead! DEAD! " Severus went white as a ghost. "You told the demented fool about the Prophecy and he chose Harry! James wasn't home he'd snuck out of the hiding place! " Sirius hit his knees crying. " He killed Lily by the time I got there it was too late! James was holding Harry and Harry had lightening bolt shaped scar on his head. " Sirius was sobbing into Corvus' hair and hugging him tight but not tight enough to hurt him. " James went with Albus somewhere. "

"What prophecy?" Bella demanded. "What did you get my son into?"

"I didn't realize Corvus could be apart of it until after i told the Dark Lord. " Reg cried, "It said ' "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not..." That's all I heard of it before I was thrown out of the pub where the Seer was staying. " Reg looked like he was about to collapse so he sat in a chair. It was him, his parents, his brother, Severus, Bella and Corvus. " I didn't think that you both defied him by refusing to join him, by refusing to support him , and snatching the Prince fortune out from under him."

"it's rightfully mine." Severus growled trying to get his son from the broken man clinging to him. " He's from a lesser branch if Grandfather had not acknowledged me then sure he could have it but I'm heir."

Reg nodded he agreed with his old friend of course but the Dark Lord had wanted the fortune to back him during the war. That had been strike two, refusing to join had been strike one, and refusing to support him with said fortune had been strike three. Not mention Corvus had been born on July 29. Reg was beating himself up.

"It was Pettigrew." He finally croaked over his brother's subsiding cries. "He waltzed into the meeting like he was the Lord and declared he had been made the Potter Secret Keeper and told them where they were after a nice torture session for waiting so long to tell him the Dark Lord took off for the House. "

Sirius had finally stopped crying and noticed that the baby had fallen asleep in his arms. He smiled a faint smile.


Severus and Bella woke to Walburga shrieking. Of course they instantly knew that their son had been awoken by it as well. They quickly gathered him and ran downstairs meeting Reg and Orion in the hall to find her staring at the Prophet in horror.

"They've taken Sirius to Azkaban!" she cried. "Saying he was the secret keeper!"

"Did they bother to ask Potter?" Severus asked,

"Why wasn't I called for a trail!" Demanded Orion. "I'll go check it out at once."

He rushed off to get dressed. He was one pissed off Head of House.

Two hours later several people in Ministry were with out jobs and Sirius was once again free and taking care of Harry while James was in St. Mungos getting an Oblivate removed by a skilled mind healer Orion trusted. All in all it was a good day.