Corvus dressed in black jeans and a black shirt when he woke up and hid his blankie wondering where the hell his mother had found it and why he'd fallen back on old habits of sleeping with the damn thing. His friends would laugh.

He went downstairs to find Draco sipping coffee and looking ready to snap, Harry, picking at his food, and Sophie beaming brightly.

"Ugh." Everyone in the room , the adults were there too, looked at him. He was looking at Sophie. "You're a morning person. I'm warning you now the three of us..." he motioned to Harry, Draco and himself, "Are not. "

"I found that out." Sophie beamed scooting over on her bench. Corvus sat down. "Here have some coffee I had to give Draco some when I greeted him this morning he tried to hex my head off. "

Corvus snorted and drank deeply from the cup. The tart taste hit him. He normally didn't drink coffee but after yesterday he was exhausted.

"MY BABY!" Bella rushed into the room and latched on to Corvus, "Mommy came to wake you and you weren't there." Corvus was used to how affectionate his mother was. "Papa and I have news for our sweet Ickle Prince." Severus drank deeply from his own coffee wondering not for the first time why he had gotten into the bed of the crazy Black sister. " Mommy is pregnant."

Corvus sprayed his coffee out of his mouth Draco and Harry dodged it. He then began choking and sputtering. He looked at his parents. They had yet to have the 'TALK' with him but he understood at least a little on how that happened and was a little freaked that his parents still did that. Then again the were only 31 right?

"I'm gonna have a brother?"

"Or sister." Severus cut in. "Bella, his gift doesn't work on you he wont be able to tell which one. "

Bella just smiled and kissed her son's head the boy seemed to be in shock.

"and you couldn't have done this when I was younger?" Corvus finally asked earning chuckles. "I'm 11 why didn't you give me a play mate when i was little?"

"Hey!" Draco and Harry protested, "What are we?"

Corvus brushed them off.

"Oh." he suddenly said taking in how nervous his parents had gotten. "you were scared that it would turn out like me."

"There is nothing wrong with you!" Severus declared, "We were trying to figure out your gifts at the time, my little crow and yes there is still the risk that your sibling will come to have the same powers as you. "

"It wont." They all jumped as a man appeared. "You need not be scared of me. "The man said, "I am Jen an Ethereal."

"Ethereal?" Corvus asked, "Is that what I am? Is that why I see things ?"

"Yes." Jen told the small boy. "As is your grandmother."

"My mother is dead!" Severus spat, "My father killed her!"

"Ethereals do not die that easily. Even if hers was a dormant gene it awoke just in time to save her. Yours has yet to awaken and most likely wont. " Jen's eyes was on the small boy standing in front of the girl. The other two boys on either side of him . He smirked to himself they were protecting her. "Ethereal's also have more abilities than just 'Sight'. 'Sight' is a rare gift even among us. You would be called a Watcher. You are also the Ethereal Prince, young boy. Your Grandmother is sitting and ruling at the moment but it is your birth right. "


"But my little brother..."

"Or sister." Severus corrected.

"Wont be Ethereal?"

"I do not know." Jen said, "But the child will not have 'Sight' "

"So he..."

"Or she."

"Will be able to touch people?"

"Yes." Jen said softly, " and so will you. " emotion shot through Corvus' eyes then vanished. " Eileen sent me to train you because of the headaches. I will train you around your Wizard lessons. It may take some time but I will teach you to control your gifts and therefore be able to touch people. "

"That would be great." Corvus said, "After all I'm going to have a baby brother, " Severus didn't bother to cut in guessing that Corvus either had seen a baby boy or really wanted a brother. "To help raise and teach. Then maybe I can get a sister . "

Bella beamed brightly while Severus went red. That hadn't been in the plan but he was up for a whole swarm of kids. He'd wanted a large family and if Bella and his Corvus wanted a bigger family he'd give them it. He loved them both so much and would do anything for them.

"Whatever you want, my crow." Corvus nodded as his mother threw herself on his father and kissed him over and over again.

"THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THIS ROOM!" Sophie's mother yelled, noting that the children just looked interested and confused in what they were saying. "Dear's finish your breakfast your first lesson with Remus will start soon. "

"Jen join us." Narcissa motioned, "Come eat."

Jen nodded his consent.

After breakfast the kids were shown to a training room. Jen followed.

"Why are you following me?" Corvus asked, the man. His parents had snuck off most likely to do whatever they did to get the baby in his mother's stomach. "Can I touch you with out Seeing?"

"Yes, you may." Jen said and was shocked when the small Prince grabbed his arm and cling to it. "And you may think of me not only your trainer but your body guard as well."

"Okay, " Corvus said, "These are my friends. " Harry lit up beaming. "Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Sophie Roper. I'm sorry I'm clinging , Jen, but I don't get to touch people that often and it's kind of babyish to cling to Mama. "

"We wont tell." Sophie giggled, The boys nodded, "Hey, Mr. Lupin!"

"It's Remus. " Remus said, "I see you're all in muggle clothes. "

Corvus blinked at his friends. He'd always preferred his Muggle clothes but his cousins had always chosen wizard clothes.

Draco wore a nice pair of tailored jeans and a green shirt. Harry wore baggy jeans and red shirt. Sophie was wearing a short powder blue skirt with a red bow around her waist on the back of her waist, her short sleeved shirt was white and button up the first few buttons were undone. They all wore sneakers.

"Well, we don't need to be in uniform." Harry said, "and dad said if we're going to live here all the time then we're going to have to stop trying to show we're richer than Malfoy. "

"You're not." Draco hissed, "and my father said the same thing."

"I'm richer than all three of you put together so shut it!" Corvus snapped the boys shut up. Sophie shut her mouth she had been about to enter the fray. "Mooney what is our first lesson?"

"Today we will start with my best subject. Runes."

"But they don't teach that at Hogwarts until Third year." Sophie spoke up.

"Their loss." Draco said a little enthused. They all rushed to the desks. Four in a row. Remus chuckled Lucius had mentioned his son wanted to be a Potions Master and would need runes. "Ready!"


"First thing is first." Remus said leaning against the desk he was using. " We are going to share about ourselves and what we want to be. Share some likes dislikes that sort of thing." They all noted Corvus shift around and begin nibbling at his lip. "You may speak to Sophie, Corvus."

Corvus sighed and relaxed. He nodded.

"Harry , you start."

"I'm Harry Potter." Harry said, "I hate the whole Boy-Who-Lived thing and just want to be treated normally. I like Quidditch and was going to try to get on the Team this year even though first years aren't allowed because I heard that if they have enough skill they can get on. I hate holding back just so my friends will stay my friends, and I hate people who only like me for being the Boy-Who-Lived. When I grow up I want to play Professional Quidditch."

"I'm Draco Malfoy." Draco said, when Harry gave him a nod." I want to be a Potion's Master! I'm good at Quidditch. I like learning. I don't like idiots who can't think for themselves. I like people who can challenge me. I normally put on a mask in front of people so they don't really get to know the real me. All I want are some friends who like me for me and not my money and the influence I will one day have. "

"I'm Sophie Roper!" Sophie cheered, getting glares from the three boys. "I'm excitable and have lots of energy that I channel into studying and learning everything I can! One day I'm going to be Minister of Magic and fix the corrupted system we are currently working with! My main objective is to get fair rights for creatures! I would like to learn more about Muggles because I just can't understand how they survive without magic! I don't like bully's like Weasley or people who flaunt their knowledge around trying to get Attention like Granger. "

Corvus looked at Sophie and took a cleansing breath.

"I'm Corvus Black. " he said to her. " I want to be a Ward Master when I grow up. It's my life dream . I ..." he got quite then spoke again. " I have never been able to talk to people like others and it makes angry because nothing about me is normal. I'm starved for physical touch because I hardly got it as a child. I don't suffer fools lightly...and I don't feel pain. Never have. "

With that he stared at his desk. His friends shared a look and Remus flinched. Remus could smell the depression rolling off of the boy.

"My name is Remus Lupin." he told them, "I love learning . My passion is to be a teacher so I thank you for being my students. "Three of the four kids smiled at him. " I'm also called Mooney by my friends because we used to run Hogwarts playing pranks on each other and were known at the Marauders. I am also a werewolf."

"COOL!" Four voices said at once.

Remus smiled at them.