Sirius Black's Journals
Author: Lily, pen name Flower 'n' Prongs
Disclaimer: I still don't own the Harry Potter series… gosh darn it! Though, for you big "ooh I lurve canon!" people (no offence intended) people, that's probably a very good thing to you. )
Summary: Sirius Black wrote in a journal, which he kept hidden from the world to protect his ego. This shows you four of the biggest days in his post-Hogwarts life, (the Secret Keeper suggestion, the day the Potters die, a day in Azkaban, and breaking out). Recently added -- Harry finds the hidden book.
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Somebody, Just Shoot Me Already
July 20th, 1994
1:30 PM
Hmm, maybe that isn't such a good title for this seeing as I'm in a prison that's filled with criminals. Half of them have been convicted for murder too. That can't be a good sign. But then again, I'm supposed to be friends with at least half of them… but I'm not. And I'm also supposed to be related to half of them. But that's not exactly true either. Not to mention that I'm suppose to be a murderer myself.
I can't believe that it's the middle of summer and I'm surrounded by nice, clear blue water yet I can't go swimming! That's not surprising though, because I can't do much of anything. I've been saying that repeatedly for over a dozen years though, haven't I?
At least something interesting is going to happen today. We get an inspection by the Minister of Magic. Great. Fabulous. I get to be questioned about something I didn't do in the first place. But at least he'll be a person to talk to. An actual person too, not just a diary like I've been using as a person for the past however long I've been in here… because, I'm sorry to say, you're not a person. Then again, because he's a politician I'm not sure if he is either.
Seeing as Azkaban is in a top-secret place, maybe I can ask him how he knows where it is. Maybe he was sent here. Chances are he couldn't have been Minister for Magic then. But, seeing as it's quite likely all politicians are crazy and convicted for something or other, he could have just done the least worst (best?) crime. Is there such thing as a best crime? I suppose that it could possibly because they tell the Minister of Magic this kind of stuff.
I think that this is all unjust though. Why do they tell the Minister everything? They can't be trusted you know. Look at that American guy, Nixon… but then again, he was American. And a president. Not a good combination, as us smart people know. But I suppose that he can be trusted more than that guy because he's not an American president, but a British Prime Minister instead. That should make him more trustworthy. Maybe. I still haven't really figured that one out. Which is shocking, because you think that after spending that much time in here with the ability just to think I would have figured it out but noooo, of course not. That would be much too much like work for my liking. That's the bonus of being in here, not having to work. But even not having to work gets boring after a while.
I can't believe I just said that. I suppose that it's true though.
Wait a second… I hear footsteps! That means that there is a person coming, a real live person! Not Dementors again, but some person who is going to talk. (More commonly known as the Cornelius Fudge.) Well, I suppose the food-bringing person is a person, but they don't talk so they don't really count. I should make sure they never see that though, because if they do then I'm probably going to end up without food.
I hear voices! That's good, very good… but I better hide this for when they come. Otherwise they may get some pretty weird thoughts. I know that if I saw --
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Okay, Fudge came to do the routine "inspection" yet again. But, because he is a semi-nice guy he gave me his paper. I told him I missed doing the crosswords, which is true, but he seemed kinda iffy about that. Maybe he was reluctant to give me news of the "real world". Why? I dunno. He's weird like that.
I can't believe that I actually have an unread newspaper just sitting right here beside me. I'm trying to hold out with reading it. It makes it seem more normal in here that way. Well, not the "hold out from reading the paper" thing, the fact that I have a newspaper beside me. The bad thing is, I'm impatient already… and if I wait too long, it will no longer really be news will it? It's really a pity Fudge only left about half an hour ago and I'm already this anxious. Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to just read the first article. I mean, what's the worst I can do? Not like I'm going to escape to kill anybody.
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It's Peter. On the front page. Wormtail. On the bloody front page of the Daily Prophet for the entire wizarding world to see! I hope Remus sees this and looks really carefully at it. It looks just like him! And… wait a second… he is! He's missing one of his toes! Ha! I could do a dance. That rat (hahaha no pun intended… but that's not even funny… I must've really lost it) is on the front page of the paper! The tosser has just incriminated himself! As a rat, both inside and out. He's sitting on some red-head kid's shoulder. In front of a pyramid… why the hell is Peter in Egypt!?
Well… either this kid goes to Hogwarts or he's a teenage drop-out. So Peter's with Harry. That traitor is going to try to kill him I know it. And I'm not just going to sit in here and let this happen. I'm escaping to kill Peter. One problem… how? Er, let's see. I could drown him, burn him, shoot him, strangle him, suffocate him, torture him, stab him… maybe even Avada Kadarva him for good measure. How do I get out of Azkaban on the other hand… that could be more difficult. But if Peter can use being an Animagus to his advantage, so can I.
--Padfoot/Sirius