This is the next chapter. I really hope you are all enjoying it. I noticed that in the first chapter, there were a few grammatical errors. These will be sorted at a later time.

Also thank you to sakurapetals0192 for reviewing! I'm glad you like it so far.

Disclaimer: I forgot to do this last time. So, I do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters and am not associated with J.K Rowling in any way. I do own Casey Black though. Yep he's mine.

9 Years Later

"Casey if you want to go to Diagon Alley, I suggest you get up NOW" came an irritated voice.

A grunt of annoyance filled the room, as a young boy emerged from a tangle of sheets. His usually well groomed hair was matted and his skin was unusually pale. He looked at the time and saw it was just after 9:00am. He sighed again and laid back down, five more minutes wouldn't hurt. Just as he was drifting back to the wonderful world of sleep, a voice pierced through again.

"CASEY!"

"Alright already!" he snapped.

He climbed out of bed and made his way to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Surely his mother wouldn't begrudge him a shower. Eventually the young boy made his way downstairs into the kitchen, where his mother and sister were already eating.

"Finally decided to get up then" Dora teased

Casey didn't reply as his mother put a plate of eggs and bacon in front of him. "Thanks" he muttered before eating.

"So are you looking forward to getting your school supplies?" Andromeda asked

Casey, with his mouth full of eggs, gave a non- committal grunt. Andromeda knew that was the best answer she would get. Casey didn't usually talk much when food was around.

She looked at her adopted son and noted how much he was beginning to look like Sirius. His face was becoming narrower, making his jaw line more pronounced. His black hair had soft waves in it and now reached his shoulders. His eyes were now a light blue mixed with grey, making them look silver. She sighed to herself; he was definitely going to break hearts when he was older.

"Mum, you're staring at me again. It's getting creepy now"

Andromeda jumped and felt her cheeks flush. "Sorry sweetheart. Are you ready to go?" she asked holding out her hand.

He grinned and hurried round the table. "Yeah!" he said, grabbing her hand. "Let's go!" he waved to his sister before his mother apparated them both.

Two hours later found the two with their hands full of different bags; Casey was even carrying a small cage that had his new kitten in it. All he had to get was robes, so he and his mother headed to Madam Mulkins. As they got to the door, Andromeda paled and stopped in her tracks, staring into the shop. Casey frowned confused and looked into the shop. There were two boys standing on stools. One was pale in every sense of the term, with white blond hair and pale skin, while the other boy had jet black hair and fair skin. Casey thought the latter looked severely underweight for a boy his age. He looked back at his mother. "What's wrong, Mum?" he asked

She jumped a little, as if he had brought her out of a deep thought. "What?" she looked at him and saw the concern on his face "Oh, it's nothing. Here take this and go and get your robes. I have to go and get something. I won't be long" she then walked hurriedly away.

Casey watched her go, before putting the sickles and galleons in his pocket and entering the shop, drawing the attention of the two boys to him.

"Madam Mulkins is in the back. She shouldn't be long" Said the blond boy.

"Ok, thanks" Casey said, sitting on an empty chair by the door.

Casey saw the other boy looking at him and smiled warmly at him, which was returned. The blond boy was watching him closely. "What?" he asked

"Nothing, I was just saying to him that I wouldn't like to be in Hufflepuff. What about you?"

Casey felt annoyance stir in him and he now regarded the boy coldly. "My father and Sister were in Hufflepuff" he said coldly

The boy scoffed. "And I suppose your Mother was in Gryffindor?"

"Slytherin actually"

That seemed to surprise the boy, who didn't speak to Casey again, and when he left he gave Casey a nasty look. Casey laughed to himself and took his place on the stool next to the other boy.

"Annoying wasn't he" he said.

"A bit" was the quiet reply.

Casey turned and held out a hand. "I'm Casey Black"

"I'm Harry. Harry Potter" said the boy shaking his hand.

Casey forced himself not to look at Harry's forehead to try and look for the legendary scar. He figured the boy must have had enough of people doing that. "Well, it's nice to meet you, Harry" he said

"Likewise"

The two boys made small talk as they had their robes fitted, Harry even waited for Casey as he had his done. They left the shop together and walked down towards Ollivanders where Casey saw his mother standing next to a very tall man.

"Hi Hagrid" Harry said as they reached them

"Ello Harry. I see yeh've made a friend" Hagrid said warmly looking at Casey.

"This is Casey, Hagrid" Andromeda said smiling at the two boys.

After glancing at Andromeda who gave the subtlest of nods, he beamed down at the boy and held out his hand, which Casey shook.

"Well I'll see yeh at Hogwarts, Casey. C'mon Harry, we still have to get some things"

Casey and Andromeda watched the two go, she then turned to the boy. "Ready to go home?" she asked

He nodded and she held his hand a little bit tighter than usual as she apparated them home. As he got into bed that night, Casey made a mental note to ask his mother in the morning, what the incident at Madam Mulkins was about.