Outsider Chronicles: Dark Eclipse

The First Year is over and Leo is already working to right wrongs. However, darkness is beginning to stir, and not just at Hogwarts. As Leo gets more powerful, his nature as an Outsider begins to take effect and worlds are drawn together. Add in some family drama and reveals and Leos migraines are only going to get worse. Sequel to Black Zodiac

And we are back. The first part of this chapter will be done from Sirius' POV because I think I'll be able to write it better from his point of view. We'll be back in Leos head in no time though. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

When Sirius Black noticed the Dementor stationed outside his cell leave, he had assumed that someone new was being brought in. The last thing he expected was for Amelia Bones herself to stop in front of his cell. The last thing? No, the last thing he was expecting was what she said next.

"Sirius Black, due to new evidence, you are being transferred to Ministry holding cells for interrogation."

He wasn't entirely sure what had happened after that, being too shocked that he was finally being given a trial after so long. He was so out of it that he didn't really notice the questioning, only coming out of his daze to accept the use of Veritaserum. Once the questioning was done, Sirius was given the antidote, which also served to wake him from his daze to see a tired Amila rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"Well, this is a real clusterfuck," she groaned, "I knew this was bad after Leo found Pettigrew, but I had to confirm."

She looked Sirius in the eye and straightened, putting on her formal tone.

"Sirius Orion Black, in light of this evidence and as you were never formally charged, I hereby declare you cleared of all charges against you. I also offer you your old post as Senior Auror, once you have been confirmed to be sound of mind and body at St. Mungos."

And once again, Sirius found himself shocked beyond all measure. He was free. Oh sure, he had to undergo a checkup at St. Mungos, but that was to be expected after a prolonged stay in Hell on Earth. However, his freedom was the second thing on his mind. The first was Holly.

The first thing he did once he got to St. Mungos and had his initial check up was send out three letters. The first two were to his cousens, Narcissa and Andromeda, ordering them to come in and discuss the state of the House of Black. He wanted to see where their loyalties lay. He had no doubt that Andromeda was firmly on his side, having disobeyed her father to marry a Muggleborn and got disinherited as a result. He intended to welcome her and her family back into the Black family as soon as possible.

Narcissa on the other hand, he wasn't so sure of. She had married that smug bastard Lucius Malfoy, who was a known supporter of Voldemort, even if he had called Imperius and walked with only a slightly lighter wallet. That said, Narcissa was a true Black and a firm believer of the old Motto of the family. Depending on what happened in the meeting, he would either dissolve the marriage or toss her from the family.

The third letter was to his Goddaughter, explaining who he was, where he'd been and asking, no begging for her to at least come and see him. He doubted she would want anything to do with him after what he did and she was probably happy wherever she was staying, but he still wanted to get to know his best friends only child.

Sirius was broken from his thoughts as the door opened to reveal the very person he had just been thinking about. He'd recognize those emerald eyes anywhere.

"Holly?" He whispered, "Is that you?"

The girl hesitated in the door for a moment, before someone behind her gave her a little push and she staggered into the room. For a moment, Godfather and God-daughter simply stared at each other, not sure what to say. Eventually, Sirius broke the silence.

I'm sorry," he said.

Holly looked confused.

"What are you apologizing for?" She asked.

"For being a complete idiot," said Sirius, "I...I made a promise to my blood brother that I would protect you, take care of you if something happened to them, but I blew it! I should have taken you from Godrics Hollow that Night instead of going after Pettigrew!"

He looked up at a surprised looking Holly with pleading eyes.

"I know I have no right to ask this of you, but please, give me another chance to make it up to you. "

Holly stared at Sirius for a moment, before she did something Sirius wouldn't have expected in a million years after what he did. She hugged him.

"Theres nothing to forgive Sirius," she said, "You did exactly what I would have done if something happened to Leo, so I can't blame you."

Sirius' eyes widened, before tears welled up and he hugged his God-daughter for the first time in 11 years. After a few moments, he wiped his eyes and looked up at the people who had followed Holly into the room. He was surprised to see that it was his cousin and a boy who looked a lot like he had when he was younger, only with much longer hair that stuck up around his head like a lions mane.

"Narcissa," he said in greeting, his voice a little cold.

"Cousin," said Narcissa, "May I introduce my son, Leo Regulus Malfoy."

Leo bowed slightly.

"A pleasure to meet you Lord Black," he said formally.

Holly snorted.

"Formality doesn't suit you Leo," she said.

Leo blushed and rubbed the back of his head.

"Yeah, I know, but its necessary," he said.

Sirius glanced between Holly and Leo with a raised eyebrow.

"You two know each other?" He asked.

This was an interesting development, maybe he should reevaluate his opinion of his cousin and her spawn. Holly nodded happily.

"Leos my best friend," she said.

Definitely needs to to reevaluate. Before Sirius could say anything however, Narcissa stepped forwards, a look on her face that was all business.

"Cousin, as a Daughter of the House of Black, I would like to make a request," she said, "My Husband, Lucius Malfoy, has engaged in activities that would bring shame to the Ancient and Noble House of Black. I would like to request the marriage dissolved and for myself and my son, Leo Regulus Malfoy, to be brought back into the House of Black."

Sirius stared at his cousin in shock. What she had just asked was some serious stuff. The fact she was asking for her marriage be dissolved, not a simple divorce, meant that Lucius must have done something to break the terms of the marriage contract that had been drawn up between House Malfoy and Black. It also meant that, unless they were brought into the Black family, any children would be considered Bastards.

"What about your other son?" Asked Sirius.

He was out of touch, but he did know that Narcissa had two children. The youngest Black Sister scoffed.

"Draco is a clone of his father," she said, "I've tried to turn him around, but he continues to spout his father's nonsense."

Sirius frowned as he considered what Narcissa had told him. This could actually be a very good thing. He didn't have an Heir and, thanks to the Dementors, he would never have one. He would have liked to make Holly his heir, but couldn't. Both the Blacks and the Potters were members of the Seven Families and, as such, the Goblins and, more importantly, magic wouldn't allow one person to hold more than one of the Lordships to prevent one person from becoming too powerful. Even if Holly were to marry, she would remain Lady Potter and be the one to hold the true power over the Potter family.

However, Leo could be the answer to the problem. He would have to keep an eye on the boy, but if Holly trusted him, he was inclined to trust her judgment. Both Lily and James had been excellent judges of character (Snivellus and Pettigrew notwithstanding) and Sirius distinctly remembered Holly never trusting Pettigrew as a baby, always crying whenever he came close.

Sirius nodded as he came to a decision.

"Very well," he said, "I will grant your request. However, I do feel it necessary to warn you that you will both be on probation."

Narcissa nodded in understanding.

"I understand cousin," she said.

Sirius nodded, before he relaxed slightly.

"I'm sure you'd rather not return to the Malfoy Manor, so you can use one of the Black properties. I think Grimmauld Place is available, but its might be a bit of a mess."

Narcissa waved a hand.

"Nothing our House Elves can't sort out," she said dismissively.

At that moment, the door opened again to admit the eldest of the Black Sisters, Andromeda, plus her husband and daughter. At the sight of the blond sister, the brunette paused.

"Narcissa," she said, a trifle coldly.

"'Dromida," said Narcissa.

Their was a moments silence as the two Witches stared at each other, before they broke into smiles and hugged, not noticing the sudden sighs of relief that came from everyone in the room.

And back to Leo's POV

After Mum and Andromeda had exchanged pleasantries, Mum and I left to go pick up our things from the Malfoy Manor and move them to Grimmauld Place. I had my doubts about how livable the building would actually be, but at least we had House Elves, Magic and no Molly Weasley screeching at us, so cleaning should less time than it did the Order. Holly wanted to stick around for a bit longer and get to know her Godfather, so we left her with a Portkey Sirius made that would take her to Grimmauld Place when she was ready.

We arrived home and immediately summoned our House Elves with orders to pack up everything that was ours and transfer it to Grimmauld Place. I really hoped there was somewhere we could keep Lucy, who was now nearly full grown and the size of a pickup truck.

We were just on our way out the door so we could apparated to Grimmauld Place, the Floo having been disconnected since no one was living there, when the door slammed open and an angry looking Lucius stormed in.

"What is the meaning of this?" He demanded, shoving a piece of parchment into Mums hands.

Mum took a moment to read the parchment, before looking up at Lucius, her Black Sneer on full blast.

"I would think that would be quite obvious, Lord Malfoy," she said in a voice so cold it could freeze the feathers of a penguin, "My cousin has, at my request, dissolve our marriage."

Lucius looked like someone had hit him in the face with a trout.

"He can't do that!" He protested.

"Wrong, he can," snapped Mum, her distaste for the man shining through, "You broke the terms of the contract when you swore yourself to that nutcase that calls himself a lord. However, more importantly, you are a horrible husband, a worse father and a complete and utter moron. Goodbye Lucius, if I ever see you again it will be far too soon."

She stepped around Lucius and continued to the door with me trotting at her heels. I did not want to do anything that might bring Mums anger down on me. She could be really scary when someone got her going.

As we approached the door, Lucius chose to prove that Mum was right to call him a moron when a spell slammed into the doors, causing them to slam shut.

"You're not going anywhere," said Lucius, a dark smile on his face as if he'd already won, "You are going to write to Black and tell him to reinstate the marriage. Now."

Now heres something you should know about my Mother. As a true Black and Slytherin, she knew when to act and when to remain in the shadows. She also knew how to act like a proper Pureblood wife around Lucius, remaining dutiful and obedient. Oh sure, sometimes she put her foot down when the idiot was planning something really dumb or Draco went too far, but she largely remained behind her mask. It was for that reason that Lucius thought she had control over her, but I knew something he didn't. Mum hated his guts and would have left years ago if it hadn't been for the contract. Now she was free of it, there wasn't a chance in hell she'd let Lucius get his claws into either her or me.

Mum slowly turned from the door, her face completely blank as her hair slowly began to move, writhing around her head like snakes. I took a giant step back, just to make sure I wouldn't get in the line of fire. Quick as a flash, Mums wand was in her hand and she'd cast of a spell chain at lightning speed. Did I forget to mention that she was the second best Female Dueler in the country, falling just below Amelia Bones and just above Lily Potter when she was alive? Yeah, Mums pretty bad ass when she wants to be.

Anyway, Lucius toppled over, stiff as a board, with gerish pink skin, a pair of massive antlers, a huge, pimply nose with massive clumps of hair coming out of it, clown hair and his clothes transfigured into a tutu. I think I also saw a couple of spells in their designed to help Healers clean out their patients that would activate when the Body-bind was broken. Finally, Mum grabbed a nearby random ornament, turned it into a Portkey and threw it at Lucius, causing him to vanish.

"Where did he go?" I asked.

"The Ministry Atrium," she said.

I winced. You don't get much more public than their, other than the middle of Diagon Alley. Yeah, he wouldn't be living that down for a while.

"You know, sometimes I can't believe that idiot is actually my Father," I said as Mum blasted the doors of their hinges and lead the way down the drive to the apparition point.

Mum paused and gave me a look that set warning bells off in my head.

"Mother…" I said slowly, "What don't I know?"

Mum cleared her throat and looked guilty.

"Well, the truth is, Lucius...kind of...isn't your father," she finished quietly.

I stared at Mum for a moment, before I took a slow breath.

"Alright, so if that ponce isn't my father, then who is?" I growled, "And more importantly, why didn't you tell me?"

Mum shifted under my gaze.

"Well, I can't tell you who your father is because I'm not to sure myself," she said, "It was a man I met at one of the many parties Lucius threw. I don't even remember how we ended up in bed. As for why I never told you, well, how do you tell a child the man they thought was their father isnt?"

"With a father like Lucius, quite easily," I grumbled, "Never mind, we can talk about this later."

"That would be best," said Mum.

She took my arm and we vanished with a crack.

And thats the end of this chapter. I hope you liked the meeting between Sirius and Holly and Lucius getting his ass kicked!

I hope that my explanation of how a person can't have more than one of the Seven Lordships at one time since I didn't really want one person to gain too much power. Basically it means that, even if Holly and Leo do get together, the Potter and Black lines won't merge. Magic will cause them to split as soon as their are enough heirs to create two lines, so their first child would inherit the Black power and fortune and their second would be a Potter. I think I just went and made it more complicated…

Leos middle name, Regulus, also happens to be the brightest star in the Leo constellation, as well as the name of one of the spells he can use with Zodiac Lance. His hairstyle, which I just realized I never actually described, is the same as Loki/Leo from Fairy Tail, only black.

Anyway, that's enough of that. Next time will probably include Lockhart getting kicked and possibly a clue as to what Leos father is. Yes, I did sat what.

Until next time, leave me a review!