Sirius- no, Orion grimaced as he approached the house of the Tonks family. Though it had only been a day since he'd seen Nymphadora Tonks, this would be the first time he'd be seeing them as Orion Regulus Black. There was a lot on his agenda, including reinstating Andromeda as a member of the Black family and officially announcing himself as the new Head of House.

Regulus didn't have many friends, for him to have married and have a child of 11 years was almost unbelievable. Orion had to wing it.

Orion knocked twice before the door was opened. A 17-year-old Tonks was the one to greet him.

"Wotcher, there kid. What's it you looking for?"

After all the weirdness of the past day, Orion was glad to find a familiar face, and the personality behind it. Nevertheless, he had to act the part of Orion Regulus Black, stuck up son of a former Death Eater.

"I assume you are Nymphadora Tonks, only daughter of Teddy Tonks and Andromeda Tonks formerly Black?"

"Just Tonks, thanks."

"Understood, Miss Nymphadora. My name is Orion Regulus Black. My father is the cousin of your mother."

"Oh. Gotcha... Just wait here... MOM! I'll be right back- MOM!"

Sirius could've sworn that Tonks's hair was a dark shade of red, not her normal black.

"Hello, dear. You really are the splitting image of Regulus."

"You are too polite ma'am."

"Please, call me Andy."

"Well, Andy. I am sure you know that my father passed away many years ago?"

"I was aware of that fact. I'm sorry for your lost. The Regulus I knew was a good man."

"He was a Death Eater, the fact does not change that he once served You-Know-Who."

"He made mistakes, we all do." Andromeda leaned forward. "Now, please do tell me, how DID he die?"

"He died in defiance to the Dark Lord. He married a half-blood witch he had been told to eliminate."

"You mean..."

"He died so I came to be. I was too young to remember the circumstances surrounding his demise, but he took out 4 Death Eaters before the Dark Lord killed him himself."

'He died uncovering the secret to Voldemort's immortality. He died a traitor to everyone he knew.'

"You must be proud."

"I am here to do my duty, as Sirius Black should have done instead of running off to kill his best friend."

"I heard of his imprisonment. Since he betrayed the Potters, it serves him right to have been sent to Azkaban."

"You know much, dear aunt, but you do not know everything. The only people that Sirius Black betrayed that night were us, his family. He forsake his duties to us in favor of blind vengeance."

"What are you talking about? Peter Pettigrew died that night because of Sirius's betrayal."

"You'll learn the truth of the matter in due time. There is something else, something important I must do."

"What is more important than your uncle when he needs it?"

"The family that needs me more."

Orion brandished his wand and placed the signet ring on his palm. "I, Orion Regulus Black, Head of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, do hereby reinstate Andromeda Tonks to a member of my House. May she receive the dowry promised to her sisters in tenfold for all the years she spent without." As he uttered the final words, Andromeda's greying hair turned into a gleaming black, the scars she had on her hands for all the times she had failed to cook magically healed themselves. A new twinkle was in her eyes, a sign of the family magic taking place once more inside of her.

Andromeda herself was beyond surprised. "What- what?"

"I'm sorry you were cast out for marrying Mr. Tonks." Orion bowed his head. "It must have been truly painful to have lived all these years with no family than your husband, and wonderful daughter," he said.

"H- How… How did this happen? Why are you doing this for me? How are you even the Head of the Black family? The position was supposed to go to Sirius, who's in Azkaban right now."

"He never claimed the position. The ring has been in Gringotts ever since my grandfather passed away. My… caretaker… told me to seek it out and take it for myself. He also told me to right the wrongs done to any other members of my family, which is why I've sought you out."

A musty book appeared from nowhere, landing on Andromeda's lap. She crumpled up her face at the dusty volume, but her eyes widened when she found out what it is. On her lap was Black Dowry Vault: Andromeda, Daughter of Walburga, emitting a dark vibe. Without her saying anything, the book opened up to its nearest transactions, figures and properties listed themselves at her convenience.

Andromeda let loose a tear. "Te- Teddy… Nymphadora…"

"Don't call me Nymphadora."

Andromeda looked up, a smile bright on her lips. "I can finally pay off our debts. You don't have to study alone for the Auror program Dora… We can afford a tutor, no hundreds of tutors… I can get us a house in London, near Diagon Alley… I can buy us a- a-"

"Thank you, Orion," Tonks said, smiling.

"Don't mention it. She should've gotten this money years ago, it's rightfully hers."

"No truly, thank you," Ted said. "I- I always knew she was rich, but… because of me…" There were tears in his eyes. Poverty was one thing to deal with, but poverty shared with someone you loved, someone who left a fortune for love… That was too much for anyone to deal with.

"Is there anything I can do to repay you, Orion? I mean, anything really-"

"Well." Orion cut her off. "I'd like for us to be family again, keep in touch. My father was your cousin, and I want me and Nymphadora here-"

"It's Tonks."

"-Tonks," Orion laughed, "to be the cousins that you and Regulus never got to be."

Remus Lupin lived in a rather small cottage. He was in a foul mood, having been fired from his 4th job this year. It seemed that his sudden absences every month weren't very approved of by most employers.

Remus carefully put the kettle on before pulling out a used tea bag. His practice of reusing everything that could be reused was his secret to surviving on periods of unemployment.

In his hurry to efficiently use and remove the teabag, he accidentally knocked over an old picture frame. With a sigh, he cast a repairing charm on it before peering into its contents.

It was a picture of him and James, Sirius, and Peter during their 1st year at Hogwarts. Though old, it still perfectly captured their laughing expressions, the happiness of Remus evident in the twinkle of his eyes.

Remus had to fight back the urge to cry. He had seen the picture several hundred times in the decades since it had been taken, but it still hurt him to look at it.

James dead.

Peter dead.

Sirius in Azkaban for betraying the others.

'For betraying me...'

Remus set down the picture and laid his head on the table.

Moony and Padfoot were the last of the Marauders, as half of the group was dead. But Padfoot had betrayed them, by out the Potters to the Dark Lord. Because of Sirius, the once happy band of friends had been reduced to a poor broken man and a traitor imprisoned.

A knocking on the door shook Remus from his thoughts.

"Come in, the door's unlocked!" Remus cast a quick Unlocking charm before the visitor opened the door.

A man, dressed in a black coat with a fedora to match, walked in. He examined the house, a look of curiosity etched on his face. "I see your living quarters are... modest."

"Yes, I'm afraid so. Pardon, would you like some tea?"

"Would love some," The man replied.

Remus quickly tossed the teabag he was planning to use for himself and removed two more from a cupboard. As the water was already at a nice boil, Remus removed two mugs from his dishrack and poured water into them. He then passed the relatively newer of the mugs (the less chipped and scratched) to his guest and set his own on the table to cool.

The man in black, who after taking off his hat revealed himself to be much younger than he first seemed, was looking at the books Remus had stacked in a corner. "'Yoga for the Disturbed'? 'Meditation for Magical Mentalities'?"

"I have a... condition."

"You're a werewolf."

Remus quickly drew his wand and pointed it towards the man- boy. "I'm afraid I must ask you to state your business here, sir. If this is about my registration fee for the Wolfsbane Delivery Service, I canceled my subscription last week and-"

"I'm here for Remus Lupin, the Marauder. Not the werewolf."

Remus lowered his wand. "Explain yourself. I'll have you know I really dislike liars."

The boy dusted himself off, then grabbed his wand. Remus, alarmed, flinched from the sudden movement but the boy then pointed it toward himself. "Let me remove these glamour charms"

After muttering a few spells, the boy's hair grew black and curly, and his face turned from a dark tone to an ivory pale.

Remus froze. His senses all pointed to an impossible answer, one that he desperately wanted to believe was true. "Sirius?!"

Once Remus was calm enough to talk, Orion quickly settled him on a chair.

"My name is Orion Regulus Black. I am the nephew of your friend, Sirius," he said.

Remus then narrowed his eyes, scrunching together his eyebrows. "What do YOU want, then. Has the Dark Lord left orders to kill me? Is the elimination of the Marauders that important? Or was it Sirius, not wanting any traces of his past left alive?"

"It was neither. My father, Regulus Black, left me instructions to come find you should ever my guardian be unable to care for me."

"Who was your guardian?"

"Sirius Black."

"That's preposterous. He's been in Azkaban for a decade!"

"I spent the better part of a year trying to find you." Orion smashed his fist against the table. "Do you know how frustrating it is trying to get information on a werewolf in hiding when you're a kid? I had to break into someone's house to get your address."

"You have yet to explain what you mean by Sirius Black. We haven't been in touch for a decade, not since he was imprisoned."

"Falsely imprisoned. Do you truly believe him to actually have betrayed you? You were friends for years."

"What I do or do not believe is not important. The Ministry of Magic found him guilty, which is concrete enough for me to accept."

"He was your FRIEND for years. He was a Marauder!" Orion yelled.

Remus narrowed his eyes. "You forget. Peter Pettigrew, another one of my friends, another one of the Marauders, was killed by that very man who went to Azkaban." he snarled. "Even if I ever doubted him giving up the Potters, there are WITNESSES to him murdering Wormtail!"

"EXPELLIARMUS!"

Remus's wand flew out of his hand and landed in the outstretched palm of Orion. Before he could take advantage, however, Lupin slammed his foot into Orion's right thigh. Orion stumbled backward, dropping Remus's wand. With incredible reflexes, the werewolf snatched up his wand and pointed it towards Orion.

"PATRIFICUS-"

"BOMBARDA!" A bright light with a deafening crack was the last thing Remus saw before everything went black.

A/N: Yes, I know that I was supposed to update faster. Any excuse that's acceptable enough? No, not really.

Now, there may be questions has to what happened after Sirius, no, Orion left the Underworld. Well, those questions will be answered as the plot develops, as they are crucial to the formation of the plot. (It's not because I have yet to think of what the hell to write for that part!)

I love the cliffhanger potential for the chapters to come. Haha xD