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Chapter 3:

Sirius was lazing on his bed. His room was covered in different posters. Mostly muggle posters of motorbikes and a few Quidditch posters. He'd placed a photo on the wall behind his four-poster bed. It was a photo of the four marauders smiling and waving. He smiled sadly at the photo of his friends. He missed them. He turned to the sound of someone knocking on his door. "Come."

Regulus smiled at him nervously, "mother says that Aunt Druella, Uncle Cygnus and Bella, Andi and Cissi are coming over this evening for dinner." Regulus smiled, "Mother says they have news for us."

"Good news, I hope." Sirius replied.

"Mother thinks that Bella is finally engaged to that buffoon Lestrange." Regulus continued.

"Well, it is to be expected," Sirius replied, thinking back to the night when he and the marauders had gone into the Slytherin common room under the disguise of polyjuice potion. Sirius laughed as he thought back to Lestrange's words.

"I suppose so," Regulus said sitting down on an armchair in the corner. "The family will be delighted. He's a pure-blood. What more could you want?" Regulus laughed.

"What more, indeed." Sirius laughed, smiling at his brother.

"Reg, do you really hate me for being in Gryffindor?" Sirius asked, suddenly feeling very vulnerable.

Regulus smiled, "Si, it sucks that we won't be together in Slytherin and obviously the family aren't exactly happy. But you will always be my brother Sirius."

"But," Sirius cut in.

"I know I've been a bit of a jerk this last month but that's what everyone expects. I can't let them down. It's ok for you Sirius. You're brave. You're not scared of being alone without family connection. I'm not like you."

"Regulus, you could never be alone," Sirius sighed, happy to have his brother back.

"I don't mind that you are in Gryffindor. It's not like you've gone and started dating a muggle-born is it?" Regulus laughed at the thought.

"You may not like our family or what we stand for," Regulus said standing up, "but you can't deny that you keep our rules? Right, I better go see if mother needs a hand with anything. Dinner parties always stress her out." Regulus smiled at his brother once more before leaving the room.

Sirius lay back on the bed, his arm under his head. He sighed, his thoughts swirling in his head. Regulus agrees with them. He may not hate me yet but he will. Sirius couldn't help but frown.

Sirius was sat in the living room writing a quick reply to James. He told him about his conversation with Regulus. He knew James would have some encouraging word or a joke that would cheer him up. Sirius' father Orion was sat with Regulus talking about Regulus' excitement about attending Hogwarts. "You will of course end up in Slytherin. I really do love that common room. You see it's under the lake. The view from the windows is like being under the sea." Orion began, "when you go up to the dorms it's quite incredible. You can see more of the lake the higher you get. You get the chance to see some most superb magical creatures; the giant squid of course, but also the merpeople are always swimming past the windows." Orion spoke fondly of his old dormitories.

"I really am so excited about seeing it father."

"Good good. It will be good to have at least one of my sons in my own house. It really is a shame," Orion lowered his voice, "that Sirius is in Gryffindor."

Mrs Black walked into the room with her brother and his wife and their three daughters. "Walburga, I must say I love what you have done with the place since I was last here." Cygnus smiled at his sister.

"Thank you, brother. I'm glad you approve." Walburga Black smiled as she sat beside her husband on the sofa. Cygnus and Druella sat on another sofa, slightly closer to the fire whilst Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa sat together slightly further away from the adults.

"Orion, good to see you old chap," Cygnus smiled, they had been in the same year at Hogwarts and also cousins before Orion had married Walburga, Cygnus' sister. They were, therefore, very good friends. "How's business?"

"Oh you know, very well. Nothing particularly interesting, however." Orion smiled, "the ministry have been asking for help with a few minor magical creature problems they've been having."

Cygnus smiled, "what did you think of the events at Easter?"

"What? Do you mean the Potters party?" Orion asked.

"Yes. What else. It's been months and still everyone's talking about it. Well, anyone who's anyone."

"I'm not sure. I don't know how prudent it is to attack the Potters. They are ridiculously influential. But I deeply sympathise with this Lord Voldemort's – is that his name? – well I deeply sympathise with his values." Walburga nodded, her agreement.

Walburga had not been particularly happy that the fight had broken out. "I personally, was very concerned by the fact we had to fight against family. Lucretia and even Dorea, I really didn't want to fight them." Walburga frowned. It wasn't often that she thought of Mrs Prewett or Mrs Potter but on some level they were still family. "Although I can't wait for a new world order where we don't even have to hear the word muggle-born ever again."

The family gathered together laughed at the idea. Sirius merely frowned. Bellatrix noticed this, "what say you, cousin? Surely you agree that a world without muggle-borns will surely be a better one?" She smiled cruelly.

"I can't say that I do. I have nothing against muggle-borns and I can't support the killing of innocent people for what seems no more than sport." Sirius said strongly. He spoke with such authority that one could easily forget that he was only twelve years old.

"Don't be ridiculous Sirius. It has nothing to do with sport! It's about purity." Regulus said angrily.

"You are quite right, Reg. Sadly not all families are as pure as ours." Bellatrix laughed.

There was a loud POP as Kreacher appeared. "Dinner is served."

The family were sat together at the dinner table. Conversation was vast and entertaining for most of those present. They had discussed the news in the prophet, particularly discussing what it seemed to have been hiding as Cygnus put it. Andromeda sat talking to Sirius throughout the meal, almost forgetting that the others were with them. Sirius smiled happily as he talked ardently with his favourite cousin.

Towards the end of the meal, Cygnus smiled at his family and said loudly, "I have news."

Everyone sat quietly, waiting for the news that they expected. "My dear, eldest daughter has decided to marry Mr Rodulphus Lestrange."

"Oh very good, Bella. Very good!" Walburga said, clapping her hands happily.

"A very good match," Orion smiled, "a pure-blood. There's not even the slightest question over the Lestrange blood-line. They are as pure as we are and that's saying something."

Bellatrix smiled as everyone congratulated her on her engagement, "we will throw a party," Druella suggested, "you will all come, of course."

After dinner, Sirius and Andromeda stood together in a corner of the living room. The rest of the family were admiring Bellatrix's engagement ring and discussing the upcoming wedding. "I think I will elope," Andromeda whispered to her cousin.

"With Ted?" Sirius asked.

"Yes. I mean, they'd never agree to it." She sighed. "I was thinking of going soon."

"How soon?" Sirius asked.

"As soon as I finish Hogwarts." Andromeda smiled.

"Just one more year then," Sirius smiled, "it'll be a shame to lose you Andi."

"You'll never lose me, Si." Andromeda smiled, "You'll always be my favourite cousin."

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