(A/N): Hey Guys! Sorry for not updating before now, but I did, however, prewrite a few extra chapters (yay!) And recently start a new fanfic. It's a Fang-centric Maximum Ride/X-men crossover called 'Lies My Mother Told Me', and I only have the first chapter up so far, but I have the next like, three written out already.

Anyway, it's another Sirius PoV, wow!

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Sirius

I woke up two hours later in a supply cupboard with Filch looming over me, an empty mop bucket in his hand, my clothes soaked, and my head pounding something fierce- not exactly a pleasant experience. As Professor McGonagall guided me into the Hospital Wing, I saw Leo in one of the beds, a needle protruding from his arm, body twitching as he slept. "What... What happened?" Madam Pomfrey bustled over to my side.

"We were hoping you could tell us," She said as I sat down on the end of one of the hospital beds, which was never a good thing to hear after one of your best friends tried to cave your skull in with their fist.

"I don't- I don't really remember."

Poppy sighed quietly as she examined the small cut on my eyebrow, and my nose, which I had to guess was broken. "That's what everyone else is saying as well," McGonagall murmured, and I snapped my head up to look at her.

"'Everyone else'?" McGonagall pursed her lips, glancing over at Leo's unconscious form.

"He also attacked Miss Folley, Miss Evans, Mr Lupin, Mr Potter, and Mr Pettigrew." My eyebrows shot up and I made to get off the bed, only to stumble as my head spun wildly.

"What?! Where are they?!"

Madam Pomfrey guided me back to the bed as she gave me an answer. "They're safe, Mr Black. A little shaken, but otherwise fine." Confusion must have shown in my expression, because Minnie elaborated.

"It seems they were able to subdue him until I arrived." I lowered my gaze to my lap.

"That's not Leo."

To my surprise, Minnie nodded in agreement. "No, I do not believe it was." She glanced at Madam Pomfrey. "Poppy found traces of a mix of herbs commonly known as spharmus in his system." I raised an eyebrow.

"So... what? He was drugged?" Minnie winced slightly.

"He was being controlled. If I had to hazard a guess... I'd say it was his mother."

I nodded slowly. "He won't be... punished for any of this, will he?" McGonagall shook her head.

"It is unlikely. Spharmus has much the same effect on vampires as the imperius curse has on normal witches and wizards. And since Leo is only a half-vampire... there's no way he could have resisted the orders he got, no matter how much he wanted to."

(A/N): So, what did you think?

Sorry for the shortness, but they do get a bit longer a little later down the track again, so... hang in there.

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This chapter has had minor edits made to it on 31/12/22 - Because I misspelt spharmus as 'pharmus' repeatedly.

This chapter has had edits made to it on 3/1/25 - formatting and reconfiguring of sentences. Added Sirius's line about 'we were hoping you could tell us' never being a good thing to hear after one of your best friends tries to cave your skull in with their fist. Added Sirius stumbling from a head spin. Changed Sirius asking if Leo would be blamed to asking if he would be punished, since I think even Sirius knows that even if no one else blames Leo for what happened, LEO will blame Leo for what happened.