the first thing that James Potter thinks (a bit like everyone else in class) when he sees the new boy walk through the door is:
he's really sexy
he knows he's not the only one and he confirms this by looking at his classmate with a jaw that could soon touch the floor so wide it is.
this boy could make even a homophobe doubt his sexuality
and no, James Potter isn't exaggerating (if he weren't super, hyper in love and engaged to a certain redhead with the sweetest eyes in the world, he would think about it) the boy is truly extraordinarily beautiful. his diaphanous and flawless skin highlights two curious gray eyes, a straight and slightly pointed nose, high and aristocratic cheekbones that instead of hardening his face do nothing but increase a sweet harmony concluded by full and rosy lips with a small mole underneath.
his angelic face is framed by a mass of black curls that fall on his shoulders, making him look like a porcelain doll. the boy is wearing a rather tight t-shirt that reaches above his belly button and low-waisted jeans that together help to show off the boy's lean physique a bit.
Professor McGonagall immediately stands up and greets the boy in a language other than English.
"One moment, boys. As you can see, you have a new classmate. His name is Sirius Black and he recently moved from France with his brother. He doesn't speak English very well yet, but he's getting by. I hope you can help him settle in. Let's see... Marlene, dear, could you give him a tour of the school during break time?"
"Of course," replied the blonde girl in the second row
"Perfect. Dear..." she then said, turning to the boy, "Do you want to say something to your classmates before you sit down?"
"um... sure" then he turned to the class with a hand tightening on the shoulder strap "as the teacher said my name is Sirius, I like music, especially rock, and I can play the guitar, I hope to have fun and improve my english" then he smiled at the class, and oh man, the boy is fucking perfect. His smile seems to shine in the room and on his left cheek a dimple forms.
this boy will give every alpha male in the school a run for their money
After the short introduction Sirius runs to sit next to Marlene McKinnon.
during all the morning lessons the eyes of both girls and boys were on sirius. james after recovering had decided that he would make friends with this new boy, maybe marlene would introduce him to him and the others, since they seemed to get along already. based on this james decided to continue observing the boy during lessons to "gather information". by the end of the morning he had a whole list of discoveries.
- Sirius is fucking smart, especially in math (remember to ask him for help)
- he was definitely funny. if he could make Marlene, who hates pretty much everyone, laugh, it must be awesome
- his accent is too cute
- he's left-handed
- he's not at all aware of being the center of attention
Well, there wasn't much information, but it should be fine for now. His conclusion was that Sirius could be a perfect friend.
As soon as the bell rang, the first thought that came to his mind was to run to his friends and update them on the possible new addition to the group.
Of course he found them all in the cafeteria, at the usual table, busy eating. Marlene was not there, as he expected.
after giving high fives to the boys, saying hello to Mary and giving a long kiss to Lily, he finally sat down. Before he could start eating or talking, Mary asked him a question
"Hey Prongs, why isn't Marlene with you?"
Sure. James and Marlene were in the same class and went to the cafeteria together every day, like Lily, Remus and Mary. Peter was the only one who unfortunately didn't share a class with anyone.
"Oh, he's showing around the school a new student who's arrived in our class, and by the way, I think he could become our friend. Marlene already gets along really well"
The boys looked at him curiously, they were always happy to make new friends. And above all, knowing their friend, they wanted to know who could impress her so quickly
"Come on, then tell us about him, right?" Peter intervened impatiently, at which point James chuckled
"ok, ok. first of all he's French, I swear he speaks in a way that's too cute. he loves music and... oh he plays the guitar. then he's too cool believe me, and of a rare beauty and above all I'm sure it's beautiful to have surpassed even our dear Marley"
"Damn, now I'm too curious to meet him" Mary squealed excitedly
Marlene hated everyone, sometimes even her friends. Of course when she made fun of them it was only as a joke because, jokes aside, they were the only people she could stand.
When she woke up that morning, she felt a strange feeling in her chest, as if something different was going to happen that day. A feeling that something was going to change.
Once at school she deigned only to say hello to James and then rested her head on the desk waiting for the teacher to come in to start a new boring day of lessons.
but after McGonagall entered the classroom, the strange feeling came true: a new boy in her class. well... she expected something better. at least until the new student entered the classroom
Merlin, how handsome is he?
like all her classmates, Marlene also began to stare at him with her mouth open. She remained in a trance until the teacher asked her to show the new boy around during recess. Oh no, the only time she saw her friends ruined for dating a boy who seemed like a total snob.
the day started off well...
Marlene hung her head back on her desk, cursing McGonagall for leaving her with that burden. She didn't even bother listening to the boy's half-introduction, she waited and prayed for the day to be over quickly. Then she had a revelation. The boy would be her desk mate for the rest of the year. Damn, she was hoping to be alone, but instead...
''hi''
Marlene jumped when someone spoke to her. She knew immediately who it was. She rolled her eyes, but the boy didn't seem to care. What a nuisance. She was hoping to intimidate or annoy him so she could get rid of him.
"Hi," he replied instead in a bored tone
"Marlene, right?" she nodded, surprised that he remembered. She had already forgotten her
"I'm Sirius, you know you're the first person I noticed here, you seem the most normal here. Everyone else seems a bit... er... how do you say... how do you say défavorisé in your language?"
Marlene burst out laughing. The little French her mother had tried to teach her made her understand what Sirius meant. Maybe it wasn't as bad as she thought.
"Well Siriiiiius, your name is that star, right?"
"Oh yes, I'm Sirius, the brightest star in the sky" he said sarcastically making it even funnier with his accent "my parents are obsessed with this Connerie. I think even my petit frere has a star name. His name is Regulus"
Marlene tried to stifle her laughter behind her hands. Maybe she was wrong, maybe having Sirius as a classmate wouldn't be so bad after all.
From the sound of the bell, Marlene had already learned a lot about her new friend. For example, that in addition to the guitar he can play the piano and the violin, but they are instruments that his parents forced on him. Or that he likes to sing, but is embarrassed, or that his parents are filthy rich, but he has never been a spoiled child.
They continued to talk during the tour of the school. Marlene decided to show Sirius the music lab, explaining that some of his friends did it too.
"Hey, do you want to meet my friends?"
Sirius looked at her worriedly "Do you think they might like me?"
"Sure, you're better than all of them put together" he joked, "and then if I like you, they like you too, it's obvious"
the boy burst out laughing "okay, guide me"
the two headed towards the cafeteria and once there they entered
"There they are, it's them" said the blonde pointing to a group of teenagers
if remus was honest, he was really curious to see the boy james had described so enthusiastically. let's just say remus wasn't a particularly exuberant person and he didn't always let the boundless energy of his friends rub off on him. but now he was really curious
he and the others continued to eat while waiting for the hypothetical new boy to come in. he remained focused on the food and the book he was reading until james squealed excitedly
"there they come, they're coming here"
remus looked up as he brought the bottle of water to his mouth and oh boy, he almost dropped it and got everything wet.
their friend marlene was flanked by a boy who was a little taller than her, maybe a couple of inches. and now he understood what james meant when he said that the boy was a rare beauty.
he's an angel
remus was speechless as the two approached. he managed to regain his composure and coughed a couple of times while looking around. he realized that he wasn't the only one who was struck by the beauty of the new student
Peter blinked rapidly as if to concentrate and see if he wasn't just imagining it all. Mary's mouth was hanging open. Lily on the other hand was watching curiously as if she was looking for the slightest imperfection on this perfect boy
the only normal one was James who smiled and greeted the two in a rather embarrassing way. Then as they waited for the two to arrive he turned to his shocked friends
"don't worry, I had the same reaction as you when I first saw him"
Marlene and the new student quickly walked to their table and sat down. James turned to the boy and stared at him with a huge smile as he greeted him and Marlene.
Marlene rolled her eyes and then listened to the new boy who whispered something to her that made her burst out laughing. We all looked at her with questioning expressions. She coughed a couple of times to compose herself and then spoke.
"So, guys, him and Sirius. Sirius, this is Mary, Lily, Peter, Remus and the clown next to you and James."
James pouted in offense, but quickly recovered.
"So, Sirius, right?" Mary began. "Nice to meet you. James tells us you're French. Tell us something please, please, please," she coaxed.
Sirius chuckled and Remus noticed the dimple in his cheek that gave his smile a surreal quality. Yes, he has dimples too, but it's as if they don't have the same effect on him.
"oh yeah" said Sirius "well, let's see... J'étais vraiment heureux de vous avoir rencontré, hein, vous étiez si gentils et j'ai adoré que vous soyez amis"
they were all silent for only a few seconds, but in that short time the satisfied smile that Sirius had on his face fell
"if I said something wr-"
"i don't know what you said but it feels so good to hear you talk like that" said Peter interrupting him
"yeah mate, you're too sexy when you speak french" Mary began without shame, earning an elbow in the sternum from Lily
at that point noticing the blush on the boy's cheeks James tried to change the subject
"Listen Sirius, why did you move here?"
Boom, Sirius' expression completely falls. Remus had never seen someone erase their emotions from their face in such a short time and so drastically. Had something bad happened?
"I'd rather not talk about it. Marlene said you guys play, I'd love to hear you, I play too."
Sirius' words made James and Peter's faces light up and they started chatting about the "band" that Remus was also a part of.
Remus began to watch Sirius as he listened politely to the two friends' speeches. His expression was calmer, but the lines of his face were still tense.
yes, something had definitely happened
time passed quickly and sirius had integrated well into the group. They were always together, at school, in the cafeteria, while they were going out. sirius introduced them to his brother regulus, a quiet but a little scary boy, as james had defined him. lily also noticed a certain closeness between the new french boy and her best friend remus.
To tell the truth, at first she didn't particularly like sirius, not for any particular reason, but because he seemed too perfect. She thought he had some ulterior motive in becoming their friend.
Also, despite being happily engaged to james potter, she felt a sense of jealousy for all the attention sirius received from both girls and boys.
in the end, however, she convinced herself that sirius was actually a very sweet person and realized that most of the time he didn't even notice all the attention he received, and when he did notice it, he was totally embarrassed.
One day the boys decided to let sirius listen to their band's rehearsals. Of course, the boys also rehearsed at school, in the music lab, but the rehearsals they had in Peter's garage were something else entirely. One Saturday afternoon, they all headed over to Peter's house, instruments in hand and laughter ringing all the way.
Once there, the boys started setting up their equipment: they hooked up the amplifiers, tuned the instruments, and got into position.
The girls, along with Sirius, sat on the dusty old sofa (which Peter's parents had put in the garage for when the boys came to rehearse) with a few beers in their hands and ready to listen.
Lily saw Marlene whisper something in Sirius's ear, but Sirius quickly shook his head. Lily didn't have time to think about what Marley had asked, because the boys started playing.
Peter stopped time with his drumsticks while Remus started a bass line. After eight bars, James started the riff of the song. Lily recognized it as a Led Zeppelin song, but she couldn't remember the title.
as they played Lily stared spellbound at her boyfriend as he played. He was so beautiful
and to think that she had rejected him for years
once the song was over they started clapping
"We want an encore, we want an encore" Mary shouted
but before the boys could start playing again, Marlene interrupted everyone
"guys sirius can sing, I swear he's really good, I can hear him-" before she could finish the boy she mentioned covered his mouth
"come on Marlene, I told you not to say that. tu es un tel salaud"
but unfortunately james had already heard and a broad smile had already adorned his face.
"is it true sirius? why did you never tell me? i know you can play the guitar too but singing... wow i would never have thought" he said after standing in front of the boy in question
"come on i want to hear you. do you know bohemian rhapsody by queen?"
"yes i know it" he said looking unconvinced
"then get up and come. you can't stay in the audience if you're going to be part of the show" with that james grabbed sirius by the thin wrist and pulled him into the middle of the group.
"then peter whenever you want to start"
peter gave a thumbs up "and one, and two, and one two three"
the song started and with it also sirius. at the beginning his voice shook slightly from insecurity, but it took him little time to immerse himself in the words and the melody. everyone watched him hypnotized. lily opened her mouth
he has the vice of an angel
even the boys, while playing, started to look at him in shock. how is it possible that someone with this voice is not already a world star?
the song went on and came the verse before the guitar solo
mama uh-uh-uh
I don't wanna die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
james began to get busy with the solo with remus and peter accompanying. the magic of the moment was interrupted however when a poorly hidden sob was heard.
everyone turned towards the source of the sound. sirius was there with a hand in front of his mouth as if to repress any sounds that could come out of him. tears were running down his handsome face, while his shoulders were shaking.
everyone stared at him in shock. the first to move was remus who ran towards him to hug him. following his example all the boys moved surrounding the two still hugging each other
"sirius what happened?" Remus asked in a calm tone trying to keep the boy going
''I'm sorry'' Sirius said
''Nothing happened, but what made you so sad''
Sirius didn't answer, but finally after calming down he took a deep breath
''Remember when you asked me why I moved?'' everyone nodded holding their breaths "now I'm ready to tell you all about it''
mary unlike lily had immediately taken a liking to her new friend. if she has to be honest for a short time she had even tried to flirt with him, but hey, you can't tell her anything, because anyone would have tried with a cock like that. obviously she had immediately stopped trying when lily had pointed out to her the poorly hidden attraction that sirius and remus felt towards each other.
that day in the garage, like everyone else she was totally stunned when she saw sirius cry. she didn't understand why. had he gotten emotional for the song? she just couldn't understand.
"Do you remember when you asked me why I moved?" everyone nodded, holding their breaths "I'm ready to tell you all about it now"
at those words everyone sat down. sirius was on the couch half lying on remus' shoulder, marlene next to him with a hand on his knee. everyone else had sat around, some on the floor some on old cushions.
everything was silent for several minutes until sirius's soft sigh brought all eyes to him. mary had never seen him so destroyed. sirius despite being very shy, was always ready to laugh and his eyes always had an unmistakable mischievous sparkle. now his usually sweet eyes were cold and empty.
"I was born into the black family, one of the richest and most influential families in France. Unfortunately, I was born simply to be the heir and carry on the name of my family. My brother was born simply as a spare part" he said with a sour laugh "since I was a child, they imposed a strict education on both me and my brother. Our days were filled with lessons ranging from Latin to mathematics to music"
"As an heir, it was important that at family dinners or important events I could entertain the guests with my music, but mind you, nothing other than the piano. Both my brother and I play it, but I also learned the violin because I had to have as many skills as possible"
sirius paused as if searching for the best words to continue with.
"when i was eight i started to get into music, the 'real' kind. and it was also at that age that i discovered my talent for singing. i spent my days giving little concerts to my brother or my puppets"
this sentence made the group laugh slightly
"one day i was in the middle of a little performance, and neither i nor reggie realized that mommy had come back. you should know that for my maman singing wasn't elegant at all, in fact she thought it was rather, how should i say, for poor people" he sighed "when she came into the room and discovered what we were doing she didn't go easy on us. at first she wanted to punish both me and reggie for keeping it a secret, but in the end i managed to take all the blame to avoid him getting hurt too. she... she" his breath caught in his throat.
for a moment mary thought he was panicking and prepared to intervene. he only calmed down when remus began to rub the boy's back lightly and sirius began to breathe more slowly again
"you don't have to tell us if you don't want to" marlene said reassuringly
"no, no, i have to do this" sirius continued "she, as i was saying, didn't go easy on me. she hit me hard, maybe too hard for an eight year old, in fact i only remember up to a certain point. i think i passed out then" he laughed nervously "i remember waking up in a little room with my dad staring at me. he told me i was going to be locked in there until he and maman decided enough was enough. they didn't bring me any food, just water and some old bread. i don't know how long i was in there"
everyone listened in horror, but mary turned slightly and saw remus's face completely distorted by anger
"when they let me out the situation only got worse. to be honest it's not like i tried to behave 'well' to make them calm down, actually. I became rebellious, I let my hair grow, I wore clothes that were not suitable for an heir and I talked to people who were, in their opinion, inferior" he said the last part with a hint of pride in his voice
"unfortunately the situation degenerated, I didn't know how long my body would be able to resist. I was covered in bruises and I found myself with some broken bones at least once a month"
"what brought me here was something else though. one day during a banquet me and the son of one of my father's friends had gone off to chat. at that dinner there were really a lot of people, all my family and their friends, and I wanted to get away a bit. I don't know how it started but we found ourselves kissing" he smiled slightly "unfortunately my maman seems to have a nose for certain things, in fact she came in just as we were attached to each other"
everyone held their breath. sirius froze no one dared to speak until peter whispered
"and then, what happened?"
sirius sighed "she started screaming like crazy. the boy, not that i blame him, ran away scared. when my father arrived maman explained to him what had happened. i remember perfectly the sentence he said to me after he grabbed me by the neck and slammed me against the wall 'where did i go wrong to get a faggot. you are not my son you dirty scum'. of course it didn't end there. i don't even remember how long i stayed there suffering, for a while, not feeling anything anymore i thought i was dead" remus hugged him tighter "my brother saved me, he went to call our uncle alphred, the only one in that family who really cared about us"
"my uncle tore me from my parents and told a waiter to call the police. i don't know exactly what happened, i don't even know if my parents are in prison or not, i only know that uncle brought me and my brother here, away from them. me and reggie spent a year recovering physically, me mostly, and mentally. it took us a while to learn english too, that's why i started school more than halfway through the year"
the room fell silent. no one spoke, no one commented.
"but now you're here, and i want to hear you sing again" james said cheerfully, and for the first time everyone was happy with james' inability to remain serious on any occasion
after that day when sirius had finally freed himself from the burden with his friends, he felt much lighter. he started laughing more, talking more. the remus situation had evolved for the better and very quickly after the garage episode.
sirius and remus were finally together
let's say that the two boys when they announced it to the others were shocked to find out that for no one it was a real surprise.
"let's say that you were not discreet with the looks" was what mary said laughing at the surprised faces of her two friends
sirius now felt complete finally. he had escaped from his parents, he lived with his two favorite people, he had amazing friends and a wonderful boyfriend. in his head nothing could be better. he knew that nothing could hurt him anymore or at least that's what he thought.
it was a day in mid-april when everyone had just gotten out of school and were ready to go to peter for rehearsals. sirius had now officially joined the "band". thanks to the boys he had started to sing more often and had even managed to play the violin and piano again.
they were chatting carefree until sirius slapped his hand on his forehead
"fuck i forgot the sheet music in class" he groaned "guys i'm going back to get them" he said before turning and starting to walk towards school. remus however grabbed his wrist
"wait, we'll walk you"
"no don't worry i'll do it right away, luckily we just got out. if you want to wait for me i'd be happy though"
"alright then we're here"
sirius ran towards the building. he wanted to hurry so his friends wouldn't have to wait too long. he felt guilty for having stopped the group and hoped no one had gotten upset about it.
he reached the door and went in. at the entrance there was only a janitor who was tidying up a locker
"dear where are you going, the school is closed"
"i know ma'am, i'm sorry i forgot something in my classroom, i'll hurry i swear"
"alright alright, but hurry up"
sirius thanked the janitor once again and then headed towards the classroom. the lights were off and his footsteps echoed in the silence. if he were to be honest it was very disturbing and he felt quite uncomfortable.
also he had the feeling of being watched. he looked around but saw no one.
he still got to the classroom and headed for his desk. he looked down and retrieved the papers. he started counting them to see if they were all there. he was almost done when the sound of the door slamming made him jump
wasn't expecting. it was a boy two years older than sirius. he was seventeen if he wasn't mistaken. his name was viktor meyers and he was in gym class with sirius, james and marlene.
"hey do you need something?" sirius asked uncomfortably
"you know little star i've had my eye on you ever since you entered this shitty school, but you never looked at me. you were hanging out with that poor lupin and his friends" he said without answering sirius' question. but now he had an answer
"I-I"
"oh little star how cute you are, shame you waste your time with certain people. but now it's just me and you finally" he said, dangerously approaching the smaller boy "I can show you what a real man does, do you want to"
sirius was terrified "please move away, I have to go they're waiting for me" his voice was shaking
"oh are you scared? I won't do anything you don't like. tell me little star loony lupin has he ever made you come?"
sirius' eyes widened "no- he... I..."
viktor chuckled "i guess not little one, then i'll show you" the boy reached out and grabbed the boy's hips. sirius squealed in surprise
"you really do have a beautiful body, and you go around showing it off you little slut. admit that you like it when they treat you like that"
sirius was frozen in terror
the older one started to move his hand on sirius' stomach and then lifted his shirt starting to caress his chest
"you are divine little one, if you were loony lupin I would have already jumped on you. maybe he doesn't have the balls, after all who knows how that idiot managed to take someone like you"
despite his fear sirius felt anger burning in his gut when the idiot insulted his boyfriend. he managed to kick him in the balls.
viktor doubled over in pain and sirius managed to break away. he grabbed the sheet music and headed for the door as loudly as he could. once outside he started to run, but unfortunately not fast enough, because suddenly a grip on his arm made him swerve. the sheet music flew through the air as sirius fell on his back to the ground groaning in pain
viktor sat on him, blocking with his arms at his sides. sirius tried to scream but a heavy hand covered his mouth
"little star, little star don't do it again. as you can see i'll always catch you" he chuckled "this little escape of yours will make my prize even more inviting"
sirius started to cry as the boy lifted his shirt all the way up exposing his pale skin. viktor touched him and caressed his whole body especially his legs. sirius groaned and moaned while tears stained his cheeks
finally viktor took his hand away from his mouth but instead of screaming sirius started to cry harder
"please...please leave me alone"
"oh little star, the more you cry the more you turn me on"
as the older boy started to undo his pants sirius gave in to his fate, but then...
"what the fuck are you doing"
"remus?"
"it's taking too long" said remus walking back and forth
"rem calm down he must have met someone and stopped to talk"
according to remus' calculations it would take about ten minutes to go get the scores and come back, but twenty had passed
"remus is right i'm worried too, let's go look for him" said james eating a cuticle
"alright let's go" said marlene sighing
the boys started walking in silence towards the school. remus was worried about his boyfriend, he was afraid that something had happened. what if he was sick? what if he fell and couldn't get up?
once they entered the building the boys looked around and started walking in deathly silence.
"it's disturbing" Peter exclaimed
"yeah" Lily agreed, squeezing James' arm
as they walked they started to hear noises
"shut up, shut up I hear something" Remus said. everyone stopped and started to listen
after a while they heard voices in the distance
"please...please leave me alone" said a small, broken voice that sounded like Sirius's
"oh little star, the more you cry the more you turn me on" another deeper voice replied
Remus was shocked, trying to make sense of the words he had just heard
"I don't know about you but I have a bad feeling" that was necessary for everyone to start running in the direction of the voices. when they turned a last corner the whole group found themselves in front of an abominable scene:
Sirius was on the ground crying while a boy at least twice his size tried to pull down his trousers.
remus' shock soon gave way to anger that burned brightly
"what the fuck are you doing" he said through gritted teeth
"remus?" the terrified little voice seemed foreign to the boy sirius had now become
usually james was the one who let his emotions get the better of him, reacting without thinking, but now remus started to see only red
he strode towards the two on the ground. with a strength he didn't know he had he lifted the boy off sirius and slammed him against the nearest wall. in a few seconds james was beside him too
"what the fuck did you think you were doing asshole" he shouted "answer me, what the fuck did you want to do"
the asshole smiled arrogantly "i wanted to have fun with your little slut, wasn't it clear?" he chuckled "he always goes around showing off that whore body he has, do you think i'm the only one who cums thinking about him? i'm just the first one with the balls to act"
"how the fuck do you dare talk like that about sirius, you piece of shit. you have no right to say his name" this time it was james who shouted. remus had never seen him so angry
"oh please, are you really defending that whore? you know lupin i would say put a leash on him if you don't want other wolves to get their hands on him"
after that remus couldn't see anymore. he threw viktor to the ground and started hitting him with all the force he could. james joined him too. the sound of body parts breaking and the smell of blood coming out filled the room. they continued until a voice screamed
"stop it, both of you! sirius is already terrified and this way you're not helping" it was lily who screamed, and remus as if freed from a spell turned and looked at the group behind him
sirius was curled up in a ball in marlene's arms and looked even smaller than he normally was. he watched the scene with wide eyes while mary was there stroking his back while peter wrapped his jacket around him.
remus immediately forgot about the asshole he was beating and ran to his boyfriend. he crouched down in front of him and grabbed his shoulders. marlene separated to give the two of them some privacy
"Hey, baby, it's okay. he won't hurt you anymore, and most importantly everything he said isn't true. do you understand me?"
sirius looked at him in confusion "remus?"
"yes it's me baby" i swear i'll protect you. no one will hurt you anymore" she hugged him "no one"