Big black dog
It's been about a month since we moved into the family holiday cottage and the house elves or flower girls as Harry dubbed them have been a huge help. Almost everyday the five of us have been working on tracking down my papa, we have not had much luck as of yet but we will not stop till we find him. As of right now I am in the library scouring through the books for anything that could help with the search, meanwhile Harry was helping Tulip cook lunch. Suddenly Rose and Daisy popped in looking scared. “What's wrong girls?” I asked. “The bad man. We saw him while shopping.” Daisy said. ”you and master Harry need to go!” Rose continued. “Shit ok.ok can you guys get Harry and Tulip and meet me in my room” I said, panicking internally slightly. Nodding, we split up and go to the needed places.
When we all gathered in my room I started spratting orders. “Rose, you and Harry pack up hes and your stuff. Tulip, get all your stuff then start making this house look abandoned. Daisy, you can get your stuff and then help me pack please. All meet in the kitchen with all your stuff and anything we may need in 15 minutes. Now go!” i say starting to summon all my stuff and books from the library to shrink into the trunk. “But why our stuff? Mistress Blaze” the elves say in unison. “Because you three are coming with us of course!” I replied before Harry, Tulip and Rose went off to pack up.
15 minutes later we all met in the kitchen with all our belongings. The house was made to look like it hadn't been lived in for many years. The only indication that someone had been into the cottage was the magic residue but I will be able to handle that. “Right everyone I'm going to remove all our magic signatures from the house then we need to get past the apparition wards so i can get us out of here” i say before closing my eyes and feeling out for the magic all around us. As soon as I find a good hold on each of our magical signatures and residue i gently pull and flick it away leaving only the house itself magic behind. When I finally open my eyes again, a bit out of breath, Harry and the elves are staring at me with wonder in their eyes. “you never stop amazing me bee. Where are we going to go now?” Harry asks as I loop my arm through his. “We are going to where my papa grew up. 12 grimmauld place. In the library I found a list of all the Black family members and their homes and I will explain it when we are out of here. It's not safe so hold on!” and with that i Apparite the five of us to an alleyway a few roads away that i found on the maps.
“Ok, so we are about a 10 mins walk away so i can explain. As you know my papa rebelled against his parents and family beliefs and ended up getting disowned at sixteen and moved in with your father and grandparents…” I started as we wandered along the road, after i glammered the five of us of course. “So his younger brother, my uncle Regulus, was set to inherit everything but as he was presumed dead before we were born so papa inherited it all when my grandparents on his side died. I know he hated the house but it's our best option in finding him." I finished as we stopped in front of 11 and 13 grimmauld place. I hope this works. I think as I step up to the metal fence “I am Blaze phoenix Lupin-Black, heir to Lord Sirius Orion Black the third. I wish to enter the home of the most noble and ancient house of Black” i announce to the joining between the two houses. There is a grinding sound and the ground shakes a little, I step back to join the others as a large house emerges from between the two. “Cool!” the elves and Harry say as the shaking and noise comes to a halt. There in front of us now stands the house my father grew up in.
We walked into the house and just like when Harry and I arrived at the cottage it looked well kept and clean though, the hallway was dark and only had just enough light produced by the candles on the wall to make it so we didn't bump into anything. We continued into the first room you came to and found it was most likely a sitting room. There was a large fireplace and a green leather three seater sofa opposite it. The walls were a hideous stripy pattern made of greens and the floor length curtains were almost black. The floors were hard dark wood with a green rug by the fireplace. We continued through the door in the corner of the room that was next to a grand piano.
This next room was more grand. It had a long table that could sit up to 18 people made of a black wood. The chairs were made the same with straight backs apart from the two at the heads of the table which were more rounded and held a regal feel to them. The floors were the same hard wood as the last room and I suspected the rest of this floor of the house. There were three windows on one side of the room that seemed to look out over a forest and dark green curtains draped elegantly round them. On the far wall was a large cabernet and door. The cabinet held dining wear on the lower half and an old trinket looking thing on the upper half that seemed to ooze darkness.
We continued through the door and found a kitchen, then around the rest of this floor found a pantry, another sitting room, a smaller dining room that could hold up to 10 people and finally a large hall with black marble pillars that I would think was a ballroom. Going back to the entry way we climbed the staircase that split in two at the top leading to two wings of the house. In the middle of these two staircases were two more doors. The first leads to an office of sorts and the other leads to a library.
The library was ten times bigger than the one at the cottage. Its four walls were covered from floor to ceiling in shelves of books. In the centre of the room was a cosy fire that was lit and surrounding it was a comfortable looking sofa and armchairs in a deep brown. Thrown over the back of the sofa was a mauve fluffy looking blanket with tassel ends. I walked around looking at all the books as the others explored the room more too. I couldn't help but think that my dad would love this room and imagine sitting curled up together by the fire reading. A single tear ran down my cheek which I quickly wiped away. No time for getting lost in my head, I was on a mission.
Just then Harry called out to me “ umm… Blaze came and had a look at this” i walked over to where Harry was standing by the fire facing the sofa. There on the sofa was a large black dog and a black cat curled up asleep. Immediately I knew. These were not normal animals, muggle or otherwise, their magic was off. These were animagus’. Thinking back to the stories my dad used to tell me about my papa, I stepped closer to the sofa, wary of them still. “Papa? Is that you? Padfoot?” I said edging closer. The dog turned its head and opened its eyes. The same eyes I see in the picture I always look at before bed. “Padfoot? That's your name right? My dad told me all about you when I was growing up. Please could you turn back ?” I continued. The dog slowly got off the sofa and shook out its fur before coming and sniffing at me. It stepped back and sat down, seconds later there was a tall man with brown almost black curly hair, similar to my own, that reached his shoulders. “Who are you? How do you know my name? And what are you doing here?” said the man looking at the five of us. The cat was awake as well, looking quizzically at us. “This is rose, tulip and daisy…” pointing to the house elves and getting a nod from the man “this is Harry and im Blaze. I know your name because my father, Remus, told me about you making sure I would always know my other father in some form. The reason here is a long story” at the mention of Remus a weird look came over the man, a mix of recognition, hope and deep sadness. “My fluffy-ball? Is that really you?” the man said, coming closer to us. “Hi papa.'' I said running into his awaiting arms.
We said like that for a while before a cough startled us. Turning to the others in the room. “Umm.. can you fill us in here please?” Harry said shyly. “Right, sorry haz. Harry meet Sirius Black, my papa and your godfather. Pa, meet Harry Potter, your godson.” i say. After they recognized each other to some form Sirius turned to the cat that was still perched on the chair. “Sooty it's safe turn back” said the cat now known as sooty turned human after a stretch.
“Hang on, I know you! Dad showed me photos of you! You're my uncle Regulus! You're meant to be dead!” I said once I saw him. Regulus, just like Sirius, had sharp features and piercing grey eyes. Unlike his brother, his hair was cropped to just below his ears. “Ah yes. This is indeed my dear old baby brother reggie” Sirius introduced, receiving an unimpressed look from said brother. Dad wasn't kidding about papas flare for the dramatics I thought , chuckling to myself. “Well why don't we all sit down and we can share sad stories with a spot of cocoa , brother of mine. Kreatcher!” Regulus said as we sat and called the name of the house elf.
With a pop Kreatcher appeared taking the drink orders from us and the flower girls to show them their quarters and the other necessary things before returning with drinks for the two brothers, Harry and i. After Harry and I had explained everything that has led us to this moment while sipping away on our hot drinks, Regulus began his story of how he's alive…
“So as you know Sirius was disowned when he was sixteen and i fifteen but what you may not know was Sirius and i were planning for me to go with him. The only issue was that our horrid mother had other ideas and I was forced to stay here. I then was forced to follow my mothers orders and a year later had to take the dark mark. I hated that mad man and never ever wanted to follow him. That year was Sirius’ last at Hogwarts so as soon as I got to the school I told him everything. It was actually your father Harry that came up with the plan. I worked my way up the ranks in the death eaters and made volde-shorts believe I was faithful to him. The original plan was to gain his favour then fake my death to go into hiding with your parents and destroy his horcruxes, i'll explain what they are at a later date. I was only meant to go into hiding for a year but Dumbledore destroyed that by allowing a stupid prophecy to get back to the dark lord. By this time your mother was pregnant with you, I was over the moon about it, and couldn't wait to have a real family. At this point I had been in hiding for about six months. Dumbledore moved your parents away just after you were born and well you know the rest … I moved back here the same time you moved and I have been here ever since. I Loved your parents very much. They were the world to me and I was so excited to have you in my life but alas the world had over plans” Regulus finished with tears gathering in his eyes as well as everyone else's. “Group hug!” I announced, voice thick with emotions, getting up and slotting myself between my dad and uncle while Harry went next to Regulus. Everyone gave a sad little laugh pulling each other close. This was what family was like, full of unconditional love. Now we just had to get the rest of this mixed match family…