Summer of 72' - James’s house
Summer 72‘
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Sirius Black
It's been two weeks into summer and Sirius black is over the moon excited to go to James's house.
He doesn't know how to tell his mother about it , but he's hoping the fact James is pure blood will help her decide.. Sirius's mother is not a very reasonable person, but Sirius has explained.
"That's still not too long ago" Regulus states.
"It feels like forever ago" Sirius shrugs "is it not for you?"
"It does seem like forever ago, but are you sure you can trust him?"
"With my life" Sirius assures. "He's my best friend "
Which causes Regulus to make a slight frown.
"What?" Sirius furrows his brows.
Regulus looks away, "nothing "
"Reg , I get that your friends you've had since you were little, but I really can trust james" Sirius assures
"Are you really sure?"
"Yep"
"Alright then" Regulus sighs.
“Look well see eachother all year” Sirius adds to the conversation.
“Not if I get into a different house.” Regulus says bluntly.
“What's up with you reg, you seem off”
“I'm not, just come on it's almost dinner” he gets up and straightens out the collar of his shirt.
“And fix your hair it's a mess” Regulus adds before making a leave.
“Yes your highness, '' Sirius groans, standing in front of the mirror in Regulus’s room, fixing the fluffiness out of his hair.
“You've got this Sirius, just be Serious” Sirius says looking straight into the mirror.
He looks away and snorts a laugh “I am Sirius”. He laughs at his own overtold joke.
Sirius now sits at the dinner table with the rest of his family. His posture is so straight his back is beginning to ache.
“So,Sirius,” his father clears his throat.
“Yes father?”
“You look as though you have something at the tip of your tongue, what is it?” His father looks dead in his eyes, raising his brows slightly.
“Well father, uh-” Sirius adjusts his collar, giving himself more space to breathe. “I wanted to ask if I could spend the rest of the summer at the Potters” Sirius implies.
“The potters? Hm, well they are pure bloods, what do you think of Walpurga?"
"The potters? They're pureblood, and they are ranked very highly in the society" his mother ponders the question.
"So can I go?"
"Manners Sirius" His father says flatly.
"Can I go please, I'll promise to be on my best behavior and honor this family with pride" the last bit of the sentence leaves Sirius tongue feeling dry.
"Well I don't see a problem, they are a good family." His father says
Sirius can't believe what he's hearing, his family's being somewhat reasonable.
"But you’re coming back a week before summer ends," his mother says, expression dull.
"Okay" sirius says with joy. Smiling from ear to ear. This has got to he the one of few times he has done thar in this house
"Yes mother?" His mother questions.
"Yes mother" sirius rephrases
"And you better be on your best behavior , no talk back. And you honor our family. This is a good pureblood family" his mother adds
"Yes mother," Sirius says, holding back his smile, before he looks to the right and sees his brother Regulus. Who looks to be on the verge of tears.
Sirius furrows his eyebrows . And Regulus doesn't realize Sirius is looking at him for another moment.
"What?" he whispers
“Nothing” Regulus murmurs
Sirius sighs, at his brother's stubbornness.
“Your better be pick and span before you go anywhere”
“Got it,” Sirius says.
***
A few hours later Sirius is packing his bag. And Regulus is sitting on his floor fidgeting with his hands.
“What wrong reg? , you've been off all day” Sirius stops packing and sits next to regulus
“I-” Regulus starts, obviously frustrated. “I just don't want you to forget about me” he says, still fidgeting with his hands.
“Regulus-”
“I Know , it was a dumb thing for me to say and -” Regulus starts before sirius .
“I could never forget about you reg, James might be my best friend, but you're my bestest friend.” Sirius says.
“Your bestest friend?’ Regulus laughs, his shoulders un tense at the motion.
“Yep” Sirius says ethically.
“Well then same for you” Regulus adds, his smiles is small but enough to make Sirius heart harm up.
“Oh yeah, you mean to tell me you love me more than Pandora?” Sirius asks, bringing a hand to his chest jokingly.
“Well that's a bit of a stretch” Regulus tilts his head.
Sirius gasps, “Regulus” he shakes his head.
“Im kidding“ Regulus says still laughing, “You're my bestest friend”
“Knew it”
‘Yeah , yeah”
Regulus stops fidgeting with his hands. “I really hope you have a fun time at the potters”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah” he starts fidgeting with his hands, and SIrius can tell he's nervous.
***
A few days later, Sirius is at his front door, holding his luggage. Regulus is standing in front of him, “Do you have to go?”
“Regulus” Sirius starts.
“Yeah I know”
“Yknow you can always just go to pandora's house, I'm sure her family wouldn't mind” Sirius states.
“Okay”
“I'll see you next month”
“Yeah, see you,” Regulus says, looking down to his shoes.
“I’ll miss you reg” Sirius makes a half smile, softening his eyes.
Regulus looks up from his shoes. “I'll miss you, Sirius” Regulus mirrors Sirius's smile.
“Okay I guess this is it, '' Sirius says, turning around to face the door.
As he opens the door he turns around
“I love you and be safe,” Sirius says, looking into Regulus’s eyes.
“Yeah I love you too, stay safe” Regulus says looking into Sirius' eyes.
Sirius stands at the door for a moment, and he can see Regulus’s face, and he looks so upset. Sirius drops his language, and quickly hugs Regulus.
“Be safe” He repeats.
“You already said that Sirius,” Regulus says, hugging Sirius back.
“I know,” Sirius says, releasing himself from the hug. Regulus nods.
“ Now Go” Regulus says, shooing Sirius away.
“Alright , alright, I'm going “ Sirius says , in a joking tone. “Bye bye now” sirius says, picking his trunk back up.
“Okay, bye bye” Regulus repeats.
***
About an hour later Sirius arrives at the address James had given him. Sirius knocks at the door, and he can hear talking from behind it. A tall woman opens the door, a warm smile is plastered across her face.
“Oh! You must be Sirius” She says joyfully.
“Hi,” Sirius says sheepishly.
“Come in , come in, James has been bouncing off the walls ecstatic about this all summer” She says.
SIrius smiles to himself.
Walking inside the house he sees all sorts of paintings on the walls, and unique furniture.
“How rude of me” she stops,and turns towards sirius. “I'm a Euphemia Potter, but you can call me Effie,” she smiles.
“SIRIUS ORION BLACK” James shouts, from the top of his staircase. He slides down the railing and Sirius widens his eyes.
“James, what did i say about going down the railing” Euphimia starts , pointing her finger at james
“I'll fall and break a bone, right, sorry mum” James stops at the bottom of the stairs. And looks to his mother.
Sirius starts to feel anxious that something will happen and he looks back and forth between the two. James stops looking at his mother , then looks to sirius. And he immediately jumps to him in a hug. Sirius drops his luggage on the floor, and hugs him back.
“I missed you,” James whispers.
“I missed you too,” Sirius whispers back.
“Let me show you my room!” James exclaims pulling away in front of him.
The boys get to James' room , and Sirius is stunned. James's room is decorated in paintings , posters, and he has lights all around his room.
“Wow”
“Cool right?” James grins . Sirius nods as he analyzes his room, looking at every piece of decor.
“I can't believe you're here,” James says happily.
“Me neither.”
“Guess what i got this summer” James claps his hands together.
“What?” Sirius raises his eyebrows.
“A record player , just like you, looks its red and gold, like Gryffindor,” James says, pointing to his desk.
“Brilliant” Sirius says in awe of James' record player.
“I dunno all the muggle music like Remus does though”
“That's alright, I'll show you some, but Remus knows a lot more about muggle music than I”
James sits on his bed.
“Sit” James pats on the bed next to him. Sirius sits next to him.
“Im so happy your here”
“I'm happy you're here too” Sirius responds.
***
A few weeks later. A knock is at James' door and James opens it. its Peter Pettigrew
“Peter!’ james exclaims.
“Your back!” Sirius shouts jumping up for the sofa.
“Yep”
“Why didn't you say you were coming back?”
“Wanted to surprise you” Peter shrugs. “I just got back”
“Well then get in here” James says, moving over so Peter can come in. “It's nice to see you,” Peter says. James instantly hugs him, and Sirius can see Peter hugging him back.
“How was your grans?” James asks. Pulling away from the hug.
“Great”
“I missed ya pete” Sirius says smiling.
“I missed you too Sirius’
“Hey now that basically the whole gangs back together, have any of you heard from remus”
“Nope,” Peter says.
“No,” Sirius says.
“Me neither” James says, shutting his front door. “Did he even give us his address?” James asks
“I dont think so” Peter furrows his brows.
“No, he didn't” Sirius crosses his arms.
“Well, just owl him, I'm sure my owl will find him” James saus. They send a letter to Remus, all hoping the owl will find him. A few hours later James’s owl is coming through his window.
It's from remus.
SIrius rushes to the window. Opening the letter. Sirius looks at his messy hand writing and tries to make out what it says.
Dear Sirius, James and Peter
I told you all my address right before the year ended . You idiots
And I've been good but summers been hot. You can come over if you want.
Address on the back of the letter.
From Remus.
Sirius can just hear Remus’s voice through the letter, and he smiles to himself. Sirius flips over the letter and reads an address he's heard before.
“C'mon boys were going to Remus’s house,” Sirius says.
“What’d he say?” James and Peter say in unison.
Sirius passes them the letter.
The three of them run down stairs and ask James' parents if they can go.
***
about an hour later, the three of them arrive at Remus’s house. They knock at the door and there stands. Remus Lupin