Troll in the Dungeon!

The Headmaster too charge after the leaving of their guest and ordered the House Elves to bring more refreshments for a party.

Amelia and the Minister and their guards excused themselves to return to the Ministry – they had to get ready for the barrage that was about to happen.

Miles went to thank Harry Potter personally for the job offer. Melinda Black, went to speak to her new Head of House. Sirius said a quick hello to his new family member and went back to talk more to his godson.

Sirius was enjoying himself listening to Harry and his friends when he noticed an older student nearby. He looked up at her and saw her hair change colors. His eyes widened. "You're …"

"Tonks. My mother is Andromeda," she said nervously.

Sirius cried out in joy, "Little Nymmy!" He bounded up and grabbed her in an embrace. "How is my favorite Cousin?"

"She is fine. A bit unhappy that I plan to be an Auror – but she's alright. Except for giving me my crappy name of course," Tonks added with some irritation.

"What's wrong with Nmphadora?" Sirius asked with a grin.

"Teenage boys. I've taken to hexing them unless they call me Tonks," the girl said viciously.

Sirius laughed and said, "You've got to meet my godson!" He turned his head and said, "Harry?"

Harry looked up from talking to Miles Beltchley and said, "Yes?"

"This is …" Tonks cleared her throat loudly but Sirius ignored her, "Nymphadora Tonks, who you should just call Tonks in order to save yourself a hexing," the girl grinned at that, "and she is the daughter of my favorite cousin."

"Hello, Ms. Tonks. It's nice to meet you," Harry said.

The group was interrupted by Melinda Black. "Er, Mr. Black? Your grandfather wants you to bring Harry and the girl you are talking to up to the Head Table."

Sirius nodded. "Hey, just call me Sirius. I guess we're family now – no need to get all formal on us."

The girl blushed.

The group went up to the Head Table.

"Sirius. Is this Andromeda's daughter?" Arcturus asked.

Sirius hesitated for just a moment but then became a bit defiant. "Yes, she is. This is Nymphadora. She plans on becoming an Auror when she graduates."

To Sirius' surprise, his Grandfather just nodded. "Nymphadora. It's good to see that Andromeda kept the traditions. Please inform your mother that the Head of the Black family has reinstated her to the family and that I expect her and her husband as well as yourself to visit during the Yule season so as to reestablish our family ties."

In her shock, Tonks' hair cycled quickly through many colors. But she made a passable acknolwegement. "I'll tell her, Sir." She tried to give a curtsey – but her clumsiness caused her to fall – and knock Sirius down at the same time.

Arcturus actually grinned at that. "I do believe that you will need to avail yourself of the Black Library. Our family has a history of the metamorphmagus and it seems you've inherited all the complete set of advantages and difficulties. Luckily, we have books on how to reduce the clumsiness you have due to the family talent."

Tonks' eyes were wide even as she straightened herself out. "Really?"

"Yes. Pray tell your mother to visit me soon at the Black Family Manor and I will allow here to retrieve one or two to bring to you. You must ensure they are kept safe and returned when you are finished with them."

Tonks' bowed a little less clumsily than her curtsey and replied, "I will keep them safe and secret."

Arcturus smiled in approval. "Good!" He turned to another student. "Mr. Harry Potter."

Harry stood there awkwardly. "Yes, sir?"

"Since you are my Grandson's current heir, you may refer to me as Grandfather Arcturus. I expect you, as well, to come during the Yule holiday. You may invite your friends to visit during that time as they should, perhaps, see you in your new home."

Harry's eyes widened at that. He hadn't fully registered what it meant to have a Godfather. "Thank you, Grandfather! I'll be there!"

"Good!" He looked over to the Headmaster who was standing off to the side. "I assume there won't be a problem."

Dumbledore was thinking of protesting, but with the final defeat of Voldemort, there seemed little reason to continue to put the boy behind wards which were specifically designed to keep Voldemort away. And so he nodded. "We will update our records. I will assist in ensuring guardianship is legally turned over to Sirius. I would like to see the wards he will live under as I find myself feeling responsible for his safety."

Arcturus considered that, and finally acquiesced. "This one time only. Currently, Black Manor is being inspected by Gringotts and they are removing any curses, Dark creatures, cursed items, and any Goblin-made artifacts." Dumbledore was actually a bit startled at that. Arcturus sighed. "I will need to find accommodations for a few days until they are done. Cursebreakers are actually inspecting and cleaning up every Black property."

Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling as he said, "I am certain that I could find suitable accommodations for you and your Grandson over this weekend here at Hogwarts."

Arcturus considered that. Hogwarts was considered quite safe, so, "Thank you. I will take you up on that offer."

Arcturus Black spent the next six weeks before the Yule Holiday strengthening his House and reviewing the acts that had been done before the House was cleansed of Dark Magic. Considering the words of the Goddess of Magic as well as the current state of his House, he reversed a number of removals from the Family Tree. He reinstated, posthumously, Marius Black, Cedrella Weasley nee Black, and Alphard Black. He did nothing about Isla or Phineas as their slights had to do with Muggles and not Muggle-borns.

Arcturus was still a bit of a bigot. He might not want to kill Muggles, but he didn't particularly want anything to do with them.

He did banish Barty Crouch, son of Casper Crouch and Charis Black, from the family for his action of putting Sirius in prison without a trial. He also banished Bellatrix for harm against Callidora Black's grandson, Frank. He also got back into contact with his daughter and his cousin Cassiopeia and required them to go through cleansing rituals.

The Black Family had a meeting of all living members and descendants over the Yule holidays of 1991. Due to his inability to keep his mouth shut, Draco had to be kept apart from most of his relatives of his current generation, which annoyed Arcturus to no end. Arcturus was tempted to banish Draco from the Family Tree.

Narcissa promised to teach the boy better manners. Neither she nor her husband was pleased with his inability to maintain the social graces regardless of whom he was dealing with.

Harry was forced to learn Pureblood etiquette from Melinda Black. And once they were reclaimed by House Black, Ron and Ginny were also put under her tutelage. Hermione Granger was included because, for some reason, Arcturus Black really liked the Muggleborn girl.

He was quite ecstatic to find that, after an inheritance ritual, she was found to be the great-granddaughter of Marius, who had refused to talk about Magic with his Muggle wife and family after he married. Arcturus wasted no time in claiming the young girl for the Family.

Draco was less than pleased when his Great-Great Aunt Cassiopeia died in 1994 (she was pretty old) that instead of him, Hermione was named to receive her estate which included quite a number of Galleons.

Instead of dying in 1991, Arcturus lasted another ten years, long enough to see his Grandson actually marry and have a child of his own with a woman who was found to actually be pureblood, even if her parents were squibs.

He was also happy to see his Grandson's godson, Harry, take up with one of the girls who had Black blood running through their veins.

He died, knowing that he had revived the Black Family into the Light.