The Marauders' Memories

Back To Grimmauld Place

Chapter 7- Back to Grimmauld Place

Sirius Black jumped into the car and whispered a goodbye to the cottage. He looked down at his small bag which held some Gryffindor banners, his books on Charms and transfiguration, clothes, and some in-case food that James insisted he bring, and Sirius hadn"t dared to tell him that Kreacher could cook excellent meals, especially if it was for his mother. The car journey was just as long as the one two days ago, yet it seemed longer and more tense than before. Sirius finally told them to stop a few streets away from Grimmauld Place. Waving them goodbye, he dashed to his own house. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. He stopped in between the last two, and though with all his might, 12 Grimmauld Place. 12 Grimmauld Place! A gate creaked. He opened his eyes to see the end of the house emerge from nowhere. The moss covered walls seemed even filthier than before. However the door seemed newly painted while the brass doorknob glistened in the sun, looking quite nice despite the many snakes carved on it. He rang the doorbell and a few moments later it was answered by his father. He was looking as haughty as ever, with his crisp black robes on, a slight leer on his face. He looked quite like Sirius, he has his long, wavy hair, deep brown eyes and even the same nose.

"Sirius, come in, we"re so...er... happy to see you." Sirius stepped in and found the house looking similar to when he left it, only a few things had changed, the walls were cleaner, a few occupants were out of their pictures, and his mother seemed to bought a troll-leg umbrella stand that obviously looked quite disgusting. "Your mother"s in your room. Go see her." So that is what Sirius did.

He ran up the stairs and found himself facing Regulus.

"Get lost!"

"So you"re in Gryffindor?"

"Yeah, and I love it there!" Regulus raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms as Sirius walked straight past him, before returning to his room and quietly shutting the door. Sirius flung his own open to find his mother sitting on his bed.

"Hi mum, I"m back for the day. No, can I have my room back?" Sirius believed his mother was trying to smile, but was failing drastically as she snarled at him. She then walked out, leaving Sirius alone in his room. He smirked at the door and flung open his bag. "Lets see how you match to a permeant sticking charm!" he muttered as pulled out some Gryffindor banners and a muggle poster of an aeroplane. He stuck them onto the wall using the charm from the book, and he was pleased to find the practice had paid off. He could find no way to remove then. Just as he had finished the last banner, his mother and father came in.

"Like it?" He asked.

He mother was still sniffling and glaring at Sirius several hours later. Sirius couldn"t care less. He thoroughly enjoyed his parents" reaction. They were now all wearing their clothes for the party and were sitting in the living room.

"Well, lets go. The party is in the extended room downstairs, but due to the protection of the house, we must collect them from our collection point." The family walked up the street, ignoring the muggles in the street, several staring at them. Sirius couldn"t blame them; his mother was wearing this absurd black dress with several frills visible under her long trench coat. His father, his brother and himself were wearing black robes, the Black crest on their arms. It did stand out. They turned a corner, to find they entered a magic barrier. Sirius looked up at her mother. He was confused as hell. Why the magic boundary? Picking them up rather than allowing them into the house themselves? He turned to find he believed, everyone alive from the Black Tapestry, that hasn"t been burned out, and several more. He was closest to his cousins, Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa, looking so unlike sisters. Bellatrix was wearing a long, full-sleeved, tight black dress, that matched her dark hair and distinct face. Andromeda was wearing a loose dark blue dress, patterned with flowers. Narcissa had a fancy green dress on, which was slightly on the short side, and looked very elaborate, along with a black fake flower, pinning her light blond hair in a bun. He smiled at them. Bellatrix turned away, Andromeda smirked and Narcissa wrinkled her nose up.

"Sirius!" He turned around to find his uncle behind him, grinning.

"Uncle Alphard!" Sirius yelled. It was rather reassuring to see his favourite uncle, who was willing to teach Sirius how to remove transformed posters from the floor.

Sirius" name was called again, this time by his father, who indicated that they should return. Sirius briefly wondered about the enchantment, however as soon as he began moving, he found the "bubble" seemed to be moving with them. It was quite strange. His uncle pointed at his grandfather, who was holding his wand up, the shield spouting out of it like a waterfall. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief. Ir really was just a shield charm, not something more sinister. They were nearly there when his uncle said the words,

"So, you"re in Gryffindor. " It was only audible by his three cousins, their parents and Regulus. Narcissa went slightly red, Andromeda gave a little laugh while the oldest gave a "humph."

"Of corse I am! Best house ever!"

"Ignore him, Meda. Cissy. I"d recommend the same for you Regulus. It"s utter nonsense." Bellatrix looked away haughtily before being patted on the shoulder by her father. Andromeda looked at her, exasperated, while Narcissa moved to whisper to Regulus. Sirius then thought it went too silent and began singing, in a nice voice, though to most his family, not very nice lyrics.

"Gold and red,

Red and gold!

Gryffindor"s the best!

Brave and bold!

Daring and ..."

"We"re here!" His mother screeched loudly, sounding an octave higher than her normal voice. Sirius then had a vivid memory of a Flaming Howler and burst into laughter. He caught sight of the faces he was getting, and laughed even harder. Yet, the party hadn"t even started.

James had been rather concerned of Sirius. They only got a glimpse of a short, grim looking wizard appearing nearby when he instantly cast an enchantment to shield him from view. This quite worried James. For once he was actually concerned with something, much to his bemused parents. The had also seen several people apperating nearby before dashing off under the disillusion, and silencing spells. After a short while later, James saw him, with his closest family, looking as dark as their name. They too entered the enchantment quickly but not before he saw Sirius grinning widely and laughing. He breathed a sigh of relief. He would live. His parents then whisked him off deeper into London for some muggle sightseeing. It was surprisingly fun though James did quite dislike the London Eye.

"It boring and takes so long! The view wasn"t even that nic..." He stopped abruptly at the sight of The London Dungeons. "Wicked." He pulled his family to the entrance, not allowing his mother any time to see prices. They paid with the rest of their muggle money, which was luckily enough. And without any hesitation, James went in.

Sirius was quite enjoying himself. He wasn"t really interested in the party, but rather skulked in the corner of the room, stuffing himself with food. Everyone was ignoring the Gryffindor and doing their own thing, allowing Sirius to have a good think about how he was going to take his leave. There was always the option of just walking out, but that didn"t occur to Sirius. His mind wondered to the Charms and Transfiguration books. He could use the colour changing spell, but he"d already done that... something that"ll lock everyone in? That"ll be too boring... actually, he could! He dashed out the room, and up the stairs and to his own room. He opened the book on transfiguration to the spell "glisseo", to transfigure the steps into a slide. It was hilarious when the girl"s stairs turned into a slide with him and James on it, so I"ll be even more funny with a load of his relatives on it! He heard a noise outside, and saw Kreacher on the stairs.

"Glisseo!" Nothing happened.

"Glisseo!" The stairs instantly went flat, and Kreacher slid down them with a croaky cry. Sirius burst out laughing, as he slid down besides Kreacher.

"Kreacher, I forbid you to tell anyone, in any way, about this." Kreacher glared at him.

"Yes, master Sirius" he muttered and disappeared with a crack.

Sirius spent the rest of the party in the corner, smirking.

"What"s the smirk for Sirius?" Andromeda asked him.

"Meda, ignore him. Probably just smirking at the fact he"s a blood traitor."

"Bella, Sirius may be first year, but I am not, so stop treating me like one!" Andromeda moaned, as Sirius said,

"I haven"t said any things about muggles, so where did that conclusion come from?" Narcissa then joined in.

"You"re a Gryffindor, the house of blood traitors and muggle-borns. You may not have said it, but it"s obvious you"re a muggle lover." Sirius resumes smirking, after muttering,

"Wow, didn"t know you knew me so well." Bellatrix and Narcissa stuck the noses in the air, while Andromeda gave a quick smile. They turned around and walked away simultaneously. Sirius shuttered slightly, they were extremely different to each other, yet they could be unbelievably similar sometimes.

"Bye, hope to see you soon!" Sirius gave a start as he heard his mothers fake cheery voice. He ran up to his only relatives that accept him, his uncle Alphard, his distant aunt, Callidora, and his cousin Andromeda. Insisting they came up with him. As soon as they emerged from the stairway, Sirius yelled,

"Glisseo!" Those walking up it slipped down and landed on the floor with a bang. "Sorry!" He yelled, and shut the door, muttering "Colloportus." He turned around to see three shocked faces.

"Wha...What about Cissy? Bella? What are you doing?..."

"Wow Sirius... You"ve become more rebellious than I was..."

"Really? Why just us three?"

"You"re the only ones nice to me, so I didn"t want you trapped with them" he looked at the door" so I took you out. You can let them out when you want." He strolled up to his room, and picked up his little bag before leaving the house, laughing at the voices he could hear from downstairs. As he opened the door he heard a loud yell; everyone had been let out from the downstairs room. He ran over to the end of the street, where James and his family were waiting where planned. He jumped in, red faced yet still handsome, much to James" surprise and said.

"Let"s get out of here." And they drove away.

"You actually did that?!" Sirius was telling the Potters all about the party, and they were all laughing about his grand exit. Sirius felt a lot less tense around the Potters, and suddenly felt rather upset. "Stop frowning Black or I"ll hit you again! James shouted. He gave a little smile, before James came up with, what he believed, an ingenious plan. Grabbing his broomstick, he pulled Sirius outside for a "quick" game of Quidditch.

*A few hours later*

James and Sirius returned inside panting, after practicing their Quidditch skills. It was dark outside, and had suddenly began raining, typical of British weather. They would still lots of time to play in the holiday, despite the Potter"s party. Yet James, who seemed to never get enough Quidditch, stomped of to bed, mad at the British weather. He started to walk up the stairs, when Sirius whipped out his wand and shouted "glisseo!" Once more, and James slid down.

"That is one thing that"ll never get old" James complained, and all the Potters burst out laughing.