The annual Fifth Years' Career Day brings excitement and a contemplation of the years ahead to the students of Hogwarts. But one particular student is in no mood to contemplate his future prospects...
Nine year old Sirius Black cannot understand why the rest of his family seems to dread their annual summer holiday to his grandfather's Suffolk country estate. To him, a visit to Noire House during the dog days of summer is the highlight of the year. But when Sirius's idea for the perfect holiday souvenir goes awry, the consequences of his actions are chaotic and unexpected ...
March 1984. Walburga Black receives an opportunity to change both the course of her life and the fate of the Black family. She is going to free her estranged son and secure him the trial he was originally denied. But will Sirius seize the opportunity for freedom offered to him by his mother? Or will be send himself back to prison for the punishment he is so convinced he deserves?
A collection of one-shots originally posted on Tumblr created from ask prompts. I wanted somewhere a little more permanent to store them and share for anyone who may be interested but not following my Tumblr. Various scenes, centred (currently) around the four main Blacks.
The one consolation Remus can find on the morning after a night out on Order business is the promise of a warm, sunny day ahead. But at the prospect of the one person who truly needs a good dose of sunshine in their life being denied the opportunity to enjoy even this most simple of pleasures, Remus takes matters into his own hands and orchestrates a bid for freedom.
"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, two creatures were stirring, creeping about the house..." After a conversation with their eldest cousin leaves both boys shaken with worry, Sirius leads an expedition down through the house to determine whether all he believes about the magic of Christmas is true after all...
Eleven-year-old Walburga Black is looking forward to attending her first proper grown up party. Under strict instructions to behave herself, she is determined not to let her mother make good of her threat to send her home early. All that stands between Walburga and her goal is a certain irritating little cousin of hers...
With a mysterious new illness sweeping through the nation, the wizarding community of Britain is placed under strict lockdown measures whilst the Ministry and Healers battle with how best to control its spread. Shut away together within Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, the Black family grapple with their newfound circumstances - with some accepting the news restrictions a good deal
August 1977 - Orion Black receives a most unlikely Ministry summons and makes a long-overdue decision.
Six-year-old Sirius Black has always been a bold and adventurous child, not afraid to get himself into mischievous scrapes - much to the dismay of his parents. But, on the night of full moon, Sirius finds himself drawn into one adventure too scary even for him to handle...
When a daring adventure to the hidden attic of Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place goes badly wrong, seven-year-old Regulus Black suffers an awful nightmare. In the terror of the night, there is only one place where he can find the comfort he craves - his elder brother's room. Written for the Regulus Black Fest 2020
In which a father and son find themselves in a quite frankly ridiculous situation.
An alarming noise rouses Orion from his sleep and, fearing the worst, he quickly makes a dash for his elder son's bedroom, only to find himself amidst a situation he is not accustomed to dealing with...
After receiving a letter containing some potentially critical information regarding his son's activities at school this past year, Orion Black confronts his sixteen-year-old son for answers - but gets more than he bargained for when he enlists the help of a certain substance...
Exactly one year after his elder brother's controversial wand acquisition, Regulus Black is ready to be received by his own wand. But a lot can change in a year, and Sirius no longer seems quite as excited as he had done about the prospect of his brother joining him at Hogwarts. In fact, Sirius no longer seems quite the same at all...
Nineteen-year-old governess Ida Knowles is at her wits' end. Her eight-year-old charge, Sirius Black, is wilful and disobedient at the best of times, but when he falls ill with dragon pox, she is driven to the use of the only weapon in her arsenal - fetching his mother, Walburga Black, which leads her to a surprising conclusion...
After a tedious evening at Malfoy Manor, Orion Black returns home to Grimmauld Place to be greeted by a most unexpected sight.
Eleven-year-old Sirius Black is finally ready to receive his first wand. Both he, and his family, expect him to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors as to the type of wand that will choose him. But fate has other plans for the young Black heir...
On 30th October 1981, the Potters were still a family.
When a fight breaks out following an incident of name-calling during a game of Exploding Snap gone wrong, eleven-year-old Sirius Black is forced to rethink everything he thinks he knows about blood status.