In a world where appearances are everything, Sirius Black thinks that he mastered the rules. Everyone thinks that they know him. A disgrace for his family, a genius for his teachers, a friend and a brother for his friends and untouchable for strangers. But he is caught by surprise when someone sees the hurting and caring boy that he tried to bury deep in his soul.

Pain scooped the air from her throat. Shock made it impossible to speak. There was a cry on her lips, horror in her eyes. He let her go."What happened to you, Tom?" she whispered, as he was staring at the red mark that he let on her slender neck. He did hurt her. He frightened her."You did it, Riddle. You got rid of me. I hope that you'll have a happy life, but from what I know."

Alyx Leigh, a pure blood witch that had a perfect life in New York(true friends,parents that don't lose their cool if she isn't at home before nightfall) has fit when she finds out that she has to move back to London with her parents and attend Hogwarts .Being born and living all her life after American rules, Alyx has a shock when she see how different will be her new life.