Gellert and himself had spent the night studying, dreaming and theorising their desired world - stopping every now and then to jest a bit, to tease each other mercifully, to celebrate an exciting discovery or a beautiful idea. [...] Madness and intelligence always went together, Albus considered himself one of the living examples of that rule.

(Crime fic!AU) Detective Sirius Black is one of the best in his unit: together with his partner (and best friend) James Potter they're every criminal's nightmare. When a series of mysterious murders appears in the city, will they be able to solve it? And who really is Remus Lupin?

"Sirius" Tonks says, her voice sounds sad. "Molly says that he hasn't come down for days. He refuses to eat, and when I went up to see him, he looked like he hadn't slept for a long time." [...] "I will talk to him," he hears himself say with a surprising steady voice. "Don't worry about it."

"... and I'll go to Hogsmeade with James Potter!" Mary McDonald's voice seems to echo through the dorm room as Lily exits the bathroom after getting ready for the night. [...] Lily feels like her entire world is tilted upside-down, like those words have the power to make the Earth spin around its axis in the opposite way. "What?" she asks before she can even think about it.

You know, Moony Sirius says, when Remus is about to open his mouth. I didn't come here to drink with you he confesses, turning his face so that his grey eyes are staring right into Remus' green ones. Didn't you? he asks, hiding the I knew it that is dancing in his mind. Sirius hums and puts the half empty bottle on the bed, beside him. I've come to pull a prongs on you.

I will make sure it is hard for you to forgive me - he clears his throat. - because I don't deserve it. Because I don't deserve you. - Suddenly in a bad mood, he closed his eyes, letting his head fall back on the armrest. There he was - all alone once again. Did he deserve anything different?

Sirius is only a year and a half when Regulus is born: he can't remember anything of that very moment - all he can say about it is that he has loved him since his very first cry. Years later, Sirius would rather die than admit how much he loves his little brother, but at six years old he doesn't have all that pride, neither does he have all that anger that will tear them apart.

Sirius is only a year and a half when Regulus is born: he can't remember anything of that very moment - all he can say about it is that he has loved him since his very first cry. Years later, Sirius would rather die than admit how much he loves his little brother, but at six years old he doesn't have all that pride, neither does he have all that anger that will tear them apart.