Sirius Black was not having an easy time of things either. After his confrontation with Albus, he had set about to unite the Black family but only met resistance. Narcissa refused to answer his owls and when she finally did; her note was less than receptive as she simply wrote:
'There is no Lord Black at present and if you would do the world a favor by hurrying up and passing on, maybe the issue of Lordship could be settled once and for all.'
Sirius was taken aback by her words and since Bella was in Azkaban, he approached Andromeda. Andromeda was a kind woman but had been raised a Black and wouldn't put up with a lot of crap. She sat and listened to Sirius' offer to bring her back into the family and then heard his plans for trying to take Dumbledore down. Her husband and daughter were also in the room and after a quick glance at both of them, they braced for what was coming next.
Andromeda said in the coldest voice possible. "Sirius, you may be the Lord Black but I don't see the advantage in rejoining that family at the current time. As far as your feud with Dumbledore, no one in my family will be a part of it and I have forbidden Nymphadora from joining either you or that old goat."
"But Andi…"
"But nothing Siri. From what I understand, Dumbledore screwed with not only Harry's life but is more than likely the cause behind Jamie and Lil's death. You gave up Harry to Hagrid too easily and then got thrown in to Azkaban and if I were to guess, Albus had a part in that too."
"Then what do you do when you get out? You seek out your godson but have to be rescued by him. Not only that but you ignore everything you were ever taught and allowed yourself to be placed under Albus' thumb. Ever since Jamie died, did you ever think of your responsibility to Harry? What did it cost you Siri?"
Sirius muttered "Everything"
"You are right Siri. It was your godson who managed to get you exonerated even if you don't deserve it. You are too weak to be Lord Black. You allowed someone to control you and then allowed that same person to destroy your relationship with your godson. You remember him don't you? The same boy that you swore an oath to protect above all others? No Sirius Black, with the way you have protected Harry, there is no way I want any of my family under the protection of the current Lord Black. Your kind of protection sees lives ruined."
Sirius sat there in silence for a few minutes before Andromeda once again spoke. "Harry going through the veil was a horrible thing. It not only ended the Potter line but it effectively killed the Blacks as well. The Black family will now be forever known as oath breakers for the way we failed at our charge to protect the Potter heir. I'm glad I am no longer a Black so you can go have your little pissing contest with Albus somewhere else as long as you leave my family out of it."
"I could command it."
Nymphadora snorted "Cousin Sirius, you can't even command a house elf. Dumbledore isolated Harry and then I heard that you and Remus abandoned him after he pleaded to you for help. I only wish I had known as I would have offered my help to him. Unless Harry Potter steps out of that Veil, I would rather align myself with the ministry than the two other options available. Now leave my Mum be. We don't want any part of your plans. "
Sirius got up and apparated out of the house without another word. He appeared back in Grimmauld Place and went straight to the bar and pulled out a bottle of firewhiskey. He sat there in silence as he drank and was only joined by Remus after he had cracked open a second bottle and was well on his way to oblivion.
Remus sat back and watched as his friend kept demolishing shots of firewhiskey as he nursed his own drink. It seemed as if Sirius was having an internal monologue and that things did not go so well in his meeting with Andromeda today. Sirius took him by surprise when he said "I've got to make it up to him. This is my fault."
He was further surprised when Sirius stood and grabbed the bottle of firewhiskey before apparating away. Remus was used to Sirius' theatrics and didn't really think much of it as he thought Sirius just had another hair brained scheme.
The next few minutes passed as a blur to Sirius as he appeared at the apparation point in the Ministry. As drunk as he was, his feet still guided him into elevators and down corridors until he came to a non-descript door.
Once through the door, he found himself in a spinning room that eventually stopped with a glowing door that led to what looked like a dark theater. Sirius walked down the stairs and stood in front of an archway which had mists swirling around inside of it.
An Unspeakable came into the chamber only to hear Sirius alternately crying and screaming Harry's name. The last he saw of Sirius Black was when he jumped through the veil while yelling out "I won't leave you alone in there Harry."
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