I was walking past an antique shop when an odd rocking chair caught my eye. It was gothic in design with skulls at the end of of the arm rests, Two black hounds above the shoulders, and a crow standing at the top of the chair with its wings open wide. 'reminds me of the Black family' I thought before blinking and registering that the room around me had changed. From one moment to the next the world and changed I was no longer in Kansas. I looked around the room I was in. It looked very Gothic including the Single normal bed, Dresser, Nightstand, Bookshelves, hell even the huge rug and curtains had designs of crows and Hounds on them. 'Oh shit. this looks worse than it probably is. I hope.' and not two minutes later an older gentleman walked into the room.
"Rudy are you ready for breakfast?" asked the curly haired and bearded older man
"Who am I?" the Question left my mouth before I could even think
The older man shook his head "five and just obtained a consciousness" the older man said. I looked at him and thanks to quick thinking I acted like a child and tilted my head. "Don't worry about it. Well you are Rudeus Sirius Black"
"Rudeus Sirius Black" I said my name looking at my hand and I could feel within my chest close to my heart a surge. It didn't feel like electricity, but it propagated like it. It felt like lava flowing thru my veins followed by the coldest glacier. My Eyes felt like they were being ripped apart and reassembled. My Ears began to bleed and repair themselves.
The Older gentleman ran over with a look of horror as he saw the young heir begin to convulse after saying his name. After a closer look he relaxed and held the boy until his family crest fully activated. It might take a couple hours. Summoning Kreacher the older gentlemen commanded it "Write to Aquila and Gareth Greengrass that todays play date is canceled due to Rudeus activating his crest too early."
"Understood Master Black I shall also prepare hot water and a bath for the Young Master"
"Do so" The gentleman said "Only Five and already Unlocking your Crest... even your great grandfather did not unlock his crest till he was 7." The older black said to the shaking heir in his arms.
-IT INDEED TOOK MOST OF THE DAY-
I woke up to a old school Roman Interior with blue and black Granit pillars easily way over five people thick, and at least a hundred and fifty feet tall the walls seem to be boulders smooshed together. I could even see the Magic Radiating from the pillar, The magic seemed to be quite old. I couldn't for the life of me tell you how I knew it felt old, but it did. I walked closer to the pillar and touch it, Moments later I could see how the magic acted as a river. I lifted a finger and I could see how my hand radiated similar but smaller, a lot smaller. I could hear a faint melody in the air. Tring to find the melody only ended in failure no matter how many times I tried, I really tried to follow it. In the end I gave up
-Hours Later-
Its been Three hours since the young heir stop shaking. The Master of the house had received Multiple owls from the Greengrass who congratulated the young Black and that their heir had raised concerns about her playmate. The house doctor had been called and now was standing next to the boy taking note of all vital signs both magical and not.
"Lord Black, Can you come here please?"
"What is it?"
"I feel something strange here" the doctor rolled the boy over and pointed to just behind the heart. "I know about the crest there but.."
"That is the start to the family tattoo"
"Oh I've never witnessed a crest activation Lord."
"Well if Sirius hadn't went and lost him self in Azkaban you might have been witness to another" the older Black said in a sorrowful tone
"You are not the only one who believes he did not do it Lord, Although I think taking care of one little rescale is preferable to two"
"Perhaps, now I wounder what the other houses might be thinking. Aah Politics can wait my Son can not"
"And It looks like he wont be waiting long Maybe by tomorrow if he does good tonight"
"Thank you doctor, I'll send an owl your way if I need help" the doctor bowed and retreated from the Black Manor. The older gentleman stood at the window of his sons room looking at the retreating doctor. 'what have you done Agnes'. The older gentleman turned and sat by his sons side on his bed. Ruffling his sons hair, he could think of nothing but his dead beloved wife
-The Next Day-
It felt like I was dreaming but It also felt so real. The way the room just glowed and the way the music sounded could enchant even the most powerful of witches and wizards. How ever I felt a profoundly sad tone hidden in the song.
-AHOO-AHOO-AHOO-
I heard my alarm clock go off, from what I can remember my father had installed an alarm clock to get me out of bed and ready for morning training. "MORNING TRAINING" I shouted as I tried to jump out of my bed only to be met by a giant black wall.
"whoa there champ, Its too early for you to be shouting" Said the black wall in my dads voice. "plus you shouldn't be moving anyway. The doctor said for you to be bed ridden for one day before even moving let alone training your magic.
"oh okay... Um dad can you hear that?"
"Hear what little guy?" he said giving a little room
I sat up from my bed and heard a soft humming coming from my wardrobe. "over there." I said pointing and getting up from my bed
"Whoa there slow down" He said getting up and following me. I opened the wardrobe and I could see a scarf slightly glowing.
Reaching up and grabbing it "This. Its glowing too" I said holding it close to my ear
"What do you mean?" he said, his tone slightly serious
"I can see it glowing and I can hear a soft humming" I said looking at the scarf.
"Really? then how about this?" He said pulling out a locket
"Its glowing too... but its... song... is different from the scarf. why is that dad?" I said tilting my head
"I think you can see and hear magic kiddo! That is brilliant my boy" he said picking me up and hugging me. I had spent just under four years trying to improve my hearing and seeing abilities, Thanks to my crest I could distinguish between a spell and an enchantment. My time spent with the Greengrass family was also quite nice. I mean half the time me and Daphne would go around the Greengrass Manor causing slight inconveniences to the wizarding staff they had. and the other half of the time it was taken by studying and small magical training.
"Hogwarts is coming soon. You afraid of what house you might join?" Daphne asked
"Not really. I think I might join Slytherin, Most of my family join Slytherin except for one. You?"
"Same here. all of my family has come from Slytherin." she said looking at our dad speaking under a gazebo
"I heard my dad say Harry potter might be joining us at Hogwarts" I stated
"The boy who lived?"
"The very same"
"Oh okay, I mean cool but why should we care?"
"I don't just wanted to let you know"
"Okay. Hey Maid Maria made a batch of chocolate chip cookies"
I looked at her mischievously "I am a little hungry."
-Two Years Later-
My training regiment hasn't be altered to much in the last two years. Besides a couple of banquets and political parties I had to attend, much hadn't changed. During most of them I could find Daphne and find ways to pass the time, but for the few where the Greengrass family could not attended I found my self in multiple verbal spats with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, and each time the fought and lost. Once returning from such events I would take a shower let the water take them away, after that I would eat and finally write to daphne about how Idiotic, thick skulled, and simply dull Malfoy and his gang were. The mornings after that I would receive at least four pages of writings from Daphne. One fateful day while me and dad were practicing wand movements and stances and owl flew in and landed on the table staring at me. I walked up and before I could get the message around its feet the owl pecked my finger
"Ouch" I said retracting my hand
"You need to pay for... her services young Black." said my dad followed by an approving hoot from the owl. I surrendered and presented the owl with five strips of bacon as an apology and payment. Finally reaching and acquiring the letter I opened it and found to little shock.
"Its the Invitation letter to join Hogwarts dad!!!" I said running to him and jumping in his arms.
First HP Fanfic, please enjoy