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Turning tides	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 6133 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter franchise, so obviously I'm broke since I don't make a dime. If I did, Ginny would have died instead of Fred. Since I don't, I'm going to have fun and write AU HP.

Chapter List
- 10
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Title: Turning tides
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: Preslash snupin and preslash JamesxLily
Notes: Marauder Era. AR/AU. Evil Dumbledore.
Summery: Lily and Severus recently learned they were twins and are now attending Durmstrang with fellow former Hogwarts student Remus Lupin. There they shall learn new subjects and make interesting friends. Durmstrang has a more lax view of Dark Arts and Dark Creatures. Who exactly is the author of their Dark Arts textbook?

Chapter 10

It was so odd at Hogwarts…

With Slytherin’s Queen Andromeda and its Prince away at Beauxbatons along with Tiberius Pucey and Chadwick Montague as well as other leading Sixth Years, Hogwarts was a bit empty and running a lot less smoothly.

Especially since the Triwizard Candidates were comprised of Sixth Year Prefects and other top students. Due to their absence, there were acting sixth year prefects who had taken up the duties of a prefect but only for the school year.

Also, most unfortunately for everyone this made Bellatrix Queen of Slytherin. The middle Black sister was two years Andromeda’s junior and far less naturally gifted in leadership or wisdom.

With Lucius, Andromeda, Tiberius Pucey and Chadwick Montague at Beauxbatons this left Slytherin in the dubious leadership of Bellatrix and Lucius’ cousin Sancus, who was his family solicitor Apollus Malfoy’s son.

Lucius’ pro-tem prefect replacement for the year was Rodolphus Lestrange, while not great he was a far better choice than Damian Crabbe and Geoffrey Goyle.

Sirius might be a Gryffindor even he had noticed that Bellatrix had taken to using her authority to arrange for some unpleasant incidents for the Muggleborns. There wasn’t any obvious bullying, in most cases it was subtle like snubs or laughing at their expense. However, she had gone beyond mere cutting words, it appeared that even her betrothed Rodolphus and Sancus couldn’t curb her.

Narcissa swallowed, “I’ve glamoured myself so she can’t recognise me but Siri what do I do? Since Cousin Cassiopeia bonded to Lord Slytherin-Peverell, it’s gotten worse. Annie was too busy preparing for the Triwizard, mother’s ill and father is always with Uncle Orion. Regulus is too young to ask and he’s at Durmstrang…”

What is she doing now?”

“Ignoring Rodolphus, the poor wizard likes her. That match was instigated by his grandfather at Rodolphus’ request you know. Her current journal is filled with variations of her name and Lord Slytherin-Peverell as well as sketches of Cousin Cassiopeia dead. Drawing has always been one of Bella’s talents…”

Right up there with the Dark Arts…

“You don’t think she’d really hurt Cousin Cassiopeia, do you?” Sirius frowned.

“I don’t know, but alienating Rodolphus is unseemly.”

The younger Blacks were wary of Bellatrix’s instability and tendency to violence. She bullied Narcissa, taunted Sirius and overwhelmed Regulus. The three of them had a private agreement that Bella should have been sent to St. Mungos’ rather than Hogwarts…

Black heirs (and heiresses) were tested for their affinity for the Dark Magic at the age of seven when they began their tutoring or attended a Wizarding Primary school.

Sirius, despite two Black parents lacked any skill with Dark Magic. Neither did Narcissa, but her ‘defect’ was blacked on her Brown and Pucey grandmothers. Regulus was more neutral than Dark but Bella and Annie were Dark. Andromeda while not possessing a Gryffindor or Hufflepuff’s concept of a conscience had a strict code of personal ethics.

Bellatrix on the other hand, only cared about pleasing herself. Her previous obsession had been taunting Sirius and then Severus. Sirius knew she resented that he was the Black heir and that he had be born not only on her birthday but at her party as well.

After that, Bella never celebrated her birthday on her birthday, because it was Sirius’ birthday and he was the Black Heir so she was forced to celebrate the day before. After they came to Hogwarts, it wasn’t as big of a deal but he gifts always arrived a day early.

What they would do for now was keep an eye on her.

XooooooX

Tasking Rabastan to shadow Bellatrix had taken some convincing but he was in her year, it helped that both Sirius and Narcissa knew about his crush on their Uncle Alphard.

It was for Rodolphus’ sake after all and Basti worshiped his older brother.

Bellatrix ‘lost’ her journal, Basti brought it to Narcissa who glanced through it before they tracked down Sirius and pulled him away from James for ‘family business.

The three of them glanced through it with Rabastan standing behind the two Black cousins peering over their shoulders.

Only Narcissa would feel the least bit of guilt, Bella was her sister after all…

Lady Bellatrix Slytherin…

Lady Alaricus Slytherin-Peverell…

And other mingling of Bella and Lord Slytherin-Peverell’s names were in it.

True to Narcissa’s worry, Bella who had always been a journaler but it wasn’t Lady Lestrange that she’d been writing…

Sirius hadn’t really believed that until right now…

That wasn’t all…

Sirius snatched the journal and held it up to his nose so no one else could read when poison was mentioned.

The persons inferred were Rodolphus and their cousin Cassiopeia who had recently been bonded to Lord Slytherin-Peverell.

Sirius thanked Basti and Cissa brusquely before calling for Kreacher and demanding that he take him straight to mother.

Likely leaving Cissa and Basti confused no doubt.

His mother was quite annoyed at his sudden arrival.

“Sirius Orion Black! I was in conference with Lord Alaric!” Walpurga said after she made her apologies and closed the floo connection.

Sirius disliked Lord Slytherin-Peverell, Cousin Cassiopeia was old for a second bonded especially to a younger but still old wizard who had his formidable mother blushing.

“Best not to embarrass the House of Black in that quarter. Cissa brought Bella’s strange behaviour to my attention. With Rabastan’s assistance, we acquired her journals.” Sirius began.

“It is unseemly to read a girl’s private thoughts.” Walpurga snapped.

“I didn’t do it for amusement mother, rather out of concern for the possibility of scandal. I prevented Cissa and Basti from reading this.” Sirius opened the journal and pointed out the first of the offending passages.

Walpurga turned pale upon reading, ‘I know you children don’t get along,”

“Bella’s always been cruel mother. She is jealous of Annie, despises me, discounts Uncle Alphard’s children, bullies Cissa and taunts Reg. She has allowed her anger at me for being born at her birthday party to drive her mad. She needs help mother before she insults the Houses Slytherin-Peverell and Lestrange.” Sirius muttered darkly.

Walpurga mused, “Bellatrix was rather blasé about bonding to young Rodolphus but he and Renard wouldn’t take no for an answer. Their Bride price offer was larger than Abraxus’ proposed one for Andromeda, unusual for a younger daughter. For this generations trio of Black sisters to have bonded to the Malfoy and Lestrange heirs is a far cry better than Longbottom, Weasley and Crouch. Now if I could just find a Dark Family’s heir for Narcissa…”

“Yes, yes now about Bella’s obsession and threats against Rodi and Lord Slytherin-Peverell…” Sirius prodded.

“This must be handled quietly, our alliance with Lord Alaric is so new and is not yet solidified with an heir.” Walpurga muttered.

“Aunt Drusilla is ill, everyone knows it, since Bella isn’t a prefect and Andromeda is a candidate for the Triwizard, we can say that she’s taken a turn for the worst. Narcissa being a mere second year can’t be expected to cope and look after her mother. Bella is the best choice, everyone knows that when it comes to such things Uncle Cygnus is useless. You can quietly sign her into the Janus Thickey ward for treatment with no one the wiser.” Sirius shrugged.

“This goes no further?” his mother asked sharply.

“Would I have kept Basti from reading this? I promise to not even tell James, this is between us. I don’t always agree with you or even like you mother but I don’t want Bella to disgrace us. Rodolphus isn’t terrible for a Slytherin even if he has terrible taste in witches, I mean Bella really? I know he is disappointed to have been left behind by his friends Lucius, Chadwick and Tiberius. Merlin knows he doesn’t count the others, I mean he’s stuck with only Geoffrey Goyle and Damian Crabbe for company. It is a bit pitiable…” Sirius snorted.

His mother took the journal and sent for Bellatrix after ordering Kreacher to return Sirius to Hogwarts.

A vacation from Bella was awesome and would do everyone some good, even Rodolphus even if he would disagree.

Bella was a loathsome tattletale at best and insane at worst, hopefully she could get some help.

Otherwise, Rodolphus might become troublesome. How could anyone be attracted to Bella? Especially someone of intelligence which Rodi was…

Sirius cringed, it was bad enough that Basti read Bella’s entwining her name with Lord Slytherin-Peverell’s. Out of everyone she could obsess over it had to be him…

Narcissa was just too kind to lust after someone else’s bonded…

Basti at least hadn’t realised that Uncle Alphard Black was Lord Consort Bones when he started having feelings for him. Right now, Basti was resigned to liking someone who couldn’t return his feelings due to his being bonded already. He did his best to be studiously correct around Uncle Alphard and other adults so his weird crush wasn’t noticed.

Basti was oblivious to Malcolm Bulstrode’s feelings; talk about a strange love square or was it a pentagon?

Sirius didn’t even know how Uncle Alphard would feel about having a wizard his children’s age interested in him.

For that matter, was Uncle Alphard like Cousin Cassiopeia, attracted to both genders? Then again, his uncle was a Metamorphmagus which helped with his detective business.

Placating Cissa and Basti might prove difficult, Cissa would accepted whatever he told her but Basti…

The longer they kept this from Rodolphus, the better…

If Lord Alaric and Cousin Cassie never found out that Bella was obsessed enough to plan to poison Cousin Cassie before she gave Alaric an heir.

Damn it Bella! She just had to make this year difficult for him…

He had been looking forward to using Quidditch to distract James from pouting about Lily, Severus and Remus at Durmstrang.

Only to have to deal with Bella…

She better recover from this episode and thank him for preventing her from causing a scandal. Plotting to murder her betrothed when she agreed to the betrothal as well as plotting the murder of a Black was beyond the pale.

For all their sakes, they better hope Rodolphus bought the cover story that Bella was taking time off from school to look after Aunt Drusilla. Her delusional drawings and plotting could have the betrothal scrapped and the House of Black shamed.

Andromeda was busy with the Triwizard Tournament and Narcissa was really too young.

Aunt Drusilla probably needed a stint in St. Mungos’ as well. Although it was common to have three Black witches born to one branch of the family, Aunt Drusilla held it a personal failure that she had three daughters and no sons.

Her pregnancy with Narcissa had been a difficult one and she had apparently been advised to have no more children. Since then she had become an ‘invalid’ and her house elves literally waited on her hand and foot.

Sirius had no patience with her; she had left a nearly five-year-old Annie to look after an almost three-year-old Bella and newborn Cissa, that was callus of her. He didn’t believe that Aunt Drusilla actually nursed Narcissa, he thought perhaps his mother did using bottles because physically feeding an infant wasn’t her sort of thing.

Sirius usually tuned her out if he had to greet her when he visited the house that Aunt Drusilla supposedly shared with Uncle Cygnus, Annie, Bella and Cissa.

It would be a long year…

XooooooX

Lily, Severus and Remus as well as Lily’s friend Anastasia, Severus’ charge Regulus and Remus’ adopted brother Corey were a little jealous.

For all its danger, the Triwizard Tournament sounded exciting.

Lucky Branko Krum, he and around eleven other students most of whom they didn’t really know had been chosen to represent Durmstrang. It was an honor and even the five British students understood that.

Regulus would probably be torn between being proud of Andromeda and jealous of her.

Apparently only Sixth Years were eligible at present, likely because it would avoid conflicting with their NEWT level exams that they were expected to take their seventh year.

Lily wondered if they would stick to the historical four-year cycle or not…

Also, whom would be chosen to host next time? Durmstrang? Hogwarts?

If they didn’t keep it to only Sixth Years being eligible, would High Master Tolstoy consider Lily, Sev and Remus eligible to enter? It was nearly a given that he would list Anastasia as a representative of Durmstrang, she was his granddaughter after all.

They would have to wait and see…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
Jan - I hope you enjoyed the foray into Durmstrang once more! I think being sorted into the the same houses will help Remus bond with his new brother and Severus build a friendship with Regulus without Lily as a buffer. Both young wizards do need to learn how to engage with others after all.
staar - James will eventually arrive at Durmstrang but perhaps, not the same way that Lily, Sev and Remus did.
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