cloudy with a Chance of freedom

chapter 26

"I cannot believe you actually did that. You literally made them shit themselves!" cackled Camellia with delight.

As much as she would deny it, she was very much her mother's daughter. Seeing her brother put those fakers in their place had made something in her stand up and dance with glee.

"I can't believe you went through with that. I've never actually seen that particular death performed," said Fon with fascination.

"Made them take me seriously, didn't it? Besides, Verde was getting bored with him and he finally made some use of himself," said Skull. He was so taking Dreamless Sleep tonight.

"I have to admit, seeing their 'Holy Shit!' expressions when they heard his death rattle was hilarious," said Blaise amused.

"...Do I even want to know what you've been up to?" asked Sirius.

"I just killed Peter by putting him through a Blood Eagle to make the darker families take me seriously. They were so shocked a few of them actually shit themselves," answered Skull.

"Oh, is that all. Wait, what? You did what to Peter?!" said Sirius, head almost snapping as he whipped it around to look at his godson in absolute shock.

"He ripped out Pettigrew's lungs and had all the 'innocent' Death Eaters witness the man's death to prove he most certainly wasn't as passive as Dumbledore was. It was a very effective stunt that gained him a lot of respect among those fools," said Blaise.

"And Aunt Narcissa was very pleased with the fact that Skull was thoughtful enough to have a tarp laid down so Peter's corpse didn't ruin the carpet," said Camellia giggling.

Skull was taking a drink of water when he heard Sirius' disbelieving comment.

"It's almost like you're trying to bring back the Midnight Famiglia or something," he said, shaking his head.

Skull sprayed water all over Remus.

"What?" he said, trying to get his breath back.

Sirius blinked at that reaction.

"I thought you already knew. The Potters have ties with the Cosa Nostra going back to when the Vongola first started out. Though the Potters have a direct connection to that particular family because their first boss was the third son of the family's Head at the time. When it became clear he was more predisposed towards soul fire, which was heavily frowned upon at the time, his father handed him over to a family allied to the Potters to raise as their own in Italy. Imagine his shock finding out he had somehow managed to create a mafia family!" said Sirius.

"...Are you telling me that Skull is directly related to Vongola's Primo?" said Blaise in disbelief.

"I'd have to check the tapestry to be sure, but I'm fairly certain that you're descended from his third son who had magic and came back to the family," said Sirius.

"And what was that crack about bringing the Midnight Famiglia back?" asked Skull seriously.

"Giotto wanted a fall back option in case things didn't work out in Italy, so he convinced his father to set up a separate base along with a legitimate business. He also convinced Daemon Spade, who is related to our Black clan to help fund it... most of our 'business' that are less than legal have strong ties to the mafia, it's just that most haven't bothered with it in centuries since Giotto 'retired' to Japan rather than deal with his adopted cousin," said Sirius. Charlus was proud of the Potter family history, even the bits most would declare 'dark' on principle.

"Wait. Are you telling me Ricardo Vongola wasn't related to Giotto at all?" said Fon.

"Giotto was adopted, and probably forgot, why?" asked Sirius.