All the children were walking through the big gate for sorting ceremony.
Sirius black was among them as he was walking with his new and completely opposite friend James potter he grew more worried as he walked towards the teachers table. He was scared to lose the only friend he ever made. He was scared to be a BLACK. He was scared.
More scared when his name was announced "Black Sirius" said professor McGonagall. He could hear the whispers growing loud , he could see the Slytherins ready to raise and greet another Black, he could see the beaming face of his friend James a wannabe gryffindor. He wanted to be his friend, he wanted to be with him, James's face gave him braveness a sudden rush of courage, of happiness that he had never felt before.
He took a deep breath and the sorting hat was on his head.
"Hmm .. another Black." whispered the hat
"Not Slytherin please" thought Sirius
"Oh no you may be a Black but you are different. You are different from them. Way different" whispered the hat
"Different I don't understand it." thought Sirius he could feel that the hat knew what he was thinking
"Oh you are way different from them. You are brave. You want to prove them that you are Sirius and not some black." whispered the hat again
"So I'm a gryffindor then" thought Sirius he was happy he could be with his new friend.
"Oh yes looks like you are" whispered the hat
"Great" thought Sirius
"GRYFFINDOR" shouted the hat
As sirius removed the hat from his head he could see his cousins at the Slytherin table shocked but he didn't cared he was different from them, he was a gryffindor. His eyes moved to the Gryffindor table they weren't scared as he thought them to be, they were happy, they were cheering for him, they were welcoming. He then saw James standing with the people yet to be sorted smiling and also cheering for Sirius as he walked to the Gryffindor table.
It was time for James's sorting. As soon as the hat touched his head it shouted "GRYFFINDOR" . Sirius was happy as he welcomed James with the other gryffindors. The feast was fabulous. Sirius didn't cared about anything he was just happy to be there sitting on the Gryffindor table chatting with James and others.
The next mornings mail didn't brought anything for Sirius.
It was not until the evening when Sirius recieved anything from his home. It was a howler. Sirius's hand trembled as he tried to open the howler. He was in the dormitory with the other three boys the fourth was in the library. The other three got sweets from their homes and letters congratulating them. He could feel the eyes of all the boys on him. He saw James coming towards him and sitting right next to him. Sirius was too late to open the howler, the howler busted and the magnified voice of Walburga Black filled the room "HOW DARE YOU BE A GRYFFINDOR? SUCH A DISGRACE ON OUR FAMILY. USELESS SON. THERE IS NO NEED TO COME BACK HOME. STAY THERE WITH YOUR GRYFFINDOR PALS . USELESS. " all the other boys were looking at him and James. "That was a show" said James and got up from the bed. Looking at the other boys as he just noticed them said "That was my aunt looks like she isn't very happy that I'm a Gryffindor. Well who cares?" said James fingers running through his hair as he continued "Oi sirius next time don't open my mail ok and will please take your sweets from my bed or I will eat them all by myself then don't come complaining"
Sirius was more than shocked he couldn't understand what he was saying his aunt, his mail, Sirius's sweets. He had alot of questions but he didn't dared to ask infront of the other two. He stood up and went to sit on James's bed.
And asked him "Why ? Did you .."
"What did I ?" said James as he didn't knew what Sirius was talking about
"Why did you say that it was your mail from your aunt and these aren't my sweets these are yours?"
"Well you see the howler didn't said anyone's name so it isn't sure for whom it was is it ? And as for the aunt. You do know that the Blacks and the Potters are related don't you ?"
Sirius shock his head
"So your mother is related to me in a certain way but I'm not sure which so I just assume that she is my aunt."
"And the sweets ?"
"Oh that my mother sent it to me and what's mine is yours"
"But you why? Why did you what was the need?"
"What was the need ?" said James as he felt that Sirius knew nothing " Come on mate I thought we were best friends . Ofcourse I would do that for you. It isn't a big deal"
"Best friends ?" said a shocked sirius
Best friends he never had a friend and now he Sirius Black had a best friend thought Sirius
"Yes ofcourse best friends. Ofcourse if you want to be" said James
"Ofcourse I want to be your best friend" said Sirius happily
"Good" said James
Sirius could feel himself smiling like a fool
"Oi you two got any sweets left bring them here." James said to the other two boys in the dormitory.
They all spent the evening talking and eating alot of sweets until James said "Ok so we have finished a maximum amount of our sweets let's keep them and go to the kitchen"
"But isn't the dinner going to start in an hour" said the brown haired boy with a alot of scars on his face
"Yeah see it's in an HOUR" said James putting alot of effort on the word 'hour'
"But how will we go to the kitchens?" said the short boy with teary eyes
"Have no fear when Jamie boy is here" said James with a mischievous grin on his face "Now follow me"
As they were walking back from the kitchens Sirius whispered to James "How will I ever repay you for what you did today?"
"Just save my life if you ever get a chance" said James
"I promise that I will save your life if I ever get a chance" replied Sirius
But he couldn't keep the promise. The promise that he made to his first and only best friend James potter he couldn't keep it. He couldn't save his life.
