Rewritten-Marauders Era

Turn of the Tide

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Turn of the tide

Sirius stood in the living room facing his parents and his now 15-year-old brother. He was 16 again. His mother and father stood beside them. Walburga stood by Regulus and pointed her wand at him and screamed.

"CRUCIO!"

Regulus shook as he burst into tears and began crying in shaky sobs. Sirius pleaded with them but they wouldn't listen. He just sat there, so defenceless and helpless. Sirius stood straighter and held back seeping tears.

"I'm begging you. We'll leave and never return. Please, just let us go. Let him go!" His eyes showed pleading and mercy. "Please." He whispered. Regulus fell to the floor and Sirius pointed his wand at his mother who now had hold of his brother's wand.

"EXPELLIAMUS!" He caught his brother's wand and pointed them at his parents.

"FLIPENDO!"

They flung through the air and fell against a stack of books that tumbled on them, potentially leaving some blood behind. He rushed over to his brother who moved his eyes to his brother, tired from the spell. He helped him sit up.

"Reg, we need to go find Pandora and run away from here before mum and dad wake up."

"Sirius, weren't you planning of going to the Potters?"

"Yes, but James can't know our plan yet or know why we need Pandora. I guess we need to change the current plan." He added after an afterthought.

Sirius thought that seeing as he was in so much pain, he would be easy in that sense to convince but he shook his head hurriedly and more tears fell down his eyes and he refused to stand.

"Sirius, I-I refuse to leave them."

"But they have treated us harshly, Reg. For years in fact."

"B-But they're still our parents. Still our family."

"But do you really want to become a death eater? Go through years and years of suffering?"

"I'll still die anyway."

"Not yet, Reggie. You are still so young. 18 is too young to die. So if you help me now, we can save everyone. Save us. Ok?"

Regulus nodded slowly and Sirius helped him to his feet. He moaned as the pain sped up his limbs. Sirius realised this and went slower. He wished at that age he knew how to apparate. Then they stopped in their tracks and they heard someone yell.

"AVADA KADAVRA!"

Green light sped towards them but Sirius threw them both down as it flew towards the open door and hit a certain house elf who was casually walking by. Kreacher.

"Kreacher!"

"Reg, we need to go! NOW!"

Sirius then realised his brother's leg was bleeding and his face and his own face but they'll need to wait until they get Pandora. Their mother stepped over them and held Sirius by his collar and held him by the scruff of his neck. Sirius choking.

"YOU FILTHY RAT! YOU FILTHY BLOOD TRAITOR AND YOUR FILTHY TRAITOR OF A BROTHER TOO! AND GETTING KREACHER KILLED TOO! YOU STUPID BOY! YOU STUPID-"

"YOU CAST THE SPELL!"

"QUIET, REGULUS. DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS GOOD FOR YOU!"

She advanced on Sirius, her wand raised at his throat. She yelled out multiple spells and held him as he shook and cried in muffled sobs. Regulus snuck up behind her and even surprised Sirius at this.

He cast the killing curse.

"Avada Kadavra!"

The green light hit her in the back and she dropped Sirius and fell to the floor with a thud, lying beside Regulus' feet. Sirius was gobsmacked. Regulus jumped back, retreating, dropping his wand, and crying at what he had done. He was scared. Sirius wiped his eyes and rushed to comfort his brother.

"Reg-"

"I know! I know, ok?"

"You saved me? But y-you-"

"I killed my own mother!"

"You had no choice, Reg."

"I'm a monster!"

"No, Reg. Don't say that about yourself."

"Sirius-"

"Regulus-"

"I SHOULD HAVE BECAME A DEATH EATER LIKE THEY WANTED. BUT I-I COULDN'T! I WAS A FRAUD, I-"

"Silenco."

He hated having to do this but Sirius in many ways had no choice. He didn't want his brother to suffer in silence but he didn't want him to suffer anyway. They needed to get out of there. They needed to get to Pandora. So he scooped up his brother and helped him out of there before their father woke up and found his wife dead. And killed them.

He wrote an owl.

Pandora,

Hey. It's me Sirius. Me and Reg had to deal with something but we should be there soon. But the problem is, we cant get out the situation we have just got in. Reg just killed our mother to save my life. I should be sad but I'm not. I should be angry but I'm not. Reg is petrified about this as he would be. He has hesitantly agreed to leave and we are just packing our things. We need your help. We are still in Number 12 Grimyard Place. We can't get out. We need your help to get us out. Reg and I cant do this alone. We need you and others help. Try and find some of you and Reg's other friends. It's too dangerous for mine. They are better known; they could get themselves killed. And Peter is the little rat he was always born to be. So I don't trust him. Not like I don't trust James and Remus but it is too dangerous like I said. Try and get Barty, Evan, and Dorcas. If you can't, don't worry. Just come alone. And be inconspicuous.

See ya,

Sirius.

P:S. I have structured us a plan I have complete faith in. I have already told Reg. This is why I need more people.

He sent the letter to Pandora and not long after, a piece of parchment with curly writing was passed to Sirius by Regulus and Sirius read it aloud.

Sirius,

So glad to hear from you. Hope you and Reg are ok. I am planning to get them to you guys as quick as possible. Coincidentally I ran into Evan and Barty on the street just outside my place. Dorcas will be unable to come but I'm sure we'll find a way to get her to be able to help us asap. We will help you comfort Reg and yourself so you guys will be in better shape for the plan. I also can't wait to hear about this plan of yours. It sounds amazing. Barty and Evan are all ears for it too.

See you both later,

Pandora. :)

P:S. Barty reckons you're a piece of shit. We need to prove him wrong. Both boys are laughing so hard right now. Help!

Sirius laughed after the letter and thought his brother was smiling too. Sirius had always favoured Pandora out of Regulus' friends. They called themselves the 'Slytherin Skittles' or Barty, Evan and Regulus called themselves the 'Slytherin Trio'. Though he supposed that many people would ask them why they were called the 'Marauders'. And why their nicknames were Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs. He was Padfoot, Peter was just unnecessary at this point. But right now, they were supposedly 'friends'. He'd be sure to prove that rat wrong when they next meet with James and Remus. And, ugh, Peter. Peter the rat Pettigrew. Sirius scoffed whenever he now thought of that boy. Friend to filthy traitor. Remus knew it too. Only if James did. Then he turned to his brother who was curled up beside him shaking. Sirius moved over to his brother and lay an arm around him saying it was still his fault.

"No it's not."

"But it is though! It is though!"

Sirius couldn't wait for Pandora, Barty, and Evan to get there. Speaking of them....