Daughter of Padfoot

Chapter IX

I awoke to a rough licking on my cheek. Opening my eyes I could see Crookshanks/Lindsey above my face. When I sat up she leaped off, and grabbed a piece of paper brining it close to my face. I took it from her and read,

Dear Aphi,

Got in late last night, and we bought you and your friends upstairs to your rooms. Left this morning with Maxis on a dementor hunt. Decided to go on a whim. If there are any problems go to Remus or Fleur for help, and don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Love,

Dad

So he had left. I sighed and folded the note putting on it my nightstand. I got off my bed and realized that yes we were in our dorm, and the third bed was stillempty. Hermione stirred in her sleep, and I not wanting to wake her up walked quietly to the bathroom. When I got back she was up bustling around.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

"Sirius is gone." She said

"Oh he left with Maxis. Crookshanks gave me the note he left."

"He must like worrying me."

"Hermione you're a kid. I think he can take care of himself."

"That's what he'll be saying when he gets caught."

"Have faith will you?" I sighed exasperated from her constant fussing.

"Humph!"

Later that week the third bed in our dorm was filled. A girl named Jamie McNulty moved in to our dorm room. She had raven black hair, and a sour look. To tell the truth she looked like a Slytherin, and she wasn't very nice. She said one word to Hermione and I the whole morning, and it was 'move'. And get this, Malfoy liked her. So needless to say she was not my most favorite person of the year.

"Why is that cat in here?" she asked about three nights after she moved in.

"It's Hermione's," I explained

She groaned, then her head snapped up as if she remembered something "your last name is Black?"

"Yup."

"I know who you are. Oh my gosh, you're Sirius's daughter."

"Yeah, and your point."

"You bought his wand from my dad's shop!" she said triumphantly.

'Damn!' I thought.

"How would you know?" I asked.

"Well my dad kind of runs the shop." She said sarcastically.

"I know that, but how did you know it was me? I made sure not to state my name."

"There's a quill that writes down who buys every thing. Whether they say their name or not. Security measure. My father was thinking of turning you in."

"Oh god!" I rubbed my temples, as always did when I needed to think hard.

"What have I ever done to you?" I asked fiercely.

"You're a Black. That's all that I need."

I sighed, "just please don't do any thing." I pleaded.

She smiled a smile that made me nervous. I didn't give her a second look, but ran out of the room to find Remus. 'If there are any problems go to Remus or Fleur for help' the letter had said, and that's what I intended to do.

Remus wasn't anywhere to be found so I ran down to the little cabin at the edge of the grounds to talk to Fleur, who over the weeks had become sort of like a sister. She loved to talk, and I with her, and we'd sit sometimes in the afternoon just talking. According to Ron she'd mellowed down from last year.

"Fleur!" I yelled into the stables.

She stuck her head out of the stable. Her hair was filled with straw, and she looked very startled. I guess I had scared her. I really didn't care.

"there's a girl, she mean," I babbled "she's gonna tell an I'm gonna go to Azkaban, and I can't find Remus. Help!"

"calm down!" she said "tell what about you. Did you do something bad?"

"I bought back dads wand from a shop. It was just sitting there. I didn't mean to break the law." I was still very hyper with worry.

"you bought 'is wand. Yes I know 'zat. 'e told me, but 'ow does 'zis girl know?"

"her dad owns the shop. They got my name some how, and now the girl's threatning me. I don't know why she's not in Slytherin."

"Now you are judging to quickly. 'as she done any 'zing yet?"

I shook my head.

"well 'zen good. When she does 'zen you will 'ave a real problem. Right now you only 'ave a worry. Maybe she won't tell at all. You must 'ope."

I still wasn't calmed. Fleur saw and smiled "'zey are not about to send a 15 year old to Azkaban."

"what about Barty Crouch Jr?" I asked. I'd heard that story from Harry.

"nothing is going to happen."

"fine," but I still wasn't satisfied. "where's Remus?"

"I don't know. you could check 'ze D.A.D.A room. 'zat is the only place I can 'zink of."

"thank you." I told her and ran back up to the castle.

I never found Remus, so I assumed he was doing something for Dumbledore. I worked on some Charms homework, until I jumped up thinking about something. I was big on details sometimes and I'd just found one that everyone had missed.