Prologue

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Lily Evans was saddened. Her dear sister Petunia wasn't speaking to her. She called her a freak, then stopped speaking to her entirely. What had happened to them? Before she came to Hogwarts, Lily and Petunia had been thick as thieves. Then everything changed. Petunia grew distant; slowly at first, then more swiftly than she could imagine Petunia had effectively cut Lilly out of her life. Slowly she swung on the swings of her favourite park, sadly noting the absence of her sister in the neighbouring swing.

Sirius Black had found himself the black sheep of the family the moment he was sorted. In a family of Slytherins, he had been placed in Gryffindor; the House of Lions, the mortal enemy of the House of Serpents. He had been close to his brother, Regulus, before their sorting. Then, slowly but surely, Regulus stopped speaking to Sirius. They became enemies; not by choice, not exactly. Circumstance had torn them apart, and Regulus had followed in his parents' footsteps; thinking only of blood purity and the reputation of the family. Sirius struck out on his own, following his heart.

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