Ebony ~ D.M.

Preface

James^^

"Did you hear?" The fat boy asked his platinum blonde friend. The Slytherin prince turned around with a confused look.

"Hear about what, Crabbe? I'm busy." He went back to his potions homework, turning feverishly through the pages of his textbook to find the proper use of dragon's bane. The brunette of the two sighed and started to walk away.

"I guess you don't want to hear about a new, non-human wizarding student coming to Hogwarts, might I add, in the middle of the semester." At his friends words, Draco jumped up and grabbed the brunette by the collar, his eyes wide.

"There's a what? When are they arriving?" Draco asked quickly. "Whom is it? Tell me now, Crabbe!" Demandingly, he pushed his loyal follower up against a wall. Another brunette, this boy being taller than the two current occupants, walked in.

"Crabbe, Draco, the new student is here. Jameson Black has come to Hogwarts..." Goyle trailed off. Draco was struck silent. James Black was really coming to Hogwarts? In the middle of first year? Merlin, Jameson Black was a name more known than that of bloody Harry Potter. If you thought Draco hated Potter, you'd say James Black had a death wish for coming to Hogwarts. He hated Jameson Black with a passion, and every Slytherin knew Draco's spiteful speech about why Jameson Black was a no good half-blood like the back of their hands. What nobody, not even a soul in Slytherin, knew was that Jameson Black wasn't human.

"What did you mean by non-human, Crabbe? Jameson Black-"

"Isn't human. Sure, Sirius Black is a wizard by blood, but Jameson's mother, well... Wasn't, it turns out." Goyle said, walking out of the room. Draco released his hold on Crabbe's robes and ran after the other, curious as to what the hell James Black truly was.