"I know that!" Aries could hear the conflict in Sirius' voice, and he wasn't sure he wanted to overhear this conversation anymore.
"Look, I loved Regulus more than anything. And now his son, my nephew, is living in Germany with only his aunt and no father around. I mean, I have no intention on marrying or having childr...
2024-11-11 11:35:59 +0000 UTC View PostDraco, Aries noted, had started to take furtive glances towards Arianna, something that amused him to no end.
He would not mind if the two became an item in the slightest, Arianna would be good for Draco, and while it might change some of his future plans it would be worth seeing two of his friends happy. 2024-11-08 15:30:34 +0000 UTC View Post
As the last members trickled in taking their seats, Magnus could see the room was practically packed, he could see Andromeda eyeing various people and giving various nods to some, clearly the chambers weren't this full on all occasions.
It was a couple of minutes after everyone was seated that Minister Fudge and his Toa...
2024-11-08 15:26:07 +0000 UTC View Post"I remember well when he joined the fight against Gellert. Turned himself in and offered to help fight in exchange for his former crimes being expunged. His skills were vital in ending the war."
"Having your wife and child murdered were no doubt a great motivator."
"And I take it that he has finally found his wort...
2024-11-06 16:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post“But to do so in that way would open the metaphorical floodgates for everyone with even the smallest claim to his guardianship to try their hand to get him, and there are some with claims that would be less than genuine behind their reasonings."
"Cousin Narcissa you mean," Magnus guessed right off the bat.
Ted n...
2024-11-06 16:09:16 +0000 UTC View Post— —As many know Draco Malfoy, son of Lord Lucius Malfoy, has been the Heir Apparent of House Black for years since Sirius Black has yet to have an heir himself.
Now, with the return of the grandson of the former Lord Orion Black, House Black has a true heir in Aries Black....
2024-11-04 13:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostIf any Hogwarts students had been on the deck on the Spanish galleon, they would've been in for one hell of a shock.
The Durmstrang students, who so often tended to be quiet among the other students, were throwing a rowdy party worthy of the Gryffindor common room.
Aries wondered how they were getting ...
2024-11-04 12:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Ted, what are the chances of this plan of his actually succeeding," Magnus asked as he hoped that things weren't as bad as he thought.
"Sadly they are rather good," Ted informed him, "I was allowed a brief meeting with Sirius yesterday when he was taken out of there, and he isn't in the best of shape, he's in a holding...
2024-11-04 12:47:36 +0000 UTC View PostAndromeda frowned but nodded in understanding, "I understand why he would want to go, but the only reason you can attend is due to your being Heir Black, and my allowing it and the fact that I will be accompanying you as your magical guardian."
She explained though they both knew that because of the contract she s...
2024-11-02 08:48:16 +0000 UTC View PostAries had already felt the dragon fire and had no trouble bending it around, moving his hand and wand in sync, to throw it back into the melting rock.
A quick shrinking spell shortened and tightened the chain keeping the dragon in the stadium and it could not longer leap into the air to avoid its own dragonfire.&n...
2024-10-31 03:38:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs Quirrell shook on the ground in spasms of pain and anguish, the spirit of Voldemort raged inside his mind. He was not angry, oh no, he was so much more than that.
He was livid, that boy had dared to say such things about him, the greatest dark lord who ever lived.
Oh, he would be sure to make him su...
2024-10-31 03:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post"I just wanted to say good luck Aries," Arianna began in Spanish, no doubt to keep Daphne ignorant.
"Do not be a showman, defeat your challenge and return back to me safely. Or else." She hugged him fiercely and planted a soft kiss on his cheek before she walked to where Haydn and Ivan waited for him....
2024-10-28 11:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs Percy talked, Arthur listened to his every word in silence, as his expression changed multiple times over the next few minutes as Percy finished his explanation of events that had transpired not an hour before.
'Dear sweet Merlin, how could we not have noticed this before,' Arthur thought to himself as he le...
2024-10-28 10:58:06 +0000 UTC View Post"We'll start out with a taste of that power, something simple and one on the lighter side of the Dark Arts. A particular favorite of mine, the Bone-Breaker Curse."
Aries flicked his wand and a dark purple light struck the wall.
"The incantation is frange ossa. For the average user it will shatter the bones of wh...
2024-10-26 22:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostTonks didn't even know how it had gone yet because the second Moody had gotten back he had dragged her off to train.
And that was exactly where she found herself now yelling as she dived and dodged out of the way of several curses coming at her from various different directions, as she landed behind cover in one of the ...
2024-10-26 22:37:52 +0000 UTC View PostRon looked at Percy as if he had betrayed him, "but Percy you're supposed to be on my side"
"I am on your side Ron, and I'm trying to keep you from doing something monumentally stupid, now go." Percy told him sternly.
Ron looked like he wanted to argue, still with his wand raised as he looked at the three wands st...
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2024-10-22 18:25:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Where are you off to?" Arianna asked, giving him her trademark warm smile.
Haydn looked disappointed as he collected the hand he had already dealt for Aries, no doubt upset that he wasn't going to get to win any more of his money.
"Training. Some rather dangerous spells." He didn't want to...
2024-10-22 18:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Yes, yes, yes. How well I remember. My greatest creation. The tail feather of a phoenix and the venom of a Basilisk. Holly, ebony, and yew. And of course, obsidian. I do not believe any wand has been crafted to rival this, nor do I think one shall be in my lifetime."
Aries noted with satisfaction that Dumbledore paled...
2024-10-20 16:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post"How does seven sound tomorrow night? In the classroom I used to practice?"
"That sounds perfect." Daphne said as they reached their destination.
He gave her a rather flirtatious smile as he entered the fairly small classroom. The judges were already, there sitting behind five desks that had been pushed together ...
2024-10-20 16:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostAries was happy that the Spanish girl did not leave at the site of Greengrass girl as she had been doing before, even though her dislike for the English girl was still plain, but things were starting to go back to normal. He only hoped that it would continue.
It was a cool Saturday that found Aries walking along the Bla...
2024-10-20 16:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Throughout your first year I tried to push you, and yet you were afraid to let go. I passed it off, thinking it was just the irrational fear of an eleven-year-old boy.”
“Then your second year came, and still you were afraid. So, I changed tactics, teaching you spells and focusing on your rather unique affinities,...
2024-10-20 16:29:57 +0000 UTC View PostAries came back to look at von Reich, who was leaning forward, looking at him with an expression of curiosity before leaning back, and placing his hands in his lap.
He waited for his master to speak as he was not sure if this would be a social conversation or if he was about to be reprimanded.
"What did you think...
2024-10-20 16:23:36 +0000 UTC View PostMagnus nodded as he suspected such, given how Harry had reacted in the future when he found out about Sirius' supposed betrayal of his parents.
"I'll ask my aunt if it will be possible, but if not I'll promise you this Harry, that I will make sure that he get's what's coming to him, he has wronged both of us, betraying ...
2024-10-20 14:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostArriving back in Hogwarts Magnus immediately leaned against one of the walls as he rubbed his eyes tiredly as he rebuilt and reinforced his mental shields again.
Their walk from the auror department to the public floos had given him a chance to calm down and regain control of himself and now he wanted to slap himself f...
2024-10-16 09:44:48 +0000 UTC View Post"Aries." Sirius' voice was soft and without Aries' excellent hearing he might not have heard his uncle.
He turned to face Sirius, who now stood staring down at his hands. Sirius took a deep breath and meet Aries' eyes.
"You're right, I turned my back on Reg. And not a day goes by that I don't regret it. Thirteen...
2024-10-16 09:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post"I see your friends have abandoned you." Not a very sensitive way to say it, but Aries tended to be rather blunt.
Thomas winced and chose to chuck the next rock, rather than skip it.
"Yeah, they don't believe that I didn't put my name into the cup."
"And does everyone believe that?"
"I think so." Pott...
2024-10-16 09:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostAries exited the castle and breathed in the fresh air.
The Spanish galleon that he'd call home for the next year looked remarkable in the cloudless sky, a half moon shining its light onto the great lake.
Professor von Reich greeted him on the deck, a glass of firewhiskey in his hand.
He was tempted to joi...
2024-10-14 14:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Honestly Malfoy you sound like Weasley," Greengrass said with a smug smirk.
The blonde girl had amused him all day with her comments towards his friend and with each laugh he gave it only seemed to encourage her more.
"Quit laughing Black, and don't compare me to that mud blood befriending blood traitor."
...
2024-10-14 13:57:54 +0000 UTC View PostMuch like his Animagus form he looked very thin and gaunt, his skin was pale where it wasn't covered in dirt or grime, his rag like robes were thin and filthy, his hair long and matted and his eyes sunken as he crouched down into the far corner of his cell listening.
The other inmates seemed to quieten as they noticed t...
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