At this point, I have laid out a plan to myself as to how I will proceed with my life. Since I'm immortal there is no reason to be stingy right? The Fidelius Charm was transfered to me when I consumed Sirius's soul so I know exactly where the manor is.
From here I will use Sirius Black's memories to inherit the Black manor and assets. This is because I don't want to go to Hogwarts as a muggle orphan and it's the best I could come up with on the spot. Also, I want to make it up to Sirius by protecting those close to him; the ones he cannot protect anymore... because I ate his soul...
I need a wand, Sid's wand doesn't suit me and makes it feel like I'm fighting the wand just to cast anything. Once I inherit everything it should be simple enough. Currently the house has no heir and the only one alive should be Sirius's Mother... so Grandma?
According to Sirius's memories he was always the favorite child. Even when he was the shame of the family they merely removed him from the tapestry and didn't remove his place as heir. His position was even more solidified when his younger brother passed.
I will need to get in contact with Andromeda Black Tonks, the only blood relative Sirius actually cared about. Good thing Sirius had an enchanted 2-way mirror to get into contact with her in case something went wrong, too bad he couldn't retrieve it before he got arrested.
Last but probably the most pressing is I need to bury Sirius, I want to bury him in Godric's Hollow with the Potters but I honestly don't know where that is. Sorry for being born an American, I may not have been much into geography in my last life but Godric's Hollow sounds like a made-up name.
Then again I guess every word is made up huh?
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As I apparate in front of the "Black Manor" I notice it is shabbier than what Sirius remembered. It looks like some rundown apartment buildings to be honest. Although I'm sure like most things in this part of London it must have been beautiful back in the day. I also remember this isn't the only Manor of black, this is just the ancestral home.
I pull out Sid's wand and with a flick, something amazing happens, the bricks begin shifting over and folding on themselves. Eventually, it reveals a narrow corridor, as I start walking in it opens up to a large foyer.
Stepping inside is exactly as in Sirius's memories. The only real change is there is now a large portrait hanging in the main hall with a large cloth over it. Tending to the large cloth tarp there is an ugly house-elf staring at me.
"Hello, you must be Kreacher, father mentioned you in the letter." I greet him with a smile and a shameless lie.
"Kreacher does not know this one, speak who are you." Kreacher chantlessly Accios my wand into his hand and points it at me.
"Calm down, calm down, father said to show this to you and it would be fine." I pull out Sirius's Black family ring and show it to Kreacher.
Kreacher looks visibly shocked but soon goes back to his normal grumpy look. "Kreacher lives to serve The Noble House of Black." Kreacher says with a small bow of his head.I nod safe with the knowledge that those with the family ring are blood of the Black even if they really aren't.
"Kreacher would like to know young masters name if you would?"
I smile at his sudden change of attitude. 'Just as Sirius remembers him'. "My name is Soren, Soren Black."
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After being escorted around the manor a few times and familiarizing myself better with the changes my final stop is Sirius's room. The room is exactly as Sirius had left it, slightly messy with posters of half-naked biker chicks on the walls. 'This room reeks of rebellious teen'
'They must have expected him to come back.' the sad thought weighs on my mind.
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I quickly peak out of the room "Kreacher, where is grandmother? I heard she was still around."
Kreachers ugly face turns even uglier as he looks down. "Lord Black regrets to inform young master that the Madam passed away years ago."
My fist tightens as I round the door again to hide my expression. I have mixed feelings as I don't know which are my own. It's good that a racist terrorist is dead but he was still my benefactors mother... I shake off my feelings and continue snooping around the room.
After scouring through a few drawers I finally find the mirror hidden underneath some clothes. But... how do I use it? I set it on the desk while looking around Sirius's room for a hint or something. There was nothing like this in Sid's time or at least I couldn't find anything like it in the books.
As I pick the mirror again I see a face staring back at me.
"Ah!" I get startled by the face staring back on the bed... the face it looked exactly like Bellatrix.
"Hahaha" The Lady in the mirror roars with laughter at my stumble.
My face grows red as I can hear laughing coming from the mirror, I quickly pick the mirror back up and get a better look at the laughing woman. She does indeed look almost exactly like Bellatrix except her jawline is a bit softer making her look much kinder. Also, her eyes are less sharp without that hard stare Bellatrix had.
I give my best smile. "You are auntie Andromeda I suppose?" I'm sure it's awkward as I can feel I haven't controlled my expression in a LONG time.
"Auntie?" She looks at me curiously. "And who would you be to call me Auntie?" she looks at me with a wide smile. She is clearly treating me like a child... I am a child right now but still.
"I'm Soren Black, son of Sirius Black and the new head of the Black family." I try to look as confident as I can while I say this.
She giggles causing my face to heat up again "I didn't know Sirius had a son, and I didn't know someone so young could be the head of a family." This causes me to blush quite a bit, I've never had an interaction like this... I haven't had many interactions in my life.
I show her the ring as I speak my peace "Father hid Mother and me in America to protect us, but mother passed away when I was only 3 so I've lived in an orphanage until now. But a week ago I got a letter from my father telling me about the world of magic and that I should contact you for help."
She looks to be deep in thought. "That explains your weird accent, so you're telling me that while everyone was hiding from the dark lord my foolish cousin ran off to America and had a kid?"
"Yes?"
"...Yeah, that does indeed sound like Sirius... Where are you now?"
"I'm in the Black manor with Kreacher, he is currently setting up a room for me."
She looks kinda mad at me when I say that. "No, no, no, I'm not letting a young boy stay in such a big house by himself. I'm coming over now."
"But I have Kreacher with me," I say trying to smile.
"That's even worse, that racist little house-elf should not be allowed to influence you." She had a good point, Kreacher is indeed super racist. If any of Sirius's memories are good reference, he is just like his masters.
I'm about to say something but her figure disappears from the mirror before I can speak. Not even a few seconds later I hear the shifting of bricks opening the front door so I go downstairs to greet her.
As I get downstairs I see the beautiful woman from the mirror walking towards me with a big smile on her face.
"Hello Auntie," I say with a broad smile
As she approaches me she lowers herself to my eye level. "Hello, Soren" she pulls me into a hug and softly strokes my back.
As she hugs me I start to get emotional, tears start falling and I get choked up. This woman who had never even met me didn't even suspect I was lying to her. For someone as love deprived as me, this was too much, I had never been hugged by a mother figure, hell I can't remember ever being hugged.
Perhaps it was my years spent in the darkness. Maybe the lack of love shown to me in my life. But this feeling welling up in my chest was new, sweet, and addicting. 'Is this what the love of a parent is like?' After a few more seconds I begin to think to myself 'Was I always this childish?'
As she pulled back from the hug with her hands on my shoulders she saw my face covered in tears. She used her thumb to wipe away my tears and pulled me into another hug this time tighter. "Don't worry honey you are not alone anymore." these words made me cry even harder, I didn't even know that I needed to hear them.
After we separated she told me I would be coming to live with her, at first I was against it but she insisted and I had always wanted a family even if it was built on a lie. She told me how everything was legally still my father's(Sirius's) until I turned 17 since that was adulthood in the 'wizarding world'.
Their house was a quaint two stories house with 4 bedrooms it looked comfortable with a rather large field behind it and a decent sized front yard. At first, Uncle Tonks was against me living with them saying "we can't house the son of a criminal", but Auntie Andromeda quickly changed his tune.
Auntie Andromeda also explained that she had a daughter named Nymphadora, of course, I knew that, but I let her brag about her daughter. She extremely proud of her, saying that she was particularly talented in combat magic and how she aspired to be an Auror since she was just a child.
Maybe it was the influence of Sirius's soul or maybe it was the fact that she was the first in my life to show me, love. I will protect this woman. No. This family.