"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 children of my own.”
“It's not like I need to change diapers or anything. But I guess, I could be something of a father to him. It's not like I'm going to do it tomor...
2024-11-11 11:35:59 +0000 UTC
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Draco, 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.
It was something that he could perhaps influence with a word or two to the both of them.
Aries had cunningly manipulated their seating arrangements that n...
2024-11-08 15:30:34 +0000 UTC
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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 Toady, Umbitch, made their appearance from a second door in the back, nodding to various people in greeting as they made their way up to their seats with a pair of aurors be...
2024-11-08 15:26:07 +0000 UTC
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"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 worthy apprentice in you?" His eyes narrowed suspiciously as he stopped and turned to face the Headmaster.
"Yes, he has, and he's passed on every aspect of magic that h...
2024-11-06 16:19:39 +0000 UTC
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“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 nodded, "Indeed, Lucius Malfoy wouldn't hesitate for a second to use his wife's blood relation to Dorea Potter to try and get control of Harry, and by extension the Potter...
2024-11-06 16:09:16 +0000 UTC
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— —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.
"My schooling comes first, though I will not neglect my duties as Heir. Sirius has chosen to focus on his career as an Auror, negle...
2024-11-04 13:02:15 +0000 UTC
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If 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 away with this, but at the site of seeing Professor von Reich sitting on an armchair near the bow he knew exactly how.
Kakaroff would never dare challenge the...
2024-11-04 12:58:32 +0000 UTC
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"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 cell now and his health is being seen to but Azkaban has taken its toll on him.”
“It could take weeks for him to even to properly begin a physical recovery, an...
2024-11-04 12:47:36 +0000 UTC
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Andromeda 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 signed that second didn't really apply and it was merely for appearances sake.
"I don't think that it will be likely that the headmaster will allow for Harry to atte...
2024-11-02 08:48:16 +0000 UTC
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Aries 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.
Though it did not matter. Stream after stream of dragon fire was bent back at the dragon's feet as it slowly sunk into the melting rock.
Aries sent...
2024-10-31 03:38:15 +0000 UTC
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As 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 suffer once he returned, once he gained back his body, he would see his entire house brought crumbling down to the ground.
First, he would kill Potter and then ...
2024-10-31 03:32:40 +0000 UTC
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"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.
The two boys, along with Draco, had already wished him luck, preferring a pre-celebration last night over a few shots of firewhiskey rather than with sentimental ...
2024-10-28 11:02:14 +0000 UTC
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As 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 leaned back out of the fireplaced to run his hand over his face as he tried to collect his thoughts.
Scabbers was an Animagus, not just any Animagus but Peter Pettigr...
2024-10-28 10:58:06 +0000 UTC
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"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 wherever the spell strikes, but if enough power is put into the spell, it has the potential to shatter every bone in the body, and most likely kill its recipient. Attempt t...
2024-10-26 22:45:43 +0000 UTC
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Tonks 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 Auror training rooms.
Usually she would only have to fight one or two of the training dummies that were set on medium difficulty for her training, they were hard en...
2024-10-26 22:37:52 +0000 UTC
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Ron 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 still trained on him before gritting his teeth and lowering his wand as he turned and stormed back up the stairs to the dorms.
Harry and Neville both sighed as they l...
2024-10-22 18:41:48 +0000 UTC
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2024-10-22 18:25:28 +0000 UTC
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"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 explain too much, not with the Mayer girl here, but thankful his friends took the hint that he wanted to be alone. Well, for the most part.
"Can I walk with yo...
2024-10-22 18:17:09 +0000 UTC
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"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 slightly, and the twinkling that so often adorned the old man's eyes was gone.
Instead Aries saw a hunger, a desire to know how he had come into possession of suc...
2024-10-20 16:44:21 +0000 UTC
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"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 and covered in a long length of velvet.
Aries gave a respectful nod to his Headmaster and leaned against a desk, just as Fleur Delacour walked in.
She also ...
2024-10-20 16:41:00 +0000 UTC
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Aries 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 Black Lake, exactly a week away from the First Task.
His musing was unfortunately interrupted by Potter himself calling for him.
Two weeks had passed since his...
2024-10-20 16:36:32 +0000 UTC
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“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, forcing you to release your power in intervals, gaining more and more control.”
“You returned for your third year, and I knew something was different. You fina...
2024-10-20 16:29:57 +0000 UTC
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Aries 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 of today's lesson Aries?" The question caught him off guard, but he quickly recovered.
"Dementors are a rather interesting discussion, something I didn't think was...
2024-10-20 16:23:36 +0000 UTC
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Magnus 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 your parents, setting up my uncle to take the fall. He has crossed both our houses, and I intend to make sure that he pays for it in full." He stated keeping eye contact ...
2024-10-20 14:38:55 +0000 UTC
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Arriving 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 for his stupidity.
What the bloody hell was he thinking letting his emotions get the better of him like that, blowing up at Fudge and Umbridge of all people.
...
2024-10-16 09:44:48 +0000 UTC
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"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 years I've been haunted by the fact that maybe I could have saved my brother. Then you show up, the son of the only member of my family I ever loved.”
“Maybe i...
2024-10-16 09:31:09 +0000 UTC
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"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." Potter glanced up at the castle, and Aries could tell he was deep in thought.
"Let me give you a life lesson Potter," Aries began, waiting until Potter looked at him be...
2024-10-16 09:27:18 +0000 UTC
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Aries 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 join him, knowing his mentor would allow him a glass or two, but his friends were most likely waiting up for him, putting up with Muller's gambling, and so he headed to his ...
2024-10-14 14:08:17 +0000 UTC
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"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."
"Draco," Aries said sternly, "That's your father talking." Cassiopeia Black and Lucius Malfoy had very similar views on the topic of muggles and muggleborns, but their pl...
2024-10-14 13:57:54 +0000 UTC
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Much 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 the sounds as well, apparently curious as well, but that soon changed as the yells picked up again full of more anger and hate this time as they usually did when guards ca...
2024-10-14 13:52:32 +0000 UTC
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