Hello! So, this is my first attempt at Harry Potter fanfiction. It's not my first fanfiction though. I used to write Twilight fanfics, although I'd rather you didn't bring that up again. We all have somewhat embarassing pasts. Then I started writing for Sonny With a Chance because I am not ashamed to say I loved that show and I'm a big Demi Lovato fan, as many of you already know. (Hi, longtime readers who've decided to follow me into the next fandom) When it ended though, I was pretty bummed and couldn't bring myself to write much more so, unfortunately, I've got an unfinished fourquel that I probably will never finish.

I'm just going to warn you guys right now, I'm no HP expert. I actually didn't pick up one of the books, or even watched one of the movies, until this year. You see, it all started with an awesome little show called Glee. As many of you are probably Glee fans too, you'll know who Darren Criss is. Well, I love him so much that I was starting to experience withdrawal symptoms between weekly episodes and I had heard people mention that he had starred in this musical, A Very Potter Musical. I'd never given HP much thought, but I figured, if he's in it, how bad can it be? Answer: Not bad at all. In fact, it's my new obsession. After that, I just HAD to see the movies. And after I saw the movies, I just HAD to read the books. And after I read the books (well, most of them. I have three left still. I'm just borrowing whatever the library has at the moment) I HAD to write some fanfiction. So, I'll warn you, there are some things that are probably reallly incorrect. If I was unsure about something though, I usually looked it up, so I think I have enough right. But just to warn you, a lot is wrong.

Also, there are things in this story that are wrong that I KNOW are wrong. I just changed them for the sake of the story. For example, it's their fifth year, but they already have the Marauders Map (which I believe they made DURING their fifth year) and they're already animagi (which again, I don't think they mastered until their fifth year.) And I think Ted Tonks was in Hufflepuff (Does anybody know for sure?) but he's in Slytherin in this story because that's where Andromeda is and it just makes the most sense for the story. What else...oh yea, I made Sirius a chaser for Gryffindor even though he didn't play Quidditch in school. And Lucius Malfoy's Slytherin Quidditch captain. I'm not actually sure if he played Quidditch or not, but in this story, he does. Some of the ages may be wrong too. I forget which I changed and which I kept. I'm pretty sure Narcissa's age is wrong. Possibly Andromeda's too. Not sure exactly how much older than Sirius she was. There's some other things that I changed too that I can't tell you about, but sorry about that in advance. Just thought I'd let you know some things have been changed. I'm only in the process of writing chapter five so far, so there'll probably be more.

Also, just so you know, it's in Sirius' POV and, as I (obviously) dislike Peter and, as many of you probably already know, I kind of hate James too, I'm going to focus mostly on Remus and Sirius being friends. Because if I try to write too much about James, I might lose it and make him mysteriously die. So it's for the best. But yea, Remus is one of my favourites, but I thought it would be easier and more interesting to write from Sirius's POV, so that's what I did.

One more thing and then you can read my attempt at an HP fanfiction. I tend to write really long author's notes in every chapter and, since I don't know if I'll ever be able to finish my SWAC story, I'm going to have to tell you all about every detail of my life, because that's how I roll. If you don't like reading author's notes, well, feel free to skip them. Odds are, I'm just rambling on about how I have WAYYYY too much homework, or something funny one of my friends said, or summarizing last night's Glee episode for you. Some people tell me they love my author's notes, but if you don't like them, you can skip em.

Just one more thing: As an author, I need reviews like I need my daily cup of coffee. That is to say, I can live without them, but I'll be a moody bitch for the rest of the day. So REVIEW! Please? I love reviews. Long reviews, short reviews (although long is preferable). I like constructive criticism, compliments, even if you have nothing to say about the story, just give me a review because I love to hear from you. Tell me who your favourite character is, what book I should read next, what you thought of last week's Glee episode, attempt to sum up Darren Criss's supermegafoxyawesomehotness (feel free to use up all the characters for that one). Just REVIEW!

I lied, there's one more thing:

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I don't own any of these characters, I don't own any of the spells, animals, etc. Also, I'm not responsible for any trauma that may occur from reading my awful attempts at using British slang. (That's another thing you can review about! Give me some decent slang and correct any terms I use that aren't used in Britain)

Also, If you hate it...sorry, I tried. :(

"Padfoot!" I looked up from the newspaper I was reading and smiled.

"Prongs!" I exclaimed. I'd been wondering when he'd get here. James stowed his trunk on the luggage rack overhead and sat down across from me. "How was your summer, mate?"

"It was great," he answered, reaching out to touch my hair which I had let grow out over the summer. "My mum and I spent an entire month in France. It was amazing. You should see the girls there, Padfoot. They are, as the French would say, tres belle." He winked and I smirked at him.

"Forgotten about Evans then, eh?" I asked, looking pointedly at the pretty redhead, Lily Evans, who was, at this very moment, shuffling down the aisle, past our compartment.

"Never," James answered, suddenly serious. "I told you, she's the one."

"Whatever," I answered, rolling my eyes and pushing back the hair that had fallen in front of my eyes. That was the one downside of having long hair. I had only started growing it to annoy my parents who said it made me look like a hippy muggle. It was actually starting to grow on me though, no pun intended.

"Where do you reckon Wormtail and Moony are?" James asked, not taking his eyes off Lily until she was out of sight.

"Don't know," I answered, peering out the window, looking for any sign of them. Platform nine-and-three-quarters was, as usual, bustling with people. Young witches and wizards were hugging their families goodbye and hurrying to catch the train. Many students carried owls or toads in addition to their large trunks. A few timid first-years were crying and refusing to let go of their parents. There was no sign of Peter or Remus though.

"Do you s'pose they're going to miss the train?" I asked, watching as parents returned through the divider separating platforms nine and ten. The train would be leaving any minute now.

"More likely in another car," James answered, shrugging nonchalantly. "You worry too much, you know that Padfoot?

"Shuddup," I said, playfully throwing a chocolate frog at his head. James removed the wrapper and shoved the frog into his mouth before it could hop away.

"Dumbledore," he said, his voice muffled by the chocolate in his mouth. He held up the chocolate frog card which bore the fast of our headmaster. James stared down at the card admiringly. "Bloody brilliant, isn't he?" I nodded, unable to speak, having shoved two chocolate frogs into my own mouth. I continued watching for our other two friends out the window while I chewed, getting more anxious by the minute. The platform was nearly empty now.

"Moony! Wormtail!" James exclaimed, making me spin around. Our werewolf friend stood in the doorway, followed closely by Peter.

"Moony!" I echoed. "Wormtail! Am I glad to see you! I thought you were going to miss the train."

"We nearly did," Remus confessed as the Hogwarts Express chugged out of the station. "Wormtails trunk sprung open back on platform nine and we had some explaining to do once all those muggles had seen his cauldron and robes. When that didn't work, I simply erased their memories."

"You know how to do that, Moony?" James asked excitedly as the two newcomers stowed their trunks and sat down. "Teach me!" In a flash, James had his wand out.

"We learned it in charms last year," Remus reminded him, sounding exasperated. I furrowed my brows, trying to remember learning a memory charm. I, too, had forgotten.

"I don't remember it either," Peter told James, as if he meant to ease his embarrassment. The only trouble was, James wasn't embarrassed in the least. He leaned back in his seat and smirked.

"Well, I never was one to pay attention in class," he quipped.

"Nor I," I answered.

"I don't pay attention either," Peter piped up. I rolled my eyes at his feeble attempt to impress James. We all knew the only reason he kept Peter around was because he practically worshipped the ground he walked on.

"Why do you even bother coming to school if not to learn?" Remus asked.

"To get away from my awful, closed-minded parents," I answered honestly at that same time James replied, "Where else am I going to see Evans?" Peter just stared up at James admiringly while Remus groaned despairingly.

"You're all gonna fail your OWLs, you know," he threatened. "At least I have the good sense to learn the curriculum. 'Specially Defence Against the Dark Arts. It's fascinating, don't you think?" I closed my eyes and rested my head against the window. Now seemed like as good a time as any for a nap. Especially since I didn't really fancy hearing another speech about Remus's talk marks in Defence Against the Dark Arts and his dream of someday teaching it at Hogwarts.

When I woke up, we had arrived. As it was our fifth year now, we all found out way to the carriages quickly and easily. As we waited for the carriage to fill up, we watched as a group of wide-eyed first-years gathered around Hagrid. One, who I had seen crying at platform nine-and-three-quarters, was now hiding behind another first year.

"Same thing every year," I chuckled. "They're always terrified of Hagrid on the first day."

"We were all just as nervous when we arrived at Hogwarts," Remus reminded me. "Don't you remember? Wormtail peed himself...twice." James laughed loudly and Peter turned bright red.

"Mind if we sit with you?"A voice interrupted. I turned around to see who had spoken and was greeted by the sight of my favourite cousin, Andromeda Black.

"Dromeda!" I exclaimed gleefully. "And..." I glanced over her shoulder at the Slytherin boy she was with.

"Sirius, this is Ted Tonks," she introduced me. "Ted, my cousin, Sirius Black." James and Remus snickered at the use of my real name. I was always referred to as Padfoot these days—by them at least. I shot them a look and moved over to make room for the new arrivals.

"Nice to meet you, Sirius," Ted said, shaking my hand. I squeezed his hand tightly, hoping to see him wince, but unfortunately no such luck. As Andromeda didn't have any brothers, I felt it was my duty to intimidate her boyfriends. It appeared that I wasn't do a very good job so far though.

The carriage started moving and I steadied myself to keep from falling over. James snickered at me and I mumbled a quiet "shuddup". I noticed it was already starting to get dark out, one of the sure signs that summer was over. I suppose for muggle students this was a tragedy, but when you attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, summer was a drag. School was the fun part of the year—at least when you hated your family as much as I did.

"Hear from Cissy and Bella lately?" Andromeda asked me, glaring at me for my rudeness towards Ted.

"No," I answered. Thankfully, my cousins, Andromeda's sisters, Bellatrix and Narcissa Black, hadn't come to visit our family at all this summer. I'd never cared for them much.

Bellatrix no longer attended Hogwarts, but my bratty sixth-year cousin, Narcissa, was still here, much to my dismay. "Why? Haven't you talked to them? You do live with them."

"My parents disowned me," she confessed quietly. She looked over at my friends to see if any had heard. Peter was watching James play with the snitch he had brought to school with him and neither had heard a word she'd said, but Remus had overheard. His jaw dropped slightly and he put away the book he had been reading so he could hear what she had to say.

"You guys can't say anything to anyone, okay?" she began, leaning in closer.

"No, of course not, Dromeda," I answered. Remus nodded in agreement. "So, I brought Ted home to meet mum and dad. I figured that since things are getting pretty serious, I should introduce them. They said it was fine for me to invite a friend over and I was going to drop the bomb on them that night at dinner and tell them that we're together, but..."

"What?" I asked. "What happened?"

"He let it slip that he's muggle-born," she whispered, tears welling up in her eyes. A gasp escaped my lips and Remus furrowed his brow in confusion. He didn't know how prejudiced the Blacks were against muggle-born wizards. Well, most of the Blacks. "She said...she said that..." Ted put his hand on her shoulder.

"She said that she wouldn't have a filthy little mudblood like me in her house," he finished. "Dromeda stood up for me though and there was an argument. Finally, your aunt just said enough and kicked the both of us out of her house."

"When did this happen?" I exclaimed. "Where have you been staying?"

"At Ted's," my cousin answered, wiping her tears. "For the past two months. His mother found out what happened and said I could stay there with them."

"You could have sent me an owl," I muttered under my breath.

"I'm sorry, Sirius," she apologized. "It's just that Ted doesn't have an owl and I didn't think to bring one with me when I left and I couldn't very well send it by muggle post."

"It's fine," I told her. "I just wish I had known." The carriage pulled to a stop in front of Hogwarts Castle and we all got out. Ted, despite Andromeda's protests, took both of their trunks, while Remus, Peter, James, and I each took our own.

"I can't believe your aunt and uncle would do something like that," Remus whispered to me as we walked. "I mean, you told me your family is prejudiced, but I didn't think it was that bad."

"Now you know why I never invite you all to my house during the summer, Moony," I answered. "Just imagine what they'd say if you found out you were a werewolf." Remus shuddered at the thought and we continued walking towards the ancient stone building.

Dinner in the Great Hall was quieter than usual. All around us, students were talking and laughing, telling each other about their summers, but my friends and I were silent. I was too busy thinking about what Andromeda had said in the carriage. Remus looked just as distracted as I and James was too busy staring at Lily Evans and her friends to notice we weren't saying anything.

I looked over at the Slytherin table where Andromeda was pushing her beans around her plate with a fork, not eating. Ted sad something unintelligible and she nodded and stood up. She hurried out of the room with Ted trailing behind her. Weird. Perhaps she wasn't feeling well. I couldn't think that being kicked out had had that much of an effect on her. After all, my cousin was about as close to her parents as I was to mine. In fact, getting kicked out sounded pretty good to me.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" Remus asked. He had clearly been watching Andromeda and Ted too.

"I'm sure she'll be fine," I answered. "Dromeda's tough. She can make it through anything." Remus shrugged. I wasn't sure whether he believed me or not.

"Let's head up to the common room," James said suddenly, pushing his plate away from him and throwing his serviette down on the table. I followed his gaze down to where Lily was also getting up. I rolled my eyes, but followed him out of the hall. I had lost my appetite anyway. Remus words kept replaying in my mind. Sure, Andromed's parents were horrible, but maybe he was right. Something was definitely up with her today. Whether it had to do with being disowned or not, I guess only time would tell.

Oh, yea, Andromeda got disowned before she married Ted. Forgot to mention that change I made. But now you know. So don't forget to review.

Also, as I promised, time for a random story about my life that has nothing to do with this story!

So yesterday my cousin was getting married so I was doing my make up for the wedding. Only it didn't look right so I decided to redo it...only I grabbed nail polish remover instead of makeup remover. And yea, I put it on my eyes. I had to go to the hospital and have a litre of IV fluid pumped into my eye through a tube with this weird contact lensy thing on the end of it. It didn't hurt, but it felt friggin weird! So that took like twenty minutes, plus an hour and a half wait to get in. We just barely made it to the wedding on time. Like, we literally came in two minutes before the bride. :S

Well, that's my pointless story of the day. And remember, kids, always check the lable before you put something on your eye. Because it might be nail polish remover.

Peace out s- oops. Sorry. I'm still in Sonny With a Chance mode. I haven't ended a chapter without saying that in...years. Here goes...Bye.

Damn! I can't do it. Peace out suckahs! (Maybe someday. Baby steps.)

PS: Sorry about the title. It's really stupid and sounds super cheesy. I figure cuz Remus is werewolf...moon...nope, it's still dumb. Sorry.