[Book 1]
❝ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. ❞
Serena grew up well sheltered in a Muggle suburb with her mother. Little did she know what horrible past lies behind her well-known last name. Her life, which was as...
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• Serena Black •
„After all, friends are the family you choose."
Over the next few days, the school was talking about nothing but Sirius Black and the attack on the Fat Lady. On the other end, Serena was now being watched with eagle eyes, no matter where she went. She didn't know which one to find worse: pity, fear, or disgust.
The theories about how Sirius Black might have invaded the castle became increasingly abstruse. Serena wanted nothing more than for the whole thing to finally come to an end. That evening had agitated her and she still could not think of anything else. Like a nightmare that tried to haunt her even when she was awake.
At least the speculations of her classmates also made her smile at the situation from time to time. Because there was one theory told by Hannah Abott that her father could turn into a blooming bush. Serena had just shaken her head and commented her statement with a let-me-turn-you-into-a-blooming-bush-look.
Harry, Ron and Hermione's questions about what exactly had happened in the tower, she had repeatedly dodged and had instead said that she had not heard anything. A lie which she was sure that it had made her cheeks glow. But fortunately, the three had finally stopped asking questions.
The painting of the fat lady was taken off the wall and replaced by the portrait of Sir Cadogan and his fat grey pony. But no one was quite satisfied with that. Because the new guardian of the Gryffindor common room constantly challenged them to duels or even made up ridiculously complicated passwords, which he changed at least twice a day.
Sir Cadogan, however, was Serena's least concern. They guarded her and Harry at every moment. Teachers accompanied them through the corridors under some pretexts, and Percy Weasley followed them everywhere like an extremely important bodyguard. Serena did not know whether she was being monitored out of worry for her or because she was actually suspected of helping her father.
To top it all off, Professor McGonagall summoned Serena into her office a few days later with such a sombre expression that she thought someone had died. "Miss Black, I'm really sorry to have to tell you this but we notified your mother..."
Oh Merlin please don't, Serena thought outraged and couldn't help but stare at her teacher with a horrified face. Would she be taken out of school? Wrapped up in cotton wool for the rest of her life?
"Her and I both think that it would not be beneficial if you continue to visit the village on the weekends." Finally, her teacher explained and looked at her with her blue eyes across the glasses.
Serena stared back brazenly, she couldn't be serious! Although this was not as bad as she had imagined, she was still annoyed, "Professor, please you can't do this!" she pleaded quietly and did not want to miss her newly won privilege to visit the village on the weekends.
