Growing up Pureblooded

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Later, Once Aunt Clytemnestra returned, she seemed happy enough when she came through the door, but after one look at Aries and his new appearance, she burst into tears. Uncle Marius rushed to her side, and whispered in her hear, Aries felt quite awkward; a few tense minutes later Aunt Clytemnestra was composed again and she walked over to place her hand on Aries cheek. "You look very well, Harry," she almost whispered. "Or should I say Aries." "I'm so sorry I made you cry" Harry said very timidly with his body tensing up expecting punishment. "What did I do wrong?" His Aunt smiled softly "You didn't do anything at all." She paused "It's just that you looked like someone I once knew who I loved very much." She engulfed Aries in a hug "don't worry, I won't loose control again."

That afternoon the three of them traveled to the Ministry of Magic with a large collection of forged documents that Uncle Marius had collected. It took them a while to get through the lengthy queue, and there was an embarrassing moment when Uncle Marius and Aunt Clytemnestra had to explain why they did not have wands to be inspected, but after almost an hour they go through to find themselves sitting in front of an ugly witch with a bored expression on her face and a nasty attitude. "What do you want?" she demanded. "I am Marius Black," the elderly Squib introduced himself, "This is my wife Clytemnestra. We have recently taken custody of our great-nephew, Aries Black, and we should like him to be registered properly as our ward." "Why isn't he already registered?" the witch asked annoyed at the Squib for wasting her time. "My great-nephew was born in France," Uncle Marius began to explain. "OH," the witch exclaimed, "so he's not a British subject. You'll have to take him to Naturalisation."

"But Aries is a British subject," Aunt Clytemnestra insisted. "His parents were both British." The witch grumbled and took the documents Uncle Marius offered her, flipping through them without really reading them. "Everything seems to be in order," she mumbled. Suddenly she stopped, her eyes narrowing. "Wait, it says here that the boy's father is Sirius Black. THE Sirius Black?" "The one and only," Uncle Marius said drily. "I don't know about that," the witch said hastily. "A criminal, really. Most irregular." Just then a tall witch with iron-grey hair stepped into the office.

"Mrs. Edgecombe, I hate to bother you again, but there seems to have been another problem with my application," she said, completely ignoring the fact that there were others in the room. "I simply must have my documents in order before I leave for Transylvania Wednesday next." She stopped suddenly noticing the presence of others in the room. "Oh, I see you have another appointment at the moment," Her eyes widened when she realized who it was. "Great Merlin! It's You!" Marius smiled up at his sister. "Hello, Cassie." "Whatever are you doing here?" Cassiopeia Black demanded shrilly. "I thought you spent most of your time in the Muggle World these days." "I did." Uncle Marius acknowledged. "Things change," he stated as he motioned toward harry. Cassiopeia turned her sharp glare on the boy. "Who is this?" the witch asked. "You surely haven't spawned again, not at your age, and not after the embarrassment of the last attempt." She smirked. "Unless he managed to reproduce." Aunt Clytemnestra turned pink, but Uncle Marius only scowled.

"This is Aries," he said coldly. "He has recently come from France to live with us, after the tragic passing of his mother."Cassiopeia raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Who was she?" :My niece Regina," Aunt Clytemnestra said evenly. "Oh, and who was the father?" Cassiopeia asked. "Sirius Black, apparently" muttered Mrs. Edgecombe, still sitting behind her desk. "Sirius had a son?!" Cassiopeia's voice was almost hungry. "With a Malfoy? A pureblood?" She cackled. "This is marvelous! How could you keep this news from us, Marius Alphard Black? The Black male line continues- and it's unquestionably pure! Oh, such a pity dear Walburga didn't live to see it. Pollux will be absolutely beside himself. Not to mention Arcturus." She stopped as suddenly as she started. Her expression grew suspicious as she stared Uncle Marius in the eye. "How can we be certain that the boy is who you say he is?"

"We have documents, Cassie," Uncle Marius said, but Cassiopeia cut him off. "You've lived among the Muggle swine for too long, Marius. What care I for your documents?" "He looks just like Sirius," Aunt Clytemnestra pointed out. "Is that not sufficient proof?" "Sufficient for you perhaps," Cassiopeia snarled. "Hardly for me." She drew her wand without warning and pointed it at Harry's forehead. "Ostende paternitatem." The smoky image of Sirius Black suddenly appeared above Aries head. Cassiopeia did not hesitate, but fired a different spell "Ostende maternitatem." The image dissipated, transforming into the delicate features of Regina Malfoy. "Sanguinis status" Regina's image vanished, but the smoke remained, turning bright gold in color. "Ostende potestam." Aries entire body glowed with a faint golden color before fading. Cassiopeia smiled smugly before turning her attention back on Mrs. Edgecombe.

"Don't just sit there gawking at your betters," she scolded. "Complete the boy's paperwork at once. Do you have any idea who this is?" She paused and turned to Aries, speaking to him for the first time. Aries was shocked at how gentle her voice became when she addressed him. "Hello, dear. I'm your Auntie Cassiopeia," she said sweetly. "What was your name again?" "Aries Sirius Black," Aries said softly. Cassiopeia smiled softly. "Such a lovely name for such a darling boy." She twirled back toward the unfortunate Mrs. Edgecombe and snarled. "This is Aries Sirius Black. His great-grandfather is Arcturus Black, Order of Merlin, First Class, and his other great-grandfather is Pollux Black, sometime Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot." Aries could have sworn that he heard Mrs. Edgecombe mumble something about the dangers of inbreeding, but no one else seemed to, so he couldn't be certain.

"He is directly descended from Sirius Phineas Black, Minister for Magic on four separate occasions," Cassiopeia continued. "Not to mention the great Phineas Nigellus, the finest Headmaster Hogwarts has ever known. Surely you can manage to put in an extra bit of effort for someone of Aries' stature." "Whatever you say, Miss Black," Mrs. Edgecombe muttered, and began scribbling furiously on a piece of parchment. She handed it to Aries along with the other documents Uncle Marius had provided. "Welcome to the United Kingdom, Mister Black," she said.

A/N: Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. It has been an exciting time for me. My Gryffindor boyfriend finally showed some bravery and proposed and between wedding planning and school, I haven't had a lot of time for my writing. I hope to be updating more after the new year when I get back from my honeymoon. Enjoy this new update and I hope to post a little more tonight!