June 1, 1895 — Sirius's Bedroom; London, England

Sirius had graduated from Hogwarts whilst Arcturus would be going there come September. Part of him wished he had been able to have at least one overlapping year with Sirius but another larger part of him was keen on the idea of not being in Sirius's shadow by having the other be present. Phineas wasn't someone he worried about when it came to this. After all, Sirius was cooler by far and surely the school had known that.

Arcturus considered it his responsibility to uphold that legacy. Right now though, he was idly fiddling with one of Sirius's bedroom nightstand trinkets as his brother packed. It would be years yet before Arcturus would be the one going on a Tour but he wished he could also go.

"Where will your first stop be?" He asked curiously. "And will you write me if you see anything noteworthy?"

Sirius Black / Cassius Lestrange

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Arcturus was Sirius' best-tolerated (liked) brother, especially now that he was about to go to Hogwarts and therefor approaching an age where he would be a peer rather than a child. Sirius certainly teased him less than he did Phineas.

He was packing for his tour, lots of linens for summer, but he ought to shove some heavier clothes somewhere in here for when they hit November and December. He was going to have to enchant his suitcase to be bigger on the inside. Sirius sighed as he considered it; would it be the end of the world if he just bought new clothes on tour? He couldn't have Ursula ship them to him; that would be an indignity.

He'd much rather have extra spending money for trinkets, though, so really he had to pack.

"We're starting in Rome," Sirius answered, glancing up at Arcturus. "And of course I'll write you. You'll tell me when you get sorted?"

He had no doubt that Arcturus would be a Slytherin.

  

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"Of course I will," Arcturus said, personally pretty certain he would be a Slytherin in September. At the very least, he hoped to be with every fiber of his being. "How long are you going to be gone?" It felt like they had just got him back and now he would be gone for who knew how long.

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Sirius shrugged his shoulders. "Six months, we think," he said. Some people were gone for shorter or longer, but Sirius personally thought that six months was an excellent length of time for a tour. He had access to portkeys, he could always go back later.

  

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