Oh, Sirius really messed up this time. It was bad enough getting hit with his mother's—Walburga—spells and curses, but this? Worst punishment ever. Long story short, Sirius was pulled out of Hogwarts and sent to Koldovstvoretz, the Russian School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Away from his friends (he promised he would write to them), away from the comforting red and gold colors of the Gryffindor Common Room, away from the castle Sirius began to associate with home.

Sirius was accompanied here by a peculiar woman. Anastasia Gorgonova was average in height with pale skin and hazel hair—introduced herself as the current Headmistress of Koldovstvoretz. She didn't look at Sirius at all during their short lived travel; preferring the company of a talking samovar, that spewed something in what Sirius could only guess was old Russian, anytime the Headmistress poured herself tea.

The school looked vast. Hogwarts was built up, with thousands upon thousands of stairs taken by students almost daily, Koldovstvoretz was built out, talking up ground space.

It didn't take him long—Anastasia Gorgonova apparently used the small questionnaire Sirius filled out earlier—to decide what court Sirius belonged in.

Grey court was the "court of youth"—students were part of this in their first 2 years of school, after which they were sorted into different courts.

Court of "beauty", the Red Court—specialized in the practical magic: Charms and Transfiguration.

Court of "wisdom", the Blue Court—specialised in healing magic: Herbology and Potions.

Court of "strength", the Black Court—specialized in defense magic: DADA and dueling.

The students of Koldovstvoretz wore uniforms—flowy white robes, that were after the first two years of school magically embroidered and trimmed with the court the student was sorted into.

Sirius watched as the intricate patterns embroidered on the cuff of his new uniform slowly turned black before the magic moved upwards, changing all the embellishments into black.

The Headmistress left you and Sirius alone, in the welcoming hall of the school. You, one of the students in Sirius' new house and school year, was volun-told to give him a tour and settle the male in.