"No worse than she was before I assure you." Albus rubbed tiredly at his eyes. "If you do this, if you let Sirius bring you into the House of Black, I cannot protect you if there are demands you do not expect. And I promise you there will be. Every Ancient House has it’s tithe, my girl. Some worse than others. It is why so few are still extant. If they do not pay the tithe they end."