After It All…
Note: I own all characters you don't know from JKR's books. I got the plot of this from another story so I thank that author and hope she doesn't mind me 'copying' bits of it. (Not all)
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Sirius Black stared at the cell wall.
His shallow, mornful look lightens a bit. "He's at Hogwarts.." he repeats again before falling asleep.I'm innocent! I did nothing! Its that rat, Peter Pettigrew… He killed them.. He killed them… Not me..
He thought in his sleep. He had no dreams. Only nightmares. He mutters once more.. "He's at Horgwarts…" Then he stops. The nightmares flooding his mind.
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"Oh, shut uupp!" Shaina O'Malley groaned.
"No! Look, I don't know why you're so stressed, but please just don't take it out on me!" A young lady in the corner of the room yelled to her while pouring some coffee.
"Mercury Rose-Mary McLaughlin, do me a favor, and leave me alone!"
"Of course, your majesty."
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Sirius took a deep breath as the door opened, and a dementor walked in. this is it… he thought, already in dog form. He bolted, out the door and ran as fast as he could into the morning sun."
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"Oh mummy! Look at that poor dog! Mummy can we take him home? Pleeaassee?"
The little girl tugged at her moms, Colleen's, coat, pointing to a large black dog, lying on the road, apparently too sick to move.
"Lynnea…" Her mother started her voice sounded disapproving but she sighed. "Alright, but only till he feels better. He probably has a home."
The girl smiled and ran to the dog that opened its eyes slightly.
"Don't worry, doggy, me and my mummy will make you all better!"
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"Honestly, Shaina? What's with you?"
"Nothin'. Where's the paper?"
"Here" Mercury, her roomy, yelled to her as she tossed a paper reading, The Daily Prophet, to her.
Shaina opened the paper, and gagged.
"Black escapes...
By Lori Rosiia
Yesterday, 36 year old, Sirius Black, You-Know-Who's spy, escaped Azkaban, The high security wizard prison, naming himself the first to ever pull it off…"
Shaina read on.
"...Please contact the ministry of magic if you spot him or hear of any leads."
Shaina felt dizzy.
"Shay? Are you ok? Hey! I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!"
"I'm going to go visit my sister…" She had a feeling something weird was going to happen at her sisters. But she wanted to see her niece and sister today. So she left.
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"Lynnea! Get Snuffles down here!"
"'Kay mummy!" the girl yelled as she turned to the black dog.
"Snuffles!" the dog looked at her. "Wow you know your name already! C'mon! I'll race ya!" she gestured to the door and counted...
"Ready, Set, GO!" they both dashed down the stairs but the dog stopped. He sniffed the air. I know that smell! He thought. As he ran to the door yipping.
"What is it Snuffles?" Lynnea and her mother walked over. Her mother bent over and patted the dog as they heard a knock.
"Well, dog, your very handy!" she said as she opened the door.
Colleen
(A/N: Colleen is Lynnea's mother if you haven't caught that yet!) smiled.A woman in a black mini skirt, a white tank top, with a small sweater, on, smiled back at Colleen.
"'Untie Shaina!" Lynnea jumped over to Shaina and gave her a hug.
"Look 'untie Shaina! Look at my new doggy!"
'Snuffles' backed away from Shaina in shock.
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Silence. It can't be him... Shaina thought. No. It is… oh god what if he hurts them…
Lynnea sensed she was scared of something.
"What's wrong? He's nice, see? He even seems to understand me!" Lynnea said while petting the big black dog.
Silence. She stared at the dog, which glanced around nervously; he stepped backwards and yipped, as Colleen steps on his paw.
"Oh, dear, its that paw again, I'm sorry snuffy," she said in a baby voice to the dog who was licking his paw which was now bleeding slightly.
"Mummy! Why is Snuffles' paw so... weak... it always gets hurt!" she said running to the dogs side. Snuffles licked her cheek and wagged its tail as Shaina looked away.
It is him. He doesn't seem to want to hurt anyone though… but i'm still worried…I'll stay here tonight to make sure…"
"Well, Lynn, 'member when we found him yesterday? He had a broken paw. I fixed it but I think it's still a bit tender."
"Ok. I'll go show 'Untie Shaina my room! We redid it!" she informed Shaina.
She and Shaina walked up the stairs. The dog tried to follow but his paw prevented him from walking fast enough. When Lynnea reached the top of the stairs she turned around to encourage Snuffles up the rest of the steps. He stopped on the middle step.
"C'mon snuff! You can do it!"
Eventually he made it to the top. Shaina glared at the dog that whimpered slightly, not liking it.
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"And this is Snuffles' bed!" Lynnea announced proudly showing Shaina, my new bed. It was quite comfortable I have to admit.
Shaina looked at it. It was a large cardboard box cut up with a sign on the front, which read "
Snuffles" In large rainbow colors, which changed frequently.Shaina looked at it. "Cool, so tell me, where did you fin this… Snuffles." She said. I could hear suspicion in her voice. She knows who I am…
"I found him, almost dead on the side of the road at Hogsmead!" she said smiling.
Shaina reached towards the dog, which quickly jumped behind Lynnea, frightened.
"This is strange of him. He usually is very outgoing and nice… quite mischievous though."
I know, hehe
"Really…" Shaina didn't like this. Even if he was good now or if he was falsely convicted, this could turn out bad…
"Err… I need to talk to your mother Lynnea, I'll be back in a bit."
She walked away.
Oh god. What's she up to? Is she going to tell Colleen about me? Please no, Shaina! Please!!
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