AN: Major spoilers of OoTP. How the different characters react to the death. Please read and review.

Chapter 1
Harry

It was too much. He couldn't take it. Too much. "Sirius isn't gone" Harry would whisper at night, "He will come get me, come save me".

Every night he waited, staring out the window. Watching for signs of the large 'grim' he met and loved. But day after day, he didn't come. "He's not dead, he will come," he rocked back and forth "He wouldn't leave me, he loves me, he can't be --- gone." There was a large pile of letters on his trunk, but he had no intention of reading them, none were from Sirius.

He began to sneak out at night. He would wander around looking for the lovable 'dog'. No luck, he finally gave in and opened the letters, he knew if they didn't think he was alright, they would come. Harry just wanted to be alone, and the best place for that was at the Dursley's where they couldn't care less about him. He grabbed a letter, it was from Ron.

Harry,

I wish you were here, it all crazy! I need someone sane to talk to. Dad's always out working. And Mum is forever yelling at Fred and George for leaving school. Bill is staying here, but like Dad, always working. Ginny, well she's just moping around. I'm trying to practice qudditch-

Harry stopped reading here. The next was from Hermione.

Harry,

How are you? I can't believe Sirius is dead-

The words echoed in his head. *Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.* It was all of their voices, Dumbledore, Ron, Remus, Hermione, even Neville, Ginny, Luna, Fred, George, Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley. Over and over.

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

"No," Harry whispered furiously into the empty room, "He is alive, he can't die, he wouldn't, he didn't"

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

"NO, HE IS ALIVE!"

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

He curled into the corner. Into a ball surprisingly small for a boy of almost 16.

"NO, YOU'RE LYING! IT'S NOT TRUE!"

*You must not tell lies* Professor Umbridge's voice echoed. Harry glanced down to his right hand where 'I must not tell lies' was engraved.

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

"NO, HE IS ALIVE, HE WILL COME"

*You must not tell lies, Harry*

"I'm. Not. He. Is. Alive."

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

"No, he will come"

*You must not tell lies, Harry*

"You're the one lying"

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

Harry's scar began to burn

*You must not tell lies, Harry*

"No," Harry tried to yell, but it came out as a whimper.

*Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead. Sirius is dead.*

Everything went black.