Prologue
"Petrificus Totalus!" Yelled Harry, wand aimed at Dolohov as his arms and legs snapped together, toppling backwards with a crash.
"Nice one James!" Sirius shouted, pushing Harry down as spells came flying at them both. "You have to get out of here Harry, grab Neville, run!" Sirius said and dove from behind the stone wall, wand out as he started duelling with Rookwood. Over his shoulder he saw Sofia in a heated duel with Malfoy, jets of red and green flying, hitting the walls, spraying rubble and clouds of dust.
Suddenly Sofia was blasted off her feet and slammed into the wall, falling to slump on the floor, blood dripping from the back of her head.
Sirius snarled and sent Rookwood flying. Watching as Malfoy now approached Harry and Neville. About to step in when Bellatrix shot a curse at him. Within a split second, Sirius blocked the curse, bouncing off onto the wall. Seeing that Remus had stepped in to help the boys. Moving across the dias, wands in a blur as spells were flying.
A sudden pause came over the room as Dumbledore made his entrance. Dolohov, now free, saw the wizard and scrambled up the steps for freedom, but he was pulled back by Dumbledore.
Sofia, now conscious, slowly got to her feet, unsteady, she looked to see Bellatrix and Sirius still duelling furiously. Sofia, wand gripped firmly, went towards Sirius, to help him. But as she got only a few metres away, Rookwood, also now on his feet had his wand held high.
"Avada - "
"NO!" Sofia shouted and she dove at Sirius, knocking him from his feet and to the ground. The green jet of light flying towards them.
Both on the floor, Sirius coughed and got to his knees, wiping his hands before he turned to and looked to Sofia.
"Sofia" Sirius looked to her on the ground. "Sofia!" Sirius shouted, panic and fear in his voice. Sofia lay, motionless, eyes empty.
"No no NO! Sofia" Sirius pleaded as he took Sofia into his arms, cradling her, willing her to open her eyes, to tell him to stop being a fool. "Wake up, please Sofe, wake up" Sirius cried, clutching Sofia so tightly to his body.
Sirius shot up out of bed, eyes open, blinking from the blinding sun. His chest rising and falling heavily, dripping in sweat as his shirt stuck to his skin. Staring down at his lap, head in his hand, memories of his nightmare still so fresh in his mind.