A/N: Just a quick thing I wrote about the reaction my rp character (Mary) would have to Sirius's death in Order of the Phoenix.
Mary Harper awoke on June 19, 1996 in a good mood. Her children, Willow and James, would be home soon for their summer before their 6th and 5th years. Walking to the kitchen she sees her husband, Luke Harper, cooking breakfast before they went to work. Mary is a healer at St. Mungo's and Luke owns a Herbology Shoppe in Diagon Alley. They were enjoying small talk when there was a knock on the door. Luke went to answer it.
"Hey Luke." Says a voice at the door.
"Hey Rem. It is nice to see you." Luke replies.
"Likewise. Is Mary home? There is something I have to tell you two."
"Of course. Come on in." Luke says before walking to the living room where Mary was already standing, holding a cup of coffee. Remus follows.
"Hey Rem." Mary says with a smile that disappears when she sees Remus's face. "What happened?"
"You might want to sit down..." Remus says softly and sits in a chair across from where Mary and Luke sat. "Sirius is dead..."
The cup shatters on the ground and coffee runs along the floor. Mary stares at her now empty hands. It was Luke who spoke next, "What happened?"
"Harry and a few others went to the Ministry last night and found the door in the Department of Mysteries that we were protecting as an Order. They found the prophecy and were attacked by Death Eaters." Remus pauses, pained to recall the memory. "Those of the Order that were at Grimmauld Place when Dumbledore contacted us acted immediately and we went to save the children. It all happened so fast. Padfoot and Harry were dueling Lucius and Antonin when Bellatrix came out of nowhere and... And killed Sirius... He fell into the Veil that separates the world of the living from that of the dead..."
Without a word Mary stands up and leaves the room. Luke and Remus join her when they hear her yell and shattering items against the wall. She was sitting against the wall, her head in her arms, when they found her. "Why... Why didn't you contact us?" Mary asks, her voice barely audible. "Why could have helped... We could have saved him..."
"Mare..." Remus starts before ducking as a vase flies at him when Mary stands.
"HE COULD STILL BE ALIVE IF WE WERE THERE!" She screams at Remus. Sirius was her best friend after Lily. Lily and James has been gone for 14 years now. She had gotten Sirius back just two years previous after Harry helped prove he was innocent. He has helped her when no one else could. Tears streaming down her face she hugs herself, Luke put his arms around her to comfort her.
"There was no time. We would have otherwise." Remus answers slowly. He had seen it happen, but seeing Mary like this broke his heart even more. He knew exactly how she felt. He too lost his best friend.
Breakfast abandoned, broken cup and spilt coffee forgotten. Mary's good mood had vanished.
Sirius Black is dead.