"Where do you think you're going?" A voice asked from behind Alli. Turning, she saw a hooded and masked figure. A Death Eater. Whipping out her wand, she was about to shout a spell when-

"SEPTUMSEMPRA!" Gasping from pain, she fell. There was a sort of twisted laughing, and then a pop. He had left. He had left here there to die. How could anyone be so cruel? With tears streaming down her face, she tried to stand up, but fell back down with another gasp of pain. Whimpering and waiting for death, she lay there, willing no one to find her like this.

And then there was another pop.

"ALLI!" Someone shouted. The voice was horribly familiar. She groaned, and more tears poured from her eyes. "ALLI!" Sirius yelled, again, rushing over to her. He fell to his knees and took out his wand. "What happened? What happened? What did he use? What happened?"

"Siruis…" She whispered, and flinched when her voice somehow made the pain worse.

"Where does it hurt? What did he do?" He questioned, completely ignoring her.

"Sirius," She whispered, stronger, and more pain hit her like a semi.

"I can fix you. I'll fix you. I-" He said frantically determined.

"Black." She said, louder than both other attempts, reaching her hand out and grabbing his wand hand, that still contained the wand. It hurt. It hurt so badly. But she had to. She had to tell him. She had to be strong for him. His head snapped up to hers the second she touched his hand. "Stop. You can't help me. You can't fix me. It's dark magic."

"I know about dark magic! I grew up in it! Just tell me what he-"

"Black." She whimpered, effectively shutting him up. "You can't think of this. You can't think of the bad times. The arguments. You can't-"

"Quit that! Don't say goodbye! You're going to FINE! JUST TELL ME WHAT THEY USED!" He insisted, cutting in to her speech again.

"Black," She groaned, more tears running down her face. "You can't help me."

"Yes. I. CAN. Just-"

"Please." She whispered, the energy visibly draining from her. He finally looked her in the eye, and tears filled his. He nodded, tears dripping off his face and landing on her. "You have to think of the good times. The good memories. Studying, smiling, laughing, using each other as pillows, our first kiss. Those are the things you can think of. Those are the times you have to remember, because I'm not going to be around to remind you." He choked out a sob, tears freely flowing down his face. "You have to think courage. You have to think brave – I know you are. You have to think vigilance. You have to think life, friends. You have to think about movies, and how the good side always wins. I know it will. You'll be there, after all." Smiling weakly, she continued. "You have to think love. You are the best man I've ever known. You are everything I ever aspired to be, except you had the guts to fulfill it. The first day of first year, when we were sorted… You were the best decision the sorting hat ever made." He was frantically sobbing know, shaking his head like a mad man. "I love you, Sirius Black." Sobbing, sobbing, sobbing. So much pain. Too much pain.

"I love – I love you, too." He told her, breathless and still crying.

"Be strong. Take care of everyone. Tell them I said goodbye. Tell them I said I'm sorry I'm weak."

"Alli, no." He choked. "You're not – You're not weak. You're the strongest person I know. Could you be talking calmly if you weren't? No. You're strong, and you're beautiful, and I love you so, so much."

She paused, watching him. His grey eyes were screaming at her 'Why?' and his lips were quivering from mental pain.

"It was enchanting to meet you." She whispered, consciousness fading.

"I love you," He choked once more, pressing his lips gently to hers.

And, she was gone. Just like that. With a small, sickeningly sweet smile on her lips, life was sucked out of her.

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