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Sirius Orion Black had amazing self-control. It was one of his traits he was extremely proud of. It may come as a joke to some to hear, what with the pranks, the outbursts and the occasional bad singing— but he did truly have admirable self-control.

After all, only a man with great self-control could watch his best friend who he was secretly in love with for apparently his whole time at Hogwarts snogging— finally, some may say— the girl of his dreams: Lily Evans.

A smile— a grin, really— was pasted over his lips, a practiced mirth entering and lighting his already bright silver orbs as he joked with the people nearby that the apocalypse was coming. There was no sign of the hatred for the redhead, or the betrayal that lashed savagely inside of him at the scene. No one noticed how he valiantly kept his breathing even, how he ignored the hand that was rampantly closing in on his barely beating heart.

There were no tears, no words of denial, no attempts to break the couple up from their enthusiastic kissing. There was nothing but the image of obvious humor and support.

Students laughed, grinning and clapping him on his shoulder in humor as he dramatically shook his head and shouted at the inhumanity of the world ending.

Truth of the matter was: the world was ending. His world.

No one noticed. Not one.

Why?

Because: Sirius Orion Black had extraordinary self-control.

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