"Don't turn your back on us, Sirius!" A young woman cried to the man in front of her.
"I'm not, Sabine." The young man told her not turning around.
"Yes you are! Sirius, stop please."
Sirius stopped but he still did not have the heart to face her and Sabine stopped too.
"Please Sirius, don't leave. Why are you doing this?"
Sirius rounded on her and put his arms on either side of her. She gasped in fear as he said,
"How can you say something like that? They were our friends Sabine! And he betrayed them."
He turned his head in self disgust, shaking with fury.
"I told him because I was afraid, told him because I was afraid for you."
"Told whom?"
"Peter." He spat out the word and it left a mettalic taste in his mouth.
"And he told-" Sirius smiled but his smile held no happiness.
"Now do you see what I did, Sabine?"
"You...told him because of...me." Sabine whispered as tears fell from her eyes.
Sirius nodded then looked into her eyes and noticed the pain in them.
"W-wait, no Sabine that's not what I meant." Sabine began to look as if she were going to kill herself.
"Oh, god, look at what I've done to her."
He thought as he walked up to her and pulled her into his arms.
"It was not your fault little Artemis, my little Sabine. It was my fault, my fault for trusting him. For not trusting my first instincts. I will never blame you and you know Remus wouldn't either."
Sabine nodded her head against him as she clutched him tighter and he continued.
"I'm going after Peter on my own. I-I have left a will dictating all that I want to be done with my inheritence and everything else. I want Remus to take care of you and J.R., not Lucius and not Snivellus."
"You talk as if you're not coming back."
"I may not my love." He whispered softly as he pushed her back a bit to look her in the eyes.
"I know Remus will take good care of the two of you."
"Sirius, please-" Sabine struggled against him and placed a hand on his when they moved to her cheeks.
"I have to go Sabine." Sirius kissed her long and sweetly, let go, turned and walked out the door, slamming it behind him.
Sabine stood for a moment then she sat on the steps and wept.
Ten years later
"Jill! What is taking so long?"
"I'm coming mother!"
"Do you have your pets?"
"Yes, mom!"
"Now, where is Remus? He's supposed to be here by now."
"Ready, Mom."
"Good, well I guess We'll go now..."
"Where's Remus? Isn't he coming with us?"
"I-I thought so, he said he would but...he did tell me he wasn't feeling well yesterday..."
"You could try to use the Floo system to talk to him!"
"We don't have time darling, you may be late as it is. Muggle driving takes forever!"
"Oh yeah..."
"Let's go now, sweetie. Kreacher! Mr. Kreacher! Please clean the house as best you can, we're having a guest tonight!"
"Yes, Mistress!"
"Oh and when you take a break you can eat the plate I left for you for lunch! Oh! And Kreacher, if you wish to speak with mother you may but don't upset her, please."
"Oh, yes mistress. Thank you."
"No problem, I will be back later this afternoon."
"Have a good year, miss Jill."
"Thank you, you too Mr. Kreacher."
Jill and her mother shut the door behind them and they loaded up their old Jaguar. Jill's mother got in behind the wheel and stopped just as she was going to start it.
"Mom, are you allright?"
"Draco is going to be there...waiting..."
"Oh! That's great! I forgot it was his first year this year."
"Yes and it's also...his..." Jill went rigid in her seat, convulsed for a moment and then looked at her mother in a odd way.
"You mean Harry Potter..." Her voice had changed to an eerie deep voice and Jill's mother shuddered.
"It's allright Sabine, I already know. That is who you meant, isn't it, Sabine?" Sabine's arm seared in pain and she gasped holding her arm, nearly in tears.
"Yes, my lord! Yes, that is who I meant!" The pain suddenly stopped and Sabine went limp.
"Good, good...That is all for now, my pet, but I will be back." Jill went limp for a moment also then sat up and looked at her mother curiously.
"Mother? Why are you crying? Did it happen again?" Sabine nodded and wiped her tears but said nothing so Jill decided.
"Maybe we should call Remus and tell him."
"No! He musn't know! He musn't know Jill." Jill looked down at her lap for a moment then looked back at her mother.
"Okay, mom. I won't tell him."
"Thank you baby, thank you."