Cautiously, the man covered up the chipped black box with the stones that littered the ground. With a deep sigh he slumped to the earth staring at the slimy cave walls. The man pondered his decision carefully. He was in a very precarious situation, and one wrong move could end everything. How did it all go so wrong? he wondered as he kicked a rock at the wall. Doesn't matter now does it? No one can change the past. He glared sullenly at the floor before jerking upright, an idea slowly forming in his head. A tiny smile lit up his haggard face as he clumsily got to his feet. "There's only one person who can help me with this," he muttered before sparing one last glance at the pile of rocks under which he'd left his last remaining hope. Turning away, he quickly transformed into a large black dog and ran out into the night.
Three hours later found Sirius black standing in the woods behind a row of old houses. Taking a deep breath to reassure himself he walked slowly up to number 47, cross acre road and knocked loudly on the door. Fidgeting with the hem of his black and white, striped jump suit he wondered if he was making a mistake. Remus probably hated him. After all, he didn't know what happened that Halloween night. Plus, it was 5 o'clock in the morning and the werewolf was very partial to his sleep.
After standing outside the old house for several minutes with no answer, he knocked again, louder this time. Not long after, foot steps on the stairs and loud grumbles could be heard from inside the house before the door was angrily yanked open. Whatever Remus had to say died on his lips as he stared aghast at the person standing on his door step.
"Hey Moony" Sirius said whilst staring at the floor. Remus stuttered and tried to make sense of what was in front of him. There was a part of him that thought he was still in his bed, just having a very confusing nightmare.
"Look, I know you probably hate me, and you won't want me anywhere near you, but I promise I had nothing to do with the death of Lily and James" Sirius said desperately begging Remus with his eyes.
Remus glared at his old friend, calculating the situation. He checked to make sure his wand was in his pocket before giving a brisk nod and opening the door wide, indicating Sirius should enter the house.