One More Candle

by done.with.marblesxx

Age seems to have little effect in taking away woes. Story of Sirius Black's life, told through his thirty six birthdays and one more in the afterlife. Drabble.

2. II

II

They were singing. I sang along, but someone covered my mouth. She didn't want me singing.

"Blow it out!"

There were two orbs of light in front of me, stuck in a big, white, frothy looking thing. I didn't understand what they were saying so I screamed, "What?"

"Sirius, quiet!" Mother screeched. "You'll wake Regulus!"

I stared at the two things in front of me quietly. Soon, they disappeared with a gust of sudden air. That's what "Blow it out!" meant. Make it go away.

Then I nodded and held out my plate for that thing Andromeda called "cake".