UPDATE: I DIDN'T ADD MUCH TO THIS CHAPTER. AND I DIDN'T TAKE OUT MY BLOODY VALENTINE. I JUST LIKED THAT SONG TOO MUCH TO TAKE IT OUT. THERE IS STILL A TIME SKIP. THERE JUST HAPPENS TO BE A COUPLE MORE DAYS IN THIS ONE LOL.
Uzume Tsuki: O.O WOW that last chapter was kinda intense wasn't it? I had just woken up and was waiting until I had to go to work, and I had ideas for what I wanted to happen next, but not enough for a good chapter. So I made a filler chapter with Sirius! And like I said at the end of the chapter I think I caught his instability just right. Insane to the point of obsession!
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Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
September 7, 1994
Hogwarts, Scotland
Izzy sighed as she sat down at the Gryffindor table a week after school had started. It had been one hell of a week. People left and right were complementing her new clothes on the weekends, her earrings, and her hairclip. A few of the professors had done double takes when they had seen it. Snape had glared at her and taken points left and right. So on days that she had potions she no longer wore the clip. She just had a bad feeling that something horrible would befall her precious clip if she wore it to that class. And though she wasn't close with them, she was on better terms with the girls in dorm.
All of them except Hermione.
Ron had told her to just ignore it, and that Hermione would get over it. But it had been a week since school had started and she still wasn't talking. And whenever she got letter from Sirius, the other girl would just glare at the paper. What had Sirius done to her? It didn't help that now that they weren't talking, no one else talked to Hermione either. It was like first year all over again. Lavender had said that people only put up with her because she was part of the Golden Trio; which made Izzy sad. She knew what it was like to have no one talking to you, and to not have friends. But part of her felt that it was Hermione's own fault. She pushed people away because she didn't know how to deal with them.
Another problem was that even though it was only the first week of school, Izzy was giving Hermione a run for her money in all classes. Unlike Hermione though, her arm wasn't about to fly off as she tried to get the teacher to notice her. No, the fact that she was actually raising her hand to answer them when before she would have to be called on made them actually call on her. After hearing stories about her parents from Orion and even Remus, she had thought about how her Mum had been the top of her year good at Charms and Potions, and Head Girl. Her Dad was a natural when it came to Transfiguration, became and animagus, and had been Head Boy. And what was she doing? Barely scraping by. She was doing her parents a disservice by doing that. So she had buckled down. Especially with Potions. She had talked to Remus and they had picked out a few potions books to help her better understand the class. And now even Snape couldn't find fault with what she was doing. Maybe she should lend the books to Neville…
I ripped out His throat
And called you on the telephone
To take off My disguise
Just in time to hear you cry when you...
Hedwig landing in front of her cut of her thoughts. Another letter from Sirius! Oh and a package! Over the last week he had sent her several "care packages". The girls in her dorm were going crazy wanting to know who it was that kept sending her gifts. Not that she would ever tell.
"Who is this guy that keeps sending you things Izzy?" Lavender giggled from down the table. "Do you have boyfriend you're not telling us about?" Izzy blushed but couldn't help the smile that spread across her face. The other girls shared a knowing look.
"No he's an ummm… friend of the family." Opening the note she couldn't help but grin.
Go somewhere private and call for the Dog Star.
Orion
He had taken to signing all of his letters Orion just in case anyone intercepted them. Unwrapping the parcel she blinked. A mirror?
"Oh! A two way mirror!" Pavarti squealed. "Oh this guy must really like you!"
"Are you still accepting gifts from him?" everyone around them groaned because they had all heard Hermione's rant about the gifts that Izzy was getting. Pavarti had said it didn't matter how much older the guy was as long as he treated her right and understood the meaning of "No". Not that she thought of Sirius that way. Nope. There were no lascivious thoughts about her GODFATHER running through her head. Not one.
Izzy had finally had enough. "What is this really about Hermione? Huh? We both know the truth about him so why are you so set against him giving me gifts? He was a friend of my parents! It's been almost fourteen years since he last saw me! He said it himself! He has thirteen years of gifts to give me! And don't start going off on that load of shit about how I had no idea who he was and that he could have hurt me or worse! He made two magical vows that said he wouldn't! TWO!" Whispers broke out around them.
"Two magical vows?"
"Wow."
You mourn the death
of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death
of your bloody valentine
One last time
"That's beside the point!" Hermione sniffed before she made a sudden grab for the mirror. Izzy managed to move out of the way only to have her hair clip come lose and fall out of her hair. It landed with a clatter and then a crunch.
All movement and noise had stopped. Everyone by now had heard that it had been a gift from her father to her mum.
"No…" blinked rapidly as her eyes started to tear up. She slowly scooped up the hairclip and stood there her lip trembling. Glaring up at her once best friend she snarled. Plates and glasses around her began to rattle making a few first years squeal in terror. "You little bitch."
"You know what I think?" Izzy advanced, her eyes glowing. By now the whole hall was quiet and paying attention. Even the teachers table was quiet. "I think you're jealous."
"Why would I be jealous of you?" Hermione sneered.
"You're jealous because all you have is your books. You're jealous because all you had before you were friends with Ron and I was your books. Because without Ron and I that is all you would ever have. Ron's right. You're doing the same thing you did with my Firebolt. You can't stand that someone has something that you don't. You can't stand it when someone is better at something than you. I'm getting gifts left and right. I'm the youngest Seeker in a century at Hogwarts, and I'm still finding time to have friends AND bring my grades up to par with yours. And what do you have? Nothing. You're nothing but an anti-social know-it-all with no friends. And if you come near me again you'll regret it." With that she snatched her things up and stormed out of the Great Hall.
"Miss Granger I believe I told you to stay away from Izzy's gifts." Remus spoke making everyone in the hall jump. "That clip as you have been told was given to her mother by James their seventh year. It is one of the last things she has that belonged to her parents. I have no idea where this has come from, but it is not the attitude one would expect from the girl who was supposedly the brightest of her age."
"Well she shouldn't be flaunting it." A couple of people choked. "Besides she's delusional. Suffering from Stockholm Syndrome."
"Flaunting it? I have seen her admire it yes… flaunting it? No. In the two years I have been here the only time I have ever seen her flaunt anything was a moment ago. And if you believe that nonsense about her suffering from Stockholm Syndrome Miss Granger…well then it's no wonder you didn't get into Ravenclaw." [1] Remus stated factually before leaving everyone gaping at the normally kind mans words.
Izzy had found an empty class room to cry in. The clip lay in pieces in her lap and she sat in a desk and looked forlornly at it. While it was true that she was crying because it had been her Mum's hair clip, that wasn't the only reason she was crying. It had been because Sirius had given it to her. Never in her life had anyone ever paid attention to her like Sirius had. It was one thing for people to pay attention to her because she was famous for something that she didn't remember. Sirius was paying attention to her because he liked her. He liked her. Not Isabell Potter the Girl-Who-Lived. But Izzy; just Izzy. She had gotten gifts before, but this one was up there with her photo album and her invisibility cloak. Gifts given to her by people who cared, not because she was famous or because they pitied her like Mrs. Weasley did with her sweater. She knew Mrs. Weasley meant well, but that first sweater had been like a slap to the face. She hated pity.
"Sirius…" she whispered.
After a few minutes his smiling face appeared in the mirror. "Izzy!" He blinked when a few tears hit the mirror. "Izzy what happened cub? Why are you crying?"
"My clip… Hermione saw the mirror and tried to snatch it away… and my clip fell and it broke…" several emotions flashed across the elder man's face (most of which scared Izzy when she thought about it later) before he smiled sadly at her.
Singin'...Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
"Oh Izzy… keep the pieces I'll fix it the next time I see you."
"I believe she knows a spell to do such a thing." Izzy jumped in her set and looked up to see Remus standing in the door way. She was ready to hide her mirror when Sirius grinned.
"Remus is that you?" Sirius shouted from the mirror.
"Yes Padfoot it's me."
"Hey Moony!" said werewolf rolled his eyes at his friend's exuberance.
"Go on Izzy." He smiled fondly at her. She blinked for a few seconds before her eyes widened.
"Repairo!" With a few quick wand movements her clip was as good as new. "I did it!"
"Of course. One couldn't expect any less of one of the brightest witches of her age." Remus laughed.
"Brightest witch of her age? I heard about the youngest Seeker in a century at Hogwarts. But what's this about brightest witch of her age?" Sirius' interest was piqued.
"Oh yes. It would seem that she has followed Lily's path. The other girl in the running is all book knowledge though. And she has issues with flaunting that knowledge, and fails with communication with other people. That and she lacks the actual power." Remus praised. "Unlike Izzy here who has the power to back up that knowledge." Izzy blushed as they both praised her.
"Well I realized I was doing a disservice to mum and dad by just breezing by in school…but it's just one more thing that has driven a wedge between me and Hermione…" she sighed and hung her head.
"Oh Izzy if she can't see beyond her petty jealousy then she isn't worth it." Remus hugged her. "Now… I need to speak with Sirius for a few moments. If you wouldn't mind stepping out? I'll give you your mirror back." She hesitated for a few seconds before handing it over.
September 9, 1994
Hogwarts, Scotland
Izzy left the dungeons confused. Didn't Snape hate her? While it was true that since she had started actually trying in potions he had left her alone, he still snarked at her and took points when he could. But today was different. Today he took points from his own house. Remus had suggested earlier in the year that if she just ignored them, like most bullies they would get bored and go away. And she had tried her best. I was hard but she had started to ignore he blond ponce. It seemed to work. He focused more on others more than her.
But today he had started in on her again after the debacle in the Great Hall the other morning. She was trying her best to ignore him while sitting there waiting for Snape to come in and start the lesson. Just when she was about to snap, Snape came swooping in took one look at them and took fifty points from Draco. And throughout the lesson he took even more points (from both sides of course). And when Draco was about to sabotage her potion, for the first time in four years Snape took notice and punished the blond ponce.
It just left her confused.
There was Police and
Flashing lights
The rain came down
so hard that night and the
Headlines read A lover died
No tell-tale heart was
left to find when you...
October 25, 1994
Hogwarts, Scotland
"Sirius…" Izzy whispered quietly in the common room one night. The mirror in her hands grew warm as she waited for him to answer. She wasn't sure how much more of Hermione's glares and snide remarks she could take. People were starting to ask questions. They started to question why it was that Hermione claimed that she suffered from Stockholm Syndrome. And of course Hermione was all too happy to let them know why. And of course people were looking at her like she was crazy now. She denied it as much as she could. She denied ever being in contact with Sirius. She claimed that it was a friend named Orion. She had fabricated a whole story about him. She claimed that he had been a friend of her parents after they had left school, and how he had searched for her for years after the incident. He had been close to her family and would have been considered an Uncle to her had her parents lived.
She tried to act blasé about Hermione's claims about him being Sirius Black. She said that yes he did look similar to Sirius Black, and that it was a possibility that like most of the purebloods that they were related. And she reminded them of the vows that he made. But there were still people that were doubtful.
"Hello green eyes." she smiled sweetly at the mirror. Oh how she had missed his voice. "How have things been since the Great Hall incident?"
"Horrible… she's always talking about how I'm suffering from Stockholm syndrome… and people are starting to ask questions… I don't get it… why is she like this?" She curled up in her favorite chair and held the mirror close.
"Oh cub… try not to worry about what they think. They don't understand. She doesn't understand. And when people don't understand something they fear it. Let them talk. Nothing they can say about me is worse than being called a murderer or a traitor." his face softened as his fingers traced the glass.
"But that's not what they are saying…they're saying…" she bit her lip trying to figure out how to breech the subject with him. It had been on her mind since Remus and the Headmaster had taken her to the Burrow.
"Ah yes…" he smiled knowingly. "I've heard those rumors too…"
"But they're not true!" something that she couldn't recognize flashed across his face before he smiled fondly at her.
"I stopped caring what people think or say about me a long time ago Izzy… the only people that matter are you and Remus. And even then only your opinion of me truly matters. Remus could say that he hates me today and as long as I had you I would survive." Once again he lovingly traced his fingers across the glass. She smiled and mimicked his actions. They talked for a while longer before it was decided that she needed to sleep.
She lost herself in thought while staring at the fire. Why did her opinion of him matter so much? Especially over Remus'? He had known Remus longer… shouldn't the opinion of someone who was supposed to be his best friend matter over his goddaughter's opinion?
Maybe…
What if…
Were they really are true…
Did he really…
And if he did… if they were right about him… what was she going to do? The signs were all there. The lingering touches. The gifts. How much her opinion of him mattered to him. And that scared her.
But that wasn't her biggest problem. Her biggest problem was that she found herself not caring. She enjoyed his attention. The gifts. And it thrilled her that her opinion of him mattered. And that scared her even more.
Oh Merlin what was she going to do?
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Singin'...
November 31, 1994
Hogwarts, Scotland
Izzy sat up straight in bed with her hands over her mouth trying to cover up her cry as she woke from her dream. Oh sweet Jesus.
Did she just have that type of dream? About him?
She had had those types of dreams before. There were some good looking guys in this school after all. She had already been on a few dates to Hogsmead, and yeah she had several dreams since then. But a dream about him? About Orion?
Oh dear Merlin what was she going to do?
She peeked out of her curtains hoping she didn't wake anyone up. That would be beyond embarrassing. She didn't think she could face Lavender or Pavarti if they had heard her.
This so didn't help with the problems she was already facing! She still hadn't quite figured out how she felt about her revelation from that night in October! She bit her lip as she shifted. Oh now she was uncomfortable. And now she wouldn't be able to talk to him on the mirror without blushing. And he would tease her and try and find out what exactly happened. Oh God.
The mirror which she had set beside her pillow before she fell asleep started to vibrate. Frowning, she did the tempus spell. It was only five in the morning… the hell was he doing up this early? And why was he calling her?
Picking it up, she snorted. In front of the mirror sat a single note.
What are you doing for Christmas?
December 21, 1994
King's Cross Station
London,England
It was Christmas break, and for the first time Izzy was leaving Hogwarts. She had never looked forward to Christmas more than she did now. She and Sirius had made a plan. Since she had been offered the chance for Christmas at the Burrow, he was going to take her. Not even Remus knew about this. They most likely should have told him… but Remus still didn't trust Sirius alone with her. He trusted Sirius with his life and even hers… but he didn't trust him to be alone with her.
She was nervous. What if they were able to stop her? What if someone recognized Sirius? She couldn't help but worry. She started to quickly stuff her robes into her trunk and pulled out her jacket and her helmet, before shrinking her trunk. She was glad she had looked up that charm. It would make the getaway so much easier. Hedwig should already be at Grimmauld Place. When the train finally stopped she couldn't help but grin. She, Ron and Ginny quickly rushed off the train to meet up with his parents. Now she just had to wait for an opening.
"Hey Izzy what's that in your hand?" Ginny pointed to her helmet.
"Oh this? It's a helmet…" Remus eyed her suspiciously. Oh no he knew something was up. "I just wanted to air it out ya know… it's been in my trunk since summer…" she just had to make a break for the portal... leading out to the muggle station.
"Izzy what are you planning?"
"Oh nothing… why would you say that? I need to go to the loo." She smiled sweetly and took off to find a bathroom before anyone could say anything. She quickly hid herself and took a deep breath. This would work. It had too. Peering around the corner she saw that they were all distracted and quickly made her way out.
When she was between platforms 9 and 10 she breathed a sigh of relief. Now to find Sirius. Her heart thudded in her chest. Her revelation in front of the fire that night had hit her hard. She was dangerously attracted to him. She was attracted to someone who had a huge possibility of being unbalanced. But she didn't care.
Spotting him leaning casually one his motorcycle waiting for her she smiled and took off towards him.
+Remus+
She was plotting something. He just knew it. And he would have been able to keep an eye on her had Molly not distracted him with another speech on how Izzy was such a "poor thing" and how she needed to eat more.
It had been ten minutes since said girl had taken off claiming the need to use the loo. More than enough time for her to be back. Something was up. That helmet… his eyes widened. The helmet! Sirius had given it to her!
Taking off he ignored the protest of the Weasley's. He had to get to her before the left! He would not leave her alone with him! Innocent of betrayal and murder or not, there were things she didn't need to experience yet! She was too young to be left alone with him! When he finally caught sight of her she was standing in front of someone that could only be Sirius. He was leaning down over her in an almost intimidating manner. His smile was anything but innocent. And she was looking up at him reverently, shyly. When he saw the other male cup her chin in an intimate manner he called out to her.
"Izzy!" She spun towards him, her green eyes wide. What infuriated him though was the feral grin the spread across Sirius' face. He was mocking him!
She quickly slammed her helmet on and jumped on behind Sirius. He sped off laughing like a mad man.
"Damn it Padfoot!"
December 23, 1994
London, England
#12 Grimmauld Place
"Your house elf is creepy…"
"Yes well… I was hoping me moving back in would give him a heart attack." Blue eyes narrowed at said house elf. "But it would seem that was too much to hope for. I'm thinking of freeing him but I'm not sure if he would tell anyone I'm here or not."
It had been a few days since she had run away and rode off with Sirius. Hedwig had flown in with a few letters, but they were mostly ignored for now. She did however send a letter to Remus saying she was safe, and enjoying Christmas with her godfather like she should be allowed to. Thankfully there was a ward around the house that canceled any tracking charms that might have been on the letters.
Right now they were plotting. Well more like lazing about doing nothing. "Hey Sirius…" She frowned at the thought that had just popped into her head.
"Yeah?"
"You said that Peter was a rat animagus right?" At his nod she continued. "And that he cut off his finger…right?" a smile spread across his face. "It's Scabbers… isn't it…Ron's pet rat…"
"It is. I had thought of trying to get into Hogwarts after I escaped Azkaban to get him, but thought better of it. I made it here and spent the next year getting myself healthy and cleaning the place up." He leaned across the table towards her smiling handsomely.
She looked down at the rolls of parchment she had been doodling on before writing something out on two pieces and taking off towards her room. "Izzy? Where ya goin green eyes?"
Ignoring Sirius for a minute she opened her bedroom door and tied the roll to Hedwig. "Take this to the Headmaster and Remus girl. Remus first." She smiled as she watched the white owl take off out of her window.
Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight
"What was that about cub?" She jumped and spun around coming face to chest with Sirius. She hadn't even heard him following her or coming into her room!
"Ummm I figured that the Headmaster and Remus should know about him… it would be easier to get to him if they did… and the Weasley's aren't exactly happy with me at the moment… so I figured it was better to tell Remus and the Headmaster first…" she fidgeted. This was the first time she was actually alone with Sirius in her new room. He had shown it to her and left her to put her things away when they first got here. She quickly turned around to shut her window when she felt her face heat up. Oh Merlin this wasn't what she needed! He was her godfather! He was thirty-five! And he was gorgeous…
"So yeah ummm we can go back down stairs now…." Suddenly she felt a pair of arms snake around her and pull her close.
"Is that so cub?" he asked nuzzling her neck.
+later that night+
Izzy lay awake in her bed sore. Oh Merlin was she sore. But it was a happy sore. She had never thought that was possible. She honestly had never felt anything that painful yet incredible at the same time. Her brain had been programmed from a young age to recognize pain and shy away from it. She was of the habit that if something hurt she didn't do it again. She glanced over at Sirius and shivered.
He was insane. She had known it. But it wasn't until tonight that it had really clicked. But she didn't care. Suddenly she frowned.
Perhaps there was something to this whole Stockholm Syndrome thing after all…
December 31, 1994
Ottery St. Catchpole, Devonshire
Sirius had apparated out to Ottery St. Catchpole and they walked a short ways before he left her with a kiss on the nose and a heated glance before apparating away. She was left to slowly walk up to the burrow still blushing and biting her lip. Right now she was sitting at the kitchen table listening to Molly Weasley berate her for her recklessness and Moony was looking at her with a look that was a mix of outrage and horror. Oh she was not looking forward to that conversation. She fingered her new emerald pendant nervously.
"And I just don't know what you were thinking running off like that!" What was she thinking? Was she serious!? Here she almost groaned at the thought of what a certain godfather might say before going back to the task at hand.
Slamming her hands down on the table she stood up. "I was thinking that it was Christmas and I wanted to spend it with my godfather. I was thinking that it wasn't fair that he can't be seen out in public. I was thinking that it wasn't fair that he was locked up in Azkaban for twelve years because of something he didn't do! And I was thinking that I didn't want him to spend another Christmas alone." Everyone was staring at her wide eyed. "I'm sorry we didn't tell you what we had planned. But would you have let me see him had we asked you?"
"We had our reasons-" Remus spoke up.
"I know your reasons." She stared him in the eye.
He frowned at her. "Well their moot point really now, aren't they?" No one else really knew the reason Remus vehemently refused to allow her to be alone with Sirius. They all thought it had to do with him being a traitor and murderer. But he was vehement about the other man being innocent.
She flinched but nodded. "Yes they are." Remus shut his eyes tightly and sighed. It was one thing for him to smell it on her, but it was completely different for him to have her admit it. "I plan on going back to stay with him after school is out." The whole room was in an uproar. She let them all yell until they finally calmed down. "I will not be kept from him. You send me back to the Dursley's he WILL come and get me and you WILL NOT know where I am. And since the rat has been caught and Sirius exonerated he is my legal guardian."
"I never planned on letting them send you back to the Dursleys…" Remus' voice was small. "I just… I wanted to make sure everything with Sirius was safe before I sent you to him…" she smiled softly at him and hugged him. She hated hurting him. Next to Sirius he was her favorite person.
"I know Moony. But I'm safe in his hands. Metaphorically and physically." He obviously didn't like that thought because he winced and whined then buried his face in her neck. Sirius had educated her on the concept of pack so she understood that Moony needed reassurance from her right now.
As she held on to Remus and ran her hands through his hair she glared at Hermione. "But what do I know? I'm delusional. I'm suffering from Stockholm Syndrome." It was low in his throat this time, and muffled by her neck but he whined again. Mrs. Weasley had decided to ignore the discontent between everyone and Hermione and had invited her for New Years.
January 16, 1995
First Full Moon of the New Year [2]
Hogwarts, Scotland
Hermione had tried several times to apologize, but Izzy just couldn't bring herself to accept the apologies. They didn't sound sincere at all. Hell Hermione wasn't even really apologizing! She was just talking at Izzy. Sure it might be mean. But she had caught the girl with her mirror in the library. She had been frantically searching for it all day!
Izzy had never really been in a fight. She was always too small to actually do any damage. Before anyone could react she had jumped the distance between her and Hermione and snatched the other girl back by her hair. The following fight ended with her having several detentions, but it had gotten the attention of the other girl. There was no way she would be touching any of Izzy's stuff now.
Even better? Sirius was free! And no one was looking at her like she was crazy anymore. When the special edition of The Dailey Prophet had come out with the news that Sirius Black was innocent of all crimes and the Peter Pettigrew had been found alive as a family pet Hermione had started to eat her words. That day was a Patronus worthy day. In front of the whole school she had called Hermione out on her words.
+flashback+
Grinning triumphantly at the paper that she just knew people were talking about in the Great Hall she stood up and started walking with one destination in mind. Everyone in the whole room watched as she walked towards her one time best friend.
"Guess you're eating your words now aren't you Hermione?" She smirked as she slammed the paper down on the table.
SIRIUS BLACK INNOCENT! REAL TRAITOR PETER PETTIGREW!
Cocking her head to the side she looked down innocently. "What was that nonsense you were spouting about Stockholm Syndrome?" people around her snickered as Hermione flushed. "I guess you might actually start using that brain of yours that you are so famous for now wont you?" With that she happily left the Great Hall.
+end flashback+
Right now she was sitting on her bed trying not to pull her hair out. It was the first full moon of the new year. The Wolf Moon. Remus had told her about this one. He said it was always one of the worst full moons, and he always stayed away longer because of the fact that he could actually lose control even in the days after the full moon. He had even left early for this one. She hoped he was alright and that he wouldn't be in too much pain.
Back on Privet Drive things up until then happened as normal. Which is exactly how the Dursleys liked it, thank you very much. That was until this exact moment. If one were to look in through the window they would see Petunia and Vernon Dursley both tied to their chairs.
"Hullo Dursley. Tuney darling. You still remember me I see. Well do you remember my friend Remus? The werewolf? We four have a few things to discuss with each other. Namely your treatment of Izzy."
He dropped you off, I followed him home
Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him, he begged me not to do
What I knew I had to do cause I'm so in love with you
February 14, 1995
Hogwarts, Scotland
It was Valentine's Day. She had always hated this day. Kids around her at school would always get things from their parents, or other students and she was left with nothing. Maybe she was a bit bitter... but she couldn't help it. Even now in the wizarding world people didn't send them to her because they liked her. No they sent them because they liked Isabella Potter The-Girl-Who-Lived.
But there was one person who did. And she was wondering what it was she would be getting this time from him. She hummed happily as she pushed the doors open to the Great Hall. Hey wasn't that her usual spot people were gathered around? Oh Merlin did she get another one of those telegrams? As she got closer she could see people looking at another edition of the Prophet. What was going on?
"Oh my god Izzy I'm so sorry!" one of her classmates sobbed and hugged her before going back to her seat. Okay…
Shaking her head she saw a pretty vase of Casablanca Lilies. She smiled. Sirius. "What's going on guys?" A pale Hermione handed her the news paper. Shocked that the girl was actually having anything to do with her she slowly opened the news paper and looked at the headline.
GIRL-WHO-LIVED'S FAMILY FOUND SLAUGHTERED! SIRIUS BLACK AWARDED CUSTODY!
Dead? They were…dead?
She sat down heavily in her seat and dropped the paper. They were dead… How? Why? They weren't good people… but did they deserve to be dead? She noticed a note attached to the vase and figured that Sirius would have something to say that would make her feel something other than hollow.
The words however made her blood run cold.
Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
She dropped the letter and looked up towards the head table. Remus was looking at his plate. She expected him to look up at her like he normally did. He wouldn't meet her eyes. She waited for five minutes and he wouldn't look up. She waited for five minutes before he finally looked up. And what she was wasn't promising. Moony [3]
Uzume Tsuki: O.O OH MY GOD. I freaked myself out with this chapter. I've been working on it for about two or three days and nothing seemed to work. It was all ending too fast. And I didn't like the way it worked. None of it meshed together correctly. And then BAM! I was listening to Nothing Else Matters and I was thinking about their relationship. The song somewhat fit… but not the way I wanted it to. And then I'm going through my ipod and I find My Bloody Valentine. And I had already been thinking of using Valentine's Day in the story and I was like SKEEERRRRT! YES THAT SO WORKS! So I moved a few things around and added a few more, then added the song and got this intense piece of work. I think it fits. Totally. SHOULD I END IT HERE? I THINK IT WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO END THE STORY :D
[1] I give Bittersweet Alias credit for this line! It came from her fic Call of the Wild!
[2] This is the actual date of the first full moon for the year of 1995. And it is called the Wolf Moon.
[3] Loads of people do this; Remus and Moony as separate entities in one body. Most people put it as Remus being so hesitant and afraid of Moony that it causes a rift and strife between him and the wolf. Maybe something dramatic causes them to merge? Like say… avenging his cub?
