AN: Thanks to everyone for the support on this story, I really appreciate it :)

The story behind Neville being the Boy-Who-Lived is that there was the Prophecy, just like the books, but, since it mentioned a boy who was born at the end of July, Voldemort knew to go after Frank and Alice. James and Lily had already been targeted by the Death Eaters a few times before that, just for being in the Order. There was still the betrayal, Peter told the Death Eaters where to find James and Lily.

I think that's everything. Enjoy!

A thought that had been at the back of Sirius' mind since he had taken Maisie with him was that he had no idea how to take care of a teenaged girl.

In all honesty, he didn't know what to expect.

Would she be more like Lily, sweet but headstrong? Or more like James, sarcastic and talkative?

He tried not to compare Maisie to James and Lily, as she was her own person, but sometimes it was a reflex.

As he got to know her, Sirius realized that Maisie was almost a perfect mix of the two of them.

She ran her hands through her hair a lot, like James, and had his sense of humor. At the same time, she had Lily's smile and her sweet and caring personality.

He had to wonder, though, what would it be like if James and Lily were still here?

They'd be proud of Maisie, definitely, and she'd have had a much better life with them...

Sirius shook these thoughts out of his mind and thought about his goddaughter, who, at the moment, was asleep upstairs.

He looked at the clock and saw that it was 12:30. Time had really gotten away from him.

He went upstairs to his bedroom, which was right across from Maisie's, when he heard something from her room.

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Maisie sat up in her bed, trying to stop crying. She had woken up in tears an hour before, crying because of the all too familiar nightmare she had just had.

Maisie had had this nightmare for as long as she could remember, and, since she was eleven, she knew what it was about.

She could hear a woman screaming, a man yelling, and green light.

The night her parents were killed by the Death Eaters.

She didn't know how long she had been awake when she heard footsteps coming toward her room.

Maisie quickly wiped her eyes and laid down on her side, facing away from the door, when the door opened and she heard Sirius walk over to her bed.

"Maisie?", he asked quietly. Maybe if I don't answer him, he'll leave, Maisie thought hopefully.

"I know you're awake, Maisie", Sirius said.

Maisie sat up and looked away from him. "What's wrong?", Sirius asked worriedly. Still not looking at him, Maisie replied, "I h-had a nightmare."

She heard Sirius sigh. "Come here, love", Sirius said quietly, holding his arms open. Maisie moved over to him and leaned into his arms.

"I'm here whenever you need me, sweetheart", he said, "Especially if you have a nightmare. I don't care what time it is, I'm just across the hall. Okay?" Maisie nodded against his chest.

"Alright. Try to get some more sleep, May, I'll be right here." Maisie smiled at the nickname and laid back down.

The last thing she remembered was hearing Sirius transform into Padfoot and feeling him lie down beside her.

AN: Woo hoo! Another chapter done. I feel like the story's been kind of slow so far. I don't know, maybe it's just me. Thanks for reading!