AN: So i was much faster with this update :) please review! I hope that some of you out there are still reading...

Chapter 7- Sorrow

Dorcas stood wrapped in a cloak outside of the house that she was helping to guard. The Order had heard that this high profile wizard couple was next on Voldemort's hit list. She shivered and wrapped the cloak- Sirius' old cloak- around herself more tightly. She patted her slightly swollen stomach a bit worried that this might not be good for the baby. She wondered how Lily'd managed to go on patrol well into her eighth month. Dorcas thought that maybe she would ask Dumbledore for different jobs after she finished up this watch. She couldn't help but shake her head at her own foolishness. He had offered her different assignments but she had thought she'd be fine.

"Dorcas? You over here?" a voice whispered. Dorcas quickly pulled her mind back to reality.

"I'm over here Pete." She said and took off her Disillusionment Charm. "What's up? I didn't know you were on watch tonight?"

"Just thought that I'd stop by." He said nervously. She gave him a smile.

"Well, it's always nice to see a friendly face." They stood in silence for a while, but it seemed that they were alone in the woods. "So how come you didn't come to Sirius' birthday the other night?" She finally asked.

"Oh, you know." Peter said blushing. Dorcas nudged his side.

"Did you have a date?" She asked with a grin. Peter looked slightly flustered. "Oh! You did! Is she pretty? Do we know her?"

"Er-" Peter said but was interrupted by a twig snapping nearby. Dorcas pulled out her wand and turned to see Voldemort and five Death Eaters.

"Peter, get help!" Dorcas called diving out of the way as a curse flew at her.

"Find the others." Voldemort said in a cold voice that froze her blood. Dorcas saw the five Death Eaters storm away. She knew Fabian and Gideon were nearby. She hoped they'd be able to handle themselves.

"I know you're here." Voldemort said in the same cold voice. "You're just making it harder on yourself." Dorcas swallowed hard.

"What do you want?!" She yelled and was greeted with a laugh that sent chills down here spine.

"To kill you and your blood traitor spawn." He replied with something like humor in his voice. Dorcas heard movement and tried to circle to avoid Voldemort.

"How do you know that I'm pregnant?" She asked trying to keep him talking so she knew where he was. If she could make it outside of the anti-apparition shields should go get help. Voldemort laughed his cold laugh again. Dorcas shuddered, he was closer than before. She would have to send a message with her Patronus.

"I was told you were intelligent. Surely you've realized that one of your own has betrayed you all."

"No!" She yelled instinctively. But the more that she thought about it, the more it made sense. It had to be true. Concentrating on the night that Sirius proposed to her, she managed to send a Patronus to Dumbledore. She moved quickly as Voldemort send a curse her way. It hit the tree she had been hiding behind, but missed Dorcas.

"Oh yes. Your precious Order is not the group of happy friends that you imagined it was." He laughed again.
"You're lying." Dorcas yelled and moved as she heard him.

"No." Voldemort said calmly. Dorcas moved to a new spot. She was closer now. So close to being able to apparate. She knew Dumbledore would come as soon as he could, but would she survive long enough? She was terrified. She should never have come out on the watch after she learned of her pregnancy. She bumped into someone.

"Peter!" Dorcas hissed. "I thought you went to get help?" He shook his head and she noticed he was sweating profusely.

"Sorry." He muttered at last and grabbed her arm. "Over here, my Lord!" Peter called and Dorcas looked at him in horror.

"No!" Dorcas whispered in horrified surprise.

"Excellent work." Voldemort said with a touch of mockery as he turned towards them. He was smiled and Dorcas had never seen anything quite so chilling. She pulled her arm free from Peter's sweaty grasp.

"You TRAITOR!" She roared at him and cursed Peter. He went flying backwards. Voldemort merely laughed.

"Temper, temper, Miss Meadowes." Dorcas had almost forgotten that Voldemort was there in her anger. "Crucio" He said and Dorcas fell to her knees in pain. Her knuckles turned white around her wand and when Voldemort lifted the curse she began to pant. "Come now. I did think this would be more of a challenge."

"Reducto!" Dorcas let the curse fly. It was the first one that popped into her mind. Voldemort staggered back a few steps and Dorcas tried to use that time to get herself together.

"Weak." Voldemort sneered. "Dumbledore should teach you better." He ran his fingers along his wand almost lovingly. "I can teach you much more. If you join me. I will spare you and your…child." He said the world child as if it were something disgusting.

"You're pathetic." Dorcas said getting to her feet. "You're an evil twisted psycho and I would never join you!" She shot another curse at him but Voldemort merely laughed.

"I didn't think that you would." Just then the sound of voices came from behind them. "Well it looks like your 'friends' are here at last." He sneered.

"One day we'll stop you." Dorcas said in a voice full of certainty.

"I highly doubt that." Voldemort sneered as Dorcas began to inch away from him. She sent another curse at him and he blocked it as well. He raised his wand and Dorcas knew what curse he was going to use. She turned and ran, holding her stomach protectively. Knowing she had to survive for the baby, her and Sirius' child.

"Aveda Kedvara!" Voldemort yelled. Dorcas gasped and tried to spin out of the way, but the curse came at her too fast. The last thing she heard was Alastor Moody calling her name and Voldemort laughing as she fell to the ground, dead.

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Sirius slept fitfully on the couch in his and Dorcas' home. Ever since he'd gotten the news that Dorcas had been killed he hadn't been able to go into their bedroom. Years streamed down his face even in his sleep. He jerked awake as he heard a knock at the door. Wiping his face and grabbing his wand, Sirius went to open the door.

"Lily, James." Sirius said in relief and his two friends came into the house carrying Harry. Sirius looked at the baby longingly. He looked down at his hands. Dorcas would've been six months along now.

"Padfoot." James began putting his hands on Sirius' shoulder after the door was close. "Why don't you come and stay with us for a while?"

"Nah. I don't want to intrude." Sirius said.

"Sirius please." Lily said placing Harry on the floor. He crawled over to his godfather and tugged on the bottom of Sirius' robes. "She wouldn't want you to stay here by yourself." Sirius gave a bitter chuckle and picked up Harry.

"No. I'd imagine she'd have liked to be here with me." He said and Lily choked out a sob. "I'm sorry." Sirius said with a sigh and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I know you loved her too." He choked out.

"Bow wow wow." Harry said and patted Sirius' cheek.

"Harry no." Lily said making a move to take the baby back.

"No Lily, it's ok." Sirius said and gave James a half smile. "It's not as bad when I'm a dog." He sat Harry down carefully and turned into a dog. He spent the next few minutes entertaining Harry, not noticing the worried looks on his friends' faces. Eventually, Harry got tired out and Sirius turned back.

"Let me take this little stinker to get his diaper changed." Lily said picking up a dozing Harry and giving James a significant look. James nodded in complete understanding.

"Padfoot-"
"I know Prongs. You and Lily are worried I'm detaching from reality."

"Well…yeah." James said and rubbed his neck. "Padfoot, why don't you stay with us? Don't worry about Lily. She wants you to come too."

"No Prongs. I'm going to stay here. I need to. I just want- well I want her back."

"I know. I just- we just – want to be there for you. I can't imagine if Lily and Harry…" James trailed off. Sirius rubbed his eyes.

"I know. And then it would be me telling you to move in here…"

"Stay with us." James said. "Or at least with Wormtail or Moony if you think that you'd be invading Lily's house." They chuckled. Lily had often read them the riot act about mucking up the house.

"I'll think about it." Sirius said and looked around the room. "I just can't believe that she's gone." He mumbled. "I keep thinking that she's going to come running in the door, late as usual, her hair a mess…" He sighed. "I wish that I hadn't been such a prat in sixth year. Who knows what might've been?"

"You can't think like that." James said sharply and they sat in silence for a moment.

"I know." Sirius said quietly. "But I just want more time."

"We all do, mate." James replied and they sat in silence until Lily came back in the room with Harry. All three of them began to play with Harry and not think about what was in the back of all their minds: Someone in the order was a spy.

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Well the story is almost at the end. More soon!