Disclaimer: Sirius, Azkaban, dementors, I own none of them. N-O-N-E.
Boredom is something that is not easily rectified. For as long as he could remember Sirius' catchphrase had been "I'm bored." Azkaban had not cured him of this trait, if anything it had intensified it.
Out in the real world curing boredom was as simple as planning a prank, or finding a friend. In Azkaban, Sirius had to get a bit more creative.
Sirius had invented several 'games' for himself. One of the most often played was the counting game.
As one might imagine, it consisted of Sirius counting things. He'd counted the number of bricks on each wall: 45 on the right wall, 43 on the left, 46 on the far wall, and 29 on the wall with door.
He'd counted the cracks on the floor: 56 cracks, and only one tile split in half.
He'd counted the number of straw pieces making up his bed: 157, give or take a few pieces.
The number of bars covering the door: 13, and the window: 5.
The amount of times he had heard someone scream in the night: 3,405.
The amount of times he had cursed Pettigrew: 6,012.
The number of full moons he had missed: 112.
The number of times he'd felt regret for all he had done: 7,402.
He had counted the number of times he'd played this stupid game: 2,057.
More often than not the counting game depressed him. It reminded him of things he'd rather leave unsaid. Unfortunately, when you are bored in Azkaban, there isn't much else to do.
AN: Am I very fond of this chapter? No. But, unfortunately, I have been battling writer's block and am trying to push through it. Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up sooner, but who knows. Speaking of next chapter, would you guys rather see some more memories (And yes they will all be sad memories) or would you like some human interaction? Please give me your input through PM or reviews. Speaking of reviews…
To the unsigned reviewers:
reader: I'm glad you've read my other stories, but no I do not have any others posted under other names. I have several unfinished stories hiding in my files, but no one would want to read those. How am I going to get a lot of chapters for this fic? No idea. Honestly I'm closing in on the end I think. I might have a spinoff of Sirius after he escaped, but not too sure about that. As always, thanks for your review I greatly appreciate it!
Invisiblegirl3: You actually did sign, but I wasn't allowed to PM you in response, so here are your answers! Did Remus forgive Sirius? Yes. That flashback was meant to be about their fight after Sirius told Snape the secret of the Whomping Willow; I felt it would be pretty traumatic for Sirius. As for the confusion over the veiled chapter, I sort of meant it to be like that. I wanted to throw you off of what the chapter was about. Thank you for your review they were lovely.
Okay that's it. I'm done. Please leave a review that would make me happy.
