IX
I snuggled into my bed and tried to forget the terrible birthday party.
"Sirius?" someone whispered. I was almost asleep.
"What is it?"
"Are you awake?"
"I am now," I murmured. I sat up.
"I forgot to give you your present," Regulus said. "It's your birthday today."
"It's okay, Regulus. Go to sleep."
"Will you open my present first?"
Sighing, I took the present. It was a picture that he'd drawn. A picture of me and Regulus, playing Quidditch like we sometimes did with our toy brooms. I smiled.
"Thanks Regulus."
It was the best birthday present I'd gotten today.
