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And yes, I HAVE always lived in Pakistan. Yeah, it IS cool, I'm a Pakistani and my real name is Sheherzad =P

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"Where IS Iris?" Lily asked Sirius after they returned. They had been looking for Iris for a really long time but she was no where to be seen.

"I don't know, I haven't seen her the whole day," Sirius lied.

Lily and James both knew that he had not spoken the truth. Sirius looked like his heart had been crushed, his eyes were blood red and he looked like he had just been given a death sentence.

"Jeez, Sirius. What did McGonagall make you do?" Alison asked. She still thought that he had gone to detention.

Sirius gave sort of a strained laugh and went to look for her in some other classrooms.

"Nope, she's not there either," Sirius said.

All five of them walked towards the great hall hoping to find her there. That was where they met Professor McGonagall.

"Oh, Evans, Stewart, Black, Lupin, Potter. I have to tell all of you something. Follow me," she said.

All five of them shared a shocked and nervous look and followed her to her office.

"Sit," she said and she conjured five chairs. All of them took a seat.

"I have called you here because I have to tell you about something that happened with Miss Hewson this evening," she said and her voice shook. MCGONAGALL'S VOICE SHOOK!!!

"What? Is she okay? Where is she?" Sirius asked, concern and fear slipping into his voice.

"Physically, she if fine. Emotionally, I'm not so sure," McGonagall said, taking out a tissue and wiping her eyes.

"What do you mean, Professor?" Sirius asked again, his voice anxious and nervous.

"Miss Hewson, today, just an hour ago received the news of her younger brother's death. She has gone home for sometime."

"What?" Lily and Alison asked, shocked and upset, "Johnny is DEAD!?"

"Yes," McGonagall passed tissues to Alison and Lily who had already burst into tears. All three of them had almost raised Johnny up. Iris' mom died when he was only three and her father was half mad due to the torture he had received at the Death Eaters' hands and the sock of his wife's death.

"How?" James asked, putting an arm around Lily. She turned and cried into his chest.

Remus did the same with Alison.

Sirius looked like he had just been set on fire. His face looked so pained and tortured. It wasn't like Iris had enough to deal with today without her brother passing away!

"Death Eaters, they came to Mr. Hewson's house for information about the Order. They told Mr. Hewson that they would kill his son if he didn't tell him. As you know he's half mad, so he had no idea what they were talking about... He couldn't answer their questions so... they killed Johnny," McGonagall burst into tears.

"This is actually why I have called you," she said after her hearty cry.

"What?" Remus asked.

"You all know that her father is half mad, her mother is dead, and her brother has just passed away. She has no relatives from either side of her family exept for a grandmother who died last year. The funeral is tomorrow and many people will come. But she needs some one to be with her at all times. She needs all of you."

They all stared at her.

"You will all go to Miss Hewson's house tonight and will support her and comfort her. This will leave her scarred for life because we all know how much she loved little Johnny. I am sending you all by Portkey. Pack your bags and return to my office in thrity minutes."

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They all ran up stairs to the common room and up to their dorms to pack their bags.

Sirius didn't want any one to see him like this, so he packed his bag carelessly and ran out of the dorms into the boy's bathrooms. He locked himself up in a cubicle and rested his forehead against the door, breathing heavily.

He couldn't believe it. Iris... She must be in so much pain. She needed some one so badly right now. He could feel it. She needed HIM.

After allowing some tears to fall out of his eyes, he walked out of the bathroom and came face to face with James who pulled him into a brotherly hug.

God, he knows me so well - Sirius thought.

And Sirius couldn't help it, he once again began to cry quietly into James' shoulder. James felt Sirius' body shaking and he tried to comfort him some more.

"What happened today, Sirius?" James asked.

"We... we broke up,"Sirius said, his voice broken.

"What? Why?!" James asked, shocked.

"Ivy Slut Daly threw herself at me, she saw us and got the wrong idea," Sirius told him.

"No way," James said.

They talked about it for some time and Sirius couldn't believe how much it helped to talk to James. It felt like a lot of weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

"Come on you guys, let's go!" Lily shouted ,she was still so upset. Her eyes were red rimmed and so were Alison's.

James went and put his arm around Lily's shoulder. She snuggled into his side and all five of them made their way to McGonagall's office.

"Good, you're five minutes early," She said in a thick voice, "by the way,Miss Hewson doesn't know you're coming, so please try not to frighten her when you arrive. The poor girl has had enough shocks already..."

"Yes, Professor," they all chanted.

"Well... Professor Dumbledore, Professor Slughorn, Professor Flitwick and I will meet you all tomorrow. Good bye," She said and they all left the office.

They all went round and round in a circle before ending up on the hard ground outside Iris' HUGE house. Huge, empty house...

Sirius was the first to get up, he left his bag and ran to the front door. James picked it up and the rest of the group ran after him.

Iris opened the door to see where the sound and the blinding light came from before Sirius could reach the front door. When she saw all of them, when she saw HIM, she burst into tears and ran towards Sirius.

Both of them slammed into each other with so much force that Sirius had to take a few steps back to steady himself so that he wouldn't fall to the ground. Iris cried into the crook of his neck and he tucked her head under his chin. He wrapped his arms around her as tightly as he could while she sobbed uncontrolably.

The rest of them came and joined their hug too and tried to comfort Iris who had just suffered the greatest loss of her life.