(21) Leo's Fire

The voice came from some distance. Someone was calling my name. I felt as if I had been run over by the Hogwarts Express. I just wanted to sleep.

"...Jim...Come on. Jim...wake up."

I didn't want to. It was nice just being half-passed out. "Piss off."

"Jim!"

Tabrenack! I opened my eyes. Everything was fuzzy. "Who'der?"

A flash of red came into the haze. "Jim, you've been out since they brought you here. Get up."

I sighed long & slow. "Where's here & where are my glasses?"

The red flash disappeared a moment & then shoved something in my hands. "I took them off while you were sleeping, in case you rolled over & broke them."

"Thanks," I put the glasses on & sat up. "Lily? Where's Sirius?"

"Sirius?" Lily stared at me. "He's not here. I never saw him anyway. But Frank & Alice are."

"Where are we?"

"I don't know," Lily said. "But we're with ...with...we're not in friendly territory."

I glanced around. It looked like a basement cellar. "Death Eaters?"

Lily nodded. "Frank & Alice were on patrol near London & came under attack five to one. They were here with me at first but it's been a while since I've seen them."

"How'd you get here?"

"I was near Dufftown with Cheryl Lynn," Lily said. She took a while before adding, "Cheryl's dead."

I watched Lily for a moment. Cheryl had been a good friend of hers from Hufflepuff. "This war's getting bad. It's really been going on since just before we all started school, but everyone kept insisting it was just a group of rebels who would soon be dealt with."

"They were fools!" Lily sniffled a little. "Voldemort's one of the most powerful wizards in the world besides Dumbledore. Didn't the world of magic learn its lesson when Grindelwald was running around?"

"Guess not," I shrugged, glancing at the door. I felt around for my wand-sheath but it was gone.

"What I can't get is how we all got taken, no matter where we were," Lily went on. "I've heard talk of maybe having a traitor among us. Like maybe one of our own is betraying us."

"Swift Horn!" I whispered to myself. He had said something similar. Maybe I wasn't going to get myself killed after all by going after Orion. But who on Earth wants to kill me besides the obvious Death Eaters & Slytherin House? One of my own, Swift Horn had said. Not from somewhere outside.

"What?"

"Nothing," I stood up to stretch my back. "Spirit stuff. It's ok."

Lily shot to her feet. "Jim, can you use Prongs to get us out of here?"

"Not out of this room," I looked at the door again. "Maybe when they bring us top side, if they do. So long as my other horn holds up. I'm in the process of shedding right now."

"Your horns are rather big. Maybe one should work well enough. I'm sure someone will come for us soon," Lily said. "They took up Frank & Alice."

"Ok, do you know anyone here?" I asked. "Any familiar faces?"

"Of Death Eaters?" Lily shook her head. "No, they're all wearing those horrid masks."

"Alright," I sat down on a bench by the wall. "Let me think a minute. We have to figure out where Alice & Frank are to rescue them to."

Lily let out a soft moan. "Jim, it's been too long! What if they're d-d...?"

"We'll work with the premise that they're not," I cut her off. "No one's dead unless we see them dead for ourselves!"

Lily sat down beside me & shivered. It was a bit damp down here. "Ok, let's hope. She can't be dead right now. Oh Jim! Alice is pregnant!"

I stared at her, having absolutely no idea how to comment on something usually a woman's problem. "Um ...wow. That's...er...nice."

"It's why they were going to get married fast," Lily went on.

"How come she isn't fat then?"

Lily smacked me. "She's not that far along & anyway there are charms to conceal such a predicament."

"Are there?"

Lily shook her head. "You can be such a toerag when you want to be. Anyway, no one was supposed to know."

"Oh I guess I'll have to swear on my magic now."

"Oh forget I said anything!"

"Oh come on, Lily-kins," I smirked at her. "I'm a Marauder! I'm the epitome of secret."

"Lily-kins, are you kidding me?" Harry shook his head.

"Whatever," Lily complained.

We heard the lock on the door click. Lily & I shared a horrified look, then I dived for the side of the door so I wouldn't be seen right away when our visitor entered. I got ready to jump on whoever it would be. A man walked right past me, heading for Lily. He wasn't wearing the Death Eater's uniform, but a great black fur cape hung from his shoulders. For a split second, I thought of Sirius, then wondered why I did. Then with his back towards me, the man spoke. I knew that voice all to well.

"So," Orion faced Lily who glared at him defiantly. "You're the muggleborn witch Sirius hangs out with."

"So what if I am?" Lily glared, hating him almost as much as I did. I was frozen to the wall. No wand. No Sirius. Lily was with me, sure, but she was wandless as well. Plus she was a girl & smaller than even me. What Orion had done to me last summer would definitely kill her & her blood status being what she was, he would make sure she died. But I was frozen in place.

"I could make an example of you to show Sirius he's on the losing side," Orion began. I saw him move. Maybe he was reaching for her. I don't know, but I finally got my brain to work with my body.

"Like you tried with me?" I snarled stepping out.

Orion snapped around in surprise. Our eyes met once more. I could feel myself shaking & hoped he didn't notice. "No one told me you were here." Orion smiled. "Well well, this is a pleasant surprise." I didn't miss the emphasis on the word pleasant. Orion flicked up an eyebrow at me as he went on. "All five of Dumbledore's new favourite young Aurors. Right here."

"So what?" I took another step, trying to keep some space between us as I edged around to Lily.

"I was just visiting," Orion went on conversationally. "Your two friends upstairs in the parlor are in a right state. They won't talk. I came down here to get this pretty maid to use her to get them to talk, but it's not needed now. We have you. I'm here for Sirius really. He'll do anything to make sure his best friend is safe."

"Sirius is here?" I felt my heart thudding in my Adam's apple.

"Yeah," Orion let his eyes roam over me. Not again! Please! "He's being held in the master bedroom, waiting for me." In a quick movement, his hand gripped my chin so hard it's amazing my lower jaw didn't crack. I felt my Stag coming on as Orion closed the distance between us. "It'll be very, uh, stimulating to work with you again." My hair started to rise a little.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily jumped to her feet.

Still gripping my face, Orion cast her a sinister look. "Oh & what's a wandless mudblood girl like yourself going to do about it?"

"Don't call her that!" I swung one foot at him, hitting his shins.

Orion grunted with pain, his fingers gripping ever tighter on my chin. With his other hand, he raised his wand & slammed the door closed by power alone, then pointed it at Lily. She went rigid & was pressed up against the back wall. Then Orion focused on me, still holding Lily in place by some unknown hex. "Boy, when will you learn your manners?"

"Last time I checked," I tried to pull out of his grasp. "Mudblood isn't a civilized word. You're the one who needs manners!"

Orion threw me backwards into the wall. I seemed to hit on the same spot my back was struck with whatever curse that had put me out in Hogsmeade. I fell to my knees as pain flared up from that spot. Orion swung his foot, kicking me across the face. I landed on my side, spitting out blood from a cracked lower lip. "If you don't associate with them, you wouldn't have to use the words!" He grabbed my hair, fortunately between some points poking through & yanked me to my knees once more.

"You're vile & pathetic!" I shot back, finally understanding why Sirius would constantly say things that upset his father. It was because they were true, but worse, it was the only thing one could do. His power was too strong, his physical strength was too brutal. Hurling insults was the only way to fight back. Still holding me by the hair, we glared into each other's eyes. I suddenly added, "And I'll be damned before I let you touch Lily!"

"Then welcome to hell!" Orion shoved me back against the wall. I tried to stand. "On your knees!" Orion used his wand to force me down.

I glared up at him. "Tabrenack you! That's the Canadienne version for the F-word!" I smirked.

"So be it!" Orion grabbed his belt buckle & pulled it open. "I'll wipe that grin off your face!"

/Wait./

I felt Swift Horn stir inside me, but this time, neither of us felt fear. In fact, while Orion was removing his belt & opening his trousers, I felt strangely calm. I looked up past the belt to the stomach. Soft. My hair rose a little more. "Now?" I barely whispered.

/Not yet./

Prongs took over inside my body. I switched from knees, to crouch & had one foot on the wall, ready to launch. Orion put my hands on his hips. "Go on! You do it or you'll wish you had."

I suddenly understood what Prongs was waiting for. I'm so glad I still have one horn to use. I smiled up at Orion. "Big mistake!" I yanked down both his trousers & underwear, then promptly lowered my head & charged.

The points hiding in my hair sunk into his stomach & the strength of the Stag propelled both Orion & myself across the room. We landed in a pile. I jumped up & while Orion was alternately trying to figure out why he was bleeding from holes in his stomach & also how to stand with his clothes twisted around his ankles, I grabbed his wand, freed Lily, then blasted the door open.

"Come on!" I fled upstairs with Lily close behind.

"CRUCIO!"

Lily & I both fell to floor screaming. It was unlike any pain I had ever suffered before, worse than what Sirius did to me during training. The pain suddenly lifted. Lily & I went flying into opposite walls & pinned by power alone.

"Thought you could escape, did you?" Bellatrix said. "Nice try. Hello Jim. Nice to see you again."

"Not really," I muttered. "I'd rather not see an ugly hag like yourself anytime so—" I was suddenly screaming in pain again. She released me completely & I went crashing to the floor. I lay quite still, feeling sore right down to the bone.

Bellatrix turned to Lily still pinned high on the wall. "So this is the little mudblood our beloved Sirius rejects us for." I tried to hex her, but she whirled around & blocked me. Then she noticed what wand I had in my hand. "YOU DARE TAKE HIS WAND?" And I was screaming again. She picked up Orion's wand while I was under her torture.

"Let him go," Orion appeared in the doorframe, fully dressed & holding a small towel to his stomach. It was oozing red. I never thought I'd be grateful for his voice & that nearly made me sick. "I'll deal with him." He took his wand back. "Put the girl back in the basement."

"Orion, let me kill her," Bellatrix begged & I felt a rising panic. They could very well kill Lily for her impure bloodline & there would be nothing I could do about it. I looked up at her, trying to catch her eye in case it was our last time together, but she was glaring evilly at Orion Black. "She's just a mudblood."

"Normally, I'd agree," Orion said. "But she's also very close to Dumbledore & may have information. If however, you can ever catch that Lupin kid, do with him as you please. You might find a surprise!"

Again, I was glad for Orion's help. Lily might be saved after all. I hated this! I didn't want to owe him anything. Bellatrix released her power bolt & just like me, Lily came crashing to the floor. I felt something hard flip around in the top of my head & knew that the next time I became Prongs, the horn would fall. Bellatrix grabbed Lily's long red hair & yanked her forward. She ended up in Orion's arms. Orion disappeared with her for a moment & I waited for the tell-tale screams of rape I had once cried. But he reappeared all too suddenly & Lily remained silent but for a few choice words in two different languages most ladies don't say. Hmm, she's hanging out with us boys too much perhaps. He pointed his wand at me & I felt bound by power.

"Let's get Sirius," Orion left the room & Bellatrix had no choice but to follow.

I felt helpless without horns. I had never been afraid of the period without horns until now & hoped they would come back quickly. I lay on my side, bound to the floor, wondering what Orion meant about a surprise. There was no way he could know about Remus being a werewolf, could he? We had all been so careful, hadn't we? Something told me otherwise. Somehow, some way. They knew.

Sirius suddenly landed on the floor beside me. He looked relieved to see me, yet frightened that I was here at all. "Je t'aime," He whispered softly & I returned the greeting. Still in French he asked, "Did he touch you again?"

"Come here!" Orion pulled Sirius up to his feet.

I answered in French. "Not yet!" Then wished I hadn't for it seemed to worry Sirius.

"Now," Orion pointed his wand at Sirius & he was pushed back to the wall & bound to it. "Tell me what Dumbledore's planning."

"I don't know," Sirius shrugged. "And I don't care!"

"You will," Orion flicked his wand at me. I was suddenly on my back & dragged by an unseen force into the center of the room with Sirius on my right & large bay windows looking out into a bright dawn on my left. I suddenly felt something pinning one wrist down. Looking at my left, I saw a transparent spike of magic sticking out of it & I was bleeding at the spot. I let out a scream that was part surprise but mostly pain as my right wrist also suddenly flared in agony. He had crucified me to the floor! Both spikes burned as if they had been passed through fire first.

"Stop it! What are you doing?" Sirius tried to wrench himself free but his hands were behind his back against the wall.

I gritted my teeth against the constant thrums of pain spreading out from my wrists to run up my arms. I forced myself to look at Sirius. "I'm alright." It made him madder.

Sirius banged the back of his head against the wall in frustration. "I swear if I ever get my hands on you, Dad!"

"That's why they're conveniently bound at the moment," Orion pointed out. He sat down on the sofa so that both of us were in his vision. "Now, there's been whispers of an army Dumbledore is building. You two are going to tell me about it."

"Dumbledore doesn't tell us stuff like that," I managed to say, focusing on a spot on the ceiling while ignoring as best possible the nails of magic burning in me.

"Oh I think he's mentioned something," Orion disagreed. "There's something about a Phoenix."

"That's Fawkes!" Sirius & I both retorted. Irritated at Orion's stupidity, I flexed my hands only to be brutally reminded that I'm a living crucifix. My back curved off the floor as I screamed until that wave of pain had fully washed over me.

Harry put the writings aside & opened his album to the cat scratched James. He lifted the picture from the page & put the album aside.

"What?" James glared. "Come to laugh at me? Not my fault the cat's barkin' mad!"

"You told me that your other encounters with Orion Black weren't as bad as your first one!" Harry didn't mean to sound quite as harsh as he did, but it had come out in a rather accusing tone.

"No, they weren't," James tossed his napkin aside, exposing the scratches.

"Can you..." Harry looked away for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

"Can you show me your scars again? On your left wrist."

James pulled down the leather strap & held his arm up. "Harry, I got out of it enough to move on. I was fine until whoever betrayed me got Peter, me & your mother killed."

"I'm...I think...I'm starting to believe you," Harry hesitated before going on. "About Sirius I mean."

"That's good," James lowered his arm. "Any idea who really screwed us all over?"

"None," Harry sighed. "Your scars again." James glared. "Please?" James did so. "Now, remove your hand. There's a round one there, isn't there?"

"Yeah but I didn't do it," James exposed a round Knut-sized scar.

"You have one on each don't you?" Harry asked. James nodded. "How can you say it wasn't as bad as the first time? He crucified you to the floor!"

"Ah," James rolled his shoulders, buying time. "Well ... merde (shit)! You're up to that part, are you? I had forgotten about writing it in. If I had to choose between that & the first time, I'd pick up a cross any day, Harry." Photo-father & blood-son fell silent for several moments. James suddenly went on. "Harry I have no idea why I left that thing out. If not for Sirius's predicament out there where you are, I'd say burn it for me right now. If you're at my...uh, crucifixion, you're nearly done."

"I noticed," Harry glanced at the binder. "I'm almost at the end."

"Where'd you find that thing anyway?"

"Behind the brick wall," Harry answered. "On the table of what you call the Marauder's conference room."

"Brick wall? You mean when you cut the tapestry & it turns into a passage?"

"Beyond that," Harry explained the halls behind Slytherin's tapestry.

"Harry," James looked sideways at the frame for a moment. "Honey there's no...no brick wall that far in."

"Yes there is," Harry insisted. "It's just like Platform 9 & three quarters. You can go right through."

"No, no, there's no wall. It's all open."

"I'll show you," Harry pocketed the picture before James could protest. He buried the album & memoirs in his trunk, grabbed the cloak & ran to the tapestry. After quickly checking around to see that he was alone, Harry cut himself in & fled down the center hall until he stopped just before the brick wall. He pulled out the picture & lit his wand. "See? I told you! Beyond that is your conference room."

"Harry, I have never seen that wall before in my life, photography or death!" James looked at it. "My God! What did I do?"

"Why, is more like it," Harry stepped through the brick wall into the triangular room. "Your journal was right there. You can still see the shiny spot where it sat for so many years on the table."

"Harry I don't know how or why," James suddenly went on. "But I just know your answer about Sirius is in there. You've got to save him but," James hesitated. "but can you do me a favour? If ...if you're too late...don't tell me. I may be just a photo, but I carry the echo of every memory upto the date this was taken. It would destroy me if something happened to Sirius. Don't tell me."

"I won't," Harry put the picture back in his pocket & returned to the memoirs. So, no brick wall before now. Where did it come from?

"I know about Fawkes," Orion smiled at my discomfort. "No. No, no. This is something way bigger than an actual Phoenix. Some sort of army or something."

"Well duh, we're at war!" I shot back. Orion flicked his wand. The spikes turned orange & I was lost to a world of pain once more. I dimly heard Sirius screaming at Orion to spare me.

"There we are," Orion was patting my cheek. "Back in the living world, I see."

"A world I intend to kick you out of!" I snarled at him. Orion put a hand around my throat & squeezed my Adam's apple until I choked. He let go.

"Please stop!" Sirius was nearly beside himself. "Don't hurt him any more! We don't know anything! What else can I do?"

"What would you do to spare Jim?"

Sirius glared at Orion. He suddenly broke down. "Anything ... Dad! Please! Anything. I'll quit being an Auror. Leave Hogwarts! Whatever you want. I'll become a Death Eater if I have to, but please s—"

"Oh yeah! Great! JUST when I was starting to believe you!"

"I am no Death Eater!" Sirius seethed in a low dangerous voice.

Harry growled in frustration.

"Sirius! No!" I cut him off.

"I can't stand seeing you in pain Jim!" He gasped between tears.

"It's...not so bad," I knew he didn't believe me & I don't blame him. My body was shivering from cold shock as I bled out slowly but surely & agonizing seizures often assailed me. I focused on my spot on the ceiling again.

"Ohhh," Orion suddenly realized something. "Well now, what a turn of events." He kept muttering to himself, smiling as he walked around my cross-bound form. "Yes, very useful indeed. Well now," He looked at Sirius. "My dear boy. About time you start picking up purebloods! Decided to have your way with Jim just like I did eh?"

"IT WAS NOTHING LIKE YOU!" Sirius & I roared at him.

Orion laughed, pressing the toe of his right boot up along between my legs. "That con...firms...it. You're in love!"

I continued to stare at the ceiling as Orion walked away from me & berated Sirius by praising him for finally being with a pureblood. Love however, was the last thing I was feeling. Right now, no one & no thing existed but my pure raw hate from hell itself for that man. I focused on it, allowed it to feed my life-force. I had to stay alive, if only to kill that monster. I suddenly felt a pressure on my hips. Orion had straddled me. Sirius went into hysterics.

"Stop!" Orion & I both commanded. Sirius only fell silent since I told him to. So, I was the strong one this time. Interesting switch. Orion ripped open the top of my Auror's uniform, including the red shirt to expose my chest.

I focused on my Spirit tattoo, currently between my shoulder blades, still unseen. /Swift Horn, please. Stay out of sight. Hide the tattoo. Please!/ I had never tried to command my tattoo before. Now I was begging it to stay out of sight. I suddenly felt it move to my scalp. My hair would cover it, but would it stay there? /Please. Stay there!/ I couldn't transform even if I was alone, being pinned in this position. Prongs would snap his front legs right off.

I felt Orion petting my breast bone as he spoke. "Slight problem Sirius," Orion went on as if ripping shirts of young men open was the most natural thing in the world for him. (Probably was.) "Jim here has a liking for those of ...lesser class shall we say?"

Sirius had gone deathly silent by now, but he glared at Orion like a dog intently stares at something he's hunting. I felt Orion's hands on my chest, petting my skin until the tiny hairs rose up as my blood rushed through me. I focused on the ceiling again. Summoning grounds. The time was near to retreat back to that night. I could feel every curve of Orion as he sat on my hips. He dared kiss the center of my chest, lingering for nearly a minute, then raised his wand in my line of sight for a moment & brought it down. I felt something bite my flesh in my right shoulder. It lifted a bit, only to bite down once more.

I jerked with the pain, which made Orion sway on me & I had a sudden acute feeling of him brushing against me. I suddenly knew what he was doing. Any pain he caused me that was strong enough to make my entire body react would cause us to grind together. Determined that my impeding arousal would be ignored, I stared at the ceiling once more. I hated Orion ever more. With him sitting on me like that, I couldn't go to the Summoning Grounds. He'd feel it. I gritted my teeth as he made another cut & it took all my willpower not to twitch against the pain.

Unfazed, Orion continued to make more cuts, deeper & more jarring than before, occasionally adding another kiss to my skin. He made me move whether I wanted to or not. I slowly gave up & tried to retreat into the Summoning Grounds.

I was kneeling down on the forest floor by the altar. Sirius was stroking my back. "Is it him?"

"Yes."

"Shut him out," Sirius whispered, before lying me down across what appeared to be the car seat once more. I had switched places.

My wrists seared & I was suddenly cross-spread on the floor again. I ended up bucking my hips against Orion instead of Sirius. "Ah, now you're learning." Orion covered my mouth with his own. I let out a muffled squeal. He took his time to release me & cut again as Sirius swore under breath.

I willed my mind back to the Summoning Grounds. "Where'd you go?" Sirius took me in his arms.

"I'm here," I took his hand. "Make your move. Cast the spell." I lay down on the ground before putting his hand on my inner leg, hoping for his special touch.

"Keep your eyes focused on me," Sirius caressed the most tender spots.

"Someone," Orion was crouching beside me. He tapped me with the palm of his hand right between my legs with every word. "is – not – paying – attention!" I turned my head so I could look at Sirius. Orion kept his hand between my legs for a moment longer. After a quick squeeze, he let go, only to straddle me once more.

Sirius didn't voice it, but I saw his lips move. 'Keep your eyes focused on me.' In that moment, I knew Sirius had done something more to me than just show me how to use sexual energy so many weeks ago. He had charmed me somehow. Orion made another cut.

I went back to the Summoning Grounds. Sirius was standing by the altar. He held out a hand. "Stay here."

"I'm trying!" I ran to him. "Sirius what did you do? Is this real?"

"Sort of," Sirius said. "I fooled around with spells involving mind control or telepathy. Call it a mind meld perhaps, like what Vulcans do. I may be chained to that wall, but I can touch your mind even now."

"You know we could die here today," I said as he kissed my shoulder before putting both hands around me & pressed against my tailbone. "Lily to. I think Frank & Alice are already dead."

"No they're not," Sirius said. "Though she did have a miscarriage."

"Oh you know about that?"

"I think everyone does when a woman miscarries."

"Right," I leaned on him. "We have to get out of there." I bit into his shoulder as I felt another cut, though distant. "Ironic how you're both carving me up."

"I think he's cutting in a word," Sirius said. "But never mind that now. Come here." He took me down to the ground. He took Orion's place above me. "Just let go. I told you we'd be together here." I put my arms around his neck, only to pull away & stare at my wrists. They were glowing orange. "JAMES!"

Too late, I was back on the floor. Did he add the torture curse to those nails? I looked back at Sirius who nodded once. Try again. Yeah well, neither of us had counted on being crucified on top of it all. I closed my eyes.

I was back on the ground by the altar with Sirius over me. "If we could just shut out those nails!" I moaned softly, trying to shut out not only the pain but also a strange sensation in my chest as Orion began nursing my right nipple.

Sirius stroked my arms, then held my wrists in his hands. "I'm so sorry you have to go through this Jim."

"I'm with you," I suddenly laughed. "I think we'll need bigger friendship straps to cover those holes."

"Of course," Sirius rolled his eyes. "I'll make them out of his hide!"

"Sound's like a plan." I put my hands on his shoulders, rubbing them. My breath suddenly caught in my throat & I felt a familiar pressure building up. "Sirius! It's happening."

"You're with me!" Sirius lay over me, holding me close. "It's alright."

"He'll feel it."

"Do you feel him right now?" Sirius pressed against me. "Or me?"

"You." I went stiff under him. The next moment, I was back on my cross but my eyes were on Sirius. He smiled softly at me.

"There," Orion gasped. "I'd say was that wasn't so hard but ...all things considered."

I had forgotten about him. Just for a few moments, but I had forgotten. It had worked! I glared up at him. "Just wait until I kill you!"

Orion back-handed me across the face which caused the crack on my lip to bleed even more than before. "You're as bad as Sirius! You never learn." He put one hand on my chest under the wounds he had given me & suddenly slid downward towards my belt. I focused on Sirius.

Several things happened at once. Orion had my belt undone & put one hand inside, grabbing me roughly. Sirius suddenly had the appearance of a vampire as Padfoot's fangs appeared. He was struggling against the invisible binds of magic holding him, trying to break free. There was an explosion as Sirius screamed & was engulfed in blue flames. A lion of blue fire burst forth. Orion was flung through the large windows & I was staring at the sky where the roof had once been as shards of glass rained down on me. I closed my eyes & quickly turned my face away barely in time. I felt the spikes disappear & I sat up just as Sirius slumped to the floor, free of his own bonds.

I stared at him for a moment, terrified of whatever had just happened.

(AN: Ok, ripped off a line out of Sherlock BBC. Also, there are several things out of Heroes I ripped off; Sylar fans in particular will recognize them. Also Roswell, when Tess caused a vision of a fireball in the school. Modified that for Sirius's lion of fire.)