Chapter 50: To Tell The Truth.


Sirius and Sam walked into Remus' room and smiled when he looked away from his window. His face brightened when he saw her but fell when he saw his best friend holding her hand. "What are you doing here?" He asked in a small voice.

Sam hugged him and he had to resist the urge to kiss her. "I had to see you." He smiled. "Sirius and I have to discuss something with you."

Remus eyed them closely. He nodded at Sirius and they sat down on his bed. "What do we need to discuss?"

She looked at Sirius and he sighed. "Sam's parents want to send her back to St. Mungo's." Remus gasped. "We don't want that to happen. We found a way, with the help of my cousin Andromeda, to stop this from happening."

"Well, what is it?"

She sighed. "We are getting married tomorrow?"

His eyes widened. "You're going to do what?"

"Remus, please, remain calm." She begged.

He stood up and began to pace. "This is completely crazy!"

Sirius shook his head. "I know it seems that way but it's the only way." He sighed. "Moony, we want your support. We need it."

"Isn't there any other way? Did you even try to talk to your parents?"

She nodded. "Of course we did! James and Lily even tried to but they wouldn't listen." She smiled at him. "When James came up with this idea and Lily and Sirius agreed to it, I thought they were nutters!"

Remus stopped pacing. "This was James' brilliant idea and Lily agreed to it?" They nodded. "You're all mad! Sam, how can you go along with it? What about what we talked about?"

"What did you talk about?" Sirius asked while looking at Sam.

Sam smiled at him. "I had doubts about our engagement. Don't you remember me telling you about this?" He nodded. She looked at Remus. "Remus, we love each other and want to get married. It's sooner than we expected but it's the only way for us to be together and for me not to be sent away. Please, understand our reasons and support us."

He sunk down on the window seat. "I do understand, Sammy. I was just surprised." She smiled. "I guess I have no choice but to support you."

She hugged him. "Thank you so much, Remus!"

He let out a small smile. "Why did you come to tell me? Why didn't you let me find out when you told everyone else?"

"Sam didn't think it would be right to do that. Plus, you are a part of our family, mate! We want you there with us!"

"Y-You want me there?"

She laughed. "Of course we do, Hero!" Sirius scowled at her nickname for Remus. "We love you and we want you there with us. It would mean so much to me if you were there."

He smiled at her. "If you want me there, I'll be there. You know I can't deny you a thing." She blushed while Sirius continued to scowl. "What time should I be there?"

Sam hugged him again. "It's tomorrow at ten. We are going to Andromeda's at seven and she will take us to the justice of the peace. He lives a few miles away from her."

"I think I know where that is. My mum has had to do business with him for the ministry."

She smiled. "This is wonderful! Thank you, Moony! This means so much to me!" He beamed at her. "If you will excuse me, I have to use the bathroom."

They nodded and she left. Sirius stared at his friend and sighed. "So, what's new with you?"

Remus glared at him. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Why are you doing this? Why do you have to marry her?"

"Are you thick? Didn't you hear a word we said? They are going to send her away! This is the only way!"

He shook his head. "This is completely crazy! There has to be another way!" He sighed. "Why do you have to marry her?"

Sirius looked down at the ground. "I love her, Moony. I've loved her for as long as I can remember. She loves me too. I proposed to her on Christmas."

"Yes, I know. She came here and told me. I don't know why you did that. Why did you rush into things again?"

"Don't you get it? I love her! I wanted her back and now, I've got her!"

Remus sneered. "You just want her back so that I wouldn't have her. You wanted her back because that way, she won't be with someone else and you can control her again."

His eyes widened. "That's a lie and you know it! You're just mad that she chose me and not you!"

"She wanted to get back with me, not you. I don't know how you did it but she went back to you! I'm surprised you are marrying her. Are you going to change your mind again? Are you going to make her beg for you again?"

Sirius growled. "I already told you that I regretted doing that to her! I made a mistake and she forgave me! We are getting married tomorrow whether you like it or not!"

He was panting. "It won't last! You are going to screw it all up again and I will be there waiting for her."

"Why are you acting this way? You told her that you would support us!"

"I lied! I don't support this stupid plan but I couldn't tell her that! I don't want her to hate me anymore." He rubbed his temples. "You could have anyone, Padfoot. You could have any girl at school, why did you have to choose her? Why does it have to be her? Why does it have to be the only girl I've ever loved that you marry?"

Sirius sighed. "I love her, Moony. She is the only one I've ever loved. She makes me want to be a better person."

Remus glared at him. "You could have anyone but I can't. She was the first person I told about my secret and she accepted me. She loved me despite it all!"

"She still loves you, Remus. I know she does but she chose me. She agreed to marry me."

"Only as a last resort!"

"That's not true! I asked her before St. Mungo's came up!"

He got in his face. "You will screw it up again, you know you will. I know you will. Sirius, you are hiding something from her, I know you are. I may not know what it is but I know she will leave you because of it. Sam will leave you and come back to me. She still loves me and will come back to me. All I have to do is wait and she will be with me again."

He pushed him away. "No, she won't! You had your chance but you screwed up! Just face the fact that she loves me and we are getting married. She won't leave me. I won't let her."

Remus laughed. "I know I screwed up but that doesn't matter anymore. She forgave me. You will screw it all up. You know it too. I can smell the fear all over you. You did something or are about to do something and you know she will leave you."

"When did you become such a bastard?"

He smirked. "In my fifth year when one of my best friends made a play for my girlfriend."

Sirius was fuming. "I apologized for that! It wasn't my fault that you said all that shit to her and broke up with her! If you would have just listened then maybe you would be marrying her tomorrow instead of me but you aren't! She chose me, not you! Get over it, Moony! You had your shot but you screwed up!"

Remus was tempted to punch him but stopped himself. "I wasn't the only one that screwed up! I never lied to her! I never told her that I didn't love her when I did! I didn't purposely hurt her because I was scared to love her!"

He growled at him again. "This is pointless! We've been through this all before! No matter what we say it won't change the fact that I'm marrying her." He stared at him closely. "We were best friends once. Despite everything that happened, we were best friends. We agreed to put this behind us. Why can't we do that? Why can't we still be friends?"

He looked out the window. "It's hard to let things go. Every time I turned around, you were after her. In our fifth year and in our sixth." Sirius' eyes widened. "I knew you started having feelings for her at the end of our fifth year. It was so obvious to everyone but Sam. You got worse over the summer. You kept interrupting us and tried to hog her attention but I never said a word because I knew that she didn't notice. She only wanted me then. You practically admitted to it in Slughorn's class when we learned about the love potion."

"H-How-"

"You described her scent. Lily hinted at it later that day but I pretended not to notice."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"

Remus turned around and smiled when he saw how pale Sirius looked. "As I said, she didn't notice and only loved me. Why say anything when I knew she wouldn't cheat on me? She's loyal to the ones she loves. She is faithful, unlike us." Sirius nodded. "She would always tell me that she would love me forever. When I cheated on her…her faith was shaken. When you cheated on her and said those things to her, she told me that she almost stopped believing in love. She told me that I brought her back, she believed in love again because of me."

He was pale. "I-I didn't know that."

"How could you? You didn't want to know and she wouldn't have told you."

Sirius began to pace. "She tells you everything. When I ask her a question, it's like I have to pull teeth just to get an answer." He stopped and stared at him. "Why does she tell you everything but not me?"

He shrugged. "I honestly don't know why but that's how it worked out. We have always been that way with one another even before we started going out."

He shook his head and laughed. "I was always jealous of you for that. I still am."

"Y-You were jealous of me?"

He nodded and shrugged. "Yes, I was and still am. I was her obsession but you were her life line. Whenever she had a problem, she ran to you. Of course I was jealous of you! The girl I loved would drool all over me but she ran to you. She trusted you with her secrets and dreams. Didn't you ever wonder why, in our second year, I kept asking you if you had feelings for her? Or, in our third year? I didn't want you to be…I wanted her to turn to me instead of you."

Remus rolled his eyes. "You barely paid any attention to her! The only time you did pay attention was when some guy was around and flirting with her. She didn't think you would ever feel the same way about her that she felt for you. She didn't want to waste anymore time pining after you when you never acknowledged her."

"I noticed her! I just didn't realize…I couldn't let myself love her! She's my best friend's sister! It didn't feel right! I didn't know that I could be with her until James gave you his blessing to be with her!"

"Well, you could have asked him. James always knew you loved her and never understood why you didn't say anything. He was shocked when he found out that Sam was the girl I was sneaking around with. He told me that when he found out, he was pissed because he thought I was just using her. I explained to him that she barely let me touch her. She was new to kissing and…uh…other things. She didn't want to rush and I loved her enough to respect that. He knew this before I talked to him. He saw how we acted with one another and even followed us a couple of time. James knew that I wasn't using her and loved her. That's why he gave us his blessing. He would have done the same thing with you. You just didn't speak up soon enough. For once, I was the brave one and got the girl. It could have been you. She would have experienced everything with you instead of me."

Sirius rubbed his temples. "I always thought she would have waited to be with me. I always though I would be her first."

He smiled. "Did you?" Sirius nodded. "When you found out about our first time together, were you jealous?"

He rolled his eyes. "Of course I was! That talk with Lily, after I found out, made me realize it! That blasted woman made me realize something that I really didn't want to know! She made me realize that I wanted to be Sam's first but that's not going to happen. You were her first…everything but what am I to her?"

Remus groaned. "I can't believe I'm going to do this!" Sirius gave him a curious look. "You were her first vision…I think…yeah, you were. You were her first good vision. You were her first crush and you were her first true friend that wasn't James. Now, you are going to be her first and only husband. So, you see, you are something important to her."

Sirius smiled. "You know what? You're right! I mean, she wasn't any of my firsts either. Thanks, Moony!" He sighed when he saw the sad look on his friend's face. "She does love you. She told me that she always would."

He smiled. "I don't need a pep talk, Padfoot. I know she loves me." He sighed. "Just don't hurt her again. If you do, you will never get her back."

"Believe me, I know! She told me so."

He eyed him closely. "What are you hiding, Padfoot?"

He shifted uncomfortably. "What do you mean?"

Remus shook his head. "I can smell the fear on you. What are you hiding? What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything!"

"You're lying! Tell me what you did. Maybe I could help."

Sirius smiled. "Are you saying that we're still friends?"

Remus laughed. "Of course we are. James, Peter, and you are my best friends. Just because we have some…issues doesn't mean that we aren't friends. I'd do anything for you lot."

He smirked. "We'd do anything for you, mate." They shook hands. "Are you going to be there tomorrow? Sam needs you there. I need you there."

He smiled. "I will be there. I promise that I will be there for the both of you." He gripped his hand and pulled him closer. "Just remember not to hurt her again. If you do, she will leave you and I will be there waiting for her."

Sirius continued to smile. "I won't hurt her again. You don't have to worry about that, mate. She isn't going anywhere."

"I'm going home."

They looked away from each other and saw Sam smiling at them. "What did you say, Sammy?" Remus asked while letting go of Sirius' hand.

Sam walked over to him and hugged him. "I want you to know that I love you very much and I always will." He blushed when she kissed his cheek. "Thank you for your support, Hero. It means so much to me that you will be there for us."

Remus looked at Sirius. "Can you give us a minute alone?" He nodded and left. He kissed her and smiled when she kissed him back. "I love you too, Sammy. I always will." She smiled and kissed him again. "If you need anything at all, just let me know. I'll be there for you."

She held him close and took in his scent. "I know, Moony. You're always there for me. He won't hurt me again. I won't let him." He looked doubtful. "You mean so much to me, Hero. I couldn't have made it the last few months…the last six years without you."

He laughed. "I doubt that." She shook her head but stopped when he kissed her again. "I love you, Samantha. Never doubt the love I still have for you, ok?" She smiled and nodded. "Just know that if you ever need me, I'll be there."

Sam nodded and leaned in for one last kiss. "I know, Hero. I know you'll be there for me."


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Mrs. Potter walked into the living room when she heard the children. She saw Sirius and Sam talking in whispers and tried to listen. They stopped talking when they saw her standing there, watching them. "Where have you two been? I was worried when James and Lily came home without you."

Sam looked excited. "Lily is still here?" Mrs. Potter nodded. "Where is she?"

She smiled. "She is upstairs with James. I was just about to check on them."

Sirius laughed. "You don't have to worry about them doing anything. James has tried but Lily won't let him."

Sam hit his arm. "Sirius, stop it! I doubt Mama wants to hear about that!"

Mrs. Potter shrugged. "It's good to know that I don't have to worry about grandchildren just yet." She narrowed her eyes into thin slits. "I don't, do I?"

She rolled her eyes. "Mama, spare me! I'm not pregnant and I don't plan on it!"

He smiled at her. "You never know, Sammy. We could start trying right now if you want."

Sam rolled her eyes and punched his arm. Mrs. Potter glared at him. "Sirius Phineas Black, you better keep your hands off of her! If I find out that you got my little girl pregnant, I will hex you into the next century!"

"My hands haven't touched her! Believe me, I've tried but she won't let me."

She eyed him closely. "Samantha, is he telling the truth?" Sam nodded. "That's a good girl."

"We are waiting until our wedding night." Sam said with a smirk.

Sirius held in his laughter. "Come on, Sam. Let's go upstairs." Mrs. Potter gave him a look and he rolled his eyes. "We are just going to talk to James and Lily."

They walked upstairs and into James' room. James and Lily were lying down on his bed, cuddling. They looked up and smiled at them. "How'd it go with Moony?" James asked while yawning.

Sam smiled while Sirius shrugged. "He said he would come and support us tomorrow." They smiled. "Lily, can I talk to you alone?"

Lily nodded and they went to her room. Sirius sat down on James' bed and lay down next to him. James glanced at him from the corner of his eye. "What's on your mind, Padfoot?"

"It's what Moony said." James gave him a curious look. "He said that I would screw up again and he would wait for Sam to come to him. He said that we were still friends but that he knew I would screw it all up again and he would be waiting for her."

He laughed. "That sounds like Moony! What else did he say to you?" Sirius told him what happened and he laughed again. "Did you really smell her scent?" He blushed and nodded. "Did you tell her?" He shook his head. "Sirius, have you told her the truth yet?"

Sirius sighed. "No, I haven't." He gave him a look. "I will though! I promised I would and I will! It's just a lot has happened. I will tell her when the time is right."

James rolled over onto his side and Sirius did the same. "I believe you. I know my sister as well as I know you and she will be upset but if you tell her everything, including the scent story, she will forgive you."

"Do you really think so?"

"I know so! You made a mistake but you already know that. She will be mad but she will forgive you."

He nodded. "They kissed again. I could smell him all over her. When we came home we were talking about it. She said it didn't mean anything except a goodbye but it's hard to get past. When she told him about our engagement, they kissed. I had to force her to tell me about it. Why does she go to him for comfort? Why does she tell him about everything but she fights against me?"

James shrugged. "They have always been that way with one another. They have a strong connection that even I can't explain. Maybe it's because they experienced their firsts with each other. You and Sam have always had a strong bong but would always fight."

"I wish that I was her first everything instead of Remus. Maybe if I was, she would be confiding in me instead of Remus."

"Mate, you can't go back in time and change everything for the better. It's not possible. You could have been with her but you hesitated unlike Remus." He sighed. "Padfoot, she loves you. She came back to you, didn't she?" Sirius smiled and nodded. "Why are you so worried about your closeness to her? Are you having doubts about tomorrow?"

His eyes widened. "No, I'm not! I love Sam! I really do! I want to be with her and if it helps prevent her from being sent away then all the better! You don't have to worry about that, Prongs."

He looked around and laughed. "We better get off the bed. We look like a couple!"

Sirius laughed. "That is too disturbing!" He smiled when they sat up. "Thanks for all your help, Prongs. I know I don't have anything to worry about now."

James smiled and they hugged briefly. "That's what I'm here for. Just promise me that you will tell her everything. She will be mad but don't lose hope, ok?"

He nodded. "I promise I will tell her and that I won't lose hope. She loves me and will forgive me. I know that now."


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Lily sat down on her bed and smiled at Sam. "What did you want to talk about?"

Sam lay down on her bed and sighed. "I need your help with something."

"What is it?"

She sat up and smiled. "I heard Remus and Sirius talking. Sirius said that he wished he was my first everything instead of Remus. I want him to be my first."

She laughed. "Sam, that's not possible. You can't go back in time and change things. I thought you were glad Remus was your first?"

She smiled. "I am! I still love him so much! I wouldn't trade my time with him for anything! I just want to give Sirius something that he has always wanted. I want to give him my virginity."

Lily gave her a weird look. "I don't understand. How can you give him your virginity when you lost it to Remus three years ago?"

Sam giggled. "Do you remember when Lilac told us about that charm she found? The one that she used to make Adam believe that she was a virgin?"

Her eyes widened. "I remember that but you can't be thinking about using it!"

"Why not? Sirius will know what it would be like to be my first and then he won't be so threatened by my close relationship with Remus."

Lily rolled her eyes. "Sam, he loves you. Why do you want to do this?"

She shrugged. "I thought it was a good idea. I love him, Lily. I just thought it would make him feel better about our relationship."

She sighed. "Ok, I can understand that but why do you need my help?"

Sam let out an excited gasp. "Does that mean you will help?" Lily laughed and nodded. "You're seventeen and can perform magic outside of school. I can't do that. I just need you to perform the charm on me. All you have to do is say the words and I will be a virgin again!"

Lily laughed. "Ok, I will do it!" Sam laughed and hugged her. "When should we do this?"

She thought for a moment. "Before the wedding." She sighed. "I just forgot one thing."

"What's that?"

"I don't remember if Lilac said if it would hurt like the first time did. Do you?"

She made a face. "I don't remember either. I think it might."

Sam cringed. "That's just great!"

"Are you changing your mind?"

She shook her head. "No, I'm not. I just hope that it doesn't hurt like the first time."

Lily smiled. "Neither do I."


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They snuck downstairs and held their wedding clothes to them. James smiled at his sister. "Now, I know this was my idea and we pressured you into this but are you sure that you want to do this? Tell me now and, if the answer is no, we can tell Andy to call the whole thing off." He whispered in her ear.

Sam hugged him and kissed his cheek. "I'm sure, James." He smiled. "I love you, Jimmybean."

His smile grew. "I love you too, Sammabelle."

Andromeda was waiting for them and smiled. "How is everyone doing? Are you excited about today?"

They smiled. "We're ready, Andy." Sirius said. They followed her upstairs and he stopped Sam before she walked into the room where Lily and she would change. He smiled and kissed her. "I've wanted to do that all morning." She smiled and blushed. "I love you, Sammy. I want you to know that I love you and that you make me so happy."

Sam's blush grew. "Sirius, I love you so much. You make me happy too."

He held her to him. "I can't believe we are doing this." He laughed. "I want to spend my life with you."

She smiled. "In a few hours, you will be stuck with me forever."

"I'll never be stuck with you, Samantha. I want to marry you. I want to be with you always. Are you sure you want to be with me? Do you want to marry me?"

"I want to be with you. I want to marry you. Are you sure?"

Sirius kissed her and she melted into him. "I'm sure about this. I never felt this way about anyone but you."

They kissed again but Andy interrupted them. "That's enough, you two! Save it for tonight!" They blushed. "Sam, Lily is waiting to help you get ready. Sirius, James is also waiting for you."

He gave Sam one last look and smiled. "I'll see you soon, Sammy."


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Lily and Sam were waiting in one of the vacant rooms in the justice of the peace's office. Sam was wearing a flowing white dress that she usually wore for special occasions during the summer and had her hair swept up. Lily, in gold dress robes, was putting white flowers in her hair. Sam's hands were clenched together. Lily faced her and they shared a smile. The two girls hugged. "Sam, you look beautiful. You make a wonderful bride."

Sam laughed. "I don't know about that. I'm nervous as hell!"

She held her hands. "It's going to be ok, Sammy. Sirius loves you. The two of you will make it work." Sam nodded. "Do you want me to do the charm now?"

She nodded. She closed her eyes when Lily took out her wand. She was about to begin but they were interrupted. "What the bloody hell are you doing?"

They looked towards the door and saw James watching them. "It's a present for Sirius." Sam said.

James smiled. "What is this present exactly?"

He saw his sister blush while Lily laughed. "Lilac told us about this charm she found. She used it to make Adam believe that she was still a virgin. Sam overheard a part of Sirius' conversation with Remus and heard that he wished he was her first. She thought that this would help Sirius realize how strong their relationship was."

He laughed. "You aren't serious!" Sam glared at him. He laughed some more. "I can't wait to see the look on his face when I tell him this!"

Sam's eyes widened. "James, you can't tell him!"

"Why the hell not?"

She sighed. "I wanted it to be a surprise." He smiled. "You don't think I should do it, do you? It wouldn't be the same, would it? I was stupid to believe that it would actually work."

He sighed as she sat down in a nearby chair. He walked over and kneeled down in front of her. "You aren't stupid, Sammy. It's a sweet idea." She shrugged. "Why would you want to do this?"

"I wanted to give him something he always wanted. He wanted to be my first and I thought that it would make him feel closer to me."

James hugged her. "I think you should do it. This will show him how committed you are to him."

"Thank you, James." He nodded. "Is Remus here yet?"

He shook his head. "No, he isn't." Her face fell. "Don't worry, Sammy. He will be here." She nodded. "I have to go check on the groom."

She stared at him. "He's still here?"

"Of course he is! Sirius loves you! He wants to marry you." She smiled. He left and went into the next room. He saw Sirius struggling to get his tie straight and he laughed. "Do you need help, Padfoot?"

Sirius looked up and smiled. "I really do!" James helped him. "How's Sam?"

James shook his head and laughed. "She is just fine. You have no idea what she is planning to give you as a present!"

His eyes grew wide. "She got me something?"

He laughed. "In a way."

"What's that supposed to mean? Was I supposed to get her something?"

James smiled. "No, you weren't. And, before you ask, I promised not to tell you what your present is."

Sirius smirked. "Come on, Prongs! Tell me!" James rolled his eyes and told him. He was shocked. "S-She is really doing that for me?" He nodded. "Why would she?"

He patted him on the back. "Sam wants to show you what it would be like to be her first. She wants you to have what you always wanted." Sirius smiled. "Padfoot, don't tell her I told you. She would kick my ass!"

"Are you afraid of your little sister?"

He blushed and nodded. "I am. She can hit!" Sirius nodded in agreement. "Don't you dare tell her or anyone! I would never live it down!"


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Andromeda smiled and hugged Sirius. "Are you sure about this?"

Sirius kissed her cheek. "I'm sure, Andy. This is what I want. I just can't believe its happening. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop."

She laughed and slapped his arm. "Don't think that way! Why would you say that?"

He shifted uncomfortably. "I-I may have done something."

"What did you do?"

"I can't tell you, Andy. You'll kick my ass."

She rolled her eyes and laughed. "That may be true." He smiled and nodded. "Tell me what you may have done." He pulled her into an empty room and put up a silencing charm. He took a deep breath and told her about what he said to Severus. Her eyes widened as she punched him in the arm. "Sirius Phineas Black, how stupid are you?"

Sirius winced and yelped when she kept hitting him. "Ow! Andy, stop it! You're hurting me!"

"You deserve it, you stupid git! What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Andy, I made a mistake! I'm sorry! I didn't know he would try and hurt her!"

She gave him one last punch in the arm. "Well, he did! He could have killed her! This happened because you couldn't control your damn jealousy! Her parents want to send her away because of your actions! The only reason that this wedding is happening is because they want to send her away!"

He sighed. "I know that, Andy. That's why I'm doing this."

"You're only marrying her because you feel guilty?"

His eyes widened. "No, of course not! I love Sam! I want to marry her!"

She shook her head. "Sirius, I love you but sometimes you really test that. Wasn't it enough that you cheated on her and broke her heart? Wasn't it enough that she was sent away already? Are you only agreeing to marry her so that no one else will have her? That girl has been through enough! She has had to go through so much and she's still so young!"

He gave her a pained look. "Andy, I know that. I know that I've hurt her. I'm sorry for what I did. I apologized and she forgave me. Sam wants to be with me! She loves me, Andy!"

Andy groaned. "Yes, she does. She proved that by agreeing to marry you. I can't believe she forgave you for this."

"She doesn't know yet. I haven't told her yet."

She growled. "You haven't told her yet? Sirius, you have to tell her!"

"I know! I will!"

"Are you hiding anything else?"

Sirius smiled and she groaned. "I told her I broke up with Sarah."

"Did you?"

"No, I didn't. I haven't spoken to Sarah since the night of the ball."

She glared at him. "I could just hit you!" He gulped. "You have to tell her. Sam has a right to know. This isn't fair to her. She believes that you broke up with that slut and that the attack was her fault!"

He sighed. "Andy, I will tell her. I promise I will."

"You better tell her. If you don't, I will!"