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Chapter 49: ~A feeling of Déjà vu ~

Wave after, relentlessly wave pounded the immense rocks, which skirted the foundations of Azkaban prison. The sea spray trickled through the multitude of crevasses, into the confined dark damp cell. A single lantern flickered to life, scarcely illuminating the putrid cell.

A clattering of keys and the scraping of the heavy cast iron door awoke the prisoner sleeping on the meagre threadbare mattress, shackles secured to both his ankles and wrists, giving a weighty rattle as he slowly sat up looking over to the guard standing in the narrow doorway.

"Breakfast, Black". Crouching down, the thin scrawny guard roughly slid the tray across the stone floor.

Sirius glanced down at the tray as it came to rest, near his cold bare feet, as expected it was the same old watered down porridge, stale bread, and a mug of lukewarm tea, not that he expected it to be bacon n' eggs or even hot toast with marmalade. Even though he had complained about Jess' cooking, right now her meals were a banquet compared to this bland, monotonous slop.

Pushing his filthy hair from his face, he looked up at the guard as he went to close the door, "What day is it?" Sirius asked.

"Sunday", the guard tiredly snarled, before slamming the door closed.

Lifting the tray to rest on his legs, a smile appeared on his grimy, unshaven face. Taking a bite out of the stale bread, he felt his mood lift.

'Jess and Remus will be here soon', he was to some extent satisfied by the thought.

A week between visits was a long time, especially for an innocent man in Azkaban. Being a high security risk, as Sirius was now classified, meant he was kept away from other prisoners and constantly shackled. His one saving grace was the prison was no longer guarded by Dementors.

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At Grimmauld place, Harry sat on the stairs leading up to his room. He listened as the house became a noisy hive of activity, as Molly rushed around trying to organize everyone for their departure back to the Burrow, later in the morning.

In the bedroom, his two closest friends argued, over Hermione not informing Ron of her return home, rather than to the Burrow like everyone else.

"Ronald, I'm sorry I didn't tell you first, but like it or not I am going back to my home before returning to school" Hermione stated angrily, before storming out of the room, her glare turning on Harry, as he looked slightly amused by the lovers squabble.

"Don't just sit there listening in, get a move on Harry or we'll never get out of here" she ordered sharply before disappearing down the corridor and into the bathroom.

Doing as he was ordered Harry slowly ambled into his room, Ron sat on his bed, a dejected look on his face as Harry flopped himself down on his, as yet unmade bed.

"Girls, mate I can't make sense of them" Ron muttered, "One minute they're complaining you don't spend enough time with them, the next minute, they can't get away from you quick enough, I give up" he said with a disheartened shrug of his shoulders.

"Yep, sure Ron I know what you mean" Harry absentmindedly mumbled, his actual thoughts were miles away, with Jessica and Remus as they made there way towards Azkaban Prison and Sirius.

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Remus tugged the heavy black hood up on Jessica's over-coat, obscuring her face from any unwanted eyes, before pulling up his own hood.

"Ready?" he asked, as he took hold of her arm, as they stood out in the chilly air, on the footpath, the house they had just departed quickly vanishing behind them.

"Yeh when ever you are" Jessica answered before stepping off the curb, but her short progress was stopped as Remus pulled her back.

"Jess, what are you doing?".

"I'm going to see Sirius, aren't we?" she said, raising her eyebrow to him as she stated the obvious.

"We Apparate" Remus light-heartedly informed her.

Hesitating she glanced across to him, she knew Remus, would expect she knew where they were apparating to, but Jessica had no idea, it had been 15 years since she had made that fateful journey, but to Remus she had made this trip with him every Sunday since Sirius's recent imprisonment, apart from of course, the last Sunday, which Remus now knew, what he thought was the whole entire truth.

"Ah… where are we apparating to again?" She asked, nervously clearing her throat.

"You really are not with it this morning are you" he commented, "As usual we are heading to the pier at Hornsea, where if we're lucky and make it on time, we'll catch the boat out to Azkaban" Remus said as he glanced at his watch.

"Right Hornsea", Jessica latched onto Remus' arm and with one swift crack they were on their way.

Within seconds the fresh cold sea air blew Jessica's hood from her head, her long hair quickly fluttering free of its inadequate ribbon and band, as she struggled against the blustery weather.

Remus swiftly took hold of her hand leading her down a slight, grassy slop towards a rickety old timber pier.

"Watch you steps" he warned as they proceeded along the treacherous old wharf. Jessica treaded her way carefully over missing and broken, antiquated planks, making her way to the red tug-boat awaiting their arrival.

"I was starting to think you weren't going to make it today, Mr. Lupin" a large burly redheaded man commented, as they approached.

Remus carefully stepped over onto the swaying and tumbling deck, the choppy sea making it a difficult task.

"Take my hand" Remus said, reaching back to Jessica as she stood on the pier; she latched onto his arm to steady herself before stepping over onto the wavering deck.

Wrapping his arm securely around her waist, Remus ushered Jessica into the warmth of the deck cabin. Hurriedly moving inside out of the cold blustery weather, Jessica looked around the large plush room; it hadn't changed one little bit. Two comfortable red velvet lounges, sat on either side of the room, under the panoramic windows, a cosy fire place in the centre of the room kept the chilliness at bay.

Remus made himself, comfortable on the sofa, flicking through an old discarded magazine as Jessica stood, her hand clutching the window sill, as the boat began its long rough journey.

A sick feeling of Déjà vu engulfed her; she had done all this before, taken this boat ride out to Azkaban prison to see Sirius. Would this time be the same? Would he not want to see her? The uncertainty tormented her, she had so many unanswered questions, she didn't really know what to expect.

Perceiving her uneasiness, Remus moved over sitting down near her.

"What's troubling you? And please don't tell me nothing" he questioned, watching her closely as she sat down next to him. "You haven't been yourself since you came back, is there something you're not telling me?".

Glancing up to meet his gaze she evaded his query, for now, she knew that with Remus it wouldn't take too long for the whole truth to come out, but that wasn't going to be now.

"You know Remus, Tonks is a different person to Pip" her comment received the predictable groan from him as he suddenly looked away from her.

"I'm not discussing this with you" he exasperatedly snapped.

"Why?" Jessica quietly pushed.

"You know why" Remus said looking back at her, "Nymphadora is young, she has her whole life ahead of her, and she doesn't need to be tied down to someone like me".

"Like you?" Jessica questioned, raising her eyebrow at the term he used.

"Yes, like me".

"Remus, you deserve some happiness too, and I'm sure Tonks is old enough to make up her own mind". She tried to persuade to him.

"I told you I'm not discussing it, now let it go" he quickly responded, as she opened her mouth prepared to argue her case further. "Anyway, don't change the subject, I asked, what was bothering you, not me" he tersely reminded her.

"Nothing really" she sighed, looking back out the window at the turbulent sea, "I just wonder what sort of mood Sirius will be in today".

Remus gave a dubious laugh as his gaze intensified on her, he knew deep down that she was hiding something from him, her reactions to him and her forgetfulness had not gone unnoticed, particularly by the inquisitive werewolf.

"He'll most likely be in the same mood, he has been in for the past few visits, I would presume" he said, not giving away too much information to her. "What mood do you think he's in?"

Jessica glanced back to Remus, his eyes analyzing her every expression, "I don't know, I was just wondered is all" she said, quickly averting her gaze away from him.

Remus casually sat back, as Jessica turned back, looking out over the North Sea. The rest of the journey was relatively quiet; Jessica deciding, it was a better option to say nothing at the moment. Remus was also somewhat relieved as he didn't want Jessica going on about Tonks again.

Arriving at the jetty, the strong squally winds howled around them as they made there way across the stone walk-way and then up into the tunnel that led towards the hefty black iron prison doors.

Two hit-wizards, had taken up the sentry post, which not so long ago was manned by intimidating Dementors.

"We are here to see Sirius Black" Remus promptly informed the guard, who nodded courteously before opening one of the massive doors.

Once inside, Remus and Jessica made their way along the narrow and gloomy corridor, towards a solitary desk, there sat another hit-wizard, his feet resting up on the desk as he flicked through a Witch-weekly magazine.

"You know the procedure" he drearily ordered, as he threw the magazine on the desk and slowly got to his feet , pulling out his wand.

Jessica glanced over to Remus as he pulled out his wands placing both on the desk, before standing with his arms out stretched. Following his lead, Jessica put her wand onto the desk and stood with both her arms out.

"Where is your other wand?" Remus questioned.

"At the Ministry" Jessica quietly answered, as Remus disbelievingly shook his head.

"Why didn't you tell me this before we left?" he exasperatingly asked as the hit-wizard stood before him, casting a strong summoning charm, Remus' robe billowed out as he searched for any hidden objects.

Biting her bottom lip she looked over at Remus, "I forgot" was her only plausible response.

"Arms up" the wizard ordered, as he stood before Jessica, with her arms out, he flicked his wand at Jessica, her heavy cumbersome robe fluttered briefly into the air, before she felt a thump to her back, as though something was trying to get out of the robe. She looked over to Remus, he smiled casually at her, before turning his attention back to the hit-wizard.

"Right, collected your wands and belongings on the way back out" he informed them as he flung opened another door, off to the side of the small office.

A strong gust howled through the small barred windows and along the walk-way as they now made there way, following a tall thinly built wizard, down towards Sirius' isolated cell.

Looking back over her shoulder, Jessica glanced back at the empty cells as they passed-by, an eerie silence filled the frigid air, the only howls and moans were now made by the wind as it weaved its way through the many cracks and crevasse of the weather worn prison.

Uncertain of where they now held Sirius, she tightly held onto Remus' hand, coming to the other end of the long walk-way, they descended a narrow spiralling stairwell to the lower depths of the dungeon.

A rattling of keys, churned her stomach, she was only moments away from seeing Sirius, tentatively she lingered back behind Remus as he walked into the dimly lit cell.

"Moony" the shackles rattled as Sirius got to his feet shaking Remus' hand before a friendly pat on his back.

Jessica stepped out from behind Remus, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Sirius, her Sirius.

"What have they done to you?" she unthinkingly questioned, as she looked at the heavy shackles bound uncomfortably to his arms and feet, her hands came up brushing the hair from his face as he smiled warmly at her.

"How are you?" Sirius asked as he held her face in his grimy hands.

"I'm all right" Jessica quietly reassured him.

"And Nicole and Harry?"

Jessica smiled, assuring him again that everyone was fine; it was him she had her concerns for; his lips softly touching hers as he kissed her, his way of reassuring that under the circumstances he was holding up.

"Is there any news from Dumbledore?" Sirius asked, as Remus stepped over towards the door checking that the guard was a reasonable distance away.

"It doesn't look good so far, Dumbledore spoke to Rufus Scrimgeour last night, but to no avail, he is sticking with Cornelius Fudge's original statement, that he seen you kill Pettigrew and the Muggles" Remus explained solemnly as he came back over removing Jessica's robe.

"But it's a lie, Fudge seen nothing of the sort, surely Albus explained that". Jessica said, as she watched Remus rip the thick lining of Molly's hefty robe, revealing a stash of assorted foods smuggled in for Sirius.

"Jess, Scrimgeour is no more trusting of Albus, than Fudge was, and now unless we can locate Pettigrew, well" Remus said lowering his head at the mere thought of what was to come.

"Well, What?" Jessica questioned Remus, as Sirius stowed the chocolates and biscuits under his well worn mattress.

"Jess, you already know" Sirius said as he looked over at her.

Remus' gaze once again intensified on her as she looked more than slightly bewildered as to what was going on; he knew then that there was more to the version both Jessica and Harry had told them, regarding their recent use of the orb. He could visibly see she had no idea at all, the fate Sirius was to face, if they couldn't find the traitor Pettigrew.

"Sirius is to face a trial of the Wizengamot, if we can't prove his innocence, then he is to be beheaded, as a show of strength and a stark warning to others, that the Ministry is taking a harsh stand".

Sirius frowned as he looked from Remus to Jessica, confused by her astonishment, at what Remus had told her, something she has known for at least a month now, "Jess, what's going on?" Sirius asked the question Remus had on the tip of his tongue.

"And we want the whole truth, this time" Remus informed her in no uncertain terms.

"What?" Sirius questioned, even more confused as Remus stood back with his arms folded, awaiting Jessica's response.

(I know its taken years to update, but I do intend to finish…) R&R