A/N: It's November 3rd! So we need a Sirius story, right? =D A little birthday drabble for my favorite HP character!
Atrophic
It's just another day.
It didn't used to be.
There was a time where it was a day he looked forward to, a day surrounded by the people he loved, people who loved him.
James and the lads always tried to make it special, going out of their way to be sure he knew they cared. Sneaking his favorite foods from the kitchens. Planning elaborate adventures. Their desire to be with him had grounded him.
Out of school, Lily baked for him. She was rather good at it but never did it often. Claimed she needed the practice, but Sirius knew she went out of her way for him. He'd kill for one of her cakes now.
But Marlene, well, she always surprised him. Marlene saw him in ways he couldn't ever see himself. And every year they'd been together - and every year they'd been kidding themselves that they weren't together - she always managed to give him something that left him speechless. From the magical compass for his bike that she gave him their last year at Hogwarts to the letter she'd written him the year before she was killed, Marlene always surprised him.
But now, it's just another day.