Letters: Reunion
A/N: I've been asked by a few people if this work was finished, and although it was I'm going to add another chapter by way of continuing and getting rid of a vicious rabid plot Animagus. The song in my head this chapter is "You Set Me Free," I'm on a bit of a Michelle Branch kick. Lyrics at the bottom for the curious. Hope you enjoy and that I didn't just ruin this piece!!
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Lyria Strider sat in her new office. Back at Hogwarts, and on the staff. Who would have thought?
The memories were painful.
Every time she turned a corner, Sirius seemed to be there... the empty classroom where they'd kissed for the first time... the spot by the lake where he'd asked her out... the back of the Muggle Studies classroom... Oh, she'd better not even let her mind go there. Fond though *that* memory was, reliving it would be too painful.
Remus Lupin had told her about what happened in the Shrieking Shack two years ago now, and it had eased her soul. Knowing he was innocent was a relief... but now she was left with the fear of what awaited him if he was found.
If it came to turning him to the dementors or his death, she would kill him herself.
There was a slight scratching sound at the door to her office.
Lyria pulled the door open and glanced around. No one was there... just a giant black dog sitting on the ground outside her office.
A giant black dog...
She grabbed it by the scruff of the neck, pulled it into the room, and closed the door behind her. For a moment she stood facing the door, as if she were afraid to turn around, but eventually she did.
The dark hair was longer than it had been, and slightly matted. The figure was entirely too skinny, and the eyes that had been such a beautiful chocolate brown held a haunted look.
Despite all of this, she would have recognized the figure anywhere.
Sirius.
She was the most beautiful thing he'd seen in a very long time.
She was as delicate as she'd always been, but her hair was shorter than he remembered. The same silver rimmed glasses framed the blue-gray eyes. Of course, she looked older. The mark from where some powerful curse had hit her was still visible. Yet she seemed somehow paler, more tired and weary than she ought to be.
As usual, Sirius, you're causing trouble to the people you care for.
He gazed at her for quite some time before she finally spoke.
"What are you doing here?"
Not exactly the greeting he'd longed for, but certainly more than he deserved...
She hoped it didn't sound harsh, but the words were spoken now. And she really did have a need to know...
"Oh, catching up with some old friends, planting a few dungbombs, all that sort of thing," he said casually.
Lyria smiled at that. "Some things don't change, do they?"
"No," Sirius replied, looking at her with those dark eyes. "They don't."
For a moment, she wondered if he was trying to melt her or if it was just some curious side effect, caused by his very presence. On impulse, she embraced him. "I missed you," she said simply.
He rested his chin on top of her head gently, hardly believing that she'd simply accepted him so easily. "I can't believe you."
"Excuse me?" Came the sharp reply.
"You completely accept the fact that I'm on the run! I'm a convicted murderer, and yet everyone's okay with that?" He asked.
"You're a lucky man, Sirius Black," she replied with a smile.
"I know." He said quietly. "Lyria..."
"I love you, too." She paused. "Snuffles."
He laughed, and Lyria was certain that they'd survive despite the rest of the world.
"You Set Me Free" by Michelle Branch
Can't you see?
There's a feeling that's come over me
Close my eyes
You're the only one that leaves me completely breathless
No need to wonder why
Sometimes a gift like this you can't deny
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free
There's a will
There's a way
Sometimes words just can't explain
This is real
I'm afraid
I guess this time there's just no hiding, fighting
You make me restless
You're in my heart
The only light that shines
there in the dark
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free
When I was alone
You came around
When I was down
You pulled me through
And there's nothing that
I wouldn't do for you
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free
A/N: I've been asked by a few people if this work was finished, and although it was I'm going to add another chapter by way of continuing and getting rid of a vicious rabid plot Animagus. The song in my head this chapter is "You Set Me Free," I'm on a bit of a Michelle Branch kick. Lyrics at the bottom for the curious. Hope you enjoy and that I didn't just ruin this piece!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lyria Strider sat in her new office. Back at Hogwarts, and on the staff. Who would have thought?
The memories were painful.
Every time she turned a corner, Sirius seemed to be there... the empty classroom where they'd kissed for the first time... the spot by the lake where he'd asked her out... the back of the Muggle Studies classroom... Oh, she'd better not even let her mind go there. Fond though *that* memory was, reliving it would be too painful.
Remus Lupin had told her about what happened in the Shrieking Shack two years ago now, and it had eased her soul. Knowing he was innocent was a relief... but now she was left with the fear of what awaited him if he was found.
If it came to turning him to the dementors or his death, she would kill him herself.
There was a slight scratching sound at the door to her office.
Lyria pulled the door open and glanced around. No one was there... just a giant black dog sitting on the ground outside her office.
A giant black dog...
She grabbed it by the scruff of the neck, pulled it into the room, and closed the door behind her. For a moment she stood facing the door, as if she were afraid to turn around, but eventually she did.
The dark hair was longer than it had been, and slightly matted. The figure was entirely too skinny, and the eyes that had been such a beautiful chocolate brown held a haunted look.
Despite all of this, she would have recognized the figure anywhere.
Sirius.
She was the most beautiful thing he'd seen in a very long time.
She was as delicate as she'd always been, but her hair was shorter than he remembered. The same silver rimmed glasses framed the blue-gray eyes. Of course, she looked older. The mark from where some powerful curse had hit her was still visible. Yet she seemed somehow paler, more tired and weary than she ought to be.
As usual, Sirius, you're causing trouble to the people you care for.
He gazed at her for quite some time before she finally spoke.
"What are you doing here?"
Not exactly the greeting he'd longed for, but certainly more than he deserved...
She hoped it didn't sound harsh, but the words were spoken now. And she really did have a need to know...
"Oh, catching up with some old friends, planting a few dungbombs, all that sort of thing," he said casually.
Lyria smiled at that. "Some things don't change, do they?"
"No," Sirius replied, looking at her with those dark eyes. "They don't."
For a moment, she wondered if he was trying to melt her or if it was just some curious side effect, caused by his very presence. On impulse, she embraced him. "I missed you," she said simply.
He rested his chin on top of her head gently, hardly believing that she'd simply accepted him so easily. "I can't believe you."
"Excuse me?" Came the sharp reply.
"You completely accept the fact that I'm on the run! I'm a convicted murderer, and yet everyone's okay with that?" He asked.
"You're a lucky man, Sirius Black," she replied with a smile.
"I know." He said quietly. "Lyria..."
"I love you, too." She paused. "Snuffles."
He laughed, and Lyria was certain that they'd survive despite the rest of the world.
"You Set Me Free" by Michelle Branch
Can't you see?
There's a feeling that's come over me
Close my eyes
You're the only one that leaves me completely breathless
No need to wonder why
Sometimes a gift like this you can't deny
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free
There's a will
There's a way
Sometimes words just can't explain
This is real
I'm afraid
I guess this time there's just no hiding, fighting
You make me restless
You're in my heart
The only light that shines
there in the dark
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free
When I was alone
You came around
When I was down
You pulled me through
And there's nothing that
I wouldn't do for you
'Cause I wanted to fly,
so you gave me your wings
And time held its breath so I could see, yeah
And you set me free