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Chapter 14.

The Happy Ending?

Pat was in the great hall, her bags packed and she was ready to say goodbye. She had received a clean bill of health from Madam Pomfrey, who could hardly lie when she knew that she had barely spent any time over the last two weeks in the infirmary. In fact the only place she had been was in Sirius' rooms being thoroughly pampered.

The letter from the ministry had been a bit of a shock to their euphoria. It had asked when Pat would be returning to active duty, and Pat couldn't pretend anymore.

She was hoping that Sirius would ask her to stay. She was hoping for a repeat of his statement of love, but nothing had happened. She flushed. 'Well not nothing.'

"My dear? Are you okay?" Albus looked at her in worry.

"Yes. I'm okay. Its just my head in the clouds." She smiled at him.

"He's always been a bit slow on the uptake." He grinned at her. "If you want to keep him, you'd better go and get him."

"Huh?"

"Sirius! The last time I saw him he was stood outside your old rooms."

She thanked him and headed off purposefully towards her old rooms.

"Kids today – eh?" He said to Madam Pomfrey. "They don't know what's under their noses!"

Madam Pomfrey smiled and, turning away from Albus, sighed softly.

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"Sirius? What are you doing here?" She hadn't believed Albus when he said that Sirius was in her rooms but, sure enough, he was here.

He looked startled as if Pat had just woken him from a long dream. "I'm just…" He trailed off.

"What?" She smiled at him gently and moved towards him.

He took her into his arms and held her. "Its just... well you are leaving, and …"

"I can stay if you want me to." Pat said, burrowing her head into his chest.

He stiffened. "What did you say?"

"I said I can stay… if you want me to. I became an Auror to help people, and I can help people here just as competently. I can get a job wherever you go, just never leave me, okay? I love you."

He stopped breathing, he couldn't do anything. Move, talk, anything!

He looked down at the top of her head, fear apparent in his eyes.

She looked up at him, and when she saw the fear she walked out of his embrace. "I umm… I have to go now." She couldn't look at him.

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She was sat in the busy office used by the Aurors.

"Hey Pat! How are you doing? Heard someone put a crucio on you! Who made that up then?" Roger, the most recent Auror (and the most stupid) called over to Pat in the middle of a meeting.

Everyone went silent and speculative looks were sent Pat's way.

"Uhh…" One of the other Aurors took Roger aside. Cries of "God how awful!" were heard.

Pat just ignored them.

"Pat? Is that you?" Many of the men in the office started to drool as Pat spun around.

"Lunar?" Pat jumped up and hugged Sirius' sister who had arrived.

"When is my stupid idiotic brother going to come here and marry you?" Lunar was never good at tact.

Many of the Aurors almost spat out their drinks and looked at Pat even more nosily.

"Uhhhh… we should take this somewhere else." Pat said loudly, hoping that Lunar would get the message.

But she didn't, and carried on. "Yep, he should be grovelling at your feet right now. Begging for you to say that you love him."

Pat flushed remembering the last time she had seen Sirius.

"You didn't. You told him you loved him and he didn't beg you to stay?"

This time all of the other Aurors looked on. Not one of them trying to hide their curiosity.

Pat nodded.

"That little git! The next time I see him…"

"What? The next time you see me what?" Sirius was stood behind Pat.

Almost every Auror gaped at the arrival. One of them mouthed Sirius Black? at Pat.

But she wasn't paying attention. "What are you doing here?" She asked him.

"Well, I brought you something and I wanted the thank you." He said waving happily at the audience. "Hi! I'm Sirius! I understand you are all Aurors?" Many of them nodded. "Good. I need your help. I want you to judge me."

"Huh?" Pat gaped open mouth at Sirius.

Lunar grabbed her shoulders and winked at her. "Leave him, he needs to do this."

He nodded at Lunar. "Yes, judge me. I have done wrong."

Roger approached him. "Have you broken the law?" He asked seriously reaching for his wand.

Lunar started laughing hysterically, tears pouring down her face.

Sirius grinned as well. "No… I've done something much worse. I have broken the heart of someone who trusts me. Who trusted me enough to ignore the fact that I was the lead suspect in their case. She told me she loved me…" Pat put her hands over her flaming face in mortification and hoped to die. "…and I didn't respond, because I was scared."

Pat cleared her throat. "Can we take this somewhere private?"

"I love you Cleopatra Carver! Marry me!" He knelt down in front of her. "I know I don't have much to offer you but what I do is all yours." He grinned.

She knelt down with him. "This is worse than the crucio curse."

"What do you mean?" He asked, his face a picture of innocence.

"Wait a minute! Her name is Cleopatra?" Roger's face was a picture.

Lunar put her hand over Roger's mouth. "Carry on!" She cried out happily.

"Well?" He turned back to her.

"Well what?" She asked, deliberately teasing him.

"Will you marry me? Will you continue to have great fantastic experiments." He grinned.

"You can call it sex you know! I may have been innocent when I left here, but you've changed that soooo many times!" She laughed at him.

"Okay! Will you marry me and have great sex?" He loved it when she teased him.

She stood up, and pretended to think about it.

"Come on! I can't take the pressure!" Lunar yelled at them.

"Well… it looks like you're stuck with me!" She shrugged at Sirius.

He yelled in excitement and picked her up, swinging her around.

The Aurors (including Roger, who Lunar had let go off) applauded. Shouts of "Its about time" and "isn't that sweet" echoed around them, but all they could hear was the beating of each other's hearts as they reaffirmed their love for each other in sweet nothings breathed against the others lips.

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They waited until the end of the school year, much to Fred and George's delight (it meant they could plan something extra special for their last year's send off party/wedding)!

The wedding was beautiful, held in the great hall of Hogwarts so everyone could attend. Albus gave Pat away, and Remus was Sirius' best man. Pat could see the burning love and desire in Sirius' eyes as she walked down the aisle in a cream silk dress. She smiled to herself thinking of the undergarments she was wearing chosen with Sirius in mind.

It was such a perfect day that she didn't mind at all when everyone ate Fred and George's contribution to the feast.

"Real Blue Berry Cookies"!

If she had been Madam Hooch, and had worn green, then yes she would have been mad, but luckily white went well with the blue skin the cookies had given everybody.

They had been testing the mixture on Fawkes all year!

Sirius and Pat were going around the world for a year for their Honeymoon. Sirius had decided that she was to remain his alone for a year; they would then come back to Hogwarts. He would remain at his History of Magic teaching post, and Pat to become one of the new Defence against the Dark Arts Professors, a role she would share with another. But for now they would only enjoy each other's company.

Then, he decided, they would live happily ever after.

Pat, fortunately, agreed.

The End.

(Or is it?)

A/N

Ah finally the ENDING!!! (bit of a letdown isn't it!!)

Just wanted to say thanks to all the people who stuck by me! It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... etc etc!

Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter.

Darkfire 75, Eressa, thanks a lot for reading the story, I hope you will read the other stories I hope to start posting soon!

Joebob1379 I don't think there will be a sequel, but as the next two stories I am in the process of writing take place after this one then Sirius and Pat will be showing up somewhere!

Same to Siriuslyinlove (I still love that name!) I'll try to e-mail you the story.....

Cosmic Diva I don't drink coffee myself (not after the incident...(I get hyper from everything!)) but I do tend to run on a bit... Thanks for the compliments! I thought Mrs Norris deserved a bit of respect, after all she does have to live with Filch (*shudders*)

Mrs Grim I hope you enjoyed Paris, it's really nice there! (Even though the people there continued to cal me Kirky while i was there last!) Thanks for putting up with my random postings, and my haphazard storylines!! (P.S. What's wrong with the word Groovy????)

And Martha ... wow!!! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that you had reviewed again! And said that you liked it!!!! (I really do like your Remus fic!! - No joke!) Severus fic is coming soon... Probably next week or week after!

Anyway thanks again, *Blubs* How could it finish so soon???

Lots of love

Krusty.

xxx