TITLE : He's the only one
AUTHOR : Hollyva
REVIEW AT : Estelle@mic.fr
RATING : PG-13
PAIRING : James/sirius Harry/Draco
SUMMARY : Sirius has been alone for almost fifteen year . But he finally has a trial and a big surprise is in store for him
AUTHOR NOTES : This chapter is much longer than the other two . I'm seeing the end of this fic . I think there'll be 2 more chapters .
DISCLAIMER : All the characters in this story belong to JK Rowling
PRONGS' CHALLENGE :see chapter 1 for info on the challenge
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For the first time in what seems an eternity, I am waking up next to James .
I still can't believe he's not angry with me after everything that happened
Last night was wonderful . It was all I needed after fifteen years of terror, fifteen years without him . He was still the same James I knew . Always gentle , and caring . He surprised me by remembering what I liked, how I liked to be touched
He is still sleeping. I've always liked to watch him sleep . He looks cute, almost angelic
But I know that we will have to leave the bed soon . Harry is coming this morning but even if he is okay with that relationship, I'm sure he won't be pleased if he finds his father with another man in bed
James is awaking, he looks at me with his chocolate brown eyes . God, how I missed this eyes .
« Morning » he says
I lock our lips together in a brief kiss before wishing him a good morning .
« Did you sleep well ? » i ask, brushing his hairs with my hand
« i did . Very good, actually .Thanks to you » he replies
How good it feels to hear him say that . I hold him closer to me
« You know we have to get up » I whisper in his ear « Harry will be here soon »
« Yeah i know . Still, I don't want to leave the bed » james replied
« Me neither, love . But don't worry, there'll be plenty of nights like this » i reply, grinning
I kiss him longly before pulling away . I didn't realize getting up would be so hard .
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Harry is coming by Floo powder and I'm surprised to see Remus with him . He probably wanted to see James too .
I completly forgot about Remus yesterday . He was there at my trial . Harry must have told him everything .
I look at harry, then at James . They are so much alike . I can say they are really happy to see each other .
The more I think about it, the more I realize how hard Harry's childhood must have been . He had to grow up, without any kind of love.
And James . James died knowing he would never have the chance to know his own son . To watch him grow . His first smile. His firsts words .
This is so unfair . They are the most wonderful persons I know, and they had to suffer so much, because of me .
Why didn't I shut up ? Why wasn't I the secret keeper ?
Everything would have been much simpler
Yes,Lily would still be there with James but as much as I hated her, I didn't wish her dead
No.
That would've hurt James .
I know that even though he loved me, he loved Lily as well
James is now looking at me, with a worried expression . I try to force a smile but he can see easily that i'm not well
So he comes and takes me in his arms .
I am so happy he's here .
I raise my head and look at harry
« Harry . I didn't have a chance to thank you for bringing James back . You could have chosen your mother too » i say to him
He shakes his head and replies
« No I couldn't have chosen her, Sirius . You see, when Dumbledore asked me which one of my parents I wanted to bring back, I didn't know what to say . I wanted to know both of them . »
He pauses then says
« But then I remembered what you told me about you and my dad . And I just knew . I knew I had to bring him back . For me, because I've always wanted to know my dad, but for you too, because I hate to see you sad »
And that does it . I'm crying .
For more than fifteen years, I've been alone. Everyone believed I was a traitor, a criminal
Now I'm free, and something unbelievable happened, James is alive .
I find the strengh to speak and says
« Harry . I .You and James are such wonderful persons . I've never felt so loved in my whole life . Thank you »
James hold me closer and harry joins us .
One person is quiet . Remus .
And I really don't know why .
I look at him and he's crying too . But it's not tears of joy .
Isn't he happy james is alive ? That I'm free ?
« Remus what's wrong ? » i ask
He looks at me, pain in his eyes and says
« That's great . You three are the happiest people on earth . But what about Lily ? Are you going to pretend nothing happened ? That she never existed ? I certainly won't . »
He pauses , then say
« Because I loved her . »
I'm shocked, and I can't tell James and Harry are too .
James and I were his best friends ? Why didn't he tell us ?
« I loved her » he continues « But of course, perfect James had her . But anyway, perfect James had everything . I thought you wouldn't seduce her, I was so sure you would stay with Sirius . And if you didn't, why choose lily evans ? »
I didn't have a clue about that . I wish he had told me .
But he doesn't stop there
« Do you know what was worse ? Hearing her talk about your little dates, James . ' oh james is so nice, i like him so much' . Yeah, she loved you . And you just pretend nothong happened . So I'm going to go now . I don't want to be with a bunch of people who don't care about somebody who used to be so important for them » he says
James open is mouth . I know he wants to say something but can't find the words
« Look James I'm sorry . I shouldn't have reacted like that . You didn't know abotu my feelings for lily . Still, it hurts . I think I just need a few days to grieve » Remus says
« Of course, I understand . But remember that you are welcome here » James replies
Remus nods before apparating away
I look at James. He understand what I want to ask him and says
« I had to idea . I mean if i knew Remus loved Lily I would have found somebody else . There was a lot of fanciable girls at school . I wish he had told me »
« Well you know how Remus is . He doesn't trust easily . But I agree with you, he should've told us . » i reply
While we're talking about Remus, someone arrives by Floo powder . It's Draco . Harry's boyfriend . That's great . He is going to meet James
Draco's arrival makes Harry smiles . He gets up and kisses him .
It's nice Harry had somebody . And Draco truly makes him happy .
Those two always remind me of James and I when we were at school .
James looks at me, wondering what's going on . While he wouldn't have a problem with it, he doesn't know Harry is gay
But Harry understand that and breaks the kiss to talk to his father
« Dad, this is Draco, my boyfriend . We've been together fo almost two years »
James, gets up, smiling . He knows Harry had a hard childhood and is glad to see his son finally has some happiness
No one deserve happiness more than Harry
James and Draco shake hands
« Hi Mr Potter . I'm Draco Malfoy. You may have heard some evil things about my father but I don't live with him anymore . I live with my godfather . » Draco says
« Living with your godfather is quite common this days » James says, grinning at me
Then he asks
« so, draco, who is your godfather ? »
I see Harry tense . I really don't know why . Draco doesn't seem very confident either . Finally, Draco speaks up
« well.. it's Severus Snape »
Oh well I see why they were tense . Harry looks at me, a pleading look in his eyes .
I understand he doesn't want me to be angry because of it . He doesn't want james and I to forbid him to see Draco, just because we hate Snape
So I get up and say
« Harry, Draco . Don't worry . The fact that Draco is living with Snape doesn't mean he's changed . » Harry is now smiling a little, squeezing Draco's hand
Then I add
« And I know what it is to be forbidden to see the person you love . And I wouldn't do that to anybody »
I look at James . He understands and takes me in his arms before kissing me softly
I don't want Harry to live the same hell I lived when I was apart from James
I don't want that for anybody
We spend the rest of the day, talking of our life . Harry and Draco tell us their stories and James and I tell them ours .
Soon, the night falls, and Draco must go back .
It has been a good day, except for Remus' little outburst earlier . But as Harry leaves James and I alone, nothing can stop me from being the happiest man on earth
My love smiles at me before giving me a kiss . How I love when he does that .
I swear he's the most wonderful kisser of the world .
He finally leads me to our bedroom . The bed is not made . Well it would have been useless to do it sice tonight we're going to mess it up .
Not that I complain .
I can see we're on for another good night .
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I'm watching James sleep in our bed . It's funny, I tend to do that a lot this days .
I'm thinking of something .
Maybe we could go on a trip . Harry, James and I .
It would be nice, like a family trip
The World quidditch Cup is in a few weeks . I'm sure James and Harry will be delighted if I get the places.
Harry and James are just crazy about quidditch
I try to go back to sleep, decided to have the tickets tomorrow . I'm sure the ministry will give me ticket . They feel like they owe me something .
They damn well do .
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I'm up since seven o'clock . I left a quick note on the bed for James . I don't want him to worry .
Well it went well with the ministry . At the last minute, I decided to take a ticket for Draco too .
Poor Harry, if I didn't he would have felt isolated between all the kissing James and I will probably do .
And I need to have James alone for a moment to . No. I mustn't think about that . It stresses me . i hope everything we'll be fine
We probably have the four best places at the cup . it's going to be great
We're leaving in a week .
The cup is in France so maybe we could visit a little . It's a nice country . And a romantic one .
It couldn't be more perfect
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« Hey Sirius. Where were you ? I saw your note but it didn't tell me here you went , I was worried » James says as I apparate into the house .
I smile . Even if I gave him a complete plan of where I was going, he would still be worried .
Harry is here too so I can tell them where I was
« Well, i went to the ministry and . »
Harry cuts me
« Why ? is there a problem ? They don't want to give you the money they promised ? »
« No, Harry everything is fine . I kinda profited of the situation to get four tickets for the final of the quidditch cup . Scotland-France . It's going to be a good match . I heard the Scotland team had the new Firebolt 3000 . » i say
I see harry's face lighten up as he throws himself at me
« Thank you so much Sirius . You know how much I love quidditch . Ron's father didn't have the places and I thought I couldn't go at all » my godson says
« You're welcome Harry . For all we know, maybe in a few year you won't need to buy the tickets, you will be the England Seeker . And your dad and me will be in the stadium, worrying about you . And if that happens don't you dare make us pay the tickets to see you ! » I say, with a smile
« Well, there is some good in that situation, after all .
I'm glad you had the places, Siri . If I remember correctly, it's in France this year, right ? Well it's quite romantic . Will we have some time to visit ? » James asks
« Of course . We arrive one day before the cup and we have one week after to visit » I explain
Harry is trying to look happy for us but I can tell he isn't pleased by the last bit .
« Harry what's wrong ? » I ask
« Oh that's nothing Siri. really . It's just . Paris . I just thought that the day I'll see it would be with Draco . That's all » he says, a little disappointed
« Oh well you will . You probably didn't hear it but I say four tickets . Who do you think the other is for ? » I tell, grinning
Harry smiles at me . Now he is happy
He goes in his room, saying something about telling this to Draco .
While he is gone, James wraps his arms around me
« I'm glad you took a ticket for Draco, love . While Harry will be with Draco, we will have some time to ourselves . It would be the best week of our lives » he says in my ear
« I'm sure of it, Jamie . I'm sure of it » i reply
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The week before the cup pass quickly and before we realize it, it's time to pack .
I make an effort . James has always critized the fact I always take so much clothes .
But only to see I'm not the only one . Harry and Draco are arguing downstairs .
It looks like Draco's clothes take all the space in the luggages
Potters definitely have a thing for men who take a lot of clothes with them but who know how to dress.
Like me
I smirk .
James and I . Harry and Draco . We are a family now
The four of us have suffered a great deal but now it's over .
We are going to be happy . We are going to enjoy life.
And we are going to start by a week in Paris
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« Sirius,where do we sleep ? » Harry asks me
« I reserved an hotel for the whole week . I didn't want us to sleep by the stadium because of what happened in you fourth year, Harry . Draco and you can't apparate so I took you a portkey. » I explain
« Oh great ! where is the hotel sirius ?» harry asks
I can tell he is very happy and excited
« Yeah ! we've been walking for an hour » Draco adds
« Well it shouldn't be very far . I think it must be . Oh I see it. Right there ! » I say, pointing a building
« Okay people listen to me » I say « I took two rooms . As you can guess the first is for Harry and Draco and the second for James and I . Kids, the number of our chambers is 314 . Yours is 389 . It's on the same floor but I thought it would be better if the rooms aren't very close . Cause you really don't want to know what James and I are doing at night »
James is blushing and punch me in the stomach . I smile .
Potter men blush so easily
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The morning after, everybody is ready by 9.45 am . The match begins at 10.30 so we must hurry a little
« Is everyone ready ? » I ask
The three of them nod
We are a little late but anyway we have our tickets so .
I look around . The kids are sleepy . I bet they didn't have much sleep last night .
I take the portkey and hand it to Harry and Draco .
« Okay . This portkey only works for two so James and I are going to apparate . We might be parted so I give you your tickets and we meet at the stadium » I say
I hand them their tickets and watch them disappear as they touch the portkey
I turn to James, smiling
« The kids are gone, and they won't get near the stadium before. let's say . fifteen minutes .
It gives us some time » I say
But James isn't convinced
« You know, Siri, I'd love to but I don't like leaving Harry and Draco alone » he says, smiling uneasily
« Well, I'll be short then » i say, getting on my knee
I see James is finally understanding what I want to say and his eyes begin to water as I took a small box out of my pocket, and open it .
« James, since we're kids, I've loved only you . You are my only one , and I can't picture myself loving somebody else . You've always meant the world to me . When I was down, you were always there to comfort me .
I remember in our third year, I broke your broom . And I felt so bad . i couldn't fix it and it was one of the last presents your dad gave you before dying . I didn't want to tell you, I was afraid you wouldn't trust me again.
But you didn't say anything . And the morning after, you came with the same broom, but it looked new . It was a new one . The number on it wasn't the same . Still, you didn't make a comment on it
You just said ' I thought i had lost it but I remembered I had given it to the house elves for it to be polishing ' . And you smiled at me .
You knew I broke the thing you cared the most and you didn't care . You still loved me .
I just .
I guess what I'm trying to say is, James, will you marry me ? »
The tears are freely sliding on his cheeks but he doesn't care
« Yes . Yes Sirius . I want it more than everything » he says, still crying
I put slowly the ring on his finger and kiss him like there's no tomorrow
But there will be tomorrow . A tomorrow where James will be my husband.
A tomorrow where we will be happy
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« Hey kids . Sorry we're late . » I say smiling
Harry notices something is wrong and asks
« What happened ? »
James looks at me, wondering which one of us would tell them . I nod at him, he's going to do it
« Well, I'm getting married again. Guess with who ? » he asks grinning
Harry and Draco throw themselves at us, congratulating us .
I'm glad they have no problems with that
Now it's time for the match . We quickly take our sits and soon, the flyers enter in the stadium and the snitch is freed
The exchanges between the chasers are very quick and the beaters have a lot of work . The two seekers are the only ones spared, flying a little higher
While a man comments the match, I look at Harry . He is enjoying himself a lot . I knew he would like the quidditch match . Maybe we would get lucky and it will last a few days .
I smile, we just look like the happiest family of the world .
Until .
« Sirius . » I hear James calling me . His face is white and he is in obvious pain .
« James what's wrong ? » I ask.
No answer
« James ? are you okay ? » i insist
James shakes his head while whispering
« I love you »
And before I realize what he just said, he is falling on the ground .
And I don't know anymore, I just know that his heart, beats no more
TO BE CONTINUED
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Yeah Yeah I know, i'm mean but what would be the point of reading the perfect life ?
There is two chapters left, though , so maybe there is hope for them (
So review
Hollyva
AUTHOR : Hollyva
REVIEW AT : Estelle@mic.fr
RATING : PG-13
PAIRING : James/sirius Harry/Draco
SUMMARY : Sirius has been alone for almost fifteen year . But he finally has a trial and a big surprise is in store for him
AUTHOR NOTES : This chapter is much longer than the other two . I'm seeing the end of this fic . I think there'll be 2 more chapters .
DISCLAIMER : All the characters in this story belong to JK Rowling
PRONGS' CHALLENGE :see chapter 1 for info on the challenge
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For the first time in what seems an eternity, I am waking up next to James .
I still can't believe he's not angry with me after everything that happened
Last night was wonderful . It was all I needed after fifteen years of terror, fifteen years without him . He was still the same James I knew . Always gentle , and caring . He surprised me by remembering what I liked, how I liked to be touched
He is still sleeping. I've always liked to watch him sleep . He looks cute, almost angelic
But I know that we will have to leave the bed soon . Harry is coming this morning but even if he is okay with that relationship, I'm sure he won't be pleased if he finds his father with another man in bed
James is awaking, he looks at me with his chocolate brown eyes . God, how I missed this eyes .
« Morning » he says
I lock our lips together in a brief kiss before wishing him a good morning .
« Did you sleep well ? » i ask, brushing his hairs with my hand
« i did . Very good, actually .Thanks to you » he replies
How good it feels to hear him say that . I hold him closer to me
« You know we have to get up » I whisper in his ear « Harry will be here soon »
« Yeah i know . Still, I don't want to leave the bed » james replied
« Me neither, love . But don't worry, there'll be plenty of nights like this » i reply, grinning
I kiss him longly before pulling away . I didn't realize getting up would be so hard .
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Harry is coming by Floo powder and I'm surprised to see Remus with him . He probably wanted to see James too .
I completly forgot about Remus yesterday . He was there at my trial . Harry must have told him everything .
I look at harry, then at James . They are so much alike . I can say they are really happy to see each other .
The more I think about it, the more I realize how hard Harry's childhood must have been . He had to grow up, without any kind of love.
And James . James died knowing he would never have the chance to know his own son . To watch him grow . His first smile. His firsts words .
This is so unfair . They are the most wonderful persons I know, and they had to suffer so much, because of me .
Why didn't I shut up ? Why wasn't I the secret keeper ?
Everything would have been much simpler
Yes,Lily would still be there with James but as much as I hated her, I didn't wish her dead
No.
That would've hurt James .
I know that even though he loved me, he loved Lily as well
James is now looking at me, with a worried expression . I try to force a smile but he can see easily that i'm not well
So he comes and takes me in his arms .
I am so happy he's here .
I raise my head and look at harry
« Harry . I didn't have a chance to thank you for bringing James back . You could have chosen your mother too » i say to him
He shakes his head and replies
« No I couldn't have chosen her, Sirius . You see, when Dumbledore asked me which one of my parents I wanted to bring back, I didn't know what to say . I wanted to know both of them . »
He pauses then says
« But then I remembered what you told me about you and my dad . And I just knew . I knew I had to bring him back . For me, because I've always wanted to know my dad, but for you too, because I hate to see you sad »
And that does it . I'm crying .
For more than fifteen years, I've been alone. Everyone believed I was a traitor, a criminal
Now I'm free, and something unbelievable happened, James is alive .
I find the strengh to speak and says
« Harry . I .You and James are such wonderful persons . I've never felt so loved in my whole life . Thank you »
James hold me closer and harry joins us .
One person is quiet . Remus .
And I really don't know why .
I look at him and he's crying too . But it's not tears of joy .
Isn't he happy james is alive ? That I'm free ?
« Remus what's wrong ? » i ask
He looks at me, pain in his eyes and says
« That's great . You three are the happiest people on earth . But what about Lily ? Are you going to pretend nothing happened ? That she never existed ? I certainly won't . »
He pauses , then say
« Because I loved her . »
I'm shocked, and I can't tell James and Harry are too .
James and I were his best friends ? Why didn't he tell us ?
« I loved her » he continues « But of course, perfect James had her . But anyway, perfect James had everything . I thought you wouldn't seduce her, I was so sure you would stay with Sirius . And if you didn't, why choose lily evans ? »
I didn't have a clue about that . I wish he had told me .
But he doesn't stop there
« Do you know what was worse ? Hearing her talk about your little dates, James . ' oh james is so nice, i like him so much' . Yeah, she loved you . And you just pretend nothong happened . So I'm going to go now . I don't want to be with a bunch of people who don't care about somebody who used to be so important for them » he says
James open is mouth . I know he wants to say something but can't find the words
« Look James I'm sorry . I shouldn't have reacted like that . You didn't know abotu my feelings for lily . Still, it hurts . I think I just need a few days to grieve » Remus says
« Of course, I understand . But remember that you are welcome here » James replies
Remus nods before apparating away
I look at James. He understand what I want to ask him and says
« I had to idea . I mean if i knew Remus loved Lily I would have found somebody else . There was a lot of fanciable girls at school . I wish he had told me »
« Well you know how Remus is . He doesn't trust easily . But I agree with you, he should've told us . » i reply
While we're talking about Remus, someone arrives by Floo powder . It's Draco . Harry's boyfriend . That's great . He is going to meet James
Draco's arrival makes Harry smiles . He gets up and kisses him .
It's nice Harry had somebody . And Draco truly makes him happy .
Those two always remind me of James and I when we were at school .
James looks at me, wondering what's going on . While he wouldn't have a problem with it, he doesn't know Harry is gay
But Harry understand that and breaks the kiss to talk to his father
« Dad, this is Draco, my boyfriend . We've been together fo almost two years »
James, gets up, smiling . He knows Harry had a hard childhood and is glad to see his son finally has some happiness
No one deserve happiness more than Harry
James and Draco shake hands
« Hi Mr Potter . I'm Draco Malfoy. You may have heard some evil things about my father but I don't live with him anymore . I live with my godfather . » Draco says
« Living with your godfather is quite common this days » James says, grinning at me
Then he asks
« so, draco, who is your godfather ? »
I see Harry tense . I really don't know why . Draco doesn't seem very confident either . Finally, Draco speaks up
« well.. it's Severus Snape »
Oh well I see why they were tense . Harry looks at me, a pleading look in his eyes .
I understand he doesn't want me to be angry because of it . He doesn't want james and I to forbid him to see Draco, just because we hate Snape
So I get up and say
« Harry, Draco . Don't worry . The fact that Draco is living with Snape doesn't mean he's changed . » Harry is now smiling a little, squeezing Draco's hand
Then I add
« And I know what it is to be forbidden to see the person you love . And I wouldn't do that to anybody »
I look at James . He understands and takes me in his arms before kissing me softly
I don't want Harry to live the same hell I lived when I was apart from James
I don't want that for anybody
We spend the rest of the day, talking of our life . Harry and Draco tell us their stories and James and I tell them ours .
Soon, the night falls, and Draco must go back .
It has been a good day, except for Remus' little outburst earlier . But as Harry leaves James and I alone, nothing can stop me from being the happiest man on earth
My love smiles at me before giving me a kiss . How I love when he does that .
I swear he's the most wonderful kisser of the world .
He finally leads me to our bedroom . The bed is not made . Well it would have been useless to do it sice tonight we're going to mess it up .
Not that I complain .
I can see we're on for another good night .
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I'm watching James sleep in our bed . It's funny, I tend to do that a lot this days .
I'm thinking of something .
Maybe we could go on a trip . Harry, James and I .
It would be nice, like a family trip
The World quidditch Cup is in a few weeks . I'm sure James and Harry will be delighted if I get the places.
Harry and James are just crazy about quidditch
I try to go back to sleep, decided to have the tickets tomorrow . I'm sure the ministry will give me ticket . They feel like they owe me something .
They damn well do .
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I'm up since seven o'clock . I left a quick note on the bed for James . I don't want him to worry .
Well it went well with the ministry . At the last minute, I decided to take a ticket for Draco too .
Poor Harry, if I didn't he would have felt isolated between all the kissing James and I will probably do .
And I need to have James alone for a moment to . No. I mustn't think about that . It stresses me . i hope everything we'll be fine
We probably have the four best places at the cup . it's going to be great
We're leaving in a week .
The cup is in France so maybe we could visit a little . It's a nice country . And a romantic one .
It couldn't be more perfect
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« Hey Sirius. Where were you ? I saw your note but it didn't tell me here you went , I was worried » James says as I apparate into the house .
I smile . Even if I gave him a complete plan of where I was going, he would still be worried .
Harry is here too so I can tell them where I was
« Well, i went to the ministry and . »
Harry cuts me
« Why ? is there a problem ? They don't want to give you the money they promised ? »
« No, Harry everything is fine . I kinda profited of the situation to get four tickets for the final of the quidditch cup . Scotland-France . It's going to be a good match . I heard the Scotland team had the new Firebolt 3000 . » i say
I see harry's face lighten up as he throws himself at me
« Thank you so much Sirius . You know how much I love quidditch . Ron's father didn't have the places and I thought I couldn't go at all » my godson says
« You're welcome Harry . For all we know, maybe in a few year you won't need to buy the tickets, you will be the England Seeker . And your dad and me will be in the stadium, worrying about you . And if that happens don't you dare make us pay the tickets to see you ! » I say, with a smile
« Well, there is some good in that situation, after all .
I'm glad you had the places, Siri . If I remember correctly, it's in France this year, right ? Well it's quite romantic . Will we have some time to visit ? » James asks
« Of course . We arrive one day before the cup and we have one week after to visit » I explain
Harry is trying to look happy for us but I can tell he isn't pleased by the last bit .
« Harry what's wrong ? » I ask
« Oh that's nothing Siri. really . It's just . Paris . I just thought that the day I'll see it would be with Draco . That's all » he says, a little disappointed
« Oh well you will . You probably didn't hear it but I say four tickets . Who do you think the other is for ? » I tell, grinning
Harry smiles at me . Now he is happy
He goes in his room, saying something about telling this to Draco .
While he is gone, James wraps his arms around me
« I'm glad you took a ticket for Draco, love . While Harry will be with Draco, we will have some time to ourselves . It would be the best week of our lives » he says in my ear
« I'm sure of it, Jamie . I'm sure of it » i reply
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The week before the cup pass quickly and before we realize it, it's time to pack .
I make an effort . James has always critized the fact I always take so much clothes .
But only to see I'm not the only one . Harry and Draco are arguing downstairs .
It looks like Draco's clothes take all the space in the luggages
Potters definitely have a thing for men who take a lot of clothes with them but who know how to dress.
Like me
I smirk .
James and I . Harry and Draco . We are a family now
The four of us have suffered a great deal but now it's over .
We are going to be happy . We are going to enjoy life.
And we are going to start by a week in Paris
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« Sirius,where do we sleep ? » Harry asks me
« I reserved an hotel for the whole week . I didn't want us to sleep by the stadium because of what happened in you fourth year, Harry . Draco and you can't apparate so I took you a portkey. » I explain
« Oh great ! where is the hotel sirius ?» harry asks
I can tell he is very happy and excited
« Yeah ! we've been walking for an hour » Draco adds
« Well it shouldn't be very far . I think it must be . Oh I see it. Right there ! » I say, pointing a building
« Okay people listen to me » I say « I took two rooms . As you can guess the first is for Harry and Draco and the second for James and I . Kids, the number of our chambers is 314 . Yours is 389 . It's on the same floor but I thought it would be better if the rooms aren't very close . Cause you really don't want to know what James and I are doing at night »
James is blushing and punch me in the stomach . I smile .
Potter men blush so easily
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The morning after, everybody is ready by 9.45 am . The match begins at 10.30 so we must hurry a little
« Is everyone ready ? » I ask
The three of them nod
We are a little late but anyway we have our tickets so .
I look around . The kids are sleepy . I bet they didn't have much sleep last night .
I take the portkey and hand it to Harry and Draco .
« Okay . This portkey only works for two so James and I are going to apparate . We might be parted so I give you your tickets and we meet at the stadium » I say
I hand them their tickets and watch them disappear as they touch the portkey
I turn to James, smiling
« The kids are gone, and they won't get near the stadium before. let's say . fifteen minutes .
It gives us some time » I say
But James isn't convinced
« You know, Siri, I'd love to but I don't like leaving Harry and Draco alone » he says, smiling uneasily
« Well, I'll be short then » i say, getting on my knee
I see James is finally understanding what I want to say and his eyes begin to water as I took a small box out of my pocket, and open it .
« James, since we're kids, I've loved only you . You are my only one , and I can't picture myself loving somebody else . You've always meant the world to me . When I was down, you were always there to comfort me .
I remember in our third year, I broke your broom . And I felt so bad . i couldn't fix it and it was one of the last presents your dad gave you before dying . I didn't want to tell you, I was afraid you wouldn't trust me again.
But you didn't say anything . And the morning after, you came with the same broom, but it looked new . It was a new one . The number on it wasn't the same . Still, you didn't make a comment on it
You just said ' I thought i had lost it but I remembered I had given it to the house elves for it to be polishing ' . And you smiled at me .
You knew I broke the thing you cared the most and you didn't care . You still loved me .
I just .
I guess what I'm trying to say is, James, will you marry me ? »
The tears are freely sliding on his cheeks but he doesn't care
« Yes . Yes Sirius . I want it more than everything » he says, still crying
I put slowly the ring on his finger and kiss him like there's no tomorrow
But there will be tomorrow . A tomorrow where James will be my husband.
A tomorrow where we will be happy
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« Hey kids . Sorry we're late . » I say smiling
Harry notices something is wrong and asks
« What happened ? »
James looks at me, wondering which one of us would tell them . I nod at him, he's going to do it
« Well, I'm getting married again. Guess with who ? » he asks grinning
Harry and Draco throw themselves at us, congratulating us .
I'm glad they have no problems with that
Now it's time for the match . We quickly take our sits and soon, the flyers enter in the stadium and the snitch is freed
The exchanges between the chasers are very quick and the beaters have a lot of work . The two seekers are the only ones spared, flying a little higher
While a man comments the match, I look at Harry . He is enjoying himself a lot . I knew he would like the quidditch match . Maybe we would get lucky and it will last a few days .
I smile, we just look like the happiest family of the world .
Until .
« Sirius . » I hear James calling me . His face is white and he is in obvious pain .
« James what's wrong ? » I ask.
No answer
« James ? are you okay ? » i insist
James shakes his head while whispering
« I love you »
And before I realize what he just said, he is falling on the ground .
And I don't know anymore, I just know that his heart, beats no more
TO BE CONTINUED
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