That night Cassidy couldn't sleep at all. She tossed and turned. How could
he have done that? She needed to talk to him. Quietly she slipped down to
the Gryffindor common room where everything was pitch black. All she had to
do was sneak into the boy's dormitories and get Sirius. Suddenly a shadow
moved in the corner near the fire place. She started to run around dodging
the shadow. She had just reached to boy's staircase when a hand grasped her
wrist and pulled her back, then another hand covered her mouth
"Why do you waste your time with Sirius? He doesn't care for your feelings, he wouldn't have written that if he did." It was a familiar voice one she hadn't heard in awhile. She twisted her body to see the two piercing eyes of Lucius Malfoy. Her eyes widened as she felt cold steel on her neck and blood trickling down her back. She bit his hand.
"SIRIUS!" She screamed his name at the top of her lungs. Lucius had left. And the boys were lighting the lamps with their wands. She was on the floor, and had no idea why Lucius did what he did.
Sirius woke with a start when he heard Cassidy's familiar voice screaming his name at the top of her lungs. He got out of bed and followed all the other boys downstairs. What he saw horrified him.
Cassidy was lying on the floor in her robe and nightgown, bleeding all over the floor, and she was crying. Sirius pushed through the crowd of boys and scooped her up off the floor.
"What happened James?" Lily was asking from the staircase, while all the other girls stood in awe.
Sirius ran to the paint door and pushed it open, he didn't know how much blood Cassidy had lost.
Sirius waited all night in the Hospital wing with James and Lily. They were all worried as was the nurse. She said over and over that she couldn't believe it. No student had ever tried to kill another student for a very long time. When Cassidy did finally wake up, James was comforting Lily, and Sirius was crying softly to himself.
"Sirius?" She asked her voice was barely audible.
"Who did this? Who did this to you?" Both boys were asking. Cassidy tried to recollect everything that happened then finally the name popped into her head
"Lucius."
"I'll kill him! I'll kill him!" Sirius started screaming, Cassidy touched his hand and fixed her pillows so that she could sit up. James knew this as a hint, and he and Lily both left them alone.
Cassidy leaned in toward Sirius and kissed him, he kissed her back. Sirius started to think about the note.
"I'm sorry abo-"
"It's my fault, I just wish I could have children," she started to cry "but I can't and I never will." Sirius took her hand and kissed her again.
"I only care about you, it doesn't matter as much as you do." And they both smiled.
"Well are we ready Miss Khandra?" Dumbledore stood at the doorway waiting for Cassidy to be ready for their talk. Sirius was reluctant to leave Cassidy alone at any moment.
"It's alright Sirius, why don't you go wait in my office? I think we should have a talk."
The nurse led Sirius up to Dumbledore's office where he sat for what seemed like an hour.
"Sirius, come in please." Dumbledore appeared from the doorway. Sirius walked in and was led to a rather large red armchair right across from Dumbledore. It made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Sirius, I realize you are upset, but I think it is best that you stay away from Lucius Malfoy. I also believe you should stay away from Cassidy."
Sirius was in shock. Stay away from Cassidy? What could Dumbledore be thinking? Stay away from Cassidy? That would be impossible? Lucius could do anything to Cassidy if he didn't see her.
"But Lucius-"
"Will be watched by the professors, but I don't believe you need to be her protector." Dumbledore ended at that and sent Sirius to the Gryffindor common room.
"What?!" James shouted through the common room, "How could he do that?! He thinks she'll be better off alone? He's crazy, he's nuts, he's out of his mind!"
"Think about it, Sirius, why would anyone want to keep you away from Cassidy after this incident?" They all sat down and thought, and thought. Then their thoughts were interrupted.
"Sirius?" Cassidy was hiding behind a few drapes near the painting doorway. She was back from the Hospital wing and she had a huge bandage on the back of her neck. James and Lily quietly stole up the boys dormitory staircase.
"Will you go to the lake with me?" she asked. Sirius looked up at her she was dead serious. He smiled, she was rebel.
"Yeah." He replied. "But before we do, let me see that." Cassidy turned just so he could see the blood coming through the bandage.
"It doesn't even hurt," he touched it "Ow!" she closed her eyes.
He smiled at her "We'll have to be careful then, won't we?"
That night they jumped out of the common room window, and Cassidy flew them over to the lake. They slowly walked to the Lake house, and wouldn't return until the next morning.
All day Sirius watched where Cassidy and Lucius went, making sure they were never in the same area at once. Whenever Cassidy saw him in the hall she would smile and nod, and he would return her smile.
Sirius was dying inside, as was Cassidy. After one week, they couldn't stand it any longer.
"Why do you waste your time with Sirius? He doesn't care for your feelings, he wouldn't have written that if he did." It was a familiar voice one she hadn't heard in awhile. She twisted her body to see the two piercing eyes of Lucius Malfoy. Her eyes widened as she felt cold steel on her neck and blood trickling down her back. She bit his hand.
"SIRIUS!" She screamed his name at the top of her lungs. Lucius had left. And the boys were lighting the lamps with their wands. She was on the floor, and had no idea why Lucius did what he did.
Sirius woke with a start when he heard Cassidy's familiar voice screaming his name at the top of her lungs. He got out of bed and followed all the other boys downstairs. What he saw horrified him.
Cassidy was lying on the floor in her robe and nightgown, bleeding all over the floor, and she was crying. Sirius pushed through the crowd of boys and scooped her up off the floor.
"What happened James?" Lily was asking from the staircase, while all the other girls stood in awe.
Sirius ran to the paint door and pushed it open, he didn't know how much blood Cassidy had lost.
Sirius waited all night in the Hospital wing with James and Lily. They were all worried as was the nurse. She said over and over that she couldn't believe it. No student had ever tried to kill another student for a very long time. When Cassidy did finally wake up, James was comforting Lily, and Sirius was crying softly to himself.
"Sirius?" She asked her voice was barely audible.
"Who did this? Who did this to you?" Both boys were asking. Cassidy tried to recollect everything that happened then finally the name popped into her head
"Lucius."
"I'll kill him! I'll kill him!" Sirius started screaming, Cassidy touched his hand and fixed her pillows so that she could sit up. James knew this as a hint, and he and Lily both left them alone.
Cassidy leaned in toward Sirius and kissed him, he kissed her back. Sirius started to think about the note.
"I'm sorry abo-"
"It's my fault, I just wish I could have children," she started to cry "but I can't and I never will." Sirius took her hand and kissed her again.
"I only care about you, it doesn't matter as much as you do." And they both smiled.
"Well are we ready Miss Khandra?" Dumbledore stood at the doorway waiting for Cassidy to be ready for their talk. Sirius was reluctant to leave Cassidy alone at any moment.
"It's alright Sirius, why don't you go wait in my office? I think we should have a talk."
The nurse led Sirius up to Dumbledore's office where he sat for what seemed like an hour.
"Sirius, come in please." Dumbledore appeared from the doorway. Sirius walked in and was led to a rather large red armchair right across from Dumbledore. It made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Sirius, I realize you are upset, but I think it is best that you stay away from Lucius Malfoy. I also believe you should stay away from Cassidy."
Sirius was in shock. Stay away from Cassidy? What could Dumbledore be thinking? Stay away from Cassidy? That would be impossible? Lucius could do anything to Cassidy if he didn't see her.
"But Lucius-"
"Will be watched by the professors, but I don't believe you need to be her protector." Dumbledore ended at that and sent Sirius to the Gryffindor common room.
"What?!" James shouted through the common room, "How could he do that?! He thinks she'll be better off alone? He's crazy, he's nuts, he's out of his mind!"
"Think about it, Sirius, why would anyone want to keep you away from Cassidy after this incident?" They all sat down and thought, and thought. Then their thoughts were interrupted.
"Sirius?" Cassidy was hiding behind a few drapes near the painting doorway. She was back from the Hospital wing and she had a huge bandage on the back of her neck. James and Lily quietly stole up the boys dormitory staircase.
"Will you go to the lake with me?" she asked. Sirius looked up at her she was dead serious. He smiled, she was rebel.
"Yeah." He replied. "But before we do, let me see that." Cassidy turned just so he could see the blood coming through the bandage.
"It doesn't even hurt," he touched it "Ow!" she closed her eyes.
He smiled at her "We'll have to be careful then, won't we?"
That night they jumped out of the common room window, and Cassidy flew them over to the lake. They slowly walked to the Lake house, and wouldn't return until the next morning.
All day Sirius watched where Cassidy and Lucius went, making sure they were never in the same area at once. Whenever Cassidy saw him in the hall she would smile and nod, and he would return her smile.
Sirius was dying inside, as was Cassidy. After one week, they couldn't stand it any longer.