Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
The betrayal:
When Sirius awoke he immediately felt a pounding headache, his jaw also seemed to be hurting a lot. His thoughts about the last night were very fuzzy, and at the moment his head hurt to much to think about it. He loudly groaned and raised a hand to his head, A tentative voice called him from his side.
"Sirius?" The man turned slightly and saw Remus bending over him.
"Moony, were am I?"
"Hospital wing." Sirius frowned.
"Why?" Remus sat down on his chair and sighed.
"You don't remember?" Sirius shook his head slightly.
"It's all kind of vague."
"No wonder, you were put under the imperious." suddenly his memory cleared and he remembered what had happened last night. He sharply sat up, eyes wide, a horrified look on his face.
"Oh, god." Remus stood up startled.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Sirius put his head in his hands and shuddered.
"No, I'm not, Harry must hate me now."
"Sirius, you are not making any sense, what are you talking about? He didn't seem very angry yesterday night. At least not at you, he was pissed at the death eaters because..." Lupin stopped unsure if it was a good idea to tell Sirius right then. The man sitting on bed looked up wearily at him.
"What happened?" Lupin looked him over carefully and a few minutes later he answered.
"Ron Weasley died yesterday night, protecting his mother." Sirius laid back down and curled up. Remus stood up again alarmed, that was not what he had expected from his friend, he had expected him to be angry or run to try and comfort Harry, but never to just curl up in a bed like a little kid.
"Sirius." He gently put a hand on the other man's shoulder. "Sirius, what happened last night?"
"Harry... I tried to..." The sound of Sirius's voice was muffled and Remus had a hard time trying to understand him.
"You tried to do what, Sirius?" Remus was glad he was so patient, else he was sure he would have started shouting at his friend already. Suddenly Sirius turned around and faced him.
"I tried to kill him, Remus, I tried to kill my godson." Lupin looked horrified as Sirius curled up again and started to sob softly. He was very angry at the death eater who had succeeded in making do Sirius the only thing that could break him. Also he was immensely grateful Harry had been able to contain his godfather, if he had died at Sirius's hands Remus was sure he would have lost the only best friend he still had. Remus shook himself out of his pensive mood, now he needed to help Sirius try get over this.
"Sirius, listen to me, I'm sure Harry will be able to forgive you." The other man refused to acknowledge him. Remus tried to get him to talk to him but Sirius stayed quiet. Finally Lupin gave up and with a final glance to Sirius he left the room. Just outside the door was waiting Dumbledore. He looked very old and tired, the deep rings under his eyes showed he had not slept that night. He looked up at Remus when he came out.
"How is Sirius doing?" Lupin shook his head sadly.
"Bad, very bad, the death eaters forced him to try to kill Harry with his own hands." Dumbledore looked mildly horrified at that news, much like Remus himself had felt just a while ago.
"Oh, God. This could completely break him." Remus leaned against the wall and sighed sadly.
"I know, he's not taking it very well."
"That's to be expected." The two men stood in silence for a while. Finally Remus was the first to talk.
"How are Harry and Hermione doing?" Dumbledore shook his head.
"I have no idea, they haven't come out of their room since yesterday night. Some of the Weasleys tried to make them come out but they just ignored them, they think they have put a silencing charm on the room."
"You don't think they are going to do something rash, do you?" Dumbledore looked tiredly at him.
"Like what?"
"Kill themselves." Remus looked outside while the headmaster thought about his question. It was one of the things he had been asking himself since he had seen Ron dead.
"I wish I knew. I wish I knew how they will react to it, what they are thinking. But I'm ashamed to admit I have no idea, they have changed to much, I don't know them any more." Remus nodded sadly, it was as he had feared, not even Dumbledore was now able to tell what would happen. A soft hand on his shoulder pulled him out of his thoughts. "Come on Remus, we need to go to have breakfast, I have asked everyone to be there as a reminder for Ron."
"What about Sirius?"
"I've had Madame Pomfrey give him a sleeping potion, he would not be up to show up there and the best he can do now is sleep. At least till Harry is available to talk to him." Remus nodded in understanding and with a last look to the door, turned around and followed the headmaster downstairs where nearly everyone was waiting.
Hermione was the first to wake up. The night before they had forgotten to draw the hangings around their beds and the morning sun had begun to shine in her face, slowly waking her up. Rubbing her eyes she sat up and stretched her shore muscles out, looking around the room. Her friends were still sleeping peacefully and she decided not to wake them yet. Her watch showed her it was eight o'clock, they still had an hour before making their grand entrance in the great hall at breakfast. Phoenix stood up and took her clothes from the chair she had left them on. Then she silently made her way to the door and left the room heading to the bathroom to take a shower. She could faintly hear voices coming from downstairs, no doubt the Weasley family hadn't got much sleep. After her shower she dressed up in her muggle dress and leather jacked, the phoenix necklace shining proudly on her chest, and went back to the boys room were Harry had already woken up and dressed.
"Morning Dragon." She whispered to her friend moving to check on Griffin. Harry looked up from where he was tying his shoelaces and smiled fondly at her.
"Morning Phoenix, I was wondering where you had gone to."
"I was just taking a shower, that fight last night left all my muscles knotted up."
"I know what you mean." Harry stood up and stretched out. Taking a place next to his friend he looked down on Griffin too. "Should we wake sleeping beauty?" Phoenix chuckled softly, but a slightly parched voice answered.
"No need, I'm already awake." Ron opened one eye and looked at his friends who where happily smiling at him. He rolled onto his back and groaned when he sat up. "Man, I feel shore, we really need to update those necklaces. What time is it?"
"You have half an hour to get ready, do you mind leaving the room for a moment Phoenix?"
"Of course not, I'll be waiting for you outside." The girl turned around and left the two boys alone. Dragon helped Griffin change into his comfortable, muggle clothes and the helped him to the bathroom so he could get cleaned up motioning for Phoenix that she could go in again. Five minutes later all were ready to go have breakfast. After making sure there was no one left in the common room they all went downstairs and started to walk to the great hall, with Ron leaning heavily against Harry.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Thanks for all reviews.
The betrayal:
When Sirius awoke he immediately felt a pounding headache, his jaw also seemed to be hurting a lot. His thoughts about the last night were very fuzzy, and at the moment his head hurt to much to think about it. He loudly groaned and raised a hand to his head, A tentative voice called him from his side.
"Sirius?" The man turned slightly and saw Remus bending over him.
"Moony, were am I?"
"Hospital wing." Sirius frowned.
"Why?" Remus sat down on his chair and sighed.
"You don't remember?" Sirius shook his head slightly.
"It's all kind of vague."
"No wonder, you were put under the imperious." suddenly his memory cleared and he remembered what had happened last night. He sharply sat up, eyes wide, a horrified look on his face.
"Oh, god." Remus stood up startled.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Sirius put his head in his hands and shuddered.
"No, I'm not, Harry must hate me now."
"Sirius, you are not making any sense, what are you talking about? He didn't seem very angry yesterday night. At least not at you, he was pissed at the death eaters because..." Lupin stopped unsure if it was a good idea to tell Sirius right then. The man sitting on bed looked up wearily at him.
"What happened?" Lupin looked him over carefully and a few minutes later he answered.
"Ron Weasley died yesterday night, protecting his mother." Sirius laid back down and curled up. Remus stood up again alarmed, that was not what he had expected from his friend, he had expected him to be angry or run to try and comfort Harry, but never to just curl up in a bed like a little kid.
"Sirius." He gently put a hand on the other man's shoulder. "Sirius, what happened last night?"
"Harry... I tried to..." The sound of Sirius's voice was muffled and Remus had a hard time trying to understand him.
"You tried to do what, Sirius?" Remus was glad he was so patient, else he was sure he would have started shouting at his friend already. Suddenly Sirius turned around and faced him.
"I tried to kill him, Remus, I tried to kill my godson." Lupin looked horrified as Sirius curled up again and started to sob softly. He was very angry at the death eater who had succeeded in making do Sirius the only thing that could break him. Also he was immensely grateful Harry had been able to contain his godfather, if he had died at Sirius's hands Remus was sure he would have lost the only best friend he still had. Remus shook himself out of his pensive mood, now he needed to help Sirius try get over this.
"Sirius, listen to me, I'm sure Harry will be able to forgive you." The other man refused to acknowledge him. Remus tried to get him to talk to him but Sirius stayed quiet. Finally Lupin gave up and with a final glance to Sirius he left the room. Just outside the door was waiting Dumbledore. He looked very old and tired, the deep rings under his eyes showed he had not slept that night. He looked up at Remus when he came out.
"How is Sirius doing?" Lupin shook his head sadly.
"Bad, very bad, the death eaters forced him to try to kill Harry with his own hands." Dumbledore looked mildly horrified at that news, much like Remus himself had felt just a while ago.
"Oh, God. This could completely break him." Remus leaned against the wall and sighed sadly.
"I know, he's not taking it very well."
"That's to be expected." The two men stood in silence for a while. Finally Remus was the first to talk.
"How are Harry and Hermione doing?" Dumbledore shook his head.
"I have no idea, they haven't come out of their room since yesterday night. Some of the Weasleys tried to make them come out but they just ignored them, they think they have put a silencing charm on the room."
"You don't think they are going to do something rash, do you?" Dumbledore looked tiredly at him.
"Like what?"
"Kill themselves." Remus looked outside while the headmaster thought about his question. It was one of the things he had been asking himself since he had seen Ron dead.
"I wish I knew. I wish I knew how they will react to it, what they are thinking. But I'm ashamed to admit I have no idea, they have changed to much, I don't know them any more." Remus nodded sadly, it was as he had feared, not even Dumbledore was now able to tell what would happen. A soft hand on his shoulder pulled him out of his thoughts. "Come on Remus, we need to go to have breakfast, I have asked everyone to be there as a reminder for Ron."
"What about Sirius?"
"I've had Madame Pomfrey give him a sleeping potion, he would not be up to show up there and the best he can do now is sleep. At least till Harry is available to talk to him." Remus nodded in understanding and with a last look to the door, turned around and followed the headmaster downstairs where nearly everyone was waiting.
Hermione was the first to wake up. The night before they had forgotten to draw the hangings around their beds and the morning sun had begun to shine in her face, slowly waking her up. Rubbing her eyes she sat up and stretched her shore muscles out, looking around the room. Her friends were still sleeping peacefully and she decided not to wake them yet. Her watch showed her it was eight o'clock, they still had an hour before making their grand entrance in the great hall at breakfast. Phoenix stood up and took her clothes from the chair she had left them on. Then she silently made her way to the door and left the room heading to the bathroom to take a shower. She could faintly hear voices coming from downstairs, no doubt the Weasley family hadn't got much sleep. After her shower she dressed up in her muggle dress and leather jacked, the phoenix necklace shining proudly on her chest, and went back to the boys room were Harry had already woken up and dressed.
"Morning Dragon." She whispered to her friend moving to check on Griffin. Harry looked up from where he was tying his shoelaces and smiled fondly at her.
"Morning Phoenix, I was wondering where you had gone to."
"I was just taking a shower, that fight last night left all my muscles knotted up."
"I know what you mean." Harry stood up and stretched out. Taking a place next to his friend he looked down on Griffin too. "Should we wake sleeping beauty?" Phoenix chuckled softly, but a slightly parched voice answered.
"No need, I'm already awake." Ron opened one eye and looked at his friends who where happily smiling at him. He rolled onto his back and groaned when he sat up. "Man, I feel shore, we really need to update those necklaces. What time is it?"
"You have half an hour to get ready, do you mind leaving the room for a moment Phoenix?"
"Of course not, I'll be waiting for you outside." The girl turned around and left the two boys alone. Dragon helped Griffin change into his comfortable, muggle clothes and the helped him to the bathroom so he could get cleaned up motioning for Phoenix that she could go in again. Five minutes later all were ready to go have breakfast. After making sure there was no one left in the common room they all went downstairs and started to walk to the great hall, with Ron leaning heavily against Harry.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Thanks for all reviews.
