Up at the castle, everything was falling apart.
"I swear I saw him jump! I didn't watch, I was looking at this, he dropped it!" Lily protested, showing the crumpled letter. No body could be found on the grounds. Sirius was crying shamelessly in the background, Remus had one arm around Sirius, tears in his eyes threatening to fall. Peter was leaning against a wall looking delirious; no one could get him to respond.
Madam Pomfrey took one look at the remaining Marauders and tried to drag them to the hospital wing. Peter was too out of it to fight, Remus protested furiously but the other teachers insisted. No one even tried to move Sirius; they all remembered the Quidditch Match.
Lily was talking to Dumbledore, telling him what had happened. He nodded every now and again and looked very thoughtful. Eventually he came to a decision.
"Alright, Miss Evans, Sirius, come with me to my office. Minerva, I'm going to need Remus and Peter in my office as well. I don't care what you have to do to get them there, it is essential."
Sirius nodded numbly, tears streaming down his face. Lily also nodded; Professor McGonagall just rushed off down the tower stairs and through the hallways.
"I swear I saw him jump! I didn't watch, I was looking at this, he dropped it!" Lily protested, showing the crumpled letter. No body could be found on the grounds. Sirius was crying shamelessly in the background, Remus had one arm around Sirius, tears in his eyes threatening to fall. Peter was leaning against a wall looking delirious; no one could get him to respond.
Madam Pomfrey took one look at the remaining Marauders and tried to drag them to the hospital wing. Peter was too out of it to fight, Remus protested furiously but the other teachers insisted. No one even tried to move Sirius; they all remembered the Quidditch Match.
Lily was talking to Dumbledore, telling him what had happened. He nodded every now and again and looked very thoughtful. Eventually he came to a decision.
"Alright, Miss Evans, Sirius, come with me to my office. Minerva, I'm going to need Remus and Peter in my office as well. I don't care what you have to do to get them there, it is essential."
Sirius nodded numbly, tears streaming down his face. Lily also nodded; Professor McGonagall just rushed off down the tower stairs and through the hallways.
