"Dumbledore! Ashleigh wanted Allie to grow up with Muggle rituals and
traditions within her. To make her more well rounded." Sirius said.
"Sirius, there is no way I can protect you two if you aren't here." Dumbledore said.
"You can come along. Please." Sirius said. Allie was running around Dumbledore's office.
"I have a feast to be at." Dumbledore said.
"We will go for an hour. Please." Sirius asked him again. Dumbledore sighed a very long sigh.
"Very well." He said. Sirius smiled. Allie was climbing onto one of Dumbledores things.
"Allie no!" Sirius said as she fell to the ground. She scraped her knee and started to cry but within seconds it healed itself again. Dumbledore looked at her in amazement.
"Did she just heal herself?" He asked. Sirius nodded. Every time she got hurt it only lasted a few seconds.
"Yes, she does it all the time." Sirius said with such ease.
"Interesting." Dumbledore said.
*** On Halloween
Halloween day was here and Dumbledore was wearing what he usually wore. He robes. Sirius was wearing his too and he dressed Allie up as a pumpkin.
"Come here my little pumpkin!" He said racing after her. She was laughing as she was running from him.
"No Daddy! No!" She said hiding in the linen closet. Sirius looked around the closet looking very confused for Allie's benefit. He was playing along with her. She recently learned how to play Hide and Go Seek.
"Allie! Where is she?" He said loud enough for her to hear. She giggled inside the closet.
"Daddy! I'm here!" She said jumping out from behind the door. Sirius was still looking around.
"Where?" He asked still acting confused. She pulled on his leg.
"Silly Billy, I'm here." She said. He still looked around.
"I can hear you but I can't see you." He said. She pulled on his leg even more urgently.
"Right here." She said she started to sound worried.
"Right where?" Sirius asked still playing dumb.
"Here Daddy Here!" She said and she started to cry. Sirius picked her up.
"Hey Silly Billy, no need to cry. I was only playing." Sirius said wiping her tears away and kissing her forehead.
"Don't pway." She said her little cute voice was cracking. He held her tight.
"I can always see you." He said giving her another kiss.
"Come on pumpkin." Dumbledore said and they left the house. Allie had a small pumpkin bucket and a large grin on her face. She was excited. They went around to a few houses and knock on the door. When the owners opened the door Allie would laugh.
"Twick or tweat." She said. The owners would compliment her on her costume and give her some candy. After an hour they left for home. They had to floo to Hogwarts. Dumbledore was a little late for the feast and since he was having guests he even more late. Sirius sat down next to Dumbledore and put Allie on his lap. Dumbledore stood up.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry for the slight delay, tuck in." He said and food apparated out of nowhere. Sirius missed Hogwarts. Allie was squirming.
"Allie, stop." Sirius said in his serious voice. Allie obeyed him and started to pick at her food.
"Allie, what's wrong?" Sirius asked. Allie pointed to the side chamber from the main table. He remembered that chamber; he spent many times after a good prank in there being lectured by a teacher.
"What's in there?" Sirius asked.
"Mommy." Allie said. Allie knew about her mom. She even remembered her when she was a new born. She had a great sense of memory.
"Mommy?" Sirius asked laughing. As if she was playing a joke on him he tickled her but she didn't laugh. She just looked at him with her somber eyes.
"Mommy." Allie said pointing to the chamber again. Dumbledore caught this and wiped his mouth on his napkin.
"What did she say?" Dumbledore asked. Sirius looked at him and then at the chamber again.
"She thinks her mommy is in that chamber." Sirius said. He didn't know whether to check it out or not. Allie had never acted this way before.
"She's probably just tired." Sirius said. But he couldn't help but feel the need to go inside that chamber.
"I am going to go in there real quick. to show Allie that her mommy isn't in there." Sirius told Dumbledore. Dumbledore eyed him but the he nodded. Sirius got up and walked toward the chamber with Allie in his arms.
They opened the chamber door and went inside. A few students watched but the majority was eating. Sirius lit all of the candles in the room, with the flick of his wand. He looked around.
"See Allie, no mommy." Sirius said. Allie shook her head and pointed at the corner.
"Mommy! Mommy!" She said excitedly. She jumped out of his arms and ran to the corner. Sirius looked at her and closed his eyes. This was taking a toll on her. Sirius really did want Ashleigh there at the moment.
"Allie." Sirius started but then out of nowhere Ashleigh appeared. She stood there in the corner holding Allie. She had a surprised look on her face. Sirius' breath got caught in his throat. Ashleigh, his Ashleigh was standing right there. Physically holding Allie.
"Ash." He whispered. He feared that if he openly said it out loud that she would disappear.
"Sirius, Allie. Oh my god." Ashleigh said. She held onto Allie as if Allie was her life support.
"How.?" Sirius asked. Ashleigh shook her head.
"I don't know. What did you do?" Ashleigh asked. Sirius thought. He didn't do anything. He just wished that Ashleigh was there and then she appeared.
"I just wished you were here." Sirius said. Ashleigh thought for a minute. Allie must have been thinking the same thing.
"Did you wish mommy was back?" She asked Allie. Allie's face lit up and she smiled while nodded her head yes very fast.
"Amazing." Ashleigh said. Sirius went toward them and he touched Ashleigh's face. His touch was so light as if he pressed too hard she would disappear. She closed her eyes and welcomed his touch. God, how she longed for it. Allie was laughing. Allie. She must have done this. She was the chosen one for life. And add that to Sirius new powers and you got Ashleigh.
"Allie." Ashleigh said hugging her tighter. Allie gave her mom a kiss on the cheek.
"Mommy, love!" She squealed. The chamber door opened, bringing in more light. Sirius and Allie looked the other way. Sirius turned back to Ashleigh, but she was gone. She wasn't there anymore. She was so solid though. What happened? Dumbledore walked in.
"Did you see her?" Sirius asked him. Dumbledore nodded sadly.
"Where did she go?" Sirius asked.
"Back where she belongs." Dumbledore said.
"Did you do this? We need her! Why!?" Sirius asked. He was mad. His wife disappeared again. He was so mad that he disapparated. Leaving Allie behind. She started to cry. Dumbledore picked her up and soothed her. Sirius was gone, wherever he went, hopefully he was ok.
Sirius was in the cemetery that Ashleigh was buried in. He needed her.
"Ashleigh!" He yelled. He was crying and yelling at the same time. It was raining outside. The raindrops mixed with his own tears as he screamed her name again.
"Ashleigh! Get back here! Now! I need you! We need you!" Sirius said. There was crack of thunder and a light appeared. It traveled down to the ground. And the form of Ashleigh appeared only she wasn't solid.
"Sirius. Calm down. You are causing this storm." Ashleigh said. He looked at her and the tears kept coming.
"Why did you leave?" He asked her.
"Because I wasn't supposed to be there." Ashleigh said.
"But we need you, please come back." Sirius said.
"I'm sorry Sirius, you know I cant. I love you and I love Allie but I can't come back." Ashleigh said.
"But we need you!" He said.
"No you don't! You need to be there for Allie. Everyone needs you. Allie needs you. The world needs you to raise one of the most powerful witches ever. The world needs you. Please. Please go back to Allie." Ashleigh said. She was starting to disappear. Sirius threw himself at her figure but she was gone. And he was face down on the muddy hill. He rolled over onto his back and let the rainfall all over him. He cried and cried. Never stopping until all the tears were gone, and then sun appeared.
"Sirius, there is no way I can protect you two if you aren't here." Dumbledore said.
"You can come along. Please." Sirius said. Allie was running around Dumbledore's office.
"I have a feast to be at." Dumbledore said.
"We will go for an hour. Please." Sirius asked him again. Dumbledore sighed a very long sigh.
"Very well." He said. Sirius smiled. Allie was climbing onto one of Dumbledores things.
"Allie no!" Sirius said as she fell to the ground. She scraped her knee and started to cry but within seconds it healed itself again. Dumbledore looked at her in amazement.
"Did she just heal herself?" He asked. Sirius nodded. Every time she got hurt it only lasted a few seconds.
"Yes, she does it all the time." Sirius said with such ease.
"Interesting." Dumbledore said.
*** On Halloween
Halloween day was here and Dumbledore was wearing what he usually wore. He robes. Sirius was wearing his too and he dressed Allie up as a pumpkin.
"Come here my little pumpkin!" He said racing after her. She was laughing as she was running from him.
"No Daddy! No!" She said hiding in the linen closet. Sirius looked around the closet looking very confused for Allie's benefit. He was playing along with her. She recently learned how to play Hide and Go Seek.
"Allie! Where is she?" He said loud enough for her to hear. She giggled inside the closet.
"Daddy! I'm here!" She said jumping out from behind the door. Sirius was still looking around.
"Where?" He asked still acting confused. She pulled on his leg.
"Silly Billy, I'm here." She said. He still looked around.
"I can hear you but I can't see you." He said. She pulled on his leg even more urgently.
"Right here." She said she started to sound worried.
"Right where?" Sirius asked still playing dumb.
"Here Daddy Here!" She said and she started to cry. Sirius picked her up.
"Hey Silly Billy, no need to cry. I was only playing." Sirius said wiping her tears away and kissing her forehead.
"Don't pway." She said her little cute voice was cracking. He held her tight.
"I can always see you." He said giving her another kiss.
"Come on pumpkin." Dumbledore said and they left the house. Allie had a small pumpkin bucket and a large grin on her face. She was excited. They went around to a few houses and knock on the door. When the owners opened the door Allie would laugh.
"Twick or tweat." She said. The owners would compliment her on her costume and give her some candy. After an hour they left for home. They had to floo to Hogwarts. Dumbledore was a little late for the feast and since he was having guests he even more late. Sirius sat down next to Dumbledore and put Allie on his lap. Dumbledore stood up.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry for the slight delay, tuck in." He said and food apparated out of nowhere. Sirius missed Hogwarts. Allie was squirming.
"Allie, stop." Sirius said in his serious voice. Allie obeyed him and started to pick at her food.
"Allie, what's wrong?" Sirius asked. Allie pointed to the side chamber from the main table. He remembered that chamber; he spent many times after a good prank in there being lectured by a teacher.
"What's in there?" Sirius asked.
"Mommy." Allie said. Allie knew about her mom. She even remembered her when she was a new born. She had a great sense of memory.
"Mommy?" Sirius asked laughing. As if she was playing a joke on him he tickled her but she didn't laugh. She just looked at him with her somber eyes.
"Mommy." Allie said pointing to the chamber again. Dumbledore caught this and wiped his mouth on his napkin.
"What did she say?" Dumbledore asked. Sirius looked at him and then at the chamber again.
"She thinks her mommy is in that chamber." Sirius said. He didn't know whether to check it out or not. Allie had never acted this way before.
"She's probably just tired." Sirius said. But he couldn't help but feel the need to go inside that chamber.
"I am going to go in there real quick. to show Allie that her mommy isn't in there." Sirius told Dumbledore. Dumbledore eyed him but the he nodded. Sirius got up and walked toward the chamber with Allie in his arms.
They opened the chamber door and went inside. A few students watched but the majority was eating. Sirius lit all of the candles in the room, with the flick of his wand. He looked around.
"See Allie, no mommy." Sirius said. Allie shook her head and pointed at the corner.
"Mommy! Mommy!" She said excitedly. She jumped out of his arms and ran to the corner. Sirius looked at her and closed his eyes. This was taking a toll on her. Sirius really did want Ashleigh there at the moment.
"Allie." Sirius started but then out of nowhere Ashleigh appeared. She stood there in the corner holding Allie. She had a surprised look on her face. Sirius' breath got caught in his throat. Ashleigh, his Ashleigh was standing right there. Physically holding Allie.
"Ash." He whispered. He feared that if he openly said it out loud that she would disappear.
"Sirius, Allie. Oh my god." Ashleigh said. She held onto Allie as if Allie was her life support.
"How.?" Sirius asked. Ashleigh shook her head.
"I don't know. What did you do?" Ashleigh asked. Sirius thought. He didn't do anything. He just wished that Ashleigh was there and then she appeared.
"I just wished you were here." Sirius said. Ashleigh thought for a minute. Allie must have been thinking the same thing.
"Did you wish mommy was back?" She asked Allie. Allie's face lit up and she smiled while nodded her head yes very fast.
"Amazing." Ashleigh said. Sirius went toward them and he touched Ashleigh's face. His touch was so light as if he pressed too hard she would disappear. She closed her eyes and welcomed his touch. God, how she longed for it. Allie was laughing. Allie. She must have done this. She was the chosen one for life. And add that to Sirius new powers and you got Ashleigh.
"Allie." Ashleigh said hugging her tighter. Allie gave her mom a kiss on the cheek.
"Mommy, love!" She squealed. The chamber door opened, bringing in more light. Sirius and Allie looked the other way. Sirius turned back to Ashleigh, but she was gone. She wasn't there anymore. She was so solid though. What happened? Dumbledore walked in.
"Did you see her?" Sirius asked him. Dumbledore nodded sadly.
"Where did she go?" Sirius asked.
"Back where she belongs." Dumbledore said.
"Did you do this? We need her! Why!?" Sirius asked. He was mad. His wife disappeared again. He was so mad that he disapparated. Leaving Allie behind. She started to cry. Dumbledore picked her up and soothed her. Sirius was gone, wherever he went, hopefully he was ok.
Sirius was in the cemetery that Ashleigh was buried in. He needed her.
"Ashleigh!" He yelled. He was crying and yelling at the same time. It was raining outside. The raindrops mixed with his own tears as he screamed her name again.
"Ashleigh! Get back here! Now! I need you! We need you!" Sirius said. There was crack of thunder and a light appeared. It traveled down to the ground. And the form of Ashleigh appeared only she wasn't solid.
"Sirius. Calm down. You are causing this storm." Ashleigh said. He looked at her and the tears kept coming.
"Why did you leave?" He asked her.
"Because I wasn't supposed to be there." Ashleigh said.
"But we need you, please come back." Sirius said.
"I'm sorry Sirius, you know I cant. I love you and I love Allie but I can't come back." Ashleigh said.
"But we need you!" He said.
"No you don't! You need to be there for Allie. Everyone needs you. Allie needs you. The world needs you to raise one of the most powerful witches ever. The world needs you. Please. Please go back to Allie." Ashleigh said. She was starting to disappear. Sirius threw himself at her figure but she was gone. And he was face down on the muddy hill. He rolled over onto his back and let the rainfall all over him. He cried and cried. Never stopping until all the tears were gone, and then sun appeared.