A Funeral and a Wedding
It was 3 o'clock in the morning and James was coming in late again, if it was up to him he would stay out all the time trying to find all the Death Eaters not just the ones that had killed his parents. He walked through into the living room, Sirius was fast asleep across the sofa but Remus was still awake waiting for him.
"I'm surprised that you're not already in bed." James said as he sat down on the other chair.
"We need to talk." Remus told him, and then nudged Sirius in the arm.
"I'm awake I never fell asleep, been awake the whole time." Sirius told them quickly getting up rubbing his eyes.
Remus smiled at him as he looked round and saw James, and then the time.
"You've just got in again." Sirius said focusing his eyes so that he could see the time. "Prongs, James, mate. This can't keep going on."
"What doing my job?" James said.
"You know what we mean." Remus told him. "There's doing your job and then there's being obsessed. We do understand."
"No, no you don't; how the hell could you?" James shouted at them standing.
"We do, that's just it; they meant a lot to us all. Not as much as you but yes they meant a lot to us all, they were like second parents to me when they took me in; they treated me like a son." Sirius told him. "We still know that we can't be hurting like you, but we are; just differently."
"They wouldn't want you to throw your life away." Remus told him softly.
James didn't say anything, he just walked off to his bedroom; well Sirius' bedroom but he had given it up for him while he stayed and Sirius stayed with Nissa or on the couch. James hadn't wanted to go back to his house, and it was his house now his parents had left it to him of course in their will; but he couldn't go back not yet and not on his own.
Sirius and Remus watched him leave the room, and heard him close the bedroom door.
"I don't know what else to do." Sirius admitted. "Talking can only do so much if he's not going to listen to us, its just what else can we do?"
"Just be there for him, remind him that there's still people who care about him and are here for him." Remus answered. "And that he has a future, he has Lily. Maybe if he focus' on that and the wedding."
"Great, just slowly though we don't want to rush anything." Sirius said.
"Well that's new coming from you." Remus teased.
They talked for a while on how to get James and Lily together and talk about things, and the wedding; though not having much luck finally falling asleep. Nissa apperated in their flat first thing as she normal did if they were all staying there. She walked into the living room to find both Sirius and Remus asleep in there; she walked quietly over to Sirius trying not to wake Remus.
"Sirius, its time to get up." Nissa told him.
Sirius just rolled over on his other side mumbling something to her that she didn't get.
"Sirius." Nissa said again.
Sirius jumped up suddenly. "I didn't fall asleep; been awake the whole time just closed my eyes." Then he saw Nissa smiling at him. "What time is it?"
"I'm sorry but its time to get going, I do hope you did get some sleep." Nissa told him softly.
"Yeah, it was just; that we were waiting up for James again." Sirius told her, as got up and walked slowly over to the door.
"He'll be alright, in time." Nissa reassured him. "It's a horrible thing to lose someone you love."
Sirius stopped and turned back to face, he had heard her talk like this before; but he had never really thought that she could have been through something like this from where she is really from. He walked back over and hugged her and then kissed her softly on the cheek.
"We're going to lose a lot more aren't we before this is all over." Sirius said into her shoulder.
She held him tightly. "Yes."
*** It was two weeks after the Potter's had been killed, it was a horrible Friday morning dark and raining; but this was the day of their funnel. They had all managed to get the day or at less the morning off from work so that they could attend.
Sirius was trying to get Nissa to hurry up normally she was so organized but today she was all over the place, and didn't seem to be concentrating. Sirius walked into the bedroom, she was pulling all of her clothes out of the wardrobe and throwing them onto the bed; he walked over and turned her around.
"What are you doing?" Sirius asked her softly.
"I can't find anything to wear." Nissa told him looking over the clothes on her bed. "I don't know what to wear, I've only been to one funnel here; and I didn't like it much and all in black. It makes it so much worst."
Sirius lifted her chin and smiled softly at her. "I know how your feeling, we have to be strong for James; and your one of the strongest people I know so please don't fail me today. Your clothes are on the back of the door, you pulled them out yesterday."
Nissa looked at him and then over his shoulder, there they were hung up just where she had left them; she looked back at Sirius.
"Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking." Nissa told him pulling away and getting her clothes and robes, she got dressed in record time and changed her hair magical; she didn't think her pinkish red was suitable and changed it back to her natural red.
They both apperated to Godric Hollow into the kitchen, there was
already quit a few people there. Sirius left Nissa with Lily and went
to find James or Remus. He walked through the hall saying hello to
people as he past them, there was so many people here to say good bye
to them.
He looked all downstairs but he wasn't there so he went upstairs where
none of the guests had gone, he stopped when he got outside of their
bedroom he had never been inside this room before but of course he
knew that it belonged to them. He knocked softly on the door.
"Come in." James said softly from inside.
Sirius pushed open the door and walked slowly inside, James was sat
on the bed with Remus he walked over and sat on his other side; Peter
was still downstairs with his parents. (They fused over him way too
much.)
"This is it." James said. "They're really gone."
"Not really." Sirius said; James looked up at him. "Nissa told me
after I lost my uncle that we never really lose the people we love,
their always with us; because as long as we remember them and remember
to live on they'll never really be gone."
"Well at lest you pay attention to the right stuff." James told
him.
They sat upstairs in silence for a while until Lily and Nissa came
up for them telling them it was time to go, Remus and Sirius got up
but James stayed a little longer with Lily.
It was dull and still raining as they stood in the graveyard, James
stood at the front with Lily linking his arm with Sirius and Remus on
either side on him, Nissa stood with Sirius and Peter on the other
side of Remus. They held their umbrellas as the rain belted down on
them. James didn't seem to hear anything going on as though he stood
there in the silence, the cold and the rain; surround by his friends
and family but alone at the same time.
James stayed as everyone started to leave, but his best friends
stayed with him but gave him his space as well. He was soaked to the
skin when he finally came back to them, Lily quickly pulling him under
her umbrella and wrapping her own cloak around him.
"Are you ready to go back to the house?" Lily asked him softly,
James nodded.
James stayed that night at the house with Lily; he stayed in his
own bedroom. He didn't stay every night, but a couple of times a week;
building himself up to staying there.
***
Nissa walked into the office and throw a large heavy book down on
their table making them both jump and look up at her and then back at
the book.
"What's with the book?" Sirius asked her.
"It's quit odd really, the ride we did last night." Nissa said.
"You did, we didn't go." James told her.
"Well they had these books; well this is one of them." Nissa told
them ignoring what James had said. "They've taken some of the books
themselves, but this one that I managed to get my hands on; I'll get
the rest of them in time. Anyway, the point is that they shouldn't
have gotten hold of these; the only person I know of who could have I
guess, is Infidus. But I still don't see him giving them to Voldermot
and the Death Eaters."
"Do you have to call him that?" A young woman said as she was
passing.
"Well what am I suppose to call him by, that's his name; I'm not
going to call him the Dark Lord." Nissa told her and then turned back
to Sirius and James. "If anyone asks where I am, can you just make
something up; I need to sort these out. I bit of danger control."
"Is it going to be dangerous?" Sirius asked her.
Nissa laughed. "Not unless people are going to start attacking me
here now."
"The way you were talking, it sounded as though...you were going to
do something else." Sirius said.
"Go after Voldermot myself, maybe next time." Nissa teased as she
picked up the book and walked back out.
"I really do worry about her." Sirius admitted. "But these books I
just don't get it, they're just books; what harm can they do?"
James didn't answer to start with. "Well what did we learn magic
out of?"
"Books." Sirius answered. "Well these must be some serious heavy
books to get Nissa worked up the way she was. I'll try and find out
tonight."
"You can't your coming to mine, and Lily and Bella are going around
to hers." James told him. "Remus and Peter are coming as well, boy's
night in. Oh, what did Lily say? Oh yes, giggle I can't wait, giggled
some more, get my dress designed; oh she kissed me then and the
giggled again, I can't wait."
Sirius laughed. "So, can I take that to mean; their doing the
wedding dress tonight?"
"Well that's what I think." James told him.
Nissa received an owl, when she had just found the Auror who took
one of the books; he had told her that it had been taken down to the
department of Mysteries. He had seemed quit excited about this, even
though he nothing about what happened down there and why they would
want the book. But Nissa went back to her flat like she had been asked
in her letter.
She arrived by the fire place and quickly hide the book using
magic, five minutes later Severus apperated into her living room.
"You can't do that again." Nissa told him. "I was at work, what if
Sirius or James would have been there?"
"So they don't know that we're still friends then, I always thought
they were idiots." Severus said.
"Severus, what's going on; what's Infidus up too?" Nissa asked.
Severus just looked at her and then walked round her, but she
seemed to get fed up of him circling her and sat down; he sat down
beside her.
"What do you think he's up to?" Severus asked her softly.
"I don't know that's the thing, and with these books we found; he
just I don't know." Nissa said. "This isn't like him, he's risking too
much on such a little thing that isn't like him; so he must be up to
something much bigger. Severus I know you're one of them, please tell
me."
Severus stood up and walked over to the window, Nissa looked over
at him.
"I don't know what he's up too, but I do know that if you interfere
they'll kill you." Severus told her.
"I can look after myself even against Infidus." Nissa told him.
She got up off the couch and walked over by the window; he closed
the curtains and then turned to face her.
"You think that Infidus is the fret, you have no idea what the Dark
Lord is capable of." Severus told her.
"You mean Voldermot." Nissa corrected.
"The Dark Lord." Severus told her.
"Voldermot." Nissa said.
"The Dark Lord." Severus told her again, he grabbed hold of her and
pushed her up against the wall and kissed her. Nissa pushed him back
moving her head away from him but that didn't stop him, he kissed her
again.
"Severus." Nissa moaned. "Please don't."
But he didn't stop, his hand moved down her side touching her as she
tried to move away from him.
"Don't, please." Nissa pleaded as he kissed her and grabbed hold of
her hands pinning her against the wall and bushing up against her, she
could feel that he wanted her; but she was with Sirius she loved
Sirius. She griped his hand her nails digging down into his skin
making it bleed but he still held her, her body started to burn from
deep inside of her working its way to the surface; where it burnt
through her skin sending Severus flying across the room and hitting
the far wall hard.
He stumped to the ground his hands burning and bleeding, she looked
over at him; but he wasn't looking at her. She ran over to him and
knelt down beside him.
"Severus..." Nissa whispered.
"So it is him that you love then." Severus said as he looked up at
her. "I'm always here if you change your mind; just lay off the
burning part will you."
Nissa took his hands in her and kissed them, they were better then
new. "Promise."
"I still don't think he desires you." Severus told her. "I could
give you everything you ever wanted."
"All I want is too be my self." Nissa told him.
Severus left laving Nissa to clear up the broken furniture before
Bella and Lily would arrived, because they were suppose to get there
before her and make something for dinner.
"So how late do you think she's going to be tonight?" Bella asked
as she walked through to the kitchen and almost fainted when Nissa
walked out of her bedroom.
"Not that late." Nissa said smiling.
"Don't do that, I could have cursed you or something." Bella told
her holding her chest tightly.
Nissa and Lily laughed. "Of course, you looked more likely to
scream, not cures me."
"Still not the point what are you doing home so early?" Bella told
her.
"My research wasn't going so well, so I decided to give it a rest
for today and start fresh tomorrow." Nissa answered, it was partly
true.
They went down into the shop, to get them all measured up, she
would have to get Sirius and that lot; shouldn't be that hard, she
could trick them in someway because they hated standing around being
measured. After Nissa had gotten all the measurements she would need
they went back upstairs with her design book and pad to get ideas.
"Do you really think he still wants to go through with this after
everything which has happened?" Lily asked while Bella rooted through
the cupboards for something she needed.
"Of course he does, he's loved you for ages." Nissa told her. "It
was just a lot for him to deal with that's all, but he's getting
there. And anyway, his parents wouldn't want you to put this off now
would they."
"Course they wouldn't." Bella agreed. "Though I do wish they would
have taught you to cook, and where to keep everything."
"Don't balm me, Sirius' cooks and put everything where it is; well
most of the time." Nissa told them. "If it's left out then I just put
it away."
Bella laughed. "You know I just can't imagine Sirius cooking and
being a house wife."
"He cooks he's not a house wife, goddess don't call him that." Nissa
told her.
"And the Goddess thing as well." Lily said.
"Yeah well." Nissa said off handled.
***
It was almost the end of May, and James and Sirius still hadn't let
Nissa measure them for their suits and robes; she had ferreted that
she would tie them down if it came to it. Which Sirius had liked that
idea well too much and even brought some magical rope, showing them
all while they were out in Diagon Ally; getting some strange looks off
passages –by.
They were all walking through the office, the first day when she
hadn't tried anything; well so they thought. After about ten minutes
of people laughing at them, they finally got annoyed of it.
"What the hell is so funny?" Sirius demanded off the next guy
walking past.
"She's finally got the better of you, we knew she would." He told
them walking off laughing.
Sirius twisted around a couple of times trying to see the tape-
measure but they kept moving with him; until finally James had to stop
him who was laughing just as much as everyone else at this point.
"You're acting like a dog chasing its own tail." James whispered.
"I could do that next couldn't I." Sirius joked.
"Thanks guys." Nissa said waving at them from her own desk. "And
Dumbledore wants to see you. And I'll be around later for the
fitting."
"Fine." Sirius said glaring and then smiled at her.
"Is it me or she getting the better of us even more nowadays?"
James asked. "We're out of practice."
"Well we are going back to school; why not catch up on a few old
pranks." Sirius suggested.
They apperated into Hogsmende and decided to go into Hogwarts using
one of their old passage ways, it had only been a year since they had
left Hogwarts but for some reason it seemed so much longer; maybe that
was because so much had happened since they had left, well a lot had
happened while they were there but it was different now because
everything was so much more real.
They meet Professor McGonagall as they were walking up to
Dumbledore's office, she smiled at them both.
"Its nice to see the two of you, how's the wedding coming along?"
McGonagall asked pleasantly.
"Its coming along great, Nissa got is this morning for
measurements." James told her. "She's getting to good at that."
McGonagall didn't seem to might their eyes at this news. "I'm glad
that it's coming along, Professor Dumbledore is waiting to see you
both. The password is Chocolate Frogs."
"Thanks." Sirius said as they carried on walking to Dumbledore's
office, they didn't really think much about that McGonagall didn't
want to talk about Nissa; they knew that she liked her so they didn't
think anything else about it.
They walked into the office, Dumbledore was already there waiting
for the two of them sat behind his desk; he stood up and greeted the
two of them and then indicated that they sit down which they did.
"Thank you for invitation." Dumbledore said. "I'm very honoured."
"No problem, so what can we do for you?" James said.
"As you both know, this war as they're calling it in the papers
isn't going so well." Dumbledore told them getting straight to the
point. "You as Auror's you know yourselves that you can only do so
much, but you are always being watched; so not much doesn't get past
Voldermot."
"We know that, but we can only do our best." Sirius told him.
"The way things are going, our best isn't good enough." Dumbledore
told them. "So, I have a plan."
They both seemed much relived at hearing this, because Dumbledore
always seemed to know what to do.
"It won't be much but it'll be something." Dumbledore went on. "A
group who will work together in secret but always recruiting new
members, because the more we have against him the better our odds will
be. We will gather information and fight him."
"I think I like the fighting part then gathering information,
that's all we seem to do some days just get info." Sirius told him.
"We need to do more then get information we need to fight back to hurt
him like he's hurt us."
"That will take a lot of work Sirius, and even for that we need to
get information." Dumbledore told him. "Now, this is just a request..."
"We're in." James said before he could finish, Dumbledore smiled at
them both.
"We'll ask round, don't worry we know how to be disquiet." Sirius
told him smiling.
"Try not to ask round the office, if you have too let Nissa do
that." Dumbledore told them. "She's a little better then us all at
that. And Sirius keep her safe, she maybe strong but everyone has
their weakness'."
Sirius just dismissed Dumbledore's warning, of course he would look
out for her but she was strong, and could also look after herself
better then most people he knew. Though at the back of his mind, where
he kept all his doubts nowadays he knew that she wasn't all powerful,
and needed help just like everyone else did.
***
James was pacing back and fore, while Sirius drank some more wine
and re-read his best man speech. Remus tipped over the end of James'
robes as he walked past and fell into Sirius' arms.
"That's enough James, unless you're trying to injury us." Sirius
told him as he let go and straightening Remus. "Everything is going to
be fine."
"But she isn't here yet, how' that fine?" James demanded, the
Gryffindor lion on his robes roared upon his broom; Nissa had thought
it was quit fitting and they had loved the design.
Sirius looked at his watch and then back at James and smiled.
"Maybe that has something to do with the fact that she doesn't need to
be here for another ten minutes."
James grabbed hold of his wrist and looked at his watch and then at
his own, his own was a little fast not wanting to be late for his own
wedding.
"Sorry." James said letting go of his arm.
"That's alright Prongs." Sirius told him as he clapped him on the
back. "Everything will be fine, you'll be married before the end of
the hour; and then onto the party and my speech. And a little later on
we'll see how that other tradition holds up, that the best man gets to
sleeps with a bridesmaid."
They all laughed at him.
"I'm sure you will, considering that Nissa is one of them." James
told him.
Bella was running around the flat looking for her shoe's while
Nissa finished off sorted Lily's dress out, she was wearing a long
cream and gold grown and robes; with lilies embroidered into the hem
and cuffs.
"Bella, their in the shop; and relax we'll be there in plenty of
time." Nissa shouted through to her. "You're more nervous then Lily
is."
"Not long now, and I'm going to be Mrs Potter." Lily said
excitedly. "Do you think that I suit it, Lily Potter?"
"Of course you do." Nissa told her as she stood back to look at
her. "You look lovely."
Lily smiled then looked at herself in the mirror, Bella came back
into the room and dropped her shoes when she saw Lily; she smiled a
tear falling down her cheek.
"You look beautiful Lily." Bella told her. "We'll be doing this next
for Nissa and Sirius."
"I think you're getting a little carried away with yourself there."
Nissa told her.
"I don't think so; considering how he was talking remember?" Lily
said smiling at her. "You two will be next."
"Thank you, why don't we get your wedding over with today; before
you start planning another." Nissa told her, as she picked up Lily's
wand. "I'll hold this it doesn't really go with the dress."
They apperated into the small room which was made up for them just
off the reception area, Lily looked round and saw a glass of wine for
them all; she handed them out and then stood in front of the mirror
making sure she still looked alright. Bella picked up the camera off
the side and took one of Lily and then one of Nissa and a couple of
them together, and then Nissa took the camera so that she could take
them of Bella and Lily; Lily wanted one with them all in it.
"Wait a min." Nissa told as she fiddled with it; it floated in mid
air and they all stood together, flash it was taken. "I'll be back in
a minute; I'll just let them know we're here."
"Well they should know from all the noise." Bella said giggling as
she took another sip of the wine.
"Try not to wine too much, not yet anyway." Nissa told her smiling
as she took her own glass with her.
She walked along the hall and saw Remus in his suit, she walked
quietly up behind and kissed him on the cheek.
"Now you're a very handsome werewolf, have I meet you before?"
Nissa teased as he turned round smiling. "Good job we're not near a
full moon, or I might have punched; you looking so tasty and all."
Remus was bright red, she had always managed to make him nervous and
it didn't help that she looked so beautiful and was only a foot away
from him; when the wolf inside of him just wanted to take her as his
own. But he was saved from himself when the door opened behind him and
Sirius walked out well stayed out holding a glass of wine of his own.
Nissa smiled at him and took his glass away; he smiled at her
looking her up and down.
"Gorgeous aren't you, my beautiful Nissa." Sirius said and then
pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately making Remus
stumble backwards and blushed even more.
She wrapped her arms round him carefully not tilting the glasses,
but Remus took them out of her hands just in time; as Sirius stumbled
forward but she caught him.
She pulled away. "Maybe you shouldn't drink anything, well not
until after your speech anyway."
He pulled her into him and smiled. "You know, Remus is going to be
the best man at our wedding we decided when we were still at school,
and Godfather to our first child."
Nissa smiled at him. "Well agree with him being Godfather, but who
ever said that we were getting married and the rest. You get like this
after a few drinks and regret saying it all afterwards; but it's nice
to hear, but maybe when your sober one day."
She pulled away from him and walked back to the brides room, she
held out her hand and her drink appeared in it and Sirius' disappeared
in Remus' hand.
"I'm not sure that went well." Sirius said as he turned back to
Remus.
"Well she doesn't mind me being a Godfather." Remus said smiling.
Sirius smiled and pulled him into a hug and went back into James to
tell him that they were there, and was ready when he was. James paced
up and down the room some more before stopping in front of the three
of them and nodding; Sirius opened the door for him and went out first
they all followed behind. James stood at the front of the chamber with
all their friends and family sat behind them; he bounced up and down
on his feet.
"Try to keep still." Sirius whispered. "Nissa should have left us
some drink."
"Your turn next, the way your going with Nissa." James told him.
"Though I thought you would be first, the way you go on sometimes."
"That's just it, I'm not even sure if she wants to marry me."
Sirius admitted. "She says that she loves me, but sometimes she's so I
don't know. And today..."
"Today you'd been drinking again, and she knows what your like."
Remus told him.
They turned round for pictures, them all and a few on their own;
before the music started. James stood their then turned round and saw
her, she looked so beautiful as she was walking up the aisle; to marry
me him, she was going to be his wife.
She stopped next to James smiling at him as he held her hand in
his, Nissa and Bella stood behind her. Sirius looked at James and Lily
stood there and he could see himself there one day with Nissa, he
looked over at her and smiled as she was watching him.
"I do." Lily said as James placed the ring upon her finger smiling
at one another.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
They smiled at one another and then he took her in his arms and
kissed her, Sirius had whipped out a camera from somewhere and were
taking pictures at ever angel; then throw it to Remus behind him so
that he could take one of him and Nissa, and then all four of them
before they walked back down the aisle as husband and wife. Bella took
a picture of them all and then Natalie who was crying took one with
them all in it.
They finally made their way back to the reception room, Lily and
James sat at the top table with their friends of either side of them
and their other friends and family filing in finding their tables.
Sirius had already started to drink, but Nissa caught sight and
magical removed his glass then waved at him from down the table, and
told him in his mind. 'After your speech, you can have as much as you
want.' And he replied. 'Does that mean you as well?' She just smiled
at him.
After everyone was settled before the food was severed Sirius stood
up holding an empty wine glass and tapped it gently to get everyone's
attention but no one was listening so he hit it a little louder; this
time they heard him but he also broke the glass. Which Nissa repaired
with a wave of her hand and filling it with wine at the same time, he
smiled at her. He was tempted to shout out 'we'll be next', but he
didn't.
"Just wanted to say a few words before we all eat." Sirius said
loudly. "He goes nothing. I've known James since school been through a
lot together, and that's not just detention; he knows what I mean. I
was the coolest guy at school, well second to me of course; but he had
the Quidditch going for him so I've got to give him that I guess. And
that he won over the love of his life and got her to marry him first,
I'm still working at that. I just hope you can handle this guy Lily,
but you know where we are; well that's if he's got any good ideas to
get into trouble." He wicked as he looked down at Lily and James they
were both smiling but she had that look in her eye telling him that
James wasn't going to be getting into trouble like that anymore. "We
better do that part on the quiet. Anyway, I'm getting trusty don't
know about you. He's to my best mate and his wife. To James and Lily!"
"To James and Lily!" Everyone cheered and drank.
"Not bad, very you." Nissa told him down the table.
"What did you except." James said smiling as their plates filled
before them.
After they had eaten, it was time for the dancing. Lily and James
went out first for their dance, and then finally everyone started to
join them. Sirius walked down the table and held his hand out for
Nissa, she smiled at him as she took it and let him led her out to the
floor. He took her in his arms as they danced slowly to the music.
"So what do you think of the speech?" Sirius asked her.
"Like I said, very you." Nissa told him, as she looked up to answer
his question and flash him a smile before she rested her head back on
his shoulder.
"It will be us next." Sirius told her.
Nissa smiled as she looked up at him, and changed the subject "How
was last night?"
"What do you mean?" Sirius asked sounding a little nervous.
"Well when I popped over this morning checking that you were all
still alive and managed to find your way home; I walked in on
something very interesting." Nissa told him smiling; at this Sirius
was looking even more worried. "So you had a good night? And slept
well afterwards?"
"Well...I can explain everything." Sirius stummered.
"It all looked very cute, though I think that the both of you had
too much to drink and didn't really need to talk it to bed with you."
Nissa told him smiling. "You looked as though you were still drinking
right up to the point when the two of you fell into bed together."
"We didn't, I never; you know that..." Sirius told her as they
stopped dancing.
Nissa was still smiling at him and then at Remus as he past with
Bella. "Good night, last night Remus?"
Remus almost fell over onto Bella who couldn't help but laugh as
she helped back up and started to fill him in.
"You and Remus looked so cosy together I just didn't have the heart
to wake you." Nissa teased him.
"We didn't I swear." Sirius promised her, but she was still smiling
at him.
She took hold of him and took the lead in the dance. "You keep
forgetting don't you? I'm a werewolf, I would know straight away if
you did anything."
"I would never." Sirius told her, breathing deeply and letting her
lead while he regained himself. "Why don't we disappear for a little
while, and I'll make it up to you anyway?"
Nissa smiled at him but carried on dancing. "We can't leave before
James and Lily. Anyway I want to dance with Remus, unless you wanted
to before me?"
Sirius pulled her close into his arms. "How long are going to keep
that up for?"
"You're the one who seems to be up for action." Nissa said smiling
at him.
It was 3 o'clock in the morning and James was coming in late again, if it was up to him he would stay out all the time trying to find all the Death Eaters not just the ones that had killed his parents. He walked through into the living room, Sirius was fast asleep across the sofa but Remus was still awake waiting for him.
"I'm surprised that you're not already in bed." James said as he sat down on the other chair.
"We need to talk." Remus told him, and then nudged Sirius in the arm.
"I'm awake I never fell asleep, been awake the whole time." Sirius told them quickly getting up rubbing his eyes.
Remus smiled at him as he looked round and saw James, and then the time.
"You've just got in again." Sirius said focusing his eyes so that he could see the time. "Prongs, James, mate. This can't keep going on."
"What doing my job?" James said.
"You know what we mean." Remus told him. "There's doing your job and then there's being obsessed. We do understand."
"No, no you don't; how the hell could you?" James shouted at them standing.
"We do, that's just it; they meant a lot to us all. Not as much as you but yes they meant a lot to us all, they were like second parents to me when they took me in; they treated me like a son." Sirius told him. "We still know that we can't be hurting like you, but we are; just differently."
"They wouldn't want you to throw your life away." Remus told him softly.
James didn't say anything, he just walked off to his bedroom; well Sirius' bedroom but he had given it up for him while he stayed and Sirius stayed with Nissa or on the couch. James hadn't wanted to go back to his house, and it was his house now his parents had left it to him of course in their will; but he couldn't go back not yet and not on his own.
Sirius and Remus watched him leave the room, and heard him close the bedroom door.
"I don't know what else to do." Sirius admitted. "Talking can only do so much if he's not going to listen to us, its just what else can we do?"
"Just be there for him, remind him that there's still people who care about him and are here for him." Remus answered. "And that he has a future, he has Lily. Maybe if he focus' on that and the wedding."
"Great, just slowly though we don't want to rush anything." Sirius said.
"Well that's new coming from you." Remus teased.
They talked for a while on how to get James and Lily together and talk about things, and the wedding; though not having much luck finally falling asleep. Nissa apperated in their flat first thing as she normal did if they were all staying there. She walked into the living room to find both Sirius and Remus asleep in there; she walked quietly over to Sirius trying not to wake Remus.
"Sirius, its time to get up." Nissa told him.
Sirius just rolled over on his other side mumbling something to her that she didn't get.
"Sirius." Nissa said again.
Sirius jumped up suddenly. "I didn't fall asleep; been awake the whole time just closed my eyes." Then he saw Nissa smiling at him. "What time is it?"
"I'm sorry but its time to get going, I do hope you did get some sleep." Nissa told him softly.
"Yeah, it was just; that we were waiting up for James again." Sirius told her, as got up and walked slowly over to the door.
"He'll be alright, in time." Nissa reassured him. "It's a horrible thing to lose someone you love."
Sirius stopped and turned back to face, he had heard her talk like this before; but he had never really thought that she could have been through something like this from where she is really from. He walked back over and hugged her and then kissed her softly on the cheek.
"We're going to lose a lot more aren't we before this is all over." Sirius said into her shoulder.
She held him tightly. "Yes."
*** It was two weeks after the Potter's had been killed, it was a horrible Friday morning dark and raining; but this was the day of their funnel. They had all managed to get the day or at less the morning off from work so that they could attend.
Sirius was trying to get Nissa to hurry up normally she was so organized but today she was all over the place, and didn't seem to be concentrating. Sirius walked into the bedroom, she was pulling all of her clothes out of the wardrobe and throwing them onto the bed; he walked over and turned her around.
"What are you doing?" Sirius asked her softly.
"I can't find anything to wear." Nissa told him looking over the clothes on her bed. "I don't know what to wear, I've only been to one funnel here; and I didn't like it much and all in black. It makes it so much worst."
Sirius lifted her chin and smiled softly at her. "I know how your feeling, we have to be strong for James; and your one of the strongest people I know so please don't fail me today. Your clothes are on the back of the door, you pulled them out yesterday."
Nissa looked at him and then over his shoulder, there they were hung up just where she had left them; she looked back at Sirius.
"Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking." Nissa told him pulling away and getting her clothes and robes, she got dressed in record time and changed her hair magical; she didn't think her pinkish red was suitable and changed it back to her natural red.
They both apperated to Godric Hollow into the kitchen, there was
already quit a few people there. Sirius left Nissa with Lily and went
to find James or Remus. He walked through the hall saying hello to
people as he past them, there was so many people here to say good bye
to them.
He looked all downstairs but he wasn't there so he went upstairs where
none of the guests had gone, he stopped when he got outside of their
bedroom he had never been inside this room before but of course he
knew that it belonged to them. He knocked softly on the door.
"Come in." James said softly from inside.
Sirius pushed open the door and walked slowly inside, James was sat
on the bed with Remus he walked over and sat on his other side; Peter
was still downstairs with his parents. (They fused over him way too
much.)
"This is it." James said. "They're really gone."
"Not really." Sirius said; James looked up at him. "Nissa told me
after I lost my uncle that we never really lose the people we love,
their always with us; because as long as we remember them and remember
to live on they'll never really be gone."
"Well at lest you pay attention to the right stuff." James told
him.
They sat upstairs in silence for a while until Lily and Nissa came
up for them telling them it was time to go, Remus and Sirius got up
but James stayed a little longer with Lily.
It was dull and still raining as they stood in the graveyard, James
stood at the front with Lily linking his arm with Sirius and Remus on
either side on him, Nissa stood with Sirius and Peter on the other
side of Remus. They held their umbrellas as the rain belted down on
them. James didn't seem to hear anything going on as though he stood
there in the silence, the cold and the rain; surround by his friends
and family but alone at the same time.
James stayed as everyone started to leave, but his best friends
stayed with him but gave him his space as well. He was soaked to the
skin when he finally came back to them, Lily quickly pulling him under
her umbrella and wrapping her own cloak around him.
"Are you ready to go back to the house?" Lily asked him softly,
James nodded.
James stayed that night at the house with Lily; he stayed in his
own bedroom. He didn't stay every night, but a couple of times a week;
building himself up to staying there.
***
Nissa walked into the office and throw a large heavy book down on
their table making them both jump and look up at her and then back at
the book.
"What's with the book?" Sirius asked her.
"It's quit odd really, the ride we did last night." Nissa said.
"You did, we didn't go." James told her.
"Well they had these books; well this is one of them." Nissa told
them ignoring what James had said. "They've taken some of the books
themselves, but this one that I managed to get my hands on; I'll get
the rest of them in time. Anyway, the point is that they shouldn't
have gotten hold of these; the only person I know of who could have I
guess, is Infidus. But I still don't see him giving them to Voldermot
and the Death Eaters."
"Do you have to call him that?" A young woman said as she was
passing.
"Well what am I suppose to call him by, that's his name; I'm not
going to call him the Dark Lord." Nissa told her and then turned back
to Sirius and James. "If anyone asks where I am, can you just make
something up; I need to sort these out. I bit of danger control."
"Is it going to be dangerous?" Sirius asked her.
Nissa laughed. "Not unless people are going to start attacking me
here now."
"The way you were talking, it sounded as though...you were going to
do something else." Sirius said.
"Go after Voldermot myself, maybe next time." Nissa teased as she
picked up the book and walked back out.
"I really do worry about her." Sirius admitted. "But these books I
just don't get it, they're just books; what harm can they do?"
James didn't answer to start with. "Well what did we learn magic
out of?"
"Books." Sirius answered. "Well these must be some serious heavy
books to get Nissa worked up the way she was. I'll try and find out
tonight."
"You can't your coming to mine, and Lily and Bella are going around
to hers." James told him. "Remus and Peter are coming as well, boy's
night in. Oh, what did Lily say? Oh yes, giggle I can't wait, giggled
some more, get my dress designed; oh she kissed me then and the
giggled again, I can't wait."
Sirius laughed. "So, can I take that to mean; their doing the
wedding dress tonight?"
"Well that's what I think." James told him.
Nissa received an owl, when she had just found the Auror who took
one of the books; he had told her that it had been taken down to the
department of Mysteries. He had seemed quit excited about this, even
though he nothing about what happened down there and why they would
want the book. But Nissa went back to her flat like she had been asked
in her letter.
She arrived by the fire place and quickly hide the book using
magic, five minutes later Severus apperated into her living room.
"You can't do that again." Nissa told him. "I was at work, what if
Sirius or James would have been there?"
"So they don't know that we're still friends then, I always thought
they were idiots." Severus said.
"Severus, what's going on; what's Infidus up too?" Nissa asked.
Severus just looked at her and then walked round her, but she
seemed to get fed up of him circling her and sat down; he sat down
beside her.
"What do you think he's up to?" Severus asked her softly.
"I don't know that's the thing, and with these books we found; he
just I don't know." Nissa said. "This isn't like him, he's risking too
much on such a little thing that isn't like him; so he must be up to
something much bigger. Severus I know you're one of them, please tell
me."
Severus stood up and walked over to the window, Nissa looked over
at him.
"I don't know what he's up too, but I do know that if you interfere
they'll kill you." Severus told her.
"I can look after myself even against Infidus." Nissa told him.
She got up off the couch and walked over by the window; he closed
the curtains and then turned to face her.
"You think that Infidus is the fret, you have no idea what the Dark
Lord is capable of." Severus told her.
"You mean Voldermot." Nissa corrected.
"The Dark Lord." Severus told her.
"Voldermot." Nissa said.
"The Dark Lord." Severus told her again, he grabbed hold of her and
pushed her up against the wall and kissed her. Nissa pushed him back
moving her head away from him but that didn't stop him, he kissed her
again.
"Severus." Nissa moaned. "Please don't."
But he didn't stop, his hand moved down her side touching her as she
tried to move away from him.
"Don't, please." Nissa pleaded as he kissed her and grabbed hold of
her hands pinning her against the wall and bushing up against her, she
could feel that he wanted her; but she was with Sirius she loved
Sirius. She griped his hand her nails digging down into his skin
making it bleed but he still held her, her body started to burn from
deep inside of her working its way to the surface; where it burnt
through her skin sending Severus flying across the room and hitting
the far wall hard.
He stumped to the ground his hands burning and bleeding, she looked
over at him; but he wasn't looking at her. She ran over to him and
knelt down beside him.
"Severus..." Nissa whispered.
"So it is him that you love then." Severus said as he looked up at
her. "I'm always here if you change your mind; just lay off the
burning part will you."
Nissa took his hands in her and kissed them, they were better then
new. "Promise."
"I still don't think he desires you." Severus told her. "I could
give you everything you ever wanted."
"All I want is too be my self." Nissa told him.
Severus left laving Nissa to clear up the broken furniture before
Bella and Lily would arrived, because they were suppose to get there
before her and make something for dinner.
"So how late do you think she's going to be tonight?" Bella asked
as she walked through to the kitchen and almost fainted when Nissa
walked out of her bedroom.
"Not that late." Nissa said smiling.
"Don't do that, I could have cursed you or something." Bella told
her holding her chest tightly.
Nissa and Lily laughed. "Of course, you looked more likely to
scream, not cures me."
"Still not the point what are you doing home so early?" Bella told
her.
"My research wasn't going so well, so I decided to give it a rest
for today and start fresh tomorrow." Nissa answered, it was partly
true.
They went down into the shop, to get them all measured up, she
would have to get Sirius and that lot; shouldn't be that hard, she
could trick them in someway because they hated standing around being
measured. After Nissa had gotten all the measurements she would need
they went back upstairs with her design book and pad to get ideas.
"Do you really think he still wants to go through with this after
everything which has happened?" Lily asked while Bella rooted through
the cupboards for something she needed.
"Of course he does, he's loved you for ages." Nissa told her. "It
was just a lot for him to deal with that's all, but he's getting
there. And anyway, his parents wouldn't want you to put this off now
would they."
"Course they wouldn't." Bella agreed. "Though I do wish they would
have taught you to cook, and where to keep everything."
"Don't balm me, Sirius' cooks and put everything where it is; well
most of the time." Nissa told them. "If it's left out then I just put
it away."
Bella laughed. "You know I just can't imagine Sirius cooking and
being a house wife."
"He cooks he's not a house wife, goddess don't call him that." Nissa
told her.
"And the Goddess thing as well." Lily said.
"Yeah well." Nissa said off handled.
***
It was almost the end of May, and James and Sirius still hadn't let
Nissa measure them for their suits and robes; she had ferreted that
she would tie them down if it came to it. Which Sirius had liked that
idea well too much and even brought some magical rope, showing them
all while they were out in Diagon Ally; getting some strange looks off
passages –by.
They were all walking through the office, the first day when she
hadn't tried anything; well so they thought. After about ten minutes
of people laughing at them, they finally got annoyed of it.
"What the hell is so funny?" Sirius demanded off the next guy
walking past.
"She's finally got the better of you, we knew she would." He told
them walking off laughing.
Sirius twisted around a couple of times trying to see the tape-
measure but they kept moving with him; until finally James had to stop
him who was laughing just as much as everyone else at this point.
"You're acting like a dog chasing its own tail." James whispered.
"I could do that next couldn't I." Sirius joked.
"Thanks guys." Nissa said waving at them from her own desk. "And
Dumbledore wants to see you. And I'll be around later for the
fitting."
"Fine." Sirius said glaring and then smiled at her.
"Is it me or she getting the better of us even more nowadays?"
James asked. "We're out of practice."
"Well we are going back to school; why not catch up on a few old
pranks." Sirius suggested.
They apperated into Hogsmende and decided to go into Hogwarts using
one of their old passage ways, it had only been a year since they had
left Hogwarts but for some reason it seemed so much longer; maybe that
was because so much had happened since they had left, well a lot had
happened while they were there but it was different now because
everything was so much more real.
They meet Professor McGonagall as they were walking up to
Dumbledore's office, she smiled at them both.
"Its nice to see the two of you, how's the wedding coming along?"
McGonagall asked pleasantly.
"Its coming along great, Nissa got is this morning for
measurements." James told her. "She's getting to good at that."
McGonagall didn't seem to might their eyes at this news. "I'm glad
that it's coming along, Professor Dumbledore is waiting to see you
both. The password is Chocolate Frogs."
"Thanks." Sirius said as they carried on walking to Dumbledore's
office, they didn't really think much about that McGonagall didn't
want to talk about Nissa; they knew that she liked her so they didn't
think anything else about it.
They walked into the office, Dumbledore was already there waiting
for the two of them sat behind his desk; he stood up and greeted the
two of them and then indicated that they sit down which they did.
"Thank you for invitation." Dumbledore said. "I'm very honoured."
"No problem, so what can we do for you?" James said.
"As you both know, this war as they're calling it in the papers
isn't going so well." Dumbledore told them getting straight to the
point. "You as Auror's you know yourselves that you can only do so
much, but you are always being watched; so not much doesn't get past
Voldermot."
"We know that, but we can only do our best." Sirius told him.
"The way things are going, our best isn't good enough." Dumbledore
told them. "So, I have a plan."
They both seemed much relived at hearing this, because Dumbledore
always seemed to know what to do.
"It won't be much but it'll be something." Dumbledore went on. "A
group who will work together in secret but always recruiting new
members, because the more we have against him the better our odds will
be. We will gather information and fight him."
"I think I like the fighting part then gathering information,
that's all we seem to do some days just get info." Sirius told him.
"We need to do more then get information we need to fight back to hurt
him like he's hurt us."
"That will take a lot of work Sirius, and even for that we need to
get information." Dumbledore told him. "Now, this is just a request..."
"We're in." James said before he could finish, Dumbledore smiled at
them both.
"We'll ask round, don't worry we know how to be disquiet." Sirius
told him smiling.
"Try not to ask round the office, if you have too let Nissa do
that." Dumbledore told them. "She's a little better then us all at
that. And Sirius keep her safe, she maybe strong but everyone has
their weakness'."
Sirius just dismissed Dumbledore's warning, of course he would look
out for her but she was strong, and could also look after herself
better then most people he knew. Though at the back of his mind, where
he kept all his doubts nowadays he knew that she wasn't all powerful,
and needed help just like everyone else did.
***
James was pacing back and fore, while Sirius drank some more wine
and re-read his best man speech. Remus tipped over the end of James'
robes as he walked past and fell into Sirius' arms.
"That's enough James, unless you're trying to injury us." Sirius
told him as he let go and straightening Remus. "Everything is going to
be fine."
"But she isn't here yet, how' that fine?" James demanded, the
Gryffindor lion on his robes roared upon his broom; Nissa had thought
it was quit fitting and they had loved the design.
Sirius looked at his watch and then back at James and smiled.
"Maybe that has something to do with the fact that she doesn't need to
be here for another ten minutes."
James grabbed hold of his wrist and looked at his watch and then at
his own, his own was a little fast not wanting to be late for his own
wedding.
"Sorry." James said letting go of his arm.
"That's alright Prongs." Sirius told him as he clapped him on the
back. "Everything will be fine, you'll be married before the end of
the hour; and then onto the party and my speech. And a little later on
we'll see how that other tradition holds up, that the best man gets to
sleeps with a bridesmaid."
They all laughed at him.
"I'm sure you will, considering that Nissa is one of them." James
told him.
Bella was running around the flat looking for her shoe's while
Nissa finished off sorted Lily's dress out, she was wearing a long
cream and gold grown and robes; with lilies embroidered into the hem
and cuffs.
"Bella, their in the shop; and relax we'll be there in plenty of
time." Nissa shouted through to her. "You're more nervous then Lily
is."
"Not long now, and I'm going to be Mrs Potter." Lily said
excitedly. "Do you think that I suit it, Lily Potter?"
"Of course you do." Nissa told her as she stood back to look at
her. "You look lovely."
Lily smiled then looked at herself in the mirror, Bella came back
into the room and dropped her shoes when she saw Lily; she smiled a
tear falling down her cheek.
"You look beautiful Lily." Bella told her. "We'll be doing this next
for Nissa and Sirius."
"I think you're getting a little carried away with yourself there."
Nissa told her.
"I don't think so; considering how he was talking remember?" Lily
said smiling at her. "You two will be next."
"Thank you, why don't we get your wedding over with today; before
you start planning another." Nissa told her, as she picked up Lily's
wand. "I'll hold this it doesn't really go with the dress."
They apperated into the small room which was made up for them just
off the reception area, Lily looked round and saw a glass of wine for
them all; she handed them out and then stood in front of the mirror
making sure she still looked alright. Bella picked up the camera off
the side and took one of Lily and then one of Nissa and a couple of
them together, and then Nissa took the camera so that she could take
them of Bella and Lily; Lily wanted one with them all in it.
"Wait a min." Nissa told as she fiddled with it; it floated in mid
air and they all stood together, flash it was taken. "I'll be back in
a minute; I'll just let them know we're here."
"Well they should know from all the noise." Bella said giggling as
she took another sip of the wine.
"Try not to wine too much, not yet anyway." Nissa told her smiling
as she took her own glass with her.
She walked along the hall and saw Remus in his suit, she walked
quietly up behind and kissed him on the cheek.
"Now you're a very handsome werewolf, have I meet you before?"
Nissa teased as he turned round smiling. "Good job we're not near a
full moon, or I might have punched; you looking so tasty and all."
Remus was bright red, she had always managed to make him nervous and
it didn't help that she looked so beautiful and was only a foot away
from him; when the wolf inside of him just wanted to take her as his
own. But he was saved from himself when the door opened behind him and
Sirius walked out well stayed out holding a glass of wine of his own.
Nissa smiled at him and took his glass away; he smiled at her
looking her up and down.
"Gorgeous aren't you, my beautiful Nissa." Sirius said and then
pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately making Remus
stumble backwards and blushed even more.
She wrapped her arms round him carefully not tilting the glasses,
but Remus took them out of her hands just in time; as Sirius stumbled
forward but she caught him.
She pulled away. "Maybe you shouldn't drink anything, well not
until after your speech anyway."
He pulled her into him and smiled. "You know, Remus is going to be
the best man at our wedding we decided when we were still at school,
and Godfather to our first child."
Nissa smiled at him. "Well agree with him being Godfather, but who
ever said that we were getting married and the rest. You get like this
after a few drinks and regret saying it all afterwards; but it's nice
to hear, but maybe when your sober one day."
She pulled away from him and walked back to the brides room, she
held out her hand and her drink appeared in it and Sirius' disappeared
in Remus' hand.
"I'm not sure that went well." Sirius said as he turned back to
Remus.
"Well she doesn't mind me being a Godfather." Remus said smiling.
Sirius smiled and pulled him into a hug and went back into James to
tell him that they were there, and was ready when he was. James paced
up and down the room some more before stopping in front of the three
of them and nodding; Sirius opened the door for him and went out first
they all followed behind. James stood at the front of the chamber with
all their friends and family sat behind them; he bounced up and down
on his feet.
"Try to keep still." Sirius whispered. "Nissa should have left us
some drink."
"Your turn next, the way your going with Nissa." James told him.
"Though I thought you would be first, the way you go on sometimes."
"That's just it, I'm not even sure if she wants to marry me."
Sirius admitted. "She says that she loves me, but sometimes she's so I
don't know. And today..."
"Today you'd been drinking again, and she knows what your like."
Remus told him.
They turned round for pictures, them all and a few on their own;
before the music started. James stood their then turned round and saw
her, she looked so beautiful as she was walking up the aisle; to marry
me him, she was going to be his wife.
She stopped next to James smiling at him as he held her hand in
his, Nissa and Bella stood behind her. Sirius looked at James and Lily
stood there and he could see himself there one day with Nissa, he
looked over at her and smiled as she was watching him.
"I do." Lily said as James placed the ring upon her finger smiling
at one another.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
They smiled at one another and then he took her in his arms and
kissed her, Sirius had whipped out a camera from somewhere and were
taking pictures at ever angel; then throw it to Remus behind him so
that he could take one of him and Nissa, and then all four of them
before they walked back down the aisle as husband and wife. Bella took
a picture of them all and then Natalie who was crying took one with
them all in it.
They finally made their way back to the reception room, Lily and
James sat at the top table with their friends of either side of them
and their other friends and family filing in finding their tables.
Sirius had already started to drink, but Nissa caught sight and
magical removed his glass then waved at him from down the table, and
told him in his mind. 'After your speech, you can have as much as you
want.' And he replied. 'Does that mean you as well?' She just smiled
at him.
After everyone was settled before the food was severed Sirius stood
up holding an empty wine glass and tapped it gently to get everyone's
attention but no one was listening so he hit it a little louder; this
time they heard him but he also broke the glass. Which Nissa repaired
with a wave of her hand and filling it with wine at the same time, he
smiled at her. He was tempted to shout out 'we'll be next', but he
didn't.
"Just wanted to say a few words before we all eat." Sirius said
loudly. "He goes nothing. I've known James since school been through a
lot together, and that's not just detention; he knows what I mean. I
was the coolest guy at school, well second to me of course; but he had
the Quidditch going for him so I've got to give him that I guess. And
that he won over the love of his life and got her to marry him first,
I'm still working at that. I just hope you can handle this guy Lily,
but you know where we are; well that's if he's got any good ideas to
get into trouble." He wicked as he looked down at Lily and James they
were both smiling but she had that look in her eye telling him that
James wasn't going to be getting into trouble like that anymore. "We
better do that part on the quiet. Anyway, I'm getting trusty don't
know about you. He's to my best mate and his wife. To James and Lily!"
"To James and Lily!" Everyone cheered and drank.
"Not bad, very you." Nissa told him down the table.
"What did you except." James said smiling as their plates filled
before them.
After they had eaten, it was time for the dancing. Lily and James
went out first for their dance, and then finally everyone started to
join them. Sirius walked down the table and held his hand out for
Nissa, she smiled at him as she took it and let him led her out to the
floor. He took her in his arms as they danced slowly to the music.
"So what do you think of the speech?" Sirius asked her.
"Like I said, very you." Nissa told him, as she looked up to answer
his question and flash him a smile before she rested her head back on
his shoulder.
"It will be us next." Sirius told her.
Nissa smiled as she looked up at him, and changed the subject "How
was last night?"
"What do you mean?" Sirius asked sounding a little nervous.
"Well when I popped over this morning checking that you were all
still alive and managed to find your way home; I walked in on
something very interesting." Nissa told him smiling; at this Sirius
was looking even more worried. "So you had a good night? And slept
well afterwards?"
"Well...I can explain everything." Sirius stummered.
"It all looked very cute, though I think that the both of you had
too much to drink and didn't really need to talk it to bed with you."
Nissa told him smiling. "You looked as though you were still drinking
right up to the point when the two of you fell into bed together."
"We didn't, I never; you know that..." Sirius told her as they
stopped dancing.
Nissa was still smiling at him and then at Remus as he past with
Bella. "Good night, last night Remus?"
Remus almost fell over onto Bella who couldn't help but laugh as
she helped back up and started to fill him in.
"You and Remus looked so cosy together I just didn't have the heart
to wake you." Nissa teased him.
"We didn't I swear." Sirius promised her, but she was still smiling
at him.
She took hold of him and took the lead in the dance. "You keep
forgetting don't you? I'm a werewolf, I would know straight away if
you did anything."
"I would never." Sirius told her, breathing deeply and letting her
lead while he regained himself. "Why don't we disappear for a little
while, and I'll make it up to you anyway?"
Nissa smiled at him but carried on dancing. "We can't leave before
James and Lily. Anyway I want to dance with Remus, unless you wanted
to before me?"
Sirius pulled her close into his arms. "How long are going to keep
that up for?"
"You're the one who seems to be up for action." Nissa said smiling
at him.