THE BRAND NEW HOUSE OF BLACK

From the outside, Sirius' new house seemed to be just some ordinary Muggle house on some ordinary Muggle street.  But, Harry knew Sirius all too well and he knew that the inside was probably more glamorous than anything he'd ever seen before.  But, as he walked through the door, he felt let down.  It was just like some ordinary Muggle house.  "Where are all the magic items and all the stuff you said you were going to put in here?"  That question came from Ron.

"I know I said that, but I'm still being watched by the ministry, so I can't mess up.  I'll add those things when there's not this big weight over me."  Nikolett walked through the doorway and looked around.

"I think it's quaint.  Living like this might do you some good."  She said, jokingly.

"Ha, ha, ha."  Sirius laughed sarcastically.  "Come on, Harry.  Let's get your trunk to your room."  He said, grabbing one side of the trunk and dragging it up the stairs.  Harry followed.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione kept pushing Nikolett and Sirius together, despite the dirty looks they were getting from Nikolett.  All they did was smile at her and push her more toward Sirius so they would finally be able to talk. 

They sat in the living room while the children were somewhere, no doubt listening to their conversation.  They sat on opposite ends of the couch, in silence, waiting for the other to speak.  Of course, that was getting tired very quickly.

"Sirius…"

"Niki…"  They said together.  They both laughed which broke a bit of tension between them.

"Go ahead."  She said.

"You know how I feel about you, right?" 

"Of course I do… I feel the same way."

"Then, why don't we do something about it?"  He asked, eagerly.

"Like what, Sirius?"

"We can get married."

She let out a long sigh of exasperation.  "If that was the case, then I wouldn't object to it, but even that won't stop my father from doing what he wanted.  He's very powerful and he gets whatever he wants."

"But, you're his daughter.  I'm sure that you can muster up the guts to tell him that you don't want to go through with it."

"Having the guts to tell him that I can't isn't the problem.  When he makes up his mind, it's final… So, let's just enjoy the time that we have until I have to go back home.  Okay?"  She asked.  He nodded.

"Okay."  She smiled as she inched closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder.  He wrapped his arms around her and laid his head on hers.