Authors' note: Normally I detest writing these so therefore I will keep
this note as short as possible. First, thank you all for pointing out the
spelling errors. My only excuse is that I was too lazy to check my
references. As for all the other comment's and questions, all I am willing
to say at this point is that there is a reason for everything that has
happened. Just remember that not everything is, as it seems. Sassy
Sirius inhaled the brisk salt air and felt a sense of freedom that had been missing from his life for too many years. He had forgotten what it felt like to be able to walk into a crowded restaurant without worrying the ministry was about to arrest him. That reason alone was more than enough to be grateful that Harry asked him to come on this trip. Their first stop had been to a muggle amusement park, where they had spent the day riding every single ride in the park. After that they had rented a car and had been content to find a quite secluded hotel near the beach.
"I thought I would find you here." Harry said as he jogged over to where Sirius was sitting in the warm sand.
"Out of all the places I have been in my life, this is the one place where I truly feel at peace." Sirius said as Harry sat down beside him.
"It's too bad we can't stay here forever." Harry sighed tiredly.
"We can come back again." Sirius said as he glanced at Harry.
"Want to talk about it?" Sirius asked as he took in the troubled look on Harry's face.
"That obvious?" Harry asked as he grabbed a handful of sand and let it slip through his fingers.
"Only to me." Sirius assured him.
"I'm scared." Harry admitted.
"About?"
"This entire Voldemort thing. Dumbledore had another copy of the prophecy. It basically said that I had to kill Voldemort or he had to kill me, but that neither of us could live until one of us died." Harry explained.
"After you fell through the veil, all I wanted was to die so that I could see you again. But then it occurred to me, that you would not want me to think that way. So I started thinking of every reason I had to live. Then Dumbledore called me into his office and told me about that damn prophecy. It was either Voldemort of me. Tonks, Remus and Moody, were all there waiting when the Dursley's came to pick me up and they threatened them that if I better be treated right. When we got to the house, my uncle locked me back in my room, and then he took all my stuff and burned it. He even killed my owl." Harry said choking the words past the lump in his throat.
"If Remus had not of come when he did, I know I would be dead by now, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if I would be better off if I was." Harry admitted.
"I'm so sorry you have to go through all this." Sirius said as he pulled Harry into his arms.
"Please don't make me go back to the Dursley's." Harry pleaded softly. "If I have to go back, I don't think I could keep going."
"You will never go back there again." Sirius promised. "I will do everything within my power to make sure of that."
"And so will we." Two voices promised as their owners wiped at the tears that were streaming down their cheeks.
Sirius and Harry were so startled by finding out that they were not alone, both fell over backwards in their haste to jump to their feet.
"Glad you two could make it." Harry said as he hastily wiped at his cheeks before throwing his arms around the two people that had just spoken.
"Not that I mind, but how did you find us?" Sirius asked as he greeted his friends.
"I wish I could say it was our amazing tracking skills, but you guys covered your tracks too well for that." Remus said as he hugged Sirius.
"If Harry had not of sent us a letter telling us exactly where you were, we probably would never have found this place." Tonks agreed and she hugged Harry and then Sirius.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Sirius asked as he flung an arm around Harry's shoulders and they all began to make their way back to the hotel for breakfast.
"I wanted to surprise you, I thought it would take another day or two for them to get here though." Harry said as he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he recognized the one person, he had no desire to speak to, slowly approaching.
Sirius inhaled the brisk salt air and felt a sense of freedom that had been missing from his life for too many years. He had forgotten what it felt like to be able to walk into a crowded restaurant without worrying the ministry was about to arrest him. That reason alone was more than enough to be grateful that Harry asked him to come on this trip. Their first stop had been to a muggle amusement park, where they had spent the day riding every single ride in the park. After that they had rented a car and had been content to find a quite secluded hotel near the beach.
"I thought I would find you here." Harry said as he jogged over to where Sirius was sitting in the warm sand.
"Out of all the places I have been in my life, this is the one place where I truly feel at peace." Sirius said as Harry sat down beside him.
"It's too bad we can't stay here forever." Harry sighed tiredly.
"We can come back again." Sirius said as he glanced at Harry.
"Want to talk about it?" Sirius asked as he took in the troubled look on Harry's face.
"That obvious?" Harry asked as he grabbed a handful of sand and let it slip through his fingers.
"Only to me." Sirius assured him.
"I'm scared." Harry admitted.
"About?"
"This entire Voldemort thing. Dumbledore had another copy of the prophecy. It basically said that I had to kill Voldemort or he had to kill me, but that neither of us could live until one of us died." Harry explained.
"After you fell through the veil, all I wanted was to die so that I could see you again. But then it occurred to me, that you would not want me to think that way. So I started thinking of every reason I had to live. Then Dumbledore called me into his office and told me about that damn prophecy. It was either Voldemort of me. Tonks, Remus and Moody, were all there waiting when the Dursley's came to pick me up and they threatened them that if I better be treated right. When we got to the house, my uncle locked me back in my room, and then he took all my stuff and burned it. He even killed my owl." Harry said choking the words past the lump in his throat.
"If Remus had not of come when he did, I know I would be dead by now, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if I would be better off if I was." Harry admitted.
"I'm so sorry you have to go through all this." Sirius said as he pulled Harry into his arms.
"Please don't make me go back to the Dursley's." Harry pleaded softly. "If I have to go back, I don't think I could keep going."
"You will never go back there again." Sirius promised. "I will do everything within my power to make sure of that."
"And so will we." Two voices promised as their owners wiped at the tears that were streaming down their cheeks.
Sirius and Harry were so startled by finding out that they were not alone, both fell over backwards in their haste to jump to their feet.
"Glad you two could make it." Harry said as he hastily wiped at his cheeks before throwing his arms around the two people that had just spoken.
"Not that I mind, but how did you find us?" Sirius asked as he greeted his friends.
"I wish I could say it was our amazing tracking skills, but you guys covered your tracks too well for that." Remus said as he hugged Sirius.
"If Harry had not of sent us a letter telling us exactly where you were, we probably would never have found this place." Tonks agreed and she hugged Harry and then Sirius.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Sirius asked as he flung an arm around Harry's shoulders and they all began to make their way back to the hotel for breakfast.
"I wanted to surprise you, I thought it would take another day or two for them to get here though." Harry said as he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he recognized the one person, he had no desire to speak to, slowly approaching.