Dear Snuffles,
It's good to hear from you again. I'm glad you and Buckbeak are doing OK.
Look, I've got some good news, the only problem is - I can't tell you! I know it's teasing, but it's so exciting. Good news is an understatement really, it's great news, brilliant news.
I won't say anymore, but just look out for a letter from Albus, OK? He'll tell you everything, you should be hearing from him any day now.
I'll talk to you very soon.
All my love
Moony
Sirius got the letter from Remus on a Tuesday (or at least he guessed it was a Tuesday, he was losing track). He had been on the run for months now and had not seen Remus since their last night at his house. They had only been able to communicate through owl since then.
On the Wednesday morning at the crack of dawn, another owl arrived;
Snuffles,
I have some news to tell you, unfortunately I cannot tell you by owl for security reasons, and so I need to see you in person.
As soon as you can, and as soon as it is safe please get to your family house where we can talk more.
Hope to see you soon.
Albus
As soon as Sirius had read the letter through he started thinking about his journey to Grimmauld Place, and soon enough he was actually on his way. Thank God for Buckbeak, Sirius thought, his journey would have taken so much longer without a Hippogriff. He sent an owl ahead of him to inform Dumbledore of his return, and then set off. He was careful (all though not as careful as he could been, he was too excited) as he flew, being on his guard of anyone able to see him.
He was on his way. He was going to see Remus again. And Harry! And Dumbledore! Sirius's heart had never felt lighter since his stay at Remus's house.
Sirius arrived not a minute too soon at the house. Twelve Grimmauld Place. It had been almost twenty years since Sirius had even stepped foot inside his old family house. He managed to drag Buckbeak through the house and up to his mother's old bedroom. From what he could remember of it, the house didn't seem to be much different from all those years ago. It was still dull, unhappy and filled with all of the Black family treasures, it was perhaps dirtier than it used to be (the house elf wasn't doing it's proper job).
Sirius walked down into the kitchen.
"Welcome home Sirius."
"Dumbledore!" Said Sirius happily as he shook the other man's hand "It's good to see you!"
"And you Sirius, now I must be swift as I do not want to waste much of your time, I know that there is someone else more eager to see you. And I know you are just as eager to see them." Sirius's heart leaped "Now, I have been visiting your old house for some time now, checking enchantments and so on, making sure it is safe to live in. safe for you to live in."
"What, me live back here? Well, I suppose it does make sense. But…I hated this house when I lived here the first time around."
"If I may say, I think it would be a foolish decision of you to turn this house down. Living here would mean you no longer have to be on the run." Said Dumbledore wisely.
"Yeah. And you did put a lot of good work into it. It would be nice to actually live in a place with four walls and a roof again." Sirius scowled as he looked around the room "Even if it does mean living here." His frown suddenly changed to a smile "I am grateful though Dumbledore, really I am." He shook Dumbledore's hand again "Thank you for everything."
"You are welcome." Said Dumbledore "Now, I must be on my way." He got up and moved out of the door "I am the secret keeper for the house, so no one, apart from a few exceptions, will know you are here." He climbed the stairs to the landing "I will be back in a few days" He opened the doors "but for the meantime I will leave the two of you to reminisce." And he dissaparated.
"The two of us?" Sirius asked himself, bewildered.
He heard someone clear their throat. Sirius looked down the garden path and saw a man staring back at him with a pair o beautiful brown eyes.
Remus
Sirius was fixed to the spot. He watched the other man walk slowly up the path towards him, their eyes never breaking contact.
"Hello Sirius."
"Remus…"
And the rest is for the imagination! I'd just like to say thank you to absolutely everyone who reviewed this story. It was my first slash fanfic and I really enjoyed writing it! And now if you could all do me a favour and tell me what you thought of my last chapter? Thanks again! Toodles xx
