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Chapter 5: Daijoubo
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One year has passed. one whole year since the day I heard that Sirius had escaped from Azkaban. That day was a joyous one. but I knew it wouldn't last forever, it couldn't, and it didn't. My dreams of seeing Sirius again quickly faded as I spoke to my old head master, Dumbledore.
The ministry had been thrown into total chaos after the rumors of a child being murdered by Voldemort and Harry Potter had come out with the boy's body. Anisia looked up out the window from her desk in her home; she couldn't even start imagining how Harry, her godson, could be feeling.
There was a small tapping at the window. Anisia looked to see a Hogwarts owl standing on the window sill. Anisia stood up and leaned forward, unlatched the lock and let the owl hop in, she untied the letter from its leg, opening it almost immediately.
Anisia's eyes moved slowly as she read over the letter, astonishment and shock rising above any other emotion.
The letter read:
The phoenix will fly again. Follow the wolf to the nest.
The letter was not long, and it seemed as if someone had just scribbled it down quickly before stuffing it into its envelope. Though the obvious message could have been hidden in the words a little more, it seemed as if someone had wanted this out quickly, and trusted that no one would intercept it.
Anisia slumped back in her chair. What did all of this mean? Was another war brewing within the realms of magic once again? Anisia tilted her head back to look up at the ceiling, thinking with her eyes half closed.
A sudden knock at the door downstairs startled Anisia out of her reverie, making her jolt out of her chair to stand up, her heart pumping at who it might be. Had someone found out?
There was another knock, a little louder this time.
Anisia walked slowly to the door and opened it timidly. Lupin stood there, looking quite tired and disheveled.
"Lupin, I. I thought it was someone else." Anisia said, stepping back to let Lupin in, he entered, closing the door and locking it behind him.
"We don't have much time; I'm going to take you to. the 'nest'." Lupin explained Anisia nodded, turning to go back upstairs.
"I just need to get--"
"No, we don't have time, just come with me." Lupin said, a little more forcibly this time, reaching out and pulling Anisia to the door slightly, she stumbled a bit but followed the stronger, yet tired, man.
After a few minutes of strained silence between the two Anisia spoke:
"So. where are we going? And why are we walking like muggles?" Anisia asked, looking over to Lupin, but not really moving her head. Lupin looked over at her; Anisia's hair was sparkling in the light.
"I can not tell you until we get there, and we're walking so there is a less chance anyone will. follow us." Lupin explained, lowering his voice for the last few words. Anisia frowned at this response, she hated being clueless during situations like this even though she knew that it was sometimes necessary.
After walking for a few more minutes they came upon an empty lot, Anisia turned to Lupin almost thinking he had gone bonkers. Lupin nodded towards the lot.
"Watch"
Anisia turned her attention back to the little, weed infested lot. Suddenly a house just sort of. well, materialized in front of them. The dingy, unkempt-looking house that seemed as if it might fall over at any point stood in between the modern muggle houses around it, nothing in the neighborhood seemed disturbed by this sudden appearance.
Anisia and Lupin walked to the front door of the building, she turned to him, scowling slightly. What had she gotten herself into?
"Be patient Anisia," Lupin reminded her softly before raising his hand to ring the doorbell. Anisia turned to face the door and whatever might open it, still not too sure about the situation.
The door slowly opened and a loud shrieking could be heard from the inside of the home, it seemed slightly distant, as if it was on another story. Snape was the one who had opened the door, this surprised Anisia slightly, and angered her slightly as well, she couldn't believe that he probably knew everything and she knew absolutely nothing about what was happening.
Anisia quickly got over her childish feelings and followed Lupin's lead by greeting Snape, but just as she was shaking his hand, someone came sauntering down the stairs.
The three of them turned to see who it was; Anisia had had no idea that there was anyone else in the building at the time. Anisia gasped.
"Sirius!"
The man stopped dead in his tracks on the second to last step, he looked up to see Anisia, still half holding Snape's hand, Snape looking quite disdainful and Lupin standing there smiling slightly.
"Anisia?"
"Sirius." Anisia muttered, she couldn't believe her eyes, it was Sirius.
"Anisia. you're here. I thought because - because of your job with the Ministry you wouldn't. come." Sirius said, searching her face for any show of emotion. Anisia smiled.
"Of course I'd come, it's a chance to be with all of my old friends, and maybe even make some new friends." Anisia said. Anisia had tensed up, waiting for Sirius to do something, anything, really.
"It's been a long time."
"Almost fifteen years now I think." Anisia told him. Sirius nodded. Lupin suddenly clapped his hands together, looking around at all of us.
"Well, I'm starving! How bout you and me go and get something to eat from the kitchen Snape?" Lupin tried to take his queue from Sirius to leave, but Snape didn't want to budge.
"It's alright, I'm not hungry." Snape said in his monotone voice. Sirius threw him a dirty look. Snape glared back at Sirius. "Maybe I'll stay to make sure a criminal such as yourself won't hurt Key." Snape sneered.
"It's Anisia to you, Snape!" Sirius mocked.
In the end, Lupin had to practically drag Snape out of the foyer.
Anisia looked around at the house. "This is your home, isn't it?" She asked Sirius. He nodded.
"Oh Sirius." Tears started flowing down Anisia's cheeks. Sirius's eyes went wide.
"What's wrong? Did I do something that you didn't like?" Sirius asked, stepping close to Anisia.
"Why won't you hug me? Or---Or even look me in the eye anymore Sirius?" Anisia sniffled. Sirius sighed, sagging his shoulders; he stepped even closer to Anisia and took her in his arms lovingly, letting her rest her head on his chest.
"I missed you so much! After I heard you escaped I half expected you to show up on my door step! You didn't even send me a message saying you were alright!" Anisia cried loudly, it was muffled by Sirius's shirt.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to, but Dumbledore wouldn't allow it, I just couldn't be sending you messages or going to your home and speaking with you. that would put you in danger, as well as me, and I didn't want that." Sirius told Anisia softly, stroking her hair lovingly.
"Don't ever leave me again. please Sirius." Anisia begged, almost collapsing. Sirius just held on to her tighter, moving her head to make her look straight at him.
"I'll never leave you again." He stated before lifting her chin and pressing his lips hard against hers.
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AN: YAY! Sirius is back! What will happen next you ask? Well you'll just have to read and find out!
Chapter 5: Daijoubo
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One year has passed. one whole year since the day I heard that Sirius had escaped from Azkaban. That day was a joyous one. but I knew it wouldn't last forever, it couldn't, and it didn't. My dreams of seeing Sirius again quickly faded as I spoke to my old head master, Dumbledore.
The ministry had been thrown into total chaos after the rumors of a child being murdered by Voldemort and Harry Potter had come out with the boy's body. Anisia looked up out the window from her desk in her home; she couldn't even start imagining how Harry, her godson, could be feeling.
There was a small tapping at the window. Anisia looked to see a Hogwarts owl standing on the window sill. Anisia stood up and leaned forward, unlatched the lock and let the owl hop in, she untied the letter from its leg, opening it almost immediately.
Anisia's eyes moved slowly as she read over the letter, astonishment and shock rising above any other emotion.
The letter read:
The phoenix will fly again. Follow the wolf to the nest.
The letter was not long, and it seemed as if someone had just scribbled it down quickly before stuffing it into its envelope. Though the obvious message could have been hidden in the words a little more, it seemed as if someone had wanted this out quickly, and trusted that no one would intercept it.
Anisia slumped back in her chair. What did all of this mean? Was another war brewing within the realms of magic once again? Anisia tilted her head back to look up at the ceiling, thinking with her eyes half closed.
A sudden knock at the door downstairs startled Anisia out of her reverie, making her jolt out of her chair to stand up, her heart pumping at who it might be. Had someone found out?
There was another knock, a little louder this time.
Anisia walked slowly to the door and opened it timidly. Lupin stood there, looking quite tired and disheveled.
"Lupin, I. I thought it was someone else." Anisia said, stepping back to let Lupin in, he entered, closing the door and locking it behind him.
"We don't have much time; I'm going to take you to. the 'nest'." Lupin explained Anisia nodded, turning to go back upstairs.
"I just need to get--"
"No, we don't have time, just come with me." Lupin said, a little more forcibly this time, reaching out and pulling Anisia to the door slightly, she stumbled a bit but followed the stronger, yet tired, man.
After a few minutes of strained silence between the two Anisia spoke:
"So. where are we going? And why are we walking like muggles?" Anisia asked, looking over to Lupin, but not really moving her head. Lupin looked over at her; Anisia's hair was sparkling in the light.
"I can not tell you until we get there, and we're walking so there is a less chance anyone will. follow us." Lupin explained, lowering his voice for the last few words. Anisia frowned at this response, she hated being clueless during situations like this even though she knew that it was sometimes necessary.
After walking for a few more minutes they came upon an empty lot, Anisia turned to Lupin almost thinking he had gone bonkers. Lupin nodded towards the lot.
"Watch"
Anisia turned her attention back to the little, weed infested lot. Suddenly a house just sort of. well, materialized in front of them. The dingy, unkempt-looking house that seemed as if it might fall over at any point stood in between the modern muggle houses around it, nothing in the neighborhood seemed disturbed by this sudden appearance.
Anisia and Lupin walked to the front door of the building, she turned to him, scowling slightly. What had she gotten herself into?
"Be patient Anisia," Lupin reminded her softly before raising his hand to ring the doorbell. Anisia turned to face the door and whatever might open it, still not too sure about the situation.
The door slowly opened and a loud shrieking could be heard from the inside of the home, it seemed slightly distant, as if it was on another story. Snape was the one who had opened the door, this surprised Anisia slightly, and angered her slightly as well, she couldn't believe that he probably knew everything and she knew absolutely nothing about what was happening.
Anisia quickly got over her childish feelings and followed Lupin's lead by greeting Snape, but just as she was shaking his hand, someone came sauntering down the stairs.
The three of them turned to see who it was; Anisia had had no idea that there was anyone else in the building at the time. Anisia gasped.
"Sirius!"
The man stopped dead in his tracks on the second to last step, he looked up to see Anisia, still half holding Snape's hand, Snape looking quite disdainful and Lupin standing there smiling slightly.
"Anisia?"
"Sirius." Anisia muttered, she couldn't believe her eyes, it was Sirius.
"Anisia. you're here. I thought because - because of your job with the Ministry you wouldn't. come." Sirius said, searching her face for any show of emotion. Anisia smiled.
"Of course I'd come, it's a chance to be with all of my old friends, and maybe even make some new friends." Anisia said. Anisia had tensed up, waiting for Sirius to do something, anything, really.
"It's been a long time."
"Almost fifteen years now I think." Anisia told him. Sirius nodded. Lupin suddenly clapped his hands together, looking around at all of us.
"Well, I'm starving! How bout you and me go and get something to eat from the kitchen Snape?" Lupin tried to take his queue from Sirius to leave, but Snape didn't want to budge.
"It's alright, I'm not hungry." Snape said in his monotone voice. Sirius threw him a dirty look. Snape glared back at Sirius. "Maybe I'll stay to make sure a criminal such as yourself won't hurt Key." Snape sneered.
"It's Anisia to you, Snape!" Sirius mocked.
In the end, Lupin had to practically drag Snape out of the foyer.
Anisia looked around at the house. "This is your home, isn't it?" She asked Sirius. He nodded.
"Oh Sirius." Tears started flowing down Anisia's cheeks. Sirius's eyes went wide.
"What's wrong? Did I do something that you didn't like?" Sirius asked, stepping close to Anisia.
"Why won't you hug me? Or---Or even look me in the eye anymore Sirius?" Anisia sniffled. Sirius sighed, sagging his shoulders; he stepped even closer to Anisia and took her in his arms lovingly, letting her rest her head on his chest.
"I missed you so much! After I heard you escaped I half expected you to show up on my door step! You didn't even send me a message saying you were alright!" Anisia cried loudly, it was muffled by Sirius's shirt.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to, but Dumbledore wouldn't allow it, I just couldn't be sending you messages or going to your home and speaking with you. that would put you in danger, as well as me, and I didn't want that." Sirius told Anisia softly, stroking her hair lovingly.
"Don't ever leave me again. please Sirius." Anisia begged, almost collapsing. Sirius just held on to her tighter, moving her head to make her look straight at him.
"I'll never leave you again." He stated before lifting her chin and pressing his lips hard against hers.
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AN: YAY! Sirius is back! What will happen next you ask? Well you'll just have to read and find out!