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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry day before Easter Holiday

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Sirius Black stood outside of the potions classroom waiting patiently. Anne had gotten a detention from Mr Green. Anne broke a tube of shrinking potion on the floor. The dungeon floor cracked and insects from below crawled out. The girls shrieked and went wild. Shirley had leaped herself on to Sirius arms and started to cry. Mr Green killed all the insect with a wave of his wand.

" I am sorry to keep you waiting." Anne said as she stepped out of the potions room.

" That okay, I need you to help me anyways." Sirius said cheerfully, "I want you to read to me."

" We will discuss this over dinner." said Anne gayly.

" Anne, Anne!" shouted a sweet voice from behind.

Anne and Sirius turned around and saw Lily running towards them.

" Anne, I am so glad that I caught up to you." Lily panted, "Professor McGonagall was asking me whether you'd be staying at school during the holiday."

" I must go back to my grandmere's house." Anne said stiffly, "I'll tell McGonagall myself."

" Okay, shall we go to dinner?" Sirius said quickly, " I am starving."

The three of them walked to the grand hall and sat down with the rest of them. Lily stayed as far away as possible from James. James kept winking at her.

" How immature. " Lily said to Anne.

Just then, Shirley walked into the hall too. She squeezed her way between Peter and Sirius.

" Oh, I missed you so much." said Shirley passionately, " If only my potions skill were high enough to join your class."

Sirius gave her a weak smile and said " That just too bad."

" Certainly." Shirley said and saw Anne beside Lily, " Anne!"

Sirius sighed, Shirley was a big mouth, she can not keep anything a secret. What if she told Anne that her mother was suppose to be his mother.

" Hello." Anne said politely.

" Oh, wait a moment." Shirley said when she notice Peter beside her, " Peter, how's your Defense the Dark Arts marks?"

Peter turned red.

" You mean no one found out that you cheated on the test?." Shirley said loudly.

Peter turned purple.

" Peter, we need to talk." Remus said and walked out of the hall with Peter following.

Remus was prefect and it was his duty.

" Oops, I didn't mean to say it so loudly." Shirley said sorrily, " Oh, Anne I was suppose to be talking to you."

Sirius quickly took butted in to the conversation.

" Anne, weren't we suppose to be reading?" Sirius said, "This place is way to loud, why don't we move to the common room instead?"

" Sure...if you say so." Anne said confusedly.

Anne stood up and walk with Sirius out of the hall. They reached the common room and sat down next to the fire.

" I though you were hungry." Anne said.

" I am." Sirius accidently said.

Anne handed him some cookies.

" I knew you were, took these from the dinner table." She sweetly said.

Sirius reached over and took them and started munching.

" You don't like Shirley much."Anne said.

" She not very bright." Sirius admitted, " Can't blame her, she has MacFord blood."

" Grandmere told me that you two were engaged." Anne said confusedly.

" I am not, my mother says I am, but I don't care about what she says." Sirius stated.

" Your mother is kind of strict, but she wants the best for you." Anne said, " Besides, Shirley is a well bought up girl."

" My mother never cared about me, as well as my brother," Sirius said sadly, " We were best friends before, until he became soft and obeyed my mother on everything."

" You and your brother must love each other." Anne said.

" I do," Sirius said slowly, " I wish he still ."

Anne came sat closer beside the saddened Sirius.

" I am sure he still loves you," Anne whispered, " whom ever you love, will love you back." "You just have to be patience."

Sirius looked us at Anne. Anne was full of light and wisdom.

" How do you know your love will be returned?" Sirius asked

" I don't know, but I have faith and I believe it will."

" Don't you ever want to give up?" Sirius asked angrily, " There's no one out there that loves us, why should we love them back?" " This world is full of shit." " Even family hates us." " Your only living close family member hates you." " My mother hates me!" " Why shouldn't we I hate them back.." " I wish I could just die..." Sirius said breaking down.

Anne place her hand on his back and patted it.

" Death is not an end, its another start of life." Anne said, " love can be expressed through different ways."

" Not the way I wish for." Sirius said.

" There, you just found you mistake about love." Anne said, " Love may not come so beautifully, it could be ugly, but yet it is still love. "

" I wish I knew it then." Sirius said weakly, " then I could return it with the equal amount."

" Shirley loves you." " She tries to impress you, it may seem to be a gesture of immaturity to you, but that's the form of love she produces."

" I never though of it that way." Sirius said confusedly, " but if thats love, I will return it with all my heart."

Anne smile and patted his back. She stared off into the darken sky and prayed for Sirius.

Third Day of Easter Holiday The Black's Spring Mask-a-raid Party

Sirius Black dressed in his best with a beautifully decorated mask around his eye lead Shirley MacFord down the grand staircase. Shirley was dressed with many frills and puffs; her masks was attached to a stick which she held in the other hand. Everyone clapped when they reached the bottom stair. Sirius's mother came to them.

" I was practically crying, you two were made for each other," Sirius's mother said choking back tears. " you two are star crossed."

Shirley giggled and gripped Sirius's arm tighter. Sirius gave her and small smile and wondered whether the Pringles were invited.

" I must steal Shirley for a second, I need everyone to meet our beautiful girl." Sirius's mother said and lead Shirley away with her.

Sirius walked around the ball room. Everyone was wearing masks. Just then, he heard Anne's grandmere's fake voice.

" Yes, of course, the orphanage was begging me to take her."

He found Anne talking with a boy with a white mask. He walked over polity and nodded at both of them. The boy in white was his brother.

" Excuse me." Anne said and walked to Sirius.

" How can you recognize me?" Sirius said confusedly.

" How can you recognize me? Anne asked.

" Well, I could see you green eyes miles away."

Anne smiled. She was wearing a green silk dress, the green that bought the rich tints of her hair.

" I think grandmere brings me to parties so other people will think she treats me well." Anne said.

" How does she treat you?" Sirius asked eagerly.

" She locks me in my room and lets me out only to try on dresses for her many parties." Anne said, "I know it is not that bad, but I think too much when I am in a room all by myself."

Sirius laughed,

"What do you think about?"

" Well...about many beautiful things, " Anne said dreamily, "but when I realize that it may never happen, I feel terrible."

" Anne, Sirius!" Shirley shouted from behind.She came to them with Sirius's mother.

" Hello." Anne said formally.

" Good to see you." Sirius mother said in a very cold voice, " you and Sirius's are classmates right?"

" She's my good friend." Sirius said boldly.

Sirius's mother lifted an eyebrow and surveyed Anne. Sirius could tell that Anne was shaking.

" Miss Pringle, I heard you were bought up in a small country side," Sirius's mother said, " I would assume you didn't have much education."

" My father was actually a teacher." Anne stated, " He taught English."

" Then, you must not have many artistic skills that most well named families girls should know." Sirius's mother challenged.

Anne looked down and kept quiet.

" Well then, why don't you perform a piece on the piano for us." Sirius's mother said in a fake sweet voice.

" But..." Sirius tried to help, but was cut off be his mother.

" Bring the grand piano."

Sirius tried to catch her eye, but she continued to look down. The piano arrived and Anne sat down on the bench. She looked uncertain and slowly lifted it open. Sirius's mother smirked and looked happier than ever. Shirley cling onto Sirius arm and smiled innocently.

" Well, please start." Sirius's mother said.

Anne placed her long slender fingers onto the keys and pressed them. An ear spitting sound reached everyones ears. Sirius's mother smirked more.

" That's enough, you clearly don't know how to play, what a disgrace." Sirius's mother said.

Just then, Anne started to play an beautiful piece. Everyone stared at amazement. Shirley clapped. Sirius beamed at Anne. Sirius's mother looked disgusted. When the piece ended, Anne got up and everyone except Sirius's mother clapped. Anne walked over to her.

" My mother was pianist, she would have became very famous if my grandmere didn't hold her back." Anne said boldly, " she taught me how to play when I was three."

Sirius's mother looked at her with disgust. She nodded and went off. Shirley went after her.

" That was beautiful." Sirius said.

" If I faint, catch me." Anne said shaken, " I was so nervous, I though I was going to have a break down."

Sirius lead her to a chair and got her a champagne.

" Better?" Sirius asked.

" Much." Anne said as she sipped her drink.

" Thank you." Sirius said.

" Why are you thanking me?" Anne asked.

" Because you proved to me that we should never judge a book by its cover." Sirius said

" I am not a book though." Anne said sarcastically.

" I know," Sirius said. " your an extremely interesting book.

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