Chapter Nineteen
Sirius didn't even go to dinner. He felt so guilty for what he'd done to Elise. She didn't deserve any of it. She didn't do anything wrong and instead of listening to her, he blew her off. Now he'd never see her again.
He needed to make it up to her and he knew how to do it.
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Christmas had passed. It was now the end of the holidays. People were starting to come back from their homes, back to the second semester of school.
It was time, time for Sirius to put his plan into action.
Dinner was used as a time for everyone to catch up on what happened over the last two weeks. Students told their friends what was new with their families and what presents they got for Christmas. Everyone was there.
This was perfect for Sirius. He stood up and went to the front of the hall half way through dinner. His friends looked at him, confused, but he ignored their looks. He needed to do this.
"Excuse me, everyone, could you look up here. I made a horrible mistake a few weeks ago. I was led to believe something that wasn't true and now I have lost something that I took for granted. Now, I may never get it back." Sirius started to sing.
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all
People looked at him as though he was crazy. No one knew why a Marauder would do this. Were they pranking their own members now? They didn't know what he was talking about either. What did he lose?
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
James and Remus looked at his friend as if he were crazy. They were very proud of his way of apologizing, but it didn't make it any less crazy.
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
Lily and Gwen had tears in their eyes. They looked over at an empty spot at the table and smiled. They were so proud of Sirius; everything he had done was forgiven in that very moment.
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
Sirius saw the looks he was given. None of it mattered to him. None at all. All that mattered at this point was that Lily and Gwen forgave him. If they forgave him, it would be like she forgave him. Then he could live with himself better.
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
The teachers didn't know what to do. It was very unlike Sirius. Usually, he'd make someone else do something like this through his pranking. Now, he was up there singing to whom, they didn't know, but they meant something to him. They didn't know whether to punish him or let him go.
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
James and Remus looked at their friend. He looked like he was ready to cry. It was unnerving to see their friend in this state. They had never seen this side of him before. It was something that Sirius had always kept to himself.
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
Someone stood up at the Gryffindor table. Sirius took no heed to this person. He just wanted to finish the song before he broke down.
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
"Sirius!" He turned to look at who called him. It was Elsie. She ran up to him and hugged him.
"I'm so sorry. I never meant to...I thought that...It was-"
"I know."
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