Behind the veil
By Maria Mihaylov
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Sirius Black, or the rest. Harry Potter and the other characters belong to J.K.Rowling.
A/N: In memory of Sirius Black, also known as Padfoot who will be greatly missed.
Behind the Veil:
Chapter Four: Two Marauders
Flashback
«No, not Potter, I must say that reminds me of McGonagall when she caught us putting spiders in Snape's bag. Have you already forgotten the four Marauders? Prongs! Prongs, Padfoot, Moony and Wormtail! » said the man who was, now, standing in front of me.
End Flashback
I knew who the man was. James Potter. But... he was dead...and.....so was I.
I thought sadly.
Suddenly I realised, James and were going to be together forever. And nothing will separate us anymore. We would be for eternity together. Prongs and Padfoot, the two Marauders.
«James! Prongs, my brother! »I yelled.
He helped me to stand up. Then he said:
«You don't know how much I've waited this. How long I've waited you. I don't mean, of course, that I wanted you to die as quickly as possible » he added with a smile.
«Tell me; I need to know. What have you been doing? Got married? And Remus? And Wormtail? Then, tell me how's Harry. I suppose he lives with you doesn't he? »
James' words were a big shock. He continued asking about Peter. He didn't know that he betrayed us. He didn't know that I was put in Azkaban because of him. And he certainly didn't know that Peter had joined Voldemort and was half guilty of Lily and his death.
I didn't know what had Remus been while I was in Azkaban. I had never asked him. And, how was I going to tell James that I have been in prison, and then I escaped with the help of his own son?
How could I tell him that the whole wizard world thought I had killed Pettigrew and thirteen Muggles? Could I make him understand that Wormtail broke our friendship? I wanted so much to tell him how much I had suffered. But instead I told him:
«No, I never got married. James, you have no idea how things have changed. » my voice was strong.
James' smile faded. He didn't understand.
«Sirius, what are you talking about? But you'll have to explain that later because we can't stay here forever. Lily is waiting for me, for us. You know we were having dinner when someone told me that there was someone waiting for me at the Veil. I knew it meant that one of my friends was dead. Of course, I didn't know it was you. It was only when I came here, and saw you that I realised that Padfoot was back! » said James.
I couldn't imagine James and Lily having dinner. They were dead. And James was speaking as if he was still living at Godric's Hollow.
«James... you were having dinner???!!! » I asked as we began to walk.
«You see, we live in, well I now it's hard to understand, it is afterlife but we do exactly the same things as if we were still alive. It's different, of course....you see we live in a big kind of city, with the other dead. There are differences. We do have no feelings; you can't be sad or happy. Everyday is the same day. You see, here, in that city where Lily and I live there are only people who have been killed or tortured to death by the Death Eaters or by You-Know-Who. But Padfoot, what happened to you? » asked James.
I looked at him sadly. The only good thing was that I have been killed by a Death Eater. I remembered Moony, Moony who had been alone so much time. Moony, who would again be alone. And Harry, he had promised me we would live together when my name would be cleared. But this time was never meant to be. Harry and the Prophecy. Had Dumbledore told him yet?
We entered another room. There were a lot of people, talking and shouting.
«Prongs, I have to tell you something, I have to tell you everything. Everything since we left Hogwarts. »
«Sirius, as far as I remember I still was alive the several years after we left Hogwarts. I don't think you have to go that far. »