This is my first one-shot. It's pretty obvious who is speaking.
Harry wasn't the only one who was disappointed when Sirius died. He was a good person. I remember when I had to help with the Maurders' little tricks. I had to insist I had no idea where they were when Filch came looking. How he couldn't have know I was lying, the way I always fidgeted with my collar every time. Besides just knowing him well, he was a good person who did not deserve to die this young.
When Potter asked why Sirius wouldn't come back as a ghost, I wanted to respond, "Because he isn't a coward." I told the largest lie of my life to Ron when he accused me of being frightened of the Bloody Baron. The Baron and I are indeed quite good friends, have been since before we died and when we both attended Hogwarts. We are probably the only two from Slytherin and Gryffindor since Salazar and Godric. But When I told him I have never been guilty of cowardice in my life, it was all a fib. My entire family is brave, since the fourth century. I am a coward every day. I nearly turned in my whole family as witches and wizards instead of being executed. To this day, I take "the easy way out." And of course I chose to become a ghost rather than try the unknown.
Sirius would have taken the unknown path, of course. His adventure, bravery, The only ghosts who weren't scared, were those who did it for the good of others, have absolutely nothing to gain by "continuing on." Or those like Peeves, poltergeists who want to wreck a little more mayhem.
I knew Potter would ask me about Sirius. I suppose that's why I came late, hoping he would already be at the feast. I wasn't planning on going to the feast when I met Potter that day. I intended to go to the dungeons and brood on the memories Sirius' death brought up. After he saw me, however, I had no choice. I'm glad I didn't. I have had the whole summer to brood in silence. Now, students will be arriving any moment for the start of term feast. I worry that Potter will still try to ask me about what happens after death; Perhaps I will try to avoid him.
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