When it's All Black and White

Author Note: I decided to make this chapter not very dramatic. So not too much will happen to Harry or Sirius, but something.

Chapter 18 When it's All Black and White

Dudley went up behind the dog and swung hard, but totally missing. Sirius sat infront of him growling and showing his teeth. The fat boy was so scared he managed to break the door open. By this time Petunia had wandered in, wanting to know what all the noise was about.

Snuggles jumped through the door and everyone stopped what they were doing. Showing his teeth in a menacing way, the dog walked slowly toward Vernon.

Harry watched as his uncle stood rooted to the spot, shaking. Finally getting up enough courage, or maybe stupidity Vernon went to the dog adn kicked him hard in the side.

Jumping, Snuggles turned into Sirius in mid air and ended up pinning Vernon against the wall. Harry noticed that his godfather was short of breath.

"Come now Dursley. We just wanted to come visit. No reason to get violent." Sirius said and pulled out his wand. Petunia screamed and Dudley was shooed into the kitchen. "Now, what should I turn you into so you can't harm my godson? Not a spider, Harry don't like spiders. I know."

Sirius waved his wand, said a few words and watched as Vernon turned into a daddy long leg.

"Why did you change my uncle into a spider?"

"Well, a daddy long leg won't bite you." Sirius said and called for Petunia. She came out of the kitchen slowly, "You have a spider."

Watching Petunia hit the spider with a shoe Sirius waved his wand and turned Vernon back into his original, unconscious, form.

Petunia's cries could be heard miles away.

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The rest of winter went too fast for Harry as the snow was melting and the weather was getting warmer. Harry, Remus, and even Dumbledore had tried to get Sirius to go see a doctor after his encounter with Vernon's foot. However, Sirius had waved it off and said the pain would only be temporary.

"Temporary? Sirius, temporary is hours, maybe days, but not months!" Remus said one evening while he was visiting.

"If it gets any worse I'll go see someone about it." Sirius said and looked at Harry, "How many more days until Hogwarts?"

"154!" Harry said enthusiastically.

"Counting down already? I don't blame you." Remus said and dodged a pillow that Sirius threw before holding his side in pain.

"Sirius, I really think you should go check that out." Harry said and watched as his godfather stood up and started walking to the stairs.

"I'm fine, honest. If it's not any better by tomorrow, I'll go to St. Mungo's alright?"

"You promise?" Harry asked. Sirius just nodded, although he wasn't really convincing anyone.

"Well Harry I'm going to go. Make sure he goes to St. Mungo's tomorrow. I know that pain isn't going to go away over night, no matter what he says."

Harry nodded and said goodbye to Remus before going to bed.

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Sirius woke up with the pain in his side that seemed to double over night. Opening his eyes it was completely dark. The moon was new and the hall light was out.

Rolling on his good side Sirius stated to cough.

"Harry!" He called, wanting to get up. Feeling under his pillow, Sirius couldn't find his wand. After another round of coughing a metalic taste was in his mouth. He was caughing up blood.

"Harry!" He called again and still no answer.

Getting out of bed, Sirius felt his way to the door and out into the hallway. Flipping the light switch nothing happened. Rolling his eyes in disgust Sirius snapped his fingers. Light flooded the hall. Straining his sences Sirius stood outside Harry's room, listening.

"Harry?"

Sirius almost fell through the door when it was opened.

"Sirius, what's the matter?" Harry asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"I'm going to St.Mungo's. Come with me?"

Harry squinted his eyes and looked at his godfather who looked like a little kid asking his mother to sit with him while he got a shot.

"Okay Sirius, what brought this on?"

"When I started to caugh up blood I decided it was time to go."

Harry snapped his head up and the two went downstairs. Harry used floo and Sirius apperated to St. Mungo's.

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When the two walked into the hospital Sirius went into x-rays immidiately. Harry went to owl Remus. Making sure the owl was safely gone, Harry was shown to a room. Sitting down on a very uncomfortable chair Harry looked out the window.

The trees seemed to turn black and the night got darker. Looking around the room the walls were white and the door opened to a white hall which was completely deserted. Getting up, Harry opened the door and walked out. "Hello?" No answer.

The doors were all locked and when he turned a corner dead bodies were littering the floor or hanging on the walls, sliding down, turning the walls black Turning around Harry started to run back to the room he had come from, hoping it was all a dream. Looking in the windows, Harry saw that Sirius was now in the room, asleep.

"Sirius, are you awake?"

Harry walked into the room and quietly up to the bed. He suddenly noticed that the walls and bed that held his godfather was turning black. "Sirius?" Touching his head, Harry sharply withdrew his hand. "Sirius?" Grabbing his shoulders Harry turned Sirius over and screamed, the entire right side where Vernon had kicked him was decayed.

Sirius opened his eyes and Harry gasped.

"Harry."

"Harry!"

Snapping his head up, Harry looked at Sirius who was on the bed. "Sirius?"

"What's the matter?"

Harry didn't answer right away, looking over his godfather he saw nothing out of the ordinary.

"How is your side?"

"Fine. The doctor said I should have came in sooner, I had a rib broken and it was rubbing up against my lung. Nothing major."

Harry still had a horrified look on his face.

"Nothing was decaying was it?"

Sirius found that remark funny and started to laugh but stopped abruptly.

"I'm not supposed to laugh, for obvious reasons."

Harry got on the bed and hugged his godfather. "I'm tired Sirius."

Sirius wrapped his arms around Harry and planted a soft kiss on his forehead. "Go to sleep then Harry."

Not needing anymore instructions Harry fell asleep and didn't dream at all.

TBC

What's with the dreams? Is it foreshadowing???? Well, I won't tell you. It will ruin the surprise!

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In Memory of Sirius Black

1959-1996