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Flash shows that a dream is ocurring

Italics shows the thoughts that Isabella is thinking..

Chapter 11:

(Isabella's POV)

Over the few next weeks I tried and tried to see Sirius, but it would seem that he told the guard not to let me in. I didn't know what to do, my fiancé was in Azkaban, my best friend and her husband was dead. One of my friends was a traitor, and the other was always busy with auror work. I didn't know how I was going to be able to keep paying for the house. My job was just as a waitress at the Leaky Cauldron, and then at night I usually went and talked with Dumbledore. We would talk about many things from Sirius, to Peter, and my powers to Voldemort. I guess I was just going to have to get a job at nighttime too. There was no way I was going to give up this house, it reminded me of Sirius, and I needed that right now more than ever. At night, I would dress myself in some of his pajamas and I would stare at pictures of him and me together. I had asked Dumbledore if I could keep Lily's' and James' son, but he said that he wanted to keep Harry hidden away in the muggle world for as long as he could away from Voldemort.

The weeks turned into months, and months into years. It had now been about 11 years since Sirius had been locked up in Azkaban. I had gotten another job besides a waitress; I was now also working at the Daily Prophet. On days that I wasn't working, I would spend cleaning and re-cleaning the house. I didn't go out much, except to get myself drunk. Until one night, Remus came to me and said that no matter how hard it was, I needed to get over Sirius. It had been 11 years. I kind of understood him. I would try it, so that day Remus and I stored away all of Sirius' stuff into a closet. He said that I needed to take a break from one of my jobs, and go out and meet people. He also said that he knew a friend that wanted to meet me.

"Guy or girl" I asked him jokingly.

"Isabella, you need to start dating other people..." I caught him off saying

"No! I can't date other people...I won't" He came towards me and I could tell he was upset

"Isabella, I know it will be hard, but you need to understand that Sirius is not coming back...he's gone Isabella...Dumbledore and I are getting really worried about you...first you work till all hours...at both jobs...then you come home and get yourself drunk...would Sirius want to see you like this? Think about yourself for once...Dumbledore and I have already talked to both of your boss' and they both agreed to give you a while off...Please...at least consider it, alright" He said. I looked into his eyes and really saw his concern for me. I made a vow to myself that from that day forward, I would date other people and make new friends.

"I'll try it…" I whispered and he hugged me. The moment he hugged me I started bawling. I never wanted to let go of Sirius, but Remus was right, I needed too.

Over the next few months, Isabella had tried dating many men. From Jake the new teacher at Hogwarts, to Alex the man that worked at the Ministry. They were all very nice, charming men. Except for some reason, Isabella was always able to find something wrong with them. Like, Josh, whom she had said was too old for her, even though he was only two years older than her, and, George who was not funny enough for her she had claimed. Remus began to get frustrated with her and said

"Isabella, I'm going to hook you up with one last guy...please try to like this one..." he had said to me. A few days later, a man with light brown hair and dark brown eyes was at my door. His name was Matt Diggory. He was a very nice charming man, he was Isabella's age, and he worked as an auror. He came from quite a wealthy family, and was very well respected, like her family was. That night, he took her out to dinner at a nearby little restaurant, and she found that he was also quite a gentlemen and he was very funny. She honestly couldn't find anything wrong with this one. He was perfect, and she found that when she was with him, she was able to forget Sirius. Maybe, it was also because his eyes reminded her of Sirius' eyes. They went on more and more dates. One night he had taken her on a midnight stroll. They walked through the park holding hands, and talking to each other. They ended up dancing in the middle of the park that night, and that was where they had their first kiss together. Remus and Dumbledore were very happy for her. She had gotten a raise at the Daily Prophet and was now able to stop working at the Leaky Cauldron. She also decided that if she really wanted to get over Sirius that she would sell their home. With the money from the house, she was able to buy a small flat and completely refurnish it. She still kept all of Sirius' things and would, from time to time, pull it out to look at them. She was happy again, but Dumbledore could tell that she still missed Sirius terribly. He was nowhere near close to finding Peter, this he knew, but would he want Sirius to come back and hurt her again, when she was happy with Matt? He knew that he wanted his niece's happiness. If finding Peter and saving Sirius would make her truly happy again, then so be it.

With yet another year gone by, Isabella seemed happy once again. Matt had taken her to meet his parents, and she took him to meet Dumbledore. She knew that her and Matt's' relationship was getting very serious. Remus had confirmed her suspicions when he came over one night to tell her that he was now the new DADA Professor at Hogwarts. He also let 'slip' that Matt had been hinting to him that he wanted to propose to her. She had decided that she would finally put away the ring that Sirius gave her. She always wore it around her neck on a chain. She rarely cried anymore at night, it seemed that she was out of tears for Sirius. She decided that night, that if Matt did propose to her, that she would say "yes" to him. I also decided that after all these years; I wanted to meet Harry…

AN: Please review! I know that my chapters seem short but that is because I do them in paragraph form compared to spacing every line out, so they actually are quite long )…Also, I don't have school all this week, so I can write as much as I want hehe anyways; another chapter will be up soon! Don't worry! lol I'd like to thank: haters r gonna rock dis world, Luckybebe101, gemini, padfootqueen, Diana, XoXSweetheartXoX, and unprofssina for reviewing..and don't worry, I don't think i'm going to kill Sirius off..lol:)