Post 78:

Jade didn't know why, but as soon as Patrick left she ran upstairs to see what she would be wearing. Think casual. she thought.

Jade decided on a pair of light-blue low-rise cotton jeans, plain white runners, and a plain, long sleeve shirt.

Patrick knew Jade as her main disguise. A redhead with blue eyes, the same one she used all through Hogwarts and Auror training. Jade was twenty-nine, going on thirty in a few months. She figured Patrick was nineteen, seeing at it was his first year as an Auror. Jade didn't want to flatter herself, but she knew she didn't look thirty, she still had her thirteen piercings, including her tongue and belly-button, but Patrick, who had read her files, must have known how old she was. The doorbell rang and Jade quickly squirted on some perfume.

"Hello again." Jade stepped out into the night. It had an air of spring in it. "So... where are we going?" She looked at Patrick. He was wearing a black button-up shirt and a pair of dark, slightly baggy jeans. She noticed that he smelt really good too.

"The Rainforest Café. Sometimes, muggles can be brilliant."

"So, where are we apperating?"

Patrick took her hand. "Just think 'downtown London'."

A second later Jade opened her eyes to find herself standing in front of a restaurant that had vines and even an elephant head all around the entrance. A large aquarium was placed where people waited to be seated, and trees were scattered through out the room.

"For two?" A waitress asked.

"Yes. And-"Patrick lowered his voice, but Jade could still hear what he was saying: "Could you get us a seat in the thunderstorm area."

"Sure thing." The waitress winked and led Jade and Patrick to a two-person table that was near a trough of water.

"Even the chairs are made of wood and bamboo!" Jade exclaimed, noticing the design of her seat for the first time.

Patrick ordered food for the both of them and then they started talking.

"So did you always know you wanted to be an Auror?" Jade asked.

"Nah, I mean, I always thought it was interesting, and I thought about it long and hard, but after Hogwarts I decided to go into International Affairs. It was good, but not my thing. So then I enrolled into becoming an Auror. The training program is a lot harder now. They accept more people, but it takes three years."

"Haha... sucker." Jade laughed, then cleared her throat. "Sorry. It's just; training was only three months when I enrolled. Mind you, only about forty people got accepted per year, and only about thirty graduated."

"Some how, I think you got the better end of the deal."

"Yeah. So... how long did you stay in International Affairs for?"

"Only a year, plus a year of training."

Jade quickly did the math in her head. That meant he was twenty-three, seven years younger than Jade, not even.

Post 79: Sirius Black Is Back!

Jade was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. It was past two in the morning, but for some reason Jade wasn't letting herself fall asleep. She had had a wonderful time with Patrick, of course, and she didn't even get in until after midnight.

A creak in a floor board made her ears perk up. Slowly, she reached for her wand which was under her pillow. Silently, she sat up in bed and looked towards her door that was partially open. A shadow lingered behind it.

Someone was slowly opening the door. A figure stood in its frame and walked over towards her in the dark.

"Lumos." A husky voice whispered.

Jade's heart stopped beating. There in front of her, stood Sirius Black.

But it was no longer the devilishly handsome, seductive Sirius she once knew. His skin was pale, waxy looking, and his eyes were hallow and dead. His hair was long and unkempt, he was thin and wavering.

"What happened to you?" Jade breathed.

"Azkaban." he croaked.

"What are you doing here?"

"I just came to check up on you. To make sure you were fine." He stepped back but Jade grabbed his torn sleeve.

"Sirius." She cried in desperation. They looked at each other and then thrust together, kissing madly. Jade closed her eyes, and moved her hand up his arm, but he moved away from her.

"I'm sorry." she whispered.

"So am I." With that Sirius walked away from her, not looking back. When he reached her doorway, Jade called out to him: "I was with him, that day."

Sirius stopped walking.

"I had to inspect the Malfoy manor. That's where I was, and that's why I couldn't face you afterwards. I was trying to be strong."

I know." a swish of a cloak, and he was gone.