SPOILER ALERT!!! DO NOT READ THIS CHAPTER IF YOU HAVE YET TO COMPLETE HARRY POTTER BOOK FIVE!
A/N: I've not read Book Five. But I've heard enough to make me dread reading it. I'm just writing this short chapter to release my pent-up frustration from what I heard will happen. When I finally recover a little from my broken heart, I'll go to the nearest bookshop and grab a copy.
Sirius Black paced up and down the room. He was fuming.
"How can she do that? Does she not know that she'll be breaking thousands of hearts out there by killing me off? I can't die now! There are two more books and I want to be in them! My fans would want to read about me in them! And I want to protect Harry for the rest of the series!"
Sirius knelt on the floor, covering his face with both hands.
Remus Lupin looked at him miserably. "I'm sorry, Padfoot. I hate her decision too. I would have stopped her if I could. But there's nothing I can do since I'm also a character in her book…a pawn as much as you are."
"I can't believe this actually happened…" It was Harry Potter this time. "I was so happy that she gave me a family at the end of Book Three. I was looking forward to family life…I honestly believed that things are looking up for me! I miss you, Sirius. I miss you very much. I really do. I wish that I can just hold on to you and never let go." Tears were flowing down Harry's cheeks.
April Flamel observed the three men for a moment. Then she walked over to Sirius and spoke to him in a gentle voice, "Sirius…I'm upset that you're gone from the Harry Potter series too. And like you, I'll never be able to forgive the author for being so cruel. She's not only being cruel to you, Remus and Harry, but also to all who love you, read about you and write about you."
She took a long deep breath to steady her voice. Forcing a slight smile, she said, "You know, Sirius. Forget that stupid death. It is not real. It's so foolish that it cannot be true. I'll get BlackLupin to write a fic about you being alive AND happy. I'll get her to kill off someone else in her fic. Another 'special fan' of Harry's perhaps, but not you, and not Remus."
Sirius looked up. His face was wet. "You think she'll really do that for me?"
"Yes, she will. I know it. And I am also sure many of those writers at fanfiction.net will do that for you as well. You'll continue to live not just in their memories, but also in their fics. You may be dead in one story, but you'll continue to be alive in thousands of other stories."
