Oh my Oh my... I've been soooo busy! Good lord! Now I'm sick so please accept my apology for this not being as long as the last. Now I know everyone is upset with me about the whole Ginny disappearing thing. Just don't worry. She's not dead but that's all I'll say! ;)
Now on with the show...
And bold italics is the poem I wrote for this chapter.
Now, again, on with the show........
Chapter 9
Harry stood there gaping at the air. He reached out his hand as if to grasp hers. He missed her. He was worried and scared. With good reason. He, vaguely, heard the voices and calls of those surrounding him. He didn't care. All he wanted was to find her. They couldn't have her. Never. He felt like his worst fears were coming true. Would he ever find her? What was happening? He felt his knees give out. He fell to the ground. He indistinctively heard hurried footsteps toward him. Then he knew no more. He passed out.
If you never come back
I'll never forget
That love we had
I will look to the threat
There were hushed voices filling his mind.
"Hush Ron! You'll wake him!"
"No! Fred don't you dare poke him!"
"Molly... You really must stop crying."
Harry stirred. He slowly opened his eyes. He was in a white room, in a white bed, feeling very sore.
"He's awake!" Hermione squealed.
Harry shot up. He looked around and saw Hermione, Ron, Fred, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, and Sirius. He blinked trying to decide if it was a dream or not. When Mrs. Weasley flung herself on his chest sobbing, he knew it was for real. She had really gone.
It was nearly two hours later when everything had finally calmed down. Fred had gone back to tend to his shop with George, Ron and Hermione had gone back to Gryffindor tower, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had taken a room at the three broomsticks. Only Sirius was there.
Harry managed a small smile as Sirius sat down beside his bed.
"What am I going to do Sirius?" he asked in barley a whisper. "She's my life. My love. My heart. I feel so dead without her next to me."
"Harry don't worry. She's a strong woman. She'll be alright. You know we have the whole auror division out looking for her. She has to turn up sometime. Have no fear" He sounded like a father trying to reassure his son that the monsters were gone.
"Where's Remus?" Harry asked trying to change the subject.
"He's at St. Mungos. Broken arm. He'll be back in 3 weeks they said."
"Who's going to teach with you until then?"
"Dumbledore is bringing in some foreign witch he says."
Harry nodded numbly. "When will she be here?"
"Tonight. She's supposed to be here for dinner. She and her daughter."
"Her daughter?"
"Yeah I guess she has a son. They're from the US. I believe he went to school at The Western School of Magic, in New York. She's your age."
Harry nodded again. They talked for a bit longer and then Sirius left to prepare lesson plans.
I'll never forget
The way you smelled
The way you looked
The way you held
My hand
Sirius walked down the hall toward his office. He stopped by the kitchens and got some dinner, not planning on going to the great hall. He hurried back to his office but froze when he walked in the door. There she was. Gorgeous as ever with her thick black curls and deep blue eyes. She was stunning. Same as the day he saw her last.
"Hi Sirius..." She said quietly. "Long time no see."
"Cassie..." he said in a shallow whisper. She nodded.
"Where have you been?" he asked
"The states. Took a bit of a vacation." She replied, fidgeting, nervously, with the hem of her jumper.
"Cass sixteen and a half years is much too long for a vacation..." He said before pulling her into a tight hug.
No one ever would have thought that Sirius Black, the infamous, all-time, Hogwarts player, could fall in love, but he did. It was none other than a Miss Cassiopeiae Logan. Always called Cassie. He met her in his fourth year, and after sleeping with almost every girl, fourth year and up, by his sixth year, he realized he only wanted her. Unfortunately, she was the only witch alive that didn't want him. He found himself in the same situation that he had teased James about relentlessly. He was unwanted, undesired, unnerved. He had never met a woman that didn't want to drag him into bed. He had no idea what to do. Finally after many fights, she agreed to date him casually. This 'casual' dating soon turned into something more. She was someone more. It had been almost 16 and ½ years to the day that she had disappeared. Just vanished. He looked for her for a while but gave up soon. He knew that if she didn't want to be found that she wouldn't. He never loved again.
They stood there, in the empty classroom, tight in a warm embrace when there was a knock and the door opened to reveal a young woman. She was near 5'6 with black wavy hair. She was gorgeous. Her eyes flicked to where Sirius and Cassie stood. Her eyes met Sirius' and he felt the floor fall out from under his feet. He was looking into grey eyes. His eyes. The closer he studied her the more he saw it. Her black hair, her unmistakable haughtiness, her good looks, and he grey eyes. All of which were characteristics of the Blacks.
He stared at her. She stared at him. Cassie broke the embrace and followed Sirius' lone of vision. She stifled a gasp. She saw him and he saw her.
"August come here. It's not nice to stand in the shadows." She snapped. The girl obeyed. She stepped into the light and there was no mistaking it, She was a Black. Sirius' eyes darted between the girl, called August, and Cassie.
"Cass do you think I could have a private word?" he asked trying to keep his curiosity out of his voice. She nodded and shooed the girl.
"Cass..." he stated but she cut him off.
"Yes Sirius. She's your daughter."
I'll always remember
All the days
And all the nights
It was such a daze
Through all the frights
Harry had finally gotten Madame Pomfrey to let him out of the hospital wing after taking at least 10 different, awful tasting potions. He made his way to Gryffindor tower and found a girl outside it.
"I don't know you." He said.
"Nor I you." She said and continued to look around the portrait.
"What are you doing?" Harry asked, annoyed.
"Just curious..."
"Didn't you ever hear that curiosity killed the cat?"
"Well I thank God I'm not a cat, or I'd have used up all nine of my lives."
Harry chuckled. She smiled wickedly.
"Can I help you with something?" he asked.
"No. Just waiting for my Mum and Sirius to finish up."
"So you're the new dada daughter?"
"Yep that's me. I also wanted to apologize for your current state." She said and Harry knew she was referring to Ginny.
"How did you know about her?"
"Dumbledore."
"Oh I see. The man that knows everything but chooses to speak in riddles, told you."
"Yes he did..."
Harry nodded and invited her into the common room. She declined and they both went off in search of Sirius and Cassie.
Always and Forever
You'll be in my heart
What a great endeavor
That is love
My love will die? Never...
"She's my daughter?" Sirius croaked.
"Yes you git! And don't play that 'I had no idea' bit on me! I saw how you looked at her. You knew the minute she opened the door."
He accepted defeat. "Why?" he asked simply.
"Why? What?"
"Why did you leave? Why did you hide? Why did you keep her from me?"
"I-I-I I don't know Sirius. I have no idea what I was thinking... I guess I thought it would be safer for us if I left and went to the US. I'm so sorry..." she started to cry. Sirius swept her up in his arms again an placed a kiss on her forehead. This caused her so sob more.
To you my sweet
Love lives on
To great to beat
Alas, a new dawn
Harry and August stood in the door way watching Sirius whisper soothing things in Cassie's ear.
"That's my dad..." August said. "and that's my Mum..."
Harry gaped at her.
"Sirius is your dad?"
She nodded.
"I didn't know he had a daughter."
"Neither did he."
"So I guess that makes us God-Siblings." She laughed. It sounded just like Sirius.
Then Sirius and Cassie saw them standing in the doorway. They motioned for them to come in.
"Harry... I would like you to meet your God-Mother, Cassiopeiae Logan." She elbowed him in the ribs.
"Sorry Harry, but call me Cassiopeiae anytime in the near future and you'll be on the receiving end of some of my nastier curses. For now it's Cassie Logan. And this is my daughter, August Elizabeth Black. Born August 12, 1980." Harry nodded and smiled at his new god-sister.
New hope
New light
As I learn to cope
I make it through the night
Hope is the rising dawn
Harry finally made it back to his dorm some time later. He had done a very good job of appearing stable to everyone around him. But inside he was falling apart. He sat on the floor in the corner of his room. There were tears rolling down his face. There was a sharp knock at the door and August peaked her head inside. Her expression softened when she say him. She walked over to him and engulfed him in a huge hug. Harry embraced her, feeling nothing more than brotherly love. How great that was. After a few minutes he regained control of himself and sat up looking at her.
"Thanks August." He mumbled.
"Sure." She said quietly. "You really love her don't you?"
"Yeah I really do... I love the way she makes me feel. Like I'm whole. Like I'm human. Do you know how awful it is to have everyone treat you like you're made of glass?"
She shook her head.
"Everyone watches what they say, how they act, who they interact with, when they're around you. They act like if they touch you you'll break and they'll have to pick up the pieces. They act like you're a nut case. But I always think 'if you were fighting for the peacefulness of the wizarding world, you'd be stressed too!'"
She nodded.
"Harry you must remember that so many people care about you. Goodness! I can't believe how much support you have. They're all counting on you and I know you're going to win! I know Harry! Just remember, Hope will live on..."
Hope will live on...
Okay there's chapter 9! Finally writer after a lot of writers block! YAY! Now I'm sorry for all the mistakes but it's rly late and my beta's in bed so she couldn't read over it! Sry!!!! But I just wanted to thank everyone for the great reviews and feed back! I love you all!!!!! Now I know this chapter seems a little vague but it will be explained in greater detail in the next few chapters through flashbacks and such. Now Thanx to all my reviewers again for with out you I would have no reason to write. And thanx to Missy who helped me with the plot of this chapter so much! With out her this chappie wouldn't be written!:) Now if you could please review I'll try to make the next chapter even longer! I love you all!!!!
XoXoXoXo,
Lain
