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Chapter 11- Learning the Truth
Lily sat in the girl's dormitory window and stared out at the dim light that fell around Hogwarts. Evening was soon approaching. Ignoring all the giggling girls behind her, she closed up deep in thought.
"Remus had said that Sirius killed 13 people with a single curse…that can't be true. I know he can act rashly, but under no circumstances would he kill anyone. I can understand that he was furious but nonetheless the Sirius I remember would have settled it in a more civilized way," she thought.
As she gazed out the window, she saw a dark shadow moving outside near the Forbidden Forest. It soon made it's way out into the faint daylight. The image of a large black dog, looking like an ink blot in the shadowy grounds, walked along in a self contained way. "Sirius! I have to go talk to him."
Hermione had her nose stuck in a book, so Lily made her way easily around her ran down the stairs. She dashed throughout Hogwarts until she made her way to the Great Hall. The door was closed but she had an idea. She jumped up, grabbed the door knob, wiggled back and forth until she heard a click and the door swung open.
She ran outside and glanced around. "Where is he?" Than she spotted him on the far side of the lake. "Sirius!" she shouted with her mind to get his attention. He glanced up, saw her and looked away. "Sirius, I've been wanting to talk to you," she said sitting down next to him. He didn't look at her. He didn't even seem to know that she was sitting there.
"Lily…I'm so sorry," he said at last. "What do you mean? I know that nothing is your fault," she tod him sincerely. "In some ways it is," he said.
They sat in silence for a few minuets. It was starting to get dark and the reflection of the bright red sun setting over the forest skimmed the lake. "Can you please tell me what really happened, Sirius?" Lily asked. "How did you get thrown into Azkaban for something you didn't do?"
Sirius took a deep breathe and told her his story. Beginning with the last time he saw Lily and James to the that very moment, when they were reunited at last. "So all for nothing?…You sat in that dank, inhumane prison for a crime you had no part in?" Lily asked. "Well, basically yes," Sirius said, and to her surprisement, he started chuckling. "I don't know how he could possibly find any humor in it," She thought.
The sun had set and the two of them sat staring out at the lake. The waning moon reflected upon the water like a mirror to the solar system. Lily felt oddly content. Sitting here with Sirius and finally knowing what had really happened. That it was their traitor friend that had destroyed their lives as they knew it. That he was the reason that Harry grew up without a decent family and Lily had to watch from afar.
"Sirius, if you could ever talk to Harry and have a decent conversation, what would you say?" Lily asked. He looked out across the lake in thought. "That I'm sorry…that I should have done more to track down that rat and serve him, and you, justice. And, even if it was to much for him, that I care about him more than anything in the world. As if he were my own," Sirius said.
"I know he would appreciate that," Lily said. "Listen Lily, I'll get that little rat in his own game, whether it's by myself or with you or Remus or anyone. Just as long as he gets what he deserves," Sirius said. "I would try to help you, but my owner, Hermione, is one of Harry's friends. Another one of their friends, Ron, owns "Scabbers" he calls him, but it's Peter. If I was ever caught with his rat it would surely tear their friendship apart," Lily said. "Perfectly understandable," Sirius said.
They sat and talked until the moon was high in the sky. Lily realized it was getting late. She bid Sirius goodbye and they agreed to meet again soon. She ran back through Hogwarts and into the girl's dorms. "Crookshanks! Where have you been?" Hermione said scooping her up and putting her on the bed next to her. "Stay there while I finish up some extra credit for Transfiguration."
Lily hadn't felt so at ease in a long time.
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