"Em," Isabella whined, "Will you pleeeeeeease help with my homework?"

It was seven at night and Em, Isabella, Katy, and Madison were sitting in the common room doing their homework. "No," Em said, drawing Remus on the edge of her notes, "You have to learn to be less dependent on others!"

"Katy, Mads?" Isabella said turning to them and pouting.

"No," they replied in unison.

Isabella sighed and attempted to finish her Transfiguration homework. The portrait hole opened and an out-of-breath Sirius appeared before them. "Em, Katy, Mads, Isabella, must talk to Isabella!" Sirius said urgently.

"What, black?" Isabella said raising an eyebrow questioningly.

"Must-come-office-Dumbledore's!" Sirius said, panting.

"Right, see you guys later!" Isabella said, following Sirius out of the Common Room.

The two walked in silence until the reached the gargoyle statues. Sirius whispered, "Marauders Unwelcome," and the gargoyle sprang apart.

Isabella stifled a giggle at such a password. Sirius and Isabella stepped on the stairs as the stairs moved upwards in a spinning motion. A door appeared and Sirius knocked twice before being let in. "Ahh Mr. Black, Miss Myres," Dumbledore said knowingly as he pushed is half-moon spectacles further up on his nose.

"Professor may we have the floo powder?" Sirius asked.

"Yes, yes," Dumbledore said, handing Sirius a purple velvet pouch. "Now say 14 Grimauld Place!"

Isabella stepped into the fire and said, "14 Grimauld Place!"

She was thrown of her feet as she lurched forward. She was traveling faster than she had ever imagined possible when she came to a sudden stop and landed on the ground. Just as she got up she was knocked forward by Sirius. Helping her up Sirius called, "Mrs. McKinnon!"

A tall slender woman around her 40's entered the living room and said, "Sit down, sit down, make yourselves at home."

Isabella and Sirius sat down on a huge sofa in between two armchairs by the fire. Isabella observed the moment and saw this woman had black hair and a friendly smile. "Sam," Mrs. McKinnon said to a house-elf please bring some tea and tissues."

In a matter of seconds the order was ready and the three began to sip their tea. "Now Isabella Sirius and I have something to tell you. I am your, Oh never mind Sirius you explain I can't bare to say it!" Mrs. McKinnon said.

"Isabella you are not an orphan Mrs. McKinnon is your real mother," Sirius said, gently.

"What? No my parents died when I was two you have the wrong person!" Isabella exclaimed.

"No when we were younger we were best friends. One day I came to your house and you were lying in your room dead. Your father had abused you. Your mother arrived soon afterwards and we took you to St. Mungos. They said they had a potion to bring you back to life but, you would forget everything that ever happened to you. You had to live a new life and they would arrange it so you would think you were an orphan." Sirius explained.

"No!" Isabella said, "You're lying why should I believe you I hate you!"

"Isabella please," Sirius said.

"I won't believe you! Plus even if that had happened you could've told me I had died and you healed me or something!" Isabella pointed out.

"No, the healer said it was too dangerous and if anything you had to live a new life and we were not to tell you until you were of age," Mrs. McKinnon explained taking a sip of her abandoned tea.

"I – no –he can't have been my best friend! This is one of your stupid pranks!" Isabella said accusingly.

"No, please believe us!" Mrs. McKinnon said.

Sirius sat there staring at his feet. This wasn't how he imagined it would be. He imagined he would tell her and they would be friends like old times. "Isabella," he pleaded. He wanted to tell her he missed her more than anything.

"I refuse to fall for this cruel prank!" Isabella shouted, she grabbed floo powder and was gone.

Mrs. McKinnon broke into tears. Sirius hugged her and the two consoled each other until Sirius left for Hogwarts. "I saw Miss Myres while she was running out of my office. I take it it didn't go to well," Dumbledore said.

"Yea, it went terribly but at least she knows the truth. Even if she refuses to believe it!" Sirius said.

"Goodnight, Mr. Black," Dumbledore said.

Sirius left his office and headed back to the Common Room. He found it to be deserted and trudged up the stairs to the boys' dorm. "Padfoot, where have you been?" James asked upon Sirius entering the dorm.

"I am going to bed," Sirius declared, ignoring James and hopping into bed.

James got into his own bed and was soon fast asleep. Sirius recalled how much it hurt him to see Isabella run away when he had told her the truth. But why would it hurt so much? First they were friends? He lost her when she died. Then she was brought back to life but didn't remember him. Now, at Hogwarts they were enemies. So why did it hurt so much to see her go? Never once had he felt sorry for her, or showed any kind of kindness toward her. Was it because she was his old best friend? But, it couldn't be. It hurt more than that. It hurt like it would hurt James to see Lily go. But, James loved Lily. Then it clicked. James loved Lily. So he, Sirius, must love Isabella. And Sirius realized behind all the hatred he pretended to have towards Isabella he really had loved her all along. All he had to do now was get her to believe him and then tell her he loved her. Simple. Or at least that's how it sounded but in truth he knew it would be harder. Much harder.

(A/n: hehe I cheated I 1.5 spaced. So was Isabella's reaction good? Did you like Sirius' bit at the end? Spoiler for chapter 9: an invitation to James' house! Ok yea not much of spoiler but whatever. Omgosh this story is almost over. : ( Thanks to my reviewer for last chapter:

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