Chapter nineteen: Saying good-bye for the last time
Even though they woke up early the next morning their packing was very sluggish because of the late night before and as the hours slowly drew nearer not one of them was close to being fully packed and ready to go. All except for Lily, that is.
"I told you guys to get packed last night," she scolded them standing in the doorway of Remus' room.
"Yeah, yeah well you do it your way and I'll do it my way," Sirius replied smartly.
Sighing, Lily walked away mumbling to herself about how boys are stubborn.
"Yeah, well same to you," Sirius mumbled as a reply.
An hour later they were finally packed and ready to go out to the car.
"Sirius! Sirius! Wait!" Sissy yelled running down the stairs. Panting she held up her new doll. "I want you to have this."
Sirius knelt down to look at her directly in the face, "But Sissy, this is your favorite-"
"I don't care. I want you to have it." She shoved the doll in his hands and refused to take it back. Sirius gave her a hug and stood up. Suddenly, Sissy went into a coughing fit. Mrs. Lupin walked over to her and felt her forehead.
"Sissy, you're burning up," she said.
"I feel fine mum!" And Sissy pushed her away.
Scowling at her, Mrs. Lupin grabbed her hand and started to drag her upstairs.
"You're going straight to bed young lady."
"But mum, I'm telling you-"
"No 'buts'."
There was an uneasy silence between the five of them.
"I bet she'll be okay. Just a little cold," Sirius said trying to reassure Remus.
"Yeah, just a little cold," Remus repeated nodding his head, but not sounding reassured at all.
Just then Mr. Lupin came inside and said, "Ready to go kids?" They all went outside, put their bags in the trunk and piled into the car to start their trip to Hogsmaede station and to Hogwarts.