That next morning, Sirius did not want to get up. Something was telling him that night after horrid night of sleeping in a cave was now over. Something told him he was on a nice, soft, warm, couch, with a blanket thrown over him. He did not remember where he was for a moment…

And then he did. He opened his eyes and looked around. There was nobody there, but, he, Sirius, was alone in Dumbledore's office. Yes, Dumbledore had told him he was sleeping here, tonight…He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily. Yes, he was sleepy, he must go back to sleep now…

Wait, he told himself. Meg is here. What time is it…?

He looked wildly around for a clock. Then he saw that it was already 11:00 AM, and that he had just basically slept away the whole afternoon. He got up and went to put on the tattered gray robes that he had been wearing for so long, then discovered Dumbledore had gotten him new green robes. They were soft, and not at all tattered, so Sirius decided to put them on instead.

After that, he smoothed his rather filthy hair out the best he could, seeing as there wasn't a comb in sight, or a mirror. Then he rubbed his face with his hands, hoping his face didn't look too tired, and then he finally found a half-eaten ice cream sundae on Dumbledore's desk. There was a spoon there, so he put it up to his face, and saw that his face would probably need more rubbing.

Just then, Dumbledore's office door opened, and Dumbledore walked in. He looked at Sirius and smiled warmly. "I see you're wearing those robes I got you…Well, come sit down. I was hoping you'd be awake…Sirius…oh, come on in, Meg, it's all right, he's awake…"

"Oh, hi Sirius! Good morning," she said. Then she saw her grandfather, Dumbledore, and went to sit down on his lap. "Hi, Grandpa…I love you." She kissed him on his nose. All three laughed as Meg conjured a chair.

"All right, you guys," Dumbledore said, as Meg sat next to Sirius in her chair. "I didn't think you'd want to hear this, but Severus got himself a new girlfriend. They were walking around school with each other, Severus was showing her his office and everything. Right afterwards, Celeste kissed him on his cheek, told him she had a wonderful time, and left with a huge smile."

"Who's Celeste?" said Sirius. "His girlfriend?"

"Yes, in fact." Dumbledore smiled out the window. "She's French and went to Beauxbatons. I just have to say that I never saw Severus so happy since…well…forever. So I'm going to have to ask one thing of you, Sirius. I know you don't like Severus, but, don't ruin it for him."

"Well, then, I won't," said Sirius. "Why should I, when I've got Meg?"

And then Meg moved from her chair to sit on Sirius's lap, this time, and soon the two of them were kissing like they would never be able to kiss again.

"I love you," Sirius said, and Meg said the same back to him.