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The First Person Sirius Meets in Heaven
"Relax," said the tall man, still smiling at Sirius. "Just relax."
His voice was soothing; Sirius was slightly calmed, but was still confused. He had no recollection of this red-haired man. He jogged his memory to find some trace of this man. He was like a person you run into in the street accidentally, say your sorry, and walk off never seeing him again.
"You feel younger, don't you?" asked the man.
Sirius nodded.
"That's because you knew me when I was younger. You start with the same feelings you had."
Sirius was still confused. Start what?
The man smiled, looked down the street and started to walk. Sirius, thinking of nothing else to do, walked along side him. The street was still eerily silent and empty. Was there nobody left?
"By the way," said the tall man. The waved his hand over to a shop frosted with snow and equipped with icicles. It was called Kirke's Robe Shop. Sirius remembered it from when he was thirteen. When he was seventeen, it was replaced by a Gladrags Wizardwear franchise. "Is that store still open?"
Sirius shook his head. The red-haired man sighed.
"Shame," he said. " Mr. Kirke was a nice man. Oh well. Things don't change up here so I didn't know. There's no peering down from the clouds like you'd think."
Here? Sirius wondered.
The man gave a laugh like he understood what Sirius was thinking. The man put his hand on his shoulder. A wave of magic unlike anything Sirius had felt before, overwhelmed him.. Before he knew it, his thoughts leaked out like sentences.
How did I die?
"A horrible accident you had no control over," replied the man.
How long have I been dead?
"Time doesn't matter up here."
Where am I?
Before answering, the man put his finger to his chin as though pondering the answer. "Where are you?" he repeated. He walked down the street and turned towards Sirius. He opened his arms widely.
It suddenly stopped snowing. The gray clouds above the town began to part. Rapidly, the clouds dissolved away and the village was full of bright and dazzling sunlight.
"Isn't it obvious?"cried the man towards Sirius, "You're in Heaven!"
WHAT!
Sirius stood on the spot in stunned disbelief. It wasn't right. It couldn't be.
"Why not?" called the tall man. "Hogsmeade isn't heaven? Why can't it be? Too unexpected? Too unnatural?"
Sirius tried to call yes, but the words wouldn't form. Nothing but air rushed out of his mouth. The man grinned.
"When you first come to heaven, you lose your voice, but get it back," he said. "Everyone goes through it. It helps you listen.
He started walking back towards Sirius. "There are five people you meet in Heaven," he said. "Each of us affected your life someway. You may not know, but you will. That's what Heaven is for. To understand your existence."
Once again, Sirius was confused.
"You'd think," said the man, "that heaven is a magical paradise with gardens and clouds. But that's all scenery, which is useless without solace.
"This is the greatest gift ever given: the understanding of everything that happened in your life. For everything to be explained. The peace people have been searching for all of their lives."
Sirius was overwhelmed. He tried to speak while he listened to meaning of life, but only grunts and coughs came out.
"I am your first person, Sirius. When I died I met five people and learned everything. And then I came to wait for you, to stand in line, to tell you my story, which will soon become yours. The five people consist of people you knew and didn't. they all crossed your life and altered it forever.
Finally Sirius was able to put his words out.
"How….?" He whispered.
He coughed and continued.
"How…did….?"
The tall man waited.
"How…did…you…die?"
The man was taken aback, but smiled.
"You killed me."
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