It was never ending darkness that surrounded him. He casted a silent lumos with his wand and the cold marble floor became visible to him.

He was inside the familiar halls of Ministry. However there was no one there.
"Hello?" His voice echoed in the silent hall. "Anyone there?"

No one replied.

"I am here to rob you all." He said joking nervously but still no answer.

'Okay, its scary now.' he mumbled to himself and made his way ahead. He was walking ahead when he heard a squeak from his feet and looked down. He had stepped on some liquid. He bent down to have a clear look at what was lying in middle of the ministry. The poddle looked dark colour as he dipped his finger in it and raised it to see it near his eyes, he stumbled back and fell on his ass as he realised it was blood.

What the hell is blood doing here? Is someone injured? Where is everyone? He thought.

He got up and walked ahead to see where the blood had come from. First he saw the abdomen of someone lying in the floor , his arms were twisted in an awkward angle.

"What happened?" He said praying that the man was somehow alive. He pointed his wand towards where his face was supposed to be. It was the face of Harry lying at his feet.

His hands shook as he placed his fingers over his pulse but he couldn't feel anything.

"NO!" He shrieked as he picked her in his arms.

Clack clack clack

He heard the clacking of a boot on the marble floor. He got up leaving the body of his godson and stared at the direction of the sound. Soon he could make out a silhouette standing infront of him. He felt numb as his eyes darted towards the body once more. His godson whom he had just gained again, he lost him again.
"Who are you?" He asked in a neutral voice. He had felt angry when James had died, he had felt angry when he was sent to Azkaban when Harry was sent to the hell hole, He was angry when he heard Peter was at Hogwarts, he was angry when he was imprisoned in Grimmauld Palace but now he felt nothing. Literally Nothing.

The person standing infront of him could be the one who killed his godson. This thought pulled him back as rage filled him.
"Lumos Maxima." He yelled and pointed his wand at the silhouette. He eyes narrowed as he took the person in front of him.

"Reggie?" He asked.

The boy infront of him looked sixteen or seventeen. He had black hair and grey eyes. Sirius Black took in the stranger infront of him, his eyes were hollow and his skin looked like he had a vine growing on him. His veins were visible over his skin all over his face and hands.

Suddenly his wand flew out of his hand into the boy's.

"You are not my Reggie." Sirius said as he realised his vulnerable state now in absence of his wand. He was reckless but not a fool to attack him when he had two wands

He realised that the man was still silent and his eyes was gleaming evilly.

"Who are you?" He asked.

The man took a step towards him. Sirius awaited him eagerly so that he could transform and attack him when he is close enough. The man was approaching him slowly like a predator to a prey.

"I am your nightmare.

"I don't care. Why did you hurt Harry. He never did anything to you."

"His fault is that you loved him. I will kill everyone you love and then when there is no one left, I will make you beg me for death and then I will make it painful and slow."

"You bastard." Sirius growled throwing a punched at him but the boy stabbed him in his stomach before his fist could connect.

"Its your fault Black." He was smirking evilly.

Sirius woke up sweating. It was the second time he had the same nightmare. The first time he had seen Remus dead and it had been last week and now Harry. He looked at the watch, it was four in the morning. He knew that even if he tried, he could not go back to sleep.
He got up from his bed and pulled a robe over his boxers and went downstairs. The house was quiet at this hour of the day. Since Hermione Granger was introduced to the Wizarding world, the Grimmauld Palace had many visitors. It looked like the house was usually packed with people. The twins and Ron used to stay with them most days. There was the usual sounds of chatter and laughs and of Liv. But right now it looked as if the house was enveloped in a cloud of silence.

As he made his way into the kitchen he heard the sound of shuffling of feet. Scared with his nightmare , he immediately took his wand out and tiptoed his way inside. Though, seeing his bestfriend standing there with a tired look he lowered his wand.

"What are you doing, Moony?" He asked and saw Remus jump on his feet.

"Oh, its you." He said with a guilty look. "I was making hot chocolate for myself. Couldn't sleep. Did I wake you?"

"Nah." Sirius said taking sit beside him. "Just nightmare. And it was almost morning so I got up."

"Nightmare?" Remus asked as he passed him a cup.

Sirius looked at his friend whom he had experienced dying in his previous nightmare. Should he tell him about it? Nah. It wasn't something serious. Everyone has nightmares, right? He thought.

"I am fine." He said. " Why couldn't you sleep? The full moon is still two weeks away."

"Same nightmares." He shrugged.
"Really?" Sirius asked wondering if Remus was experiencing the same nightmare as him.

"Not nightmares." He said twirling the liquid in his glass. "More like memory. I think somewhere in some part of my head my mind is trying to remember something."

"Oh!" Sirius said disappointed but shrugged it off , happy for his friend that he has chance to remember.

"What have you remembered?"

"Thats the problem. I haven't remembered anything. I usually see a woman but its hazy I can never make out her feature. Sometimes its here in this house, sometimes in Hogwarts but never clear for me to remember why I am there."

"So you think you knew the woman before the curse?" Sirius asked confused.
Remus shrugged.

"I think it is more like the woman represents my conscience."

"Your conscience is a woman." Sirius barked out in laughter and Remus smacked his head.

"What are you guys doing?"

Both men turned their head to look at the woman who was standing infront of them in her pajamas. She was wearing cotton shorts and a loose shirt. Her hair was held up in a messy bun.

"W-We... I... Um." Remus stuttered and this made Sirius laugh even louder.

"Nothing love. Moony was telling me about his conscience." Remus' face turned red as he glared at his friend.

Hermione looked at the two friends in confusion and shook her head on their craziness. She poured herself a glass of water.

"By the way, you look beautiful." Sirius winked at her coming to stand infront of her. Hermione rolled her eyes at him and her gaze fell on the clock. It was quarter to seven now.

"Is Harry awake yet?" She asked. "He has a lecture today in Hogwarts." It was the previous day that McGonagall has asked Harry that he will have to take some classes in Hogwarts. Though it was weird why she would suggest it now that Hogwarts has a competent Professor who had been teaching for a couple of years now.

"Haven't seen him." Remus said as he stood up to help her in preparing breakfast.

"Hey mione can we have pancakes today?" Sirius asked with his puppy face which made Hermione and Remus both chuckle.

"Ofcourse. But you go and wake up Harry."

"Yes. Mam." He gave a mock salute and marched out.

"Everything alright Remus ?" Hermione asked once Sirius was gone. "You look tensed."

"Nothing much." He said. Hermione could see that he was tensed but let it pass. She didn't wish to pressure him.

"So what do want to do now that the war is over and all?" She asked him changing the topic.

"Nothing I guess." He said as he passed her the batter. " I just want to enjoy this peace for a couple of years , after then maybe I will like to teach again. I enjoyed teaching."

"And you were a great teacher." She said but felt her heart drop.

"What is it? Was I that bad?" Remus asked seeing the sadness in her face.

"No its just I had told this to you once when we were on run but you won't remember that."

"Oh." Remus felt guilty for not remembering. "You can say that again. Who won't like a pretty woman to appreciate them."
His face turned red as he realised what he had said. Hermione blushed but her face broke into a huge smile.

"He is not in his room." Sirius announced from the doorway.

"Um." Hermione turned her gaze away from Remus and started making the pancake.

"Did he tell you where he is going?" She asked.

"Nope. He went to his room after dinner." Sirius said.

"And I was awake at four so he didn't leave after that." Remus added.

It was exactly at this moment that a noise from outside was heard. As the three people made their way to the corridor with their wands in hand, they came face to face with a sheepish looking Harry with his hands raised in surrender.

"Seriously Harry?" Hermione said as she pulled her friend in a hug, "where were you?"

"Or rather who were you with?" Remus asked .

"And What were you doing?" Sirius asked pointing towards his crumpled shirt.