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Summ`: They Can See....
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They can all see it.
James sees it when he flinches from touch. When he hides himself from the world....
He sees it when he suffers from invisable terrors in his dreams...that James can do nothing about. He sees it everyday, in the smallest of ways and can do nothing about it.
Remus sees it when he becomes "The Black", his back straight and his position proper, eloquent words and aristrocratic writing. He can smell the sadness on his body whenever the Blacks are mentioned with a mixture of anger and frustration. He can see it when he refuses to hex his brother though he trys to act as if he hates them, they know that he really loves him.
Peter sees it when he shuts himself up and brings on his emotionless mask. He sees it when he doesnt want to and he sees the pain in his eyes with every howler or letter sent to him, telling him how worthless and disgusting and how he'll never be a true Black, calling him filth of their flesh.
Lily sees it when he refuses help or insists on having the spotlight for he loathes to be ignored by anyone. She sees it when he refuses comfort or the touch of any body for fear of pain. she sees it when he becomes quiet and miserable instead of his normal arrogant self.
Severus sees it when he flinches just so at wand point with no way to defend himself as well as the bruises he hides, that only one who knew it himself could reconize. And when he sees this, he can hardly hold back the smirk of triumph at the pain of his worst enemy.
Minerva sees it when he glows under her praise, relishing the small words of approval. As well as when he looks ashamed for the slight second when he is scolded before he dons once again his mask of lies.
Slughorn can see it in the terror in the boys eyes when he threatens to call upon his parents for the numerous detentions he receives. He sees it when he breaks up a fight between Regulas and Sirius, how Regulas eyes are full of hate for his brother, while his brothers eyes only hold sorrow.
Albus sees it when the boy refuses a helping hand even when he needs it ever so badly. He sees it when the boy uses his snappy insults that roll off his tongue like that, to cover his own fear and sorrow.
Healer Promfrey sees it when he tries to hide his bruise, battered,broken body after every summer until Poppy forces him to come and have his energy rebuted and his body healed.
They all feel a surge of anger when they pick up these signs...even Severus for he knows the same life as Black.
That is why no one was surprised to find that Sirius finally left...escaped to the Potters, they all noticed the diffrence and none realized just how heavy the fear he would not come back each year was.
Sirius sees it in the eyes of his brother..so full of hatred every time he sees him across the hall. He sees it in the reflection of the mirror, his eyes he inherited from his mother. The others no longer feel, see or sense it...but if they do its rare...but Sirius will always feel it.
He'll always have a small part of him wishing to be the "Perfect Heir" that his parents wanted, so he would get at least some love from them. But He has given up that hope, for he is no longer a Black...not that he ever was!
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