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Chapter 15
"Bloody Hell!" said Harry, staring at Sirius as if he wasn't quite sure if he was really there. "How long have you been back? Were you even going to tell me, or were you just planning on showing up at my graduation as if you never left? Why didn't you tell me? Why Hermione? Dammit, why not me?" yelled Harry, anger showing on his face, and evident in his voice. "Didn't I just tell you, Harry? I couldn't tell you before, and I probably shouldn't even be telling you now, but if I didn't, you would've been interrogating Hermione until she finally broke, and then she would've had a guilty conscience about it! It's not her fault, I swore her to secrecy. If you have any thing to say, then say it to me!" Sirius yelled back at Harry. This was definitely NOT going how he had wanted it to.
"Before you start yelling again, Harry, perhaps we should take this somewhere else. Snape is patrolling the halls tonight, and I don't feel like getting caught and yelled at by him, too. Let's go to the Room of Requirement" Hermione said. "What do I care if Snape catches us? The way I'm feeling right now, he wouldn't stand a chance against me" said Harry. "That's all fine and good Harry, until tomorrow when Snape tells Dumbledore that you attacked him, and no matter how much Dumbledore likes you, he will have to expel you. Attacking or threatening a professor is a very serious offence. Plus, I really don't feel like getting the 3rd degree from him tonight, not to mention all the points he'd take away, and what about Sirius? Do you think he'll just give Sirius a big hug and say welcome back? I highly doubt it! Let's just go to the Room of Requirement, ok?" asked Hermione, her eyes daring Harry to argue. "Fine, I'll go, but it's only because I don't want Snape to butt his big nose in our conversation" snapped Harry as he stormed out into the hallway.
"I'll go first and let the room know what we need" said Hermione as she left Harry and Sirius behind a corner which hid them mostly from view. As Hermione walked past the door the 3rd time, the door opened on to a cozy looking room with a few chairs and a couch in front of a enormous fire place, which gave off most of the light for the room. "Coast is clear" she called as she went in. When they were all seated around the fire, Hermione in between Harry and Sirius, Sirius looked at Harry and said "I couldn't tell you, Harry. Dumbledore thought it best if we waited to tell you until the end of the year. I only told Hermione because I needed someone to cover for me incase someone saw me. I couldn't tell Ron or you, because neither of you would have been able to keep it a secret. I picked Hermione because I knew I could trust her with it. Oh, and Hermione, I don't blame you for slipping about me. You have a lot on your mind, and I only added to it. Now Harry, you can ask me all the questions you want, till either I fall asleep, or my ears fall off, and I'll do my best to answer them as clearly as possible."
"What was it like? Was it as bad as Azkaban, or was it worse? How did you escape? How long have you been out?" asked Harry, looking at Sirius as if he might disappear at any time. "It was like Azkaban, but worse, if possible. The only thing that kept me sane was that I could turn myself into a dog, and it lessened the overwhelming depression a bit. It was like a type of purgatory for lost souls, and they were all depressed and hopeless, and the urge to join them in their suffering was so strong that if I didn't know I was really alive, I would have gone completely crazy. It was like they sucked out not only the joy and happiness, like dementors, but they also went after ones memories, good or bad, to try to get you to forget who you really were, to think you were one of them."
Taking a breath and staring into the fireplace, Sirius continued with his explanation. "I don't think they were evil, just unhappy and confused, not sure how they got there. Probably a lot of vampires souls, and anything that is soulless, that is probably where the souls go. I only got out because as a dog, and could move easier that way, so eventually I found the door. I think I could leave because I wasn't dead, I was still breathing, I still had a body, whereas they were more like a grey fog or haze. When I finally did get out, it felt like I had been in there for at least a decade, but in reality, it was only really a year. I went straight to Dumbledore, who told me to lay low for a little while, until he could figure out hat to do" .
Looking at Harry, Sirius sat back in his chair and asked Hermione to conjure some hot chocolate. "I don't want to use magic yet, you see. They could trace it to me, and I don't want the ministry to find out about me yet" he said as Hermione handed him the drink. "Please continue, Sirius" said Harry, anxious to hear the rest of the story. "Well, Dumbledore finally arranged it so I could stay here, but he told me I could only tell one person, and knowing what I was thinking, he told me anyone but you. He said you already had enough on your mind you didn't need me being another thing to worry about, which I don't get, because you were probably thinking about me already, but I wasn't going to argue with him. And now your up to date, Harry!" said Sirius, looking tired, but as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"Well, at least I know now" said Harry, then, "I thought you were dead. I didn't think I'd ever see you again. It was like losing my father all over again. It made me so angry, because I couldn't do anything about it. I'm just glad your back, Sirius. "Me too, Harry. I thought of all the plans we had made, and was determined that we would do them. I think that's probably what kept me going most of the time" said Sirius, relieved that Harry wasn't mad at him anymore.
"OH! They heard Hermione say, and when they looked at her, they were both surprised to see her crying. "What's the matter?" asked Harry and Sirius at the same time. "That's just soo sweet! You kept him alive, Harry! He was determined to live so he could make sure you were taken care of! That's just soo sweet!" she said as she burst out crying. "It's good to be back" said Sirius as he patted Hermione's back. Harry just grinned at him as he tried to get Hermione to stop crying.
Authors Note:
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