I followed McGonagall as she led me to Dumbledore's office. I asked her what this was about, but all she said was, "There's someone who'll explain that better than I can". What did that mean?
I didn't even know what was going on, but I was still nervous.
I stepped onto the spiral staircase. When I got up, I knocked on the door and I heard Dumbledore tell me to come in.
When I walked in, I saw the dog. The same dog!
"Ah, Miss Potter", Dumbledore greeted me. I smiled, my eyes meeting his for a second before I looked back at the dog.
"I believe this dog has been following you?", Dumbledore asked with a smile.
I nodded. How the heck did he know that?
"Well", he continued, "there is, in fact, a good reason for that." He looked at the dog and nodded.
In a split second, the dog transformed into a man. The man who had wanted posters everywhere looking for him. The man who had been the first to ever escape Azkaban.
Sirius Black.
My eyes widened and I looked at Dumbledore for help. He nodded reassuringly. Are you mad?!, I thought. But, there was something familiar about the man.
Sirius didn't say anything for the longest time. We were waiting for each other to start, it seemed.
Without a word, Dumbledore left, leaving the two of us alone. Sirius stepped closer to me, and I had to fight every instinct in me to not step back.
"Maisie", he said quietly. "I'm sorry if I scared you when I was following you...I just had to see you."
Creepy. He seemed to read my thoughts and chuckled.
"Oh, sorry. When you were born, your parents named me your godfather. You were my only thought all these years-the real reason I escaped."
"I am?", I asked. Sirius nodded.
"I'm sure you've heard it before, but you look just like your mother", he shook his head. "But your eyes-"
"My father's eyes", I finished for him. He smiled at me.
We talked for a while and he told me about why he was in Azkaban in the first place, how Ron's rat was Peter Pettigrew, and how Pettigrew had gotten away that night.
Dumbledore walked in once again. "I'm so sorry to interrupt, but, Sirius, I'm afraid you'll have to go soon."
Sirius nodded and motioned me closer to him. I stepped closer and he wrapped his arms around me. I'd only ever been hugged like this by Mrs. Weasley, but this felt so much better.
"I'll write, okay?", he whispered, "And I'll find a way to see you." I felt my eyes start to water.
Sirius left the room, turning around once to smile at me. I smiled back and watched as the door closed behind him.
Dumbledore saw my eyes shining but didn't mention it.
"If you would like", he said, "You may go see Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger in the Hospital Wing. I'm sure they'd like to see you."
I nodded and walked towards the door.
"Professor?", I said before I left. "Yes?", he asked.
"Thank you."
With that, I left, fiercely wiping my eyes as I went to see Ron and Hermione.
I'll find a way to see you. Everything in me wanted that to be true.
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