Opening the Door

Disclaimer: See chapter 1

Chapter 13 – Snow White Queen

"Oh God…!" she breathed.

Sirius winced slightly at her shocked, hurt and terrified expression.

"Eve…" Sirius didn't know exactly what to say, or rather, how to say it. "…Let me see your other songs." He demanded, suddenly realising what was going on.

Stoplight, lock the door.
Don't look back.
Undress in the dark,
And hide from you,
All of you.

Her songs were the keys to what went on in her life…but Evangeline probably didn't even see it like that.

Evangeline drew out her notebook and passed it to him meekly.

Sirius flicked through it, amazed at how much she crammed into the tattered book.

He frowned.

"When were you blamed, Eve?" he asked, glancing up at her. She had been watching him silently, her face expressionless. Now she frowned.

"What song?" she asked quietly.

"Lacrymosa."

"…Oh. That. It-It doesn't matter." Evangeline told him hurriedly, brushing her hair away from her face.

You'll never know the way your words have haunted me.
I can't believe you'd ask these things of me.
 Sirius narrowed his eyes. "What happened?" he asked, his voice bold and strong. Evangeline winced and glanced up at him fearfully.

She shook her head. "I told you, it doesn't matter!" she insisted, her voice rising with unshed tears.

You don't know me.

Sirius's eyes softened and he crossed the room quickly, gathering her in a hug, sitting on the piano stool behind her.

"Eve…" he murmured, as she calmed down, after crying into his chest. "What happened?" he asked softly.

You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you.

His eyes widened as Evangeline told him what had happened after the Talent Competition.

He sprang up, startling the tearful girl in his arms, who was pulled up with him.

Sirius gave her an apologetic look, before snapping back to the matter at hand.

"They did what?! I'll kill them!" he vowed, his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"No!" she cried, waving her hands in front of his face, as if it would stop him, "No! No, you can't!"

Wake up in a dream.
Frozen fear.
All your hands on me.
I can't scream

Sirius shook his head. "Eve, they beat you and hurt you and made you write that song. Why the hell are you defending them?" he asked, taking her hands in his.

Evangeline looked at the floor and sighed.

"…Because that's exactly what they'd do if they were me." She murmured sadly. "And I don't want to be like that, like them."

I can't escape the twisted way you think of me.
I feel you in my dreams and I don't sleep.

Silence rang around the Room of Requirements, before Sirius broke it.

"Okay." He said quietly.

Evangeline smiled sadly, and looked up at him. She slowly and shyly pulled him into a hug.

Sirius smiled and hugged back.

Remus, James and Lily all sighed as they entered the Gryffindor Common Room, having given up on their search for Sirius and Evangeline.

You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you

They looked up, smiling at the irony as they entered together.

Lily rushed over to Evangeline, who slipped past her and up to the Girls' Dorm. Lily was about to follow, but Sirius called her back.

I can't save your life,
Though nothing I bleed for is more tormenting.
I'm losing my mind and you just stand there and stare as my world divides.

He began to explain to them about what Evangeline had told him.

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Evangeline smiled softly to herself as she began to write, drawing out her same tattered notebook.

'Snow White Queen'

It didn't make much sense compare to her situation, but then again, not many of her songs did.

Evangeline smiled and sang her words aloud.

"You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you."

She was free.