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Sirius stared at the large glittering tree that stood in the living room of his cousins house.
"Sirius?" The stairs creaked behind him and he nearly dropped the glass of milk he had come downstairs to get.
Bellatrix stood at the foot of the staircase, her long curls tangled from sleep.
"I thought I heard you." She mused and crept silently down the remaining stairs to stand next to him staring at the tree. "It's pretty isn't it?"
Sirius nodded and Bella went on, "Mama helped us decorate it, see that one" She said, pointing to a oddly shaped gingerbread man, "I made that one. And Cissy and Andy made those ones."
"My parents don't have a tree."
Bella frowned, "I know, that why I invited you over, you can share ours."
"Oh."
"Could you not sleep?"
Sirius shook his head and looked up as Bella tip toes away, "Hold on, I'll go get Shakespeare, it always makes me fall asleep."
She comes back a few seconds later with a heavy leather bound book and together they creep back up the stair and she reads Shakespeare tragedies to him.
Eyelids sliding closed Sirius reaches out and grabs his cousins hand for a second, "I didn't like Shakespeare..." He mummers in a sleepy voice.
"No?"
"No...they were sad..."
"I like them." She kissed his forehead and tucked him in, "All Black's end in tragedy, just like Shakespeare."
Sirius, already half asleep gave a little grunt and Bella shook her head.
"Goodnight cousin. I'm glad you liked the tree, maybe tomorrow you can make a decoration for it."
But Sirius is fast asleep.
So...another Bella and Sirius! Please leave a review!