I was given crutches so i could walk better, we were walking to the headmasters office, Sirius and i that is. i kept tilting to the right and Sirius kept having to push me back to upright. As we walked or hopped in my case slowly, we stayed in silence, but it was not awkward, it was peaceful and relaxing.

Sirius kept looking sideways at me.

we were walking from the third floor to the seventh, and we had yet to get to any staircases.

but when we did i was about to try and brave it when Sirius had picked me up, a startled squeak projected from my voice, Sirius chuckled at my shock. i frowned at him, raising an eyebrow

'What?' he asked 'Knowing you, you would have fallen up the stairs'

'Yeah, most likely' i agreed sadly, i put my arms around his neck as he began to walk up the staircase, he smiled slightly at me

when we reached the top i expected him to put me down, however i was mistaken when he continued to walk.

'are you alright, you know, about going-' his voice drifted away quietly

'I do it every year, I'm alright' i lied, In truth i dreaded it every year, i would always have been alone, but this year Sirius would be there, and maybe even dad would visit the grave with me.

'Just because you do it every year, doesn't necessarily mean that you are alright' he said looking at me, he knows me to well. he continued to walk up some stairs into the seventh floor corridor.

'i'll be fine' i said slowly

'tell me if you need a cheer up or anything' He said placing me down on the floor gently, i stumbled slightly but held on to Sirius arm, I tried not to swoon over how much care he was taking of me.

'Thanks' i said quietly

'What are friends for, right?' he said. yes, friends. i thought sadly, i hid a sigh and continued to hobble over to the gargoyle

'Chocoballs' Sirius said to the gargoyle that sprung into life and began to weave its way into a spiral staircase, we stood on it

'i love chocoballs' i said my mouth watering slightly

'i can dip mine in chocolate, if you like' he said raising his eyebrows at me suggestively. my mouth fell open in shock, and i slapped his arm

'Seriously, Sirius, be serious' i said to him

'but i am Sirius' he said sticking out his tongue

'i know you're Sirius, Sirius, but really you need to be serious now, seriously' i said trying not to laugh

'we reached the top of the stairs and knocked, after a minute we heard a

'Come in' so i hobbled into the room, Sirius followed and shut the door, The headmaster rose from his desk, and walked towards his fireplace

'Right, your father is expecting you two, he has been made aware of your condition. you have two hours before you need to return'

'thank you, Sir' i said to him as he held out some floo powder

'When you need to return, simply call out 'headmaster's office, Hogwarts'' he said, i nodded

'Ok, remember that Sirius' i said smiling

'ok' he said, i grabbed the floo powder and threw it down, a wave of bright green flames engulfed the fireplace, Sirius put his arm around my waist and helped me hop into the fireplace.

'Flint cottage, Godric's Hollow' i said clearly, the last thing i saw was a small smile and a glint from the headmasters eyes as we seemed to spin around, I tried to keep my eyes open, but doing so made me feel slightly sick, i closed them tightly and pushed myself closer to Sirius, he tightened his grip on me, everything was spinning so i tightened my eyes and then it stopped, Sirius grabbed me as i went to fall forward, i swayed over to my sofa and sat down rubbing my eyes,

'I hate floo travel' i moaned, closing my eyes. dad came into the room and hurried to me handing me a cup of water, i drank half of it down, as the sofa sagged next to me, i handed the other half to Sirius who gulped it down, he looked slightly pale, i began to feel better.

'Morning Father' i said as i stretched

'Freya, Darling, this is the fifth time you have broken that leg' he replied

'nice to see you too dad' i said sarcastically, Sirius snorted almost choking on the water

'How is that possible' he asked me

'Look i'm clumsy, this time it wasn't my fault, and its the sixth time anyway' i said

they both rolled their eyes

'Dad, you remember Sirius from the holidays?' i asked him

'Of course, splendid to meet you again' he said as they shook hands

'pleasure to meet you again, sir'

'please call me Arnold' Dad said, i rolled my eyes and stood up, Sirius who was back to his usual colour and usual bounciness jumped up and grabbed me,

'Are we going now then?' i asked dad

'Well, you are, i'm going to spend sometime there later, i thought you might like to talk to her alone, or with this young man here' Her father said

'she really would like you to talk to her dad' I said sadly

'i know, Freya, i know' he said through a sigh, i limped out of the door Sirius still supporting me, i was getting really annoyed with the crutches, they were painful on my arms, i threw them on the ground.

'Stupid f-'

'calm down Freya' Sirius said i stopped and looked at him,

'sorry, they hurt that's all' i said going to pick them up, however Sirius kicked them away and crouched in front of me, i looked at him confused

'get on my back' he said

'o-ok' i said hesitating before wrapping my arms around his he stood up and held on to my thighs, i rested my head on his shoulder

'so where am i going?' he asked as we stepped out of my front door, the chill breeze hit us and we both shivered,

'Right, towards the church' i said

'That's Left' he said chuckling

'Left, towards the church' i said again as if i hadn't made a mistake. he walked along the road, past James' house and to the church.

we passed through a kissing gate and into the grave yard, i bit my lip and sniffed, i only came here once a year, and each time it got worse, i buried my face into his shoulder.

'which-which one is it?' Sirius asked hesitantly, without looking i pointed to the right and he took a path that way, i could feel tears burn at the back of my eyes, but i refused to cry in front of Sirius, i refused to show that i wasn't weak, that i was strong and could deal with anything.

i looked up from his shoulder and looked around, '

that one over there, with the lilies and the rose' i said pointing at a white gravestone, Sirius walked over and stopped in front of it, he lowered me down, i sat down as Sirius walked off slightly looking at the other graves, i looked down at Mums

'Hello again mum, it's been a while but i think dad is finally becoming himself again, he said he will come and see you, i-i hope he does' i said, my voice cracking slightly as i looked upon the grave. i picked up the rose and began to twirl it around in my fingers, not caring about the thorns scratching me, i felt tears fall down my cheeks but quickly wiped them away.

'I remember when you used to bring me to the church, and we used to walk around in the trees, and how you always refused to lat me go up in the tree's because of all the times i fell out of them, And all the times you sat with me when i was upset, i'm hardly ever upset anymore' i said, i looked up to see Sirius now sitting on a bench looking up at the sky, dark clouds were covering it

'Sirius, the one i've told you about, well that is him, and he helped me to get here, after i fell off my broom' i said still playing with the rose, i do it everytime i see her, i don't even realise i do it.

'but, He only likes me as a friend' i said sadly i sighed and lay down next to the grave, resting my head on it

'I miss you, mum' i sighed before i finally let the tears pour.

The next hour passed by Quickly, but i decided to leave when it began to pour with rain Sirius carried me back, but i didn't care about crying anymore, i was feeling so lost, everything had changed and i wasn't sure how to cope anymore, for so long i had thrown everything that was thrown at me without thinking twice about it, hell i didn't even cry after falling over a hundred feet and being in intense pain, and now i have over six years to catch up on.

Sirius held me close to him, and lay me down on the sofa as we got home, i didn't stop crying until we were almost due to leave. i sat up and rubbed my eyes, breathing ruggedly, sniffing when i breathed in, i bet i looked attractive.

'That is only the second time i have ever seen you cry' Sirius said to me, from the other sofa, i looked at him

'Second? the only person who has seen me cry was Lissa' i said confused

'Oh, well there was one other time' he said pulling on his shirt collar

'Right' i replied slowly wiping my eyes.

'Freya, what is wrong with your hands?' he asked, standing up and walking over to me, i hid them beneath my cloak

'Nothing is wrong with them' i said, he gave me a worried look

'Freya, honey it's time for you to go back to Hogwarts' Dad said as he came into the room, an umbrella in his hands

'Ok, I'll see you at Easter maybe' i said as Sirius helped me up, dad came over to me and pulled me into a hug

'Of course, i'm just going to go out to go and talk to your mum, it's been too long'

'she'll like that' i agreed, pushing the burning sensation from my eyes, i wasn't about to cry again.

'Yeah, she will, and Sirius, it sure was an Honorable of you to take care of my daughter, thank you' They shook hands once more

'it was no trouble, Arnold, really, she's my friend i was happy to help' They smiled civilly at each other before i threw the floo powder in the fireplace, giving the room one more look we stepped in

'Headmaster's Office, Hogwart's' Sirius said clearly. i closed my eyes waiting for the sick feeling, but it never came, i just felt spinning, we stepped out at the other end and were met by the headmasters office.

'Hey look it looks like the bird i set fire to and killed, do you think he got another one after i killed the last one' Sirius said pointing at it excitedly

'Sirius, it's a Phoenix, it's reborn from it's ashes' i said smiling fondly at him

'It's-' he said slowly 'Why did you all say that stuff?'

'we couldn't resist it' I shrugged, he smiled

'You're forgiven, the others i'm not so sure about' he said poking my nose, i scrunched it up, he picked me up and took me down the stairs and back to the hospital wing, both in the same comfortable silence as before.

After returning to the hospital wing i spent four more days there, i was let out Monday, fully healed and back to normal, so naturally i had to go to lessons.

i sighed and made my way into the great hall for breakfast, i walked in and looked around, Lissa and Jake were sat on the Ravenclaw table, i got a few grins and

'hope you're feeling betters' from the rest of the Ravenclaws i passed some of my team, who cheered at me, i bowed deeply, laughing as i did

i sat down opposite Jake and Lissa, putting some pictures in front of them, well i got bored in their, so i drew a few pictures of how i could kill Kenneth Parkinson, Severus Snape and the rest. the other two found them rather funny.

'I like the one where the dragon breathes fire on Kenneth and then sits on snape' Jake said laughing

'that is my trained dragon, it's name is Kipper'

'what are you hitting Snape around the face with in this one?' Lissa asked me

'A pair of his dirty under ware on a long stick' i said thinking back to his and Lily's fight last year, where James had hung him upside down, showing his under ware to everyone, and Lily's comment about his under ware of all things, bless her

'Sirius at one o'clock' i turned but didn't see him 'other one o'clock'

i turned the other way and saw him making his way over

'Hey Freya, glad to see you're out of the hospital wing' he said

'so am i, i may have gone insane if i was in there longer' i replied

'you are insane' he retorted

'Touche, however without crazy people, the world would be-'

'really boring, yes too true, so i was wondering if you would meet me in the transfiguration courtyard after the class?' he said. i frowned wondering why he would want to meet me

'ok, sure' i said not sure what to think

'Great, see you there'

'see you there' i repeated, he walked off, Jake and Lissa exchanged a look

'what was that?' i asked them

'What was what?' they asked me back

'That look' i said pointing at them

'what look?' Jake said smiling slightly

'That one you exchanged'

'mustbe imagining it' Lissa said

'wouldn't be the first time' Jake agreed, i stood up and walked to charms mumbling about how there was a look and that my friends were plotting against me.

Charms and Transfiguration went by quite quickly, both professor's were happy to see me back, of course they were, i'm the best student ever, The work was easy, but i was still relieved when the bell sounded, i packed up my transfiguration books and walked out of the class telling Lissa i would meet her in the Great hall later.

i sat down in the courtyard by the big tree, i had just gotten comfortable when Sirius sat down next to me. he seemed to hesitate for a moment.

'Look, i've been wanting to say something for a while now, and things just keep interupting me, so i'm going to say it now, right' He cleared his throat, stayed quiet a moment and then opened his mouth but closed it again promptly, he was playing with a button on the cuff of his sleeve.

i looked at him, and smiled

'Something will get in the way if you don't start talking' i said cheekily, he just bit his lip

'ok, right, well would you maybe like to go to Hogsmead with me?' he asked, i shot up off the ground, ignoring the head rush i got from the sudden movement, i glared at him

'is this some sick joke, have you been pretending to be my friend so you can pull a sick joke like last time, because if you have, remember it didn't work out in your favour' he sat bewildered for a moment and then jumped up as well

'Of course it isn't a sick joke' he said

'then why else would you invite me of all people to hogsmead, i'm a Freya and Freya's always do things wrong' I said talking about myself in third person, i refused to believe that Sirius would ask me to Hogsmead with out it being one of his usual pranks.

'Because i like you Freya, and yes you may be clumsy and a complete psycho at times' i crossed my arms and glared at him 'But those are some of the things that draws me too you, and i don't know what it is, but i can't seem to stay away from you'

'I refuse to believe that' i said

'Then refuse it, it's fine, if you don't want to go, you should have just said' he said angrily

'You ignore and pick on me for years, Sirius, and you planned to place me in a shack for hours last time i trusted you, why should i believe you now' i said grabbing his tie as he tried to walk away

'Because thing's change Freya, My feelings towards you have changed too, like last week, do you think i would have come to the hospital wing every day for no reason?' he said balling up his fists defiantly

'all you and your gang do is play tricks on people, Sirius, and you can go suck a duck if your pulling one on me now'

'Then there will be no duck sucking because i am not playing a prank on you, i swear' he said his shoulders relaxing slightly as he slouched and ran a hand over his eyes

'but it makes sense if you are, i'm an easy target because everyone knows that i can't say no to you, everyone knows i become a gibbering mess around you, everyone bloody well knows i've had a c-' i stopped quickly releasing Sirius and turning around about to walk off quickly and never show my bright crimson face to him ever again

'Everyone knows you've had a what?' Sirius asked grabbing my shoulders and turning me to face him

'It doesn't matter, Sirius'

'Yes, it does, Freya' he said tightening his grip on my shoulder

'N-no it doesn't' i said getting lost in the fierce stare he was giving me, his eyes seemed to shine with something other than mischief, it was rather enticing

'Freya please just listen to what i'm saying' he said, i think his eyes are hypnotising me, i just breathed out deeply and stared blankly at him.

'Freya, i mean what i said, this isn't some prank, when i am around you I can't seem to keep my eyes off you' i thought back to all the times i caught him looking at me sideways 'i haven't been able to keep you off my mind, your constantly there, when i try to eat, drink sleep, hell even when i try to-'

'enough, alright so you say all this stuff, but how do i know it's all true, how do i know you're not making it up like, blah blah-' But i couldn't finish my sentence for Sirius had pulled me into him and put his lips to mine with such force that i was taken by surprise,

i stood there in shock before i responded quite happily, and at the moment i didn't care if it was all for a dare or a prank for I was snogging Sirius Black in the middle of a courtyard full of- wait,

i pulled away from him and looked around, no one was looking in our direction, in fact there weren't even that many people around.

'What was that?' i asked him still quite shocked

'A kiss' he said, his lip twitching trying not to smile. I raised an eyebrow at him

'why?' i asked my voice slightly higher pitched than normal

'Because you wouldn't shut up and i've been wanting to do that again since new years' he said with a shrug, i stood there in silence for a moment, so did he, obviously waiting for me to speak

'You swear it isn't a prank?' i asked

'i swear' He replied

'Then i would love to go to hogsmead with you' I said my lip twitching into a smile, he broke into one as well, he grabbed my hand and we walked to the great hall

'So i will meet you at the bottom of the spiral staircase to Ravenclaw tower at ten?' he asked, i nodded

'Yeah sounds cool, but i swear to Merlin, any funny business and i will not hesitate to buy a hippogriff, and teach it to hunt you down' i said looking as serious as i could

'are you serious?' he asked teasingly

'No, you are' I said, he shook his head slowly and face palmed himself

'oh dear' he mumbled

'I'm not joking about the hippogriff' i said with a smirk

'I will remember that' he said giving me a sideways look and a smirk

we were now at the doors to the great hall, Sirius smiled at me.

'See you at Hogsmead' he winked and then walked over to the marauders. i made my way over to Lissa, and sank on to the bench as if in a trance. i grabbed a sandwich and bit into it

'Hmm' i said 'This is a good sandwich, Lissa, a good sandwich'

'What's up with you, you look slightly high, i told you not to eat those mushrooms behind the herbology classroom' she said

'I'm high on life, my dear friend' i said

'Me too' she said dreamily

'What has happened to you to make you on a high?' i asked her

'Jake asked me to Hogsmead on Saturday, what about you?'

'Sirius asked me to Hogsmead on Saturday, and snogged me outside transfiguration' i said sinking lower on the bench until i was lying sideways and taking up four places,

'No way!' Lissa said 'He actually plucked up the courage to ask you?'

i sat up quickly catching my head on the edge of the table as i did

'Arggghhh, ow ow ow, ok i'm alright' i said clutching my forehead, Lissa was giggling 'You knew he wanted to ask me?' i asked her, she stopped giggling and bit her lip, a knowing smirk on her face that i wanted to punch away, not hard, but hard enough for it to go.

'Of course he didn't stop going on about you to James, he got fed up and told me, so Sirius has been talking to me, while you were in the Hospital wing, i almost strangled him several times, but i didn't because i love you' she said taking a deep breath and a bite of a sausage roll

i hit her upside the head, and then went back to nursing my forehead which was beginning to throb

'Ow, Freya what was that for' she said nursing her head now too,

'Not telling me all this valuable information, we had an argument because i thought there was no way he was asking me, and thought it was a prank'

'i thought that at first, but it's obvious it's not, he's almost as bad as you with your clumsiness when he talks about you, you should have seen all the stuff he knocked over and not to mention this nervous twitch he gets, he also plays with a button on his-' Lissa said as we stood up

'sleeve' i finished

'yup' she said nodding

'No way' i looked over at Sirius who was locked in a conversation with Remus, Remus...

I walked with Lissa up to her History of magic class, once there i left her to her boring lesson with the ghost and walked back to the library,

i sat down in the library and got out a note pad and quill and began to write

'Scars

ill a lot

once a month

painful'

'I know who you're looking up about, and this book will help' came a voice behind me and a thump of a book, i jumped and fell off my chair. looking up at the person standing behind me.