Honey, I'm Hoo-ooome! Sorry I've been gone so long. I promise I'm NOT cheating on you! Please forgive me!
Sorry, schizophrenic moment. Anyway, life's been incredibly insane lately, but I'm back! And hopefully for good! I have some new ideas, plus I've written several new Harry Potter Fan fictions since last time I updated, and one for Fruits Basket, if you like that! Read and Review!
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"Dumbledore is the most amazing, wonderful person in the whole world!" Alexa cried triumphantly as they walked from the orphanage to somewhere they Floo back to Hogwarts.
"Thank you," Dumbledore said calmly.
Luanne coughed again and Alexa looked down at her worriedly. "Do you want a piggyback ride?" she asked, sounding concerned. Luanne grinned and nodded.
Alexa bent down, and Luanne hopped onto her back. Sirius was seeing her in a whole new light. He'd known, of course, that she cared about people, but he'd never realized how maternal she was.
And that's when whole new images started flooding his brain. Alexa in a wedding dress, Alexa holding a child, Alexa with graying hairs.
The feeling came on so fast it made Sirius dizzy. Ten minutes ago he'd loved her, so what name did this emotion have? It was so strong, he realized he couldn't live without her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
"What are we going to do?" Alexa asked Dumbledore, breaking Sirius away from his thoughts. "We have to go to school for a whole another year, what will we-"
Dumbledore cut her off. "I had a feeling about her when I first met her."
Alexa looked confused. "Huh?"
"Luanne, have you ever noticed that things happen to you? Things you can't explain?"
Alexa's eyes widened, and Luanne nodded yes.
"There you have it," Dumbledore said. "I'm sure we can bend a few rules and Luanne can stay with you at school until you graduate."
Alexa threw her arms around him unexpectedly, nearly losing her balance and causing all three of them (Luanne was still on her back) to land on the floor.
When the four of them got back to school, Luanne was taken to Madame Pomfrey, and it took Sirius almost a half hour to convince Alexa she could leave the hospital wing.
Unsure exactly where their relationship stood, Sirius very nearly took Alexa's hand, then decided against it, then thought maybe he would, then though maybe it would be okay to put his arm around her, then thought better of it, until finally Alexa, either sensing his discomfort or imply needing a hand to hold, took his hand in hers as they walked silently back to the common room.