Sorry that this is a slow process for some reason, trying to tie up my loose ends. It's weird for me, finally being so close the end of this story. Double whammy today! Chapter 106 will be out following this one.

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CHAPTER 105

I slept for three weeks.
I slept through July.
I slept through my best friend's funeral.
As if her death hadn't already killed me.

"Daddy, when is mummy going to wake up?" Anastasia asked, looking at her father from across the kitchen table.

"Hopefully soon, darling." He replied, sipping a cup of coffee.

"Why is mummy sleeping for so long?' The little girl asked.

"She was cursed by an evil wizard." Sirius replied, it was fitting in a way. He was still incredibly furious with Albus Dumbledore.

Anastasia looked frightened.

"Daddy, I have an idea."

"What?" Sirius asked.

"I think you have to kiss her to wake her up. It's like that fairy tale."

Oh, the amount of times I've tried that one. But of course, these were dark times. I had to humor her.

"Oh! That's a wonderful idea, love. I'll go try that."

Anastasia followed her father down the hallway, into the master bedroom. Sirius stared at his wife; she hadn't changed position since he laid her there nearly a month ago. He shuddered for a moment, remembering what Remus had told him about tranquillizers.

"They shut down every part of the body, it's as if your body weighs 2000 kilos."

Sirius sat at her bedside, his daughter watching with wide eyes.

"Let's hope this works." He said, showing her crossed fingers. Anastasia copied.

Sirius planted a kiss on her lips, only to be hit in the face by a startled, gasping Audrey.

"Ow." He said.

Audrey looked panicked, but she calmed quickly when she realized it was just her husband and her daughter.

"Oh, love. I am so sorry…" She stroked his face, where a red mark was forming. "I…my muscles are a little over active now that the-"

"Curse." Sirius interrupted.

"The curse has worn off." Audrey finished, catching on. She sat up and groaned.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm a bit sore…" She replied, stretching out. Anastasia had crawled into the bed and lay next to her.

"Hi, sweetheart." Audrey cooed, stroking her hair.

"Anastasia, why don't you go finish your breakfast? I'll join you in a mo." Sirius suggested.

"Okay, daddy." The child replied, hopping off the bed and running from the room.

Sirius sat down next to his wife, the two sighed.

"How long has it been?" She asked, biting her lip.

"Three weeks, nearly four." He replied.

Audrey blinked back some tears.

"How was the funeral?" She whispered.

"Awful." Sirius shook his head. "It's something I will never erase from my memory."

It was good that she had slept through the funeral, between her sadness and Remus' I would have died.

Time seemed to fly so quickly while I was unconscious, but it flew even quicker during that August. I wrote to Hisoka within two days of being awake, I told her I needed to get out of the apartment.

A.D,

I will be visiting a client in Halkirk later this week, come join me. We can play some duets.

H.E

It was an incredible relief, honestly. I needed to be away from Oxshott. At the time, Halkirk was my only chance…security was getting tighter and tighter.

"Audrey?" Sirius called.

"Yeah?" She asked, getting up from the bed and walking down the hall.

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you…you were asleep while it happened."

I noticed that everything in our den and our kitchen was boxed up.

"Love…what?"

"The Order wants us to move." Sirius sighed.

"Wait, the Order wants us to move, or Albus?" Audrey replied, crossing her arms. She was still furious with the old Headmaster, Sirius didn't blame her.

Sirius sighed again. "Albus."

"No." Audrey said shortly, turning on her heel.

"Audrey." Sirius said, grabbing her arm and pulling her to face him. She took her arm back with great force.

"No." She said again. "He has dictated my life…our life for too long. Next it will be our daughter's! Don't you see why I hate living here? This country used to be so great to me, my family…"

"That's fantastic, bash us again." Sirius interrupted.

At the time it was hard for me to grasp what she was saying. I was young and hot headed; I had thought she was just being ungrateful and spiteful. But as I've aged, and seen what goes on, her words ring in my mind all the time.

"Sirius, you have NO idea." Audrey shook her head. "You came from a pureblood family, you're a male, and you're not considered a freak…"

"I may have come from a pureblood family, but I don't have those elitist ideals." He argued.

"It doesn't matter! You have that privilege! People hear the name Black and they wouldn't dare give you a strange glance." She fought back.

He didn't respond.

"Marlene didn't have that privilege."

Audrey smacked him.

I admit now, that it was a terrible low blow. At that time, I hadn't mastered the art of thinking before I spoke.