Amortentia

by TheNextFolchart

He noticed her beauty from all the way across the train station. / How Sirius and Marlene found, loved, and lost each other - in only 100 chapters. Written primarily for the "100 Prompts, 100 Drabbles, 100 Words Or Less Challenge" on HPFC. Dedicated to Safari (wouldtheywriteasongforyou). [Word Count: 9,839]

86. Mask

LXXXVI. Mask

"Fine. Show me something sacred." She rolled her eyes. "But if you start to strip, I swear - "

"It's not that."

And suddenly, Sirius Black was gone, and in his place was a giant black dog.

Marlene screamed.

"No, no, it's all right!" The dog was a human again. "It's me. I'm - I'm an unregistered animagus." His eyes had lost their glazed, tipsy sheen. "There. The mask is gone. The truth is out. That's the most proof I can give you: I trust you enough to reveal my deepest secret. If that's not love, I don't know what is. Date me?"

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[100 Prompts: Shocking confession]