To Rise Again From Ashes...

12. Let her sleep!!!

"You go rest Moony." He said putting a hand on his shoulder.

"I will not leave you alone."

"I will be fine."

"Why don't you come home with me?"

"No. I need time to think. Just let me have some time. I will come back by night." Sirius bargained. "You need to rest."

"If you aren't home by midnight. I will come looking for you. No matter how exhausted I am."

"Done." Sirius flashed him a grin but it was fake and Remus could tell this easily. He knew his friend best. He also knew that Sirius really needed some time to think on his own. Now that he was sure that Sirius won't do something foolish, he could give him the space he needed.

Harry waltzed up to the room he earlier used to share with Ron. He was angry. Sirius had not only tried to hurt Mike but he also proved him a lier. Harry had promised Mike that he would be there for him. It had taken a lot of convincing to make Mike open up to him and agree to join for this dinner but Sirius ruined it all. Just because he had some pathetic problem with Slytherin. But how come he even know that the boy was a Slytherin?

The bedroom door opened to a very familiar sight. His two best friends standing there with a concerned expression. He couldn't help but feel some of his anger evaporate. After everything he had seen in his life and face, he was glad that his friends were still there for him.

"Are you fine, mate?" Ron asked as he sat down on the old bed. It creaked under his weight. If he weren't in a sour mood, he would have joked about Ron gaining weight and to eat less.

"Fine. Where's Mike?" He asked.

"He is with Molly." Hermione said.

"Mom seems to want to adopt him." Ron joked.

"Molly is a mother to everyone , isn't she?" Harry chuckled sadly.

No one said anything to this. The three of them had just her as their mother figure. There was no denying her motherly nature. She practically adopted every kid she saw without a mother.

After a long silence, which his friends gave him so that he would tell them what he was thinking, Harry spoke.

"He is so much like me. He is an orphan and lives with his grandmother who hates him." His grandmother called him Satan since he was magic. But Harry didn't say this. He respected Mike's privacy.

"Sirius should not have behaved like that." Ron said understanding what Harry must be feeling seeing that.

"He must have had his reasons." Hermione said.

"He bullied him, Mione" Ron countered.

"He shouldn't have used force on him. But he couldn't just do that because. He must have had something to be angry about."

"He didn't even know him." Harry argued angry at Hermione. He had always known that she always sided with the elders. But now was not the time.

"He must have known his parents or something." Hermione said. "You know how Sirius can hold grudges. We have seen that with Severus." Harry glared at her and she added, "Give him a chance to explain Harry. You are all he has. Don't be harsh on him."

Harry huffed and Hermione smiled internally. She knew she had got to him. She just wished that Sirius had a good reason because what he did was really bad.

It was half past eleven and Hermione was pacing in the living room. She had a whimpering Liv in her arm as she sung a lullaby to her trying to get her to sleep. Harry and Remus had gone to sleeo in their room and she had silenced their door before coming downstairs. Harry was exhausted and Remus must be ill with the approaching full moon. She didn't want to disturb them. Also if they wake up, they would worry about Sirius who hadn't come back yet. She was rocking Liv who had finally managed to sleep, when she heard the main door open. It was followed with a loud thud and she rushed towards the door. There lying in a heap infront of the door was one and only Sirius Orion Black.

"Sirius?" She whispered shaking him.
He didn't reply.

"Sirius!" She shook him hardly and whispered yelled at him.

"YES. OH HELLO HERMIONE." He said loudly and Liv woke up again. Hermione flinched. She was really tired and wanted to be able to go to sleep and not deal with this drama right now.

"Shush!" Hermione said gently rocking Liv . Sirius placed a finger on his lip and tried to stand up but only manage to stagger and fall again.

"Lean on me." Hermione offered.

Finally , he managed to stand up with half his weight on her shoulder.

"Give me my princess." He slurred reaching for Liv.

"No, you will drop her."

"Like my mom dropped me." He sighed pouting. "She dropped me on my head."
Hermione couldn't help chuckling at this.

"Why are you both awake?" He asked as she helped him down on the couch.

"Liv has fever and wouldn't sleep." She shrugged as she rocked her daughter. Her hands had started to ache now.

Sirius was soon out and it took another hour for Liv to finally manage to sleep. She usually got cranky when she had fever and wouldn't sleep at night.
It was one thirty when she leviated Sirius to his room after placing Liv in bed. She fell on her soft welcoming bed and closed her eyes to finally catch a few hours of sleep.

A loud creak on the floor board outside her room told her that a werewolf suffering from insomania was out on his way to get hot chocolate.

"Fucking Great." She cursed under her breath and got up to help him. It was because she must be hurting at this time of month, she told herself.

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