I can't hear you....

The Promise

"Sirius!" James shouted from the boys dorm while sirius was downstairs in the common room.

"Yeah?" Sirius asked and got up. "Ther is a package here for you!" James informed.

Sirius jogged up the stairs. A package? From who?

"Where?" He asked and saw James on his bed.

James nodded toward sirius' nightstand.

The package was quite large, looked like it'd need two owls to carry it.

He ripped of the paper carefully and his creased brow got switched with a sad-but-happy smile.

BSL for beginners. 

Was one of the books in the wrapper.

British sign language to get you started. 

Was the other one.

Sirius immediately flipped to the first page of one of the books and laid it in front of him.

***

Regulus was still in the hospital wing, it had only been a day and madam pomfrey wouldn't let him leave yet.

After all, he had gotten a pretty hard hit to his head, so she just wanted to keep a close eye on him for a bit more.

Regulus was doing exactly the same as his brother was, sitting in bed with the book laid in front of him - trying to copy the movements on the pages.

He managed some of them, he tried to ask poppy for help, but she herself was trying to learn the language so she could speak to every single patient she could get at the current time of school.

Regulus felt guilty for this, they were learning an intire language, for him. 

Though he knew that the people who should be going through more trouble than they are, 

Avery and barty.

***

"Hey, pads, we're going to dinner now." James said as he leaned on sirius' bedframe.

Sirius was still studying the book intensely, he dint hear him.

"Hey," james said and waved a hand in front of sirius' face. "Earth to sirius, dinner, foooood." James said i a playful tone.

"Hm, what?" Sirius looked up at james, "did you say something?"

James laughed loudly at this.  "Yeah, dinner!" 

Sirius looked between the book and James.  James understood that he was trying to decide wether or not going to dinner - and wasting time not learning bsl - was worth it.

"Alright come on." James dragged him out of the dorm and down to breakfast.

Sirius tried to argue that he had to learn this but james would have none of it.

***

After dinner was over, on the way back from the great hall, the four boys spotted someone in the hallways.

Remus noticed sirius' fists curling at the sight of them.

He put a hand on his shoulder to calm him down.  "don't." Was all he said.

"Oh, look who it is!" Avery said wickedly.

"don't even." Remus warned. 

"What?" Barty asked innocently.

Sirius was about to run a them, but james took hold of him.

Which wasn't enough apparently, so remus and peter had to help.

"Uuuuuuuu, what are you gonna do black?" Avery mocked.

"Fuck you!" Sirius spat.

The two sliytherins laughed and acted as if they didnt care about anything.

"Come and get us then, and you can join mulciber with his expulsion." If they missed their expelled friend, they didnt show it.

"Fuck you! The only reason you're still alive because i made a promise." Sirius calmed himself and the boys let him go. The slitherins laughed, that evil laugh, like that had no regret other that the fact that that were caught.

"Yeah sure." Avery said as they kept walking like nothing happened.

***

When they came back to the boys dorm, sirius sat on his bed. His fists tight and jaw clenched. The other three shared a look of fear.

Fear, worry, that he was going to go after the two and get expelled himself.

But the 'promise' he'd mentioned earlier was probably the only reason why he wasn't.

The atmosphere of the boys dorm was awkward and angsty. Until sirius spoke, "i need to see Reggie." And left the room.