1993- The walkman

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Two hours later and I sit in the common room in a literal food coma. Watching a bunch of first years get sorted each year is never particularly entertaining so i'm now overly bored.
I remember the walkman dad got me for christmas, which came with loads of his old music, and slide the headset on.
I click play. Velvet underground start playing their instruments , majestically as always. I'm whisked away to a different world as the music plays.
Oh, sweet nothin'
She ain't got nothin' at all
Oh, sweet nothin'
She ain't got nothin' at all

A memory appears in my mind.
I don't know if it's real but it's happy.
Dad is dancing with me ,i'm perched on his toes.
The light of the christmas tree illuminated the room and a fresh smell of evergreen swirls around the air.

She ain't got nothin' at all
She ain't got nothin' at all
She ain't got nothin' at all

Then his face appears and he's screaming.
He's here, Sirius Black.
"Hope."
"Hope?" I'm awoken by a shake as Neville looks at me worried.
"Are you good? You were shaking and then talking to yourself and i-"
"I'm fine Neville."
"But"
"I'm fine."

The Dad i'm referring to in that memory however , was not Remus.
I wish he was here.
I wish he was innocent.

I had nothing at all, just like the song said.

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