Of The Solstice

End of Term

4 weeks later~

The end of term approached quicker than I had hoped, unfortunately I have to return to my mothers for the summer, Pandora offered for me to stay with her but the last thing I want is to stay under the same roof as Evan. Regulus even offered Sirius'a old room for the summer, that's even more of a bad idea, speaking that their mother believes I'm a blood traitor, and I'm certain that Bellatrix is trying to find any reason to kill me.

In my dorm room I slowly packed my things, the girls already cleared the room before I woke up. I found one of Sirius's sweaters while I packed, I held it up and let out a sigh.

I used this as my last ditch effort to communicating with him, with the sweater folded up I made my way to the boys dorm.

I paused outside the door, listening for a pause in their laughter and conversation. After a moment, I lightly knocked, and to my surprise, the door swung open almost immediately.

James stood in the doorway, his cheerful expression quickly fading as he registered who was on the other side.

"What do you want?" His voice was stern.

I cleared my throat. "I just wanted to return this to Sirius," I said softly, extending the sweater towards him.

He stepped out of the room, pulling the door partially closed. "And why on earth do you think he'd want that back?"

"It's his..." I kept my tone steady, though still hushed.

He takes the sweater and examines it, "Why did you actually come up here?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.

I kept glancing at the crack in the door watching the others laugh and crack jokes with each other, tears started to well in the corners of my eyes.

"Earth to Calista," James says, waving his hand in my face.

I snap my eyes back to him and quickly rub the tears away, "Nothing, have a great summer," I start to turn and Remus pokes his head out.

"Who's at the do- Oh," He says, then steps out. "Is this a civil discussion I see?"

"I suppose it is" James says, folding the sweater in his arms.

"I was just going," I say softly.

"Stay for a moment," Remus says, "Prongs give me a minute,"

James nods and heads back into the room without shutting the door all the way.

Remus looks at me, and reaches in his pocket and reached his closed fist towards me.

I reach my hand out and he drops two chocolates in my hand, "You need to eat, your face is getting boney, Bugs" he smiles.

Without thinking I immediately leap into him, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist.

"Moony, I'm not going to be able to survive the summer," I say, my voice cracking.

He wraps his arms around my shoulders resting his head against mine, pushing my head in the dip of his shoulder.

"You will survive, give me the summer, you have my word," he says quietly.

"Moons you've had almost five months.. they aren't budging." I sniffle.

"Don't think like that Buggy, just last week James asked how you were doing, they are starting to come around." Remus leans back and holds my shoulders.

"I've got to go Mooney, my mother has sent a carriage for me." I say, backing up and beginning to walk down the stairs, "Please write to me, don't leave an address, my owl will find you"