𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 \\ 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗷. 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝐿𝐼𝐼𝐼.

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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙮-𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚

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OPENING HER EYES the next morning, Caroline saw the blurry face of Sirius leaning against a wall in the sitting room, a light smile on his face. Caroline was laying between Harry's legs, her face squished in the crook of his neck with their blanket pulled up to her shoulders. Harry, still asleep, had an arm thrown behind his head, his other brushing against the floor. They looked so comfortable, but Sirius knew Caroline would wake up as soon as someone entered the room. "Had a nice night?" Sirius asked as Caroline rubbed at her eyes.

She pushed her braids away from her face. "Sleeping draught worked like a charm." Caroline said, sitting up and shrugging the blanket off.

Sirius smiled. "Molly's starting breakfast. You lot are leaving after." he said, and Caroline nodded.

She looked back down at Harry, lightly slapping him on the cheeks to wake him up. His eyes were wide when they opened, and Caroline pushed his glasses onto his face gently before she stood up off of him. "Get dressed." Caroline left the sitting room, walking up the stairs towards the room she shared with Hermione and Ginny.

Harry ran a hand through his hair, still half-asleep. "How long have you been standing there?" he asked his godfather, sitting up.

"Why? Are you scared I heard or saw something I shouldn't have?" Sirius teased.

Blushing slightly, Harry shook his head. "We had tea, and then we went to bed. I couldn't sleep, so I came down here, and she couldn't sleep, so she came down here." he explained briefly, adjusting his glasses.

Sirius nodded. "You two seem awfully comfortable." he mused, watching his godson's face contort into a smile.

"I asked her to be my girlfriend, Sirius. She said she wanted to." Harry said, a childish grin resting on his scarred face. Sirius had never seen him look so happy before.

Harry stood from the couch, as Sirius released himself from the wall. He put his hands on Harry's shoulders. "You may be my godson, and I love you, but if you hurt that sweet girl I will end you." Sirius said sternly, patting Harry's arms with a smile.

Nodding awkwardly, Harry began to make his way towards the stairs to go to his and Ron's bedroom. "A word of advice," Sirius called after Harry, and he turned. "keep Remus out of the loop of this latest development. Let Carol tell him, when she's ready." Sirius left the sitting room and entered the kitchen to help Mrs. Weasley with breakfast.

Caroline entered her room, finding Hermione making her bed and Ginny snoring loudly. "Where were you all night?" Hermione teased, Marie springing from Caroline's bed and clawing at her clothed legs.

"Asleep in the sitting room." Caroline responded, lifting her cat and giving her a soft kiss on the nose. Hermione merely smiled, and moved to get dressed.

Caroline changed out of her pajamas and pulled on a pair of jeans paired with a grey sweater. She tied half of her braids into a ponytail, two pieces framing her face. Quickly and discreetly, Caroline blotted some makeup under her eyes in hopes of avoiding questions about her lack of sleep. She looked nice, for going to visit her dying father. With a yawn, Ginny rolled over, her red hair sticking up everywhere as she woke up.

"How many times did you snog him?" Ginny asked hazily, pushing her hair from her face.

Tying her shoes to her feet, Caroline smiled. "Harry asked me to be his girlfriend. I said yes." Hermione's hands flew to her mouth in glee, and Ginny cheered loudly, making all three girls laugh.