Love & Scars

... Or Die

Two weeks later, they were all sitting in their private quarters. Sirius, Remus, James and Peter were sitting on the floor, all reading books on blood magic. While Regulus, Izzie and Lily were sitting on the couch reading Latin books, scribbling down notes as they read. It was getting late, and Peter had dozed off a few times already. She had another four dates with Sirius in that time. While all of them were amazing and talked about things they never talked to anyone before, it was also agonising since they still couldn't touch each other. At least, Regulus could have Remus, which made her happy. School work had taken the front stage for the past weeks, but now they would concentrate on the task at hand.

"Oh no!" Izzie gasped as she translated the last sentence. She jumped up, her book fell to the floor with a loud thump. "No, no, no, no, no." She was starting to breath heavily.

Everyone looked at her worried. Regulus, Remus and Sirius were on their feet instantly and Reg placed his hands on her shoulders to stop her from pacing. "Isabelle what's wrong?"

"This is not good, this is not good." She muttered.

"Izzie!" Remus shook her a little.

"KREACHER!"

"Kreacher?" The others all chimed in confusion. The next second the Black house elf appeared.

"Mrs Black called for Kreacher?"

"Yes, I have a question for you."

"And you will answer it honestly." Regulus said as they kneeled in front of the old elf. The others looked at them intrigued. Sirius scowled at the elf but kept his mouth shut.

"At the platform, you said Reg and I needed to finalize the marriage. Did you mean consummate?"

Reg stiffened next to her, and she didn't dare to look at anyone else, let alone Sirius or Remus. "Yes. If yous and Master Black don't consummate soon, you'll-"

"We'll lose our magic." Regulus said. The elf started to shiver and shook his head.

"Reg, if we don't do it, we will die. Or at least I will die"

Kreacher nodded as he started to cry, he sobbed into Regulus's legs. Reg patted his back absentmindedly.

"How long?" Remus asked with a shaking voice.

Between the tears and sobs, Kreacher managed to say. "New year's."

"FUCK!" Sirius cursed, throwing a lamp against the wall. The elf trembled.

"Do you know how to break the bond?" James asked.

"I do not know." He shook his large ears.

"What about the magic that keeps Isabelle away from Sirius?" Regulus asked, coming out of his daze. Sirius head snapped to the elf.

"It's blood magic, master Regulus. More I do not know."

"Alright." He sighed, rubbing a hand over his face. "You go back to Grimmauld, but Kreacher... don't speak a word of this."

"Yes, master Regulus." He bowed, still trembling before he disappeared with a crack.

Everyone stood frozen in their place and the silence stretched on. Then Peter said something that he would regret almost instantly. "Why don't you two just have sex?"

"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed but Sirius was the loudest.

"Well, it would solve the problem, wouldn't it?" He said a little more apprehensive. Sirius charged towards him, and Peter jumped up from his seat, but he couldn't dodge him. Sirius had pinned him down against the wall, his hand closely at his throat. "I'm just trying to find a solution."