The Year of the Revolution VIII. The Return to Innocence

23. Bitter victory

Twenty to eleven in the morning on the Quidditch field, Sly's stand closest to where their team scored the goals, the entire family was waiting for the start of the game. Sirius arrived and Sev received him, he had already saved a place for him.

"Man!" Sev exclaimed. "We already were thinking you had changed your mind. When we left the Great Hall you still hadn't gotten to breakfast."

"Yeah... We went to bed very late last night, that's why," Black said.

Sirius greeted everyone before sitting down next to Sev. He must have had a bad night with what they told him, they all went to bed very late, none of the four of them had arrived at the Great Hall when we left and he is a little haggard, Sev thought. I'm going to probe him out, we still have a while.

Finally Sirius sat down next to him. "How was your night, Padfoot?" Sev asked him in confidence.

"Oh, Sev, you don't miss a thing... Are you reading me?"

"You know I would never do it, but I know the bad news they gave you last night. How did you take them?"

"Well, well, don't worry about that... The only thing that worries me is that you don't have an accident learning to Obliviate."

"Well..." sarcastic. "Please... What accident...? What nonsense..."

They laughed, then Sev became serious again. "Don't tell me you had a bad night because of that."

"No, Sev, I haven't had a bad night at all, quite the opposite. It was just that we went to bed so late, the Common Room wasn't empty until after one."

"Of course, I understand. I feel much calmer then."

They remained silent for a while. I don't stay calm at all, he is very taciturn for what he is, absorbed in himself, and he has avoided looking me in the eyes, Sev thought. Something else happened, maybe something with Lily. Well, if that's the case, I'll stay calm, and if it's not, I'll find out at lunch, when the Gryffs tell me. I'll be in time to chat with him tonight, at the party. I won't ask him anything else, I'll leave him alone.

He chatted with Jack, who was on his other side. A few minutes later he felt Sirius' hand on his shoulder.

"Excuse me, Jack, I'm going to chat with Sirius," Sev said to his friend.

"Sure, Prince," Jack replied.

He turned to Sirius, who was looking him in the eyes. "Tell me, Padfoot."

"Sorry I interrupted you."

"I don't care at all, I'm constantly with Jack and we were talking about nonsense. Talk to me, come on."

"Ugh... I can't find the words..." Sirius began.

"Do you want me to help you?"

"Yes please."

"Something happened last night with Lily," Sev said.

"That is. You don't miss one."

Sev smiled at him. "Your favorite phrase. I am very happy for you."

"You are incredible, Sev. Can I talk to you about it? I don't have anyone else to do it with."

"Of course you can. Tell me everything you want."

"Won't it bother you?"

"Not at all," the Sly responded. "Come on, don't think about it so much or we'll miss the five minutes of the game."