Being Sirius' Sister

The Letter

I had been clutching the letter close since I received it this morning. Not shocking that I received one but it took over a month for my mother to send one. It's not a howler that much I can tell. But even without the embarrassment of everyone knowing what it says inside I know I will be crushed by the contents within. If it was just a simple letter she would've sent it much sooner but this must of been written with extreme thought into every word. It's lunch and Sirius keeps telling me I should get it over with and it would be over quickly if I just did so. "Come on, Scar. If you just hold onto it, you will make it seem worse than it really is."

I give Sirius an exasperated look and put down my fork. "Don't try and down play this. You know just how bad this could be. How could you say that after what Mum sent you after you were sorted into Gryffindor." I hold the letter up in both my hands. My eyes shut and I let out a shutter sigh. "Okay." Nodding to myself I open the letter and hold it close so only I can read it.

Scarlet Melania Black how could you be such a disgrace to the Black name. How could you dare be like your blood traitor brother? We raised you better than that. You were raised to be a proud pure blood. What now? Is my only daughter going to become a blood traitor? What did I do to deserve children like the two of you? I clothed you, raised you. I did nothing wrong. Why couldn't you be like your twin? Do you hold a grievance with who was once your best friend? It seemed as though you looked up to Regulus yet you decided to hurt him by intentionally going against him. Why couldn't you be like you cousins Narcissa and Bellatrix? They are the perfect pureblood girls. They will be the perfect pureblood wives. That is what you should be like instead you are a filthy bone headed lion. Does that make you proud? To be one of those idiotic lions? First my eldest now my youngest. What a disappointment you two turned out to be.

Your Mother,

Walburga Black

I stare dumbly at the letter and notice dark dots appearing on the page. After I sniffle I realize that I had begun to cry while reading the letter. Standing up I don't make eye contact with the guys. "I need to go." My voice is light trying to hide that I am crying.

"Wait, Scarlet." A hand tries to grab mine but I am quickly making my way out of great hall.

Remus Lupin's Point of View

"I'll go see if Scarlet is okay." I stand up and leave before Sirius can object. It feels like a part of me that just knows where she went. I go into the library and toward the potions section. Sitting against the book shelf is no other than Scarlet. But what I did not expect was for a boy to be comforting her. There was Scarlet with her head buried in her knees and Severus Snape trying to get her to sit up and look at him. They don't seem to notice me so I clear my throat and Severus looks up. "You can go." Scarlet looks up when she hears my voice and I gasp at the sight of her red puffy eyes.

Severus looks at me and back at her with a protective glare toward me. "Do you want me to send him away?" He puts a hand on her shoulder and she puts a hand atop his squeezing it softly.

"It's okay, Sev. You can go to class." Severus looks hesitant to leave her with me but eventually nods and walks past me with a strong glare. "You can go too, Remus." I didn't notice how shaky her voice was until it broke at the end of her sentence. Stepping forward I sit beside Scarlet and pull her into a hug with my chin resting on top of her head.

"I will never leave you when you need me." I blush when I realize how that might sound. A crinkle makes me look down and see that Scarlet is still has the letter. "Whatever is in that letter isn't true."

"How can you know that for sure?" I can tell Scarlet is crying again because the water is lightly falling on my forearms.

"I know because you are the kindest girl in your year and no doubt the smartest. You care about others and really want to learn. You have proven yourself. Don't worry about what others say they are just jealous. Plus, you have all of us to stand up against anyone who say otherwise."

At the end of my little speech Scarlet looks up with me with a bright smile for some who was crying five minutes ago. "Thank you, Remus. I don't know what I would do without you all." With nothing left to be said I just pull Scarlet close again and lean my chin on her head again. This time she lets go of the paper and wraps her short arms around my waist. I never want to see her like that again and will do everything in my power to protect her. Along with the guys of course.