Some day

Break Free

All hell broke loose on O.W.L. day, naturally. The twins didn't even tell me that they were going to do it, just did.

I knew they were planning something, just didn't know what. I first picked up on it in the common room, George was fuming, his face was the color of his hair and he was ranting like never before. I was cleaning the wounds on his hand when he started whispering to Fred, shooting me nervous glances, much reminding me of our fourth year with the house elves. I quirked a questioning eyebrow at them, and George said, "It's alright love, nothing to be worried about." and without another word, he gave me a kiss on my forehead, winked, and him and Fred stood up, leaving me with a cold bloody rag in my hand and a curious looked plastered on my face.

The next days proved to be uneventful, Umbridge placing rule after grusom rule, and making our lives horrible. Every one hated the new 'no less than 8 inches between girls and boys' rule, even if they didn't have a boyfriend or girlfriend.

I was sitting in the hall, studying for a potions exam and waiting for Harry to get out. I heard their joyful voices first, yelling down the hallway, then bursting into the great hall. I ran in after them, and gave a devious smirk when I realized what they were about to do. Holding Weasley Wizard Weezes fireworks, and I looked up at George and winked, with a wink back, he nodded at George at threw them up in the air. During the first array of fireworks, George dived, and landed in front of me.

"Elizabeth, come with us." he said, extending his hand and smirking. I insantly started arguing with myself, it was my last year at Hogwarts, I had already taken my N.E.W.T.'s, but someone needed to watch over Harry, and what would my father think? Then I remembered, my father was Sirius Black, padfoot, he'd probably be proud. I looked to Hermione, and told her to take care of Harry, then I took a deep breath and took his hand. He grabbed my waist and twirled me in a circle, kissed me, and sat me on the back of his broom. I held on for dear life, and gave a devilish laugh as we flew higher, finally releasing a mass of fire works that combined to make a dragon, and then some that made a huge 'w' before flying off, still laughing.

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We got to the joke shop before dusk, and I found my bags already in the flat upstairs. Fred left to go get some food, and George and I sat on the couch, recounting the events of the day.

"I can not believe you agreed to come with us." George said, plopping down on the couch next to me, having changed into some pajama pants but failing to find his way into a shirt, not that I'm complaining. "I can not think of a girl that would have done that with me, nor can I think of one I would have wanted to do it with. You're barking mad, and I love it."

"I must be." I said, then I leaned towards him, planting a kiss on his lips. He pushed me back on the couch, leaning over me and kissing me with such passion that I couldn't help but smile. Soon my hands were in his hair and his were slowly creeping up the back of my borrowed shirt, he started leaving trails of kisses down my cheek and neck, and had just started pulling up the hem of my shirt when Fred burst in, carrying a large bag of Mexican food and a liter of Coke.

"Well don't have too much fun while I'm away." he shot over his shoulder with a smirk.

"Bloody hell Fred, can't you knock." George threw back, his face turning almost as red as his hair with embarrassment.

"Oi, I live here too, remember that." Fred snapped, and I excused myself to change into proper pajamas, not just jeans and a t-shirt that I stole from George back at Grimmauld Place.

I came back to Fred sitting on the couch with a howler. "Oh, no" I said, taking it from his hands and bracing myself as I opened it up. "ELIZABETH LILY BLACK I DON'T KNOW WETHER TO BE PROUD OR DISSAPOINTED AT YOU RIGHT NOW!!!" I heard my fathers voice yell, I could hear Lupin laughing in the backround. "YOU HOPPED ON A BROOMSTICK AND SET FIREWORKS OFF IN THE GREAT HALL?!?" he screamed, "WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? YOU'RE SUCH YOUR FATHERS DAUGHTER DAMN IT" he said, and Lupin's laughter heightened. "THE ONLY REASON I'M NOT MAD IS BECAUSE YOU DID GOOD ON YOUR N.E.W.T.'S AND MY DAUGHTER'S A BAD***!!!" he continued, now they were both howling with laughter, and so was Fred and I, then George walked into the room just in time for his mothers portion of the howler.

"FREDRIC AND GEORGE WEASLEY, HOW DARE YOU THROW AWAY THE REST OF YOUR EDUCATION TO START THAT JOKE SHOP? I WILL HEX YOU INTO OBLIVION THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, AND I CAN'T BELEIVE YOU GOT ELIZABETH INTO THIS, AND I'M ESPECIALLY SUPRISED SHE CAME WITH YOU WILLINGLY!!!" they both went pale in the face then bursted out laughing along with me. When we regained our composure I bid them goodnight and went to sleep in a new bed, the gost of a smile still etched on my face.

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The next few days went by uninterrupted, I was setting up the flat while the twins were setting up the joke shop. Then something happened, something terrible.

I was in the kitchen when I heard the crack downstairs. I walked down with the twins tailing close behind, there stood a beat up and completely broken looking Lupin. "Elizabeth" he whispered just audibly. "W-what? What's wrong?" I asked, walking to him slowly and trying to brace myself for what's to come. Nothing ever, EVER, would have prepared me for the next four words. It's amazing, how four words, four of them, could hurt, could scar me for life, could make me stay in bed for weeks on end, the only reason for me eating was Fred and George, the only reason my hair got brushed or washed was George.

"Elizabeth. Sirius is dead."

I could hear ringing in my ears. That was it. I didn't feel it when I fell to the ground. I didn't feel it when the tears started rolling down my cheeks. I didn't know George had been holding me while sobs shook my body till five minutes afterwards. I didn't even know I was screaming. It felt as if my heart had got ripped out of my chest. As if nothing good would ever happen again. As if I were dead myself.

I woke up in bed the next day with my face still wet with tears and George holding me in the strong arms I had found so comforting, but now felt as if they were the only thing that was keeping me here on Earth. I didn't get out of bed for weeks on in, only eating measly portions of broth and sitting in bed as George ran a comb through my hair and Fred ran the joke shop downstairs. The only thing that finally got me out of bed was Harry. He came to visit me and practically forced me out of bed.

There wasn't a funeral because there wasn't a body. In the month afterwards I just went on auto-pilot cleaning mode, not saying anything or looking at anybody. I was pulled back to my scences, I only felt anything when Lupin showed up with a letter.

Adressed to me.

From my father.

I hope you all enjoyed!!!

I know, a more sad, deep chapter, but you'll finally find out who Elizabeth's mother is in the next chapter!!!

I almost cried writing this to be quite honest, I always loved Padfoot.

Sorry for some of the cursing, I usually try not to, but that's just how I imagined Sirius talking in that particular part of the chapter. Also sPiCy.

Much love,

Em<3