Lumos ⤳ sirius black

Chapter 72, All has been done.

*Lucys POV*

I entered the flat slamming the door with as much strength as I could muster. I sat down in the couch thinking of all the things that had happened.

It was just too much to process.

I eventually slept, and memories came rushing back at me.

I remembered once where I lived in the oldest house in my youth. We had still been in America and I had just listened to another story of when my parents had been in Ilvermorny, there had been an apparent program to study abroad at Hogwarts, and so they jumped at the chance to do it.

However, the story wasn't being told to me, it was told to my little brother. I was just pretending to be asleep, eavesdropping at the conversations.

They had both been in Pukwedgie at Ilvermorny while they had been in Slytherin and Ravenclaw at Hogwarts.

I don't remember the story much, well at all, but I remember it was one of the times that I simply couldn't bring myself to say something. I remember being afraid that we weren't going to be able to listen to the whole story if I had shown myself awake.

"Lucy?" Sirius said, shaking me awake. "Come on, I'll get you to bed."

"I'm not sleepy." I sleepily said, "Just...stay here with me. Please?"

"Yeah, of course."

~*~

Sirius didn't have to be told what had happened because he sensed that something had been wrong.

Waking up to Sirius in an uncomfortable position was not the highlight of my morning.

"Sirius." I said before yawning, "Sirius. Wake up."

"I'm awake." He practically whispered. "Si, just go to the bedroom, you'll be more comfortable there."

"I'll go if you come." Padfoot said.

"Not sure that would be the best idea. But sure, I can miss a day of work." I replied.

We moved to the bed and cuddled.

"Can I ask you something?" He asked me.

"You already did but sure, throw another one at me."

"What happened yesterday?" Sirius blurted out.

"It's...it's just that i found out who killed my parents. Sure, I didn't like them, kinda hated them actually but it's still upsetting to see them dead on the floor."

"So who killed them?" Padfoot asked, "The Hufflepuff." I told him bluntly. "The Hufflepuff?" He repeated, "My brother The Hufflepuff." I confirmed.

"Your brother?" Sirius asked. "A hufflepuff? Didn't know that Voldemort wanted anything to do with someone that's not Slytherin."

"Yeah. Just like your family." I said, regretting it as soon as the words came out of my mouth.

"Yep. I don't know why but I like to think that Reg didn't join them. I know he did because that's how my family is. He's going to get dragged as well. I just don't like the idea of it."

"Yeah, but you two were close. I wasn't with any of my siblings. I guess that's why I don't feel anything about them."

"We gave your brother a nasty shock when we held hands, didn't we?" He chuckled.

"Damn right we did." I said kissing him.

~*~

"Well, that's a turn of events to say the least." Prongs said while everyone else had been listening to what had happened the day before.

"I know, trust me. It was even worse if you had been there in person. And then the setting had worsened it even more, the house wasn't even a house anymore. There had been 6 dead, guessing either family reunion or just a very big family."

I sighed and continued to pace around the room.

"Ok Lums you've got to stop pacing, you're driving me crazy." Prongs said.

"And I'm getting dizzy." Padfoot added.

"Sorry." I apologized. "Yeah. Anyways, I'm just...."

"Frustrated?" Moony suggested.

"Annoyed?" Lily said.

"Stressed?" Prongs added.

"Disappointed?" Padfoot said.

"All of the above?" Peter suggested.

"Yes, all of the above." I said, "I just need some fresh air." I told the, running out of the house. "Wait-" was all I could hear until I closed the door. I was stressed beyond measure.

I looked and waited for an answer, yes I wanted an escape but what escape? Then it hit me, I have the escape, being an animagus.

Turning and hearing Sirius looking for me, I ran out anywhere I could. Sirius eventually did catch on to me in his form as well.

Sitting by a nearby river I laid down and had a much needed nap. I woke up to Sirius next to me throwing pebbles into the lake.

"I always have to wake up next to you don't I?"

"I think you should consider it a blessing." Sirius said with a "saint-like" expression.

"Yeah right." I told him with a playful tone.

"How dare you, you don't think that waking up next to me is a blessing? And don't forget those extra special privileges th—"

"Padfoot! Shut it!" I said covering his mouth with my hands. I felt as he licked my palm, not
me at all.

"Ah, I was certain that would work." He said accepting defeat. "Yeah Like we haven't licked each other before." I replied.

"Wow." Sirius finally said after some silence, "I didn't think that you could ever say that. Think it Yeah sure, but out loud?"

"That's because we're alone." I whispered into his ear.