𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘺𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳 || "I love you, you idiot!"
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Besides daring, nerve, and chivalry, Gryffindor is also known for bravery. Aria is the definition of Gryffindor but she can't help but fall to the feet of her best friend. Beyond her past...
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"NO," ARIA MUTTERED OUT UNDER HER BREATH AFTER HEARING THE NAME FALL OUT OF SIRIUS'S MOUTH. "That's impossible." Aria shook her head in denial glancing over at Scabbers - feeling shivers spread across her arms just at the thought of Ron's pet rat being an Animagus.
"Is it?" Sirius inquired earning a paralyzed look from his daughter. "You're both mental," Ron interrupted this exchange. "Ridiculous!" Hermione stated faintly. "Peter Pettigrew's dead! He killed him twelve years ago!" Harry declared pointing at Sirius whose face twitched at this statement. "I meant to," Sirius growled "but little Peter got the better of me... not this time, though!"
Crookshanks was thrown to the floor as Sirius lunged at Scabbers falling on Ron's broken leg in the process earning a yelp of pain to escape from the teenage boy. "Sirius, NO!" Lupin yelled launching himself forwards as well grabbing Sirius and pulling him away from Ron as Aria helped her friend up. "WAIT! You can't do it just like that -- they need to understand -- we've got to explain--" Lupin muttered "We can explain afterwards!" Sirius snarled trying to throw the professor off of him one hand out in the air trying to catch the rat who scratched at Ron's face and neck as he tried to escape squealing frantically. "They've – got – a – right – to – know – everything! Ron's kept him as a pet! There are parts of it even I don't understand! And Harry – you owe Harry the truth, Sirius! Not to mention your daughter!"
Aria froze at the mention of her being called Sirius's daughter but it seemed to cause Sirius to freeze as well and glance over at the girl finally stopping his struggling, his eyes fixed on Scabbers as they flickered from the brunette to the rat once again.
"All right, then." Sirius concluded "Tell them whatever you like. But make it quick, Remus. I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for." "You're nuttters, both of you." Ron stated shakily looking at his friends for support "I've had enough of this. I'm off."
Ron tried to remove himself from Aria's grasp putting his weight on his good leg - but Lupin raised his wand again, pointing it at Scabbers. As a reflex, Aria raised her wand in defense. "Aria... get out of the way." Lupin ordered "You don't get to tell me what I can and cannot do." Aria huffed out before snapping her attention towards Sirius and back to the professor "and I am not his daughter!"
"There is so much you don't understand --" Lupin attempted "Then why don't you stop hesitating and get along with it." Aria retorted feeling irritated and confused - just wanting answers.
Lupin nodded as Harry spoke up "There were witnesses who saw Pettigrew die. A whole street full of them..." "They didn't see what they thought they saw!" Black savagely stated "Everyone thought Sirius killed Peter," Lupin nodded "I believed it myself until I saw the map tonight. Because the Marauder's map never lies... Peter's alive. Ron's holding him, Harry."
Hermione and Aria glanced at each other as if they were trying to communicate with only their minds and it ended in Hermione speaking up in a trembling voice, "But Professor Lupin... Scabbers can't be Pettigrew... it just can't be true, you know it can't..."
