𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐖 | d. malfoy

six | the hairy rose

EVERYTHING. That's what could go wrong. No one expected it; the rest of third year went by smoothly. Fred and George bowed whenever they saw either Remus or Sirius, and Harry received the Marauder's Map as a 'birthright,' as the twins and Sirius called it. Sirius learned who Rosie truly was, so he allowed her to use some of her magic to heal his soul. Remus resigned at the end of second term in order to catch up with, and help rehabilitate his childhood friend, who in turn, got cleared of all charges and received an Order of Merlin, First Class, for enduring 12 years of cruelty from the soul-thieving prison, despite actually being innocent. Peter Pettigrew, however, got charged of murder, illegal status as an animagus, and loyalty to the Dark Lord. Peter, whom most people thought deserved a dementor's kiss, was sentenced with a lifelong imprisonment in Azkaban, and an article was written about him. Even those who greatly respected him for supposedly directly defying the Dark Lord's second in command blew up completely, and requested Pettigrew's Order of Merlin to be taken away.

Sirius, instead of staying at St. Mungos, decided to receive rehab from Madam Pomfrey, an old 'friend.'

"Sirius Black! What do you think you're doing, getting yourself in Azkaban!"

"Sorry Poppy, I won't do it again." replied Sirius chipperly.

"No! You always say that! And then you come back here for blowing up a toilet and hitting your head!"

"Ahahahheh?" Sirius laughed sheepishly.

After a couple weeks of potions, sleep, and food, Sirius was open for visitors. Immediately, Rosie, Harry, and Remus all flew in. Literally.

"Ahhhhh! Poppy! I'm under attack!" The visitors, who were perched on animagus-Rosie, laughed. Suddenly, Rosie, who was getting tired of the weight, quickly changed into her human form and dusted herself off as the riders toppled off and onto the ground surprisedly.

At the glares she was getting, Rosie exclaimed, "What? Carrying a teenager and a full grown man is not easy. It's not like I'm a humongous horse or anything." Rolling her eyes, Rosie made her way over to Sirius, who was silently laughing at Remus, who was rubbing his sore backside. "Hullo Sirius. How are you feeling?" she asked kindly, her entire demeanor changing.

Sirius hummed for a moment, then replied, "I'm alright, I guess. I've never been pampered so much before." Nodding, Rosie brought in a tall stack of parchment rolls into the infirmary with a flick of her wand.

"If that's the case, I'm sure you could sign these." Gaping, Sirius asked,

"What? A- all of that?"

"Mhm. I'm being entirely serious. These are all important papers, Your Order of Merlin Acceptance, the Ministry's gift of 4,000 galleons- " Rosie noticed Sirius' shoulders shaking from his silent laughter, so she sharply added, "don't you dare laugh at this, Sirius Black. You need to sign Harry's Hogsmeade form," Sirius was getting red and was looking like he was going to combust from trying not to laugh. "Seri- Really, Sirius? That pun got old in your first year!"

Under his breath, Remus muttered, "It never gets too old for Sirius."

Sirius was now outwardly laughing maniacally. "It's just," laugh, "so funny!" gasp, "Give me Harry's Hogsmeade form. That's the most important."

When Rosie handed him the form, Sirius eagerly grabbed it, pretended to look at the paper like a dignified person, signed it, (in the wrong place, mind you) and handed it back to a thoroughly amused Rosie.

"Thank you very much, Sirius. Could you maybe please sign the form in the correct place?"

Sirius waved his hand. "Details, details. Now, lemme just do that to all the other papers and I'm done, right?"