The loss of someone, even having thought they lost them when you didn't, makes a person learn just how much that person is important to them and Sirius finds himself responding when he realizes he could have lost Marlene just like he did Regulus. Disclaimer - I don't own Harry Potter. Written for the Valentine's Day Bingo Challenge as well as Froday amnesty for the month of February 2023 going with the Little Special for January 2017 where one tries to write something in 60 minutes or less. This took me 22 1/2 minutes. Prompt: Character: Sirius Black