The Last Sabi

Chapter one

 

Escape into Hogwarts

 

"Are they all dead?"

"Yes, All but one."

"Were is she? I want her brought to me now!"

"Her mother hid her before we could get to her."

"Were is the mother now?"

"She killed herself with the others."

"Kiled herself?"

"Yes master."

"How old is she?"

"The mother?"

"No you fool, the Sabi!"

"She is only an infant."

"Find her. I don't care how long it takes. I. Want. Her."

"Yes my lord."



Fifteen years later.



Looking around an empty platform nine and three quarters, I decided I was probably a bit early. I guessed it was because I was eager to get away from Celia. Yes, probably the best thing about Hogwarts was the prospect of a Celia free year.

Still, I wouldn’t have hesitated a second if Aunt Kath had have came threw the barrier and asked if I wanted to come back to Australia and complete my fifth year at Ombigono, like I was suposed to.

Slowly the platform began to fill with old and new Hogwarts pupils. I listened to the exited chatter frothing around me and began to feel nervous. Even the first years looked more calm than I did.

Quickly, before I could find a good reason not to, I got up and entered the Hogwarts express.

 

"Can I sit here?"

I looked up, my previously empty compartment wasn't empty anymore. I nodded, not wanting to give away the fact that I wasn't from England with my accent right away. The red head smiled and sat down.

"Are you new?" She asked me. "It’s just, you look kinda nervous, like you’ve never been here before."

Her friendly manner calmed my nerves somewhat. "Yeah, yeah I’m new. I’m in fifth year.

She smiled again, "me too. You’re not from England are you?"

I shook my head, "no, Australia."

"Really? Cool."

I grinned, "I'm Lia Strumming's."

"Lily Evans."


Lily spent the rest of the ride telling me everything she knew about Hogwarts, which turned out to be a lot. By the time the train slowed to a stop I felt very well educated indeed. We started to search for a horseless carriage that had enough room left in it for us.

"Can we join you?" Lily asked the occupants of a carriage towards the end of the line.

"Of course Lady Lily. But surely our humble carriage is much to improper for your fine taste?" Came a joking voice.

"Shut up Sirius," Lily rolled her eyes at me and started to climb in, I followed suit. Inside the carriage were four boys.

Lily told me their names, pointing to each one in turn. "That's Sirius, that's Peter, there's James and that's Remus. Guys this is Lia," she lent forward slightly, like she had a secret to share, "She's from Australia."

We said our hello's.

"Australia hey," said Remus, "that's pretty far away, why did you come here to England?"

"Next he’ll comment about the weather," said Sirius in a stage whisper.

I shrugged, feeling it was best to ignore him, "I think my cousin Celia bugged my Aunt to send me as far away as possible."

Peter looked interested, "do you live with you Aunt?"

I nodded, "yeah. My mum died when I was younger and my dad left before I was born."

There was an awkward silence, broken by Sirius, who grinned (actually it was more like a smirk), "are you thinking what I'm thinking Prongs?"

James nodded, "I think I am Padfoot. How 'bout you Moony, you thinking what we're thinking?"

I looked at Lily, confused, she just shrugged.

"I do believe I am Prongs. Are you thinking what were thinking Wormtail?"

Peter nodded, "that I am Moony."

They paused, then, "what are we thinking Moony?"

Remus shrugged, "I haven't the foggiest Wormtail. Do you know what we're thinking Prongs?"

James shook his head, "no idea. Do you know what we're thinking Padfoot?"

Sirius nodded.

Lily shook her head and whispered, "they're just showing off."

Sirius appeared to not have heard her. "Why yes I do know what we are thinking." He said, "we're thinking how lucky we are to have new blood to play with."

The boys all nodded, "that's what I thought we were thinking." James said.

I couldn't help but laugh at their charade even I was the 'new blood.'

Lily rolled her eyes, "if you boys are quite finished," she said, although she could help smiling. "I think we're there."

I looked eagerly out the window.

So this was Hogwarts

 

 

Kangaroo Sandwhiches

 

Once we reached Hogwarts I had to wait with the first years to be sorted. It turned out I wasn't the only 5th year starting that year. Another girl, Rachel Sloan, was new as well.

"Griffindor." I replied instantly. That was the house Lily and the guys were in.

"How about you?" She shrugged, "I'm not really fussed. Though I don't think I'd like Hufflepuff very much."

Before I could answer Professor McGonagal Called us and the first years into the great hall. I tried not to gawk too much at the enchanted ceiling. After all, I was supposed to be more grown up than the first years who were pointing and staring. Once the sorting started the nervousness I felt at the station started to come back to me. What if I wasn't sorted into Gryffindor? It wasn't like I was dependent on Lily, but it seemed unfair to have to make two sets of friends in one day. Rachel was called up to the hat before I was. It was a good few minutes before the hat squawked, RAVENCLAW! I relaxed slightly, Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad. I could handle Ravenclaw.

"Strummings, Lia." Professor McGonagal called. I sat down on the stool on lowered the hat over my eyes.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? Very interesting indeed. Most defiantly not a Hufflepuff. Far to much pride for that. Slytherian? You could fit in nicely, but no, I don't think so. Griffindor? Or Ravenclaw? You have the brains to be a Ravenclaw. But I think it'll have to be... Yes, it is. GRYFFINDOR!"

Trying not to grin to hard I made my way towards the Gryffindor table. I sat next to Lily, who was positively beaming. "I knew you were a Gryffindor!" She said happily.

Sirius snorted, "well then," he said "Batista had better watch her back, you could be the next divination teacher Lils."

Remus smiled, "professor Evans. Nah, doesn't have that misty ring to it."

The sorting finished with Wheeler, Jamie becoming the newest Hufflepuff and quite suddenly the plates filled with food.

"See, this is better than that bush tucker isn't it?" James asked with a mouth full of steak.

I shrugged, "I dunno. I could really go for a Kangaroo sandwich right about now."

Lily nearly choked on her soup. "You don't really eat Kangaroo do you?" She asked with genuine concern.

"Sometimes." I said, watching James turn slightly green.

"But that's like, like eating your own cat or something," Peter cried. He eyed me warily, as though I might be lying.

"It's not like eating your own cat." I said haughtily. "It's no worse than eating cows or pigs."

Sirius started to sing softly under his breath, "skippy, skippy. Skippy the bush kangaroo..."

Lily, Peter and I laughed but James and Remus just looked confused.

"Who's Skippy?" Remus asked.

"It's a muggle TV show about a Kangaroo." Sirius said. He turned to me, "are you muggle born?"

I shook my head, "I'm a pure-blood. My cousin Celia is a muggle-born though."

We went back to eating but I could hear Lily muttering under her breath, "kangaroo sandwiches. Bleuh."


I was awoken early the next morning by my owl Nona. I patted her then red the letter she was carrying.


Hey Lia!

How is it over there in England? Lacking in the heat area, I'll bet. Made any new friends? Met any cute available buys, or cute guys with cute available brothers? (Hint, hint.) Ombigono isn't the same without you. Heck even Celia isn't her tragically chirpy self. (Or maybe that's just the depressing charm I out on her toast...) Be sure to reply pronto!

Love and Sunshine

Tahnee.


I grinned and shivered. It was autumn when I left Australia so it should have been spring in England. I hoped this wasn't an example of a hot spring in England. Shivering again I got up and made my way down to the common room. It was empty except for a girl asleep on a couch by the fire. Sighing I climbed the stairs back to my dorm. When I got there I found Lily was awake.

"God morning." She said when she saw me. "Where've you been?"

I tried to stop my teeth from chattering. "Just went to see if any body was down in the common room. Don't do that, it's freezing!" I called as she started to open the window.

She gave me a funny look, "are you kidding? Today's setting up to be a hot one."

I wrapped myself in rugs. "No Lily, a hot day is at least forty degrees. Today is a day were you stay in bed with hot water bottles."

Lily laughed, "forty degrees? Are you serious? I have a feeling your going to be cold an awful lot here."

I rubbed my hands together, "that's what I was afraid of."

Ellie Lewis yawned and stretched in her bed. "Hey Lily," she said, "hey, umm, Lia isn't it?" I nodded.

"What's wrong?" Ellie asked as I grabbed another rug from my trunk.

"She's cold." Lily said trying not to laugh.

"Seriously?" Ellie looked at me in amazement. I nodded again. Laughing Ellie skipped into the showers. While she was in there my other two room mates, Jessie Mandry and Hannah Nickolson, woke up. After each had voiced their surprise at my being cold, we headed down to breakfast.


Sirius and Peter were already at the table when we arrived.

"Hello girls." Sirius said cheerfully. I mumbled an incoherent reply, Lily smiled at me sympathetically.

"What do yous want to eat?" Peter asked, "we got cereal, toast, porridge, sausages and more!" I sat down,

"I don't care as long as it's hot." I said. Jessie laughed,

"pass the porridge Peter please." She said.

Sirius grinned at me, "feeling a bit cold are we? Heck we haven't even hit winter yet..." I scowled and ate my porridge.

 

Snape’s Punishment

 

"Have you found her yet?"

"Almost."

"Almost is not good enough. I have been waiting for fifteen years. I will not wait much longer!"

"We think we have found her my lord. But you know we need her to give her blood willingly. We have placed a spies with her. To find out her weaknesses."

"Very well. Were is she?"

"Hogwarts my lord."


Dear Tahnee,

I have now been at Hogwarts for two weeks and how I miss the sun! I swear over here, minus ten degrees is a beach day. It's in-human! Of course everybody here thinks my dislike of the weather is simply hilarious and they've taken to calling me Bluey. As in blue tongue lizard, as in cold blooded Australian reptile. And Sirius thought it would be funny to steal all my rugs while I was sleeping... It's enough to drive one mad.

I have made a few friends. There's Lily Steven's, you'd like her. She reminds me of Calr, never stops smiling, (though not nearly as crazy). And there's the other girls in my dorm, Ellie, Hannah and Jessie. Also a Ravenclaw (that's another house, I'm in Gryffindor) named Rachel is pretty nice. As far as the male department goes... Well, there's Sirius, who would be cute of he wasn't so damn annoying and there's James, but he think he fancies Lily. Peter isn't really that cute, he reminds me of Theo, you know that idiot in the front row of Potions. 'Sept Peter doesn't have a constant runny nose. And there's Remus, who's I suppose is cute in a funny sort of way. He’s tired a lot.

Classes are ok. Transfiguration and Astronomy are good. Potions would be good, but we share with the Slytherians (another house,) and this kid Serverus Snape is a real pain the ass. Well, Lily is calling me, so I'd better go.

All my love,

Lia


"Prongs, pass the butter please."

I rolled my eyes. I had, like Lily, given up asking what the boys what their nicknames meant on my first day at hogwarts.

"What do we have first?" I asked Lily, she scanned her timetable.

"Potions."

Sirius rolled his eyes, "oh Moony'll be read sad he missed that." He said sarcastically.

"Were is Remus?" I asked, noticing for the first time he wasn't at breakfast. Sirius, James and Peter shrugged simultaneously.

"He's around." Said James vaguely. I added that to my already long list of things to find out about my new friends.

"Hey, Lia." I turned, Rachel waved to me as she left the hall with a group of her Ravenclaw friends.

"Who's she?" Sirius asked, watching her walk off.

"Rachel Sloan."

He smirked his trademark smirk. "She's cute."

Lily through her toast crusts at him and stood up, "let's go," she said. I laughed as I watched Sirius brush crumbs out of his hair and followed Lily.


"Bluey! Wait up."

I sighed and turned to face Sirius, "my name isn't Bluey. It's Lia."

Sirius grinned, "yeah sure Bluey, what ever."

I shook my head. "why're you here anyway? You've got arithmacy remember? You don't take study of ancient runes."

He shrugged, "I'm Sirius, do I need a reason? Besides, doesn't Remus take Study of ancient runes?"

I gave Sirius a look I normally reserved for those of mental incompetence, "yes, he does. What that has to do with your being here fails to make sense." I paused, when Sirius said nothing I said, "Well, your not making me late," and started to walk towards the arithmacy room, Sirius followed. Infact, he followed me right up to the door of the room.

"Uh, Sirius. You can go now."

He feigned hurt, "what? Trying to get rid of me?" It was obvious that I was fighting a loosing battle, so I entered the class room and took my usual seat next to Rachel, not sure of what Sirius was up to. Sirius followed me into the classroom. Professor Hopkins frowned at him.

"Who are you?" She asked.

Sirius grinned, "I'm filling in for Remus Lupin."

"What's he up to?" Rachel lent forward and whispered in my ear.

I shrugged, "haven't got a clue."

Professor Hopkins raised an eye brow. "Indeed? Don't you have somewhere else to be."

Sirius shrugged, "probably." A few people snickered.

Professor Hopkins smiled, "well then, Mr Black isn't it?" Sirius nodded, Professor waved her hand towards Remus's normal seat. "Please, sit down."

Sirius smirked and made his way towards the desk, on the way he whispered to me, "now James owes me two galleons."


"You just walked in?" Remus asked. Sirius nodded proudly. I looked at Remus, he looked exhausted. He’d been very vauge when I asked where he’d been, Lily said he was away often.

James rolled his eyes. "It's not like it would've been that hard. Hopkins didn't even care. And besides D'Arcy gave you detention for skipping Arithmacy. You've got to find herbs in the forbidden forest..."

Sirius laughed, "it was worth it though. Besides, you're just mad 'cause you owe me two galleons."

Peter shuddered, "I'm glad it's not me finding herbs in the forbidden forest. I hate that place."

Lily smiled, "there are unicorn in there aren't they?" She sighed, "I love unicorns."

Remus yawned, "I'm going to bed," he said as he stood up.

"I think I will too." I said shivering, "at least bed is warm..."

Sirius and James snickered, "night Bluey!" They chorused.


"Well, well, well. What are you doing here."

I knew the voice of Severus Snape before I even turned around. This was the first time I'd spoken to him when I was alone. Slowly I turned, half expecting to see him brandishing his wand at me.

"I go to school here Snape." I couldn't help adding "duh."

He smirked, but unlike Sirius', it wasn't a nice smirk. "You look pretty cold Strummings, maybe you should just go back to the outback were you belong?"

I shook my head in wonder, "gee Snape. You never pass up a chance to get racist do you? Maybe you need to see a doctor about this obsession."

Snape glowered, he looked like he was about to spit out some snide remark when I heard a familiar voice.

"Snape old chap! Simply corking to see you!" Snape glared as Sirius came up behind me.

"Get lost mud blood." He hissed.

Sirius seemed unfazed by the insult. "Yeah whatever Snape."

His indifference seemed to anger Severus more. "How's your father Black?" He asked in a voice that would have made a snake green with envy. I saw Sirius stiffen. "Oh, wait. He killed himself didn't he? Can't blame him. I would too if you were my son."

Sirius reached for his wand but before he could curse Snape into oblivion, I gave the grease ball a well aimed kick. He doubled in pain and even Sirius cringed. Unfortunately, Professor D'Arcy, head of the Slytherian house, chose that moment to walk by.

"What is going on here?" He boomed.

"She kicked me sir!" Snape gasped out in a somewhat high pitched voice. I could tell Sirius was holding back laughter.

"You!" D'Arcy snarled at Sirius, "you have detention tonight don't you?"

Sirius nodded.

He turned to me, "you will be joining him. And thirty points from Gryffindor."


Sirius managed to make it back to the common room before he cracked up laughing.

"What's so funny?" Lily asked, looking up from her homework. Sirius was still laughing to hard to answer, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"You should've been there!" He gasped.

"Been were?" Peter, James and Remus at the same time. They looked at me expectantly. But I just smiled and sat down. Let them see what it was like to not know something. Besides, I wasn't looking forward to detention.

Sirius took several gasping breaths and at down on the couch.

"C'mon Padfoot, tell us!" Peter poked Sirius. Grinning gleefully Sirius waited until he had the whole rooms attention before he began.

"Ok, I was taking a stroll through the halls right? Completely innocent of course," Sirius ignored the snorts of laughter around him, "anyway, I could hear old Bluey here," we waved his hand at me, I glared back, "so I decided to go give her a visit. But when I reach her who do you think she was conversing with? Lo and behold, it was Snape! Well, obviously Bluey was in need of a man to help her,"

I kicked him in the shins,

"so of course I rushed to her side. Snape was being even more of a jerk than usual, so I pulled out my trusty ol' wand and got ready to curse Snapey's pants off. But before this could be so, darling sweet Bluey took action."

Sirius grimaced at the memory.

"What she'd do?" Asked a fourth year, listning as avidly as everybody else.

Sirius shook his head, "I can't even speak it. It is to horrible to put into words!" He let out a fake sob, "I almost felt sorry for Snape. Almost."

James looked at me, "what did you do?" He asked.

I laughed, "c'mon Sirius. Be a man and tell them."

Sirius was thoughtful for a moment. "Let's just say," he said finally, "that if Snape had a love life, which I very much doubt mind you, he doesn't have one now." He let this claim sink in.

Remus looked at me in horror. "You didn't."

I shrugged, "he deserved it, the slimy git."

Tom Darnell, a seventh year shuddered. 'What did he say that was bad enough for you to, for you to... Do that."

Sirius shrugged and gave me a look which plainly said, shut up, don't tell them. "He was just being Snape. I'm off to bed peeps. See you in the morn!"

 

Unicorn Chatter

 

Dear Lia,

So this Sirius so damn annoying is he? I remember that's what you said about Damian Holt, but when he left you were crying for weeks... Bluey is it? Has a nice ring if you ask me. Nothing new is happening here. Unless you count Homer jumping out of the window when History of Magic got to boring for his liking. Well, I had better go, as I am writing this in Potions and my snake bite antidote just did something funny. I don’t think I’ll ever get the hang of them!

Love and Sunshine,

Tahnee.


"This is all your fault Sirius." I shivered and pulled my cloak tighter around me.

"My fault? How do you figure that?"

I glared at him, "if you hadn't felt the need to display your testosterone and come running, I wouldn't have needed to kick Snape to stop you from committing murder."

Sirius snorted and added some Lemin vine to his pouch. "You should've let me curse him."

I rolled my eyes, though in the darkness of the forest I doubt he could see me, "and let you go to Azkaban? I will next time, if that's what you want."

"Aww gee, your just too sweet."

I was about to reply with some cutting remark when I heard something, a soft thump. Like something falling.

"shh! What's that?"

Sirius sneezed, "what's what?"

I listened, "that!"

"I dunno, let's go check it out." I personally thought this was a stupid idea, but followed Sirius anyway. I heard him gasp.

"What is it?"

I pushed him out the way. A unicorn was lying on the leafy ground. It was still breathing, but only barely. It’s beutiful silver coat was tainted with blood from a long gash down it’s back. Without thinking, I rushed to it's side,

"get back here Lia! It'll gorge your eyes out!" Sirius hissed. I ignored him.

The unicorn looked up at me. I tensed, half expecting it to, well, gorge my eyes out. But it didn't, instead it laid it's head on my lap. I heard Sirius breath in sharply.

"Please help."

I turned back to Sirius, "what did you say?" He shrugged, "me? I said nothing."

"Help me, please. My children... Help me, please."

Sirius looked at me, worried. I scanned the trees, and saw nothing/

"How can I help you?" I whispered to the Unicorn. I guessed it was the Unicorn talking. It wasn't that much on an insane idea... Some people could talk to snakes, maybe I could talk to unicorns.

"Please, your blood, please."

"My blood?" I was confused. "You want my blood?"

"Blue, who are you talking to?" Sirius whispered.

"Yes your blood. Please your blood."

Before section of my brain containing my common sense could intervine, I grabbed a sharp sick off of the ground and slashed my palm.

"Lia! What the hell are you doing!"

Unsure of what to do now, I let my blood drip onto the Unicorns wound. I bit my lip and waited. Slowly the wound began to close. I gasped and jumped back, knocking Sirius over.

"Oh god. Lia!" He said grimly. I was too shocked to reply. The unicorn got up, completely healed.

"Thank you. You will be protected."

Then quite suddenly, it was gone.

Sirius opened his mouth and closed it several times. It would have been funny, for the first time in his life Sirius Black was speechless.

I shuddered, "let's get out of here."

Sirius nodded and we started to walk away. Though the whole way back to the castle, I couldn't help but feel someone watching me.


"How was detention?" James asked when we got back to the common room. He and Lily were playing chess, Remus was giving James 'helpful' hints.

"Oh you know, the usual." Sirius said lightly. He seemed to have recovered, which was more than I could say for myself, but he kept casting me strange looks.

"Did you find everything?" Remus asked, showing James a move.

Sirius shook his head, "nah, we left early. D'Arcy didn't even notice but."

I sat down on the couch.

"You ok Lia? You haven't said much."

I smiled at Lily, 'I'm fine."

Lily went back to the game, "ha!" She said, she moved her queen, "checkmate." James looked dumbfounded.

"Moony you oof! You made me loose."

Remus laughed, "it's your fault for listning to me."

James and Remus raced around the room playing a rough game of chasie.

"C'mon Padfoot, help me out here!" James yelled as Remus got him in a head lock.

I looked at Sirius, he didn't appear to be listning.

"Pafoot!" James roared as Remus pinned James down. "Padfoot, Moony is kicking my butt! Some help? Please!"

Sirius shook his head, "night all." He said and started up the stairs.

"Do you think he even heard me?" James asked, he stood up and dusted himself off.

Remus looked at me, "what did you do to him Bluey?"

I shrugged, "nothing. Night." I climbed the stairs to escape more questioning.


The next day after breakfast I headed straight for the library to find some answers. I looked under Unicorns, Blood and it's magical properties, Parseltongues and even the a-z guide to freaks of magic. Nothing. Zip. Nada.

"I give up." I moaned more to myself than anyone else.

"Do you really give up, or are you giving up in that way people do when they’re trying to lure the answer into a false sense of confidence?" Sirius plonked down next to me.

"What are you doing with that?" I asked him, pointing to the book he was carrying. 'What to do when Animagus transformations go bad.'

Sirius shrugged, "hmm? Oh, nothing. Anyway what's the problem? Be quick, Peter's gotten himself into a spot of bother and I have to go help."

I sighed, "I was just trying to figure out what the heck happened last night."

When I was young, Ii used to sit on Tahnee’s back porch and watch the summer thunder storms slowly roll in. Now I sat and watched a thunderstorm cross Sirius’ face. "Oh that. Look, I'd just forget it. It was probably a one off. Maybe the moon was in a strange spot or something."

I shook my head, "you don't get it. I could understand it. The Unicorn, I knew what it was saying. I could hear it's voice in my head."

"In your head?" Sirius raised an eye brow, "right-o then."

I kicked him under the table, "don't you look at me like that. I'm not insane, you saw what my blood did."

"Look, just forget it. Maybe you ate something or maybe someone put a spell on you. Trust me, just forget it."

He got up and walked away taking the Animagus book with him. I sighed and left as well, leaving the library with more questions than I started with.

 

Voldemort Strikes

 

"Well?"

"We have found her my lord."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Our spies set up a test. She passed. Only a Sabi could have passed it."

"Good, good. Does she know what she is?"

"No idea, but she with learn soon enough. She is determined, it will be a week at the most before she realizes."

"I want her at full power when I take her."

"Of course my lord. She trusts the spies, they will be able to train her. As soon as we find the weakness all will be ready."

"Excellent."

Dear Tahnee,

I most certainly do not like Sirius in the slightest. He's obnoxious, rude and thinks he's always right. Damian was different... Anyway, do me a favor would you? Ask Celia why I was sent to Hogwarts. Something's up here. Or maybe something's up with me... Either way, find out as much as you can ok? Thanks!

Love

Lia

P.S. Tell Homer he's a twit.


"Sirius! James! Remus! Peter!" I yelled. I ran down the stairs into the common room.

"What's up Bluey, my love?" Sirius asked with a smirk. I narrowed my eyes. He knew very well what was 'up.'

I glared and dropped the no-melt ice onto his lap. "You wouldn't by any chance know how that got into my bed would you? My now freezing cold bed?"

He was still smirking. "No idea."

"Sirius you're a toad!"

"Then kiss me and I'll become a prince formally known as toad. And all the girls will want me because I'm me and your, well, you."

I gave him my best glare. At least James, Remus and Peter had enough sense to back up.

"I'm going to kill you Sirius Black." I said in an almost calm voice.

He was still smirking, "oh? And how?"

It was my turn to smirk, "remember what I did to Snape?"

Sirius jumped up quicker than a rabbit with a rocket wedged up it's butt. "C'mon Princess Lia, be reasonable. It was just a harmless prank. And besides, it was Prong's idea!"

"Hey!" James yelled from the other side of the room.

Luckily for Sirius, Professor McGonagall chose that moment to enter the common room.

'Professor!" Sirius yelped with relieved joy, "you don't know how happy I am too see you!"

She didn't seem to notice Sirius. I noticed she looked graver than usual. 'Where's Jessica Mandry?" She asked.

"I think she's in our dorm." I said, "I'll go get her."

I raced up to our dorm. Jessica was lying on her bed with Ellie, read the newest edition of Witch Weekly. "Hey Jess?"

"Yah?" She asked, not looking up.

"McGonagall's down stairs. She wants to see you."

Jessie looked puzzled "she wants to see me?"

I nodded.

"Ok then." She got up and started down the stairs.

I flopped on the bed next to Ellie. "Where's Hannah and Lily?"

Ellie shrugged, "I think Hannah went to give Lily moral support. Lily's going to go ask out that Hufflepuff sixth year, Ammos Diggery. She was going to get you to go, but you were busy killing Sirius."

I laughed, "James won't be pleased if Ammos say's yes. I don't know why he won't ask Lily out."

Ellie glanced up a me, her eyes twinkling. "Speaking of the fearsom four," she said, using the nick name we had given them. "How's things with you and Sirius?"

I choked on the chocolate frog I was eating. "Excuse me? What about me and Sirius?"

Ellie just laughed and headed for the common room.

"What about me and Sirius?" I asked again following her.

"Nothing. Geez, you're paranoid sometimes."

"Why does everybody call me paranoid?" I asked as we entered the common room.

Ellie smiled, "that's 'cause you are paranoid."

"Gee, thanks."

"Well it's true."

"That's it I'm going to bed." I raised my voice so Sirius could hear from across the room, "my freezing cold bed, thank you very much Sirius!"

He grinned, "night Bluey!"


"Where's Jessie?" I asked the next morning. I noticed her bed was unslept in.

"Didn't you see her when she came to say good-bye?" Hannah asked me,

I shook my head, "no I went to bed early last night. Why, where is she ?"

"It was you-know-who." Said Ellie softly, "he killed her father."

I nearly fainted. "What? How! Why? Oh my gosh, is Jessie all right?" I couldn't believe it. I mean, you-know-who was pretty big in Australia, but he hadn't killed anybody. Not as far as I knew. A lot of people said his name.

Lily sighed. "She's gone home for a few weeks to be with her mother. Who knows why her dad died. It's not like you-know-who needs a reason. I hope they kill him before he finds the immortality he's obbssesed with."

"I feel so sorry for Jessie." Hannah said, she was almost in tears. "If something happened to my dad I wouldn't know what to do. I wouldn't be able to handle it."

"I'm going for a walk." I said hastily puling on my robes. Nobody said anything as I walked out.


I went outside and sat staring out onto the lake. I wondered what I would do if my dad died. Then I realised he could be dead for all I know. According to what Aunt Kath had told me, my dad left soon after my mum fell pregnant with me. One day he was there, the next he was gone without even a much as a note.

I remembered what Severus had said about Sirius's father. Had that been true? I thought it was. Sirius didn't act like it was a lie, and besides, it's not the kind of thing you'd lie about.

"Sickle for your thoughts?" Sirius sat down next me, gazing out at the lake.

"Did you her about Jessie's dad?"

He lost his smile and nodded. "Yeah, poor kid."

I bit my lip. "Sirius, what Snape said the other day... About your dad, was that true?"

Sirius gave a harsh laugh. "What that my father took the cowards way out? Yeah."

I put my hand on his arm. "Don't say that."

"Why not? It's true."

I sighed, "my mum killed herself. with her own wand."

Sirius looked at me, "really? That's what my dad did. Guess we've both got screwy families huh?"

I smiled, "yeah."

"C'mon, no use moping about outside all day. I'll race you back to the castle!"

"You wish frog guts!"

 

Letters

 

Dear Lia (or should I say Bluey...)

At great personal risk I sat next to Celia in Transfiguration to ask her why you were sent to Hogwarts. She shrugged and said that it was in your mums will or something. Weird huh? Anyway, on more interesting matters, this Sirius character... My best friend vibes are telling me you are head over heels for him, so I sent him a letter also. I may have (accidentally of course) signed it in your name...

luv and sunshine

Tahnee


I didn't have time to wonder why my mother would send me to Hogwarts. I had more important matters to attend to. I raced down the stairs, knocking Cindy Oxly over in my speed.

"Sirius!" I hollered once I hit the common room.

James stopped reading his Quditch book and looked at me. "Are you looking for Sirius?"

I gave him a 'duh' look.

James smiled, "He's gone to see Madam Pomfrey. He, uh, drank something he shouldn't have."

"What? No wait, don't tell me."

James shook his head and went back to his book.

I sighed and headed for the nurse at top speed.


I burst into the large room gasping for breath. Madam Pomfrey looked up and raised an eye brow at me.

"Uh, I'm here to see Sirius Black." I said, trying to regain my dignity.

"He's... Unwell. But I suppose you can see him." She pointed to a bed hidden by a curtain in the far corner.

"Thanks."

I walked over and cautiously pulled back the curtain.

"Sirius?"

He looked green. On closer inspection I realized he was green. It was all I could do not to laugh.

He looked at me, "One joke and your dead."

I smiled, "why are you green?"

He shrugged and said very vaguely, "I drank a potion and it didn't work."

"I don't think I want to know. Hmmm, Sirius Green. Has a nice ring to it."

Sirius smirked at me, "if you tell anybody about this, I might accidentally forget to tell them you didn't write this." He waved his hand at a letter, "I am guessing you didn't write it?"

I nodded, picked it up and read it.

Dear Sirius,

Oh how my heart weeps for you. I dream of your smile, your green (or are they brown? Blue?) eyes. When ever you are near my knees tremble and I get this tingly feeling down my spine. I am failing my classes because I spend my days gazing at your oh so cute moonta. I count the seconds until I see you again my sweet star.

never ending love and kisses

Lia.


I snorted, "no, my supposed best friend Tahnee wrote it.'"

Sirius laughed, "well I gathered it wasn't from you. So, your telling all your friends about me hey?"

I shrugged, "is it my fault if they want to know who the geeks of the school are?"

Sirius feigned shock. "Geek? Moi? What does moonta mean anyway?"

I smirked, "roughly translated? Bum."

And with that I got up and walked away.


I walked slowly back to the common room imagining all the possible ways to kill Tahnee. But then thinking of her letter made me think of why I was sent to Hogwarts. What was it to my mother if I went to Hogwarts or Ombigono? If she cared so much why did she go and leave me with Aunt Kath? I sighed and rubbed my temple.

"Gizmo." I told the Fat Lady. She obediently swept open and I stepped inside the common room.

"Did you find Sirius?" James asked. He and Remus smirked at me.

"Hmmm? Oh yeah, I did."

I flopped down on the couch still lost in thought. Maybe Celia was lying. Maybe it had something to do with the Unicorn. 'Yes,' said a voice in the back of my head, 'but Sirius told you to forget about that.' 'Why should I have to do what Sirius says?' I argued, 'he's not my keeper.'

"Lia! Hey Lia!"

My head snapped up, "oh Lily. Hey."

She half-smiled at me. "You coming to tea?"

I nodded, "yeah. Of course. Is it time?"

She nodded.

"Ok, let's go then." I got up and headed for the portrait. Lily followed me with a look that suggested she thought I was insane.


Sirius was no longer green by the time we got to the table. In fact he seemed quite healthy to me. I wondered how it was humanly possible for one boy to fit so much food into his mouth.

"We didn't think you were coming." Peter said, grabbing another chicken leg.

Remus laughed, "correction, Sirius was worried you weren't coming."

Sirius swallowed and said, "yeah I was. Didn't want to miss an opportunity to check out your moonta."

I laughed and Ellie gave Sirius a funny look. "Moonta? What's a moonta?"

Sirius smiled, "it's a secret."

Ellie rolled her eyes, "you boys have more secrets than an unspeakable."

James shook his head, "this isn't one of our secrets. I dunno what moonta means. What does moonta mean padfoot?"

Sirius laughed and went back to stuffing his face.

"Oh, guess what!" Hannah said suddenly.

"What?" Lily, Ellie and I asked at the same time.

"I just got an owl from Jessie, she's coming back in two days."

Lia grinned, "cool. Is she ok?"

Hannah nodded, "yeah. I don't think she really knew her dad that well."

'Like me.' I thought. I sighed and went back to eating, though the food didn't look as good as it did five minutes ago.

 

Hogsmeade and Caves

 

"It is taking longer than expected my lord."

"Why?"

"It is taking longer for her to realize than we planned."

"Then speed it up."

"Y-yes master. Of course."

"Good. Now get out of my sight."


Dear Tahnee,

Oh how my heart weeps for you? Very original. And his eyes are brown, not that I've been looking. You’re a big prat you know that? So Celia said it was in my mums will? Are you sure she wasn't lying? Oh and do you still like Lee Winton? Because I may have sent him a letter and (accidentally of course) signed it in your name.

Love Lia


Sirius was grinning. "Guess what?" He asked happily.

Lily took the bait. "What?"

"We get to go to Hogsmead this weekend."

I stopped poking a sleeping Peter and said, "really? Cool, I've never been in a completely wizarding town before."

Lily looked dreamy, "you'll love it. Just don't let the guys keep you in Zonko's for too long. There's heaps of other stuff to see."

I smiled happily. Now I had something too look forward too.


Lily, James, Peter, Remus and Sirius couldn't stop raving on about Hogsmead all week. I began to think of it as a wizarding Disneyland. The second our feet hit the ground Sirius, James, Remus and Peter dragged us to Zonko's.

"Hey! Prongs look, biting tea cups."

"Do you reckon Snape'll be dumb enough to eat this if I tell him it tastes like chicken?"

"Wow look, a new size of dung bombs."

"Acid pops. Sounds like fun..."

It was enough to drive one mad.

"Bye boys." I said loudly.

Sirius look up from the fascinating invisible ink selections. "Wait, don't go, I want to show you something."

"In here?"

"No outside. C'mon."

Ignoring the immature wolf whistles coming from James, Remus and Peter he grabbed my arm and pulled me outside.

"Where are we going?" I asked not sure I really wanted to know.

"You'll see when we get there."

I followed him out past Dervish and Bangs and into the woods. Finnaly he stopped walking and pointed. "Look up there."

"Up were?"

"There. Up that hill, mountain thingy."

I looked, "is that a cave?"

"Yep."

I sat on the ground and looked up at it. There'd been plenty of caves in Australia but this was the first one I'd seen in England.

Sirius sat down next to me, "can you speak Australian?"

I thought this was a very stupid question. I gave him the 'duh' look.

He grinned. 'No, I mean, like Aboriginal. Like moonta and all that."

I shrugged, "I can speak some Nunga. I mean, I know a bit. There aren't many people left who can speak it fluently. But I can say something's."

He paused. Like he was working up to something. "What about, 'let's go up to the cave,' how do you say that it what did you call it? Nunga."

I shrugged, "I dunno. That's a whole sentence."

"Go on, give it a go."

I thought for a while, "aipama wadli."

"Aipama wadli."

"That's right, aipama wadli."

"No, really, aipama wadli. You and me, aipama wadli."

I laughed, "ok then. I'll beat you there."

"You wish frog guts!"


The cave was smaller than it looked.

"Out the point, that's were I live in Australia," I told Sirius, "there's this cave that's so sacred only the women are allowed inside."

Sirius laughed, "what, are women better than men?"

I shrugged, "that's just the way it is. I dunno why."

Sirius didn't say anything for a few minutes, (a world record) "I think I'd like to go to Australia one day." He said.

I smiled, "you might get the chance. I'm going home for the Christmas holidays. You might be allowed to come. I'm already going to see if Lily can."

He grinned, "cool. You'll have to teach me to speak Nunga so I fit in."

I laughed, "you fit in? You white as snow Sirius. Your even whiter than me. Everyone'll think your a Nukunu."

"A what?"

"A bad spirit. A ghost. You're really white like a ghost."

"I'm not."

I spoke in the voice I usually kept for three year olds, "The Aborigines are all black Sirius. And half the town are Aborigines. You'd stick out like a sore toe."

Sirius didn't seem at all put out. "That doesn't matter. C'mon," he said, "we've got to be back soon."

He helped me up and we were on our way.


I had to spend that night in the library. I had a Herbology essay due the next day and I hadn't even started.

"Hi Lia."

I smiled, "hey Rachel."

She sat down next to me. "I'm just returning a book," she said, "it's pretty interesting. You might like it."

She handed it too me. It was just called 'Sabi.' That sounded familiar, "Sabi's. They're extinct aren't they?"

Rachel shrugged, "so they say, but I dunno. Anyway, read the book. It's good."

I shrugged and added it to my book bag. I needed a new book anyway.

 

Off to Oz

 

Dear aunt Kath,

How are you? I hope you and Celia are well. Yes, I will be coming home for the Christmas holidays and I was wondering if two of my friends could come? They are both very well mannered and behaved.

Love

Lia.


Dear Lia,

thanks for sending Lee that letter. He and I are now officially a couple. So ha ha to you. Are you coming back for the chrissy holidays? Clar says she hopes you bring some of them 'white fella's' back with you. Oh and I can't ask Celia if she was lying because I put a snake in her bed and she is currently ignoring me. (Which is not that much of a bad thing.)

Love and sunshine

Tahnee


"So, what did you and Sirius get up to in Hogsmead?"

Lily tried to look casual. As if she was just making conversation, but I was pretty sure that James, Remus and Peter were listening from under her bed.

"Made wild passionate love."

I heard a thump and a muffled shout of pain from the general direction of the bed."

"You’re joking, right?"

"Yes. He just took me to see a cave."

"A cave?"

"Yeah you know, one of those big hollow things tha-"

"I know what a cave is. Why did he take you to one?"

I shrugged, "dunno. Thought it would remind me of Australia."

Lily peered at me, "and all you did was talk?"

"Yep."

"You sure?"

"Yep."


Later that night I decided to start reading the book Rachel gave me. I knew vaguely what a Sabi was. The book explained it in more detail.


The Sabi's were a small, race of wizards with certain magical abilities. If given willingly, their blood had the power to make the receiver immortal, or close to it. All of the Sabi's ended their lives when he-who-must-not-be-named started to gain power, as they did not want him to use any of their blood. Legend has it that their is one Sabi left, if this is true than he-who-must-not-be-named would do anything to find him or her.


"Watcha reading?" Sirius asked, he sat down next to me.

I showed him the book. "This."

"Sabi. What do you want to be reading about them for? They're all dead."

I shrugged, "so? It's interesting."

"If you say so. I'd rather stare at Snape's moonta."

I snorted, "so, in other words, you'd stare at his face?"

Sirius laughed. "C'mon, no use reading on a nice night like this. Let's go tease Miss Norris."

I shut the book, "you're on."


"Sure you've got enough food there Peter?"

Peter considered, "nope." He grabbed another piece of toast to his Mt. Everest pile of food. "Now I do."

Lily rolled her eyes. "I don't know how you boys can eat so much."

Sirius grinned at her, "I don't know how you girls can eat so little."

Further arguments were avoided by the arrival of the owl post. Nona swept down onto my shoulder, a letter firmly attached to her leg. I opened it.

Dearest Lia,

of course your friends may visit. As long as they don't mind traveling by plane? Celia and I are looking forward to seeing you again.

Love

Aunt Kath.


I snorted softly, the day Celia was looking forward to seeing me, I'd eat Nona. I folded the letter and smiled at Sirius and Lily.

"Fancy a trip to Australia?"

 

Discoveries

 

"Does she know yet?"

"No my lord. Somebody is delaying her from realizing."

"Dispose of them immediately."

"My lord. our spies state that this person could be the weakness we are searching for."

"Very well. But if she doesn't know soon, you will pay."

"Yes my lord."


Dear Tahnee,

Congratulations with Lee. When's the wedding? I am coming home for the holidays. Tell Clar I'm bringing one of them 'white fella's' with me. (And before you ask, it is Sirius. One joke and I'll behead you.) Lily is coming as well. So I'll see you then.

Luv Lia


"Why don't you guys just use Floo powder?" James asked once I'd explained to him what an airplane was.

"Take the Floo all the way to Australia? You've got to be kidding. Anyway, there's only a few wizarding families were I live. If people started popping out of fire places it might cause a bit of a stir"

Remus looked at me like I was crazy. "Piralanes. I think all Muggle's are insane."

"It's airplanes Remus," Lily corrected. "Not piralanes."

"Doesn't matter how you say it." James said, "it's still insane."

I rolled my eyes and started to close my trunk.

"Aren't you going to take your book?"

I thought for a moment then grabbed it out of Peters hands and added it to my trunk.

"Thanks Peter."

Sirius hopped, (yes hopped), into the room. "Let's go! Let's go! Aipama wadli!"

"Huh?" Said Remus, Lily, James and Peter.

"What do caves have to do with anything?" I asked.

Sirius shrugged, "nothing! Let's go! Come on!"

"Not that your excited or anything Sirius." Lily said dryly as we followed him down the stairs.


The first words out of Lily's mouth when we got off the plane were; "why's it so hot?"

I grinned, it seemed that my revenge had arrived at last. "Hot, Lily my dear, today is freezing."

Sirius and Lily stared a me in the same manner one might stair at an opra singing walrus. "Now I know why you don't like our weather," Sirius muttered.

"Lia, over here!"

I pulled Lily and Sirius over to Aunt Kath and a very sullen looking Celia.

"Hi Aunt Kath, hi Celia" I said, "these are my friends, Sirius Black and Lily Evans."

Celia muttered hello (though I noticed she eyed Sirius with interest), Aunt Kath smiled, "hello. Welcome to Australia, hope it's not too hot."

"Not at all." Lied Sirius.

"Well we had better choof off." Aunt Kath said brightly It's a pretty long drive to the point."

"Does your car have an air conditioner?" Lily asked hopefully.


The first thing I did when we got to Aunt Kaths house was make Sirius and Lily a vegimite sandwich each.

Lily wrinkled her noise and forced the bite down. "Are you trying to poison us?" She demanded.

Sirius was much less polite, he just spat his mouth full right back out again.

"It's vegimite," I told them, "we Australians live off this stuff."

"Well, yeah," said Sirius, "but you eat Kangaroo as well."


After the vegimite 'incident' I took Lily and Sirius to meet my friends. First I took them to Tahnee's house.

Tahnee and I babbled on incoherently for about ten minutes.

"You dyed your hair!"

"Your so pale!"

"You've grown so much!"

"You've got an accent!"

Finnaly she turned to Sirius.

"You must be the mysterious Sirius eh?"

Sirius grinned, "and you must be the mysterious letter writer."

Tahnee laughed, "I have no idea what your talking about. Honest I don't. And you must be Lily."

Lily smiled, "yep, that's me. So tell me, is this really a cold day or is Bluey pulling my leg?"

Tahnee smiled back, "no today's not cold. It's not hot either."

Lily moaned "I hope we're not here when it gets hot."

Tahnee laughed, "wanna go swimming out bum rock?"

Sirius raised an eye brow. "Bum rock?"

"It's a big rock," I told him, "that looks like a huge butt sticking out of the water."

"Is the water cold?" Lily asked.

Tahnee and I nodded.

"Let's go then."


It was half an hour before we reached bum rock. We had to collect beach towels, bathers, food, drink and I'd decided at the last minute to grab my book. But finally we arrived. And we weren't the only ones there. Old friends of mine were there, Clar and Sarah-Jane Travies were there.

"Hey Lia!" Clar yelled, "long time no see!"

"Hey Clar!" I called.

"Geez Lia, you sound like one of them white fella's now!" Sarah-Jane said, laughing herself silly.

Lily and Sirius stared at Clar goggle eyed. You could hardly blame them, her bleached blonde hair looked even wilder against her black skin and she'd gotten three new earring in each ear. (So now she had six.)

"What's tha matter." She yelled at Sirius, "never seen a black chick before eh?"

Sirius managed to regain his dignity, "I've never seen a black chick in bathers."

Clar laughed, "jump in," she yelled, "it's plenny deep out here."

Sirius, Lily and Tahnee made a beeline for the water. I opted to stay and read my book.


The Sabi's blood it worth the most when the Sabi has learnt how to master their abilities. Sabi's are very powerful, they can lift objects with only their mind power, communicate with all magical animals and melt stone with their glare. But perhaps the most special thing about a Sabi is their blood. Other than making a person immortal, it can also heal and protect.


I felt as though somebody had hold of my heart and was squeezing it. I actually had trouble breathing. Communicate with magical animals, like unicorns? Healing blood? It seemed impossible, but it explained a lot. What if...

"You ok Lia?" Called Sarah-Jane, "you look like you've seen a ghost unna."

I suppose in a way I had. What if I was the last Sabi?

 

 

Revelations

"She knows my lord. But it will be a week or so before she accepts it."

"Very well. I assume her training is being prepared?"

"As soon as she is back at Hogwarts. Our spies are ready to begin."

"Good, good."


Dear Lia,

I just arrived back at Ombigono and I already miss you. I think Celia is in love with Sirius. Actually, I know Celia is in love with Sirius. She's bewitched her book bag so it's got 'I LOVE SIRIUS,' all over it in flashing colors. I can see why you like Sirius though, he's funny, cute, charming, cute, huggable (like a big dog) and he's cute. Heck, even Clar has decided that 'maybe some of them white fella's aren't so bad.'

Life goes on as usual here. The only difference is that everyone who met a certain Mr. Black wants to swap into Hogwarts. Tell Lily I said hi, give Sirius a kiss for me and write back asap.

Love and sunshine

Tahnee


"It's so hot!"

"And they eat this black gooey stuff called Vegimite. It tastes like dragon snot."

"They call Sirius and me white fella's but not Lia and she's white."

"And Tahnee, the one who wrote that letter? Boy is she hot!"

"And all the girls were in love with Sirius."

"And they really do eat Kangaroo! And emu and lizard and even slugs! Clar calls it bush tucker."

"They tried to make us try some. I said no way jose."

"And it was so hot!"

Needless to say Remus, Peter and James were a little overwhelmed by the barrage of information. Normally I would have joined in but I was still trying to convince myself that I wasn't a Sabi. I went through all the usual arguments in my head. It was a ludicrous idea. The last Sabi would be magical. So what if I could hear Unicorns. That didn't mean anything except I was probably insane. Who cares if my blood did weird things. Maybe I was sick at the time. What does it matter if my mum wanted me to go to Hogwarts. I knew she was insane, she did kill herself after all. But then the annoying Mr. Voice would pipe up. All the Sabi's killed themselves but didn't they? If who-know-who wanted to find you, Hogwarts would be the safest place wouldn't it?

"Bluey! Earth to Bluey!"

I snapped back to reality and looked at Sirius. "Oh, what?"

Sirius rolled his eyes at me, "I was just telling prongs about Clar. How many earring did she have in each ear again?"

"Six."

"That's right. And her hair is, like, bleached white and she could out-talk anyone. Even me!"

I stood up, "I have to go find Rachel," I told my friends. "I have to return her book."


I climbed out the portrait hole and set off looking for Rachel. It wasn't hard to find her. She was laying by the lake eating chocolate frogs.

"Hi," I said sitting down next to her.

She grinned and offered me a frog. "How was Australia?"

I smiled, "great. Sirius and Lily loved it. I brought your book back."

I dropped it on her lap. "Thanks. Did you get a chance to read it?"

"Yeah, interesting stuff hey? Do you really think there's still one alive out there?"

"Yeah, I really do. My mum used to know some Sabi’s. But they killed themselves with the rest of them."

"So do you know a lot about them?"

"Yeah, a fair bit."

"It didn't say in the book, but for a Sabi to be born, would it's parents both need to be Sabi's?"

"Only one has to be. Sometimes they are born to two normal wizards or muggles, but not very often. If both parents are Sabi's there's a pretty good chance the kid'll be one."

I sighed and picked at the chocolate frog. Rachel looked at me with concern but didn't say anything.

"I'd better go back anyway. I told the others I wouldn't be long."

Rachel nodded, "ok, see you. And Lia?"

"Yeah?"

"If there's anything on your mind, you can trust me ok?"


Sirius was reading a book. It was too unbelievable to comprehend. I didn't want to interrupt the miracle, but figured if you-know-who really wa trying to get his hands on me, the book could wait.

"Watcha reading?"

Sirius smiled at me, "that book Clar gave me. The one with the old Aborigine legends. There’s a real thirsty frog in this one, weird huh?"

I took a deep breath, no use beating around the bush. "You remember when we had detention?"

Sirius's happy face dissolved, "are you still on about that Blue? Just forget it."

"I can't Sirius. And besides, I was reading that book Rachel gave me and," I paused to work up the courage to say it. It was as if by saying it out loud, it would become real. "I think I'm the last Sabi."

Sirius stared at me for a long time. "Are you serious?" He finally asked.

I gave a half hearted smile, "no you are."

Sirius gave me a 'are-you-a-complete-idiot?' look. It seemed for the first time in his life he was going to live up to his name.

I sighed, "I am serious Sirius. Look, Sabi's can talk to magical animals right? I could hear that Unicorn. And you saw what my blood did. There's no other explanation that fits."

Sirius glared at me angrily, he was furious. "I told you to forget it Lia!" he yelled.

Everyone in the common room turned to stare. He lowered his voice. "Now you'll die. Don't you'll realize that? It doesn't matter if you-know-who kills you or you kill yourself you'll still die. He told me he wouldn't die. He told me not to worry and now my dad is dead Lia." He stood up, he was nearly crying. Sirius Black, was nearly crying. His voiced dropped to a whisper, "just like you will be."