Still not quite able to believe it she accompanied Fudge to see both Pettigrew and Black as it was really the only way she would ever be satisfied.
Amelia found Pettigrew unconscious in a holding cell at the ministry, but she scanned him with her wand to see if he was simply being Polyjuiced or had some other spell on him.
He didn't, taking away her last vestiges of doubt.
This put her into a rather awkward position as she would now be addressing a man that she had once known very well and had led a manhunt for for months.
Finally satisfied that it was indeed him, Fudge took her to see Sirius in another room.
Just outside she told Fudge. "I'd like to speak with him alone for a minute."
"Just a minute." Fudge agreed. "We still need to speak with him before the Wizengamot meeting and Pettigrew's trial."
She opened up the door and shut it behind her, no longer worried about being alone with him now that he was innocent, besides she needed to see him without anyone else around to witness how she might react.
Given the nature of their history together, present circumstances, and having no idea just how he would react to seeing her she couldn't say for certain how she would react either.
He was sitting in a chair on the other side of the room who immediately turned to look at her.
As soon as she saw him, a wave of emotions and thoughts ran through her as she realized that the man that she had thought that he was was entirely a lie.
For the 2nd time in the last 12 years she allowed herself to really think of what they used to be.
They had had a secret relationship for awhile back at Hogwarts as they had both been betrothed to different people, and it was him that she had been referring to when talking to Pansy back at the dueling tournament about love.
He had been incredibly romantic and she had been very attracted to him and to the forbidden love that they had at one point, yet she had felt obligated to obey her parents wishes and marry her former husband instead.
For years she had always regretted that decision and thought of what might have been despite her best efforts to put it past her.
When Sirius was convicted of all those deaths however she had managed to completely rid herself of such feelings, no longer even thinking of them as Sirius having been proven to be a killer, Death Eater, and traitor seemed to prove in her mind that she had made the right decision.
Now that she knew that he was framed however all of those emotions came rushing back as she gazed at him.
He looked entirely different from the wanted posters that she had spent so much time looking at.
Instead his hair was now short and his beard and mustache gone, now completely clean shaven. He had put on a considerable amount of weight so he didn't look like a skeleton with skin anymore, and no longer had a gaunt look on his face. He even looked quite handsome now, more the old Sirius she had once known only older. Azkaban had still wrought a toll on him.
"Hello Amelia," Sirius said as he looked up and gazed into her eyes. "You're looking well."
"So are you." Was all she could think of to say.
"I want you to know I don't blame you for anything." He tried to explain.
"I still feel guilty." She admitted.
He seemed to be struggling with what to say as well, but he finally said, "I really need to tell you something before the Wizengamot meeting."
At that moment however Fudge came back with two guards. Evidently they had spent more time simply staring and thinking of what to say than she had thought.
"I'm afraid that is all the time that we have available, I'm sure you can speak with him afterward." Fudge claimed.
She didn't object, mainly because she was still too busy dealing with her own emotions and could no longer hold them in check.
A tear actually escaped one of her eyes and she quickly turned her face so that no one could see. She couldn't be caught crying, not in front of Sirius and Fudge.
She had hoped she would be okay, but this was proving too much for her, she just couldn't deal with this right now. Whatever he had to tell her would have to wait.
Quickly opening up the door she headed back out to try and make sense of things.
DUELDUELDUEL
She finally managed to regain her composure enough and buried herself instead in paperwork. Never had she been so grateful to have paperwork.
Later that afternoon, during Pettigrew's trial which she attended, Pettigrew confessed to everything in exchange for a quick execution as he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in misery and in Azkaban.
Still his plea was granted and he was scheduled to be executed the next day by killing curse, a fitting end for him she thought, even if the method of execution was rather tame in her opinion.
Personally she felt that it was simply too convenient and figured someone must have had a hand in convincing him to confess so easily.
Directly after Pettigrew was led away, with guards keeping an anti-Animagus charm on him to keep him from escaping in that way Fudge once again addressed the Wizengamot.
"Our next order of business is to discuss the current state of Mr. Sirius Black." Fudge announced, "Mr. Black, if you would please approach the bench."
Sirius Black walked up and sat down in the witness' chair, causing her heart to start thumping loudly at the sight of him again.
"Let the record show that a full pardon and exoneration has already been issued." Fudge said first thing, "It is proposed that Mr. Black be reinstated under the title Lord and his seats in the Wizengamot. All those in favor?"
Immediately almost all of the hands went up, including Lucius Malfoy and his usual voting bloc. She reluctantly did the same. Reluctantly because she found herself in the uncomfortable position of voting in agreement with Lucius, rather than because she didn't want Sirius reinstated.
"Let the record show that a majority vote was reached." Fudge continued before pausing to read his next point, "There is also the matter of the newly reinstated Lord Black being godfather and magical guardian to one Harry James Potter."
Now her jaw dropped as she realized just what this meant. During all of the things that had so recently transpired with Pettigrew being found to Sirius Black being exonerated, she had completely forgotten about that.
How could she have forgotten about that? She had obviously been affected even more than she thought.
That was an absolutely huge, game changing thing right there as Dumbledore would be losing magical guardianship of Harry and thus his seats in the Wizengamot as well as his persona of protector of the boy-who-lived. Sirius would be inheriting that role, and with the seats he could now claim as Lord Black, it was a really big deal.
"I do believe we should call into question Lord Black's mental, emotional, and physical capability to raise a child." one of the delegates stated.
"I second that motion." Said another person.
"If I might have permission to speak, Minister?" Sirius asked.
"Permission granted." Fudge agreed, handing over the proverbial spotlight.
"I'd like to inform this body of witches and wizards that I do not wish to personally take guardianship of Harry James Potter at this time." He informed them all.
This caused a great deal of muttering and whispering among everyone.
"Due to my health and possible complications from my long unjust imprisonment I agree with the concerns already expressed and wish to waive my right to take him. However, I would like to exercise my perfectly legal right to take Magical Guardianship status away from Albus Dumbledore, who was acting in my absence and place it with someone else that I feel competent enough to do in his stead." Sirius concluded.
In that brief instant she sincerely hoped and believed that this was actually what he wanted to talk to her about earlier. He probably could not have known that she currently had custody of Harry but perhaps he had wanted advice on just where to place him. Had that been the case she would have happily told him that Harry was already safe under her custody. Now it appeared that she had missed her chance all because she had let her emotions get the better of her.
It could still be salvaged however, Dumbledore was bound to object and drag things out for some time, allowing her time to have a chat with him. Surely if he was anything like the man she had once known he would see reason and allow her to keep Harry?
As she expected Dumbledore immediately interjected.
"I do believe that I have done a more than adequate job serving in Lord Black's stead and see no reason for Magical Guardianship status to be taken from me." Dumbledore pointed out.
"I must remind you Dumbledore that such a status was only given under the condition that Lord Black remained unfit to perform his already appointed function by the express wishes of the boy's parents before their deaths." Lucius Malfoy declared.
So perhaps that was Lucius' angle if he really did aid in getting Sirius freed, he was hoping that with Dumbledore removed and replaced by Sirius that Sirius would be weaker and more easy to control perhaps even feel indebted to him.
Since she was pretty sure that Sirius still hated Lucius this last part seemed unlikely but she really couldn't be sure. For all she knew, Sirius might have actually been desperate enough to cut such a deal with him.
At the very least, having to deal with Sirius would probably be easier than with Dumbledore in Wizengamot votes. It was a bold, and unpredictable move in any case.
"I move that this matter be put on hold so that the matter of legitimacy regarding Lord Black's claim can be better ascertained." Dumbledore insisted.
"I see no reason why it can't simply be dealt with right here." Lucius demanded.
"Under the Statute of Child Guardianship status section 3, paragraph 5 the current Magical Guardian may request a delay of trial in order for him or her to gather evidence." Dumbledore explained.
Dumbledore was an idiot but he knew the law and he knew what he was doing. He would try to stonewall the transfer of Magical Guardianship for as long as he could, although even he must have known it was only a matter of time before he was forced to relinquish power.
At the moment everyone would be trying to get into Sirius' good graces again after everything had come to light and he definitely had the stronger legal claim anyway.
"Granted." Fudge allowed.
After a few more lesser items of business were discussed the meeting ended and everyone was free to go.
She had to wait for everyone else trying to cozy up to Sirius and lie about how they had "always known he was innocent" before she finally got to speak with him.
"I wonder if I might be able to speak with you in private Sirius." She asked.
"I'm afraid it will have to wait as I have several things to do now that I'm finally free." He told her.
His tone was not cold and she could tell that he probably was quite busy.
"Perhaps another time?" She asked him.
"How about tomorrow at 5 at that Muggle diner we once went to if you still remember the place?" He suggested
"I do and that would be fine." she admitted.
He grinned and suddenly she saw the real Sirius back, the one she had once known. "It's a date," He announced.
It was awfully forward of him to declare it a date, especially given everything that had happened between them, but since she really needed him to be happy when she discussed giving magical guardianship over to her she made no argument if he wanted to call it a date.
"I'll see you then." She told him.
DUELDUELDUEL
Harry numbly sat on his bed staring at his bedroom wall trying to process what Tonks had just told him, having chosen to tell it to him in private first.
Evidently his godfather, Sirius Black, who he had thought all summer had betrayed his parents and broken out of prison to kill him was... actually totally innocent.
The idea that as his godfather he might wish to take custody of him was also something that crossed his mind.
"Does this mean he's going to want to take custody of me?" He asked.
"Amelia said no as he apparently didn't feel healthy enough for it." Tonks informed him, "Although he wants to take Magical Guardianship away from Dumbledore as he feels that he's been rather incompetent in performing it."
"That makes two of us." He agreed lowly.
"This is actually a good thing Harry." Tonks said reassuringly.
"How so?" He asked.
"Amelia has already agreed to meet with him tomorrow and discuss granting guardianship to her instead." She told him, "This could be a huge opportunity for us."
"I suppose that it could be, I just like Amelia and I've liked living with her the past two summers." He confessed.
"If Sirius was anything like he was before he went to prison he'll make sure you go somewhere that you'll be happy, and after he sees that you are already happy with Madame Bones I'll bet he gives it to her." Tonks replied.
"How do you know?" He asked.
"I don't, but I know Madame Bones well enough to know that she would never let anything bad happen to you." Tonks said.
Another thought struck him.
"If Dumbledore ends up losing much of his power in the Wizengamot, especially if Sirius Black gives it to Amelia, will that mean you won't need to be here on assignment anymore?" He asked.
"Are you that eager to get rid of me?" She joked.
"No! I've rather liked hanging out with you." He confessed quickly.
"Well thanks Harry, so have I." She admitted, "Although no, Madame Bones already told me that she wants me to stay on long term no matter what happens if I'd still be willing, as she still needs me to protect you and collect evidence against Lucius Malfoy and Dumbledore."
"Have you gotten anything yet?" He asked.
"Not yet, but it's only been a week. I would guess that whatever he's up to it is hidden somewhere in the castle. With all the different passageways and secret rooms however it could take me forever to find it. I've been poking around looking for it, but who knows how long it will take me."
"The Weasley twins might be good to ask about that, they seem to have a really good knowledge of that sort of thing." He recommended.
"That's a good idea, I think I'll ask them." Tonks nodded with a thoughtful look.
They sat in silence for awhile before Tonks said, "You know you're a really good guy Harry, just thought you should know that. I can see why all the girls like you so much."
"Thanks." He answered.
"I'd have never thought it possible that one guy could keep that many girls happy but you've proven me wrong. I'll bet you could have twice as many girls and still keep them all happy."
He laughed and said, "Trust me, it isn't as easy as it looks, I can barely handle what I have, I don't need anymore."
"Have you gone any further with any of them yet?" She asked.
"We all agreed to wait on that, but I did make out with Su once after winning the tournament. It was great but I didn't really know what I was doing." He admitted.
"Would you like me to show you how?" Tonks asked.
Trying to sound casual and ignore his now thumping chest at her offer, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sure."
"All right, well wrap your arms around my waist and lean in and kiss me. Show me what you can do." She told him.
He nervously put his arms around her, careful not to go too low or too high, but moving in to kiss her was a bit more difficult.
"What's the matter Harry? We've kissed several times before and at least one or the other of the girls kisses you every day." She pointed out.
"They've always kissed me, I've never tried to kiss them in case they didn't want me to." He confessed.
She shook her head in amazement and said, "You've seriously got problems. Every single one of them would normally not have a problem with you kissing them when you wanted to. I'm giving you homework right after this to go kiss the first one you see."
"I guess I could do that." He grinned.
"Now there's the spirit!" She approved, "Now lean in, kiss me and let's see what you've got."
He did as she said, and leaned in and kissed her with his best kiss and slowly allowing himself to do what felt natural and deepened the kiss.
After he finally withdrew, she nodded approvingly and said, "Not bad Harry, not bad at all."
She continued giving him advice and allowing him to practice with her until he started to feel quite confident in his kissing skills, which she informed him was some of the best that she had received once he got the hang of it.
At the conclusion of just what had to be the best lesson ever, she said, "I think later I'll start giving you other lessons on romance and how to make girls happy, but I think we should keep it a secret for awhile and see if the girls notice on their own. Right now though I'd suggest you go find one of the girls to practice on."
Looking inside the girls' shared bedroom he found Pansy standing over her bed.
Without a word and using his new found bravery spun her around and kissed her deeply on the lips.
She seemed surprised, but did not resist when he deepened the kiss and made it longer and soon began responding back with equal passion.
Finally they broke apart.
"Wow Harry I really don't know what got into you or what I did to deserve that but I like it!" She confessed with a giddy air.
"Thanks!" He grinned.
"You better give me more of that on my birthday." She reminded him.
"I'll do my best." He agreed.
DUELDUELDUEL
Sirius sat at the Muggle diner waiting for Amelia to get there. He was quite eager to see her, more so than he had expected.
In truth when he had first seen her yesterday it had only stirred up old repressed feelings that he still had for her. He still loved her, in spite of everything that happened. During his long incarceration in Azkaban he had thought of her frequently, holding onto some vague fantasy that he would one day be free and that they would get together for a second chance.
Now it appeared that he just might have that opportunity as she wasn't married, nor dating anyone as far as he had learned. She had not even objected to it when he'd declared their meeting to be a date. With nothing seeming to now be in the way, he was eager to see if a relationship could still be forged between them.
The bell above the door to the diner clinked and jingled and he looked up to see her enter.
She was wearing a black knee length skirt as well as a black blouse that covered her large bust that had originally attracted him to her in the first place.
While this had been the first thing, truly getting to know her he came to love everything else about her as well even on the inside. In truth she had been to him what Lily was to James; a wake up call in regards to his behaviour.
She sat down opposite him still looking nervous to be around him so he decided to take the initiative.
"I took the liberty of ordering you a strawberry smoothie if you still like those to start." He said, pointing at the smoothie sitting directly in front of her.
"I do, thank you." She said as she went to go take a sip.
"I thought we could just try and catch up first." He said.
"That would be fine." She agreed.
"I know that you've been Head of the Magical Law enforcement for awhile but I'd still like to know how that's been going," he asked.
She began speaking, tentatively at first but soon it got easier and easier as he listened and continued to ask questions of her.
Finally he confessed, "It really is good to see you and hear your voice, I've missed you."
She actually blushed at that, a very good sign as she said, "I've missed you too Sirius."
"I know things are going to be awkward between us for awhile but I'd still like it if we could be friends at the very least." He voiced his hope.
She seemed to ponder this for a second before saying, "It just won't ever be like we used to be Sirius. We both went different directions in our lives, you were in prison and I spent that entire time putting people in prison. In fact over the past few months I've barely slept trying to put you behind bars."
"I don't, nor will I ever hold it against you." He told her honestly.
"I'm sorry for everything," She confessed, "the..."
"There's no need to apologize," He soothed, "can we just kind of start over?"
"We can try that..." She cautioned, "So what have you been up to lately?"
He decided to tell her about just how he had escaped, and even though she had already guessed most of it, she was shocked to learn that he was an unregistered Animagus.
Since he had been in prison for 12 years for a crime he didn't commit, he figured she'd let him off on that charge.
When the food finally got there, they continued their conversation and he felt like things were going as well as they could have gone. It felt almost like the years were slowly disappearing and she was still the young beautiful woman that he had fallen for so many years ago.
They must have talked for hours before Amelia finally brought up just why she had been wanting to meet with him.
"I know that you are planning to take guardianship status away from Dumbledore." She admitted.
"Is there a problem with that? After you hear everything I've learned about Dumbledore you would want to do the same..."
"No, you misunderstand, you actually have my full support in that. I know all about some of terrible things Dumbledore has done to take advantage of Harry." She corrected him, "However I felt that it would be important to help you understand who would be a suitable replacement for him now that you have decided that you aren't adequate enough in doing it yourself. Before I do so however I'll need an unbreakable vow from you that you won't tell anyone what I am about to reveal."
He did so, quickly so that none of the muggles around them would notice it and she continued:
"I've actually got custody of Harry now, I've had it for over 2 years now. He's been quite happy with me and I've grown to love him, even as my own son."
So that was it, he thought, now with a huge lump in his throat. The whole reason that she had agreed to meet with him, to go out on a date with him was because she wanted him to give guardianship of Harry over to her.
If he had known and circumstances been different he would have happily given it to her, but now he couldn't, the deal he had made with Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy required upon the loss of his magic for him to give that right to them. He also couldn't expect her to understand why he had made such a deal, she would likely not want to speak with him again if she found out.
It would come back to bite him, he knew, but he just couldn't risk losing her now, not after having so recently rekindled what they had lost.
"That's wonderful to hear Amelia." He told her trying to put on a happy face.
"I'm glad you think so," She said, "I'm sure that Harry would happily tell you the same thing that that is what he wants."
If anything he felt even more guilty as not only would he be screwing over Amelia but also his godson Harry, a child he had sworn to protect even when he was a baby. Narcissa would be good for him, but how would he react being taken away from Amelia when he was already so happy with her?
"So I was hoping that I could convince you of that." She asked him.
"I'd like to spend some time thinking it over and making sure that that really is the best option for him." He told her, hating himself for saying that.
"Of course," She approved, "I think it's very responsible of you to really make sure you are doing the right thing."
"So how is Harry?" He asked, trying to change the subject.
She chose to regale him of stories that she had either witnessed or learned about in letters home and everything that he heard about him caused him to burst with pride. His godson was evidently far better a teenager than he had ever realized.
He laughed with her and shared in the experiences that she shared, almost covering up the guilt he still felt.
When it finally got too late and Amelia had to leave, he begged, "Could I maybe see you again next Saturday?"
She amazingly nodded, causing him to want to leap for joy.
He had another date with her.
DUELDUELDUEL
Over the next several weeks, Harry continued to take more secret romance lessons from Tonks. In addition to kissing, she taught him how to be a true romantic: slipping little notes of appreciation or giving them a flower and based upon their reactions he found that they really appreciated it.
His favorite thing by far however is was snogging and it soon became not an uncommon thing to find himself making out with one of the girls who seemed to be quite pleased with his new found skills and, most importantly, his willingness to use them.
One thing he ended up doing, upon Tonks' suggestion, was organize a one on one date with Pansy for her birthday.
He had never had an official date before, but Tonks gave him plenty of advice and helped him plan it out.
They ended up having it in the school kitchens after the Weasley twins told him about how to get inside, and the house elves were more than happy to serve as waiters and chefs for them.
After enjoying a sumptuous meal of lamb and roasted potatoes and having a good conversation, he sent one of the house elves to go and get the rest of the girls so that they could all give her her presents.
While they waited for them to arrive, Pansy confessed, "I have to admit Harry you've certainly surprised us all these last few weeks, you've gotten to be an amazing kisser, you've gotten more romantic and started occasionally giving us poetry or little notes. You even set up a first real date for me for my birthday, we've all been wondering just what your secret is."
"I've been getting dating and relationships lessons from Aqua." He confessed.
Aqua of course being Tonks and she had managed to convince him not to tell any of them just where he was getting it from, but he couldn't resist telling any of them any longer.
It had admittedly been very beneficial to him as the girls now started wanting him to kiss them and he did so, often leading to short make out sessions between them. In fact he had just enjoyed one with Pansy at the start of the date.
"So that's how!" She exclaimed.
"It was really hard not to tell any of you." He admitted sheepishly.
"It was actually kind of fun with us guessing just how you were doing it." She confessed.
They were interrupted by the arrival of the other girls who pressed Pansy with their presents. After opening all of them, it left her with just his present to her, with her having saved his until last.
By now his Christmas and Birthday presents were legendary, and even though they tried not to show it, they were always expecting something good from him.
As she pulled out the hair potion from the wrapped bag, he explained just what it was supposed to do, "It's supposed to make your hair grow, and make it more beautiful and healthy."
She gave him a huge kiss on the lips and said, "Ooh thank you Harry, I love you."
"Do you really mean that?" He asked.
She seemed to hesitate for just a second before saying, "Yes Harry, I am definitely totally in love with you."
"Do I need to wait until my Birthday to admit the same?" Susan asked.
"Oh would you all just admit that you love him already?" Tonks asked with the air of a frustrated spectator.
"Fine then, I love you Harry." Fleur admitted, a saucy grin forming on her face "Now where's my kiss?"
Harry suddenly became the recipient of multiple professions of love while they took turns kissing him.
In the meantime, Pansy used her hair potion to grow her hair to knee length, her raven tresses now incredibly long and beautiful and since she still had plenty of potion left allowed Susan, Fleur, and Gabrielle to grow theirs just below their butt, something they had wished to at least try for themselves but didn't have the patience to let grow naturally.
DUELDUELDUEL
Over the next few months Sirius continued to strengthen his relationship with Amelia as they continued to date and by now even included kissing.
He didn't try and push any further than that as he could tell that she wanted to take things slow and really get a feel for things.
It was almost better even than when they had dated in Hogwarts except for that gnawing concern about denying her custody of Harry.
Although he knew he had to tell ever eventually, he still wasn't sure how to go about it.
It all came to a head however at a fine dining Muggle restaurant.
They had just started eating when she said, "These past few months have been amazing Sirius."
"I'm glad you think so, they have for me as well." Sirius confessed as he took the initiative to lean across the table and give her a kiss.
"I was actually wondering about an idea I had and wanted to know just what you thought of it." She announced.
"Go ahead." He said.
"I know that we have been taking things kind of slow but I keep thinking about just how much you seem to care for Harry and want to be a part of his life, and just as an idea I was wondering if you might want to spend Christmas with me at my house so you can get to know him a bit better."
While this was a great idea, he knew that Dumbledore would be losing Magical Guardianship status by then and Harry would be taken from her.
As he looked at her, and he realized that he loved her, he knew he couldn't still keep lying to her.
"I'm afraid that just won't be possible." He admitted.
"Do you already have other plans for Christmas?" She asked.
"No, but I'm afraid that the meeting to ascertain guardianship status has already been set for next week, I only just learned about it on my way here." He confessed.
"Surely you must understand by now just how happy Harry is with me." She countered.
"I'm sure he is but I already have someone else in mind to give guardianship and custody over." He finally admitted.
"Who?" She demanded, now sounding upset.
"I'd like you to hear me out first before you say anything." He defended, "You see I cut a deal with Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy. I agreed to give full rights of Harry over to Narcissa in exchange for them submitting evidence to the Minister that would get me exonerated. I figured this would also prevent Lucius Malfoy from trying to kill him. I heard about the attack on his life at the end of the last school year."
"So you decided to save your own skin and "protect" Harry by letting Lucius adopt him!?" She screeched, "You just led me on this entire time while the whole time you never intended to let me adopt Harry and instead put him into the hands of the most corrupt and evil family in Britain."
"I wasn't ever going to let Lucius actually get him, me and Narcissa have been gathering evidence against him to get him thrown in prison so Narcissa can gain sole rights of Harry." He confessed.
"Narcissa is just as bad!" She argued.
"No she isn't!" He defended with a surprisingly level of passion, enough to get her to calm down at least. "She was the only one to help me while I was on the run, I'd still be on the run if it wasn't for her."
"She's changed Sirius, from when you once knew her." Amelia countered, "I can only imagine just what kind of manipulative and evil schemes she's got going for Harry."
"It isn't like that!" He yelled back.
"I won't simply sit here and let you place Harry directly into the claws of that woman." She told him.
"I already signed a magically binding contract, and while I agree Harry is happy with you, he'll also be happy with Narcissa, I'm sure of it." He said.
"So you can't change your mind even if you wanted to." She surmised, "Well I suppose that leaves me with only one option myself."
She got up from the table and began to walk out.
"You're making a big mistake, you just don't see the opportunity here." He said.
"We're through Sirius, I don't ever want to see you again." She said as she headed out the door and left.
It certainly had not gone well, he thought as he sat there now alone, yet how else could it have gone? He had known right from the start that this would probably ruin their relationship but he had hoped that somehow she would be able to understand and forgive him.
Now it appeared that he had once again lost the only woman he had ever loved.
"Would you like dessert monsieur?" The waiter asked, shaking him from his thoughts.
"Get me your strongest alcoholic beverage." He asked.
DUELDUELDUEL
By the time he finally got home he was already a bit drunk, trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
He found Narcissa there in the living room.
"I thought you swore off of alcohol Sirius?" She asked him.
"Amelia broke up with me." He confessed.
Her eyes seemed to convey actual regret as she said, "I'm sorry, how did it happen?"
"I told her about our plans for Harry and she didn't take too kindly to it." He said.
"I could have told you that that was going to happen, especially since you kept it from her for so long." Narcissa stated.
"She would have broken up with me whenever I told her." Sirius said, "I just hoped that..."
"Let's get you to your room." She said as she put an arm around his shoulder and led him up the stairs. He followed her as she continued to talk. "Amelia just doesn't understand how good of a thing this can be nor how good of a man you really are, not like I do."
They got to the bedroom and he sat down on the bed while Narcissa began taking his shoes and socks off.
To his surprise she then began pulling his pants down.
"What are you doing?" He demanded.
"I just want to show you that even though Amelia rejected you doesn't mean that I haven't." She told him.
"We really can't do this Narcissa." He told her.
"Why not Sirius, don't you find me attractive?" She asked as she pulled off her shirt, revealing her large G cup breasts.
They were not natural, he knew as she had taken a potion to make them that size, but they still looked and probably felt real and were the largest he had ever seen naked as he watched as she removed her bra.
In truth Narcissa was the most beautiful woman he knew due to her various beauty enhancing potions and only the fact that she was his cousin had prevented him from having anything with her when she so obviously wanted him.
Yet as she undressed right there in front of him exposing her beautiful body to him, he thought perhaps this just wasn't a strong enough reason anymore. After losing Amelia and getting drunk, and the fact that he had not been with a woman in over 12 years he found he didn't care as much anymore, not when this opportunity presented itself.
He finally gave in and allowed himself to return her advances.
DUELDUELDUEL
Following their long night of passion, he awoke to find Narcissa still lying naked in his bed, currently running a hand down his thigh.
"This was a mistake." He confessed.
"Then it was a very wonderful mistake." She told him as she went and kissed him.
"No I let my emotions and the alcohol get the best of me." He argued.
"I've still been wanting that for a long time Sirius and you certainly didn't disappoint." She said with a pleased smile.
"Yet you know I don't love you," He said, "I still love Amelia."
"I love you though, and in time I hope that you'll return those feelings. Why can't we find out where it leads, especially since you've lost your chances with Amelia?"
"I just don't know..." He confessed.
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