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𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚖 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝙸 LOVE LOVE LOVE 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 <𝟹

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Sirius seemed to be in a sour mood the following morning, a permanent pout on his face as he tore a slice of bread and shoved it in his mouth. 

They were due to return to Hogwarts today, being escorted by Tonks and Remus this time. Sirius had been banned from joining since Lucius had recognized him, and the risk had become too high.

Y/N and Harry both felt awful of course, the thought of leaving Sirius all by himself was just dreadful, and as the time drew closer and closer, their mood soured just as much as Sirius'

After a hurried breakfast, they all pulled on jackets and scarves against the chilly grey January morning. 

Sirius was standing by the dark wooden archway, his hand wrapped around a badly wrapped package which was roughly the size of a book. He motioned Y/N and Harry over, ready to bid them goodbye.

He didn't wait for Y/N to reach him before he took a step toward her and yanked her quickly into a tight hug. 

Y/N of course, hugged him back, feeling her heart warm at the embrace. 

He pulled one arm away from her and yanked Harry (who was standing there rather awkwardly) into the embrace as well, tightening his arms around them.

He finally pulled away after a couple of seconds, looking just utterly sad.

It made her heart churn.

"I want the both of you to update me on absolutely every single thing," he said, looking between the both of them sternly. He put the package into Y/N's hands. "This will help,"

"What is it?" Y/N asked, starting to peel the paper. Sirius looked alarmed. 

"No, don't open it in here!" said Sirius, with a wary look at Mrs Weasley, who was trying to persuade the twins to wear hand-knitted mittens. "It's a way of letting you both talk to me, the fireplace won't work anymore so we have this." He added, 

"Okay," said Y/N and Harry at the same time, Y/N stowed the package away in the pocket of her bag. She knew then and there that she would only use whatever it was to update him on good things, the last thing she wanted was to worry him, especially since he wouldn't be able to do anything to help. 

Sirius gave them a small smile. "Let's go then," 

They moved toward the exit, where Y/N saw Fred and George with glum looks on their faces, their hands looking stiff in their mittens. She shot them a teasing grin, in which Fred stuck his tongue at her.

"Goodbye, Harry, Y/N, take care," said Mrs Weasley, hugging Harry first, and then pulling Y/N into a hug.

"See you! Oh, and Harry, and keep an eye out for snakes for me!" said Mr Weasley smiling.

"Right – yeah," said Harry distractedly, his hand now in Y/N's.

Y/N turned around once more, but before she could even open her mouth to bid Sirius a final goodbye, he moved forward and hugged her tightly once again. "Take care of yourself, I mean it." Sirius said, pulling back and cupping Y/N's face in his hands. 

"I will- we will," Y/N said, glancing at Harry beside her, at this, Sirius smiled. 

As much as he joked about it, he did really love Harry and Y/N's relationship. Harry was a Potter, and he was proving to be just like James in all the ways that mattered, he knew 'Potters' loved hard, and Harry would die before letting Y/N get hurt. It made Sirius feel better knowing that Y/N had someone like Harry looking after her.