bullyxtreme Chapter 233 - 233
Chapter 233 - 233
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-Room of Requirement - Sometime later-
"He didn't lie when he said he was going to cook the best meal in the world." Sirius said, munching on a chicken thigh while holding a plate of rice and potatoes in his other hand.
Sirius was now out of the cage I'd prepared for him, sitting in front of a table laden with food, gorging himself with happiness and satisfaction.
"Can you not talk with your mouth full?" I asked, looking at him in disgust.
"Sorry" he said, swallowing his food, "It's been a long time since I've had any real food other than the leftovers and slops they give in Azkaban"
"Sigh... This sucks," I said, and Sirius shrugged.
Sirius then continued to eat, and meanwhile I looked at him noting his ragged appearance and feeling his troubled but controlled emotions.
The man in front of me lacked the beauty and elegance commonly found in those of the Black family. The man in front of me was very thin, probably malnourished, with a sunken face and dark circles under his eyes, pale and weak-looking, with long messy, dirty hair and yellowed teeth.
I'd seen pictures of Sirius from when he was arrested, and even with his half-crazed appearance he still looked more…human.
Now, the only thing I saw was someone suffering from depression and probably other mental trauma caused by the large amount of time they spent exposed to the Dementors' presence.
As I studied Sirius he finally finished eating, leaning back in his chair with a satisfied sigh.
"It's really nice to be able to eat until I feel full again," he said. He then looked at the remaining food that was on the table, "But unfortunately my stomach still can't handle so much food... I really wanted to try this stew"
"Nothing a few potions and a healthy nutrition for a while won't fix" I waved my hand carelessly, "After that you'll be able to eat whatever you want without worrying about your fragile stomach suffering some setback"
"I highly doubt I'll be able to do that" Sirius huffed, and I looked at him confused, "After I finish settling my business with the rat bastard, I'll probably have to spend the rest of my days on the run, unless I'm arrested again or handed over to the dementors." he said with a shrug, grimacing at the last part.
"And who said you're going to be having to spend your life on the run or in prison?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"And is there any other option for me?" he asked dryly.
"Hmm, I don't know, how about being exonerated?" I asked as if stating the obvious.
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"I hadn't thought of that"
"Don't tell me," I said dryly.
Sighing, I then decided to change the subject, knowing that we would come back to this subject at some other time.
Seeing that Sirius was ready to answer my questions I asked the Room of Requirement to changed into a more comfortable place, and with a thought the room began to change.
Now we were in a replica of the Gryffindor common room, much to Sirius' surprise, who still hadn't gotten used to the room.
The chairs we were sitting on turned into two large chouches, with a fireplace burning on our side and a table separating us.
Sirius looked around in surprise, feeling the familiarity of the place before shaking his head to regain focus.
"I was going to ask how you're doing it, but something I've learned in my years at Hogwarts is that you should never ask a Ravenclaw a question about magic or anything complex," Sirius said looking at the details of the room. He then shrugged and decided to ignore the room, turning to me.
"I would be offended if I didn't agree with you" I huffed, "But well, putting that aside, now I want to hear your story" I said, and Sirius sighed, rubbing his eyes wearily.
"Well... where to start?" he wondered, and after a few seconds of rearranging his memories Sirius began to speak, recounting everything from the moment he befriended James Potter to the moment he fled Azkaban.
He talked about joining the Order of the Phoenix in the first wizarding war, and that sometime between the war they discovered that Voldemort was after the Potters.
He talked about the Fidelius Charm and how the Secret-Keeper was chosen, talking about his 'foolproof' plan to deceive Voldemort and his followers.
He talked about Pettigrew's betrayal, and then about how he handed Harry over to Hagrid, for the half-giant to take him to Dumbledore, and that without his godson to take care he began his hunt for the rat, only to be framed by him in the end when the rat blew up an entire street and several people, escaping in his Animagus form.
He then told me about as he discovered by an article in the Daily Prophet that the Pettigrew was alive and that it was at Hogwarts, where it could harm Harry, thus making him decide to escape prison.
because the rain knocked down a tree that hit a power pole... It was a bad week)