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Katie's POV

I went straight to the hospital wing after last class and knocked twice before being granted entrance.

"Ahh, Miss Snape, not up to mischief again I hope? Quidditch accidents?" Madam Pomfrey chuckled.

Allowed myself a small smile before getting down to business.

"Actually Madam Pomfrey, I've come to you for help. It's Sirius." I began shakily. "He's been having terrible trouble. I've been researching help for him and I believe the muggles describe his problem as insomnia. I know for a fact he wont take a sleeping potion, he's too proud for that. I wondered if there was any chance of purchasing some muggle sleeping tablets that I could slip into a hot chocolate."

"I understand. Well, I see no problem in these muggle tablets. If Mr Black is suffering from drastic sleep loss it is inperative that we get him these tablets as soon as possible. However, it is obvious that you yourself cannot leave school to purchase them. Therefore I shall floo into London and go to a muggle pharmacy immediately. Return here after dinner and I'll have them for you." Madam Pomfrey decided.

I let out a sigh of relief and began fumbling in my robes for the galleon I had converted into muggle money.

"Oh no, dear girl. You need not give me the money. Mr Black is a student, therefore my patient. It is I who will be paying for the tablets." Madam Pomfrey told me firmly, not allowing any room for arguing.

"Thank you ma'am." I smiled. "I shall see you after dinner." I bowed formally and scarpered from the room in order to get to the common room asap.

The minute I walked into the common room I was greeted by a familiar warm pair of arms wrapping themselves around my waist.

"Where have you been, hmm?" Remus asked softly nibbling on my ear.

I caught his face with my hand and cradled it before turning around and kissing his cheek.

"Never you mind." I winked before settling myself between James and Sirius on the sofa in front of the fire, laying my head on James' shoulder.

At about 10pm I stood and stretched before sending Sirius a look and subtly signalling to the dorm.

"I'm off to bed." I announced.

"Yeah… me too." Sirius mumbled uncertainly, following me upstairs.

Once in our dorm, I flicked my wand, locking the door and went to sit on my bed, patting the spot next to me.

"Linky?" I called.

A small house elf dressed in a pretty floral pillowcase apparated in front of me.

"What can Linky do for Miss Katie?" the squeaky house elf asked.

"Can you get us both some hot chocolate please, Linky." I requested sweetly, winking at my helper. Sirius was not the only one with elf friends.

"Of course Miss Katie." Linky beamed disapparating.

She returned moments later with two steaming mugs of cocoa, I took them from her, handing one to Sirius, before the young elf curtseyed and disappeared once more.

I tapped our uniforms transfiguring them into suitable night clothes before bringing the duvet up and tucking it around our waists.

Sirius, who had been unusually silent until now, finally spoke up. "I fell as if I am cheating Moony of his spot!" he joked.

I smiled at him and took a sip of my cocoa, gesturing for him to do them same- which he did. The sleeping pills being dissolved in the cocoa made the effects not take place until an hour after the drink was consumed.

"I wanted to talk Sirius." I began. "I know how your family have been affecting your sleep."

Sirius winced and I sighed, putting my arm around his shoulder comfortingly.

"It's strange. I haven't seen mother in years really. She hasn't been a real mother to me ever, and yet she still has such an… effect on me. it's like she's still smacking me around every night." Sirius whispered.

"Oh Padfoot." Katie mumbled, hugging her brother close. "She'll never touch you again, I promise."

Sirius could feel hot tears welling in his eyes. Trying to hide his moment of weakness, Sirius curled up with his head on Katie's lap.

Katie stroked his hair softly.

"You know, Regulus might be a prick to me from now until the end of time, but I still feel sorry for him. He was my baby brother, I was supposed to be the one looking out for him. Now I've left him at home with no choice but to follow my parents and probably take the mark when he's 17." Sirius confessed.

"Sirius, it is not your fault!" Katie promised, petting the boy's head. "Regulus has his own mind. He could follow you if he wanted to, he could escape if he wanted to, he could be free if he wanted to, but he doesn't."

"He's just a kid, Kate." Sirius whimpered.

"And so are you. Your parents sucked at being parents. That's not your fault." Katie told him.

Sirius let out a yawn and snuggled closer to his sister.

"I feel really sleepy all of a sudden." He mumbled. "I'm never this sleepy."

Katie smiled fondly as Sirius drifted off to sleep. She transfigured his robes into pjs and levitated him into bed, tucking him in and kissing his forehead.

"Night night, darling." She grinned before heading back down to Remus and James.

"Asleep?" Remus asked in surprise.

"Asleep." Katie confirmed proudly.