By: Sweet 16 Movie Buff!
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"You have a visitor, Mr. Black," Madame Pomphrey told him curtly as she finished clearing away the remnants of old bandages. She tucked the blanket more firmly around him, "And since you've behaved today, you may see her."
"Jillian?" Sirius asked eagerly. His hand went to his hair, realizing it was hardly as tame it normally was.
Madame Pomphrey smiled indulgently at him as she took away the tray of potions and linen, seemingly touched by the thought of young love. Sirius listened hard as the head nurse opened the door to the Hospital Wing.
"You're lucky, young lady. He's awake and quite eager to see you," she said patiently.
"OH YEAH, WHO'S GOOD? TOBY'S GOOD! TOBY'S THE WOMAN! OH, YEAH SHE'S GOOD . . ."
"Miss Williams stop that at once! This is the Hospital Wing, not a karioke bar!"
"Toby shut up! No offense meant, Madame Pomphrey," Carly apologized quickly. There was a muffled 'ouch' that Sirius assumed was from Carly giving Toby a good jab in the ribs.
"Thanks, Madame Pomphrey," Jillian's voice was warm with laughter.
"We'll see you later, Jilly," Carly said.
"Yeah, I'll see you at lunch."
"Who's good? Oh, yeah . . ." Toby's self-applause faded from hearing as she practically skipped down the hall.
The door shut pointedly and Toby's faint jubilation was cut off. Madame Pomphrey seemingly disappeared into her office. Sirius tried to smooth down his hair, but to no obvious improvement.
Jillian grinned at him. Her chestnut hair was swept back from her face in twin braids, her hair now falling to just below her jaw. She was still rather plain and ordinary, having not worn makeup since the Black Ball. But when she smiled . . . Sirius thought she was the most beautiful creature on the planet.
He grinned back, "What's Toby so happy about?"
"I told her she just won her wager with Carly," she shrugged casually as she sat down at Sirius's bedside.
"I take it Carly wasn't at all thrilled."
She bobbed her head from side to side, "To a point she was. I think Toby's gloating is starting to wear on her, though."
"How's you're arm?"
Jillian rested a hand on her shoulder subconsciously as she stared at the pile of sweets on the bedside table; apparently well wishers had sent their condolences in chocolate. "Fine." She looked up at him and smiled, "What about you? I can see you clearly aren't being starved."
"James, Remus and Peter pitched in the whole lot to see that I wouldn't," he laughed, then instantly regretted it; his ribs weren't quite up for laughing just yet. He winced, "I'm still a little sore."
"I would expect so," she snorted. Then after a thoughtful moment added, "Professor Subramani wishes you a swift recovery so you can get your detention over with."
Sirius laughed softly, and raised his brow in a sort of defeat. "Yeah, I'd expect he would."
"It's not so terrible. He had me scrubbing the classroom floor. You'll get off easier, probably for being the victim of - " she stopped suddenly, the smile on her lips disappearing at the memory of that night.
"Jillian?" he asked after several moments when she didn't speak.
"Why?" she asked breathlessly. "Why would they do that do you? I mean . . . even your own brother."
"Didn't I tell you? I ran away."
"What?" she looked at him sharply, "When?"
"Over the Christmas holiday. I'd had enough, so I packed my things and left," he shrugged lopsidedly.
She slowly rose from her seat, "Is that why you were so cool towards me after Christmas?"
"Yeah," he mumbled, blushing a bit. "When the owl came with you're gift, Mum practically threw a fit. Every time she'd see me, she'd start going off about consorting with Muggle-borns and half-breeds. She even called you a . . . you know. I couldn't stand it. At the end of the holiday I packed up my things and headed for James's place."
"I don't understand," Jillian said slowly, sitting herself on the edge of the bed. "Did . . . did seeing me . . . remind you of your mum? Is that why you called me a you-know-what, because of your mum?"
He nodded mutely, not daring to look at her.
Then to his immense surprise and pleasure, her hands snaked under his jaw and lifted his face towards hers. She kissed him gently.
"What was that for?"
She smiled, "For being such an absolute git."
"Oh," he smiled weakly, still fascinated by her lips. He looked up into her eyes, "So do I get a kiss for being a good patient?"
Jillian smiled again, tilting her head as she caressed his lips again with hers. "Yes."
"How about for being a good dog?"
"Sirius?"
"Yeah?"
"Just shut up."
And she kissed him again.
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ABBREVIATED EPILOGUEI know some of you are probably going 'What?! That's it?' but hey, I had to end the story open-ended so you'll read the sequel! :)
I'm sorry for being sneaky, but I can tell you this . . .
Jillian and Sirius go out for the remainder of the school year and break up after five months. Don't worry, Jillian is still in the sequel. That's all I can tell you, though I grievously want to tell you more (zips lips together).
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DRUMROLL, PLEASE . . .
In Memory of Sirius Black II: The Seventh Year is in the works as we speak!
It will indeed be the dramatic fic and it will NOT be written in this flashback form though I was tempted to do so the second time around. All the actions will be in a chronological order and there will be at least two chapters chalk-full of action and battles!
Here's what to look forward to – A midnight chase through London . . .Sirius's new girlfriend . . . Christmas presents and Toby's schemes for revenge.
I can't tell you anymore than that or I'll give away the story.
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THANK YOU ALL!!! I WOULD HAVE NEVER POSTED THE REST OF THIS FIC IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY WONDERFUL REVIEWERS!
Moon Burst – Will I be invited to Remus's and your wedding? It kinda sucks that having more than one wife is illegal, because I'd say we could marry and shag Sirius. I'm just joking. :) I really enjoyed your addition to your story by the way, and once more I apologize that I'm not doing the switch-bodies fic, but I am now in full swing with this sequel. Check in on you later, babes!
Nicky Black – Here's your update! Thank you so much for reviewing, that was sweet of you to do that. I hope you update Black Rose soon.
Wheres-the-rum-gone?-2004 – ::Blushes a bit and scuffs foot on the floor:: I'm sorry I haven't finished your story yet. It's real cute, but I got caught up in writing again and forgot. I know it's no excuse, so I'll try to be better about it.
::Glowers:: I can't believe that you got your nose pierced! My friend is considering getting a brow ring for her sixteenth, but my parents would kill me if I even got my upper ear pierced. I personally thing nose rings are cool, though! I'm envious :P
EVILMWHAA HA HA HA HAA – Don't worry about Bellatrix and Lucius. They get their just desserts in the sequel, well, at least Lucius does. Oh, I wish I could tell you about it! It'll be great, I promise. But thank you so much for reviewing, and I'm sorry, but I handed over your fluffy carrots (once recognizable as Bellatrix and the other toerags) to another author. My bad, sorry!
Kirie Himuro – I LOVE YOUR STORIES!!!!!!!!!!!! They really deserve more reviews than they get. But anyway, I too am awaiting Bellatrix's death. Maybe J.K. Rowling kills her off in the sixth book . . . I hope this chapter wrapped up the story well enough for you :)
Renatinha Black – Nice to meet a fellow perfectionist! I'm glad you like the order I decided for this fic. I knew it was going to be extremely dull if I did it the usual exposition, then climax, then resolution way.
Whew, I'm glad you liked the ball, because that was me going out on a creative limb. I THINK (or pretty much assume) wizards know what elevators are because there are elevators in the Ministry of Magic, except they were magic elevators. And I understand constructive criticism; I really appreciate your input.
Your story was good, I hope you update soon. By the way . . . how'd you find this fic?
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I LOVE YOU ALL!Thank you so much to my reviewers and readers again for instilling some confidence in my writing.