Hey, sorry this has taken a while, I had writer's block :( There's probably about another...2...3 chapters left of Hogwarts, maybe less, then I'll move onto them living on their own ^_^ I love reviews..and it's nearly Christmas...(; anyway, thanks for reading, hope it's okay & sorry if it offends anyone who knows blind people :( I tried.

"Where am I? What...?" Sirius asked.

"You're eh..In the Hospital Wing.. Your brother turned up at the tower and brought me to you..Sirius who attacked you?"

"I...can't say." Sirius shook his head and lay back carefully. "What do I look like? How bad?" James sighed.

"Uh..black eye, cuts and bruises, fixed broken bones... looking like you've been in a fight." James had sugar coated his description as Sirius did look pretty awful, but if he couldn't see then...

"Huh.." Sirius looked blankly ahead. "When can I get out of here?"

"Well, Madam Pomfrey said she had to tell Dumbledore then she'd be back. So.. I'm not sure.." James replied. Sirius pulled the pillow over his face and James gave Remus a sad smile. James rested a comforting hand on Sirius' knee, Sirius took a deep breath and yelped slightly, putting a hand on his ribs. He had been dressed in school pajamas and James glimpsed a bandage beneath them.

It wasn't long before Madam Pomfrey came back accompanied by Professor Dumbledore. James looked up and nudged Sirius who took the pillow of his face.

"What?" He said.

"Professor Dumbledore is here.." Sirius sat up awkwardly.

"Mr. Black, how are you feeling?" Dumbledore asked kindly.

"Fine.." Sirius said glumly.

"Madam Pomfrey...he can't see.." James told her worriedly.

"Sirius is this true?" She asked him. Sirius nodded. Madam Pomfrey stepped forward and started muttering spells and summoning potions. When nothing worked she grumbled and sat in a chair.

"This was caused by dark magic, but over time I think it should fade."

Sirius sighed. Just what he needed, now he felt almost completely vulnerable.

"Mr. Black I'd like a quick word," Dumbledore said and looked at their small audience. "Could we have a moment?" Remus nodded and said he would go back up to the tower and bid Sirius and the staff goodnight.

"James, you coming?" He queried. James shook his head.

"Can I stay, Professor?" James pleaded with the headmaster. Dumbledore nodded and both Remus and Madam Pomfrey left.

"Mr Black," he started, but Sirius interjected.

"Sirius, is fine, Sir." Dumbledore nodded understandingly, but only for James benefit.

"Sirius, we will do our best to help you in your current condition, but could you tell who it was that did this to you?" Sirius shook his head, telling wouldn't help matters at all.

"Very well. If you feel it would make matters worse then I must be going, goodnight." Dumbledore nodded at them and departed.

"James...?" Sirius felt forwards and found a curled up body in front of him. He was probably asleep... Sirius lay back and closed his eyes, not that if felt much different. He tried to take his mind off this, relaxing himself, he soon fell asleep.

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He woke the next morning by being poked repeatedly.

"Sirius Sirius Sirius Sirius-"

"What?!"

"Oh you're awake." James said.

"Why?"

"Your brother's here."

"Hi Sirius.." Sirius could hear guilt in his brother's voice.

"Thank you.."

"I...what?" Regulus said, he sounded confused and Sirius imagined a frown on his face.

"For getting help.."

"But I didn't stop them?"

"I didn't run away from it."

"Like you would." James and Regulus said in unison.

"Yeah ok true..." He agreed.

"How are you feeling anyway?" Regulus asked.

"Fine." Sirius hope his smile he gave them was encouraging.

"I mean really.." Regulus said. Sirius sighed, his brother had learnt to tell when he wasn't ok from their time at home.

"Really, I hate this and I wish I had a painkiller. I just want to get out of here."

"I think she might let you out later..." James said.

"Ooops, I gotta run," said Regulus. "Don't want to be interrogated." Sirius nodded.

"It's fine, I'll catch you later." He heard his brother leave and stretched his arms out, accidentally hitting James in the face.

"Ouch!"

"..Sorry.."

"Sirius, how are you today?" Came the voice of Madam Pomfrey.

"Fine.." He yawned.

"Well, I want to keep you in until this evening then I think you can go, but only if you're accompanied everywhere. I don't want to see you in here with another injury for a good while." Sirius nodded.

"Agreed." Accompanied everywhere? He sighed. Madam Pomfrey fussed over him and he felt her change a bandage or two, Sirius wondered what they had done to him. It hurt, quite a lot, but he would never say that.

"Mr Potter shouldn't you be in lessons?" She scolded.

"I'm allowed today off." James yawned. "And lessons without Sirius are boring. Remus makes me work." Sirius laughed at this and felt warm and fluffy inside.

The two of them spent the day reminiscing about their first year and when they found out Remus was a werewolf. Usually they'd have played a game or something more active that would have had Madam Pomfrey scolding them, but due to Sirius' situation...

"Remember when you first turned into a stag and got left with a furry back for a day?" Sirius chortled.

"Not as bad as you trying to pee on everything!" James retorted, trying to hold his laughter. Sirius tried to hit him with a pillow but...missed and promptly fell off the bed.

"Ah-ow!" He groaned, grinning manically. James bent down and helped him back onto the bed.

"Good thing Madam Pomfrey didn't hear." James laughed. "You alright?" Sirius' lips were in a thin line, he had obviously hurt himself but predictably...

"Yeah I'm fine..what time is it? I wanna get outta here." He muttered.

"Not long now.. " James said lightheartedly, trying to get Sirius to cheer up. But Sirius wasn't really in the mood to talk anymore. He had had these moments at James' house during the summer, James knew he was thinking, probably about what had happened, and about him and Lily. He still felt bad about that.

"Sirius... I'm sorry, I was a dick. Doing that to you was... unforgivable." James murmured to him. He was sat close to Sirius on the bed and knew Sirius could hear him. He noticed Sirius bite his bottom lip slightly.

"I do... It was always her."

"I...Thanks," he replied. James had really not expected Sirius to say that. In fact he had thought there would be an awkwardness between them for a long time. But he was far from disappointed. They sat in silence for a while, James wasn't sure how long, but Madam Pomfrey came through the curtains and shoo'd James off the bed to check Sirius over one more time.

"Don't take these off for at least two more days." She said, physically indicating the bandages to Sirius. "They should be healed by then. And make sure someone is with you all the time. Don't be left alone."

"Great..." Said Sirius wistfully. He hated being co-dependent.

"You may go." James helped Sirius into his clothes, which was a bit tricky but didn't take too long. To help him, James rested his hand on the small of Sirius' back and his arm to steer him. As they moved through the corridors, students turned their heads and stared. Sirius' face still looked like he'd had a fight, he had a black eye, some scratches and you could clearly tell his eyes were unseeing.

"Fuck off, yeah? How would you like it?" James grumbled at the passing people. Sirius kept very quiet. He was fully aware that people would be staring at him, but he kept his head up and let James guide him to the tower. The stairs were the hardest part, Sirius stumbled a couple of times and swore under his breath.

Finally, they were at the portrait hole. James held up a hand to stop the Fat Lady asking questions and gave the password.

"Do you wanna go up? Or go sit by the fire?" James asked softly.

"Dorms..." Sirius said. James nodded, more to himself.

"James! Sirius!" Sirius winced, it was Lily.

"Lily,we were just going to head up. Did you wanna come?" James let go of Sirius and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend.

"Sure, Sirius how are you feeling?" She asked, concerned.

"Fabulous, Lily, really." Sirius made to move towards the staircase but subsequently tripped over a table leg. Immediately James and Lily were by his side and helping him up. Sirius would have appreciated this but right now he was frustrated and jealous of Lily, so he shook them off.

"Don't." He said gruffly. "I can do it."

"If you're sure..." James said, giving Lily a sideways glance and shrugging. Feeling his way over to the staircase, Sirius managed to hold on to the banister and work his way up. James and Lily followed closely behind him, just in case. James pushed the door open for him and saw a series of bits a string criss crossing the dorm.

"What...?" Lily asked. Remus, who had been reading on his bed, ducked under the string and came over.

"I thought it would help Sirius, there's one string leading to the bathroom, one to James' bed and one to the door." He smiled.

"Genius." Said James. Sirius was already using the string from the door to get to his bed.

"Hey..it works.." Sirius called back. "Cheers Moony." Remus always thought of everything. He heard a squelching noise coming from behind him and he turned, trying to figure out what it was.

"What's the squelchy noise...?" Sirius almost instantly regretted asking this as he heard stifled laughter and a sigh.

"Just James and Lily, Sirius. Nothing to worry about.." Remus told him. He wouldn't worry..just internally sulk.

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