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She's Only Potter's Sister	By : queenofthediamonddogs Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > Het - Male/Female Views: 3973 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter List
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Chapter 14: Safe and Sound

May had become restless lately. Sirius had not been writing to her and it frightened her. He had promised to write nearly every day and he had not written for a whole week. This caused May not to be able to sleep properly as she was worried about him. When she would wake in the night, she would sit on her window seat and read. Every night was the same. She would wake and sit and read. This night was different. She awoke when she heard a distant BANG. Glancing at her clock and saw it was midnight. Trying to get back to sleep was impossible. She climbed out of bed, placed her dressing gown on and made her usual walk to the window.

When she began reading her latest muggle novel, Jane Eyre, she glanced into the night and saw a dark figure strolling up the path. She placed the book face down and watched the figure as it moved closer to the house. “Sirius...” She breathed and stood up, sped out of her bedroom and ran through the house towards the main entrance. Her breath hitched in her throat when the door opened. Rushing down the long stairs and seeing him collapse to his knees. “No!” She cried in fright and rushed towards him as he fell sideways and unconscious. “Sirius!” She knelt next to him and turned him onto his back. “Sirius!” Cupping his face in her hands. “Wake up! Wake up!” She began to panic as he lay on the cold flooring. “JAMES!” She screamed towards the stairs. “DAD!” She turned back to Sirius who was slowly regaining consciousness. “Sirius?” She whispered as she leaned down to be closer to him. “Sirius... Wake up love. You're safe.” Whispering softly when she heard two sets of footsteps rushing down the stairs behind her.

“Merlin's Beard!” Her father gasped in shock at the sight of Sirius barely conscious. “Let's get him upstairs.” Looking to James, who moved forward, lifted Sirius up and carried him up the staircase slowly. “May, go and wake your mother. She will need to care for him.” May gave him a nod and rushed past James towards her parent's bedroom. Thomas followed his son to the bedroom Sirius always stayed in. He helped James put Sirius on the large bed. “Sirius? Can you hear me?” Thomas sat next to the barely conscious boy and James sat opposite his father, looking down at his best friend with worry.

“Yes.” He groaned, opening his eyes slowly and flickering them between James and James' father. He was taking deep breaths to rid the pain.

May and her mother were soon in the room and Elizabeth took her husband's place, placing her slightly wrinkled hand on Sirius' forehead and then his cheek. “He has a slight fever. May fetch a cool damp cloth. Sirius, what happened to you?” May rushed off and brought back a bowl of cool water and many cloths for her mother.

“Father...” He gritted his teeth as he tried to speak without screaming. “He beat me and used magic against me.” Breathing slowly as the cool cloth calmed him down and cooled his fever. James remained at his side as Mrs Potter cared for the injured boy. May stood back and watched in shock with silent tears falling down her cheeks. She had never been so scared for another person in her life. She tried to calm herself down by breathing slowly but as she watched her mother and James help Sirius remove his shirt and she saw the bruises across his chest and covering his back, her breathing became erratic. She couldn't take it in. She turned and left the room with tears still streaming down her cheeks.

James was in shock at the sight of the bruises covering Sirius' torso. He knew that Sirius' family were horrid but he didn't really think they were capable of actually harming their own son. “I'm sorry mate.” Speaking softly to Sirius as he helped him turn onto his side, facing him to let his mother clean Sirius' wounds.

“Don't mention it, Prongs.” Sirius chuckled weakly but cut off when he winced at the wet cloth pressing against his open wounds. “Getting away from that family is the best decision I have ever made, in my whole life.” Wincing again as Mrs Potter dabbed his wounds as gently as she could. “Can I stay here?”

“You most definitely can. I am not letting you out of my sight until you are fully recovered. You have been a member of this family ever since you stayed here during your first summer.” Elizabeth spoke soothingly as she waved her wand over his bruised back. “My husband will go to your house and fetch your things. You will never have to set foot inside that place ever again.” Helping him lay flat on his back as she worked on his chest which looked less painful than his back.

James finally noticed that May was missing from the room. “I'll be back.” Standing up straight and quietly left the room and moved down the corridor to his sister's room. He found it empty and the bed unmade. Sighing heavily, he tried to think where May would be. Quickly he checked his own room and the library but she was nowhere to be found. Only one place she could be was her hiding place. A place she went to when she needed time alone and only James knew where that was. Even their parents didn't know about the place. It was May's thinking place. That was what she called it.

James walked to the highest point of the house and climbed onto the roof. It was a flat piece of roof on the side of the manor. They had to climb out of a window to walk out onto the roof. May was sitting on the roof with her dressing gown wrapped tight around her as she looked out at the grounds. “May?” He spoke softly so he did not scare her. “Are you okay?” He moved and sat next to her, watching her carefully. “What's the matter?”

“I should have known that something was wrong.” Tears ran down her cheeks, keeping her gaze on the dark scenery in front of them. “He hadn't written in a while and it worried me but I thought it was because he was a guy and guys don't like to write letters constantly.” She sniffed a little as she pulled the dressing gown tighter around her, keeping the cold night air away from her skin. “I should have known. I should have known that there was something wrong.” Tears fell faster and sobs shook her body and she hid her face in her hands.

“Hey... Hey...” James said soothingly as he sat closer to her and wrapped a long arm around his sister's shaking form. “You weren't to know. It might have been happening even if he was writing to you. May, calm down. Come back inside. He needs you right now.” His hand rubbing her arm to keep her warm. “Plus, mother will worry if you are gone too long.” Holding her close to him as they stared out at the darkness. “Come on.” Kissing the side of her head softly and stood up, looking down at his shivering sister. “It's cold and I know Sirius will want to see you.” Holding his hands out for May to take them.

“Ok.” She muttered as she took his hands and pulled herself up so they could both go inside and keep Sirius company as he recovered from his brutal attack from his own parents. When they both returned they found Sirius asleep in the bed and their mother sitting in a rocking chair, which she had brought in from her own room. May took slow breaths to stop the tears from returning as she moved forward to the bed. James and his mother watched her carefully as she kicked off her slippers and lay on the bed close to Sirius. She rested her head on the pillow next to Sirius', her left hand lay upon his stomach and her right hand under her head. “Get better quick, love.” She whispered softly to him, even though he was sleeping, she felt like he could hear her perfectly. Slowly she drifted into a light sleep with her mother and brother watching her silently until she was fast asleep.

“She really does love him.” Elizabeth spoke in a whisper as James knelt next to her rocking chair. “He kept asking where she was. Does he love her too?” Looking down at her son, who was still watching his sleeping sister and sleeping friend.

James nodded slowly, still watching the pair and then looked up at his mother. “Yes he does. More than anything. Every time I saw them together at the end of term, he always seemed to be watching her. Watching her every move, her every breath. Watching her as if she were about to disappear on him if he closed his eyes for one moment. I have never seen him like that with another girl before.”

“He must love her.” She spoke gently as she turned to see her daughter actually moving closer to Sirius in her sleep, protecting him with her hand. James soon left to return to his own bed and Elizabeth soon went to her own bed when she knew that Sirius was comfortable and May was warm enough.

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Sirius groaned softly as he woke up in a familiar bed. Last thing he remembered was walking up to the Potter's manor. He didn't immediately open his eyes as he was comfortable with a warm arm lying across his chest. Slowly he opened his eyes and turning his head to see the owner of the arm. He gave a wide smile to see his girlfriend lying next to him, sleeping peacefully. He raised his hand and rests it over her smaller one. She didn't flinch or react at his touch, even when his fingers gently caressed the back of her hand. He watched her sleep for five minutes until she stirred and finally woke up. “Hello beautiful.” He whispered as he gripped her hand gently and watched her become fully awake.

“Hello handsome.” She croaked sleepily, moving herself closer to him. “How you feeling?” Her fingers gently rubbed his chest, glancing at the bruises that covered his chest.

“Sore but happy that I'm free. Away from that dreaded place.” Moving his fingers up her arm and back to her hand, slowly repeating the action. “Have you been with me all night?”

May nodded as she raised her head, resting her other hand under head, looking down at him. “Yeah. I was worried.” Sighing softly and gently caressed his skin with the tips of her fingers, touching a bruise with barely any pressure on it. “It scared me so much when I saw you on the floor. I thought I was losing you.” Soft tears fell down her cheeks as she tried to blink them away but they continued to fall.

“Hey...” He whispered and raised his free hand and brushed the tears away. “Stop that crying. I'm here now and I am not leaving you. Never again. I will stay here for as long as you want me to.” Pulling her back to lay close next to him but she started to sob as she lay next to him, resting her head on his chest. “Shushhh...” He soothed her, running his hand down her back. “I'm here and I'm safe.”

“I should've known. I should have known that you were in trouble because you weren't writing.” Her fingers delicately touching one of his many bruises with the tears falling down her cheeks and landing on his chest. “Oh Merlin! Why didn't I think?” Still sobbing against his chest as he tried to comfort her as best as he could. “I knew there was something wrong and I didn't say anything to anyone as I thought it was just you not writing. Oh Merlin! I am so sorry Sirius.”

“Shhh....” He continued to sooth her, kissing her hair gently and held her close to him, ignoring the protests of his body and the pain this was giving him but he didn't want to let go of her. “Oh May! Do not be sorry. It's not your fault. It was my horrid parents' fault. They do not know how to love me like they should. Like your parents do. Don't blame yourself.” Kissing her hair lightly as she cried silently on his chest with his arms tight around her. “I love you.” He whispered against her hair until she fell asleep in his arms, exhausted from crying. Sirius lay there in silence, his hands rubbing her back in a comforting manner to keep her asleep. She seemed so exhausted to him. “Oh May...” He whispered softly. He was in his own world and didn't even hear someone come into the room. When James was standing at the foot of the bed, he looked away from his girlfriend. “Hey.” Sirius spoke quietly as he lay still, trying not to wake May up. “She's tired.”

“She hasn't been sleeping properly. She was worried about you.” James moved around the bed and sat on the edge, close to his sister. “I'm glad you're okay. I was worried too especially when I realised you weren't writing to May. If it was me, I wouldn't worry.” The two boys scoffed at their useless correspondence during the holidays. “Dad has gone to your house to fetch your things for you and he said that you are welcome to stay here as long as you want to.”

“Thanks.” Sirius nodded and gave James a grateful smile. He returned his haze back to May, who was sleeping peacefully on his chest; his fingers ran down her back gently. “I am sorry Prongs. For what I did. It was stupid, I know. I should have thought first but you know how Snivellus is towards us and he wound me up so easily.” His hand still caressing May's back. “I am truly sorry Prongs. When I see Moony next, I'll beg for his forgiveness.” He smirked slightly as he rolled his eyes slightly. “I know. I know. He'll take longer to give forgiveness.” He sighed heavily causing May to stir in her sleep, to coax her back to sleep; Sirius rubbed her back in gentle circles. He glanced down at her and saw her settle back into sleep.

“Ah! You're awake.” James' mother spoke in glee as she entered the room. She carried a tray of food enough to feed 4 people. “I bring food for you all. A treat. You can have breakfast in here. That includes you James, even though you have already eaten.” Setting the tray on the bedside table. “Sirius, be a dear and wake up that daughter of mine.”

“Yes ok.” Sirius laughed softly before turning his attention to May. He kissed her hair softly and rubbed her back. “Love, wake up. Breakfast is here.” Speaking slightly louder than a whisper. “May, wake up.” He spoke gently as he rubbed her back more until she finally woke up with her head still lying on his chest. “Morning beautiful.” He grinned down at her. “Your mother has brought us breakfast.”

May sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes to get rid of the tired feeling in them. “Yummy.” She grinned and reached for a piece of toast with strawberry jam topping. “Hello Jamie.” Smiling at her brother, who was eating the same as May. “You two behaving?” She mumbled as she ate her breakfast, next to Sirius, who had reached for a drink.

“Could ask you the same thing?” James raised an eyebrow towards them both but it was complete with a smirk. “Don't worry. I know you've behaved. Sirius values his life if he thinks of touching you that way.” Looking between the two of them before laughing loudly at May's bright blush.

“May, go and get dressed.” Her mother spoke as she checked Sirius' wounds, which were healing nicely. May gave Sirius a quick kiss and climbed off the bed. As she walked to the door, she hit James on the back of his head and stealing his third piece of toast before he bit into it. Elizabeth laughed as she watched her daughter leave. “Did she sleep all right, Sirius? She's constantly up and down at night. Barely sleeping.”

“She slept peacefully. All night.” Sirius smiled a little as he sat up straighter. “She did wake up at one point but she went straight back to sleep.” He smiled more as he leaned forward for Mrs Potter to check his back; he gave a sharp wince as his muscles and bruises stretched in a painful way.

“Sorry.” She smiled at Sirius as she helped him lie back down. “I want you to stay in bed for the rest of the day and I think tomorrow you will be able to get up and walk around without being in too much pain. Only thing you are not allowed to do is quidditch. Only for a week or two and then you can start playing again.” She laughed as she handed him another plate of food. “Eat up. James don't over tire him.”

“Yes mum.” James mumbled as he ate his toast. “Can't say the same for May.” Laughing loudly as Sirius' eyes went wide with shock to what James had just said to his mother about Sirius and May.

“James! Behave!” His mother scolded him. “Do not say things like that.” Leaving the room with the empty tray.

“Sorry.” James smirked as he sat on the edge of Sirius' bed. “It had to be said.” James laughed loudly as he reached for Sirius' food but he pulled it away from James. “What? Share.”

“My food.” Sirius jokingly glared. “You've been fed.” Poking his tongue out at his friend as he ate his breakfast. “When is Remus coming here?” Nibbling his toast nervously. “If he wants me to, I'll stay out of his way.”

“He's here next week and I don't think he will want you to stay away from him. Just wait and see what he is like when he turns up.” James nodded slowly. “You just rest now. I'll get the chess set and I'll beat your ass for the millionth time.” Jumping off the bed and walking to the door.

“You know I will beat you first. I always do.” Sirius smirked as he watched James leave the room. “I'm home.” He whispered as he leant back on his pillows. “Home and safe.”

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James and May's father returned from Sirius' former home with his trunk and a message for Sirius after midday. The family and Sirius, who was already bored in his room and insisted that he join them, sat at the dining room table as Thomas Potter explained to them about the reaction from Sirius' family.

“You're cut off. Completely.” Thomas spoke softly as he watched Sirius for the boy's reaction. He noticed that his daughter was holding Sirius' hand and watching him carefully. He gave a small sigh when he noticed that his little girl was growing up and she was growing up fast. “Your mother says that you are no longer her son.”

Sirius scoffed as he sat back in his chair carefully while still holding May's hand. “You know I never counted them as my family.” Scoffing again as he sat forward once more. “What else did they say?”

“Nothing. They said you are to sort yourself out and you can return to them but you will never to go back to them unless you renounce your Gryffindor ways. That includes being friends with James and being....” Thomas stopped when he looked at May's shocked expression to the demands Sirius' parents were making.

“And being with May.” Sirius said quietly as he turned to look at May. “That has been their demand all summer. They don't want me with you and I told them that I would never do that to you.” Keeping his gaze focused on May. “I can't. I won't. Not for them. I'll never do anything for them ever again.” Shaking his head slowly and giving her hand a slight squeeze as she smiled softly to him.

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The three youngsters spent the rest of the week together, waiting for Remus to visit as well as Hannah, May's best friend, who was staying with May for a few days until they went to Diagon Alley, where they would meet with Hannah's parents. May could tell that Sirius was nervous about seeing Remus again. She knew that Sirius was planning on apologising to Remus once again. May really hoped that Remus would forgive Sirius this time as it was killing Sirius on the inside because they were not friends.

Hannah was the first to arrive at the Potters. She and May immediately disappeared to May's room and began their catch-up. Sirius had allowed May to tell Hannah what had happened to him recently.

“His family used an Unforgivable on him?” Hannah said in shock. “I can't believe it! Poor Sirius. He's had a streak of bad luck.” Shaking her head slightly as the two sat on May's new four poster bed. “So are he and James friends again?”

“Yes. I think James forgave before school finished but didn't know how to say it to him. When Sirius turned up at the house that night, James had to forgive him. It's in his nature.” May laughed softly as crossed her legs on her bed. “Mother and Dad have now accepted Sirius as a sort of adopted son.”

“Is that legal? I mean for you two.” Hannah smirked jokingly as she ran a hand through her blonde hair. “Isn't it incest?”

“EW! Hannah! That is disgusting!” May shuddered and threw a pillow at her friend, who caught it and threw it back. “Don't say something like that. That is horrible.” But soon the two of them were laughing at Hannah's horrid joke. “Come on. It's time for dinner.” Jumping off the bed, waiting for her friend. The two walked out of her room and were met with Remus carrying his bag and pulling his trunk with James helping him. “Remus!” May gave a cry of surprise. “It's good to see you.” Giving him a one-armed hug before stepping back to let him move towards the room, where he was staying.

“Hello May.” Remus smiled and moved past her when she stepped to the side. “See you after.”

“See you at dinner.” May said brightly as she and Hannah walked to the dining room. She turned to speak to Hannah but found her blushing brightly. “Ahhh. I see!” May smirked and pulled Hannah into one of the side rooms. “Spill!” She demanded.

“It's nothing.” Hannah blushed and shook her head, avoiding May's gaze. “Stop asking May. It's nothing. Let's just go to dinner.” Moving past May and keeping her head down as she left the room. May gave a small laugh and followed her best friend to dinner.

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Dinner became an awkward affair when Remus walked into the room and saw Sirius sitting next to May but when he saw hints of healing bruises on Sirius' face and neck, Remus knew something had happened to his former friend and had caused him to come to the Potter's for refuge. James hadn't said anything about Sirius being in the house. Remus knew James didn't said anything as Sirius might have wanted to tell him what had happened. May sat nervously between Sirius and Hannah as Remus sat opposite them, next to James. “Right, no arguments at the table.” Elizabeth Potter announced as their food appeared. “Only friendly chatter or banter from Mr Potter.” Smiling at her husband at the head of the table. The whole table laughed when he gave his wife a joking glare and the family and friends began to eat and spoke quietly to each other. The two Potter siblings were constantly glancing between Sirius and Remus as they spoke to others around them.

As the dinner drew to an end, Sirius was building up the courage to ask Remus to talk in private but he was afraid his friend would ignore his request and make Sirius feel worse than he already was feeling. The dinner party stood up and were making their way to the library for after dinner drinks and possibly a few games of exploding snap or Wizarding chess. “Remus, could I have a word with you for a moment?” Sirius finally spoke in confidence to him.

Remus nodded. “Yes.” Moving back into the sitting room of the manor and Sirius followed. Remus moved to the window and stared outside at the large gardens. “What do you want to say Sirius?” Looking back at Sirius, who was standing nervously in the doorway, watching Remus' every movement.

“To apologise. Again.” He added as he walked into the room, closing the door behind him. “I didn't think about anything when I told Snape about the knot. I didn't think about you, I didn't think about the people who got hurt.”

Remus knew he was talking about May. It killed Remus on the inside when he was told May had been hurt trying to stop Snape. He always kept his feelings for May a secret as Sirius and May's relationship was much more than anything either of them ever had with other relationships and he didn't want to ruin his friendships with them both. “I know you did it because it was Snape but it still hurt me that you didn't think about our friendship before your grudge.” Turning to face Sirius. “You know how I feel about my problem and how reluctant I was to have you run with me during the full moon but when I knew that you would never tell my secret to anyone and that I would never hurt you, I accepted that. You broke that trust and it will take a long time to fix, Padfoot.”

“I know.” Sirius nodded as he moved further into the room and stood next to Remus. The two of them were the same height so they stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the window. “Let us start now.” Turning to face Remus and holding his hand out to the werewolf.

Remus looked down at Sirius' outstretched hand for a split second and then placed his hand in Sirius'. “Starting now.” He gave him a small grin and a nod. “Come on. We'll worry them more than we already are.” The two laughed as they walked out of the sitting room and go to the library to join the others. The rest of the evening went without an argument except between James and May but that was normal and everyday to the family and friends.

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