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Be Careful What You Wish For	By : cls2256 Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > Het - Male/Female Views: 5049 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Apparating would’ve saved a ton of time on foot, but boy, was the fresh air amazing. Sirius enjoyed the journey through the night and into the next day; it was the first time he felt free in months. It was mid-afternoon by the time he reached a small brick house, situated on a couple acres of grassy field. The house seemed quiet, peaceful— and rather small for a family of her size to live in. He trotted around the house, panting and wagging his tail once he saw a glimpse of red curly hair through the window.
Around the back of the house was a waif of a blonde girl, not much older than a teen, hanging laundry from the clothesline. Sirius sat down a few paces away, studying the girl. Was this Allie’s squib sister? The one she had told her she struggled to hold a job? The girl took a few moments to notice him watching her; when she did, her face lit up with a wide, obnoxious smile.
“Well hi there, poochie!” she cried excitedly “come here, boy!”
Ah, fuck. Her voice was annoying. She was one of those ‘overexcited to see a dog’ girls who would squeal and nearly pull his fur out while she petted him. He remained seated in his spot, not eager to approach.
“Come here boy!!” she beckoned “Hey, Allie— ALLIE!”
There she was— the sunlight caught that gorgeous wild red hair, highlights sparkling almost golden in the sunlight. Her porcelain, freckled face was just as beautiful as he remembered, her smile warming him to the very core.
“Where did that dog come from?” She asked, looking to Sirius curiously.
Her sister shrugged “I don’t know, I turned around and he was sitting there”
Allie smiled pleasantly at him, patting her thigh “Won’t you come here?”
Her voice was as sweet as he remembered, and certainly not shrill and obnoxious like her sister’s was. Sirius wagged his tail, trotting over to them happily. Allie petted his head gently, with the light touch he remembered she having. Her sister, on the other hand, confirmed that she was indeed one of those annoying, overexcited girls, nearly pulling his fur out with her aggressive strokes.
“You are just so cute, aren’t you?— yes, aren’t you, yes you know you’re cute…”
Maybe if I bite her hand off, she wouldn’t think I was so cute…
“Shannon, maybe get him some water?” Allie suggested “He doesn’t have a collar, he must be a stray…”
“Alright, should we feed him too?”
Allie gave him a small smile. “You hungry?” she asked sweetly.
YES.
He gave a small, soft bark and wagged his tail. He was indeed hungry; his journey on foot had been longer than anticipated, working up a serious appetite.
“I’ll take that as a yes, we can give him the left over beef stew Mum made last night”
The girls fed him the entire container of stew. It was delicious— potentially because Sirius hadn’t eaten anything in 18 hours, but hell, he didn’t care. In that moment the beef stew was the best damned thing he’d eaten in his entire life.
He was wishing the blonde called Shannon was not here; not only because if Allie were alone he could’ve revealed his true self and ate his stew like a gentleman, but also because her voice was just so damned annoying. It was no wonder Allie was so quiet, how could she get a word in edge-wise when Shannon never shut the fuck up? He had deduced that she was indeed the squib sister he was told about, for she rolled her eyes every time Allie performed simple spells in front of her.
“Girls! I’m home!”
At first glance, Sirius could’ve sworn it was Molly Weasley bustling in the front door of the small house. Allie’s mother was a plump, red haired woman similar in height to Molly, but far more freckled. Grocery sacks levitated next to her, settling themselves on the dining room table with a wave of her wand.
“Hi Mum” Allie said sweetly “How was work?”
“Oh, fine, just a quiet day at the Cauldron”
Her Irish accent was thicker than Allie’s was; he realized she must’ve been talking about the Leaky Cauldron, remembering Allie telling him her mum used to clean rooms there. The Murphy matriarch frowned as she noticed Sirius, looking between Allie and Shannon disapprovingly.
“Why is there a dog in my kitchen?”
“He just came wandering up!” Shannon cried “ain’t he cute, Mum?”
She narrowed her eyes “Is he a stray?”
“We think so; he didn’t have a collar” Allie replied softly “we fed him the beef stew from yesterday”
“All of it?” their mother asked incredulously “Food doesn’t grow on trees, Allison.”
“Technically…” Shannon interjected “some food does grow on trees…”
“Fine” Their mother gave Shannon a stern look, shutting her up immediately. “Money doesn’t though, and money buys food—“ she sighed heavily as she looked Sirius up and down “did you at least check him for fleas?”
“Yes, he seems clean for a stray…” Allie said her voice even softer.
She looked between Allie, Shannon and Sirius a few times before her expression softened— albeit ever so slightly “Alright, but if he messes in the house— even once— I want him out”
Sirius turned his snout up at the woman, how dare she think he was an uncivilized dog to urinate so indecently. If only she knew…
“I invited Jack over for dinner, by the way”
Allie flushed a deep shade of scarlet, opening her mouth to speak. No sound came out, and a look of panic washed over her expression. Shannon gave Allie a sly smile, leaning back against the kitchen cabinets and flashing her eyes.
“Ooh, Jack’s coming over??”
Jack. That is a man’s name. Who the hell was Jack? Was Jack a bloke she liked? Was he her boyfriend? Sirius decided he didn’t like him. He didn’t know the fella, (who was probably a nice guy) but he didn’t like him. Jack. What a name. He was probably a cocky wanker who needed his face beat in.
“Why did you ask him?…” Allie whispered, her voice trailing off
“Because he is a sweet boy who is sweet on you” her mother replied “You like him, don’t you?”
“Well— uhm, yes…”
“Then you need to get to know him better. He asks about you a lot, but you know you barely say two words to anybody…”
Allie blushed even more, shifting uncomfortably on her heels and freezing up again.
“You are 25 years old; it’s time for you to start dating. Put yourself out there— find someone who will love you and take care of you” her mother sighed, stepping over to her and tucking a lock of her curls behind her ear. “You had to grow up so fast, and you have been a godsend to me since your father left. You have no idea how thankful I am to have you as my eldest daughter”
“Allie always was the favorite…” Shannon sneered, plopping down at the kitchen table
“I love you all equally” their mother corrected her “But Allison made sacrifices for this family that I am forever indebted to.” She turned back to Allie “Things are better now; easier. You deserve to find a husband and start a family of your own, sweetheart.
Allie bit her lip, remaining quiet as she shifted her weight once more. After a moment “He is rather handsome, isn’t he…”
Sirius let out a sigh as he lay down on the kitchen floor. What did you expect? It’s been two years; of course she would find another bloke handsome at some point.
“He is, and he is a nice man that comes from a nice family— why don’t you get cleaned up? Put on a fresh blouse”
Allie nodded, smiling awkwardly as she began to pick her fingernails.
“When are you going to set me up with a nice bloke, mum?” Shannon interjected “I’m 19 now, you know”
“Maybe when you start being nicer to everyone around you, a nice bloke would come your way” their mother quipped back “Go, Allison, get cleaned up— he will be here in an hour. Shannon can help me start dinner”
Allie turned to leave, but her attention was caught on Sirius. “Hey boy, you want to come with me? Or stay here?”
Sirius wagged his tail and trotted after her; like hell he was going to stay in the same room with boisterous, obnoxious, annoying-ass Shannon.
“What do you think I should wear? The black one or the blue one?”
Allie held up two blouses to Sirius, curled up on the bed. His head perked up, but he simply blinked at her; was she expecting a dog to actually give her fashion advice?
“I agree; the black one” she said after a moment, winking at him.
She slipped her current shirt off to replace it with the black blouse she had chosen. Sirius turned his head away from her with a soft whine— it was nothing he hadn’t seen before, but he felt it was only respectful to look away, especially since she didn’t know the true identity of the shaggy black dog.
“Such a gentleman” Allie giggled, pulling on her blouse “do you have a name? I’d like to call you something”
Sirius turned back to her, wagging his tail. Name me something cool, something bad-ass…
“What about Shadow? You want to be called Shadow?”
Sirius stopped wagging his tail. Shadow? No. he was not a Shadow. He much preferred Snuffles, his old canine nickname that James had given him many years ago. He had rolled his eyes when James first suggested it, insisting he make the change to dog permanent and adopt Snuffles as his moniker. He never wanted to be a dog permanently, but Snuffles grew on him after bit.
“Alright, I can take a hint; Shadow is no good. Give me some time to think of something better” she laughed.
He was impressed with how easygoing Allie seemed with just him, she seemed much more relaxed in the presence of an animal than with people. He thought about revealing himself to her right now; they were alone, but selfishly he wanted to play the ‘fly on the wall’ during tonight’s dinner. He wanted to see what this Jack fella was all about.
“Jack! So good to see you— come in, come in”
Sirius lay in the corner of the dining room on a makeshift bed Shannon made for him out of some throw blankets. He perked his head up, listening to the conversation in the foyer intently.
“Thank you for inviting me, Colleen” a male voice replied “I brought a bottle of wine, I hope everyone likes red?”
“I love red wine, Jack!” Shannon called, her shrill voice made Sirius let out a soft, low growl “Ooh, those are pretty!”
Jack stepped into the kitchen, holding a bottle of wine and a bouquet of roses. Damn it. Sirius laid his head down and sighed; Jack was handsome. Jack had flowers. Fucking flowers.
He was a tall bloke, probably about Allie’s age with broad shoulders and a strong jawline. His dark hair was parted neatly, smoothed into place with a bit of shiny hair gel. Sirius’s canine-strength sense of smell picked up on subtle, fresh cologne that made him smell like an upstanding gentleman. Damn it.
“Hi, Allie—” Jack said, flashing a pearly white smile “These are for you”
Jack handed Allie the bouquet of roses, her face flushing to match the flowers almost exact.
“Thank you”
Her voice was whisper soft as she gave him a small smile. She whipped around and dug a vase out of the cabinet and placed the bouquet inside. She filled it with a few inches of water, and then set it on the table to serve as the centerpiece for their meal.
“It smells wonderful in here, what are we having?” Jack asked
“Chili— my grandmother’s recipe” Colleen replied, carrying the large pot from the stove over to the dining room table.
“I made the cornbread!” Shannon piped up, plopping into her seat at the table.
“Don’t let her fool you, she only stirred the batter” Colleen laughed
Shannon sneered, shooting her mother an irritated look “Hey, I poured it into the pan too!”
Allie slunk down into her chair quietly, Sirius eyeing her; curious as to what she was thinking. She seemed so relaxed and at ease while they were alone earlier, but now that her gentleman caller had arrived (and her timid personality was overpowered by her boasting, over-energized little sister), Allie had clammed up. Sirius watched as they began their meal, listening to their idle chit chats, trying to piece together their lives based on information Allie had told him, as well as the things they talked about. It seemed like they all worked together; maybe all four of them were working at the Leaky Cauldron?
“That’s a good dog you got there— not even begging at the table!” Jack commented as he turned his attention to Sirius.
Don’t look at me you overly handsome twit. I will bite you.
“Yeah, he turned up this afternoon— he’s a stray!” Shannon exclaimed
Shut up, Shannon— you’re annoying.
“What’s his name?” Jack asked
“He doesn’t have one” Shannon said “I think we should name him Bear— do you like that, Allie?”
Bear? No. Absolutely not. He hated it more than Shadow. Allie turned her head and looked at him, frowning as she looked into his eyes.
“No, he doesn’t like that name” She said softly.
Her voice was so angelic; music to Sirius’s ears. These were some one the only words she had spoken the whole dinner.
“How do you know? He doesn’t talk. Come here Bear— come here!”
Shannon patted her leg, looking at Sirius eagerly. Sirius let out a sigh, laying his head down and giving Shannon a contemptuous look. No, he would not be responding to Bear. So unoriginal.
“I told you, he doesn’t like it” Allie said simply.
Dinner went on, Colleen continuously boasting about ‘the twins’ getting sorted into Hufflepuff, and how all the Murphy’s, except Shannon (who did not attend Hogwarts due to her lack of magical ability) and someone named Flynn. Sirius was almost certain Flynn was Allie’s brother who left home and never looked back— that name sounded familiar when he thought hard about it. Much more than this, Sirius didn’t learn much about what Allie had been up to in the last two years.
After dinner, Sirius watched apathetically as Jack assisted with dishes, being the strapping gentleman he just had to be. Allie had maybe only said a total of 20 words the entire meal, her face flushing as red as a tomato every time Jack had smiled at her.
“Well, I should be heading out— thank you for having me over for dinner, Colleen. Your grandmother’s chili is an excellent recipe”
“You are welcome anytime, dear” Colleen smiled “Allison, be a dear and walk Jack to the door?”
“Oh, uh, sure” Allie said whisper soft, blushing and giving him a small smile.
As she and Jack walked over to the front door, Sirius snuck close by, eager to eavesdrop on their conversation. Once they reached the door, Jack turned back to her— this time; it was him that did the blushing.
“So…I had a nice time tonight”
I had a nice time tonight Sirius mocked in his head Fucking prat
“Me too” Allie whispered “Thank you for coming”
“Of course—“he said “Are you free this Friday? Maybe we could go out to dinner, get ice cream at Florean Fortescue’s?”
“Oh—“ Allie flushed as she stammered “uhm…”
“I like you, Allie” he said with a handsome smile “Your sister is a bit overpowering to be around, and I’d like to get to know you from your own account— outside of work”
“Of course” she said softly “Friday”
Jack smiled with relief “Excellent, I’ll pick you up at 7?”
“mhmm” Allie gave him a slight smile and nodded.
Jack leaned down and kissed her tomato red cheek before retreating out the door. Allie bit her lip as she stood in the foyer, giggling softly to herself. Sirius watched her fall into a fit of giddiness from the overly handsome gentleman that just placed a kiss on her cheek. Damnit.
“Come on boy, you want to sleep in my room tonight?”
Allie patted her leg, gesturing to Sirius to follow her. This was what he was waiting for to reveal himself; with Colleen and Shannon tucked away in their own rooms; he could finally be alone with Allie. They retreated into her bedroom, Allie shutting the door behind them. She began to dig through her drawers, presumably for pajamas as she hummed an unfamiliar tune softly. Sirius morphed back into his human form, speaking for the first time in over a day.
“Allie—”
His voice was raspy from not talking for so long. Allie spun on her heels and let out a shriek as she jumped back, banging into the dresser. Her face drained of all color, her mouth hanging open as she stared at him, wide-eyed.
“Sirius??”
“Allison? You alright?” Colleen’s voice came hollering from down the hall.
“Quick!— hide!” Allie squeaked
Sirius transformed back into the shaggy black dog just as Colleen burst open Allie’s bedroom door.
“What’s wrong??!” Colleen cried. “Are you alright?”
She looked ridiculous in her pink night robe, fuzzy slippers, and her hair sporting green foam rollers. She looked around the room, exasperated.
“Nothing—“ Allie said softly “I just— uhm— saw a— a mouse.”
“A mouse?” Colleen sighed, “Since when are you afraid of a mouse? They are everywhere in this damn house”
Allie shrugged “sorry…”
Her mother gave her a weak smile “It’s alright— is that dog staying the night?”
Allie paused for a moment; looking between Sirius and her mother “yes” she whispered “He’s been good”
Colleen pursed her lips and nodded “Goodnight sweetheart”
She closed the door; both Sirius and Allie listened to her footsteps retreating down the hall. Allie held up a finger to Sirius, telling him to wait. Once they heard Colleen’s door shut, she nodded to him, and he transformed back into himself.
“What are you doing here?” she whispered
“I promised I’d come visit if I got out” Sirius grinned, “It’s good to see you, kitten”
Allie flushed, giving him a small smile “I can’t believe it’s been you all day”
“Sorry I waited so long to reveal myself” he chuckled.
She giggled, her nose crinkling “It’s alright”
She sunk down on the bed, he joining her as they stared at each other awkwardly for a moment.
“So, uh— how was Azkaban after they moved you?”
He felt stupid the moment the sentence left his lips. It was fucking prison, you idiot— how do you think it was?
“It was ok.” She said softly, picking at a loose thread on her bed’s quilt “I was happy when I heard you escaped”
“I swam through the damn North Sea to the mainland— thanks for the idea”
She smiled weakly, “Wilson was angry”
“I’m sure” Sirius laughed
“They asked me about you; Wilson, and Minister Fudge…” her voice trailed off, her face falling.
Sirius sunk down next to her, looking to her intently. The thought that Allie might’ve been questioned over his escape hadn’t even crossed his mind until this moment.
“Tell me about what happened— start from when you were transferred cells,”
Allie nodded, adjusting herself to sit cross legged on her bed, facing Sirius. “Well, they took me to the medical wing first, and made me drink about 6 different potions…”
Allie’s recount of her medical examination made Sirius’s stomach flip flop. They treated her like she had been assaulted, surely making this sweet girl think that she had done something wrong. She recounted that Fudge was hollering about making sure she wasn’t pregnant— Sirius assumed the many potions they forced down her throat were to insure that she didn’t get pregnant, or if she had already become pregnant, it would take care of that. He felt sick— he should’ve foreseen that, he hadn’t even considered pregnancy as a possible outcome. Forgetting that without wands, neither of them had placed a contraceptive charm. How could you not have thought of that? Stupid stupid stupid.
“I’m sorry, it’s my fault you went through that—“
“Don’t apologize” she said softly, her sweet voice soothing and reassuring. “After you escaped, Minister Fudge came back to question me with a couple Aurors. He wanted to know if you had told me any plans of your escape; he thought I would know how you did it. They used veritasserum after I wouldn’t talk with the cruciatis curse”
Anger struck him to the very core “He did— fuck— he allowed the use of an unforgiveable on you?” he growled, throwing his face into his hands “Allie I am so so—“
“It’s alright” she held a hand up to silence him “I didn’t tell them anything, even with veritasserum. They didn’t ask the proper questions,”
How was she not angry with him? It was his fault she was tortured and questioned. He couldn’t believe that Fudge actually had the balls to use such a method— or was it lack of balls that made him result to torture?
“Proper questions…?”
“They asked me how you escaped— only I didn’t know how you escaped. I only knew theoretically how I would’ve escaped if I were you. They didn’t ask me how I thought you did it, just how you actually did it.”
Sirius grinned wide as he let out a bark of laughter “you found a loophole with veritasserum— you are one slick chick, Allie Murphy”
The tomato red flush returned to her cheeks as she giggled softly, that adorable giggle that he didn’t realize how much he missed until this very moment. God was it wonderful— He could listen to her giggle all damn day.
“So life after Azkaban— tell me about what you’ve been doing since you were released”
Allie told him all about how her mother had been promoted from a maid to assistant manager of the Leaky Cauldron, hiring Allie on as a server, and Shannon as a maid. She confirmed that the Flynn mentioned at dinner was indeed her brother who left home and never looked back; he had been the only Slytherin in the family. Her other brother, Rory, was a fourth year, and the twins Bridget and Teagan were first years; all in Hufflepuff. Money had been better since her mother’s promotion; they weren’t buying a giant fancy house any time soon, but with Colleen’s salary increase and Shannon holding a job that she wouldn’t be fired from, food was making it onto the table.
“Don’t you have to speak to people to wait tables?” Sirius said with a wry smile
“A little bit” she smiled sheepishly “but it’s mostly scripted— makes it easier”
Sirius laughed softly “and this Jack, he works at the Leaky Cauldron also?”
“Yes, he bartends”
She spoke in her signature soft voice, biting her lip and seeming embarrassed to mention Jack. Sirius felt a touch of jealousy flood back through him, but he would be damned if he let Allie see that. He needed to remain cool. We are just old friends, old pals. We never made any promises to each other. Quit getting jealous over Jack. Stupid, handsome, overly-polite Jack…
“You like this bloke?”
Allie looked away and nodded, giggling nervously “he is sweet on me” she whispered
“I can tell” Sirius gave her a wink “I’m so happy about that you seem to be doing well”
She blushed once again, pausing. After a moment “tell me about you— your name is everywhere”
“Well, I found Peter. Turns out he is alive” Sirius muttered “I failed to catch him though, hence why I’m still wanted”
“ohmygod” she breathed. “I can’t believe he is alive”
He dove into the events of his last two years, from stalking Peter at Hogwarts and just narrowly escaping falling into Ministry custody again when the rat got away, to Harry’s experiences with the tri-wizard tournament and Voldemort’s return.
“The Daily Prophet says Harry is lying, that he is not back”
“The Ministry is lying, not Harry!” Sirius growled “That goddamn asshole Fudge is too paranoid to admit the truth, and many innocent people are going to pay for his ignorance”
Allie bit her lip, worry splashing across her face. She didn’t speak, but Sirius knew she was struggling to wrap her head around the news that Voldemort was back. Hell, most nights he still struggled with the thought, and he’s known for months.
“You remember telling me about the resistance from the first war? The Order of the Phoenix?” Allie nodded “well, we are back in session, working to take down Voldemort and his followers”
“That’s awesome…” she said softly
A smile crept back into her expression, and Sirius took note that she did not flinch at Voldemort’s name. Most witches and wizards would jump and cower at the mere starting syllable, but his name did not seem to affect the introvert before him.
“You could always join, if you wanted to” he said casually, shrugging slightly
“Me? I—” Allie looked to him incredulously “—I wouldn’t be useful…”
“Everyone has different skills; I know you could be useful to us” he smiled brilliantly “think about it— you don’t have to decide right now”
“Ok,” she bit her lip to conceal another smile “I’ll think about it”
They were silent for a moment before Sirius looked at the clock; it was getting late, and he really should head back to 12 Grimmauld place in the cover of darkness.
“I should be getting back” he said, standing up.
“Already? You can stay, if you like”
“As much as I would love to, I really need to travel in the dark to avoid being seen.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small scroll “If you want to join the Order, or even just want to come visit, read this scroll and focus on the words as you apparate. This is the only way you can get into my place— you are welcome anytime” He handed her the scroll, flashing a handsome smile. “It was really good seeing you, kitten”
“You too” she whispered.
His heart fluttered as she stood and rose up on her tip toes to place a soft kiss on his cheek. As she stepped away, her faced flushed her signature tomato red as she chewed her bottom lip. Her blush was adorable, the cutest thing he’d ever seen. Just old friends. Just old friends saying hello. He smiled, giving her a nod before disappearing from her bedroom with a soft crack, the vision of her and the world around him compressing into darkness.
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