Chapter 3
6:38 p.m
After we were all done eating, we moved back to the large couch that rested in the Potters living room and talked some more. It felt like everything was back to normal again. The five of us sitting around arguing about which magical creature would in a fight and which teacher we would bang if we absolutely had to.
"I wouldn't even feel forced to do it." James confessed.
"You're kidding me right?" Remus asked, raising his eyebrows.
"What? Dumbledore is a good looking man." James said, nodding his head.
Remus and Peter stared at James.
"James is in love with Dumbledore!" Peter exclaimed.
"James and Albus sitting in a tree, F-U-C-K-I-N-G!" Remus sang happily.
"No! No! Lily! I love Lily!" James said, hitting Remus with a pillow.
I laughed, turned my head to looked outside the window and noticed that the sun was already getting ready to set. I checked my phone or as James likes to call it "my tiny steel owl" and was surprised at how quickly time had past.
My eyes drifted to Sirius's dried up cuts and gashes.
"We should clean up those wounds before they get infected."
He nodded and walked behind me as I made my way to the bathroom.
"Alright." I said, as I opened the First Aid Kit that Mr and Mrs Potter kept under the sink.
"Sit here." I told him while bringing down the toilet seat lid for him to sit on.
Sirius bit down on his lower lip as he sat down groaning in pain.
"Don't bite that, you'll only make it worse." I said gently.
"Sorry...I'm sorry." He whispered avoiding my gaze.
I moved closer to him and raised the moist cotton swab to his scarred cheek.
"Hold still." I told him, as I gently began to dabb the dried blood off his face.
Sirius flinched a little and I couldn't help but notice the way his eyes were drifting everywhere else around the bathroom as if trying to avoid looking at me at all. I decided to put that thought aside as I stepped back to reach for the healing salve.
"This is going to sting, just warning you."
"I know." Sirius mumbled. "Regulus used to use it on me when mum-" He pressed his lips together then shrugged his shoulders not wanting to continue.
I felt my heart clench at the thought of someone hurting Sirius. Especially when that someone was his own mother.
I turned back around to face him. Sirius's mouth was set in a frown. His entire body seemed to be arching away from me. I swallowed thickly and looked down at the bottle in my hand. I took a few steps back pulling myself away from Sirius. We haven't been alone together for a long time. Maybe this is too much for him.
"Im sorry. I don't know why I'm..." I mumbled, looking down at my feet.
God, this is so embarrassing.
"I don't know... I just thought I'd help...James would be much better at this. I'll go get him instead."
"y/n."
I bit my lip and turned around to face him. Sirius looked back at me with sad eyes.
"I..." Sirius took the bottle from the counter and held it out.
"No, you can do it."
I've never heard Sirius's voice be that soft before. He looked up at me from his seat on the toilet lid.
"I want you to."
I bit my lip and nodded, coming closer to reach for the bottle that Sirius was holding out for me. My heart pounded against my chest when our fingeres touched as I took the bottle out of his hand.
"It's gonna sting..." I whispered once again.
"It's okay." He whispered back, closing his eyes.
I reached up and carefully began smearing the balm over the two large gashes on his cheekbone with my pointer finger. This time Sirius didn't flinch, instead he was almost leaning into my touch.
"Are you okay?" I asked quietly.
Sirius nodded mutely, lips parted. My eyes trailed down to his bottom lip and I forced myself to look away.
I dipped my finger in the bottle and scooped up some more.
"Your lip is still-"
"I want you to do it." Sirius's voice cut me off.
I nodded and carefully placed my finger onto Sirius's warm lip. As I worked the potion into his skin I felt his gaze on me. I slowly looked up and my eyes met his. He smiled at me softly and I smiled back.
My breath caught in my throat when he slowly began to lean forward. I moved my pointer finger away from his bottom lip and replaced it with my thumb. Then, I slowly moved my thumb to his cheek and stroked it gently.
"Are you guys done yet?"James whined, busting in through the bathroom door.
Startled, I jumped and quickly moved away from Sirius.
"Uh...y-yeah. Yeah, we're done." I replied nervously.
"Great, because there's this muggle movie called Mamma Mia that Lily really likes and I've been waiting for the five of us to watch it together!" James said, clapping his hands in excitement.
"I've got cauldron cakes and chocolate frogs!" Peter said, showing us his full collection of sweets.
James turned around to face him. "Don't forget about all the Butterbeer we hid in the fridge!"
"Is my patience hiding in the fridge as well?" Remus asked James and Peter.
Sirius let out a low chuckle.
"That sounds great boys, we'll be out in just a second. Y/n still needs to heal the bruises and scratches on my body."
"Right okay, but hurry up. Don't want the chocolate frogs to melt now do you?" James asked.
"No, we certainly do not." Remus answered, flashing me a little grin and then turned away, closing the door behind him.
"I'm sorry, I completely forgot about your bruises." I said quickly.
He smiled up at me and shook his head.
"It's alright."
"Okay, can you please stand up so I can um..." I mumbled, anxiously waving my wand around his body.
He nodded, smile never fading as he stood up.
I moved further back so I could have more space to perform the healing spell.
I raised my wand and looked up at him.
"Ready?"
"Go for it." He replied.
I took a deep breath and whispered, "Vulnera Sanentur."
A bright blue light shot out of the tip of my wand and wrapped itself around Sirius's body. In a matter of seconds the blue light had healed every bruise and scratch that scattered Sirius's tanned body. His shoulders fell softly as he sighed in relief.
"Ah, that feels so much better."
"I'm glad." I said smiling at him, happy with the fact that I was able to heal him.
He took a few steps closer to me and whispered, "Thank you."
I quickly became aware that his body was very close to mine. I couldn't help but lean into the warmth that radiated off his body freshly healed body.
Then suddenly a loud crush came from outside the door.
"I think we should go back out there before those two ruin the whole house." I said, giggling.
“If Remus doesn’t kill them first." He laughed.
I opened the door and walked out of the bathroom with Sirius not far behind me.
When we walked into the living room we saw broken pieces of glass on the floor next to the colourful pile of socks James had left laying around.
"I was not aware that I was going to be babysitting when I came here!" Remus yelled, looking down and James and Peter.
"Are you guys okay?" I asked, trying my best not to laugh.
"We're fine." Answered Peter, sounding like he was out of breath.
"What happened? And why the hell are there so many socks on the ground?" Sirius asked curiously.
James sighed and got up off the floor.
"Long story short my dear Padfoot, last night we were playing a game to see how many socks I could fit on my feet."
"Excuse me, you were playing that game on your own." I said, cutting him off.
Remus and Peter nodded in agreement.
James shot me a stern look and continued.
"When you showed up I took them all off in a hurry and didn’t put them away. Anyway, so I was carrying glasses so we could drink the Butterbeer but I forgot that I left the socks from last night laying around..."
I shook my head and smiled.
"Oh, Potter..."
"So when I slipped on a sock and I went down taking the glasses with me." James said shamefully.
"Well, I can't say I'm surprised." Padfoot said whilst laughing.
"Though I am kind of sad that I didn't get to see you slip and fall."