Chapter Twenty-Eight
Just Scars
Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're fucking perfect to me
(Fuckin' Perfect - Pink)July 17th, 1973The summer before their third year at Hogwarts was filled with something Mia had
not been familiar with until recently: fun.
Sirius had recovered from what would officially be labelled a "Quidditch Injury."
Despite Narcissa's insistence that Lucius was not behind her accident, Sirius caused a scene
in the Great Hall on the last day of school by punching Malfoy in the face and earning
himself a month's worth of detention come the following September. His last words to his
cousin before he was pulled off of her fiancé were, "You owe me a life debt, Narcissa
Black!"
Sirius arrived at Potter Manor after what could not have been more than three hours
alone with his family. He boasted that all it had taken for Walburga to let him leave was
threatening to owl the Daily Prophet and provide them with an exclusive interview about
how the newly infamous Sirius Black came to his cousin's rescue while her fiancé was
missing in action. He promised he would be sure to include a detailed description of what
it felt like to be a hero, and that he had already forgiven Lucius Malfoy for not even
bothering to say thank you. Several derogatory terms were thrown at him as well as a large
antique vase before he jumped into the fireplace and vanished over to Potter Manor where
he had taken up residence in a guest room for the rest of the summer.
It was not until Mia grew bored enough to go searching for the boys in late July that
she stumbled upon them taking a break from one of what was probably a twelve-game
Quidditch series.
James had taken Sirius through the large orchards and came out on the other side
of a winding river that cut through the edge of the property line. It was secluded and