•This story takes scenes from the Harry Potter series. I want to make it clear that I don't own those scenes. That's owned by
J.K. Rowling. Thank you•

~Claire~

I sighed in relief as I finished grading the last of the essays. Usually I had Remus to help me grade them, but I offered to do it since it was a full moon.

Glancing up at the window, I noticed the sky was black, and the moon was shining brightly, but making its way down.

I let out a huff as I looked around the room in search of something to do. I wasn't tired at all, which was quite unusual for me.

I gave up after awhile and decided I'd make a lesson plan.

There wasn't any particular lesson we had to go over, as the exams were almost over. But I though I could think of something fun to do.

But that seemed to be to hard of a task, as I just stared down at the blank parchment.

And finally, I was cured of my boredom by a knock on the door.

"Come in," I called, sitting up straight.

The door opened and Albus appeared in the doorway. He seemed to hold the door open for a second before actually entering.

"Albus? What are you doing here this late?" I questioned, standing from my chair and walking around the desk. I stopped in front of the desk and leaned back on it.
"There was something I wanted to talk about," Albus stated.
"If it's about Scarlett and all of her detentions, you know I can't do much. That's all from Sirius," I laughed slightly.
"No, that's not what I came here for," Albus chuckled. "But I wouldn't mind it if you at least talked to her about that," he added.
"I would, but she's quite angry with me at the moment," I sighed.

Albus nodded slightly.

"Well what is it you came here for?" I asked.
"I wanted to ask if you've spoken to Sirius at all," Albus stated.

My eyes narrowed into a glare.

"Why would you ask me that? Of course I haven't spoken to him!" I exclaimed.
"It was merely a question," Albus defended.

I continued to glare.

"I'll be off then," Albus said, turning on his heel and walking towards the door.
"What? No! Tell me what's going on!" I exclaimed, following after him.

But I was stopped as I collided with thin air.

"Wha-"

The door closed and I was in the room alone, trying to figure out what had prevented me from getting to Albus.

"Who's there?" I questioned after concluding that nothing visible had been there to stop me.

It was silent for a moment before, "I am."

A man appeared out of thin air, a cloak falling to the ground.

His hair was much more longer and matted than I'd last seen. His face was covered with dirt, and his eyes had horrible bags under them, and appeared sunken. His clothes were also covered with dirt and looked tattered.

But yet, when I looked at him, I saw a much younger, handsome man. The man I fell in love with.

A sob escaped my mouth. My hand instinctively flew to my mouth as my knees buckled and I had to lean on my desk.

"Sirius," I sobbed, tears rolling down my face.

I looked up into his grey eyes, hesitating, before running forward. I wrapped my arms around him and pressed my lips against his. He kissed me back, but pulled away after a few seconds.

"Claire, I need you to listen–"
"Sirius I know you're innocent," I cried, "I've always known you were innocent."
"Y-You what?" Sirius questioned.
"Sirius, I know you better than anyone else. I was never going to believe someone telling me my husband was a murderer," I stated, choking back another sob.

Sirius hugged me tightly, burying his face in my hair.

"Peter was the Secret-Keeper," Sirius mumbled.

My eyes widened.

"Peter?!" I exclaimed, pulling away slightly.
"Yeah. He's the one that betrayed everyone, and then he exploded the street and turned into a rat and ran. He's the reason I missed seeing Scarlett grow up," Sirius seethed.
"Hey, Babe, calm down," I whispered, placing my small hands on the sides of his face, rubbing his cheeks soothingly.
"Claire, I love you calling me babe, and referring to me as your husband. But you divorced me, so why are you being so affectionate?" Sirius asked, removing my hands from his face and squeezing them lightly in his own, warm hands.

I felt a little embarrassed for having forgotten that small detail, but quickly regained my composure and moved my necklace from under my shirt to on top of my shirt, where it was visible.

"Albus told me that the only way to keep Scarlett safe was to make everyone believe I divorced you, including yourself. I put the rings on this necklace, and I've never taken it off," I explained, fingering the rings and dog paw that hung around it.

Sirius fiddled with the chain, removing the rings from it before putting the chain with dog paw back around my neck.

I watched a little confusedly as he grabbed my left hand.

"Not a moment went by when I was in that cell that I wasn't think about you and our little girl. The thought of not ever being able to see you or Scarlett again was worse than being in Azkaban. The fact that I'm standing in front of you now is a miracle, and I will be forever grateful for this second chance. Clairesse Bennet, I loved you before this mess, I loved you during this mess, and I will love you everyday after this mess. So please, will you be my wife again?" Sirius asked, tears rolling down his cheeks.

I nodded rapidly, tears falling freely.

"I love you so much!" I cried, wrapping my arms around his neck after he slipped the rings on my finger for the second time, and kissed him passionately.
"I love you too," Sirius mumbled into the kiss, his arms around my waist, supporting my mid back.

We reluctantly pulled away, staring into each others eyes longingly.

I snapped back to reality as a thought occurred to me. "What are we going to do?! We can't just go walking around holding hands! No one's going to believe us if we don't have Peter! What is Scarlett going to say?! She's already mad at me for keeping you from her! Oh my gosh she's going to hate me!" I cried, my hands over my eyes as I leaned into Sirius.
"Hey, don't worry. We'll figure this all out. We can find a place to stay where no one'll find us, and we'll live just as happily there," Sirius said.
"But what about Scarlett?" I asked, hiccuping slightly.
"She already knows I'm innocent," Sirius stated.
"What?! Where is she?! Is she okay?! Was she upset?!" I questioned, my eyes wide with worry.
"She's fine. She should be in the Hospital Wing with Hermi–"
"SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL WING!"
"Shhh! Claire! No one knows I'm here, and I'd like it to stay that way!" Sirius exclaimed frantically.
"S-Sorry. What happened to her though?" I asked.
"Peter did something to her, but she's okay," Sirius explained.
"I swear to god when I find that rat – I'll kill him for what he's done to us – oh when I get my hands on his furry little as–"
"I already tried, but he got away," Sirius mumbled, his hands clenched into fists.

I frowned.

"I'm so sorry, Sirius. You've been through so much. I can't imagine what it's like to be in Azkaban," I sighed, leaning into him again.
"Don't worry about me, you've been through a lot too. I can't imagine how you've felt having to raise Scarlett alone, and having to deal with your horrible husband being imprisoned," Sirius mumbled, his fingers running through my hair.
"It was hard, Sirius. It really was. But we've both been through a lot, and we need to just focus on what's going on now," I stated.
"I have an idea on where we can stay," Sirius offered.
"And where's that?" I inquired, looking up into his stormy eyes.
"At Grimmauld Place," Sirius sighed.
"Sirius," I frowned, "we can find somewhere else."
"No. It'd be safe for Scarlett and you, and that's all that matters to me," Sirius explained.

I continued to frown, but nodded to show I agreed.

"I should go, Claire. Before someone finds us," Sirius sighed sadly.
"Please don't," I cried.
"I'll see you soon, Baby. The year's almost over, and you and Scarlett can move into the house as soon as the summer starts," Sirius stated.
"Sirius, I don't know if I can deal with being away from you anymore," I choked.
"You can do anything," Sirius said, pulling me into a kiss.

He reluctantly pulled away before I could even react, and walked towards the door.

"I love you, Claire. I'll see you soon."
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I know it's short – especially compared to the last chapter – but this is the last chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban. It'll now be about Goblet of Fire. So that's exciting.

I want to make something clear before any of you take it the wrong way. The last chapter was extremely long, and I want you all to know that I probably will never have a chapter like that again. I don't want any of you to think that this'll be a more normal thing, because it most definitely won't. That chapter was important, and there wasn't any splitting it up into two chapters. It had to be the one.

Also, I'm sorry about this chapter. I really wanted to be able to capture the emotions that Sirius and Claire feel in this moment, and I don't think I really got it to where I wanted it to be. But I hope you all still enjoyed it.

Moving on to the chapterly question, we have a question from NerdInABook
Are Scarlet and Harry going to have a brother sister relationship after they find out everything?

My answer,
Most definitely. You'll see it in the next couple of chapters, but they're going to be pretty much siblings. I think their relationship'll be adorable.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Te amo! Adios!
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