Post by sirius black on Sept 11, 2012 19:18:07 GMT -5
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Sirius almost winced when Zara put herself in between them. What was wrong with him!? He tucked his wand back in his robe , closed his eyes, and forced his fear and anger down. He kept them closed as Rivers spoke to him, letting the words go over his head, sure they would only make him angry. His pleading, innocent tone made Sirius so perturbed that he clenched his teeth to bite back a retort.[/color]
Then Zara's gentle tone, though laced with annoyance, brought him back. She said he would meet him in the Room of Requirement. Guilt was beginning to slip in past his anger. "I'm Sorry Zara. Christoph" he added with much effort, "I lost my temper- do that sometimes" his tone was dry and dark despite his efforts. He looked into Zara's eyes and much more sincerely whispered "I am sorry. I'll see you tomorrow."
He walked, or more stalked, down the staircase and toward Gryffindor Tower. He had not only let Christoph get to him and responded in all the wrong ways to the threat, but had upset Zara in the process. At least she would still meet him. Later Sirius would think through the incident and curse himself for all the things he did wrong- which was most everything- from letting Rivers make him the bad guy to simply the tone in which he had bid Zara farewell, but for now he just focused on keeping calm and getting to his soft warm bed where he could leave the world behind. .
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