Don’t you dare lie to me his mother said with a wand raised to his tear slicked face. A twelve year old Sirius Black quivered under the question the whole of his family was asking him and he wished deep in his heart for the world to slow so he could run and hide somewhere safe.
Don’t you dare lie to me Professor McGonagall said with a raised brow peering above her perched glasses at four pink faced boys covered in pudding from the snaps somehow snuck in the platter at supper causing all of Gryffindor table to leave caked in deserts. A twelve year old Sirius Black looked over at his snickering friends and bit his lip to hide a smile.
Don’t you dare lie to me Remus Lupin said with tears in his eyes that he refused to let fall, the wear of the moon still pulling heavy on him. A fifteen year old Sirius Black had never felt such pain as hurting his friend the way he had done but he knew he had nothing he could say that would be suitable for forgiveness.
Don’t you dare lie to me Mrs. Potter said with a stern look as she pointed a wand at a rather nasty gash on his forehead. A sixteen year old Sirius Black lost his family only to realize far too late he had a true one all along.
Don’t you dare lie to me James said with concern in his eyes. A sixteen year old Sirius Black sat with tears in his eyes and healing bruises on his cheeks and relived the story of the past night.
Don’t you dare lie to me Remus Lupin yelled, he didn’t want the man to lie for him, to say he loved him when he merely felt sorry for him. A seventeen year old Sirius Black was not lying, not about this.
Don’t you dare lie to me Lily Evans said wearily, her hope far too high to be lied to. A seventeen year old Sirius Black needed her to understand how much James cared for her, as much as she did for him though she tried persistently to hide it.
Don’t you dare lie to me a giddy James shot up from his seat with a smile breaching his lips. A seventeen year old Sirius Black felt a warmth fill his chest every time he had the pleasure of thinking about Remus Lupin and he now wanted everyone to know.
Don’t you dare lie to me Sirius said with pain in his chest and rage in his heart. An eighteen year old Sirius Black stared down at the fresh mark on his younger brother’s arm and felt the wold spinning far too fast.
Don’t you dare lie to me Sirius shouted after, once again, Remus stepped through the door of their apartment late without explanation. A twenty year old Sirius Black wonders when it got to this.
Don’t you dare lie to me Sirius said with wide eyes and bated breath. A twenty year old Sirius Black was going to be a godfather and he felt his heart swell through the pain and worry that seemed constant as of late.
Don’t you dare lie to me Sirius screamed through the cool October air as he chased down the man he once thought of as a brother through the crowded streets. A twenty one year old Sirius Black had lost his family for the second time.
Don’t you dare lie to me Remus Lupin said darkly as the aged man sat behind his desk with a look that was far too innocent for Remus. A thirty four year old Sirius Black could see the sky once more.
Don’t you dare lie to me Harry demanded stubbornly from across the table, the eyes so like his mother’s shone fierce with anger. A thirty six year old Sirius Black sat back and hoped to his very core his godson wouldn’t end the way that was planned since his birth.
Don’t you dare lie to me Remus whispered into his lover’s hair as they lay together late at night, Sirius would always say how it would be okay one day. A thirty five year old Sirius Black knew very well he was lying in those times.
Don’t you dare lie to me Harry screamed as he watched the last of his family get carried away by the silky dark air. A thirty six year old Sirius Black finally felt familiar arms wrap around his shoulders once again and he knew didn’t have to lie anymore.