We had quite the little spat this evening when he came home from the Ministry and saw me mailing my earlier letter to you. At first I refused to tell him anything, but then, as I was tending to all of ‘today’s’ wounds, he started telling me what happened to Sirius. It seems he nearly died again today, James tells me he came within a fraction of an inch of being hit by the killing curse, so close in fact that he lost a good length of his hair.

I know you don’t want to hear this from me, but he needs you Kitty, and so do I. I can’t begin to explain how much it hurt me to not have you at my wedding, and then to find out you ran away from your home, your clan. Kitty, I’ve been worried sick about you and so has Deirdre. I know she’s not telling me everything, but she did mention that you nearly died when we started our seventh year. I keep praying that it was an accident, that you didn’t try to hurt yourself. But if Sirius’s actions are any indication, I think I already have my answer.

Please, please, sister, come back to us, even if only for a few hours. I need to see you so badly, there is so much I have just learned about. In case you still can’t make it through, even with Mac Lir’s help, I must tell you this; it was all a lie!!! Everything that Esmeralda did and said; they aren’t married, they aren’t even engaged, I don’t know how she faked the photos, I know she doesn’t have that sort of talent or power, but they were all fake, ALL of them Kitty.

I’m sure James will go into more detail in his letters, but he’s just told me of the way Sirius has been at work. Today was not the first time he’s come close to dying, according to James he takes horrible, unnecessary risks almost daily. He has a death wish Kitty, and I admit, two years ago I would have been more than willing to let him do what ever he pleased. But he’s Harry’s godfather now, he needs to be there for my son, and for you. Please, I beg you, if you have any feelings left for Sirius at all, find a way back to us, or at least open up a way for him. He’s been wasting away over you, I just found out that he had your engagement ring in his pocket during our wedding, he kept hoping you would show up. He promised James that when you did you weren‘t going to leave a single woman.

And I don‘t even want to go into details over the jewellery shop incident. Suffice it to say, I saw a ring that I mentioned you would have adored and he dashed inside and bought it immediately, he‘s been wearing it around his neck ever since. James tells me its so he can give it to you the moment he finds you.

Please post me as soon as you get this letter. I need to know you read this and the others, and most importantly of all, I need to know you will be there for my little Harry. He’s going to need a mother very shortly and you, dear sister, are the only person I will ever trust with his life.

Lily