After crying for a good while, Abril wiped her tears and ran to Sirius's office. She burst through the door, startling Sirius. He threw the papers he was holding into the air and said, "What are you doing? You nearly scared me to death."
"I want to learn to fight."
"What?"
"You said I needed to learn to defend myself to be able to return, so I want to learn to fight."
"What exactly do you wish to learn?"
"Something I can learn in a short time."
"Why don't you go to the wizards' training room and decide what you want to learn?"
"I suppose that's a good idea."
"It certainly is, so you should go immediately."
"Yes, I'll do that."
In reality, Sirius didn't care what Abril was going to learn; he just wanted her to stay occupied for a while and leave him in peace. He picked up the pape
