This was so so beautiful--rich in emotion and ideas and so well-written. Even though this wasn't very long, you managed to take on so much canon and fanon from a new angle and make it brilliantly fresh and vivid. I LOVED how Sirius could feel himself in the palm of Harry's hand through the Resurrection Stone, and how the ghosts continue to haunt Grimmauld place yet don't interact with Sirius. Your explanation of the Veil was perfect, Padfoot being gone an exquisite touch, and the ease with which Sirius and Harry are together felt so believable--both bittersweet and comforting. I could see and *feel* them in bed together, loving and taking comfort in each other and being bittersweetly happy even as Sirius is still charged with the pain of so much loss. I can't wait to find out who you are, MA, so I can read more of your work.