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A. Kensington, Early July.

[If he's being honest, Sirius isn't sure how he's going to repay Annie and her grandmother for the hiding place. It's been nice to be able to lay low and stay out of sight for a few days, not having to worry if he's smelling vampires as he walks down the street or wonder if they know what he is. But, after a few days, Sirius finds he starts to feel restless. He doesn't like being cooped up in a house all day, even if it the smarter thing to do. Even though the house is hardly a prison, it starts to feel that way and Sirius finds he needs to get outside.

Maybe just a walk around the block, as a dog. A loveable stray going for a sniff in a back lane isn't anything out of the ordinary, is it? Safety be damned, he needs this. He won't be gone long, he justifies to himself. Just enough to stretch his legs and get some fresh air.

Needless to say, there's a large black dog wandering around the neighbourhood now. Mostly he's keeping his attention to fire hydrants and trees, while resisting the urge to chase some squirrels or birds.]

B. [Hillingdon, Mid-July]

[Sirius is once again at the job board, surreptitiously checking to see if his wanted poster has made it's way back on to the board, but also to see if there's any jobs available. He hasn't been doing too many bounties, since he's not strictly a hunter, but there's often a small one around that helps to keep the money coming in. And he likes having money, it's been very helpful. It's unfortunate that most of them have to do with vampires these days, which is something he'd rather not deal with.

Eventually he grows bored of this and makes his way into the kitchen, looking for something to do or someone to talk with, before settling on seeing if there's anything to eat about. Or possibly cause trouble for the next person to open that cupboard.]

C. [Wildcard]

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[Sirius bolts, not really caring if the vampire is following him or not and keeps up that pace for a good few blocks before slowing to catch his breath. He's not being followed and sighs in relief, probably more human like than your average dog would. But now he's got to make his way back to Annie's grandmother's. Hopefully, to pull off his cunning plan.

He makes his way into the backyard about ten minutes later.

A locked door is going to make this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. Especially without opposable thumbs.]

[The back-door, as it were, is unlocked. Annie's already upstairs by the time she remembers, half-way through typing a text to her Gran to be careful coming home.

Swearing under her breath, she makes for the back-door.]

[Sirius has never been that good at partial transformations, so instead he risks an undoglike behaviour. He stands on his hind legs, and paws at the doorknob, attempting to open it.]

[When she hears the doorknob moving, she takes a moment to grab a wooden spoon from the holder on her way past the kitchen. But it's still only a matter of seconds till she's at the door, brandishing the spoon. It would work as a stake, she knew for a fact.

But- through the frosted glass, she could tell it wasn't a vampire. Creeping closer, she was able to make out the figure. Was it-

she opened the door.] Pup? Is- how did you get here?

[Sirius immediately dropped down to the ground and tried to make it look like he had just chosen this yard at random, mostly by giving a small bark and wagging his tail. He certainly wasn't trying to open the door, not at all.

And you'd believe this face, wouldn't you?]

[Annie looks around outside quickly, before ushering him inside.] Come on inside, puppy, let's get you some water. I bet you're thirsty, aren't you?

[Poor guy. She'll have to call the police later, to see if anyone's missing him. But for now, she can get him something to eat.]

[Looks like he'll have to stay a dog for a little big longer. But water does sound good right now regardless. He pants, making it look like a smile, and wanders inside wagging his tail. He makes a show of sniffing everything like it's new to him.]