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[Sirius follows her in, a little over-eager to compensate for nervousness and uncertainty. He leaps onto the couch on Jack's other side.]

Surprise.

Oye!

[He reaches up, tangling his and Alice's fingers together, and glances toward Sirius' voice.]

You invite her over?

[She smiles warmly and goes to sit on his other side, keeping her hand in his.]

He did, in fact.

[He glances up at Alice, with a grin, and then back at Jack again.]

Yeah, yeah, and it took loads of convincing to get her here. Anyway, I've a surprise!

[He jumps off the couch and goes to his trunk in the corner.]

Guess what I'm doing, Jack, guess.

Wavin' your wand?

[He grins widely, leaning against her.]

Though I doubt it took much convincin' to get you here, mm?

Not really.

[She leans back, kissing his cheek.]

But go on, guess. It's quite a surprise.

Looking through my trunk.

[The way that he says this, it ought to have some sort of special significance--but he isn't long about it, all things considered, and a moment later he's scrambling back to the couch. Even the scrambling is made awkward by the stack of movies he's trying to carry at the same time, and he dumps them in Jack's lap, taking one of his hands and flopping it down on the pile.]

Here here here here. Films. Old-timey Muggle films about cowboys, and we're going to sit here and enjoy them. [He leans his chin against Jack's knee, grinning up at him, even though he can't see it--and he won't be able to see the movies, either, and that could be a depressing thought, but it isn't going to be; it's not allowed to be.] With amusing commentary, of course.

[He laughs, both genuinely pleased and slightly embarrassed.]

Where the hell did you get all this? Jesus, thanks, this is-- I mean, you didn't have to-- to do all this, you know.

It's your birthday; why wouldn't he?

[She's actually...fairly impressed with how much he has there. She's looking them over, but the smile she gives Sirius is the brightest one she's given in days. She doesn't linger on the idea that Jack won't be able to see them. He will, just not right now.]

...Though I'd like to know where you got them as well.

[Since she's never seen a movie in her life.]

[He grins back at Alice, pleased that she's pleased--pleased, moreover, that Jack is pleased, that this is going to be all right. He seizes on one of the films and scans the back, distracting himself.]

Oh, y'know. I'm a wizard. We have our ways. Are you going to question those ways, or are you going to accept that I'm brilliant? Oi, look, let's do this one, it promises loads of gunfights.

So put it in, then.

[He leans against Alice, his head settling in her lap, his feet gently pushing at Sirius' leg.]

And you aren't brilliant, don't give yourself too much o' an ego. Oye, darlin', you ever seen one before? A film, I mean.

[She laughs quietly, putting a hand on his head and brushing back his hair fondly.]

I haven't, to be honest. I've seen a few shows on television when I pass by some shops but...nothing much.

Then your head is likely to explode, Alice darling, because programs are nothing like films.

[He scrambles to the DVD player and shoves in the film--then scrambles back to the sofa once more as it begins, clamoring up to sit on Jack's other side.]

No pirating, it says no pirating, Jack, you'll be caught. You as well, miss, although you'd likely be let off as you'd be a lady-pirate. And oooo, here are the opening credits--dusky dust, dusty sunset, a lone rider on a pale horse riding along a gulch.... with his faithful dog.

Is it a Yorick-like dog, or one that actually ain't fat as hell?

Like Yorick. Very thin.

You what! So not like Yorick at all, is what she means-- Oi, Alice, have you actually seen him? He's nearly unable to lay down, that's how massive he is. This dog is about a quarter the size of Yorick, Jack, just imagine.

I tried to get him to go on a diet, you know, it's not my fault he's fat as hell.

You two are terrible! He's going to hear you and start to sulk now.

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