*It's rejection. It's hurtful. It's rude. Sirius isn't following the rules, those unspoken gameboard instructions, the invisible trail of breadcrumbs. It's a moment of consequence, simultaneous action leading to absence. A child's temper rattling the entire framework of the house. A muggle lightswitch flipped to off. Sound both ceases and begins and mostly there's an encompassing darkness. The tambourine monkey freezes, the patronus disappears through a wall and every door in the hallway slams shut.*