James POV

"What should I do, Moony?" I asked him. It was the day before the first Hogsmeade. I wanted to ask Lily because we were close now but I didn't want to leave my friends alone neither did I want to ruin Lily and my friendship if she said no.

"Why don't you ask her to hang out with us along with her friends?" Moony suggested.

"Great idea Moony. I will do that when I meet Lily. Thank you so much!" I said and he smiled. After he went ack to the Gryffindor tower I ran off to the bathroom to get ready. I took my time in there, enjoying the hot water. November had started and it was very cold. Also the Quidditch season was approaching. Gryffindor had their first match with Slytherin two days after Hogsmeade. Being the Quidditch captain for Gryffindor and I was training my team extremely hard. Although I had given them a break for tomorrow.

After I got ready, I went out to the common room. Lily was sitting in front of the fire. Oh she looked so sweet.

"'Morning Lils!" I said cheerfully as I went to sit with her.

"'Morning James!" She said kissing me on the cheek. As always butterflies erupted in my stomach. I smiled.

"Uh... Lily I wanted to ask you something." I started nervously. She nodded as if to encourage me. "I was just wondering if... uh...... if you and would uh.... like to come tohogsmeadewithmeandthemarauders?" I said in one breath. She laughed at my nervous state.

"James could you say that a bit slowly? I didn't quite get that." Lily said laughing.

"I asked if you would like to come to Hogsmeade with me and the marauders?" I repeated slowly still nervous.

"I'd love to James." She said smiling. I felt myself relax. "And if you guys don't mind, can Marls come too? Alice will be going with Frank and Mary will be going with a Hufflepuff named Reginald Cattermole who is her new boyfriend."

"Not at all, Lils. Though Padfoot would have already asked her about this." I said and we made our way to the Great Hall for breakfast laughing and joking. We went and sat with our friends. We told them about our Hogsmeade conversation. Then we went to the classes which weren't a lot of fun. We were just revising again. In fact, the whole day was uneventful. After dinner Lily had patrols with a Ravenclaw prefect. We bid each other good night and I went to bed early.

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Lily POV

After dinner I bid James good night as I had to go for rounds with Catharine Davis, a Ravenclaw prefect. Marls, Remus and Peter had gone to sleep early and Sirius was nowhere to be seen. Alice had gone somewhere with her boyfriend Frank. I am pretty sure that they both are in love and went off to shag in some broom cupboard. Mary had also gone somewhere with her boyfriend. I think the she is in the same spot as Alice.

"Hi Catharine. How are you doing?" I said as we both met.

"Hey Lily. I am doing great. How about you?" She asked.

"I am good too. Well, I suppose you and do the lower half of the school and I can do the upper on?" I asked. I wasn't too keen on doing the dungeons after the Snape incident on Halloween. She nodded and I started my patrols heading up to the astronomy tower. Only one thought was on my head while I was checking the school. I was thinking about me fancying James. Should I tell him? I think he is over me but should I risk it? I wanted to talk to someone about this but I didn't know who. I halted before the door of the astronomy tower. There was someone sitting there and the person's hair seemed familiar.

"Sirius?" I asked uncertainly.

"Hi Lily. What are you doing here?" He asked, his voice cracking slightly.

"I have rounds but what are you doing here?" I asked sitting beside him. His eyes were red and face blotched. Had he been...... crying?

"Sirius what ha-" I started concerned but he held a hand up obviously noticing that I had seen his tear-stained face.

"Lily, please go back to your dorm. I will come back later." He said calmly but his voice was still cracking.

"I am not going anywhere. You can tell me what is going on. Maybe you'll feel better." I replied rubbing a comforting hand on his back. We both sat in silence for a bit but then he thrusted a letter in my hand.

Sirius (Traitor)

Your Uncle Alphard died today of some kind of disease. His will was to give all his gold to you. Now, you see, worthless and traitorous Blacks like him, your cousin Andromeda and you meet a stinky end. Had he not died of that disease then a death eater would have killed him. Learn from Regulus a bit who has enough sense to join us. You better mend your ways and stop hanging with those mudbloods and blood traitors or you will also meet a stinky end.

Hate and hate.

Walburga Black (Shamed to have you for a son)

My mouth took the shape of an O. "Sirius, I am very sorry for your loss but will you explain the rest of it?" I asked.

He sighed and said, "My family is an ancient pureblood family who support Voldemort. People like me who do not support them and befriend muggle borns are considered a shame to the family name. I have been tortured in that house. They have very brutal ways of torture. Last year, I had had enough so I left that house. I ran away. The Potters took me in and I have been with them since then. My cousin Andromeda married a muggle born and Uncle Alphard didn't support Voldemort so they both are also considered traitors. Regulus and I were close when we were young but now it seems that he has chosen his path and I have chosen mine. Uncle Alphard and Andromeda were the only family that supported me and now Uncle Alphard is dead."

He turned away and a tear or two slipped down his face.

"First of all, they weren't your only supporting family, Sirius. What do you think we are? James, Remus, Peter, Marlene, Mary, Alice, Frank and I? Mr. and Mrs. Potter? We all are with you... until the very end." He turned to look at me. A smile crept on his slightly wet face. I took a deep breath and started again. "And you are not the only one with family issues. My sister, Petunia hates me. She calls me a freak because I am a witch and she is not. We both were quite close too but since the day I got my letter she doesn't speak to me unless absolutely necessary. I understand how you feel. You can share everything with me, you know?"

He waited for a second, let it digest. Then he enveloped me in a hug. I was shocked for a second but then I hugged him back. Even though we had been friends for only a few months but I felt of him as my brother.

"Thanks Lily. I really needed someone to talk." He said as his usual grin returned to his handsome face.

"Well, wipe your face and then we should head back to bed or I will have to give you a detention." I said, smiling. He smirked and wiped his face. We went to the seventh floor together. I bid him good night in front of the Heads' common room's portrait, muttered the password and went inside. James had already gone to bed so I went to mine. Thinking about tomorrow's Hogsmeade visit I dosed off.

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