Before the End

by SiriaRose0710

Blair Martell loved her best friends in her own special way: Remus was quiet, yet sweet. Sirius was loud, but wouldn't ever admit that he wanted all the attention. Peter was the optimism when all was dark. James was the best of her best friends. They grew and became who they were together, but what happens when they have to break apart?

1. Preface

Blair sat at her kitchen table, not knowing whether to laugh joyously, or to cry bitterly.

She looked around at her best friends: James who was beaming at his pregnant wife Lily. Remus, who was fiddling with a bit of napkin as Lily was talking to him about how Christmas had went at her family's house. Sirius' arm was wrapped around Blair's waist as he was sharing quips with Peter.

This was going to be the last time they would all be together for a long time, she just knew it, and Blair couldn't bear the thought that it could be the very last time.

"Blair," someone said, and Blair's attention came back to the present.

It had been James that had spoken. "Don't look so said, please."

That caused her to choke on a knot she didn't know was forming in her throat.

"Oh Darling," Sirius said, leaving his conversation with Peter to squeeze Blair closer to him. Remus also reached out to touch her right hand.

"This is the last time we'll see you, isn't it? You're going to hide, aren't you?"

James gave a very quiet sigh, and Lily bit her lip. "We're sorry Blair, to all of you." Lily explained. "But… we don't have any choice."

Blair deflated. She had not expected to live life without two of her very best friends.

"We wanted to pick a secret keeper tonight," James said. "So when all this is said and done, you'll be able to find us. Or, if something were to happen-"

"Shut up James," Sirius snapped. "You'll hide and no one will find you. Nobody."

I heard Remus huff the smallest of sighs, and I squeezed his hand, which was still holding mine.

"Did any of you ever think," Peter squeaked. "That it would all end of like this?"

Blair shook her head, and James whispered, "Never."

"Now now," Remus said. "We shouldn't be so sad. This isn't the end. We've got things to look forward to," he said, putting a hand on Lily's belly. "And we surely have got a lot of things to remember."

"And things I'm sure we'd all like to forget," Lily said, her laughter like bells.

Blair couldn't help but agree. These boys were her best friends, and they have been for a long time.

In fact, Blair thought back to the first day that they had all met each other, the day that they were all travelling to Hogwarts for the very first time.