Chapter 1

"POP"

"James are you here?" The eerie silence filled the great entrance hall it started to get to Sirius. "James!" There was a long bang from an upstairs room. Almost like a lamp was pushed off its resting place. The next second a young wizard fell down the stairs ending with a thump.

"What is it Sirius? Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I was worried about you."

With the ragging war outside the Potter manor, James knew anything could happen at any moment. "What did you hear Sirius? Are Mum and Dad okay?" James looked at Sirius' worried face.

Sirius looked downward unsure how to tell James. "I don't know I just heard there was an attack and you parents were involved. I thought you'd get an owl by now if it was serious." Sirius gave a weak smile trying to make the situation better.

Sirius Black had been spending a few days of his holiday at the Ministry of Magic. McGonagall had thought it would be a good idea seeing as it was the summer before their seventh year and Sirius had no idea what he wanted to do after graduation. Little did McGonagall know he spent most of his time working with the Quidditch World Cup headquarters.

"There haven't been any owls; do you think they are okay? What did they say at the Ministry?"

Neither James nor Sirius had much time to debate the topic. An owl flew through the open window with a letter, dropped it on James' head and flew away.

James and Sirius exchanged nervous glances. James' parents had taken Sirius in when he ran away from his pureblood manic parents. The thought muggle-borns or to then mudbloods deserved to die and had no right learning magic. James' parents were as much Sirius as they were James.

They both were afraid of the new the tiny white owl had brought to them. James tore open the envelope which had a Ministry of Magic seal on it. Both boys automatically thought, "This can't be good." James started to read the letter silently. Sirius pouted and spoke irritably, "Jamsie read out loud will ya!"

"It says,

'Dear James and Sirius Potter,

Please stay at home until your father or I contact you. There was just an attack on a muggle-born and her family. I'm not sure how long the paperwork will take or where we will house her. Obviously she will go into pureblood protection. All Ministry members have a guest except for us therefore she will probably be staying with us. If you could make up the best guest room just incase. I believe her favorite color is green. Right now we are at St. Mungo's, just getting checked up. When Lily is released all three of us will come home. Hope you will be on your best behavior.

Love always,

Mum

P.S. Sirius if you could make your awesome peanut butter cookies that would be wonderful. See you soon!

Sirius was jumping up and down, "They are okay!" he glanced to James for some acknowledgement, but didn't get any. "James?" James starred at the letter, "Lily" he thought, and "She's staying here! Bad circumstances of course and I bet she'll still hate me. At least she'll be safe."

"James!" Sirius was getting impatient; he wasn't used to being ignored.

"Lily…"

"Ugh, James is that the only thing you can think of?"

"She's coming here. We have to be nice to her. Her parents are dead Sirius. How do you talk to someone who hates you after their parents die?"

"What the hell do you mean?"

"The letter says a muggle born witch--"

Sirius cut James off, "So you automatically think it's Lily? James that's stupid there are tons of muggle-born Lily's out there.

"Her favorite color is green. I'm going to fix up the guest room across from my room, Sirius go make the yummy cookies!"

Without a word Sirius marched in to the kitchen to start on the cookies. Sirius thought, "James and Lily Potter has a nice ring to it. I better be the best man."

James walked into the guest room. Casted an anti-dust charm and started to work.

He made the walls a cream color, the bed's sheets were an emerald green as well as the comforter and fluffy pillows. He put up curtains that matched the bed. He summoned about a hundred books from the family library. One wall of her room was now covered in books.

Another wall had her dresser her bed and her nightstand. There was a fireplace on the wall opposite the door along with a beautiful vanity. James bewitched the vanity to be nice to Lily and tell her everyday she was beautiful.

On the wall with the door there was a desk looking out onto the Potter's Quidditch pitch. James pulled a piece of parchment out of the desk and wrote her a letter.

Dear Lily,

Whenever you want to talk, I'm across the hall, day or night.

Always,

James Potter

He refused to sign it Love, James because he knew she would hate having his love. Only a few more improvements were needed to Lily's room. He conjured a vase full of lilies and a box of milk chocolates. He wished he could only do more for the beautiful red head.

"I hope you like it Lily, you deserve more then this."