Disclaimer: I own nothing, it belongs to JKR.

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This is written for the "Colourful Phrases" Challenge sey by ix3youlots as well as "Sell me a story" Challenge by SomethingWithMittens.

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Prompt for this chapter: "He saw red."

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"I spy with my little eye..."

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They say that history is written by the victor. I suppose that is why some stories are forgotten; some are twisted and some go completely untold.

They say that in history, lies hide all the secrets. But if those stories are never told, how will you know the secrets? How will you know what is being hidden from you?

Historical records will tell you that Lily Evans married James Potter. The marriage certificate cements this as fact; which it is. But it is what it implies that can be wrong. Many take it to mean they were desperately in love; and they were. James Potter was desperately in love with Lily Evans, and she with him. He was the winner, he wrote the history.

The secret he neglected to tell you; is how before, she was also desperately in love with another. Another person she was willing to risk it all for.

History is such a distorted and confusing subject; don't you think?

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"I saw you."

"What?"

"I saw you, the other night."

"Oh? Care to elaborate?"

"I saw you sneaking out of the broom closet on the fourth floor. You might want to be more careful next time; you never know who may see you."

"You... you saw?"

"That's what I said. Just be more discrete next time, unless you want to be caught-which I highly doubt you do. You know you're playing a dangerous game, people will get hurt."

"Since when have you cared about people?"

"I care about you. And you're not just playing with fire, but an inferno. It's just too big for someone not to get seriously burnt. "

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"You need to talk to my cousin; he's beginning to let it show."

"Let what show?"

"The fact he's in love with you."

"He is not. I mean he can't be... can he?"

"He was seeing red."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean you can't have both. It's not right, and it's not fair."

"Am I actually being lectured on what is right and wrong by a Slytherin? Who would have thought?"

"That's not funny Lily, you know that's not funny. I'm not like them. I'm different."

"I thought Snape was different too... how do I know you're not going to turn out the same?"

"I am not Severus Snape. Do you really think my cousin would talk to me if I was like the others?"

"I know you're different. I'm sorry... it's just I don't know what to do. Is there no way I can have them both?"

"No"

"But what if-,"

"No."

"You don't even know what-,"

"No Lily."

"Talk about putting your foot down."

"He was seeing red, Lily."

"So you said already."

"It doesn't make it any less true. Just bare something in mind for me, will you."

"Depends on what it is."

"Just remember that they have been best friends for years. I know my cousin is being an idiot, but if it all came to light, if he had to choose...I'm not sure he would choose you."

"But you just said he was in love with me! That he was seeing red!"

"He was."

"Then why wouldn't he choose me?"

"Don't act like that, you're not a child."

"Fine, will you please explain to me what you mean?"

"He's mad at you. He's angry that you have put him in this situation. He's furious that you have influenced him in to betraying his best friend. Sirius was seeing red Lily, but it wasn't aimed at James, he was aiming it at you."

"Oh..."

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I guess what we really need is for history to be written by an impartial observer. Although they say that even the ink; which history is written in, is merely fluid prejudice. As for me, well I am just a casual onlooker. I may not be as biased as some; but even I have my own interests at heart. Why? Because even though they say that dreams of the future are better than the history of the past; sometimes history is all that you have. Stories forgotten as time goes on, stories you want to correct, stories that tell the real tales of who the people were, and who you really were.

I just want to correct the past. I was not the enemy; I was just fighting for my survival.

It's just a shame that survival is what killed me.

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Authors Note: Confused? Not sure who the narrator is? Good good. It will all become clear in the end don't worry. Just so you know this fanfiction is going to be a series of one shots from different points during Lily and Sirius' life where our narrator observed their relationship.

Thank you to Ali my lovely beta.

Anyway I hope you like it. Please leave me a review telling me what you thought.

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