Chapter 1 - Confrontation
These events take place in the end of the characters sixth year in Hogwarts.
James, Sirius and Remus were walking back from the kitchens after their quick snack, Peter decided to stay a bit longer.
"- Guys, I think I'm gonna head to the library to get that book for the potions essay. "– Remus said, already expecting what the others would say.
"- Oi, Moony, don't break the mood talking about homework! Such a ballbuster!" – Sirius said teasingly.
"- Come on, Moony, it's late! We'll go and get with you tomorrow." – Said James smirking.
"- No, you won't!" – Remus replied.
"- He's right we won't. Good luck, Moony! Merlin be with you!" – Sirius said bidding him goodbye.
"- Why, thank you, Padfoot." – Remus said ironically and left thru a passage way, leaving the other two boys alone.
"- So, Paddy… How did it go with Ryanna?" – James asked with his smirk on his face.
"- Which one is she again?" – Sirius said pretending to be a joke, but James knew it wasn't.
"- The hufflepuff with the eating disorder."
"- Oh, yeah. Okay I guess. She is a little freaky, that girl. Sometimes I don't know whether to feed her or snog her."
"- I would definitely go with snogging." – James replied and both boys laughed.
But then they heard a noise. They could see someone moving ahead of them. James shot Sirius a look and they both drew their wands and continued walking quietly and slowly. They could sense the danger. James cast an almost inaudible "Protego" spell around them. Then someone stepped out of the shadows and into their view.
"- Regulus! You fuck! You almost gave us a heart-attack! What are you doing?" – Sirius demanded his younger brother suspiciously.
"- Looking for you, Bro'." – He responded, putting a very cold tone in his last word.
And all the sudden someone else came out from the shadows. Severus Snape.
"- What are you waiting for, Regulus?" – Snape hissed.
And quickly at the same time they both shot their curses towards the two marauders.
"- Crucio!" - Regulusnearly yelled.
"- Sectumsempra!" - Snape hissed.
But James saw it coming and had cast yet another "Protego" spell around them, and Sirius unaware of the protective charm ducked the curses and shot a well-aimed spell at their opponents.
"- Expelliarmus!" – And sure enough two wands came flying directly into his hands.
Sirius was green with rage. He saw it, but couldn't believe it, and yet it was the undeniable truth. His brother was now a Death Eater, a filthy, dirty, horrible Death Eater. And Snape was tutoring him. Then he heard his brother whining:
"- You stupid idiot! Let us down." – James had already cast a Levicorpus spell and now both slytherins were hanging in the air by their ankles.
"- Ha, YOU are calling ME an idiot! That's rich!" – James said his voice full of sarcasm. – "You are hanging upside down and we have your wands. Don't you think that plainly demonstrate who are the idiots here?"
But then James looked to the side and into his best mate's face. He looked murderous and at the same time sad. He knew that was not a good combination.
"- Sirius… "- He started.
But then Sirius was already moving. He walked and stopped nose to nose with his brother and started shouting revolted.
"- You stupid egocentric fuck! You tried to use an Unforgivable on ME!" – He was so mad he was shaking. – "You idiot! Did you really think that you and Snivelly could take us? Oh, I can see what an asset you boys will be in Voldy's army." – He said with loath, and pointed his wand at face in front of him.
And at that both Death Eaters started to squirm even more. Regulus was looking at his brother scared, like he never had been of him. He could see in his eyes the hatred and coldness, he was sure that now Sirius didn't consider him to be his brother anymore.
"- Sirius" – James interfered – "Don't do it, mate. He's not worth it. Neither of them. We'll just take this to Dumbledore."
At this, Sirius lowered his wand and both boys started walking way. Until they heard a thump and could see Regulus racing away, but Snape still in the air. To that James said:
"- This is not over, Snivellus. You can count on it." – Snape sneered.
And all of the sudden they heard someone scream "Expelliarmus" and their wands flew out of their hands. Lily Evans was standing right in front of them.
"- Lily, wait. Let us explain… "- James started.
But he was cut short. She glared at him, with one of the worst death glares ever worn by anyone alive and started screaming while she liberated Snape from his position.
"- SHUT IT, POTTER! I don't want to hear it. You certainly are the most disgusting person to walk the face of the earth. YOU are a stupid bigheaded git with no respect for anyone, pranking everyone that comes into your sight! You are a heartless cold bastard who is incapable of a decent action. You think you are great, but you are nothing, I hate you. I hate you so much I rather never have met you. I wish you would just drop dead. 10 points from Gryffindor each." - Lily was so angry her face was absolutely red.
And to that she looked at boys. James looked completely hurt and deeply sad. Sirius was completely outraged and was about to start screaming back when James stopped him.
"- Drop it, Padfoot." – He said with a harsh tone. Then looked at Lily with a penetrating gaze that almost made her squeak like a little girl. His hazel eyes hard and blazing. She had never seen he look at anyone like this, let alone her. – "Its no use" – He said with an icy voice – "As Evans seem to know everything and everyone so well that nothing in the world can happen that she is not certain about, she clearly can decide what happened here without our help. So let's just go."
Sirius looked at his best friend bewildered while they left. He knew James wouldn't tell anyone what happened so his brother wouldn't be expelled, but he thought that with Lily he would be different. But what she had said. He was sure she had just broken his into a million pieces. And that knowledge hurt him too.