The florist looked up when she heard the door chime and smiled seeing a store usual. "Ah, Remus, good morning. Long time no see," she said , "Been busy, have you?"

He smiled politely at her and nodded, "Afternoon. Yes, been a bit busy, jobs around here been a bit picky," he said nonchalantly.

The florist frowned at him, "Oh, Remus. Not everyone could be that close minded, could they?"

Remus shook his head and smiled sadly, "It's not easy hiring a werewolf. I miss more days than I attend I think"

"Oh, Remus," she cooed, "You know you always have somewhere to work here,"

Remus shook his head, still smiling at his old friend, "Was never really good with plants," he observed a magical daffodil, "Should've paid more attention in herbology. I'd be more of a burden than help," he sighed and turned back, "Anyways, can I have my usual?"

The florist nodded sadly, "Going back to Godric's Hollow, are you?"

"Yes ma'am, feeling a bit blue," he smiled sadly again.

"Alright," she sighed, gathering the flowers, "Here you are, Remus,"

He handed her a number of 34 sickles, but she shook her head, "Just send my regards to the couple,"

He raised an eyebrow at her but agreed, "Thank you. Have a good day,"

~~O~~

After picking up two bottles of firewhiskey, holding them by the necks in their own paper bags, Remus apparated to Godric's Hollow Graveyard. He walked into the graveyard, gloomily, something he's done many times. In his right hand he held two white lilies and a bouquet of white and red daisies and carnations. He walked through the rows and rows of tombstones and forgotten candles, withered flowers and depressing stuffed toys, and stopped when he got to the two tombstones that read, "James Potter and Lily Potter." He sighed and slumped down next to the dry grass, wiping their tombstone with a rag he brought.

Just as the rag passed over Lily's name, a big, dark furry dog peered out from behind the tombstone, scaring Remus, who had fallen back.

"Merlin," he yelled, reaching for his wand in his pocket in record time, pointing it at the massive dog. Looking into the dog's eyes, Remus sighed whispering, "Sirius."

The dog moved it's head side to side and then quickly transformed into Sirius Black, wearing a set of hand-me-down robes. "Remus," he smiled, "Long time no see,"

"What on earth are you doing here you idiot?" Remus snarled, "You're still wanted. You're supposed to be hiding!"

Sirius studied Remus for a second, smiled again and plopped himself down unpleasantly, "Nice seeing you, too, mate. I've Been doing okay, I guess. Feeding off rats and whatever Harry can send me,"

"Harry?" Remus asked astounded, "Harry's been sending you food? How? Why? Why are you here in Britain?"

"Someone needed to help Dumbledore keep an eye on the boy. He's not even doing anything but he gets in just as much trouble as we did," he chuckled, "Oh, the Potter blood,"

"How is he?" Remus asked eagerly, "I'm sorry I haven't been able to drop by to see him, it's… just… it's difficult-"

"Looking Snape in the eye and not knocking that beak of a nose of his off his face? I know," Sirius cut in.

Instead of scolding Sirius, Remus smiled, pretending to ignore what he had said, "How is Harry?"

Sirius frowned, leaned back and picked at the hem of his robes, "Not too great, unfortunately. The boy's been… exposed to some unpleasant things," he said carefully.

"I've seen on the Daily Prophet that he's been put in the Triwizard Tournament," Remus said.

Sirius only nodded.

"That Skeeter woman has been saying all sort of things about Harry! Talking about how James and Lily's death affected him, bringing Hermione into this,"

Sirius only nodded.

"And what were they thinking putting Harry into all of this? He could've died!"

Sirius didn't nod, just stared at the ground near him, but in a far-away manner.

Remus, noticing this, cleared his throat, "Sirius, mate, what happened at the final for the Triwizard Tournament?"

Sirius sighed, "Harry saw Voldemort,"

Remus felt a chill go through his body. "He's back,"

"He didn't go anywhere," Sirius said bitterly, "He's just been biding time while that traitor went running around getting his robes washed,"

"How do you know he's back?" Remus asked.

Sirius looked apologetically at the tombstone next to him, "Harry saw him," he said it quietly, but loud enough for Remus to hear.

"Harry saw him?"

"Harry fought him," Sirius sighed.

"He fought the Dark Lord?"

"Yes," Sirius smiled weakly, "Harry fought Voldemort again and came out alive, for the second time,"

Remus shook his head, "Oh, no, no, no, no, no,"

"I know," Sirius muttered, "The poor boy. My poor, poor, poor godson,"

"If James were here, he'd hex us for not being careful enough," Remus sighed.

"You're worried about James? I think we should be more scared of Lily. Not only will she be frantic, she's be enraged. She's go hunt Voldemort down herself,"

Remus chuckled, "How often do you come here?" he asked, feeling for a change of topic.

"This is my second, unfortunately. The first time was a few days after I escaped Azkaban. You?"

"Often," he answered, "Scared if I don't, these two would haunt me,"

Sirius smiled, "What was it like? The wake?"

Remus's face darkened, "It was… hard. Most of the Order was there, staff at Hogwarts, pretty much everyone that knew these two,"

"Nice flowers," Sirius said.

Remus smiled, "Oh, I forgot," he picked up the flowers beside him. He laid the two white lilies beneath James's name and the bouquet of red and white daisies and carnations beneath Lily's.

"What's in the bags?" Sirius asked.

"Firewhiskey," Remus smirked, "You're lucky I buy two whenever I come here," he handed a bag to Sirius.

They both unwrapped the bottles and clanked their bottles together in cheers. "To the Potters," they both sighed.

After a few minutes of silence, Sirius spat, "And may Peter Pettigrew rot in hell,"

Remus was unfazed. He just stared longingly towards the flowers.

"Out of all the things James had done for Peter, how could he? And not to mention all of the times Lily's stood up for him, how does he have the decency to live knowing he killed an innocent-"

"He's not decent, Sirius,"

Sirius shook his head, "One dead, one as Britain's Most Wanted, one jobless and the other a traitor,"

"Oh, how wrong had Hogwart's Great Marauders have gone," Remus grumbled.

After a long silence, Sirius said, "She should've never been affiliated with us,"

Remus raised an eyebrow at him, 'Who?"

"Evans," Sirius grumbled.

Remus frowned at him, "If you're thinking that if James and Lily hadn't gotten married and Harry that none of this would've happened, then you're a git, Sirius Black. The war started longer before they got married, Pet-"

"Do not say his name!" Sirius said sternly, "I'm not blaming them for bringing Harry into the world, Rem. I'm-I'm just saying, he paused to huff, "I'm just saying that Lily could've been out of all of this if she wasn't so close to us. Maybe if Evans weren't so close to us, she'd be alive working for the Ministry or St. Mungo's or something. I don't know, but Lily Evans deserved a better fate than this," he elaborated. He looked longingly at Lily's tombstone, "She could've lived," he said quietly. Then his expression changed, "Stupid, Redhead, should've stayed away from us,"

Remus smiled and snorted, "Shut-up, Padfoot, you love her,"

Sirius glared at him, "Don't say that, Moony, James might send a stag down here to trample me,"

Remus raised an eyebrow at Sirius, jokingly and Sirius sighed, "Fine, the flower's got a place in my heart, but not in the same way Prongs does. I don't fancy her!" Sirius yelled the last part to the heavens. "Hear that, James?"

Remus laughed but settled quickly, "Keep your voice down, Padfoot, we don't want to attract anyone," he wiped a laughing tear away from his eye, "Lily was the best thing that's ever happened to James,"

"Lily was the best thing that's ever happened to us," Sirius said softly.

So basically, Remus and Sirius are reminiscing memories of James and Lily, and times before everything went downhill.

Sirius's memories of Lily up next!

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