Lily loved visiting her dad in London. Not only did she get a break from Petunia, and got on with her dad better than almost anyone, but also got on very well with his wife Nina, and her daughter Alex, who, funnily enough, used to be Lily's friend when they were at Greencole Primary together.
In fact, it was Alex she was out with tonight. It was Alex's 16th birthday, and they decided to have a night out on the town (Alex seemed to know loads of places that didn't ID). They had spent the last few hours in a pub/bar place, and, finally, at 3 o'clock, decided to head home.
Deciding to take the short route, Alex led the way through the back alley towards their street. Ignoring Lily's protests, she grabbed her hand and pulled her through it. Just as Lily was about to say something about how dark alleyways in London weren't the safest of places, she noticed something to stop her train of thought dead. A man, two men...both seemingly kicking a lump on the ground. Then it hit Lily, that was a person. She did the first thing that came to mind, pulling Alex forward, she shouted,
"HEY"
Both the men turned, only noticing the girls at that point. As Lily grabbed for her wand, the elder of the men grabbed the other, pulling him around the corner. There was a loud 'Crack' which Lily immediately recognised as someone apperating. Giving up on the two men, whom she knew she had no chance in finding, she bent down next to the body on the floor. After checking he was breathing-she figured they were male by the way they looked-she started to check for injuries. Deciding to start with his face, she moved his hair aside. At that moment, she found out who this boy was.
Sirius Black.