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Lily's shouts were drowned by the sudden uproar from the crowd. They were jeering, sneering, egging James on.
"Take off his trousers!"
"Do it! Don't be a puss Potter!"
Sirius just stood there. His hands useless at his sides. He had expected Severus to defend himself. But he hadn't.
"Do something! Do something! I swear to God, if you don't do anything Sirius Black..." Lily snarled threateningly.
"Lily I-" He started, but he was interrupted by a sound slap across hs face. As Lily pulled back her hand, scowling, he reached his up to his cheek. It stung.
"Jesus Lily!" He breathed. But she was already storming ahead, her strong, slim body squeezing through the crowd.
Sirius chased after her, his thick mop of hair falling into his eyes every time he took a step. He shoved his way to the front, catching up with the red-head. She was shouting at James' back, but he somehow maintained his power to ignore people, even with this pretty warrior behind him.
"You think you're funny, but you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone. " She spat, seething.
" I will if you go out with me Evans. Go on, go out with me and I will never lay a wand on old Snivelly again. "
"You bastard." She muttered.
Sirius heard the panic caught in Lily's voice, and with the turmoil inside of him at this moment, he lost his temper.
He barged into James' shoulder, causing him to spin around, frowning. He shoved him back a step, he was taller, it was easier.
"What the hell are you doing Sirius?" questioned James, confused.
"What the hell are YOU doing James? You can't just go parading around, showing off whatever you can do to anyone and everyone who'll watch, or listen, or just breathe the same air as you! You need more attention, you can't live off of the same amount of attention as anyone else. No. You just need more. More. More. It's not right, what you're doing Potter." Sirius raged, his anger burning at his dignity, fast.
The crowd made a noise of discomfort, some shuffling, some staring at their feet, some checking their friends reactions. But most silent.
No-one could mistake the sheer fury in James Potter's eyes then, while he was standing under the tree. He trembled all over as he looked from Lily standing beside Sirius, shocked, to his best friend, biting his lip. No-one could mistake what the deep breath meant, as he stiffened his square jaw.
"Don't come running back to us, Black. We won't take you back." James snarled. He began to walk away, knocking Sirius on his way past. He hesitated and whispered in Sirius' ear. "We have your secret." He smiled and swaggered away.
As the crowd parted, Remus pushed through. He looked at Sirius, apology flickering in his eyes. Sirius nodded. Remus had no choice, if he left James' side, he couldn't be sure he could trust him with what he knew. Lupin bounded away, apparently pleased that Sirius was still taking notice of him.
"What was that about?" enquired Lily when everyone had dispersed. She was obviously asking about James' whisper. Sirius flopped his hand, as if brushing it off. Severus shuffled towards them, his greasy hair still plastered to his face. They walked in silence for a while, hearing only the crush of the trim grass underfoot and the first years laughing, sprawled out by the lake. A young, dark-haired girl looked up at them when they walked past and smiled shyly. Her long lashes brushed against her glasses and she turned away, enthralled in her book. Sirius could hear Lily's breathing, and noticed how her feet were in sync with Snape's, obviously sub-consciously. Snape stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong Sev?" asked Lily, apparently concerned. Her red hair was gleaming in the sun.
"I..I don't think he should be here." The hook-nosed boy hesitated, as if scared of Lily's reaction. And he was right to be.
"Look. If he hadn't have done anything you'd be an absolute mockery right now Severus. You should be grateful! He just saved you!" Positively outraged, she crossed he arms and span around.
"Lily...it's fine. I'll go." Sirius really wasn't in the mood to be at the centre of an argument.
She twirled around, Her forehead was creased in a frown, her eyebrows knit togetehr crossly. He arms were still folded tightly, Her chest was heaving as se breathed heavily.
"Don't you start. It's enough that you get into trouble constantly, no defending yourself. You always leave it up to me. And you. You absolute slug! If you dare. If you dare stand up to me. It's enough that you wonder around with that fool of a friend who is abslutely dead set against me-" Sirius laughed. Lily frowned.
"Now what?!"
"You think that James Potter is against you?" He spluttered, struggling for air. Lily obviously didn't understand. Severus had his mouth set in a grim line. His eyes were furnaces.
"Well, of course! Why else would he-" She started, puzzled, but was shortly interrupted.
"James….he-… as adamant as you are that he hates you, is...he never stops talking about you!" She opened her mouth but closed it again, like a trout, somewhat. She twirled around and flounced away, her long, red hair trailing behind her.
Sirius snorted and he and Severus looked at each other for a moment, each of them supressing a smile.
