Here is the second chapter for you all! I hope you like it!

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Lily was sitting beside the lake, letting her mind flow to wherever. She had finished her test earlier that afternoon and found that she had time for a bit of relaxing. The wind around her was a bit chilly but she didn't mind. To her a perfect autumn afternoon was sitting outside on a blanket, the wind playing with her hair and a cup of warm tea in her hands.

That was how she was sitting now, the tea making her warm in the cold weather. Lily smiled when Mary sat down beside her. She had heard the footsteps and instantly knew who was coming. They sat in silence for a little while, drinking their tea. The girls liked to sit outside together, each brining their own cup of tea and just sit there, enjoying each other's company.

"I remember back in first year," Mary started, looking at Lily, "the first time I found you sitting here."

Potter entered the common room and found his friends, "It's starting to get colder now boys, it's quite windy outside as well." The boy didn't look happy about this information. "I can hardly move my fingers from the cold, see!" He shoved his hands, "trust me, you don't want to get a detention outside now."

Lily had stood up from her chair, got her coat and walked outside. When she came by the lake she had sat down and looked at the sun while it got lower and lower on the sky, until it set.

"Lily? Is that you?" A girl had lit her wand and was walking closer to where Lily sat. "Don't go outside in the dark! I was scared for you; I thought you were lost in the castle!"

Mary looked close to tears. She hugged Lily while she cried, soon the tears stopped. "Ok, Mary. I'll tell you next time." Lily promised. They sat there, hugging, keeping each other warm. Then they walked hand in hand back to the castle as the dark frightened the both of them. It wasn't before they were inside their dorm that they sat down on Lily's bed and started to laugh. They both knew that they would soon do it again.

"Yeah, I remember," Lily said. She stood up and held out her hand for her friend to take, "care to walk back to the castle with me?" They both grinned as they walked inside the castle. Not letting the others hand go. Thought, this time they didn't go to their dorm, they went to the classroom they occupied, a memory ready for Lily to see.

Lily saw the bag rip open and all the school books falling to the floor. Quills and inkbottles, parchment and all of the other items that were in the bag were lying on the floor. She saw how the younger version of herself quickly fixing the bag and started to sweep all of the things inside it again.

"Go out with me?" Lily saw the young Potter standing above herself as he asked the question.

"NO!"

"Aw, please Evans!"

"I already said no, how many times to I have to say it before you get it?"

"A lot more my dear, trust me."

"No you won't. I'll make sure you stop one day, Potter." The younger version of her stood up and walked away. But as she saw the red hair vanish Lily knew that the memory couldn't be over quite yet. Mary had promised a Potter with expression, but he still hadn't shown any. If she hadn't known what was about to happen she would be surprised by what Potter was doing next, he looked around in the crowd. One girl caught his attention. He walked over to her and started to flirt. The girl then leaned forward and kissed him.

At that very moment her old self came back into view again. With big eyes the girl picked up the inkbottle she had forgot earlier. After he had shoved the girl away Lily threw the bottle it at Potter. "I can't believe you! I was away for two minutes and you already found yourself a new girl!"

"I… I didn't." The boy mumbled as the young Lily walked away again. Lily could see that the boy regretted what he had done and if it hadn't been for Sirius holding his shoulder he probably would have run after her.

"Evans, I was just wondering…"

"I'm sorry," Lily interrupted.

"Sorry for what?" Potter looked at her, his confusion visible. It was then she understood that he might not even remember the scene, or even think of it at the moment. But she had started to speak, so she might as well finish.

"Sorry for yelling at you, the time that girl kissed you after I turned you down." Lily said shyly. Originally she hadn't intended to tell him sorry at all, but when she found it bugged her more than she thought was possible when it had to do with Potter, she found that she had to tell him sorry to get it off of her chest.

"Ah, that! Don't worry about it Flower, it was a long time ago." With that he walked away from her.

His words started to ring in her head: "Don't worry about it Flower, it was a long time ago.", as she walked her way down to the Great Hall. There she didn't notice anyone; his words rang too loudly in her head. What frustrated her the most was that she didn't even know why they glued themselves to her mind.

It wasn't before her stomach started to growl that she was able to think about something else. Lily was sitting in the middle of charms and hadn't been able to take notice of what the teacher had been talking about for the last hour. She looked worriedly over at Mary who sat beside her and smiled when she received a small note.

Don't worry, I've got you covered.

She wrote a small "thanks" back and relaxed, at least she didn't have to think about all of the notes she hadn't been able to write.

Lily and Mary sat together eating dinner. They didn't talk together as they were occupied with their eating. Then Lily saw the headmaster walk into the room and sat down on his chair. She continued her eating, though she planned on walking up to him when she finished. As she ate she kept an eye on him, just to be sure that he didn't walk away before she stopped eating.

"You know Sirius; I think that is a really good idea!" It was as if the young boys appeared in front of her as from a fog.

"I know! I told you I'm brilliant!" Black grinned. Lily couldn't help looking at the boys with mesmerized eyes. It was as if they were there, on the empty seats right in front of her, but still they couldn't be there.

The two boys looked at each other and grinned. Then they started one of their eating competitions they were so found of. They both looked like hungry stray dogs finally finding something to eat. It was fascinating to see how much of the food they managed to stuff into their mouths, they were known as the boys who never spilled any of their food, no matter how much they had on their plate.

"Finished!" Black announced. Potter just grinned as he showed his last piece of potato into his mouth.

"I'll win next time Sirius," Potter playfully punched his friend in the shoulder, "and you know I always hold my word."

"Well see James, I'm fairly confident I've won the most…"Black smiled confidently.

Then the boys vanished.

"Mary!" Lily turned to the girl beside her, "I think I'm going mad!"

Lily almost laughed at the face her friend made. Mary looked like she used all of her concentration on chewing as fast as she could, then she swallowed and said, "What do you mean?"

"I just saw Potter and Black!" Marys head turned as she looked around the Great Hall.

"Lily, I can see them too. They just entered."

"I know that too Mary," Lily sighed, "but I just saw the thirteen year old version of them having a food race…"

When Lily looked up to the teachers table she found that the headmaster was no longer present. Stupid Potter, he always made her miss what she wanted to do and he hadn't even been there! How he always managed to ruin her day was beyond her, she left the hall before he could do more harm.

Sitting in front of the fire after being out in the cold was something Lily enjoyed. She and Mary had taken a walk outside to talk about what Lily had seen. They hadn't come to a conclusion.

She sat there with her eyes closed and listened to the sound of the flames licking the wood. It was a sound she connected to all of the times she had been outside playing on the school grounds, laughing all the way up to the tower, and then being warmed up by the heat of the fire.

"Mary!" Lily half shouted at her friend before throwing some snow into Marys face when she turned around. "I got you!"

"Lily! I'm going to get you!" Mary said before she got a bit of snow and ran after Lily trying to hit the girl with the snow.

They had been second years at that time. Their friendship was close and they truly enjoyed each other's company. The day was cold, the new snow light as a feather so they couldn't make any snow balls out of it. They were almost the only ones outside.

"Girls, can we join you!" A shout came. The girls carried snow with them and walked towards the boys, and then they threw the snow at them before they ran away.

"So this means we're in?" Black asked them, a smirk playing on his face. For a reason unknown to Lily she started to smile, something she knew would encourage the boys to start playing their game. What she hadn't known was how much fun it ended up being.

They had been drinking hot chocolate, while they sat in their pyjamas' tucked under blankets, that evening. It had been one of the few times the two girls and the four boys had got along and been together, with no name calling and no pranks.

Potter looked at her, but she didn't mind. They had had too much fun outside for her to let it bother her. And the boys had also got them something to drink, unknown how, but she found that the evening wouldn't have felt completed without it. "Cheers boys, and thank you!" Lily said before taking a sip of her drink. The warm liquid warmed up her body from the inside and she smiled.

As she looked over at Mary she saw that the other girl also had a pleased and calm look on her face. Lily looked into the fire while she thought about nothing. All she wanted to do was to enjoy the moment and remember it for the rest of her life.

When Potter sat down beside her after he had found another blanked she didn't move. For minutes she just sat there, until she found her eyes burning as she looked into the flames. When Lily turned her head and found Potter sitting close to her and watching her. He was smiling in a pleased way and that was all he had been doing.

Lily felt someone placing a blanket over her shoulders and turned her head to see Mary sitting down beside her. "Let's just sit," Mary said before she looked into the flames, copying Lily.

She sat at a table in the corner of the common room. Potter and his friends were sitting in their usual seats in front of the fire. They were laughing and playing around. It seemed so strange to Lily how they managed to seem as if they never had any homework, but still they were able to hand in their assignments when they were due.

Lily had just finished the day's load of work and started to draw. It was one of those days she could just sit there drawing, being completely relaxed and concentrating on what she was doing. As she sat there she started to think back on all those times she hadn't felt the need for drawing, but as it captured her, it was hard to understand that it had ever left.

She grew more tired by the minute. When she felt that she no longer could hold her eyes open she found it was time for bed.

"Evans, I've got a little surprise for you," Black said in a sing song voice. He didn't give her any time to answer before he dragged her out of the common room and down to the classroom she and Mary usually occupied. "I have something to show you…" he said with a mischievous grin. Then he copied Mary and showed her head into the pensive.

Lily saw herself from the day before. She sat there, not seeming to have a care in the world. As she already knew what she was doing she looked over at Black, after all, it was his memory. She was taken aback when she saw that he was watching her. His eyes jumped away from his friends and to her yesterday self, then back again. There was something in his eyes saying that he knew something no one else knew about.

Not knowing where to stand she stood in between the group of boys and herself, facing the boys. When she heard a movement behind her she turned. She saw herself pack her bag and leave the room. Suddenly Black walked past her to the table she had been sitting on. He picked up a piece of paper, looked at it and smiled. Lily stepped beside him to see what he was smiling about.

He was holding the drawing she had drawn. It was without doubt Potters profile. She tried to remember what she had been drawing, but she hadn't really taken notice of it. Black walked over to Potter and the others with the drawing. "James, look!" He showed his friend the drawing.

"Why do you show me this drawing, Sirius?" Potter asked while he studied the drawing.

"It's of you."

"I noticed that, but this isn't the first drawing of me I have seen, you out of all should know that perfectly well." Potter said, still looking at the drawing. This fact bothered Lily. If he had seen so many drawings of himself, then why would he take so long looking at this drawing, a drawing she didn't want to declare that she had drawn. "Who made it?"

Black smiled mysteriously. "I'm not going to tell you," he said. Potter had yet to look up from the drawing. "It's a secret." It was first then James looked up from the drawing.

"You're not telling me?"

"No."

"Not even a hint?"

"No."

"But you do know who the artist is?" Black didn't answer. He smiled the way a child smiles when it knows a secret, but don't want to tell.

"Very well then, but I'll take the drawing." Potter said and stood up. Lily watched him as he walked over to the stairs and almost tripped. He was looking at the drawing all the way up the stairs.

When she returned to the classroom Lily couldn't find Black. As she wondered why he wasn't there any longer she looked down on her watch, then she started to run.

Lily sat in her seat, thinking of the strange morning she had had. Not only had Black managed to make her late for class but she hadn't been able to avoid any obstacles in the hallway either.

The hallways weren't hallways any longer; they were a blur of colours passing Lily's eyes as she ran. Then it all stopped. Lily crashed into something purple. It was solid and old. She fell to the floor, but somehow the purple didn't move. Lily stood up and apologized. "I'm sorry!"

"What is the rush, Miss Evans?"

"I was just wondering if I could draw you, sir." The headmaster smiled.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have time, maybe next time, Miss Evans." With that the headmaster walked away.

Lily understood that the old man had a lot on his plate and that the headmaster had a lot of things to do, but she also knew that as the time went by she would have less and less time to draw the man as the schoolwork became harder and harder.

She started to run again.

During the day Lily didn't take her eyes away from Black. Not even Potter was able to disturb her staring. She was as determined as she had ever been before. When he stood up together with his mates after they had eaten dinner she stood up and walked towards him. Then she took his sleeve and dragged him out of the Great Hall.

It was raining heavily. Lily was glad there was no wind as she pushed the boy in front of her outside. The grass was soaked, as were their feet soon after. They walked over to the lake and there they stopped.

"Black, where is the drawing?" Lily asked. She didn't bother using a kind tone to him, she was too angry.

"You know that, Lily. James' got it." Sirius said. He didn't look too confortable.

"Why didn't you take it back?"

"Because I don't know where he left it."

"But you're his friend. You could get it at any time!"

"I could. But where's the fun in that? This is your problem Evans," Sirius smirked, "besides Evans, do you honestly think that James will let me go through his stuff whenever I want to?"

"But I… you could have asked him! I'm sure he would have let you get it."

"As I said, Evans; where's the fun it that?" Lily desperately tried to find something to say. How could a friend of Potter, the best friend, outgo her in a fight this easily? "Why should I take the drawing away from James anyway?" Black asked suspiciously.

"Because it is my drawing!"

"You know what they say, Evans: The finder's the keeper."

"But you know that I made it. You know that I only forgot it!" Lily shouted.

"How would I know you forgot it, to me you could have left it there you know."

"I…" Lily didn't know what to say. If she thought about it she knew that Black was perfectly right. It was hard to accept this truth, but she did. "I need your help to get it back." Lily looked at him with serious eyes.

After a minute Black looked at her; "I'm going to ask you to do something, and I don't think you will like it." He was no longer smiling and he seemed determined that his plan was the only way to do things. If it had been any other time Lily wouldn't have even considered trusting him, but this time she knew she had to. She nodded, telling him that she accepted his plan, before she asked him a question:

"You haven't told that I am the artist of the drawing, have you?"

"No," Black assured her, "I wouldn't let the fun of teasing James go away from me, would I now?"

Lily smiled at that. There was only one Sirius Black.

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