Hey there, here's the next chapter! I didn't plan it like this, but maybe you know that in the process of writing, sometimes there are those new ideas and you just can't stop yourself from writing them as well. I hope you like the chapter like this and I've thought about it for some time, so what would you think of a relationship in this fic? SIRIUSxOC would sound nice, wouldn't it? Maybe you could tell me what you think in a review, I would love it. Have fun at reading ;) I'll try to update soon

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Chapter 2

Sirius POV

"And you're sure that there's nothing new about the case of Anna Broadwell?" James asked for the tenth time in the last thirty minutes and Sirius rolled his eyes at his best friend.

"Yes Prongs, I'm sure." He assured him, however James didn't seem to be satisfied. He was walking down the stairs with an unhappy look on his face and everyone who saw them just raised their eyebrows at Sirius. Then, he just shrugged with the usual grin on his face, as if he wanted to say 'Oh come on, it's James! He's always behaving a little weird, it shouldn't surprise you anymore!'

They had left the common room and were on their way to meet Remus and Peter in front of the castle. It was Saturday, which meant that they were allowed to go to Hogsmeade today and of course they would never let such a chance pass. It was always good to leave the grounds for some time and Sirius liked being able to do something without being watched by other people – especially Filch, his annoying cat, the teachers and the Slytherins. Of course it was fun to do stupid things in the castle and Sirius wouldn't have it any other way, but sometimes a break was nice as well.

"But there has to be something! I mean, she can't just vanish, can she?" James tried again and Sirius looked at his friend from the corner of his eye. When he saw the demanding look on his face, he sighed quietly and turned his face towards him.

"If the Ministry would have found something, it would be in the papers." He murmured, however he didn't believe it himself. Since when did the Daily Prophet say anything that was true?

"You don't even believe that yourself, Pads." Sirius smiled slightly at the shorter version of his nickname only James was using. "So why don't we start being serious? Someone who works for the Ministry just vanished overnight and no one knows where she might have gone or what could have happened to her. It was big in the papers, but after that nothing is mentioned again. Apparently, nothing can be found out about it. How can this be put together?" He sighed theatrically.

"Okay, you know that I can't be serious right now anymore, don't you?" Sirius laughed loudly and when he shook his head, his hair covered his eyes. He brushed it aside impatiently and could see that James was smiling slightly as well.

"You should cut your hair." James replied instead of talking about the missing woman anymore. "It's always covering your eyes so that you can't see no more."

"It's not that bad." Sirius cut in quickly. "And besides, the girls like it. Just like me."

Now it was James who rolled his eyes at him. "You're hopeless."

"I know. Thank you for the compliment."

"Did he tell you again how much he likes it when you growl at night?" A loud voice at the foot of the stairs asked and now both James and Sirius looked up to see Remus and Peter grinning at them widely. Remus had crossed his arms, while their other friend shifted uneasily from one leg to the other one. Peter seemed always so nervous and Sirius didn't understand why. Once he'd asked James and Remus about it, however his friends could only shrug their shoulders since they didn't knew the reason as well.

"No, I've just confessed my secret love to him. Is this a problem to you, Remus?" James replied and crossed his arms as well. Now the two of them were standing right in front of each other and it seemed as if they would never stop staring, when suddenly Remus began to laugh.

"May I say that you're hopeless as well?" He asked innocently and then James began to grin as well. He shook his head and took a few steps back so that he was standing next to Sirius again.

"I think none of us can be saved anymore." Sirius cut in and made a face at his friends. "At least we represent the never ending chaos here at Hogwarts, don't we?"

Instead of saying anything else, they began to walk away from the castle. Luckily, it wasn't raining right now and it even seemed as if the weather was going to get a little better. That would be good for the Quidditch match in a few weeks. It would be one of their last ones and it had always been a torture to play in the rain or when the ground on the field was wet and muddy. Playing Quidditch on a beautiful day when the sun was shining was one of the things Sirius wanted to do in his last year at any rate.

And of course then their chance to win would be even bigger. In all the years James and Sirius had been playing Quidditch for Gryffindor, they had only lost a few games and that had always happened because of stupid accidents, so they had to keep their record, no matter what was going to come. Sirius, who was the captain and Seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, thought that in the past years they had become a great team and he didn't doubt that they would win their last two games as well.

For some time, they walked towards the village in silence. That was strange, normally they had always something to talk or laugh about. But it seemed as if right now everyone was lost in his own thoughts. Sirius didn't doubt that James was still trying to figure out the case of Anna Broadwell and presumably Remus was thinking about his 'problem' as they called it again. What was going on in Peter's head was a mystery to Sirius and to be honest he didn't really want to know. Sometimes, he was behaving different and they had all noticed that he liked to follow others more than to be the leader himself. Since this wasn't a problem, there was no need of discussing it.

"Oh look who's there!" A voice behind them called as they had nearly reached Hogsmeade and they all turned around, just to see Lily and two other girls walking towards them. Sirius noticed that it were Isabelle and Luna, Lily's best friends. Isabelle was a tall girl with white skin and long, curly black hair. Her blue eyes always seemed to look a little cold and the fact that she was in Ravenclaw didn't make it any better. To be completely honest, Sirius and James didn't like her very much. She had the habit to look at them in a condescending way every time they made something stupid and since that happened very often, she never smiled at them. And they assumed that she was talking about them behind their backs in a negative way. Sadly, that couldn't be proved. As Lily's friend, she was very careful at saying bad things about her boyfriend.

Unlike Isabelle, Luna was always grinning at them and she liked their jokes. She was also at Gryffindor, which was the reason why they knew her better, but not very good as well. She wasn't as tall as Isabelle, who had nearly the same height as Sirius (and he was taller than most of the other boys in their age) and her hair was brown, just like her eyes. In other words, Sirius liked her. Luna was nearly as crazy as James and Sirius were, however she liked hiding it. She preferred to watch others doing the stupid things instead of being part of it. That had advantages as well, mostly that you didn't get in trouble all the time. And Luna saw many things just as Sirius did. They didn't like the same people and made jokes about them, they rolled their eyes at the same time when a teacher behaved weird again and there were many other things which Sirius simply couldn't describe.

"Where are you going? No, let me guess! Zonko's Joke Shop!" Luna said loudly and raised her eyebrows at them, however the grin didn't leave her face.

"Well… shall we be honest, James?" Sirius asked and looked at him thoughtfully.

"If you want to, Sirius. Tell them about our secret plans to subjugate the Slytherins." In the same moment as those words had left James' mouth, his eyes widened in shock.

Sirius reacted immediately and let an unbelieving look appear on his face. "Why did you have to say this?" He asked in a sharp tone and ran his hand through his hair, trying to look stressed. He turned towards the girls abruptly and sighed. "Okay, now that you know of this you have to possibilities. Either you forget it and act as if we didn't say anything, or you help us."

"Or we have to make you forget it." Remus added and Sirius had seldom been more proud of him in a situation like this. His tone had been perfect, nice and at the same time threatening.

Now Lily, Luna and Isabelle exchanged looks and Lily crossed her arms. "And if we don't want to do any of it?"

"You'll have a problem." James said simply and Sirius couldn't stop himself from smiling gloatingly. It didn't happen very often that someone played along that good.

"And that would be?" Luna asked in a demanding voice and raised her eyebrows.

"Us." Sirius replied immediately and his smile turned into a grin.

"You?" Luna's expression turned from skeptical to amused and Sirius raised an eyebrow when she shook her head, laughing quietly.

"Apparently you don't know how dangerous we are."

"Dangerous? James, are you hiding something from me?" Lily asked and James shook his head innocently.

"Why should I do that?"

"Well, your best friend seems to think that there's a side of you I don't know."

"Do you want to tell me that Sirius knows me better than you do?"

"Maybe." Lily answered simply and James and Sirius exchanged a look. And began to grin at each other.

"Okay, you have seen through our masks." James said suddenly and his tone was dramatically. "I think it's time, Padfoot. The moment has come."

"Which moment?" Now Lily was looking at them suspiciously.

"The moment to confess that we're in love with each other." Sirius answered instead of James and his sharp ears could hear Remus and Peter behind him turn away so that the girls couldn't see the looks on their faces.

"You are what?" There was a moment of silence in which James and Sirius tried to stay calm. However, Lily's face lit up suddenly. "Oh I've been so stupid, I should have known it!" She said and covered her eyes with her hands. "It has always been him and I'm just there to help you hiding it, right?"

James nodded, looking sad. "Yes, that's true."

"So what will I get as payment for this?"

"I'm sorry- Wait, WHAT?" James stared at his girlfriend with wide eyes and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Oh come on, you can't believe that I'll do it without getting something to my advantage. That would be utterly stupid."

Sirius couldn't stop himself from staring at Lily with wide eyes and behind her, Luna and Isabelle seemed to be shocked as well. For a few seconds, Luna's eyes met his and Sirius thought that there was a mischievous gleam in them. He would have liked to know if he looked the same or if the years had let those treacherous signs vanish.

"You really think that I would give you something for it?" James laughed and shook his head. "Girls." He murmured and had to get hold of Sirius' arm so that he was able to stand upright. His friend couldn't stop himself from laughing anymore and then Sirius couldn't hold it back any longer as well.

And so they stood there, all laughing at their own stupidity. "Boys." Sirius heard Isabelle murmur and when he turned towards them, he saw her rolling her eyes.

"And we're proud of it!" He said loudly, which earned him an angry look from Isabelle. And a large grin from Luna. He smiled at her slightly.

"You're an idiot." Lily said to James and without hesitation, she took a few steps towards him and they kissed each other.

When they finally parted and the four of them were alone again, James raised his eyebrows at Sirius with a large grin on his face. "So…?" He began slowly and when Sirius only looked at him questioningly, the grin even seemed to become wider. "You like Luna, don't you?"

"Yes and I think I know where this conversation is heading to. I don't appreciate it."

"Why not, Pads? It's so obvious that she likes you too!"

"Is it?" Sirius raised an eyebrow at James, but to his surprise it was Remus who answered that question.

"Even I saw it and I don't have any experiences concerning that topic." He said thoughtfully and when Sirius looked from him to James again, he knew that he thought the same. Shaking his head, he looked around for a few moments to find a reason to chance the topic. And suddenly, there it was. Right in front of his eyes.

"There's Snape." He said and Luna was forgotten immediately. At least for this moment.

"Do you want to have some more fun?" James grinned and Peter shook his head.

"And it's not even midday!"

However, James didn't seem to hear him. With a loud "Hey, Snivelly!" he began to walk towards Snape and his companions and Sirius followed him, a large grin on his face.