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A/N: Hello again! I seem to be in a writing fury this week… I just got another chapter done in my geography class. Hope you like it!

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When they were left alone, Godric motioned for James to take a seat on one of the benches in the Hall and sat down himself opposite from him.

'And now, James Potter, I will tell you all' he said, and for the first time since their encounter, James saw the real Godric Gryffindor.

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'You're a pureblood' Salazar told Sirius, once again pointing out the obvious.

Taking a deep breath while seating himself, the Marauder answered through gritted teeth 'Yes.'

'Good, good. Black, eh? I know a Hilda Black. Mighty woman. Hates muggleborns too, yes…' the wizard trailed off.

He conjured two glasses and filled them with a red wine. He held out one to Sirius and took one himself, then sat on the green armchair by the fire. Sirius looked at the wine, but did not drink it.

'Why do you hate muggleborns?' he asked Salazar. He had wanted to know the truth to this question for a long time, and now he was finally provided with a chance.

'They're filth' answered the green eyed wizard casually. 'They don't deserve to know magic, they don't deserve to know about the wonders of the wizarding world. The others say blood doesn't matter. I say it does. The wizarding world is going to the dogs, I tell you! And all because of those filthy mudbloods.'

Salazar went on talking, not taking notice of Sirius' bent head nor of his tight grip on the glass. His knuckles were almost white, his eyes dark with unspoken emotion.

'Take that muggleborn of yours, that redhead. She's dirty, her blood is dirty. She doesn't deserve to know anything about us. I don't get why you you're hanging with her, you being a pureblood and all. But then again, maybe you do it because of that other pureblood? James, isn't it? That redhead isn't worth nothing, I tell you---'

With a cry of anger, Sirius got up and threw his glass to the wall, shattering it to pieces.

'SHUT UP!' he bellowed, his breathing heavy, his eyes lighted by a burning fire.

He took his wand out and pointed it at Salazar 'SHUT THE HELL UP! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT LILY LIKE THAT! NONE, YOU HEAR ME? SHE'S A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN YOU OR ANY OTHER FRIGGIN' PUREBLOOD THAT THINKS LIKE YOU! I'M SICK OF YOU AND YOUR KIND! IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT VOLDEMORT IS ALIVE, IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT HE'S WHO HE IS! YOU AND YOUR FRIGGIN' IDEAS ON PUREBLOODS! I DON'T WANT TO BE A PUREBLOOD ANYMORE IF THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS! I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU REPRESENT, SALAZAR SLYTHERIN!'

With that, Sirius gave the other wizard a look of utter disgust and hate and walked to the door.

His hand was on the knob when Salazar grabbed him by the arm. 'Sirius—' he began.

He didn't get to finish. Sirius furiously turned to him and yelled 'EXPELLIARMUS!' with all his might, then stormed out of the room leaving a half knocked out Salazar behind.

The seventeen year old broke up into running. He ran from his past, his family and their racist ideas, his own brother that thought him a failure and, most of all, he ran from himself.

Sirius knew that somewhere deep inside of him was a pureblood part too, but he did not want it to get to the surface. All these past years, he had repressed it, and had enjoyed being a teenager.

Tears of anger fell on Sirius' cheeks, and he wiped them furiously away, while keeping running.

This was supposed to be another adventure, one he and James could share with Lily. But instead, he had ended up with this: facing his past – and memories he thought had been forgotten – and the one with whom all had begun.

Salazar Slytherin.

Sirius screamed in frustration, an animal cry escaping from his throat. As he ran, he transformed in his Animagus self and stormed on Hogwarts' grounds.

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Rowena and Helga had led Lily to the lake, where they sat on the grass, their blue robes floating around them. Lily could feel the power emanating from the witches, and she stood there in wonder, gazing at them.

'Sit down, dear' Helga said, and Lily took a seat on the grass opposite the two women, thus facing the lake and her back to the Forbidden Forest (I dunno if this is the right geographic description, but please go with me on this one, okay?).

'So you come from the future?' the blonde witch asked Lily.

'Yes. I was passing a blank portrait when I heard whispers and being of a curious nature, I wanted to find out what was behind the portrait. Ja-Potter and Sirius joined me and Sirius had the password. Result: we're here.'

Rowena watched Lily attentively, then asked softly 'Do you remember what the password was?'

Lily frowned in concentration 'Not exactly. Wait, I think I do! Sirius said a phrase that opened the portrait. I think it was something like "Ooh, so I smell some love in the air?"'

Rowena and Helga exchanged a look and turned back to Lily, a small smile playing on both their lips.

But the redhead wasn't watching them anymore. She had turned her back to the two witches and her eyes were now focused on the Forbidden Forest. She felt something that surrounded it, something she had never felt before while surveying the forest. An aura of… evil.

With a bit of difficulty –her eyes refused to unglue themselves from the forest –Lily turned back to Rowena and Helga.

'So, what did Godric wanted you to tell me, Rowena?'

'Not tell you. Show you' the witch corrected.

'What?'

'Look at the Forest, Lily. What do you see?' Helga asked softly.

The fiery redhead did as she was told and gasped. A few seconds ago, the Forest had been lighted. Now, it was dark. Obscure, even. No sound escaped it. For the fifth time that day, Lily was stunned again.

She turned to Rowena, her eyes widened in shock 'What happened? A second ago, it was…'

'A monster like no other inhabits the forest. He has taken possession of it, and neither me, Helga, Godric nor Salazar can control it. The creature controls the four elements, and is very fierce.'

'A dragon?' Lily asked.

Rowena's eyes darkened. 'Not just any dragon, Lily. He---' (please remember this phrase… you have to! Ok? Write it down if necessary, because this story has yet more things to come to it…and let's just say that this…creature is very important to the plot…)

She didn't finish, because two things happened then. For one, a gloomy form lifted above the Forest, sending flames to an unknown destination before disappearing back into it.

Then, an animal cry broke from inside of Hogwarts. Lily immediately turned her head there and waited, holding her breath. The sadness and anger she felt…

'That much distress can only belong to one person…' she told herself.

A shaggy black dog ran out of the great oak doors, running like lightning. Lily gasped. He was heading for the Forbidden Forest.

'Padfoot' she whispered. 'PADFOOT!' she yelled louder.

The dog didn't hear her.

Without caring –or even thinking –about the risks, the redhead stood up and followed the dog. She didn't care about Rowena and Helga calling after her, she just kept running.

Only one thought filled her 'I have to catch up with him. I have to warn him!'

She closed her eyes for an instant, her mind going blank. Then, she jumped in the air. Her arms immediately transformed in scarlet wings, her hair turned aflame. The phoenix Lily was now flew fast, thinking only of catching up with the dog.

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James stared at Godric, his eyes wide in realization.

'You mean---?' he began.

The wizard nodded. The Marauder fell silent as the information sank in. He bent his head, taking it in his hands and ruffling his hair. 'Oh, Merlin!' he whispered.

Just then, the oak doors blew open and Rowena and Helga walked in, followed by a staggering Salazar.

'Godric!' Rowena called. 'Lily has gone in the Forbidden Forest!'

The wizard immediately stood up, his eyes worried 'What happened?'

'The Forest turned dark, then a black dog ran out of Hogwarts and towards the Forest. Lily whispered something like "Padfoot" and then she was gone. Last thing we saw of her was a flick of red hair.'

Godric nodded, and taking in James' pale expression, turned to Salazar. 'What happened to you?'

'I- the boy knocked me out' he answered.

Godric clenched his jaws, but didn't reply. Finally, he sat back down on the bench.

'What are you doing?' James whispered furiously at him. 'I can't stay here and wait!'

'You will and so will we all. The Forbidden Forest is too dangerous at dark, and we cannot risk going in. Lily is powerful. Way more powerful than we can imagine.'

Salazar snorted rudely at this, but when Godric's cold glare fell on him, he shut up. James had to restrain himself from hexing the pureblood. He knew Salazar had to have something to do with Sirius' sudden outburst, but could not do anything... for now. He was way too worried about Lily and his best friend.

'Remember what I told you, James' Godric added, as the Marauder seemed about to add something.

Finally, James nodded and with a groan, slid to the ground and stared into space.

'I can only hope Lily and Padfoot are okay' he told himself reassuringly. 'But then again, how did she know about him? Has she know all along or is it simply a momentarily guess?'

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And on this cheerful note, I will end the chapter… Did you like it? I hope you did, cause the chapter was a bit longer than I intended… Did it come as a surprise the bit about Lily? One thing, tough: Lily is NOT an Animagus. What she is…you'll find out later on…

I wanted to end it sooner, but my fingers had other plans…

Well, don't forget to review on your way out! I really want to hear your opinion…If I don't get at least 5 reviews for this chapter, then I'll consider that this story is not that good and will stop writing on it.

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