Chapter 4 - Sirius P.O.V.

To be honest, I was scared. Thalia, Alice, Remus, and James hadn't said a word since Lily had told them the news. And none of them showed any signs of speaking anytime soon.

Thalia's green-gray eyes were wide with surprise and her jaw was hanging open. She was bound to catch flies.

Alice's eyebrows had flown up to her hairline and her mouth, too, was open. In the course of a minute, she had open and closed her mouth a total of twenty-seven times, making a small popping sound each time. New record.

Remus' eyes looked as if they would just pop out of his head at any moment. He was looking skeptical, as if he expected one of us to jump up and say "Just kidding!"

Now James was something different. He looked, like nothing. His face was emotionless, and as I looked down at his hands, I noticed that they were completely relaxed. I could tell that he was very surprised and shocked, and that he was trying not to show it. He was doing a pretty good job.

Thalia was the first person to speak, after five minutes of painful silence. She jumped up and pointed an accusing finger in our direction. If looks could kill, Lily and I would have died, come back to life, and died again.

"HOW DARE YOU NOT TELL US! HOW DARE YOU NOT TELL US, YOUR BEST FRIENDS, THAT YOUR PARENTS WERE DATING!" she exclaimed, probably scaring a few birds off a few miles away.

I glanced towards the hallway and saw that a few people had come out of their compartments to see what was happening. They saw that the noise was coming from out compartment, rolled their eyes and walked back inside. It wasn't unusual for us to be the loudest people in the vicinity.

I shrunk back, wishing for nothing but to become an ant so I could escape unnoticed. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that without a wand, and I had been stupid enough to leave it in the special bag. I think they would notice if I tried to sneak out right now.

Alice stood up as well. She didn't say anything, but she looked as if she had a lot to say to us right now, the majority of them probably being illegal. Upon first sight, it would be hard to imagine Alice Prynn as vicious, but once you got her mad, that impression disappeared without a trace. She just glared at us, and that was enough.

Lily seemed to be slightly frightened as well. Her emerald green eyes were scared, and when she looked at me, she seemed to silently say 'We probably should have told them earlier.' I nodded slightly and looked back at our friends.

It was silent for another minute, and by now, all of them were standing, but James. I decided not to worry about him, he was probably just letting it sink in calmly, unlike our other friends.

Lily stood up, and I nervously followed. She took a deep breath, as if to make sure she was in a fit state to talk. She looked at our friends warily and began to speak.

"Look, we are sorry, but we didn't know how we were going to do it. The engagement news came just last summer, and to be honest, I think it just slipped our minds," Lily said calmly.

Alice, Thalia, Remus and James looked at her as if she was crazy when she said 'It just slipped our minds.' Lily noticed this and hurried to elaborate.

"What I mean is, Sirius and I are already like siblings. You guys know that. When we found out we were going to be step-siblings, it really didn't change anything. We already act like siblings toward each other, and then we found out it was going to be official. The only thing that had changed was the formality of the whole thing. Whether it was real or not," Lily concluded.

The others seemed to understand, and I let out a huge sigh of relief. Lily raised an eyebrow at me while the rest of our friends just chuckled. I smiled and chuckled as well. It was good to have my friends back.

Thalia and Alice stormed over to us and tried to push me away from Lily. At first, I thought they were going to do something to her, I knew they wouldn't, but me being the over protective 'brother' I was paranoid. I grabbed her by the waist, and fell onto the seat. Unfortunately for Lily, I pulled her down with me.

I landed on the seat, and Lily fell on top of me with an "Oof!" She glared at me, and I grinned sheepishly. She pulled herself off of me, holding out a hand to help me up. Of course, she would be the polite one in our family.

Thalia and Alice were watching the scene unfold with amusement, as well as the other two boys who were still on the other side of the compartment.

"What was that for?" Thalia asked irritably.

"Sorry! In my defense, I thought you two were charging at her," I said quickly. Everyone just laughed and shook their heads.

We all sat down, this time, in different seating arrangements, so that we would not be squished like before.

Lily and I sat down on one seat. I sat close to the window, slightly leaning against the wall. My position gave Lily most of the space on the seat. She laid down on the seat, resting her head on my lap. I stroked her hair softly. I heard her yawn, and smirked slightly.

Thalia and Alice sat down on the floor in the center of the compartment, legs crossed. They were chatting amiably about make up, which I found profusely annoying.

On the other seat, Remus and James were talking about Quidditch. Usually, I would go and join them. However, I felt like I needed to spend time with Lily before she officially became my sister. I don't know why, but I did. So I just sat there stroking her hair, and occasionally switching to lightly rubbing her arm or back.

Lily's breathing slowed; she was asleep. It seemed that everyone noticed this too, because they looked at Lily, and smiled affectionately, and turned back to their conversations with a smile on their faces.

I was so glad that Lily and I had such great friends. I was even happier that we shared the same best friends. This made everything so much easier. Let me explain.

Lily was my best friend before we even got to Hogwarts. After we spent the day together in Diagon Alley, we became inseparable. After mum had divorced my father, we had found an apartment in a Muggle community, conveniently close to where Lily lived. I would come over pretty much everyday during the summer before Hogwarts.

When September 1st came around, mum, Lily's dad, Lily and I went to the station together. We walked through the barrier and onto Platform 9 3/4 together. I was the first one to clap when Lily was sorted into Gryffindor. I knew we were going to be inseparable.

Weeks went by in our first year, and we had made friends. We were both really happy. We made friends with the same people. We were still inseparable. I was so glad, especially now, that we weren't going to be those siblings that couldn't stand having the same friends. In fact, I loved it this way. Nothing was going to tear us apart.

From first year to the end of fourth year, we had grown very close to our friends. They were our best friends, but we were family. We were even closer when we found out that our parents were dating each other. We would be in each other's presence constantly. We really were siblings.

I protected her from boys that were probably just going to hurt her. I didn't want anyone touching my little sister. And trust me, I succeeded. Lily Evans was well wanted, but no one came within five feet of her without getting hexed.

She protected me from the professors. Lily was on the good side of many teachers, while I was on- wait, I'll let you guess. They always trusted her judgment, so I was usually left untouched or with just a detention.

She was my little sis. I was her big bro. That's just how it was.

In January, when we get back from the Christmas holidays, Hogwarts was going to meet Sirius Evans - Lily Evans' big brother.


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