Katie awoke with a start. Her head hurt immensely, and she knew why. Sirius, the thought of that man infuriated her. She wasn't sure why. He had never really done anything to her, except make her fall in love with him. Which she had, at the time, decided was not so bad. But, then again, she didn't want to see Remus either. She felt like she'd be getting their hopes worked up somehow.

She stood from the sofa, gathering her wits, and walking to small doorway, near one of the ends of the sofa, opened the door and found herself in a small kitchen. She busied herself making a quaint meal, but soon found thoughts of The Marauders on her mind. All Katie really did, or could do, now a days was think.

" "Katie?" A tall, black-haired teen asked, astonished.

It was the night of Lily and James's Wedding, everyone was there. Or at least, everyone that mattered. Sirius, Remus, Peter, and now Katie.

Katie had been away for the past 2 years, going to a private Witch school in the States. Nobody had heard anything from her, and here she was.

"Hello Pad." She whispered, looking at the ground.

The room between them was immense, and to them that just felt wrong. They were made for each other, or so Sirius had said. He was why Katie had left. He had infuriated her beyond all measure, but she couldn't quite remember how.

"Katie!" She was lifted from the ground by her older brother, he twirled her in the air. She giggled. She felt that same joy she used to, it warmed her heart.

"James! Stop!" she laughed. She had forgotten how much her and James were alike, mirror images of each other almost. Of course, He wasn't wearing a dress and his hair didn't reach past his shoulders, but the similarities were impeccable.

"Hey, Shine" Remus whispered as he gave her a hug.

"Hey Moony." She waved at Peter, "Hello Wormtail" She wouldn't touch Peter with a ten foot pole, but he was still one of the gang. Or at least she was pretty sure, 'she' was still apart of the gang.

"Katie, Lily will be so glad to see you." He lowered his voice, as to not let the others hear, "We have big news." Her brother led her by holding her arm, up to the castle, where the ceremony was going to be taking place.

"You got her pregnant, didn't you?"

James stopped, his eyes wide. "H-how do you know that?! Nobody else even knows!"

Katie laughed, "I saw Lil already. Prongs, the lump is hardly unnoticeable to the trained eye." she gave him a sarcastic look, and continued walking, leaving James in the dust.

"I- Wait!" She stopped, "What do you mean!? 'The Trained Eye'?"

She turned around to face him, and stuck her tongue out, then ran toward the castle.

--

She stood in front a full length mirror, admiring Lily's kindness in choosing bride's maids dresses. They were pale pink, floor length, simple, and Katie had never felt more girly in her life. "If I ever wear a dress again, it will be at my funeral. Then again, that's what I said at the winter ball, unless I die today, this moment has irony written all over it."

Katie heard the door open and close, and felt as arms grabbed her from the back, "Kate, you look brilliant." A feminine voice said.

"Thanks Lil, I have to admit, I cant compare to the bride." The two girls giggled.

Lilly really did look lovely, her long white gown was all lace, clearly her mothers. Her hair was down, a ring of flowers in her hair. How fitting, lilies.

The two girls grabbed glasses of wine from the Bride's room stash, then sat on the giant couch, and continued to gossip. As Lily was about to take her first sip, Katie's common sense kicked on, and she grabbed the glass out of Lily's hand.

"Katie what the-?" Katie pointed to her stomach, pointedly. "Oh my god! I'm gonna to be a terrible Mum!"

"Lily! You'll be a great mother. Now stop crying! I bet it took forever for you to put that make up on." Katie said in a very motherly fashion.

Lily giggled. "I don't know how I survived without your constant mothering. Though I haven't the slightest clue as to how a tomboy like yourself could be so motherly." Lilly grabbed a glass of punch, that was left on the table for the little girls, "Why ever did you have to leave Kate?"

"I told you Lily. I had to get away from Sirius, just for awhile. He couldn't understand the importance of growing up to me. And I knew, if I would have waited for him to grow up, I'd have been waiting forever." She giggled, but here was an awkward silence between the two girls before Katie decided to better their time. "Now! I don't want to talk about this. You're getting married to my brother, this is a happy time!"

"You're such a boy about these things Katie."

"I find nothing wrong with that." She took a sip of her wine, "I don't want to be accused of stealing your thunder today, ok? It's all about the bride. You know the saying." They giggled.

A knock came at the door. "Lily?"

"Who is it?" Lily asked sweetly. A man walked in, his long black hair pulled back into a tail.

"Speak of the devil." Katie muttered as she gulped down the rest of her wine."

--

Katie smiled at the memory. She and Sirius had gotten in a row after the wedding. Somehow, the fight had ended with a kiss, that seemed to just get more and more intense. They had been named Harry's god parents, and they were going to have a Happily Ever After kind of life. Obviously that didn't happen.

The smile left her face immediately, and she mentally slapped herself. "What am I doing?! Sirius is alive, and I, gah!" She stood from the table, and ran to the portal wall, and stopped.

"I can't do this. I bet he's happy by himself. Ech! 'I' sound like a bloody teenage girl now!" She made sure she had her wand, even though she didn't really need it, then left.