Disclaimer: I don't own any characters (except Ebony) or Harry Potter.

Harry blinked and suddenly he was surrounded by trees and grass. He looked behind him and was shocked to see a huge castle.

"Welcome," Aunt Ebony said softly. "To Hogwarts…"

Harry looked around, wide-eyed. He would be going here soon!

Suddenly, a red headed girl ran past crying.

His mother.

He gasped and Aunt Ebony smiled next to him. Inside the castle, he could hear someone yell, "You bastard!"

Shortly afterwards, he saw a red eyed girl run past, following Lily. It was-

"Oh, Merlin, did I really look like that?" Aunt Ebony commented. "I look so different!"

Harry blink bemusedly at her. "Aunt Ebony, you're a vampire. Your looks don't change."

"…I…um…dang, you're right."

Harry rolled his eyes at her and returned his attention to Lily and Ebony. Lily was crying into Ebony's shoulder and Ebony was rubbing Lily's back soothingly. Suddenly, he saw Ebony shake Lily by the shoulders. She must have said something Ebony didn't like. As Harry watched Lily cry, he was shocked. What could have happened to upset her like that? He turned to Aunt Ebony.

"What happened?" he asked. Aunt Ebony's eyes turned sad.

~~~Flashback~~~

"Man I'm hungry!" complained Ebony as she and Lily exited the Gryffindor common rooms. Lily laughed at her.

"Ebony, you're a vampire! You can't eat food!"

Ebony blinked for a minute. "DAMMIT!" She started cursing her vampire parents.

"Language, Ebony."

Both girls looked up at voice. Sirius was leaning against the wall, smirking at them.

"Hey, Sirius," they said in unison.

"Hey. Where are you guys going?" He ruffled his hair.

"Great Hall."

The smirk on Sirius' face faded. "Um…" he hesitated. "Maybe you should stay clear of the Great Hall. You know, just until dinner."

Ebony shot him a strange look. "We're hungry."

"Ebony-" Sirius began.

"I KNOW, I KNOW! VAMPIRE, CAN'T EAT, WHATEVER!" she yelled.

"Why shouldn't we eat at the Great Hall?" Lily asked Sirius. He hesitated.

"Never mind. Forget I said anything."

Before the girls could say anything, he was gone.

"Well, that was weird," commented Lily, but Ebony didn't reply. She was deep in thought. She had never seen Sirius so…well, serious. "Ebony?" Her head shot up. Lily looked at her worriedly. "Are you okay?" Lily asked her.

Ebony forced a smile. "Yeah. Let's race!"

Lily smiled. "Ready…set…GO!"

Later they reached the Great Hall. Lily leaned against the wall and tried to get her breath back. Ebony was standing in front of her, laughing.

"How…the hell…are…you not tired?" Lily panted out.

"Sweetie, I don't have any breath to lose," Ebony laughed. Shooting Ebony a dirty look, Lily straightened up.

"Let's go."

Ebony couldn't help but hesitate near the door. What if they should have eaten at the kitchens instead?

"Move, slowpoke!" Lily said, giving her a playful shove. Ebony gave Lily a half smile and continued inside, only to stop a few moments later, staring at the Gryffindor table. Lily walked in and suddenly stopped.

"J-James?" she whispered. The whole hall seemed to stop. Everyone was watching Lily and James. James broke apart from the girl he was kissing.

"L-Lily? Shit-"

Before he could finish, Lily ran out of the hall, tears running down her face.

"You bastard!" Ebony shouted at James.

~~~Flashback end~~~

Aunt Ebony gave Harry a half-smile. "You saw the rest."

Harry nodded, his thoughts racing. That explained sadness, his mother, his father and lost love. Or did it?

Suddenly, he remembered another part of his dream. "Aunt Ebony," Harry suddenly said. "That boy with the shaggy hair-"

"Sirius," Aunt Ebony put in helpfully. Harry nodded distractedly.

"Who was he?"

Aunt Ebony gave slight, but genuine, smile. "He was your father's best friend. Well, he was until that day."

"What happened?" asked Harry, intrigued.

"The Marauders had begun to think of Lily as a sister. Except Sirius. He saw her as something more."

To see what Lily and Ebony was talking about down at the lake, read my other fic 'If I was a boy'.

Has singing, but I like to think it's still good.