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To say that Lily Evans was angry was an understatement. She was livid, constantly looking like she was going to punch someone in the face because they had told her that she hadn't gotten an O on her essay. Yeah, Lily was mad. Why? Dear ol' James Potter had kissed her. He kissed her and that had ruined everything. Of course, no one knew that but Lily, but no one needed to know it but Lily. Sure it had been several weeks since James had kissed her, but Lily hadn't calmed down and didn't look like she ever was going to. No matter how much Rowena tried to reassure her that one kiss wasn't going to ruin everything, Lily was convinced, no she knew, that everything was going to go downhill. She was a second year for crying out loud and didn't want to be to be publicly tied down to someone. So she was doing her absolute best to avoid James and, for the most part, she was succeeding.

James had been trying to talk to Lily since their little rendezvous, but could never find her. Or when he did manage to find her she would brush him off with a "Not now, Potter" or "Don't you have first years to bully Potter?" Since that kiss, something had awoken inside of James. He couldn't really describe it, but he knew that it had something to do with Lily and maybe she knew what it was if only she would let him talk to her. He wasn't quite sure what he had done wrong. Was it the kiss? Or a few days later when he accidentally spilt the entire jug of Pumpkin juice on her? Maybe it was the time in Charms when he accidentally set her hair on fire. That last one was actually kind of funny because you couldn't really tell her hair was on fire except for the smoke that was coming from her head. Yeah it was probably the fire that made her so angry at him, but if she would just let him talk to her he could apologize and explain what happened. (It was actually Sirius' fault, but no one would believe him)

It was another typical day, one James was sure was going to be an exact replica of the past couple of weeks. He went down to breakfast with Peter, Sirius and Remus, sitting as close to Lily as he could get. Lily would always sit the farthest away from as she could get, meaning that Alice and Marlene were in between the two of them. James tried to start a conversation with Lily only to be told to "Shove it, Potter." Alice and Marlene gave him an apologetic look. They had been trying to figure out what Lily's problem was the past couple of weeks because they knew that she wasn't that angry over the pumpkin juice and she had gotten over the fire after Madam Pomfrey was able to grow her hair back, but they hadn't had much luck. Remus nudged James and just shook his head. Everyone knew how breakfast was going to go because it was always the same. It was best if they didn't have a shouting match this early in the morning.

In class, James would try to sit by Lily or be partners with her, but she somehow always evaded him. He was half tempted to give up, but this feeling he had told him that he shouldn't. He just had to apologize for the fire. It wasn't his fault. Sirius had mispronounced the spell and somehow Lily's hair had caught on fire. Lunch and Dinner were the same as breakfast. After dinner, James would sit in the common practically all night, or at least till Sirius came downstairs and dragged him up to their dorm, waiting for Lily because he knew that she would be in the library to avoid him and he didn't particularly like the library. (Okay, so he had gotten in trouble with Madam Pince a couple of times. Fine, it was more like a dozen times. Okay, it was actually more like the entire first year of school, but he didn't mean to pick up that book. How was he supposed to know it was going to try to kill all the students in the library? It's not like it had a title or anything. Oh, and how was he supposed to know that first years weren't allowed in the restricted section. There wasn't a sign.)

Needless to say, James was getting very far with Lily, but that was fine with him because he knew that Lily would have to come around and allow him to apologize one of these days. Weeks. Okay, so it was probably more like months. Actually, if you want the truth, it was going to be years before Lily let him apologize, at least that's how it seemed. That girl had a temper.

James could occasionally be found sitting outside of the Fat Lady's portrait, staring at the wall to the left, trying to figure out what was behind it. He had looked over every inch of the wall, but had felt no seam of hinges that might allude to a door. Being a second year, he didn't know that many advanced spells so he couldn't see if there was a spell to open the wall. (He had tried Alohomora only to have his hair turn pink.) He gave up trying to figure out what was behind the wall and opening the wall, opting just to sit and stare at it. Sirius was very certain that James was barmy, Remus thought he just needed some space to cope with the Lily situation (he was partially right) and Peter would occasionally bring James food from the kitchens as he sat there.

Lily was sick and tired, both figuratively and literally. She was sick and tired of her situation. She didn't ask for the soulbond, it just happened. Did she want it, she didn't really know because nothing had happened in the soulbond. Did she want anything to happen with the soulbond? Yes and no, but probably more no because it was James Potter. She was literally sick and tired because of her situation. She was so worried about James and not talking to him and being mad at him that it was ruining her appetite and sleep. (Rowena said that she didn't feel good because of the bond, but Lily disagreed because James certainly didn't look sick or tired, just depressed.) So needless to say, Lily was mad, though not at James anymore. Actually seeing as she was mad at the soulbond she was kind of mad at James because he's her soulbonded, but yet she wasn't mad at James because it wasn't his fault and yet it was because he kissed her. Don't ask, it's confusing.

Marlene and Alice had tried to get Lily to talk about what was bugging her, but they hadn't gotten very far. In reality, Lily wanted to tell them, but she was scared because she wasn't sure how they would take the soulbond. For all she knew, they wouldn't want to be her friends anymore because she was weird. The only person she had considered telling was Remus because she had a feeling, no she knew, that he would be accepting of her situation just as she was of his. It wasn't that hard to figure out, honestly. Nobody is sick for this long and hasn't died yet, so it was only logical that something else was at play. With a little bit of research, done while hiding from James in the library, she had figured it out and now had an extensive chart of the phases of the moon for each month for the next five years. She had made it into a lovely calendar that she was planning on giving to Remus for Christmas. She knew he would probably freak out once he knew that she knew, but she was determined to show him that she would be his friend despite his differences. In fact, Remus was the only person she was friends with from James' group and she thought it was kind of fitting seeing as they both were in difficult, life changing and compromising situations. Yes James was her soulbonded, but he didn't know about the soulbond and therefore didn't really have a difficult, life changing, compromising situation, but he did... It made more sense in Lily's head.

Lily was heading back from the library, after having worked on Remus' present for a couple hours, when she was cornered by Marlene and Alice and pulled into an abandoned classroom. "Hey!" Lily glared at her two friends, straightening out her robes. Marlene and Alice just looked at each other before sitting her down in a desk in the room. "Start talking." Lily looked from Alice to Marlene slightly confused. "About what?" Marlene huffed and crossed her arms. "About whatever has gotten you in such a funk." Lily looked down at the desk. "Oh. And why should I tell you two?" Marlene looked at Alice who nodded and then turned to Lily. "Because if you don't tell us," Alice looked back at Marlene and gulped, "we're going to take every homework assignment that you haven't turned it yet and all future homework assignments and destroy them." Alice rushed out the last part and then both she and Marlene ran for cover, not wanting to be on the receiving end of one of Lily' hexes and seeing as Lily was constantly studying spells for third years and up, she knew some good ones. Lily's face lit up in a fit of fury and she gripped her wand tightly, almost challenging Alice and Marlene too, but then she relaxed thinking of all the hard work she had put into those assignments and how she didn't really want to redo every single assignment in the foreseeable future. Slumping onto the desk and putting her head into her arms she gave in. "Fine, I'll talk." Alice and Marlene crept out of their hiding spaces slowly, amazed that Lily had relented. They started to head back over to Lily, but jumped and ran back to their spots when her head shot up. "But," Lily looked at where Marlene and Alice had resumed hiding, "you both need to promise that you won't tell a single soul what I am about to tell you." Alice and Marlene slowly crept back out again, crossing their hearts and mumbling 'wizards swear' under their breath.

Lily motioned for them to pull up some more desks and sit. While they were getting the desks, she thought of what to tell them, how to tell them and where she should begin. She decided that she wouldn't tell them about the soulbond just yet, but would start with the kiss, leaving out the soulbond stuff. So she told them. About how she went down to the kitchens one night, but ran into James and how he kissed her then ran away. About how she was mad that he felt he could just kiss her and get away with it. About how she kept brushing him off and really didn't want to, but she didn't really want to talk to him either. She vented and ranted about James Potter and his stupid hair and how he thought he owned the world. Alice and Marlene just sat and listened, dumbstruck, occasionally glancing at each other and smiling because they were fairly certain that Lily fancied James.

Lily finished her rant by slamming her hands down on the desk for the umpteenhundreth time and looking at her friends for help. Alice and Marlene grinned evilly at each other and then turned back to Lily. "You like him." Lily looked at her friends in horror. What? She looked from Alice to Marlene, both of them were smiling at her evilly. "Nonononononono... I don't like James." Alice and Marlene continued grinning and nodding. "Yesyesyesyesyes you doooo!" Lily looked at Alice and Marlene in disbelief. Where they even listening to her when she was talking? She didn't love him, she hated his guts. Well she didn't hate his guts; she couldn't hate his guts. Stupid bond. But she was very, very angry at him for thinking that he could just kiss her. "No, I don't like James Potter. If anything, it's quite the opposite. Who does he think he is that he can go around and kiss whomever he wants? I despise his stuck up attitude. The fact that he thinks he owns the world. I hate how he picks on people and belittles them. How he is constantly bragging about his flying skills, his transfiguration skills, his charm skills, his potions skills and anything else that pops into his head. How any girl could like or fancy James sodding Potter is beyond me. She must be dumber than a ton of bricks." Lily glared at Alice and Marlene who were looking at her with shocked expressions. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go back to the dorms and study for the test in potions tomorrow." Grabbing her bad, Lily quickly left the room, hurrying up to the dorms.

When she got to the dorms, she made sure that no one was there, then she went over to her bed, lay down and cried. She cried because even though James had a stuck up attitude, it was only because he tried to impress people. She cried because even though he thought he owned the world, he was still willing to share it with the people he cared for. She cried because he picked on people he cared for and he didn't belittle them, but made them appreciate their differences. She cried because even though he bragged about his abilities, he was still willing to help people when they struggled and he was willing to learn. She cried because everything she said about James Potter was wrong, but only she knew that. Alice and Marlene didn't know that. She was the only one who could really understand him, the only one who would be able to and it hurt that he was sad because of how she had been acting. Lily cried until she could cry no more. She cried till her ragged breath calmed into the deep breaths of sleep and she gave in to the dark bliss, allowing her dreams to take her far away, to a world where it was just she and James, full of happiness and bliss. For the first time in several weeks, Lily Evans smiled.

James was standing outside the door listening to Lily rant. It wasn't all that pleasant, but would anyone find is pleasant to listen in as someone ranted about them. He listened to her rant about him kissing her (that was on accident, really. Something possessed him to kiss her. Not that he didn't want to and that was a very nice kiss, but still...), how he thought he ruled the world (I wish), and his stupid hair (at this James ran a hand through his hair muttering how his hair wasn't stupid it just had a mind of itself). He heard Lily finish her rant and slam her hands down on the desk. She was angry. He feared for Alice and Marlene's safety, but this was their idea and he was invited just to listen in. His ears perked up as he heard Alice and Marlene tell Lily that she liked James. What?! James pressed his ear closer to the door to hear the conversation better.

"Nonononononono... I don't like James." He could hear the fear in Lily's voice. "Yesyesyesyesyes you doooo!" James gave a small laugh. He could picture Marlene throwing her hands up and dancing around Lily while saying that. It got quiet again which meant that either Lily was trying to not explode on her best friends or she was chewing them out through whispering. James moved closer to the door, trying to hear better what was going on.

"No, I don't like James Potter. If anything, it's quite the opposite. Who does he think he is that he can go around and kiss whomever he wants? I despise his stuck up attitude. The fact that he thinks he owns the world. I hate how he picks on people and belittles them. How he is constantly bragging about his flying skills, his transfiguration skills, his charm skills, his potions skills and anything else that pops into his head. How any girl could like or fancy James sodding Potter is beyond me. She must be dumber than a ton of bricks." James' breath caught in his throat. Is that what she really thought of him? James was so lost in his thoughts that he barely heard Lily tell Alice and Marlene that she was leaving. He quickly moved away from the door and down the hall, ducking into another abandoned classroom, but leaving the door open a little, and watched as Lily stormed from the room. After watching her turn the corner, James shut the door to the classroom and slumped against the wall. He heard Alice and Marlene walk by, calling out for him. He knew they wouldn't look in the classroom. He waited till he couldn't hear them anymore, and then he lost it.

The next few seconds were just a blur of rag as James destroyed the desks and anything else he could in the classroom. Stupid Lily! She doesn't know anything about me. Calling me stuck-up. The girl who spends more time on her homework than I do on Quidditch. The girl who knows every stinking answer to every stinking question. The girl who always gets Os on her papers and tests. The girl who flaunts her intelligence and knowledge. Who does she think she is? James had his eyes closed, the dust of the desk floating around him. When he opened his eyes, he saw all the destruction that he had caused. He never could control his temper. Probably was a consequence of his ADHD, a mild form, but still. James looked around at the mess he caused, no, the mess Lily had made him cause and decided that day he was going to prove her wrong. Or anger her even more. Lily Evans was going to rue the day that she challenged James Potter. No one talked bad about him and got away with it.

Week before Christmas Break...

Lily continued to avoid James at all costs in the week leading up to christmas break, counting down the days until he would leave hogwarts to visit his family and she could walk through the halls without ducking this way and that whenever she got a glimpse of an unruly mass of black hair. She would have liked to go home for the holidays, but her parents and Petunia were away visiting her grandparents many properties they had left behind. It wasn't all that bad though. Remus would be staying at Hogwarts over the break so at least she had a friend and it was the perfect opportunity to tell him about how she didn't care that he was a werewolf and maybe tell him about the bond. James had asked Remus if he wanted to spend the holidays at his place, but Remus had politely declined. Remus just wanted a couple weeks of peace and quiet. He loved his friends, but they could be a bit of a handful.

So it was Remus and Lily that stood at the doors of Hogwarts and waved goodbye to their friends. It was Remus and Lily who would spend time by the fire in the common room after dinner, talking about classes, about their friends. They were sometimes joined by Cynthia, much to Lily's disappointment. Yeah she and Cynthia were roommates, but the girl was annoying, always poking her head into other people's business and then gossiping. Lily was certain that half the rumors circulating Hogwarts had been started by Cynthia. That girl was a menace.

Come Christmas morning, Lily headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast and looked around for Remus, hoping to see him because she wanted to talk to him. She looked around the Gryffindor table, not seeing him, and reluctantly sat down towards the end of the table by herself. She was joined a little while later by Cynthia, who plopped herself down next to Lily and began talking away at a mile a minute. Lily only half listened, wondering where Remus was. She was brought out of her reverie by Cynthia asking her about something.

"So what do you think Lily?" Lily looked up at Cynthia. She had no idea what she had just asked or said. "I'm sorry, Cynthia. I've had a lot on my mind. Could you repeat the question?" Cynthia rolled her eyes, but repeated the question. "So, I was saying that I had sent James Potter a quidditch set for Christmas." Lily's heart sunk. She knew what was coming. All Cynthia could talk about was James Potter. "Not a real quidditch set, but a practice one, because he loves quidditch and I figured that if I started now that maybe next year, when we can go into Hogsmeade, James might ask me to go with him. Wouldn't that be great? Me, Cynthia Romaldo, a half-blood, dating James Potter, a rich pureblood." Cynthia sighed. "It would be so magical." Lily looked at Cynthia. "You would want to date James Potter just because he's a pureblood and rich?" Cynthia looked at her like she had magically grown a third eye. "Um yeah. Lily, his dad is the inventor of Sleekeasy's Hair Potion. He could buy anything you could ever want. His status is just a plus. I mean, come on, who wouldn't want to date a rich, pureblooded wizard?" Cynthia looked at Lily. "Honestly, Cynthia. I could care less about how much money someone has or what their status is. You've got to look at the little things about a person. Look beyond the status and money to see what they're really like because that's what actually matters. Would you still want to date James if he didn't have money or the status?" Cynthia looked thoughtful. "It would be a bummer that he didn't have money or status." Lily rolled her eyes. Cynthia's eyes grew wide and she grabbed Lily's arm. "If he didn't have the money or status, that would mean that I, Cynthia Romaldo, would have to work. I don't think I could do that, honestly, how do men even stand working it's just so..." Cynthia shuddered and Lily looked at her in disbelief. Was this girl even real? Lily shook her head and finished her breakfast. "Cynthia, I'd love to stay and chat, but I promised my mom that I'd write to her. I'll see you later." Cynthia nodded, still slightly stunned at the idea of actually having to work.

Lily headed to the Gryffindor Tower, but instead of going to her dorms, she walked over to where she believed the boys dorms were and looked for the one that Remus was in, finding it and knocking on the door. She listened to see if she could hear anything before knocking again. "Remus?" She paused, listening. "Remus, I know you're in there. Can I talk to you please?" She heard muffled moving coming from behind the door and then heard the door being locked. "No, Lily." "Remus, come on. I just want to talk." "No. Go away Lily. You shouldn't associate yourself with someone like me." Lily rolled her eyes. Remus could be such the drama queen. Then again, he was friends with Sirius. "Remus..." She trailed off, listening to the room. She thought she could hear someone crying. "Remus, please. I just want to talk. Please?" Lily waited for Remus to speak. "No, Lily. You're too nice for your own good. Nobody should have to be friends with a monster..." Remus wasn't given time to finish his sentence because Lily had blown up the door and was stalking through the destruction, glaring at him. "REMUS JOHN LUPIN, you are NOT a monster! A monster is an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly and frightening. Your condition is not monstrous, it's unfortunate. And yet, even though you have this condition, you are still one of the nicest, most caring people I have met in my entire life. Do NOT call yourself a monster again."

Lily was standing over Remus and had her wand pointed at him, not in a threatening way, but to prove her point. Remus gulped, Lily could certainly be scary at times. He blamed it on the hair. He slowly nodded, more to appease Lily than agree. She huffed, lowered her wand and sat down next to him. They sat for a while in silence, just enjoying each others company. "Uh, Lily?" Lily looked up. "Yeah?" "You think you could repair the door?" Lily blushed and turned towards the wreckage, quickly repairing it. "I guess I got a little carried away." Remus shook his head. "A little? You were basically threatening me at wand point Lily. You're fairly scary when you're angry, you know that?" Lily laughed. "I'm serious! You're hair gets more red, if that's possible and your eyes look murderous. It's scary really." Lily shook her head. "The only person who could rival you is Sirius, but only when he runs out of shampoo." Lily began to laugh again and remus gave a little chuckle.

It was quiet again between the two, neither were sure what to do. "You know Remus, I'm still going to be your friend. It doesn't matter if you're a werewolf or not because what really matters is what's here." Lily pointed to his heart. "You're a good person Remus. People will just have to learn to look past the werewolf side of you to see it. And besides, you're not the only one who's different from everyone else. Believe me." Remus looked at her strangely. She was hiding something. "You know, Lily, you can talk to me because that's what friends do, right? Talk to each other." He reached out and put a hand on her shoulder and Lily turned and gave him a small, sad smile. "Promise me Remus." He looked at her warily. "Promise me that you won't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you." He looked at her, seeing if she was being legitimate, and then nodded, slowly and then more vigorously. "I promise." Lily smiled and then took a deep breath and started talking.

She told him about the check-in with Madam Pomfrey, where it all started. She told him about the book and Rowena helping her. She told him about the kiss and her speculation behind it. She told him everything and then sat back and watched as he took it all in. He was quiet for several minutes, trying to comprehend everything that she had just told him. He sighed and sat back, so the two were a mirror image of each other. "And James doesn't know?" Lily shook her head. "He's not ready for that." Remus sighed again, then tilted his head to look at Lily. "We're quite the messed up pair, aren't we?" Lily gave a sad smile. She seemed to have a lot of those lately. "Yeah, we are." They sat there, silent, thinking and enjoying the company. "Lily." Lily looked over at Remus. "I'll help you. You're right that James shouldn't know about this just yet, he's just not mature enough. But, you shouldn't be alone, so I'll be there if you need to talk or cry," Remus turned to face lily. "Cause that's what friends are for right?" Lily smiled and nodded. " The same to you Remus. Friends are there for each other." They spent the rest of the day in the dorms, playing muggle card games, talking, and being what the other needed. A friend.

Sirius had ended up at the Potters' a week into break sporting a few bruises and other injuries. Mrs. Potter had freaked out and healed him immediately before sitting him in their kitchen and helping the house elves whip a feast for him because according her he was much too skinny. She was smart enough to not pry into what had happened at home. She knew that if Sirius wanted to tell her what had happened he would, so she just made sure his injuries were healed and that he had enough to eat before sending up to a guest bedroom and telling him to go to bed. James was already in bed at this time as Sirius had shown up fairly late at night.

After sending Sirius up to bed, she went to her room where Fleamont was. He looked up from the book he was reading as his wife walked in. "Everything alright, love?" Euphemia shook her head as she got into bed. Fleamont looked over his wife before setting his book on his side table and scooching in closer to hold her in his arms. "What's wrong?" Euphemia sighed. "It's Sirius. He showed up here again all bruised and scratched. I'm not sure how he knew how to get here because he didn't use floo powder and he's much too young to apparate. I don't know if he would know how to use the Knight Bus. I gave him some food because he looked a little malnourished and sent him to bed. James doesn't know he's here yet. He's still sleeping." It was Fleamont's turn to sigh and he rested his head on his wife's. "Well, I suppose that for now we just make sure he's okay. If he keeps showing up like this over breaks I suppose we should talk about maybe taking him in. I don't know if wizards' have anything like adoption when a child is being abused. I believe the parents can do whatever and seeing as his family is a very wealthy, old pureblood family there wouldn't be much that the law could do. But for now we can just focus on taking care of him and making sure he is okay." Euphemia nodded and hugged her husband, reaching up to give him a kiss before turning out the light and saying good night.

James was woken up by someone bouncing on his bed. That someone happened to be a big furry, black blob. James rolled over and reached for his glasses, rubbing his eyes and then putting them on. Turning back to the person bouncing on his bed, he was shocked to see Sirius. His face instantly lit up and he leaned over to capture his friend in a hug bear hug. "Sirius!" Sirius gave a dramatic sob and over enthusiastic feigned choke. "You are killing me, James." James let go of his friend to look him over. "When did you get here?" Sirius looked down at the bed. "Last night. Really late last night. I had to sneak out after they were all asleep." James didn't know all that went on at Sirius' home, but form the way his friend acted, he could gather that it wasn't all good. "Well, at least you're here now. Come on! Let's go wake up mum and dad and get some breakfast!" Sirius laughed and followed James down the hall to his parents room to wake them up. Just as they were about to knock on the door, James whooped loud enough to wake everyone on their street. "Sirius, I almost forgot!" Sirius' eyes grew big, and the two boys took off, thundering down the stair and tumbling into the living room. James ran first to the large pile of vibrant packages, but his friend remained rooted to the floor, his mouth gaping open. James turned back to look at Sirius, who was standing there, at the bottom of the stairs with his mouth open. James shook his head. "Sirius, stop gawking and get over here and open your presents. They're not going to open themselves." Sirius closed his mouth and slowly walked over to his pile and then sat down and began to look through his pile, not wanting to open any until the Potters' came downstairs. James was doing the same.

"Look Sirius, a present from Cynthia!" James exclaimed, his face a mixture of excitement and confusion. "Cynthia!?" Sirius looked up from the present he was looking at and scooted closer to James to get a better look at the present he was holding. "Why is she sending you a present?" James shrugged and turned it over, looking at the parcel from all sides. "No clue, but I'm not complaining." "Wait, it smells funny!" Sirius grabbed the box. "Like … flowers. And cinnamon." He wrinkled his nose and went back to his own pile of goodies. James, however, had begun to sniff the box and found that it did smell like flowers and cinnamon. He didn't mind the cinnamon, but the flowers… That was a little girlie for him.

They resumed sorting through and looking at their presents and then went upstairs to wake up James' parents so that they could open them. A few minutes later they were both leading a groggy Euphemia and Fleamont down the stairs, pulling them down a little faster than perhaps what would be deemed safe. The second Mr. and Mrs. Potter reached the floor, the boys leaped into their piles of presents and began anxiously unwrapping, paper flying in all directions. A shriek was issued from Sirius' corner of the room as he held up a gleaming nimbus 1001. He examined every inch of the varnished surface, letting out sighs of utter happiness, his eyes wide with surprise. He proceeded to run to the Potters, engulfing them in hugs and thank you's. The Potter's watched Sirius' face as he looked at the broom and they were glad that even in this boy's horrible life, he was such a sweet angelic child. Maybe a little dramatic, but that only added to his flair.

"Sirius!" James call of delight pulled his attention back to the presents. Sirius walked over to where James was sitting, a big package on his lap. He was looking very excitedly down at it. Sirius sat down next to James, being very careful with his new broom, and looked over at the package in James lap. "Woah… Who got you this?" Sitting in Jaems' lap was a practice quidditch set. "Cynthia." Sirius looked from the package up to James. "Are you serious?" "No, you are. I'm James." Sirius gave James a light swat on the back of his head. "You know what I mean. Did she really give you that?" James nodded and held up the wrapping paper it had come in so Sirius could see that it was from her. "Wow. Wonder why she gave that to you?" James shrugged. "No clue, but it's cool." He turned to Sirius. "Hey! Wanna go test this out?" James had also received a broom from his parents and it was identical to Sirius'. Sirius' face lit up. "Yeah! Let's go!" They got up and grabbed the quidditch set and their brooms and were heading outside. "Boys, just where do you two think you are going?" They turned around to find a Mrs. Potter standing behind them, her hands on her hips. "We're going outside, mum, to test out my new quidditch set." "I don't think so." James and Sirius' faces fell. "Not until you've had breakfast and are dressed in proper winter clothing. Now come on, into the kitchen you two go. The house elves have made an excellent breakfast." She ushered them into the kitchen, making them leave their brooms in the living room (which resulted in a lot of whining and complaining and begging, asking if they could bring their brooms in… they didn't get to) and sat them down, making sure both got a nice, big breakfast before sending them up to get dressed and then go outside.

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