Chapter 10 - Lily P.O.V.

I can't believe it. Today's the big day!

Rose and Dad are finally getting married. And that means today Sirius and I will officially be brother and sister. We're finally going to be a real family. I practically screamed at the thought. Rosaline and Andrew Evans – parents. Sirius and Lily Evans – brother and sister. Ah, wonderful.

Huh, Sirius Evans. Sounds pretty strange right now, but people will get used to it.

I am not going to include Petunia in our little family, and that's only because I know she doesn't want to be part of it. I would want nothing more than for her to accept who I am, and who Sirius is as well. Petunia and her boyfriend, now husband, Vernon, got married just a month after their engagement. She wanted to be, as she said, "part of a normal family free of freaks and psychos."

Anyway, I'm babbling. I babble when I'm nervous. And I have a good reason to be nervous. I'm Rose's maid of honor.

Did I mention that? Huh, I guess it slipped my mind. Whoops.

Well, Rose doesn't have any sisters, and all of her close friends deserted her when she divorced Sirius's dad. They were all part of the Pure-blood mania. Crazies..

Okay, enough about that. The wedding is supposed to start at noon, and right now, it's 10:30 AM. Sirius and I are sitting at the breakfast table, eating. I wiped my hands after I finished my egg, ham, and cheese sandwich and slouched comfortably at the table.

"Lily, when are you getting ready?" Sirius asked me through a mouthful of eggs. So it really sounded like, "Wiby, ben aut oo debten tedsy." Or something like that.

I glanced at the clock again to find that it hadn't changed. "I'll start in a few minutes. What about you?" I gave him a look that told him to swallow before speaking. Luckily he obliged.

"All I have to do is put on a suit. I'll change in about ten minutes," Sirius said quickly before stuffing a croissant in his mouth. I grimaced and looked away. Watching Sirius eat was a disturbing sight.

I was surprised that I could cook enough food for the both of us when Sirius had the appetite of an elephant.

I murmered an okay before walking up the stairs to my room. I pulled a dress out of my closet and smiled at its beauty. Rose had great taste.

My dress was pretty simple. It was a clover green sleeveless Jersey dress with a black waist band. I had collaborated with Rose to make sure my dress color wasn't something that clashed with my hair. I wasn't being selfish, I wanted to make sure I looked good for her wedding. And plus, green was her favorite color. It was a win-win.

I was also given plain black flats. They were simple as well. They only had a intersecting ribbon pattern at the toe. They went well with the dress and I was surprised to find myself enjoying being girly for once. This was new to me.

I curled my hair and clipped a portion of my hair back into a half ponytail. I left my sidebangs as they were, but I curled them slightly to make them neater. I also curled a few strands of my auburn hair and left them hanging in front, framing my pale face.

I didn't apply a lot of makeup. Just blush, lip gloss, mascara, and eye shadow. By the time I was finished, it was 11:23 AM. Perfect timing, I thought to myself, smiling happily.

I gracefully walked down the stairs, trying to get used to the feeling of the flats. It was a weird feeling to me, a girl who lived for sneakers and cleats. I grinned when I saw the people standing in the living room, chatting casually.

Thalia, Alice, James, Remus, and Sirius were standing in the middle of the room, dressed for the wedding and smiling happily. It really was a warming sight.

Thalia's hair was tied back into a low ponytail. Sections of hair at her temples were braided and tied into the ponytail, giving her a slight resemblance to a Greek goddess. She was wearing a cliff brown tank dress. It had a deep V-neck, but it was nothing too revealing. The straps had a twisting pattern and there was a ruffle trim around the thin waist band. It was both casual and attractive.

Alice's short blond hair was in its usual style – untouched. And I understood why she didn't do anything with it. Alice's every day look was beautiful. And plus, her hair is a pain to style. She was wearing a black sleevless V-neck dress. It was slightly ruffled around the waist band, but like Thalia's, it didn't poof out. It just flowed down to just above her knees. It looked like a night dress, but it worked for her even though she was wearing it at noon.

Sirius, Remus, and James looked pretty much the same. They were all wearing suits, with black ties. Sirius' hair looked neat, so I could tell that he combed it. Well of course he did, it was his mother's wedding day.

James' hair was the same. Unruly yet not obnoxiously messy. I knew he tried to tame it, but it just wouldn't cooperate with him. It never did. But I had to say, I think his hair looks better messy than neat. The neat style just doesn't fit his casual, friendly personality.

Remus looked tired and a little weak, and it was because the full moon was just few days ago. His fragile appearance was covered up with the huge smile and bright eyes on his face.

All five pairs of eyes turned to look at me as I descended the staircase. Alice and Thalia's eyes lit up and they charged at me, pulling me into a tight hug.

"Oh Merlin, Lily! I missed you!" Thalia squealed, rocking from side to side on the balls of her feet while squeezing me tighter around the waist. I was going to drop a dress size because of this girl's strength. My waist already felt smaller. "Wow, you look gorgeous! I've never seen you in a dress before!"

I blushed. It was true, I had never worn a dress in front of my friends. Only Rose, Dad, and Sirius have ever seen me in one, and that was only one time for a family Christmas party two years ago.

"Well, I have to say the same for you, Lia," I said, looking her up and down. "I've only ever seen you wear our Hogwarts skirt." She smiled and gave me a look that said "You shouldn't be talking, you're also describing yourself."

"Lils, she's right. You look beautiful!" Alice cooed, pinching my cheek playfully. I giggled and swatted her hand away.

"Thanks, Ali," I said, blushing again. "You look amazing as well." I grinned when she blushed bright red for a second.

"They're both right, Lils," Sirius said, stepping out from the circle they had formed. "I've only seen you in a dress once. And that was when you were forced to when we were thirteen."

Huh, so I guess I wasn't the only one who remembered that. Good to know.

"Yeah, Lils, y-you look b-beautiful," James stammered, his neck and cheeks flushing red. I blushed and smiled, but I was confused. Why did James suddenly feel uncomfortable around me? And does Sirius look irritated? It's his mum's wedding for crying out loud!

"It's true, Lily, you look great," Remus complimented, looking at James and Sirius weirdly. At least I wasn't the only one who was lost.

"Thanks, you guys. You all look great," I glanced at the wall clock. It was 11:35. "Hey, we should get going," I reminded them, turning to grab a gray jumper off the couch.

They all nodded and grabbed their respective coats. Once we got outside, we walked to the side of the house, where trees casted shadows dark enough to conceal even the brightest light. There, we transformed. Yes, I just said transformed.

Sirius, James, Thalia, Remus, Alice, and I are animagi. We're not registered because the Ministry would keep a very close eye on us especially, considering we're only fifteen right now.

Sirius' form is a great black shaggy dog. We sometimes joked that he looked like the Grim. He would just laugh and shrug it off. We call him Padfoot.

James is a majestic brown stag. He was the fastest runner out of us, as a human or a stag. We call him Prongs.

Thalia's form is a phoenix. In this form, she could do anything a real phoenix could do, including heal someone with her tears. We began calling her Ruffles as a joke, but soon she got so used to it we kept the nickname.

Remus is a werewolf. That wasn't his animagus form, but he was really a werewolf. This caused him to become a wolf as an animagus. We called him Moony, for obvious reasons.

Alice became a dove. It fit her personality perfectly. She was gentle, kind, caring, sweet. We called her Snow. I might have chosen something different, but Thalia said it one day and Alice screamed, "I'M GOING TO BE CALLED SNOW!"

As for me, I was a doe. Everyone found it quite strange when I first transformed into a doe. They looked between me and James, seeming confused. It wasn't common to have coordinating animagi forms. I was the second fastest, right behind James. They all called me Bambi.

We all transformed and crept into the forest next to our house. It was one of the best things about our house, in my opinion. We all ran, or in Thalia and Alice's case, flew to the church. We stopped in the secluded parking lot behind it which was reserved for clergy and people attending any special event occuring that day. I checked to see if anyone was there before I morphed back into my normal self. Everyone else followed my lead and changed back.

I grinned as I looked my dress over again. It looked as perfect as it did before we transformed, and for that I was glad. I don't think I could fix any flaws when we only had fifteen minutes until the ceremony.

"Lils?" Sirius called out, bring me out of my thoughts. "I think you should go find Mum, we only have a few more minutes."

My eyes widened and i felt blood rush up to my face. I had completely forgotten that I had to go find Rose! Luckily, we still had fifteen minutes, so I still had time.

"Right, right, thanks, Siri," I said, pecked him on the cheek, and ran through the church's back doors. I quickly found the room Rose was supposed to be in and calmly walked in, trying to control my rapid breathing.

While I walked in, I contemplated something that confused me greatly. When I kissed Sirius on the cheek, I saw that James looked sad. I don't know why though; shouldn't he be happy? It is Rose and my dad's wedding day.

"Lily! Thank goodness you're here!" Rose cried happily as she rushed at me with her arms open for a hug. I smiled warmly and walked into her arms. She squeezed my mid-section tightly before moving her hands to my shoulders. She held me at arms length and looked me up and down with an awed expression on her face.

"Oh, Lily! You look absolutely gorgeous! That dress is perfect for you!" I laughed and blushed.

"Thanks, Rose. But I'm not the beautiful one here, that's you," I said, pulling her back into a hug. "Rose, this is it. You're going to be my mum. I can't call you Rose anymore." I smiled as she pulled back again to look me in the eye.

"Now, Lily, I already told you. Nothing I do will ever make me replace your mum, and I will not try to take her place. She is your mother, I am not." I could tell she wanted to say more, but she wanted me to say something first.

"Rose, you're my mum now. I honestly can't remember much of her, and I have tried. I just know that she was a great person, but I can't remember any more. You have been my mother ever since I was eleven. Now I'm fifteen, I'm growing up. I have thought of you as my mum ever since you started dating my dad. He loves you and so do I," I finished with small tears in my eyes.

Rose shed a few tears, but her delicate make-up stayed completely intact. It was as if some higher power wanted everything to be perfect for her special day. I know how cheesy and cliche that sounds, but if you were standing in the room that we were in, you would definitely feel something.

"Thank you, Lily," she laughed a faint laugh. "You know, I've always wanted a daughter, and you are the perfect one. Beautiful, kind, caring, selfless, understanding, everything."

I laughed and we hugged for what could be the hundreth time before we walked out of the room and to the doors leading to the main part of the church. There, we would meet the other people who were in the procession, including the flower girls, and my dad's father.

You see, Rose's father, Sirius' grandfather, disowned her when she divorced Sirius' dad. He wanted his precious daughter Rosaline to follow in his footsteps and continue the Pure-blood line. So my grandfather was going to walk her down the aisle.

Rose and my grandpa hooked arms and the doors opened slowly infront of the flower girls, who were in the front of the line. They started skipping down the aisle, happily throwing red rose petals while their green dresses bounced around their legs.

Soon, it was my turn to go. I took a deep breath and glanced at Rose and grandpa behind me. They both gave me encouraging smiles and nodded. I walked in, and heads turned to face me. I felt a light blush creep up to my pale face.

I smiled, but I was confused. As I looked around, I spotted James sitting near the front with Thalia and Alice. He was staring at me with a.. strange look on his face. I couldn't name it.

I won't go into detail about the wedding, mostly because I wasn't paying attention to most of it. All I could say is that it was beautiful and truly amazing. I was distracted by the look in Rose and dad's eyes. They really loved each other, and for that I was glad.

Before we knew it, all of the guests were sitting in our backyard. It was time for the reception, and also time for the people in the bridal party to dance. Rose and dad took the floor first, dancing slowly while gazing lovingly into each other's eyes. I felt my lips curl into a fond smile.

Sirius stood up from his seat next to me and offered his hand to me. "May I have this dance, beautiful sister of mine?" he said, with an amused smile on his face. It wasn't a smile that said he had just pulled a prank, it was one that was sincere and said that he was enjoying.

I smiled and placed my hand gently on his. "Of course you may, handsome brother of mine."

He pulled me to my feet and led my to the dancefloor, a few feet away from Ro- mum and dad.

"So, sister dearest," he said with a happy twinkle in his eyes. I chuckled. "What did you think of the wedding?"

"Well, brother dearest, I thought it was amazing. What about you?"

He put a thoughtful face on, which made me laugh. "I thought it was wonderful. But I really can't wait until we get back to Hogwarts."

I nodded. "Me too, I miss Quidditch and magic. By the way, thanks again for the broom," I said sincerely and kissed him on the cheek. He grinned.

Sirius had kept his word and had gotten me a broomstick. And an awesome one, at that. He got me a Nimbus 1500, the newest model. I was ecstatic when I found out.

"You're welcome. It was no biggy. Just make sure you win our next game against Slytherin," he added. I giggled and promised that I would do my best.

"Lily, what do you think is going to happen when we get back to school?"

I paused. He didn't need to say anything more to clarify. I already knew what he meant, and to be completely honest, I was scared that something was going to happen to him.

"Sirius, we'll make sure everything works out. And isn't this what you- we, wanted? You and Rose wanted to get away from your past and now you're in the present, as part of the Evans family. We'll get through this," I bit my lip. It was a habit Sirius knew about. I did that when I was really thinking about something. "And plus if anyone gives us a hard time, I'll just hex them. And you don't want to know what I have in store for those people."

Sirius barked out a laugh and spun me around. I giggled as my dress swished around my legs, tickling me.

The song ended and Sirius pulled me into a hug. I hugged him tightly and kissed him on the cheek.

"You're a great brother, you know that?" I told him with a wide smile on my face.

"Yep, I know," he said cheekily and kissed me on the cheek. I pouted playfully. "And you're an amazing sister."

"May I cut in?" Someone asked from behind me. I spun around to find an amused Remus standing there, holding his hand out. I looked at Sirius and he nodded.

Sirius walked over to Remus, patted him on the shoulder, and strolled over to our table. I placed my hand over Remus's and we started to dance.

"So, Lils, how's everything?" Remus said awkwardly, trying to strike a casual conversation. I giggled and smiled.

"Everything's good, I mean my dad just got married, and I got a new mother and a brother," I said in the most casual tone I could muster without laughing. He chuckled.

"I don't think you got a new mother and brother, I think they were always there."

I smiled sincerely. "I think you're right. Sirius has been like a brother to me ever since we were eleven, and we met before we got to Hogwarts. Rose has been like a mother to me since she started dating my dad. I think the only that that has changed is the fact that it's all real now, actually there. You know?"

Remus nodded and I could actually see in his eyes that he really did understand. "At least you finally have the family you deserve."

"I think everything's going to be a little strange when we get back to Hogwarts. Did you know that the professors are going to start calling him Mr. Evans? And I swore I once heard him muttering to himself about plan to announce that he was my brother to the entire school!" I cried, slightly panicking. That was not a smart plan.

Remus rolled his eyes and placed his hands firmly on my shoulders, steadying me. "Lily, everything is going to be fine. And so what? If something does happen, Sirius would beat the person who insulted his new family. You know how loyal he is. That's why he's in Gryffindor," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

I sighed and looked down at the floor. "I guess," I mumbled. Remus's hands shook slightly and I could tell he was laughing. I snapped my head up and stuck my tongue out, making him laugh harder.

He moved his arms so that he could envelope me in a hug. "Trust me, Lils, everything's going to be find," he whispered, rubbing my back as if he were lulling me to sleep.

I did the same to him. "Thanks, Rem, you're a great friend, you know that, right? Like a brother to me," I said, meaning every word I said. We shared another genuine smile before we were interrupted.

"Uh, Lily?" someone asked from behind me. I spun around, causing my dress to puff out slightly at the bottom, and saw James standing there, looking nervous yet determined.

"Yes James?" I asked, confused as to why he was suddenly so cautious. Remus seemed to understand something. His eyes widened and he nodded in a very exaggerated manner.

"I-I'll just leave you two, I'll see you guys later," he said, giving James a knowing smile, to which he responded with a glare. I looked at them both with a lost look on my face.

"L-Lils?" James asked shyly, glancing at me from behind his surprisingly long lashes. I had never noticed that until now. "Do you want to dance?"

I smiled and nodded, blushing for some strange reason. "Sure, I'd love to."

He grinned, and he turned back into the James I have always known. The confident, funny, smart, random James.

"So, how do you feel? You know, with everything that's going on," he asked, carefully placing his hands on the small of my back. I shrugged as I placed my hands around his neck.

"Nothing seems different. Sirius and I have always been siblings, and Rose has always been my mum. I just know that I'm excited to go back to Hogwarts in a few days," I bit my lip, thinking about something. "It seems that the most changes are actually occuring at Hogwarts."

James cocked his head slightly to the side and raised an eyebrow. "How?"

I pursed my lips, thinking of a way to word what I wanted to say. "Well, for one, the professors are going to start calling Sirius 'Mr. Evans.' And just imagine the Slytherins. You know how cruel they are to Muggleborns. Now they're going to target all of us because you're friends with the 'Mudblood family.' And don't even get me start-"

"Lily." James said flatly, cutting me off. "Don't call yourself a Mudblood. You're so worth so much more than those slimy, good for nothing Slytherins. And that's why so many people love you. Including me," James said, blushing and looking down at his shoes shyly.

I blushed as well and flushed scarlet red. His words were so kind, and I could tell he sincerely meant them. "Thanks, James. You know, I think of you and Remus as brothers as well. And right now, you are a great brother."

For some reason, this made James look slightly disappointed, but he quickly hid it as if it no longer meant anything. I was confused.

"James, are you okay?" I asked, detaching one of my hands from behind James's neck to tilt his head up. I looked into his hazel eyes, searching for something to tell me what I wanted to know.

James furrowed his brow and spoke in a choked voice. "Yeah, everything's alright."

Aw poor James!

I'm trying to update as fast as I can without making the chapters sloppy and.. bad. And I know Lily is supposed to be really smart, but for some reason, she just can't figure out why James is suddenly nervous around her. Let's just say she's not the brightest when it comes to these types of things. Well, at least right now.

If anyone wants to see what Lily's, Rose's, Thalia's, or Alice's dress looks like, just leave a review or PM me.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave me their sympathy and condolences. It really means a lot to me, knowing that there are good people out there willing to help me even though they don't know me personally. I know that sounds cheesy and fake, but I really mean it. Thanks everyone!

And as a little thank you, I tried my hardest to write a long chapter for you guys. Nine pages long on LibreOffice. I hope you liked it.

Lots of love, Jay