James Potter ran his hand through his hair and tousled it, as he waited in front room for Sirius to come downstairs. He could hear his mother in the kitchen talking in hushed voices to his father. He crept towards the door, about to say hi when he heard his name.
"Harold, something happened to James this year at school, he's not the same," his mother whispered loudly to his father.
"I know Ange, but we can't force him to tell us," his father tried to comfort his wife.
"I asked Sirius, but he just said he couldn't tell me, and that if James wanted me to know he would tell me himself, but James hasn't wanted to talk since he got back," Angelina Potter said, oblivious to her sons eavesdropping as she made a cup of coffee.
"I'll talk to him," Harold said as he kissed his wife on the cheek and walked out of the kitchen, and straight into James. James blushes furiously at being caught and his father chuckles.
"Hello son, I trust you know what I want to talk to you about?" he asks sitting on the arm chair next to the fireplace. James sighed and ran a hand through his hair again.
"She hates me," was all he said sitting in the chair across from Harold who nodded in sympathy.
"Ah, the Evans girl?" James nodded.
"What did you do?" he asked, James shrugged in response.
"I don't know dad, I mean I've liked her forever, and I thought I finally got through to her and got her to come to the dance, then I said something bad dad," he spoke clearly, looking into his father's eyes. His father leaned forward and looked at his son.
"Son, you don't have to tell me what you did," he started to say when James cut him off.
"Dad, she voluntarily kissed me, and we had the best night, but then she asked what our kissing meant and I said it didn't mean anything," his face curled up in anguish.
"I told the girl I have been chasing for years I didn't want her," his voice broke and his eyes watered.
"I'm in love with her, but I chased her away," he whispered. He felt his father's arms wrap around his shoulders.
"James, the only woman I have ever loved is your mother, and I did something similar to her, you feel like you deserve punishment, but you have to realise, breaking your own heart is punishment enough," he whispered as he pulled away from his son and disappeared into the fireplace before flooing to work.

Sirius stood on the stairs looking at his best friend and surrogate father having what appeared to be a quite serious conversation. James bows his head and Harold wraps his son in a hug, just as Sirius hears something he never thought he would, James loves Lily. Turning around he runs up the stairs two at a time and shut his door quietly before picking up two pieces of parchment and a quill.
Babe,
I found out something today, I can't tell you what it is but I need you to invite me and James and Remus to yours for the summer. I know you invited Lily, and Iris and Miley and Amy, I promise I will explain everything later,

I love you.

Remus,

James' now!

Sirius

He attached both letters to his owl William and sent him to Katy and Remus, hoping he would get replies before the end of the day.

Lily and Iris arrived at Donaldson manor about 4pm and were both very impressed with the size of the mansion. Easily at least three levels not including the attic with a long winding driveway and emerald green grass stretched for miles either side of it. Lily could hear a water fountain trickling nearby. The house itself was Lily's idea of the perfect house, snow white with dark blue window frames, each window having shutters and golden curtains tied neatly in each corner. A large veranda went completely around the bottom level and smaller individual balcony's only large enough for a small table and chairs or a tanning bed adorned the windows on the higher levels. Beside Lily, Iris let out a loud sigh,
"Its beautiful," she whispered to Lily reaching for her hand, Lily took her cousins hand and with their other hands both girls reached down beside them for their trunks and set off for the mansion. Just as they neared the front door, it flew open and a tall dark haired beauty flew at them, followed by another woman who was slightly shorter than Katy, but identical in looks, although slightly older who stood behind Katy while she attacked her best friends.
"I have missed you so much," she gushed and Lily laughed while Iris with a massive smile on her face managed to say
"We saw you a week ago!" to this Katy just shrugged her shoulders and hugged them both again. Stepping back she looked at the beautiful woman behind her.
" Lily, Iris, this is my mother Yvette," she said pulling on her mothers hands, the woman smiled and wide friendly, radiant smile.
"You can call me Yve, you two must be the twins," Yve said pulling the two into a hug, Katy laughed loudly.
"No mum, theyre just cousins, its crazy how much they look alike though, isn't it?" she explained to her mother who looked at both the girls intently for a moment.
"There are minor differences there," she concluded before adding "When are the other 3 getting here?" to Katy who paled a little and murmured a quiet "Later," before dragging the girls inside. The inside of the house was amazing, dark wooden floor boards the same colour as all the furniture on the way to Katy's room, the walls in the hallways were a deep scarlet and trimmed with a beautiful gold colour. Katy noticed the girls looking at everything in detail. She smiled and said
"Both my parents were Gryffindor's," as she continued to lead the girls up the stairs. When she stopped at the entrance to the attic Iris just looked at her,
"The attic?" Lily asked, Katy smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, its the largest room in the house and it has the most beautiful view of the whole house, besides, its the only room in the house mum and dad let me decorate how I want, instead of there crazy decorating schemes," she laughed and opened the door. Revealing a small stair case, which the girls walked up, Lily gasped when she saw the room, and could hear Iris do the same beside her. The room was absolutely gorgeous, white lace curtains blew lightly in the breeze. Her walls were all painted a beautiful yellow and three of them were covered in the smiling faces of Lily, Miley and Amy. The fourth wall however was more full than the rest and the photos were of Lily, Miley and Amy, with the additions of Iris, Sirius, Remus and James. Lily dropped her trunk and looked closer at the photos, there was one of her and James and Sirius and Katy at the Halloween ball. James had one arm around Lily and was looking down at her with a smile that reached his eyes on his face, Lily was smiling and glancing from James to Katy to Sirius. Her heart skipped a beat and her breath hitched when she noticed James mouthing something at her in the photo. It looked alot like "I love you," but it couldn't be. Katy moved behind Lily and sat on the bed.
"I have something to tell you something, I don't know if you're going to like it, Sirius and Remus and James are coming for the holidays too," she said quickly. Lily turned slowly and looked at her for any signs of joking, before she completely exploded.
"WHAT?! James Potter?!" she yelled. Katy smiled a weak smile.
"Yes, considering you saying for the last half year you have nothing against him and it was only a kiss, I didn't think you would mind," she explained. Lily stopped.
"I don't mind," she said before flopping onto the single bed set up for her or Iris in the corner,
"I don't mind at all," she repeated.