The Funeral

Sirius Black is welcoming the guests at his brother's funeral when he sees something that disturbs him: Lily Potter and Severus Snape are arriving together.

"What is that slimy git doing to Lily?" Sirius angrily asks no one in special.

"You invited them, remember?" Remus asks, trying to calm Sirius down.

"But not to come together." Sirius explains. "We can't let Snivellus have his way with Prongs' girl."

"It's a funeral, Padfoot." Remus replies. "Crouch is already making too much of a spectacle out of this without you making it worse by arguing over Lily and Severus."

"Fine, Moony." Sirius reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile, Moody approaches Sirius. "Usually I wouldn't come to a funeral for death eater scum but since your brother gave his life to destroy one of You-Know-Who's Horcruxes." Moody then notices the Malfoys. "And talking about death eater scum."

"Sorry, Mad-Eye, but I have to greet my cousin and her husband." Sirius says and then walks towards the Malfoys. "Hi, Narcissa." He says with a smile. "Lucius." He growls. "And this must be little Draco." Sirius comments, resisting the urge to call him a death eater wannabe, understanding it'd make him no better than those who thought he'd grow up a pureblood supremacist just because of his family. Draco, on the other hand, is resisting the urge to call Sirius a blood traitor since his father told him not to display any act of 'supremacism' in public. He then sees Severus Snape. "Uncle Sevv!" Draco exclaims.

"Hello, Draco." Snape replies. "How are you?"

"Fine." He replies. "And you?"

"Me too." Severus replies and then points to the Potters. "Have you met the Potters before, Draco?"

"No, Sir." Draco replies. "Nice to meet you, Harry. And nice to meet you too, Mrs. Potter."

"Thanks, Draco." Lily replies, not expecting to be so nicely treated by somebody raised by a family that believes in the superiority of purebloods. She then remembers about Sirius and realizes Draco isn't so unique.

"Harry, why don't you and Draco join the other kids?" Lily suggests but then notices Draco's scared face. "What's wrong?"

Lucius then joins the conversation. "What did you do to scare my son?" He angrily asks Lily.

"Nothing." Lily answers. "I just suggested he and Harry would join the other kids."

"Mrs. Potter, you do understand there are children from families that hate us, Malfoys, right?" Lucius replies. "Some of these children have already shown the fact they also hate us."

"I see." Lily nods in understanding. While she can accept some people still hate Lucius Malfoy, (herself included) taking this on a little child is a completely different matter.

After leaving the funeral, Severus, Lily and Harry return to Hogwarts. "Well, I'll go back to the Potions room to review some essays." Lily comments.

"Well, if you allow me, I want to show Harry something."

"Okay, Severus."

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