Chapter 14 – Sirius P.O.V.

After our awkward discussion during breakfast, I knew classes with Lily would be.. well just that. Awkward.

True, Lily did have the same schedule as Thalia and Alice, but so did Remus, James and I. We were all taking advanced classes for O..

All of our professors knew about Lily's temporary condition, so we didn't have to worry about them pestering us. Most of the school knew about it as well.

First today, we had double Potions. Thalia and Alice escorted Lily, while I pulled back Remus and James so I could talk to them.

"I can't believe it," I said flatly. They looked at me with curious eyes. "She freaked out when I told her we were siblings."

"Come on, mate," Remus said, placing a hand on my shoulder. "Things will work out. She will regain her memory and everything will be fine. We just have to hold on until then."

I smiled and shared a knowing look with James. Those were practically my exact words when I was speaking to him earlier.

"Yeah, you're right," I sighed, patting him on the back and giving him a small smile. All of us started making our way towards the dungeons for Potions.

Crap, I forgot.

We were going to Potions. The class where Lily is Slughorn's favorite student. And when I mean favorite, I mean favorite. Like he would probably give her a million galleons if he had them. I can only imagine how today's class is going to go.

When we entered the room, I spotted Thalia and Lily sitting at a table in the middle of the room, and Alice and Frank sitting at a table directly behind them. Although Lily could barely remember anything, she still looked comfortable and in her element like usual. That was a good sign, right?

James, Remus and I sat at a table next to Thalia and Lily. We managed to squeeze an extra chair at the table, which is really supposed to only seat two. We didn't care; Slughorn didn't mind either.

As I looked around the room, I could see that everyone else who was taking this class was already here and seated. Slughorn was at the front of the room, looking through one of his ingredients cupboards. He hadn't even noticed that we had already entered.

I cleared my throat and he spun around and looked around the room with wide, surprised eyes. He gasped.

"Oh dear, forgive me, I didn't know everyone was already here. Morning!" he exclaimed. He glanced around once more and finally noticed Lily. "Ah, Lovely Lily! It's nice to see you this morning. How are you, my dear?"

Lily tilted her head to the side and furrowed her eyebrows, looking completely confused. She didn't know who Slughorn was.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot," he said, looking slightly put out. "I'm Professor Slughorn, the Potions teacher."

"Well, it's lovely to meet you, Professor," she said politely, flashing him a charming smile which made all of the boys in the class stare at her hungrily. James and I glared at every single one of them and they all diverted their gaze.

Slughorn grinned and chuckled jovially, which caused his round belly to shake unattractively. Heh, who am I kidding? Slughorn could never be attractive.

"Lovely Lily," he chuckled before walking back up to the front of the room.

"Today, class, we will be having a brief lesson on Amortentia. Can anyone tell me what Amortentia is?" Slughorn glanced around the room, looking sad. I guess it was because his star student was suffering from amnesia and she couldn't participate in class and no one else really wants to.

But I guess that's not true.

Lily's eyes brightened as she raised her hand high and she smiled proudly. Slughorn's eyes widened and his mouth made an 'O' shape as he pointed to her.

"Yes, Lily?" he said, cautiously. He was obviously just as lost as I am.

"Professor, Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It doesn't create real love, per se, but a powerful obsession or infatuation," Lily said smoothly, almost as if she were reading it straight from the textbook. It was the tone she always used whenever she answered a question during class.

Everyone in the room, including Slughorn, openly gaped at her. Everyone was aware of Lily's amnesia, and no one expected Lily to remember that. Wait a minute..

Is it possible that Lily only forgot people and things that had to do with her social life, but not academic things?

"Erm, yes, w-wonderful, Lily," Slughorn stammered, looking both flustered and overjoyed.

I could feel a wide smile slipping onto my face. I glanced at Remus and James and they both looked happier than they have been since the accident. Thalia, Alice and Frank were grinning from ear to ear and looking at Lily with proud expressions on their faces. Although she couldn't remember us clearly, this was a very good sign.

"Go Lily!" Alice and Thalia cheered in unison. They stood up and started applauding wildly, both of them looking ecstatic and overjoyed. James and Remus joined in after a moment, James looking as if he could actually burst into tears. I hope he doesn't.. that would be weird.

The rest of the class, minus the Slytherins, applauded loudly and cheered. The Slytherins just dismissed this and looked as if they could care less. The only Slytheirn who actually looked happy, or at least it seemed like it, was Snape. Eugh. Nasty git.

Lily just gazed around the room, looking as confused as ever. A couple people chuckled at her reaction. The situation was a bit funny, but I just wish I could tell Lily why everyone was so happy all of a sudden. But she wouldn't understand, and knowing her, she might get mad and accuse us of trying to lie or trick her.

The rest of the day's classes went somewhat like this. Lily would answer every question perfectly and the rest of the students in the class would cheer and praise her. Even the teachers would join in, as was the case of Professor Flitwick. The little man with a moustache was jumping up and down on top of his stack of books, clapping his hands together. Once, he actually toppled over and the pile of books fell on top of him. Some students had to help him up and fix the books so he could stand on them again.

By the end of the day, while we relaxed in the common room, Lily was completely lost and she could often be found questioning Thalia or Alice about today's events.

"Thaliaaaaa! Come on! I don't get it! Please!" Lily whined, folding her hands and giving Thalia a puppy dog look.

I mouthed to Thalia 'Don't buy it'. I have been the victim of that look for years now, and it always ended in Lily getting what she wants. Don't worry, she never used that look if she wanted something bad, but we always seemed to let our guard down whenever she pulled that face.

Thalia giggled and shook her head. Lily pouted and then turned to Alice, who was standing next to Thalia. Alice looked horrified to find Lily pouting and pleading with her.

"Aliccceee! Pleeaassee!"

James, Remus and I shook our heads fondly at the girls and went to sit on the couches by the fireplace. I stared at the fire, trying to focus on only the orange flames. It didn't work. I could hear the girls' voices in the background. Oh well.

James' voice brought me back to reality. "Uh, Sirius? Isn't that your owl tapping at the window?"

True enough, there, sitting on the window sill, was a medium sized white barn owl. Snow, the owl Lily and I shared, was pecking away at the window, staring intently at me.

I jumped up and opened the window for him. He flew in, landed on my outstretched arm and hooted. I smiled as I untied the letter from his leg and he soared out of the still open window.

I started walking back to where James and Remus were still sitting. They stood up and met me halfway.

"Mate, do you have any idea what that could be? No one sends mail directly to the common room," Remus said, looking slightly worried.

"Not a clue," I responded, turning the envelope over in my hands. I decided to go ahead and just read it. We could wait around forever to find out what was inside it.

The letter was written in neat, loopy cursive.

Mr. Black,

Please report to the hospital wing along with Ms. Jones, Ms. Prynn, Mr. Lupin, and Mr. Potter. I would like to have a word with the five of you. Please do not bring Ms. Evans along with you. Madame Pomfrey and I will be there when you arrive.

Professor Dumbledore

I showed the letter to James and Remus and they suddenly looked concerned. "What do you think they want to discuss with us?" James asked.

"I have no idea, Prongs, but we have to find a way to get to the hospital wing without Lily following us," I responded.

"That's going to be impossible, she doesn't know anyone besides us. Sure, she's a nice, outgoing person, but she'll still feel frightened if we left her with anyone else," Remus said.

I contemplated this for a moment. "That's true," I said thoughtfully. My eyes popped open as I suddenly got an idea. "I think I know how to keep her busy."

James and Remus looked at me with weird expressions on their faces. I couldn't help but smirk at them, which only caused them to look even more skeptical.

My trustworthy friends, ladies and gentlemen.

I can't believe they thought I was up to something bad. I mean this was Lily we were talking about. I wasn't about to do anything that could hurt her in any way.

I was simple going to get her to fall asleep.

Is that really that bad?

After all, it was starting to get late, and we have had a busy day. Knowing Lily, she was probably going to head up to bed anyway. I was just going to make it easier for her.

Lily was just like some of Hagrid's pet dogs. If you played music, she would fall right asleep, you know, if it was at night and she was the least bit tired. The only thing is, she knew that and made sure I couldn't bring a radio. She did the same thing to Thalia, Alice, Remus and James. The only way we could get music was to actually play it.

Hmm.. who would be willing?

That's hard. Out of us, Lily herself was the most musically talented. She could play the piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, and drums. She could also sing. And pretty damn well at that.

Thalia could sing.. kinda.. and play drums.. I don't think drums would exactly soothe her to sleep.

Alice could play the flute.. but she didn't bring her flute to Hogwarts and no one else we know can play the flute.

Remus.. drums and electric guitar. Neither of those are here with us.

Me.. Ha. I couldn't play music for my life.

.. James!

James can sing and play acoustic and electric guitar, and he brought his acoustic with him to Hogwarts! Yess!

Okay, the plan: Thalia and Alice bring Lily up to their dorm. They sit her down in bed and make sure she is ready to sleep, you know, pajamas and everything. They leave their door cracked a little bit, so that they could hear someone if they were outside but they wouldn't be able to see them. Have Remus freeze the staircase so it wouldn't turn into a slide when James walked up. James plays the guitar until Lily falls asleep and when she's under, the five of us go to the hospital wing.

I turned to James beside me. "Prongs, could you do me a favor?" I asked, trying to smile innocently. He looked suspicious.

"What do you want?" he asked slowly.

"Just grab your guitar and come back here," I responded, pushing him in the direction of the stairs.

He did as he was told and ran up to our dorm, and then jogged back down holding his guitar in his hands. He still looked confused.

"Why did I need to bring my guitar down here?"

I gave him a look that plainly told him to wait. I glanced over at Thalia and Alice to see them doing their homework with Lily on the other side of the common room. Perfect time to tell them.

"Remus, I need a piece of parchment and a quill."

I started writing a letter to Alice and Thalia.

Ruffles and Snow,

Dumbledore just sent me a letter that said that we need to meet him in the hospital wing to talk. Here's the thing – Lily can't come. I have a plan..

I explained the plan with detail.

..when Lily's asleep then we'll make our way down to the hospital wing.

Plan starts now.

Padfoot

(AN: I used Thalia and Alice's nicknames which I explained in Ch. 10 which is the one where the wedding takes place, I suggest you look back if you're confused.)

I showed the letter to Remus and James before pulling my wand out of my back pocket. I levitated the letter over to where Thalia and Alice were. Luckily, they were sitting right next to each other, and Lily was too concentrated on her work to notice a piece of paper hovering towards them. She's so observant, isn't she?

Thalia noticed it first and she grabbed it before anyone else could see. After quickly glancing at it, she saw that it was addressed to both herself and Alice. The two read it silently while Lily continued doing her work, not noticing anything.

Alice and Thalia exchanged glances before quickly nodding at us. They started to gather their things together which finally caused Lily to look up at them.

"Hey, Lily, do you mind if you head upstairs with us? We're starting to get tired. After all, we've had a busy day today," Alice asked sweetly, putting an innocent smile on her face.

Lily agreed, not suspecting a thing. The three of them collected all of their belongings before walking up to their dorm, talking casually.

Once they were safely in their dorm, I gestured to Remus and James to follow me. James snatched his guitar from off the ground and obliged. We crept to the bottom of the girls' staircase.

"Okay, Remus, you need to freeze the staircase so James can go up without it turning into a slide."

Remus nodded and waved his wand, muttering a few words. The staircase glowed for a second before turning back to normal. I grinned in satisfaction.

I mumbled a few words under my breath and flicked my wand. I craned my head so I could hear the girls' conversation more clearly. I had used a spell to make it slightly easier to hear, but it still wasn't very clear.

"..so Lily? How was your day today?" Thalia asked politely. I could hear the opening and closing of drawers and soft thuds. I figured they were getting ready for bed.

"It was great, classes were wonderful," Lily replied. I could hear the smile in her voice. It made me smile as well. Even if Lily couldn't exactly remember who she was and who everyone else was, at least she still acted like her normal self.

"I'm glad to hear that."

I could hear the rustling of sheets and the creaking of the mattresses. I could also hear the flipping of pages and the scratching of a quill writing on a piece of parchment. It was time for James to play.

I waved him up the stairs. He nodded and tiptoed up, stopping just outside their door. He started strumming something that sounded like a lullaby.

Man, even I was starting to get sleep listening to that.

After a few minutes, the page turning and the quill scratching stopped. Thalia and Alice appeared in the doorway, both dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt. Alice was holding a gray hoodie that she threw on as she and Thalia silently walked down the narrow staircase behind James, who finished playing when he saw the girls.

I grinned proudly when I saw them. "Success!"

Thalia and Alice giggled while Remus and James just shook their heads fondly. I started walking towards the portrait hole with the letter from Dumbledore enclosed in my hand. I could hear the soft thuds of their footsteps behind me.

After a few minutes of walking, we reach the hospital wing. I pushed open the doors and everyone filed in after me. True to his word, there Dumbledore was with Madame Pomfrey.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled in that way that was just purely Dumbledore when he saw us. He saw that Lily wasn't with us, just as he asked, and he looked impressed.

"It's nice to see the five of you, and I must say, it is impressive that you managed to come here without Ms. Evans," he said, speaking to all of us but looking mostly at me.

"It was pretty hard, with the current circumstances, but we made it," I said with a reassuring smile. I didn't need the headmaster thinking I did something bad to my sister.

"Now, what was it that you needed to discuss with us, Professor?" Alice asked politely.

Dumbledore clapped his hands together. "Well, we have more information about Lily's condition."

The five of us looked at each other with wide eyes before turning our attention back to Dumbledore. We probably looked like five little puppies waiting for their owner to give them a bone. Dumbledore saw this little exchange and chuckled.

"I'll let Madame Pomfrey explain," he said, stepping back and gesturing for Madame Pomfrey to begin speaking.

She took a deep breath before speaking. "Well, first, Ms. Evans' amnesia will only last for a few more da-"

"WHOOOOO!"

"Mr. Evans! Calm yourself!"

"..sorry.."

"As I was saying, her amnesia will only last a few more days," she shot a pointed look at me and I put my hands up in mock surrender. "And she will also remember certain events. She will most likely remember how she got amnesia, but she may also remember certain events that happened during this period. Keep in mind, she will not remember everything, but she may recall minor or major events that you didn't think she would remember."

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"WHOOOO!"

"Mr. Evans!" someone yelled shrilly and by instinct, I looked at Madame Pomfrey only to see that she was trying to contain her laughter while looking at someone else. I glanced around the room to see who had said that. And then my eyes landed on James, who everyone else was laughing at.

"Prongs!" I whined. "Why?"

He shrugged. "I dunno, felt like doing that, I guess."

I rolled my eyes while everyone else just laughed. I couldn't help but laugh along side them.

I guess things would be easier and lighter from now on.

Hey! I just got back from my amazing trip a little less than a week ago and ever since, I have been obsessed with writing. I'm surprised, with so many stories to work on, I actually finished this in less than a week. And with visiting friends and family and unpacking and getting used to the time change, I have been really busy. So I hope you like this chapter and please leave a review for me, 'kay?