The train ride was spent with Georgia and Remus reading, and James and Sirius planning ways to prank Lucius and his little buddies.

"Bet you anything that Lucius is going to be missing a prefect's badge when we get back." Sirius predicted as he bit into a treat that he had gotten from the trolley lady.

"It's not like he doesn't deserve it." Remus said, looking up from his book briefly. "In my opinion, it should have never been given to him to begin with. Honestly, I have no clue what Slughorn was thinking."

"He wasn't." James said with a snort. "Either that or he just wanted to get in good standings with the Malfoy family."

"At least we won't have to worry about him becoming Head Boy." Georgia put in. She yawned a moment after and Sirius chuckled softly. "Tired?" He teased her, and Georgia's cheeks flushed momentarily. "Just a bit."

Sirius patted his lap. "I'll have you know that I make a perfect pillow. Blacks are known for their soft laps."

Georgia wanted to decline, but honestly, she was just too tired to. So she nestled her head in his lap, and Sirius absentmindedly started to play with her blonde hair, lightly running his fingers through it.

"It's a wonder that the two of you aren't dating yet." James said teasingly, and Sirius stuck his tongue out at him. "Oh shut it. At least I have a better chance of getting a girlfriend than you do. I don't pine over just one girl. I'm going to Hogsmeade with Mary MacDonald our next Hogsmeade trip you know."

"Mary?" James asked him in surprise, and Sirius nodded his head. "Like I said, I don't just pine after one girl like you do, James. I make sure that the female population knows that I'm available. You do that and they come flocking to you."

"Lily is the only girl for me." James said confidently. "You just wait, one of these days she's going to see how great I really am and she's going to regret all of the times that she's spent turning me away."

"Maybe if you actually matured, then you would have a chance with her." Remus added, which caused James and him to start bickering playfully.

Georgia's eyes were closed, but she wasn't asleep. So Sirius was going to be going out with Mary MacDonald then. She should have been happy for him, but she didn't. Instead, she felt….sad maybe? With a little bit of jealousy thrown in there. It wasn't Sirius that she was jealous of, it was Mary. But it wasn't like she had a crush on Sirius. Right...she could try to fool herself, but the truth was that she liked Sirius, as more than friends. She would never tell him though because the truth of the matter was that she thought- no, she knew that Sirius couldn't like someone like her. He wouldn't want someone damaged like she was, someone who couldn't defend herself from the people that gave her a hard time. Well, she could have defended herself, but there was this little voice in the back of her head, a voice that told her that she was nothing, that she deserved everything that had happened to her, and that she would deserve everything that was to come.

"We should try and find someone for Georgie." Georgia tuned back in to Sirius' voice. "We wouldn't want her to turn into one of those lonely old spinsters that has a dozen cats."

James snorted at that. "But she loves cats."

"Lonely old spinster then." Sirius corrected himself. "Who should we try to pair her with though?"

"There's that Ravenclaw boy who's been staring at her." Peter piped up. Georgia hadn't noticed any boy staring at her a lot. Then again, she usually didn't pay attention to things like that anyway.

Sirius gagged. "That seventh year? Try again Peter."

"Maybe we should pair her up with Moony here." James said playfully, and even though Georgia couldn't see it, she could tell that Remus was blushing. She herself was trying not to blush, and she desperately hoped that it was working.

Remus cleared his throat awkwardly. "Yeah, I don't think that would work, considering that she's like a sister to me. It would be like dating my cousin or something like that, and incest isn't something that I'm particularly interested in, thank you very much. Besides, it's not like we have to start dating right away. You three do what you want, but I would prefer to wait a little bit before I start dating."

"Spoilsport."

Georgia had a feeling that Sirius was sticking his tongue out again.

"If you're concerned about her that much, why don't you go out with her?" Remus demanded.

"Eh, she's not really my type." Sirius replied. "She's a great friend and all, but she kind of just lets people push her around. I want someone that isn't afraid to stick up for themselves, you know. Plus blondes aren't really my thing, I prefer brunettes."

It was at that moment that Georgia knew for one hundred percent that she would never have a chance with Sirius. He thought that she was weak and couldn't stand up for herself? Well, she would show him, she would show all of them. With that thought in her mind, Georgia finally fell into a fitful slumber.

"Jamesie!"

An older woman was waving to James as the group got off of the train. The man standing beside her looked almost exactly like James, so Georgia assumed that they were Euphemia and Fleamont Potter, James' parents.

"You must be Georgia!" Euphemia gave Georgia a warm hug. "James has told us a lot about you, almost as much as he talks about that Evans girl, it makes me wonder if he's having conflicted feelings-"

"Mum!" James' face was about as red as it could possibly get. "Shouldn't we be getting home?"

"Oh yes, my goodness, you lot must be starving, Felix is making us some soup and hit sandwiches, it should be ready by the time that we get back."

"Felix?" Georgia asked as she walked beside James as they exited King's Cross Station and out to the slightly packed parking lot. It seemed that everyone was coming out for the holidays.

"Felix is our house elf." James explained. "He's getting on in years, but he's still a bloody good elf, you'll like him."

And like him Georgia did. The wizened elf met them at the door, bowing. "The soup is almost done, Masters and Misses."

"Excellent, thank you, Felix." Euphemia led the way inside, hanging up her coat. "James, why don't you show everyone their rooms? You boys will be doubling up, I hope that's alright."

"Perfectly fine." Remus assured her. "Thank you so much for having us."

"It's no trouble at all dear. James is always so bored at our Christmas Ball, it'll be nice for him to have someone to talk to. I'm assuming that he told you about the ball?"

They all nodded their heads.

"We got Georgia a dress especially for it." James spoke up. "Wait till you see it, Mum, it makes her look like an actress from one of those Muggle movies."

Georgia blushed as she shook her head. "I wouldn't go quite that far." She insisted, but Euphemia shook her head. "Nonsense Georgia, I'm sure that you look divine in it. James had the dress sent here, but I haven't looked at it yet, I thought that you should be here for that. You'll have to show it to me after dinner. But for right now, let's get your trunks up to your rooms, and then we'll get some food into your bellies."

Dinner turned out to be a beef and vegetable stew, hot ham sandwiches, and salad. It was all delicious, the meat was done perfectly, the vegetables in the soup were tender, and the lettuce in the salad was nice and crisp. They definitely ate their fill too. When their soup or salad bowl was empty, Euphemia had Felix fill it up again. Finally, Georgia had to decline, insisting that she was stuffed.

"But you're so thin." Euphemia frowned as she stared at Georgia. "Don't you worry, by the time that you get back to school, we'll make sure to have some meat on those bones."

Georgia had no doubt of that. If all of their meals were like this, than she was going to gain weight in no time.

Once dinner was finished, Euphemia went with Georgia up to her room so that the younger girl could show her the dress that she had gotten for the ball.

"Oh darling, that looks absolutely divine on you!" Euphemia gasped as Georgia pulled the dress out of the box."The color will match your eyes perfectly. Oh, I can't wait to see the looks on people's faces when they see you in this! On the day of the ball, I'll do your hair and we'll put a bit of makeup on you too. I think that we'll stick with neutral colors to define your natural beauty.

Georgia was surprised by everything that Euphemia was willing to do for her. "You really don't have to do all of that you know-"

"Nonsense. I've always wanted a daughter you know, but after we had James, nothing seemed to come of it. Just let me pamper you while you're here, this might be the only chance I have to do it."

Georgia relented, smiling at her. "Alright. I have a feeling that you wouldn't have let me say no on the matter anyways."

"Smart girl, James could really take some lessons from you."

"I mean, I try, but James only hears what he wants to hear. You should see it when Remus and I try to get him to study. And Sirius is no better."

"I can imagine. Those two are bad influences on each other. Thank goodness they have you and that Lupin boy to at least try and rein them in."

Euphemia and Georgia talked late into the night, and Georgia was reminded of what it was like having a mother. A real mother, not a woman who would mistreat their daughter because they weren't perfect in the mother's eyes.

"Goodness, look at the time." Euphemia stood up from where she had been seated on the bed. "I should let you get some sleep. Tomorrow we're going to be going shopping for a Christmas tree, Fleamont wants to do things the Muggle way this year. Sleep well dear." Euphemia pressed a kiss to Georgia's head before leaving. Georgia then got her pajamas on and got comfortable underneath the thick comforter, a smile on her lips as she drifted off into a peaceful slumber.