Lily waited on platform 9 3/4 for her brothers train to arrive. She was really excited to see him. She was the only one waiting for him. Their mom had told her to take a taxi home then take Sirius out to dinner. Lilly was disappointed in her mother for missing her brothers homecoming, but later decided it would be better this way, since Sirius and her mom had such a rocky relationship things would most likely turn into a fight.

"Sirius!" Lily said excitedly when Sirius came of the train. He was laughing with the boys she had met in the train compartment when Sirius first left. "Sirius! Over here!" She shouted to get his attention.

"I'm coming." Sirius said sort of harshly walking over to her saying goodbye to his friends.

Lily was a little taken back by his tone but still went up and gave him a hug.

Sirius pushed her away quickly. "Not in front of the guys, Lil."

"Oh, this is so cute. Your worried about your reputation. They grow up so fast these days." Lilly was with a sweet taunting smile.

"Whatever, where's mom?" Sirius asked looking around.

"She couldn't make it, but she gave me the credit card, which is just as good as mom." Lily said with a laugh.

"Bloody hell, I've been gone for the past eight months. She doesn't want to see her son after eight months. What kind of woman is she?" Sirius said his anger building.

"Come one, give her a break. Sandy just die." Lily said try to excuse for her mom.

"Sure." Sirius said deciding to ignore the topic. He looked over Lilly. "You've changed." He commented.

"Well as you've just pointed out it has been eight months, that's a long time." Lily said with a smile.

"What are you wearing?" Sirius asked looking at her.

Lilly looked over herself. She was in black combat boots, jeans, and a Ramones T-shirt and her red hair was tied back in a ponytail. "What's wrong with it?"

"Don't you usually wear dresses? and who are the Ramones?" Sirius said eyeing her jeans.

"I admit I used to wear a lot of dresses, but I got over that need to be girly. And the Ramones are a great band from New York, you'll like them." Lily said grabbing Sirius and bringing him through the crowds.

"I thought you like the Beatles?" Sirius asked following her.

"I did, still do, but they're getting kind of old. I'm allowed to like new stuff. Mom and I saw them when we were in New York. We had so much fun you should have come." Lily told him.

"I'd rather spend Christmas at school with my friends then watching my mom throw herself at musicians." Sirius said in a dull voice.

"Sirius, stop acting like an asshole." Lily said starting to get pisssed off.

"Your calling me an asshole? God Lily I leave and come back and your starting to act just like her. Hook up with musicians in New York?" Sirius shot back.

"Sirius, your acting crazy. I'm ten. Let's just for get this whole thing and go out to dinner. Kay? You can tell me about all the pranks you did, 'cause I know about that stuff you bought from Zonko's." Lily said with a smirk.

"Kay, but your not going to believe the stuff I got away with." Sirius told her with a smile and started to tell her about all the crazy stuff he and his friends did, Lily listened quietly glad to be rid of the mom subject.

Lily breathed a sigh of relief once Sirius finally fell asleep. She knew it would be hard having him home again, but he had gotten even more difficult over the school year. She had changed and she knew Sirius would hate it. She spent so much time with her mother. She had traveled and met new people. She was no longer sweet and naïve. She had been in a mosh pit, how could anyone expect her to be the same ten year old?