Hey! So here is the chapter that everyone has been bothering me for since like chapter 1. I hope you like it. If you don't… um too bad, I've spent a lot of time on this. Thank you for all the kind reviews!!! A few notes…

Lara6- I'd imagine with their monthly wanderings they ended up in the forest a few times. I do believe though if the word "Forbidden" is heard by either James or Sirius they would jump at the chance to go in there, so yes I will have them go back in.

Um for those who thought, Chapter 11 was choppy. Opps. I remembered like 5 minutes before I was to baby-sit that I wanted to get the next chapter out. Forgot to add in a part to make it flow. We have fixed that.

IN ADDITION, FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED ME 5 HUNDRED TIMES WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BECOME FRIENDS…. ENJOY! (not angry, just making putting it in caps for the hell of it)

Thanks as always for all the awesome reviews!! You guys are great! I don't own Harry Potter or any of its characters! J.K. Rowling does!!

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Having completed his homework and now bored Sirius left Gryffindor Tower. He had a lot of on his mind and sitting in the Tower wasn't helping. Sirius stopped by a window on the second floor and he noticed it was snowing. It was the first snowfall of the year, and it made Sirius both sad and happy. He had always liked the snow; winter had always been his favorite season. However, it had been four months since he entered Hogwarts and things were still bad. He didn't know when he would be accepted, or if he would ever.

He passed a group of girls, who like everyone was taking about the howling. Sirius thought back to the howling that had happened a few nights ago, when he went into the Forest. Everyone in the castle had heard it. It had been heard before, Sirius had noticed the howling every month, but the last time it was louder and more pronounced. Students were claiming it wasn't coming from the Forest, but from the House near Hogsmeade. They had already named the house the Shrieking Shack. They were whispering among themselves of evil spirits residing in the house. Sirius wondered if a few house elves from his family house had moved in. They were evil enough. Maybe they didn't like their bodies being stuffed so their spirits were haunting the Shrieking Shack. Sirius shook his head, it was a ridiculous guess, but better than what others were saying. They spoke of werewolves. Sirius laughed at that, werewolves near Hogwarts?

He continued walking, past the Great Hall, and down the stairs. He didn't care where he was going; he hadn't had the chance to explore the castle. He was walking by the classroom where they had Potions when he thought he heard something. Was it people talking? He heard someone cry out in pain. He followed the sounds until he came upon an unused classroom and looked in to see them.

Sirius turned to leave he had no business here. However, he stopped… and looked back into the room. The door was opened barely and he could see them inside. Sirius bit his lip, would they want his help? He turned to leave again.

"There is a difference between acting and thinking."

"They just need to get to know you. You have to show them who you are."

Sirius turned back and looked in. The voices of Dumbledore and Andromeda were haunting his mind. He bit his lip again. They definitely needed help. Would he be able to though? He took a deep breath, "time to stop acting like a baby." He could take them on. He nodded to himself and opened the door.

Four boys had three other boys pinned against the wall. It looked like the boys pinned were unarmed. "Expelliarmus." He took out his wand and said softly. He caught seven wands.

"Black."

"Malfoy."

Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Crabbe and Goyle all turned to look at him. They had James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigew pinned against the wall. The three Gryffindors each had bruises on their face, and Sirius knew there had been a struggle.

"Come to join them Black?"

"Be quiet," Sirius glared at him. This wasn't starting out well. They probably thought he was here to help. He turned to Malfoy; "You are pathetic Malfoy. Have you nothing better to do than pick on 1st years?"

"If you, Black were smart you would be helping us," Malfoy smirked. "But the blood traitor forgot his place in life."

"If I was smart? Well I guess next to you goons anyone can be smart. No, I've found my home, and its not you pure blood idiots," Sirius smiled back. He glanced at James Potter who was staring back at him. He turned and walked up to Malfoy. "But at least I am not a big bullying git who is too stupid to think for himself."

"If I were you, I wouldn't be so cocky, you have nothing now. You are just a disgrace to the Black Family."

Sirius didn't say anything for a moment. He thought about Malfoy's comment. He then smiled and spoke, "That's me. Disowned, not loved, the rebel, but I don't care."

Sirius wondered what James Potter's face was now like.

"Narcissa has been in contact with your parents, they can't wait for the summer, they plan to," He smirked, "show you your place in the world."

Sirius gave an involuntary shutter. Not that he believed Malfoy but there was that chance that he was telling the truth. His parents weren't the nicest people.

"Scared of them are you?" Lucius took another step so there was no room between them. "I would be."

Sirius looked up at him. Stop acting like a baby, he told himself. "Well you are also scared of flobberworms so its just one of those things." He wondered where this courage was coming from.

"You think you are just so good," Malfoy spoke softly.

"No that's you. But I really don't want to tell you, but you aren't the next Minister of Magic."

The two boys glared at each other.

"Why don't you just run away Malfoy?" Sirius shook his head. "You are all disarmed, and soon it will be 4 on 0. Go back to the Slytherin common room and cry in your pillow. That is how you sleep at night isn't it?"

"You're a first year, what are you going to do to me?" Malfoy grinned.

"More than you think," Sirius replied threateningly.

"Boys why don't we give these Gryffindors a lesson?" Malfoy looked back at the other Slytherins.

"Go ahead," Sirius challenged. He turned around quickly and threw James, Remus and Peter three random wands. "It's four on nothing Lucius. What are you going to do?"

James, Remus and Peter lifted the wands threatening at Lucius Malfoy. Sirius raised his own. "Out numbered, out talented… run away Malfoy and take your goons with you."

"Just go away Malfoy. You've met your match," James Potter spoke stepping forward so now he was just a little behind Sirius.

Slowly and never taking his eyes off Sirius, Malfoy backed down. He motioned to the other Slytherins and they all backed off. Malfoy did not release his glare on Sirius. Sirius kept his wand on Malfoy.

"You mark my words Black, you are now dead."

When they were at the door Malfoy turned swiftly around and walked away.

Sirius turned to James Potter and looked into his eyes. James Potter with his wand still raised looked at Sirius. He smiled. It was the last thing Sirius thought he would do.

They stared at each other for a full minute. Sirius wasn't sure what was going to happen next, but what did surprised him. "I'm James Potter, I'm an only child, and I love tricks. I'm looking for a friend, who loves them as much as I do," James Potter walked up to him and extended his hand.

Sirius looked at it, if he accepted it, he would be going beyond all beliefs of the Blacks. He would be going against all the morals of his pure family. It would be something worse than getting into Gryffindor. He would be accepting his fate as an outsider and practically disowned. He had said it to Malfoy, but this was sealing it. There was no going back. Again, he found he didn't care.

"Sirius Black, rebel and soon to be disowned heir of the Black Family. I love trouble and tricks and I didn't know anyone in Gryffindor shared my love. I'm looking for a friend and before long a family. I hate the Blacks, and wish they would all just disappear."

They shook hands.

Sirius smiled. No more words were exchanged between them, but Sirius instantly forgave James Potter, and he knew James had forgiven him. He felt all the trouble, all the pain caused by James Potter leave him, and he was filled with a happy feeling. He lowered his wand and put it away. James picked out his wand from Sirius' left hand and put it away.

They didn't even notice that anyone else was in the room. This was their moment, the moment that fate had been waiting for since the two boys had been born. A hundred words were exchanged in each glance, and both boys knew that this was something unheard of, something radically new. A Black and a Potter friends?

"I'm ready to cause mischief, how about you?" Sirius asked James.

"Always. Who's our first victim?"

Sirius grinned, "Malfoy."

James nodded, "What can we do?"

"I'd say we put his clothes and trunk in the lake," Sirius began to laugh.

"We don't know the password into the common room," James was wondering how to pull this one off.

"My cousin is Headgirl, she will tell us! She would love to help us get Malfoy! I know it!"

"All right, tonight, we will do it!"

"Great!"