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Chapter 25: The Reason I Exist

Phoebe had known something was off the moment she set foot inside the ward. Not necessarily wrong, just different. A change in the atmosphere. And she had a feeling it was connected to James. She had gone along with the others earlier when they were joking around, but now, it was the time to investigate. She slipped out of the ward and went to find James's Healer. She finally spotted the man, talking to a sour-looking nurse. "Hi," Phoebe managed sheepishly when she noticed that the Healer was rubbing the back of his head. "Are you James Potter's Healer?"

He nodded. "Something wrong?"

"No, he's fine. I just wanted to know what was his condition, exactly?"

"Well," the Healer began, "I'm sure you were aware that Mr. Potter had memory loss—or amnesia."

Phoebe nodded. "Yes, I'm aware."

"Apparently, whatever pressure on his brain that blocked his memories has lifted. He's a little confused now, but in a day or so, he'll be as good as new."

Phoebe sucked in a breath. No wonder she had felt such a weird vibe from James! She was a little surprised that Lily With the Sixth Sense hadn't noticed.

"Thank you," she told the Healer. As she headed back to the ward, Remus's words flashed in her mind. Look at them—they're so happy together. I really don't want to spoil their relationship, he'd said when they'd first found James and didn't know whether they were going to tell Lily and Sirius or not. Phoebe knew that James would probably wake up wanting Lily again, and that would effectively put an end to Lily and Sirius' relationship, something Phoebe really wouldn't enjoy seeing.

"Hey, where'd you go?"

Phoebe looked up to see Remus. She took a deep breath, and—

"He's WHAT?!" Remus screeched.

Phoebe winced. "Keep it down," she hissed. "We don't want James to wake up!" She glanced briefly at the sleeping boy. Luckily, when Phoebe had broken the news in the ward, Elsa wasn't around. Phoebe had wanted the two of them had wanted to discuss it among themselves first.

"Oh," Remus started pacing. "What are we going to do? Are we…going to tell them?"

"Well, we're gonna have to. They're going to find out eventually. Might as well prepare them for it."

"Translation: We give Lily and Padfoot a chance to break up so Lily can be ready to fly into Prongs's arms for the big reunion." Remus shook his head. "Not exactly a pretty scenario."

"Maybe they won't break up. Maybe Lily really has come to love Sirius more than James now. Besides, even if it becomes Lily-and-James again, I don't think Sirius will be too alone."

Remus looked thoughtful. "They are pretty chummy. And they would look kinda cute. But do you think they'll actually be compatible?"

Phoebe shrugged. "Well, we may find out."

Remus turned serious. "Okay, but I still say this won't be pretty."

Sirius was on his way back to the ward. He and Lily had basically sat outside for a few minutes, just staring at the sky. Lily had told him to go ahead and check on James while she took a powder break. He was about to enter the corridor to James's ward when Phoebe caught him. She looked so worried, Sirius thought something had happened to James. She assured him James was fine, but they needed to talk "in private". Sirius followed her to an empty corridor.

"I have no idea how you're going to take this," she began.

"Why? What is it?"

"I talked to James's Healer." She didn't meet his eyes. "James's amnesia is gone." At Sirius's baffled expression, she simplified her statement. "His memories are back."

Sirius's mouth hung open.

Phoebe finally looked him in the eye. "It's up to you what you plan to do." She patted his back, then left. Sirius stood frozen. Lily crossed his sight, headed for the ward, and he couldn't tear his gaze away. When the time came, could he really let her go?