'Make way ladies, make way, the great Lord of Hogwarts has arrived.' Announced Sirius as James walked towards Sirius and his usual group of followers.

Sirius bowed down in front of James, grabbed his hand and muttered, 'your highness, I am most honoured.' Usually James would have found this rather amusing except for the fact that they were right in the middle of Diagon Alley and some people were pointing and laughing while others were thoroughly annoyed that Sirius was blocking their shopping path.

After about two minutes of 'I am not worthy of your presence' a stern witch shooed him out of her way with her handbag which connected with the back of his head making him topple over and land rather ungracefully in a cauldron stack outside a shop. Sirius' ladies fought their way over to him to help him to his feet.

'Are you hurt Sirrie?' Purred Catherine

'You landed rather nastily on your elbow, can I rub it better?' enquired Serena.

Sirius got up, and although he had just be knocked sideways by a little old lady (which come on looked pretty pathetic) he still had his admirers firmly by his side and if James wasn't mistaken he thought he had heard Catherine say that if she ever saw that woman again she'd swing for her. Sirius fixed his hair, straightened his robes, thanked his ladies for their company and explained to them that it was gonna be just a day with the lads. The girls groaned in disappointment and with sorrowful looks on their faces, they all headed in different directions.

'How do you do it mate? Like, all those girls, do you even know who they are?' asked James.

'Em, I think I might have kissed the one with the black hair and I know the blonde one is a fifth year Ravenclaw and of course I know Serena, I went out with her the other week. I might go out with her again actually. And anyway, don't give me that you have your fair share of the ladies too. You've had nearly all of the Gryffindor girls.'

Sirius then began to mimic a girls voice accompanied the most outrageous hand gestures, which he didn't do very well:

'Oh James that goal was just wonderful'

'You're, you're so brave. I can't believe you took that dive.'

'Oh James take me now!'  As Sirius said this he clapped his hand to his forehead and swooned backwards, flicking his hair. James couldn't help but laugh.

'Prongsie old chap, the girls can't help but ask for a romantic midnight ride on your broomstick!' said Sirius as they both burst into fits of laughing. They both contained themselves when a shopkeeper came out and told them to be quiet as they were scaring the owls.

'Food, Padfoot?' said James

'Food sounds good. Let's go eat.'

James and Sirius headed for the Leaky Cauldron. Remus and his mother were having lunch together in a table by the window. Remus saluted James and Sirius as they walked towards their table to join him.

'Ah Remus, commiserations,' said Sirius as he shook Remus' hand. Remus Lupin gave a faked sniff and wiped an imaginary tear form his eye. They all laughed. Remus was Head Boy material but due to his circumstances of disappearing every four weeks and becoming a werewolf, Head Boy would not be a suitable post.

'Well at least it was James.' said Remus. They all looked at each other with the biggest grins on their faces.

Mrs. Lupin stood up. 'Now boys behave yourselves for now and at school' said Mrs. Lupin. (They all looked at her with faces of would-we-be-anything-other-than-good?). 'Remus your room is sorted with the manager, I'll see you at Christmas and some letters this year would be nice, I'll send your extra things to Hogwarts, don't forget the soothing potion, do all your homework in time this year instead of all of it on defence against the dark arts and please leave Mr. Filch alone or I'll be sending the howlers I get from him back to you with double the volume.' She then turned on her heel and walked towards the door.

As she reached the door she returned to the table and gave Remus a goodbye kiss on the cheek and James and Sirius too for being her favourite adopted sons. James didn't mind this, Moony's mother did those things and was appreciative of his and Sirius' help during Remus' transformations at school and sometimes also at home. Remus' father worked a lot abroad in magical creature studies and today Mrs. Lupin was going to visit him and stay with him until Christmas. As Mrs. Lupin kissed Sirius on the cheek he blushed slightly. James thought about the time that Sirius had let slip that he fancied her, then again she was still kinda young, still had a good body, good legs, nice…. James shook his head and in his mind repeated the words 'I must not fantasize about Moony's hot mum'. 'NO! Just his mum, not his hot mum…'

Sirius snapped his fingers in front of James' eyes. 'Prongs ya still there?'

'Wha? Oh just went off into a daydream' replied James. James was nearly sure that he heard Sirius mumble under his breath 'hot mum'.

After they had their lunch they finished off their shopping for their school stuff. After they said their goodbyes and 'see ya at nine and three quarters' they headed off home. James just couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts.