Sirius had no idea where the time went, or even where the 15 days went. At one time, he saw her opening the letter, his heart full of joy, and then he saw her in the hallways, his heart full of dread and anticipation about the next day. He couldn't sleep that night, and he kept tossing and turning so much that his dorm mates began to yell at him for making so much noise. The next morning, while everyone chatted happily about what they were going to buy that day and what they were going to do, Sirius thought of James reaction to Sirius' feelings, Lily's reaction to finding out that it was Sirius that was the Mystery Man, and his hateful family's reaction when they found out that Sirius liked a Muggle born. Finally, the Marauders made their way down to the village, the other three friends acting rowdy while Sirius was extremely quiet. Finally, James noticed and said "Whoa, Padfoot, you don't look so good. What is the matter? I've been noticing you've been acting strange lately. Are you okay?" Sirius looked into James' face that was full of concern. Sirius felt slightly guilty about his plan to meet James' love, but he could not deny the feelings he had for Lily. "Um, nothing. Must have been something I ate. Okay?" he said quietly. "Sure. I trust your judgment." Said James, still looking concerned. They spent the entire day in Hogsmeade together, fooling around and just having fun, or the others were having fun while Sirius felt like he was going to lose it. Finally, 6:50 rolled around, and Sirius told the others he wanted to go do something. As he made his way to the gutter of the post office, he was suddenly swept away by a pretty girl with Ravenclaw robes. "Okay. You have been avoiding me all year. I need to know. Do you like me or not? Lily never told me what you said when she asked you. So do you? Do you?" asked Noel, looking very anxious. "No. I do not like you. I do not know where you heard such a rumor, but it is certainly not true. I'm sorry, nothing against you, but if you do not mind I need to go." Said Sirius in a horribly jerky voice. "But wait. I need to talk to you. My boyfriend just broke up with me, and I have no where to turn." She said through tears. She sobbed into Sirius' robes for what seemed like a long time, until she was swept away by a Ravenclaw boy who looked very much as if he would like to get together with someone. Sirius stared down at his watch, and saw that it was 7:04. Feeling sick, he ran to the gutter, and saw no one there. He almost screamed in exasperation. It was his chance, his only chance... He thought about this turning down an abandoned alley, he stopped dead in his tracks, looking in horror at the scene in front of him. James and Lily were hugging and kissing, and laughing. He heard a single line "Oh James, I want to go out with you. I've wanted to tell you all year, but it must have been my pride or something..." He cut her off with a passionate kiss, of which she returned. The sun was slowly setting in the distance, throwing colors over all the objects it shined upon. Sirius turned away, a hot, bitter tear winding its way down his face.