Hi siriuszsecretlover, changed your username I see. Anyway, there will be more characters once they get to school. There's gonna be the rest of the Marauders (Remus, yes), Lily and her friend, some Slytherin meanies... They'll come up soon on the train. But that won't be in a while though. Lolx, sorry Remus already has a love interest. But I haven't gotten to writing that part yet.

Quite a bit of feelings revealed in this one.

Chapter 11

There was a low rumble of thunder through the already darkened sky. Ominous dark gray clouds covered the sky, leaving no trace of bright blue, preventing any ray of sunlight from penetrating. The wind blew harder and people have already been rushing to go indoors, may it be the quill shop, the Leaky Cauldron or Flourish and Blotts.

I saw the same red-haired girl stroll into the shop, in her arms full of bags and packages. James seemed to have spotted her and his face brightened up. He ran a hand through his hair and fixed a grin on his face.

"Hey Lily!" He called.

The girl turned around and frowned the second she saw who was calling her.

"Come on over here, and I'll get you something, my treat!"

"No!" She said sternly and continued marching away.

She immediately turned on her heel and hurried out of the shop. The boy at the counter frowned at James for chasing away a customer. Another thought was lingering in my mind though...

What did Tonks say about Sirius running away? Like as in, he ran away from home? He certainly didn't seem the type. I decided to ask him.

"You ran away from home?"

He looked around uncomfortably and ran his fingers through his fringe. "Um...yeah, sort of."

"Why?"

It was just then James let his spoon fall into the glass with a clink and stood up.

"Well, Sirius, we better go," said James. I got up as well. "Have you arranged for another carriage to send you back? We're going to Reine's first. If not, you can ride with us."

"No, I got a ride."

"Well, see ya at dinner," said James cheerfully.

I smiled at Sirius and he smiled back. Not a grin, a small sweet smile. "Bye," I said softly.

He nodded, the smile still creeping across his lips. But he didn't say goodbye, instead he said, "See you."

I gave him another smile just before James pulled me away. He pulled me roughly by the arm through the crowd, very unlike how Sirius had done it. Sirius' grip was warm, gentle and comforting. James' was forceful. When we had finally managed to get through the crowd, he let go of me immediately as if I was something nasty and walked ahead towards the carriage.

The horse was waiting patiently, nibbling on the blades of the grass. The horseman was snoozing in his seat with his legs propped up. Before we even managed a step onto the dirt path, rain came down in buckets drenching us from head to toe in just a matter of seconds.

James let out a string of curses and then said "Hurry."

We ran through the rain, our feet splashing through the muddy puddles. The horseman had snapped awake in the rain and took off immediately after James and I were safely inside.

I was soaked to the skin by the time I had settled comfortably in the carriage. I wiped my face with my hands, not doing it much good really. I leaned my head against the cold windowpane, watching the thick blanket of rain through it.

I caught myself thinking of Sirius. The way he laughed... the way his eyes could just look through your soul... the way he spoke... his tone, warm and friendly. Do I think he likes me? I don't know... He seems friendly enough with just about everyone. Every time our eyes locked, I could feel a slight pull but then a nervous rush of feelings that makes me look away. There was also a strange tingling in my skin. Is that what love feels like?

But does he feel the same way too? Though how much I wished so... there wasn't just anything in me that noticed there was a sign he did.

Thinking of him, I could feel a warm feeling in my heart, nothing I've felt before in too long a time. I drew my cloak tighter around my body but it didn't help, the damp cloth wasn't making it better. You would've never thought that this was summer, with this temperature.

I leaned my head against the glass, feeling a cold rush to my head, like a brain freeze. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, hoping that it would numb the coldness. And suddenly, I felt a surge of warmth through my body. I opened my eyes and saw a thick, dry blanket over my body.

I looked at James.

"We have one in the carriage," he said quietly. He ran his hand through his wet hair, pulling it back, and looked back out the window. I could see the look in his eyes, in his face, that he was thinking of that girl in the shop... Lily. I couldn't help thinking how alike we were at that moment.