Chapter 2: Flashback

After the feast all 4 of the marauders where relaxing in the squashy chairs in the Gryffindor common room plotting on their next plan to prank the Slytherins. As were Katherine and Janie, when the portrait swung open and in walked Lily and Sandra. Sirius looked up and his eyes were cold as ice.

"Great, Williams, you're everywhere!" he spat and got up from his chair, "I'm turning in early, night everyone.

"Padfoot" James exclaimed but as Sirius didn't react, he turned to Sandra and continued. "Williams, now I want to know what has happened between you and Sirius this summer. Why is he acting this way ?"

"Yeah, Sandra, you two seemed to be getting along very fine when we left Hogwarts last year, what's up?" Remus said looking very worried. "Sirius nearly didn't eat at the feast. That's not like him at all. He's always stuffing his face."

"Tell them Sandra, we'll be here for you if it gets hard, wont we girls? "Lily said softly. Katherine and Janie nodded in silent agreement.

"All right" Sandra said, her voice trembling and her eyes filling with tears. "I will tell you what happened this summer: - I met up with Sirius in London before he went to visit you, James. We both stayed at The Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. We had a couple of amazing days...."

"Can't have been that amazing, the way he has been acting." Peter interrupted.

"Shut up, Wormtail" Lily said while grabbing Sandra's hand and squeezing it, to let her know she was there for her. "Go on, Hun."

"We went to muggle theatres in London." she said. "Explored both Diagon alley and the muggle part of London. It was really good fun. And I..." a tear slid down her cheek." I can't believe I feel in love with at Marauder. I mean, I know how much the girls adore him, and of course he couldn't stop flirting with any two-legged creature with breasts."

James snorted with laughter but Lily eyed him and he fell silent.

Sandra continued now half sobbing. "I asked him why and what would happen when we got back to school. He said he wouldn't want to be tied down, so we had a mayor fight. He left and later he returned, quite drunk and with his x-girlfriend. You know, Chaney Brinks from Hufflepuff. They spent the night in his room. So next day I packed my bags and left. He said that if I left he would never speak to me again, but I did it anyway.... I think I still love him, though. "

Every eye was on Sandra and there was complete silence when James suddenly broke it. "Sounds like Padfoot, but I don't get the "not talking to you"- part."

"I agree, Prongs" Remus said. "It's normally the girl that won't speak to him, when he pulls these stunts. He definitely has a problem with bonding with one girl and stay with her, but this is strange. Something's not right with him this time."

"It'll be all right, girl." Lily said to Sandra who's face was still covered in tears. "Let's get you in to bed." "Come on, girls" she said to Katherine and Janie.

A few minutes after the girls had vanished up the stairs, James spoke.

"Oh Yes, I definitely think it will be all right" James said with at sudden twinkle in his eyes.

"You thinking the same as me, Prongs?" Remus asked.

James nodded and Remus continued; "Padfoot is in love. But he's to stubborn to give in. We must come up with something to get them together."

James sighed. "I wish I had any idea, but if I had I would use it on Lils. I hope I can convince her to go out with me this year."

Remus nodded and suddenly blushed as he said. "I think Janie has developed a lot this summer. She's really pretty and we are such good friends. Do you have anybody in mind this year, Wormtail?"

Peter shook his head. "I gave up un Katherine last year. She's way to good for me."

"What a year this is going to be..." James nearly spat the words... " Welcome to another year at Hogwarts!"

Remus and Peter laughed at James' sudden seriousness and when James realised how stupid he had just sounded, he grinned and ruffled his hair. "Let's go to bed."