Authors Note: Hey, me again, this is the last chap I'll be posting for a while, but I really wanted to get one last chapie out there before I leave. Anyway, I wanted to thank Shortiibabi because she wrote me one of the nicest reviews ever, and I tried to email her but mailerdeamon told me it didn't work-but refused to explain in anything except computer and number language. So I wanted to thank her, as well as everyone else who reviewed-and to yell at Sarah (not really) because she has not written to me all summer. Grr. There, I yelled at her. Also, I cannot think of a title again, so help!

Thanks to:

DarkHuntress

Sarah

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Magic Crystal Rose

Lianne

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Ange

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Shortiibabi

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You know what I remind myself of? You know how on PBS they always say "funding for this program was made possible in part by:" and then they list the names of the companies who gave them money? Well that's what I think of when I'm like "thanks to:" and then list everyone who reviewed. Haha, that was so random!

Chapter 42

Untitled Again

"Severus, what do you not understand about the word no?" She said, rising and walking

away, inwardly congratulating herself for finally having rejected someone, besides James Potter

of course. She was proud of the fact that she had rejected someone who had her convinced that

they really needed her, someone she felt bad for. Lily always had a soft spot for needy people,

but they usually turned out to be the worst kind.

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"Whose the letter from?" James asked Sirius casually.

"My dear old mother." Sirius replied dryly, flicking the letter into the fire after first ripping it down the middle.

"Oh, what did the old bat want this time?" James asked, staring whistfully at the flames licking at the edge of the paper, wishing he could have read it.

"The blithering idiot wanted me to come home for Christmas dinner as a last request from the idiot I have the misfortune of calling a father." Sirius said.

"Why would she do that?" A shocked James asked after a few seconds. "You've been staying at Hogwarts or coming home with me for every Christmas as long as I can remember. But, are you going to go?"

"What do you think?" Snorted Sirius. "God, I think it's time I ditch the whole place all together. I mean, after a certain point you can only take so much of the constant comparisons to my darling brother. I mean, honestly, she had a fit this year when he came to Hogwarts. He's her precious baby and she wants to keep him locked up with her forever. I'm oh so greatful that he was sorted into Slytherin so I don't have to put up with the git." Sirius said.

"Well, Sirius, I'm sure it's not that bad." James said, trying to be reasonable. Sirius looked at him incredulously.

"Wanna trade mate? You can go to my parents place or Christmas and sit at the table while they rave about darling Regulus. You can put up with our insane houself following her everywhere, while she critisizes every movement I make. You can walk around and listen to the house elf repeat it under his breathe, and if you ever see my father, which you won't, you can listen to him argue with everything she says. You can sit at the table while your blubbering fools of cousins come over and do everything possible to suck up to my parents, in hopes of getting written in to the will." Sirius said dully, gazing in to the fire. "You can sit there while Narcissa raves about that fool of a Malfoy, and while the blasted house elf dotes on Belatrixs every whim. You can listen to he critisize the fact that I had mudblood and blood traitors for friends, and don't even mention Remus, ha." Sirius laughed dryly, clearly not finding any of this at all amusing. James looked at him concernedly, he looked a bit peeky. This was how he got whenever he spoke of his parents. "You can get locked in your room for cheek, and get deprived of meal, and beaten by your uncles." Sirius ranted on, raising his hand in the air for emphasis and then letting it drop limply to his side. "Try it, then tell me I'm over reacting." He said, looking at James. James looked at Sirius, his eyes and face were utterly void of emotion, but there were angry red patches on his cheeks and he seemed truly upset.

James rarely saw his friend upset like this, he was normally so good at covering his emotions with a mask of indifference, superiority, hautiness, or confidence. Usually confidence. He was always composed and put together, not like now. He never flushed with anger, he never acted powerless and annoyed, he always had a plan. "But I do have a plan mate, if you're game." Sirius said, smiling again like the Sirius James knew and loved.

"Am I ever not?" Asked James, a mischievous grin breaking across his face.

"Well, I was thinking." Sirius started.

"Are you crazy?!" James asked.

"What do you mean?" Sirius asked, confused, he hadn't even told James his scheme yet!

"Well, don't you think that an occurance that is as alien as thinking might cause your head to explode?" James asked, teasing Sirius into higher spirits.

"Very funny mate, good one, although that probabally is one of the most over used and tired out jokes in the book. Anyway, back to what I was saying. I was thinking that, since my family sucks and I spend all of my time at your place anyway, why don't I just move in with your parents? That way I'll never have to deal with them again. I can just imagine the look on my mothers face when she finds out I ran away, she'll probabally blast me off the family tree, just like she did my favorite aunt and three of my cousins."

"But, wouldn't that, like, you know, really make you sad? Wouldn't you miss them? And even you have to admit it would hurt to be removed from the family tree." James said, again trying to make his friend see sense.

"Oh no, she would be delerious with happiness. She's been looking for an excuse to blast me off anyway, and besides, it would be a reason to have a family get together, they could have a blasting ceremony in which they burn all my belongings. The crowning jewel of the party would be my name being forcefully removed from the tapestry." Sirius said, smiling to himself.

"But Sirius, be reasonable. Your parents will die soon and think of all their glorius money." James said, playing to the one thing Sirius actually liked about his parents, their money.

"Yes, that does pose a slight problem, I might actually have to get a job. It would be a pity, but I think I am fully capable. The question is, would your parents put me up?" Sirius asked.

"Of course they would, but are you really serious about this Sirius? I mean, it's a big descision." James cautioned, also being serious for the moment.

"Yes, I am being serious mate, I hate them, and will do anything to get out of that house." Their eyes met and James nodded, he and Sirius were not solomn often, but when they were, there was an invisible bond and understanding between them. "So, anyway, on a more serious note, how are things with you and the hotty? Even though she has nothing on Holly." Sirius asked, smiling again and pushing all thought of his parents out of his head. James sighed.

"They're fine I suppose, I'm not really feeling it." James shrugged.

"Are you kidding?" Sirius asked loudly, taking him by the shoulders and shaking him hard. "James, mate, you have got to stop this and I mean now! You have dated every hot girl in the school, except of course Holly, and you have said that about every single one of them! How can you not be feeling it?"

"Well, looks aren't everything. And-" James was cut off by Sirius's interuption.

"None of them are Lily? Listen, you have got to get over her. It's sickening." The two boys sighed, leaning back in their seats, Sirius deeep in thought about his parents, and James thinking about Lily, who was, at that very moment, thinking about him too.

Authors Note: Well, that was a lot of junk about nothing. I just thought I had to throw in a bit about Sirius's impending departure from his house...bear in mind they are not yet animargus or marauders, just wait til the sequel! Yes, you heard me, sequel. Anyway, does anyone know a synonym for Serious? How many times did I use that word in the last bit? Jeez. Anyway, I liked it...it was a brief diveersion...anyway, review as usual!