I might laugh and smile, but who says I'm happy? – I could all be an act...

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Hello! I'm sorry it took this long! Excuses are at the bottom... if anyone reads them...

Sirius was tired of fighting. He really really really really was tried of this.

And the worst was James didn't even know how to help him.

Okay, maybe he did know, but... he didn't think it was good for Sirius.

Okay, James knew it was bad for Sirius. And it would affect James too, if he helped him. And no thank you, he didn't want to be traumatized for life.

The problem was Sirius wasn't in the mood to bath.

Yep.

That's the big problem the two 'adults' were having.

A bath problem.

James wanted Sirius to bath, because, to be honest, he smelled like an old pair of shoes.

And Sirius didn't want to bath, because... okay he hated it! But James went all grumpy and said he couldn't even stand to be in the same room, because it made him sick so Sirius asked him to help him.

"How?" James asked.

"Well... bath me!" Sirius said, "I know you want to, muffin."

James was shocked.

Never.

In his whole life.

He had thought Sirius was gay.

And he had lived with him all his life.

James them realized that Sirius was only joking, and he smiled and laughed in relief, Sirius was joking again. That was something new.

Sirius seemed happy again.

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Matt sighed.

What was he going to do?

He had just been in touch with the most wanted Death Eaters, but because of the warning they gave him, he could do nothing to catch them. And no man could blame him; after all, the Death Eaters had threatened that if he tried to fight him, they would kill his wife and kids.

He didn't want that.

The reason the Death Eaters were there to 'negotiate' with him was that they wanted a deal with him, a very... difficult deal.

Those bastards.

They had put him in a very difficult spot. They had 'negotiated', as the bastards liked to call blackmailing and forcing one to do something, that if Matt and the aurors didn't stop giving them a hard time, prisoners would die.

Slowly and painfully.

And then they would show these tortures and perhaps they would let one or two live to tell them how the aurors never did something to stop them.

But if Matt agreed in the deal he knew Voldemort would be free to dance naked through the streets of London if he wanted... and the aurors wouldn't be able to do anything against it.

Imagine the death.

If he agreed or disagreed.

Imagine the death.

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She ran through the corridors expecting someone to suddenly appear right in front of her, and kill her with one swift movement of their wand. She would fall the next second dead on the floor. And the pain would be gone, and the nightmares wouldn't come, and she would rest in peace...

But she wouldn't be able to help all the others. No, death wouldn't be welcome. She was a Gryffindor for Merlin's Bread! She was no coward who rather sees death than feels pain! No, she was a fully trained auror, one of the best according to the media, and she wasn't going to give up on this one.

She was going to find that owl and parchment. So she ran with a every single gram of strength she had.

Lily stopped dead in her tracks. Somebody was coming her way. Footsteps, only one pair of them. Thank god, she might be able to take one person down, but to attack two persons it the state she was, with a wand that wasn't her own was foolish.

And she might be crazy, but she's not a fool.

She hid behind a really ugly tapestry. The footsteps were closer now. She heard the person hesitate before continuing. She narrowed her eyes. The hesitation was not good.

Oh God. The footsteps were now coming her way.

Lily prepared herself. If she could take the person quietly and at once, everything would be fine.

She tensed as the footsteps stopped.

She didn't know why, but somehow she knew that something wasn't wrong. It was just a feeling she had inside, telling her not to worry.

She didn't.

Maybe after she was discovered everything would be fine. She would be killed and then she would not suffer. Again with this thoughts! Be brave for god's sake Lily! , she said to herself.

But then she remembered the tortures, the pain.... Everything she had to deal! It was simply too much!

Yeah, maybe death would be welcome after all.

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James opened his eyes. He looked at his watch... three in the morning.

It was too early. But there was a tapping noise.

An annoying tapping noise.

Suddenly there was also a grunting noise in the room next to his. And then a light coming from the narrow space between the door and the floor. Sirius was up too apparently.

Tap- Tap.

An owl was outside his window. Ohhh that was where the tapping noise was coming from. Interesting.

Sirius opened the door. James closed his eyes to block the light that was coming from the hallway. "James? Mate? Are you awake? Matt just owled me, urgent auror meeting in his office now. Something is wrong, so hurry up."

"Oh great", James grunted.

They dressed in some pants and T- shirts. James grabbed a bagel for Sirius and an apple for himself, while Sirius closed the doors and windows and turned off the lights.

"Matt said we should use muggle transportation." said Sirius, a frown adorning his face, "Reckon what's going on?"

James said nothing for a moment, and then suddenly he said, "Maybe, he finally realized that we would look better in pink robes than the absolutely horrendous robes we have to wear."

Sirius looked at his friend. "You are mad, mate."

They boarded the bus. And silence ruled for a while, until Sirius chuckled softly. James gave him a questioning look.

"I've just remember", he said, "When we were in sixth and we pranked the Slytherins. We made their robes pink and red. They had to dance the hula-hula for an hour every time someone in the castle said 'hello'" He laughed softly.

Suddenly his eyes darkened.

"Then, just because Lily was angry with you, because of the prank, you made us dance the hula-hula in front of the whole school at breakfast with golden robes and wings." James finished for his friend, "We looked absolutely ridiculous."

Sirius nodded.

James patted his friend on the shoulder. "Everything will be fine, Sirius, I promise. Lily will be back in a matter of time."

"I miss her ,Prongs"

"I know it, Padfoot, and believe it or not, I miss her too" James said.

The rest of the ride to Matt's office was silent , but comfortable.

Hehehe, about time I updated wasn't it? Well I had exams really important exams and I am Proud to say that my average was 84! So... congratulation to me!

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