Chapter 5

POV: SIRIUS

Two months after James and Lily announced their engagement, we were graduating from Hogwarts. Everyone was running around in mayhem and asking how they looked. All the seventh year parents were at the castle, to see the outdoor graduation. Professor Mcgonagall called the Gryffindor's outside in the order their parents arrived. Lily and I were the last two in the common room.

Lily sighed and looked at me. "I guess our parents aren't coming. My mum said she would try to make it, but I guess she wasn't able to. She got a new job and I guess she couldn't go all around the county, considering she would have to drive."

"At least your parents tried to make it. Ever since I ran away from home, my parents don't even act like I exist," I said.

Professor Mcgonagall entered the common room and beckoned us forward.

"Miss Evans, your mother just arrived, and Sirius, your parents sent you a dead rat," she said.

"Figures," I said to Lily.

The two of us followed Professor Mcgonagall out to the lake and saw we were the last ones to arrive. Lily grabbed my hand and squeezed it. The two of us walked over to the crowd and Lily immediately dropped my hand. She walked over to James and flung her arms around his neck. "Oh, James, I'm so nervous!"

"Why is that?" James asked, in a calm voice. James messed up his black hair and stared into Lily's eyes.

"Because life will change how it is. We'll be married, have jobs, who really knows what will happen!"

"Lily, there's nothing to worry about," James said and I stared at the two.

POV: James

"Sirius!" I called. Sirius walked over to Lily and I.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I just wanted to wish you the best of luck," I said in a strong voice. We all had just graduated and would be going home the next day. The only difference was that Lily was coming home with me, instead of going to her family. Many of the seventh years were getting married around the same time as us. "We're asking you to be my best man and Lily's sister is going to be her maid of honor. She didn't exactly seem to want to do that, but Lily's parents made her..."

"Potter, I just wanted to announce to everyone the engagement of myself and Miss Black. My black, not yours," Lucius Malfoy said to me, with his usual sneer.

"I don't know why you're telling me this, considering that I am very happy with Lily and we're engaged," I said back to him.

"I hope you and that mud blood have a terrible future!" Lucius spat out and started to walk away.

"You didn't just say that!" Sirius, Remus, Lily, and I all said at the same time.

We all pointed our wands at Lucius and flicked our wands the same way. Lucius leaned over and started puking up slugs.

"Never point four wands at someone with that spell," Lily said to me, as she watched Lucius puke up thousands of slugs. "Didn't know it would have that affect..."

"Who knew you could be allergic to slugs. I hope those hives go away by tomorrow, or his parents will be paying me a visit," I said.

Lily started laughing and gave me a hug around my waist, "I love you, James."

I hugged Lily back and saw Sirius give me a small wink. I motioned Sirius over and Lily smiled. When he was in close enough distance, Lily reached out for his hand and pulled him quickly. Remus saw the three of us gathered together and gave Lily a hug from behind. Peter scrambled over to us and patted me on the back. I quickly shoved his hand off my shoulder and laughed at the face Sirius was making. Lily noticed Peter with a frown on his face and started talking to him. I just didn't understand Lily, why was she so nice?