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Chapter 23:

The next day Sirius's face still hurt. He felt terrible about what he had said about Faith's mother and wanted to take it back but she wasn't at supper that night so he never got the chance. Sirius decided to head down early to breakfast and knew he would see her there.

Remus was already sitting in the great hall, as always and Sarah was seated across from him.

"You know I'm sorry about yesterday." Remus said to Sarah.

"I know." Sarah said softly. Remus nodded and underneath the table his foot touched hers. She didn't pull back. Sirius sat down next to Remus. Sarah didn't speak to Sirius but talked to Remus about their Transfiguration O.W.L.s that day. The great hall was very quiet and Sirius felt awkward.

Lily walked in and sat down next to Sarah. Shortly later James walked in and sat next to Remus.

"Come on Lily I'm sorry." James said looking at her. Lily just shot James a look that could kill.

James shot Remus a pleading look. Remus gave him a look that said 'Your on your own Prongs' James sighed and began pleading with Lily who just ignored him. Sirius looked towards the great hall doors waiting for Faith. Faith fluttered next to the doorway. She saw Sirius and instantly turned around. Sirius sprung up from his seat and ran after her.

"Faith!" Sirius said running through the halls but just as he entered one she left that same exact one. Faith was walking quickly towards the Gryffindor common room. She gave the portrait of the fat lady the password and scrambled inside. Faith quickly climbed the stairs to the girls dormitory and could hear Sirius run up the stairs and then him yelp as he slid down and back into the common room.

"Come on! At least talk to me!" Sirius yelled from the bottom of the stairs. He stood there straining his ears for any sound. James walked into the common room and looked positively frazzled.

"Women." He muttered.

"Anything. Say anything." Sirius yelled up the stairs and James came and stood next to him.

"You're a slimy GIT!!!" Faith screamed and then slammed the door.

"Well at least she said something." Sirius muttered and James just rolled his eyes.

For the next week James begged for Lily's forgiveness over and over again, but just as she seemed to be lightening up he would do or say something and she would return to being made at him. Like the time he made 1st year Holly Marge's hair turn bright orange.

Remus and Sarah talked and studied quite often. There was a rumor going round that they had become particularly close but that was never confirmed because all they ever did was talk. Several times Remus wanted desperately to kiss Sarah and she wanted him to kiss her but nothing ever happened between them in that week.

Sirius barely even saw Faith, and when he did she was across the classroom talking with someone and never even glancing in his direction. Sirius felt angry, hurt and more angry all at once. Sirius saw Severus talking to Faith several times and that made his blood run cold and boil over all at once (someone's got the jealous bug bad).

"Women are so stubborn." Sirius said slumping in his seat on the train which was on its way home.

"The silent treatment and the glares." James put in. Remus was staring dreamily out the window.

"At least Lily will look at you." Sirius said frowning.

"hmmp. Women." James said crossing his arms over his chest and slumping into his seat.

"I think women are wonderful." Remus said dreamily. James and Sirius shot him dirty looks.

"What?" Remus said his dreamlike stare disappearing.

"Shut up." James said sourly.

Faith popped her 12th chocolate frog into her mouth.

"Why does the world need men?" Faith asked sourly putting her feet on the seat in front of her.

"Solely for reproductive services." Lily said. Faith just frowned.

"I wonder what he's thinking about." Sarah said softly dreamily.

"Who?" Lily asked raising an eyebrow.

"Remus of course." Faith said.Sarah blushed slightly

"Why does Sarah get the only decent guy?" Lily groaned and leaned back into her seat.

"What do you mean GET the decent guy. I don't own him." Sarah asked shocked.

"Oh Sarah, that boy is head over heels for you, and don't lie because we know you fancy him too." Faith said leaning her head back. Sarah tried to appear shocked but knew what they were saying was true. Sarah felt extremely happy with herself and decided she would try and make Remus hers.

###A few weeks later###

It was a warm Saturday afternoon and Lily lay on a bench in her backyard with a phone held up to her ear.

"Sarah might be coming over too." Lily said into the phone.

"Your sister will flip her wig." Faiths booming voice said over the phone.

"Yeah, It'll be nice having you both over for the summer though." Lily said closing her eyes to shield them from the sun.

"Yeah. And I'll be over there on Monday morning." Faith said.

"I wish you could be here for your birthday." Lily said turning over and onto her stomach.

"I spend my birthday ever year with me mum and dad. You know that." Faith said sighing.

"Yeah but we'll have a party on Monday. Its not everyday your best friend turns 16." Lily said teasingly. (If you haven't figured it out Faith's birthday is on Sunday. Of course you don't know the date but its July 25th for anyone that cares.)

"Your so weird." Faith said laughingly over the phone as she packed up her trunk. Her father had gone out birthday shopping for her and she was all alone at home, but her dad was usually gone during the day so it was no big deal.

"Oh Did I tell you that Mrs. Weasly had yet another son?" Faith asked sitting on her bed.

"Another? That makes three so far." Lily said.

"Yeah, she had him towards the end of the school year." Faith said.(I don't know when Percy's birthday really is so I made it up)

"What did they name him?" Lily asked. She had never met the Weasleys but Faith always talked of them fondly.

"Percy. They're going to be coming over tomorrow later during the day." Faith said laying on her bed.

"I wonder how many kids that woman is going to have." Lily said jokingly.

"Until she gets a girl she told me. But I don't mind I love playing with her boys. She could have a dozen more and I'd be happy." Faith said smiling to herself. Lily's laughter rung out over the phone. An owl flew in and landed on Faith's stomach.

"Another owl." Faith groaned sitting up.

"From Sirius?" Lily asked. Faith recognized the creamy white color and turned it over just to be sure. The Potter seal was on the back.

"Yup. He's living with James now." Faith said throwing the letter into a trash can that was spilling over with creamy white letters. Faith had opened the first letter that was from the Potters and recognized Sirius's script immediately and threw the letter away without even reading it. She had been sent a lot of letters and didn't open a one of them. She wanted to stay angry at him. If you looked in the trash cans of the Sloom household you would find at least one cream colored unopened envelope in the there. Faith wondered when Sirius was going to get the hint that she did NOT want to talk to him.

(A/N:Not a very eventful chapter but it's a bit informative. I totally forgot about the whole birthday things I was going to do. So in their 6th year there will be chapters for their birthdays. Next chapter we get to meet Faith's Mum. Hope you like it. I got a lot of people thinking that Faith's mum is a deatheater of some sort. Maybe your right and maybe your not. Heheheh I'm such a tease. Thanks for all the reviews!)