A/N: Hey everyone! Hoped you guys liked the last chapter. I probably won't update for a few days cuz I'm going on vacation for the Holidays.


The change in James made everything seem much more fun at Hogwarts. No longer was he yelling at people for setting off fireworks in the hallways, he was doing it himself. Before they knew it, the first Hogsmeade trip was upon them.

Sirius stood with Holly at the notice board in the common room, "There's a Hogsmeade trip this weekend," he commented.

"Oh really?" Holly said excitedly, "I can't wait, George and I are going to have such a good time!" and she hurried off to find her boyfriend.

Sirius' face fell at Holly's reaction. What did she see in that Frost jerk?

"Ouch," James said from behind him, "That's got to hurt."

"Oh shut-up," Sirius grumbled, "I didn't want to go with her anyway."

"Really Padfoot?" James said sniggering, "You sure fooled me."

Sirius walked away without making a comment to James about his dating life. He'd just realized how much he really had missed his best friend being around. He gazed over the students in the common room, surely one girl didn't have a date. His eyes fell upon Arya Calloway, a sixth year chaser on the Gryffindor quidditch team. She also happened to be one of the prettiest girls at Hogwarts.

"Calloway," Sirius said tapping Arya on the back, "I know how badly you've been wanting to go out with me, so I'd thought I'd be a gentleman and ask you to Hogsmeade."

"Get over yourself, Black," Arya said laughing.

"But you'll still go with me, right?" Sirius pleaded.

Arya smiled, "Of course I will Sirius. Who else could steal my heart away beside you?"

Sirius flashed her a grin before heading down to breakfast. His smile was quickly wiped off his face went eight girls asked him to Hogsmeade. It was even worse when he entered the Great Hall. Girls had even brought signs asking him to go to Hogsmeade with them. He could just make out James lying on the floor with laughter.


A few nights later, many seventh year Gryffindors were sitting around the common room fire, doing homework. Sirius was talking to Holly about their lesson in Astronomy earlier that day when Arya interrupted them.

"Sirius, what time do you want you want to go to Hogsmeade?"

Sirius put his arm around Arya, "Does eleven sound alright to you?"

"As long as I'm with you it doesn't matter what time we go," She said teasingly before heading off to finish her homework.

"You guys are going to Hogsmeade together?" Holly asked, almost choking on her water.

"Yeah," Sirius said smiling after Arya.

"You didn't tell me," Holly protested.

"Sorry, next time I'll ask your permission first," Sirius replied sarcastically, "Maybe next time you should tell me when you get a boyfriend," Holly made a face and went up to her dormitory.

"Sirius, I was just wondering if you were going to be free in Hogsmeade," Lily asked after Holly was gone.

"Er-Actually I was planning spending the day with Arya," he replied.

"Oh," Lily said hurriedly, "That's okay, I was just wondering because you know how Amos is gone and everything."

"Hey Lily," Sirius said with a coy smile on his face, "Do you want to meet me around two at the post office? I'm sure that my date will be tired of me by then."

"If it isn't to much for you," Lily said grinning.

"No problem," Sirius said, mentally checking milestone one of project J.L.


James managed to turn his chair into a kangaroo for what seemed like the millionth time in Transfiguration on Friday. He rolled his eyes at Sirius and Remus. Sirius wasn't even trying to transform his chair anymore and Remus was only doing it to stay out of trouble. Peter, on the other hand, was having a terrible time, his was smoking and his chair was missing a leg. Lily was the only other person that hadn't mastered the trick.

"That's it," Professor McGonagall said sternly, "The bell will be ringing shortly, put your things away. Black, Potter, Pettigrew, and Evans to my desk please."

James looked worried that he was going to get detention, he had behaved fairly well in the class, "Don't look at me like that Potter," McGonagall said, "I only want you to help Evans with her transfiguration."

James smiled, relieved. So he wasn't getting in trouble. He was happy to help Lily with her homework. He noticed that Lily didn't look as excited as he did.


"Sirius, couldn't you help me instead of James?" Lily asked after James was talking with Remus far ahead."

"Bloody hell, Evans, he isn't that bad," Sirius said groaning, "Whose the one being mean now?"

"I-I just feel uncomfortable with him alone," Lily sputtered.

"Give it up," Sirius replied, "He doesn't even like you anymore."

Lily stopped and stared at Sirius, "Are you serious? He doesn't like me?"

"Of course I'm Sirius, always have been always will be," Lily shot Sirius a pained expression, "Sorry, bad pun. Anyway, no he doesn't like you."

"Since when?" Lily asked in disbelief.

"Since your best friend stole his heart away, then shattered it into a million pieces," Sirius grumbled.

'So James Potter doesn't like me anymore,' Lily thought to herselfShe felt a tiny bit of her regret that she'd never given James a chance. 'But it's only a tiny bit,' she assured herself, 'And I have Amos and that's all that matters.'


A/N: Okay, hoped you liked it. Please review, tell me what you want to hear more about. I promise it'll get more exciting next chapter. Wink Wink…anyway…Merry Christmas, or whatever holiday you might celebrate.