ok, while reading over my story, i realized i forgot to mention that in the letter from sirius' parents the head of slytherin house is refered to as malvolio; that is not a name from my head, its from shakespeare's twelfth night. sorry bout that.

k. no one asked me to promote any fics, but dont forget that im willing to. just leave a review asking.

ooh, i forgot a disclaimer last time, so this is for both. i dont own hp, or anything you recognize. unless you're psychic and can tell what im going to write before i do. AHHH!!! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!!

The next day, James seemed to be giving Remus the silent treatment. Remus was confused; why was James mad at him? What'd he do?

After lunch they had an hour free. James pushed by Remus, heading towards their dorm. Remus grabbed his arm.

"James, what's wrong? Did I do something to make you mad? If I did, I'm sorry, but I don't know what I did!"

James glared at him. "You don't know what you did? Black made an idiot out of you, and you just laughed with him. You don't honestly think he expected you to be ok with it, do you? He wanted to embarrass you! That's what Blacks do; they don't care about anyone else. Just 'cause this one's in Gryffindor doesn't mean he's any different."

"James, why are you so…obnoxious? I mean, you're a nice kid, why do you have to act like everything Black does is just to spite you? He's a kid, too. He likes to have fun, just like you. What's your problem with him?"

James glared at Remus for a moment, before his scowl dropped and he sighed. "Come with me, Rem."

They headed to the dorm, James leading. When they arrived, they both sat down on opposite beds.

James leaned forward. "Alright. You want to know why I don't like Black? Well, listen up.

"When I was little, my Uncle Harry would visit me every weekend, without fail. He would always bring me a present, like my first pet. It was a snitch; you know the little birds that the quidditch ball is supposed to look like? Anyway, he was an auror, one of the best in the ministry. He was working on a case, someone had been sending threatening notes to this couple who were really important, they had some high standing in the American ministry. He finally tracked down the ones responsible for it, but when he found them it turned out it was a trap. He was killed by Blacks, five of them. He took two of them with him, and seriously injured a third. Two of them were Sirius' parents. The one injured was his dad, and one of the ones who got away fine was his mom. That's why I don't like him. You know the old saying: the apple never falls far from the tree."

Remus sat there in shocked silence. He hadn't expected anything like this; he thought James had just heard stories and that was why he didn't like the Blacks. He finally recovered his senses, and looked back up at James.

"James, is there anyone in your family who didn't meet your approval, or your parents approval?"

"Well, my aunt married a Crabbe, and we don't really talk to her anymore. She tends to socialize with the Crabbes' friends, like the Malfoys and Goyles."

"Don't you think that Sirius could be the equivalent of your aunt? Maybe he's the one Black who thinks differently. Didn't he say his uncle was also an auror? Plus, his cousin is Andromeda, and she's head girl. Dumbledore wouldn't make her head girl if she was so bad."

"Maybe, but I doubt it. There can only be so many 'black sheep', no pun intended. I think the sorting hat just made a mistake."

Remus sighed. "Alright James, I didn't want to show you this, cause it's not really any of your business, but I think it might help. Actually, it's not my business either, but I couldn't help it. I was curious." He pulled out a letter from his trunk. "I found this when you turned Sirius' bag upside down, and I couldn't help reading it. Take a look."

James grabbed the letter with a skeptical look. He started skimming it, but as he got farther on it the letter his eyes narrowed and he seemed to pay closer and closer attention to what the letter said.

"Remus, this entire letter is talking about how terrible Gryffindors are, and how he shouldn't associate with us. How is this supposed to make me like him? If anything, it's made me like him less!"

"Don't you see, James? Look at his parents' attitude towards him. They don't seem full of love, that's for sure. They sound like they aren't at all proud of him, for anything, and did you notice that they said they'd sort him out 'once and for all'? That seems like he's gone against their wishes more than once, doesn't it?"

"I guess so," James said uncertainly.

"What the hell are you doing with that?" Sirius stood in the doorway, pale with fury. "Where'd you get it, and why are you reading it? Give it to me, NOW!"

A/N: review replies!

brennqt14: you are amazing! you're almost always my first reviewer for each chapter! i know james is acting like a jerk, but thats explained in this chapter cause i decided i liked him too much to make him a complete asshole. lol. glad your crappy weeks over, and enjoy vegas!

amalynne o'hara: k, i looked at your c2 (yay, i can work a comp!) and while i'd read a lot of the ones there, there were still some that id never seen before that were really good. you should check out my favs, theyre almost all sirius fics. glad you liked my fic, but i dont know how long i can keep updating so fast. i just sit down, and once i get started i can go for a while, its just the getting started part i have issues with.

yoshimiwolfspaw: heres youre letter (or the first half, anyway) enjoy! lol, im weird and morbid and get really into the child abuse thing too. its scary how much.... :S

springdew: well, im not that good at descriptions, and i didnt really do any in this chapter, but ill keep that in mind as i keep writing. grammer mistakes....well, i dont have a beta, so im on my own there. no one else to blame, damn. lol. thanks for telling me what i need to work on, its so helpful. and im glad you like the story.

thank you all so much for reviewing, cant wait for you to do it again! (hint hint)