A/N: I feel bad that this chapter took me so long to update since I said it would be quick... Got busy. But here is the Second Part of the Second Ending!

I'm rather amused that people actually thought this was going to be depressing... I adore Sirius, I can't make him unhappy for too long. So don't worry K McNeely and Madpoet08. All gets better. Thank you for the reviews of course.

Only one more chapter to go...

Ending 2 Part 2

She stood there rather dumbstruck for a few moments, staring at the spot that Sirius had just occupied, before pulling herself together and ascending the stairs to where Hermione was. All the while she was thinking about Sirius, and the problems associated with the man. It almost made her wish he had forgotten her... almost. She knew quite well that if that had happened she would have been more depressed. She was selfish in that regard. Serena stood silently in front of Hermione's door, trying hard to fix a happy smile on to her face, even though it had problems sticking.

When she knocked, the door was flung open and she was pulled into a bear hug from the happy bride to be, and then for a few moments forgot the problem that was Sirius Black. She was able to see that at least in this her plan had worked, Hermione and Ron were alive and getting married!

"You have to come to mine and Harry's wedding, Rena" Ginny said suddenly, causing everyone to go quiet before immediately everyone started to ask questions. Ginny's face was a match for her hair, but she smiled serenely at the lot of them.

"He asked me just last night, so I wasn't hiding anything. I just wanted to wait until Rena had got here." Serena and Ginny had become good friends during Ginny's last year, being the only two of the group still left at school, now she hugged her friend happily.

The group sat around for awhile trying on their dresses, chatting and gossiping about everything. And since the group included Luna this meant everything, including the supposed infestation of martians at 10 Downing Street. Soon though the topic changed in a direction Serena wasn't overly comfortable with... her own love life.

"Okay. So Hermione here is getting married, and I will be as well... Even Luna there is happily involved with Neville." The girl being pointed at was smiling a rather goofy smile, and Serena was going to say congratulations but Ginny kept on going. "You on the other hand I have never even seen involved with a boy, or even say you liked one." She narrowed her eyes at the auburn haired girl.

"Well uh... I've been busy?" She suggested, without any confidence, just causing all the girls to snort.

"I think we need to set her up..." Luna said in her strange voice. "I know this boy who works for my father... he likes blast end skrewts..." At this all there was a universal no from all the girls.

"There's no need to set me up." Serena said, determination in her voice. "I don't need it. I am perfectly capable of getting my own boyfriend." She sighed at this though, since at this point in time the only boy she wanted... well he wasn't even a boy anymore, but a man... and twenty years her senior... as well as Harry's godfather, wasn't eager to jump these hurdles.

Hermione had leaned forward during this period and was looking at Serena strangely. She sat up and nodded, rather sure of something. "You already have your eye on someone don't you? That was a sigh of a lovelorn girl. I know it well..."

Without meaning to, Serena blushed giving away the truth of that statement to everyone. She cursed her body's reaction, wishing it for once could stop reacting in ways she didn't like. Mainly the sudden blushing and crying. They always happened at the most inopportune times, and with the wrong people around.

"Do we know him?" Ginny asked, eager to know what was going on.

"Of... Of course not..." She said haltingly, but everyone shook their heads.

"Did you hear that stutter?" Luna asked everyone. Hermione and Ginny nodded, trying to look like wise older women. They were only a year or two older then her... the nerve of some people.

"So we DO know him?" Ginny mused thoughtfully to herself, trying to work out in her head all the men she knew who could be the object of fascination for a girl like Serena. "It's not one of my brothers is it?" She asked.

"No!" Serena said quickly, but looked abashed at the vehemence of that statement. "No offense to your brothers Gin, but they're all like MY brothers. That's just... wrong."

"Well it can't be Harry either, you've always said he was like your brother." Hermione said. "Not to mention Ginny here would impale you." Serena laughed at Ginny's forced fierce look.

"Maybe it's someone older?" Luna said, "One of the Order members perhaps?" Everyone laughed, thinking this was ridiculous.

Serena's pale look though made their laughter die, and they all looked at her, shock evident on their features. They crowded closer to her, looking extremely eager to know which one it was.

"Who is it? Lupin, Sirius, Shacklebolt...Mad Eye?" This last suggestion caused Hermione to break down into fits of giggles.

"I do not like Mad Eye or Shacklebolt." Serena said firmly, looking put out with the group of girls. But they ignored her look, and immediately fixated on the fact that she hadn't denied the first two.

"Oh... Sirius or Remus then..." Ginny sat there, looking thoughtful, chewing on her bottom lip. "Well both are certainly attractive for their age. Wouldn't blame you for either. I know Sirius is especially admired among ALL of the female wizards in the order. Even my mother fancies him to a certain degree. I of course have Harry, so I can't say I feel the same way, but you'd have to be blind not to notice THAT one." She whistled, and to Serena's surprise the other two girls nodded.

"Hell I had a crush on him from the time I met him during my first year." Hermione sighed wistfully. "Until Ron grew up..." She grinned. But the grin slipped a bit seeing the annoyed look on Serena's face.

He had been so damned popular back at school, and that hadn't changed at all. He was still the center of attention, even in his middle age, or his near middle age. The idea rubbed Serena raw and she started to get angry with him, for no other reason than he allowed girl's to like him. As if he had any choice. But the thought turned in a different direction when it occurred to her that in the last twenty years it was entirely possible, and likely that he had moved on.

"You like Sirius." Hermione said matter of factly, though her expression looked a little surprised. "When did this start? You met him two years ago... Did you then?"

"She couldn't have." Ginny said quickly. "Last year she never mentioned it, and she's never seemed to care at all when he was around, or if he was mentioned. Certainly not paling like she is now..."

They all regarded her strangely, and she coughed slightly into her hands, wishing her friends weren't all so damned bright.

"I just think he's attractive. I don't like him." She stood up, pushing the hair out of her face. "As you said, everyone thinks that." She couldn't hide the bite from her last statement, and Hermione at least noticed it. That had sounded too jealous by far.

"I'm going to see if Ron is around..." She moved to the door.

"He'll be in his room down the hall with Harry."

"Harry's here?" Serena said surprised.

"Of course. Him and his parents arrived yesterday."

Serena's hand tightened on the door knob, knowing that Lily and James were there made her so happy and worried, her meeting with Sirius hadn't gone too well. What was going to happen with them? She promised to be back, and then left the room, going down the hall to the boy's room.

"Harry? Ron?" She knocked tentatively, but a loud Come In, made her open the door quickly. She was immediately given a tackle and a hug by Harry who grinned up at her through a mop of black hair, and she bit back an exclamation, since on his forehead was no lightning scar.

"Nice to see you too Harry." She breathed out as she was finally released. Her brain was filling in the blanks now, filling her in once again about this new reality. Since Lily and James hadn't died, Harry hadn't been scared, and his whole life had changed. He had lived happily with his parents, had spent holidays with his Godfather and Uncle Remus, he had gone to Hogwarts as was normal, and made friends with Hermione and Ron. Life had been normal...

"Have you seen my lovely bride to be then?" Ron asked, his face showing his deep feelings for Hermione.

"Yes. And Herry's as well." She smirked at the surprised look on Harry's face.

"Aw... I wanted to tell you." He sighed and plopped back onto the bed. "Before I forget though, my parents said they wanted to see you when you came in. Not sure why really." Harry shrugged. "But you know well enough they like to be listened to." He laughed at that, and Serena laughed quietly with him, knowing that was certainly true. "Go on down now actually. They're at the end of the hall on the right."

Without paused, Serena left the room and headed down the hallway, rather feeling like a prisoner walking their last... She knocked on the door hesitantly.

"Who is it?" Serena knew that as James' voice.

"Serena..." She mumbled, wondering if she had even been heard, when the door was thrown open, and an older version of Lily and James stood there looking at her like she was from another planet. "Harry... he said you wanted to see me." She tried to fill in the silence. "I promise I didn't do whatever it is you thought I did..." Before she could say anything else, Lily had pulled her into a tight hug.

"We wondered where you had gone!" Lily exclaimed. "Sirius only told us the truth right before we met you two years ago." Lily was looking thrilled at finally seeing her old friend, and finally knowing that at this age, Serena would have been in the past already.

"Nice of Padfoot that. After all would have been slightly strange seeing you twenty years later, and two years younger then when we had known you." James muttered. Apparently he hadn't changed, his hair was still sticking up in all directions, exactly like his son's.

"I'm really sorry I didn't tell you all. But I really thought that since I had changed things, than in the future you wouldn't remember me. I sort of hoped I was wrong..." She finished sighing.

Lily had guided her to the bed, and sat down with her there, as James plopped into a chair.

"Have you seen Sirius?" James asked suddenly. He blanched slightly at Lily's firm look but continued on anyway. "I wasn't going to stay quiet on this, no matter what you said Lils... I've watched my best friend be depressed for twenty years, I think I am allowed one question."

"Yes I saw him." Serena said, looking at James. "And I don't know why he would be depressed, he's been surrounded by girls since then hasn't he? Ginny told me he's STILL all the girl's dream guy."

James let out a short laugh, shaking his head until his hair fell into his eyes, the same as she remembered. His red haired wife though was looking at Serena seriously now.

"Rena..." Lily was using her nickname, shaking her head now. "Sirius is still popular yes, but he hasn't had a single relationship. As annoyed as I am at my dear husband, he's right, Sirius has been depressed for the last twenty years."

Serena stood up and looked angrily at her two old friends, her hands on her hips. "And what exactly do you want me to do about this?" She pointed angrily at Lily. "I told you I couldn't date Sirius back then? This was why! But everyone pushed me, and I gave in. And YES I loved him, but what do you expect from me now?" She angrily wiped at the tears that of course had to come out then. "He's Harry's godfather for crying out loud! And in case you've forgotten TWENTY years older then me."

"Is that all?" Serena whirled to look at James like he had just grown two heads. "Age is really just a number after all, and anyway wizards live much longer then muggles so the age gap will won't even be noticeable soon. And as for him being Harry's godfather... I don't think my son would care. He loves Sirius, and he cares about you. He's been as depressed as we that Sirius couldn't find happiness. He'd LOVE you if you did it."

Serena lost the steam from her argument and looked down at the floor. "He doesn't love me anymore anyway... He ran away from me before..."

Lily and James exchanged a look before both laughed softly. This didn't get a good reaction from their friend.

"Yes, he told us earlier." Lily said, still laughing quietly. "You two never could work things out in a quick clean manner could you? A month of hating each other, two months not talking, the Malfoy incident, now this..."

"Sirius seems to think that you don't love him anymore since he's so much older then you. Of course this is a load of poppycock since you're both still wearing your rings." He looked pointedly at the silver ring on her right hand. "Now I would greatly appreciate it if you would please, PLEASE, go deal with this situation in a more timely fashion then you two normally would."

"I'm still at school..." Serena said, her voice somewhat strangled.

"And in the wizarding world, 17 is of legal age. So other then a few strange looks you might receive, there is no real problem."

"Fine I'll go talk to him..." Her voice sounded defeated even to her own ears.

"Marvelous! He's up the stairs, fourth room on the right." James saluted Serena, and Lily gave her a comforting pat on the back.

"Are..." Serena started as she opened the door. "Are you both still my friends?"

"Like twenty years would change that." Lily smiled encouragingly, and James rather awkwardly gave her a hug.

"It's strange I'll admit... but hell, I still remember you back at school. So of course." He then rather abruptly pushed her out the door, a quick good luck said before he closed the door.

Bugger the lot of them...

Even slower then before, Serena ascended the stairs again and stood in front of Sirius door, but she didn't knock. She stared at the pine door trying to figure out in her head what she was going to do. The truth stood as this... She was certainly still in love with Sirius Black, twenty years, a few gray hairs and all. Truthfully she remembered being with him in the past, and it made her want him again in this time period, not caring at all about how old he might be. And if James was right, and if Harry didn't care... then her excuse about him being a godfather of a friend didn't stand well either. It was all quite simple, but then when was her relationship with Sirius simple.

She knocked on the door though since she had promised Lily and James. She would talk to Sirius, and somehow get some solution to everything. Sirius opened the door, and immediately Serena felt her knees go weak again.

Standing there in only a pair of sweat pants, and looking like he had been about to go to sleep stood a very delicious looking man. Any arguments Serena might have had about his age, were gone immediately. He still looked just as good as he had when he was seventeen. Truth be told he looked better even. He had filled out muscularly, as well as losing what remained of the childishness in his face.

"I..." She swallowed, and moved her eyes away from his chest to look at him. She saw a smile tugging at his lips. "I need to talk to you." She finished, if a bit pathetic. It was hard to recover your composure when you had been caught staring at a man's chest. Serena breezed under Sirius's arm holding the door open, and turned to look at him as he closed it.

"I've just been given a good talking to from Lily and James." Serena sighed, pushing her hair out of her way, her other hand on her hip.

"How are the two?" Sirius said, avoiding the obvious destination of this conversation. He moved back into the room and dropped on to his bed.

"They're fine as you well know." Serena huffed. "And would you STOP changing the subject!" She regarded him calmly, calm as long as she avoided looking below his neck. "Ginny was telling me how you're still the center of all the witches wet dreams." She said abruptly causing Sirius to look up at her in shock. "Like twenty years would have made a difference. You're still as attractive as back then." She muttered before getting quiet.

"Does this conversation have a point?" Sirius asked, looking almost annoyed at her for coming here to talk about other girls liking him.

"If you were still that popular, and it had been twenty years since you saw me.. Sort of... then why the hell didn't you have another relationship?" She asked, though she only sounded curious.

"Why the hell would I have had a relationship?" Sirius asked frustrated, raking his hand through his long locks. "Did you think I was lying to you when I told you I loved you? Did you think that would have changed at all?"

Serena stared at him before sighing. "This conversation isn't going the way I was planning it to."

"What you mean your conversation where you tell me that even while you might have liked me when I was your age, now I'm too old for you and therefore your feelings are different?" There was a distinct bitter note to Sirius voice. Serena couldn't help but wonder how long he had wondered about this. If he had indeed spent twenty years thinking she was going to never love him again.

"No..." She shook her head vehemently. "The conversation where I tell you, screw the age difference and the godfather thing. I still find you attractive. In fact I find you MORE attractive now." She held up her right hand to him, as he stared at her in shock. "If my feelings had changed THIS would have come off, right? Honestly... I thought you were smarter than that Black." She grinned at him then, and was rewarded by the roguish grin slipping on his features as he stood up.

"So you don't think I'm a perverted old man?"

She shook her head, as he took a step toward her.

"Well older certainly... and perverted, just not in the way you're implying." She grinned, but he continued toward her ignoring the comments.

"And you don't care that I'm your friend's godfather anymore."

Another shake of her head, brought him closer.

"Or that you're going to be thoroughly kissed by a 38 year old man?"

Sirius roguish grin was firmly in place when he finally stood right in front of her. Without shaking her head, Serena threw her arms around his neck and before he could do anything, she kissed him soundly.

"You always did kiss me first..."