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ch 10, anon: Thanks for the comment. I'm so bad at spelling, grammer, and revising as you can tell. I hope you keep reading!

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Alright so you all are probably like who cares on with the show so let's get to it…

Recap:

Exactly twenty four hours ago You-Know-Who stormed the newly renovated wizard community in eastern Scotland. Aurors arrived at the scene just in time to stop four death eaters and yet He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named still slipped through their fingers.

"We are trying are hardest at this moment to pin point the exact location of Lord ," says top Auror Harold Potter at the scene, "But we will be working through the holidays in order to keep every one safe." He said and left this reporter without even answering the question about his own family…"

"What crap." Lily said flinging the paper into the rubbish bin. "They didn't tell us anything!" She said turning back to her eggs. James soon entered the kitchen looking down trodden with Sirius behind him. When Lily opened her moth Sirius shook his head violently, "How about some eggs, James?" Lily said changing her topic easily.

"Sure." He said sighing.

Chapter 44: Happy Christmas in August

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James was pacing again. It was later on Christmas Eve and the Potter's had not come home yet. Lily was trying to read a book but every five seconds she would look at James with a worried expression on her face. Carly stared out into the black of night biting her finger nails, while Remus and Sirius played a very mellow game of exploding snap neither where really playing. Suddenly there was a huge roar in the fire place and out stumbled James' parents. Lily's book shut up a snap and the cards in Sirius' hands exploded. James rushed over to the fire place and helped his mother up. When she stood she pulled him towards her in a tight embrace,

"Happy Christmas." Adrianna said in his ear. James nodded and pulled away helping his father up. His father also hugged James close. It seemed like a very sad assembly line of hugs as the Potter's went down the line of Sirius, Remus, Lily, and finally Carly. Before Adrianna wrapped her arms around Carly she looked straight into her eyes then shook her head. Harold hesitated at her too. Carly sniffed when they turned to talk to James again. She slowly edged out of the room unnoticed and ran to her room.

I knew it. They would judge me by him. Damn it. Don't go blaming them. I'm not. I'm blaming him. They don't mean any of it, but being top Aurors they will suspect everyone and everything. Fu-

"Carly?" Came a voice with a soft knock. Carly wiped her eyes and sat up,

"Yeah?"

"Okay…um dinner is in ten minutes." Lily said walking into the room slowly,

"I'm really tired Lily, I think I'll skip dinner tonight." Carly whispered rolling away from Lily. Carly heard Lily sigh, but shut the door and go downstairs. Good, I don't want to talk to anyone anyway. You're being stupid about this. Yeah…well I don't see you doing anything about it.

Carly was slowly drifting off to sleep when she heard her door creak open. She wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone right now so she pretended to sleep. Obviously the other person didn't want too either because he laid down next to her and pulled her towards him. She turned, "Sirius?" She said softly not opening her eyes. He nodded and ran a hand through her hair. "I'm sorry." She whispered before crying in his chest. All he did was hold her close, while running a hand through her hair. He didn't say anything while she cried herself to sleep that night.

Sirius woke with a start. Something had slipped out of his hands in his dream and as he made to go chase it he fell. Rolling over he realized he was in Carly's room and his shirt was damp. Last nights events came rushing back to him as Carly slowly walked into the room from the bathroom, "Hi." She whispered shyly.

"Happy Christmas." He said taking off his shirt and tossing it into the corner. She smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed where her presents where.

"Yours are down stairs." She said in a soft voice. He nodded and waved his wand. A second later his presents appeared next to hers. "Shouldn't you open them with everyone else?" She asked. Sirius shook his head,

"I'd rather see you open my present here." He said joining her at the foot of the bed. She blushed and picked up a small blue box from the top of her small stack.

"Is this yours?" She asked. He shook his head. "Alright I'll open one then you open one." He picked up a square red wrapped box from his rather large pile. She tore open the wrapping paper on her box and smiled as she read the card, "It's from Danny, Sue, Ben, Doug, and Jack." She said pulling out a small ring with a broom encrusted on the top.

"It's from a girl named Jenny from Ravenclaw." He said opening the box and pulling out a stack of cookies. Carly snorted as the card fell to the floor. It had hearts and rainbows all over it. "Don't laugh at my admirers." He said, "I send them all thank you notes later." He added sticking his nose up in the air at her. This caused her to laugh harder. He pulled a stripped wrapped gift from her pile and handed it to her. She ripped it open,

"It's from Lily." She said pulling out a soft white sweater. She pulled it on and watched as Sirius ignored her rule and went through all the presents from admirers. In the gifts where either home baked desserts or pictures of the girl with a little note attached. All of which made Carly laugh. Next he pulled out Remus' gift and ripped it open. Inside was a book on proper hygiene and a toothbrush. Carly laughed but Sirius scowled.

"Some friend he is." Sirius said glaring at the book before he chucked it across the room. Carly pulled out the next gift from James. It was a mini quidditch pitch with the players of the Gryffindor team all beating up an opposite member of the Slytherin team. Even though it was motionless Carly still laughed at the mini Sirius punching Snape in the nose. The next one Sirius opened was from Lily which was a scrubbing brush and a bottle of soap the note attached said:

To go along with James and Remus.

"They could have just told me I smell." Sirius grumbled. The items from Lily's present soon joining Remus'. Carly opened Remus' next and grinned. They where Quidditch goggles with tinted lenses. Next Sirius opened an envelope from the Potters which basically said that him, James, and Remus, will all get their present later tonight. The last present in Carly's pile was from Sirius, but she waited for him to open his other gifts before he got to hers. James' present was a bucket and a note that said:

No offense mate, but you stink. Just kidding I thought we might want to get Snape a good washing before we left.

Sirius let out a bark laugh and picket out her present. He tore hers open and smiled. Inside was one of her shirts. This one was red with gold hems and the word Mullet printed across the back with the number thirteen. He smiled and put it on. Behind the shirt was a thin box. He looked over at Carly who urged him to open it. He opened the box to see a small silver chain,

"I hope it won't make you seem too feminine." She whispered as he put it on. He shook his head and nodded towards his present for her. She ripped away the wrapping to reveal a leather bound book with the words the best times of you life printed across the front in gold. She raised an eyebrow at him and opened the cover. The first page was a picture of Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter all waving at her. The words under the picture wrote themselves in Sirius messy hand.

Just five minutes before we met you.

She grinned up at him and turned the page. The next one was when Sirius first kissed Carly in the hallway. You could see Malfoy and the others in the distance sneering at them.

"How did you get this?" She asked amazed at the picture. Sirius tapped his nose and motioned for her to turn the page. The next one was a picture of Carly and Gideon walking into the Great Hall arm in arm with Sirius scowling in the background. Carly laughed and turned the page (AN: sorry about all this I just thought it was such a good idea and I am so excited about all these pictures that could be in here. I just have to describe all of them. You can skip over it if you don't want a recap of the passed four months with Carly and Sirius.) There was a picture of the Gryffindor tryouts for quidditch with a red blur moving in and out of the picture with Sirius staring wide eyed at the blur. Next there was a picture of Sirius and Carly's backs walking towards the great hall hand in hand. The next looked completely black with a few stars in the sky. The handwriting underneath read:

"I was wondering…if you wanted…to umm…be my friend?" She stopped walking,

"I thought I already was." He shook his head,

"No, no I meant my friend that's a girl…" He said,

"Oh…your girlfriend." He nodded and unwrapped his arm from hers looking at her. She snorted,

"Why are you so nervous?" He shrugged not really wanting to answer, "Sure." He grinned,

"Really?" She walked up to him making their noses touch and she gave him a soft kiss on his lips.

Carly grinned and kissed Sirius, "Honestly where did you get all of these?" She asked as he pulled away. He shook his head,

"Marauder secret." He said flipping the page. The next one was a picture of Carly rushing into the green house with in inside out cloak tucked into her underwear. She laughed and flipped the page. (AN: Okay I figured that was enough. Basically there is a picture for every chapter. Like one of their fights Sirius finding out he loves her and all of that junk. Yay good gift idea from Sirius!) When she came to the last picture she stopped and stared at it. It was a picture of her coming out of their bathroom singing. Sirius, James, and Lily where watching her. The words at the bottom said:

Best of my love.

The next pages where blank and she shut the book, "Will you ever tell me how you got those pictures?" He shook his head. She stood up and pulled him with her, "That was the best gift ever." She said. Sirius grinned,

"Good, because it took me forever to think of something to get you." He whispered pulling her to him. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. The clock on the nightstand began to buzz a few minutes later which caused Carly and Sirius to spring apart.

"It's game time." She said her face becoming blank as she turned around, "Time to get into the zone."

Again sorry for all the discription...psh

Thanks for all the R&R

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