Thank you guys for the Reviews and I'm sorry this took a while but I hate to say it's not very good. But it did what i wanted it too which is to set me up for the next chapter where Padfoot and Prongs start Auror Training. But anyway on with the chapter.

Chapter 3: Soon we'll be Grown.

Lily had spent much of her Hogwarts career proving herself. Not just to others but to herself. Lily had always been smart, even in the muggle primary school she had attended, but at Hogwarts, to Lily being smart wasn't enough. She had to be intelligent. She had a thirst for knowledge her friends sometimes joked that it was her drug. Lily loved knowing the answers to any question that a Professor would ask, she enjoyed not having to struggle to complete her homework and she also enjoyed, although she would rather die than admit it, the slight sense of superiority that she would get out of being top of the class. She knew it was arrogant and that was probably why she wouldn't admit to it, but years of being number one left her even more worried about her upcoming healer training.

"I'm just saying that it isn't going to be easy, if it was easy everyone would do it."

"Lil. I love you but your being ridiculous. Healing is basically Charms and Potions. If you would like to cast your mind back Lil, they were your two best subjects. Hell, Slughorn use to say you should have been a Slytherin your potions were so good. You beat Sniv – I mean Snape in almost every test."

"James as much store as you set from beating Snape, it is going to take more than that to give me faith in my being able to do this."

James sighed and leaned himself on his elbow and looked at his girlfriend. She truly didn't realise how amazing she was.

But James knew that Lily had set her mind on her inability to do this so he changed the subject.

"Tell you what, D'ya know that new club, just opened up near Manchester?"

"Aces?"

"Yeah, why don't we go there tomorrow? Sirius went the other day with some new girl he's been seeing, what's her name? Nikki? Natalie? Oh Kelly."

"Is it any good?"

"According to Padfoot it is. But he did say to watch out for the hag on the door, she's big with the pinching apparently."

Lily laughed at James and then settled herself back into his arms.

"Aces it is then."

Remus Lupin wandered through Diagon Alley feeling pretty blue, the full moon was in less than a week and he always felt a bit…off this time of the month. But he had other things to worry about today.

"Hey Remus."

Lyra King was waving him over from her space near Flourish and Blotts.

"Hiya Lyra." Remus greeted glad of a distraction.

"Oh Remus, how've you been?"

"Good you know, been keeping busy. I'm taking over my uncles business for a month or so, as of next week when he goes on his annual trip to Peru, so that should be good." Remus answered forcing himself to seem happy about it.

"What have you been up to?"

"This and that. I'm starting Healer training next month, looking forward to that."

"That's great," said Remus, genuinely happy for her. "So you'll be with Lily then?"

"Yes, it'll be me and Lily against the rest; hopefully we'll even be paired up together. If that happens they might as well just give me the pass." She replied laughing.

Lily and Lyra had always been close, Remus remembered thoughtfully, when she and Remus had split up in sixth year Lily had had difficulty jumping between the two in fear of playing favourites because she and Remus had become quite good friends while being prefects together but luckily neither Lyra or Remus could be bothered with any break-up bitterness.

"So do you have any plans for the rest of summer?" He asked.

"Well do you remember Scott Sulkin? He was a year above us."

"Ravenclaw?"

"Yes him. Well he has invited me his parents' villa in Spain a for a week or so before training starts."

"That's amazing. Are you going?"

"I haven't decided yet. Rebecca starts Hogwarts soon and I really don't want to miss waving her off."

Remus nodded his head in understanding. Rebecca was Lyra's cousin on her mothers' side. Her Aunt and Uncle had been some of the earlier casualties of the war.

"So anyway, how are things with you and Mel?"

"Um, good. I guess." Remus answered noting the frown on her face at the unenthusiastic way he spoke of his girlfriend of four months.

"Well," she said shaking Remus away from his thoughts, "I better get going; supplies aren't going to buy themselves."

She bid Remus goodbye and walked down the street, he watched until she was out of sight, almost annoyed at her that she had brought attention his feelings, or lack of, towards his girlfriend. But Remus couldn't devote much time to it he had to go see his Uncle.

Sirius Black sat alone in his kitchen. Jamesstill wasn't out of bed after the major hangover he got from his night out to Aces. Which Sirius was glad about. He loved having James as a flatmate but he also liked being alone with his thoughts every once in a while.

Sirius didn't have a reputation for being a thinker but just lately he had been thinking about his choice of career. Auror training starts in less than a week and Sirius couldn't help but wonder if he was doing it for the wrong reasons.

He wasn't ungrateful. Sirius knew he had a much better life than many. He had the money that his Uncle Alphard had left him which enabled him to rent his flat, and also meant that he wouldn't have to worry about money during his training. He had a sharp mind that occasionally he would use for more than sarcasm and he had the good looks and charm that had made him the most wanted male at Hogwarts.

But he wasn't at Hogwarts anymore, this was real life and he couldn't help but think he wasn't ready.

His thoughts were interrupted by one of his long time best friends. Peter Pettigrew.

"Hey Padfoot."

"Wormtail. What's up man? Did you get any news back from your interview?"

"Yes they want me back for a second interview; they said that I will probably find out during that interview whether or not they want me."

"That's great mate. So soon you will be one of those ministry stooges, a nut in the government machine. Oh Wormtail, I expected so much more from you."

Peters no doubt fascinating reply was cut of when an owl flew through the window with two official looking letters hanging off of its leg.

"What's in them Padfoot?"

"Last minute information about the Auror Training, and the supplies list." Sirius said scanning the contents, "Well not long now." He said ignoring the knot in his stomach, "Pretty soon, we'll all be grown."

Sooner than he wanted to think.

"Padfoot this is ridiculous, the amount of stuff we need. It's like Hogwarts all over again."

"It's not that bad, at least we don't need books."

"I think I'd rather have books than all of these potions ingredients." He said looking at the long list of ingredients on the list.

"I think all these potions would make our greasy haired friend proud." Sirius said, "Right come on this stuffs not going to buy itself.

After hours of searching Diagon Alley for all the supplies and buying the new robes needed the pair of Auror wannabes stumbled into the living room of their flat and collapsed on the couch.

"I tell ya Padfoot, this is it now, no going back. On Monday we start training and then before you know it, we'll be Aurors. Dad owled me this morning to tell me that they have completely over-hauled the training this year. Apparently Moody and some of the other Aurors, my dad included, have devised a completely new programme. They have been working on it in secret for months apparently."

"That sounds great." Sirius said while conjuring two butterbeers.

"Yeah pretty soon we'll be kicking more death-eater arse than any of the other Aurors combined.

"Now that I will drink to."

See told ya, it sucked. But don't worry the next chapter is alot better, it's already half way done and I really like it.