Sidney was in her room pacing around nervously. She was biting her nails. She knew Sirius didn't like her doing that ,but she always did it when she was nervous. Finally an owl came through the window.

"Hey Tawny," She said greeting the old owl. She'd been her Father's school owl and she'd since been retired to the family owl. The owl hooted at her softly and then cuddled up against her. She sat on her bed petting Tawny as she read the long been dreaded letter, suprised it wasn't a Howler.

Dear Sidney,

I've just received word from your school Healer that you, my dear daughter, are pregnant. Now since we've last talked you've never mentioned a boyfriend in your life. That aside I'm not happy with this news and you ARE coming home this Holiday. No if's and's or but's.

John Edwards.

She froze with fear. She was going home this holiday. She never went home during the Holidays. She wondered what her mother what have said to her if she was still alive, and with that thought she gathered up her courage and got a peice of parchment.

Dear Father,

I'm sorry that Ma'dam Pomfrey had to be the one to tell you about such news. In my defense I had planned on telling you but she had declared a medical emergency before I could tell you. I thought you had a buisness trip this holiday. You were going to Romania weren't you? I rember because I wanted to go and you told me I couldn't. I would like your thoughts about my daughter. Yes Father I am having a girl. I am having a baby. What I do from there is going to be mine and her father's decision alone. I love you.

Your's Truely,

Sidney.

Her Father wasn't the best parent in the world. When she was young he was always gone on a buisness trip or something else to occupy his time. She'd always been with the House Elf or with her aunt. Her aunt told her once that she shouldn't blame him for being gone. He was trying to create a living for them. Sidney always thought it was because she looked alot like her mother and her father couldn't take it too much at one time, but that was just her opinon.

She was brought from her musings when Lily walked in the door.

"What's with the owl?" Lily said referring to Tawny.

"This is Tawny, my father's owl." Lily's expression went from dull to fear.

"Your Father's letter came today?" She said in an effort to stay calm.

"Yeah." She said strapping on her own letter to Tawny's leg and seeing her off.

"What'd he say?"

She handed Lily her Father's letter. Lily gasped about every other sentence before finally handing it back to her.

"He's got a subtle way of assulting you doesn't he?"

"Yeah."

"Have you shown this to Sirius yet?"

"No, Tawny just got here with it."

"Oh speaking of the git. He's downstairs demanding you."

"What now?" Sidney said putting the letter back into the enveolpe.

"You had a sonogram to find out whether you were having a son or daughter today right?"

"Oh that's right I haven't told him yet!" She squealed before taking off down the stairs. She jumped into Sirius's arms and he spun her around the room.

"So?" He asked excitedly.

"It's a girl."

"It's a girl? It's a girl! Hey Moony! You hear that!"

"Yes Sirius, the whole school heard that!" He came up and hugged her. "Congratulations you two." He looked at Sirius with a pretend glare. "Watch how you spin her like that."

"Yes sir," Sirius said with a salute causing Sidney to laugh.

James came through the door with the case of Quidditch equipment and his broom. Sidney noticed he had an upset look on his face.

"There you are!"

"Hello to you too James."

"I've been looking for you everywhere! Are you going to help pick your replacement or not! The tryouts have been postponed twice!"

"Alright James, okay." She kissed Sirius on the cheek. "I'll be back"

"Take your time."

"Now. Sid." James gritted through his teeth.

"I'm coming James!" She shouted at him before stomping out of sight.

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There were 9 people trying out for Griffindor Keeper. 5 guys and 4 girls. James was suprised at the turn out. He'd been the only one to try out for Seeker.

"Excuse me!" Sidney yelled trying to get their attention. They went quiet . "First off I want to thank all of you for comming out here today. I'll be assisting the Captain, James Potter." She said motioning to James. "In picking one of you which I'm sure is going to be a hard decision. Okay let's get started."

Three of the guys didn't make it past the 'oral exam'. Which Sidney had asked them a series of questions that James was sure that they weren't prepared for. So that left 2 guys and 4 girls to take out to the field.

"Alright you guys have made it this far. We're going to go ahead and take the lot of you out on the field and see what you got."

James got on his broom with the first guy. He was tall about 6 foot and tan. James had a feeling he'd be a fair challenge.

"Alright Sid! Let 'em go!" He shouted to the ground.

Sidney waved her hand down before letting the bludger go. It came straight up to James and he hit it straight towards the lower left goal and he protected it with no errors. He looked down towards Sidney and from what he could tell looked pleased. She let the second one go and James hit it towards him and it knocked him through the goal. Exactly what Sidney couldn't let happen to her. Sidney cringed as he drifted to the ground and she ran over to him. She turned him over to see him groaning and slowly re-gaining all consciousness.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. I think so." He said sitting up and rubbing the back of his head.

"Well atleast you take a punch pretty well."

He laughed and took her hand so he could help her off the ground.

"Black's a lucky man." He told her as he limped off the field.

Then one of the girls came up and mounted the broom. She came straight up into the goals and James pulled a fast one on her, but she was prepared. She hit it straight towards him and he dodged it by a few centimeters. She smiled at him and took a nose-dive for the ground and pulled up right before she hit the ground and got off. James could tell she'd be an awesome beater if that. She was fearless, and wasn't exactly careful. He needed a Keeper with some sense of danger and bravery at the same time. He wasn't sure if he'd get both out of this girl. He looked down at Sidney who looked throughly pleased with the result. She was shaking the girl's hand before seeing her off the field and bringing the second guy. James didn't waste anytime, he knew who this guy was. Allen Sutherland, he'd seen him some in the Library. The only reason for that was because he was Lily's ex-boyfriend and had on several occasions had tried to get her back last year.

"Ready Potter!"

"I'd watch it Sutherland! You're the one trying out!" Just as he said that a bludger came straight for James's head. He smacked it straight towards Sutherland. It hit him in the head and he fell from his broom like a wounded bird. Sindey bolted towards him as James came to the ground. Sidney sat him up and pulled her hand back from his head. He was bleeding from his head.

" I didn't mean to Sid I swear."

"Why'd you hit him so hard! You could have killed him James!"

"I'm sorry!"

"Whatever just help me take him to the Hospital."

James took a side as did Sidney. Then the first guy came up and took Sidney's place.

"Why don't you finish up here. I'll help Potter take him to the Hospital."

"Thank you."

"No problem."

Sidney took James's broom and took the "Bludger Beater" as Sirius called it, off the ground and motioned for the second girl to get up in the air.

They were up there and Sidney hit a bludger for the girl and she missed it. It went through the goal and that Sidney couldn't have. She motioned for the girl to go down and she did. Sidney took the rest of them out and they did okay, but she had decided between the first guy, the second girl and the first girl. Their names were Cade, Emma, and Allyson. She'd have to talk it over with James, but she was pretty sure Cade would replace her.