Author's notes: I'm absolutely stunned, I can not get over how many people reviewed!! You guys are the best, thank you so much for your feedback!! This chapter is Lily's reply to Sirius' letter. At first I was a bit skeptical about bringing Lily into it, that's why it's been so long since I updated (sorry) but now I've written it, I'm really glad I did. Anyway, enjoy.
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The Great Hall
5th September, 1977, 7:54am
Dear... actually scratch that, I hardly consider you dear Sirius, although as long as it does not raise your ego to some insufferable degree I will admit I find you the slightest bit more tolerable than James, but that may just be because you do not constantly ask me out.
So perhaps I should explain why I am actually taking the time to reply to your letter because I highly doubt that you expected a reply, and if you did, you shouldn't have. You see it all started with Frank Longbottom whom I just happened to be talking to when your letter arrived, and as I considered him a good friend I let him read your warning (which he found hilarious). As a result of this move he begun to bug me about replying to you, saying 'go on, it will be funny'.
I know I hardly have to tell you that this didn't phase me in the slightest, nor did it make me automatically want to write to you.
You see Frank found it so funny that suddenly I had groups of people approaching me asking me to read the letter, and some of those people were prefects. Now Sirius your not dense, I know you can see my dilemma here. I will not deny that I pulled those pranks on the Snape and Malfoy, although before you run off to the professor's with my confession, please note that I am well aware of whom "decorated" the Professor's staff room earlier this year.
Yes Sirius, I'm blackmailing you. Anyway on with the story. So I went to Frank and asked him to stop telling the other students, and he said he would, on one condition, and that, Sirius, was that I reply to you, but not just that, but in the same manner that you wrote to me.
Now I had to think about this, and as it was I did have to blackmail you into keeping my secret anyway so the letter seemed like a reasonable idea.
So why was everything so delayed? Well that is hardly my fault. Every time I sat down to reply to your letter, your twin would sit himself next to me. Now I'd prefer it if he continued to think that I was a little angel because he was not one of the culprits behind the staff rooms new design, and I'm sure he would be very willing to use this little piece of information against me in a number of ways.
So if you'd refrain from telling him, I'll make sure that no one finds out our little secret.
Oh by the way, I saw James the other day writing you a letter about how I was being nice to him, if you haven't realised already, I had to be pleasant just in case he had the same information that you do, which I'm now sure he does, but is not so willing to believe.
So now that we have an understanding Sirius, I'm going to go and find something else to do.
Miss Evans.
P.S. Oh and Sirius, have you every considered seeing a psychiatrist, because if you didn't happen to know, Padfoot and you are the same person.