They sat there in stunned silence after Tristan left the Great Hall. Lily wanted to kill Black .She wanted to kill Potter too, couldn't he control his friend at all. "What was that about?" Cris bit her lip. James and Remus looked slightly confused as well. Alia answered slowly, "Tristan's family is like Sirius' family almost exactly. She has a brother and one cousin who think differently. Last I heard they were both aurors but I think her cousin had to go into hiding from the family." She sighed. Remus, Lily and Cris all glared at Sirius. He shrugged his shoulders. "That comment she made about them wanting her was low." James shook his head."Padfoot."

Alia seemed to have semi snapped, though. She leaned across the table and slapped Sirius hard across the face. "You ass. You arrogant, low, prat, how dare you talk about her family and then get all hurt when she mentions yours. You know, we all," she motioned to the girls," tell Tristan to grow up and stop her bloody war with you. We all tell her that she is unnecessarily cruel to you. We all tell her that you aren't so horrible. She was right, you deserve everything she does to you. You were terrible to her at tryouts for no reason. You've never even seen her bloody play. Then you have the nerve to throw her family at her. Like your some sort of saint for leaving yours." She turned and walked out of the Great Hall.

"You're such an idiot, Padfoot." Remus slapped the side of his head. Sirius sighed. Then he gave a dazzling smile. "She's a tough thing. I think I'll go find myself a new twit. He stood up and walked to the Hufflepuff table to Jessica Mulrone. She was one of the avid members of the Sirius Black fanclub. Lily sighed and shook her head.

Remus looked at Cris, who appeared to be absolutely fuming. "Sirius isn't normally like that. Hollis just brings out the worst in him." Cris bit her lip and glanced at him over her shoulder. "Yeah well he better figure out how to control himself. We're gonnna be spending time together. Right, Lily?" Lily was trying to think of way to answer it without sounding to friendly.

"Well seeing as James and I have a truce and we're the Heads together, yes. You better control your friend Potter. " James shook his head. He wanted to defend Sirius but he didn't want to get Lily and more angry than she already was. "I can't control Sirius. He's always had a rotten temper." Remus nodded in agreement. "Tristan isn't exactly passive. She had a bigger temper than Lily," Cris said darkly. Lily let out a little squeak. "Sorry Lils, but you hold true to the whole fiery red head stereotype." She smiled ruefully. "I've never really seen Tristan that angry, though. I mean she didn't even raise her voice to him." Cris shook her head.

"It's when she gets intense that you know a melt down is going to come. Lily and I have never been privy to one of her meltdowns, but Alia has. All I know is that Alia doesn't scare easy and doesn't let herself be a door mat, but she does her best to make sure Tristan isn't furious enough to completely lose her temper." Lily nodded in agreement. James sighed thoughtfully and Peter nodded in agreement. He didn't want to ever deal with a truly angry Tristan.

"One thing that Sirius isn't too far off base about, when she left the pitch Malfoy and Snape were saluting her after her spat with Sirius. She walked towards them, I could have sworn they walked off together. Someone should talk to her about that." Lily nodded. "Cris and I will talk with her, but I don't think there's anything to worry about, Potter." James sighed as Lily stood up and stalked out of the Great Hall. "What did I do know?" James moaned. Cris and Remus sighed.

"Well it was your friend that upset her two best friends. You also insinuated that Black was telling the truth and that she was getting cozy with the Slytherins. You're sort of working backwards James." Remus nodded in agreement to what Cris had just said. James contemplated going after her but he figured he'd see her for patrols.

Alia walked to the only place she thought Tristan would be, the pitch. Sure enough she was there. She was flying already. Alia stood for a moment and watched her friend in awe. Tristan was absolutely when it came to flying. She was so graceful on her broom. Alia watched as Tristan swung off her broom and flipped over it in mid air. She walked closer. "Tristan! Tristan!" Tristan finally seemed to hear her and flew down towards her and dismounted the broom. "What is it Lia?" Lia sighed. Leave it to Tristan to act obtuse. "Look, you seemed really upset. Black had no right to make those comments. I sort of yelled at him after you left. " Tristan looked at her and smiled.

"You didn't have to. I'm fine. Black's just an asshole. It's what he does."

"What happened this summer?" Tristan's face instantly hardened.

"Nothing happened, Lia. Everything's fine. Look I had better go. I'm sorry. I'm fine though. You don't need to worry about me." She started walking towards the castle.

"Tristan, you're going to need to figure yourself out, because something had happened alright, I know you!" Tristan whirled around instantly. Her eyes had hardened and she actually had traces of some sort of emotion in her voice.

"I've changed! Something's happened to me! Is this the pot calling the kettle black? What about you. What the hell has happened to you. What's going on with you? What happened between you and Parrick? I know that something happened. You're not bloody telling me. So don't you dare say about how I've changed and I need to tell you the truth. Don't talk to me." She walked back to the castle and sat in the common room. She had finished her homework. It now was getting closer to patrol time." She groaned.

"Lily, talk to me, please. Please talk to me. I'm sorry that Sirius was such an idiot." He was trying to get her to talk to him. "Potter, I know that there as really nothing that you could have done. I'm sorry about getting angry at you. It's just that I wish that I could get Sirius and Tristan to stop fighting."

"I know Lily, I know. We're friends of sorts though, aren't we?" She glanced at him. He had been looking at her almost shyly. She knew she should probably say no but he seemed to have changed. "Yes we are friends." He smiled at her. They continued their patrol in silence.

They were congregated in the Slytherin common room. "She's not here Lucius." Bellatrix didn't sound happy. "She'll be here, believe me she'll be here." He heard some other murmurs from the people around him. "I don't trust her. She's a Gryffindor. She's not coming."

"Miss me Bella dearest?" They all turned around to see Tristan standing beside them. Malfoy gave a cold smile. "I told you that Hollis would get here.

"We have double potions with the Slytherin's, just great." Cris sighed as they all sat. Slughorn smiled at them all . "I have decided to put you in pairs for at least the rest of the term. Now let's see. Malfoy and Rosier. Snape and Damascus, " Alia groaned inwardly. "Evans and Potter, Lupin and Holt, and Black, and Hollis…" The list droned on. Tristan did not look happy. Remus looked absolutely thrilled to be with Cris and James looked equally thrilled to be placed with Lily. Sirius looked about as thrilled as Tristan.

"Black, don't bloody add that much!" There was the sound of something bubbling over. There was a sudden yelp. Slughorn came over to them. "Mr.Black, you look like you could use some help. Maybe you should let your patner help you. Ms.Hollis here is quite excellent at Potions. I think you should have her tutor you." Sirius nodded and as soon as slug was out of earshot spoke.

"Of course you're good at potions, you've become a Slytherin in every way but the name." She didn't say anything. "You don't even have regular human emotions like them." She still didn't say anything. "I don't see why you weren't placed there. The rest of your family was." At this she looked at him and spoke. "Ah, but so was yours. Look where you are now, you may be loyal but you have the integrity of a Slytherin. You have no right to criticize me." Sirius spoke coldly as the two cleaned up the mess they made. "Ah, but you are with them. Prongs saw you walking away with Malfoy and Snape." She didn't so much as change her facial expression.

"They were trying to tell me how wonderful their dark lord is. Taunting me that my family is much like yours. I merely don't chose to hex people every time they say a word that isn't direct praise of myself."

He stared at her. They finished cleaning in silence, meanwhile…

Cris and Remus had actually managed to not do such a bad job. They were currently talking about each other's history as they worked. "So do you have any brother's or sisters?" Remus asked.

"No, I don't. It works out well though since Lily lives with me." Remus stared at her in shock.

"What? Why does she live with you?" Cris nodded. She knew that Lily wouldn't mind Remus knowing anything about this. "Her parents were murdered last Easter by Voldemort. She moved in with me when that happened." Remus stared in shock. He now understood why Lily had been so out of sorts at the end of their sixth year. "So what's your family like, Remus?" Remus thought back to his dead father and mother that was supposed to be sick every month.

"Small, quiet. My mother is often ill." Cris' face changed slightly as she looked at him. "oh I'm sorry, that must be really difficult." He nodded uncomfortably, he eager to change the subject he asked, "We've always called you Cris, but is that your full name?" She laughed. "No you're right it isn't. My real name… My real name is Cristalia. Since Alia is usually called Lia people started calling me Cris." He smiled at her. Cristalia, he loved that name. It suited her. It suited her silvery jewl-like countenance. "I think it's a beautiful name. You know though, instead of Cris or Lia you could use your full name of Talia." She nodded and smiled at him.

"Yes, but no one has never made the effort to call me anything but Cris. I don't mind anyway."

"Well if it's all right with you I'll call you Talia." She nodded and gave him a brilliant smile. The top portion of her hair was pulled back but a wavy lock escaped into her eyes. She bent down and finished adding the last ingredient.

Lily and James weren't quite as flirtatious as Cris and Remus but they were getting on much better than Tristan and Sirius. "Lily, I'm not quite sure if you want to add that much thistle root." She glanced up at him, "It says to add this much. This is the exact amount written. I'm just adding what it says-wait you called me Lily." James eyed the potion which was now emitting a strange purple colored smoke.

"Yeah, if you don't want me to call you Lily I'll still call you Evans, but I just figure that with you and me being head boy and girl we should at least be on a first name basis." She seemed to be thinking this over when the potion started to bubble over. "Oh dear." He smiled and shook his head as he leapt in to help her control the overflowing potion. After having cleaned everything up and leaving class Lily glanced at James who was walking besides her in silence. "By the way, James, it's fine if you call me Lily." He grinned at her.

That night somewhere in the Gryffindor Tower there was an empty bed.