Yay! I got 2 reviews. That makes me very happy…and yeahh…I actually did have this central plot, mostly about Lily's friend, Karsten Harold. I'll make the Summary better.

When you leave, my colors fade to gray…

Chapter II

Karsten POV:

"Karsten Harold," I grinned at Professor Slughorn, showing him my pearly white teeth. I was late. Again.

"Sorry, professor," I made my way to the seat next to Lily's. I examined my nails, which were already down the bleeding point. Things weren't good. I felt nervous.

I could practically feel Amos's eyes boring a hole in my back. I threw my hair over my shoulder and ignored it.

He kept me late this morning. He usually let me go, and I'd run back to the castle as fast as I could, trying to make it look like I'd slept.

But no. This morning, he had kept me until just before Potions had started. I could already hear Lily and Molly questioning me endlessly. "Where were you, Karsten?" "Why didn't you come to breakfast?" Blah, Blah, Blah.

Lately my job was getting a lot harder. Intercept, interrupt, never let anyone know. Sneak out of Hogwarts at one in the morning, ever night. Learn, be taught, sneak back at four.

"Miss Harold," he had said to me this morning, chilling my every move. "Evans, Lily Evans. I've told you before,"

I shook my head, and Lily nudged me, sending me a 'what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-you?' look.

Please, spare the drama.

James POV:

"You want to do what?" I stared at Remus, hardly believing that my bookworm friend was suggesting this.

"I want to throw a party," He grinned.

"I must be asleep," I pinched him. He rolled his eyes at me. "Alright, alright. Well, what's the reason that you want to have a party?"

"I dunno…when's Lily's birthday?"

"I have no idea! Why would I know something like –"

"Because you faaaanncyyyy her." Sirius interrupted our conversation. "Here, I'll ask her. YO, LILS!"

She turned around slowly. "What?" she looked angry. My chest hurt.

"When's your birthday?" Sirius sauntered over to her.

"Why the hell do you care?"

"We want to throw you a surprise birthday party!" he grinned, and wiggled his eyebrows at her.

"Sorry to tell you, my birthday isn't for a while now," she grinned right back, and rolled her eyes. I bit my thumbnail really hard. She looked at my strangely when I started to shake my hand in the air. "You ok, James?"

"I'm fine," I winked at her. "Actually, I'm not, I need you, Lily!" Good thing she thought I was being sarcastic.

She groaned and thought for a minute "You know, Karsten's birthday is next Friday,"

Karsten turned to Lily and flipped her off calmly. "I thought we agreed that we wouldn't tell anyone," Her eyes flickered with fear, which, for Karsten Harold, was about as rare as anything.

Sirius didn't seem to notice. "A party for Karsten it is,"

Karsten turned back, her eyes shining more than usual…with…tears?

Karsten POV:

I lay down in my bed and turned to face Lily. "Why'd you tell them about my birthday?"

"I don't know," she considered, turning over to face me. "You deserve a party, I guess,"

I grimaced at her. "Maybe I don't want a party," Maybe I was a bit to vicious. Either way, I turned over and ignored her for the next fifteen minutes as she tried to get my attention.

As soon as I was sure she was asleep, I snuck downstairs to the common room and sat next to the fire. "Why," I said to no one in particular. A single tear dropped down my cheek.

"Why what?" Remus's voice came from a chair facing the other direction.

"What – Oh, Remus!" I placed my hand on my heart, and prayed he didn't see my tear. "What are you doing down her so late?"

"Nothing really, studying…what are you doing down here?" He looked directly into my eyes, and I forced myself to look back.

"N-nothing. I…I'm going on a moonlight walk, I think," I got up and walked to the portrait hole. He followed and grabbed my arm.

"I'll come. Might not be too smart to go out there this late."

Rage built up inside me. I didn't want him following me. He would get mad. He would make me do something else. "NO." I yanked my hand away from him and ran out the portrait hole, and out of the castle. I didn't want to be this way to Remus but I had no choice, soon enough they'd all find out, though.

As I entered the forest, I thought I heard the wolf-boy himself behind me. I ran as fast as I could to the biggest tree.I leaned against it until he came.

His trenchcoat was beginning to get dirty, his jet-black hair dotted with pine needles and leaves. He grinned at me, with authority, although he seemed to be only a couple of years older than me.

"Reidan, I can't do this," I said strongly, although I my knees were shaking.

"You can't?" He laughed at me and grabbed my wrists. "Yeah, you can, and furthermore, you will. I want the Lupin boy and the Evans girl, and you will get them here,"

"And why the hell do you think I will?" I glared at him, even though his argument was clear.

Reidan shook his head slowly, smirking. "Because you are just like me, Karsten, and because no matter what you'd like to believe, you're my daughter."

I really love that last part. I like writing for REIDAN. He's fun. More later. REVIEW.

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