You have 2 chapters to decide about Pat so I need those votes! Will it be:

a) No romance… we hate him1

b) No romance, just a friend0

c) Romance with Cheryl4

d) Romance with Hermione0

e) Romance with Schlen1

f) Romance with Bethany1

g) Other

Crush on Holly (think of Ron's reaction remembering he likes her) 2

Tries at a character but can't bring himself to be contained to a single person 1

You can still change this!! Every vote counts but as I forgot to say before I am perfectly open to any ideas at all these can be on plot, characters, ships etc. Just remember to include such ideas into your reviews.

Bravo Yankee: In explanation to the letter it is simply a look by Lily into the current lives of the Marauders who are alive, remembering this story is not Ootp compatible. It's a little bit of foreshadowing…oooh, big English word

This chapter is slightly short but it builds up to a couple- making! Woot!

Sirius: Why is it so exiting?

Remus: Leave her alone

Remus! Thank God! Sanity at last!

James: He's not that sane

Sirius: Over exposure to us I guess

You've accepted your insanity?

James and Sirius: Yep!

Remus: I don't know how I cope

Not easily? Anyway the next chapters will be short but sweet… have fun

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The sun rose bathing the beach in rosy reds and yellows as Alyssa crept downstairs to think. She threw herself into the nearest couch and was contemplating going back to sleep when she heard the patter of footsteps. The person stumbled and cursed letting her know exactly who it was.

"What do you want Black?"

"I wanted to talk to you"

She raised one eyebrow despairingly "You woke up this early to talk to me? What about your beauty sleep?"

"Some things are worth it"

She stared at him confused, he actually sounded …. Well, serious, no pun intended.

"I know I have acted like a jerk around you… and, I'm sorry" he scooted closer on the couch to her his eyes piercing hers.

"You're different from other girls, it fascinates me. In a way you've stumped me"

"I'm not that complicated"

He blushed at his feet "I just wanted to let you know that… I, I really like you" He looked up eyes blazing but as if his courage had failed him he shied off and left quickly for his room.

Alyssa sat there aghast, her mouth wide open. The infamous Sirius Black liked plain old her? He had acted shy and even nervous around her.

The encounter had shaken her if anything else. She didn't know how long she sat there contemplating the possible reactions to this sudden change of heart.

"Ran into our infamous Padfoot, I presume?"

She looked up at the two boys and gave a weak nod.

"He means well" said Harry "You might as well have a think about it"

"I will"

There was an awkward silence as the boys watched her quietly.

"Just out of curiosity how close is Hogwarts to your school, what is it Angels Specialist Academy?"

"For starters it is Angelus Specialis Academy of Magical Arts…."

Needless to say when everyone came downstairs, she was still explaining.

"…our houses are Lupa, Devenish, Turunna, and Thurisaz. Holly and I are in Lupa, the wolf house which is purple and gold…"

"Perfect for you… eh… Moony" yawned James

"It's kind of like Gryffindor with a mix of bravery, a little loyalty and a strong sense of friendship and stubbornness"

Everyone laughed.

"Devenish is like Hufflepuff with the whole loyalty aspect. Its colours are green and bronze with a platypus motif."

"I know what a plaity-puss is!" exclaimed Ron "We saw it in that book! It's a mono…mono…"

"Monotreme?" suggested Holly

"That one" Ron beamed

Holly smiled too until she seemed to check herself, blood draining from her face she kept her gaze neutral. Schlen sighed sadly.

"Our smart Ravenclaw- like house is Turunna. It has a wedge-tailed eagle motif with dark blue and silver. Bethany and Schlen are in it. Still haven't figured out why Bethany is in it"

"You deny my smartness" Alyssa glared at Bethany playfully

"Our cunning house is Thurisaz, with its fox motif and is like Slytherin…"

"What are Slytherin's colours?" quizzed Cheryl

Hermione answered before Alyssa could start "Green and silver with a snake"

"WHAT?!" shrieked Cheryl "At least when they take over the world they get to decorate with cool evil colours" she ranted

"What are your colours then?" asked Ginny

"Uh… pink and orange?" she said resignedly

"WHAT!?" the boys said surprised and laughing so hard at least James and Peter fell off their dining chairs, pink was obviously not what they had expected.

"Anyway" Lily dismissed "How come you are all friends from different houses, I hardly am friends with the many Gryffindors let alone the Slytherins."

"We don't have house tables" Alyssa explained "We can sit with who ever we like, it helps with house unity. Plus our grade is actually very small so we know nearly everyone"

"Besides we don't have the Slytherins are evil mentality" said Cheryl decisively.

During the conversation, little be known to most Sirius had crept in unnoticed during the conversation. However Alyssa picked him out and caught his eye.

"What do we want to do today?" asked Schlen

"Dumbledore called" said Harry "He asked your headmaster if we could borrow the school Quidditch pitch as a favour"

"Mad!" James roared

"What about brooms?"

"Our school ones are top- of- the- range"

"What are we waiting for?" said Sirius from the back coming back into his character "Lets go then"

They decided quickly on two teams and since Hermione and Cheryl didn't want to play they were playing with only two chasers.

"Team one is: Holly and Alyssa for chasers, Bethany and Schlen for beaters, Harry for Seeker and Peter for Keeper. That leaves Team 2 to be James and Lily for chasers, Sirius and Remus for Beaters, Ginny for seeker and Ron for Keeper"

"Puh, I can do better than that" crowed Sirius at Bethany as she lined up a bludger with surprising accuracy. She shot it at Ron causing him to swerve allowing for Alyssa to score rather effectively.

"I could take you any day" she shot back, but he just smirked at her.

"Prove it"

James noticing their argument declared "Bludger war!!"

The rest were more than happy to get out of the way, quaffle still clutched under Holly's arm and the snitch still running loose on the pitch, not that Harry or Ginny stopped scanning for it.

The hitting between the two was intense. Bethany's style was more line up and hit accurately, meaning for a small miss tally. Sirius' was more fast and hard, but not as accurate.

Five minutes in and both were sweating and zooming around the stadium ducking and hitting and dodging.

In the end, unknowing to Sirius, Bethany lined up the perfect shot and executed it with devastating precision. It was the classic story of bludger meets skull and Sirius meets ground.

Sirius awoke to see Alyssa leaning over him checking his pulse.

"Are you alright?"

"Am I dead? Because I've started seeing angels"

Alyssa slapped him

"Hey! What was that for?"

She smiled innocently, "Just checking if you were responsive"

"Alyssa! Do you want me to hit him again!" yelled Bethany from above

"I'll be fine" she replied and began to haul the boy to his feet supporting him as they went to see the school nurse. They made it halfway to the school before Sirius halted under a tree.

"I can walk you know"

"Oh sorry" she said blushing profusely

She let go of his shoulders but he stumbled as he tried to walk, and as he crashed towards the ground she only just caught him.

"I don't think so" she said supporting him yet again.

He raised his head and looked deeply into her eyes. His eyes shone silver in contrast to the clear periwinkle sky.

What Alyssa didn't notice was Sirius' soft lean, or how close he drew to her face, only the vulnerability in his eyes she would like to get to know. So close she could count the slithers of grey and blue through the clouding silver. So close she could feel the warm breath on her face.

It took a moment for her to realize that she was kissing him after their soft lips met but she melted all the same to his soft touch.

"Hey Guys!" Harry yelled "Stop the game!"

He was grinning so broadly at what he was seeing. Schlen who had been nearby zoomed over and began to laugh. Ginny clapped a hand over her mouth before she could get to far however.

"Don't blow our cover"

"Oh my gosh" shrieked Holly "How cute"

Lily was the only one not smiling- she didn't want Alyssa to get hurt and had to be warned about that boy. She adored Sirius as a friend but she knew his capabilities.

Remus hovered apart from the group smiling proudly, everything was going perfectly.

When they arrived home the two were bombarded with questions about said "affair".

Alyssa had had enough after just one question she stormed up to her room and locked the door leaving Sirius to bear the brunt of the questioning which he artfully dodged until a full retreat was in order.

"Alyssa?"

"If you are here for more questions I'm sorry to disappoint you Lily"

"That's not why I'm bothering you; I need to warn you about Sirius"

Grudgingly Alyssa let Lily into the room. They sat down on the nearest bed and Lily began.

"Alyssa… about Sirius, he is a nice guy and I've known him for a while. But… just, don't get involved with him"

Alyssa looked at her puzzled. Everyone else seemed so positive towards her relationship with the handsome beater.

"Why?"

"Sirius is a playboy and a bad one at that. I don't want to see you get hurt. He'll just drop you like any other girl, once he's bored of you. I don't want to see you deal with heartbreak over a man like him."

Alyssa bit her lip

"Are you sure?"

"This is a girl to girl opinion, honey, and I may have only known you for a little while but I know you well enough to know you'd take it badly"

Lily's eyes bore into hers pleadingly

"Don't do it"

Alyssa sighed and went out to the balcony in the dimming light making her look like an angel.

"I'll think on it"