A/N: I haven't put any surprises in the story for a while, so if you have any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated. I know it has been a while since the last chapter but school has been so hectic. AND, one of the guys on the boys' tennis team broke my favorite racket the other day. Darn you, Webb! I'm still upset but thankful my mom didn't kill me.

Horupeensk: I will go for fluffieness in this chapter. I will try!

One-siruis-niece: You are smart. Smart people are great people! Yay you!

ROPF: We do know now where he gets it. I thought it was interesting.

Artemis' Hunt: Yup, he does get it from you-know-where. Smilies!

Bang on the head: That is actually where I got the idea. The Pensieve thing from the book. Glad you like it!

Cocokabana: Thanks much!

Sw67: WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I HAVE TO STOP WITH THE FEMININE REFERENCES! Optimists are great people. Especially when you are doing something you've never done before. I am still really sorry. I'll put the name Heather in the story. Is your name Sam, perchance?

Marauders rox: There is a bit of shock there but he'll get over it.

Prongs123: Sorry if it was too much like the book. I'm glad you liked it anyhow.

Ron Lover6789: Harry definitely got the shaft on the whole 'Potter Charm'. Poor guy. Glad it was good!

Iluvreading: Yay! It's good! I will always listen to my readers.

Disclaimer: You already know. Must I depress myself further?

Ch. 11. The Second Visit

The group landed pell-mell in a heap on the floor of what seemed to be a large office building. A second look around told them they had landed in the Auror department in the Ministry.

After the guys helped the girls up, James and Lily taking more time than everyone else, they began walking up the hallway, dodging purple Ministry airplane, (even though the planes couldn't have touched them anyway), and peered into the cubicles as they passed. A heated conversation swept over them as they neared an office in the middle of the hallway. James looked in and stopped. A man with messy black hair and wire-rimmed glasses was arguing with another man who was missing an eye. The group recognized Mad-Eye Moody in an instant. He had come to talk to them once in their 5th year and he was scheduled to talk again in a few months in their DADA class.

The two men were leaning over the desk and scribbling things down on a piece of parchment. Well, one would scribble something down and the other would scratch it out. Sirius was rather enjoying himself; as he sat down to watch the spectacle before him.

"Alastor, this won't work. We can't risk sending anymore of our men out there. This group is getting too powerful. They'll wipe out our entire squad," said Gregory Potter as he threw the quill down and turned away. He turned back, took off his glasses, and massaged his temples. "Are you ready to risk everyone's lives for a possibility to stop them? They know Dark Magic, far beyond our own known spells. We can't stop them."

"Greg, we have to. He's definitely the one behind the disappearances and we have to try," said Mad-Eye. "It's our only choice."

"Our only choice?! We have other options! Yet, you insist that our only choice is to send everyone out and watch them die! I can't watch my school friends leave me anymore!" Greg stood up and slammed his fists on the desk. He grabbed his things and walked out of the office, leaving a stunned Moody in his wake. He walked into the hallway and bumped into a woman, a woman with black hair and blue eyes. She dropped her stack of papers and he dropped his.

"Oh my, I'm terribly sorry about this. I suppose I need to watch where I'm going when I walk out of an office."

"Oh, don't worry about it," she said. "We could hear you and Alastor yelling down the hallway. What happened in there?" She reached over and took the papers from him. They both looked up and their eyes met.

Sam, Emma, Lily, and Aly all "awww"ed at this and the three boys rolled their eyes. Sirius even added a gagging motion, earning a round of slaps emanating from the others. They turned back to watch the scene unfold.

In the second they took to slap Sirius, the connection was broken and the two had regained their business-like manner.

Katherine turned and began walking down the way. Greg looked down and noticed a file that wasn't his. He must have grabbed one of hers by mistake. He made sure he had all of it and that he didn't have any others before he called her.

"Katherine! Katherine! Katie!" she stopped abruptly and turned around. He ran and caught up to her, her face expressionless.

"No one except my close friends call me that. Other than that, I haven't been called 'Katie' since Hogwarts," she said as she took her things from him.

"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"No, no, don't apologize. It's just…I forgot it. After all, it was sooo long ago," she said with a small smile.

"Katie, It was three years ago."

"I know," and with that she turned and walked off.

The floor tossed and they seven teens were back on James's carpet.

"As the scene develops before us, I propose we take a short intermission before we resume play," said Sirius acting like a commentator during a Quidditch match.

"As much as I hate to say this, I think Sirius is right. We haven't eaten in a while because of all that has happened," said Remus, "and I am a little hungry as well."

"Wait, Moony. Did you just say I'm right?"

"Yup. Wow. I can't believe I just used the words 'Sirius' and 'is right' in a sentence before."

"Oh, shut up, Moony. You've just failed to recognize my massive cranial capacity."

"What? You mean your brain is actually bigger than a pea?" commented Lily. Everyone started laughing. Sirius put on the pout and everyone only laughed harder.

"Come on, let's go find some food," said Remus and he hooked arms with Sirius and frog-marched him from the room. The girls, minus Lily, followed them, leaving the redhead and her adoring fan club behind.

He was kneeling on the floor in front of the box, examining the remaining screens. Lily slid off the bed and knelt next to him. He turned to face her.

"Lily, this may not seem like a big deal, but it is to me. I want you to know that having you here is making this a lot easier for me. Lily, I lo-"

"Your favorite Gryfindor has arrived. So let's fire up another one of those and watch, eh?"

James inwardly groaned at his friend's horrible sense of timing. 'I was finally going to tell her how I really feel and furball over there had to mess it up. I hate you Sirius.'

Lily had already prepped the next screen and once everyone was situated they were off into another memory.

A/N: Okey-dokey, I am sooo sorry about the wait but I have been going nonstop with theatre and tennis and I have been tired. If you want certain things to pop up in the story, if you write them in a review, I may consider put some ideas in 'cause I am running short and writer's block is starting to creep up on me. PLEASE REVIEW! I really want more reviews and any kinds are welcome, EXCEPT flamers. Constructive is good. Flamers are bad. Love ya!