A/N It's just my imagination that I own.

Chapter Eight

LILY POV

I was waiting outside of Olivander's. I had been for a while. And no matter how hard I was trying to get myself to calm down about it, I was starting to panic that Remus hadn't come back yet. He's just with the guys. Having fun, seeing his friends that he hasn't seen in a while. There's plenty of light left, relax Lily. Relax. You can go home soon.

I looked up the street again, Shall I just go floo myself home? I don't want to worry Remus, but I don't know if I can handle being here much longer. I was doing much better just at the house, with me and Mrs. Lupin. However being at Diagon Alley, swarming with people, and so much noise, I couldn't relax. My brain was going on overdrive. I needed to get out.

I was turning to go and floo home. Mu-Mrs. Lupin will know a way to let Remus know that I've gone home. When my thoughts were interrupted, "Lily! Lily over here!" I breathed a sigh of relief at the voice.

"Remus," though I paused when I saw that the guys were still with him.

"Hey, we were just going to my place for dinner, and I saw you here by yourself and I was wondering if you would like to join us?"

I stared at Remus like he was crazy. "Beg pardon?"

"We're going to have supper at my place, these blighters practically invited themselves over. We saw that you were alone, and I remembered you saying you weren't doing anything tonight so I thought rather than you being alone you could join us. I'm sure my Mum would love to meet you."

I blinked a couple times…What in heavens name is going on…but what else can I do? I mean it's my home too, and it would be weird if I flooed there with these guys coming at the same time…

Remus' eyes started to get slightly urgent the longer I stood there thinking. Not seeing any other way out of it, I nodded slowly. "Alright I guess. As long as you lot don't try and do something to me…"

"Don't worry. You can floo first so that there's no time for us to set anything up." Po-James said with a grin. He seemed giddy with the idea that I agreed to go and do anything with him and his friends. Sirius next to him was watching me shrewdly.

"Alright. Let's go." We all started walking, Sirius practically running ahead, while egging James and Peter to run with him. Giving me a chance to talk to Remus.

"What the hell Remus?"

"Lily. Language."

"Remus-"

"Alright, alright. I tried to turn them off it, I swear, but I couldn't get them to lay off it. Since I haven't seen them all summer, they were quite persistent. I didn't know what else to do. Then I thought, well maybe this'll make things easier when school starts again."

"It's alright, I just wished I had more warning. What do you mean easier when school starts again?"

"I'm not leaving you to fend for yourself when school starts. I saw you standing there, the crowds aren't doing you any good, and I know I can't avoid the guys during school. So if there's some semblance of a start of friendship for them, they won't find it as odd for me to be around you more."

"Remus, I'll be fine…"

"Lily. I've been here this far, and I know that you're not fully out of danger yet. I'm not going to abandon you."

"Thank you Remus."

SIRIUS POV

I looked behind us to see Lily and Remus walking slowly and talking. She seemed quite nervous, but at the same time something else, grateful. She was grateful. James saw me looking back and took a look himself. And his face fell. That's when I realized what it could look like. Remus and Lily sharing a moment…could they be sharing a moment? What is going on with them anyways, I know what Remus said before, but I can't get anything from him. I have to check something out when we get to the house…but for now.

"Moony! You slow poke! You have all evening to talk with Evans about the books you got and Prefect duties! But we're hungry!"

They both jumped slightly guiltily, which made me feel even more suspicious. Though when I glanced at Prongs he looked relieved.

LILY POV

The evening went alright actually. Mrs. Lupin caught on and feigned not knowing who I was. Then I sat and watched the guys. Before I always found them quite immature, however, I never was close enough to know what was really going on. I was starting to see how wrong I was about that.

SIRIUS POV

It was a while after supper, we were all just sitting around, laughing, talking. And Evans was just watching with a strange look on her face. Seeing that they were all quite distracted I stood up and announced. "I need to go to the loo."

"Thanks for the announcement Padfoot."

"Just what we needed to know."

"Don't fall in."

Followed by a delicate snort from Evans by the window, that she had carefully closed and locked before sitting close to it.

I walked up the stairs, instead of going to the loo, I stopped and went into the room Lily had been hiding in the last time. It was clean, perfectly clean. However, this room wasn't set up like a guest room anymore. It had things in it, items I recognized from sneaking into the girl's dormitories as Lily's. But stranger yet was the comfortable armchair at her bedside, that had an extra pillow and blanket on it. I recognized them as Remus'. Living with him for five years, you know who's stuff is who's. What is Remus' bedding doing in what is obviously Lily's room…I need to find out. Now how to stay here overnight to figure it out…

REMUS POV

We all looked up when Sirius came back in. "You were up there a while, you didn't actually fall in did you?" I was surprised and relieved when I realized that comment came from Lily, her eyes sparkling with what I've come to recognize as mischief. I glanced at my Mum and we both smiled at that.

"Actually…"

"You fell in?"

"No…I think I had far too much ice cream earlier…I don't think I could handle a floo home. I hate to impose on you, but can I stay here tonight?"

"Oh Sirius…" Mum started, glancing at Lily worriedly. Who surprisingly gave a slight smile and nodded. "…that's just fine. Let's go get you situated shall we? James, Peterit was nice seeing you again. And nice meeting you Lily…" she gave me an odd look while she ushered Sirius up the stairs.

"See you later Mrs. Lupin." Peter called, as he stepped in the fireplace. "Thanks for the food."

"See you Peter." There was a flash of green and he was gone.

James looked at Lily uncertainly, and when she didn't step forward, he shrugged and stepped towards the fireplace. "Bye Remus. Tell Padfoot I'll let Mum know that we'll just see him tomorrow then. It was nice to see you Lily."

"You too. See you at school."

James flashed a brilliant smile, "You too!" And he too was gone.

Then I turned to Lily.

A/N: Sorry it's been so long again.