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I dedicate this chapter to: LolaCherryColaGirl

-Chapter Seventeen-

"Ah, yes. I received a similar note," Dumbledore said, after he'd read the letter Sirius and James had shown him. "But, you know, it made more sense to me, than it apparently did to you two. Which is understandable, but not desirable. Now I must explain.

"You see, this isn't the first time something like this has happened with Audrey. It's become something of a job," he paused to look at his audience; they were listening readily, however confusedly.

"My niece is a gifted Seer. She has visions, and she acts on them. She saw herself here with you, Mr. Potter, so she came here to fulfill her vision. She has come to me numerous times this year to explain new visions. And although she never came right out and said it, I believe she knows your future, Mr. Black. Or at least, your future as of right now; because futures generally alter, although time has proven that Audrey is usually right," he paused again, allowing this to sink in.

Sirius sat, jaw dropped, across from him. He looked up at his Headmaster, and cocked his head a little. He seemed to be at a loss for words.

"Yes, Mr. Black, its making sense, isn't it?" Sirius nodded. "Well, I also believe she never meant to get so attached to you; to any of you. It's undoubtedly something she wanted to avoid at all costs, actually. But as I understand, you made that rather hard for her.

"And while this may not make much sense to you, it made sense to her. Audrey has been through a lot these past few years. She's learned the hard way that she can't take it into her own hands to try and 'fix' the future.

"Now, you may also wonder why she never told you about her… gift. As I understand it, and if this letter's any proof, the two of you became very close. Well, I know firsthand that Audrey was rather… embarrassed of her gift. It was not one that she enjoyed or wished to think or talk about. She therefore didn't tell anyone she could avoid telling." Sensing Sirius' hurt, he went on. "She didn't even tell her mother until she'd figured it out herself."

He stopped to look at the two dark-haired boys, and asked if he'd answered all their aptly.

"Yes, thank you, Sir," James said, getting up quickly. Sirius followed suit, still slightly dazed.

"Just one more thing, Mr. Black. I must ask that you don't let this affect you negatively. You are young, you'll bounce back. How does that saying go?" He paused, and they looked at him blankly. "Ah, yes, there are many fish in the sea."

Sirius nodded, and whispered thanks before turning to exit the office. Once they were in the corridor, James turned to his mate with a wide grin adorning his bright face.

"What are you so happy about? That was horrible!" Sirius said, sounding disgusted by the thought of happiness.

"Don't you understand what this means?" When Sirius said nothing, he went on. "Lily has to take me back now! It was clearly not my fault. It was like… Destiny or something."

Sirius took in his friend's appearance. He looked quite sloppy. They had gone straight to Dumbledore when they'd thought of it. James looked absolutely insane, wearing the same thing he'd had on the day before, but with a smile plastered on his face now.

Sirius couldn't help the smile that formed on his lips. Just because he wasn't happy for himself, didn't mean he couldn't be happy for his friend. He knew firsthand how James felt about Lily. He also knew that Lily felt much the same.

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Lily had been thinking about James all morning. They hadn't known it, but she'd heard him talking with Sirius in the Gryffindor Common Room earlier that morning. Lily too had sought out the shelter of her old dorm, not wanting to see or hear James. It was a plan that failed miserably.

She had listened curiously as he'd talked with his friend. She had heard the raw emotion in his voice, and although she couldn't make out his expressions, she had a feeling she knew exactly how he felt.

"Lily…? Lily. Lily!?"

Lily snapped to attention. She had managed to zone out, yet again.

"I'm sorry, Remus. I was just wondering about that letter, I really want to read it. I want to find out what made them so thoughtful…. I think we both know thoughtfulness is something they usually lack."

Remus chuckled. But not for the reason Lily assumed. No, Remus didn't laugh at her little joke, he was more or less laughing at her.

It was quite clear to him that she still loved James very much. She couldn't have be more obvious. Remus had thought she'd wanted to get her mind off of James when she came and sat by him, but she hadn't stopped talking about him since. So, Remus humored her.

"Yes, they do often lack thoughtfulness. It would be interesting to read the letter. You said Audrey left it for Sirius?"

"Yes. I think… Yes, definitely. Can't you ask them to see it? You are supposed to be friends, aren't you?"

"Yes, Lily, I could do that… Or you could just ask to see it," he added thoughtfully.

"Me?! Why would I ask them? They would never give it to me," she said, although, she was starting to sound uncertain.

"I'm sure if you asked Sirius, he'd gladly give it to you."

Lily was thinking about this when James walked through the portrait hole. He stopped very suddenly, causing Sirius to run into him.

"What the hell, Prongs? Don't you know how to-" He stopped short when he saw why James had stopped so abruptly. He soon regained composure though, and walked to where Lily and Remus were sitting.

"Moony, Evans," he said, nodding to them respectively before starting towards the boy's staircase and bounding up the stairs.

Once he reached the dorm, he plopped face down on his old bed. He heard the door shut as Sirius followed him in, and sat on his own bed.

"Real smooth," he said sarcastically.

"Shut up."

"What happened to showing her the letter, and telling her about destiny?" Sirius teased.

"She's intimidating."

"She is not. She's like half the size of you, you baby."

"She was looking at me all expectantly, like, 'You better not mess this up.'"

"She was not! You need to stop over exaggerating, and get your arse down there, and explain," Sirius informed him. "What happened to the pompous 'I-never-get-nervous' James I used to know and love?"

"He died," James replied, into his pillow.

Sirius looked at his friend, lying there pathetically on the bed. This was really getting old.

"At least your girlfriend didn't leave the fucking country!" He yelled. James looked up just in time to see him stomp out the door.

He stomped all the way down to the Common Room to find Remus with Lily's friends. He looked around curiously.

"Where's-"

"She ran up to our dorm and locked the door," Adrienne replied in a bored voice. "She's being an idiot."

"James, too."

"Hey, Padfoot, can I see that letter?"

Sirius looked up at Remus, and wondered only briefly how he knew about the letter, before handing it over to him to read. Sirius watched as Jade and Adrienne both went to read it over his shoulder. He realized it was something of a personal letter, but found that he didn't care much.

When Remus was through, he passed it to the girls to read properly.

"What does it mean?" Remus asked, curiously.

"She's a Seer. Dumbledore says she does this all the time. That she saw herself here with James, so she came here to… What was it? Oh, 'fulfill her vision'."

Remus looked genuinely intrigued. "A Seer, huh?"

"Yeah."

"That's way cool," Adrienne said, with admiration. Jade nodded her agreement.

"It's still not ok though, what she did to you guys, I mean," Jade admitted, shyly. "Are you ok?"

Sirius looked at Jade for a long moment before he answered. "You know, I think I am."

She smiled, "Well that's good."

"Now, though, we need to help Lily and James," said Sirius determinedly. All eyes, curious, turned to him. "We need to bring them back together, somehow."

Everyone looked thoughtful. Each with a different harebrained idea in their head. Adrienne broke the silence.

"I read a book where, these two people, who hated each other, got locked in, like, a closet, or something, and by the time they got the door opened, they didn't even want to leave."

"What kind of books do you read?" Jade asked, with a laugh. Remus chuckled, as well, but not Sirius. Sirius had a mad glint in his eye. The glint that was saved for certain things; like plans.

AN: So yes, this one was…. Kinda short, but on the bright side, I just updated twice in 24 hours! That has to count for something. :)

Alrighty then. They're on a mission now. I'm totally excited about this story. And, I'm sad to say, the end is drawing near. I'm not quite sure yet, but the next chapter could very well be… the last. Dramatic pause Yeah. I know. Anyways. The faster I get done with this note, the faster I start on the next chapter.

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