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Chapter 3

Everyone got on the plane and made it with out incident. They would have all disapparate from their room, but they all decided they wanted to fly on a plane instead. They also made it to London with out too many problems:

In the terminal

"Ugh, I feel 'orrible! How can people stand to ride those things?" asked James a little green.

"Aw, poor baby!" Lily laughed, trying to comfort her boyfriend.

"Yeah, I know what he means." said Jessica staggering into one of the seats in the boarding area. "Phew, I really thought I would be sucked out of the plane. I mean did you hear all the noise coming from the back. Holy shit!"

Lily, Kat and Rachel turned to one another. "That wasn't the plane dear that was James, getting sick in the bathroom!" Lily said trying not to laugh to hard at her boyfriend. Kat and Rachel on the other hand were rolling on the floor with tears in their eyes.

-Giggles- "Sorry, James. It was pretty funny the way you barfed on that lady with that horrendous bird on her hat! Oh, and that yappy dog!" Rachel said, trying to suppress her laughter.

James smiled slightly, and then recoiled for his stomach hurt far too much.

"Oy, that was pretty funny, wasn't it?" Asked Sirius to no one in particular.

"So, I guess we mind as will get our baggage and apparate to the Leaky Calderon then. Our school letters should be there by now don't you think?"

"Yeah, he's right," said Hannah. "Better get our stuff now so we get there before all the hags come a callin'."

"Come on. Let's go. I wanna go pack." said Kat picking up her luggage and heading for the door.

"KAT! WAIT FOR US!" yelled Rachel. "WE'RE…gonna loss you…damnit." said Rachel losing her voice.

"I'll look for her."

They all turned to Sirius and stared.

"We still have things to talk about." he stated as he turned and left.

"Do you think we should follow him?" asked Silas.

"Hell ya. This could turn out to be WWIII!" exclaimed Hannah. (A/n: World War Three)

"Someone is a little too excited." said Lily.

"Yea but we should follow them just in case." said Rachel dragging Remus behind her.

In Front of a Pizza Hut

"Kat! Please just wait up!" yelled Sirius running to catch up with her.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?" Kat asked as she turned around.

"I just want to talk. Please just hear me out. I don't want to hurt you. You know that and I know that. I just want to be friends with you. I didn't mean to hurt you. If I had realized what was going on, I would have stop. But you know what I'm like. I just can't help myself," he let out a hollow laugh, "Don't you see what you do to me?"

Kat gasped as she realized what he was trying to say. Tears sprung to her eyes as she looked at him in a new light. "Are you actually trying to apologize? I didn't even know that you knew how to."

"WHAT DO YOU FUCKING WANT FROM ME? I have tried and tried to apologize but you shoot me down every fucking time! I just want to be friends but if you're going to be a bitch, I'm not even going to try. Just think about it." Sirius vented. He didn't know what else to say. Where was the girl that he loved because she was kind, caring, and helpful? Where was the girl that he loved because she was playful and funny? Where had she gone? All he knew was that he wanted her back.

"Well, Sirius, what do you want from me? I don't want a boyfriend. I want a boy…friend. Just someone to hang with when the girls are out. Someone I can talk to about things like school and guys. Someone who won't judge me for who I am. Someone who is just there for me when I need them. Do you understand? I don't like being alone. All my friends have someone to talk to all the time. I can't always be with them. They have boyfriends. I just need someone to be a real friend." Kat finished with tears in her eyes.

"I don't know if I can do that. With my girlfriends, they would really get suspicious but I'll try. I want to be you friend." he said walking closer to her. "There's nothing more that I want than a friend. I have the same problems you do. I don't have anyone to talk to either. Let's do it. So can we try and be friends and I'll try to be want you want. Deal?" He said sticking out his hand.

She pushed his hand aside and hugged him. "Deal."

"HOLY SHIT! THERE SHE IS!" cried out Jessica finally spotting the two.

"OH MY GOD! HE'S RAPING HER!" yelled Hannah.

The two sprung apart immediately, denying any claims of being nice to each other. Their friends still believe that they hated each, which was perfectly fine with them.

"Umm…guys, I think we really need to go…" said Lily trying to get everyone to leave the two alone but... Hannah and Jessica would not allow that.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!??!?!" Jessica screamed at Sirius while Hannah beat him up.

"Guys, if you keep this up, I'll…" Kat began.

"Shhh…we're getting there. He'll regret whatever he did to you." said Hannah

"Well, I did warn you. HELP! THESE MEAN KIDS ARE BEATING UP MY BROTHER!" Kat yelled as the police came running.

"Rachel, stop shaking me!" Kat said as Rachel came up to her.

"Kat, the plane landed, you have to wake up!" Rachel said, but her voice sounded so far away.

Kat opened her eyes.

"Oh god, was I asleep?" Kat asked groggily.

"Yeah, for most of the flight." Rachel told her suspiciously. "Why do you ask?"

"No reason… I just had a-a weird dream that's all."

Everyone got off the plane and meet up in the terminal lounge.

"Ugh, I feel 'orrible! How can people stand to ride those things?" asked James a little green.

"Aw, poor baby!" Lily laughed, trying to comfort her boyfriend.

"Yeah, I know what he means," said Jessica staggering into one of the seats. "Phew, I really thought I would be sucked out of the plane. I mean did you hear all the noise coming from the back. Holy shit!"

Lily and Rachel turned to one another. "That wasn't the plane dear that was James, getting sick in the bathroom!" Lily said trying not to laugh too hard at her boyfriend. Rachel on the other hand was rolling on the floor with tears in her eyes.

-Giggles- "Sorry, James. It was pretty funny the way you barfed on that lady with that horrendous bird on her hat! Oh, and that yappy dog!" Rachel said, trying to suppress her laughter.

James smiled slightly, and then recoiled for his stomach hurt far too much.

"Whoa, Kat… You okay?" Hannah asked looking and the shocked expression on Kat's face.

"Oh god, oh god, oh god…" mumbled Kat. "Déjà vu." (a/n: it's a French 'expression that means something like if you have ever experienced something that feels strangely familiar, as if the exact same thing has happened to you before'. – Lemony Snicket)

"What's day-shay voo?" asked Jessica sounding out the word.

"Its French hon, don't you remember anything from French class when you went to that muggle school?" Asked Amy plainly.

"Rappelez-vous le Français?" (Do you remember any French?) Asked Rachel to her blonde friend.

"Uh, non?" (Uh, no.)Replied Jessica not sure what she was saying.

"Oui. Je peux voir que ne vous faites pas." (Yes. I can see you don't remember.)Rachel said.

"Can you people just speak plain ol' English so the rest of us can follow?" Asked Hannah.

"Okay and you don't have to talk like a hick anymore! Oh wait, you always talk like that!" Kat said laughing, forgetting all about that déjà vu feeling.

"Wait a second Hannah, you took French too, you dope." said Lily poking her in the arm.

"Oh yea, I did." remembered Hannah.

"Sirius! Get off my stuff!!!!" yelled Kat hitting Sirius in the arm.

"God, I was just trying to be nice and help." whined Sirius.

"Why does she always have to start stuff?" asked Remus, who was holding on to Rachel.

"What is that suppose to mean? He starts it sometimes too. You can't pin this all on her." said Rachel as a threat to start talking about her friend.

"What? You know it's true. She does always start it. Kat doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut." replied Remus.

"Oh like Sirius knows how to. He's just as bad as her and probably worse. Plus, Kat at least knows how to treat people right. Sirius drops girls left and right."

"So what? At least he knows when not to curse."

"Oh look who the fuck is talking. Mr. I've-Never-Said-A-Curse-Word-In-My-Life."

"OH! Miss I-Can-Never-Do-Anything-Without-Asking-My-Friends-First."

"Excuse me... I decided to go out with you 'without asking my friends first'." Rachel said awkwardly.

"Well, I have said 'shit' a couple times when I mess up… or if I'm with James and Sirius." Remus said guiltily.

But their apologies were too late for Kat and Sirius were at it again:

"Now you see what you have done! You made them fight! What the hell is wrong with you?" yelled Sirius.

"Oh, well look at you, it's your fault too! If you would just learn to leave me the fuck alone… maybe no one would ever fight!" Kat retorted.

"Oh really?"

"Really, you dumb shit…"

"O-kay… no need for name calling now." Rachel said as she dragged Kat away from Sirius kicking.

"Yeah, let it go." Said James dragging Sirius away too.

"FINE." Sirius and Kat said at the same time then glared at each other.

"So, are we gonna go to the 'Leaky Cauldron' today or what?" Asked Jessica in all seriousness.

Kat let go of some of her anger and laughed at Jessica. "You poor, poor blonde dear, yes, lets go ahead and leave now. Before anything else happens." She said the last part under her breath so only Rach could hear her.

"Lets just go before anything else happens!" shouted Silas because he saw Sirius about to open his mouth and say something so he poofed everyone in front of the Leaky Cauldron.

"Whoa, Silas, nice magic." Marveled Amos, "When did you learn how to do that?"

Just before he could answer, they all heard a cry from behind, "JAMESIE!"

James turned around to find his mother running towards them. James drops him stuff to hug but is pushed out of the way by Sirius.

"MOM!" exclaimed Sirius hugging Marian Potter.

"Now Sirius, I love you too but I would like to see my real son." laughed Marian.

"Awwww...Mommy, I missed you too." cried out Remus picking up Marian and swinging her in circle.

"Remus, you know I'm not your mother either."

Everyone laughed and James walked over and pushed Remus out of the way. He hugged his mom tightly. "I missed you so much. Did Dad decide not to come home for my birthday?"

"He'll be there if he can James, you know that. Times are really tough right now and he has to lead the magical community." Marian tried to explain to her son.

"That's what you have said every year since he became the Minister of Magic." shouted James.

"Sweetheart, please calm down. He's trying as hard as he can to come home." Marian trying to make James understand.

"Yeah whatever mom." James said as he stormed off.

"Did I say something wrong?" asked Marian innocently.

"Uh, I think he is still a little cranky from the jet lag. Don't worry, what ever it is, it's not you fault." Suggested Lily, apologizing for her boyfriend.

"Oh but it is. I have let my son down. I know I should have made Vince come home for tomorrow." Replied Marian pacing and practically crying.

"Hi people!" said Melody, James' 5 year-old sister, running out of the Leaky Cauldron. "Where is my brother?"

"Ummmm… James went for a little walk." Said Sirius lying quickly.

"Oh, okay." She said quietly. Then a smile lit up her face. "I go find him." And with that she tore down the street in the same direction James took.

"Shit, I'll go get her." Said Sirius chasing Melody.

"I better go too… in case he gets lost." Kat said with a smirk. "Oh, Remus, do you have that map you guys made with you?"

"But of course." Remus said taking the Marauders map out of his pocket and handing it to her.

"Hmm, maybe we should go too, ya know, in case they start fighting again." Rachel whispered to Remus.

"You are probably right." Remus said as he took her hand a walked after Kat.

In Front of Starbucks

James took a seat after getting a grande 'Jessicae Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino®' with extra whipped cream, on a small table in front of the store when a little girl came running by.

"JAMES! JAMES! JAMES! JAMES! JAMES!" screamed the little girl as she ran by.

"Melody? What the-?" James called after her.

Melody screeched to a fault then turned and looked at James and smiled.

"JAMES! JAMES! JAM-." She started again.

"Hey, hey, hey. Chill out! I'm right here. She ran to him and jumped on him.

"I missed you!" she said eagerly. "I though you would never get back home!"

"Well, I have only been gone for about two months." He said laughing at his little sister.

"I know, but it feels like a lot longer! Uh huh, so why aren't you with mommy?" She asked with a puzzled look on her face. "She missed you too you know."

"I uh, just had to uh, get something to drink."

"But da pub was right there."

"Yes, yes it was but I-."

"Oh good! Phew, I though I lost both of you!" said Sirius panting as he walked up to them.

"I just had to, get some coffee what ever, you know." James stammered to Sirius.

"MOMMY IS SAD TOO YOU KNOW." Melody half yelled to her brother.

"What, what are you talking about?" asked James trying to end the subject.

"I heard wha you an mommy were talking about. I was standing wright dere. Don't be mad at daddy, he weawy can't help it.

"I know, I know. I just don't feel very good, okay?" said James moving on.

"I FOUND ALL OF YOU!" yelled Kat skidding to a halt.

"Kitty Kat!" squealed Melody as she got off James and leaped into Kat's arm.

"Hey there Munchkin." giggled Kat.

"YO! Why did you follow me?" questioned Sirius.

"I was making sure you didn't get lost." replied Kat.

"Well, I don't know why you cared." Sirius shot back.

"Who else would I fight with if you were gone? I need someone to take my anger out on…you're like my big, stress ball but I don't have to touch you. YAY ME!" said Kat smiling and clapping. (If you've ever seen The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, think of London.)

"Oh god, now you're just using me. Wonderful, damn kinky child." Sirius vented the last part under his breath.

"Excuse me! I'm kinky?!?!?! What about …"Kat stopped as Melody started crying.

"Stop fightin. I don't like it. It's scawry." said Melody pouting.

"I'm sorry, kiddo. It's her fault." apologized Sirius.

"WHAT!?!?!" Kat yelled and then sighed. "Come on. Let's go back." She turned to leave with Melody when she ran to into someone coming in.

"Oh thank god we found you kids. James and Melody, you know better than to ran off from your mother." said a new voice.

"DADDY!" yelled Melody jumping from one set of arms to another.

"VINCEY!" screamed Sirius running towards him. "I've missed you just as much as Antler Boi did."

Kat rolled her eyes at this but didn't say anything. She had never been really close to Vince. She did spend at lot of thing at the Potter Mansion but Vince was never really there.

"Hi Dad. I'm glad you decided to come see me, being your only son that you never see." said James sarcastically.

"James, be nice." reminded Lily walking up behind them and wrapping her arms around James' neck.

"Hello to all of you. Now don't I get a hug at all." asked Vince chuckling.

"OOH! ME FIRST! ME FIRST!" cried out Sirius jumping up and down like an impatient child. He decided to leap at Vince instead. Vince figured this out just in time to get Melody out of the way, while he fell down with Sirius on top.

"DOG PILE!" yelled Kat.

Next on the pile was James, Rachel and Remus who seemed to come out of nowhere, Silas, Amos and the rest and somehow Kat and Melody ended up on the top. The whole thing looked like a lopsided pyramid. They all started laughing and soon everyone was on the ground.

"Owie…ok maybe that wasn't the best idea." said Kat helping Melody up.

Melody giggled, "That was fun. Wet's do it agaiin."

"Well, you weren't on the bottom of it." Vince said rubbing his backside.

"Sorry Sir." Jessica said standing up with the help of Amos.

"Now, now what have I told you child about calling me Vince or Vincey as Sirius likes to use?" said the Minister.

"Okay." said Jessica as she smiled and dusted herself off.

"Why are we still here?!? Let's go back to Marian and everyone else and get some supper." Vince said to hype up the kids.

Back at the Leaky Cauldron

"So how was it in oh, um, where were you all again?" asked Vince over some coffee later that night after Marian and Melody had gone off to bed. And Jessica, Hannah, Amy, Silas, Amos, and Jim had mysteriously disappeared.

"L.A.? It was awesome! I mean no rain to whole time we were there! But it was such a change." Lily told with a smile on her face.

"And that was in which state again? New York? Florida?" guessed Vince. "No don't tell me… OHIO!"

"No, dad, chill. Los Angeles, yeah that's in California. That's on the western side of the map." James explained patiently to his father.

"Ah, now that explains why I couldn't find it. Those confounded atlases, couldn't read hide nor hair of them." Vince said with a chuckle.

They all laughed with him, finished their coffee, and went to get a good nights rest.

The next day at breakfast everyone greeted James with a birthday banner and breakfast but they received their letters from Hogwarts and made their way to Diagon Alley.

They returned with many bags of school supplies and their pockets on the light side.

James had a fabulous birthday party but they noticed that Vince had disappeared. Marian said that Vince had to rush back to the office for some unknown business:

"I have to rush to the office right now; we have ourselves in a bit of a pickle. Have a good birthday old chap." Vince explain as he gathered his things and boarded the Knight Bus.

James grimaced as he remembered his father's quick getaway. Then sighed and put a smile on for Lily who was looking at him worriedly. "I'm fine." He mouthed to her.

She shook her head yes, but he knew she wasn't satisfied with his answer.

They all took to their rooms: all the guys in one, the girls in another, and Marian, Melody, and Vince if he was still there in another.

In the Guys Room

"Dude, why were you buggin at your party?" whispered Sirius to James after Jim, Silas, and Amos were asleep.

"I am not sure… just something about my dad leaving that quickly, I don't know, it just made me feel uneasy." James tried explaining.

"Yeah, I get what you are saying. He was acting a little weird." Remus started then James gave him a look. "Okay, weirder than usual."

"Yeah okay but now I am going to get some sleep so you ladies can keep talking… but don't expect me to answer." Sirius said with a yawn.

With that remark James and Remus attacked him with their pillows until Jim yelled at them to shut the eff up.

In the Girls Room

Lily sat off to the side staring out the window thinking about James' strange mood while the other were laughing and giggling like mad. Kat noticed that they were missing Lily and walked over to see what's wrong.

"Hey, what's up?" Kat asked when she got next to Lily. She sat down next to Lily and stared outside.

"Do you think he's mad at his father again? He seemed really out of it. Or maybe he's mad at me, though I don't know what I did." Lily rambled on.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down. Think about what you're saying. Vince has been acting pretty odd since we came back. James is probably just worried about him. Everything will be ok." Kat said, adding the last part when she realized that Lily had laid her head on Kat's shoulder and starting crying. "Oh Lily…"

The other girls finally heard the crying and got up to see what was wrong.

"Hey Lily, what's wrong?" asked Jessica.

Lily sniffled and shook her head. "Nothing, I just need to let out a good cry."

"You just rest for a while. Do you want us to go get James?" asked Rach.

"Sure, if you want. Get all the guys for all I care." said Lily.

"Well, Kat and I will go get the guys and you guys stay here and clean her up." Rach said getting up and dragging Kat out of the room.

"Why am I going?" asked Kat as she was dragged.

Lily's head was transferred from Kat's to Hannah's and the girls started to make her feel better.

In the Hallway

"Why do I have to go? I was all nice and comfortable." whined Kat.

"I want to talk to you about things, plus I thought we could prank the guys to wake them up." said Rachel reassuringly.

"Oh…ok. What did you want to talk about?" Kat asked staring at Rach's face.

"Can you try and be nice to Sirius for Lily, okay? You don't need to make her or James more upset." Rachel said stopping and facing Kat.

"Okay, okay. I will try but if he starts something, I can't be held accountable for what I do." Kat started to follow Rachel as she started moving again.

"How good are you at the freezing charm?" Rachel asked suddenly.

"I'm pretty good… Wait why?" Kat ask uncertain of what Rachel would tell her.

"I just want to… surprise the boys. Yah know, just to keep them on their toes…" Rachel said as she grinned evilly.

"No worries then, well what are we going to do to them?" asked Kat.

"Well, I was thinking…"