When one door of happiness closes, another opens.

Chapter 5

Truths and Shocks

"Ok, what did you want to know again?" James asked.

"I wanted to know how you knew they were brother and sister." The girl replied.

"Ohh. Ok, well I over heard you all talking about one time in fourth year. Now back to my question, what do you think happened?" James replied while re-asking his original question.

"Wait, wait...oh hold up, I don't know none of their names, and it's not fair because they know ours, well I take that back, I know little miss Rowan Crateward from qudditch, but the others are strangers—hot strangers mind you." Sirius added before anyone could reply. He then gave a dashing grin in Rowan's direction.

"Well I don't know the other two either, and I thought we already established that fact, you are quite redundant padfoot my boy. But right now, I want my question answered. So please answer it." He replied looking at the girls.

Rowan looked like she was about to answer when Sirius cut back in, "Oh no mate, we haven't asked wormtail, and I think we need to, because he might know, and we won't look like such prats."

Again Rowan looked like she was on the verge of speaking when she was interrupted by the portrait whole opening. Everyone in the common room turned their attention from the marauders, and the girls they were arguing with to see whom it was.

Lilly was walking ahead of Professor McGognall, and suddenly she wished she wasn't. Everyone's attention was on her, and they could see that she was crying... she was crying and she didn't even realize it. She felt so numb. It was like there was a gaping hole through her chest; she was in so much pain. And their stares of---what looked like pity is one thing she didn't need right now. She hated pity, and she didn't want it from anyone. Professor McGognall suddenly pushed her in the direction of the stairs to the girl's dormitories, and she gladly left the common room and the stares.

In her bed, with the hangings closed shutting her off from the world, she let everything go, she couldn't hold it in anymore. She sobbed into her pillow; she punched it until feathers flew out. And then she just fell down into the bed as if she had been drained of all her energy, and cried more, because she was angry about not being angry enough. With one curse everything she had was gone. The once stable Evans family was no more. The only remains were two bickering sisters.

"I will ask you all to leave Miss Evans and Mr. Lupin alone. Do not bother them, do not push them, and do not ask questions they don't want to answer. And please do not take this terrible event lightly. Be cautious, and aware. Now go to sleep, Goodnight." Professor McGognall told a shocked Gryffindor tower, in her usual brisk and stern voice.

"Oh my god!!!!" Rowan shouted as soon as the professor walked out, and she and the other two girls made a mad dash for the stairs.

"Moony..." All three boys said in unison as they too made a mad dash for the boy's stairs, but not for the same reason.

Remus had just finished having a quick chat with Professor McGognall about how he should have waited for her, when he saw something moving in the air. He knew in an instant what it was. He leaned against the wall and waited for them to revel their selves.

"Hey, Moony, are you alright..." "What happened..." "What's wrong..."

Remus couldn't help but laugh; all three questions were asked at the same time, while his best friends all threw James' invisibility cloak down. He could hardly understand any of them. He also felt a strong sense of loyalty when he saw the worried expressions on all of their faces. And then as soon as the happy feeling came it was washed away by the fear and pain he had been feeling since he left the headmaster's office.

James saw the look on his face, the pained expression, and felt like he could kill who ever did this to his friend. Sirius obliviously felt the same, because he had started cursing everything under the sun, from the slytherin's to the dungeon dirt. Peter on the other hand looked like he wanted to cry. (a/n: big stupid fat worm head, nothing but a coward! Ugh!!)

Remus pulled the three into a near by classroom and proceeded in telling them what had happened to his brother. After he had finished, James pulled him into a hug, something he didn't do often. A/N: hope you liked it....I had fun writing it...and that is bad because it is so sad. Anyway, I have a lot of great ideas for future chapters, especially a chapter where Lilly is finally realizing her feelings for James. But that chapter is WAY in the future. For now you all have to mourn for Lilly and Remus, and pray they pull through this hellish ordeal.... Oops...didn't mean to say that...oh well... I WANT A STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE!!!!!!!!!!