Note: This will be shorter than others, I'm sorry, but I want this to end at a certain point, and I promise that the rest will be longer. Plus, please don't be annoyed at me for the ending ;)

A week had passed since Lily had spoken to James in the park. A day after the meeting Sirius had shown up asking about what happened, and the concern for James was obvious. However she didn't tell him anything, because it wasn't her right to say. Two days after that an owl had arrive to her stating the date of the funeral. So now there she was in her room getting ready. She didn't even know Mr. Potter, but from what Sirius had told her, it was for James's benefit.

"What are you doing?" Came a voice behind her

"You know it's not polite to enter without knocking." She replied turning to face Petunia.

Petunia rolled her eyes, "Whatever."

"What do you want Petunia?"

"What? A girl can't come see her little sister?" She asked innocently.

"Yeah, they can. But you've never wanted to do such a thing. So again, what do you want?"

Petunia was going to say something when their mother called up the stairs, "Lily, Marlene is here!"

"Coming!" But before she left looked at Petunia, "What were you going to say?"

A look passed over her face, but it was gone before Lily could figure out what it was, "Nothing, I'll be in my room. You better go, your freakish friend is here." And with that she left

"Oh Tunie..." Lily said softly before going downstairs.

...

Lily and Marlene soon arrive at Potter Manor and were greeted by Sirius, Remus, and Peter.

"Hey!" Marlene said greeting the boys and gave Sirius a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey guys! Where's James?" Lily asked looking around.

"He's in the back yard." Remus said glancing back behind him

"Would it be alright it if I..." She trailed off pointing towards the backyard.

Sirius shrugged, "Go ahead."

Lily nodded and went over to where James was, "Hey..." She said softly.

"I don't think I can do this..." James said, his back was to her.

She sighed, "It'll be ok." She put a hand gently on his shoulder.

"But, how can I just sit there and watch-" He stopped mid-sentence and turned around facing her. He wasn't crying, but he had a sad and almost lost expedition on his face.

"You'll be fine..." She said gently, "If you don't do this, then what? James… I know that you'll regret it." Then said after a moment's pause, "Come on." And took his hand leading him into the room as the service was about to start.

A man came to the podium and started talking about James's father. That he was a great man, beloved by many, the type of things that people say when they don't really know a person.

"You should say something…" Lily said softly to James.

James nodded slightly, when the man called up for volunteers to say something James stood up without saying a word and walked up to the podium.

James looked around at everyone, he stuttered a first and said what he thought he should say, but then he took a deep breath and said, "Most people at Funerals say how great the person was and maybe even a story here and there, but the people the speak aren't really the ones that really knew them. Most of you knew my father as a co-worker, a friend, a husband, but very few of you knew him as I did, a dad. The man that got came with me to get my wand and first broom, played games, there for me when I needed help. He was there to make sure that my friends and I stay out of trouble, though that didn't always work or when I started having girl problems."

A small wave of laugher ran through the room.

"I remember that he told Sirius and I something a few weeks before he, he said, "'Boys, you're going to have some tough challenges ahead and you'll have to make important decisions, but you don't have to go through them alone. You'll make mistakes, you'll screw up, but at the end of the day you're still there for each other and that's what counts.' That's what counts, that with everything going on, we'll still stand together and won't forget the man that taught me that lesson. He died because he was chasing Death Eaters, something that has happened to many others. But what those others didn't have was the amount of bravery, courage, and devotion. That's who my father was."

Clapping erupted in the room and James sat back down, where Sirius gave him a pat on the back and the service continued.

At the end people were talking to James, but when he was alone she went over to him and pulled him to the side.

"That was amazing… What you said up there…"

"It was nothing… I just said the truth." He said looking at her, their eyes meeting.

"Well still…"

They sat there in a moment of silence looking at each other and James felt himself lean in.

Lily noticed the slight motion and moved in, closing her eyes.

"Hey James-"Sirius said coming around the corner making him and Lily jump apart.

"Oh…" He said realizing he was interrupting something, "I'll be over there…" He said and quickly left leaving them in an awkward silence.

Lily cleared her throat slightly, "Good speech James… I'll see you around…" She said and walked away to go find Marlene.

James watched her go, and once she was gone went to find Sirius and talk to him about his, impeccable timing.