"Lily!" Called someone from behind, as Lily was walking through the grounds of Hogwarts before breakfast.
"Get lost, Potter." She called back, assuming that it was James who was calling after her. She looked over her shoulder, expecting to see James Potter, but, to her surprise, saw Sirius Black running towards her. "Oh, Sirius! I thought you were James."
"Yea, that's what I came to talk to you about." Said Sirius. "I heard you and James had an argument last night, and I just wanted to tell you that he's really miserable. He actually read a book last night, what did you say that made him feel depressed enough to do that?" Lily couldn't stop the smile that came to her upon hearing this.
"I didn't say anything. I saw James hex my friend, Severus, so I told him to stop it, and he came out with all these reasons why it was OK to hurt him, like `there's a war going on, and he's apparently on You-Know-Who's side`, and `he's a Slytherin`. Why should that make any difference?" She said defensively. She was no longer smiling.
"Well, Slytherin does have a reputation for Dark Wizards." Replied Sirius quietly.
"Oh, not you too!" She yelled.
"Lily, I didn't mean it like that. I'm just saying that's one of the reasons why James doesn't like Snape." He said. "Anyway, I didn't come to argue with you about Severus Snape, so could you just please try and sort it out with James? I'm not asking you to apologise, just try and reason with him. He's making us all feel miserable."
"Fine, if it will make you happy, Moony, I'll talk to James later." She replied.
"Thanks, Lily. But just so you know, I'm not Moony, Remus is. I'm Padfoot." Sirius said, smiling to himself.
"Oh, you lot and your ridiculous nicknames!"
"Meybe you should just stick to James, Sirius, Remus and Peter. Leave the nicknames to the experts." He said laughing at his own joke.
"Right, I think I'll do that. See you later, Sirius." She said.
"OK, aand don't forget to talk to James."
"Don't worry, I won't." She replied, and they set off in opposite directions, Sirius towards the castle, Lily towards The Quiddich pitch.
"Get lost, Potter." She called back, assuming that it was James who was calling after her. She looked over her shoulder, expecting to see James Potter, but, to her surprise, saw Sirius Black running towards her. "Oh, Sirius! I thought you were James."
"Yea, that's what I came to talk to you about." Said Sirius. "I heard you and James had an argument last night, and I just wanted to tell you that he's really miserable. He actually read a book last night, what did you say that made him feel depressed enough to do that?" Lily couldn't stop the smile that came to her upon hearing this.
"I didn't say anything. I saw James hex my friend, Severus, so I told him to stop it, and he came out with all these reasons why it was OK to hurt him, like `there's a war going on, and he's apparently on You-Know-Who's side`, and `he's a Slytherin`. Why should that make any difference?" She said defensively. She was no longer smiling.
"Well, Slytherin does have a reputation for Dark Wizards." Replied Sirius quietly.
"Oh, not you too!" She yelled.
"Lily, I didn't mean it like that. I'm just saying that's one of the reasons why James doesn't like Snape." He said. "Anyway, I didn't come to argue with you about Severus Snape, so could you just please try and sort it out with James? I'm not asking you to apologise, just try and reason with him. He's making us all feel miserable."
"Fine, if it will make you happy, Moony, I'll talk to James later." She replied.
"Thanks, Lily. But just so you know, I'm not Moony, Remus is. I'm Padfoot." Sirius said, smiling to himself.
"Oh, you lot and your ridiculous nicknames!"
"Meybe you should just stick to James, Sirius, Remus and Peter. Leave the nicknames to the experts." He said laughing at his own joke.
"Right, I think I'll do that. See you later, Sirius." She said.
"OK, aand don't forget to talk to James."
"Don't worry, I won't." She replied, and they set off in opposite directions, Sirius towards the castle, Lily towards The Quiddich pitch.