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Chapter 5

James awoke the next morning to the sound of a small voice whimpering,

' No, no, go away,' he heard Selena moan.

He looked down and was met with the sight of the teenage girl asleep with her head in his lap, but thrashing around in distress.

' Lena, ' James whispered gently, as he shook her shoulder repeatedly. When this did not rouse her, he tapped her cheek lightly, which did affect her.

She opened her eyes with a quiet moan and looked up at his in confusion, ' James? What's going on? ' she asked as she sat up slowly and took in her surroundings.

' Lena, you're at my house, see? ' he asked, gesturing to the room around him.

Selena nodded, ' Yes I can see that but I don't remember getting here, what happened? '

' Um.. Sirius showed up last night when everyone was sleeping and he looked in a bad way, he was carrying you and you were unconsious. '

' Where--where is Sirius? ' she asked suddenly looking around frantically.

' Calm down, he's upstairs in my bedroom. He's OK, you both are. ' he told her soothingly,' what's happened anyway, what on earth got the pair of you in such a state? '

' Can we talk about this later? ' she asked with a sigh.

James looked unsure, ' Come on, you can talk to me - I'm your friend, aren't I? '

' Course you are but I don't want to get in to it now, really I don't. We'll talk about it later becuse Sirius is going to want to know it all and no doubt your mum and dad will too. '

' Fine. You got anything else to talk about? ' He asked after a moments pause.

Lena shrugged, ' How about why you're down here at this time and not upstairs in your own bed. '

' Sirius is in my bed. '

' No he's not. You're forgetting that I know your house as well I would if it were my own. Your bedroom has two beds in. '

' Well...um, I didn't want to disturb him. Wanted him to get a good night's sleep, you know? He looked like he could do with it after going all that way. '

' Riiiiiight,' Lena replied drawn out and sarcastically, ' so you decided that Sirius wouldn't get a good night's sleep if you were in a seperate bed acorss the room with several fet inbetween you, but I would get a decent night's sleep if you slept on the same sofa as me. '

' Shut up,' James replied with a laugh, as he had nothing else to say.

' Good Morning! ' Mrs Potter sang as she entered the room, and drew back the curtains to let the light shine in to the room.

' Morning Mum, ' James replied mildly.

' Selena, how are you dear? ' James' mother asked in concern as she observed her.

' I'm.. ' she wasn't too sure of the answer as she recalled the events of the previous night and the events that had happened a few times before that, ' I'm not so bad, ' she finished still unsure.

' Come to sit in the kitchen dear, and I'll make us all some breakfast. What would you like? '

Selena shrugged, ' I'm not fussy, I'll just have whatever you're making. ' she told the older woman as she followed her into the kitchen and took a seat at the pine table.

They were soon joined by Mr Potter and Sirius.

Mr Potter greeted the three - his wife, son and son's friend - and took a place at the kitchen table , looking over the front cover of the Daily Prophet, which had been delivered a few minuted earlier.

Sirius sat down beside his sister, opposite James.

Lena looked up at Sirius and he met her gaze, ' Are you OK? ' he asked her gently.

His reply was just a shrug, to which he responded with by leaning over to kiss her cheek. His form of affection was met by the teenage girl pulling away slightly, which the three Potters noticed.

As Mrs Potter sat down with her plate of waffles after placing a plate in front of the rest of the occupants around the table, she looked across at the Black siblings.

' Are you going to tell us what's happened? ' she asked, more to Sirus as she knew he was the more dominant of the two.

' Do we have to talk about it now? ' Lena asked with a sigh, much like the way she had replied to James.

' Yes,' Mr Potter stressed, ' We need to know what got the two of you in such a state and it's better to talk about it sooner rather than later. It'll be better when you've got it off your chest and you've told us all about it. '

' I suppose, ' Sirius shrugged.

He told the Potters how their father had beaten them over the past few years and that that was the reason why they didn't spend their holidays at their parents house and how they always got Remus or James or Peter to ask them round to their houses. He also told of the way he had walked in on his father attempting to assault Selena the previous night.

Then Lena had to tell the Potters and Sirius - through tears and a pained face - how Orion had been doing it for the past three years, since the summer after their 3rd year at Hogwarts. He had started the summer after the 3rd year and had done it a few times each summer, while he had the chance. Of course their wasn't much of a chance with the twins always making sure they went to their friends' houses at early as possible in the summer.

When she had finished her tale, Mrs Potter looked at her with sad eyes, ' Oh dear, I'm so sorry. If we'd known earlier - you should have said. '

' I know, I know, and I wish I had, but what's done is done. '

' What are you going to do now? ' James asked, ' surely you're not going back there? '

' Of course not, ' Sirius replied at once.

' I think there's only one thing for it, ' Mr Potter declared, ' How would you two like to becom honorary members of the Potter family? '