AN: I am going to start confusing a lot of you… well hopefully not. OK, here is what is happening. James and Lily must now be called by their fake names. So when They are being spoken to or about they will be called Penny and Liam, but to show that they are still themselves I will call them Lily and James. So it wont be like "Penny said, 'Blah blah.'" It will be "Lily said, 'blah blah.'" Get it? I think you will be able to catch on. I hope you like this next chapter!

Chapter 4

The next thing Lily knew she was flat on her stomach in the grass with James' body crushing hers.

"Sorry." Muttered James, as he stood up smiling down at her. He reached his hand down to help her up and Lily accepted it.

"It's ok." She said, brushing the dirt off of her stomach and straightening her hair. "I guess we should go find the Headmaster now." Lily looked up and saw James looking at her. When she noticed his gaze she blushed crimson and looked away.

"Yeah, lets go." James replied before taking in his surroundings and then leading them to the closest building. They found the head master's office easily enough and soon they were on their way on a tour of the school. They were shown where each of Lily's classes would take place and where James's classroom/office/bedroom was. After being shown the dining hall and the kitchen's, Professor Beckett led them to Lily's new dorm.

Lily entered the room timidly. As she looked around she noticed that the room was very similar to her room back at Hogwarts. There were five four-poster beds with a wardrobe separating each. The colors of the room were red, burgundy, gold and bronze. The familiarity of the room was comforting.

"Penny, this will be your bed for the next year." Professor Beckett said, pointing to the bed next to the one large window in the room. She walked to the window and stared out. The scenery was much different than that of Hogwarts. There were no hills and many trees. The trees had already begun to change their colors.

"We will leave you to your unpacking." Professor Beckett waved his wand and Lily's luggage appeared next to her bed. Lily didn't bother to turn around. Tears had filled her eyes and she didn't want to risk the two men seeing them. She heard the footsteps as Professor Beckett left the room, and let out a heavy sigh making her shoulders sag.

"I guess this is it…" She said, barely above a whisper. She leaned her small body against the wall in defeat. The tears had now begun to spill over.

"Lily," James said moving near her, "You know you can always come and talk to me… You aren't in this mess alone. Anytime you need me just let me know. Think of me as an extension of Joni"

"Thanks." Lily said before wiping her eyes and turning around. "But you need to remember, I am not Lily. I am Penny and you are Liam."

"Yeah, well anyway, the offer still stands. You know where to find me." James said before leaving the room. When the door closed Lily walked to her luggage and began to unpack. Once she was finished she looked around the room once more before sitting on her bed and pulling her legs to her chest. She closed her eyes and thought of how her summer would be going if the attack had never happened. Right now she would be packing to go to Alice's house. They would be sun bathing and swimming in the lake near her house this week. The three girls would be gossiping about who was doing what with whom. The summer would have been filled with campfires and stargazing and swimming. If the attack never happened… If her parents were still alive…

"Oh!" Lily's eyes snapped open at the sound of the unfamiliar voice. "I'm sorry, I didn't know anyone else was going to be here this early." Said the girl. Lily's blue eyes met the girls chocolate brown eyes. The girl had black hair that had a slight curl to it, reaching just below her shoulders. The girl was stunning, but what caught Lily's attention was the slight Irish accent that her voice carried. Lily stared at the girl, not knowing what to do or say. Luckily the girl broke the silence.

"My name is Iris Hewson. And you are new here." The girl said, walking to Lily's bed and extending a hand.

"Penny Harrison. Yeah, I am new here." Lily said, accepting the girl's hand.

"You're a Scouser, aren't you?" Iris said with a smile.

"Yeah… something like that…" Lily said hesitantly.

"So tell me, what are you doing here in the States? Shouldn't you be going to Hogwarts?"

"I could ask you the same." Lily muttered before answering, "I just moved here to get away from the war. Um, it's getting pretty intense over there."

"Yeah, I know. I lost my family two years ago to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. They stood up against him. My mum was a muggleborn and my father a full blood. They had invented something that the Dark Lord wanted. Beats me what it was though. They kept it a secret from me. When they died I was sent here to live with my great aunt." Iris said, as she sat down on the bed next to Lily's.

"Wow, I'm sorry. But that doesn't explain why you are here early. I was told school doesn't start for another month."

"Well, my aunt died a few months back. Leaving me with no family. Professor Beckett was kind enough to let me stay over the summer holidays." Iris replied with a pained look in her eyes. Lily understood this pain. It was the same pain she felt every moment. At this moment Lily knew she was going to be great friends with this outspoken girl.

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James walked around his office inspecting everything he found. He had unpacked the few things he had brought with him already. The room was very tidy, with a few papers spread out on his desk. The papers contained a brief overview of what each of the classes had already gone over. That calmed a few of his nerves. Now he wouldn't have to worry about catching up to the class…

He moved over to the bookshelf in the corner of the room. There were many books that he had never heard of lined up next to the few books he had. James sighed. He had no idea how he was going to teach these classes. Sure, Transfiguration had been his best class back at Hogwarts but that was years ago. He was a trained auror.

James sat at his desk and looked over the papers again. Another sigh. This was going to be frustrating. He needed to talk with someone. Yes, he wasn't supposed to be in contact with anyone from his past but he needed to talk with someone familiar. James yanked the desk drawer open and pulled out the things he would need to write a letter. Dipping his quill into the ink well he began to write:

Padfoot,

I am sorry for leaving and not telling you about it. Unfortunately I am not at liberty to tell you what I am doing. I want to meet up with you the next time you play Salem. I will meet you at the entrance to the quidditch pitch an hour after the game. I'll be the one with red hair. I promise I will tell you more when we meet up.

Prongs

James leaned back in his chair looking at the letter. He knew he shouldn't have written it. He knew he shouldn't send it. But Sirius was his best friend. Heck, Sirius was more than that. The bond they shared was more than a normal brotherly bond. James was Sirius's only family. Over the years they had somehow managed to become nearly one person. The bond they shared was the type that people would expect twins to have. The bond was nearly that of a vampire and his maker; there was no betrayal. James knew that Sirius would never tell a soul about the secret James was keeping.

He looked at the watch on his wrist and then hastily folded the letter and sealed it. If he wanted to get this letter sent in time for dinner he would need to leave now.

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Lily lay in bed thinking of the past day's events. At first this seemed to be one of the worst days of her life but meeting Iris had turned that around. The two of them had immediately clicked. Lily could tell that she was going to be one of her best friends out here. She let her mind wonder to James. He had been so kind to her, even though she knew she didn't deserve it. She knew in the days to come she was going to have o rely on him. She was going to need him and that scared her. She couldn't figure out what about that scared her. All she knew was that she was going to have to let him get close to her.

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AN: Ok, so this chapter was going to be longer than this but I thought this would be a good place to stop this chapter. I must let you know that the character Iris does not belong to me. The fabulous XSiriusIsTheBestX is her creator. I suggest reading her story. It is amazing and I fell in love with her character and felt she would be a perfect addition to my story. So please Review and then check out XSiriusIsTheBestX

Also! I have a website for this story! It gives you just a bit of info about the main characters and it has pictures of how I imagine the characters to look. So yeah check it out, the address is in my profile.

The next chapter will be up by Friday!