A/N: Here's the next chapter. It's not my best, but I needed some talking time between the character. We have lots of Remus in this one yay :) Just so you know I'm going to do everything as close to date as possible so the full moons thatI do on here will be the actull dates. Enjoy.

Remus listened to Sirius as he told the story about what had happened in Potions. He felt sorry for his best friend. He knew how much Sirius liked his sister and to find out someone (who was basically your worst enemy) liked her too... it must be extremely down grading. Remus knew he probably wouldn't like the idea of Sirius going out with Lizzie, but it would be much better then Severus. He didn't have as much of a problem with the Slytherin as his friends did, but he would still not like it if they went out. Remus bowed his head, a wave of fear came across him as he realised what could potentially happen to his sister: bullying, isolation from her friends... No it was too much. The pressure built up inside him, he felt like he should burst. Lizzie couldn't go out with Severus, it wouldn't be right. She was his little sister after all (she was like six minutes younger than him) and he could never let her go through all of that.

He looked over at his best friend to see a sad look on his face. Remus wished he could help Sirius, but knew the only way to do that was to get Lizzie to talk to him. Remus, who hadn't heard the conversation between Sirius and Severus, had seen his sister listen to the end of it. He had seen the look on her face afterwards; a mixture of shock, terror, but also a slight hint of happiness. Remus had noticed that Lizzie hadn't come in with Lily, Beth and Zoe and concluded that she was probably in the library. He would go talk with his sister after he had finished talking to Sirius.

''Look Sirius, first I want to say that I know it was hard, but you shouldn't have retaliated.'' Sirius was about to open his mouth to argue, but Remus cut across him. ''No Sirius! You shouldn't have. You know he only did it for fun.''

''But Remus, didn't you hear what I said to you? Didn't you hear what he said about Lizzie? About your sister? He...l...loves her Rem. Him saying he loves her is nearly as bad as James saying he hates Lily, Quidditch and pranking all put together. He said I would never get her, though that part is probably true. It's all my fault she hates me. It's all my fault and there's nothing I can do to make it better...'' Sirius trailed off and looked down at the floor. The fire was dancing making the shadows dance as well. There was a low murmur of people talking within the common room, but it seemed no one was taking any interest into what they were talking about.

Sirius felt the sofa sag next to him and looked up to see James now sitting next to him and looking at him, worry etched on his face. Sirius glanced over at Remus who was sat in an armchair next to the sofa. He too looked slightly concerned for his friend. Sirius suddenly felt a wave of gratitude to his friends. After four years he had known they were always there to help him, but every time they showed they would help, Sirius couldn't help but feel grateful towards them.

''Look mate I am not letting you give up on Lizzie. There's been many a time when you've helped me with Lily and so I want to give you this straight-forward advice. Don't give up on her. Not all is lost I can tell. I know Remus doesn't really like the idea of anyone going out with Lizzie, but I'm sure he would like it to be you far more than Snivillus.'' James said matter-of-factly, a slight grin on his face.

''She does like you Sirius. I mean deep, deep down she does.'' Peter said hoping his words would help and bring Sirius a sense of calm. ''She probably doesn't even realise it herself.'' He said grinning to himself.

Sirius smiled at his friends, silently thanking them before he turned to Remus. ''And what is your advice Remus?'' He asked. Knowing he had his three friends with him all the way made Sirius' smile become wider. He knew he was never alone, not with James, Remus and Peter here.

Remus thought for a moment or two. He frowned a couple of times trying to think of at some partial good advice. Finally he made his mind up. It was simple, but he was sure it would be effective. ''Leave her alone for a while.'' He said. Seeing Sirius' confused face, Remus rolled his eyes at his friend which made James chuckle slightly. ''What I mean is, stop asking her out every five seconds. Just leave her alone for a bit and then maybe she might see you in a...different light. The reason why you never get her to have a civil conversation with you is because you piss her off a lot.'' Remus said. He knew Sirius would find it hard to leave Lizzie alone, but he was sure it would be for the best.

He looked down at his watch and let the small second hand tick for a moment or two before he looked up at his friends again. The common room was slowly emptying as people started to make their way down to the Great Hall for an early dinner. He knew this would probably be the best time to try and talk to his sister, so getting up from the squashy armchair he stretched slightly. ''I'm going to find Lizzie, I'll meet you at dinner.'' He said smiling at them before setting off through the portrait hole. Remus had seen that Sirius had looked happier and so that made him feel better. At least he had managed to make his friend happier. Now all he had to do was to see if he could do the same thing with his sister.

Remus walked through the corridors of Hogwarts towards the library on the third floor. The corridors were lit by many candles and were somewhat busy as people made their way to dinner. Remus took several shortcuts that he knew from when they did their pranks and was soon outside the large doors of the library. Remus liked the library. It was a lovely quiet place where you wouldn't get disturbed (normally) and had lots of places to hide from prying eyes. This may have been a disadvantage in Remus' view as he had no idea where his sister would be. So he started to walk towards some book shelves to see if he could spot Lizzie.

After about ten minutes of searching, Remus finally found his sister hidden in a corner behind some very large bookshelves. She seemed to be reading a rather thick book. Remus slipped into the chair opposite her and watched her for a moment or two. Either she hadn't seen him sit down or she was ignoring him. He thought it was probably the latter of the two.

''Lizzie.'' She ignored him. ''Lele.'' No reaction. ''Lizzie Bee.'' Still nothing. ''Ezza.'' Remus said. He couldn't help but grin at the nickname he had given her at the age of three because he hadn't been able to say Elizabeth. He thought he saw a twitch from the corners of her mouth, but nothing else. ''Elizabeth.'' He could tell she was finding it hard not to react. ''Elizabeth Jane Lupin will you stop ignoring me.'' He said a little louder then was needed. Finally he saw her look up from her book and raise an eyebrow at him. Remus gave her a big smile and reached over to shut her book before she could continue reading.

''What do you want Rem?'' Lizzie asked in an exasperated tone. She knew what he did want though. She knew he wanted to talk to her about what had happened in Potions. Lizzie however didn't want to say anything on the subject.

''I want to talk abo-''

''Well I don't Remus. Okay? I don't want to talk about it. There is nothing to talk about.'' She said a little more harshly then she meant to.

Remus gave her a small nod. He knew it was best to stop asking her to talk to him when she didn't want to. He knew better then to push his sister too far. There had been several times in which he had done this earlier in his youth and now he regretted every single one of those times. It was a miracle that Lizzie still trusted him after all the times he pried into her secrets and personal life. ''It'll all get better, don't you worry.'' He said softly giving her a small comforting smile. ''Come on lets go down to dinner.'' Remus said taking his sisters hand and dragging her out of her seat.

''I'm not hungry Rem...'' But Remus, rolling his eyes ignored this comment. He led her down to the Great Hall in which he felt a tug on his arm as they neared the entrance. ''What about Sirius?'' She asked in almost a whisper.

Remus was almost certain he heard a wave for fear in her voice, but set it aside. He gave Lizzie the same smile he had done earlier. ''He won't say anything Lele; I'll make sure of it. Now come and sit with me.'' He said, again leading her into the Great Hall and towards where James, Sirius and Peter sat. Remus sat down besides Peter and made his sister sit down next to him. James and Sirius were opposite them. The three friends seemed to be quite a way through eating.

Sirius looked up at Lizzie who was sitting opposite him. He gave her a small smile and went back to his sausages. Maybe it would help if he left her alone for a while.

Hope you liked it. I'm writing chapter five now so I may be able to put that up tonight yay :)