This week has been absolutely crazy, a lot of my friends leave for University this week so it's been chaotic trying to hang out and say good bye. And quite sad. :[

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CHAPTER 48

The next morning…

James Potter woke first, his glasses askew and his hair messier than usual, he looked to his right and noticed Sirius wasn't there. His eyes traveled over to the sofa to the far right where Remus lay, sleeping still. Then his eyes moved to the sofa where Audrey was the night before. His face broke into a huge grin noticing that just behind Audrey's head was Sirius'.

James quickly scrambled up from his makeshift bed and scurried over to Remus, shaking him lightly. Remus had always been a fairly light sleeper.

"What is it, James?" He replied groggily. "It's six in the morn-"

"Moony." James said seriously, and then pointed over to the other couch. "I think they're finally…"

Remus sat up in shock, looking from Sirius to Audrey, then to James. He smirked.

"It's about bloody time she slept."

James elbowed Remus.

"That's not what I meant."

"I know what you meant, James. But no, they aren't together."

"How do you know?"

"Because if they were together, Sirius would have woken the whole house to inform us." Remus replied in a matter of fact tone.

James realized he had a point and then said. "But how do you think…?"

"I think he merely got Audrey when she was half asleep, or perhaps his nice side was showing. The side most girls he dates never sees because of his incredible ego. The difference with her is that he's been whipped since he first saw her. You and I can't deny that." Remus reasoned, studying the two.

Ah, Moony. Always the smart one, he always had me figured out every time.

James nodded, in awe of Remus' logic.

"I'm going back to bed." Remus said, pulling up one of his sheets and rolling over on his side. "It's still early."

About a half hour later, Audrey stirred, and so did Sirius.

"Oh…hi." She said groggily.

"G'mornin' sunshine." He replied smoothly, Audrey lightly nudged him. He breathed a laugh.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"No, tell me." She whined, he laughed once more. She could feel his breath moving down her neck.

"Nah."

"Jerk."

He laughed again, tightening his grip around her slightly.

"Oh." Audrey said, finally understanding.

"Mhm."

"So…?"

"So what, Russia?" He whispered in her ear.

"So, you're pretty comfortable, Sirius. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make some breakfast for the gang…I'm feeling pancakes."

With that, she wiggled out of his arms and loped off of the couch and went into the kitchen. Sirius noticed Remus' eyes were still closed but he was shaking with silent laughter. James sat up, grinning widely. Sirius threw a pillow at him, getting up and going to the kitchen where Audrey was quickly at work cooking.

She managed to use her powers to make breakfast, though I had seen her do it before at James' house it never got old. She'd use the wind to float the ingredients around the kitchen. We always used to joke that she probably put dirt in our food.

Sirius was feeling rather bold, especially after the previous night. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she was cooking.

"Yes?" She asked..

"Nothing."

"Uh huh." Audrey replied skeptical, still working and not looking at him.

James and Remus poked their heads into the kitchen, where neither Sirius or Audrey could see.

"Five galleons she blows him off….literally." said Remus.

"You're on. I bet she'll let him linger. Proving my theory." James replied with a raised brow.

There was a small crash in the kitchen and Sirius was indeed blown away from Audrey, Remus grinned broadly. James cursed. They decided they'd make their prescence known and walk into the kitchen.

"Good morning, friends!" James said casually, sitting down at the kitchen table. Sirius shot him a look, and then he grinned.

"I see Audrey's cooking again." Remus laughed.

"Yeah, what can I say? I was starving." Audrey replied, floating a dish of pancakes over to the table.

"Miss I-can-cut-corners-with-magic-because-I'm-special!" James mocked. Audrey threw some flour at him.

"Rude." Audrey sassed, smirking. "I make you breakfast and this is how you treat me?"

"He just doesn't appreciate the fine art of pancakes." Sirius snorted.

"They are a fine art when you cook them like I do." Audrey replied in mock arrogance, sitting next to Remus.

A few moments later, Mrs. Potter walked into the kitchen.

"James, why do you have flour on your face?"

He pointed at Audrey.

"Oh…" Mrs. Potter replied, then smiled. "Good aim, Audrey."

James sat there in shock. Audrey grinned, shaking with silent laughter.

"Mum!"

"You know she's always wanted a daughter, son." said Henry, walking in next.

"Mornin' Henry." Sirius and Remus said together.

"Boys, Audrey, sleep well?"

Everyone nodded.

"I think Audrey slept quite well." said Sirius smoothly, his eyes glinting. She threw a pancake at him. He grinned.

The days went by in a blur and before they knew it, it was time for the other's to arrive…Marlene was first.

Audrey was upstairs practicing her cello when she heard a crack and a bang, the boys were outside playing Quidditch. She ran downstairs in seconds and saw the mass of blonde hair she knew well.

The boys ran in as well, and for an awkward moment of silence it was just Audrey and Marlene staring at each other.

"YOU!"

"YOU!"

They ran at each other, and Audrey jumped into her best friend's arms.

"I swear to Merlin, they have a better relationship than I do." Remus shook his head laughing.

"It's okay, Moony. I still love you." Sirius said consolingly, putting an arm around Remus. He laughed.

"Can you ladies stop chattering away? You've got plenty of bloody time to catch up, now let the rest of us greet Marly, eh?" said James, Marlene greeted him by punching him in the arm.

"Ow! Remus! She's so abusive!" James whined. Remus grinned, hugging Marlene and kissing her forehead.

"That's why I like her, James. She helps me keep you in line."

"Marly's legs are jacked too!" Sirius yelled, pointing at Marlene. "What the hell?"

Before Marlene or Audrey could make a response, a familiar light voice from the hallway chimed in.

"The better to kick you with, my dear."

"PUFFER!" The boys yelled.

"SARAH!" Marlene and Audrey yelled.

"Now that's a greeting!" Sarah grinned, putting her bags down and being bombarded with hugs.

"So…" Marlene hip checked Sarah.

"How's Henri?" Audrey grinned.

"He's lovely, thanks for asking." Sarah rocked back and forth on her hips. She wasn't telling them the whole thing, and they knew.

"Your legs…I just can't even…" Sirius said, hiding behind Remus from the girls.

"Then stop looking and being a bloody pervert." Audrey shot at him, a smirk playing on her lips.

"Never!" Sirius said defiantly.

"At least he admits it." Sarah shrugged.

"That's true." said Marlene.

"James can we go swimming?" Sarah asked excitedly.

"Are you sure you want to do that, Sarah?" Audrey asked.

"Yeah, do you remember last time?" Marlene shivered, the boys all grinned.

"You lot deserved it." said James.

"Yeah, but we didn't take your swim trunks off of you." Audrey shot back.

"Do you want to?" Sirius asked playfully. Audrey's eyes went red, and she bared pointy teeth.

I didn't want to answer that question, but I truly enjoyed making Sirius squirm in multiple ways.

She totally wanted to.

Audrey turned back to her normal self, grinning at Marlene and Sarah.

"I'll help them to their rooms." Audrey volunteered.

"I'll come too." said Remus, smirking at Marlene.

James and Sirius rolled their eyes.

After getting helping her get situated, Audrey and Sarah sat in Sarah's room waiting for Marlene. Of course, they knew she might be a while seeing as she was with Remus and they hadn't seen each other all summer.

"At this point we might as well wait for Lily." Sarah groaned, hitting her head against the bed post.

"Oh I'm glad you're waiting then." Lily Evan's fiery hair appeared in the doorway, followed by her face.

"Lils! You actually got here before Marly!" Audrey exclaimed.

"I know! Quite the shock!"

"Keep you shorts on, I'm done!" called Marlene running down the hallway into Sarah's room and closing the door behind her.

"Your hair's messed up." Sarah pointed out, the others giggled.

"Oh shut it." Marlene blushed. "Now, catching up time!"

"Before we do that…the boys are out?" Lily asked suspiciously. They all knew them quite well, they were skilled eavesdroppers.

"Remus told me that they're going to be going out to play some Quidditch." said Marlene.

Audrey opened the curtains, noticing that the three boys in fact were playing Quidditch. Henry was playing with them, she shook her head smiling.

"We're clear." Audrey said, closing the curtains and sitting on the floor with her friends. They went around, telling everything.

"James wrote me every bloody day." Lily groaned.

"Did you respond?" asked Marlene.

Lily snorted. "Three or four times, they just got so out of hand."

"I know the feeling, James and Sirius decided to write me together." Audrey rolled her eyes. "I responded occasionally but it was just crazy."

The girls nodded.

"Also there's something else I need to tell you guys…" Audrey wrung her hands, nervous. She went into the whole tale about the summer, dancing, not sleeping, Remus' advice, and then of course the big thing that had happened the night she arrived at the Potter's.

Marlene spit out her water. "WAIT…WAIT,WAIT,WAIT. YOU SLEPT TOGETHER?"

"Not like that." Audrey hissed.

"She means next to each other." Sarah clarified.

It had happened a few times in the last few days, in different places. Sirius always seemed to like to check up on me to make sure I wasn't having nightmares. Yet I always was...

Except when I was there.

"But still." Marlene said, an eyebrow raised. "Did he put anything in your drink…or your food?"

Audrey shook her head.

"Oh Marly, we all knew he was batty for her anyway. He was practically enraged most of last year with the Karl thing." said Lily, waving Marlene off.

"I miss Karl. I miss you and Karl together." said Sarah thoughtfully.

I missed Karl too, but I had said to myself every day that it was for the best. I didn't want Karl to be with someone like me, it was too dangerous in Russia. Besides, who would want to be with someone who was depressed and condemned to a life of being hunted? No one.

As I have said before, I am no one.

"I miss him too, he wasn't a git, he was attractive, and he actually had manners. Unlike someone we know." said Marlene, nudging her head out the window in the direction of the boys whoops and yells.

"He's been so odd since I've gotten here." Audrey replied. "I mean, he's been odd since the train too but-"

"That was definitely because you and Karl broke it off." said Marlene.

"True." said Lily.

"I mean he's been nicer, but he's heavy on with the flirting right now."

"Hasn't he always been?" snorted Marlene.

"No, no. he wasn't as much when he was dating a girl. But he's not, he told me he wasn't when he wrote me." said Sarah

"Did he say anything about Audrey?" asked Lily.

"Not much, he said once he wondered if you were alright and that he was worried about you." She replied

…As if my feelings weren't already a perpetual train wreck.

Audrey groaned, burying her face in her hands.

"Well?" asked Marlene.

"Well what?"

"You know." Lily said evenly.

"Know what?"

"What they're trying to say is, do you fancy that moron?" Sarah asked.

"I have no bloody idea." Audrey replied.