A/N: Sorry for not updating sooner. I'm really sorry. I've been busy, revising for my science tests. Next week is the holidays, so I'll try and update then. Like I said in the last chapter, I am writing other stories so I won't be updating all the time. Hope you like it…

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter. Only Grace and any other characters you may not recognise. All belongs to JK Rowling.

-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-

ME: Hey Reggie!

REGULUS: Don't call me that!

ME: Why ever not?

REGULUS: Why do you think?

ME: I don't know… I think it suits you…

REGULUS: I think it doesn't suit me.

ME: Oh… so excited about Hogwarts?

REGULUS: Yes.

ME: What house do you think you'll be in?

REGULUS: Slytherin. I want to be in Slytherin.

ME: Regulus…

*I start shaking my head sadly at him.*

REGULUS: What?

ME: Just don't do everything your parents say, alright?

REGULUS: And what is that supposed to mean…

ME: The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters (A/N: I hope Sirius doesn't mind me stealing that off him.). Not everyone has to choose a side and if they do, everyone should pick what side they want to be on…

REGULUS: …?

ME: Just keep that in mind yeah? And just watch Sirius alright? Watch what he does… your brother loves you. Your parents don't.

REGULUS: Wh-?

ME: Bye!

*Regulus disappears*

ME: Here's to hoping he remembers that. ON WITH THE STORY!

2

The rest of the evening flew by fairly smoothly.

Except for the part when James had discovered it had been Lily he had spotted earlier.

Apart from, 'Get lost Potter!'

'A dance Evans-'

'No!'

The rest of the conversation had gone alright.

On second thoughts… that had been their only conversation.

After that Gracie offered to make him feel better.

Sirius took that the wrong way.

Sirius was quite embarrassed when he discovered Gracie was merely asking James to dance.

Sirius 'got them back' by dancing with Remus.

In the end, James and Gracie didn't do any dancing, just laughed at Sirius's and Remus's attempt at dancing.

Sirius walked away with 2 broken bones that James's mother had to fix.

Sirius obviously regretted his decision on 'getting them back' and he didn't dance with anyone, not even Gracie, for the rest of the night.

'Do you want to stay over at mine for the rest of the holidays?' James asked Sirius as they sat down at one of the tables scattered around.

'What? The rest of the holiday?'

James shrugged.

'Yeah.'

'What about your parents?' Sirius questioned.

'Hey dad!'

James turned over his shoulder and shouted.

'Whaz?'

Mr Potter was standing not too far away; his voice was muffled by the cheese cake in his mouth.

'Can Sirius stay over for the rest of the holidays?'

'Yeah, I suppose.' Mr Potter said after swallowing the cheese cake in his mouth.

'Great!' James cheered.

'My parents… I snuck out to come remember?' Sirius muttered gloomily.

'Since when have you cared what your parents think?'

Gracie snuck up from behind them.

After recovering from the shock of Gracie sneaking up on them, Sirius frowned.

'Never really.'

'See? Now if you don't have the courage to speak to your mum, then I will.'

'What? No!' Sirius protested, already seeing where Gracie was going to with this.

Gracie ran from where they were sitting to inside the house and on the way out, she grabbed two large pies covered in cream.

'What? Where is she going?' James questioned confused.

'Number 12 Grimmauld place, London.'

'Where?' James questioned bewildered.

'Also known as Black Manor. My,' Sirius paused and then spat out the next word in disgust. 'Home.'

'It'll be okay. Gracie doesn't know where you live.' James tried to assure Sirius.

Sirius's parents didn't sound very nice and from what he had heard they weren't, he personally didn't want to go near them.

'James do you live at 7 Lion's Way, Godric's Hallow?' Sirius asked.

'Eh- yeah. How do you-?'

'Gracie told me that.' Sirius cut him off weakly.

'Well, looks like our dear friend Gracie is a stalker.' James chuckled, trying to lighten up the mood.

Sirius didn't say anything.

Without another word, both rushed into the Weasley's new home.

When they got inside and reached the fireplace, Gracie was standing next to it, obviously been there and back.

No pies were in her hands and only a mischievous grin on her face.

'Okay… what did you do?' James said accusingly.

'I met your brother.' Instead of responding to James, who had asked the question, she spoke to Sirius.

'You did what?'

'I met your brother.' Gracie repeated.

'You met Regulus?' Sirius said stunned and stared at her with wide eyes, a disbelieving look on his face.

'That is what I just said right?'

James nodded, confirming it and doing it mostly seriously.

'What did he say to you?' Sirius demanded.

Gracie smirked.

'Well apparently I'm as fit as you said.'

James put a hand over his mouth, to try and hold in his laughter that was threatening to burst out.

Sirius went red in embarrassment.

Gracie still smirked at them, mainly Sirius, a small and barely noticeable pink splattered on her cheeks.

'Well- I- I-' Sirius stuttered.

Gracie waved her hand dismissively.

'We had a… lovely conversation,' Gracie said. 'Did you know your brother's favourite colour is green?'

'No actually.' Sirius sneered.

'Anyway that conversation-'

'More like my brother trying to flirt with you.' Sirius commented.

James chuckled.

'Oh.' Gracie laid a hand over her heart and a surprised expression appeared on her face, half-jokingly and half real.

'I know my brother.'

'You know your brother? Didn't you just say you didn't know his favourite colour was green?' Gracie asked now amused.

'It's called sarcasm love.'

Love?

It looked like Sirius was starting to make his 'move'.

It seemed Gracie was as shocked as James was.

Sirius looked a little surprised at himself to.

'Oh right,' Gracie said awkwardly. 'It didn't last long. The conversation. Your parents came into the room. They knew who I was.'

'They knew who I was.'

How?

Did Sirius talk about Gracie a lot at home? Regulus had said that Gracie was as 'fit as Sirius had said'. Sirius must've talked to Regulus about Gracie then. But his parents… that didn't seem likely. Gracie was considered a Blood-Traitor, Sirius wouldn't say anything to his mother and father… unless he wanted to rub it in their faces… to see their reactions…

Bellatrix Black.

Bellatrix, or Trixie as Gracie liked to call her, was Sirius's cousin and supported the new Dark Lord guy called Voldemort. Sirius's parents were sure to support him as well. If Bellatrix, had told Voldemort about Gracie, along with some help from Servark, there old Professor about what Gracie had been doing and saying…

It worried him.

And he was nearly 100% sure that Gracie was on Voldemort's hit list.

He decided not to say anything, in case of the slim chance he was wrong, he came back into the conversation.

It seemed nothing had been said in the minute he had been thinking because Sirius asked,

'What did they do?' Sirius asked almost breathlessly.

'Nothing really,' Gracie shrugged then added. 'At first.'

James and Sirius exchanged worried glances.

'They asked what I was doing there. They pulled out their wands. They had these looks on their faces, of like triumph, glee, like they were about to be rewarded or something…'

James held his breath.

Suspicions confirmed.

He scanned Gracie, looking to see if she was hurt or if anything looked unusual or not normal.

'I knew I had to act fast, they had these evil glints in their eyes-'

Suspicions confirmed, again.

(A/N: I know Sirius's parents weren't Death Eaters but they supported Voldemort. They wanted to be high up of sorts, helping Bellatrix out. They wanted to please Voldemort and Gracie's a Blood-Traitor and let's face it, I don't think Sirius's parents would've liked a Blood-Traitor coming into their lovely Pure-Blood home.)

'-I told them you were staying at a friends for the rest of the summer and then…' Gracie left them with a cliff hanger.

They were going to think Sirius was staying over at Gracie's.

Gracie's an idiot.

A large grinned spread across Gracie's face.

'Then?' Sirius said.

'I threw those pies that were in my hands at them. Hit them right in their faces. Let me tell you, their faces were priceless.'

Gracie began laughing, Sirius joined in both of them gasping for breath.

James didn't join in, not a first anyway.

Gracie just made herself more of a target.

Gracie's an idiot.

'The only think I regret is not having three pies to throw. Then I could've got your brother as well Sirius.'

James starting laughing as well.

'We can get him in school.' Gracie decided enthusiastically.

'Yeah!' Sirius seemed to like that idea, a lot.

And James wasn't one to refuse pranking someone, so he agreed with the idea.

'You know, I never like pies anyway.' Gracie mused; bring around another round of laughter from the three of them.

James, Sirius and Gracie stood their talking for around another hour, saying bye to Peter and Remus who both decided to leave during that hour.

'Ready to leave?' James's father walked over and smiled at them.

'Aww.' The three of them whined together in sync.

Mr Potter chuckled.

'Are you sure I can stay over? I can always-' Sirius began.

'It's fine some. Dorea loves guests coming over.' James's father said.

'Thank you.' Sirius smiled.

'It's no problem.'

'Well, I better be off, I think Fabian and Gideon are looking for me. Have a good summer then.'

'Bye Gracie.'

Sirius was the first to hug Gracie and then James.

James and Gracie pulled away and Sirius asked, 'Will we see you during the rest of the summer.'

'What do you think?' she winked at them.

'It was nice meeting you Mr Potter, I better go, bye!'

She smiled at them once last time and left.

'Nice girl, I've met her parents a few times. There's Dorea now.'

James's father waved his mother over.

'Are we all here? Oh! Hello, you must be Sirius! Charlus was saying you'll be staying over and James has talked about you a lot.'

Sirius flashed James's mother a charming smile.

'Yes I'm Sirius, thank you for letting me stay over.'

'You're welcome dear.'

As they were already near the fireplace, they didn't have to travel far to get some floo powder.

Mrs Potter went first and then Mr Potter, both of then shouting, '7 Lion's Way, Godric's Hallow!' and disappearing into the emerald green flames.

'I'll go next, do you know the address?' James said, taking off his glasses and tucking them into his dress robe pocket. He tossed his handful of floo powder into the flames.

Sirius nodded.

'7 Lion's Way, Godric's Hallow!'

He stepped into the fireplace and he began spinning.

A few seconds later he landed in the living room of his home.

He stood up and waited patiently for Sirius.

Sirius arrived seconds later, wiping down some his robes.

'Well Sirius, welcome to Number 7 Lion's Way, Godric's Hallow. My home.'