A/N: So I started writing this on Wednesday and then left it and then obviously finished it today. Sorry it took ages to update but summer holidays are nearing and that means no school, more time and EXTRA UPDATES, YAY! Hope you like it!
DISCLAIMER: HARRY POTTER DOES NOT BELONG TO ME!
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-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-
ME: Hello dear trolley lady what do you sell?
THE TROLLEY LADY: I sell all sorts! Like chocolate frogs, fizzing wizbees, ice mice, chocolate-
ME: Please stop. You're making me really hungry!
THE TROLLEY LADY: Sorry dear! How do you think I feel though? I have to sell these sweets mind chocolate! They're right in front of me all day and I can't eat any of it!
ME: wow. I seriously feel for you. I don't know if I could ever do that and not eat something!
THE TROLLEY LADY: Well, between me and you, every now and then when nocone's looking I...
ME: you don't!
THE TROLLEY LADY: You can't tell anybody!
ME: I won't. I'm just so proud.
THE TROLLEY LADY: Proud? Okay...
ME: Anyway, I need you do something for me. Later, when you're selling sweets to the kids on the Hogwarts Express, when you get near the back of the train can you keep an eye for a boy called Sirius Black? He storms out of the compartment and askes to buy some chocolate frogs off you. Can you see which way he walks after he buys the chocolate frogs and then tell his friend James Potter when he asks please?
THE TROLLEY LADY: Sure!
ME: Thanks! I think you should go now and sell all them sweets an dchocolate before I eat them bye!
THE TROLLEY LADy: Bye!
*The Trolley Lady disappears*
Me: Damn it! I really wanted some of that chocolate! *sigh* ON WITH THE STORY!
20
They visited Gracie a few more times between leaving for Hogwarts again.
Gracie's consuelling had started and she hated it. She said that she had to talk about "stupid feelings and crap".
James always noticed that when they visited Gracie she always had dark circles around her eyes which were always red.
James guessed the red eyes part was from having a counselling meeting before they visited.
The dark eyes James guessed were from the nightmares.
One day, James and Sirius had left to go to the tea room to get Gracie a snack because "the hospital food tastes like shit" when they had overheard Mr and Mrs Potter talking to Healer Annie O'Donnell.
'She wakes up in the night screaming.'
'Screaming?'
'Yes. She has terrible nightmares often. Sometimes 3 a night.'
'3 a night?'
'Yes. I stay with her when she wakes up and until she goes back to sleep or someone else does. We talk about it in our meeting together though. She says she sees her parents dying. When I ask her about the attacker she won't speak a word. She says that it is classified information.'
At that moment they were at platform 9 and 3/4 waiting to go back to Hogwarts.
'Be safe now,' Mrs Potter said hugging them both. 'Get on the train, behave and we'll see you during the summer.'
'Okay. Bye!'
They waved and go aboard the Hogwarts Express to find a carriage.
They were still looking and nearing the back of the train when a familiar voice shouted out from an compartment.
'James! Sirius! I've got us an compartment!'
It was their friend, Peter Pettigrew.
He waved to them excitedly and gestured for them to come in.
Sirius opened the door and they walked in, taking seats opposite little Peter.
'Hi Peter.' James said.
'Hello.'
James nudged Sirius in his side.
Sirius gave a small grunt of acknowledgement.
'So guys, I had the best-'
'Hello everyone. How are you all doing?'
Sirius grunted again.
James sighed.
And Peter beamed at him.
'I'm great! I was just telling James and Sirius about how I had a great holiday and I got a new pet cat! I decided to call it Flufftail. Look at her!'
Peter showed them the cat.
In James's opinion it was the ugliest cat he had ever seen.
It was an orangey-brown and had squished up face. It was undeniably fat and lazy as it was sound keep.
'Suits you.' Sirius snorted.
'Thanks!'
'I'm guessing you heard what happened during the holidays then?' Remus asked quietly as he sat down.
James nodded.
'I heard as well!' Peter chirped loudly. 'Some foreign witch is selling illegal cats that change colours! Do you think I should get one?'
James stiffened.
'No not that news. The one about the attack on the Prewett's.'
'Oh that one.'
'Yes.'
'I did hear. A shame isn't it really. Oh well. Now that Grace, Fabian and Gideon are dead we can take over as the best pranksters!' Peter beamed At them, his face dropping when he saw the glares, the anger, the hate being sent his way.'
'Gracie's not dead!'
'How could you-'
'You little-'
'Pranking!'
'We are the best!'
'The twins and Gracie are not dead,' Sirius growled. 'Which is a good thing by the way Pettigrew,' Sirius spat Peter's surname out with much hatred. 'We are the best pranksters at Hogwarts but that is not relevant at this moment in time. I can't believe you could say that. Gracie is our friend! Fabian and Gideon are good enough to be are friends as well! And you're acting like them being dead, even though they aren't, is a good thing and that it doesn't matter if they were! I am deeply ashamed of you Peter Pettigrew and I never what to hear, see or speak to you again.'
Sirius stood up and slammed the compartent door behind him.
'Why did you even say that Peter.' Remus asked angrily.
And Remus doesn't get angry often.
Peter shrunken in his seat.
'I actually thought she was dead,' he blurted out. 'And well, sometimes it seems like you prefer Grace over me.'
'So you were jealous?' Remus confirmed.
Peter nodded.
'So jealous to literally be happy if that person died? Would you ever wish death upon Gracie Peter?' James questioned.
Peter didn't respond for a moment.
'No.' Peter said, her nose twitching.
'Good,' James sighed. 'Now I'm going to find Sirius before he finds one of those Muggle shooting things to kill you Peter.'
James stood up.
'Okay,' Remus agreed. 'And I'll stay here and give Peter here a talk on what not to say to people.'
'Okay.' James aid, leaving the compartment.
'Now if I was angry because one of my friends had acted like it wouldn't matter if the love of my like and her two brothers died was nothing where would I go?' James mumbled.
James had nothing.
He spotted the trolley lady next door and was stricken with an idea.
'Excuse me.' He said.
'Yes? What would you like?' The trolley lady s,lied kindly at him.
'Nothing at the moment thanks. But I wanted to ask if you had seen my friend? He came out our compartment, the one next to this one, a few minutes ago. Did you happen to see which was he went?'
'Oh yes! He brought some chocolate frogs of me and then when that way.' She pointed to the back of the train.
'Are you sure?' James asked doubtfully.
'Yes.' She answered.
'Okay, thanks.'
James headed to the back of the train.
He looked into every compartment he passed, which wasn't many as they were right at the end of the train, but there was no sign of Sirius.
He finally reached a dead end.
James was about to turn back when he noticed at door handle.
Curious, he turned and opened it.
'I didn't know this was here.' He said.
He stood on a little platform at the back of the train. It was fully outside and there was railing to make sure you didn't fall off.
It was breezy out there and cold as it was still winter time but it was nice.
'Never did I.' Sirius's voice made him jump.
Sirius had his back to him with his arms on top of the railing with his head on top of his arms.
'Peter told us he was jealous of Gracie. He said that he though we preferred Gracie to him.'
'And he speaks the truth.' Sirius mumbled.
'He's our friend Sirius and we all now that Peter isn't the smartest person in this school. Remus is having a talk with him now on what to not say in the future. I know you don't like him at the moment-'
'Hate him actually.' Sirius cut in.
'I know you hate him at the moment then but he is our friend.'
'Your friend. NOT mine.'
'Sirius, I feel like I have to protect him a little. He's not very smart and he's afraid of lots of things. I don't even think he fully understand what Voldemort and his Death Eaters are planning to do to people. What he's already done.' Ja,s explained.
'I don't care.
'Sirius' lets put it this way. We stop being friends with Peter, Peter becomes friends with Slytherins.'
'Slytherins?' Sirius asked.
'Yes. He thinks there his actually friends but they're just using him to find out secrets about us. Peter knows too much to let him go. You never know, he might get better in the future.'
'Doubtful.' Sirius muttered.
'C'mon Sirius,' James pleaded. 'How would you like the Slytherin knowing wherethe kitchens are? Or who did all them pranks? Peter could give them the Gryffindor common room password and tell them many other things we don't want them to know. How would you like a Death Eater corrupted Peter sleeping in the same room as us?'
I wouldn't like it.'
'Neither would I. So please just be friends with him.'
'Fine. I'll talk to him and act like his friend but I will never, never be friends with Peter Pettigrew James. Do you hear me? He wants people hurt and dead and gets jealous over nothing or silly things. He will think I am his friend, I will apologise to him when we go back and say you told me he was jealous and that I understand but this is our little secret James. I am not friends with Peter Pettigrew and I never will be again.'
'Okay. That is all that I ask for.'
'Lets go then.' They left and started walking back to their compartment.
'Chocolate frog?' Sirius asked, holding one out.
'Thanks.'
Sirius opened the compartment and walked in with James following behind him.
'James told me that you were jealous Peter and I understand,' Sirius gritted his teeth when he came to say forcefully, 'I would feel the say way and I would very much like to forget about this ever happening and got back to the way things were. Being friends.'
'I'd love to Sirius.' Peter grinned and launched himself onto Sirius I'm a hug.
'Thank you.' Peter said to him, still hugging Sirius.
Sirius was defacing James and mouthed "Help me!" Repeatedly at him.
James smirked.
Peter finally let go and spotted the chocolate frogs in Sirius's hands.
'Oohh, chocolate frogs can I have one?' Peter questioned.
'Sure.' Sirius gave him a forced smiled and passed him one.
'Thanks!'
Peter sat back down and began stroking his upset cat.'
James and Sirius sat pod own and James nodded to Remus who nodded back, confirming he had spoken to Peter.
'You'd better be happy.' Sirius mouthed from where he sat across him.
James gave him a half smile and nodded.