They all went home somberly, they're relationships strained, unless completely dissolved. Loralei and Lily seemed the only ones who became closer, Loralei even went home with Lily for a week, just to stay away from the boys for a while, and get away from everything, even if she had to deal with Lily's bitchy sister.

Loralei made sure that Severus Snape didn't go near Lily, and when he tried he couldn't get passed the front door. Lily, in turn, would get the letters that Sirius sent Loralei trying to get her to come back to him, before asking her if she wanted to see them, and even when she said no, she still left them in a little bundle, unopened.

By the time the week was over Loralei was happy again. She and Lily were back to themselves, and stronger than before.

Apparently her parents had to attend something the afternoon she left the Evans home, so an Auror was there to escort her home.

After she got home she took a shower and unpacked from Hogwarts. Unable to find her brother anywhere in she house, she assumed he was with Sirius, or Remus, or Peter, if not all three.

She was rarely home alone, so it felt eerie being alone with no one but house elves doing their chores, and even then it was very silent in the house. A rarity with James and his friends always over.

With her wet hair soaking her the back of her tank top, she walked around the house, watching as rain splattered the windows, and lightning cracked through the sky, while the thunder rang in her ears.

She spun in circles letting her arms fly out around her until she was dizzy and could do no more than fall on the floor giggling, since she was unable to walk in a straight line to the sofa which was only a few meters away from her spot on the hard wood floor.

She laid there, and stared at the white ceiling above her head. One would think that after being around people so long, she would be lonely after an hour, but in fact, she was happy for the quiet loneliness that surrounded her at this moment. She was able to sing to herself, and laugh at funny thoughts that entered her mind without being asked if she was crazy. She was free from eyes of everyone, and she was happy. Undeniably happy.

Until she thought of Sirius.

She did wish they were back together, but she refused to go back to someone that cheated on her. Not opening the letters was hard enough, and right now they were in her room on her nightstand calling for her to open them. It took every ounce of her self control not to.

Loralei stood up after her head stopped spinning, and went to the library to get a piece of parchment and a letter. It had been a while since she spoke to Fabian Prewett, and it seems like the perfect time to talk to him, not to get back together, but since they didn't have a messy breakup they were still friends. She just needed to talk to someone who knew her, and wasn't close to her situation.

The letter was short and sweet, asking to meet up sometime soon, and apologizing for not writing in the last few months. She told him she missed him-which she did-and said that they promised to still be friends, and she was going to hold him to it.

She called her owl, and sent him on his way with the letter before resuming her wandering around the vast, lonely house.

She was surprised when the owl returned within the hour, he must have missed her too.

Want to floo over now? Gideon's out with some girl from work and I'm off this week.

Fab

She smiled, before telling one of the elves to tell her parents where she was when they got home, and flooed to his apartment in Diagon Alley.

She visited when he first got it last year after he graduated, two bedroom, one bath, the kitchen and living room connected. It was the cutest apartment she had ever seen, and it was just so him.

Fabian was sitting on the sofa, looking the same as he did a year ago. Shaggy ginger hair and deep blue eyes, always smiling, and stood a foot taller than Loralei.

He stood up and walked towards her, hugging her tightly.

"Long time no see, Lei." He told her smiling. "It's about time you came over."

"Don't you remember OWL year?" She asked. "It's grueling."

"Of course it is, that's why you're on-" He turned around and picked up a newspaper, "-the front page of the daily prophet!"

Loralei groaned, and put her hands to her face. "What does it say?" In actuality she was happy he was teasing her about it this was one of the things she missed about him.

He cleared his throat. "'Loralei Potter who hasn't been seen since the summer break began at Hogwarts, has been rumored to have broken up with her longtime boyfriend, Sirius Black. Where is she? Where has she been? Her family as well as her ex-boyfriend are unwilling to comment, but it has been heard that she is hiding out with friends to stay away from Sirius Black. Soon to turn sixteen, Loralei has lost her boyfriend and seems to be in a deep depression. Will things turn around by fall? I will keep you updated with any news that comes my way.'" He looked up at her smiling. "You don't seem so depressed to me." He told her.

She rolled her eyes, trying not to laugh at the article. "I'm not, I'm not going to say I'm over it, but what's done is done. I'm going to put everything behind me."

"Yeah, yeah." He rolled his eyes. "Stop being so grown up, we're going out for ice cream."

"You know me so well." She grinned. "Lead the way."

He took her to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor which had just opened at the beginning of summer, he got their ice creams while she got the booth in the back of the parlor.

"So," he said when he handed her the ice cream. "What made you owl me after so long?"

"I needed a friend who made me laugh, you're name was the first in my mind." She told him, putting a spoonful of chocolate ice cream in her mouth.

"I'm touched." He told her. "So, are you going to tell me what happened with you two, or am I going to have to guess?"

Loralei sighed. "We had a fight, and when I went to his dorm room to make up, he was on top of a half naked girl."

He let out a breath between his teeth to make a hissing noise. "Not good. How'd Potter and Lupin take it?"

She shrugged. "I have no idea, I haven't told them."

"Why not?"

"Because as much as I was mad at him, I didn't want to ruin their friendship, there's only so many people you can trust nowadays." She said simply.

"You care about people too much." He groaned. "What happens when he eventually finds out?"

"Sirius is screwed." Loralei laughed. "Doesn't matter, only four people know now, you, Lily, me, and Sirius...oh and the naked girl, but I don't know if she exactly knew he was cheating on me."

Fabian nodded. "Can I make you laugh now?"

"I'd be disappointed if you didn't." She told him, turning all the way towards him.

"Should I start with Sirius, or is it too soon?"

"Go for it, man." She told him.

"Do you want to know why his initials are S O B?"

"Why?"

"Because that's exactly what he is!"

She laughed at the bad joke, but she always did with him.

"Do you want to know what his original middle name was?"

"What?"

"Lee, but his parents realized he was white not black."

Loralei pressed her hand to her forehead, still giggling about how bad these jokes were.

"Geddit? Sirius Lee Black?"

"Yeah I got it." She smiled. "Thanks, Fab."

"I'm always here for you Lei, we didn't break up because we wanted to, we just were going different ways. We're always going to be friends, right?"

"That's what you promised me." Loralei agreed before hugging him. "I missed you so much."

"Me too, Lei, me too."

A/N Thanks to my reviewers! Apparently you guys know what song I was listening to when I wrote the last chapter...and let me tell you it made my day reading the lyrics in the reviews ;)

Once again I'm going to ask for reviews, not only do they make my day, but they also make me write faster!

Kat