Oh.. He'll live... Perhaps... I've thought of the perfect ending for the story.. But that means I'm getting ahead of myself and I wouldn't want to go and do that...

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I stepped over the seat, balancing my plate on one hand and holding back the branches with another. "Go on! I don't have all day you know!"

James nodded his head and walked through the space. I followed him in immeadiately and let the branches go.

"Have you always had this here?" James questioned, sitting down on the only bench.

"Yes," I said quietly and sat down beside him. "My mother made it for me. To hide from my father."

"Oh," James replied knowingly and didn't press on the subject.

A few minutes passed in silence. I set my half empty plate on the bench and stood up. "I'll be right back. Okay?"

He nodded his head, in a way as if he hadn't really heard me.

I rolled my eyes and made my way out of the area quickly, so not to be noticed.

I crossed the backyard, heading for the house, when Lily stepped across my path.

"Could I talk to you for a moment, Ke? It's important," Lily asked, her voice sounding urgent.

I couldn't say no because she was my best friend after all. So I followed her over to the side of the house.

"Did you enter the guest room by any chance today? Or walk past it when the door was open?"

I looked at her with a confused look. "Uh... Before the ceremony, yes."

"No, no... Like..." She trailed off and frowned. "Have you seen James?"

I shook my head slowly. "Don't. He's..." It was my turn to trail off.

Lily looked at me with wide eyes. "You.. You.. You saw??" she questioned, almost shouting.

"Why'd you do it Lily?" was all I could reply with.

She gasped and slumped against the wall. "He saw too, didn't he?"

"No really. He's torn, Lily! He's mad at Sirius now and... What's wrong with you?"

She dropped her head into her hands and sniffed. "I don't know! Sirius just... He-"

"Well speak of the devil," I said, looking to my right. Sirius was walking towards us, his head bowed.

"Hey. Have either of you seen James?" he asked in a hushed voice.

"I have," I said quickly, and turned to leave. He grabbed my elbow before I could get anywhere.

"Where is he? I need to tell him something."

"He already knows, Sirius!" I said, my voice horribly shrill. I tore my arm out from his grip and stomped off, fuming now.

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Oh my.. I'm horridable... And that was a surprisingly long post...