Why? Because of Them. *Marauder's Era*

Chapter 18: Just a Dream?

James was taking forever, so I went up to the guys' room. I knocked and walked in, to find James looking for the parchment. "Oh, hey."

"Hi, we can just write the song here?" I asked. He nodded and sat down on his bed as I lied down on the one closest to him. "So, how do you feel when you are around Lily?"

"Where do I begin?! She takes my breath away. All these years, I just wanted to get to her. I fell for her the first day I saw her. She's the only girl I wanted." he said, standing up from the bed. I sat up.

"You'd try everything to get close to her? Every moment? And it's not just a phase, like you know, Sirius?" I asked.

"Pretty much..." he said.

"Ok, I'll figure the lyrics out. Meet me here at six tomorrow." I told him with a thumbs-up.

"Thank you thank you!" he exclaimed.

"No problem." I giggled and I found something on the bed I sat on. It was a piece of parchment with a song about Christmas on it.

"Hey, James...what's this?" I asked, holding up the parchment.

"Oh that? Padfo-Sirius tried writing a song and he doesn't think it's any good. He wants to throw it out. I dunno. I thought it was nice for the holidays." James explained. Hmm....Light bulb!

"Can I take it?"

"I guess. Thanks again!"

"Yeah!" I left the room. James and Lily don't make a bad couple. I went to my dorm, put on my pajamas, and went to sleep. Another day until the party. Can't wait.

Next Day

"WAKE UP, SAPPHIRE!!! GOD, GET YOUR LAZY BUTT OUT OF BED!" Opal screamed and threw me off the bed. I shrieked.

"Thanks for that gentle wake up call, Opal dearest." I said, sarcastically.

"You're oh-so-very welcome." she said. I rolled my eyes and went to the bathroom to change. Opal wore this, by the way: polyvore.com/up_in_space_opal/set?id=71045155. The morning routine went like it usually does. We left to the Great Hall to eat breakfast. Sirius, Peter and I sit across from the two couples. We go to our classes, and sit through them, hardly interested in some of them.

People were in the Common Room, as was I, after classes finished. The Marauders went to their room. I could've sworn I heard music come from there. Lily and Opal went to work on their songs in our room. I decided to sing a song that I knew well, rather than my own.

As I think of relatable songs, I hear singing from the Marauders' room. Lily and Opal would be very excited if they did sing. On second thought, every girl would. I rolled my eyes at the thought. I decided on "I Knew You Were Trouble," which played at the Halloween Dance. By the time I finished deciding, it was already five minutes until six. I walked up to the guys' room and knocked before I walked in. I heard shuffling and then a "come in." The others left the room as James asked.

"You ready?" I asked, holding up the parchment on which I wrote the lyrics.

"Yeah. Show me." he said. He grabbed the paper away from me and looked it over, his eyes widening.

"It shows exactly how I feel. That's great, thank you."

"Thank you for the flattery, James." We practiced the song, and it came out nicely. I noticed that we skipped dinner and it became late. I yawned. "Don't forget the words. Lily will love it. I gotta get some sleep, night." I said, leaving the room.

"Night." he said. As I walked into my room, Lily glared at me.

"Where were you?" she asked, seriously.

"In the Marauders' room." I said, innocently.

"Wait...why?" Opal asked, suspicious.

"Well I was uh...with...uh...Sirius!" I just realized how much of an idiot I was to say that. Why was that a better alternative to James?

"Really?" Opal raised an eyebrow.

"Let's just get to sleep! Night, guys!" I changed into my pajamas and fell asleep.

Dream

I walked up the stairs of a nice house, scared. I saw Sirius beside me. We looked about 27 or 28 years old. Before we came into the house, there were flashes of green light and piercing screams. Sirius and I walked up the stairs to the upstairs room. On the way, up we saw two people, dead. A man with round glasses and messy black hair and woman with red hair and emerald green eyes. Lily and James. There was a little boy crying in the crib, a boy with eyes like Lily's, hair like James's and a lightning scar on his forehead. He survived what Lily and James couldn't. How?

"Sirius, what will happen with Harry? Do we take him?" I said.

"No. Dumbledore said he will stay at the Dursley's." he said.

"WHAT? They're muggles. They'll treat him like scum. Why can't we take him?" I screamed.

"Saph, I don't know. But he betrayed us. And we won't help keep Harry protected. I'm sorry." Sirius said. I began crying and he hugged me. I cried into his chest. Someone walked in the house.

"Sirius Orion Black. We are taking you to Azkaban." They were Aurors from the Ministry. I looked at Sirius in shock.

"They think I betrayed Lily and James. But I didn't! Believe me!" he screamed at me.

"NO, don't take him away!" I screamed. "I believe you." I told him quietly. They took him away to Azkaban. I sat on the stairs and began crying. Then came a flash of a motorcycle.

End of Dream

I woke up, sweating. I began breathing rapidly and heavily. Too many questions. Who betrayed us? Who killed them? Who's Harry? Are Lily and James married? Where's Opal and Remus? What does this dream even mean? I sighed, noticing that it was already 11 in the morning and I missed breakfast. Tonight is the singing night. I need to tell Lily and Opal my idea.

I walked down to the Common Room to see everyone in Gryffindor already there, minding their business. I spotted Lily and Opal with their boyfriends. I grabbed their wrists and pulled them towards me.

"Sorry, boys. I need to borrow them for a moment." I said.

"Ow, what?" Opal asked.

"So, I have an idea. Sirius had this song on his bed and I took it because James said that Sirius didn't want it. This is my idea." I explained everything to them and they agreed. Great! He'll enjoy the surprise.