Everyone loses someone in war. Sometimes it's a sibling, a parent, a friend, a lover. It's always painful. A drabble about the reactions to the death of Marlene McKinnon.

James is finally meeting Lily's parents and they've got a few things to tell them about the war, about themselves. Rated T for implied content. Hopefully the story is much better than the summary.

Starting in Third Year and working up til their Seventh, this covers some of the many times James Potter asked Lily (The Fifth Year one is particularly interesting Five short Please remember to review if you like