The first light of the morning shone through the window, giving light to the boys' dormitories, which had been darkened from the night before.

Inside several boys, asleep at the moment would soon be awakened by the sound of the a flock of phoenix flying over the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As the phoenix sang their songs three boys have just woken up. Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and James Potter sat up quickly looking at the clock. Eight O'clock, They gasped.

'We're late' James cried jumping out of bed and hurrying to pull on his school robes over his night clothes. The other boys followed, before running to the fourth bed and began to shake the boy who coughed violently. The boys looked at each other. Sirius Black sat up slowly, breathing very hard.

James sat down on the bed beside his friend. 'Pads, are you alright?' Sirius gave James the sad puppy look and said quietly and quite simply ⌠fine■ before attempting to get out of bed. As he stood up his head began to spin and he dropped back onto the edge of the bed. Remus stepped forward putting his hand on Sirius's shoulder. 'Maybe you should get back into bed' he suggested. 'Remus, I'm fine, I just got up a little too fast that's all.' Sirius insisted, trying again but having the same results.

'Alright Pads, lie down' James and Remus said together. 'Honest Prongs, I 'll be fine' Sirius said rather sternly and out of breath.'Sirius , get back into bed or it's to the hospital wing.!' James warned. He couldn't let Sirius see he was worried. Remus sat next to Sirius on the bed and put his hand on his friend's head and gasped. 'Padfoot, I think you should go up to the hospital wing anyway you've got an awful fever.'

'Rem, I am fine we really need to get to class before McGonagall takes points off us for being late' Sirius insisted swaying a bit as he stood up. James sighed and against their better judgment, Remus and James agreed to allow Sirius to accompany them to class. They rushed into the transfiguration classroom taking their seats quickly. Sirius breathing hard the whole way. Inside, the students' attention was focused on their teacher who had stopped teaching and was now looking at the four boys. 'Mister Potter are y- Mister Black, are you alright?' She had noticed that he seemed more pale as he swayed in his chair. Sirius smiled 'Fine professor' She gave him a disbelieving glare and turned back to her teaching.

The class went on for what seemed to Sirius several hours, he found it hard to pay attention to the lesson. He sat through most of the lesson in a daze and when the lesson was finally over, Sirius stood up from his seat and grabbed on to James for support. James practically dragged him down the hall but this time to the Hospital Wing. 'Set him down here' Madame Pomfrey motioned the bed closest to her office.

James did as directed and put his friend gently on the bed. 'Now leave you will be late for your next class' She said now looking through her potions and turning back to Sirius with a bottle. 'But Madame Pomfrey, couldn't we stay for just a bit, until you know what's wrong with him?' James begged. 'Mr. Potter, you must understand he needs rest and I believe you all know what Mr. Black is like around others.' She explained.

' What are his symptoms before you go though, He's having a hard time breathing I can see that already but is there anything else I need to know?' James explained about Sirius's cough and that it was all he knew about so she turned to the boy now lying down on the bed. Who explained that he had been having an upset stomach for a few days but had no vomiting. 'Pads, why didn't you say you haven't been feeling well?' Remus asked. 'N-Nothing to get excited about Moony' 'Anything else Mr. Black?' ⌠I've been a little dizzy today■ he answered with his eyes closed. 'Alright boys you are all late to class now I will take care of it this time but next time you come here and are late you will have to face the consequences.'

Madame Pomfrey wrote them a note to enter their lesson and the left sadly, promising Sirius that they would be back after classes were over. She turned back to Sirius looking concerned. 'Mr. Black, It looks like pneumonia, and a bad case too, You may need more care than I can give.' Sirius opened his eyes looking up into madame Pomfrey's worried eyes tears filling them. 's nothing to get so upset about' He replied knowing that she indeed cared for the children she looked after.

Madame Pomfrey wiped the tears from her eyes and instructed Sirius to ' Stay under the cover and rest.' She would later speak to the headmaster about him and see what could be done.