[ they start off, and james finds himself subconsciously stepping back to sirius' side. there is less joviality to it, as he finds that he hasn't been able to quite shake what was said. but that's where the best friend comes into play, where sirius steps in and fills the space and doesn't let go of him, the two still walking off down the hall. it's the push pull, the give and take, the filling the space whenever the other fall behinds.

james feels a bit like he's falling behind even now, distracted as they keep walking, but then there's sirius. ]

Yeah- it's where we met when we woke up. [ he blinks, trying to push out the thoughts still speeding by. thirteen. he's brilliant. like james wouldn't know. like james can't know. voldemort came to godric's hollow. it lurches around in james' stomach, thinking about how he left lily there, to split up to find sirius and remus. if she came from that, if she knows what happened.

another fistful of fabric and james blinks again. no. not important right now. lily is important. getting back to lily is important. ] Near the pods, I can show you. [ he gets his footing back a bit more, starts to actually move back into the room. ] If she's not there, we're supposed to send a patronus. Or use whatever- [ he motions towards the strange device thing sirius had pocketed after sending whatever it was he'd sent. ] Something to get her attention. To let her know I found you. Though if she's found Remus then she'd be heading back there anyway...