Oh, no. Not again. Now feeling very confused and frustrated, Sirius started back down the hall after her. This time, he didn't physically stop her, but rather caught up to her and then walked along beside her.

"Why are you doing this, Lily?" he asked, turning his head to look straight at her as they walked. "Why are you running away from me every time I want to be there? You used to talk to me. And now you just run."

He was a little bit surprised he had said all that, but it was true, and it was a mild way of asking her why their relationship had become so difficult ever since they had got together. He used to be the person she came to when she was hurt or upset, and while there had certainly been times he had had to prod her to get her to open up to him, it had never been nearly this bad. Now, she ran away. She pushed him away. And he never knew what was going on with her. And that hurt.