Italics is the song, bold is the fic.

I said remember this moment, 

I can still see you there, Sirius.

In the back of my mind,

The memories are a little harder to get to, but they're still there.

The time we stood with our shaking hands

My hands shook when I took the certificate. I saw yours shake too.

The crowds in stands went wild

By the time we'd all gotten the little slips of paper saying we graduated, the entire crowd was standing and cheering for us.

We were the kings and the queens

It's like we were the kings of Hogwarts in that moment.

And they read off our names

That would've been the last time I heard Minnie say "Potter, James."

The night you danced like you knew our lives

I never knew you were such a good dancer. Seven years and there were still secrets none of us knew.

Would never be the same

Graduation changed our lives - of course, it would.

You held your head like a hero

Seeing you fight against Death Eaters the first time scared me. A lot.

On a history book page

It's like "what if he dies? will his only legacy be a map with a nickname on it?"

It was the end of a decade

Seven years together, Sirius. That's a long time.

But the start of an age

At the time, I thought we would live forever. We'd never die, immortalized like gods.

Long live the walls we crashed through

At graduation, you were late. Threw open the doors to the Great Hall just as she called "Black, Sirius." I'm sure you were so proud.

All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you

I remember the lights best. All those twinkling, sparkling lights... Just for us.

I was screaming, "long live all the magic we made"

We were top of our class, especially ol' Moony. Always knew he was the smartest of the four of us...

And bring on all the pretenders

Peter Pettigrew. I called him a brother once. But he was just a stinking, lying rat, wasn't he?

One day we will be remembered

The map will live a long life - it won't be in Filch's cabinet forever.

I said remember this feeling

Our first triumph against the Death Eaters... Lily and I were married right after.

I passed the pictures around

You remember those? My favorite was the one where you had fallen on the ground and were stuck in your robe... Lily's favorite was the one of you and Moony though.

Of all the years that we stood there on the sidelines

Ever since fifth year, we've wanted to fight for the Order, isn't that right?

Wishing for right now

Well, we're here now. Fighting Voldemort, just like we always wanted to...

We are the kings and the queens

We didn't rule Hogwarts anymore... But the way we fought, you would've thought us the Royal Guard.

You traded your baseball cap for a crown

I remember that day you agreed to cut off some of your hair - kept distracting you in battles...

When they gave us our trophies

We watched happily as each captured Death Eater was sent to Azkaban...

And we held them up for our town

How many times had we been on the Daily Prophet by that point? 

And the cynics were outraged

I still remember that Howler your mother sent you... How dare she?

Screaming, "this is absurd"

She'd know all about being absurd, wouldn't she?

Cause for a moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world

We ruled the world then. We really, really did.

Long live the walls we crashed through

Breaking into Malfoy Manor... Wished I could've captured Lucius' face on a camera.

All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you

I could see the lights from spells... They're really very beautiful.

I was screaming, "long live all the magic we made"

I thought I saw Dorcas fall. I remember praying that everyone would live.

And bring on all the pretenders

A Death Eater was trying to convince us he was on our side... Pathetic.

I'm not afraid

I wasn't afraid. I wasn't afraid when we fought those Death Eaters, and I wasn't afraid when Voldemort killed me... But I was afraid that Lily and Harry wouldn't make it out in time.

Long live all the mountains we moved

We fought tooth and claw to keep Harry safe... Might as well have moved a mountain, considering Dumbledore had to move Vernon Dursley to get him to Petunia.

I had the time of my life

You were my best friend. I love Moony, and I used to love Peter, but you were the favorite.

Fighting dragons with you

We fought dragons together at one point, I'm sure. We fought everything at one point.

I was screaming, "long live the look on your face"

I remember you laughing when the muggle policemen cornered us. That was fun.

And bring on all the pretenders

If I ever get a do-over at life, the moment Peter turns into a rat, I'm kicking him out. Nothing but a stinking, lying rat.

One day we will be remembered

Minnie remembers us... Harry will know us... We left behind a good legacy.

Hold onto spinning around

Spinning at that Halloween party was fun, even if I did get nauseous.

Confetti falls to the ground

Black and orange strips of plastic fall all around me. Moony wanted to enchant them so they would glitter and glow, but he didn't.

May these memories break our fall

Falling down on top of all the photos we took, odd sensation of fullness yet something completely flat.

Can you take a moment

Our life was crazy and fast-moving, difficult to keep up. Spare one moment in this whirlwind for me?

Promise me this:

Make me a promise.

That you'll standby me forever

We'll be best mates forever, right?

But if God forbid fate should step in

...of course, until Voldemort came for me.

And force us into a goodbye

No one knows it, but my last words was spent saying goodbye to all of you...

If you have children someday

Who knows if the mighty and single Sirius Black will ever have a girlfriend, much less kids...

When they point to the pictures

You've got plenty of pictures of me, tell them about who I was...

Please tell them my name

James Fleamont Potter. Got that? Fleamont. There's another secret I never told you.

Tell them how the crowds went wild

Tell them about graduation day. How we ruled the world for a split second.

Tell them how I hope they shine

Let them know that Uncle James would root for them, no matter what they did. Unless it's murder. Or join Voldemort. Y'know.

Long live the walls we crashed through

I've broken through so many walls in my lifetime... Unfortunately, coffin walls are too strong for me.

I had the time of my life with you

Best mates, remember? Forever and ever and ever...

Long, long live the walls we crashed through

We broke through your wall, Remus' wall, my wall... Unfortunately, we couldn't get through to Peter.

All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you

All I can see now is those lights, those beautiful graduation lights...

And I was screaming, "long live all the magic we made"

Spells are flying, but they're good spells. Happy spells. No green flashes.

And bring on all the pretenders

Peter will pay. Trust me on this.

I'm not afraid

I'm not afraid anymore. Lily is safe, Harry is, well, moderately safe, you're sort of safe... Moony's safe, Peter's having a horrible time...

Singing long live all the mountains we moved

Live a long long time, Padfoot.

I had the time of my life

Long enough to know that the best moments of my life was spent with you.

Fighting dragons with you

Get those Death Eaters... Punch Malfoy in the face for me, will you?

And long, long live the look on your face

But now you're falling, falling through the veil... A laugh is etched on your face. I'm running to you. You'll be safe up here with me.

And bring on all the pretenders

Peter's coming soon. We'll take him down.

One day, we will be remembered

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs. I wish we could go back to a time when we ruled Hogwarts, when everything was perfect, no war, no traitors, no death...