Sirius and James walked back into the Gryffindor common room after quidditch practice to find it empty except for Remus, Peter, Lily and Marlene sat in a circle on the sofa and the floor next to the fire place.

"What are you doing?" Sirius asked.

"Studying. You should try it, some time," Lily smiled at him.

"It wasn't you I was asking, it was Marlene. She never works," Sirius smirked.

"They made me! All against my will! Save me, Black!" Marlene laughed, flicking her golden hair from her eyes. Peter giggled and Remus sighed, but it was hard for him not to smile.

James sat on the sofa next to Lily who instantly cuddled up to him. Sirius sat on the floor between Peter and Marlene.

"So how was practice?" Lily asked.

"Good. Which reminds me, Marlene, I have to show you something," Sirius said, getting up again and holding out his hand for her.

"Ooooh! Careful, Padfoot! Marley's a wild one!" James laughed.

Sirius led Marlene down to the quidditch changing rooms, found his broom and mounted it.

"Come on, McKinnon. Get on!" he smiled cheekily. Marlene raised an eyebrow.

"You cannot be serious?" Marlene said.

"Oh, I am Sirius," Sirius smirked. He grabbed Marlene's arm and started flying. Marlene screamed and grabbed a hold of his waist.

"I'm going to kill you, Black!" she shouted at him. Sirius just laughed.

He flew over the forest and down by the lake, making the bristles of his broom graze the water surface. He flew the broom over the forest until he found the little cave he liked to go with the Marauders when they were all in their animal form. When he landed, Marlene jumped on him and threw him to the ground.

"Don't you ever do that to me again!" she shouted at him. Sirius laughed and pushed her off and pinned her down.

"Or what, McKinnon?" she smirked. He lent down slowly. Marlene looked up into his intense blue eyes.

"Or else..." she whispered, craning her neck and letting her lips meet his.

Sirius picked her up and carried her over to a nearby rock and sitting her on top of it, not taking his lips from hers once.

"What are you doing to me, Marley?" he asked, smiling and caressing her cheek.

"I'm getting my revenge for making me fly," she smirked back.

"So what did you want to show me?" she asked.

"Come with me," he said. He helped her down from the rock. "Please don't freak out," he added. He transformed into a shaggy black dog. Marlene froze. Sirius was an animagus...he was a black dog...

"Bu-bu-bu-but...I-I-I-I...My God!" she said. She turned around and ran.