AN: I am so sorry for not updating this for ages guys. I swear I had uploaded this, but I noticed I didn't when I checked it out earlier! So here it is, thank you so much for being patient, and an extra thanks to sweetsilent3, Black Rose Weasley and Cassia4U for reviewing. You rock tonnes.

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CHAPTER TWO; THE GAME

"Firs' years this way!" Hagrid shouted over the excited chatter of the 'little ones.' Buggers they are the lot of them, I've harboured some sort of grudge against them ever since a litle bratty Slytherin lobbed a dungbomb at me in my fourth year.

"Wotcher Hagrid," I yelled at the half-giant. He's alright is Hagrid, a terrible cook and has a strange fixation with extremely dangerous animals but me and the guys always go down to have a chat with him.

"Alrigh' Dylan," Hagrid shouted back at me.

I walked up to the other Gryffindors and we got on one of the carriages, thankfully we all fit one, Sirius and James have gotten so tall it's like sitting on two benches with stick insects. The more I think of it actually, all of them have changed over the summer. Sirius' hair has gotten longer and hes growing this ridiculous moustache.

"Hey Black, nice 'tache, where did you buy it?" I said saracastically, it really is stupid.

"Same place as you Richards, although mine isn't as curly and vaudeville as yours," Sirius smirked back. Damn, I can never beat him.
"Fucker," I replied trying not to laugh.

Sirius isn't the only one who has changed though, James' hair may be as untidy as ever but I swear he's grown a foot or two since the last time I saw him. Peter hasn't changed though, he's just as mouse like as ever, just a bit wider than last time. Remus seems to be more ill, bless him. His transformations have really taken a toll on his health. He has even more scars on his face.

When it comes to me though, I haven't really changed that much. Well at least I don't think I have. I cut my hair, it used to be really long, way past my shoulders,
it's just below them now. I've dyed it too, it used to be a dark blonde, but I changed it to a light brown. My mum went mad when she saw me, I did it without asking her you see. I just fancied a change but she's always been against me changing it, she told me that loads of people would kill to have my hair colour. I told her she was being a bit overdramatic, so she just growled at me and walked out. Didn't make me change my mind though! I thought my new hair made my blue eyes stand out a bit more, plus it wasn't too much of a dramatic transformation. My dad didn't really care, thank Merlin.

When we got to Hogwarts we made our way to the hall and took our seats at Gryffindor table whilst we waited for the first years to be sorted in to their houses. Every year me and Sirius tried to guess each student's new house before the sorting hat announced it, I sucked at this frankly, we did however have our own unique system in picking each student's new house.

"Ready Black?" I asked Sirius as the first years started to gather at the front of the hall.

"Ready as I'll ever be," Sirius replied. I need, no must win this year!

After the sorting hat had finished singing its cheesy song, good ol' Minnie McGonagall started reading out the first years names.

"Anderson, Mark." A small black haired boy with long hair stepped out to sit on the chair.

"What do you reckon, Black?" I asked Sirius.

"Slytherin definitley, he's got a major case of Snape-itis. Look at him, just like that greasy git!" Sirius replied, smirking slightly. Black was right, he looked just like Snape.

"SLYTHERIN!" The Sorting Hat shouted.

"Good call Black," I said, half defeated. 1-0 to Sirius I guess.

"Carlton, Angela," A girl with rounded glasses in brown hair in pigtails stepped forward.

"Ohh, Ravenclaw for sure," I said with an air of confidence.

"Really? I thought she was Gryffindor," Sirius whispered back.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Shit!" I said quietly as the whole Gryffindor table applauded the new arrival.

"Haha, 2-0 to Padfoot!" Sirius said smugly, I smacked him around the head. Smug git.

"Fryer, Jonathon," A tall boy with a dopey grin on his face walked up to the sorting hat.

"Definitely Hufflepuff," Me and Sirius said at the same time exchanging looks of amusement.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Ha, knew it," I said. First one I actually got right, shame Sirius got it too though.

"Marks, Harry," A small boy with extremely bushy eyebrows and a shifty look in his eyes approached the Sorting Hat.

"Ravenclaw," Sirius muttered. I raised a brow at him.

"He is such a Slytherin, even more so then that Snape boy," I said arrogantly. The shifty look in his eyes man, he was so Slytherin. A Salazar Slytherin wannabe if ever I saw one.

"SLYTHERIN!" The Sorting Hat announced.

"HA, SUCK IT BLACK!" I yelled with glee, as I stood up and pointed at Sirius who was trying to hide his dissapointment.

Unfortunately I only guessed 5 students right, Sirius got the rest of them, git. I don't even know how he does it, he won't tell me. He says it's a 'gift'. As great as Dumbledore is, after the students have been sorted into their houses, my attention span shrinks to a size smaller than Peter's whole brain. Thankfully his speeches are never that long, usually just a warning about the Forbidden Forest.

"I seem to recall this is the third time in a row you've lost," Sirius said with a smirk as we tucked into dinner.

"Just you wait until next year Black, I'll wipe that smug look off your face," I said ruefully. However, I still don't know how the hell I'm going to beat him. Must be one of those weird talents you have, like being double-jointed or something.

"I'm looking forward to that," Sirius replied.

"Hey Lupin, why the long face?" I asked Remus who was watching mine and Sirius' conversation with somewhat of a forlorn look on his face.

"Nothing, Dylan. I'm okay," He replied with a sad smile. Shit, I just rememebered. The moon was going to be early this month, he must be thinking about that.

"Come on Moony, tell all to your Uncle James," James said with a mischevious grin.

"It's fine James, Dylan honestly," Remus replied. I really do feel sorry for him sometimes. The other Marauders became Animagi to look after Remus when he transforms, but he doesn't have anyone who is a werewolf to understand what he goes through. I tried becoming an Animagus, but I just found it too difficult.

"The full moon is like in four days isn't it?" Beth asked. Oh fuck, I could have smacked Beth. God bless her she really does put her foot in it sometimes. I wasn't the only one who felt the same, James and Sirius gave her death glares along with me. I made a choking noise to tell her she'd just messed up, but unfortunately she didn't get the hint.

"Does it hurt, you know when you turn into a werewolf?" Beth continued. Shutupshutupshutup I shouted in my head, trying to send it to Beth through telepathy.
Unfortunately it's yet another skill I haven't mastered. Poor Remus, he looked shell shocked.

"It's not so bad anymore," Remus said quietly, with yet another smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"I'd hate to be a werewolf. To have to alienate yourself from everyone in case you kill somebody. I'd feel so alone all of the time, I don't know how you do it,"
Beth continued. Remus' eyes widened in shock. All of us were stunned into awkward silence. How could Beth be so insensitive? My hand was actually itching to slap her.

"So, do you think we'll be with the Slytherins in Potions again?" I asked, trying to change the conversation and to break the tension.

"Probably, but if I see Snivellus I'm gonna hex him to the other side of next week," Sirius said with a mean glint in his eyes.

"Sirius, please," Lily said with a pained expression.

"Sorry Lil, but he deserves all he gets for what he did to you," Sirius said carefully. Well done Sirius, upset her again.

After the feast, which was pretty damn good by the way, other than Beth making a complete arse of herself, We all made our way back to the tower.

"I'm off to bed guys, I'm knackered," Sirius said, stretching dramatically.

"Yeah I might do that too actually, want a good nights sleep before lessons tomorrow," Remus said walking after Sirius.

"Night then," I said sarcastically following after them. All this talk of sleep made me doubly tired.

"All of these bloody stairs," I muttered to myself, that's one of the main things I hate about being in 6th year, it means you have to climb more flights of stairs to get to your dorm.

I noticed that I was going to be sharing a dorm with Lily and Beth. Not that I wasn't happy, I was with people I knew, but after Beth's major cock-up tonight I didn't know whether or not being in the same dorm with her was a good idea.

"Hey Lil, Beth," I said politely as I walked into the dorm. Beth had just gotten changed into her pyjamas and Lily had just climbed into bed.

"Hey Dylan, do you think I upset Remus earlier?" Beth asked me. Of course you did you stupid girl, I thought. Honestly that girl is so dense sometimes, I bet light bends around her.

"No, of course you didn't," I lied, I was way too tired to launch into a deep conversation with Beth.

"I didn't think so. I was just curious wasn't I? I mean I bet he gets asked that all the time. He should be used to it by now," Beth continued, running a hand through her hair.

"Yeah," I said with a bored voice as I changed into my own pyjamas.

"Did you see how Sirius looked at me earlier Dyl?" Beth asked as I ignored her, please be quiet I thought.

"Dyl!" Beth shouted. Crap, I guess I need to answer that one.

"Beth please, I want to go to sleep," I replied, trying not to show my annoyance.

"Fine, we can talk about it in the morning," Beth said as she yawned and went to sleep. Thank Godric.

"Night Beth," I said as I climbed into bed.

"Night," Beth said sleepily.

Thankfully, as soon as my head hit the pillow I fell straight to sleep. I still couldn't believe how stupid Beth was, even as I skirted off the edge of consciousness

AN: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in donkeys years. I swear I'm as dense as Beth sometimes! Next chapter will be up sooner than this one, promise! xox