Authors note: Well here is 'Day 1' I'm not the best at openings so please, if you think I can improve, review and I'll edit. Thank you xx

Marlene McKinnon was cleaning. Don't bother taking that in the literal meaning of the word; she was really snooping through her best friend Lily Evans's potions. "Honestly Lily! Why on earth would you have brewed Doxycide at Hogwarts?" Marlene thought aloud. She sighed and tried to recap the exploding solution without setting it off. She heard the train's familiar whistle and ran to the window to watch it pull slowly out of sight. Marlene hated being stuck at Hogwarts alone but her family, the famous McKinnon's, were touring Scotland so she had no real choice. A loud thud interrupted her thoughts. "Oh no…" she groaned pulling on a dressing gown and racing downstairs.

Down in the common room Marlene saw nothing out of the ordinary. Everything was exactly how it had been last night despite the absence of people. She wandered past a half played game of wizards' chess to the portrait hole. To her surprise it didn't swing open, she walked away again then ran at it, bad idea. Clutching her aching head she tried knocking on the back of the painting trying to get the Fat Lady's attention in vain. Marlene was now getting desperate

"Alohomora! Oh come on! Alohomora! Oppugo! OPEN DAMNIT!" she screeched.

"What you doing there McKinnon?" came a voice from the boys dormitories.

"Oh God damn it!" she groaned turning to face Sirius Black himself.

Sirius had to admit he was not accustomed to being woken by angry yells from a pretty blonde wearing a giant quidditch shirt and, as it appeared, nothing else.

"Montrose Magpies McKinnon?" He smirked eyeing her up.

"My brother Max plays for them. Now to the problem at hand" Marlene snaps turning back to the portrait she reached up trying to check the top. Sirius was disappointed to notice she was in fact wearing pyjama shorts underneath.

"Admiring the view?" Marlene snapped "Or could you spare a moment to help me!"

"You are really not a morning person!" Sirius comments walking over to give her a boost, just as he put his hands round her hips…

"WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Marlene roars causing Sirius to fall over.

"HELPING LIKE YOU ASKED!" Sirius bellows back going a little pink from embarrassment and rage.

"I simply meant could you check the top of the frame for me as I cannot reach" Marlene says haughtily. Sirius glares at her but does so obediently.

"Can I ask what exactly is the problem?" Sirius asks glancing down to Marlene on her knees trying to look for something at the bottom of the frame.

"Can you not tell?" Marlene asks amazed gazing up to meet Sirius' blank expression. "Something is blocking the Fat Lady which is causing her to be unable to swing open and let us pass!" She exclaimed.

"Oh… Have you tried Alohomora…" Sirius trailed off seeing the look of complete and utter fury in Marlene's eyes. "Um, maybe she's still asleep?" Sirius tried again hopefully.

"Sirius it is 11 o'clock! Even you are awake! Hmm… tell you what lets go get dressed then come back down in an hour… you may want to bring food," she said with an air of concern in her voice. Shaking her head as if to clear thoughts she promptly ran up the stairs leaving Sirius watching her walk away. "No one is really any good in the mornings.." He muttered before walking off himself.

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"Mercury here!" Marlene called out her window. Directly on cue her owl flew through the window and landed nimbly on Lily's bed. "I need you to take this to Professor McGonagall right now! Oh and if you couldn't swing by the kitchens and pick me up a couple of cauldron cakes I may give you some more owl nuts…" She grinned at her barn owl.

Sirius Black sat in the common room thinking. "Whoever blocked the door could only be a marauder, no one else had the expertise. I'm trapped so I didn't do it, Wormtail is too dumb to do it, Mooney is definitely smart enough but wouldn't dream of it…that leaves…. Oh I'm going to murder him!" He thought. He reached into his pocket and felt a piece of parchment pulling it out he realised it was blank.

"Aparecium" he sighed and on cue a note from his 'dear' friend James.

Dear Padfoot,

Your welcome mate! Marlene McKinnon! Lily told me she was staying too and

We all know you have a crush on her so I thought I'd work some marauder magic!

I have blocked The Fat Lady with some magic snow I bought from Zonkos then bewitched so that it cannot be opened by any spells and will melt only when I leave the Hogwarts Express.

Prongs

P.S. Please don't tell Mooney it was me… I don't want to end up on a plaque in the Hog Head

Sirius was going to murder him.

XxXXXxx

"Hey Black, have a cauldron cake." Marlene said gesturing to the pile next to her. She loved the houselves.

"Where did you-" Sirius began but was cut off once more by Marlene.

"I sent Mercury to the kitchens after delivering a note to Professor McGonagall for me. Hey do you think it's a new password?" Marlene chattered away.

"I'd like the password to your portrait McKinnon" Sirius winked helping himself to a cauldron cake. A swift hit around the head met him. He had ruined a Marlene McKinnon good mood. They only occurred around him once in a full moon… Merlin Mooney would have punched him for that one.

"Sorry, and McKinnon I know what's blocking the-" Sirius started once more hoping to be of use, but this time was interrupted by a large tawny owl gliding through the window.

"I'll get it shall I?" Marlene asked composedly before taking the letter and reading it out loud.

"To Mr Black and Miss McKinnon,

I regret to inform you that you are trapped in Gryffindor Tower for the foreseeable future.

It seems that either Peeves or a fellow pupil has bewitched some unmeltable snow to

Block the entrance until such time the spell is lifted.

We are trying desperately to see if houselves can get through and bring you food. Please do not hesitate to write what you need or if there are any problems.

My Condolences,

Professor M. McGonagall"

Sirius looked at Marlene fearfully. She wasn't looking at him, she was re-reading the letter and mouthing the words as she went along. After what felt like hours Marlene raised her head, her blue eyes flashing with fury.

"What did you do?" she growled.

Author note: Yeah I know it's not fantastic but if you could review and let me know your thoughts it would be greatly appreciated xx