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EFF!!!! I just realized something! In the first chapter I used Lily's name instead of Demitria's! I was originally going to have them be Gryffindors but I didn't want them to be in the same house as Sirius and blah blah. Ignore all that. LILY EVANS IS NOT, I REPEAT, NOT ONE OF HER BEST FRIENDS!! –deep breath-
"What-did-you-do?" it was Gwyneth's words that awoke me from my peaceful slumber.
"What?" I said, waking up. I wiped the drool from my face, pushing my hair to the side and thanking the lords that each year, we got the weekend to adjust to the castle before classes started.
"Is it true?" I realized that she wasn't alone. Demi and Kate were standing to either side of her.
"Is what true?" my vision returned to it's normal sharpness. Gwyneth and Demetria looked absolutely fuming where as Kate looked worried.
"You took points away from Pettigrew?" Gwyn asked, as if asking me whether I had thrown away the cure for cancer.
"Yes, what's the big deal?" I asked, yawning and walking over to the bathroom.
"He's a Marauder, that's what."
"And I'm an Aries. Once again, what's the big deal?" this had apparently been the wrong answer.
Everyone seemed to be mad at me, although at this point, Gwyn was the only one speaking. Katherine looked completely uncomfortable, and Demi seemed as if she actually sympathized with me. I never got why Sirius Black was supposed to be such a big deal.
"The big deal, Elizabeth, is that now you've invoked the wrath of Potter and Black upon us!" Gwyn's eyes seemed to be set on fire by this point.
"Well, he was out after hours," Kate began, coming do my defense.
"Don't provoke her, Katherine!" Gwyn shouted. She seemed to be absolutely terrified at what me taking ten points away from Pettigrew would mean for our house, and for us, socially speaking.
"Look, he was breaking the rules," I said between brushing my teeth. "The protocol is to deduct points. I won't pretend like nothing happened just because he's friends with Potter and Black."
"Do you just not get it?" Gwyn thundered. "They won't stop until they have our blood!" She stomped out of the door, dragging Demi with her.
"What is going on here?" I asked brushing my hair. I couldn't understand what Gwyn was talking about. Maybe it was because I had been half asleep, or because she really didn't seem to be making any sense to me whatsoever.
"Apparently Black and Potter are furious that you deducted points from Gryffindor due to Pettigrew," she spoke, leaning against the door's frame.
"Yes, but he was out after hours as you said."
"True, however, this is the first time you've deducted points from anyone," She took a deep breath. "And the first time you've come across a Gryffindor."
"Wait, so they think this was a personal attack on Gryffindors?" I said, changing out of my pajamas and into normal clothes.
"Yep, and apparently Peter was delivering a note to some girl from Black, and seeing as how Black is a—"
"Ignorant supercilious brute," I said for her.
"Precisely." She gave me a smile. "He thinks that it's because he beat you in the final duel in Defense last year."
"What?" I shouted, outraged. "He only won because Potter distracted me!"
"I know," she sighed, "but it doesn't mean he does."
"This was not a personal attack," I shouted. "Black is not of such importance to me!" I was getting extremely irritated. Why did everyone always want to cut Black slack? He was just like the rest of us, and he should've been treated as such! This was completely unfair—to me.
"Tell that to the Gryffindor girls," she said, following me to the Commons. "We heard it through the grape vine."
"Better yet," I said, pushing out of the painting, "I'll tell Sirius Black that—"
"Tell me what?"
"Speaking of the dim-witted devil!" I shouted, without getting a chance to think over what I had just said.
"Watch your manners Eden," Potter said, from beside Black. "Or I'll have to deduct points from Ravenclaw."
"Shut it potter," Kate smiled sweetly.
"Black, this was not a personal attack, you're not of nearly enough importance to me. Your little minion was out after hours," I said, bringing up all the points Kate and I had discussed in the dorms. "Protocol is to deduct point."
"Be that as it may," Black spoke. For a second I thought he was seeing it my way. I'm such a fool. "You've never deducted points from any other house."
He just stood there, looking like the big oaf he was. He seemed to just expect special treatment, like he had gotten it all his life. I was pretty sure he had since his family was one of the most ancient Wizarding families in Europe. He was probably adjusted to having things handed to him wherever he went.
"No other house has scared me half to death before," I said angrily. "What makes you all think that you're above the law just because you're you."
"Sirius Black," Kate spoke, matching my anger. "You are not a special and individual snowflake."
"Fine then," Black smiled, "just stop treating me like you've got a schoolgirl crush on me by picking on my friends!" And they walked away.
"The nerve of him!" I shouted, kicking the wall which to my surprise emitted an 'ouch'. "If I were to dye half of my hair Gold," I said, fingering my dark red hair, "he'd find a way to link it to himself!"
"Well, your hair would be Gryffindor colors…" Kate said, wondering to herself.
"Shut up Katherine, you're of no help."
She left me alone to pace the halls as I pleased, adding a sarcastic remark here and there, but mainly remaining quiet.
"Sorry," she giggled. "Look, don't let him bother you, let him think whatever he wishes. It's his fantasy world. Besides, you're giving him special treatment by thinking about it so much."
"Thank you," I said, taking a deep breath to compose myself. "Black is too insignificant to make any change in the world whatsoever." We were by the Great Hall at this point, where students were still eating breakfast.
"Shall we?" Katherine asked, jutting out her arm.
"We shall," I said, linking my arm with hers.
Throughout breakfast, there were quite a few people staring at me eat, and murmuring. They were mainly from Gryffindor, but that didn't make it any less annoying. A few times there was actual pointing, to which we all responded by giving them the bird.
"It was ten points," I said miserably, after flipping off my third stalker of the meal. "Ten wretched points! Can't they just let it go?"
"They're Gryffindors, of course they can't," Gwyn said, deciding to talk to me despite Demetria's current cold shoulder.
"They've been sore ever since we won the house cup last year," Kate said sympathetically.
"I just don't get why it's such an issue, it was just ten points," I said glumly. I hated attention, especially when it was this negative.
"Because it's Sirius Black," Demetria spoke for the first time that night. "He's Hogwarts' favorite scoundrel."
"Well, I don't care," I pouted. I probably looked like a five year old. "He doesn't get special treatment just because he's—"
"Gorgeous, smart, and hilarious," finished Kate.
"Katherine!" I scorned, "No switching over to the dark side!"
The rest of lunch seemed to be spent in mostly silence. None of us felt safe saying anything with so many pairs of eyes concentrating on us. Even though it was foolish to think this way, it felt as if everyone seemed to be reading our thoughts. Ironically enough, the four people on the Gryffindor table not gawking at us were Potter, Black, Pettigrew and Lupin.
After lunch, Kate and I headed to the library. Gwyn decided that she wanted to know what else was being said about the incident, and thus, took Demi with her to go into the fields and eavesdrop on people.
"Don't look now," Kate muttered out the side of her mouth, "but Lupin is across the library from us, by the Biographies of Famous Witches and Wizards section."
I casually looked up from my book, attempting to seem as if I was looking for a clock. She was right. There he was, the spawn of Satan himself, sitting there reading a rather gigantic book.
"That means the others can't be too far away," I mutter back suspiciously.
Kate got up from her seat, and casually walked around the more popular areas of the library. She was attempting to seem as if she were looking for a book, but ended up looking like she had to pee instead. As much as I love Kate, she is not that great of an actress. She sat back down, shrugging and we returned to our books. Kate and I were attempting to find a social guide to situations such as these.
"They're coming," Kate groaned looking towards the doors. She was right, Black and Potter were coming into the library, tailed closely by Pettigrew who was attempting to see over a large pile of books in his arms. They seemed to use him as a work mule.
"Do you think we can leave without being detected?" I asked, shrinking into my chair and holding the book up higher.
"It's worth a try, wait until they get over to Remus, and then we'll just leave," she laughed. We sounded like hostages in our own school. Before I knew it, Kate and I got up and attempted to seem casual as we half walked half ran to the door. When we got outside, neither of us could stop laughing.
"Did you see the looks those fourth years gave us?" Kate laughed. "They looked as if they thought we were about to spontaneously combust!"
"Luckily," I giggled as we walked outside into the fields, "I don't think Black noticed."
"Black doesn't notice much until it hits him in the face," she laughed, "by which point he's too stupid to realize what it is." We finally spotted Gwyn and Demi by our favorite tree and made our way to them.
"Did you two find out anything interesting?" Kate asked, yawning and stretching out next to me. She took a piece of chocolate out of her pocket, and gave me half.
"Well, apparently, Potter has a crush on Lily Evans," said Demi.
"Filch could've told you that," I snorted. "Anything interesting?"
"I don't know whether I should tell you this," Gwyn took a deep breath, seeming rather excited to tell me whatever it was she wasn't sure about, "but apparently Diggory is dating Marilyn Mercer."
"Marilyn Mercer!" Kate shouted, chocking on her chocolate. "But she's a skank!"
"That's precisely why he's dating her," I said resentfully.
"Don't worry, Liz," Demi said, patting my arm. "Half the school thinks you're with Hayden Heathers." I snorted, perfect. The only sixth year male Ravenclaw I talked to. Of course I'd be dating him.
"And the other half thinks you're dating Severus Snape to offend Black," Gwyn laughed.
"Well, I don't mind so much about Snape," I sighed. I was beyond attempting to deal with this anymore.
"He's quite handsome once you get over the initial shock of his nose," Kate said, making us all laugh.
"Well, he really isn't bad looking," Gwyn said, pointing out said Slytherin across the field from us. "He's really quite good looking, it's just his attitude that offends most." We all took a moment to nod our agreement.
"I don't know," I said after a moment. "Severus has always been nice to me."
"That's because you're a potions and Defense Goddess," Kate said. "And those are his favorite subjects." None of us questioned how she knew that. Kate never discriminated against anyone, and thus had a lot of different friends.
"Maybe you should date Severus," Gwyn said playfully. "It'd be funny to see Black's expression."
"Black doesn't care what any of us do," Demi said, also laying down. I was the only one still sitting up. "We're not exactly in his circle of friends."
"Well then, let's become a part of his circle of friends," Gwyn smiled, pulling my arm and making me lay down next to her. "Then, Liz can date Severus."
"Yeah," Kate said, I could hear the smile in her voice. "Black needs to learn that he won't always get what he wants."
A/N: I think that's a great spot to leave for the time being, don't you? Merry Christmast, everyone! Or if you're like me, I hope you had a happy Hanukkah!