Chapter 3: Room Mates, Sirius Black, and Fighting

Chapter 3: Room Mates, Sirius Black, and Fighting

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"We will start by introducing a new student, a fifth year, Emma Wade." Remus prodded me in the back slightly, urging me forward. Slowly I stepped up to the stool and the hat was placed onto my head.

Well, well, well, what do we have here? Another Wade I see. Yes, you parents and brothers were easy to sort. Slytherins to the core. But you...you're different.

Damn right I'm different. I don't think like them, I don't think Muggle Borns should be killed. I'm not like my family!

Hmmm, plenty of thirst to prove yourself, ambition, oh and your very, very smart. NO Hufflepuff is not for you...nor Ravenclaw. Slytherin or Gryffindor...

Put me where you think is right. I want to be where I belong, and I want to be able to change things.

Very Well...GRYFFINDOR!

The Great Hall erupted into cheers as I moved off of the stool and walked over to the cheering table. I looked around to see Remus waving to me, and I walked over to the table.

"Great! I'm so happy your in our house!"

I sat down, the rest of the sorting flew by, but I didn't notice anything. My hands were shaking. I was thinking about what was going to happen to me...when my parents found out, when my brothers found out...

Chapter 3

"Now that the Sorting has commenced, let the feast begin!" And with those words, food appeared on the long table in front of me.

For the first time since Remus had waved me over, I looked around myself. To my left was Remus, to my right an empty set. Across from me sat Sirius Black, and James Potter, both of whom were shovelling food into their mouths as if they were starved.

I looked at them with distaste; What a lack of manners.

"Disgusting, isn't it?" Came a soft voice from beside me. I looked over to see the girl that I had spoken to in the department store sit next me.

"Lily, right? I met you while I was shopping three days ago."

"Yes, that's me! And you're Emma Wade, fifth year. I'm the girls' Prefect this year, sixth year; and so if you need anything at all, don't hesitate to find me. Once you're finished eating, I'll show you up to your dorm. You'll have three roommates, Sara Lyn Creo, Betsy Frost, and Jacqueline Larkin." She said all of this quickly, eyes sparkling with excitment.

"Oh, thank you." I said nicely. "Are the other girls nice?"

"Well, that's Sara Lyn over there." She pointed to a girl with long white blonde hair and soft brown eyes. She was reading a book while picking at mashed potatoes with her fork. "She's sweet, quiet and a bit of a book worm. I'm sure you'll like her. You seem to be a bit quiet yourself.

"That's Betsy Frost, sitting across from Sara Lyn." I looked over to see a mean-looking girl with a scowl on her face. She had short brown hair and hazel eyes. "She's... less than pleasant. But hopefully you'll get along with her while living with her. I'm sure you will; you seem friendly enough.

"And that is Jacqueline; she likes to be called Jacq, or Jacqui." She gestured to a petite girl with long brown hair that had a bow in it. She was talking to a boy around her own age who sitting across from her. "She's very nice, very outgoing, and she'll likely want to be your best friend before the day is out."

"Lily?" James had finally looked up from his plate.

Lily sighed loudly, a scowl adorning her face. "Yes, James?"

"Lily, since this is a new year and all, I think we should go out, just because-"

"James." She sighed. "I will never, ever, EVER, go out with you. Understand?"

"But-Lily-!" I stifled a laugh at his striken expression.

"Are you finished?" Lily asked me, ignoring James.

"Yes; let's go." I said, standing up with Lily.

"Alright; so there's a few things you should know about the castle. Each House has a common room, and each common room has a portrait or some other kind of defence protecting it; Gryffindor has the Fat Lady. Passwords change weekly and will be posted on the board in the common room. Boys are not allowed into girls' dorms, nor vice versa. The girls' dorm staircase has a charm on it to prevent boys coming in, but the boys dorm has no such thing. They trust us girls more." She said, smirking.

"What's with the staircases?" I asked as I saw the staircases above us begin to move around, switching directions and destinations.

"The staircases move around; so you can get lost, but you'll get used to it after a while. This is the grand staircase." She gestured around us. "And the stairs go all the way up to the seventh floor. Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, came up with the idea."

"And the portraits?" I inquired, curious as to what the moving portraits were, exactly. "Are they alive? We don't have any at home."

"Well, the portraits aren't really alive. They're more of a memory of the person in it. The portraits can speak with people outside of their portrait, and they can move to the other portraits in the building. They will tell on you if they catch you doing something to break the rules. Well, most of them will anyway. Some just don't give a damn."

We climbed the staircases and Lily stopped in front of a portrait of a rather... large woman.

"This is the Fat Lady; she's the entrance to the Gryffindor common room."

"Password?" The woman in the portrait asked in a shrill voice."

"Cracker Hat."

The portrait swung outward to reveal a large room, comfortably furnished in red and gold, plush couches and chairs scattered about. Windows with places to sit and read on them and thick carpets ran along the floor. There were two fireplaces, one at each end of the circular room; opposite each other. There were tables you could play chess on and other odds and ends also covering the room. It was altogether a warm, cozy, and homey atmosphere. I think that I might actually like this, I thought with a smile.

"Up those stairs are the boys' dorms." Lily said, pointing to a staircase to the left of us. "And up here," she said moving to the staircase to the right, "Is the girls' dorms. Come on; your things are already up there. I'll help you unpack."

I followed her up the staircase at a slightly slower pace then her, trying to take everything in. It was a lot to absorb. It seemed that Lily was determined to make my head explode with the large quantity of information.

We reached an open door and entered.

"This is your dorm. You bed is over there, and your trunk and such is on top of it. The wardrobe to the left of your bed is for you to put your things in, as is that desk, book case, and night table."

"Wow; Lily, thanks for bringing me up here." I told her and began to unpack my things.

"Where are your bed things? I'll make up your bed while you put your clothes away. It'll go by quicker if there are two of us doing things."

I reached into my trunk and came out with a small bag; I pointed my wand at it.

"Engorgio." I said quietly, and it grew measurably in size.

I took Jinx out of her pocket, and set her down on the bed.

"All my bed things are inside there. You can just move Jinx if she gets in your way; she won't mind. Where should I put my bathroom things?" I asked her.

"Right through that door is the bathroom; there are shelves and drawers for your things. They should be labelled. There are two showers, two sinks, and one toilet."

"Ok; I think I'll do that first."

I went over to the door and found the drawer with Emma Wade printed on it; opening it I placed all of my bathroom things in it, and my make-up as well. When I came back out into the main room, Lily had finished with the bed and had begun to fold and hang up some of my clothing.

"Thank you, Lily; but you really don't have to do this. I'm sure you have other things that you have to be doing. What with you being a prefect and all."

"No; not at all. The Headmaster said that I was excused from Prefect duties for tonight, so I could help you settle in. You have some really nice clothes, Emma."

"Thank you; you can borrow them sometime, if you want." I muttered, abesnt mindedly.

"I think I may have to take you up on that some day." She replied, admiring one of my dresses.

In short order, we had all of my things put away. I heard footsteps and voices coming up from the stairs and realized that it was probably time for my dorm mates to be getting back from dinner.

"Well, your dorm mates should be here soon, so I'll leave you to it!" Lily said with a smile and left.

Jacqueline, Betsy, and Sara Lyn all entered just as Lily left, talking to one another. They stopped short when they saw me.

"Who are you?" Betsy asked, sneering in my direction.

"Emma Wade; your new dorm mate." I said and reached out to shake her hand. Might as well make an attempt to be friendly.

"Well, stay out of my way and don't touch of any of my things." Betsy growled at me and pushed her way past, making her way to what I assumed to be her bed.

"I'm Jacqueline, but you can call me Jacq, or Jacqui." The brown haired girl whom Lily had pointed out to me earlier said happily, and shook my hand. "Don't mind Betsy, you'll get used to her. I don't like her, at all, but eventualy she'll leave you alone."

"I'm Sara Lyn, you can just call me Sara, or Sara Lyn. It really doesn't matter to me." Said the girl who had been reading at dinner. She also shook my hand.

"Oh; I love your outfit!" Jacqui exclaimed with a squeal. I had taken off my cloak when I was putting my things away, and so my outfit was completely visible. Thankfully, I had chosen things that would go with any color, so I still looked good with the red and gold uniform on.

"Thank you." I can tell this girl is going to be a hand full.

"Do you need any help with anything? Any questions?" Sara Lyn asked me quietly.

"Well, I haven't gotten my timetable yet. When do I get that?"

"Oh, I completely forgot, I have it. Here you go." She said and handed me a paper.

Monday: 6th year double Potions with Slytherin, Transfiguration with Hufflepuff, Free Period

Tuesday: Herbology with Ravenclaw, Astronomy with Slytherin, History of Magic with Ravenclaw, Free Period

Wednesday: 6th YearDefence Against The Dark Arts, Charms with Hufflepuff, 6th year double Potions with Slytherin

Thursday: Transfiguration with Hufflepuff, Care of Magical Creatures with Ravenclaw and Slytherin, Charms with Hufflepuff, Herbology with Ravenclaw

Friday: History of Magic, Free Period, 6th year double Potions with Slytherin

"You're taking 6th year potions?" Sara asked me.

"Yeah; I'm pretty good at it, I guess."

"Jealous, Sara?" Asked Jacqui with a giggle.

"N-n-no. I don't know what you're talking about." Sara's face began to turn a very bright red color.

"Why would you be jealous Sara?" I asked curiously. What could they mean?

"Sara Lyn has a crush on Remus Lupin," Ohhhh. "And you have Potions with him" Jacqui informed me as Sara tried to creep away.

"I sat with Remus for while on the train, you know." I said and smirked as Sara stopped in her tracks. "He seemed like a nice enough person."

"You... sat with him?" She asked, envy clear on her face.

"Yeah... I think I'll probably sit with Lily tomorrow morning at breakfast, and she sits with Remus; would you like to join us?"

"No... I don't want to make a fool out of myself. Maybe some other time..."

"Well, ok then. It was nice meeting you both... But I'm going to take a shower and get to bed. It's been a really long day."

"Ok. We already showered before dinner. We got here early, so the bathroom is all yours.

I went over to my bed and grabbed my PJ's, stopping to pet Jinx for a moment who was curled up at the top of the bed, half under the pillows.

When I came out of the bathroom wearing a tank top and shorts, I found Sara and Jacqui sitting on my bed, petting Jinx, who was clearly enjoying herself.

"You like her?" I asked, smiling.

"She is the cutest thing! A little fuzz ball! What's her name?"

"Jinx; and she loves to be scratched right behind the ears." I sat down on the edge of my bed.

"Oh, my gosh! What happened to your arm?" Jacqui gasped, looking at the arm that Garret had grabbed earlier.

"I bumped into something on my way up here... Must have hit it harder than I thought." I lied. Why did I wear a tank top? I'm so stupid...

"Emma, that looks like finger marks..." Sara said quietly.

I laughed nervously. "Yeah, it kind of does. I bumped into the banister; you know the weird shaped one with all the bump things on it? I guess that's just how it came out on my arm." I lied again, trying to make it more believable. Luckily, they bought it and dropped the subject.

"I'm going to go to bed." Jacqui told us.

"Yeah, me too." Sara added quietly, climbing onto her bed.

"All right; I guess I will as well." I agreed. "Where's Betsy?" I asked

Jacqui gestured to a bed with the curtains closed and a light shining out.

"Her Highness is sleeping." Jacqui said with a roll of her eyes.

I chickled lightly. "Good night."

"Night"

"G'night"

The lamps were blown out, and I climbed under my covers. Jinx climbed up to my head and curled up in the crock of my neck, between my head and shoulder.

I fell asleep to the soothing sound of her purring.

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"Emma. Emma, you have to wake up." Someone shook my shoulder lightly and I groaned, rolling over.

Sara was standing over me, trying to wake me up.

"What?"

"You're going to be late if you don't start getting ready. It's the first day of classes; you can't be late! Hurry!"

I groaned again and hopped out of bed, walking over to my wardrobe.

Hogwarts uniform... Garter belt, fishnet stockings, black heels, red scarf. There. Easy enough. I got dressed quickly, went to the bathroom and closed the door. I reapplied the makeup that had been wiped off my face in the night. I had put it on in an attempt to hide that last bit if the bruise on my face. It would be gone by tomorrow. I brushed my long locks, and put on my eyeliner, eye shadow, and lip gloss. Looking in the mirror, I sighed in satisfaction. Perfect.

"Come on, let's go!" Sara said impatiently.

I grabbed my school bag with all my books in it and followed her down to the Great Hall. I looked around, searching for Lily, and my gaze found the eyes of my brother's. Charles looked at me with fury in his eyes, and gestured for me to come to him. I paled, and shook my head, which just angered him further.

I switched my gaze, looking for Lily more frantically, and finally saw her sitting where we had been yesterday evening.

I sighed in relief as I sat down.

"How was your night?" Lily asked me nicely.

"It was good; I slept well, and you were right about Jacqui and Sara, I get along with them very well. Betsy... well. She's kind of a snob." Lily nodded in understanding.

"Good morning." Remus said to us as he sat down across from us with James and Sirius.

"Surprised you're in Gryffindor, Wade." Sirius said with distaste clear on his face.

"Why is that, Black." I spit out his last name like it was a curse word.

"Well, you're a Wade to begin with. You dress like a whore, and you're nasty."

I started to stand, fire in my eyes. I DO NOT dress like a whore! I thought in anger.

"Emma, calm down!" Lily said urgently, "You don't want to get in trouble on your first day of school, do you?" No, I suppose I don't.

"He's not worth it anyway." I muttered.

"Sirius, you idiot; don't judge people before you know them." James said to his friend, glancing at Lily, who raised a brow at him.

"Why James, I was just going to say the same thing."

"I do know her, James. She's a Wade, Deatheater parents, and two brothers to be marked by the end of the school year, and one following in her father's footsteps to a T. Perfect little Emma, in her ball gown, looking down on everyone like they're not worth her time." He spat out.

"What in Merlin's name are talking about?" I asked, too confused to be offended.

"My parents are friends of yours, remember? That means I've been dragged to those gatherings you call "balls" and "dinner parties". I've seen you, Emma Wade. I was going to give you a chance when we were in the book store, but no, you just growled at me and snatched the book out of my hands, didn't you?"

"I-I'm not like that at all!" I stuttered. I thought I got rid of that nervous stutter when I was younger? Damn it all.

Sirius just smirked and glared at the same time (how is that even possible?), and turned away to his food, knowing that he had gotten to me.

James smiled at me apologetically, Lily seethed and glared at him beside me, and Remus shook his head sighing.

"Emma, he gets like this sometimes... You just need to get to know him. He's not a morning person."

"Get to know him? Why on Earth would I want to be friends with that vile excuse for a human being?"

Remus opened his mouth to reply, but at that moment, a mewing sound came from behind me. I turned to see Jinx sitting there. I bent to pick her up, smiling, when a pair of hands reached down and snatched her out from in front of me. The little thing mewed in protest.

I looked up, to see Charles standing there, a blank look on his face, and paled considerably. Not good, not good, not good, I chanted in my mind.

"Sister, I need to speak with you. Now." He said in a no non-sense voice.

"Charles... I-I'm eating breakfast."

"Well, you are finished. Anyway, remember what Father said?" No dinner for you tonight... You're getting too fat, anyway...

I flinched at that reminder and moved to stand up. Remus' voice stopped me.

"Emma, wait! You don't have to go with him. Jus-"

My brother cut him off sharply. "Hold your tongue, Lupin. Don't involve yourself in things that do not concern you. Filthy Half-Blood."

"Hey!" James shouted and Sirius started to stand up slowly. "Get your bloody hands off of her and stop insulting my friends, Wade!" Oh Merlin... I don't want to cause a scene...

"Well Charles, let's get on with it. Don't want to be seen with these Mud bloods and blood traitors, anyway." I said in a cold voice. Oh, Lily, please forgive me, I thought when I saw the shocked and hurt look on her face.

I didn't get to see James and Sirius' reaction to this, because Charles began walking away, pulling me along with him.

"We're going to have a little family meeting, Sister." He said pulling me down a corridor.

I looked at Jinx, whom he was still holding, and the poor thing looked terrified. I felt for her, I really did; because at that moment, I was scared as well.

We approached an alcove in a remote part of the castle where Garret and Aaron were waiting for us.

"Don't ever touch me again, Charles. I'll not take kindly to it." I was surprised. Charles usually did not touch me, for that matter, neither did Aaron. Garret, on the other hand, was the only who ever touched me in any way.

"What were you doing, Emma, sitting with those disgusting Gryffindors?" Charles spat at me while Garret looked on with a smirk on his face. He was enjoying this. Aaron just stood there with no expression what-so-ever on his face.

"Well, if you must know, Remus and Lily are the Gryffindor Prefects, and so I sat with them because they were going to show me to my classes."Please believe this. "James Potter is a Pure Blood, as is Sirius Black. Mother and Father are even friends with Mr. and Mrs. Black." I said in a strong voice, mentally patting myself on the back for not stuttering.

"Sirius Black and James Potter are blood traitors and you know it, Emma. I don't want you hanging out with them." He said forcefully, shaking my shoulder in his anger.

"I knew you weren't good enough to be put into Slytherin; just stupid little Emma. In Gryffindor, oh ho Mum and Dad will love to hear about this." Garret said to me mockingly. I paled even more at the mention of my parents finding out.

"Oh yes, I've already written home about how our dear sister was put into the Mud Blood house. Disgusting." By the time Garret was finished with his little speech, my fear had turned into anger.

"Garret, shut the bloody hell up you prat! You don't kn-" A loud smack resounded throughout the empty hall, as Garret back handed me across the face. I held my hand up to my face, feeling blood trickle down my chin from my lip. Bloody hell.

"Do. Not. Touch. Me." I said to him in a quiet, dangerous voice. He just smirked, knowing that I wouldn't dare hit him back.

"Emma, do not speak to Garret like that. He is your brother and deserves more respect than that, you deserved to be punished." Charles told me, completely ignoring the fact that I had blood dripping off of my chin.

"Emma, I don't want to see you consorting with those people anymore. You will make friends with the people in Slytherin that Mother and Father told you to, despite the house you were put into. I'm sure that it was a mistake that put you in there, but there is no changing it now." Charles said sternly.

"Yes, Brother." I said meekly.

"Breakfast is just about over, so get going to your classes. And take this damn thing with you,." He thrust Jinx at me and I hastily took her from him, trying to calm the shaking kitten while he walked away.

"Sister." Aaron said with a nod and walked off. Ah, a man of few words.

I began to make my way out of the hallway, only to be stopped by Garret grabbing my shoulder painfully.

"Be careful Little Sister." He whispered menacingly into my ear.

That is it. I whirled around and punched him square in the nose, and heard a satisfying crunch.

"Don't touch me, Garret." I growled at him as he bent over, hand pressed to his bleeding nose. I turned and ran, not wanting to know what he would do if I stayed there any longer.

I realized quickly that I was lost, and I took my scarf off, pressing it to my lip, panting. Where the hell am I? I wondered.

Someone was turning the corner up ahead, and they yelled "Hey, you! Where are you supposed to be?"

"Umm... I'm afraid I'm lost. I'm new here." I mumbled into my scarf.

"What's wrong with your face?" The boy asked curiously.

"Umm... I'm sick. Could you tell me where the girls' bathroom is?" I said, faking a cough badly.

He sighed. "I really should write you up... but since I don't know you, you must be telling the truth about being new. I'm Drew, a Ravenclaw Prefect. Take that corner to the left and keep going straight. There will be a bathroom at the end of the hallway."

"Thank you." I mumbled, rushing to where he directed me.

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Chapter 4: To save a Hufflepuff,and Explainations

Chapter 4: To save a Hufflepuff,and Explainations

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Last Time

"Be careful Little Sister" He whispered menacingly into my ear.

That's it.I whirled around and punched him square in the nose, and heard a satisfying crunch.

"Don't touch me Garret." I growled at him as he bent over, hand to his bleeding nose. I turned and ran, not wanting to know what he would do if I stayed there any longer.

I realized quickly that I was lost, and I took my scarf off, and pressed it to my lip, panting. Where the hell am I?I wondered.

Someone was turning the corner up ahead, and they yelled" Hey, you! Where are you supposed to be!"

"Umm I'm afraid I'm lost. I'm new here." I mumbled into my scarf.

"What's wrong with your face?" The boy asked curiously.

"Umm...I'm sick. Could you tell me where the girls bathroom is?"I said faking a cough badly.

He sighed. "I really should write you up...but since I don't know you, you must be telling the truth about being new. I'm Drew, a Ravenclaw prefect. Take that corner to the left and keep going straight. There will be a bathroom at the end of the hallway."

"Thank you" I mumbled, rushing to where he directed me.