Chapter 3 Affection

"NO! NO, NO! Leave them alone, take me! Take me! Not my Parents! NO!" "NO!" I screamed, tears streaming down my cheeks. I was finally awake, covered in cold sweat and panting but awake. I sighed in relief. Someone shook me and I looked up to see Lily and the Marauders staring at me. "I´m sorry that I woke you up." I whispered my voice hoarse from screaming. "You´re SORRY?" Sirius asked, confused." Lily, I don´t mean to be rude; but could you leave us for a few minutes? I´ll be right down." I said. She nodded and ushered all the other girls out of our dorm. "Daph, what happened? All of the sudden Lily came up the stairs saying that you were screaming and she couldn´t wake you up." James asked as they sat on my bed. "I had a nightmare. I have them every night. I must have forgotten to put up silencing charms." "Do you want to talk about it?" Remus asked. "No. I can´t do that." I said. Sirius had been quiet throughout the entire conversation; "I´ve got it! We´ll put up a charm around Padslette`s bed to warn us whenever she has a nightmare so one of us can come and wake her up before she starts screaming." He said. "You don´t have to do that. You would be up the whole night and how would you get up here alone?" I said quickly, knowing that I sometimes spoke in my sleep. I didn´t want them to hear that, to hear me screaming for him to stop. "Go see Dumbledore then." Remus suggested, "Or we will." I sighed, they didn´t know what they were getting into. It wasn´t fair to them. "No, it´s personal guys, I can´t." I said. I got up only to be thrown back to the bed by the Marauders in a bone-crushing hug. I wrestled my way out easily and got ready. When I was done we left for breakfast where I would have to deal with the other girls. How I longed for the peace and quiet of my bed. We sat down and the boys started wolfing down their food with inhuman speed. Lily and I stared at them in disbelief. Then we started laughing. She didn´t ask questions or press me for information. She even shushed the other girls who did. "Thank you." I said, she nodded and suddenly gave me a hug. I was completely in shock. I wasn´t used to so much contact, hell I flinched every time the guys so much as pecked my cheek. Sirius and James burst into laughter at the shocked look on my face which made me blush and made them laugh even harder. Lily stopped and looked at Remus and me in confusion. "I´m not used to so much… affection. I´ve yet to get used to it, but don´t worry I will." I explained. "Well if it isn´t the resident banshee." Bellatrix hissed as she sauntered in behind us. "Well if it isn´t the resident slut." I said my voice practically dripping with false sweetness. "Touchy today, aren´t we? I´ll teach you to respect your betters. Tonguelilatalis! ""No!" Sirius cried pushing me out of the way and getting his tongue tied and turning purple in the process. Bellatrix laughed and walked away but not without detention from Professor Flitwick.