Author's Note: You know, these disclaimers are not only annoying, they're depressing. I don't own Harry Potter, only the stuff J.K Rowling didn't include in her books. There, I said it! Jeez...

Chapter 4

On the day of the Hogsmede trip, there was pandemonium in the seventh year girls' dormitory. Elizabeth watched as her friends and sister got ready for their dates. She sighed and watched as Alana was doing Lily and Alice's make-up. She hoped that all went well with Alana's date with Sirius. She knew that Alana only pretended to despise Sirius, but really, she liked him. Alana always had to be the rock of the group, she felt it was her role just like Elizabeth was the quiet one. But they weren't twins for nothing and she could always tell what Alana was really feeling. Elizabeth didn't want to see Alana's heart break like hers had already had.

Ever since Remus said he was going out with Layna, Elizabeth felt like someone had ripped out all her insides. She knew that she liked Remus, ever since the day on the train six years ago. He was so kind and considerate, even when his friends were rude and obnoxious. During those growing pain years, Remus would spend time with Liz and her friends so the two had gotten to know each other even more. Until now, however, she didn't realize just how much she liked him. So lately, she just studied in her bed and didn't say much in class, she felt like what was the point of doing anything? Today, though, she knew that if any of her friend's dates went wrong, she had to be there. So she decided to go to Hogsmede and just avoid Remus and Layna as much as possible. It was her turn to be the rock for the day.

"Hey Lizzy, you ready?" asked Lily.

"Yeah, let's go," she answered.

They made their way to the common room, there they were greeted by James, Sirius, Frank and Peter. Remus, they told them, had gone ahead with Layna, much to Elizabeth's relief. Once they got to Hogsmede, the couples, Peter, and Elizabeth went their separate ways.

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"So…where do you want to go?" asked Alana.

"How does Honeydukes sound?" asked Sirius.

"Great!" said Alana, grinning broadly.

Afterwards, after they bought pounds of candy, they went to Zonko's and up to the Shrieking Shack.

"It's almost noon. You want to go to the Three Broomsticks?" asked Sirius.

"Sure, I'm starving," said Alana.

They walked into the pub, ordered their food and sat down in a booth. They had just sat down when a group of giggling girls came over and swarmed the booth. Alana was pushed up against the wall. She couldn't even breathe so she climbed over the wall of the booth and landed on the other side where Remus and Layna happened to be sitting.

"Sorry, bit crazy over there," said Alana.

Remus helped her out and she turned towards Sirius, but a sight made her stop in her tracks and she felt sick. Sirius was making out with one of the other girls. She walked over to him and slapped him across the face.

"I thought you had changed!" she yelled.

Then she turned on her heel and ran out. She didn't know where she was going and didn't care. She just wanted to get as far away from Sirius as she could.

"Al! Alana? What's the matter?" asked a voice.

Alana looked up and saw her sister running towards her, worry in her eyes and etched all over her face. She couldn't hold it any more. She hugged her sister and cried. She cried until she was shaking. The whole time, Elizabeth held her and tried to comfort her.

"Alana…shh…it's okay," she said as she patted her sister on the back.

After a few minutes, Alana slowed down and was able to talk. She looked up at her sister.

"Can we sit down?" she asked tearfully.

"Sure," her sister answered gently.

Elizabeth led her down an alleyway and they sat down on a nearby rock. Once she was ready, Alana told her sister everything.

"Well, everything was great. We went to Honeydukes, Zonko's, and then the Shrieking Shack. We decided to go get lunch while we waited for the others. Then all of these…girls came over and pushed me out of the way, so I climbed over the booth, landed next to Remus and Layna." At this, Elizabeth's face darkened, but Alana didn't see, her eyes were too full of tears to see anything, "And I turned and s-saw h-him…saw him…"

"It's okay, you don't have to say it," said Elizabeth, realizing what had happened. Sirius had been kissing another girl while on a date with her sister. What a jackass!

"Anyway, I slapped him and ran for it. Then I bumped into you and you know the rest," she finished, tears running down her face. "I really thought he had changed," she whispered.

"I know you did, I thought so too," said Elizabeth, putting an arm around her sister's shoulders.

"What am I going to do? I can't show my face again," said Alana.

"I think that you should go and talk to him," said Elizabeth with a huge sigh, "Yes, he was a jackass towards you but you should at least hear his side of the story before passing judgment."

"I don't want anything to do with him!" said Alana, shaking her head fervently, "I'm not going back in there."

"You don't have to," came a voice in front of them. They looked up and saw Sirius standing there awkwardly in the shadows. "Alana, let me explain-"

"Explain what? Explain why you were snogging that girl? I know why Black, it's because you can't have one girl for more than a day! You dump any girl and go for something 'better'. I just wasn't good enough for you, just a challenge for you to win. And you won! Congratulations, I finally did it!" she said, tears streaming down her face, but she didn't try to wipe them, "You went out with me, now on to the next round! It's just one big game for you, isn't it Black?"

"No, that's not it. Listen before, sure, it was all a game. I would get tired of the same girl and go on for something better, but lately, the only prize I want is for you to trust me. Those girls in there, they just showed up. That girl who was kissing me, I was trying to get her off of me. I have no idea who they are or how they knew I'd be there with you! I've been looking everywhere to tell you that." He walked over and took Alana's hands. "Alana, I really like you. I've never liked anyone as much as you. I'd never, ever, want to hurt you."

"Really?" asked Alana, looking at him.

"Really, really," he said.

That made her laugh. Sirius wiped the tears from Alana's eyes and helped her up.

"Now come on, everyone is waiting for us," he said.

"Okay, come on Liz," said Alana, suddenly remembering she was there too.

"No you go ahead, I was just heading up to the castle."

"Are you sure?" asked Sirius.

"Yeah, go on you love birds," teased Elizabeth. They turned and started walking. "Oh, Sirius?" called Elizabeth. He turned to her and she said, "If you ever hurt my sister again, well," She twirled her wand between her fingers, "I'll just have to jinx you into the next century."

Sirius gave a nervous laugh then, realizing she wasn't kidding, stopped.

"Have fun!" she called happily.

Author's Note: This chapter is short too, but I'm hoping that since I did a double update, you'll forgive me...hopefully…maybe? Anyway, the beginning of this chapter is just a taste of what's coming up later so be prepared for it to get slightly darker and a wee bit more angsty. The real drama and angst come much later though, just so you know. So please tell me what you think so far because I really love getting reviews from you all. Thanks! :)