Author's Note: I just realized that I messed up and called Alice, Alice Longbottom... whoops. I do know that at this time she is not married to Frank Longbottom.

In the safety of her stall in the Hufflepuff locker room, Amelia climbed into the showers and looked at the angry dark mark on her arm. There was still a dull throbbing sensation, and when she touched it she could still feel the raised skin and movement of the snake as it curled around the skull.

She saw the immense table in the dining room of the Malfoy Mansion. The Death Eaters were all seatd, with Lord Voldemort sitting at its head.

"Where is our lovely Amelia?" he inquired in his high voice. Amelia couldn't help but shiver when he said her name.

"She is still at school, at Hogwarts, my lord." stated Abraxas Malfoy softly.

"Really? Does she have no means of arrival at my call?" the Dark Lord inquired.

A look of fear flashed across Lucius Malfoy's, who was sitting next to Abraxas, face.

"As you probably already know... my Lord...it is impossible for her to Apparate out of the school." Abraxas's wife, Lilura said softly. A few other members of the Malfoy family who were seated at the table nodded

Volemort's ruby eyes gazed around the room at the other Death Eaters. Amelia noticed Igor Karakaroff and Evan Rosier were among those seated around the table. She either didn't recognize or get a clear look at the rest of them. They stared at Voldemort the same way that Amelia realized she did, with adoration, and fear.

"Can we not figure out a way for her to come when we call her? She is beautiful, clever, and she is the perfect age to recruit more members." Voldemort continued, his fingertips gracefully sliding down the head of an enormous snake that Amelia instantly recognized as Nagini

At this statment, Lucius noticably paled. However, he managed to remain silent.

"We will think of something, my lord." Abraxas stated bowing his head.

Amelia felt her body slam against the wall of her shower stall as she caught her breath.

"Amelia is everything ok?" she heard a voice scream from outside the shower.

"Y-yeah! I-I'll be out in a minute." she called back.

Quickly she washed her hair and body before wrapping the towel around her thin body, and climbing out. She hid her arm from view as she walked past Rholanda and quickly pulled on her school uniform and robes.

"Ready?" she inquired, yanking her still wet hair up in a bun

Rholanda laughed. "Honestly Malfoy, I think that you should cut your hair." she pointed to her own pixie hair style.

Amelia laughed slightly, more a laugh of relief than anything else, Rholanda hadn't noticed the Dark Mark or that slight shakig of her hands.

"I can't pull that style off, besides my family would kill me" Amelia stated with a smile.

Rholanda nodded. "Alright well, let's get breakfast."


Amelia was sitting in the library, reading her ancient runes assignment when she heard someone plop down beside her.

"Lilly!" she cried out happily before practically leaping over the table to hug the redhead.

"It's so good to see you!" Lilly stated laughing and hugging Amelia's slender frame.

"I am so sorry I have't talked to you. I have been so busy with prefect things. Those damn Marauders!" Lilly huffed angrily.

Amelia rolled her eyes and sat back down in her seat. "So how are things with you and James?" she inquired.

"Bite me." Lilly responded.

"That great huh?" Amelia said sarcastically.

"Honestly, he is an arrogant toe-rag with nothing better to do than to ask me on dates and pick on Serverus." Lilly ranted.

"It is a shame that he picks on Serverus. However, the boy is head over heels in love with you, anyone with eyes can see that. I think that you should give him a chance. That's all." Amelia said.

"I will not give that jerk a chance." Lilly stated firmly.

Amelia smiled. She really did like Lilly, however the fact that the redhead was a muggle-born did concern her. Not because of her blood-status Goodness no, but because of what might happen to her. She was terrified that if she got too close to Lilly that the lovely green-eyed girl would get hurt. Or worse killed. She had alread witnessed the death of one muggle. She could not endure it again.

"Well did you bring your work?" Amelia inquired softly. She didn't notice a bag, but she could hope.

"No, I was just making rounds. And I saw you sitting here and thought I would pop by to say hello." Lilly said happily.

Amelia gave the girl a brillant smile. "It's so good to see you, Lilly." she stated honestly.

"You too. We need to get together sometime. Sometime that is not a study session." Lilly announced.

Amelia did her best to hide the doubt that flashed through her eyes. Looking up at Lilly she realized that the girl didn't notice. "We do." she managed to choke out, hoping that Lilly did not hear the hesitation either.

"Awesome! Well I have to go, bye!" Lilly waved before disappearing out the door.

"Good night" Amelia replied to Lilly's retreating form.

Amelia returned to her assignment. She couldn't get much done, because no less than three minutes after Lilly left, she was interrupted by another visitor.

"You know, spending time with her will get you nowhere." a voice stated.

"Do not try to pull that card on me, Severus. You are in love with the girl." she tured her head toward him.

"But I love her enough to keep her away from all the danger that both she and us would endure." Severus managed to growl out.

Amelia sighed. The greasy haired boy did have a point.

"Have you heard from him?" Serverus inquired breaking her from her thoughts.

"What?" she demanded.

"Don't play dumb with me, I know that you have the Dark Mark." Serverus stated darkly, his voice low

Amelia narrowed her eyes at the boy.

"Well, have you?" he asked again.

"Yes." Amelia replied, picking up her quill again. Indicating to Serverus that she was finished with the conversation.

However, the boy decided to ignore her not so subtle hint. "How many times?" he inquired.

"It is no concern of yours, now go away." she replied angrily not bothering to look up from her textbook.

"I just want to know, I am planning on joining when I graduate." he said softly.

"If you join, then Lilly will never love you." Amelia stated her voice dangerously low.

That got the boy to shut up, he lowered his black eyes.

"She still cares about you. If you stopped being so horrible to her then she might love you again." Amelia stated her voice softening.

"I can't." he replied, his eyes hardening again.

"Why? So that no one will know your true blood status?" she sneered. That was a low blow and she knew it, but right now she didn't care. She just wanted him to go away, and actually think about what he was willing to get himself into if he joined the Death Eaters.

She saw his hand twitch towards his wand. "Expelliarmus!" she cried out, his wand flew to her hand and she pointed it back at him.

She held his wand as a short, tense silence broke between them. Amelia gasped slightly before returning Serverus his wand."I am sorry, I went too far with that last statement."

"Yes, you did." Serverus replied tucking his wand back into his robes. Both slightly in shock of how quickly she had managed to disarm the boy, and figure out that he was about to attack her.

A silence fell between the two.

"You should go, before either one of us says or does something stupid." Amelia said softly, sitting down in her chair once more.

Serverus nodded softly, silently accepting her apology. "You're right, good night Amelia."

She turned towards the boy and nodded as well "Good night Serverus."

Amelia tried to study more, but her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold her quill tight enough to write. Sighing, she shoved her books back into her bag and walked out of the library to the kitchens.

She was surprised to find Sirius Black sitting at one of the tables drinking from a goblet. Her breathe caught slightly, he was a god. His physique like that of a Roman God, chesiled to perfection. His shaggy black hair had a slight curl to it. And silver eyes met her's.

"Sorry... I- I will come back later" she managed to stutter.

He smirked slightly, amused by her slight stutter. It must happen a lot. "No it's fine. You can stay."

Amelia smiled softly and sat down with a huff heavily on the bench a comfortable distance away from him.

He looked over at her. "Bad day?" he asked.

She looked over at him, managing a weak smile "Oh yeah"

Sirius was about to open his mouth, but was interrupted when a House Elf appeared.

"Is Miss Malfoy needing anything?" the House Elf inquired with a bow so deep, it's ears brushed the ground

"Just a tea with milk and sugar, please" Amelia replied softly.

"I will be getting it now." the House Elf replied.

"Thank you" Amelia replied.

Sirius was looking at the girl, slightly puzzled.

Amelia let out a laugh "Just because I am a Malfoy doesn't mean that I behave like my family, Black"

The boy quickly looked down at his drink. "Just so you know, love, that tea won't do you much good." he stated changing subjects.

"Oh no?" she inquired.

"Nope. You are going to need something a bit stronger."

Amelia snorted with laughter. "And you are trying to tell me that Hogwarts will serve students Firewhiskey?"

Sirius gave her a crooked smile, that caused her heart to skip a beat. "Well, not Hogwarts per say... but I happen to have a bottle on me." he stated.

Amelia looked at him. "I have no idea how you managed," Sirius opened his mouth. "Nor do I want to know." she said cutting him off.

"So is that a yes or a no, love?" he inquired.

She sighed softly. "That's yes."

He summoned a second goblet and pulled a bottle of firewhiskey from behind him. He then filled the goblet and handed it to Amelia.

The boy then raised his goblet into the air. "To shitty days." he stated.

Amelia clicked her goblet to his with a satisfying clink. "To shitty days" she repeated before taking a drink. The firewhiskey burned its way down her throat, and she let out a sigh of relief.

"So Malfoy," Sirius began once the burning sensation had left his throat. "What has made your day so tragic?" he inquired.

"I didn't say tragic, I said bad. There is a difference." Amelia pointed out.

Sirius sighed. "Fine, what made your day so bad?"

"You mean before or after Potter and Diggory dragged our butts out on the pitch at 5:00 am?" Amelia asked, taking a drink of her firewhiskey.

"After." Sirius replied taking a drink of his own.

"Oh...well, just some drama." she replied.

"Whoever the git is, don't let him get the best of you, love." Sirius said with a smile. Once again, Amelia could feel her heartbeat speed up.

"Haha I think you're right."

A moment of silence passed between the two.

"What brings you here, Black?" Amelia asked.

"Eh..." Sirius shrugged.

Amelia snorted. "That explains a lot." she replied.

"So does just some drama." Sirius said mocking her.

Amelia rolled her pink eyes, taking another drink.

"So neither of us are saying anything huh?" Black asked.

"Looks like it." Amelia replied, drinking again.

Sirius took a sideways glance at her before taking another drink.

"Well then, this should make for an interesting night." he said.

Amelia couldn't help the smile the played across her features.

"Ah, there is the dazzling Malfoy smile." Sirius stated.

Amelia prayed that her cheeks weren't turning bright red.

Sirius leaned over and refilled Amelia's goblet before pouring more firewhiskey in his own. "So, how did you get sorted into Hufflepuff?" he inquired.

Amelia took a sip of her firewhiskey. "I could ask you that same question reguarding how you got sorted into Griffindor."

Sirius paused and took a drink of his firewhiskey. "I just fit the description I guess." he replied. Amelia could tell that he never really put any thought into it.

"I guess that's how I got sorted into Hufflepuff." Amelia replied.

"So obviously you don't give a rat's ass about blood status." Sirius stated more than asked.

Amelia laughed, thinking about her interactions with Lilly, Serverus, and Bellatrix. "Obviously."

Sirius smirked and took another drink of firewhiskey, Amelia followed his suit.

"Good. I thought you were different." Sirius stated.

"Is that a good thing or a bad one?" Amelia asked.

"However you want to view it," Sirius replied. He then leaned forward and whispered in her ear. "I personally think it's a very good thing."

A small shiver surged its way through Amelia's body. She hoped that Sirius didn't notice.

She wasn't so lucky, he pulled back with an arrogant smirk. Luckily he remained silent. Amelia finished her firewhiskey.

"Anyways," she said standing up, only to wobble a bit. She silently cursed herself, she had always been a light-weight when it came to drinkig.

Sirius stood up and caught her, steading her by her elbow. "Steady there, Malfoy."

"I'm fine." she stated gently pulling away. She took a couple steps away from him to prove that she was alright. He seemed convinced.

"Good night, Sirius. Thank you for the firewhiskey and your company." she said with a smile. She was surprised to find that she actually ment what she was saying. She had enjoyed her night with Sirius.

"Anytime Amelia. Sweet dreams." he replied.

Amelia walked out of the kitchen smiling slightly.

Little did she know that Sirius's eyes didn't leave her until the door slammed shut.