Devin didn't come out after me. I figured she didn't really care that much anyway. So I stared out over Hogsmeade as it started to rain. Finally, Devin slid out of the cave and came to stand next to me.

"What happened this afternoon?"

"Well after I argued with you I went… look it's no big deal," I laughed trying to cover up and make light of the conversation. "Did you manage to stay awake in History of Magic? He might as well be dead," I laughed.

"No one might as well be dead. Don't say stuff like that." Devin implored worriedly.

"Yeah, no one but me," I muttered quietly.

Devin's eyes widened "What did you just say?"

"Shit!" I thought to myself. "Nice going Black." I transformed into my animagus form and sprinted up the slope into the darkening sky. "She probably thinks that you're some sort of suicidal psycho! Nice going!" I thought to myself

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I ran as fast as I could up the slope for as long as I could. I never truly stopped. Every once and a while I would slow down and walk for a little while but then I would begin to run again. I would stop to drink from the puddles that formed from the rain that would come at night. I reached the highest cave five days after I began this journey. I decided to shelter under an outcropping of rock for the night. I knew that I must look gaunt because of the lack of food. Then began the most terrifyingly awe inspiring night of my life.

I heard rumbles of thunder and I felt them travel through the mountain. Flashes of lightening would flash and five minutes later the earth would tremble with thunder that cracked like a whip. Soon the sky would be split in half by a flash of lightening and simultaneously thunder would rumble deep in the earth.

I looked out at the purple sky that roiled angrily with the pent up fury of the storm. The rain beat down on my skin and wind whipped around me. I soon became soaked with the rain drops as I watched the lightening salsa across the sky and felt the thunder roar through my body.

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The next morning I woke up shivering and my clothes were still soaked through. I finished my descent and I took out my pocket knife.

On the very top of the erection I carved the words, "Padfoot, 1975" and just for good measure I drew a smiley face. I stood back and looked at my handiwork. I nodded with approval and turned to look at the view.

I must note sadly, in the interest of the truth, that the view was not as spectacular as the view from the Astronomy tower. So a little disappointedly I began my descent of the erection.

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When I reached the cave early in the morning, it was a dark and raining pretty hard I looked in to make sure that Devin hadn't left anything behind and I saw Devin curled up against a wall. Her eyes were shut, a sure sign that she was sleeping. I sighed. I really liked watching her, too bad she was my best mate's girlfriend.

She stirred and looked out at me and screamed bloody murder.

I realize now that I must have looked a sight. I hadn't eaten in over a week, I was soaked to the bone, and I was pale from lack of sleep. At some point during her scream she must have recognized me because she stopped mid-shriek and catapulted herself into my arms.

She pulled back a little bit as I felt my arms go numb from her death-grip on me, not that I was complaining. "I didn't know what to do. I wasn't sure what you would do. I didn't know if I should go after you or leave you to your own devices." Devin took a deep breath. "I was so worried about you," she smiled at me.

I leaned in and kissed her on the lips. She quickly opened her mouth for me and I slipped my tongue in her mouth. Almost immediately though she pulled back and said, "I'm so sorry… Remus… I can't, I'm sorry."

"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry I don't know what came over me," Only I did it was the feel of her in my arms and the way she had looked when I saw her waiting in the cave for me. It was uncomfortably silent for a little while until I was struck by a brilliant idea. "Hey c'mon, lets go down to Hogsmeade and I'll buy you breakfast, I know I'm starving! Plus we need to celebrate the first successful Marauder expedition to the top of the erection!"

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At the restaurant

Devin grinned, "So, you did it then?" she asked excitedly. "Which night were you on the top of the erection?"

"The night of the big thunder storm," I told her. She looked at me confusedly. "What?"

"Sirius. There wasn't a thunder storm. At all this week," Devin told me her face confused.

"What d'you mean?" I asked her. "It was the biggest storm I'd ever seen!"

"There wasn't a storm at all. It was cloudy a lot and there was some rain but no thunder or lightening," Devin told me still looking confused.

I was really weirded out, but I laughed and said, "How do you think people are gonna react to us being gone for eight days together?"

"I don't know but I hope no one's too weird about it. It's not like we did anything," Devin said a little worriedly.

I grinned as I thought about our kiss but I reassured her, "Yeah, exactly."

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As we walked into the Gryffindor common room that night, after spending the day in Hogsmeade, everyone stared at us.

"Sirius," Devin whispered helplessly to me.

"Remus! My good man! I promise I didn't touch you're girlfriend. She's all yours!" I cried across the room where Remus was glaring at me.

He forced a smile at me and then said stiffly, "Devin can I go on a walk with you, now?" Devin gulped and nodded. When she turned and looked at me her eyes reminded me of those of a caged animal.

I quickly made a decision and preceded her out of the common room. She quickly guessed what I was up to and said, "Go back inside, Sirius! This has nothing to do with you. Go back inside."

I felt hurt but I knew I had to do this, "This is my fault. I made a point to run past the Ravenclaw common room in hopes you would be there and you would come after me. Then instead of sending you back I let you come. I let you come with the full awareness that we would be gone for weeks together."

Devin stared at me shocked, "What?" Then Remus came out and glared at me.

"If you excuse me, Sirius, I'd like to have a private conversation with my girlfriend."

"Moony it wasn't her fault. It was mine…" I only got this far because then the guy that I admired for his control blew a fucking gasket.

"Oh, I have no doubt that this is your fault! You don't have any respect for other peoples relationships! You just fly through life and you don't care who you end up with because no one matters to you but yourself!"