A/N: I'm sorry I've been an absentee writer lately, but I hope to update more soon.

Remy had been living with the boys for a few weeks now and things had been getting better for her at Hogwarts. She had started hanging out with the girls more, which the boys thought was good for her. But as she walked down for breakfast Thursday morning the mood in the castle seemed to have shifted. Remus was talking to her about Herbology, but that seemed to be the only sound as they entered the Great Hall. It took Remus a second to notice, but then he too was silent. Everyone was staring at them and they would start whispering as they passed.

"What the hell is going on?" Remy asked Remus.

"I don't know. I've never seen the whole place go quite like this before.

Their questions were quickly answered when they sat down. The tables were covered in American Ministry of Magic crime reports. Remy pulled it off the table immediately knowing what it was. The one she ripped off was immediately replaced. She tried ripping up more and more, but they just kept coming back. Remus tried to pull her back but she couldn't be stopped. She kept ripping and ripping, but nothing worked.

"Remy stop, it's not working. Just stop."

"What's the meaning of this?" Professor McGonagall asked coming up to them. Remus handed her one of the reports and her face fell. "Everyone out of the Great Hall! Return to your dormitories until further notice."

Remy didn't move. She just sat there and stared at all the graphic details of what her father had done to them. There were pictures of showing the injuries she'd sustained along with her brother. She kept looking at the mangled remains of her mother. Remus and McGonall kept trying to say something to her but she couldn't hear them.

"What the fuck is going on?" Sirius asked as he and James found them.

James handed Sirius one of the reports and he didn't say anything just picked Remy up and walked out. Remus and James followed trying to talk to both of them. Remy started to scream uncontrollably as they walked back to Gryffindor Tower. It was a horrible sound that none of them had ever heard before. They shoved past everyone and went straight to their dorm. Remy finally stopped screaming but was just starring straight ahead.

"I'm going to kill them," Sirius said standing and pacing.

"It was those Slytherin bastards. Well make them pay Pads."

The was a knock on the door but everyone ignored it. No one was willing to let anyone else into this right now. Remy had started to cry and was laying across Sirius' bed staring straight up.

"Guys please let us in. We heard what happened. How is she?"

"How the fuck do you think she is Evans? We don't need you trying to come braid her hair," Sirius snarled.

"Let them in," Remy said softly.

The boys all looked at her, but she didn't say anything else. James went and unlocked the door and let the girls in. Lily and Alice sat on either side of Remy and held her hands. Marlene and Mary started unpacking their bags.

"What could you possible have brought to make this better?" Sirius asked.

"First of all Black, cut the shit. We brought something that always helps," Marlene flashed an assortment of booze.

"Giving me a bottle," Remy said.

Remy finally sat up and started chugging a bottle of firewhiskey. They let her go for a while, but then it didn't look like she was going to stop. Sirius grabbed the bottle from her.

"Stop it!"

"Don't pretend like you haven't done the same shit!"

"This isn't about me!"

"Then stay out of it Sirius! I didn't ask for your help."

"Fine drink yourself to death. That will fix it."

"Guys, calm down. Let's focus on getting back the creeps who did this," James said separating the two.

"Fine, but stay away from me," Remy sneered at Sirius.

Remy went back to drinking heavily. Sirius took a bottle for himself and was sulking in a corner. James and Remus kept whispering to Peter, who was writing things down furiously. The girls kept trying to chat to with Remy, but nothing really worked. Eventually McGonall knocked at the door.

"Mr. Black, Ms. Banks, kindly put the alcohol away," they followed her directions and everyone sat up to see what she had to say. "Me. Banks, I would like to apologize on behalf of all the staff for what has happened here today. We will find out who did this and they will be severely punished. Everyone has been given the rest of the week off. I know that children can be exceptionally cruel, but try not to forget that you are surrounded with loving companions. Know that if you need anything my door is open. Please be safe and look after each other."

McGonall left as quickly as she had come. Everyone feel quiet for a time, lost in their own thoughts. Sirius went back to drinking quickly, but Remy seemed to have lost interest in her bottle.

"Can we go for some air? I need a smoke," Remy said after a while.

The common room was quickly silenced as they made their way down the stairs. Sirius turned to James and started to sing and old wizard drinking song. James chimed in and so did Remus and Peter. The common room looked confused, but people started to return to their conversations. They kept up the song until everyone made it out.

"I'm sorry, Sirius," Remy said softly taking Sirius' hand.

"It's alright, I was being a prat anyway. We're good?"

"Yeah, as long as you've got smokes for me to bum."

Sirius laughed and wrapped his arm around Remy, pulling her close. She looked up at him and smiled and he leaned down and kissed the top of her head. They had forgotten about the group they were with. The Marauders were used to how affectionate the pair was. Remy was affectionate with all of the boys, especially James and Sirius. But the girls were a bit shocked seeing the two of them. Sirius was never like this with any of the girls he dated.

"Are they always like that?" Lily whispered to Remus.

"Not always, but she's just like that. When they're in a rough spot they get like that."

Remy had grabbed James' arm and pulled him close. The three walked arms linked talking softly. Remus smiled at them glad they had found a little happiness today.