Chapter Eleven

Sirius and Katherine stood together as they waited to board the Hogwarts Express. They had woken up early and snuck out to gather her things and then back to Sirius' room before breakfast. Deciding that the entire school probably already knew about the two judging by the looks they kept receiving, Sirius didn't bother to hide his affection for her anymore.

Instead, he had his arm tossed casually over her shoulders as they waited with the Marauders, Lily, and the other students who were going home for Christmas break. Sirius was in a conversation with James about the Potter's Christmas party when he felt Katherine tense up against him.

Glancing over at her he then shifted his eyes in the direction the girls were looking in. Walking towards them was Avery and Evan, and the look on Avery's face was anything but pleased. James stopped the conversation as Sirius shifted so he could keep his eyes on the two Slytherins. Avery glanced around and when he spotted Professor McGonagall he simply lifted his eyebrows at the couple.

"He's not stupid." Katherine's voice shook him from his thoughts; "He won't do anything with the professor's around."

Sirius didn't answer; instead he played Avery's little staring game until the sound of the whistle and Katherine's hand on his chest pulled him out of the game. Glancing down at his girlfriend he shifted his arm from her shoulders to her waist and dropped a soft kiss to the top of her head as they followed the other Marauder's onto the train. As they did, Sirius glanced over his shoulder at an angry Avery who was shaking his head.

The group settled into a compartment together, James, Lily, and Remus on one side with Sirius, Katherine, and Peter on the other. It took a little bit for everyone to get on board but as soon as they did the train was off and on its way to London.

Sirius and James picked up their conversation where they had left off outside the train and Remus and Peter joined in as Lily and Katherine talked about the muggle world. Katherine having grown up in a pure blood world didn't know much about muggles and their culture so as she listened to Lily, she was confused through most of their conversation.

"You put slices of bread inside it and pull down the lever and wait for it to toast the bread." Lily explained and Katherine simply shook her head,

"And that's it?"

"That's it."

"Interesting. What other things do you have?"

"Well there's a-"

Katherine's attention shifted from Lily to Sirius when she felt him lace his fingers through hers, keeping her eyes on Lily she simply nodded as Lily continued to explain to her what a vacuum was although if she had to repeat what Lily had just said to save her life she would be dead. Instead, her entire focus was on Sirius as he spun the ring on her thumb.

It wasn't supposed to be sensual but the way he spun her ring and played with her fingers made her feel that way. Knowing that no one could see either one of their hands because they were seated close to one another only made it that much more intense. Sirius continued to talk to James and Remus and to her it didn't seem like it was having the same effect on him as it did on her.

Katherine tried her best to pay attention to Lily and focus on what she was saying but every time she got close to focusing on Lily he would move his fingers in a way that distracted her again. All she wanted to do was find a closet and snog him senseless. She could feel her face heat up just a bit at the thought and how shocked Sirius would be if she actually did it. It wasn't a secret that he was more experienced than she was in just about everything and she would be lying if she said that Sirius wasn't her first kiss. So because of that, the whole public display of affection thing was extremely new to her.

She had gotten used to his arm around her and hand holding but the random kisses in the hall and snog sessions in the back of the library or broom closet were still new. Her thoughts then drifted off to last night in his bed, how close and physical they had been. She had never been there with anyone before and it made her heart beat quicken. Sure she liked snogging Sirius, but she wasn't sure if she was ready to move passed that just yet.

She quickly zoned back in when she realized that Lily was getting close to finishing her speech about muggle cleaning supplies. She felt herself draw her hand from Sirius' and place it in her lap. He glanced over at her immediately, he had been unaware he was playing with her fingers until she moved her hand. It was automatic for him to want to hold her hand or put his arm around her whenever he was around her and the way she pulled her hand away from his concerned him. He moved out of the conversation with the others and watched her as she talked with Lily about kitchen supplies.

His curiosity grew as he thought about why she pulled away from him. He frowned and James gave him a funny look at which he simply shook his head and slouched down, looking at the window. Lily and Katherine continued to talk for a few more minutes until they all fell into silence. Remus pulled out a book, James and Lily shifted closer to one another, Peter was sleeping and Sirius was staring out the window.

Katherine glanced over at Sirius and knew he was confused if not hurt as to why she pulled away from him. She stood, "I'm going to get some air."

Lily and James nodded and Sirius lifted his head and watched her exit, worried. James saw the panicked look on his friends face and shook his head, "Let her go mate." James started as Sirius shifted in his seat after she had closed the door.

On the other side while Sirius voiced all of his thoughts to the group Katherine made her way down the corridor towards the back of the train where she knew she could get fresh air. She pushed open the back door and walked out onto the small platform, gripping the rails as she took in a deep breath and closed her eyes before releasing it.

Getting fresh air helped calm her down a bit but it didn't clear her head like she had hoped it would. In fact, she was only out on her own for about five minutes before she heard the door open and close. She expected it to be Sirius but when he didn't announce himself right away she got a little curious. Thinking it might be Lily waiting for her to talk she remained leaning over the rail, staring out at the passing forest.

As two hands slid around her from behind she thought for one brief second it was Sirius but the feeling of these hands were different. They weren't as warm or as big as Sirius' hands were, they weren't as gentle. Instead of wrapping around her like Sirius would have done, she was pulled back and thrown against the wall beside the door; her head knocking into it shook her a bit.

She was staring at Avery and his angry eyes as she tried to clear her head and think straight. She saw his wand out and knew this meeting wasn't going to end well. Feeling a little light headed from when her head had hit the wall she tried to concentrate on Avery and the duel that was probably about to happen, but instead all she could focus on was the pounding in her head and the rush of colors that were passing all around her.

"You whore." Avery spat at her as he walked closer to her and pinned her to the wall, "Going off and doing who knows what with Black! A blood traitor! Are you one of them now? Making friends with Evans and Lupin, associating with Black and Potter!"

She felt her head being hit right back against the wall and wanted so badly to just close her eyes and fall asleep but Avery wasn't having any of that. She felt his hand wrap in her hair as her head connected to the wall once more, "Filthy." He glared at her as she tried to get her vision to focus, "Probably already done it with Black huh? I'm sure your mother will love to hear that, not only did you cut your hair but you had sex with a blood traitor!"

Katherine could only yelp as her entire body was slammed back against the door. Pain ran through her entire body, pain that she desperately wanted to go away. She didn't think it could get any worse until she felt him press against her. His lips were on hers, it was a hard and painful kiss that he tried to give her and she tried her best to fight him off but he was much bigger than she was

She knew what was going to happen when one of his hands wandered to her jeans, a button popped open and then her zipper went down.

She tried to yell, to alert someone but all that did was get her backhanded and another hard kiss. His hands slid up her body, first over her shirt and then under. She tried to wiggle around but he just pressed her harder against the wall. As he kissed her again she could feel him move lower and she tried as hard as she could to just get a little bit of room to slip away.

Katherine waited for it to happen but it never did, instead she heard the door open and bang against the opposite wall.

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