AN: In this chapter there will be quidditch, just assume that Ron and Harry tried out for the team and made it. Also I put some sexual action in it so have fun. Please try and Review. 62 people read the last chapter and only one reviewed. Take a minuet and tell me if you like this or if it sucks, I don't care just let me know!

Nightmares, Hero Worship and Quidditch

After the attack Ria's nightmares came back full force, and every night for a week found her in the common room early in the morning. One such time Lily was down there and when she saw Ria she immediately went into mother hen mode. Lily finally got the whole problem out of Ria and she stayed up with her until Ria fell asleep again. Once morning came, Lily went to talk to Harry about it, but when she got to the dorm she found him having a similar problem. It was decided between the group, excluding Harry and Ria, that they would both start sleeping in the same bed as some one else so that they can be comforted after a nightmare. The next night when it was time to go to sleep Sirius and Remus dragged the twins up to their beds and explained what had been decided. 'Mione had already brought a change of clothes and sleep things up for Ria, so she changed in the bathroom and crawled into bed with Remus.

This arrangement continued for the next week leading up to the first match of the season and it was also spent in tactical avoidance by the four bandits. Except for classes the four students hide from the general population of the school. The events of the ball had made the four into heroes in the eyes of the school; even the Marauders and Lily had been in awe of them at first. After about a day of dealing with that, the Bandits took them to the ROR and began to train them in dueling, when they realized that what the Bandits had done was nothing more than a result of intense training they had recovered and gone back to treating them normally.

Eventually the Harry's nightmares subsided, but he continued to sleep in Sirius's bed (just in case). Ria, on the other hand, continued to have at least on nightmare each night. When she would awaken from the Remus would always hold her until she had cried herself back to sleep. No one ever asked what the nightmares were about, and Harry and Ria were very thankful for that. After one of Ria's nightmares, Remus remembered the scars he had seen on her back, and since it was just late enough that it would be pointless for them to go back to sleep her asked her about them. In a surprising move, Ria removed her shirt and let Remus look at them, the scars were extensive covering all of her back, sides, and stomach, some even extended down her upper arms. "Remus most of these are from the DE torture, but some are from my uncle. I have b-belt marks; whip marks, b-burns, and c-cuts. I usually keep a glamour on them so they are not seen but can still be felt. I-I h-hate what they r-remind me of and how they make me look." Remus looked down sadly at the marred skin beneath him, he saw the tears running down Ria's face, and the loathing and shame she felt for the scars. Slowly he bent down and began to kiss each scar, he mapped from her shoulders to her waist with his lips and tongue, when he was finally done he kissed Ria hard and then whispered "Arianna, Ria, your scars only make you more beautiful. They show that you are strong enough to overcome great hardships and pain. In that way hey are like the scars I have from my transformations. We each bear marks of things we wish we could forget, but we overcame them and our scars are a testament to that."

Remus kissed her again and taking advantage of the fact that she was half-naked and in his bed, began to run his hands over her, feeling her breasts and each one of the scars. Ria didn't like being so unequal, and managed to force Remus's shirt off as well. She returned the favor and began to kiss and trace each of his scars, which while numerous were not as bad as hers. They continued with their explorations until alarms began going off for breakfast. Ria and Remus never talked about what had happened that morning, but they were closer for it and Ria was more comfortable letting Remus touch her.

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The day of the first quidditch match dawned perfectly clear. Ron, Harry, Sirius, and James being on the team were up extraordinarily early and woke the others up to go to breakfast. None of the others were happy with that fact. The Gryffindor team was waiting for them in the common room and they all headed down to breakfast. After the people not playing managed to shove some food into those who were, the large group headed out to the pitch to change and warm-up. The five not playing went up into the stands to get the best seats possible. For the match Ria had Jalen perched on her shoulder so she could see.

Both teams flew out and the match commenced. It was Gryffindor versus Slytherin and tension had been running high through the school for the past week. It was good to see the students forgetting about the Voldemort attack for a little while. Finally the two teams were announced and they flew onto the field with cheers rising from the stands. After Madame Hooch gave her play fair speech the teams took off and the balls were released.

The match lasted for over two hours. Gryffindor took the lead early on and kept it by at least 2 goals most of the match. Suddenly Harry shot straight down, he had seen the snitch and nothing was going to stop him from catching it. He dove and weaved and after 10 minuets of chasing it, he caught the snitch. Everyone, except the Slytherins, cheered and rushed onto the field. It had been one of the best matches anyone had seen in a long time. Later at the party there was much drinking and fun.

Sirius watched from across the room as Harry and Ria danced. Remus had told him about Ria's scars and Sirius wondered if Harry had some as well. Around midnight Sirius grabbed Harry and took him upstairs for their own private party. He pulled Harry onto his bed and began to kiss him. He removed Harry's shirt and stopped to look at him. He noticed a few faint scars on his front and when he embraced Harry he felt a bunch on his back. Not saying anything Sirius continued to map the contours of Harry's chest, stomach, and neck. He heard Harry gasp as he unzipped his pants and began to stroke him. Sirius managed, in his lust filled haze, to cast silencing charms and get out of his own pants. He straddled Harry and proceeded to grind against Harry's bare body until he came. Harry on the other hand was still waiting to cum and Sirius rolled them so that they faced each other on their sides and proceeded to get Harry off. After a few cleansing spells, and getting into some boxers the boys fell asleep, sated and tangled together.