A/N-I am so sorry for the wait. I have had major writers block, and I had no idea where to take the story. This chapter probably won't be the best, but hopefully you guys will still like it.

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Even while Bianca was screaming, the body dropped to the floor. It had been levitated, obviously waiting for somebody to open the door. When she saw the awkward position it had fallen in, it made her start crying. There were scratches all over the body, and a really deep one on the chest. Red blood mixed with red fabric.

The worst was that Bianca knew who it was. Her name was Mia, and she was a fourth year. While they had never been best buddies, they knew who the other was. Mia was a Gryffindor, for good reason. She was always standing up for what was wrong, and got in a lot of trouble for it. She would often come into the common room with a black eye and bruises all over her body. Even when she did come in like that, she always had a smile on her face. Bianca knew that the Gryffindor common room would never feel the same, because that smile had been replaced with a look of infinite terror.

Before Bianca ever had a chance to collect herself, Lily, Nadia, and Shannon were all sitting next to her and consoling her. Bianca could also feel James, Sirius, and Marcus patting her on the back. Only Remus and Peter hung back. Peter looked like he was going to throw up if he came any closer to the body, and he didn't know any of them that well.

Remus hung back because he didn't want to get any closer to Bianca.

They all sat there in silence as Professor Dumbledore came and levitated the body away from the students and towards the hospital wing.

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In the days leading up to Mia's funeral an empty silence had fallen upon the school. People shut themselves away in their common rooms with their friends and made whispered conversations. Even rivalries between houses stopped for a while. One question raced around the school.

Who did it?

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Then the day of the funeral came. Everyone dressed their nicest before walking down to the lake. There, chairs had been set up facing the rising sun. Outlined against the sun was a wood coffin. It shone and sparkled in the light, betraying the sad atmosphere. On top of the coffin sat the largest array of flowers Bianca had ever seen. In the front two rows, Bianca could see Mia's family and friends, all bawling. Dumbledore himself led the ceremony, but Bianca hardly paid any attention.

Now, more than ever, she missed Remus. Mia's death had made her realize just how much she needed him. She wanted him to sit next to her a hold her, say it was going to be okay. But she knew that she couldn't have that. Ever since Bianca had found Mia, he had been avoiding her even more. Bianca had no idea that Remus was thinking the same thing.

As it was, Bianca was at the end of one row, and Remus was at the other end. They were separated by all their friends, with the Marauders closer to Remus, and the girls closer to Bianca.

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After the ceremony, everyone shuffled back up to the castle. Bianca was walking back when she realized something was wrong.

"Where's Shannon?"

Lily turned to her, "She said she had to go talk with Marcus."

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"Marcus, we need to do this now."

Marcus looked at Shannon, "Right after the funeral?" She nodded.

"Okay." He sighed.

Together, they approached Remus.

Shannon started, "Remus, we need to talk to you." Remus looks at them and nodded for them to continue.

"You need to say sorry to Bianca." Remus knew that this is what they wanted to talk about, so he had his retaliation.

"I know, and I will, but it doesn't mean we're going to get back together. It was just a fling, and she knows that." He tried to sound nonchalant, because he had to convince himself of this to.

The next thing Remus knew, he was sprawled on the ground, 20 feet away from Marcus and Shannon. Marcus looked dumbfounded, but Shannon seemed to not notice. She advanced on Remus.

"A fling! How DARE you! You should have seen what you did to her! That whole night she sat and cried, even in her sleep a little! You carried her away on false promises, and she believed them all! Then, finding Mia, I'm surprised she can still form a coherent sentence!" After Shannon's tirade, Marcus seemed to collect himself.

"And don't even think about saying that it was only her that was torn up. I heard you later that night, balling your eyes out." Marcus softened a little. "You didn't mean anything you said to her, did you? If you did, you wouldn't still be on the ground. You would have walked away."

Remus looked away, not able to look at the truth. He knew that they were right, but he couldn't admit it, couldn't admit that it had been him at fault. His thoughts began to suffocate him, he needed to get away. Without another word, he got up and sprinted away from everyone.

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"Hey Marcus, what spell did you use to cast him that far back?"

"I didn't cast any spell, I thought you did."

"I didn't, I just felt a surge of anger when he told us that it was just a fling, and he was flying backwards."

Marcus and Shannon stared at each other, knowing what happened but not wanting to admit it.