A/N: Again there's a time gap but… meh! Whatever.

Disclaimer: (turns over cut out of hot Sirius Black and looks on the back) Nope! It says copyright: J. K. Rowling. Not mine!
Review Responses:

mediatorgirl- thanx! before I even knew that Voldemort would attack I wrote that chapter for those lines so it's awesome that you picked them out. And I pretty much fell in love with Sirius and Cassie too… and they're my own characters.

fath8252- nope not yet…. I'm so evil…

Poizon- Returning reviewers… I love ya! And thanx!

GiddyGirlie- No problem. I read and reply to all review because I hate it when people ignore mine. No one of recognition died. It was the fact that it was a MASS attack that was relevant. (hint hint wink wink)

DEDICATION:

This is dedicated to the scene that Harry sees in the pensieve of his parents and Sirius and Remus and Wormtail (the bloody worm that he is). If they cut that scene out of the movie they will have me and a disposable income to contend with. Mwahahaha! (starts a coughing fit)

I hate you, I love you
I just can't remember to forget you
Who are you, who needs you?
You make me feel alive, I die, so high
I'm crawling on the ground
And I found I can fly

One of these days it all comes together
One of those days that goes on forever
Think it sounds crazy? Maybe, whatever
What's it all about?

It's About Time by Lillix

Chapter 14: One of These Days…

Since the mass attack on Halloween nothing much happened. The first Hogsmeade visit passed, ('Evans?' 'No, Potter!' 'Come on, Evans…' 'Get 'no' through your tiny little brain!' 'But you admit I have a brain!' '…' 'Come on, Lilykins, go out with me.' 'No! And don't call me that!') and the teachers kept piling on work.

Hogwarts settled into a quiet daze until one morning Cassie burst into the dormitory, holding one hand to her neck and looking frantic. Turning to Paige's bed she ran over and ripped the hangings open, beating the sleeping girl with a pillow. 'Paige! Paige, wake up!'

Paige rolled onto her back and blinked blearily up at her, utterly annoyed at being woken up so early. After glaring at Cassie she then glance from the open door to Cassie's undisturbed bed and back again. 'Very naughty, Cassie,' she said grinning slightly, her eyes half closed with sleep.

'Shut up!' Cassie said covering Paige's mouth with the hand not on her neck and glancing over at Alice worriedly as she rolled over in her sleep. 'I can't remember the Cover Up charm!'

Paige pushed Cassie's hand off annoyed and glared up at her. 'Well, what do you bloody well need it for? Get Lily to do it. She's the charm queen.' With that Paige rolled back over, face down in her pillow. Letting out an annoyed sigh Cassie rolled Paige back over and took the hand off her neck. Paige's eyes locked onto the spot she was covering then she rolled her eyes.

'You woke me up because you got a hickey?'

'Shhh…' Cassie implored, glancing around the room. 'Please, Paige!'

Paige yawned, screwing her eyes shut then reached out with one hand, blindly groping for her wand on the bedside table. Cassie rolled her eyes and placed it in her hand. Paige waved it in the direction of her face, muttering something, then letting it drop as the mark vanished for Cassie's neck.

'Thanks Paige,' Cassie said gratefully, as Paige pulled the pillow out from under her head and smothering herself with it, blocking out all sound. 'The next time you want to bloody shag your boyfriend do the bloody spell yourself!'

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James wandered down the hall to the kitchens the same morning. When he had woken up Sirius had just came back from the kitchens (a/n: cough, cough) and James decided it was a good idea.

He felt energized whenever he had a full night's sleep now and he wanted to enjoying feeling rested while he could. A trip to the kitchens was a good start in his books.

'Well, well…. Potter. Imagine meeting you here.'

James pulled to a stop and turned to see Snape leaning up against the wall, sneering at him.

'Bug off, Snivellus,' James said turning back, intent on the kitchens, where he could have a large stack of pancakes, a hot chocolate…

'Where's your friend Lupin?' James froze. Two nights ago had been a full moon; one of their best: no injuries. Slowly he turned back to see Snape with a smirk on his face, knowing he hit a nerve.

'Bug off!' Snape just laughed and pushed himself off the wall. 'One day I'll fnd out where your little friend goes.'

'I said: 'Bug off!'' James said pulling out his wand. 'Remus visits his mother.'

Snape just laughed and pulled out his own wand but kept it at his side like James'.

'What's wrong Potter? Hit a nerve? I guess the mystery of Black is solved, huh?'

James glared and both boys brought up their wands at the same time.

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Lily left the Great Hall a piece of toast in her mouth as she tried to balance her journal and write at the same time. As she smudged her ink across the page she let out a growl of annoyance and hurriedly stuffed both in her bag. Pushing her hair out of the way, she finished her toast and started to head towards Gryffindor Tower.

BANG!

Lily turned abruptly withdrawing her wand as the sound echoed through the hall. After a seconds hesitation she raced down the hall towards the sound. When Lily rounded the corner she half expected to she death eaters, or even Voldemort, but instead she saw: James Potter.

James and Snape were standing feet from each other both with wands drawn and obvious signs of a dual. Potter had a slash on his right cheek up to his temple and another across his stomach while Snape was fighting to stay standing as his feet were dancing frantically under him.

Rolling her eyes Lily performed the counter curse and watched Snape scramble out of the hallway before rounding on Potter. Potter was still glare after Snape wand raised but after a moment he lowered it and turned his eyes to Lily. 'What?'

'I think for one second that you're not a complete PRAT and might actually have feelin-'

'What is going on here!' Potter and Lily both turned to see Cassie and Alice standing at the same corner Lily had just come from. Alice had her mouth open slightly and Cassie was looking back and forth between the two with apprehension.

'Potter,' Lily started, spitting out his name. 'Was picking on Snape! Again and…'

Lily was interrupted as Cassie turned to James concern on her face. 'What were you doing on your own?'

Lily let out an annoyed growl and stormed off around the corner. After a minute Cassie let out a sigh and followed her friend as Alice comforted James saying how Lily would come around.

'Lily!' Cassie chased Lily down the hall and onto the grounds before she pulled up and turned to face Cassie. 'Why do you ALWAYS take his side?'

'I don't take his side-'

'Yes you did!' Lily screeched before running the rest of the way to the way to the lake and flopping down on the grass. 'He was picking on Snape-'

'I sided with James (If you could call it that) because I hate Sniv- Snape,' Cassie commented sitting down next to Lily on the grass. 'He deserves it!'

'Cassie, simply because he mouths off-' Lily broke off as Cassie lept to her feet and dragged Lily up with her. 'What!"

'I'm taking you to see Sirius,' Cassie stated as she hauled her up to Gryffindor tower and into the boys dorm. Sirius was lying on his bed, alone, and doing his homework (a/n: Yes I know what a shocker).

'Hi ladies,' Sirius said happily sitting up and smirking at the to girls. 'What can I do for you?'

Cassie threw Lily into the middle of the room and turned to Sirius. 'Tell her about James and Snape, Sirius.'

Sirius' grin faded from his face as he look at Lily then sighed. 'Okay, Lilykins ('Don't call me that!). Over here,' Sirius said patting the place beside him on the bed. Lily eyed it then him and sat on his bed as far away from Sirius as physically possible.

'Here's the deal,' Sirius started trying to look as serious (sniggers) as possible for him. 'We were all good friends right?'

'I don't know about good,' Lily muttered but after a slight glare from Cassie she fell silent.

'Right. Well then around Easter second year you had that fight with James and we never really hung out anymore and you vowed to hate me and Prongs forever. Sound about right?' Lily opened her mouth but Cassie broke in. 'You were fighting because it was the first time James and Sirius picked on Snape, right?'

'Yes,' Lily stated annoyed about them patronizing her; saying 'right?' at the end of practically ever sentence. 'Because he turned into a bullying prat.'

'All of a sudden? With no reason? Sounds kind of illogical, Lilykins. and we know how you hate that.' Lily just glared at Sirius and Cassie rolled her eyes and picked up the story. 'James had a reason, Lily.'

'What reason?'

'Sirius,' Cassie said simply. 'Around that time James and Remus figured out what was happening with Sirius.'

'And?' Lily asked not seeing where it was going.

'Some Slytherins picked on Sirius because he was a Gryffindor, but James dealt with that. But when Snape picked on Sirius because of that… Well…'

'James lost it,' Sirius supplied.

'He's really protective of his friends. Me, Sirius, Remus, Alice, Charlie, Peter, Paige and,' here Cassie paused before rushing on. 'You.'

A/N: Sorry! I was going to post this on Sunday but I… ah…. got distracted. It 's also shorter then I would have liked... Anyways next chapter should be up by the end of the week and hopefully the same goes for 'Fall to the Dusk.'