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"Good morning" Lizzy said brightly as Sirius walked into the sitting room.
"Morning. Did you sleep down here?" he asked frowning at Vixen who was curled up by the fire.
Lizzy looked down "Erm no. I got up really early and it was cold so I brought my quilt down."
"Oh" Sirius sidled over "Whatcha doing?"
Lizzy raised her eyebrows "With the Beginners guide to Transfiguration? Just reading for fun!"
Sirius laughed "Hey you never know! Do you want a hand?"
"You homework, I don't see it" Lizzy said bluntly looking back at her work.
Sirius pouted and sat down on the sofa crushing Lizzys legs.
"Ow" Lizzy glared at him.
He pushed his way under the quilt "Move your legs then!"
Lizzy sat up wriggling away when he tried to put his arm around her.
"Be like that then" Sirius said pulling his sad puppy face.
"Face it Remus does all your homework!" Lizzy muttered.
"Oh really ask me anything!" Sirius said stubbornly.
Lizzy rolled her eyes "How old are you?"
Sirius crossed his arms; an adorable pout on his face, Regulus`s pout!
"O.k what's the main use of Transfiguration today?" Lizzy asked.
Sirius struggled for a minute but then grinned "To turn sibling's underwear pink?"
Lizzy smiled "Uh forget it, I'll copy of someone"
Sirius`s face darkened "Like my dear brother?"
Lizzy bit her lip; she hadn't planned on telling anyone that they were going out but still!
"What is it between you two?" she asked aggressively folding her own arms.
Sirius looked taken aback "He's a slimy Slytherin!"
Lizzy sighed "How would you know?"
Sirius scowled at her "Stop it! You`ve met my family there all bloody idiots!"
"Sure I've met your family, they aren't all that bad!" Lizzy said angrily.
Had James ever been like this about her?
"Shut up; what would you know?" Sirius yelled angrily storming from the room.
"So how was your Christmas?" Charlotte asked Lizzy and Marlene enthusiastically.
Marlene grinned but Lizzy spoke first "I`ll tell you on the train" she whispered, aware that James was watching her.
Charlotte's mouth dropped "Am I going to scream?"
"You scream at everything" Millie said bluntly as she and her family appeared.
"Hey" Edgar greeted them all "Where are the twins?"
Lizzy answered "They spent the night at Molly's"
Marlene suddenly elbowed Lizzy gently and pointed up the platform.
Regulus was looking at her from amongst his friends.
Seeing he had her attention he signalled to a sheltered alcove.
Lizzy smiled and nodded once.
Charlotte waved a hand in front of her face to regain her attention "You two made up then?"
Lizzy grinned "You can say it..."
Millie groaned as Charlotte squealed, loudly.
"Oh my! Wow! When? Who?" she stuttered incoherently.
Marlene laughed "I`ll explain, go on then"
Lizzy grinned and slipped down the platform to the alcove.
Regulus was already waiting for her "Hello"
Lizzy grinned "Hiya"
He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her to him.
"Why was my famous brother glaring at you" Regulus asked, absent-mindedly playing with her hair.
"Oh its nothing" Lizzy said airily "Have you done that Transfiguration essay yet?"
Regulus smirked "Why do you need to copy?"
Lizzy arranged her face into an innocent look "Maybe?"
He folded his arms "My work isn't cheap"
Lizzy smirked "Do you accept this credit?" she leaned in to kiss him.
"Lizzy! What are you doing?" Bill asked his head on one side.
Lizzy swore under her breath "Hey Bill, go back to mummy o.k"
"Is he your boyfriend?" Bill asked delightedly.
Lizzy looked at Regulus, who was laughing at her!
Lizzy frowned at him "See you later" she moved away; then pulled onto her wrist.
"Oh come on, stay" the pout came out; "Please?"
Bill was bored now "Come on Aunt Lizzy!" he grabbed her other hand and started to pull.
Lizzy glanced back apologetically "Sorry, see you later"
"Wow!" Charlotte said breathlessly "You are going out"; the girls were sitting in a train compartment on their way back to Hogwarts.
Millie was less impressed "Yes Charlotte! She is! You are very clever" she said very slowly like she was talking to a young child.
Lizzy smiled and leaned back against the window "I know!"
Millie, who clearly wanted to change the subject, sighed loudly.
"What was wrong with Sirius?" Marlene asked.
"We sort of had an argument" Lizzy admitted.
"About?" Millie leant back, putting her feet on the seats.
"Regulus, I mean they haven't spoken to each other for ages!" Lizzy said quickly.
"You really shouldn't interfere!" Marlene scolded "They should sort it out themselves."
"Why? It's not like they will!" Lizzy complained.
"Well then that's up to them then!" Millie said.
Lizzy pouted and stared out of the window stroking Vixen.
"So, any New year's resolutions?" Millie asked.
Lizzy smirked at the window; a few!
A voice sounded from the corridors "Anything from the trolley dears?"
Lizzy got up "Whatcha want?"
"Get a ton of everything!" Millie said as she walked out.
There was a queue and Lizzy found herself standing behind Remus Lupin.
"Hi Remus, how was your holiday?"
He turned and smiled at her "Oh it was alright how was it with Sirius?"
"O.k don't think he is too pleased with me at the moment though..."
"I wouldn't be so sure of that, he thinks of you as a sister you know!"
"I`d rather he got to know his actual brother!"
Remus smiled sadly at her as he got his sweets and left.
"So do the twins know?" Charlotte asked eagerly.
Lizzy frowned "No, do you think I should tell them?"
"Don't tell James!" Marlene said quickly looking away from the window.
"You should tell the twins and Edgar, I mean we hang out with them all the time" Millie stated.
"I suppose..." Lizzy said absent-mindedly.
"Lizzy!" Millie said warningly.
"Alright, alright! Merlin we aren't getting married!" Lizzy said irritably; her head filling with images of herself in a big white gown.
"So...How's Newt?"Marlene asked Charlotte politely.
"Oh he's fine! Though I haven't seen him all Christmas because he went over to Australia to see his family. He has such a big family like fifteen cousins! But he wrote to me over Christmas and sent me a boomerang!" Charlotte said enthusiastically rummaging in her bag.
Lizzy glanced at Millie who rolled her eyes; Millie had unkindly started a pool on how long Charlotte and Newt would last.
"What about you Millie? How was your Christmas?" Marlene asked stroking a purring Vixen who was commandeering a lot of the compartment.
She shrugged "Meh It was o.k"
Marlene pulled her camera out "Look what I got!"
"Oh no!" Charlotte screamed diving behind Lizzy who grinned.
"Oh will you put that away!" Charlotte said angrily as Marlene managed to snap her laughing at Gideon's joke.
"Chill Lottie" Fabien said laughing as Charlotte cowered behind Edgar.
"Do put it away though" Millie sighed as Marlene relented.
Lizzy was struggling to hold onto Vixen "Stop squirming! Ow"
Vixen sprinted across the crowded platform "No come back"
Lizzy ran after her trying to dodge the other students.
She almost knocked a fourth year Ravenclaw over "Oh sorry"
Somebody tapped her arm "Erm over here"
A Ravenclaw girl in her year was holding Vixen; was it Hestia Jones?
"Is this your cat?" Amber Patil asked shyly.
"Yeah, thanks" Lizzy took the cat into her own arms.
"No problem" Julie Wood said briskly.
"Cool so, see you around?" Lizzy said awkwardly; they didn't really talk to the Ravenclaws.
"Sure" Hestia said grinning at her as they walked off.
"Look I'm sorry but the Tornados rule!" Lizzy said loudly; they were cramped into a carriage with nine people.
"Windburn Wasps all the way!" Newt exclaimed, he had gained a tan over Christmas!
"Arthurs all about the Chudley Cannons" Gideon said fairly.
Fabien groaned "Don't tell me you are going to the dark side!"
Marlene smiled "Dark side! You take Quidditch too seriously!"
"Here here" William muttered "It's only a sport."
"Don't say that!" Charlotte said quickly snuggling up to Newt.
"Yuck!" Millie pretended to vomit.
"Don't be so immature" Edgar said teasingly.
"How was your Christmas William?" Marlene asked.
"Oh it was fine, the triplets were driving me mad but what can you do?"
Lizzy leant back and just listened to them all; just stared at the gates as they passed through them.
"Pass the mashed potatoes" Edgar asked Lizzy breaking her daydream.
"Oh here" Lizzy handed them over.
"So what were you daydreaming about then?" Millie teased, making a big deal about glancing at the Slytherin table.
"Shut up" Lizzy said half heartedly nibbling on a bread roll.
"What?" Fabien asked looking confused.
"Isn't it obvious?" Edgar asked, grinning at the confused twins.
"Isn't what obvious!" Gideon said impatiently.
"Didn't you see them at the party?" Millie said exasperatedly.
"See what!" Fabien said angrily.
"Lizzy kissing Regulus!" Charlotte said quickly.
Gideon spat his pumpkin juice across the table "What!"
Lizzy rolled her eyes "Guys..."
"You idiot! My top!" Charlotte moaned loudly dabbing at the pumpkin juice with a napkin.
"I can't believe you got a cat! An owl would just be so much more practical!" Millie said sat hunched up on her bed.
"Yeah because then you could nick it!" Lizzy laughed.
"She's really cute!" Charlotte cooed.
"And clever, she was always stealing James or Sirius`s food!" Marlene said from the bathroom.
"Not all bad then" Millie smirked.
"You ignore the mean little boy Vixen" Charlotte cooed.
"Oy!" Millie threw her pillow at Charlottes bowed head.
Lizzy laughed as Charlotte retaliated causing Vixen to jump of her bed in distain.
There was a tapping on the window "What's that?" Marlene asked stepping into the room.
Lizzy walked over to it "It's an owl"
"Let it in then" Marlene said curiously; Millie and Charlotte were distracted by the noise.
Lizzy opened the latch and a stately black owl fluttered in grandly "Hello there"
There was a note attached to its leg;
Elle
You aren't angry at me are you? I hope not, you're cousin is quite cute, though it must run in the family. I would ask you in person but I didn't see you alone and I assume we aren't telling family in general? However I have told Narcissa because she was badgering me and I didn't think you would mind? Also we have tomorrow of lessons don't we, I was wondering if you would like to meet up? We could go to the library or for a walk in the grounds? Anyway try to slip away at breakfast and I'll see you then.
Missing you
Regulus XXX
"Dear Merlin that is disgusting!" Millie complained; the other three had been reading over her shoulder.
"Guys! That was private!" Lizzy complained.
"Sorry" Marlene said grinning guiltily.
"So you are going aren't you?" Charlotte demanded.
"None of your business!" Lizzy huffed, she mock-stomped over to her bed.
After drawing her curtains shut and yelling goodnight Lizzy pulled out the note again.
She grinned as she reread it and clutched it to her chest.
Carefully she slipped it under her pillow and lay down.
Life was perfect!