Chapter 21: Pignose?

I walked slowly up to the common room thinking about Severus, I wondered who his friends' were-he never talked about anyone in Slytherin. Compared to me, I talked of M&M mostly, but sometimes I'd tell him about the others-like when I told him about Hagrid or the squid.

I ended up at the common room even though I was out of it.

"Password?" I stared blankly at the pink fat lady,

"Do you know the password?"

"Sure." I said, and then stopped.

"So?!?!" She responded exasperated,

"Um?"

"You can't get in without the password."

I tried to concentrate, bibble-babble was last weeks and this week was…pignose? No, hognose? Hogwash? Pigalishish? Wait…that wasn't it.

I shrugged asn sat next to the portrait. I thought I heard her sniff. Hopefully someone would come along before curfew.

I leaned back, soon I got bored however so I took out the reading for Herbology due Tuesday.

I was almost finished when a horrible familiar laugh reached my ears. I put away the book and sighed. I suppose I should be happy someone was going to let me in…just why did it have to be that someone!

Obviously I got no answer. I sat cross-legged trying to make myself small, maybe they'd miss me….the only other person in the corridor sitting right next to the door….right like they'd miss that. Even they weren't that dumb.

God I wish they were that dumb. Right then PB came into sight down a flight of stairs,

"…never expected it!"

"Right in the library too!" At the word library I immediately thought of Severus with a sense of doom.

"She didn't even see us!"

"That was soooo cool."

"Totally perfect!"

"I love Charms." James Potter crowed happily, I tried to think of what new thing we'd learned in Charms that could possiblely give them this sense of satisfaction.

"Just not the homework!" Sirius Black laughed, the high-five each other just as they reached the top.

In Charms I finally remembered we had just started 'levitating' stuff. Lupin must have helped them learn it if they could do it now.

I decided to stay small, I wasn't sure they'd done anything to Severus, I mean I'm sure there were other people in the library….and so it probably wasn't worth it.

They had gotten to the portrait.

"Why hello lovely lady." Potter said cheerfully,

"'Tis lovely to see you lady." Black bowed…HE BOWED!!! MY WORLD IS UPSIDEDOWN!!! Well, not really…

"Well hello gentleman." The Fat Lady simpered, ew!

"I believe the password is pigsnoot." Ha! I knew it had something to do with pigs and noses!

"Well hallo Evans." Awe, crap.

"Yes Potter?" I said politely and quietly as I stood up and shouldered my bag.

"What are you doing out here?" Black interrupted confusedly,

"My homework." I said without explanation and slid past them, praying-to who ever-that they would drop it.

"Out here?" Black asked following me,

"Yes, out there." Me,

"But…why?" Black,

"Why not?" Me,

"Why why not?" Black continued sounding even more confused-if that was possible,

"Sirius there's Lupin." Potter interrupted and turned him towards Lupin, Sirius hesitated torn. "Tell him what we did." Potter suggested resonablely-I felt bad for Lupin somewhere in the back of my mind, Sirius grinned and lopped over to Lupin.

I glanced at Potter, he gave me an apologetic smile. I looked at the floor. Am I supposed to say thanks? I would to a friend but to Potter??? Besides what is there to thank him for?!?! I asked myself, then answering myself.

Getting Black away was nice.

But it's his friend… I continued, I stood there silently arguing with myself and staring at the ground. After a moment more then glanced up and he was staring at me.

"What?" I asked curiously,

"Nothing." He said with a small smile, I raised an eyebrow but the just grinned, I forced myself to remember that I wasn't his friend,

"See ya." I said and turned away.

M&M moved over her bag so I could sit next to her, I collapsed with a sigh. She sat watching me,

Finally I said exasperatedly, "What?"

"You didn't kill Potter. You just talked to him…and now you're snapping at me? What's wrong with the world."

"Sorry." I grumbled, then I sighed closing my eyes, "He let me in, I forgot the password, and got Black off my back. I didn't know what to say."

"Thanks." M&M told me, trying not to grin-I heard it in her voice.

"To him?!?!" I said in a clearly disgusted tone as I looked at her, she gave me a look that clearly called me weirdo/idiot or maybe just rude.

"Yes to him. Be polite and then politely leave." I glared sullenly at her, "Glaring won't change what you should do." I stayed silent, "Do I need to give you lessons to teach you how to behave?"

"My way was just fine too."

"What's your way exatly?"

"Don't say thanks but be polite and not yell or kill him." She sighed, "Besides I think they hurt Sev again." I added defensively,

"Why?"

"They were talking about doing something bad to someone in the library." She looked at me, "He was in the library!" I protested, her mouth twitched.

"How's Sev and your homework doing?" I grinned a the change in subject,

"Mondays homework is all done! And fine…I think."

"Mine too! Homework I mean."

"Sweet!"

(A/N: Sry it took so long, it's been written for a while just not typed. Hope you like it.)