-~*Betrayed and Understood *~-

'KATE! Wake up you don't have long, you only have two hours before the quidditch match come on.' A girl with Blonde hair pulled off Kate's covers and shook her to wake her up.

'Ugh, Sophie! Leave me alone! Just a couple more minutes, please!' Kate moaned from under her pillow which she placed over her head as soon as the light hit her.

'No KATE! Now wake up NOW!' Sophie pointed her wand at Kate's pillow and yelled 'Wingardium Leviosa' Kate's pillow flew from her face and dropped onto the floor.

'Alright, Alright I'm up, I'm up! Kate yelled and sat up shielding her eyes from the sun.

'My god, I think that was a record! You're up within two minutes!' Sophie threw her hands in the air and walked out of the room leaving Kate alone to get dressed.

Kate dressed quickly and ran down the stairs that led to the common room which was empty except for Sophie who was waiting for her to go to the hall.

'Hey Sophie, where is everyone?' Kate looked around eager.

'Oh their all in the hall, I was just waiting for you to wake up.' Sophie stood up and walked over to Kate.

'Ok then shall we go?' Kate walked over to the wooden door and pushed it open.

'Yup!' Sophie walked out into the corridor.

'Morning!' Kate called to the paintings, some time they were the only ones willing to take the time and listen to her, and they never judged her.

'Good morning Kate!' the paintings called out in unison, just as always, it was their routine, Kate usually called out morning or hello and they would almost always answer like a class full of children saying morning or hello to their teacher.

'C'mon Kate you're late enough as it is, I don't think you'll be able to eat much breakfast.' Sophie took hold of Kate's arm and dragged her away into the large dining hall which was filled up with hundreds of children, above them a magical clear blue sky that looked exactly like the real one outside; no matter how many times Kate had seen it she was always amazed by it.

'Kate!' Peter waved at her enthusiastically as he spotted her from the entrance. Kate walked over to the crowded bench as they moved to make room for her and Sophie.

'Good morning Peter, Sirius, Remus, James.' She said smiling.

'Morning' they replied not really looking at her as they were caught up in their breakfast.

Kate looked around anxiously for someone that she didn't hear Sirius's question. 'Hmm?' she turned her head to him but still not looking at him.

'Earth to Kate, hey Kate snap out of it!' Sirius snapped his fingers in front of her face.

'Sorry what?' Kate looked at him.

'Who are you looking for?' Sirius looked at her as he took another bite from his croissant.

'Nick.' She replied going back to her search.

'Is that the same Nick who stood you up on your anniversary?' Sirius asked half teasing half serious.

'He didn't stand me up, he must have been busy, you know people do get busy.' Kate mocked, she stood up and looked around not finding what she wanted she left the table and went out of the hall. Kate walked up some stairs then took a left, not really knowing where she was going she turned to one of the painting. 'Excuse me, would you happen to know where Nick Conner is?' the painting looked a little startled at what she asked and then looked to his left then to his right then in front of him only now noticing Kate.

'Hmm I think I have seen him at the end of this corridor, although I am not sure if it was him.' He said sitting back down in his leather chair and continued looking through the paper.

'Thank you' Kate said smiling as she continued walking through the corridor, when she reached, what looked like a dead end she gasped in shock. Standing not more than four feet away was Nick with a girl, and. Kate's heart began to beat faster and harder. 'He's kissing her!' Kate's mind screamed in outrage and in a hurt voice. Kate turned around and started running towards Gryffindor tower. She came to the door where the fat lady should have been, she wasn't there, she was probably away having tea with one of her friends. Kate sat down in the corner and started to cry, she brought her knees up to her eyes, she and Nick had been going out for around five years, yesterday was their anniversary. 'How could he do this to me!?' Kate's mind screamed 'I thought he loved me! Boy what a fool I was' she cried even harder. Footsteps drew nearer to her, she didn't hear them because she was crying.

'Kate?' a voice spoke from above her.

'What?' Kate lifted her head and looked at Sirius's worried face, he sat down next to her.

'What's wrong Kate?' he asked digging in his robe's pocket he pulled out a tissue and handed it to her.

'I-I I saw Nick kissing this girl!' she blurted out and cried even harder. 'You were right the reason he wasn't there last night was probably because he found an interest in that girl's mouth!' Kate screamed and cried even louder. 'Go ahead Gloat!' Kate covered her face with her hands.

'Kate I didn't come here to gloat nor do I want to gloat, but there is one thing I want to do right now.' Sirius took her hands from her face.

'What would that be?' Kate looked at him through her tearful eyes.

'Beat the crap out of Nick.' Sirius smiled at her hoping she would smile back, no chance she looked away and then suddenly found that the floor was very interesting. 'Hey listen to me, we can get Nick back, between me, Peter, Remus and your brother we can find a very reasonable punishment, how about we make him lose all his hair?' that got a smile, Sirius lifted her head with is hand and looked at her. 'I don't see why Nick would ever want to cheat on you, you're drop dead gorgeous.' He fell to the floor pretending he was dead, Kate laughed a little as he sat up again. 'Is that a laugh I hear from the beautiful lips of Katharine Potter, someone get a camera!' Kate laughed again as he smiled at her. 'Well would you look at that, just like a beautiful flower you looking more and more beautiful by the second.' Kate's cheeks now were bright red as she smiled at him. 'Well then miss Beautiful we must get you to your quidditch game before you're brother wonders where we are, he might think were in a room together, boy would he kill me if he found out I kissed his little sister.' Sirius took Kate's hand and pulled her off the floor. He wiped her cheeks with his thumbs and stood there for a while just looking at her with this hands still on her face.

'Umm we must get going, we wouldn't want to miss our match would we now?' Kate put her hand on his and pulled them off her face but still held them in her hands, only just realising she let go of them and walked down the steps of Gryffindor tower and back into the hall.

'Look who I found wondering around.' Sirius took a seat beside her at the table.

'Where were you?' James asked.

'Oh I was kissing Sirius around the corner where do you think I was?' Kate teased with a slight hint of annoyance.

Sirius turned a slight shade of red as everyone stared at him. 'It was a joke James, a joke you know one of those things which you do everyday to Snape I don't see why you torment the poor fellow, what has he ever done to you?' Kate picked up a croissant and left the table.

'What's with her?' Peter asked looking at James who now looked a little furious.