Kira flicked through the book, reading out extracts to Avery. He leaned over and turned the page, his fingers brushing hers ever so slightly. She frowned and snapped the book shut.
"Alright. Let's see if you've improved," she said, standing up. Avery frowned briefly before getting up next to her, touching her arm with his own as he reached for his wand. She was getting frustrated now. All the time he had been touching her, just doing little things, hardly noticeable, but they were beginning to annoy Kira. "Can you stop doing that?" she snapped, irritated.
"Doing what?" he asked innocently.
"Touching me all the time," she said frowning at him. He smiled at her and stepped forward.
"What, like this?" he asked, running his fingers down her cheek.
"Yes, like that," she said, slapping his hand away.
"Don't you like it?"
"No." She glared at him, always comparing the feel of his touch to that of Sirius. She knew which one she preferred. "Stop it or I won't tutor you anymore."
"I don't think you're in much of a position to say that."
"And why not?" she asked, feeling her temper rise again. He leant back against the desk.
"'Cos I know about your little werewolf friend," he smirked at her. A flash of fear passed across her face, which she concealed swiftly, but not quick enough. "Stop trying to deny it, Kira. We both know that I know."
"It's not true. Lupin isn't," Kira said. Avery laughed.
"He is. You just told me with your face," he said softly. Kira shuddered and shook her head. "Stop pretending. You're in my power, as you don't want me exposing Lupin's true colours, now, do you?"
"Why are you doing this?" Kira asked, leaning back against the wall tiredly.
"Because I hate Black and Potter. And now I have one thing that will annoy them. You." Kira laughed.
"You don't have me. You have information. So blackmail us. It's not like no one knows. All the teachers do, it was Dumbledore who let him in. If you tell anyone, I will tell the headmaster it was you. I will see to it that you get expelled. After all, you did come on to me." Kira smirked before turning away from Avery's angry face and walking out of the dungeons.
"Miss Lyrin!"
"Fuck," Kira muttered.
"Take the curse off Malfoy now!" It was Mcgonagoll.
"Finite Incantatem," Kira muttered. Malfoy got up and glared at her.
"Avery, leave Miss Sharp alone please." Faith and Avery extracted themselves from each other and stood grumbling in front of the steely gaze of Professor Mcgonagoll. "Detention for all four of you."
"But Professor!" Malfoy said. "I didn't do anything."
"Malfoy, I saw you curse Miss Lyrin. Stop lying," Mcgonagoll said before sweeping off down the corridor. Kira and Faith glared at the two Slytherins before walking back down the hall.
"How come you get to punch Avery again?" Kira grumbled.
"He's got a pretty hard face," Faith said, massaging her knuckles. "That curse looked like it hurt, the one Malfoy threw at you." Kira rolled her eyes.
"It was the tickling charm. It didn't so much hurt as constrict my breathing to the extent that I couldn't." Faith smirked.
"How original of Malfoy."
"Why wasn't I there?" Sirius groaned.
"You should have waited for us!" James complained.
"Well it wasn't that brilliant. We got detention and I bruised my hand," Faith said. James sat up.
"Let me see," he said, suddenly concerned. Faith rolled her eyes, smirking, but James pulled her onto his lap. "Avery must have quite a bruise," he said, inspecting Faith's knuckles.
"And he deserved it too," Kira muttered. "Tell me what you did last night." Sirius grinned.
"We found a secret passage way straight into Hogsmeade. James already put it on the map." Kira smiled.
"You'll have to show it to me sometime."
"You busy now?"
"Does it look like I am?"
"Good," Sirius said, standing up and taking her hand, leading her out of the common room.
"How was Hogsmeade?" Faith asked.
"We didn't quite get there," Kira said, coming in with Sirius' arm wrapped about her shoulders. He was grinning madly.
"Something made Padfoot happy," James said.
"Or someone," Sirius said. Kira blushed slightly.
"Ah, Miss Lyrin. How is Avery coming along?" Professor Styffer asked as the class sat down to Transfiguration.
"Oh, Avery has improved greatly. I don't think he needs my tutoring anymore," Kira said, smiling slightly. Avery stepped in.
"Er, Professor, I still feel I'm a little behind on some of the wrist movements. I think it would be wise for Miss. Lyrin to keep tutoring me, if it's not to much trouble for her," he said.
"Well, let's see what you can do," the Professor said. Avery pulled out his wand and Kira muttered in his ear.
"You don't really want to make a fool of yourself in front of the entire class, do you?"
"You'd be amazed," he smirked.
"If you keep the tutoring up, I'll personally see to it that the famous 'Marauders' make your life hell."
"But then I might let it slip about Lupin."
"Oh, you wouldn't do that. Not with Dumbledore hanging around," Kira smiled at him. Avery scowled but with a definite flick of his wrist turned the book into a candlestick. "I knew you could do it." Kira smirked.
"It looks like you will no longer need the training, Avery," Styffer said. "Are you not going to thank Miss Lyrin for her help?" Avery glared.
"Thank you," he said stiffly before sitting down at the back of the class. Kira sighed with relief before making her way over to Faith.
"Thank God that's over," she said. "When's our next prank?" Faith grinned, a gleam in her eye.
"Tonight, if you can."
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