Here it is-my first ever finished fanfic!!! Cue the band, the fireworks, explosions, etc. Well, I slaved over this work, ummm somewhat, so I hope you enjoy it!

-ButterbeerJelloShotsSkye

A visit from the neighbor

The moonlight streamed through the window, combating the light of the lamp in the bedroom. A teenage girl laid on her stomach on the bed, books open around her. She pored over a book, stopping every now and then to write a few words on the parchment at her side. She sighed and checked the clock. It was two A.M. 'I'm never going to get this done.' She thought to herself. 'Why do I always leave homework until the last week?'

The girls hair shown in the moonlight. It was a collage of colors, ranging from platinum to a light chocolate color. It shimmered as she shook her head. She blinked her honey colored eyes, and yawned. Her shoulders shook over her fit frame as she did so.

Her eyes itching with tiredness, she gathered her books and parchment, and laid them unceremoniously on her desk. Collapsing onto her bed, she had just closed her eyes and was about to drift off into sleep when she heard a loud scratching outside her window. Her eyes snapped open, and her hand went automatically to her bedside table where her wand lay. Slowly, she snuck over to the side of her window. The intruder slowly and quietly opened her window. The girl grabbed a book, and raised it over her head, prepared to attack.

The second the intruder peeked his head inside the window, the girl mustered all her strength and brought the book down on his head. He fell into the room with a loud thump, and the girl hit him again. "OW! OW!" The intruder yelled. "Stop it!" The girl hit him again. "Reagan! Stop!" The intruder yelled, and the girl held the book inches above the intruder's head. "Reagan! What are you doing?!"

Reagan looked at the intruder, then threw the book aside. "Great Merlin's Ghost! You scared me half to Death, Sirius!" Sirius Black pulled himself up from the floor, dusted himself off, and looked at his neighbor. "Sorry, Ray. I didn't mean to scare you." Sirius said, leaning onto her desk. "That's allright. I just didn't know who you were." Reagan smiled, "They having another meeting over there?" Sirius nodded, a scowl on his face. "Once a month, it never fails. They all get together, torture a few muggles, and have a grand old time."

Reagan shook her head. Sirius' parents were dark wizards, supporters of Lord Voldemort. Once a month, they'd do this, and Sirius would come over to Reagan's, three houses away. Reagan couldn't imagine what it would be like to live in that kind of home. Her home had always been very warm, cozy and loving. She couldn't imagine what it'd be like to have Death Eaters roaming in your house, being subjected to verbal abuse everyday because you didn't want to follow in Voldemort's footsteps.

Reagan shook her head again, frowning, then patted the bed. Sirius came over, and sat down, propping himself up against the pillows. The scowl still hadn't left his face, but he seemed more comfortable now. After a few minutes, he was snoring loudly. Reagan looked at him, smiled and pulled the covers up over him. She thought back to when she and Sirius had first met.

She was in her backyard, playing school with her friend, Sophia. They were just about to start a potions lesson when two young boys zoomed into the backyard on toy broomsticks. They were tossing a ball back and forth, and laughing. One of the boys, a long haired boy, whizzed the ball in the direction of Sophia and Reagan's toy cauldron. The other boy, who had glasses on and had messy, jet black hair, missed the ball by seconds, and the resulting crash made both girls scream, and both boys laugh. The ball had hit the toy cauldron, and sent its contents (milk, clover leaves and eggs) flying onto the two girls. With that, the two girls ran after the boys, who were laughing and flying around the yard. The boy with the glasses zipped out of the yard, but the other boy wasn't fast enough. Reagan grabbed hold of the tail of his broom, and pulled it out from underneath him.

Sophia and Reagan stood over him, identical evil smiles on their faces. They'd taken the boy hostage, binding him to a chair and subjecting him to half an hour of pure torture. They'd put him into a frilly pink dress, and put pounds and pounds of make-up on his face. They'd laughed themselves hoarse as he sulked out of the yard to meet his friend, who was in near hysterics, laughing and slapping his knee.

Reagan laughed out loud, glancing at Sirius. She laid next to him on the bed, and pulled the covers away from him and onto herself. He groaned and turned over, his back now to her.

Sirius had been spending the night at her house as soon as he'd realized the parties at his house contained Death Eaters torturing muggles. They had both grown used to this, and usually spent the entire night talking about their younger days. It was the only time they could get along. Any other time, they were at it like cats and dogs. Especially at Hogwarts.

Sirius had his group of friends, she had her own. Sirius, James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew were the troublemaking group, always playing pranks and hexing anyone that got in their way. Reagan shared her best friend, Lily Evans' view of James Potter. He was an egotistical airhead. Even though Reagan was on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team with him, she still didn't get along with him. He obviously thought she, like all other girls in Hogwarts, would fall in love with him, but she saw him as nothing more than a teammate.

Remus Lupin was pretty quiet, but Reagan got along with him allright. They'd studied together once or twice, both being the only ones of their friends to be in Muggle Studies. Reagan didn't know Pettigrew, but something in her mind told her not to trust him. She couldn't see why Sirius did. She'd asked him once, and he'd replied, "Peter's a good guy. He'd never betray us." Reagan had just shook her head.

Now, she and Sirius would be starting their seventh year, and still, publicly enemies. In fact, term would be starting in one week, and then they'd be off for a new year at Hogwarts. Sirius usually stayed at Potter's for half the summer, but Potter had gone on vacation with his parents.

Sirius rolled over in the bed and sighed. Reagan looked into the face of her secret friend and finally fell into a deep sleep.