"3, 2, 1"
On one Ginny pulled James thumb out of his mouth and stuck it up his nose, while Amanda jumped down onto Sirius' back. The noise that followed was enough to wake Peter, who screamed rather louder than was needed.
"What the hell, Amanda get off me."
"No why should I?"
Then to Sirius' horror she started to tickle him.
"No…ha…stop it…ha…Mand…ha…James…ha…help!"
Amanda started laughing as he squirmed under her. The more he squirmed the harder she tickled him. From the corner of her eye she saw James carry Ginny out of the door, before grabbing some clothes and pulling the curtains around him.
From the other side of the room Peter pulled his curtains closed, and Amanda guessed he too was changing.
"Uncle!"
She turned her attention back to the boy under her, and smiled evilly down at him.
"I've decided that today uncle isn't the magic word to save you, and I'm not telling you what is."
She felt arms around her waist as she was pulled up. She squirmed and the boy dropped her, she heard the air jump from Sirius' lungs as she hit and she eased up slightly.
"James don't go, you can't leave me."
"Sorry mate, mines downstairs I'm going to give her some Potter torment."
As James shut the door Amanda started tickling him again, she poked her fingers between his ribs tickling him in places only she knew where ticklish, minutes passed and Peter tried to creep pass.
"Peter…ha…wait a minute…ha…don't go…ha…help…ha…me!"
"Umm sorry Sirius, but she's bigger than me."
With that said he too was gone leaving Amanda alone with Sirius. She was winning she knew she was, she could see the tears in his eyes from laughing so much.
"I told you Black that I'd get you back after what happened last night."
Minutes passed and then to her horror she lost her balance and fell, in seconds Sirius was on top of her, she couldn't stop him as his hands crept up her shirt tickling her ribs, she squealed like a pig, but he did not stop.
Sirius looked at the small girl under him, she looked so sweet. He thought about what was the best thing he could do to get back at his friend, the memory of the night before came to mind, he thought of the lake, that was it the lake, he'd throw her in.
Carefully he brought his arms round to her back and in one quick action held her high above the ground. He smiled down at her as he flung her over his shoulder and ran for the door. He ran down the stairs all the while followed by noises
"Sirius! Si put me down."
"Not until I get to the lake."
"No!! Sirius put me down now it was only a joke."
Everyone in the common room was now staring at the pair. The Portrait swung open and Sirius made a run for it.
"Sirius Black what do you think you're doing?"
Sirius froze where he was and looked up at the owner of the voice.
"Andi, I'm just taking Mand here down for breakfast; she said she had a bad leg so I thought I'd carry her."
"Yeah brilliant excuse Sirius, I'm just thankful I'm wearing a long skirt."
"Sirius put Amanda down this instant."
"But Andi, she jumped on me, waking me up and then she tickled me."
"You sat on me first, remember last night, I've got a huge bruise on my chest, I'll show you if you don't believe me."
"You will do no such thing Amanda Dixon. Now Sirius put her down."
Sighing Sirius dropped Amanda to the floor where she landed in a huge pile.
"Ouch! Sirius you couldn't have put me down on my feet could you."
Sirius smiled down at Amanda, happy as Larry. Then he felt somebody pull his ear and he turned slightly.
"Now Si, what to do with you, first go get dressed and then come back down here and go get breakfast."
Sirius looked up at his cousin and pulled away turning to go upstairs. As Amanda climbed to her feet she looked up at Andromeda.
"Thanks for that, I really thought he was going to throw me in the lake."
Andromeda looked down at the small girl. She had known her since she had been born as their families were in the same social class. Never before had she seen Amanda act like this though. For the first time she realised that they were the same, misfits in they're families' eyes, neither allowed to be their self.
"Amanda just, don't go into the boys dorms again, next time I won't stop him."
Smiling Amanda nodded as she ran over to stand by the stairs leading to the boys' dorms. Shaking her head Andromeda turned to the boy standing next to her, Ted and started up a new conversation.