This is my first story originally posted on Death-Curse.

A/N: I'm trying to post up to chapter 15 which is the end of the first year.

Rated: R for language and mature themes to come.

Both Sides of Life

Chapter Nine: Why do bad things always happen?

Isobel ran after Robin to their meeting place. "What is it Titania?" she asked angrily. She looked at her friend's face "Oh God, what is it?"
"They've hit St. Anthony's-on-the-Grand. The city's been destroyed. No survivors."
Isobel shook her head "No." she whispered.
"We just found out today. I've been quietly informing everyone separately of the tragedy." Titania looked at her "I'm sorry, about all this."
Isobel collapsed in a nearby chair.
"You can not tell Remus anything, you understand. No one must know."
She glared up at her friend "Well their going to notice when you're done telling everyone. How can the rest of the school fail to notice how upset everyone suddenly became?!" she yelled.
"Well what would you have me do?! Tell everyone everything. I think not!" Titania shouted back.
"No, don't tell anyone outside our group. Keep this to a minimum, OK?"
Titania nodded "OK."
Isobel gave her wan smile. "Well I think I'll head back to Remus now." With that she headed out of the room and through the halls of the castle in search of her boyfriend. As she walked pass the haunted girls' lavatories on the second floor she ran into Snape, literally. "Watch where you're going, you git!" Isobel yelled.
Snape glared at her "Watch where I'm going? Watch where you're going! And anyways where's your little flock of Ravens?" He sneered.
"It's a Murder."
"What?" Snape replied.
"A Murder. A group of Ravens are called a Murder." Isobel pulled out her wand "You know you shouldn't be wandering the halls alone. Things could happen if you're not careful."
He looked at her hard "Are you threatening me?"
In the distance the sound of footsteps could be herd. "Hey that was cool. Hey James, James!" a familiar voice called.
Both turned to see the Marauders coming up a side passage.
"What's going on here?" asked James as they came into view of Isobel and Snape. Both James and Sirius stood between Isobel and Snape with their wands out "You better not be bothering this young lady."
Remus slipped up next to Isobel "Are you alright?"
She nodded "Yeah, I'm fine."
James and Sirius closed in on Snape. "How 'bout we show him what happens to Slytherins who try to harm poor innocent girls."
Snape at where Isobel was hidden by the boys "I'm going to get you for this, Lupe." He yelled attempting to lunge at her.
At that moment she had a flash of a vision. A snake winding it's way through a skull. She gasped slightly. 'Snape! There's a connection
between Snape and that symbol. This is bad.' "Come on let's go. No harm
done." She tugged on Remus' sleeve. "Please Remus I want to go, NOW."
Remus looked at Isobel with disbelief "OK...." He said letting
her drag him off the way they came.
Sirius, James and Peter hurried up behind them "What was that all about? I know you're worried we'll get in trouble if we beat up Snivellus but we can take care of ourselves. You can't just let him push you around!" James snapped.
"Shut up, just shut up!" Isobel yelled "OK I didn't make you leave because of that. I've been friends with Titania and Medea since forever; I'm used to that kind of behaviour. I wanted to leave because of something I saw." After seeing their puzzled looks she continued "I'm a seer. I have visions. And well I had one while we were back there. I...I couldn't...I just couldn't stay there after it." Isobel shook her head as if to dislodge the bad memory.
Remus wrapped his arms around her waist "It's OK. What did you see?" he whispered quietly to her.
"I can't tell you. I'm not suppose to. The school I attended before Hogwarts though us to control out 'gifts' and that it was imperative that we never tell anyone what we saw so as not to disrupt Fate. Sorry." She finished, shrugging her shoulder.
Sirius huffed "Well you're no fun. Come on maybe we can still catch Snivellus again." James and Sirius lopped off down the hall.
Peter looked between the two groups "Um...Ah...I'm...going...yeah." He took off after the others.
Isobel looked at Remus again "I'm really sorry." She pleaded.
"Remus smiled "It's OK. To tell you the truth I don't like when they pick on him. So thanks." He kissed her cheek.
"Want to go somewhere quiet?" she got an evil gleam in her eye.
"Which would be...?" Remus began directing her down the corridor.
"Oh, I don't know, we'll just have to see what we find." The couple tittered off down the hall in search for some privacy, but Isobel reminded herself to tell Titania what she had seen.