Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter

The lyrics below are from " Broken " by Seether and Amy Lee

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

Harry left the commom room that night with the excuse that he wanted to take a walk and think about some things. He ignored the suspicious look on Hermione's face and grabbed a warm cloak, the nights were beginning to cool. A light breeze swept across the courtyard as Harry made his way to the wall that he and Serena had decided to meet at. He was slightly put off to see that she wasn't there first, shrugging he took up post leaning against the wall. Nearly twenty minutes went by with now sign of Serena and Harry kept checking his watch every thirty seconds. He was just ready to go back inside when he saw a dark figure sweep across the courtyard gracefully and he was soon met with a pair of bright violet eyes.

" Hi, " Serena smiled faintly.

" Hi. " Harry repeated.

" I'm sorry for being so late. I had one hell of a time getting away from my friends. They kept attacking me with questions about where I was going. I'm not a good liar. " She laughed softly and Harry smiled back.

" So, what's the purpose of tonights excursion? " he asked.

Serena shrugged. " I don't know really. I just wanted to see you again. I figured we could get to know eachother, or...cause a little havoc. You could show me all the secret fun stuff of Hogwarts. "

" That I can do. We might need a little help though. " Harry had a wide smile as he pulled his wand from his robes. He raised it slightly. " Accio Inivisibilty Cloak. " Withing seconds the silvery material was hurling through the air and landed in Harry's outstretched arms.

" An invisibilty cloak! How'd you get one? " Serena asked, running her hand over the material.

" My dad left it with Dumbledore before he died. I got it during my first year here as a Christmas gift. " Harry said. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out what looked to be a blank sheet of parchment.

" What's that? " Serena asked, cocking her head slightly.

" This had to be kept a secret. Ron and Hermione are the only people that know about it other then the people that made the map and the two people who gave it to me. Can you keep a secret? "

Serena nodded and Harry smiled. He touched the tip of his wand to the parchment and whispered. " I solemnly swear I'm up to no good. " Serena's jaw dropped slightly as " The Marauder's Map " flashed across the top. She was even more surprised when Harry opened the parchment and a map of Hogwarts was on the inside. She watched as the tiny dots moved across the parchment with the names of the professors, filch and any students that might be roaming around the castle.

" Harry this is amazing. Where'd you get this. " Serena asked.

" When my dad was at school here, he and his three friends called themselves the Marauders. They made this map because all three of them were troublemakers. I got it from Fred and George Weasley in my third year when I was trying to get to Hogsmeade without having a permission slip signed. Remus Lupin was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at that time, he was Moony. " Harry pointed to the names across the top. " Sirius Black was Padfoot, Peter Pettigrew was wormatail, and my dad, James Potter was Prongs. I guess Fred and George stole it from Filch's office and it proved quite useful for them. Just like it will tonight. "

Serena laughed softly, excited. " Then what would you like to show me Mr. Potter? "

" I would like to show you the Room of Requirement. " Harry smiled.

" What's that? "

" You'll see. " Harry opened the cloak and draped it over the two of them. He was glad that they had to be so close in order to travel under the cloak together. Quietly, they made their way up to the fourth floor corridor, checking the map every so often to avoid any run-ins with teachers. Even though they had a midnight curfew, he didn't want to chance meeting up with anyone and ruining his first alone time with Serena. Serena's breath was warm against his neck as they reached the door that suddenly appeared on the wall and he shivred pleasantly.

" This is it. " He said quietly. He touched his wand to the map. " Mischief managed. " Serena smiled as the map became the blank parchment again.

" Your dad and his friends were fucking brilliant. " she whispered.

Harry smiled and ushered Serena into the Room of Requirement before throwing the cloak off of the two of them. He smiled as he looked around the room and saw big fluffy bean bags, and floor chairs. On one side of the room, an entertainment center was set up with a tv and dvd player with dvds lining a shelf next to it.

" I thought we could chill here for awhile. Get to know eachother better and whatnot. " Harry smiled as Serena looked around the room.

" This castle is amazing. I wish my school was half as interesting as this one. " Serena said. " Yeah that sounds good to me. "

" Great. Then you want to watch a movie or something? " he asked, looking over the dvd's on the shelf.

" Yeah sure. " she stepped up next to him and looked over the dvd's

" Pick whatever you want. "

Serena smiled and looked over the dvd's finding many of her favorites among them. She wanted to pick somethign scary so it would give her an excuse to cuddle up to Harry. Finally, she plucked " Event Horizon " off the shelf.

" This good? " she asked, showing the other.

" Never seen it, but sure. " Harry said, taking the dvd and setting up the player.

" It's really creepy. " Serena smiled, and took a seat on one of the beanbags, clearly meant for two people. After Harry put the dvd in, she motioned for him to share the beanbag with her and he happily obliged. The two teens sat close together on the beanbag and waited for the movie to start.

By the end of the movie, Serena was gripping Harry's side so tightly that he winced. " Serena, you're hurting me. " he said, laughing softly.

" Sorry. This movie really creeps me out. " she loosened her grip. " Not many things can do that but I guess the whole aspect of hell throws me. Usually I can handle anything.

Harry smirked faintly and slid his arm around the girls shoulder and started running his fingers up and down her arm lightly. " Is that a fact? "

" It is fact. " Serena smiled as a little shiver made it's way down her back.

" Ok, I want to know something about you now. " Harry said. " Tell me about you. "

" Ok. " Serena got comfortable and took a breath, wondering where to begin. " Well I'm muggleborn and I was born in Los Angeles, California. I got my letter from Corona Borealis and my parents were thrilled. They were a little leary about sending me so far away from home for school but I was able to persuade them. I met my band at school and they were all from different parts of California, which made things really easy. So after our first year, we would take turns going to eachother's houses and doing what we could to live like regular muggles. Kat and Leah were also muggleborn but Damien and Mickey are both from wizarding families. All of us basically had teh same concept of wanting the keep to being muggles over the summer. It wasn't until the end of our fourth year that we started the band and spent all summer traveling through California and playing where we could. When we got back to school we played for the students there as well. We got really popular locally and just last year we got offered a contract as soon as we all graduated. Anything else? "

Harry nodded. " Please continue."

Serena nodded and went on. " I guess you could say I've always loved rock music. It's been my favorite always. If you really listen to the lyrics behind the music, they have so much passion to them. It's artist really expressing how they feel through their music. My band likes to do the same. We all write our own lyrics and play our own music. There's not a lot of rock bands with female leads so I guess you could say we're kind of original. My parents have been great through the whole thing. As for me, well some would call me an All-American Bad Ass. I love to get into trouble, nothing to serious, just regular mischief and I say what's on my mind. Nobody fucks with me and if they do, then they leave with a broken face. "

Harry laughed softly as Serena continued. " I guess that's really all there is. I can't think of much more to tell you. How about you? "

" Me? " Harry asked. " Everyone already knows all about me. "

" No they don't. " Serena shook her head. " They know what's in the books. They don't know the real you. "

Harry blinked, and looked Serena over. He wondered if this girl was for real, if she was actually interested in who he really was, not what he'd been made by the press.

" Alright. " he said. " I'm sure you knwo the basics about me. What I'm supposedely famous for. I have no idea how it happened or why and I'm not sure that I want too. All I know is that my parents died in attempt to save my life and they didn't even have too. Of course, they didn't know that. I hate all the attention I get, it's not something that I gloat about or am proud of. I wished for a long time to be nothing more then a normal teenager and just last year I decided to say fuck it and stop worrying about what tommorow will bring. I want to live each day as it comes and stop holding back from doing what I want. " Harry took a breath. " That's pretty much it. "

Serena nodded faintly. " That's really strong of you. I mean with all that you've gone through you must be strong willed to have survived, right? "

" I guess so. I've felt that strength wear thin before though. " he replied.

" Well anyone would. The point is, that it hasn't betrayed you. You haven't betrayed yourself and that is someting to be proud of. I'm sure your parents are looking down on you, and just busting with pride. " Serena smiled faintly, and played with a bit of Harry's hair.

" Thank you. " Harry smiled warmly. Serena nodded, and Harry looked into the beautiful violet eyes that were in front of him. " Is that your natural eye color? "

" Amazingly enough, yes. I don't know how it happened. " She smiled faintly.

Harry nodded, and his eyes dropped lower to her lips, they were full and slightly tinted pink without the lipstick. Before he could think, he leaned forward and planted a gentle kiss on Serena. He was relieved when she returned the kiss. When the kiss was broken, they both smiled faintly.

" What was that for? " she asked softly.

" Just felt like the right thing to do. "

Serena kissed Harry again, only this time it was deeper. His tongue begged entrance and she happily permitted it. Serena's hand found her way to the back of Harry's neck and played with the soft hair at the nape of his neck as their tongues mingled erotically. Harry's insides squirmed with excitement and that became evident physically within seconds. Serena took advantage of that and moved to straddle his lap, breaking the kiss gently.

" You're cute. " she whispered.

" You're beautiful. " he whispered back.

Serena smiled and kissed his neck gently, sending little shivers of pleasure down Harry's spine again. He couldn't remember being kissed in that fashion with the only other girl he was with. She'd just laid there like a dead fish. This was different, Serena was in control and he liked it. She caught him in another deep kiss, and his hand was just finding it's way up the front of her shirt when footsteps thudded down the corridor. The two teens snapped back to the real world as the door to the room was flung open and Ron and Hermione came stumbling in, clearly in a state. They stopped dead in their tracks when they saw Harry and Serena in a compromising position.

" Harry! " Ron exclaimed, blushing wickedly. " What are you doing here? "

" What the hell does it look like. " Harry asked, slightly annoyed by the intrusion. Serena slid off his lap and stood, straightening her clothes.

" I should probably get back to the dorms. " she stated. Harry's heart sank in disappointment.

" Guess you're right. " he agreed. " I'll walk you back. "

He stood and gathered the map and the cloak, glaring daggers at Ron. Serena and Harry left the room, leaving his two friends to their own. They got to the corridor that led to Serena's dorms and said goodbye, not without sharing a goodbye kiss first. Harry was on cloud nine as he laid down that night, falling to sleep happy.