Chapter 12: Love Makes the World Go Round

Every time you try to tell me
You say the words that I'm the only
But I'm the one who's crawling on the ground
When you say love makes the world go 'round

My love, look at what you've done to me
For someone who has felt so strong
It's amazing I'm completely gone

Tess bit the end her quill as she thought of what to write next for the Charms Essay.

Everyone was back to school safe and free of secrets, as the Gryffindor second year Girls sat down doing their homework in the library.

"Hey look there goes James and Sirius!" Daisy muttered to Britney. Her attention moved to where James and Sirius were sneaking behind a bookshelf. Britney frowned and got up. She grabbed Lily's arm and pulled her away from her homework.

"Just because you don't have to worry about your homework doesn't mean I don't," Lily muttered to Britney. Britney smiled, and dragged her to the same direction the two boys just went.

Britney went in the same direction when she saw a bookshelf against the wall at the back of the library slowly close. Britney ran to stop it from shutting. She and Lily entered.

It was a dark tunnel leading down stone steps. Lily and Britney cautiously went down the stairs, afraid to fall.

When they finally reached the bottom of the stairs, they realized James and Sirius were nowhere in sight. They took in their surroundings and came to the conclusion that they were in the dungeons, though they had never been in this part.

Lily and Britney suddenly heard angry voices.

"The Dark Lord doesn't want a word of the happenings in the Prophet!" snapped an insane evil female voice.

"Yet, he wants to be known and well feared," muttered a male voice.

"Don't you speak of the Dark Lord like that!" snapped the female voice.

There was a scary silence.

"Let's get out of here," Britney whispered to Lily, who nodded silently.

As soon as Britney turned around she bumped into someone. This was the time when Britney's clumsiness was a real burden.

"Where do you think you're going midget?" asked a sniggering voice.

Britney and Lily slowly looked up. A Slytherin. A big Slytherin. A Slytherin who was, really, big. Big.

"Where do you think you two are going?" he sniggered.

"The bathroom!" Britney announced. Lily looked at her.

The Slytherin boy let out a long and cold laugh. He grabbed Lily and Britney each by the arm. Britney was struggling.

"Let go of me!" She yelled. "I'll scream!"

The two other Slytherins who were talking looked over at the other boy who was dragging the two girls. The girl grinned insanely. She pulled out her wand and muttered, "Silencio!" at Britney who immediately shut up.

Britney was yelling but with no voice. She was moving around a lot. Lily just stood there to scared to make a move or noise.

"What are you two ickle girls doing down here?" cackled the girl patronisingly.

"The bathroom!" said Lily.

The girl smirked insanely.

"Bellatrix what do you want me to do with these two?" asked the man with the firm grip. The girl, also known as Bellatrix, looked at the two small Gryffindor girls.

"You're a Turner," she said smiling wickedly at Britney.

Britney glared. She moved even more fiercely in the boy's grip. He just held onto her more tightly. She moved her gaze towards Lily.

She smiled. "You're a mudblood," she let out a cackle.

Britney's eyes widened and she started moving more. Bellatrix pulled out her wand and pointed it at Britney. She immediately was bounded, and was released as she fell to the ground.

"Mudblood's don't deserve to live," she wickedly grinned. She pointed her wand at Lily, her eyes widened in horror.

"What's going on?" said a voice.

Bellatrix's and the other two Slytherin boy's heads snapped up. Bellatrix just smiled.

"What do you want Hayden?" she smiled.

"What are you doing to them?" Dom asked walking towards the three older Slytherins and the two young Gryffindor's.

"Go away before I curse you Hayden, then you will be sorry," snapped Bellatrix.

"No can do Black, I'm now involved. I'm going to ask you nicely. Please let these two young ladies go," Dom said calmly.

Black? Isn't that Sirius' last name? Thought Lily with a slight frown

Bellatrix let out a cold harsh laugh. "You are too young Hayden," she said laughing. "Get moving, and not a word!"

Dom whipped out his wand. But Bellatrix was too fast, she had her wand pointed at Dom as she yelled out "Expelliarmus!"

Dom's wand flew into Bellatrix's hand.

"What are you going to do Hayden?" she snickered. The two Slytherin boys laughed.

He hesitated. "I don't know," he said slowly. She smiled and shouted a curse at Dom, causing him to fly backward and hit the cold stonewall. Britney winced. Lily didn't know what to do standing there helplessly.

"You asked for it Hayden!" Bellatrix let out a shriek like laugh.

"Petrificus Totalus!" She cackled. Dom was soon in a full body bind. Bellatrix took that off quickly then shouted. "Stupefy!" Dom fell down, stunned. "Enervate!" She shouted a few more hexes and jinxes at Dom.

Lily then realized something. She had her wand. How could she have been so stupid? She pulled out her wand without making notice of it. She pointed it at Britney and un-did the magical bounds. Britney slowly stood up. The Slytherins were too involved with torturing Dom, they didn't notice the two girls silently leave up the cold stairs and back to the library.

"We have to get him out of there!" Britney exclaimed.

"Er, yeah," Lily said out of breath, she was sweating a lot. She looked around and saw Michael and Haylie at a nearby table giggling. Britney frowned at this. Britney ran to them.

They jumped at the sight of them. "Help!" Britney said urgently.

"What?" Haylie asked.

"Follow me!" Britney said. Michael and Haylie followed Lily and Britney threw the passageway, down the cold stairs and to the hall where Dom was being tortured.

Haylie and Michael pulled out their wands.

"Let him go Black!" said Michael steadily, pointing his wand at Bellatrix.

Bellatrix took the stunning spell off him. "Watch out Mudblood and Turner!" Bellatrix snarled. She and the two Slytherin boys left angrily.

"She has no right to call Lily a mudblood! I'll kill her if she says that again!" Britney growled.

Haylie sighed. Michael and Haylie went over to Dom.

Michael summoned a stretcher and placed Dom on it.

"Brit, Lily, don't come back here again, we don't need another incident like this," Michael said.

"Don't drill us! We just followed James and Sirius," Britney said. Michael let out a frustrated sigh.

He went up the stone steps with Dom on the stretcher following him. Britney and Lily followed them all the way to the Hospital wing.

Madame Pomfrey flipped at the sight of Dom. She started healing him right away.

"Come in a two days time, he should be fine then," and she shooed Britney and Lily out of the Hospital Wing.

2 Days Later

Britney cautiously entered the Hospital Wing alone. Classes just ended for the day and she came to visit Dom.

She tip-toed into the Hospital Wing unnoticed, before Madame Pomfrey caught her. "If you're here to see Mr. Hayden, then you're in luck. He just woke a few hours ago, I'll be in my office," she said.

Britney went to Dom's bed where, he sat up reading the Prophet. He smiled slightly at the sight of her but put his attention back to the paper. He was bandaged up in a lot of places, he still looked good though.

"I'm sorry," Britney said quietly. Dom nodded to the chair beside his bed. Britney took it.

"How many more times will I be saving you?" Dom asked. "I don't think I can handle another save, you're a very difficult girl to keep in line," He said lightly.

"I'm sorry," Britney said again.

"No it was sort of my fault, I'll just never save you again," he said. Britney bit her lower lip.

"Thank you," Britney said quietly. "My mom said if I ever found a boy who would save me, and put up with my crap, then I should keep him. Also she said she'd worship the boy for life, for having to put up with me," Britney smiled slightly.

"You saved me, but you haven't really put up with my crap, really," Britney said hesitantly, scared as where this conversation would go. "How do you feel?" Britney gulped, while changing the subject.

Dom smiled. He brought Britney's face towards his and kissed her. Britney moved her position, where she was closer to Dom, and returned the kiss. After a while, they slowly pulled a way.

"Well, er, I have to – thanks," Britney said smiling slightly.

"Anytime," Dom said smiling broadly.

Britney got up and left the hospital wing. Once she reached the hallway she froze. Uh-oh, this wasn't good . . .

Britney ran to the Gryffindor Common Room. She saw Lily and Alice doing homework.

"Can we go upstairs?" she asked Lily.

"Er, yeah," Lily said slowly. They went up to the girl's dormitory. "Look I was going to go visit Dom, in a while, you want to come?" Lily asked.

"NO!" Britney exclaimed.

"What, why?" Lily asked smiling slightly.

"I was just there," Britney said.

"Well, then will you come with me, anyway?" Lily asked.

"NO!" Britney yelled once again.

"Why?" Lily asked, tired of the outbursts.

"Dom kissed me," Britney said quickly.

Lily smiled. "Well then why are you scared?"

"I'm not scared," Britney said pretending to laugh at the thought of her being scared. Lily raised her eyebrows.

"Do you like him?" Lily asked smiling.

"NO!" Britney yelled, and she sat on her bed. "Of course I don't," she continued.

"Then why are you so nervous about seeing him a second time?" Lily asked.

"Because then he might ask if I will be his girlfriend!" Britney exclaimed.

"Your point is?" Lily asked.

"I can't!" Britney said forcefully.

"Ok, why?"

"I don't want to, not with him, I don't think," Britney said quietly.

"Why not?" Lily asked for what seemed like the millionth time.

"I don't now, I'm just not ready. I mean I'm twelve, and sure Sirius has had like six girlfriends already, but Sirius is just Sirius," Britney said awkwardly.

"So then, what are you going to do?" Lily asked.

Britney shrugged.

Next Day

Dinner Time

"Hey Britney!" Tess said sitting down beside her.

"Hey," said Britney.

"You know Dom's going to ask you out?" Tess said taking a bite out of a roll.

"What?" Britney said alarmed.

"Yeah, Patrick told me," said Tess dreamily. "He told Patrick last night or something," Tess added.

"Oh crap," said Britney.

"It's ok, I guess some guys like ugly girls like you," Tess said shrugging.

"Er, yeah, whatever," Britney raced up the stairs to the Gryffindor Common room.

The only people in there were James, Remus, Sirius and Peter. Britney ran to them. They looked up from the chess game they were playing.

"What's up Brit?" Sirius asked.

"I need a boyfriend!" Britney said quickly.

"Whoa, you're so forward," Sirius said smiling.

"No, I need one of you guys so then this other guy won't ask me out!" Britney said quickly.

The boys stared at her.

"Well I'd love to," Sirius said smiling, giving her a hopeful look. "But I can't!" he shrugged, standing up. "I have a snogging session I should be getting to soon! Good luck with that!" Sirius went up and left the common room.

Britney looked at the other three boys.

"Fine!" Groaned James. Britney squealed and hugged James.

A/N: I really need to start writing...i haven't written at all in four weeks. Well here it is! No updating for a while.

R/R!