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"Wake up Noel, get up." Sirius whispered, prodding the girl beside him.

"Mmm?" She mummered quietly, moving so she was lying on her back, facing the man who was waking her up.

"BLACK!" She screamed, bolting upright beside Sirius. The size of the bed did not really allow for this action, and as a result the boy beside her went tumbling off the bed. The three other occupants of the room watched silently, anticipating what would happen next. The outraged girl scooted across the bed so she could lean over the side, checking to see that Sirius was indeed still alive.

"Sirius Black! How dare you! What the hell did you do to me?" She hollered, gesturing towards the overly large plaid shirt she was now wearing.

"Saved you from Filch is what I did! And provided you with warmth and comfort and tender loving care and--.." Sirius replied sweetly, looking up at Noel with puppy eyes, doing his best to look innocent.

"Okay, Okay, I get it. But if you dare mention this to ANYONE, I will make it my only goal in life to see your head on a platter. That goes for all of you as well" She ordered, pointing an acussing finger at each boy in turn. With that she stalked off from the room, clearly forgetting that she wore nothing but a large shirt. Luck was on her side, however, it was early in the morning and the common room was deserted.

(Now we switch to Noel's POV)

"Lily!"

"Huh?"

"Get up! I have something important to tell you!"

"Can it wait? I'm exhausted."

"No. Its got to do with the boys."

"What happened? Did they rape you?" Lily whispered back, her eyes alert and concerned.

"No, No, not like that. I was with Remus last night in the library and we fell asleep-." I paused for a moment to release an agitated sigh as Lily cooed "ooh la la". "And that's basically all I remember...just bits and pieces. But from what Black said, he came to the rescue so we wouldn't get caught by Filch. Kind of out of character, no?" I asked, staring off into space, noticing that he had indeed change as he had been claiming for the last two weeks.

"Er, Noel? Anyone home?" Lily whispered, waving her hand back and forth in front of my face.

"Ooh, sorry. I've got to get dressed, we're going to be late!" I yelled, jumping off her bed in a mad rush to get ready.

"No'? Its Saturday." Lily reminded me gently, looking throughly concerned.

"Oh yeah..." I blushed, embarased at my mistake. "Well, I think that Sirius deserves another visit..." I pulled on jeans, however, not wanting to be caught without pants on.

"On a first name basis now, eh? Well you be off, and be sure to see if they're actually doing their essays."

"Sirius? What are you doing down here?" I asked, approaching the Marauder who sat alone on the couch placed in front of the fire. He sat cross legged, his head in his hands, long hair shagging in his eyes.

"Me? Nothing..." He responded quietly, not bothering to look up.

"Don't lie to me. Tell me whats wrong." I insisted, kneeling in front of him so I could see his face.

"Remus told me about you and Malfoy." He slurred, barely audiable.

"He did what?"

"He told me."

"How dare he...Sirius, trust me, things'll get better. I promise." I assured him, climbing to my feet and heading up the boys staircase.

"Remus Lupin, I'm shocked and ashamed at you."

"What did I do this time?" He asked, agitation and annoyance ringing in his voice.

"What the hell is your problem? You told Sirius? I can't believe you!"

"Excuse me? You think I have the problem? Who's dating a Malfoy because their family is royalty? Huh? Who's playing a man that truly loves them?" He fought back, standing so our faces were inches apart.

I stood there, my jaw hanging open. This was the kind, truthful and understanding boy who I had confided my deepest secrets in. And now he was treating me like some spoiled brat who didn't deserve the time of day from even a Slytherin.

"I—can't..believe you." I stuttered, tears now streaming freely down my face.

"Oh save the drama for someone who cares." He spat, going towards his bureau.

"Oh god, Noel, I'm sorry!" He apologized, turning moments later, the color rising in his cheeks, fearful of himself that he could do something so horrible to someone he truly cared for.

Ignoring his last words, I threw myself (not litteraly, its an expression) down the stairs, and went forward with such a force that I had to grab onto the stair rail to prevent myself from pummeling face first down three flights of stairs.

"Noel! What in the name of Merlin happened?" Sirius asked, rushing toward me.

"Just back off, Black." I yelled, shoving him back with my arm.

I ran up the girls stairs at top speed, and as I yanked our door open I ran straight into

Lily.

"Noel, hun! Whats going on with you today?"

"I just...screwed everything up so badly. I'm in way over my head. I need to think."

With that I climbed into my four poster bed, which had pillows scattered everywhere, and pulled out a journal underneath my favorite one, green and pink polka dotted. I was in my "zone" as the girls in my dormitory called it, blocking out everything for some time to myself.

(Okay, explanation time. That sounds like typical feel sorry for me boo hoo or whatever, but not meant in that manner. She's actually feeling bad for acting like she had been to Sirius (she and Remus talked a lot the previous night) and for dating Lucius, etc.)

"Oh god, whats going on?" Lindsey inquired, stepping from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her hair. She was fairly surprised to see her normally bubbly and mischievious friend sitting quietly this early in the morning, and even more shocked to see Lily, who could fix any problem, looking very helpless.

"The Marauders, what else." Lily replied, pulling a ribon from her pocket and tying her hair back. Lindsey was relieved to see this, as everyone knew that Lily pulled her hair back when she was thinking hard about a solution. (A/N: Yes, I took that from Violet in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I admit it.)

"Again? You two really need to take a break from them."

"You've got that right."

Okay, what do you all think? I know this is a short chapter, but I've written three chapters in twenty four hours so I'm loosing my steam, lol. I didn't really see a place to put in Lindsey's description, so I'm just going to put it at the end of this.

Well, Lindsey is based off a real person, as a lot of the people I put in my stories (that JK didn't create) will be. She has long, wavy, pretty red hair and green eyes, a lot like Lily..and she's really nice and a good listener. Like Lily, its extremely good advice to not get her angry. ;) She's a lot like Remus in many ways, but does have a wild side

Review Thank Yous.

Katkit: Yay! You're my first reviewer! Glad you like the story. With James and Lily? Its kind of like...Lily's hated him forever because he's annoying but she feels bad for him because she understands...that's where I'm going anyway. The Malfoy/Noel thing is a secret until I reveal it in chapters to come :D

Christine: I'm happy You like the story. Its good to hear that I'm not terribly dismal.

Bamer: Are you saying its okay? I'm a bit confused by that review. Any suggestions?

Kristina: Ooh, a lot is going to be happening, lol. Once again, glad you enjoyed!

Astaf: I really like Noel as a girl name too ï