Though it's not a very long chapter it's a quick update and a little bit funny! HAPPY NEW YEARS (for the time its on it will be)

When Sirius woke from his slumber he felt the same stinging sensation on his back he felt that dreadful night. "Stop moving Mr. Black that'll only make it worse!" Madame Pomfrey shouted. "I know it stings, and its going to be like that for a while but it will wear off."

"I would hope so," Sirius said, groaning.

"Don't use that tone of voice with me," Madame Pomfrey replied abruptly. "You're free to go and remember you have to come back to night."

Sirius sighed as he heaved himself out of his bed. He slowly got dressed and with a mournful expression on his face left the Hospital Wing, knowing that he had a lot of work to make up.

As soon as Sirius reached the Great Hall he was trampled by James and Peter who had delighted looks on their faces. "You're alive!" James yelled happily hugging him.

"Nice to know you care," Sirius said jokingly. "How's your leg, Peter?"

"Oh it's fine," Peter responded. "Madame Pomfrey mended it in an instant. You, on the other hand, were in the Hospital Wing for five days!"

Sirius and James laughed at Peter's overwhelming concern.

The next thing that Sirius came to face was Lily Evans. She wore a disgruntled face her hair poofing in all directions. "She gave us a lecture while you were in the Hospital Wing," James whispered in his ear.

"I'm sure you enjoyed that," Sirius said, his smile on his face growing bigger.

Lily began to approach him slowly, but was outrun by Rhys. She ran up and hugged Sirius and then slapped him hard on the face. "You left me alone at the dance so you could go get fall down the stairs!" She shouted angrily. "That better not be your reason to abandon me, Sirius, or you will pay the consequences."

She quickly distracted every Gryffindor in the room, to abandon their conversations and instead stare at Sirius. Sirius stared back at her blankly; having lost his train of thought and could not come back with a response. "Umm… You see... I didn't mean to fall down the—" He began trying to think of what to say.

"You didn't mean to fall down the stairs?? You didn't even fall down the stairs you—"She interrupted Sirius, shouting three times louder than she was before.

Lily stepped on her foot hard. "I think it would be better to discuss this at a different time," Said James, who was in mid motion to tackle Rhys.

"Fine!" She replied angrily and stormed out of the Great Hall.

Sirius slumped down at the Gryffindor table and laid his head down. "My back is killing me," He stated softly

"But at least you got out of school," Peter said in an annoyed voice.

Sirius groaned at the thought of all the missed school work that would be doubled so he could catch up with his classes. "We better head to charms," James said in an equally annoyed voice as Peter.

They boys collected their supplies which were scattered over the table and headed out of the Great Hall. They were about half way there when a sweet voice called out behind them. "Sirius!" yelled a dark haired girl running toward Sirius, hair flying in every which way.

"You guys can go on ahead," Sirius said as he waited for the girl to catch up to him.

Peter and James turned their backs, seeing no point in trying to argue with Sirius. "Hi Rei," Sirius said.

"Were did you go after the dance?" She asked fiercely. "I was looking for you a couple days later and I couldn't find you."

"I hurt my back falling down the stairs," Sirius said softly, walking slowly to his classroom.

"That's a fat lie! You accept me to believe that?" She said in a disgusted tone. "It does not take Madame Pomfrey that long to cure things like a scrape."

"Well she did." Sirius said in the most convincing voice possible.

Rei frowned at his response. "They're saying you got into a fight with a vampire. That's true isn't it?"

Sirius coughed loudly in realization of what the creature was in the forest. "Fancy that, Sirius Black the Vampire Slayer!" He said in a cocky tone. "I like that."

Rei opened her mouth to say something but he quickly turned his back and walked to charms. He was almost positive that she called out his name, but when he turned around she was nowhere to be seen.

When he reached Charms he pulled up a seat next to James and they talked quietly so Professor Flitwick would not here them. "They're saying it was a vampire, James," Sirius said in a hushed tone.

James nodded. "Are we going to believe it?" James said in reply.

"Haven't decided," Sirius said.

The boys sat in silence for the rest of the class, and to the surprise of many, Sirius seemed to be quite the whole day. He was running the idea past him that he had just survived a vampire attack over and over again.

Finally towards dinner time James gave Sirius an angry glare and said," Sirius we gotta go back in there."

Sirius stared at his friend in surprise. Peter, who was the least brave out of all of them, nodded in agreement. "Why?" Sirius said in a high pitch tone.

"My invisibility cloak is in there. If any one finds it they'll know it will be ours," James said nervously.

"Madame Pomfrey and Dumbledore already know I don't think we have anything to worry about," Sirius said in self reassurance.

"Do you think if any one else finds it they're not going to tell anyone, Sirius? We'd be screwed." James replied

Sirius knew they were right he just preferred not to believe it. "Alright," He said giving in to the plan. "When are we going in?"

"We were thinking tomorrow." Peter said.

"Tomorrow? So early?" Sirius responded.

"We can't do it when Remus is back he'll give us another lecture and I'd rather not have to sit through one of those." James replied.

"I say we wait for Remus," Peter argued.

"Sirius and James gave each other a look and then stared at Peter. "I say we go in tonight," Sirius said in conclusion. "If we don't do it now we never will."

James nodded in agreement, but Peter only shrugged it away. "I am not going in there tonight," He said in a frightened voice.

"If you won't do it now you won't do it then," James stated. "I'm agree with Sirius's idea."

"Peter, you don't have to go," Sirius reminded him.

Peter gave a reluctant sigh. "That's good to know," Peter said joyfully.

Sirius shook his head in anger. "Tonight it is!"

By the time James and Sirius were both ready to go, Sirius remembered his commitment to Madame Pomfrey. The boys both decided it would be better if they waited until latethat night to go into the forest, but Sirius secretly believed it would be more difficult. First of all it would be darker if they even had a chance of seeing and the fact that in his mind more things would be awake and moving around, for during the day the forest seemed peaceful.

Sirius began to walk the treacherous staircases to the Hospital Wing when a large pack of Slytherins came upon him. Sirius tried to bully his way through the group, but instead of letting him pass they through him back. "What do you want?" Sirius groaned, worried that he would be late for Madame Pomfrey.

"Don't act so brainless, Sirius you know what we are all about," Bellatrix Le Strange replied coldly.

Sirius glared at the group. "Oh those demands… thanks for making them clear. The letter you sent really help me out!" Sirius said in mock happiness and sarcasm.

Sirius turned his back to the group and walked back down the stairs. He felt relived when he hit the last step and no spell had been throwen on him. Suddenly Sirius felt himself skid forward and hit the wall in front of him.

He immediately turned around so he could hex the group. The Slytherins, instead of cheering at their good luck of hitting him, looked mortified. Most of them had seemed to have fallen over with boils popping up all over the place. Sirius calmly smiled at his good luck and walked straight back up the stairs to the Hospital Wing remarking to himself on his great luck.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed!!! I wrote this chappie on New Years Eve so I know it's kinda short but I hope everyone likes it!! I know the plot line smells a little foggy but that's okay! I ask now that we stop with the battle of the hair for I'm sure we can all die Lily's hair what ever color you want.

Love,

Aduial