Year 3: Chapter 31
Amanda laughed as Sirius pretended to be her aunt during their last potions lesson. He had Alice, Peter and Remus sitting around a table giving them a lecture as she sat on the floor with Ginny crying with laughter.
Over in a corner Lily and Branwen were shooting him horrid looks as they tried to finish their extra potions essay for 'blowing' up their cauldron. From behind her Amanda heard a soft chuckle.
"Very good Mr Black although I dare say Professor Malfoy wouldn't find it funny."
"Aunt Victoria would need a humour transplant to find anything funny"
Sirius barked with laughter at this as if it were the funniest thing in the world. Amanda watched as Ginny rolled her eyes at him. Branwen had come forward out of her corner and was looking closely at the headmaster
"Is anything wrong sir?"
"Oh nothing really caried. I actually wanted Miss Dixon to join me in my office I think she might find what Mr Potter has to say interesting."
"James is in your office again what did he do?"
Albus looked closely at Amanda as he answered Sirius' question.
"Professor Malfoy found him beating up Rabastan Lestrange he claims his reason is something to do with Miss Dixon."
He saw the fear in her eyes, as she looked straight at the floor. She felt all the eyes on her each was shocked wondering what she could possibly have to do with Lestrange. The she felt Sirius' eyes on her and felt his words grate into her brain.
"What has he done now, I swear if he touched you I'll kill him."
"Sirius! Don't."
She felt the tears in her eyes as she climbed to her feet and took off out of the common room well aware that the headmaster and Sirius were watching her closely. As she ran through the corridor she felt a hand grab her and yelled. She looked up and saw James standing there looking at her.
She fell into his arms as tears began to form; she had no idea of the time she stood there for only that it felt like hours.