I'd like to dedicate this chapter to my friend Katie, one year on from her death and we still miss you loads. You were there when I started working on this story and you're still here. Rest in Peace for all eternity Katie.

Year 3: Chapter 48

Grinning, Ginny took a step backwards towards her two friends. They both looked happier now that they had said what had been weighing them down. Looking around everyone was staring at them, but with one look from Ginny, most turned away.

Frank was still close to them and he was just shaking his head at them for a few moments. Sirius looked ready to pounce at them and if James and Remus hadn't taken a stand either side of him, he probably would have attacked.

Frank did notice that Joseph and Peter seemed to be at a loss as to what to do though. As everyone was moving back to carry on talking; he saw Andi and Kathy move over towards them, Andi placed her hand on Sirius' shoulder but Kathy pushed her way forward.

"What you do that for?"

Branwen shot a look straight at the older girl

"Amanda thinks everything revolves around her; it was time she learnt her lesson."

"Oh and you had to do it now, in front of the entire house."

"Of course! She made a fool out of Christian today because of her scheming ways! Everybody thinks he's a two timing cheater."

"Oh you did it for Tom how noble of you, didn't it occur to you that he was in on it, the entire Quidditch team were in on it. You think you're mature, why don't you go grow up because you three are the ones acting like babies."

She spun around and stormed up the girls' staircase the sound of a slamming door the result of the conversation. Branwen just shrugged her shoulders at the two other girls as she turned around.

Frank looked at them as Ginny moved closer and placed her head onto Joseph's shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a brief kiss on the forehead. Frank found this an insult more than the argument from earlier.

"You three ought to be ashamed of yourselves treating a friend like that I'm glad that none of you is my girlfriend; I'd be mortified if Alice treated anybody like that."

Ginny looked at Frank her eyes glinting

"That's right; Saint Alice would never treat somebody like that, would she? Maybe its time she gets herself a life, she's just a tag along, does anything she's told to do. She's in league with Amanda so you'd better watch yourself Frank, she might cheat on you."

His eyes popped at the sound of this and before doing something he'd regret he stormed up to his own dorm room.

"Gin hunny, I think that was a little mean; you didn't have to say that about Alice."

"But it's true."

Branwen looked at Joseph and then at Peter, she moved off towards a table and took a seat swinging her legs up onto a table. Sirius at this point lost his own temper.

"I can't believe the three of you, and you call yourselves Amanda's friend."

"Yeah, so?"

Lily looked up at Sirius, she had been the most quiet throughout all this, he didn't know what was going on and why they were acting like this and he didn't care.

"You wait, you'll regret this at some point."

Then without waiting he stormed out of the portrait hole and the girls carried on.

First thing I know this isn't a very long chapter and the next few are going to be kind of short but that's because I want to have them separate, but the chapters are going to get longer I promise.

Karen yeah it was intense wasn't it, but it wasn't what you thought it was in fact its completely different to what everyone probably thought it was, but you'll find out when you get back from the lake (there should be four new chapters by that time!)

Jessie Oh Jess don't worry I think you'll like the plans I have in store for her and its not as bad as you think it is trust me.

Firewalker yep it does seem that they've over reacted but again keep reading and you'll discover something that makes you think completely differently. Alice went upstairs crying because they've been equally as mean to her as to Amanda the only difference being that there were no witnesses to it and she didn't get beaten on.

Okay so that's all I've got to say for now, there'll be more post again on Thursday, I'm thinking that for the next month I'm going to be updating twice a week, even if that means that some chapters you get are unbeta-ed but it shouldn't be too bad, anyway like I said more post on Thursday.

Kris