Nothing of much interest happened the next day, apart from James pining for Rachel and yelling at the whole of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, as they weren't concentrating as much as they should have. They just excused it for him being paranoid and wanting to win badly but then again that's what they all wanted – they would do anything to get one over on Slytherin.

-

Hannah, Carolyn and Lily spent most of the day comforting Clare after her break up with Paul.

"Oh come on Claz, it's not as if you're the first person to get their heart broken, everyone has their heart broken at some point!" Lily pointed out

"What about Hannah? She's never had her heart broken, she was never with a guy long enough, well not counting Remus anyway!" Clare retorted, "You two seem to have the most perfect relationships EVER!"

"How the hell have I had perfect relationships!" Lily snapped back "Just because I've had guys that actually know how to treat a girl, Paul was never good enough for you!"

Clare burst into tears and Lily had stormed off in a rage. Hannah and Carolyn had stood there looking astounded. They had both thought everything that Lily had said, especially about Paul.

"Oh, and Clare." Hannah said, "I may not have had my heart broken but I sure as hell have never had a family that loves me!"

Hannah shot her a glare and walked out. And Clare sighed at how stupid she had been.

-

Rachel, on the other hand, was having her own problems with a certain brunette called Amy, she was "Supposed" to be her best mate. Amy was also a Ravenclaw.

"I can't believe you want to redo your hair but for permanent this time!" Amy screamed. "You are so stupid! Don't you care that you'll freak out one of your best mates?"

Oh I care, I care that you're acting like my fucking wannabe mother, thought Rachel spitefully.

"If you two were truly were my best friends, you would have been fine from the word go!" Rachel said. "You know true friends accept people for who they are but not their looks."

"From when I told you I was a Goth! But you overreacted instead of going like a true friend 'whatever makes you happy!' Some friend you are!"

"You calling me and untrue friend?" Amy asked angrily.

"If the shoe fits, and the only friend I see freaking here is you!" Rachel said. She felt hot, scalding tears racing down her cheeks. "I'm outta here!"

"You know James is gonna cheat on you now that you threw that challenge at him, and when you find out I hope that I'm there to laugh in your face!" Amy shot at Rachel's back.

Reading in between the lines, she knew exactly what she meant!

-

(After Quidditch)

"I still can't believe that you agreed to not talk to Rachel for a week!" Sirius stated, "More fool you!"

"She challenged me and you know what I'm like when someone challenges me!" James said defensively "I can't say no to a challenge!"

Sirius laughed

"I heard that Rachel isn't talking to Amy either."

"She's not!" James replied, "Something about her not being a true friend, this has been going on for weeks!"

"What is it with girls and dare I say it "Bitching?""

James shrugged.

"Girls being bitchy is what keeps lads on their toes, makes it more fun for us." Commented Hannah

Both Sirius and James jumped, as they hadn't heard Hannah come in the dorm.

"What you doing here?" Sirius asked

"Looking for Remus." Hannah said, "What do you think I was doing here?"

Sirius shrugged

"How was I meant to know, that's why I asked you!"

"Where is he?"

Sirius thought for a moment and then answered

"Haven't a clue."

"Can I have the Marauders map?"

"You're not having it!" James said

"I wasn't asking you to give it to me, I was telling you to give it to me!" Hannah smiled "Oh and can you go and find Lily 'cause she went off just then and not in a very good mood!"

James reluctantly handed over the Marauders Map to Hannah, she quickly found Remus and Lily – they were together.

Sirius and Hannah went to find them – even though they knew where they were. They found them sitting by the lake. Lily was crying, wishing that she hadn't said anything to Clare and Remus was comforting her.

"Lil?" Sirius asked cautiously

Lily lifted her head up and ran to Sirius. He wrapped his arms around her and she sobbed on his shoulder. Sirius stroked her hair and cradled her.

"I don't even know why I'm crying," She said, lifting her head up slightly.

"What happened?"

"Don't want to talk about it, it's nothing."

"Alright."

Sirius wiped away her tears with the sleeve of his robes.

"We've got to go to Transfiguration." Hannah said looking at her watch."

"But I thought we had a free lesson now."

"No, timetable's changed again." Hannah said, not looking very happy about it "Although we now have it with Ravenclaw, I think there were a lot of complaints about Gryffindor and Slytherin being mixed."

"That won't please James!" Sirius and Remus said

"Why not?"

"He's not talking to Rachel!" Sirius explained "Something about her challenging him – she says that he wouldn't be able to last a week without talking to him."

"But he probably couldn't" Lily said

"Exactly!"

The four of them started laughing as they walked to Transfiguration. They found Clare, Carolyn, James and Peter waiting there already. Someone ran past them and pushed past James – It was Rachel. She ran into class and sat down in the corner at the back.

"What the hell ?" James muttered

"I'll go talk to her." Hannah said "Since you can't."

She walked over to her friend and asked

"What's Amy said now?"

"She said that since I challenged James he's gonna cheat on me!"

"But James wouldn't." Hannah said "Trust me on that, I may hate James but I know that he wouldn't do that!"

"I do trust you, that's what friends do – they trust each other!"