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There had never been news that spread quicker through Hogwarts. It seemed that no one could possibly believe it. The conversations went like this:

"Holy fucking Merlin did you hear!"

"Oh about that new girl?"

"Yes, Cordelia Ash, she turned down Sirius Fucking Black! AHHH, can you believe it!"

"NO!"

And that was just one of the examples. It had become apparent to Cory that no one turned down Sirius Black. Or at least till Cory came. People just couldn't seem to grasp it. She actually told him to go away. But the weirdest thing was that it seemed that even the teachers knew. They looked at Cory different with almost a new respect. All Cory could think about was how weird it was. All she did was tell him to go away because she just wanted him to want her more. But whatever. She let people think what they wanted to. But by far the most happiest person was Lily. She couldn't stop talking about it because it meant that someone had finally stuck it to Sirius. Apparently if Cory hadn't come along she would have been waiting a long time. When ever Cory walked down the hallway people would whisper things and she wasn't dumb. She knew the were talking about her. Honestly did people think that she wouldn't notice? Though the thing that changed the most was Sirius. Since he was in practically everyone of her lessons, they were bound to see each other. And Sirius sure as anything saw her. Not only saw though. He stared at her. She could always feel his eyes into her. In Transfiguration he sat behind her and she could feel his stare. Then in Potions he would 'sneak' stares at her. Every class. All the time. His emotions were strongly expressed though his eyes, Cory learned this VERY fast. They always went from anger and hatred then they would soften to almost sad then transfer over to this wanting/ needing look. What the fuck is going on! Was the question that went through Cory's head constantly.

Though besides that things went on. Soon it was October and Cory was getting use to Hogwarts and felt more at home then ever. She could never really say where home was for her. A few places came to mind like back in New York, but she always was bumped from foster home to foster home, so none of those ever felt like a true home. There was always camp, but that was just for a month. But now there was Hogwarts. And there was Lily, Emma and Bethany. The four of them had formed their own little family and were always together!

Thought one day to your great happiness things took an up turn. After a perfects meeting Lily came and got Cory from the Library and they were making their way back to the tower. That was when someone went running past them and knocked Lily's books out of her hands. They both immediately got furious. They looked up to see who did it and there before them stood Snape, Bates and a guy Cory quickly learned to hate; Lucius Malfoy. The three of them stood there laughing as hatred swelled inside Cory like nothing else before. Lily just looked upset and bent down to pick up her books. Cory helped. While were down there Lily said, "Just let it go. I don't care. Don't do anything."

"But Lil-" Cory tried to protest. They were still standing there laughing.

"No. You'll just do something that will cause problems later on." Lily said and they stood up. Both of them started to walk by and start going up the stairs when Bates called after them.

"Oh look the blood traitor and the mudblood are just going to walk away." He then walked over to them, Snape and Malfoy followed. Cory and Lily still had their backs to the guys and they had stopped in their tracks.

Lily only said one word, "Go."

As quick as could be Cory whipped around and had her right fist ready. It connected very nicely with Bates cheek and nose. She then grabbed his hair and held him still as she kneed him hard in the stomach. All her kick-boxing classes were coming in handy very nicely. After she finished with Bates and left him as heap on the floor, she turned to the others. They looked absolutely terrified.

"Now listen very carefully," Cory said in a harsh, cold whisper with her eyes narrowed at them, "if you ever do that again, I swear on Lily's life that I will put you in the hospital wing so quickly you won't believe it. Get it? I'll have you breathing out of tube as well as eating out of one too. Understand?" They nodded with fear showing through their eyes. "Good. Now picture this," She said kicking Bates. "and the fuck out of our sights."

To say the sprinted would be an understatement. Though what made the whole situation perfect was what happened next. Snape and Malfoy were trying to get down the stairs that Lily and Cory had just traveled up and because of them having o carry Bates, the three of them tripped down a good half of the stairs. They two best friends burst out laughing. It was perfect!

They continued their way to the common room talking about what had just happened and they wee hysterically laughing by the time they reached the common room. Because the fall the three assholes took on the stairs had been so funny the soon found it very hard to breath.

"And-then-he-just" Lily said in-between gasps of air and did a make believe fall into Cory's arms.

"I know, I know" gasping for air as well, Cory said. Lily kept doing her imitations causing Cory to laugh harder and harder till she was doubled over and couldn't stop laughing. It was just that funny.

"Stop! Stop!" Cory said, "I- can't- hahaha- breath!" and continued laughing away. She clasped on to an open chair in the common room and kept laughing. She began to get air back into her lungs, when Lily did another falling imitation and fell onto Cory.

"OWW!" Cory yelled and push Lily to the ground jokingly. Lily yelled and laughed as her butt came slamming into the ground. Cory laughed at her best friend and then when she did an evil laugh imitation and threw her head back in laughter, Lily took advantage of her not looking and dragged Cory down to the floor as well. "OW!"

They both laughed, when suddenly Cory realized that they were being watched. The Marauders sat on the long couch facing the fire and were looking at the two with very bemused looks. At least three of them were. One Sirius Black was looking slightly annoyed. James took the first opportunity to speak "Ahhh, hey girls, what's so funny?"

Cory elbowed the still laughing Lily and she finally realized they were there. She stopped laughing right away. "Ahhh we were walking" Lily began.

"And we saw Snape, Lucius and Bates." I continued for her.

"Yea, and he knocked my books out of my hands." James got a very angry look in his eyes as Lily said this, which made Cory laugh inside.

"So naturally I got really annoyed and started thinking of all the ways I could kill the three of them." Cory said and Lily and Cory looked at each other.

Lily then picked up, "But I said that she shouldn't because I know that their just assholes and she shouldn't get detention because of them."

"Though as we started to walk away Bates stepped up and called Lily a word that I will never repeat and me a blood traitor because I don't bask in my purity."

"So then I looked at Cory and said 'go' which pretty much meant go kick the shit out of them. Which she did! It was awesome! She right hooked Bates and kneed him in the stomach it was great! Then she said to stay away or she'd put them in the hospital. Totally amazing! But then did you expect?" Lily finished and elbowed jokingly at Cory's side.

"It was fun! I must say." Cory said. James and Quinn were laughing, Remus was gazing off in distance imaging it all and then started laughing. Sirius was looking directly at Cory wearing a blank expression. But it appeared to Cory that he was doing some quick thinking though. Cory then continued with the rest of the story, "But it didn't end there!"

"What?" Quinn said her eyes widening looking as if Christmas might have come two months early. "What else happened?"

"Since they had to carry Bates, she hurt him so bad," cue a bow from Cory and claps from Remus, James and Quinn, then Lily continued, "they got a little off balance and fell down the stairs!"

Now Sirius couldn't help but laugh. All six of them started laughing. But then a sign caught Cory's eye. There was a sign on the bulletin board, which read:

Quidditch Tryouts!

This Saturday and Sunday!

Sign up now!

Cory stopped short and said "Yes!"

Lily then followed Cory's eyes and said "Oh god, here we go."

Lily knew better then anyone how intense Cory's obsession with Quidditch was. Cory turned to Lily and said, "We're doing it! Me, you Quidditch this Saturday and Sunday!"

"No. Cor, I refuse. I love you, but no. See to tryout you actually have to be good. See unlike you, I have no Quidditch talent. You on the other hand should tryout because you're amazing. I can't even fly properly! I made up my own way to fly which is so wrong! As you tell me every time we fly. But you are prefect, so should try out."

"Oh shut it Evans!" Cory said jokingly and hit her "Yes you do fly the wrong way, but you are good. But look if you don't want to, I won't make you. But I'm going to! Yaaay! I can't wait. Oh and don't ever pull that prefect bullshit on me again. You know better then anyone else that I'm not perfect."

"You play Quidditch?" James asked form the couch where he sat.

"Yea I love it!" Cory replied.

Lily spoke next, "She's probably better then you Potter. She was a fifth year captain at Pengelum."

"Lily, stop" Cory said getting embarrassed.

"Oh really? What do you play?" Sirius said entering the conversation. His tone was harsh, he was obviously still quite mad at her for publicly embarrassing him.

"I play chaser." Cory replied putting equal amounts of anger and malice into her tone as Sirius had.

"So do I." James said eyeing Sirius and Cory while he answered.

Lily spoke getting nervous "Ahhh yea, well we should be getting going. Right?"

"Fine." Cory said not breaking Sirius' gaze. The two best friends exited and went upstairs.

Meanwhile down in the common room Sirius let out a frustrated noise/yell. "God how it is that she won't go out with me! How? Why is she different? WHY! What did I do!"

With that re went up stairs to the boys dormitory. "Oh shit. It's your turn James." Remus said.

"Oh Merlin yea. Jeez oi-" but he was cut off by the sound of something breaking. "Shit he already started breaking things." with that James raced up stairs.

"Oh well" Quinn said. And the two started to laugh.