They went to bed silently. No one talked to each other. Bruce talked spiritedly with Peter, and they finally went to bed. The silence was only broken by Remus who gave a polite, "Goodnight." To his new dorm mates.

Sirius came to in the dark, and it was raining again. He was bound with his arms behind his back, and he was lying on the cold stone ground. His head pounded and he knew that at least his lip was bleeding. A tall, robed figure stood not far away.
"Someone will come for you. They'll send someone from the top to get you. Perhaps your lovely wife-"
"She'll never come!" Sirius heard himself shout.
"Oh but I think she will. Perhaps even sometime soon."
"Orion isn't stupid, she'll never come!" He shouted.
The man suddenly spun around, his wet cloak flying around behind him. There was a loud crack, and the two tall heavy doors at one end of the courtyard burst open. She came striding out, her wand held in front of her, and aura of fury seemingly draped her. Her dark brown hair was wet and heavy, but it still flowed out behind her as though in a light breeze. Her robes were much the same, flowing out behind her. She put her wand back in her pocket.
"Reducto!" The man shouted. She simply leaned to the right, and it shot straight past her. She didn't bat an eyelid. She pulled out her wand, and stopped.
Sirius watched, almost horrified, laying on the ground some twenty feet away, in-between the two.
"Reducto!" The man shouted again.
She dove out of the way and hit the stone floor, sliding through the rain.
"Stupefy!" she shouted. The man threw up a shield and dove out of the way.
Rushing toward her, he healed his wand aloft.
"Crucio!" he screamed.
"Avada Kedavera!" She shouted. Sirius closed his eyes from the green blaze. He opened them a few moments later. The man was miraculously still standing. Sirius watched him; he then dropped his wand first, and then fell face first heavily onto the stone pathway. Elizabeth stood up and ran to Sirius. She put her wand away and pulled a long knife out of her boot to cut his bindings. She sniffled, in a hurry to untie him, to make sure he was okay. After running her hands over his arms, legs, back and stomach to check that he was all right, she helped him sit up. He surveyed her closely. She was trembling. They got up, she pulled something out of her pocket.
"Here." She said softly. He held out his hand, and Elizabeth set his Clow key in it. He stared at it for a moment. He suddenly realized that he wasn't staring at the Key; he was staring at Elizabeth's feet. His eyes followed her body up to her face. Her face looked defiant, as if what she has just done didn't really bother her, but her eyes told a completely different story. Her deep blue eyes looked remorseful, full of pain. He had always been good at reading her eyes. She looked lost, like she didn't know where she was, or what to do. Her eyes met his, and she stared at the ground. He felt safer now. Her eyes said that she felt very unsafe. He pulled her close and held her tight. Her head rested on his shoulder, he rested his head stop hers and she untensed.
They stood in the rain silently. She pulled her head back and looked at him He looked back into her deep blue eyes. Their faces grew closer and closer until-
"Sirius! Get up! You need to get some breakfast before class!" Bruce said, pulling back the hangings.
Sirius rolled out of bed, scratching his head. Bruce and Peter left the common room. He pulled on some clothes and followed James and Remus downstairs. He came into the Common room just in time to see Callie and Elizabeth rush downstairs. They stopped when they got there and started to walk down to the Great Hall, but as soon as her eyes fell upon Sirius, her cheeks blushed pink, and she hurried out of the common room. Callie looked confused, and followed after her.
"What was her problem?" James mumbled.
"I dunno, maybe we should ask when we get to the Great Hall." Sirius said, wonder if it was the same reason he too was blushing.

He arrived in the Great Hall not long after Callie and Elizabeth. Elizabeth was eating a biscuit, all that seemed to be her breakfast and sipping some orange juice. She didn't see him walk in, but Callie did. Sirius made a sign, and Callie slipped away from Elizabeth and walked around to the other side of the table. Sirius sat down next to her. James sat on the other side of her, where she happened to be looking. Remus sat next to Callie.
"Good morning!" Elizabeth said brightly. "Breakfast is almost over, you'd better eat fast."
"Good morning to you too, and I will." James said kindly.
Elizabeth looked to Remus.
"Morning!"
"Good Morning. Here's the schedule for us." Remus replied, handing a schedule to her. She smiled and looked it over.
Sirius looked over on her schedule.
"Transfiguration starts in 10 minutes."
Elizabeth's face went pale. She almost fell over herself standing up. She looked shocked, but gave him a frightened smile before grabbing her bag and running out of the Great Hall saying something about forgetting a quill. Sirius moved over into her seat.
"What's her problem?" James pressed on Callie.
"She just had a weird dream about Sirius." She said, looking at him curiously.
"Well she's probably hungry." Sirius said, grabbing a biscuit and standing up. I'll see you all in class." He left after Elizabeth. She was sitting on the Grand Staircase. Her eyes widened when he came through the doors. He sat down next to her and handed her the biscuit.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded quickly, her hair bouncing on her shoulders.
"I had the weirdest dream last night. Do you ever have those?" She nodded again.
"You know Elizabeth, you're welcome to talk."
"Sorry, I just have a feeling that I've seen to somewhere before."
"Well I've never been to America."
"Not in reality, In dreams.." Her voice drifted off.
"Are you serious?" Sirius asked. She blushed again.
" I know it sounds stupid -"
"No, I get the same feeling about you. I had a dream about you last night."
She looked at him. "What?" He asked.
"It was raining, and you were tied up." She said, biting her lip.
"How did you-"
Their conversation was suddenly cut off by the students coming out of the great Hall. They stood up hurriedly and set off to class with the Gryffindor's, Elizabeth quietly nibbling on her biscuit, Sirius following close by.

It didn't seem like it had been a very long time until The Quidditch Captain came around the Common Room came picking out people to come to Quidditch Trials. He wanted the cream of the crop this go around. He came upon Sirius, Elizabeth, James, and Callie late on evening while they finished their homework. Elizabeth had her viola laying on the table beside her.
"Evening," The American Captain said. "I'm Adam. Adam Darlian. Might I convince you to come to Quidditch Trials?"
"I thought first years weren't allowed to be on the team." Callie said calmly, looking up from her Potions homework.
"Well they usually aren't good enough, but you've got the bodies for it."
Sirius, James and Callie looked at one another then to Elizabeth, who still hadn't looked up.
"I don't know Adam, I don't have a lot of time with Orchestra."
Adam looked slightly annoyed.
"Liz, I'm in the Orchestra. And you're coming because I've been telling you since you were a little kid that you would make a great Beater."
Elizabeth finished writing the sentence, then looked up at him.
Her eyes searched him over.
"Okay, I'll be there." she said, smiling.
Adam grinned.
"I knew that softball would come in handy!" he said walking away.
Elizabeth finished her paper and put it back in her bag.
"When are the Trials?"
"Tomorrow," Sirius said.
"Great. Well I'll see y'all tomorrow." She said, picking up her Viola and walking upstairs after giving her brother a kiss goodnight.

The next day was crisp and clear. The day went by so slow, Sirius was sure that time wasn't moving at all. But finally, after Elizabeth woke him up at the end of History of Magic, he quickly ate dinner before walking down onto the field with his friends.
Adam was waiting for them with the two other players on the team. There were a few assorted others already there. But Adam, Jacob, and Sophie were the only ones in uniform.
"Okay, beaters, over here, chaser's over here, and keeper's, over here." Adam said.
The trials lasted for a long while. The only person Sirius really knew was Elizabeth, who sat on the grass with him watching the other Beater hopefuls with Jacob while Adam tested the Keepers and Sophie took the Chasers.
Sirius and Elizabeth giggled and whispered things to each other about the other Beaters. One boy got knocked out before even knowing where the Bludger was. Another boy went up, the last one before Sirius, and Jacob let the Bludger go.
"Where's the Bludger Tommy?" Jacob said casually.
"What Bludger?" WHACK!
With a sickening crunch everyone on the Quidditch Field froze, their heads jerked towards Tommy, whose arm had been crushed by the Bludger.
Sirius felt his mouth fall open. He turned his head towards Elizabeth, whose mouth was also opened; she finally turned to look at him. Jacob hurried Tommy off to hospital wing, while Trials resumed, and Sirius and Elizabeth continued staring at the point where Tommy had been in shock.
"Sirius?" Elizabeth said quietly.
"Huh?" was all he could manage.
"I'm gonna die."
"uh huh.." they continued to stare.
"Sirius! Your turn!" Jacob said, walking back on to the Field and picking up a Bat. "Ready?"
Sirius stared at him. Elizabeth shook him gently. Sirius snapped back to reality and got up.
"Good Luck!" Elizabeth called after him. He grinned half heartedly as Elizabeth dropped her back down onto the soft grass and watched James' trial high above her.
Jacob let the Bludger go. He saw the Bludger coming towards him; he let his reflexes take over and knocked the Bludger away from him. It flew straight over Elizabeth, who didn't bat an eyelid, but kept watching James.
"Your doing' great Sirius." she called over without sitting up.
The Bludger came back, zooming back over Elizabeth's head, which still did nothing. It headed straight for Sirius' legs, so he simply jumped in the air and hit the top of it, driving it into the ground. Jacob jumped on top of it wan wrestled it into the trunk.
"Very nicely done! The results should be posted by tomorrow afternoon."
Sirius turned around and headed back towards Elizabeth.
"Liz! Your turn." Jacob called.
She sat up and got to her feet. Sirius handed her the bat with a grin.
"Good Luck."
Elizabeth walked towards Jacob. Sirius wondered how good she would do. She was the only girl trying out for Beater. She seemed so small a frail compared to some of the people trying out; it seemed in sane for her to try. But then, he reasoned, he had never seen her arms above the wrist. Maybe she had some muscle on her arms. He knew it had to be on her legs, after all she was a dancer, but he wasn't sure.
She stood waiting. Jacob let the Bludger go, which zoomed towards her. She took the stance of a batter, and slammed the Bludger away from her with a loud clang. Adam, Sophie, Callie, and James once more froze, watching with wonder. It came rocketing back, but Sirius saw with almost horror that the look on her face was glee, not fear or concentration.
"BUNT!" She shouted holding both ends of the bat in front of her. The Bludger hit it and bounced off, not going far before Jacob froze it and wrestled it back into the box.
"You'll know by tomorrow!" Jacob said with a smile.
The next day still just couldn't go fats enough. But as James, Callie Sirius and Elizabeth walked back from Dinner, they were nearly thrown to the ground by Bruce and Peter, who launched themselves out from behind a corner at them.
"YOU MADE THE TEAM! YOU ALL MADE THE TEAM!" Soon they were all jumping up and down with happiness before Bruce and Peter once more ran off to get some dinner. They hurried around the corner before they were pulled into a bone-cracking hug by Adam who was waiting just inside the common Room Door.
While Adam squeezed them all tightly, they suddenly came to the realization that they had just succumbed to the maniac that was their Quidditch Captain.

Quidditch Practice began almost immediately. Soon the group found themselves making us excuses to get away from Peter, who was always pestering one of them to do something with him. James would reel off that he had to help Callie with her art, while Sirius had to go help Elizabeth stretch of setup for the orchestra. They did however find themselves quite in a jam one afternoon when Peter discovered that there was a balcony in the Gryffindor tower. Worse yet, he thought he saw the group go out onto it just before he came in. In truth, yes, they had gone outside just before he came in, but Remus and Elizabeth had thought they'd shut the curtains just behind them. Sirius made just quick enough to latch the doors and move out of the way before Peter pulled back the curtain. He saw no one outside. He closed the curtains and went to go find Bruce.
The students outside were beside themselves, all except for Sirius, who was busy fumbling around his collar looking for his Clow Key. He pulled it out quickly and found the card he was looking for.
"Everyone find a buddy." he said. They didn't need telling twice. Elizabeth grabbed on to Remus' arm, while Callie grabbed James by his sleeve.
"Float!" He called out. The group was taken by surprise as they lifted off the air and up over the door, where they came to a hovering halt, just out of site. Peter came out moments later, by himself, having been unable to find Bruce anywhere. He looked around him in confusion. HE looked left, right, and even looked over the edge of the balcony. He gave up his search and went inside. Sirius' humor kicked in for the first time that day, and he brought them slowly to the balcony before recalling the card while they were still floating in midair. They dropped the ground like rocks, everyone landing on top of each other, except of course for Sirius, who landed safely by the door.
Though Elizabeth slapped him, he decided that that was by far the best prank he'd played yet.

They're first Quidditch match was a joke. They played Hufflepuff, who they squashed. Adam found the snitch some 20 minutes into the game, and half the Hufflepuff team was on the ground knocked out. Two Chasers, one Beater, and the Seeker were all that was left of the Hufflepuff team. However, after they're smashing victory, Adam decided to wind them down by making them run laps around the Quidditch Pitch. This did serve as a very effective way for wearing them out, so when they finally made it back up to the common room, they trudged upstairs and immediately went to bed, with the obvious exception of James and Sirius, who were always on the mood for a party.

Halloween passed with great speed, and soon they were all looking forward to Christmas when they could all go home. That winter was a cold one, and they got so much snow, all outdoor classes had to be moved inside, and Quidditch Practices had to be postponed until after the break. Adam of course decided that snow was no reason to stop Practices, so he decided to condition his players until the end of the term by making them jog through the corridors and hallways. Sirius decided that he would be staying at school for the break, but Bruce, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Callie would all be going home to America. Time passed much more quickly then they anticipated, and before they knew it, it was just in time for one last week of the term before break, which was welcomed in the Gryffindor tower.