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Freya lifted her head off the pillow at the sound of the other girls starting their morning routine. She pushed her hair out of her face, running her fingers through it and cringing when she caught a knot. She pushed the curtains open, and stretched, kicking her feet over the side.
"I was just about to wake you." Lily said walking around her bed, "You want to get to breakfast before the Marauders if you actually want food." Lily was already dressed, her Prefects badge pinned to her shirt.
"You're way too cheery in the morning," Freya groaned, running her hands over her face.
Alice popped her head out of the bathroom, "Try living with her for five years."
"Hey, I'm a delight." Lily snapped back.
"Ask Potter to see his 'love bites'," Marlene added.
Freya's attention snapped back to Lily who grinned, "She means the scars from all the hexes I've hit him with over the years."
Freya laughed and shook her head, pattering across the hardwood floor to get ready.
Lily stood in the common room with Remus waiting for their friends, the redhead laughed as Freya fumbled down the stairs, still not fully awake, blond hair thrown up in a messy knot on her head, shirt untucked, tie in one hand, boots in the other
"Your skirt's too short," Lily mumbled.
"That's what you find wrong." Freya laughed, "and my skirt's not too short, my legs are too long."
"Yeah, that'll work well." Lily chuckled.
Freya flopped down on the couch, pulling on her boots before standing up. Tucking in her shirt about the time the last remaining Marauders made it to the common room.
"Not feeling colorful today, Fea?" Sirius said with a yawn.
"Well when Lily learned my nifty little trick, she warned me about the professor that would probably try to "collect" me. Figured I'd put that off as long as possible."
"Slughorn, James and I have him for Potions first thing."
"You mean I get a whole free period to myself?" Remus sighed.
"Oh, Moony we know you'll miss us." James laughed, slinging his arm over his friend, "How about you Peter?"
"Care of Magical creatures." He said quietly.
"Yuck," Freya spat, "have fun with that."
Sirius leaned towards the girls before quickly snatching the timetable from Freya, "Hey," she screeched, "Give it back, Black."
He reached his arm all the way up dangling the parchment far about her fingers, "Back to surnames I thought we were friendlier than that P-"
"Sirius." She pleaded.
"I just wanted to see what classes we had together." He smiled innocently, Freya having none of that, pulled her wand from her skirt pocket, and with a quick flick, the parchment was back in her hand. "Guess you'll have to be surprised," turning towards Lily she asked, "Are you ready I'm starving."
"Yes," she grumbled back having just sent a stinging jinx at James. They linked arms and headed down to breakfast.
"If you two are quite done staring, I'm also pretty hungry," Moony asked the two black-haired boys.
"I'm not staring." Sirius immediately defended. Truthfully he'd been thinking about those boots Freya had been wearing, so not staring. The sandy blond just shook his head and walked out into the hall followed by the rest.
"So when do we get to go to the village?" Freya asked Lily as she buttered her toast.
"Sixth and seventh years can go every weekend. Have you been yet?" Lily replied, her eyes lighting up.
"No," Freya lied quickly, "Would you mind showing me around? If you don't already have something planned of course."
"No I'd love to, Alice and I always make a day out of the first one."
"What do I do?" The brunette asked taking a seat next to Lily.
"Nothing that I know of," Lily laughed, "I was just inviting Freya to join our girls' day."
"Oh yes please." Alice bounced in her seat, "Lily doesn't let me pick stuff for her anymore, she's gotten mouthy."
"Should I be scared?" Freya asked, Lily, nodded, earning a small smack from Alice. Her attention was quickly captured by a dark-haired boy leaning in and kissing her.
"Hello, sailor." Freya laughed.
"That would be the boyfriend," James clarified as he took the seat next to Lily, Sirius beside him, Remus and Peter quickly sat down across from them.
"I'd hope it's not her brother. But from all those pureblood heritage lessons I took this summer that's not out of the ordinary."
"Cousins not siblings," Sirius added, seemingly offended.
"Gross." Freya added, "Either way." She shuddered.
"Well, I guess you're in luck, to my knowledge the Fawley's and the Black's have never overlapped."
"Oh be still my heart, what a romantic proposal." Freya rolled her eyes, causing Lily to giggle, "Guess that's why your," Freya paused, "lovely mother threw Regulus in the running."
"Lovely?" Sirius scoffed, "No one who's met my mother would describe her as lovely.
"Well I do have some manners, raging hell banshee hardly seems like breakfast talk," Freya smirked as she watched a huge smile spread across his face.
"I think I might love you, please say more hateful things about Walburga," he let out a loud laugh which quickly infected the whole table.
The sound of flapping wings filled the hall as owls started flying in dropping packages off and swooping back out.
Freya jumped when an owl dropped a bright red envelope in her eggs, "What the hell is that?"
"You've never gotten a howler before?" Peter asked.
"A wha-" Freya was interrupted as the letter opened up and her grandmother's shrill voice filled the hall, "Gryffindor! How dare you sully the family name in the first five minutes. You're lucky an uneducated woman is an unwanted woman or I would drag you home by your hair.
I'll be ensuring your lessons stick, when you come home for Christmas, honestly associating with blood traitor and mud-"
"Incendio." Freya said, before her grandmother could finish the terrible slur, "I'm so sorry," she said looking over at Lily.
She shrugged, "Nothing I haven't heard before and clearly you don't feel like that."
"Circe no, my best friend back in America, Sarah, is a muggle-born." Freya looked at the ash of the hateful letter and pushed her plate away, "I think I've lost my appetite, I'm going to get some air before class."
She picked up her bag sliding it on her shoulder and walked out to the courtyard. Moving quickly through the stone archway and into the grass she sat down putting her head in her hands. Worry started to work through her body, what exactly would happen at Christmas?
"Come on," Sirius said from behind her.
She looked over her shoulder, "What?"
"Don't get snarky," he raised an eyebrow, "Idiots will be running through here shortly. I happen to know somewhere a little more private you can have your breakdown."
Freya narrowed her blue eyes, "I'm not having a breakdown," she argued.
"Well whatever it is, it's about to be interrupted by students fumbling to class."
She knew he was right, she came outside for quiet and she wasn't going to get that here.
She stood up, brushing off her skirt and following. He lead her to the back of the greenhouse, not far away from the entrance but tucked away enough no one would just happen by them
Sirius fished a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket, holding one out to Freya who happily accepted. He wordlessly created a small flame in his hand and held it out to her before lighting his own.
"So you've really never gotten a howler before?" He laughed, raising his eyebrow.
"Nope," she shrugged, "Americans tend to berate their children in private."
"You need a plan," Sirius said quietly after a few tense minutes, "If old lady Fawley is anything like Walburga, you'll be married before you graduate."
She looked down at the small ember before flicking the cigarette away, "I know one thing, I'm not going back. If she wants me, she's going to have to come to find me."
"That's the spirit," he laughed, flicking his cigarette as well.
As the students moved about the classroom, Freya took the open seat next to Lily who looked like she was ready to smack James, Sirius went and sat next to his best friend. "Oh James I forgot to tell you since I won our little bet, Fea here is going to be my partner," he smiled at James who looked across the table at Lily.
The prefect raised her eyebrow at Freya, "I hate you right now," she growled.
Freya shrugged, "Sorry, I thought I'd win." She pulled out her potions book and opened it to the page on the board.
Sirius's attention started on Professor Slughorn as he rambled on about Amortentia but Freya kept catching his eye.
She wasn't even looking to the front, her focus solely on the book in front of her, her quill gliding across the paper as she marked things out and wrote in new instructions, "Shouldn't you be paying attention?" Sirius whispered.
"I've made this before," she replied simply, still making little notes.
"You're full of it," he hissed.
Freya looked up boredom written all over her face, "Am I?"
She looked amused.
"Mister Black, can you please tell us what the name Amortentia means?" Professor Slughorn's voice came from behind him.
Sirius jumped, "Uh-." He stuttered, catching Lily and Freya's hands shooting into the air.
"Miss Fawley, would you care to help out your fellow Gryffindor?"
"The name translates to love held and is thought to be the most powerful love potion in the world."
"Miss Evans, how is the potion distinguished?"
"It has a mother of pearl sheen and it will smell specific to each person."
"Very good, ten points apiece. Mister Black you'll do well to learn from these two this year." Slughorn added as he moved back to the front of the class, "The instructions are on the board as well as in your books, I expect to have everyone's potions up here by the end of class."
"Can you get the ingredients? I can set up the equipment," Freya asked, standing up.
"You're so smart you get them," Sirius smirked, leaning back in his chair.
"Or… now, hear me out, you stop being a dick for no reason," Freya snapped walking to the storeroom. Lily trying to stifle a laugh got up without a word and followed.
"What the hell was that about?" Lily asked as they waited for their turn in the cupboard.
"Fuck if I know," Freya shrugged, she'd been wondering the same thing.
When she got back she was relieved to see he'd actually done something and set up the work station.
Throughout most of the process, Sirius just did as he was told, adding what she handed to him.
Finally, this curiosity got the best of him, "So why are you brewing love potions Fea?"
"Not because I'm desperate for companionship," she deadpanned, leaning over the potion to check the color, "I told you my mom ran an apothecary."
Sirius continued stirring, "This isn't exactly something you just pop on the shelf."
"No," she paused, "it's not. Let's just say my mom had a moral grey area when it came to keeping food on the table."
"Hmm," was all he said, leaning back in his chair while she focused back on the cauldron.
Twenty minutes left in the class and Freya let out a huff, "Something's wrong."
"Well maybe if you would have followed the original instructions," Sirius rolled his eyes.
"It's the right color and the consistency, I just don't smell anything."
Sirius leaned forward, "How could anyone over your perfume."
"I don't wear perfu-" she paused, "Oh."
"Oh, what?"
"Nothing, the potions fine, I smell something now," Freya reached for a dropper to bottle the potion but froze as Lily spoke over the table, "What does yours smell like?"
Freya narrowed her eyes at the smirking redhead, "Leather, mint and..rain," Freya felt her cheeks warm and felt the sensation rolling through her scalp. No, she told herself.
She finished bottling the potion and sat back down not making eye contact with Sirius.
As Freya and Lily walked to put the equipment away the blond looked at her friend and whispered "Someone was eavesdropping."
"I would never," Lily replied, mocking hurt. She laughed, "I couldn't help myself. Your face when you figured out why neither of you could smell anything was priceless."
Freya looked behind them back at the table, James and Sirius were huddled together talking, "What did yours smell like?"
"Oh umm," Lily blushed, "Cedar, some type of polish and oddly enough pumpkin."
"Well, that's a strange combination."
"It is, isn't it," Lily said quietly looking at the table.
A bell rang loudly through the castle and the students gathered their things. Freya had just stepped away from the table when a tall boy with long greasy hair and Slytherin robes stepped in front of her.
"Excuse me," Freya said trying to step around him but he sidestepped blocking her way again.
"Piss off, Snivellus," Sirius said walking over.
"Charming Black," the Slytherin sneered before turning his attention back to Freya, "If you're looking for a more.. competent partner, I'd be happy to lend my services."
Sirius opened his mouth to speak but Freya cut him off holding up her hand, "Yeah it must be difficult to spy on me from the other side of the classroom," she smirked, "I think I'll pass, thanks though."
Freya again went to step past him, this time he didn't try to block her as she walked out she heard Sirius, "Better luck next time Snivy."
With classes done for the day, Freya and Lily headed out to enjoy the warm air by the lake before dinner. Freya loosened her tie and untucked her shirt as she skipped down the dock. Lily shook her head laughing following behind.
"Is there really a giant squid?" The blond asked looking over the edge into the black water, "Or is Sirius full of shit?"
"Yes," Lily replied simply.
The girls crouched down looking at a set of Grindylows just below the surface. Freya didn't even have time to hold her breath as she felt hands on her back and fell into the water. She kicked her legs breaking back up to the surface gasping, Sirius stood crouched over on the dock laughing.
"Sirius I can't fucking swim!" Freya yelled out as she fought to stay above water.
Sirius's face paled realizing his joke had gone horribly wrong, he jumped in as she slipped under the water.
Lily smacked James, "What the hell were you two thinking?"
"You two nothing," James spat back, "This was all his idea."
As the two looked out panicked at the lake, Lily whipped around at the sound of water closer to the shore.
"Stupid fucking prick," Freya grumbled as she made her way back to her bag, "If there is a squid I hope it eats him." Pulling out her wand and casting a drying charm.
Sirius broke through the water's surface, "I can't find her! JAMES, HELP ME!"
James and Lily looked between the two and started laughing, the sopping wet Marauder caught sight of a very angry Freya, "I thought you couldn't swim?" He asked, pulling himself back on the dock.
Freya's breath caught at the sight of a soaking wet Sirius, she quickly shoved several dirty thoughts to the back of her mind resuming her anger, "That's what you choose to say?" Freya stalked towards Sirius who seemed to be regretting the last few minutes immensely, "Not sorry Freya, that was a pretty stupid prank. What if I couldn't swim?" Red rolled through her hair and her eyes went golden, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
"I jumped in to fetch you."
"Fetch this," Freya stomped forward swiftly putting her hands on his chest and pushing him back into the lake, "humph," Freya crossed her arms and walked back towards the castle, Lily howling with laughter at the entire exchange.
James crouched down as his friend, popped back up, "Guess since she hates you, there's no hard feeling about me giving Fawley the Seeker position." James held his hand out to help steady Sirius as he climbed back on to the dock.
"I think hate's a strong word." Sirius ran a hand through his wet hair, "You happen to catch the spell she used to dry herself off?"
"No I was too busy laughing, she was so angry, hoping the giant squid would eat you." James started cackling again, hands on his knees.
"Careful Prongs, I'll push you in next."
James immediately went silent.
Friday night, the common room was full of students excited about the upcoming weekend, upperclassmen were planning their trip to Hogsmeade, while the younger ones were talking about all of their classes.
Freya, Lily, and Alice had taken up a table by the window finishing up their homework for the week, "Where are the boys?" Alice asked, looking over at the other two.
"Why would we know?" Lily asked, raising an eyebrow.
"James is always following you around," she pointed to Lily, "And Sirius seems to have a bit of a thing for you."
"Ha!" Freya laughed loudly.
"Don't laugh he does, I can tell," Lily smirked.
"I'm sorry but picking on a girl because you like them is grade school shit, oh I like her so I'm going to pull on her pigtails."
"One day you'll be begging me to pull your pigtails Fea" Sirius, James, and Peter had walked up behind Freya as she ranted.
She twisted around in her chair, "Awful bold of you to assume I'd like that." Raising her eyebrow.
Sirius groaned, "Circe, how I wish I had time for this conversation."
"Funny, I just wish you'd go away." Freya spun back around picking up her quill and notes.
Sirius never knowing when to quit, leaned in close to her ear and whispered, "I'm sure you'll be happy to know I've figured out our potions problem, so forgive me, if I don't think I'm assuming anything." Before promptly pulling back and wrapping his arms around his other two friends, "Well now that I'm done tormenting Freya, shall we gents?"
Freya's eyes still wide and locked on to her notes, Lily broke the silence first laughing at her friend, "I think you might fancy him too." She said as the boys were walking out of the room.
"Well, you'd be wrong," Freya grumbled, finally blinking and looking up.
"Tell that to your hair, you know pink is a nice color on you."
"What?" Freya's hands flew to her hair pulling the tie out and groaned at the bubblegum pink locks that fell in her face.
"What's pink mean?" Alice asked with a smile.
"I'm not a mood ring," Freya grumbled.
"What's a mood ring?" The brunette turned to Lily as Freya dropped her forehead to the table.
Lily spent the better part of twenty minutes explaining mood rings to Alice who was quite content to add it to her list of fascinating Muggle magic. Lily insisted it was not magic just science but Alice would have no part of that.
Freya used that time to overanalyze the first, very brief conversation with Sirius since the lake incident.
"So what does pink mean," Alice asked again, apparently their conversation had come full circle.
Freya lifted her head and pushed the now blond hair out of her face, "It means I'm… flustered."
"Oh my god, what did he say?" Alice asked leaning on the table with her chin in her hands like she was waiting for the dirtiest phrase ever.
Freya felt her cheeks go red and Lily yelled, "See!" Pointing her finger across the table.
"See what, crazy lady?" Freya snapped back.
"You just got embarrassed but your hair is still blond."
"Land your plane."
"What's a plane?" Alice asked excitedly.
"Not now honey," Lily patted her arm, "You have impeccable control over your shifting, at least from what I've seen. Black seems to just send that all to shit."
"You're nuts." Freya waved her hand.
"You don't even notice when it happens, interesting don't you think?" Lily pushed the pads of her fingers together and leaned back in her chair, a smug smirk tugged on her lips.
"Let's not forget I too grew up in the muggle world Miss Evans and I know when someone is trying to psychoanalyze me." Freya closed her book dramatically before taking in Lily's unimpressed stare.
Freya pinched the bridge of her nose, "He drives me crazy, ya happy?"
"No," the redhead replied simply.
"Well, that's the only theory I have because I've spent my whole life learning how to control it and he somehow snaps it with a few slick words. Personally, I'm not a fan," she crossed her arms leaning back in her chair.
"Of the slick words or…?" Alice trailed off.
"Any of it, I don't need the headache that will inevitably come with Sirius Black."
Freya sat across from Lily as they ate their breakfast, the redhead reading over the Daily Prophet as Freya finished revisions on her charms essay. Lily seemed on edge until James and Sirius walked in looking like they had been to hell and back.
Freya recognized the scent of werewolf immediately, and resisted the urge to check them both over, "Rough night?" She asked instead, taking a bite of toast.
"You could say that," James replied.
"Honestly I don't understand how you lot get away with half of the things you do." Lily vented, throwing down her paper.
"Missing some members I see." Freya pointed out, noticing Lily tense on her seat, "Where's Remus and Peter?"
"Sick." James and Sirius answered in unison.
"Right…" Freya trailed off, turning her attention back to Lily, "What time are we going?"
"I figured we'd leave around 10 and grab an early lunch and then shop until Alice lets us run away."
"Sounds good," Freya replied.
Lily went back to her paper and Freya took the chance to look back over at the boys, both appeared beat down and exhausted.
Familiar with the feeling she felt bad, digging in her bag she pulled out a couple of chocolate bars and poked Sirius in the side. He jumped and looked at her with a scowl, she shook her head pushing the candy across the bench, and then got up, "I'll meet you in a bit Lily."
Lily waved and went back to her paper. Sirius however, watched Freya until she was out of eye line, "You good?" James asked over the table.
"Fine." Sirius grumbled, he stuck the chocolate in his bag and stood up, "Gotta find a date." He smirked, returning to his usual demeanor.
Freya, Lily, and Alice strolled down the streets of Hogsmeade laughing, weighed down with bags, "You think you got enough sweets, Freya?" Alice laughed reaching into one of the blond's bags and pulling out a sugar quill.
"Not if you keep stealing them." She joked, smacking Alice's hand away, mockingly.
"What did you think of the village?" Lily asked as they started up the hill back to school.
"I love it!" Freya gushed, "I bet it looks like a Christmas card in the winter."
The other two laughed, Alice looking back at the town, "You know now that I think of it when the shopkeepers put the fairy lights out it kind of does."
Freya's stomach dropped a little thinking about Christmas, plan A was to stay at the castle but plan B was still in the works.
So lost in her thoughts she didn't notice the three Slytherin boys walking down the trail until she'd smacked into one.
"Oh I'm sorry I was-" she stopped meeting Evan's sharp blue eyes.
His face full of disgust as he took in Freya's appearance, "Watch where you're going, witch."
"You had just as much of an opportunity to get out of the way, Rosier," Freya snapped, "or were you also not paying attention, thinking about your plans for world domination?"
"It would seem I need to first learn how to control my wife." He gave her a knowing grin.
"Fat fucking chance on that happening," her eyes flickered golden as she continued to glare at the Slytherin.
"Freya come on let's go." Lily moved around to grab her friend's arm but Freya wouldn't budge, "You're serious?" The blond finally said.
"Listen to your mudblood, pet," his voice dripping with venom as he ignored her question.
"Daddy finally gave Lady Fawley the magic number did he?"
"You'll watch your tone, Fawley," Rosier growled, his hand twitching towards his wand, Freya finally looked at his two companions, Snape and Regulus, both looking to Rosier waiting for something.
"I'll do no such thing," she put her hands on her hips, the fingers of her right hand just grazing the handle of her wand.
"Problem here?" James's called from behind the girls, Sirius with him.
"Oh look," Evan clapped his hands together with mock enthusiasm, "It's the Gryffindor Golden Boys, this day just keeps getting better and better."
"There's no problem," Freya said sweetly, "Evan here was just about to tell me if I'm worth more or less than a goat."
With a frustrated groan, Evan crossed his arms, "As if the Mudblood wasn't enough, now you're part of this merry band of blood traitors? Lady Fawley will have a field day with this."
Lily pushed her way in front of Freya, "I am a prefect, you can't talk about me like that."
Rosier ignored her, eyes still locked on Freya, "Tread carefully Fawley," he gave her one final glance before pushing past the group and down to the town.
"Bloody wanker," James called out before walking towards Lily.
Sirius stood off to the side, looking down at the ground, "I'd say you're worth at least three goats," he laughed quietly.
He looked up when he heard the small snort of a laugh, "Not even a cow?" She joked back.
"Oh no, you're far too sassy for cattle. That's reserved for high society ladies."
As Freya was about to retort a brunette, Freya recognized as a Hufflepuff, walked up clinging on to Sirius's arm, "Did you forget about me?" She whined, batting her eyelashes.
"Ah yes, Puddifoot's." He replied.
"Well good luck with that," Freya said, giving a little wave.
As she turned to rejoin her friends, she didn't miss the quick look Sirius and James shared before the former let himself be dragged away.
"Did you ladies have anything else you needed from the village?" James asked.
"No, we were on our way back," Alice answered.
"Would you mind if I walked with you? It would make me feel better."
"Scared another Slytherin is going to pop out, Potter?" Lily snapped.
"Terrified Lilykins, I'm hoping you'll protect me."
James followed behind the girls to the tower. Holding his ground outside as two of the three girls walked through the entrance. As Lily moved to follow them he started down the hall.
"And where are you going?" Lily asked, causing James to freeze.
He turned around to face her, "Start of term party, I may be a wizard but the party supplies aren't magically going to show up." He smiled, batting his eyes at the Prefect.
Lily pointed a finger at him, "No Fire Whiskey."
"Right, save that for the end of term party." He laughed before running off, ignoring the groan from Lily.
Freya, happy to be safe in her dorm, set her bags on the floor, and fell face-first into her bed, "Well that was…. Fun," Alice said walking in behind her.
"I'm so sorry, Alice." Freya lifted her head to look at her friend, "I figured my stupid family drama would show its ugly bigoted face eventually but damn, it's been a week!"
"It's not your fault," Lily walked in closing the door behind her, her tone quickly went from sweet to fierce, "and next time when I say it's time to go, it's time to go! I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
Freya sat up as Lily took a seat on her bed, "You sound like my mom, "know when to walk away, Freya.""
"Well from what I can see you need a good scolding every once in a while," Lily laughed, swatting her friend on the shoulder.
"And if anyone is good for that, it's this one," Alice added.
"Speaking of getting in trouble, what have you two heard about this party." Green eyes narrowed and looked between the other two.
"Absolutely nothing." Freya shrugged.
"News to me." Alice replied sweetly, "But that green dress you bought would be excellent for a party." She smirked.
"You knew." Lily hissed.
"Of course we knew, the Marauders do this every year." Alice laughed digging through her bags, "They sweet-talk the house elves and McGonagall pretends she can't hear the festivities unless they go past midnight, or you know Peter passes out naked in the hall."
"I think I just threw up a little." Freya laughed, "but somehow I'm still slightly curious as to how that happened."
"Well, it's the reason I told Potter no Fire Whiskey this year." Lily sighed moving to her own bed and pulling out some chocolate from her bag, making sure to put three to the side to give Remus later, "So last year they threw this huge party because Potter got Quidditch captain,"
"Youngest in like 60 years," Alice added.
"And we thought he had a big head before," Lily rolled her eyes and continued, "So that, and Remus being made a Prefect, the party got out of hand quickly and Professor Slughorn found Peter, naked."
"No wonder Peter doesn't take potions anymore, how awkward." Freya felt a little bad for the strangest marauder.
"Oh yeah, the rest of the year was terrible after that, at least for him. Word to the wise, do not play drinking games with Sirius Black."
"Noted."
Sirius sat in the corner with his friends, all taking up an armchair as the party started to take off, his Hufflepuff had stormed off earlier, mumbling something about his attention span, he wasn't listening. He vaguely caught the sound of Prongs and Moony laughing about something when Wormtail pulled his attention from the dorm stairs.
"What?" Sirius asked, snapping his attention to his friend and taking a sip of his Butterbeer.
"I said, did you get the fireworks?" Peter repeated.
"Got 'em and set 'em up, everything's ready."
"Wait, we're doing fireworks tonight?" The sandy blond looked between his friends, a little upset he wasn't involved.
"Ah.. no, Moony," James replied, rubbing the back of his neck, "That is for tomorrow's show, and not only that we didn't figure you'd be up for a big Slytherin prank."
"So nothing sinister tonight?" He raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Marauders honor," Sirius promised. James went on to explain the prank in a hushed voice, while Peter left to go get another drink, Sirius soon found his attention drifting back to the stairs. Luck would have it a certain Gryffindor had just made her way down, Freya's hair was blue and tied into braids, she was laughing at Lily as they made their way over to Marlene.
Padfoot silently thanked the muggle inventor of leggings as his eyes moved up over the baggy black t-shirt, when she turned around he'd noticed she'd cut the neck out and put a little 'v' in the front so it sat off her shoulders.
Freya looked over catching grey eyes from across the room, "I'll be back." She whispered to Lily and made her way over to the group of boys, "I was hoping you'd be down here,"
"Aww miss me Fea?" Sirius laughed.
"Not you," she rolled her eyes and walked over to Remus, holding out a chocolate bar no one had noticed before, "They said you were sick." She nudged her head towards James and Sirius.
"Thanks." Moony took the candy, not waiting to open it up.
"Where's mine?" Sirius pouted.
"I already gave you one, and I hope you shared with James." She smirked, knowing full and we'll he didn't.
"I got no chocolate," James grumbled.
"His fault." Freya laughed and walked back to join Lily.
Sirius had to repress a growl when he watched Frank Longbottom introduce Freya to his friend Trevor, "Looks like we're getting smashed early tonight boys." He said standing up and pulling a bottle from his seat.
"Lily's going to kill me," James groaned but willingly accepted the Fire Whiskey.
A short while later, Marlene, Alice, and Freya were tucked in a small corner of the room with their own bottle of Ogden's, "Lily's going to be pissed if she catches us." Alice said before taking a sip and passing the bottle to Freya.
Marlene checked her watch, "It's just now 10:15 she'll be rounding up the little ones for at least another twenty minutes." She took the bottle from Freya.
"Yeah weren't we supposed to be helping with that?" The shifter laughed, grabbing the bottle back and taking a long pull.
"Well, now we're drinking." Alice offered.
"To drinking," Marlene yelled loudly.
"Ahem." Lily's annoyed voice came from behind the semi-circle of girls, they all turned their heads towards the angry redhead who held her hand out.
Alice looked at her and smiled before taking a sip and handing Lily the bottle. She surprised everyone when she sat down between Alice and Marlene taking a drink of her own, "Yuck, that stuff never gets better." She held the bottle out.
"Means you need to drink more," Freya relieved Lily of the liquor.
"I think I'm sufficiently warmed up to make some bad decisions." Marlene said standing up, "So any sparks with you and Trevor?"
"God no." Freya choked.
"He's sweet." Alice cooed.
"And that's fine for someone like Lily," Freya defend
"Hey, how did I get brought into this?" Lily snatched the bottle back.
"I didn't say there was anything wrong with it, I just, I don't date. He is sweet and thank you for trying Alice but the idea of cozy dinners and cuddles on the couch does nothing for me."
"So no qualms if I try to see if he does it for me?" Marlene asked with a wink.
"All yours." Freya waved her hand towards the party.
Freya plopped on the couch with a seat between her and Sirius, "Well I'm shit faced."
"I know how I got pissed, how'd you manage it?" Sirius asked, his head leaned back on the back of the couch, eyes closed.
"Marlene," Freya said simply.
"That bird doesn't like to drink alone," he tilted his head up and opened his eyes, scanning the mostly deserted common room, "Where'd she run off to anyway?"
"Oh, she took off with Trevor hours ago." Freya shrugged.
"Tosser?"
"What?" Freya hiccuped and laughed, "what the hell is a tosser?"
"A perfectly acceptable name for some who chats up one bird at a party and takes off with another," Sirius grumbled.
"I'm confused, all these weird nicknames I can't keep up."
"Not the point."
"Right, the point is that I'm not mad about them leaving together, I didn't want to be set up in the first place." She laughed, "Plus he wasn't my type."
Sirius laughed and leaned over falling in her lap, she let out a surprised gasp and glared at him.
Unphased he locked on to her blue eyes, "So what's your type?"
"Someone who understands personal space," she raised an eyebrow before attempting to push him off.
His body's dead weight was too heavy and he just laughed at her effort. "Hmm," he said before grabbing her hand and placing it on his head.
"Excuse you," this time she laughed, "What are you a dog?"
"Yes," He nuzzled against her hand, "A very drunk dog that just wants head scratches.
Freya sighed and started running her fingers through his hair, noting it felt just as soft as it looked, "Won't your Hufflepuff friend be upset if she hears about this?"
"Don't care." He mumbled back, "So do you really listen to Zeplin, or do you just acquire a bunch of their t-shirts."
Freya frowned a bit at the question, "Black Dog," she replied, her fingers stilled in his hair.
He leaned up just a little, "I'm sorry?"
"That's my favorite song, the first song, fourth album," she smirked.
"I stand corrected," he leaned his head back and closed his eyes as her fingers started moving through his hair again.
"So really what's your type?" Sirius asked breaking the short silence
"You're not drunk enough for me to tell you."
"Bet I can guess." He smirked, eyes still closed in her lap.
"I'd rather you didn't."
"I guess I'll just keep all those dirty little ideas to myself then."
"Please do." James laughed, causing the two on the couch to jump. "Thanks for keeping him company, he likes to wander if left alone for too long."
"Take Moony up first, I'm comfortable." Sirius flipped over snaking his arms around Freya's waist, face pressed against her stomach.
"Well, I'm glad one of us is," Freya snapped, which only caused Sirius to reinforce his position, locking his hands behind her.
Freya shivered a little as his thumbs brushed over the base of her spine. She swallowed, "Time for bed Snuffles," sliding her hand around she pinched the underside of his arm causing him to jerk back and fall off the couch.
"Bloody Hell Fawley!" Sirius said from the floor rubbing his injured arm.
"Oh don't be such a baby," Freya laughed.
"Come on Snuffles," James laughed.
"That's going to stick huh?"
"Oh yes," James pulled Sirius up, "come on mate time for bed." Draping Padfoot's arm over his shoulder he gave Freya a nod, "Night Fawley."
"Night James."