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" I can't believe Evans and Winters conned you in lot into not going into the Forest." Sirius growled, his arms crossed as he slumped into a cushy armchair.
" They didn't con us into anything!" James denied indignantly.
" Oh please Prongs, all Evans had to do was threaten to curse you and you caved! And you," Sirius said turning his gaze to Remus. " All Winters had to do was give you those giant puppy eyes of hers and you caved like a beach Giant Squid!"
" Well Lainey wasn't wrong about you acting rash. We need to do some research on Gavin before we act." Remus said rubbing his brow, he looked exhausted from his most recent transformation. " From what I've read, he's ancient vampire who's paved a bloody path through history."
" We could take him." Sirius pouted.
" I don't know about fighting Vampires, Sirius!" Peter said cautiously. " From what we've learned in Defense Against the Dark Arts, only really powerful Vampires are able to pull people's minds from their bodies…and he did that to Elaine last night!"
" Do you remember seeing anything last night?" Sirius asked Remus nervously.
" Not much…same as always." Remus said. " Nothing out of the ordinary, that is.
" You're really on edge about this, Sirius." James said coolly.
" Wouldn't you be? There's an ancient leech roaming the grounds!"
" Yeah, but you seem extra on edge…is it because he went after Elaine?" Peter asked.
" Elaine has nothing to do with this!" Sirius said, his cheeks pinkening.
" Me thinks the Padfoot doth protest to much!" James grinned, elbowing his best friend teasingly. " Just admit it, mate! Winters isn't bad looking, granted she's not as Groovy as Evans but still."
" What the devil did you just say, Prongs?" Sirius said gaping at him.
" It's a Muggle phrase I heard Evans say once. I think it means attractive." James said. " And apparently, FLY means something other than flying in the Muggle World too!"
" Muggles are weird." Sirius said looking dumbfounded as Remus smirked into his book.
" Will Lainey be released in time to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" Remus asked calmly.
" Yeah, Madam Pomfrey said if she gets some rest tonight she'll be able to go tomorrow." Sirius said as Elaine's Kneazel, Ceridwen, sat purring on Lily's lap, watching his with eerily with her golden colored eyes.
" She keeps watching me." Sirius whispered as Remus looked up to see the Kneazel eyeing him closely.
" Perhaps she's here to keep an eye on you." Remus said.
" You don't suppose she suspects that we're…you know…"
" Highly doubtful, Petey old boy." James said dismissively. " Kneazels are intelligent but not that intelligent."
" But they're highly instinctive creatures, that only adds to their intelligence." Remus said calmly as Ceridwen flicked her poofy tail as Lily scratched her chin.
" Never thought I'd be jealous of a Kneazel." James pouted.
" Jeeze Prongs, you've got it bad." Sirius laughed.
" Like you're one to talk, Padfoot!" James smirked. " A little birdie told me you called Winters cute today!"
" Who the bloody hell told you that!" Sirius demanded, his face turning the color of Lily's hair.
" Notice how he has not denied it." Remus smirked before popping a piece of chocolate in his mouth.
" Shut it, Mooney!" Sirius said, his voice starting to crack slightly.
" Look! He's getting embarrassed!" James laughed before cupping his hands to his mouth and inhaling deeply. " SIRIUS BLACK LIKES-"
WHAM!
Sirius had tackled his friend to the floor and began wrestling with him.
" CAN IT, JAMES!"
" NEVER! JUST ADMIT IT!"
" PISS OFF!"
" DAMN IT, SIRIUS! YOU ALMOST HIT ME IN THE GOBSTONES! I'M GONNA EVENTUALLY NEED THOSE FOR EVANS!"
" SHUT IT, JAMES! THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL SHE'D EVER WANT THAT TWIG AND PEBBLES IN YOUR TROUSERS!"
" Idiots." Remus heard Lily mutter to herself as she lifted a cup of tea to her lips.
" What are you reading?" Sirius asked standing above Elaine who sat underneath the a large oak tree beside the Black Lake.
" J-Just a book!" She said, slamming the book shut in embarrassment.
" About?"
" N-Nothing!"
" Must be boring." Sirius said crouching beside her. " Ellie, I know you like reading but why would you read a book about nothing?"
Elaine didn't know how to respond and Sirius saw her cheeks begin to pinken.
Deciding to see for himself, he reached around her to tap her farthest shoulder. When she turned to see who was there he managed to snatch the book out of her hands.
" SIRIUS!"
" Relax Ellie, I'm not gonna put an exploding cracker or a dung bomb in it!" He laughed flipping through the book.
It seemed like a normal book until he noticed the pictures.
Sirius felt heat flood his face as he saw several drawings of men and women wrapped in rather…intimate poses.
" Th-This isn't nothing, Ellie!" He stammered. " Where the blazes did you even get something like this? Madam Pince would've burned it!"
" I-I um…got it f-from…Andy…"
" WHERE THE DEVIL DID ANDROMEDA GET IT!" He gapped, horrified that his cousin had given the book to Elaine.
" She said that Ted had accidentally bought it without realizing what it was!"
" Oh I'm sure he did!" Sirius said sarcastically as he continued to flip through the book, making a mental note of certain pages. He didn't believe for a second that his cousin's boyfriend had found the book on accident. " Bloody pervert."
Sirius raised an eyebrow at a certain pose on a page. " How can humans be so flexible?"
" H-Here! J-Just give it to me and I'll return it to her!" Elaine squeaked, reaching for the book only to have him lean away, smirking evilly at her.
" Hold on, I wanna look through it too!" He said, his baritone voice dropping an octave. " You know Winters, you act all sweet and innocent, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is actually YOUR book and this isn't your first time reading it!"
" What are you talking about?" She said avoiding eye contact with him.
" You looked completely at ease reading this…especially here where everyone can see you." Sirius grinned evilly at her. " Were you maybe hopeful that a certain someone would catch you?"
When she refused to answer him, Sirius leaned forward and brushed a lock of hair away from her shoulder. He took a deep breath, inhaling her mouth watering scent, and placed a kiss in the spot where her neck and shoulder met.
" S-SIRIUS!" She moaned lightly, arching her back as she felt him trail a finger lightly up and down her spine.
" Well Miss Winters, I think that you may have wanted to get caught." He said nipping her pulse lightly. " Aren't you glad it was me and not some dimwitted dolt like Dawlish? He'd have no qualms about taking advantage of a sweet little Prefect like you."
" Please, you know I don't-" Elaine broke off when Sirius pinned her securely beneath him and pressed his lips greedily against her soft ones.
" You taste good." He mumbled against her lips, reaching up and trace her cheekbone. She simply grinned up at him, placing her forehead against his.
" You know Winters, I saw a few poses in that book that seem rather interesting and I'd like to attempt. However, I believe we're a tad over dressed."
" Well Mister Black, I am quite sure that you know a spell to remedy that." Elaine said nipping his mouth softly.
" I do…but where's the fun in that? This is one time that I believe magic isn't needed." Sirius laughed, reaching down and hooking his fingers under her panty-line, slowly easing them down her well-toned legs.
Before she could ask what he had planned, he returned to her mouth, one hand sliding back to stroke her lightly at the tender folds between her legs.
He heard her gasp lightly and he seized the opportunity to slip his tongue inside. He became emboldened to continue as he felt her delicate hands cup his face, her tongue dancing lightly with his own.
" Sirius!" She whimpered as he pulled away to nip her jaw, his fingers continuing to work their magic. " Where did you-HAH!" She arched her breasts against him as he inserted another finger inside her tight, slickened walls.
" Like that, huh?" He laughed as her hands drifted downwards towards his belt. " You're playing a dangerous game, Winters." He smirked as she undid his belt and top button.
" Well Mister Black, as a Beater, I'm used to danger." She whispered heatedly into his ear, undoing another two buttons. " I'm a Hufflepuff Beater at that. Everyone thinks we're a bunch of pushovers, so I always have to be a bit…extra…on the Pitch."
Sirius hissed excitedly as she slid her hand into his trousers to stroke him. " Would you like me to show exactly what I consider to be…extra?"
He nodded, unable to speak as she lowered her head, her hand freeing him from his trousers. He almost whimpered as she paused, her lips just inches from him, her warm breath sending chills through him.
He saw a hint of mischief in her cat shaped eyes before she lowered her mouth to take him into-
WHAM!
" OI! PADFOOT, RISE AND SHINE
Sirius swore loudly as a pillow suddenly collided painfully with his head.
" PISS OFF, PRONGS!" He growled, burying his face into his own pillow, trying to will himself back to sleep.
" SIRIUS, GET UP! IT'S THE FIRST HOGSMEADE TRIP OF THE YEAR!" Peter said loudly, as he and Remus pulled back the curtains back from around his bed.
" I swear to the Bloody Baron, I'm going to Hex the three of you!" Sirius growled, pulling the covers back over his head.
" Come on, Sirius! We've got to hurry up and get ready! Zonkos and butterbeer await!" James said, jerking the blankets off his best friend.
" Maybe he's sick, James. We've never had this kind of trouble getting him up for a Hogsmeade adventure before." Peter said pulling on a red sweater, mussing up his mousy blonde hair.
" Sirius, up and at 'em! We've gotta head to the Great Hall for breakfast!" James said, yanking a pillow out from under Sirius.
" Come on Sirius, Lily agreed to have a butterbeer with James if he agreed not to annoy her for an entire week. We have to hurry before he implodes." Remus laughed.
" Hey, maybe Winters been released from the Hospital Wing by now." James said noticing how Sirius sat up at the remark. " She's probably starving for some breakfast, should probably head down-"
" ALRIGHT PRONGS! I'M MOVING!" Sirius groaned managing to slide out of bed and walk shirtless over to the wardrobe beside his bed.
" Hurry and make yourself pretty for Winters and head downstairs!" James grinned, dodging a rolled up ball of socks that was hurled at his head.
" How are you feeling, Elaine?" A blonde haired girl with a round kind face asked as the red head sat beside her at the Hufflepuff table.
" A bit, thank you for asking, Alice!" Elaine said pouring herself a glass of orange juice. " And thank you for bringing me my homework!"
" I think the Hat made a mistake in your Sorting. With all this studying, you should have been placed in Ravenclaw!" Alice laughed. " If I were in the Hospital Wing I'd take it easy and nap a lot!"
" I'd still be in my First Year if I did that every time I was in the Hospital Wing!" Elaine laughed. " Besides, I have to keep up with my studies if I'm going to be an Auror!"
" Now why would a pretty little thing like you want to do something as silly and dangerous?"
Alice and Elaine looked up to see two Fourth Year Ravenclaw boys, one with wavy golden locks, the other with dark brown hair styled in a bowl cut. The blonde boy was giving them boy a wide toothy grin while the dark haired boy giving Elaine a leery look.
" What do you want, Lockhart?" Alice asked, irritation heavy in her voice.
" I'm simply wondering why oh why, would a pretty little thing like you ever want to do something as silly and dangerous as becoming an Auror?" Lockhart asked Elaine, still grinning from ear to ear.
" What makes it so silly?" Elaine asked politely, ignoring the massive amount of condescension in his voice.
" Why would you want to risk messing up that pretty face by becoming an Auror?" Lockhart asked leaning in closer to Elaine, flipping his hair nonchalantly. " You should do something easy and safe like becoming a cosmetics witch! With a face like yours, though not as amazing as mine, you'd be sure to sell quite a bit!"
" You should listen to Gilderoy, Winters." The dark haired boy sneered stepping around to Elaine's back. " You should leave the dangerous jobs to the men and do something more lady like. I'm sure Gilderoy'll hire you to sell his own line of hair care products."
" Can it, Dawlish! Witches are perfectly capable of becoming Aurors!" Alice snapped causing the two boys to cast her a bemused face. " They can be whatever they want, regardless of looks! If Professors McGonagall or Sprout heard you two talking like this they'd surely show you what Witches are capable of!"
" She's right, you know." Elaine said pointedly, popping a piece of bacon into her mouth. " Professor McGonagall is an AMAZING dueler! She once came to the Dueling Club where she and Professor Flitwick showed us a bunch of techniques!"
" Professor McGonagall is an anomaly for sure…and I'm sure that she was very attractive in her time-"
" Ignore them, Elaine!" Alice said leaning around Lockhart to grin at her friend. " You and I'll definitely become Aurors and show these sexist pigs what for! I mean, all Lockhart's really good at is grinning at himself in the mirror!"
Elaine couldn't help but laugh as Gilderoy Lockhart jumped from his seat to glare at the blonde.
" And don't pay any attention to Dawlish here! He's just a sexist pig who'll only be able to get a date by slipping a girl a love potion!"
" Alice, that wasn't nice!" Elaine whispered to her friend, trying her best to hide the grin behind her wall of red hair.
" Alas my sweet friend, the truth often hurts!" Alice whispered back as Dawlish puffed up angrily, ready to lay into her.
" Listen here, you little-"
" Is there a problem here?"
The teens looked up to see a Seventh Year Gryffindor boy with blonde hair and kind brown eyes. A shiny Prefects badge on his red and black robes.
" O-Oh! F-Frank!" Alice said as a hint of pink flooded her cheeks.
" Longbottom." Dawlish said glaring at the blonde boy.
" No problem what-so-ever." Lockhart said.
" Dawlish…and Lockhart, correct?" Frank said coolly and not bothering to wait for their response continued. " I would assume you both would like to hurry and finish you're breakfast before heading off into Hogsmeade."
Lockhart, who was gapping in astonishment at Frank for not knowing who he was, was hauled off by Dawlish back to the Ravenclaw table.
" Are you two alright?" Frank asked, offering them a kind smile, his eyes meeting Alice's. " Y-You're Alice Travers, right?"
Elaine saw Alice's face go from pink to red in a manner of seconds.
" Y-Yes, I am!" Alice said after a reassuring nudge from Elaine. " I'm Alice!"
" I've seen you at Professor Flitwick's Dueling club!" Frank said not noticing her awkwardness…or if he did, didn't bother to show it. " You're awesome!"
" Heh…" Alice said and after a small poke from Elaine she continued. " Th-Thank you…y-you're good t-too!"
" You're right to not listen to them, Miss Travers."
" Y-You can call me Alice."
" Alice…don't either of you listen to them! Our world needs more Witch Aurors." Frank said offering Alice a reassuring smile. " Besides…after seeing you use a wand in Dueling Club…I have no doubt you'll be an amazing Auror."
With that, the Gryffindor Prefect made his way toward his House table and sat beside his friends.
" So when's the wedding?" Elaine teased as he friend continued to watch the Seventh Year dreamily.
" I don't know what you're talking about…" Alice said only taking her eyes off him when she saw him glance over his shoulder to see her watching her.
" Mhm…" Elaine laughed before she saw Lily enter the Great Hall. Waving to her fellow red head Elaine looked back to her plate to resume her meal.
" Morning Winters."
Elaine felt her heart skip a beat at the sound of Sirius' voice.
She looked up to see him watching her with amusement in his grey eyes. In his arms, looking completely relaxed was Ceridwen, tail twitching lightly in content.
" I believe this belongs to you." Sirius said calmly.
" Hello princess!" Elaine said reaching over to scratch Ceridwen's chin, earning a loud purr from the Kneazel. " I hope you weren't to much to trouble last night."
" Well, it was slightly irritating when she decided to follow me into the bathroom last night." Sirius said as the Kneazel began purring even louder, her front paw dangling out of Sirius' arms. " Did you know that Kneazels, much like cats, have an intense hatred of water?"
" Did you know the Kneazels, like cats, can be very vindictive creatures?" Elaine smirked, her green eyes locking on his grey ones. " If I were you, I'd keep an eye on your socks."
Alice burst out laughing at the sight of Sirius going slack jawed at Elaine's nonchalant statement.
" It's true," Elaine continued. " There's a myth that says a Kneazel's wrath can last seven generations. Just ask Rey what happened when he accidentally tramped on Cerry's tail."
" Good thing I didn't really do anything to her." Sirius said regaining his composure.
" I figured, she's picky about who she lets touch and hold her. If you had, she'd never let you near her."
" She did enjoy following him around whenever he went to go somewhere." Lily said sitting beside her friend. " Like a mama Kneazel watching over one of her kits."
Elaine laughed and offered a piece of bacon to Ceridwen. The Kneazel hurtled herself out of Sirius' arms and landed casually in her lap. The Kneazel eagerly devoured the bacon, purring even louder then before.
" Who's mama's pretty girl?" Elaine asked the Kneazel, rubbing her ear gently. " Did you enjoy your time with Aunty Lily?"
" She was an absolute purrfect lady!" Lily laughed, offering Ceridwen a piece of fried egg. The Gryffindor Prefect ignored Sirius rolling his eyes at her pun.
" Nice Kneazel, Sirius. You looked so manly holding it." A condescending voice say. Sirius turned to see his younger brother, Regulus, giving him a disgusted look.
Beside him stood a thirteen year old boy with black hair and eyes glaring hatefully at Elaine.
Rabastan LeStrange.
" I don't recall asking for your opinion, Reg." Sirius said coolly, stepping between Rabastan and Elaine.
" You never did care much for the opinions of others." Regulus sneered, his eyes darting from Elaine to where Remus sat with James and Peter, keenly eyeing the situation. " If you did, you wouldn't spend so much time with your lessers."
" Ah, but that's where you're wrong, Reg." Sirius said smirking over at his brother. " I do care about the opinions of others…it's just that your opinion is worth less than a pile of dragon dung."
Elaine saw Regulus' face redden as several surrounding students laughed. After all the times she Bellatrix and her gang had humiliated her she couldn't help but feel some empathy for him.
" Sir-"
" You know Mother and Father won't approve of you associating with a Mudwallower like her." Regulus said before he spat on the floor in-front of Elaine.
Any amount of empathy she had for him, instantly evaporated.
Sirius made a move to snatch his brother but Elaine, Lily and Alice grabbed him, securely him in place.
" Say that again, Regulus! I bloody dare you!" Sirius said in an animalistic snarl.
" Sirius, stop! Calm down!" Elaine said loudly, gripping his arm tightly to her. From the corner of her eye she saw Remus and James stand from their seats, poised to aide if needed.
" He's not worth it!" Lily said as she and Alice attempted to separate the brothers.
" I'm sure Mother and Father will enjoy hearing all about you and your Mudwaller trollop!"
" EAT SLUGS, REGULUS!"
Elaine hadn't seen James and Remus leave their table or who exactly had cast the spell. Yet both they and her brother Reynold had appeared, wands drawn and pointed at the Slytherin teens.
She was still trying to keep Sirius from cursing his brother, who was now vomiting slugs all over the floor.
" Want to repeat that, Black!" Reynold snarled, the grip on his wand so tight that his knuckles were white. " What was it you called my sister?"
" REYNOLD, PUT THAT WAND DOWN!" Elaine snapped attempting to regain some control over the escalating situation. " THIS IS THE GREAT HALL, NOT A TAVERN BRAWL!"
" B-But Elaine-"
" I SAID PUT IT DOWN, NOW!"
Sirius saw the teen reluctantly reply, his black eyes still locked on Regulus and his cousin.
" Best listen to her Winters, or else she'll write to that Dunglicker Muggle Sympathizing mother-"
WHAM!
" REY!" Elaine yelled as her brother had launched himself at Rabastan. The Ravenclaw teen had managed to get a few good blows in before Remus pulled him off.
Blood gushed from Rabastan's now broken nose.
" LET GO OF ME, LUPIN!" Rey snarled, struggling against the Gryffindor's hold. He managed to deliver a good kick to Rabastan's stomach before Remus could get him a safe distance away.
Sirius however, had seen Regulus point his wand at Remus and Elaine's brother. Diving for him he managed to tackle him to the ground as James dove to help him just as several Slytherin's stood to join the fray.
BANG!
A loud bang had wrung throughout the hall suddenly before an angry voice yelled.
" THAT! IS! ENOUGH!"
The entire hall froze as Professors Dumbledore, Flitwick, McGonagall and Sprout entered, Hagrid following close behind them.
Elaine gulped at the look on the teachers faces.
She had never seen Professor McGonagall's mouth go so thin before.
Sirius and Regulus must not have heard Dumbledore since they and James were still exchanging blows on the floor.
" BREAK IT UP, LADS! BREAK IT UP!" Hagrid yelled pulling the brothers apart and shoeing James to the side with his foot.
" Your heads of houses shall deal with this situation." Was all the Dumbledore said, and even though his voice sounded calm, Elaine saw fury flashing through his electric blue eyes.
" Miss Black!" Professor McGonagall snapped at Andromeda who had only just arrived to breakfast. " You will escort your cousin to the Hospital Wing immediately. Madam Pomfrey will fix him up quickly and once that has been accomplished, you will escort him straight to Professor Slughorn's office!"
" Y-Yes Professor!" Andromeda said her face twisted in disgust as Regulus hurled a massive amount of slugs onto Hagrid's shoe.
" Mister LeStrange should accompany you, as well." Dumbledore said calmly. " He'll need to get that nose looked at."
" Yes sir," Andromeda said before turning a furious look to the Slytherin teens. " You heard them! Hurry up and move!"
As the three made their way past Elaine and Lily, Rabastan spat a wad of blood on his cousin's shoe.
" Grandfather should have drowned your traitorous mother at birth! It would have saved the family the shame of her whelping y-"
SLAP!
The sound of Elaine's hand making contact with Rabastan's face made Sirius flinch.
She had hit him so hard that it echoed through the hall.
Note to self, never insult Elaine's mother. He thought.
" I believe thirty points from Slytherin will do for that comment, Mister LeStrange." Dumbledore said stroking his beard calmly. He nodded to Andromeda who hauled the two Third Years from the hall.