"But you do realize I'm sleeping with her, in her bed, right?"
"What?!" Snape demands, but Sirius is already out of the room, Amanda in his arms. He stops a few floors down, and puts her down, turning back into a dog, and they sneak back into the dorms, and Amanda crawls into bed, Blacky curling up against her, over the covers.
Amanda stretches her arms over her head, walking to the Common Room, Blacky loose at her side.
"I can't beleive we still have one exam left," Ernie complains, rubbing his shoulder. "We shouldn't be forced to write exams for History. It's so boring, it should be dropped permanently."
"You're starting to sound like a Slytherin," Hannah points out.
"I resent that," Draco snarls, cutting through the group. He grabs Amanda's shoulder, "Come with me."
"Where are we going?" Amanda asks, when they're in an empty hall.
"Something's wrong. We need to have a meeting, now," he snaps, nervous.
"What about the others?" she asks, starting to run after him.
"Already there. I was sent to fetch you," he explains.
"Right," she nods, echoing Sirius, who's loping after them.
They skid to a halt infront of the Room, and Draco bangs on the wall, which is quickly opened by Severus.
"What's going on, Severus?" Sirius asks, sitting down next to Harry, who's lap is quickly claimed by Mandy.
"Umbridge. She's going to have Harry commited, while Mione and Mandy will be expelled, and their wands snapped."
"Then we have to leave, now," Sirius states, getting back to his feet.
"We have no time to go back to our rooms and pack," Severus snaps. "They're are already people here," he growls.
Amanda get's up from her comfy perch, and walks to a wall, "Excuse me, Room of Requirement, can you open a door right into our dormitories?"
"Amanda, it won't work like... that?" Severus trails off.
"What?" Sirius asks.
"The Room will do anything, so long as you ask," Mione smiles, patting Mandy's head.
"Alright, we all meet back in here. Any questions?" Harry asks.
"Let's just get packed, before you three get caught," Severus sighs, rubbing his temples.
Everyone opens the door with their House emblem on it, and walk into their dorm's.
"Mandy, how'd you come through the wall?" Hannah asks.
"The Room," she offers, starting to pack.
"What are you doing? We still have a week left of school."
"You guy's might, but I don't. Umbridge is going to do something drastic. To Harry, Mione, and me."
"How do you know?"
"I have a very good source. There's already people in the school, looking for us. I'm sorry, but we have to leave."
"Oh, Mandy," Hannah whimpers, hugging her tightly.
"Manda, hurry it up," Sirius says, poking his head through the door. "Sev is getting antsy," he warns.
"I'm coming," she nods, pulling out her wand. "I hope to see you guy's around," she says honestly, tucking her wand back into it's holster, while Sirius lopes in, and grabs her bag.
"Write when you're safe. Promise me!"
"I promise, Hannah," Mandy nods, following the older man back into the Room.
"So, we'll take the passage through the One-Eyed Witch statue," Harry states. "It'll take us right into the basement of Honeydukes."
"Too risky," Sirius shakes his head. "If anything, we should take the route to the Screaming Shack."
"But it has that damn tree sitting over the entrance," Severus points out.
"Do you forget we have a way to get inside?" Sirius asks, as a bandy legged ginger cat wraps around his ankles.
"Crookshanks, you smart boy!" Mione cooes, picking the cat up.
"Hey, guy's, why not take that door?" Draco asks, as a door appears infront of Amanda again.
"That's the Black family crest," Sirius murmurs.
"You're a genious, Mandy!" Harry congratulates, ruffling her hair.
"It'll take us right to Grimmauld," she smiles.
"That's genious," Severus compliments. "100 points to Hufflepuff. Let's go," he commands, leading the way to the door.
"Wait! What about Hedwig?" Harry asks.
"She'll find her way there, Harry. She's smart," Mione points out.
"Thank you, Hogwarts, for helping us," Amanda smiles, touching a wall, before following her friends through the door. "See you again," she promises, before shutting the door. Amanda walks into the empty house, confused, "Hello? Harry? Draco? Anybody?" she calls.
She walks to the closest window, and looks out, seeing her friends, all on the street, infront of the house. She smiles, remembering they can't see it right now, and races down to the door. She opens it, and walks out, leaning against the gate at the foot of the walk-way.
"Welcome to Number 12 Grimmauld Place," she invites, and they blink, seeing her again.
"That is pretty awesome," Harry smiles, ruffling her hair.
"Well, let's go inside," Sirius invites, sounding sad.
When they're inside, everyone breaks off to their rooms over the summer, to clean them up, if anything needs it, while Mandy wanders around the place, her fluffy white cat at her heels.
"This place needs to be cleaned," she murmurs, looking at a nearly white sheet on the wall, that must have been purple.
"Careful with that, Mandy," Sirius warns, coming up silently behind her. "My dear old mum is behind here. She doesn't take to kindly to muggle-borns being in her home."
Amanda raises a brow, "Really? Sounds like her and the Dursley's would get along swimmingly."
"Probably," he agrees, smiling. "I wanted to send a letter to Remus, to let him know some details, but... I can't put the address in the letter, incase someone else reads it."
"I'll meet up with him," she offers, following him into the parlour.
"Only thing is, Mandy, the Ministry'll be looking for you as well," he points out.
Mandy puts her finger to her chin, cocking her head slightly, "I do have some friends that can meet up with him, and give him the address."
"That gang, right?"
"Yeah," she nods.
Sirius takes a moment to consider it, but then, "And how will you contact them?"
"With Harry's cloak," she grins.
"You have a plan, don't you? Oh, you clever girl," he grins in return, ruffling her hair. "Get to it, then."
Mandy nods, and skips off to find Harry. She finds him in a room, and skips in, "Harry!"
"Hey, what's up?" he asks, turning away from one of the bunks.
"Can I burrow your cloak?"
"Why?"
"To get Remus," she smiles.
Harry grins, before rifling through his trunk, and pulls the liquidy fabric from the depths. "Here. Be careful. Promise?"
"Promise," she nods, before skipping off.
Before leaving the house, she pulls the cloak over her head, and walks out. She finds a nicely deserted space in the park, before pulling out her mobile phone, and punching in the familiar number.
"What?"
"Sal, can you do me a favour?"
"You're supposed to still be in school," he remarks. "What is it?"
"Can you give something to someone, without anyone being any the wiser?"
"I'm in a gang, kid," he reminds, a smile in his voice. "Name the time and place, and it'll be done."
"Thanks. I'll send you the details when I know them," she promises, before shutting her phone.
Back in the house, she finds Sirius, and wraps her arms around his neck from behind, "He'll do it. Just need to know where and when."
"Two days from now, at noon. No idea where though," he sighs, rubbing his temples.
"I know a place," Severus offers.
In answer, Sirius offers the quill to Severus, who takes it, before writing the meeting place.
"Where's the big apple tree?" Mandy asks.
"Remus will know."
"And what about Mandy's friend? Who'll be meeting up with him?" Sirius asks.
"Oh. The address is..."
Mandy nods, before returning outside, the cloak over her head, and sends the address in a text message to Sal. He replies with a positive, and she smiles happily, before heading back inside.
"Sal say's he just gave the address to him," Mandy informs, walking into the kitchen.
"Where are you?" Draco asks, looking around the room.
"Right... here!"
Harry laughs, wrapping his arms around her waist, "Why're you still wearing the cloak?"
"Because I wanted to scare you!" she admits cheerfully. "But, I got so excited that Remus would be here soon, and I forgot."
"Silly girl," Sirius chuckles, ruffling her hair. "Shall we get a room ready for him?"
"She already has," Severus yawns, walking into the kitchen.
"I was so bored yesterday, that I got a room ready," Amanda chirps.
"Thank-you, darling," Sirius grins, his ruffling turning into a noogy, his other arm wrapping around her shoulders.
"So, when is our wolf going to arrive?" Severus asks, smoothly freeing the girl.
"He'll be here -"
"Now, I would say."
"Remus!" Sirius cheers, tackling his friend in a hug.
"Did you have to avoid anyone?" Severus asks, sipping his coffee.
"Only a few people," Remus reassures. He looks at the four kids and his two lovers, "Well, would anyone care to tell me what on Earth is going on?"
"Harry knows that Dumbledore and the Weasley's were using him," Draco informs, pulling the other blonde onto his lap, and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"How long have you known?" Remus asks.
"Since the final task last year," Harry murmurs. "I found Draco, and we became friends, after all of that happened."
Remus nods. "What of you three? Hermione? Draco? Amanda? Why are you three here?"
"My parents are control freaks, and letting Moldy stay with them," Draco shrugs, before resting his chin on Mandy's shoulder.
"My parents don't want to ever see me again," Hermione says sadly.
"My family is dead," Amanda says shortly, her arms crossed, and looking at the floor.
Sirius claps Remus' shoulder, and leans in to whisper, "It's still a fresh wound for the girls, especially Mandy."
"Sirius, stop licking his neck," Severus grumbles. "Be a good dog, and play," he orders.
Sirius grins, and with a nod, scoops Mandy over his shoulder, earning a squeal, and carries her out of the kitchen. Not too long later, the sounds of a dog fight reach their ears, accompanied by playful barks and growls.