A Parental Guide

By Miss Willow

A.k.a

XXxFluffy-Pink-Socks

A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter! I'm really glad. Yes, I know this story is a strange idea but if you don't like it then that's fine, I respect your opinion, just don't review insulting my story… please criticise constructively. Here's chapter 4!

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"Mr. Black are you listening?" I snapped out of my trance and glanced at Sirius, who was sitting beside me. He obviously hadn't been listening, as he was too pre-occupied eyeing up the school slut, Bambi Carlson. Nope, no kidding… her birth name is actually Bambi. I know; I couldn't believe it either. I didn't really care, in fact, I was thankful because if Sirius hadn't been spotted first then I most certainly would have been caught with a dazed expression and unfocused eyes and Professor Flitwick would have definitely given me a detention. Detention wasn't something I could afford to have at the moment because McGonagall had been on my case all week for one thing or another.

"Yes," Sirius replied unconvincingly. I grudgingly pushed the textbook we'd been sharing (he'd left his in our dormitory) into his line of vision, hoping he would quickly realise what we were doing. He looked down and back up at Flitwick. "Erm, you were just revising the twelve uses of dragon blood."

"Hmmm, it seems I have misjudged you, Mr. Black. I had indeed been talking about the twelve uses of dragon blood." Professor Flitwick gave Sirius an approving nod, before moving onto me. He looked at my empty working space. "Ah, Miss Willow, I see you've forgotten your textbook. 5 points from Gryffindor." I blushed crimson and smiled apologetically as every Gryffindor in the room turned in their seats to glare at me. Flitwick proceeded to tell me all about the importance of organisation for the next ten minutes, before he waddled off, probably to pester some other poor unsuspecting student.

"Thanks." Sirius muttered out of the corner of his mouth. I merely scowled. It was alright for him, he hadn't lost his house 5 points and been lectured by Flitwick on his poor organisational skills, which were suddenly mine.

"'S'alright…" I murmured in reply, sliding further down in my seat. I shut my eyes for a few seconds. "Want to play hangman?"

"What?" Sirius asked me blankly.

"It's a muggle game." I sat back up in my seat and pulled a piece of paper out of my notebook. I wrote down the idea of the game, along with nine dashes for the nine letters of my word. I slid the note across the table and settled my gaze on the essay I was supposed to be starting on Jinxing charms and finishing for homework. Sirius got the hang of the game (no pun intended) and seemed to be enjoying himself.

"Give up?" I said, smirking at him, as I took in the unfinished word and the confused look on his face.

"Fine. What is it?"

"Infurarse." I stated proudly. Sirius looked at me oddly.

"That's not even a word."

"Sure it is…" I pretended. I hid my smirk and leant forward with a disbelieving expression upon my face, "Didn't you know that it was a word?"

"Of course I did!" Sirius exclaimed, rolling his eyes.

"Strange, as I just made it up." Ah ha! Was that a blush I spied on his cheeks? "Sirius, you really are an infurarse. A complete and utter infuriating arse."

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"Hogsmeade trip, Hogsmeade trip!" Alice shouted at the top of her lungs, dancing crazily around the common room. I'd never seen her so… alive (I suppose that was one kind word for it). "It will be mine and Frank's first real date… I can't wait…"

She jumped onto the couch, lying across both Lily and myself and effectively squashing us as she did. She didn't seem to notice or care but was sighing dreamily to herself, thoughts of Frank still in her mind.

"A perfect opportunity to spend quality time with Sirius!" I faked giddy excitement and rolled my eyes. Just the thing I needed, of course. I usually liked Hogsmeade, but spending my Saturday with Sirius Black didn't seem quite as appealing as going to the three broomsticks with Brendan like I'd originally planned.

As if on cue Sirius appeared in the common room from the stairs that lead up to our dormitories. I watched him suspiciously, already making a mental note to go and make sure that he hadn't pushed the beds together again. "Hogsmeade weekend," I told him, a little too loudly, as we were at opposite ends of the common room. What! I couldn't be arsed to move from the couch… well, that and because I actually couldn't have moved under Alice's bulk even if I'd wanted to.

"Aww, Rosy, I look forward to it," He smirked over at me. He quite clearly knew I was stuck under Alice, hence the use of my hated pet name. I attempted to wriggle out of my position but succeeded in stabbing Lily in the eye with my quill instead. I glared at him. He waved sarcastically at me, before he shook his head and walked out of the portrait hole, probably to go and find a girl who wouldn't mind having a quickie in the nearest broom closet. I could tell the deprival in that department was already beginning to affect Sirius and I enjoyed taunting him about it. Served him right! If he wanted to wind me up, then he would have to accept that I would do the same back.

"I need to buy some new dress robes," Lily stated. She stopped struggling underneath Alice and rested her head in her arms on the armrest. "Green ones I think."

"You should," Alice agreed, nodding, "Green is your colour."

"Really? What's mine?" I asked.

"You see, you're a strange one, you have two colours that I think would suit you…" Alice observed, putting on a wise tone of voice. "Red would definitely suit you and blue would too… which is strange because it doesn't seem obvious. This also refers to your life itself, you know, blue being the eye colour of Sirius and all-" She ducked away from my cushion and fell from the sofa.

"Look who's talking Miss it's-mine-and-frank's-first-date, cue dribbling from the mouth!" I got the cushion in the face for that comment. I glared at Alice and looked helplessly to Lily for some support.

"She's right, Ali," Lily agreed, grinning at Alice, "Sorry but you obviously fancy Frank."

"Says Lily Evans-Potter! No, don't fake that look of disgust, it's so obvious you're falling for him…" Alice said haughtily. Personally I had to disagree, as I was positive that Lily would rather marry Larry 'the octopus', a touchy feely seventh year in Hufflepuff, than even go on a single date with James Potter.

"You've definitely got that one wrong, there's no way that Lily will ever crush on James," I told her, snuggling further down into the cushions that lay on the sofa.

"But I see more than you do, dear Rosa, dear Lily, and I'm willing to bet five galleons that James and Lily will be dating before the year is out."

"Please! Rosa isn't going to bet on such a ridiculous-"

"Deal." I shook hands with Alice.

"Rosa!"

"What? I'm betting in your favour, aren't I?"

"Doesn't make it any better."

"Sure it does. The difference is that Alice will lose and I will win."

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I had been looking for information on werewolves to complete a Defense Against the Dark Arts essay all day and there was nothing; everyone in my class had obviously decided to be more organised than myself and not leave their essay until a day before the due date and they had taken all of the suitable books out before I had even had a chance to start my homework.

"Hey. Rosa, isn't it?" I glanced up from another dead end of a book and was pleasantly surprised to see Mary standing in front of me… and my excitement didn't end there, oh no, because Mary was holding a book on the before and after effects on werewolf transformations in her arms!

"Mary! Hi!"

"You wouldn't happen to be looking for some books for the Defense essay, would you?"

"… Well, I wasn't specifically, just browsing you know, but… if you would know of any…"

"Yes, I would actually." Mary said, smiling at me. She handed me the book. "I finished my essay last week and I was returning it but I saw you looking and remembered that you were in my Defense class, so I thought you might need it."

"You are a lifesaver! Thank you so much!"

"No problem. Anyway, I have to go now. Bye."

"Mary!" I shouted after her. She stopped in the doorway and turned back around. "I would sit with you in Defense but unfortunately the project requires I sit with Sirius in all the classes we share, which basically means all of the lessons on my timetable."

"Nahh, don't worry about it. I'm sitting next to Remus Lupin; we get on well, he's really nice and… he's quite cute too, actually." I opened my mouth, ready to ask for her to explain, but Mary made sure to leave me lacking in information and made her quick escape before I could start any proper interrogating. Remus Lupin? He was one of the Marauders. He did seem nice; well, he was nowhere near as insufferable as James and Sirius and in my books that was good enough.

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Please R&R! Sorry about the shortness but I was stuck for ideas. This is just a filler chapter. I hope you like it anyway.