Hello again, I felt like updating. Of course, there is no way this will be done within the night again. I like this chapter, too, come to think of it. Just a note…this chapter, well, part of it, got deleted so…that is why it took so long…stupid Windows whores. This chapter is co-dedicated to wacky-tarz because I stole a vague idea from her…with her permission, of course. It is also dedicated to Lord Byron and the Bunny Who Got Stuck In The Red Dress.

Chapter Seven

Happy Endings…NOT!

"Aww…how cute. They look so peaceful." Sirius said as he poked his head between the curtains on Remus's bed. He saw Madison sleeping on her side with Remus's arm thrown loosely over her. Slowly, Remus opened his eyes.

"Padfoot…get out! I'll be ready soon." Remus hissed, trying not to wake up Madison.

"I see you and Madison made up last night…way to go." Sirius said, clapping Remus on the shoulder.

"Padfoot! Nothing happened last night. Now shut up or you might wake her." Remus growled.

"Alright, it's only 6:45 anyway. Take your time." Sirius said while closing the curtains. Remus glanced down at Madison's sleeping form.

"Madi…Madi, it's time to get up." Remus said softly in her ear. She stirred slightly, turning over to face him. "Madison…Madison please wake-up." Remus said a bit more loudly. Madison's eyes fluttered open to see Remus's pale blue ones staring right back at her. "Good morning, Madi." Remus said as he kissed her forehead.

"Good morning to you, too." Madison said as she kissed him on the lips. "What time is it?"

"About ten 'til seven." Remus said, sitting up.

"Do we have to?" Madison asked pulling the covers up around her head.

"Yes! You missed yesterday! Come on, please?" Remus said as he began to tickle her. She laughed and squealed. Madison begged for him to stop while laughing.

"OY! Enough of the kinky sex games already!" Sirius shouted at them.

"Shut up!" Remus shouted. Madison took this break in concentration to grab Remus's head and pull him down to her lips. Eventually they broke away and Madison got out of bed. The room was empty so she quickly sprinted back to her room.

"Where were you last night? I was so worried…why are you smiling!" Cara demanded when Madison walked into the room. Madison explained the whole story. "Wow…that is a sweet guy. Well, on a different note…I think I am falling for someone." Cara said softly.

"Who?" Madison asked eagerly.

Cara muttered something inaudible.

"Excuse me?" Madison asked.

"Sirius." Cara said softly.

"You're joking!" Madison called over her shoulder as she entered the bathroom. She turned on the shower, undressed, and stepped in. When she was done, she wrapped a towel around herself and stepped out to find Cara sitting on a sink waiting for her.

"I don't know why I like him, but I am just drawn to him. He is so fun and carefree. And, I haven't seen him with any bimbos lately." Cara explained as Madison got ready. Cara was already dressed.

"He does seem to have change, I suppose. Did you two have fun on your date?" Madison called through the door as she got dressed.

"It wasn't a date, but yes. I had a blast. Not to mention he's a damn good Quidditch player." Cara said.

"Don't you mean damn good looking?" Madison asked, smirking.

"Well, that too." Cara replied as she and Madison made their way to the Great Hall for breakfast around 7:30. The Marauders and Lily were already down there eating. Madison sat down next to Remus and he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I must say I am glad to see that the two of you have worked things out." Lily said to Remus and Madison.

"Apparently they worked things out last night." Sirius said suggestively. Madison blushed furiously.

"Nothing happened, Padfoot. We just talked." Remus explained.

"So that's what they're calling it these days?" Sirius said, looking thoughtful.

"Shut up!" Remus said quite loudly.

"Nothing happened." Madison said softly.

"Alright. We believe you." Lily replied.

"Prongs, when is the next Hogsmeade weekend?" Sirius asked, changing the subject.

"A week from Saturday. That reminds me, Quidditch practice tonight and tomorrow so we can prepare for Saturday's game. We play the Slytherin scum." James answered.0

"Cara, would you like to go on an official date with me then?" Sirius asked.

"One condition. You can not touch another girl from now until our date." Cara replied.

"Sorry Prongs, I won't be able to go to our late night rendezvous' anymore." Sirius replied, feigning heartache.

"Shut up you arse." James said, hitting him in the back of the head.

"Cara, it's a deal." Sirius said, holding out his hand. Cara shook his hand and smiled. At this most opportune moment, Anna Byron, leader of the 'Sirius Black' branch of the Marauder Fan Club walked up.

"Hey Sirius. Good luck on your game Saturday." She said, batting her eyelashes.

"Thanks."

"Are you going to Hogsmeade with anyone?" Anna asked.

"Yes. I'm taking Cara."

"Why don't you ditch her and go with me?

"Excuse me! I'm right here you know." Cara said coldly.

"I'm sorry. I didn't see you." Anna said snobbishly.

"Then take off the bloody Engorgement charm on your chest. It looks as fake as student's attention span in History of Magic." Cara replied.

"These are real!" Anna protested.

"Yeah…right…the fact that they doubled in size from 10 minutes ago is completely normal I suppose. Sod off, bitch." Cara said, turning around. "Ow!" She cried as she felt Anna tug sharply on her hair. Sirius was up like a flash with his wand pointed at Anna's throat.

"If you ever hurt her again, I will not kill you. I will, however, make you wish you were dead and beg for me to kill you." Sirius said through gritted teeth. Anna gulped then turned to leave. She glanced at the hairs in her hand.

'All will be right with the world and Sirius will be with me. He will be mine and not that filthy half-blood's. The potion will be ready tonight. Tonight the plan unfolds.' She had been planning this since September when Sirius first showed interest on the train for Cara. Anna made her way to class where she began to make the final preparations. The potion would be ready at seven.

That night, Cara was working in the library after Quidditch Practice while Sirius was in the Common Room. In his hand was a note. He was just about to leave when he glanced at the parchment one last time to be sure of its instructions.

Sirius-

Meet me in the Astronomy Tower at 7:30

-Cara

He got up and left the Common Room and made his way to the Astronomy Tower. Anna was waiting there, taking on the appearance of Cara. She had thirty minutes left of her new identity. She was about to go check on him when he walked through the door.

"Hello Sirius." She said seductively, imitating Cara's voice.

"Hey. What's going on?" He asked.

"Nothing, I just realized I couldn't wait until Hogsmeade." 'Cara' said as she walked up to Sirius.

"Oh really?" Sirius asked, bringing his head down to hers.

"Yes." She said as she pressed her lips to his. He maneuvered her over to the couch and fell upon it, never breaking the kiss. Anna smiled. She knew any minute she would begin to change back and Cara would arrive. She was shaken out of the thought as Sirius began to slip his hand under her shirt. Cara sat alone in the Library glancing at the note in her hand.

Cara-

There is something really important I need to talk to you about. Meet me in the Astronomy Tower at 8.

-Sirius

Cara was nervous because she feared she could really be falling for Sirius. She was afraid she may not be able to wait until next Saturday to snog him. She was supposed to meet him in ten minutes so she began the long journey to the Astronomy tower, the number one make out spot for Hogwarts.

Sirius was so into the snog session that he didn't notice 'Cara's appearance changing, slowly becoming more and more like Anna's. When the clock struck eight, she was back to her normal form. Again with the opportune moments, Cara walked through the door at this very moment. She caught sight of the two of them snogging on the couch and felt her blood boil.

"BLACK!" She roared. Sirius's head shot up when he realized who had had been kissing and was mortified.

"Cara! I didn't…she…" He was cut off as Cara slapped him. She slapped him with such force his lip began to bleed.

"YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE! YOU VILE SCUM SUCKING DICK-HEAD!" Cara roared as her eyes filled up with tears.

"Cara please! Let me explain!" Sirius cried.

"NO! I CAN'T BELIEVE I ALMOST FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU! YOU BASTARD! I HATE YOU! We can NEVER be together!" Cara screamed as she ran out of the Astronomy Tower. Sirius was heartbroken. Did she say that she almost fell in…love? Yes she did. And now it was all ruined. All because of Anna. Anna…suddenly Sirius was filled with rage. He rounded on Anna with such fury in his eyes that Anna felt her blood run cold.

"What have you done?" He said dangerously.

"What have I done? Nothing." Anna replied innocently.

"YOU LITTLE BITCH!" He roared. "YOU KNEW I DIDN'T WANT YOU! YOU KNEW! THERE WAS NEVER A POSSIBILITY FOR US! AND NOW YOU MAY VERY WELL HAVE DESTROYED THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME!" Sirius screamed as he approached her. "You better be thanking your lucky stars that you're a girl. I don't hit girls…but if you don't find a way to fix this, you will get what's coming to you." Sirius whispered fiercely as he stormed out of the Astronomy Tower. Anna just sat there, stunned. Sirius was furious and it was all because of her. Sirius was right, she should be happy that he was happy. But, she couldn't confront Cara. Cara would kill her.

The next day Cara was snappy with everyone and Sirius was a zombie. Lily and James were reminded of Madison and Remus. That night at Quidditch, Cara was flying with such fury she knocked the wind out of the Seeker when she flew directly into him. Sirius was in a daze. He was in such a daze that he did not see the bludger hurtling towards his head. He did not hear James's shouts for him to pay attention. All he could see was Cara's face light up with horror before all went black.

Sirius's limp body lay in the Hospital Wing that evening. Everyone had left, except one person. That person sat by his bed since the accident and cried. Said person felt like they were the reason Sirius was hurt. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps filled the Hospital Wing. It was late so said person was afraid it could be a teacher.

"Hello, Richardson." Said Anna Byron as she walked up to Cara.

"Go away." Cara said, wiping her eyes.

"You really do care for him, don't you?" Anna asked.

"Go away!" Cara said more forcefully.

"No. You need to know what happened. Sirius didn't cheat on you. I used Polyjuice Potion to make myself look like you. He thought he was kissing you. He kissed me…you with so much passion. He loves you Cara. I just wish I had seen it sooner. But I am sorry. At least now you know the truth." Anna explained. Then, she got up and walked away as Cara broke down and cried even when she thought no more tears would come.

The next morning, Madame Pomfrey woke Cara up. She informed Cara that the game had been postponed. Cara thanked her, but did not return to her dorm. She stayed by Sirius's side. All day Saturday, she never left his side longer than five minutes and that was only to use the restroom. Lily and Madison brought food up to her. They begged Cara to get out of the Hospital Wing for some air, but she wouldn't. She couldn't. She loved him. Cara loved Sirius, she just wasn't sure if she was in love.

That night, Cara had just begun to doze off, her hand around his. Sirius began to regain consciousness when he noticed a soft hand in his. He rubbed his thumb over the back of this hand. Cara was awoken by this movement. She sat up in a daze then realized what was going on.

"Sirius?" Cara asked softly. Sirius's eyes fluttered open.

"Cara?" Sirius asked sitting up slowly. "What are you doing here? I thought you hated me." He said gently.

"I'm sorry. I felt horrible after your accident." She began.

"What accident? Where am I?" Sirius asked as he looked around.

"You got hit on the head with a bludger on Friday. It's Saturday night. You are in the Hospital Wing. Don't worry, they postponed the game." Cara explained.

"Oh…wow." Sirius said, laying back down.

"Anna came by on Friday. She told me what really happened." Cara said, turning away from him.

"She came here? So, are you still mad at me?" Sirius asked.

"I don't know. She said that when you kissed her, thinking she was me, she could feel your emotions. One in particular."

"Which one?" Sirius asked.

"Love. She said that she could tell that you loved me."

"I do." Sirius said, sitting up again. "I do love you."

"But are you in love with me?" Cara asked.

"I'm not sure. I don't think I am at the moment, but I could fall in love with you. I want to fall in love with you. I just need to get to know you better." Sirius said.

"Good answer." Cara said softly.

"When I was kissing…uh…you I guess, I didn't want to shag you." Sirius began.

"Gee, thanks." Cara said sarcastically.

"I didn't want to shag you because for the first time, I wanted to just hold you. Not snog, not shag, just hold you. I love you." Sirius explained as Cara leaned in and kissed him. She could feel the love and passion Anna told her about. "Stay with me tonight." Sirius whispered as he pulled away.

"I want to, but I've been in this chair for the past two days and it's not the most comfortable chair in all of England." Cara explained. Sirius turned on his side and scooted over.

"That's why you will sleep next to me." Sirius said as Cara climbed in next to him, fully clothed. "Good night, Cara." Sirius said as he kissed her forehead and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Good night, Sirius."

Wow…it's over…YAY! Well, the chapter is over, not the story…school is over though. That's nice…just like the party I went to this afternoon…despite having mud smooshed IN MY HAIR! –Mutters darkly-. Well, read and review…and I apologize again for the looooooong gap in updates.