A/n: Oooo, I hear you cry, an update! Yeah, it is, lol, hope you like.

I do not own Harry Potter, or any of the magical world created by J.K. Rowling.

WARNING: This chapter you will find things you may find disturbing.

Chapter 12: An uprising

The months slowly plodded on by, as did Christmas and Easter, leaving only the promise of the summer holidays and birthdays to look forward to. The month of June brought with it beautiful days of warm sunshine, in which the students spent most of their free time basking in by the lake. Of course, they couldn't do this while they were stuck in the stuffy classrooms, held there by the torturous grasp of the Professors.

Lily sighed heavily, blowing a strand of fiery red hair from her eyes as she looked out the window of the History of magic classroom, on towards the sun lit lake. Even she couldn't concentrate today.

Luckily, someone seemed to. Sue and Remus were, of course, as alert as ever and scribbling on parchment rapidly with their quills. Of course, they seemed to be the only ones, apart from a couple of the Slytherins, the house with which they shared this lesson and a few others.

James and Sirius were naturally, deep in whispered conversation over a singular piece of parchment. Obviously planning something, the likes of which no one bothered to ask, as they knew they would find out when it happened. While, Peter was sleeping on his desk, and Robyn was staring blankly at the chalkboard opposite, wishing the lesson to end as soon as possible. She couldn't possibly believe that there was a lesson on the earth worse than double Maths on a Monday morning. Yet, she had found it; a history of magic lesson last on a Friday.

When the bell finally went, there was a unanimous sigh of thanks before both Gryffindors and Slytherins rushed to leave the classroom immediately and begin their weekend.

Of course, the marauders, plus the girls were one of the first to exit the classroom and proceeding to start walking down the stairs to the lake, which was where most people were heading.

Suddenly though, a voice stopped them in their tracks.

"Hey, Lupin, catch," Sneered Malfoy, throwing him a glinting silver object.

Remus, being of great instincts immediately caught it, dropping it almost simultaneously with a yelp of pain, cradling his hand.

James picked up the object while the girls and Peter gathered round Remus to see whether he was all right. Sirius though, stood next to James.

"Silver," James sneered, tossing the object over in his hand. It was, as James had said, silver, a silver ring to be exact.

Sirius' eyes narrowed to dangerous slits, his hand reaching immediately for his wand, but a gentle hand stopped him before he had a chance to pull it out.

"Don't Sirius, you'll be just as bad as him," Robyn stated, a hint of iciness in her voice.

"But did you see…" Sirius began, looking incredulously at Robyn.

"Yes I did, just don't. You'll be lowering us to his level," She said a bit louder, dragging Sirius and James away, shooting a death glare over her shoulder at Malfoy.

"That's right, just walk away, like the chickens you are," Malfoy called out, a triumphant smirk on his face.

James and Sirius nearly toppled both them and Robyn over in their frantic attempt to get Malfoy. Robyn though, had a strong grip and managed to hold them back, telling them to stop taking his taunts.

"Young, what are you, their mother!" Malfoy laughed.

Robyn gritted her teeth but ignored, continuing to push James and Sirius along with the rest of the group.

"Well, you're a bit of an ugly mother, even for those two. I bet your mums as ugly as an old hag, warts and all," Malfoy taunted, the rest of his Slytherin group laughing. "I bet she can't even look into a mirror without breaking it!"

Still, Robyn resisted the urge to go back and hit Malfoy, still pushing James and Sirius along with the rest of the group, who were all now giving her worried glances. She didn't notice.

"Or, maybe its from your fathers side," Malfoy smirked.

Robyn stopped dead in her tracks. Crowds started to gather to watch the fiasco.

James and Sirius turned, wondering why Robyn had stopped the gentle nudges that encouraged them through the crowd.

Malfoy, knowing that he had hit a nerve continued. "I bet he was so fat and lazy that he didn't even bother getting out of bed, and he was a Mudblood. A drunken as well I would guess. Unemployed, and as dumb as a…." But he never got to finish his insult, as Robyn had launched herself at him in a fit of rage, fists flying.

The force must've been huge, for they both tumbled, arms and legs flailing down the stairs and onto the next landing where they continued their brawl, Robyn obviously the dominant one. The crowd had parted to let them through.

The marauders and the girls had run down after the fighting duo, as did Malfoy's band of cronies, which included Snape.

"We have to get them off each other," Lily stated, her eyes following the fight, sort of enjoying Malfoy getting beaten to a pulp.

James and Sirius nodded in silent agreement to each other, and, rolling up their sleeves, they walked cautiously towards the brawl. Once they managed to get close enough, they plunged their arms in, both catching an arm each of Robyn's and pulled her off.

Malfoy was left curled up in a ball, whimpering pathetically like a dog. By the looks of it, he had defiantly come out worse. He had two black eyes, several scratches, a broken nose, and a split lip, maybe even a few missing teeth, but they couldn't see.

Robyn, on the other hand, only had a black eye, a split lip, and a scratch across her cheek.

Her eyes were narrowed; her breathing heavy, and she struggled in James and Sirius' grasp, ready and raring to get at Malfoy again.

"You know… I have half… a mind to let her go," Sirius smirked, through keeping control of Robyn.

James laughed. "Too right."

Lily rolled her eyes and went over beside them. "Robyn, listen to me, you have to calm down! This isn't getting us anywhere!"

Robyn shook her head and she stopped struggling, her eyes still dangerously narrowed. She said nothing, but spat at Malfoy before pushing through the crowds and running down the stairs, avoiding Sirius and James.

"Robyn!" Lily called out after her in desperation.

"Come on, we'll go after her," Remus said, before noticing MacGonagall stalking down the stairs. "Uh oh. Sue, Michaela, Georgie, you three stay here, explain everything to MacGonagall."

The three girls nodded to Remus before the marauders plus Lily set off at a run after Robyn.

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Robyn sped through the corridors, and through the entrance hall blindly. Pushing her way past prefects, students and teachers alike, not hearing their calls after her, nor even looking at where she was going. She just knew she had to get outside.

Her arms pushed the entrance hall doors wide open, and she ran out of the castle, and onto the grounds, heading always towards one point; a singular tree by the lake.

Her feet blew dust up behind her as she ran, flattening the grass and weeds. Her gaze only looking up when she saw the first signs of water and shade.

Her eyes flickered around, fortunately she was alone. Apparently news travels fast and everyone must've been up at the castle, hearing about her fight.

She cried out in rage, kicking at the lone tree she stood beside. Her fists clenched, she began to hit the tree wildly, slowing down every time her hand scraped across the bark, until finally the stream of tears turned into huge chest racking sobs, and she sunk down to the base of the tree, leaning against it all the while.

Her hand travelled shakily to her shirt, where she brought out a golden locket, an oak tree engraved onto the front and a message engraved on the back; from little acorns mighty oak trees grow. She smiled slightly and opened it. Inside laid a picture of her father, beaming up at her. His shaggy mane of think brown hair covering his head, a bushy brown moustache covering his top lip.

"I miss you so much," She croaked, kissing the photo before taking a final look and dropping it, so it swung slightly before resting outside her shirt, on her chest.

She brought her left arm up, and rolled up the sleeve to look at her under arm. Over it was several scars. Salty tears splattered her arm as she left it like that and rolled up her sleeve on her right arm. It was the same on there as it was on the left. She looked at them both, fresh tears flowing down her cheeks.

Robyn had loved her father so much, and after his death nearly two years back, she had gone into depression. Arguments with her mum, bad grades at school….then, she couldn't take it, and began self harming. She hid her dark secret for a few months, until her mother finally found out after she had gotten out of the bath one evening. Following it had been a big 'talk' and they had both agreed that Robyn should go to counselling. It started working, and her self-harming began to lift, and soon, she stopped doing it altogether. With it went her depression when she realised that her father would be disappointed with her for acting like this, and not enjoying life as she should have been.

Yet, there were the scars, as plain as day, always reminding her of how she felt, of how much pain grew inside her. The cuts were a way of releasing some of that pain, because when she did cut herself, she could concentrate on that pain instead.

She only noticed that several people had gathered around her, and were all staring at her, each of their eyes full of concern, when they spoke her name.

"Robyn," Lily cried, tears flowing down her own cheeks at her friend's pain.

Robyn looked up, and quickly looked away, pushing her sleeves back down. She must look a right sight.

"I did those years ago," She croaked, folding her arms protectively.

"Why?" Sirius said, his voice full of curious concern.

She looked up again, and her gaze wandered over each of her friends faces. She sighed shakily.

"My…my father died a couple of years back, of, of a muggle disease called cancer," She whispered, the tears still streaming down her already stained cheeks.

"We're sorry Robyn," Remus said, putting an arm round her shoulder comfortingly.

Robyn leaned into Remus' grasp, placing her head on his shoulder.

Sirius put his arm on Robyn's other side while Peter, James and Lily looked on with sympathetic and concerned glances.

"Malfoy just, broke the last straw," Robyn sneered, wiping the tears furiously. "I just, lost it."

"We noticed that," James smirked. "We were so proud!" He smirked, wiping an invisible tear from his eye.

Robyn laughed slightly.

"Yeah, they were some good punches," Peter applauded. "Remind me never to get on your wrong side."

"They have a point, my dear Chickadee," Sirius grinned charmingly. "Why feel sorry for yourself, when you can be getting even."

Remus rolled his eyes internally, but actually agreed with Sirius on this point. "For once in Sirius' small and very, very weird life, I shall agree with him."

"You're agreeing with me?" Sirius gawped, a twinkle in his eyes.

"The world is coming to an end as we know it!" James wailed.

"Quick, save all the cheese!" Sirius jumped up, pointing in a super hero like way out towards the lake.

The group looked up to Sirius, all with raised eyebrows and an, 'I worry for his sanity' look.

"What is this? Some deep dark obsession with cheese?" Peter stated.

"The one muggle film, or short picture, I actually ever watched without the help of dear Remus was, Wallace and Gromit," Sirius grinned.

Robyn laughed aloud, much to the surprise of the others. She brought her hands up in a very Wallace like way and shook them around. "Cheese!"

Sirius burst out into a fit of giggles.

"It's a cracking day Gromit!" He grinned, winking back.

They both looked at each other before bursting out into laughter.

"You two are on crack," James replied suspiciously.

"Thanks, you guys are the best," Robyn grinned, bringing them all into a huge embrace.

Lily laughed and hugged back, as did the boys.

"We know we are, it took you long enough to notice though," Sirius grinned.

"Not modest at all are we Pads," said Remus, rolling his eyes. He did that a lot when talking with Sirius.

"You should see him when he's drunk!" James cried out.

"What happens when I'm drunk?" Inquired Sirius.

"Wouldn't you like to know," James grinned.

"I know I would," Sirius stated.

"Wouldn't you like to know."

"I know I would."

Wouldn't you like to know."

"I know I bloody well would, so tell me!" Sirius said, starting to get agitated.

James looked thoughtful for a single second. "Nope."

Remus grabbed Sirius before he flung himself at James. "Down Sirius, heel."

"I'm not some kind of dog you know," Sirius huffed, glaring at James, who had decided to pull faces at Sirius while Remus had his back turned.

"You know Potter, that's a much better improvement then your normal arrogant look, suits you better," Lily smirked. "It's the, 'I don't care if I have the face like the back of Severus' head' look."

James' mouth fell open and Sirius, Remus, Peter and Robyn immediately burst out laughing. "She's right, she's right!" Sirius grinned.

"Shut up dog boy," James snarled.

"You're the grease monkey," Sirius traunted back.

"Bug breath!"

"Hippogriff dung!"

"Malfoy wart!"

"Trelawny lover!"

"…"

"James' dark secret is finally out," Peter grinned, earning him a thwack over the head.

"I do not love Trelawny!" James wailed indignantly. "Lily's the only girl for me," He smirked, winking at Miss Evans.

"You keep wishing Potter," Lily sneered.

"Oh, but I already do," James grinned.

"I'd be scared if I were you Lils," Robyn laughed.

"Oi! I'm gorgeously handsome and have the toned muscles of…of…" James paused.

"Of Snivellus," Remus suggested.

"Yes, I mean NO! I mean… UGH!" James cried, falling to the floor.

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A/n: … Hope you liked the chapter. (p.s. I did give warning!)

Foodisgood: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, I'll have to try that…ooooo, imagination running over time :p!

Hpmangaotakuchan: Nothing to forgive, hehe. Ha,ha, botox…LOL! Malfoy with Botox! SNAPE WITH BOTOZ! Oh my god… Anyways, glad you liked the chapter. Yeah, MacGonagall nearly blushing, actually, she might do a lot of blushing in the marauders next year…hehe. You best update soon, I'm getting impatient, lol.

Cocoajoa: Ooo, too true! Revenge is sweet… like a bag of sugar, hehe.

XMissxUnderstoodx: Glad you had a great time in Paris! You see any cute French guys, lol. You wouldn't be a woodlouse! Lol. I asked my friends what I would be and they said I'd be a Sloth…! Yeah, I hope she gets a nice animal too, lol. Yeah, Cheese!

Xmasgoose: Your guess is, in some degress, incorrect. Lol. And hope you like your update.

Lupinsiriusluva: You have seen them now, at there Seriousness-ness. (Remus: Great murder of the English language there.) Bah humbug to you! Anyways, glad you liked it! Lol. And it does don't it (Remus:…) Shut up Remie! And hope you like the update!