Flash

By

Snuffles4Eva

A/N: I'm alive! Yay! Sorry for the wait, but I fainted in one of my classes last week, and have been quite ill… Nasty stuff.

Anyway, enough excuses, here you have Flash ch 9 – and I hope it meets expectations. If it doesn't feel free to burn in flames... Actually don't burn, but constructive criticism is a wonderful thing (hint hint!). Just leave it in a review (hint hint).

Disclaimer: Last time I check, this wasn't mine, I just have my pen name on it.

Sirius shoved Lily into the closet, and slammed the door, brushing off the imaginary dust on his hands. Standing outside the cupboard door, he hears a thump, and cringes. Maybe that was a bit hard.

He had caught her just after she exited the Great Hall. Muttering 'Petrificus Totalus', he lunged for her.

Smack!

And he missed.

Picking her up, he glanced around, making sure that no-one was watching. Marlene stood at the corner, sniggering. Glaring at her, he picked Lily up and cast a disillusionment charm over her, to stop anyone from noticing. Picking her up, he strode past Marlene, whistling.

'SIRIUS BLACK!'

Ahh yes. There it was. He would never quite get used to the quiet. He was glad someone had disturbed it for him.

There was a rough banging on the door, along with shouting and cursing.

'Silencio' Sirius muttered, slumping against the door and conjuring a Quaffle. Sometimes silence was better.

He waited for 5 minutes.

He waited for 10 minutes.

He bounced the Quaffle against the wall opposite.

He checked his watch again.

And again.

And again.

The silence was eating into him.

Huffing, he muttered 'Finite Incantatum', and braced himself.

'SIRIUS BLACK, YOU-' Sirius tuned out. How he loved the noise.

About an hour later, Sirius was being rudely awoken by a rather irate looking Professor McGonagall.

'Mr Black?' she said. He quickly Silencio-d the cupboard, and turned to face McGonagall, who quickly banished the bucket she had used to pour water all over him, waking him up.

'Minnie!' he cried, still glad to see her, regardless of the fact she had just poured water over him 'How are you?'

'Spiffing' she replied, tightly 'Now, Mr Black, would you care to explain exactly why you are sat outside this broom cupboard which, 2 minutes ago, was yelling and cursing at the top of their voices at 8:30 in the evening, sleeping?'

'Er, now you see, Professor McGonagall, I was, er, just passing this way, and, er, found this cupboard, like, yelling, and I didn't want it to, er, to, to, escape! Yes, I didn't want it to escape, so I sat by the door, ready to warn any unlucky fellow human that might be passing' Sirius finished, quite proud of himself.

McGonagall raised an eyebrow. Sirius smiled, sweetly.

'Really, Black. What's in that cupboard?'

'I'm telling you Professor, it was-' seeing as she wasn't going to get a better answer, McGonagall shoved her way past Sirius, moving towards the cupboard 'No! Professor, it's dangerous!' He tried to stop her as she made her way to the door 'No!' he tried again.

'PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!'

McGonagall slumped forward. Sirius stepped back in shock. McGonagall hit the ground with a crack. Sirius winced. She was going to feel that in the morning.

He glanced up, and saw Marlene standing there, her wand pulled out and she was breathing heavily.

'You just stunned your own Head of House!' He cried in amazement. She blushed.

'Yeah, well' she stuttered 'You were in trouble' she blushed again.

Sirius looked smug.

'I mean, the whole operation could've been blown! Then James and Lily would've never kissed, and they would never have got out of that cupboard, and Alice would've killed you!'

'Sure' Sirius drawled.

'Just get on with it' she sounded irritated

He smirked. She glared. The door gave a rather vicious thump. Both the teens turned to yell at it.

'Be quiet!' they yelled simultaneously. The door thumped half-heartedly.

'Maybe we should let them out now' Marlene suggested. Sirius looked scandalised.

'What? They've only been in there-' he checked his watch 'an hour and a half' he finished sheepishly.

'How long?' Marlene yelled 'You IDIOT! They'll kill you!'

'Eh. They were gonna kill me anyway. May as well be worth it'

'Hasn't it been worth it already?'

'Yes'

'Then let them out!'

'No!'

'Yes!'

'No!'

'Yes!'

'Yes!'

'No!'

'Ha! So you agree with me?' Sirius crowed.

'No!' Marlene denied vehemently.

'See, you've said it again! Marlene:0, Sirius: 1'

'No' she repeated

'Ok, I've got the idea now, you agree'

'What?'

'Great, now you're being confusing'

'Marlene:1, Sirius:1'

'Oh, shut up'

'Marlene: 2, Sirius: 1'

'Shut up, or suddenly McGonagall may know who stunned her'

Marlene scowled, and grabbed McGonagall, casting a disillusion charm. She stomped towards the Hospital Wing.

'I can't go waltzing in there like this!'

'Well, leave her out here then!'

'I can't do that!'

'Why not? You've got to do one or the other'

'Err'

'Look, just dump her. No-one will know' Sirius encouraged.

A sinister cough came from behind.

'SIRIUS BLACK!' came a familiar male voice behind. Sirius cringed.

'MARLENE MCKINNON!' came a familiar female voice from behind. Marlene cringed.

They turned around. A furious James Potter and a murderous Lily Evans met their gaze.

'What's the plan?' Marlene whispered.

'Run!' yelled Sirius, and he sprinted towards the corner. Marlene followed suit, McGonagall hitting the floor with a sickening crack.

'Ouch' thought Sirius, although he was occupied on other things; Primarily, the furious James Potter that was gaining on him and Marlene.

'Run faster!' He turned back to yell at Marlene, but instead saw an air borne James Potter hurtling towards him.

'Ah crap'

'Ennervate'

Sirius opened his eyes groggily. He saw brown, then green. Pretty colours.

Then the colours merged to ice-blue. His hands moved to push the blue away. It wasn't pretty.

Smack!

'Ah crap'

'Mr Black!' Sirius awoke for the second time that day. Well, the third, if you count his waking up naturally.

'Detention, Mr Black. 2 weeks for kidnapping, not one, but two fellow students - an extra week for kidnapping the Heads – a week for stunning the Head Girl, another week for lying to your Head of House, 3 weeks for stunning your Head of House, 2 weeks for leaving me outside the Hospital Wing and finally 5 weeks for slapping your Head of House.' She finished.

'What?' exclaimed Marlene 'You can't give him that much'

'Oh but I can, Miss McKinnon, as I am sentencing you to exactly the same'

'What?'

'You were his partner in crime – receiving the same punishment. So that's' McGonagall counted up the weeks of detention '15 weeks detention'

'What?' came 3 different cries. James Potter stood there with his mouth hung open.

'Padfoot, that's a record. No Marauder has ever received more than 5 weeks, and you go and get that just for slapping McGonagall? I've raised you well' He pretended to sniffle.

'James, we're still angry at them' Evans clearly wasn't feeling as proud.

'What? Oh yeah'

'Why are you angry at us?' Sirius decided dumb and innocence might give him a shot at grandchildren.

'Why? Because you locked us in a cupboard, buffoon!'

'But it turned out right, didn't it?' Marlene chimed in.

'NO!'

'Just answer the question – are you, or are you not going out now?' Sirius put bluntly. James and Lily looked at each other.

'Well, yes but-'

'It worked then didn't it? I am a genius. I always knew it would-'

'WE WERE ALREADY GOING OUT!' James and Lily yelled, simultaneously.

'Wha?' there was a loud thump as two unconscious bodies hit the floor.

'That time it wasn't me!' Marlene put her hands up. The two Heads exchanged glances.

'They're gonna feel that one in the morning'

Sirius woke up. Huh. That made 4 times. This must be another record. In the chair next to him, McGonagall opened her eyes groggily.

'What happened?' she asked, almost sleepily 'why is Mr Potter sat in my chair?' James quickly vacated the chair.

'James and Lily are going out, Professor' Marlene said tentatively.

'Oh yes. Albus owes me 20 galleons' she seemed to say to herself. Lily looked affronted.

'You placed bets on our getting together?' she said, shocked.

'Ms Evans, I think there is not a student from 4th year above who have not risked their money on the two of you' Lily looked gobsmacked. Sirius smirked.

'But Professor-'

'Minnie's right, my dear Lily-flower' Sirius cut in 'I believe I am owed some money by a certain Mr Longbottom. I must go and collect it' he turned to go.

'Not so fast, Black'

Sirius turned around hesitantly at the commanding tone in Lily's voice. He wondered how James withstood it. He was smirking. He knew what was gonna happen.

He had never felt so stupid. But then he caught sight of James and Lily, in their own little world, holding hands and beaming as they strolled down the corridor. And then, he mused, it was all worth it.

As long as he could get the 'Never mess with Lily Evans' off of his backside.

A/N: Did it flop? Did it fail? Hate the ending? I'm not particularly pleased with it, but I'd like to hear your opinion… Please?

Anyway, love y'all so much, and thanks for reading Flash. It's been a pleasure to write for y'all.

Love to y'all

Snuffles4Eva