In the depths of the fifth corridor on the fifth floor Regulus and Severus laid out the details of their scheme with Margaret Valdino. The voluptuous blonde simply stared and nodded her head when she saw fit.

"Alright, looks like you two are finally bringing out your Slytherin tactics," she said with a smirk.

"How right you are, but we need your help Marge," Snape said.

"You're just lucky my family ignores yours," she said nodding to Severus, "and fears yours," she glared at Regulus.

"Right, well thanks," Regulus said brushing her icy look off.

"Not. So. Fast. Black. I agreed to help you, but for a price."

"A price, you must be joking!" Regulus said, putting on his most dignified appearance. "You should be thanking us for the opportunity!"

"Opportunity! If I really wanted to I could do this any day I pleased, but trust me, other things catch my eye. No payment, no deal," she said firmly.

"Fine," Regulus snarled through clenched teeth "Name your price."

"Seven galleons," she stated commandingly, hands on her hips.

"Seven galleons! I'll give you two," he tried to negotiate.

"I won't go lower than five."

"How about three?"

"Four, maybe."

"Three and a half or no deal. And I know you need the money, your last lost gamble isn't exactly a secret."

"Fine, but one more comment like that and the whole school finds out about you two's little relationship.

Severus' face noticeably paled. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh c'mon, the rest of Hogwarts may not have noticed, but I sure got an eyeful when I went up to the astronomy tower."

Both boys were too shocked to say anything.

"Don't worry, I won't tell, as long as I get paid my seven galleons."

Regulus dumbly reached in his pocket and handed her the amount.

"Excellent," she purred, and then with a wink, walked off to complete her task.

After a while Regulus turned to Severus. "You think we can trust her?"

"Probably, I hope so."

"Alright" Regulus said satisfied enough, then after a beat, "You know you're paying me back right?"

"What, why should I?"

"Because you prat, this was all your idea." He said slightly frustrated.

"But you liked it enough to go along with it."

"But you could've paid."

"True, but money is virtually useless to you, you have an enormous amount just laying around." Snape argued slightly frustrated.

"So you think, pay me sixty percent back."

"Or what."

"Or, I foil your plans, dump you, and join forces with the marauders to utterly crush you."

"You wouldn't."

"True," he shrugged smiling "but I really do want sixty percent back."

"Fine, but you're never getting a present from me in your life" he said with an exasperated sigh.

"And let the lesson be learned, never mess with me when it comes to money." He said his wand hovering inches from the other boy's throat.

"Understood," Snape said eyeing the wand wearily.

"Good," Regulus said planting a chaste kiss to his lips and darting off.

-XOXOXOXO-

Lucius paced back and forth in his dorms simply furious. He was straight, he had to be straight. He didn't have a choice, as far as he could be concerned he was born straight and he would die straight, not that he wanted that to happen any time soon. He just couldn't wrap his mind around the possibility. He should have been happy with Narcissa, she was a beautiful, smart, easy going, pure blood Slytherin! What more could he ask for? Except, when he closed his eyes it wasn't her he was seeing but another blonde. A blonde with a more chiseled jaw and the first traces of stubble. He wasn't even bi! He just couldn't deal with this, he had to either give in, obliviated himself, or give up until he left Hogwarts. The latter two of the three however seemed a little eccentric to him. After another hour or so of his nervous pacing and trying to convince himself, he finally threw up his hands and sighed in defeat. What happened in private would stay in private he decided and with that, set out on his own mission.

-XOXOXOXO-

Remus had spent most of the day in the common room reading and reflecting on the previous day. In the end, Sirius said he ended up sending a letter explaining his decision, the details of it he had yet shared with him.

Remus munched on the edge of a sugar quill as he continued to read about the seven uses of threstal scales.

Getting board of the subject, he set the book down and rubbed the bridge of his nose to stem the flow of an oncoming headache.

Sighing, he stood up and left the common room in search for someone to talk to. As he walked down the corridor he was slightly amused to see James and Lily feverishly snogging in an alcove and wolf whistled. He lithely dodged a book thrown his way by an embarrassed Lily, who's hair was dripping wet.

He walked on, passing another couple or two and the occasional teacher. He was walking passed another alcove when he noticed a couple just coming up for air from what looked like a passionate kiss. Then he realized he had recognized that blokes shirt and back tracked. He nearly vomited as his stomach plunged about twenty feet when he realized it was Sirius.

"Remus-" He began when he noticed the tawny hair boy.

Before any other words could have been uttered, Remus tore out of the castle onto the grounds before anyone could see his onslaught of tears.

-XOXOXOXO- Sirius' point of view. . .

Sirius sat in a lonely alcove just coming back from spraying Lily and James with a water charm in another alcove.

He sat staring out the window looking onto the grounds as he thought of his parents sure reply to the letter he sent them. He had told them that he didn't care about the inheritance or continuing the Black family linage with a pure blood girl, and that he was in love with Remus and everything they thought of him was completely insane. He only hoped that all of this would be over soon.

Sadly it had just begun.

As he watched, a blonde girl, whose name he couldn't remember, approached him. He did know however that she was Slytherin and a pure blood, just the kind of girl his parents would want him to marry.

"Hello," she said. Sitting beside him a little too close for comfort.

"Hi," he replied, not really in the mood to talk to anyone.

"I'm Margaret, Margaret Valdino."

"Sirius Black," he said, extending a hand.

Margaret quickly glanced behind her and turned back with a predatory grin, she grabbed his hand and forcefully tugged him forward before kissing him, practically stuffing her tongue down his throat.

Before he even had a chance to pull back, she did and moved back staring forward with a small almost innocent look. Sirius turned and wanted to die; standing there was a very hurt looking Remus.

"Remus-" He tried to explain, but before he could, Remus was halfway down the hall.

"What the fuck did you think you were doing?!" He shouted as he stood glaring at the blonde.

"Business," she said simply. "Don't I get a thank you, I'm sure you liked it."

"Not in the least! I have a boyfriend you slut."

Margaret ignored the comment being very used to it. "Well I think that's about to change," she said, smirking as she looked down the hall, where the boy had run before getting up and walking back to her respective common rooms.

Sirius felt like crying, he had hurt one of the most important people in his lives. He had a feeling he was going to be sick and made a fast beeline for the boy's bathroom where you could hear his dry heaves.

-XOXOXOXO-

Peter sat on the steps to the castle staring out dejectedly.

He looked up as an owl fluttered down toward him before landing lightly on his shoulder. As soon as he untied the note the bird was off.

The note simply read:

Meet me in the room of requirement at ten.

Lucius

This was turning out to be a long weak.

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