Chapter Five

A week. I've been at Hogwarts for one week, but it feels like forever. So far I've learned that Professor Binns' history class makes you feel like you're dying of boredom which I guess is because he himself is a ghost, Professor McGonagall is one of most strict people I've ever met, Professor Slughorn might seem careless and lazy but he's really precise, and Filtch doesn't like people riding brooms in the hallway.

I don't understand why he overreacted so much, I mean forcing me to send my broom back home? Not cool. All I did was speed through the whole castle! I might've knocked down a few suits of armor…. And now that I think about it, I did break a couple of things…. But still!

"What's that one spell again?" Sirius asks Remus, Peter, and I. Peter Pettigrew follows us around everywhere. He's not the brightest kid, but he's in total awe of the three of us so we don't mind having him around.

"Oh the one that we use in that one class?" Remus says dryly.

"Don't you have to do that arm thingy with it and say those words?" I carry it on.

"That um that you have to do to um… perform and er… do magic!" Peter tries having a go. Sirius, Remus and I turn to look at him. Remus gives him a half-hearted smile.

"In charms! Where you levitate the object." Sirius explains. It's Saturday and instead of doing what we please, we are stuck in the common room doing homework.

"Wingardium Leviosa." Remus says easily. I look away from my half finished potions homework and look out the window longingly. Many students are roaming the grounds and wading in the lake. Some people are even taking dips in the lake and playing with the giant squid.

"Let's take a break, shall we?" I suggest. Sirius bolts out of his chair and leaps to the portrait hole in record-breaking time. I chuckle as I haul myself out of my chair.

We reach the grounds and I take the lead of the group and stride towards a tree sitting on the banks of the lake. I sit myself down next to it and lean against the trunk. I close my eyes and sigh, letting the sunlight warm my body. Sirius and Remus sit next to me and Peter sits on a rock that's close to the tree.

I open my eyes just as Lily Evans and Severus Snape walk by. I don't understand how or why they are friends, but I see them everywhere together. I catch Lily's eye and she gives me a little smile. Severus turns around and glares at me. My expression hardens as I glare back at him. I don't know what I did to make him not like me, but he stares daggers at me whenever he sees me. He quickens his pace and hurriedly passes us.

"That bugger." Sirius snarls. "He always acts like he's better than everyone here just because he's Slytherin. How can a Gryffindor hang out with a Slytherin? Especially with the Slytherin being greasy haired Snivellus?"

"Severus." Peter corrects.

"I like Snivellus better. Come on lets have some fun." Sirius pushes himself off the ground and strides towards Lily and Severus. Remus, Peter and I follow him. Their conversation stops once they see us coming toward them.

"What do you want?" Severus says irritably.

"Sev be friendly." Lily scolds.

"No Evans it's alright, Snivellus here doesn't want to be seen making friends with Gryffindor's. The Slytherin's must hate him for having you as a girlfriend." Sirius sneers. Lily blushes a deep scarlet.

"He's not my…. I'm not his… We aren't together!" She stutters. Severus holds his head high.

"I wonder how your family thinks of you now that you're in Gryffindor." He scoffs. "They probably hate you. A family of Slytherins let down by one stupid Gryffindor." Sirius' eyes turn to slits.

"Don't talk about my family and don't call me stupid." He growls. Severus steps closer.

"I can do whatever I want."

Sirius is about to say something but Lily cuts him off before he can begin.

"Stop it you two! You've both said enough!" Both Sirius and Severus glare at each other. "Cut it out!" She orders again. Finally, they both move back.

"See you around Snivellus." Sirius smirks. Before I can register what's happening, Severus' hand goes flying towards Sirius' stomach. Sirius doubles over once fist makes contact with stomach.

"Severus!" Lily shrieks. Severus turns on his heel and walks away. Lily quickly looks at Sirius, her eyes meet mine but this time no smile appears on her lips. She scurries after Severus as a Hufflepuff Prefect comes running over.

"What happened?" The blonde girl asks. I look at Sirius, he doesn't want to admit that Severus punched him, but he does want to get him in trouble.

"Nothing." I respond because nobody else seems to have an answer. As the Prefect girl moves away from us, Sirius mumbles,

"I'm going to kill him."