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Chapter 2

Two years later . . .

"SIRIUS BLACK! WHERE ARE YOU?" I swear the whole castle could hear me. I was on a rampage to find the bloke that stole my potions homework. People point in different directions as I run by. It wasn't a novelty to find that a girl was chasing after a Marauder.

I finally find him in the back of the library, sitting with Remus and James. I smack his head and hold out my hand, waiting for him to give me my homework back. Instead he pulls me into his lap. The nerve!

"Where is it?" He gives me an innocent look, his grey eyes going wide.

"Where is what, darling?" he asked, playing with a strand of my raven-black hair. I feel my face flush the color of a tomatoe.

"Where is my potions homework, you dolt. You should have asked me before taking it," I said, looking him square in the face. He smirked.

"You should, by now, now that I will always steal your homework without asking. I'm finished copying anyway. And besides, Slughorn doesn't check our homework thoroughly anyway," he said, handing me back my homework. I sigh and lean against his chest.

"Oi, if you're going to do that, do it somewhere else," James said, looking at Sirius funny. He blushed and looked away.

"Anyone up for a round of quidditch?" Andrew Mussey, the Gryffindor quidditch team captain came up to us. He glanced at my position on Sirius' lap for a moment, then looked away. He seemed a little sad.

"Sure. I've got nothing else to do," I said getting up. Sirius, Remus, and James grabbed their books and followed me.

Arriving at the quidditch pitch, we went to the locker room and grabbed our gear. I stayed longer to get the quaffle and the snitch. Remus would be refereeing the match. My team was made of James and Andrew. Cain and Corin Rudolphi, the Gryffindor beaters, would be on Sirius' team. No surprise there, since they worship the ground he walks on.

It was dark by the time our match ended. Though we were evenly matched, I lead my team to victory by catching the snitch. Andrew hugged me and spun me around when I landed, causing Sirius to go red in the face. He stormed away before I could say anything. James gave me a look and ran after him, leaving me confused.

I still had an hour before dinner so I went to the forbidden forest. If anyone but me and Hagrid tried walking in the forest they would get lost. I knew these woods inside out and could easily find my way around. Not that anyone but the teachers knew that.

Eventually I ended up in the threstral breeding grounds. A few of these skeletal horses neighed their welcome to me. A small baby came up to me, looking for a treat. Giving in, I gave him the piece of meat I snuck from the kitchens. I sat on a tree stump, watching him eat it. A twig snapped and I turned around. The boy with white hair and grey eyes was standing behind me.

"What are you looking at? There's nothing there," he asked me. I made room for him on the stump.

"You can only see the threstrals if you've seen death," I told him. "You never told me your name."

"I'm Lucius Malfoy. Not that you would know that," he said, sitting on his side of the stump.

"You're right. I don't know. You've been cruel to me since first year," I replied, my eyes on the threstrals.

"Oh. Sorry about that. . Cora? I'm actually really nice, but everyone hates my father so they hate me," Lucius said, looking at the ground. I took his hand.

"Look up," I told him. He did and gasped. Then he smiled.

"How did you do that?"
"My foster mother showed me how to do it. She did everything perfectly," I told him.

"Your foster mum?"

"My real parents gave me up," I said softly. Lucius hugged me, but I didn't turn away. I leaned on him for support.

"We should go," I said a while later. Lucius nodded and got up. I lead out of the forest.

We got back just in time for dinner. Everyone was in the Great Hall and was already eating by the time I sat down. I didn't feel very hungry, but forced myself to eat something. Then Remus found me.

"Where've you been? We've been looking for you since the match," he asked me.

"I thought Sirius didn't want to see me. He looked pretty mad when the match ended," I answered, looking up from my soup.

"He was pretty mad last time I saw him. He didn't even come down for dinner," he said. I frowned.

"Are we still talking about Sirius? He hasn't missed a meal since first year. Except for when he's in detention for pulling pranks with you lot," I told him. I was starting to worry.

"I don't know the reason, but you better find him before Filch does," Remus said, looking around the hall. I nodded and left.

It didn't take me long to find Sirius. He was in the very back of the library hunched over some old books. The librarian wasn't around, so I just walked in. He didn't look up as I sat next to him and waited. I put my arms around him and sighed.

"I never thought I'd see the day when I didn't have to force you to come here," I said. Sirius laughed, then frowned.

"Why are you here?" he asked me.

"I was worried when you didn't come to dinner. It's not like you to skip a meal," I said, leaning on the table. He looked away.

"I didn't want to see his face," he said softly. I was confused.

"Who?"

"Andrew. He thinks he owns the quidditch pitch just because he's the captain. I hate him sometimes," he said, looking at me.

"Careful what you say. Don't want to get on his bad side when you try out for the team next year," I said, smiling. Sirius didn't smile, though.

"I also don't like the way he looks at you. And when he spun you around after you won the match, it should have been me doing that," he said. I stared at him, not knowing what to say.

"Sirius, how come you never told me this?" I asked him.

"I was afraid you would laugh at me. Especially when you had that crush on Cain in our second year," he grimaced and turned away. I pulled to his feet and gave him a hug.

"Don't be afraid to tell me anything. I'll always be there, ok?" I told him. He smiled and my heart broke.

I went to bed that night with two things on my mind. I liked Sirius, and I was almost positive that he liked me back.