Ella's POV

Next morning while Cyndi and I were going down for breakfast we were discussing our future band and we were pretty excited about it.

'So we're gonna need at least a drummer', she said, while she was drinking from her pumpkin juice.

'Yes. I think I still prefer a male vocal, but if we don't find you'll sing, okay?'

'Yup…But we'll find. I mean we can make casting calls or something.' Cyndi said, while she was cutting her bacon. I nod in agreement.

'Killer!' muttered someone and we both raised our heads to see who's talking. It was Sirius, sitting right in front of us. He was vegetarian and of course always reminded everyone how meat is actually some cow's babies. I felt that Cyndi kicked him in the shin.

'If you want to eat the food of my food it's fine by me, but please, I'm eating now!' she said angry, giving him a nasty look.

We continued to eat in silence. Actually, I was trying to remember what was my first class and Cyndi was poking her meal with the fork and trying to eat, but she couldn't put the meat in her mouth.

'He ruined it.' I heard her murmur and then she threw her fork away.

Suddenly our attention was drawn by tapping that was coming from somewhere around us. We both looked around curiously. Sirius was drumming with his fork and knife on the plates and glasses in front of him. It sounded a lot like our song from last night. I saw a big smile on Cyndi's face.

'Cyndi… seriously? Black of all people?'

'Oh, c'mon Ella, just hear him. It's…It's in his blood!' she almost shouted. Okay, out of all people why does Sirius Black have to be some kind of drum genius? I mean, I don't mind him most of the time, but this is just because I ignore him. He's not that bad, he's funny and everything, but… Well, all his causes make me want to throw something at him. It's good that he's interested in what's happening around us and that he's trying to change something, but sometimes it is too much. And... his stupid pranks with his idiotic friends? Oh, c'mon, why he...

Cyndi looked at me pleadingly. 'We need a drummer. And we can ask him to try. Just a few songs, if he sucks then we'll find another one, but if he doesn't then it would save us so much trouble. And since he has fan club, just think how much more fans we'll get!'

I rolled my eyes. I didn't want to admit it, but she was right and since she was still looking me with her puppy-dog eyes I didn't have much choice now, did I?

'Fine', I said 'Just one try, and if he sucks, we search for someone else.' She nodded in agreement.

'Hello, Sirius.' Cyndi said with her soft voice. Oh, she was tricky. Always, when she wants something from someone she has this sweet honey voice and combined with her puppy eyes it is impossible to say no. Even McGonagall couldn't resist that one. I think it's because she's so… child-like. She's thin and short, her round face and bangs just add extra sweetness. It's like saying no to a five year old – impossible.

Sirius looked at our direction and raised an eyebrow.

'Oh aren't these our lovely rockstars? How can I help you? Go buy you a beer or maybe some cocaine?'

'Shut it, Black!' I muttered, but Cyndi poke me in the stomach. Okay, okay, I'm leaving that one to her.

'We have a proposal, Sirius.' She said and bit her lip. Suddenly I felt the urge to laugh.

'Sorry, I don't wanna marry either one of you.' He said, shaking his head.

'BUUURN!' Pettigrew shouted. He exchanged high-fives with James and Remus and laughed.

'Oh, shut it, both of you!' I heard the annoyance in Cyndi's voice. It looks like she changed her tactics. 'We want you to try out for drummer.' She added.

'WHAT?' the four boys in front of us shouted at the same time. They all looked pretty surprised and Sirius's mouth fell open.

'And why would I want to be your drummer?' Sirius asked looking at us, suspiciously.

'Because, Black you are going to be in a rock band. Isn't that enough?' Cyndi almost yelled. She was getting pretty angry. That was the other thing about her – the mood swings.

'And, by the way, someone might actually want to hear your message.' I added, knowing that I've hit his foible. He was always unhappy that the only people interested in his ideas were his fan girls and they weren't even actually interested but only pretending just to be closer to him.

'Well..' Sirius acted like it was a very hard decision, but I knew that he'll agree. 'HELL, YEAH'

Cyndi smiled happily and I smiled back. Okay, he was a jerk, but there is something more. He's good at it. He's good at everything. After all every one of the Black family is good at everything – it was something with the pure blood I guess. If they survive after the incest, I mean.

Okay, at least we have a drummer now.

Cyndi and I continued our breakfast, super excited we shared ideas for the band. All of a sudden I realized we are almost alone in the Great hall.

I looked at my clock.

'CYNDI, FUCKIN TRANSFIGURATION!' I yelled.

'How much time we have?' asked she, jumping off her chair and taking her bag.

'Well… we have to be there… before 7 minutes' I said running out of the Great hall.

'Damn, we're so dead…'

We ran through the corridors with the speed of the freaking light and yet we were there 11 minutes later.

'We are so sorry, professor… Really sorry…' I said entering the cabinet.

McGonagall gave us one of her strict looks.

'Late the first day? Actually, the first class of the first day… Lovely ladies, really lovely.'

'But…'

'Doesn't matter. Sit down.'

Cyndi and I looked around the room. There was only one free desk, at the back of the room. We went and took our seats, trying to make as less noise as possible and then…

BANG!

I looked up, a little scared about what am I going to see. And there was my best friend on the ground. She had fallen down from her chair and now she was lying on the floor trying really hard not to laugh.

'Are you okay?' I asked, with a serious voice.

'Well… huh, yeah…' she whispered with hysterical notes in her voice.

'You are going to laugh, aren't you?' asked again, raising my eyebrows. She tried to nod, but a wave of laugh stopped her. And it was contagious. So now Cyndi, still lying on the floor is laughing so hard, that her cheeks are all red. And a second later the whole class is laughing so loud, that I think we really pissed off McGonagall.

'Miss Jett, miss Hudson… I think you can spend the rest of the class outside the room' she said, without even raising her voice. All of a sudden there was complete silence, everyone looked kind of confused from the fast change of the situation.

'But professor…' started Cyndi with her voice a little shrill from the laugh.

'Miss Jett… I think you've heard me well enough. Feel free to write your homework, by the way.' said McG with her voice still serious.

Cyndi and I took our stuff and left the room. We walked to the Gryffindor tower in complete silence, but once the portrait was closed behind us we were literally rolling on the floor laughing.

'What's so funny?' asked a curious voice. We noticed that we aren't alone in the tower. There were James and Remus, sitting on the comfortable chairs next to the fireplace. It was James who asked us the question.

'Well…' Cyndi started, but she couldn't continue.

'It's just…' I continued, but the laugh was really interrupting me.

'That…'

'McGonagall…'

'Just…'

'Kicked us…'

'Out from...'

'TRANSFIGURATION' we finished together.

'Wow, you probably really pissed her off.' Remus said seriously.

'Dude, that's just… freaking BRILLIANT' said James, watching us with respect.

Cyndi and I were calm now, so we sat next to Remus and James, just giggling from time to time.

'So… Why aren't you in transfiguration?' I asked, curiously.

'Well…' Remus was looked at James. - 'We just decided to skip the first hour for the year.'

'You must be really ashamed of yourself!' Cyndi yelled. 'After all, you are a prefect! What's wrong with the world if even the prefects started to skip classes.'

'At least McGonagall didn't kick us out from her class.' James reminded, almost laughing.

The portrait opened again and Sirius entered the room, looking kind of annoyed.

'What are you doing here?' asked Sirius and Cyndi in one voice. 'You first.' Again in one voice.

'None of your business' said Cyndi and crossed her hands in front of her chest.

'Well, then…'

'Okay, long story short, McG kicked these two out of transfiguration.' Remus explained cutting of Sirius before he got the chance to start a fight. 'Now your turn.'

'Well I just had to break up with Michelle from Ravenclaw. She just got out of her mind… She even tried to curse me.' He explained, sitting next to Cyndi.

'Oh, poor you… The playboy with the broken heart.' She made fun of him.

'This is not funny.' Sirius said, he obviously was in a cranky mood.

'Actually it is kind of funny…' I added, trying to look innocent.

'No more girls this year. No more. Only groupies.' He said in a serious voice.

I rolled my eyes.

'Hey, I was thinking…?' Cyndi started,but was interrupted by Sirius who stood up and shout,

'YOU THINK? Siriusly?' he laugh at his own joke ' Get it? You and thinking… siriusly… like… me.. I...' my friend gave him a death glance and he sat down, silent again..

'So I was thinking…' she continued. 'Where we're going to practice?'

Everything went silent for a moment. We definitely couldn't play in the dorms.

'Um… why don't you play in an empty classroom? ' Asked Lupin although you could tell that even he wasn't sure if that's a good idea.

I frowned 'No, we need a place where others can't hear us. We don't want other houses to hear how we're doing. Besides McGonagall would never allow us.'

Sirius was suddenly jumping up and down on his seat.

'I have an idea! I have an idea!' we all looked at him expectantly. 'Why don't we use the Room of requirement?'

James stood up and high-fived his friend, 'Sirius, you are genius!'

'The room of what? ' me and Cyndi looked at them not really understanding what they were saying.

' The Room of requirement. This is a room on the seventh floor, it's opposite the tapestry with the trolls who dance ballet. You see, this is one of the best thing to be a marauder!'

'Um Sirius,I'm pretty sure that there is only an empty wall.'

James sat next to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

'Oh, dear Ella, there is a room. You just can't see it. It appears on those who really need it.' He was talking to me like I was a five year old.

'Let's go! We'll show you how it works.' Sirius said, jumping around, still incredibly happy with himself.

Cyndi and I looked at each other. Well, we have never heard about this room, but after all this was Hogwarts and they were the Marauders. Actually I think that was stopping us. Like, could you really trust those guys?

'Fine. Let's go.'