She thought her life was over – but fate gave her another chance, in a world of magic. Now, running around Hogwarts with James Potter and his friends, she's about to make choices that will change the future in ways she never thought possible…

Marauder's Phase

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

Flight Of The White Wolf

"YOU COULD HAVE RUINED HIS LIFE!!!!" I screamed, glad that no one else could hear us for we were in the Room Of Requirement, Sirius and I. I was screaming at the top of my lungs, my face was probably red, and tears were pouring down my face. Sirius dared not approach me – my wand was not out, but I was dangerous just the same, I would kill him if he came any closer. "DOESN'T IT MATTER YOU ANYMORE, SIRIUS BLACK!?" Sirius cringed. This was a hard blow for him, not that I'd hinted that he didn't care about his friends, but because I'd called him Sirius. I only ever called him Siri or some form of Padfoot now. "DOESN'T IT MATTER TO YOU THAT THE THING REMUS FEARS ABOVE ALL ELSE IS BECOMING LIKE HIS CREATOR – AND YOU NEARLY MADE IT SO!!" I was beyond all reason now, screaming for the entire world to hear me but, of course they couldn't. We were in a sound-proof room after all. "YOU NEARLY RUINED ANOTHER MAN'S LIFE!! A LIFE WE ALL WORKED SO HARD TO PROTECT AND MAKE BETTER!! REMUS WOULD HAVE BEEN BESIDE HIMSELF IF HE'D HURT SNAPE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE WITH HIMSELF AND YOU DON'T EVEN CARE!!!!" I screamed out the last sentence, turned on my feel and headed for the door but Sirius grabbed my wrist. Big mistake. This is me, the queen of 'can't control her temper' and it always showed.

In a second I had summoned up all my strength and hit Sirius around the face, forcing him to let me go. This wasn't like the time I'd slapped him up in the common room to get some sense into him. No, this was a full-on, all-pain-intended punch, and I intended to make it count.

I stared at Sirius standing there, with blood dripping from his nose, just staring at me in stunned silence. His eyes were full of…remorse? I couldn't be sure. I looked at him for a long moment, neither one of us spoke. The only sound was the steady drip-drip of his blood as it hit the carpet.

And then I turned and bolted, pushing through the doors and out into the corridor, and I just ran. I ran past classrooms, past Peeves who was rearranging a suit of armour, and straight through the doors of the Entrance Hall, where I nearly ran into someone.

I staggered back, blinded by my tears of anger, and stared into the face of the boy who looked so much like Sirius…and yet there were subtle differences. Plus, Regulus Arcturus Black wasn't nearly as handsome as his older brother, but that was just me being me again.

Regulus and I stared at each for a moment, and looking at him made me think of Sirius. Their hair even fell into their eyes in the exact same way, and suddenly I realised that it had been Regulus who had been watching me the first time I'd ever flown. I gave a choked gasp, and pushed past Regulus, running again, heading toward the Forbidden Forest. Once I was out of sight…when no one else could see me…

I hit the Forest Floor at a dead run, four large wolf paws making no sound whatsoever as they carried me away from here.