I hug my parents, whispering goodbyes to them before I leap onto the fog covered scarlett steam engine. First years were still talking to their parents just as the whistle pierced through the air, there was a big rush to get on the train. I wave goodbye at one of the windows before I drag my trunk through the busy compartments and look for Flo. Over the summer i had gone Mallorca, it wasn't all fun and games though, I had wierd dreams and feelings that I knew would come true, one of them was that Sirius would run away by the end of this year.

After some time I find her at the back of the train. Flo was sitting on the floor playing exploding snap on her own, her eyes furrowed in concentration, her trunk was left on the plush red seat behind her.

'If this isn't a sight to behold.' I laugh and dump my trunk on the seat before sitting opposite Flo. 'Playing exploding snap on your own?' I raised a playful eyebrow. 'Your standards have dropped. You used to actually play it WITH someone.' Our knees touch.

Flo shook her head and smiled. We leaned over and hugged. 'I haven't seen you in ages. Not since June in Glastonbury.' She says.

'I went to Mallorca with my family. They wanted to get me to go to this magic camp there.' I shrugged my shoulders. 'It was okay. Bit boring.' I begin to deal out the cards. 'Everyone just played around all day.'

'You have a cool tan though. Something good came out of it.' Flo nods at my tanline around my neck, it was where my necklace hung.

'Thanks mate.' I look at Flo. 'That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.' I put my hand on my hand. 'Means so much.' I deal out the cards.

'Your sarcasm has gotten worse though.' Flo grins.

The train started moving with a sudden jolt. The cards scatter all over the floor causing Flo to burn the tips of her blonde hair.

'Dear Morgana.' Flo moans as she looks at her stray pieces of burnt hair. I begin to pick up all the cards and shuffle them again. 'And just when I started liking my hair.'

We continue playing exploding snap. It ended when both of us burnt our eyebrows off, Flo quickly charmed them back.

I look at my watch which was a present from Flo last year. A little number appears on it. I quickly jump off the floor and make my way towards the door.

'I have to go see Remus.' At Flo's inquiring look I explain. 'The full moon was yesterday and I want to see how he feels.'

'Should I come with you?' Flo asks. 'I don't want to be seen sitting here on my own. I'll look so lonely.' She moves to stand up.

I grin and shake my head. 'Flo, you'll look lonely anyway. But, no, I don't think you should come. I mean, Remus doesn't know you know.' I widened my eyes at the word 'know.' 'He'll just think I told you and then everyone will freak out. I wasn't meant to tell anyone anyway.'

I left the compartment just in time to hear Flo say, 'I need more friends.' I nodded to myself and laughed. Flo and I only had each other and that's all we needed.

I trudged around the train for some time before coming across the marauders compartment. I immediatly knew others that were not welcome were inside. Just as I got to the door I peered through the glass. Inside were Snape, Mulciber, Rosier and Regulus, even though Regulus looked a bit reluctant to be facing his brother.

I could see Snapes famous sneer as James and Sirius drew their wands.

'What's going on here?' I ask as I open the door quickly. Remus looks at me relieved, glad that he doesn't have to stop the coming fight. I consciously don't look at Regulus as I know my cheeks would flush.

'Get out mudblood.' Mulciber spits at me. He grabs his wand and pointed it at me chest, immediatly all the marauders wands points at him. 'This doesn't concern you. Only your filthy little friends.'

'I'm not a muggleborn to be clear.' I roll my eyes as Mulcibers hand tightens on his wand. I will myself to be calm, I know nothing will happen, we're just talking. My heartbeat quickens. 'I'm a half blood.' I look into his eyes, they're brown.

'As if that makes things better.' Rosier grinned nastily. 'You blood is still dirty.' He looks at me as if I was living in a gutter.

'If I'm not mistaken Snape is a half blood.' All heads turn to Snape who scowls at me. 'Also, isn't he friends with a muggleborn.' Rosier's lip curled as he realises what I say is true. I act mock outraged and bring a hand to my chest. 'How can this be?' I blink innocently at the slytherins.

Sirius grins wolffishly at me while James winks, they must enjoy the thrill of scaring slytherins. On the other hand Remus looks calm but his whole exterior is crumbling, his hand is shaking while his eyes dart nervously, he really doesn't want to fight so soon after a full moon. Peter looks scared, as if he's about to start crying.

Sirius turns his head and scowls at Regulus. 'Started hanging out with the big boys now Reggie.' He spits out the nickname. If only everyone could know how deep that hurt Regulus.

'Still hanging out with the blood traitors Siri.' Regulus talks in a low quiet menacing voice. I'm entranced, I didn't even know I was staring at him. The slytherins snicker at the nickname. 'You're a disappointment of the family and everyone knows it.' He cocks a head. 'I wonder how mother hasn't disowned you yet. She really should.'

Just as the first spell was shot the door opens. In steps Lily Evens in all her glory. Her green eyes quickly accesses the situation as she flicks her flowing red hair over her shoulder. She taps her prefect badge. 'What is going on here!' She says in a voice that gradually got higher. 'This isn't your compartment.' Lily says looking at the slytherins. 'I can take points if you don't go right now.'

Lily and I move to allow the slytherins to access the door. 'Severus,' Lily says as she just catches sight of him. He stops still in shock. 'What are you doing here?' She frowns at him in confusion.

Snape is saved as he's pushed out the door by the other slytherins who are muttering and scowling at her and the marauders. I look at them and meet a pair of beautiful grey eyes. We hold eye contact only for a moment but it feels like a millennium, I'm breathless and Regulus's eyes are wide. My face flushes and I turn around to meet James staring at me weirdly, he turns to Sirius, they seem to have a silent conversation before both of them started staring at me. I start fidgeting.

'My Lily flower.' James says scrambling down on one knee and grabbing her hand once all the slytherins leave. Remus snickers behind his hand as he watches the scene unfold. 'I hope those nasty slytherins hadn't gotten to you my dear.' James stands up, showing off his muscles as subtly as an elephant. 'I would have protected you had you given me the word.' Sirius scoffs while Remus rolls his eyes. I smile, if only he knew he could have her if only he stopped acting like such a prat.

Lily ignors him completely and steps away. 'Get away Potter you prat. I hope that you didn't encourage the slytherins in here to cause trouble.' Then she narrowed her eyes at Remus. 'And you!' She pointed at his chest. There lay a gleaming prefect badge. 'You're a prefect, surely you can tow these idiots with you.' Remus hangs his head and looks ashamed.

Lastly Lily narrows her eyes at me. It's as intimidating as Sirius describes it to be. I could see why James liked her so much, she was feisty and had lovely flowing red hair with glowing green eyes.

'I don't know what you're doing in here, but if you were encouraging this type of behaviour-' Lily rants but Sirius smoothly cuts her off.

'My dear, dear Lily.' Sirius says taking her hand which is snatched back quickly, he continues on unfazed. 'Our lovely young Sophie from Ravenclaw was just stopping by to say hello and was caught in the mix of things.'

I grin. 'Yeah, I was just seeing if Remus was okay. He just got out of the flu a day ago.' Remus looks surprised that I remember.

Lily looks shocked. 'Oh Remus, I'm so sorry, if I had known I wouldn't have been so hard on you.' She sits down next to him and pats his back, glaring at James who tried to sit next to her.

Lily looks at me curiously. 'So, who did you come to know the marauders? The troublemakers in this school.' She looks at them dissaprovingly. My eyes were wide. How do I answer this? 'I mean, you're a Ravenclaw, aren't you?' Lily asks. I nod slowly. Remus looks panicked. 'And you're a year younger than us.' Lily blinks and looks at me.

'Oh, we met last year...' I had to think fast. 'When-'

'Oh!' Lily exclaims covering her mouth with her hand. 'Oh! The fiasco last year with Snape and everything.' My mind was whirling, she thinks we met last year when we were all in this 'mysterious' conflict. 'You're Sophie Tremlett. The girl who was involved with it all.' Lily blushes, 'don't worry I won't ask what's it about.' She stands up looking embarrassed. 'I have to go anyways. Nice meeting you.' She gives me a smile before sweeping out.

'No... Don't go.' James says standing up. He says it a millisecond too late, she had already left. We were left in silence.

Sirius grinds his teeth together and lounges across two plush red seats, he tugs viciously on a long strand of black hair with an elegant finger, a ferocious grin on his face. 'Regulus always knew the words to impress his little death eater friends. Such a stuck-up, arrogant arse-kisser.'

James nods, Remus returns back to his book while Peter shakes his head with enthusiasm. I don't know why I don't like Peter, I think it's because I always have a bad feeling around him.

'He's probably going to write to mother about me hanging around with 'blood traitors' and 'muggle-lovers.'' Sirius throws his hands up. 'I could say how he's hanging around with death eaters who enjoys torture and send it off to the ministry. I don't know how I'm going to stand another summer.' Sirius says bitterly looking up at the ceiling.

'Mate, you've always got my place to run to.' James pats Sirius's leg with a thoughtful look, he's going to write to his parents and ask if Sirius could stay for the whole summer.

'Regulus isn't that bad.' As soon as the words escape my mouth all eyes were on me. 'I think he's only doing what he's doing so he won't get in trouble.'

Remus looks at me with wide eyes, James blinks behind his glasses as Sirius mutters, 'in other words arse-kisser.'

'No, I think he'll realise that joining the death eaters is wrong and he'll leave.' I shrug. 'Regulus is clever, he'll realise soon enough.'

'Regulus, has posters of the dark lords work all over his bedroom.' Sirius said, his eyebrows are raised at me. 'He study's them before he goes to bed every night. He practically dances for joy when another attack is conveyed.'

I cross my arms and stare defiantly at him. 'Well, I think he's going to change and realise the truth. Anyway,' I looked at Remus and smile, he still looks a big pale. A white bandage pokes from its hiding-hole underneath his tee-shirt. 'I came to see if Remus was okay and he is. So...' I moved towards the door. 'Goodbye.' I open the door and leave.

I know that behind my back they were exchanging looks. I finally find my compartment again. Flo is sitting with her back pressed against the seat, shuffling the muggle card I had given her two years ago.

Flo looks sulky. 'Yes, I will be back soon she said, I won't take long she said.' Flo gives me a hard stare before breaking out in a grin. 'How long does it take to say hello to someone?'

'Some slytherins were in the compartment. Drama happened.' I shrugged sitting opposite her, our knees and toes touching. 'We better get dressed soon.'

'After you tell me the juicy gossip.' Flo wiggled her eyebrows. 'Was there a special bloodthirsty little beast in this slytherin group I wonder.'

I laughed. 'There was.'

'Tell me more.'

—

I hurried out of Potions with Flo by my side. There was a lot of jostling as the Ravenclaws and Slytherins all rushed to get out of the classroom first.

'I ruined my potion.' Flo groaned miserably sitting on the bottom steps of the great staircase. 'Why is fith year so hard?'

I sank down next to her, opening my bag I found two chocolate frogs, I handed one to Flo which she opened and nibbled lightly. The frog escaped but Flo did nothing to stop it. Students stared and passed us on the steps.

'Run froglet.' She said acting melancholy as it hopped away. 'Or should I say hop?' She shrugged. 'Hop froglet. Hop to your destiny among the other frogs of your generation. May you have a good life and not be eatened.'

The chocolate frog hopped towards the window where it jumped out. We watched it go.

I look at her. 'That was a perfectly good chocolate frog.' I pat her shoulder. 'I didn't understand anything from Potions either.' I bit the head of my chocolate frog. 'You can have my frogs leg.' I hand her a wiggling chocolate leg.

'We're supposed to be Ravenclaws though.' Flo moans, her head in her hands, taking the chocolate leg and eating it. 'We're meant to understand everything. Imagine what it'll be like next year.'

'You're still getting a O on your OWLS.' I shrug, wiping my hands on my cloak. 'Anyway, you won't take potions in sixth year.' I frown. 'I don't think. I'm not sure. Actually,' I throw my hands up, 'forget I said anything.'

'Froglet I said anything.' Flo says lifting her head up giggling.

'Was that a terrific pun I hear.' Two pairs of feet appear infront of me before they both sit down next to me on the steps. It was James with Sirius in tow. Remus and Peter not to be seen. 'And it was about chocolate frogs. Padfoot we have to write it down.'

'Already on it prongs.' Sirius says pulling out a small black notebook from nowhere. Flo and I stare astounded at them. 'Why are we sitting on the steps? Everyone is walking over us. If there was a stampede we would be trampled.' Sirius says looking around before shrugging and jotting something down in the notebook before putting it away.

'Lovely thought process Padfoot. Now, why were we here?' James looks thoughtful tapping his chin. 'Oh yeah! We heard you having an existential crisis from the top of the stairs. As two fine gentlemen we came to see what's up. How can we help?' Sirius and James give a mock bow at the same time.

'It's just potions.' I shrug and wave helplessly. 'I know we're going to do fine in exams but the lessons are still hard.' Flo puts her head back in her hands and rubs her blonde flowing hair, it tumbles down her shoulders.

'I'm going to die.' She moans into her knees, it comes out muffled.

'Peter thought that but he still survived.' James says picking a chocolate frog out of my bag and opening it. He pops it into his mouth before it could hop away.

'That was my frog.' I say. He ignores me and focuses on chewing before giving me a thumbs up smiling.

'There's still hope in this world.' Sirius continues running a hand through his black hair. 'Peter got through it and Peters rubbish.'

'But he failed potions.' Flo wails. 'Sophie told me.'

'How do you know?' Sirius whispers from over Flo's shoulder at me. 'Peter was really embarrassed so we told no one.' He stares at me weirdly.

'I heard you talking about it in the Great Hall.' I answer smoothly, rubbing Flo's back. A student sidesteps us to get to the Great Hall, it was common to see the upper years be hassled under pressure, especially the seventh years.

I rub Flo's back, 'I told you, you're still going to get an O in OWLS anyway. Slughorn loves you. You're in the Slug Club.' I knock my head lightly with hers.

'Slughorns Slug Club.' James shakes his head reminiscing. 'Remember when we went, that one time.' He takes off his lopsided glasses and wipes off the condensation, he squints midair.

'We blew up the classroom with fireworks.' Sirius says nonchalantly. 'There was also this massive smell around Snape and old Sluggy for ages. Everyone blamed the dampness and faulty fairy lights.' Sirius gave us a conspiracy wink. 'It was me. Wormtail made the smell though, he was good at that type of stuff.

Flo gave a little snort. 'I remember that. Slughorn made me climb up to check if the light were still working. I nearly fell.' She rubs her eyes and looks up. James and Sirius stare back at her.

Flo gives her blonde hair one last ruffle before standing up. 'Thanks guys.'

'No problem.' James says clapping her back and smiling. 'Always a pleasure to help out the younger Ravenclaws.' Flo gives him a hand to stand up.

'I remember when Moony had a breakdown becuase he was doing to many subjects.' Sirius says nodding thoughtfully. 'He was still doing less than you Ravenclaws though. You guys are brainy.' Sirius catches sight of something over James shoulder. Lily Evens has just rounded the corner.

'That's what we're known for. Brains not brawn.' I say standing up as well. Sirius laughs, James smiles and messes up his hair, he's noticed her.

'Evens alert.' James whispers at Sirius who rolls his eyes.

'Operation Prongs go!' Sirius gives James a push in Lily's direction. 'I'll see you two lovely ladies later. And Prongs is incapable of speaking right at this moment.' Sirius says shaking his head. He's correct, James is standing in front of Lily opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish while she taps her foot and looks on unimpressed.

'Operation Padfoot sorting out the situation go.' Sirius says before running off and slinging an arm around James. Lily's frown deepens

'See you later.' I wave as Flo and I move our way off the steps and down the corridor.

'They're actually really nice.' Flo says, her eyes start twinkling. 'I just don't know why Lily won't date James. He's such a cool guy around her.' Flo's sarcasm gets me smiling.

'He's an idiot around her. Remember our third year.' The sound and smell of the Great Hall hits us. 'Oh how I love food.' I murmur sniffing the air.

'Yeah, I see your point. James should've known not to ask her out after pushing her friends into the Great Lake and turning them orange.' Flo laughs.

'If only he could act natural around her then she'll actually date him.' We find seats at the end of the table. James and Sirius come in, James with a sad, disappointed expression.

'She will?' Flo exclaims shovelling peas onto her plate.

'Yeah. In their seventh year.' I handle some fish.

'Woah.' Flo whispers.

—

I make my way to the hospital wing carrying gifts; a box of chocolate frogs and liquorice wands. My cousin, Donaghan Tremlett had given them to me at the beginning of this term, he'd forgotten that I hated liquorice so I'm re-gifting it to Remus, maybe he'll enjoy it.

I knocked on the sterling white hospital wing door. A moment later Mademe pomfrey opened it, she smiled warmly at me.

'Oh come in.' She let me into the visitors area and looked at me. 'Yes?'

'Please could I visit Remus.' I say holding up the gifts. 'I just want to drop these off and say hello.'

Madame Pomfrey looks at me over her glasses. 'I'm sorry miss...'

'Tremlett. Sophie Tremlett.'

'Remus isn't here. I've heard he's visiting his mother back home, why don't you mail these to him?' Madame pomfrey acts like she's not lying. Which she is.

'Madame Pompfrey, I know Remus is here becuase he's a...' I nod and raise my eyebrows. Madame pomfrey acts confused. 'He's a werewolf.' I cast a silencing charm around us and whisper. Madame pomfrey smiles.

'This way then. She leads me through a door. 'Those dratted boys better not be in here. They've already had their ten minutes. Disturbing my other patients.' Madame Pomfrey mutters. She leads me to Remus's bed. 'Ten minutes.' She gives me a stern look, gone was the nice smiling persona she presented to me a moment ago.

Remus lay in the hospital bed topless and pale with bandages covering every inch of his body. He smiles weakly at me. I stand by his bedside table. I frown as a lamp falls onto the floor, I was nowhere near that.

'I come bearing gifts.' I hold up the sweets and place them on the bedside table. 'I've got chocolate frogs and liquorice wands. My cousin, Donaghan, gave me the liquorice wands but, bleugh,' I open the box and hand one to Remus, he gives me a small thanks. 'I don't like them. So I thought you might like it.' I try a winning smile.

Remus seems to be talking to thin air. He's looking at his left and murmuring quickly.

'Remus?' I ask cautiously. Suddenly I realise. James and Sirius are underneath invisibility cloaks while Peter is underneath the bed.

I frown looking straight at James. I know he's giving me a wide eyed look right now. 'I know you're there. I can see the ripples of the invisibility cloak. And Peter, get out from underneath the bed.'

Three boys sheepishly reveal themselves. 'I didn't know you could see invisibility ripples.' Sirius says questioning.

'Your cousin is Donaghan Tremlett!' James exclaims, his hand is clapped over his mouth and he grabs Sirius shoulders and begins to jump up and down. 'Padfoot! He plays the bass of the band The Wierd Sisiters!' Sirius starts jumping up and down with James giving me a forced grin.

'Prongs. Let me go.' James relunctantly let Sirius go. 'Is that the new band that my mother hates?' Sirius asks.

'Yeah.' James says, still jumping up and down as if he had a box of sweets.

'I love them then!' Sirius exclaims and takes a liquorice wand.

James takes one as well and pokes me with it. 'Can you ask him for an autograph? Please. Please. Please.'

'Yeah, sure.' I look at James cautiously and point the liquorice wand away from me. 'I'll ask him over Christmas. I never knew he was in a band.'

'Oh it's a really new band. They've only made one song but Prongs is already obsessed.' Remus says sucking on a hidden sugar quill in my pile of liquorice wands. I roll my eyes at the nickname, if the ministry realised they were animagus they were in trouble, I start looking through the sweets I gave Remus for a sugar quill, I could save one for Flo.

'Yeah. I really like them as well.' Peter says crawling out from underneath the bed. 'Guys.' He started whining. 'None of you helped to pull me out.'

'Wormtail, you need help from getting out from underneath a bed?' Sirius looks at Peter with skeptism.

'It was a tight fit.' Peter groaned. I grab his hand and pull him the rest of the way out, as I do I notice a massive purplish blue bruise on his arm.

'Hey.' I touch the bruise on Peters arm lightly. 'Where did you get that bruise? It's a big one.' I poke it with the end of my Sugar quill.

Remus pales. Ahhhh, last night.

'We ran into some Slytherins.' James jumps in. I frown, I was wrong? That hasn't happened before.

'Yeah Regulus, that sneaky bastard was with them.' Sirius growls, he gives me a sneaky sideways look. 'He's soft in the head, always trying to please mother and his death eater friends. He's walking straight into death if he continues along this path, he doesn't make his own depictions, always to influenced by his idiotic slimy friends-'

'Regulus does make his own decisions.' I but in, I could feel my face flush like whenever I talked about Regulus. 'I mean, he chose to be what he is and later he'll choose to defy the dark lord. If you think he's in such a mess then trust me when I say he'll get out of it.'

Sirius looks at me with disappointed eyes as James looks away, Remus looks as if he'd known all along. Peter looks at Sirius then backs at me before scuttling back underneath the bed.

'What?' I ask. 'And Peter, get out from underneath the bed.' I pull Peter out again.

You like Regulus!' Sirius exclaims. 'Regulus!' My face turns beet red. 'My little brat of a brother who just smooches up to mother so he doesn't end up like me.'

'You do know that he adores the dark lord.' James looks at me with furrowed eyebrows. 'How do you like him?'

'I don't like him. I'm just defending him because I don't think you're right in saying those things.' I defend myself although I already know it's a losing battle.

'Defending him my arse. You like him! You like the squirmy little deatheater in the making.' Sirius gives me a disgusted look.

'You were writing his name in detention last year.' Remus says quietly not looking at me.

'He's a little pyscho in the making.' Sirius shouts throwing his arms around, all his calm composure from before gone. 'He enjoys things Bellatrix loves.' Everyone knows Bellatrix Black, so loyal to the dark lord she'll do anything for him. 'He likes torturing and killing animals. He believes in that Toujours pur crap! He's kept a box full of dead mice since third year-'

I cut him off adbrupty. 'Fine! I like him! Why is it so bad that I like him? I've had this conversation with Flo and she said the exact same thing so don't think this is all new to me. He's your brother, at least it's me that's liking him not another death eater.' My eyes flash and I can see Sirius back down. 'Why is that so hard to believe? Do you think your brother's not good enough for me?' I glare at him and throw my hands up in the air. It's deadly silent in the hospital wing, only our breaths are heard. 'Why do you care about this anyway? So what I like your brother. It's not going to affect you, you're still going to run away in the summer and never see him again. And do you want to know why you'll never see him again?' I'm on a roll, my hair is frizzing up and the sugar quill in my hand has snapped. 'It's becuase he would have turned up dead becuase he would have defied the dark lord and actually causing the fall of his reign. So tell him he's a coward to his face becuase a few years later you'll be begging for him back since he turned up at your doorstep dead becuase he was too much of a hero!'

My chest is heaving and my breaths are coming out in hot pants. I shouldn't have told them all that, they shouldn't know the things that I know yet.

Sirius stares at me as if I'm a completely different person. James looks shocked but still defiant, Remus's eyes are collected, I can't read his emotions. Peter has hidden underneath the bed again.

'I just came to wish Remus well and a speedy recovery. Farewell.' I hurry towards the door before a voice stops me.

'Look. Sophie.' James calls out, I stop and turn around, his face is pleading. We don't know each other very well but we've already figured out each other's deepest secret, well he hasn't figured mine out yet. 'We're just worried about you.'

James looks at me with uncertainty in his eyes, he seems genuine. I want to cry, no one has ever actually cared about me except from Flo. My family is okay but I have always felt it was mandatory loving me, like how I thought it was mandatory loving them. Family is just a title, it doesn't mean anything to us, so is love, it doesn't mean anything to us, it's just a label. But here is James, someone I hardly know, saying he's worried about me, saying he cares.

'Regulus isn't known for being good.' Sirius adds, he seems to know exactly what I'm thinking, he's been through the same, except worse.

'We just want you to know, they're a lot of guys out there that are much better.' Remus says, weakly waving a hand around. 'We don't want you to get hurt.'

'Thanks.' I mutter hoping they don't see my suspiciously wet eyes. 'But I'm fine. I know Regulus isn't a bad guy. He may seem like it now. But he really isn't.'

James gives me a condensending look. I roll my eyes. 'He is!'

'We believe you.' Sirius pats my back. 'It's just he doesn't show it.'

'He hadn't shown it yet.' I grab my snapped Sugar Quill. 'I have to go. See you later.' I open the door and leave, a chorus of goodbyes follow my wake.

Madame pomfrey appears infront of me and hustles me out. 'Right on time. Come along. Out you go.' She slammed the door shut behind me.

—

'Yeah, so then I just told them.' I say staring at the ceiling of our Ravenclaw dorm. I'm lying flat on my back on my blue bedsheets. Pictures of me and Flo dots the wall as well as posters such as the quiddich team; the Kenmare Kestrals, my cousins team. Four other beds lie unoccupied as Flo and I lie on our own respective bed, hers right next to mine.

Flo whistles between her teeth. 'And how did they take it?' She draws pictures in the air.

'At first they were angry but then I kind of chewed them out. They apologised after that.' I shrugged and picked apart an old jumper.

'The marauders apologised to you.' Flo sat up and stared at me wide-eyed. 'Woah. Girl, you have superpowers.'

'Noo. Well, they didn't exactly apologise, they just explained why they got mad.' I say. I lifted my hand into the air and made a heart. 'You don't think Regulus knows who I am by now, does he?'

'I don't know.' Flo lies back on her back again. 'You're the one with the all-knowing powers. He'll defiantly know your name though after the scandal last year.' Flo turns her head and wiggled her eyebrows.

'The most frustrating this is,' I rub my face with my hands and groan. 'I know events. I don't know how people feel, well not deeply. I have an inkling to what they're thinking, but it's like, right now I know you're hungry.' I turn my head in Flo's direction. 'I don't know how hungry or what food your craving. I don't even know what people are thinking most of the time. I defiantly never know when people are emotional thinking.' I stare at Flo. 'Do you know what I mean?'

'I think so.' Flo says slowly. 'Like, you don't know what people are thinking when it comes to their emotions.'

I nod. 'That's exactly it.'

'Well, then there's me that can't even tell if I want some bread or cake.' Flo shrugs. 'We can't have it all.'

The door opens, Flo and I look up. It's Sasha, our roommate, she gives us a smile before dropping to her bed and pulling out her homework. Our other roommates, Eleanor, Diana and Hannah enter in a group giggling. They all cluster around Hannah's bed and draw the curtains. Flo and I look at each other and raise an eyebrow.

'Operation ears?' I whisper so Sasha wouldn't hear.

'Do we really want to know?' Flo asks. 'They're going to be talking about boys and makeup.'

'Good point captain.' I give Flo a two finger salute and sit up grabbing my bag. 'We shall settle and do homework for tonight.'

I pull out my herbology and glance at it. 'Now. What to do, what to do?' I read my instructions that I had written down out loud. 'Draw a diagram of the Chinese chomping cabbage. Label it and write down ten reasons why it's useful for domestic reasons... Blah... Blah...' I said scanning the page in my homework planner.

'Great! The Chinese chomping cabbage.' Flo mutters from behind my shoulder. I turn around sharply.

'How did you get on my bed?' I ask. Flo was behind me kneeling on my bed looking as if she belonged their. 'You were right there.'

'I'm sneaky.' Flo whispers and smiles creepily. She crawls to her own bed and pulls out her own piece of parchment. 'So. Diagram of the Chinese cabbage. Let's start. What does it look like?' She looks pointedly at me.

I sit still. 'Like... A cabbage?' I question, shrugging my shoulders. 'Urgh.' I groan. 'We're such bad Ravenclaws.'

'You can use mine for reference.' Pipes up a small voice from the corner. It's Sasha. 'I've already done it.' She hands Flo the parchment.

'Oh cool.' Flo says taking the homework and looking it over. 'Thanks Sasha. This drawing is good.'

I climb into Flo's bed and take a look. The drawing is very good. 'Yeah it is. Thankyou.'

For the next hour Flo and I complete our herbology using Sasha's for reference. When we're done, it's time for dinner.

I rub my eyes and sink down onto Flo's bed. 'Urghhhh.' I groan, my arms flop outstretched next to me. 'That was torture.' I can hear Sasha giggle.

'Sasha. You are officially deemed a lifesaver.' Flo says as she hands back the homework bowing. 'Now. We need to go to dinner. Come on Sophie.'

Flo pulls me by the toes until I'm lying on the floor. I laugh and dust myself off. 'Lets go.'

Just as we walk out a voice calls my name.

'Sophie!' It's Hannah, her bushy head pops out from the blue curtains. 'What time is it?'

I check my watch; a present I got from Flo last year. 'Almost six.'

'Okay. Thanks.' Hannah calls out before huddling back behind the curtains.

Flo and I leave and walk down the stairs chatting. As soon as we got out of the Ravenclaw common room we were ambushed.

'Sophie!' A voice calls out again. It's James, he claps me on the back. 'It's really good to see you!' He leads me into the shadows of the corridor and gives me a eerily wide grin.

'Do you need something?' I ask. My eyebrows are raised and my hands tighten on my wand, you can never be too ready if you're about to be pranked by the marauders.

Suddenly Sirius drops down from the ceiling followed by Remus and Peter who come out a portrait. Flo gives out a small scream and my wand hand twitches. Sirius waves at us.

'We need help.' Sirius says. He runs a hand through his hair and gives me a dazzling grin not at all fazed that he just jumped from the ceiling. 'You see, we're brainy, but not to brainy.' He waves his hand at us. 'Unlike you two, who are very brainy.'

Flo and I stare at Sirius. 'What's your point?' Flo asks cautiously. She edges slowly around so we're facing the corridor giving us a quick escape plan if anything embarrassing happens.

Remus rolls his eyes and scratches his forehead. 'They need you two to answer the Ravenclaw common room riddle so you can let us in.' He gives us a small smile.

'Why don't you just prank the Slytherins?' I ask. 'I mean, you always prank the Slytherins.' A third-year slytherins passes us and glares when she hears. Behind her I can see Sasha come out followed by her hufflepuff friend Sarah, they stare at us oddly before continuing.

'We would.' James says slowly looking self-conscious. 'It's just.' He whispers the last bit. 'We don't know the password.' Sirius looks embarrassed and refuses to look us in the eye.

Flo laughs. 'But you know everything.' She says and waves her hand helplessly. 'You literally know everything about this school.'

Sirius blinks. 'Well, not this one. We used to know it but it changed and our sources have shown up nothing.' His hand cuts a straight line through the air.

'Right now. We're desperate.' James says giving me a pleading look. 'We haven't pranked anyone for days. Look at Sirius, he's on withdrawal.' Sirius started trembling. 'Look at the trembling, the shaking, the pale and sweaty skin.' James's hand touches Sirius forehead. 'Ooh.' He sharply takes his hand away. 'That's hot.'

'You see what it's done to us.' Sirius says, he's stopped trembling. 'We won't prank you, just everyone else, and it'll be minor. Just everyone in Gryfinndor colours. That's it.' He shrugs. 'Hufflepuff is too easy to prank.'

'But if we're not coloured then everyone will know we were in on it.' Flo gives Sirius a frown. 'You didn't think about that, did you?' It was a rhetorical question and Flo delivered it perfectly. Sirius eyebrow went above his hairline.

'Cantankerous Nott.' I say suddenly. All eyes turn to me. 'The slytherin password is Cantankerous Nott.' I shrug. 'Now you don't have to prank Ravenclaw.'

Remus waves his finger and narrows his eyes. 'Isn't he the man who created the pure-blood directory.'

I nod at Remus. James stares at me shocked, Sirius looks astounded. Peter appears to be thinking about food.

'H-how did you know that.' James points an accusing finger at me. 'We've been looking for ages, it's their most guarded secret after we pranked them last time. How did you know?' James asks. His eyebrows are raised and his hazel brown eyes are suspicious.

Peter seems to finally get the gist of the conversation and joins in. 'Yeah, even the map didn't show-'

Remus jumps in and stamps his foot while Sirius and James start talking really loudly. I smirk, they think I don't know about the Marauders Map.

'But,' Remus says loudly. 'How did you know?'

The marauders all lean forward, James from his position of his back pressed against the cold stone wall walks right up next to me, so does Sirius.

'I heard some Slytherin talking about it.' I wave my hand nonchalantly. 'Don't know who though.'

Flo smirks at the floor and squeezes my wrist. She knew I had known before.

'Okay.' James says slowly. 'Do you recall any particular features.' He gives me a look.

'Yeah, I would like to see who it was.' Sirius jumps in and gives us a condensending look.

'Oh.' I had to think fast. 'Well, he had red hair... Which was in spikes.' I nod.

'Red, spiked, hair.' Remus says, giving me a unbelieving look. I nod along to every word.

'I think.' I say slowly. 'I'm not sure.'

Flo giggles and I'm sure she's about to give it away. 'We have to go to dinner. Bye!' Flo says hurriedly and drags me along to the Great Hall, leaving behind four suspicious boys.

'Flo.' I pant as I hurry to keep up with her. 'You neally gave me away.'

Flo laughed a threw a grin my way. 'Eh.' She shrugged her shoulders as she slowed down to a halt. The smell of food hit us as we entered. 'I'm in heaven.' Flo murmured.