A/N- Hey! I'm back. This chapter is a little shorter because I changed the plot line halfway through writing it. Hope you like it! And thank you so much for the reviews in the last chapter. My heart is happy ^.^

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After an initial stinging of her eyes with hot tears, Dany was replaced with cold fury. Her mind kept going over what she had just heard, her jaw tightening and her fingers digging into her palm. She felt utterly humiliated. She had been played, exposing every little insecurity she had about herself. She didn't know who she hated more at this point - Lily or Sirius. Her best friend who had gone to such extravagant lengths to keep her from finding out that she was dating someone, or the most attractive guy in school who had effectively made her look like a colossal idiot.

Deciding to skip lunch, she ran out towards Hagrid's hut, hoping that she'd get some time alone to think things over. How could she have not realised this? Sirius was interested in her? Of course that wasn't true! She had actually let Marlene's ridiculous speculations get to her. And last night…

"Fucking hell!" She kicked at the ground and threw a large pebble into the Black Lake.

The ripples spread out, slowly dying as the stillness took over. Dany suddenly felt very exhausted. It was time to head back inside but she was dreading it. How was she supposed to avoid people she shared a House and a dorm with? As angry as felt, a lot of it was directed to herself - for being stupid enough to have been tricked like this.

Luckily for her, the girls' dorm was empty, presumably because everyone was still finishing lunch. Dany got into her bed and quickly pulled the curtains, not wanting to interact with anyone - least of all Lily. It wasn't long before the door opened, followed by a very frantic voice.

"Dany? Oh thank god! Dany! Please, let me explain!" Dany could hear Lily pleading through her curtains.

"What's going on?" Marlene, Dorcas and Mary had entered as well, confused by the scene unfolding in front of them.

"Dany, please!" Lily's voice had gone a little higher, and sounded a lot closer.

"Lils, what's wrong?" asked Marlene, sounding worried. "Dany, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," said Dany, opening her curtains and ignoring Lily. "I missed lunch actually. I need to get something to eat. In the meantime, why don't you ask Lily why Sirius was suddenly so interested in me."

Lily flinched visibly, while Marlene just opened and shut her mouth in confusion. Dany picked up her wand and walked out, working very hard to restrain herself from knocking out Lily. She caught Dorcas' eye for a brief second but couldn't manage to alter her expression into a more pleasant one.

Six years at Hogwarts and not many people knew about the fifth girl in the Gryffindor dorm shared by Lily Evans, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadows and Mary McDonald. Even the ones in the same year as her weren't really aware of Daniella Wilson. Recently, she had become better friends with the Marauders, and she had always been on good terms with the girls she shared a dorm with. This was the reason why no one knew about her temper. No one at school had ever seen Dany angry. In fact, not many people had ever seen Dany angry at all. Except for her parents, her brother and a couple of muggle friends from before Hogwarts.

But now, the Gryffindor 6th years were stumped by this side of her. While Dany was still talking to Marlene, Dorcas, Mary, Remus and Peter, she had taken to completely ignoring Lily, James and Sirius. Additionally, she wouldn't spend as much time in the Gryffindor common room as before. Her preferences had changed to the library and by the lake.

"I still don't understand why you did this, Lils," said Marlene, as they all sat by the fire one evening after Dany had gone up to the dorm. "I don't get why you had to hide your relationship in the first place… But more importantly, why did you ask Sirius to keep her distracted?" She sent a glare towards the grey eyed Marauder who was staring moodily into the fire.

Lily looked incredibly uncomfortable and pale. She had tried to speak to Dany each day in the last week, but to no avail. She knew that what she had done had hurt her much more than she had expected - most of her friends were disappointed in her, but only Marlene was willing to vocalize it.

"I don't think Lily is the only one to blame here," added Remus, looking worn out. "Prongs was part of this as well. And Padfoot? Why would you agree to do something like this?"

James sensed that Lily was on the verge of tears, so he spoke up, "It was stupid. I agree, Moony, we shouldn't have done that. If Dany would just let us apologise…"

"Give her some time to cool off. And then, perhaps," shrugged Marlene.

"The thing is, I've never seen Dany like this," came Dorcas' soft voice. "In all these years, I've never seen her get angry. Annoyed? Sure. But never angry. I dunno, Lils. Maybe you should leave her be for a while."

"That goes for you two as well," said Marlene, sternly, frowning at James and Sirius. "Don't do anything stupid. You'll only make the situation worse."

"I'm going back to the dorm," said Remus, giving the three other boys a meaningful look. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."

James dropped a kiss on Lily's head, and sent a halfhearted wave in Marlene and Dorcas' direction. Peter looked exhausted and just followed Remus upstairs. Sirius, however, made no attempts to move.

"Padfoot!" came James' sharp voice from the stairs. Sirius got up unwillingly, a scowl on his forehead. The girls sat about for a bit until Mary came in just before curfew, signalling that it was, indeed, time to retire for the night.

Dany was late. And McGonagall wouldn't be someone to believe just any excuse - like, oh, I was angry with everyone around me so I stayed up sulking and woke up late, missed breakfast and reached class late. Bugger. She was running through the Transfiguration Courtyard when her bag snapped, sending her books and parchment flying in the air, the ink bottle breaking on the cobbled path.

"Shit."

At times like this, Dany felt her frustration overwhelm her and form a solid lump in her throat. She half wanted to stomp on everything and kick her bag into the Black Lake, but her better sense took over and she sighed, sitting down to clean up the mess.

"Dany?" She looked up at the voice, her face flooding with relief as she smiled at him.

"Scott! Oh thank god it's you!"

"Vandalism?" he asked, arching his eyebrow and helping her out with his wand. "Don't you have class now?"

"I'm running late for Transfiguration," she sighed. "My bag split while I was running."

"You look like shit. Did you sleep at all last night?" he asked, surveying her slowly.

"Kind of. It's complicated."

"Is this related to what happened with Potter, Black and Evans?" Dany nodded her head, letting out a deep sigh. She had told Scott about everything and he had been quite surprised by it all. His advice, however, had been as level-headed and logical as himself - "Take some time to cool off. And let them explain why they did what they did. Don't assume things because you honestly don't know everything that happened."

"Have you spoken to any of them?" he continued.

"No."

"Maybe it's time to try, Dany," he said, giving her a small smile. "It'll make you feel better to know the truth."

As much as she disagreed with him, she nodded her head, hoping to get to class without further delay.

"Don't be a stubborn arse, Dany," Scott called out after her, making her groan.

"Ms. Wilson, I trust you know that tardiness is not excused in my class." McGonagall's stern voice, cut through the silence in the class. "Detention on Thursday at 8pm. I trust you can find your seat without further delay." Dany nodded her head and quickly took her seat next to Remus. "As I was saying, we shall be moving on to Animagi theory today. Please open your books to…"

Dany zoned out, covering her mouth as she let out a huge yawn. Remus was busy, scribbling notes next to her. She rubbed her eyes, feeling very sleepy as McGonagall continued teaching. She really wanted the term to end. It had been a turbulent year and she was just exceedingly fed up with dealing with things around her. She regularly avoided the two C's which had somehow managed to disrupt her life completely - conversation and conflict.

"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall's shriek jerked her out of her reverie, as the entire class turned to look at James. He was grinning sheepishly, his wand still in the air. Dany's eyes slowly moved around the room to see what damage the bespectacled boy had inflicted. She let out a tiny gasp as she spotted Peter, who had sprouted whiskers, buck teeth and a very realistic rat's tail.

"Detention! You will join Ms. Wilson in my office this Thursday. Mr. Lupin, please escort Mr. Pettigrew to the Hospital Wing. And Mr. Potter, please hand me your wand for the remainder of this class."

Most of the class was sniggering at Peter's condition, but Dany had a niggling feeling at the back of her mind. Her suspicions were confirmed when James walked back from the teacher's desk after handing over his wand, catching her eye for just long enough to be significant.

"Sirius! Watch it!' Marlene scowled at her teammate. He had been distracted for the past few practices. Today, he had almost managed to knock her off three times. Clenching his jaw, he just flew away. "James!" shouted Marlene, catching her Captain's attention. "Will you please talk to him? At this rate, I'll be in too many pieces to play the final!"

James nodded his head and called for a time-out. "Drink some water, treat any injuries and be back in 15 minutes," he ordered. Everyone trooped off, Marlene giving him a thumbs up. James sighed and turned to his best friend. "Pads, you need to focus. We can't afford to have any of our players injured. What's wrong? Are you still-"

"It's nothing, Prongs," he replied, running his hand through his hair. "I'll be more careful, don't worry."

"Look, Padfoot," he said, lowering his voice. "I know you're still upset about everything that's happened. I'm sorry for dragging you into this. But I'm going to fix it. As best as I can. And then the rest will be up to you and Lily. Now, please, the match is four days away. Don't decapitate Marls."

Sirius didn't say anything. His eyes were a stormy grey, reflecting the turmoil inside him. It had been two weeks since Dany had found out. Two weeks since she had completely stopped talking to him, James and Lily. And Sirius hated that. It felt like he had been robbed of all his agency. At first, he had been livid with Evans - it was her idea after all. But then, Remus' words had rung in his head and he had realised that whatever reasons Lily may have had, it was his fault for going along with it. And he desperately wanted to fix things. Get back to Potions classes full of whispered conversations and muffled giggles, common room get togethers around the fire, and most importantly, get back to not feeling like an utter twat every time he saw her.

"Alright! We still have 40 minutes of practice left! I want everyone to focus on their game! Come on!" James' voice boomed across the field as everyone shot off into the sky.

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