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Aly sighed exasperated. She sat in the common room feeling exhausted. Trying to keep Lily at bay and keep Logan from going crazy, which he hadn't shown any signs of doing but Aly wanted to keep it that way, was turning out to be a full time job.

Earlier that day, at lunch, Logan had taken what Aly saw as a very big step and came over to eat with her without being asked. They had been trying to keep the whole relationship undercover as much as possible so they ate together maybe one meal a day. Sure enough, Lily did everything in her power to ruin the meal.

Before Logan had even began to eat, Lily called out, "Hey! Hey, James! Come sit with us!" She had stood up to wave him over. He looked just as shocked as Aly. The Marauders took the seats next them, all of them looking oddly at Lily. The only non-confused eyes belonged to Aly. She was glaring at Lily.

Why was she doing this to her?

The boys were introduced to one another, and Logan acknowledged each boy with a nod of his head, hesitating ever so slightly at Sirius. Aly was the only who noticed. He turned to Aly and continued their previously started conversation on the current Minister of Magic. The four boys studied him, undecidedly. Even Remus looked at him strange. Aly tried to ignore the fact that this bothered her.

She ate lunch without paying too much attention to the four boys. Lily, however, was not so lucky. Aly took to sending her death glares every few minutes. Logan didn't seem to mind the intrusion and focused on Aly and tried to make polite chat with Lily (she chose to ignore him). Aly tried her best to pay attention to him, but she couldn't get over the swell of anger in her chest.

Aly was the first to stand to leave, ready to make her escape.

"Can you hang on a second?" Logan asked her in the front hall.

"Sure," Aly snapped a little too harshly. The five others slowly made their way past. Only Lily looked back as she instructed, "We have homework. You best do it tonight."

Aly rolled her eyes in annoyance but was interrupted as Logan pulled her out the giant front doors. They didn't go far. Stopping at the bottom step, Logan released her and asked her to sit. She looking up at him with huge eyes.

"Aly," he started. His voice was heavy with some emotion Aly couldn't place. Was it regret? That would make sense. Maybe he did regret getting tied up with a 4th year and her immature and nosy friends. He had paused for a second, looking away. He turned back and said, "You have really blue eyes."

Aly felt shock ripple through her. "Uh, thanks?"

Much to he surprise, he laughed. "It's a compliment, Aly. You're not suppose to question it."

She felt silly after his comment and lowered her head.

He sighed as he studied her. "Aly, I like you.

She peered up at him.

"But your friends don't seem friends don't seem happy with that."

Aly frowned deeply.

"I'm not sure if this worth a rift between you and your friends."

"I don't care what they think---" she started.

"Yes you do," he told her.

Aly heaved a sigh. "Can I show you how much I don't care? How much I want to be with you?" She hoped what she said didn't come off too melodramatic.

"Of course," he said. His smile returning to his face.

She beamed at him, sure that what she had to show him would prove her loyalty to him. She pulled him towards the forest. He hesitated as she pulled him in, and she told him, "It's okay. I promise."

He allowed himself to be pulled in, but his shoulders still didn't relax. Aly stopped in a small clearing. "Tada," she announced releasing him.

He looked around the ring of trees. Aly expected him to be astonished, excited, or at least impressed. So when he just stood still scanning the area, she felt slightly let down.

"What am I suppose to be seeing?" he asked.

"It's a moon stone," Aly said simply.

"You mean that big rock? That's what I'm suppose to be looking at? A rock?" He didn't get it.

"It's not just a rock. See it's a moon rock. My mom---"

He cut her off. "Aly, we can't avoid talking about this."

Aly looked at him, hurt. She was sharing something very special with him. She moved past this sadness and said, "My friends will get over it. I promise."

Logan looked skeptical.

"Trust me," she insisted.

When he didn't look convinced, Aly took matters into her own hands. She took a hold of his face and kissed him. He was slightly put off, never having her do something as drastic before, but before she knew it he was kissing her back.

She had skipped the rest of her classes, and she now sat on the couch in the common room. She was trying to enjoy the quiet while she could because, just as expected, Lily came storming in the common room not long after their last class got out, on a mission. "Where have you been?" she screeched.

The common room began to buzz as more people came in behind Lily. "I said, 'where have you been?'"

"Around."

"Alyson Patricia,"

Aly jumped up, "Don't you dare full name me, Lily Evans!"

"I will if you deserve it."

With that remark, Aly stormed out of tower into the hallway. Lily followed her.

"Lily! Give it a rest!" Aly yelled. People were standing around them trying to get into the tower. Aly didn't care; they could wait. "What is your problem with Logan?"

"He's a sixth year!" Lily exclaimed as if it was obvious.

"So?"

Lily rolled her eyes, "He's only after one thing!"

"Like I'm not use to that," Aly spat. With that comment, Lily's face fell into a frown and someone around them shuffled.

"What does that mean?" Lily asked, her brow furrowed.

"It means," Aly said with a sigh, moving away from having to explain herself, "That Logan is my boyfriend. End of story. So, get over whatever your problem with him is."

Lily merely stood looking at her.

Suddenly, James' voice jumped out of the crowd, "Can you two either take of your clothes and wrestle or move outta the way?"

Aly sent a glare at him and turned on her heel and stormed off. She heard Lily and James begin to argue and picked up her pace.

As she turned the corner, she found the one person she had prayed wasn't with James as he and the other Marauder's eavesdropped on her and Lily. Sirius stood in a dark corner, looking slightly shrunken.

"Hey," Aly said breathlessly.

"Hey," he said not looking at her.

For a moment, neither said anything. Aly ventured in a small voice, "Did you hear everything?"

She saw a slight nod come from him. She stood watching him, not sure what to say to him.

She watched the struggle move across his face. He gulped, took a deep breathe, and stood all the way up. He was much taller than Aly remembered, taller than Logan, even.

He smiled at her, his face wiped smooth. "You going to the library?"

She nodded, studying him.

"I'll walk you." They started off together.

"So--" Sirius ventured after they had made it pass Peeves, who was dangling a first year in the air.

"I didn't mean for you to find out that way," Aly said simply and quickly.

"I know," he told her. "I tried to not listen."

They fell silent again until Sirius asked, "He good to you?"

Aly smiled meekly, "Yeah."

"Alright, then."

Aly looked at him. He seemed to have accepted this.

"You okay?" Aly asked as they reached the library.

"Yeah," Sirius said sincerely. "As long as he treats you right."

Aly smiled at Sirius, a real smile.

"Thanks for walking me."

He smiled a small smile and said, "It's no prob."

She went up on her tippie-toes and pecked him gently on the cheek.

"What's that for?"

She shrugged, "You're always lookin' out for me."

"Always," he said with a wink and a typical Sirius smirk.

Aly left him standing in the hallway and entered the library. Much to her shock, Logan sat at a table facing the open door. He face scrunched up in anger.

Aly's insides froze with fear. "Logan," she said going up to him.

He couldn't seem to find words as he stood up, fist clenched.

"It wasn't a big deal," Aly told him.

"You. Kissed. Him."

"Yes but not in anything but a friendly way. He's my friend," Aly explained.

Logan snorted. His lower lip rolled into his mouth, and he bit down on it.

He stared at Aly unseeing. "I don't want you hanging around him anymore. He's bad news."

It was Aly's turn to snort. "I will hang out with who I want to. Plus, he's not 'bad news.' Sirius is a good person."

Logan stood. His lip still missing from his face. "You will stay away from him."

"No."

Before she saw what was coming, he had grabbed her by the shoulders. She wrenched herself out of his grasp and ran towards the door.

He caught up with her and, after roughly grabbing her by the elbow, gently took hold of her hand. "Aly, I'm so sorry."

His lip was back and his eyes were wide. "I really am. I don't know what came over me. I just, I worry about you."

He looked sincere so Aly said quietly, "Alright."

"Let me walk you back to the library," he pleaded.

"No," she said but upon seeing his face, smiled meekly and told him, "I'm just going to go study with Lily. She's struggling with her Trans homework."

He smiled at her. "We okay?"

"Yeah," she said without much enthusiasm. Her mind spinning.

"Good." He kissed her on the cheek and left her to stand there alone. She collected herself and headed back towards the tower. Upon reaching the portrait, she realized that she didn't want to see anybody.

She wandered around for a while, thinking. This wasn't like Logan. He wasn't normally like this. He liked her and treated her great, except for this one time. Should she judge him based on that one exception? No. That wouldn't be fair. He wouldn't have done it if she hadn't been so stupid as to kiss Sirius. The whole thing was her fault, not his.

As she paced, she reached for her necklace. She always played with it when she was thinking. Her hand found nothing, though. She gasped, spinning around, and sprinting back to the library. Logan must've accidently broke the chain when he grabbed, no, took a hold of her. The chain was old. It was likely to break.

She found the library almost deserted. She scanned the floor, finding nothing.

"Accio necklace," she called out.

Nothing stirred.

She frowned, feeling like she was going to cry.

She made her way back to the common room, bypassing Lily and Sirius who both turned to look at her as she entered. She flopped down on her bed, feeling more tired than she had ever felt in her whole life.

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