Chapter 3

After walking up several flights of stairs (I'm sorry, but they expect me to do this EVERY DAY?!) Sirius and I arrived at a portrait of a rather large woman. "Oi Moony! What's the password?" Sirius called to Remus and James, who were a flight of stairs behind us and were followed by the redheaded prefect and a group of midgets who I assumed to be first years. "It's Capite Leonis." Remus replied as he and James stopped behind us. As he finished speaking the portrait swung forward and revealed a cosy looking room decorated with scarlet and gold. "Come on in." Sirius said, stretching out his hand and pulling me through the portrait hole. I looked around the room as James and Remus followed us in. "It's amazing isn't it" whispered Sirius in my ear.

"Hey! Padfoot hands off my sister!" James said pulling me away and depositing me on a sofa. "Now you are going to tell me why you are here." He stared at me with a harsh look in his eye.

"Wow. I'm so scared of the big bad brother!" I teased. I lay down and stretched on the squashy sofa. "You may begin your questioning."

"Why aren't you at Beauxbatons?" James said immediately "Why are you here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Hogwarts?"

"Well. I'm not at Beauxbatons because mum and dad wanted me nearer to home and didn't want me going out with any more French guys. I'm here so I can annoy you and I didn't tell you I was coming to Hogwarts so I could see the look on your face which I must say was PRICELESS!" I heard Sirius laughing behind me as he walked around the sofa and deposited my feet onto his lap, much like when we were on the train. James stood frozen for a few seconds before coming back to himself and grudgingly sinking into an armchair next to the sofa. Remus wandered over clutching his book and said "What did I miss?"

"Prongs' sister came to Hogwarts because her parents don't want her kissing French blokes and she wants to annoy the hell out of James." Sirius replied as if everyone knew and Remus was being slow.

"Fair enough," Remus said sitting down in another squashy armchair and opening his book. My eyes turned to James who was intently glaring at my feet, propped upon Sirius' lap. "Is something wrong brother dearest?" I asked using my sweetest voice. James just glared at me and went back to staring at my feet. Sirius caught sight of his face and almost burst out laughing. I giggled watching the two best friends engage in a staring competition. James won. Just. But he only won because he cheated. But then again, James has never been a good loser.

After the staring competition a girl with long dark hair and huge, prominent brown eyes walked towards us and said "Oh please excuse me if I am interrupting anything, but may I possibly steal Sirius away for one moment?" I couldn't help but notice that, like James, her eyes were fixed on my feet. As Sirius got up and followed her away, he turned back and gave me a tiny wink. As soon as they were gone, James got up from his armchair and plonked himself next to me on the sofa. He gave me a look that clearly said 'If Sirius comes back he will not be sitting anywhere near you.' Remus glanced over the top of his book looking amused. "You know, if Sirius comes back he won't be happy." James gave him a look that clearly meant 'Well Sirius can go suck a lemon.'

It turns out the 'moment' that Sirius was meant to be gone turned out to be an hour and a half. By which time James had fallen asleep. When Sirius did return, he took one look at James and said "Aw is the wittle pwinceth asweep?"

"Yes." I said putting on a bossy voice "And you should be too. You have no idea how worried your father and I have been. I have been on the phone with the police and with the hospital. We have been worried sick!" Remus, clearly realising he was meant to be playing along, looked over his book and nodded. "I'm sorry mum." Sirius said sheepishly, looking at his shoes "Will you take me up to bed?"

"I guess so." I replied, as if I couldn't imagine anything worse and followed him towards the stairs. When we reached the top he said "Right, down to business. Who are you betting on to win?" I decided to play with him.

"James." I replied "He plays dirty."

"Yes." Whispered Sirius "But I can play dirty too." And with that he raised my lips to his and kissed me. It felt as if someone was setting off fireworks in my mouth. I would have gladly stood there all night, and all of the next day, however from behind us there was a little cough. "Excuse me." Said Remus. "I just need to get through and you two are kind of blocking the stairs."

"Way to ruin a man's night Moony." Sirius said, and after pecking me on the cheek, followed Remus to his dormitory. I turned around and dazedly wandered towards my dormitory and getting into bed. I guess I would just have to wait and meet my dorm mates tomorrow.

A/N Thanks so much for reading! I'm going to try and make updates a regular thing, and am hoping to get another chapter posted this weekend. Thanks again!