CHAPTER 13

LIZZIE'S POV

"Lizzie, why would you bring him in here? The others could be back to get something they accidentally left and they'd all freak out if they saw a big black dog in their room!" Claire said when we walked in. Sirius whined and gave her puppy eyes.

"It's nothing against you, Sirius. Just that we could all three get in bad trouble if anyone found out you were up here as much as you are." Claire explained.

"Relax Claire. I'm just getting some stuff and taking a shower. He can lay on my bed while I do that." I said. Claire rolled her eyes but didn't say anything else.

After taking a shower, I put on tight dark jeans and a tight silver tank top. I brushed my hair but left it in its natural kinky curls and gave myself smoky eyes with my make as well as putting on silver high heels.

Once I came out of the bathroom, I went to my dresser and pulled out a dark jean jacket that cut off at my ribs. It was the exact same shade as my jeans. I left the top two buttons undone, showing the top of my low cut tank top.

"Who are you trying to impress, Lizzie?" Claire asked.

"No one. You're the one who always said it feels better to dress up right after a breakup. And you were right. For some reason it actually makes me feel better." I replied.

"Mind waiting on me before going to breakfast?" Claire asked. I shook my head. Claire grabbed some clothes before going into the bathroom.

A few minutes later, she came out. Her hair was straight, she had on a sapphire blue shirt, tight medium wash jeans, minimal makeup, and blue heels.

Once we were down to the bottom of the steps, Sirius turned into his human form again.

"I don't know if I look good enough to escort you ladies down to breakfast." he said, laughing. We both laughed.

"You look good enough to be our pimp for the walk down there." Claire laughed. That caused me to almost fall over laughing.

"Well ladies, I'm ready when yall are." Sirius laughed. Claire was on his left side and I was on his right. Claire insisted on us all linking arms.

"God, they're gonna really think stuff now." I laughed.

Once we got to breakfast, we let go of each other but still walked in with him in the middle. We went down to the end of the table where Chris was sitting.

"If you two don't mind, I'm going to go sit with the guys." Sirius said. We both smiled and waved.

Once he walked off, Chris burst out laughing. I rolled my eyes, already knowing what the first thing he was going to say was.

"So now ya'll have a pimp?" he asked.

"Of course not." I replied. Claire just started laughing.

"Yall two are impossible sometimes." I laughed before getting up.

"Where are you going?" Claire asked.

"To see how the guys are." I replied. I walked over to them and they all seemed surprised to see me. I sat in between Sirius and Peter and across from Remus and James.

"Didn't expect to see you over here, Furrybutt." Sirius laughed. I hit the back of his head.

"My name isn't Furrybutt." I snapped.

"You're just in denial." Sirius said. I rolled my eyes.

REMUS'S POV

I was highly surprised when Lizzie came and sat with us. What didn't surprise me was within seconds of her arriving, her and Sirius were already flirting like crazy. I wasn't going to lie. She looked absolutely amazing. And I could tell by the way her hair was still curly that Claire hadn't had anything to do with the way she looked.

I caught her eye and she smiled at me. I could tell she was still upset over the break up, but it hadn't been the end of her world. That was a good thing. We were both hurt, but we were both capable of moving on.

"So, what are the plans for today?" Peter asked, trying to prevent Lizzie and Sirius from flirting much more.

"I'm probably going to the library." I replied.

"I'm working on a plan for pranking the Slytherins." James said.

"I guess I have to catch up on all my homework." Lizzie mumbled, making a face at the thought of it.

"I really don't know what I'm going to do." Sirius said. I knew exactly what he was going to do, and so did the other two. He was going to be with Lizzie. Of course I had known he'd be the one getting her after I dumped her, but I never thought he'd act like how he was. Constantly being with her. Flirting a lot. Unintentionally rubbing it in my face that he finally got his chance with her, even though I was the reason it happened.

After we all ate, we split up to go do our own things.

LIZZIE'S POV

About half an hour into my huge pile of homework, I was bored to the point where I was just staring blankly at it, not even really seeing it. I used to have Remus there helping me get through it quickly, but now I'd be on my own every night with homework. I knew he'd still help me if I asked, but I didn't want to seem like I was trying to get him back. I knew that was exactly what it seemed like when I sat with them this morning, all dressed up and smiling at him every time we caught each other's eyes.

The truth was, while I still really liked Remus, I was seeing that I'd also be completely fine without him. I mean, we were staying friends, which actually helped things a lot. At least we weren't going to be like the people that were best friends then dated then broke up and hated each other for the rest of their lives.

"Hey Furrybutt." Sirius said, entering the common room. The common room was absolutely packed, but since everyone was by then accustomed to him calling me Furrybutt, very few people even bothered looking up.

"What?" I asked when he sat on the arm of the chair I was sitting in.

"How much more homework do you have?" he asked. I glanced at the pile that consisted of everything I had yet to do. He followed my gaze. Sirius waved his wand and soon the parchment was covered in what looked to be my handwriting.

"It's all right, trust me. I pestered Remus into helping me with mine." Sirius said. "And now, you're accompanying me to Hogsmeade."

I rolled my eyes but followed him anyways. Once we were there, we went to the Three Broomsticks. It wasn't uncommon for the marauders to sneak out and go there, and the bartender never said anything to us about it.

While we were sipping on our butterbeers, I noticed a rat scuttling across the floor. I pointed it out to Sirius.

"That's not Wormtail. It's a normal rat, although I really have no clue what a rat would be doing in here." Sirius said after taking a good look at it. It ran out the door.

"Is there a pet store around here? I've never really looked for one in all the times I've been in Hogsmeade." I asked.

"Of course there's one. Hogsmeade has at least one of every kind of store you'd think of. You just have to go down a back road to get to some of the stores." he replied. Once we finished the butterbeers, he led me to the pet shop. Since I didn't have any money with me, I was planning on just looking around so I'd have an idea of how much money to bring next time I came to Hogsmeade.

There were cats, dancing rats, owls, and various other things. I took my time looking around while Sirius went and flirted with the young cashier. She looked like she was maybe twenty and was actually very pretty. I turned back around and kept looking.

By the time Sirius rejoined me, I was amused by watching the kittens playing in a big glass area. There was one that was smaller than the rest and the others started bullying it. It was a male with bright gray eyes and shaggy looking long black fur. It was like a kitten version of Sirius when Sirius was in his dog form as far as looks went. It hissed and reached out to swat at the other kittens.

"Awww it's so cute." I said. It managed to fight its way through the others and strutted to the other side of the enclosure. Sirius and I left and went to the book store. I knew he was prolonging going back to the castle, but I had no idea why.

"Sirius, why'd you decide to come to the book store? You hate books." I said.

"Because I really don't want to go back to the castle." he replied.

"Why?" I asked.

"James keeps harassing me over hanging out with you. He thinks I'm trying to snatch you up, but I'm not. It's just awkward for me to be around Remus right now, and I've never been to fond of Peter, and now it seems like James has sided with Remus and thinks I'm determined to get with you. You know I'm not trying to get you, right?" he said. I could tell by his eyes he was worried that I agreed with the rest of them.

"Of course I never thought that, Padfoot." I replied. He grinned. "Can we go back? We don't have to go around the others. My feet hurt from walking this far in these shoes."

"You should have said something sooner, Furrybutt." he laughed. He took off running when he saw that I was going to hit him. After he had ran a few yards, he stopped and waited on me to catch up.