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Chapter 45:
Lily was sat beneath a tree with Severus. "Sev, why can't you just stay away from him?"
"It's not me. He comes looking for me," Severus replied, "Potter's just a jerk."
"He really is," Lily agreed. "I just don't understand why he always comes after you."
"It's just because I'm a Slytherin."
"I guess. Oh well. Let's not waste time thinking about Potter." Lily said to her best friend.
The sun had finally come out after weeks of cold wind and rain. Lily sighed happily.
"Do you think there will be a war, Sev?" Lily asked.
"I think it's inevitable," Severus frowned.
"I don't want to go to war," Lily replied.
"Don't worry. I'll always protect you, Lils." Severus said quietly.
James and Sirius were waiting under the invisibility cloak by the stairs to the girls' dorm. A third year girl started going up the stairs and the boys followed close behind her so that they wouldn't fall down the stairs. They soon reached the first year girl's dorm and walked in under the cloak. None of the girls were in the room. James could smell strawberries, he breathed it in heavily. It reminded him of something but he wasn't sure what. James started transfiguring the girls' pillows so that they were full of crisps instead of feathers. Sirius hung streamers from the ceiling. James then pulled something out of his pocket, a small bag. The bag was moving in his hands. He opened it and pulled a tiny little squirrel out of the bag. He performed an enlargement charm on the squirrel before letting it lose in the room. He then did the same with a second squirrel. The boys then turned the walls a bright pink colour before walking out of the girls' dorm room. The made their way down the stairs and back into the common room.
The four marauders sat waiting in the common room for the girls to arrive back. When they came in they went straight up the stairs to put down their bags before diner. The boys could hear the girls' screams from the common room, "those bloody marauders!" Mary could be heard screaming.
"Oi, wait. This little guy is kinda cute… Ouch! He bit me!" Alice screamed.
The boys laughed hysterically as the girls came running down the stairs. Lily looked angry whilst the other girls looked entertained. "You might want to get that bite checked, Prewett." Sirius commented as the marauders rushed out the portrait hole.
James was sat with Remus and Peter at the Gryffindor table, "do either of you know where Sirius is?" James asked.
"Nope. No clue." Remus said, barely looking up from his book.
"I've not seen him properly in about a week," James frowned.
"Missing your boyfriend?" Evans commented from a way up the table. James thought about ignoring her, but something got the better of him.
"Yes Evans. Awfully. It's killing me but you can help! You're not Sirius but you'll do… want to make out?" He winked at her before turning away smirking. "I'm guessing he's off kissing some girl."
"Yeah, he does seem to go through them," Remus said closing his book.
"First there was… who was first?" James asked.
"That hufflepuff girl. Was it Lisa?" Peter replied.
"I don't know… then there was the Gryffindor second year…" James added.
"What was her name?" Remus asked.
"I've no idea…" Remus laughed. "Don't forget the couple of ravenclaws…"
"I can't be bothered to work it out," James sighed, "it's giving me a headache."
Sirius made his way back to the common room later that night. On his way he saw two Slytherins standing over a cowering first year ravenclaw – a muggleborn. He recognised that girl; he'd kissed that girl. Dorcas was shivering on the ground at the feet of Mulciber and Avery.
"You stupid mud-blood. You don't deserve magic." Avery was saying.
Sirius drew out his wand and walked into the Slytherins' views, "what the hell are you two doing?"
"None of your business, Black!" Mulciber laughed.
"Sirius?" Dorcas cried, tears falling down her cheeks. Sirius stunned Avery and put a protection spell around himself and Dorcas. The protection spell blocked several spells from Mulciber. Sirius cast the knockback jinx at Mulciber. He then pulled up Dorcas into his arms and began walking away from the Slytherins.
"Do you want me to take you to the hospital wing, Dorcas?" Sirius asked gently. He moved a hair out of her eyes and smiled sadly at her.
"No, thank you. Could you take me to my dorm?"
"I can't get into the Ravenclaw common room," Sirius frowned.
"I'll let you in," Dorcas smiled.
Sirius carried Dorcas in silence for several moments. Dorcas eventually broke the silence, "I miss spending time with you."
Sirius thought about it and realised that he felt the same, "yeah, me too." He spent a lot of time with several different girls but Dorcas was different. They had become real friends. They had talked and had joked together. They had spent ages just sitting together laughing. Of course the guys had thought he was off in a broom closet with some random girl but for a month or so he had been hanging out with Dorcas. "I'm sorry for screwing up Dorcas."
"It's ok, Sirius. Everyone screws up," Dorcas smiled.
"Can we still be friends?" Sirius asked.
"Of course," Dorcas replied before saying the Ravenclaw password. Dorcas smiled as Sirius put her down on her feet. "Thank you Sirius."
"Anytime. I don't make a bad knight in shining armour, do I."
Dorcas laughed, "not bad at all."
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Lily's craziness causes even more arguments with James...
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