you are loved. - r.lupin (ft. THE s.black)

summer of '95

a/n: i'm not posting it yet but i just wrote the ending to this story and i don't want to hear any fuckin backtalk because i like this ending

The school year of 1994-1995 was.. interesting. She received a lot of Howlers from Sirius, because apparently, he thought Caroline would miss his voice so he just screamed into the Howlers for long minutes.

There was the Triwizard Tournament, which Harry was forced to compete in, and in the end, it turns out that Voldemort was back. Caroline had some unfinished business with the son of a bitch, which is why she was invited to the Order of the Phoenix when it was re-formed. 

"Why exactly is Snivellous here?" Sirius scrunched his nose up at the sight of the Potions professor. "He's literally the leftover grease from a hamburger!"

They were currently at an Order meeting and Sirius was not having it. "Don't say that," Caroline hissed, slapping Sirius' arm. "Sev is here because he's an asset to the Order."

"Asset?" Sirius scoffed. "He's just an ass."

Harry let out a loud laugh and Hermione slapped his arm in the same fashion that Caroline had, causing Harry's laughs to immediately stop. "Erm," Harry said, "now that Voldemort is back, I was thinking we should have people to help fight. Like an army or something."

"Harry, that's a great idea and I'm sure we can use it in the future but right now, only a few people believe that he's back," Remus replied.

"Do we have any more crisps?" Sirius asked suddenly.

"We would if you stopped eating them," Caroline snapped, clearly annoyed at Sirius' childishness at a meeting. 

"So, I'll take that as a 'no'," Sirius muttered under his breath.

"I think we could train people who do believe that he's back, just so we know how to fight," Caroline suggested.

"Yes, but how do we distinguish the people who believe he's back and want to defend themselves between the people who want to fight with him?" George asked. Surprisingly, it wasn't a stupid question, unlike the questions Fred had asked.

Fred was rather distracted right now though. He was angrily glaring at Sirius from down the table, hoping that if he stared enough, it would burn a hole in the side of Sirius' head. He had Remus as competition and now Caroline was with Sirius, which sucked arse.

"Easy. The ones who fight with him are Slytherins," Harry responded. "Everyone else is good." Caroline nervously glanced towards Severus, who was biting back a remark.

"Harry, that's very stereotypical," Caroline said, defending Severus and Regulus. "There are some Slytherins who don't like Voldemort and would surely fight on our side."

"I doubt it," the bespectacled boy huffed.

"Attaboy," Sirius cheered, earning a grin from Harry. "Your father would be proud."

"Don't encourage his behavior," Caroline said sternly. "Harry, some Slytherins would love to learn to defend themselves, especially ones who have the pressure of joining Voldemort's side. We just need to find out which ones."

"There aren't any," Harry shot back, rolling his eyes at his mother figure. "They're all evil, narcissistic, rude prats."

"Harry, don't say that! Severus here is a Slytherin and-"

"he's exactly like Harry's description," Sirius cut in, causing Caroline to grit her teeth. Harry and Sirius high-fived across the table but Caroline quickly grabbed Sirius' arm, forcing it back down.

"I would've never acted that immature if you dated me," Fred scowled, still not pleased with Caroline's choice for a significant other. 

"Oh God," Caroline muttered. She wasn't sure if all of the Order meetings were supposed to be like that but this meeting was a huge mess. "I think we've discussed enough for today, don't you?"