Afraid To Die Alone (Remus Lupin)

10

"Do you ever wonder what our life would be like if Mum and Dad were here." Harry asked his sister as they were lying across the floor in the common room eating food Marley snook from the kitchen.

"Sometimes, I remember some things from when I was younger when your were born only small details tho."

"Tell me about them."

"I was 4 at the time it was your first birthday and Dad decided to get you a mini broom as your present."

(Flashback)

"Prongs she looks mad." Sirius whispered as Lily entered the room seeing James holding a mini broom.

"Why on earth did you think it would be smart to give our 1 year old son a miniature broom James."

"Harry will love it look I'll show you."

James sat Harry on the broom but as soon as Harry sat on the broom he took of flying around the room Sirius and James started chasing him around as he knocked stuff over as he flew past. Marley was sitting on the couch laughing at her dad and Sirius's attempt to catch him. Lily was shouting at James to get him off the broom before he gets hurt. 10 minutes later they finally got Harry off the broom.

"Well that didn't go as planned." Sirius said after a minute of silence.

"No shit."

"JAMES LANGUAGE."

"Shit,shit,shit,shit,shit." Marley started to repeat her dads words laughing as she stood up on the couch.

"No no no Marley you can't say that." James told his daughter.

"JAMES."

***

"Marley are you going to the Halloween feast?" Caspian asked as they walked around the castle.

"No I'm just going to stay in the common room tonight." Marley has never went to the Halloween feast she never liked Halloween after her parents death it was just a reminder of what happened that night.

"Ok I'll bring you some dinner."

"Thanks Cas ."

"Hey where's Max."

"She's been disappearing a lot lately."

"Yeah, you don't think that she might have a secret boyfriend do you?" Marley suggested.

"This is Max we are talking the girl said she would never have a boyfriend until she finished her exams cause she doesn't need any distractions."

"I'll catch up with you later." Marley says as she sees George walking down the hall.

"Hey Marls."

"Hi George, was wondering if you wanted to prank Snape."

"I'm in."

"Where's Fredrick."

"Behind you." Fred says startling Marley making her jump.

"You scared the shit outta me Fred, anyways I was thinking that we make the potions classroom pink."

"Who has the map?" George asks as he puts and arm around Marley's waist as they start to walk down Hall.

"Caspian but I can get it off him in transfiguration."

"Ok we'll meet you outside the common room after the feast."  Fred says to her.

"I'll ask Cas if he wants to join, see ye later." Marley says giving George a quick kiss to his cheek.

***

While everyone was at the feast Marley decided she was going to go for a walk on her way back from her walk she heard shouting coming from outside the Gryffindor common room. As she made her way there she was shocked to see Sirius Black there.

"What the fuck."

Sirius turned around to be faced with his dead best friends daughter. Marley just stood there frozen in her spot shocked that she is even facing him right now.

"Look if your gonna kill me just get it over with."

"Im not going to kill you."

Marley stood there and stared at him for a minute and decided that she would trust him. If he really wanted to kill her then he would of done it by now she told herself.

"Oh ok then."

Marley turned to walk away.

"That's it then."

"Would you rather me start screaming for help."

"No I'm just surprised is all."

"I remember you." Marley told him

"Really?"

"Well it's hard to forget the guy that practically lived in my house."

Sirius laughed at that.

"I never betrayed your parents it wasn't me, look I have to go people are coming back from the feast meet me at the black lake tomorrow and I'll explain everything."

"See you tomorrow then."

Sirius took of in a run down the hall not before slashing the fat lady's portrait. People started to pile up on the stairs.

George came up behind Marley asking what happened. Marley decided to play dumb and act like she didn't know what was going on.

"I don't know I just got back from my walk and the fat lady was gone."

Dumbledore soon came and told everyone they were sleeping in the great hall tonight.

"Well I guess there goes pranking Snape." Fred said making Marley, George and Caspian laugh. Maxine just sent him a glare wondering how he can be joking right now.

"What a strange day." Marley told herself.

***
It's currently 2am my sleep schedule is so messed up :)