Somewhere Only We Know - Part 2 - Sirius Black x OC

Chapter 7: Little Talks

Chapter 18: My Way

Gemma bounced up and down in anticipation for the first Quidditch match of the year. Gryffindor were playing Slytherin and she – along with the rest of her House – was feeling confident.

Stood next to Alice, Lily and Mary, Gemma watched as the players walked on to the pitch. James had his arm around the new Chaser, who had replaced an older player who had left last year. The girl was only in third year, but she had shown a lot of skill. James had said she was one to watch and had taken her under his wing.

Madam Hooch called the captains forward and Gemma grinned at her friends in excitement. It had been just over a week since the attack on St Mungo's and everyone was looking forward to the distraction a game would bring. Tensions were still high and while most students appeared to have moved on, it was clearly still on everyone's minds. Quidditch would be the perfect remedy.

The whistle blew and Gemma cheered with the crowd as the game began. Gryffindor took control of the Quaffle and looked set to score quickly.

A movement to Gemma's right caught her eye. She glanced over and was surprised to see Sirius sneaking out of the stadium. What was he doing?

A loud cheer echoed around her and she looked back to the field. Gryffindor had scored. Gemma looked back towards Sirius, and saw he was almost gone from sight. For a moment she debated following him, but then Alice grabbed her arm and pointed up to the sky.

"I think we're onto the Snitch already."

Gemma watched in amazement as the Gryffindor Seeker flew with purpose, but her mind kept wandering to Sirius. What the hell was he doing missing the first game of the season?

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Sirius stalked his prey carefully and quietly. Snape had no idea he was being followed.

After catching the snivelling Slytherin sneaking into the castle a week ago, before he had taken Gemma up to the Tower, Sirius had been keeping an eye on Snape. And on more than one evening, Sirius had spotted him out of bed, roaming the halls. The joys of the map; he could monitor everything from his own bed.

At the start of the Quidditch match, Sirius had spotted Snape looking suspicious. He'd been clearly agitated, obviously waiting for the right moment to leave. So as soon as he had, Sirius had taken the opportunity to follow him.

As Sirius entered the castle, he paused and looked around. No sign of Snape. So, he pulled out the map, and with so many footprints down at the Quidditch pitch, it didn't take him long to locate him.

Following the footsteps, Sirius kept moving until he noticed that Snape had stopped. He was on the third floor, and he was no longer alone. Regulus had been waiting there for him.

Sirius turned a corner quickly and headed up the stairs to take him to the third floor. Finally, he arrived at the corridor, but he hid from sight.

"You're certain it's here?" Snape said.

"Mulciber said it is." Regulus replied. "He said Potter appeared from this corridor and he was carrying sweets. From Honeydukes."

Sirius frowned. Were they talking about the passageway to Honeydukes? James hadn't used that passageway in years. It was something they had done a lot when they were thirteen and fourteen; they'd grab sweets from the store room for them to enjoy in their dorm – and leave some money behind, of course - then pig out until the early morning.

"Hmm." Sirius could practically hear Snape thinking. "But he didn't say where?"

"No. He didn't see." Sirius heard the sound of scraping against stone. Regulus continued. "He said it must be behind a statue though. The others are."