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

Chapter 12: This Is What You Came For

Sirius and Remus walked slowly through the forest, treading carefully to avoid making a sound. Despite being under the invisibility cloak, they didn't want Snape to get suspicious that he was being followed and call off the meeting.

A few moments ago, Snape had stormed out of Gladrags and straight into the forest. It was clear he had been frustrated that his plan to follow Peter had backfired. Sirius had wanted to laugh.

As Snape turned direction, Sirius frowned. They seemed to be heading away from the main wooded area and towards the Shrieking Shack instead. His heart rate sped up slightly. If Snape was meeting Mulciber at the shack, then Sirius had potentially put Gemma in danger; she would be meeting him there at some point after noon.

Remus slowed his pace. "Do you think Snape knows about the entrance via the shack?"

Sirius frowned. They knew that Snape knew there was a passageway from the Whomping Willow – thanks to him and his stupid prank in fifth year that had almost ended in disaster – but they were certain Snape didn't know where that passageway led to. James had stopped Snape just in time to see where the passageway ended; and who had been at the other end. Sirius shook his head. "I don't think so. But I guess we'll find out."

Remus nodded and they picked up their pace again, catching up quietly with Snape. The shack came into view and Sirius could see four additional bodies up ahead; Mulciber, Lestrange, Avery and Regulus. All stood around the back of the shack, and Sirius clenched his fists as he took all four of them in, plus Snape. Never had he wanted to physically hurt a group of people more.

"You took your time." Mulciber sneered at Snape. "But Black here says you have a lead. Tell me."

"The lead was a lie. Pettigrew is clearly on to us, so he fed us false information. Lupin is in on it too, which means Potter and Black are."

Mulciber scowled. "So you still can't tell me how I can get into Hogwarts?"

"No."

"Fuck. You've let me down Snape, which means you've let our master down."

"I disagree." Sirius had to admit he was impressed that Snape wasn't cowering to Mulciber's snarl. "You've been put in charge of finding the passageway from Hogsmeade. I'm simply helping. If anyone is disappointing the dark lord, it is you."

Mulciber stepped forward but Avery held him back. "Now is not the time to fight amongst ourselves. We can find another way to locate the passageway."

"We'll tear this whole town apart." Lestrange announced, a gleam in his eye that made Sirius uncomfortable.

"We will." Mulciber nodded, then turned to Snape. "And you will continue your search. If those Gryffindors are on to us, then we'll need to use them in a different way."

"Couldn't we find someone else who knows about the passageways?" Avery asked.

Regulus shook his head. "There is no one else. Those four know every single inch of that castle. I doubt anyone else has explored it the way they have."

"Exactly." Mulciber nodded slowly. "They're the key. We just need to convince them to reveal their secrets." Sirius almost scoffed. That wasn't going to happen.

"None of them will talk." Snape pointed out.

"No..." Mulciber slowly started to smirk. "Not voluntarily. But they will if someone they care about is threatened."

Snape huffed. "They only care about themselves."

"Not true." Regulus said as he moved forward. "My brother seems to have a thing for a certain blonde. Follows her around like a lost dog." They all laughed and Sirius bristled. He didn't follow anyone around like a lost dog.