Siriusly, Time is of the Essence

chapter 4

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I clung onto their robes so tight, I was sure I was choking them, but they didn't complain. The last time I'd been here (which was my last christmas break) Regulus had tried to scare me, which resulted in me screaming and punching him in the nose. Of course, Sirius's parents' hadn't liked that to much.

We ran into a few people in the hallway, namely Harry Potter. I'd forgotten for a second- just long enough- what sirius and Remus had just told me. "James!" I cried out to him, Sirius caught me as Remus blocked him from my view. For a second there it looked like he'd seen a ghost of his own.

"Lynn, calm down! It's Harry! Just Harry." I felt my smile fall again.

"I knew that." I peeked around Remus, only to find Harry trying to do the same.

Upon a longer inspection I found his nose was to short, and his eyes were green, not blue. "Lily's eyes." I smiled a little at that, "Stop touching!" I smacked their hands away and walked around to Harry as he did the same.

We inspected eachother. I saw his messy black hair trying to cover his scar as he saw my own long dark hair and the scar on my neck from third year. He saw my chocolate brown eyes as I looked into his green. He had baggy clothes, while I was still in pajamas. His round glasses had a glare in them, preventing me from seeing his right eye.

I hugged him suddenly and he yelped in surprise. "So nice to meet you." I said,"I'm Gwedolyn Harper Marked. Call me by my full name once you get a warning, after that your life is forfeit. Call me Lynn."

I caught the look he gave Sirius and Remus as I pulled away from the hug. "She's dead serious, I'm afraid." Remus said sadly, "How do you think Lucius Malfoy's hair turned white?"

I smiled, "Sirius alsoo had the misfortune to call me Gwendolyn a couple of times," I glanced over my shoulder, "He learned his lesson though."

He cleared his throat. "I-I did."

Remus smiled as he elbowed him in the ribs. "What'd she do?" Harry asked, eyes wide.

"She hung him-"

"Shut up Remus!"

"I hung him upside down in his sleep when he was in his boxers in the great hall." I said quickly before Sirius could cover my mouth.

"Ew!" He removed his now slimey hand, "That's disqusting!"

"Try licking your hand! What on earth've you been doing?" I gagged and licked my shirt to get the taste of dirt and dust out of my mouth. "Ugh! When was the last time you washed your hands?"

I reached into Remus's pocket and pulled out a candy bar, broke it in half, and gave him 1/2 back, biting my own and leaning on him- as I was in HEAVEN. "Mmm... just what the teacher ordered."

"Hey!" Remus said and I snuck behind Harry, giving him a piece.

"Have you ever had a pice of chocolate just melt in your mouth, no chewing, just wonderful melting?" I asked, leaning on him, "It's got wonderful properties. Not only does it get endorphines going- making you have the feeling of being in love- it also makes you hyper and happy and- Woah!" I looked up, "How did I get upside down?" I looked around and found mslef flung over Remus's shoulder like a sack of poe-tay-toes. "Oh, that's how."

"Stealing my chocolate are you?"

"Never! Your pocket wanted me to have it! To relieve it of the unneeded weight of the sweet chocolatey goodness!" I looked up at the watching Sirius and Harry as they followed behind, laughing. "His pocket thinks it's fat." I stage whispered, unwrapping the last half of the chocolate bar.

"Do you have another piece of chocolate?" Remus asked as I took a really big bite.

I looked at the guys with big eyes, "Moe!" I said, trying to spit out "No!" despite the hunk of chocolate.

"BOO!"

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"

"AAAAAAHHH!" I squealed, throwing myself off Remus's shoulder, the candy went flying into the air, and I soon found myself clawing at the ceiling, glad I was an animagus like the boys.

"HOW DARE YOU ENTER THE MOST NOBLE AND ANCIENT HOUSE OF BLACK!!!!" The boys pulled the curtains shut over the giant painting of Sirius's crazy mother.

I stayed hoooked to the ceiling, trying to calm myself down by taking deep breaths.... The only thing that accomplished was to deprive myself of oxygen and fill my lungs with the most ancient and noble cobewebs in existence, "You can come down now!" Remus called as he and Sirius held the curtains shut, laughing their heads off.

I pulled a few times, "I'm stuck!"

"Then I guess you'll just miss the meal- oh! And the rest of this amazing chocolate." I heard the wrapper crackling.

"Hey!" I started, "He- ayeeee!" I squeaked as I fell from the ceiling into Sirius' arms. "Oof," I looked around, found Remus, snatched the candy bar as it was centimeters from his mouth, and stuffed it into my own. "Mine!" I barked out.

"Well, she certainly won that round." Sirius said as he watched me munch happily on my chocolate.

"Are you kidding me?" Remus sqwauked. "Did you see her face when she hit the ceiling?!"

"You know the rules my friend. Last bite of the chocolate bar-"

"She stuffed the last half into her mouth!"

"Jealousy doesn't become you my good man," I patted his cheek, then turned and shuffled through my satchel. "Here you are you big baby." I tossed a truffle bar at his face.

"You had your own this whole time?"

"Of course I did!" I smirked. I waited a beat, "You missed me." I walked into a random room, hoping it was the right one with food in it.

It was.