Smudges → Sirius Black [ON HOLD]

P1/C4

We found wonderland,
You and I got lost in it,
And we pretended it could last forever

Wonderland // Taylor Swift

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I turned around in wonder. This was the very heart of my brother and his friends, what they did. It was quite messy, as it was for boys, with different books, parchments and randomly, muggle board games strewn around all over the place. There were comfy chairs, a sofa and beanbags. The theme of it was Gryffindor, and I was almost blinded with the shades of red and gold. To top it off, there was a sock hanging from the ceiling. It was striped purple and green with yellow polka dots. 

"Welcome to our home, Miss Potter. To the left is a window, to your right is a table, and in front of you are a couple of beanbags. Get comfy somewhere then. Are you hungry? What would you like?" Sirius said, wandering off to the farthest part of the room. After a few minutes of shock at this generosity, I replied. 
"Are there noodles? Chicken ones?" 
"We have noodles indeed," Sirius said, tapping his wand on something I couldn't see. Within seconds, he had produced a steaming bowl of noodles. He handed them over to me. I ate as he talked. 

"So, this is Marauder central. Here we plan everything we ever do. Even homework." I choked on my noodles. 
"You do homework?" 
"Why does everyone find that surprising? Anyway, yes, I do. This also happens to be quite therapeutic for everyone, and is a lot quieter and comfier than the Gryffindor common room. It's perfect for the four of us. It also explains our insides. I mean, we're all a mess inside, true Gryffindors, and er, well. Yeah." Sirius seemed to get stuck trying to explain this to me. 
"Well, I definitely get the James. Whose idea was the food?" 
"Peter." 
"And the sock?" Sirius just smiled. "Why'd you want to be outside the Gryffindor Tower, though? What about your dorm?" 
"We wanted something that was entirely our own," Sirius explained. I nodded. After a short silence that involved me finishing my noodles, I decided to have a proper look around the room, with Sirius following me. I started to head over to a place with a door, when he turned me around. "Can't go there!" he said, spinning me around. 
"Why not?" I asked, simply being curious. 
"We've all got our secrets."

After an hour or so, we both decided to head back to our separate common rooms. It's not until I step through the door, however, when I realise how long I've been gone. "Where have you been?" Ezra immediately shouts. 
"Want to say that a bit louder?" I asked. "Don't think the Ravenclaws heard you." 
"I'm serious, Cath, You were supposed to return a book. Does that take three hours?" 
"Yes." Ezra sighs. 
"If I didn't know better," Marie starts, "I'd have thought you were out with a boyfriend." I snorted on that one. 
"Me? Boyfriend? Yeah, right. Especially with loads of other girls in the castle and James questioning you lot every day. Ha." 
"I know. But it's a thought..." Each one of my friends turned to me simultaneously. 
"Oh, come on. There's no chance of me having a boyfriend and you know it." Slightly annoyed, I stalk up the stairs to get ready for bed.