Liberosis (A Marauders Era Fanfiction)

Four

Warnings- Mentions of domestic violence and PTSD caused by this

Time Skip To Fifth Year

"Prongs" I say running into his arms and burying my face in his chest. "Save me Sirius is trying to kill me" He laughs and pulls me closer.

"What did you do Storm" he asks me before I hear screaming enter the room causing me to yelp and hide behind James. Sirius comes running in with Green hair. "You didn't" James said shocked.

"She did now let me at her Potter" he said trying to grab me from behind James's back. I screamed just as Remmy came in the room so I darted behind him instead.

"Help me Remmy Sirius is trying to kill me and James did nothing to protect me" I said as he turned and wrapped his arms around me to make sure that Sirius couldn't get to me. It would work to as he was much bigger than Sirius.

"Moony if you don't let me at her I will eat all of your chocolate" Sirius said.

Remus gave me a small smile before he let me go and said "Sorry El you're on your own" Finally Sirius grabbed me.

"I'm sorry Siri I love you please don't hurt me" I said giving him my best puppy dog eyes.

He groaned trying to look away from me "not fair you know you're too cute for that fine but you have to put it back" he said right as my brother walked in. I gulped.

"No you didn't use that charm on his hair you know it doesn't come out for a week" Ollie said causing me to glare at him.

"WHAT" Sirius screamed and I froze. I started to panic and he noticed. I can't handle yelling like that it brings back bad memories. "I'm sorry Elly breathe I didn't think I'm sorry" He said enveloping me in a hug while my other friends that were there gathered around.

You see well I hang out with my friends in Slytherin a whole lot. They had this friend Kyle that would sometimes hang around when I was with them too. I had a huge crush on him in my fourth year. He took notice and asked me out. We went on a few dates and then he asked me to be his girlfriend and I of course said yes. The problems began about a month after that. He got jealous of my guy friends. Really jealous he told me I had to stop hanging out with them. When I refused he got violent. Really violent really fast. Suddenly I was walking on eggshells around him. I stopped hanging out with all my friends not just the guys because when I was with them they would ask questions about this bruise or that cut. I was really messed up by that point he had me convinced he was the only one that loved me and cared about me. The worst part was that when he wasn't yelling or hurting me he was still the old Kyle that I fell in love with. He was sweet and romantic and the best boyfriend I could ask for. Except when he wasn't.

Finally McGonagall took notice of the situation. She confronted me about it after class one day and I broke and told her everything. She had him sent to Durmstrang and helped me tell my friends what was happening so I could get their support. It was really rough but I got through it. I'm better for the most part I've put it all behind me. The only problem is that now I have PTSD from it.

"Elly I'm so sorry" He said holding me and rocking me back in forth. I calmed down enough to move off of him and go to my brother. He just held me while I cried. This didn't happen often only when someone yelled or someone got a little too rough with me. It bothers me a lot because before all of this I didn't cry over almost anything if someone yelled at me I would yell back if someone got to rough I would threaten to hex them and that was the end of it. Now though I can't handle any sort of confrontation I'm working on it with Mrs. Sprout as she has experience and she says that it will get better the more I heal and that I will be back to my old self at come point but for now I just have to lean on my friends. It's hard when they're the ones that cause it though. I finally calm down and turn back to Sirius who looks like his heart has just been ripped out.

"Hey Siri you didn't mean to it's not your fault it's Kyle's remember" I said trying to get him to cheer up. I hate making my friends sad because of this. It's probably the worst part.

"I shouldn't have yelled I know better you know I of all people know better" he said. He went through a similar thing second year after his summer at home. We all helped him through it and now he's perfectly fine except for nightmares and occasionally the first few days after a break. James this year has finally convinced him to move in with him instead.

"I know Siri but everyone makes mistakes I did the same thing in second year remember it's hard to never raise your voice even playfully I remember" I said trying to reassure him. He lets it go but I can tell it's still bothering him. I grin getting an idea. I jump on his back.

"Elly what are you doing" he asks.

"This is what you can do to make it up to me since you don't seem satisfied you can give me a piggy back ride." he laughs at me and so do the rest of my friends that are around which is basically just the marauders I don't know where the girls are and my Slytherin friends are in their dorm. I don't go there anymore.

"Where do you want to go" he asks. I think for a second I hadn't thought of that before.

"Umm just around the common room I guess" I said laughing.

"So childish El really" My brother says but he's laughing too.

"Yeah but you all love me anyway right" I called from across the room on Sirius's back. I got a chorus's of 'rights' from my friends. When I finally decided I wanted down from Sirius he set me down in front of the couch and then went to sit down where he thought would be next to me but James had pulled me onto his lap across the couch already.

"Jealous of Siri getting to be so close to me huh Prongs" I said leaning my head back so he could see my face and batting my eyelashes.

"Shut up El" he said playfully but pulling me a little closer anyway confirming my words.

"That's what I thought you are all in love with me I knew it" I said.

"Whoa whoa" Ollie said.

"Not you, you idiot I meant these three" I said pointing to Remus Sirius and James.

"Oh yeah they definitely are" Ollie said causing the other three boys to protest.

"Oh so you guys don't love me I might as well leave then" I said starting to get up from James' lap slowly giving them time to catch me. James pulls me back quickly nuzzling into my neck.

"Not fair El you know we love you we're just not like that" Remmy says nervously.

"I know guys I'm messing with you clearly it would be weird if any of you had a crush on me we are best friends" I said laughing the boys laughed too. I may be imagining it but I thought it sounds nervous. "Well boys we gotta get to class" I said getting up again this time not being held back by James. I had class with Remus and Sirius while the rest of the boys had another class together. Lucky for me Marlene, Alice, and Reg are in this class too.

While we were walking to class I grabbed both boys hands and started swinging them. They laughed but let me. They're used to my childish antics by now. When we got there though I let go and rushed to Reg. He was already sitting down near the front and I went behind him and put my hands on his eyes. "Guess Who" I said. He laughed.

"Hmm Dumbledore" he guessed and I died laughing. I sat down beside him and opened my book. As I was doing this a piece of paper landed in front of me.

'Why do you like my brother more than me'

It's not signed but it's clear who it's from I just look back to see him fake frowning at me. I just laugh and turn back around. 

Authors Note- I hope you guys like this chapter. I will keep sprinkling in things that happened during the past few years. I wanted to show her relationship with the boys this chapter specifically Sirius and James since she didn't have much of one in first year. I'm sorry if you guys wished Peter was included in this chapter I have a hard time writing his character because we don't know much about him at this age. I will try to let him have a small part in this book at least because he is a marauder.