"mister black, i hope you realize that even though you were defending another student, this kind of behavior will not be tolerated at this school."

"yes ma'am," i mumbled, looking down at my feet.

"40 points will be taken from gryffindor and, and you shall cheer your own quidditch team on from the stands for the first 2 quidditch matches—"

"professor!" i yelped.

"no excuses, mister black. you knew that your actions would result in difficult consequences. you must learn to face them."

"but minnie that's not—!"

"ten points from gr—"

"crazy cat lady!"

"another ten poi—"

"but my dear, you can't do that!"

professor mcgonagall laughed and stated that 20 points were to be restored. "20 points back. and i may do whatever i please, mister black."

"please stop calling me that, professor," i grumbled, my eyes finding the floor once again.

"what might i call you then? i refuse to call you by your first name, and your middle and surname are out of the picture, so—"

"CALL HIM SNUFFLES PROFESSOR!" a panting james potter bellowed, busting through the office door.

"detention, potter," mcgonagall spat.

"worth every word," prongs stated proudly, walking out.

"oh, hello lily. i didn't see you there—"

"get out of my face, potter," lily evans growled.

"i ship it," mcgonagall laughed. i choked on air when she said that. i had a coughing fit.

"YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?" i bellowed.

" i am only 57, snuffles," she said, raising her eyebrows.

"noooo professor please don't listen to potter! he's an—"

"arrogant toe-rag with an overwhelmingly large ego and self esteem, lots and lost of fans that he thinks are cheering for him when in reality they are cheering for the others in his little boyband—"

"it was ONE TIME, evans!! let it go!"

"get your referral slip, sirius. we need to get back to class," lily sighed.

"i want to sleep. i got punched pretty hard in the head. it hurts pretty bad—"

"get to class, you lot."

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as lily turned right, i turned left.

"where are you going? dungeons are this way, goof," lily questioned.

"and the dormitories are this way. like i said before. i'm tired."

i continued walking in the direction of the dorms, and evans reached over to grab my ear. before she could yank me towards the potions classroom, i got out of her reach and ran for it, evans right on my heels. when i thought i had lost her, i turned my head to make sure, running into something in front of me. the impact sent me tumbling onto the tile floor.

"ow," the other groaned. i pushed myself up and brushed my clothes off, then reached a hand out to help the other girl up. she didn't take my hand.

"ivory? why is your face red? what did bella do to you?" i ranted, my temper rising.

"wha— my face isn't red," she said confusedly.

"yes, it is."

"no, black. it isn't," she assured me, then sneezed a few times in a row.

"bless you."

"thank you."

i noticed that her cheek was bruised, so i reached a hand up to her petite face. i put four fingers below her ear on her neck and lightly brushed my thumb over the bruising. she turned away quickly, avoiding my touch.

she looked up at me and said, "i need to get back t—" but instead of finishing her sentence, she turned to the side and proceeded to chunder all over the tile floor.

"oh merlin," i said, turning my head away from the revolting sight and scent.

"i'm sorry," she muttered, then vomited again.

"erm— i'll go get madam po—"

"no please don't. just— just let me go back to the dorm," she interrupted.

"i think i should get some help because you're all beaten up and throwing up."

"you can't!"

"i can, actually."

"just help me get to my damn dorm, if you will," she said with narrowed eyes.

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i had managed to get her safely to the dorm, only having to make a few pit stops here and there.

i laid in james's bed reading, since ivory was resting in mine.

"sirius?"

"hm?" i hummed in response, looking up.

"thanks."

"mhm," i replied, returning to the flow of black words on the antique, yellowing paper.

"can i ask you something?" she asked.

"just did," i said, not bothering to look up, "but sure."

"what was the portrait lady referring to yesterday?"

"what do you mean?" i asked, finally looking up.

"like, who was she talking about?"

"i don't understand what you're asking me."

"who did you get pregnant?"

"oh," i mumbled, dumbfounded for a moment. "she was a fourth year gryffindor last year. she left though."

"why'd you do it?"

"because we could?"

"did you have to p—"

"i really don't feel comfortable talking about this with you, okay? i don't know you and i don't feel like letting you get to know me, so back off," i sighed.

"oh."

"would you care to tell me why you're spontaneously throwing up?"

"not really, no," she snarled.

"okay then," i said, my point being clear and proven.

after a long silence, she spoke again, "are you bipolar or something? because one moment you're being nice and friendly, and the next you're being a jerk."

i rolled my eyes. "no, i'm not bipolar. are you a snob, or are you always this annoying?"

"what the hell is your problem? i haven't done anything to you and you're being a prat."

"i don't have a problem. there's a difference between being a prat and telling someone to mind their own business."

"sirius mate! you up there?" a deep voice filled with laughter called from the bottom of the staircase, followed by heavy footsteps.

"yeah!" i called back, not taking my eyes off of ivory. the door burst open and james barged in with a stupid grin on his face.

"mate you'll never guess what happened," he laughed. "oh. um, hi ivory. sirius did you uh...? ...with ivory?"

"no! no of course not! not with this—"

"say it. i fucking dare you," she said, narrowing her eyes.

i leaned forward, scrunched up my nose and said, "cunt."

and with that, she jumped off the bed, furious, and slapped me right across the face before marching out the door.

"wow you screwed up," james muttered, shaking his head.

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yayyyyy i finally updated! haha i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. its been like half a year since ive updated... wow... anyways, im still looking for an editor for anybody thats interested :). by the way, credits are given, so no need to stress about that. i love you guys! mwah!