Chapter 27: Lunch with Others.

Sirius' POV.

Since charms class had ended and Professor Flitwick had dismissed us we had been sitting in the Great Hall waiting for Meadow to appear alongside the snake. When I said we I was referring to: James, Peter, Remus, Naomi, Lily, Alice and Marlene who all seemed worried for the girl as I did too. I really didn't want anything to happen to my best friend and I didn't want to lose her, especially to the snakes. I can still remember what happened last year when the whole Naomi situation came around but with Malfoy I was giving him no chance. Not after his family's history Meadow didn't know about.

"You four are all going to need to eat at some point you know" Lily sighed, her statement aimed at myself, Remus, Naomi and James. Since we'd entered the Great Hall and sat down at the Gryffindor table, we hadn't eaten anything or even put anything on our plates. I was busy worrying about Meadow though, she hasn't came here yet and disappeared with Malfoy making me think that he done something too her.

"Meadow is more important Evans, I can go a little longer" I muttered glancing up at the entrance. There was still no sign of her and we were already ten minutes into our break. She should be here by now. "That's it, I'm going to find her" I declare pushing myself up from the table. Remus quickly grasps my robe and pulls me back down as two figures walked into the hall laughing.

The two people were obviously the duo I never wanted to happen. I know more about Malfoy's family than Meadow does and I know that they are bad people who could easily hurt her. I hated to say it, but Meadow looked happy. Maybe even happier than she felt around us. I didn't want to lose her but she might of already strayed to far away where she was beyond being rescued by us, her best friends. I didn't want her to socialize with those types of people but it seemed as if it was too late. She was already sitting down at the Slytherin table with a smile.

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Meadow's POV.

"Who do we have here Lucius?" A black haired girl asked her frizzy hair falling down passed her shoulders. Too her right, a brunette sat looking up at me with her two white streaks of her falling around her face as if I was some new species nobody had seen.

"Everyone this is Meadow don't worry she's nice even for a Gryffindor. Meadow this is Narcissa, Bellatrix, Antonin (Dolahov), Regulus and Andromeda" Lucius introduced everyone sitting down at the table. I copied his movements and was seated between him and who he said was Andromeda who smiled warmly at me. Although I was slightly nervous hanging around with the Slytherins no one tolerated, they made me feel at home even though I had only knew them for a couple of minutes.

"Don't you hang around with my brother?" Regulus spat playing with the food on his plate. Everyone turned to look at my nervous figure in silence, nothing being said. With a gulp, I find the voice to speak back.

"Yeah we are good friends" I answer shifting slightly on the bench. Both Andromeda and Narcissa seemed to notice my discomfort but they didn't speak up. Regulus however thinking that he ruled over me did though.

"Why are you here then?" He spat once more glaring up at me. Although he was brought up in a pureblood household, I thought that he would at least have some manners like Sirius or Lucius but I guess I was wrong. I don't know what gave him the idea that he had more power over me but I didn't like it one bit. I was starting to get the feeling that I didn't want to be around him anymore yet I couldn't bring myself to leave or say a word.

Out of nowhere Lucius cuts into the conversation (or argument I suppose). "Reg, be nice. She's not hanging around with the Blood Traitor and his friends right now is she?" He smiled, drawing the argument between Regulus and myself to a close. Not for me though because I was not just going to let him call Sirius a Blood Traitor and talk rubbish about my friends.

"Sirius isn't a Blood Traitor and my friends are nicer than you think" I snapped. Lucius just rolls his eyes, not muttering a single word as he looked down at his plate. Bellatrix though wasn't going to leave me to defend my friends.

"He is a Blood Traitor but you just don't know it. He might of told you he wasn't but you can't believe everything that disappointment says" she spoke up glaring over at the Gryffindor table. I couldn't see their expressions as their table was on the other side of the hall behind me but I didn't want to look. Out of the whole conversation we'd just had, it seemed as only Andromeda and Narcissa realized my discomfort and suggested that maybe we should change the subject.

"It's fine, I'll just go" I muttered getting ready to stand up but Lucius pulls me back down shaking his head.

"No stay. It's fine we can just talk about something else" he smiled. Hesitantly I stayed seated and listened to the Slytherins gossip, whilst occasionally speaking up myself.

From then on, everything went well. Regulus didn't say anything and the other Slytherins didn't bring up my Gryffindor friend group again. Although we had all got off to a rocky start, we were now pretty good friends and yet our friendship would grow. The more I thought about it, the quicker I realized that we were currently in a house war so we were supposed to be competing against them but then again there was no rule saying I couldn't be getting information from them and passing it on.

I also realized that my other friends wouldn't be the happiest. Lily wouldn't mind considering she is friends with Severus Snape who I'd never actually met but according to what she's said he was a nice Slytherin. Alice and Marlene would probably be a bit confused at first but would grow to accept it. Sirius, James, Remus, Naomi and Peter however would be an entirely different story. They wouldn't accept my new friendship in the slightest and I was scared to face them. I really wanted to stay both of their friends but I was beginning to feel that it wouldn't be an option and I would have to chose. If I did have to chose I would probably go with my Gryffindor friends but that's just because I've known them longer than I have the Slytherins. That choice could still change in the future though.

Suddenly I felt the multiple pairs of eyes on me and I snapped out of my thoughts. For a second I thought that I'd done something without realizing it but everyone was still eating peacefully like nothing was wrong. I turned and glanced behind me where all of my friends were (yes James and Lily were sitting in proximity of each other, crazy I know). They all were watching me with cautious eyes but when I looked they all looked away and pretended to be doing something else, except for Sirius and Remus anyway. Because I was sitting with my new friends, they were watching me like a hawk as if they were going to harm me within a hall full of over a thousand students and over a dozen teachers. In my opinion, they were being too cautious and worried yet they shouldn't be.

Looking away, I joined in the Slytherins conversation once more but I could feel my other friend's eyes all on me.