Painkiller // Remus Lupins daughter

Chapter eight

Marley-mae had just bumped right into a display of everlasting ink pots and was apologising profusely as Isobel tried her hardest to drag he out of the Scrivenshaft's door. As she was pulled out into the snow being hit with a blanket of cold she shouted one last "I'm so sorry" and Isobel continued pulling her by the loops in her jeans. Sue was just infront of them laughing so hard Marley could swear the girl was going to start crying. A little further up the road Issy let go of Marley and sighed at her friend.

"at least you waited until after I'd bought my things to go swan diving into the ink pots" Issy shook her head and wiggled her bag around.

"I didn't swan dive into them! They came out of nowhere" Marley pouted.

Sue was still laughing doubling over every time Marley looked at her. "you should have" she paused to inhale and laugh again, "should have seen your face" she placed her hand on her stomach.

"Thank god no one else needed to buy stationary after like a month of being at school" Marley sighed and gave Isobel a pointed look.

"oh just go in the pair of you really" issy narrowed her eyes at her friends ushering them into the cosy little pub.

Marley-mae was still pouting and sue was just about to calm down laughing, Isobel of course had her head held up high smiling as they entered the three broomsticks. Marley spotted Blaise over in the corner with Theo and Pansy. Blaise waved his hand and gestured her over.

"I thought you were meeting me at three" Blaise looked at his watch to see that it was only 2:15.

Sue went to speak first grabbing everyones attention but as she opened her mouth she just burst out laughing again having to grab onto the back of a nearby chair to steady herself.

"is she on something?" Theo raised both his brows.

"shit!" sue said suddenly very straight faced, "oh god I think I'm gonna wet myself" She ran off in the direction of the toilets.

"okay what the bloody hell was that about?" Blaise looked from Marley and Isobel who were both now in a fit chuckles.

Marley sat down next to him and shook her head, "I don't want to talk about it" she pouted again running a hand through her mousey brown hair.

"Marls has just knocked over a display in Scrivenshaft's, it was comical I had to drag her out by her belt loops" issy spoke as she sat down inbetween Theo and pansy.

"it wasn't even funny, they're probably going to hate me forever now... All those ink pots gone to waste" she laid her head flat on the table.

"it really was funny" Sue spoke as she rejoined them, "I also made it to the toilet so that's an accomplishment on my behalf"

The six of them enjoyed a butter beer together before four of them all headed back to the castle leaving Marley and Blaise by themselves. They were chatting when all of a sudden the door swung open and in walked Cornielus Fudge, The minister of magic.

"What the bloody hell is he doing here" Marley's eyes widened as her and Blaise both eyed him, followed closely by Professor Mcgonagall.

"Probably for the same reason the schools full of dementors, Sirius Black" Blaise said as he held up a copy of the daily prophet to shield them from Mcgonagalls view.

Marley watched the two of them walk up some stairs led by Madam Rosmerta, then she noticed something behind them. It was small at first almost like a shimmer shooting through the air quickly, she looked around for it again but couldn't see it. She then watched as the backs of chairs were moved aside without anyone near them, she frowned and watched the stairs that Fudge and Mcgonagall had just went up. Each step bent ever so slightly and she continued to look puzzled, turning to Blaise who was watching her contently she let a small smile come across her face.