Snake In Lions Clothes

Insomnia

    Waves of heat hit Madison's feet as she sat by the fire place that she had conjured from the Room of Requirements. She say in the floor in front of the fireplace books and pieces of parchment sprawled out around her. As she wrote notes, with out the company of Remus she didn't really have anyone to talk to.

     Lily every so often studied with her in the library. Even though it truly wasn't what Madison was doing, she would just sit with a potion book and think about the things that she didn't to do since she was given this amazing chance to make things better.

        She was thinking of ways she could change them in her favor. She knew she could outright kill the dark lord. But when the war comes, she could warn James and Lily. But she had been working on something better. A hex, one that looked and practically does everything the killing curse does. But it's only temporary and would wears off after a certain time.
   
      Plus she was working on a charm to be placed on people who Madison knew for a fact we're suppose to die or be injured by forbidden curses. Where the spell still did everything they were suppose to but suddenly the effect refused themselves. Both spells were rather hard to figure out how to cast and how to make them undetectable. She didn't even know if her idea would work to begin with.

      She practically growled at her paper, she didn't know why everything was such a slow process. She knew how things were suppose to go. But she didn't know what she could change so that nothing horrible happened like Harry not being born, or any of her friends. She didn't know what effect what she changes will have on the things that are happening around her.

     Madison finally sighed and started putting all of her books away in a small little purse she kept in her bag at all times. She had placed a undetectable expansion charm on it.  When she had all of her things hidden away in her bag. She left the room of requirements. Seeing the halls basically empty. It was almost curfew so she quickly rushed back to griffindor tower.

    When she got there almost everyone was getting ready for bed. It was odd to see everyone at such peace which probably says a lot about Madison last year and a half. She made it to her bed quickly putting on a pair of shorts and a tank top. Everyone was asleep it wasn't like they would be inspecting her and her scars so she didn't bother with the long sleeves.

     She had practically been itching to get out of them for the past few weeks. Thoughts were speeding through her head, she didn't go straight to bed. She sat at the bench in the common room that looked out at the lake. She always liked this window cause seeing the black lake made her feel almost at home. Like she was back in Slytherin dorms in the dungeon that was one things she had to admit she missed, seeing the giant squid she swore that the squid actually toke time to check up on some of the students.

     She hadn't been sitting there long when she heard soft foot step behind her. "You know y'all catch a cold if you sit any closer to the window in so little clothes" Madison couldn't help but chuckle, Remus hadn't spoken to her in weeks but then he was worried about her health.

      Madison wasn't mad at Remus for not talking to her. It wasn't with in her realm of capability to be mad at any of the Marauders because she knew what became of all of them. Sirius almost driven to the brink of insanity in Prison for something he didn't commit. The only thing keeping the man sane was the thought of finally getting to see his godson and get revenge. Remus living a life of pure loneliness in till he was reunited shortly to Sirius before his tragic death. Then James who was dead. How could you be mad at anyone who life was practically filled with sorrow. She couldn't let them experience any sadness with her. It was a silent promise she had made herself.

     "Trust me I'll be fine, what are you doing up? Shouldn't you be asleep like the rest?" She asked looked at him. She noticed how his eyes lingered on her exposed arms so moving her arms so that Remus couldn't see her cursed arm or the scarred words that still bleed every so often.

    "You know you don't have to hide your...arms from me. I won't ask about them in till your comfortable telling about them. I respect your privacy." Remus said, though he practically wanted to kick himself he hadn't really spoken to her in a weeks and now he was asking about something so personal such as how she had gotten tortured and how she ended up with the words 'Mudblood' written on her arm.

     Remus let out a loud sigh, "ok, look I'm not the best at this. I'm not going to force you to tell me some thing as painful, as the stories behind your scars. Because, just like you haven't asks about mine...not like you haven't notice them. But know I'm here for you, to talk about them if you want."

   Madison couldn't help but smile, but when Remus talked like that she couldn't help but flash back to an old conversation she had had with Remus when he was teaching at Hogwarts. She had noticed how he always seemed to have a soft spot for her even though he typically favored his own house.
    
*flash back*

   She remembered the conversation like it was yesterday. She had been sitting by the black lake. It was the place she liked to come to study when it was nice outside. But this day she had come here after she had left one of the secret entrances open so Sirius could get into the castle. Though her sister was bright, it toke her much longer to come to conclusion then it toke Madison. She had though about the murder of James and Lilly it didn't make sense to her, that Sirius was the secret keeper he would have been the plainest choice which probably mean he wasn't the secret keeper at all. Which made the poor man innocent.

   Remus came up to Madison "you know, one day that brain of yours will get you into trouble." He said as he leaned against the tree.

  Madison looked up with calculating eyes "you know he's innocent, you feel it just like I do. If he knows who actually lead to the death of Harry's parents I'll help him in every way possible to catch the culprit." She said her voice never wavering. Remus's eyes shined with something she didn't recognize.

*flash back ends*

    "You remind me a lot of someone I used to know, before my accident. He always looked at me with the same gentle eyes. It always made me so happy to see such gentle eyes looking at me. I think that's why I like being around you so much, it's it's something that I'm used." She said as she slowly stood up and walked toward Remus.

    "You make me less nervous when your around." She said with a smile "I think I can go to sleep now" she whispered she did look beyond exhausted which most likely meant she hadn't slept well in days. She smiled as she walked past him. "Good night Remus." She said as she walked past him she brushed against him.

    Remus stiffened up as her scent filled her nose. He practically shivered as every instinct told him to hold her while she feel asleep. But he knew he couldn't listen to the primal needs of his wolf not matter how much he wanted to.