Morgana had been attending Hogwarts for several weeks now and had settled in nicely. Although she was friends with all the marauders, she was closest to James (Of course) and Remus. She got on well with Sirius as also, but Peter she didn't interact with much. Apart from them, Morgana was absolute best friends with Verlene and friends with Erin and Lily. She and Verlene worked together in every class they had together, and Verlene often joined Morgana at the gryffindor table. Although they got a lot of pressure from people wanting to break their friendship up, they just put up with it.

There had been no more mishaps outside of class, but in class Morgana managed to explode at least one thing per day. However, due to Verlene careful supervision and tutoring on Monday nights, the amount of potions exploding were significantly reduced, which Professor Slughorn and her classmates were all grateful for.

She had successfully tried out for the position of chaser on the gryffindor quidditch team and had managed to impress all watching her as she got all her shots in successfully. Sirius in particular had been in awe and wouldn't stop ranting about her ("I told you she was good, Pads. She's a Potter, it's what we do."), even when Remus enchanted his potions book to hit him over the head repeatedly. When that failed to deter him, Morgana had set Merlin on him. That had worked.

Morgana had yet to make go on any dates, although she had enjoyed playful flirting with several boys, so it came as a complete surprise to all when she accepted Roy Peshall's request that she accompany him on a date during the next Hogsmeade visit. Plans had been made and talks (From James and Sirius) had been made to Roy and soon Morgana had found herself walking hand-in-hand with Roy along a side-street.

"Where are we going?" Morgana asked for what was probably the 5th time.

"All in good time, my lovely angel." Roy Peshall, a 6th yr Hufflepuff, was tall and blond, with bright green-grey eyes and a nice smile. Morgana thought he was nice, but was unsure whether she was interested in a long-term romance- he was a bit girly and seemed a bit simple. Plus the pet names he was giving her? Not endearing in the slightest.

"Madame Puddifoots?" Morgana asked stunned. He'd brought her to a shop named Madame Puddifoots Tea Shop? Madame Puddifoots. Madame Puddifoots. She stared inside the shop. Aside from her misgiving about the name (Madame Puddifoots. Puddifoots!), the fact that the entire inside was pink and frilly put her off. Also the fact that the shop was crammed to the brim with couples gazing at each other sappily between candlelit tables? Not encouraging.

Obviously taking Morgana's stunned expression for delight over the tiny shop, Roy lead her inside, talking excitedly the entire time. "Isn't this shop great? I bring all my dates here (well, that's encouraging, Morgana thought sarcastically.). It's nice; secluded and very private (Private my ass. I think nearly every Hogwarts couple is here. In fact… is that Sirius..? With Mary?). Isn't it adorable? Morgana? Morgana..? Morgana!"

"Ahh... yes, seems a great shop..?" Morgana said hastily, tearing her eyes away from the hideous décor and turning back to her date.

"I knew you'd like it!" Roy exclaimed, quickly leaving her and walking up to the host of the shop, Madame Puddifoot herself. "Table for two please." He asked her.

"But where's your date dear?" The pudgy women wearing an elaborate dress, a shade of pink that fit the shop perfectly, frowned.

"What? She's right here." Roy turned to point out Morgana, only to find his date no where in sight. "Morgana…?"

Out of the street Morgana Potter spotted her best friend trudging along the lane and quickly caught up with her.

"Hey." Verlene greeted her. "I thought you were on a date with Roy Peshall?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

After her disastrous date Morgana got Verlene to give her a tour of Hogsmeade. First of all they visited Honeydukes, where Morgana was not surprised to find Remus buying chocolate. "Hey Moony. I know Sirius is on a date with Mary, but where are James and Peter?"

"In Zonko's, I think. James wanted some more prank supplies and Peter tagged along." The werewolf replied, as he handed a galleon to the shopkeeper. "I'm heading over there now to drag James away. Do you want to come?"

Morgana smiled, "I'll do it, you want to go to the bookshop, don't you?" She had spotted the shop earlier and she knew Remus would want to visit it.

"That would be nice, yes. Thanks Morgana."

"No probs. He's my brother; I have to take responsibility for him sometime."

Remus laughed at that, said goodbye, and left.

"Right, before we go, I have money I want to spend on sweets." Morgana cheerfully lead Verlene around the shop. She eyed all the colourful sweets around her, jars of acid pops, blood-flavored lollipops, choco-loco, coach roach clusters, fudge flies, jelly slugs, ice mice, pepper imps, every sweet imaginable. She finally decided to get a little bit of everything that looked yummy.

Soon she and Verlene were walking into Zonko's, Morgana clutching a bag of colourful sweets and less 5 galleons, just in time to find James about to buy what looked like half the shop. Peter was standing next to him, so Remus had been right.

"Excuse me, James, but that's my inheritance too that your spending on prank items. Let's see, that can go, you don't need quite that many dungbombs, you have to keep that, these sugar quills are mine now, keep the hiccough sweets, yep, yep, no way, you don't need stink pellets, and there you go." She pushed half of the pranking supplies back at James, before she and Verlene returned the rest to the shelves.

James looked annoyed that he had been separated from so many of his items and he didn't hesitate to tell Morgana this.

"Oh come on, you can always buy the rest next time. Stop grumbling" She gave her brother a playful shove and he relented.

"What are you and Grey doing here? I thought you were on a date?" James asked, as he, Peter, Verlene and Morgana left the shop.

"The date didn't go well so Verlene is taking me around Hogsmeade. Remus is in the bookshop, toodles." Giggling, Morgana yanked Verlene along a random path.

Verlene gave her a strange look, before noticing Morgana bag of sweets was opened. "I think you've had too much sugar Morgana, you're acting very strange. What did you eat exactly?"

"Dunno, it was sour and sugary. I think it's a short-term effect! Where shall we go now then?" Morgana slung her arm over the Slytherins shoulders, but it didn't stay there long, as Verlene shrugged it off.

"How about the Shrieking Shack? We're headed that way as it is."

After a few minutes Morgana had calmed down again, and a few minutes later they reached the Shrieking Shack.

They leant on the fence and looked at it. It was a tall and formidable looking place, with its doors and windows boarded up. Although Morgana knew it wasn't haunted-it was just Remus- she found chills running up her spine.

"Creepy, isn't it." Verlene commented, "I am inclined to believe it haunted just by looking at it. Although I have never heard the howls and screams that supposedly occur, it's not a wild stretch of the imagination to think they are real."

"Yeah" Morgana agreed. "And we know ghosts are real, so mad screaming ones who haunt a house could definitely exist." Morgana felt bad about lying to her friend, but it couldn't be helped. She wasn't about to give up Remus's secret to someone who hardly knew him.

"Can we stay here a while Verl?" She asked her friend, smiling when Verlene replied in an indignant tone.

"My name is Verlene, and you will not shorten it. By all means let us stay here, although it could get cold."

"That's alright, we can just go to that pub you were talking about before." Morgana clambered up the small slope behind them, leaving the fence. The view up there was even better, and Morgana promptly sat down on the grass.

"Verlie, my good friend, take a seat." She patted the grass next to here, before lying back and closing her eyes. "Ah, I think I might have a nap."

"Verlene." The slytherin corrected again, daintily sitting herself on the grass next to Morgana. "Go ahead. I shall just sit here and be bored."

"Gah, just read my book, it's in my bag." Morgana waved her hand in the general direction of her bag, "It's about, err, spells to cast on your enemies. There are mean ones, weird and wacky ones, funny ones, blah blah blah. Remus is letting me borrow it."

"Sounds alright." Verlene shrugged, flicking her black hair back and reaching towards Morgana's bag. She pulled it towards her then grabbed the book. It was a reasonable-sized book, and Verlene immediately started flicking through it.

They stayed like that for a while, Verlene reading any particularly funny or mean spells out loud. She occasionally tried one out on Morgana, who didn't appreciate this but didn't got to any means to stop it, as Verlene always cast the counterspell straight away.

"Listen to this one; hex for bad boyfriends, makes them think like a girl for a day. Apparently you use it if they are 'rude, inconsiderate, cheating, or pushy.' You should try it on my charming cousin. Make him think about all those girls he dates then dumps after a week."

"Ha ha, I should! It'd serve him right." Morgana smiled. She reached towards her bag again and pulled out a small mirror. The metamorph then changed her appearance to Sirius'. "I-I'm so sorry I dumped you! I know now what its like to be a girl, you girls have to deal with sexist boys all the time! I'm changing my ways, and I want you to know that I feel for you. Please forgive me for ever dumping you!" She pretended to be begging Verlene for forgiveness.

Morgana changed her appearance back, and both girls laughed. Morgana was full-out laughing, while Verlene was more restrained. They were still laughing when somebody walked into their little scene not realizing they were there.

"Girls? Are you alright?" The owner of the voice was tall, with dark hair that fell into his dark blue eyes, and a friendly looking face.

"Yes we are. We were just laughing at something. Can we help you?" Verlene smoothly told him, whacking Morgana when she didn't stop giggling.

The boy frowned at Verlene's cold tone, "I was just coming to look at the Shrieking Shack. I'm Carter Brevard, 6th year, and you are?" Carter was a Ravenclaw, which Morgana deducted from his house badge on his school robes.

"Morgana Potter, and this is Verlene Grey. We're both 5th years." Morgana cheerfully greeted him, holding out a hand for him to shake. He did so, then said

"Well, it was nice meeting you girls, but I think I'm going to leave you in peace now." With that he left, leaving Morgana gaping after him.

"He is hot!" She told Verlene when Carter was well out of earshot.

Verlene laughed at her, "That's too bad. He's taken."

"You? Na uh, he didn't like you, the haughty Slytherin." Morgana stuck her tongue out at her friend.

"Not me, you prat, his girlfriend. Krista Marston, 6th year Ravenclaw? They've been dating for a month." Verlene threw the book at Morgana, not pleased with the 'haughty Slytherin' remark,

"Oh. The good ones are always taken." Morgana sighed. "Right, let's go, the peace has been disturbed." Verlene laughed, but obediently followed Morgana back to the shops.

"Can we please stop at the quill shop? Merlin chewed all mine to pieces." Morgana then laughed as she remembered one incident. "There was ink on the tip of one. When he bit it, all the ink went into his mouth. He looked so surprised! It was annoying but hilarious."

"I'll take your word for it. Come on then."

They walked into the shop and Morgana quickly got some ordinary quills. She however couldn't resist getting several extras; two self-inking quills, one extra-large quill ("I don't know why, I just want one") and a pheasant feathered one ("It's so pretty!"). She also got a bottle of rainbow ink, which changed colours every time you dipped into it.

Next they went to the postshop, as Morgana wanted to post letters to all her friends in America, and her owl Arthur was already delivering a letter for James and her, to their parents.

Morgana took a while trying to decide. She needed 4 owls for the 5 friends she'd left behind. As they examined all the owls, Morgana described them to her.

"Laura and Lillie Piper are twins like me and James. They are very funny. They speak at the same time all the time. Vanessa Wilkins is very flirty and fun. She flirts with all the male teachers. She is constantly getting told off. Bailey Riley is a real tomboy, sh-"

"Bailey Riley? Her name is Bailey Riley? I don't believe you."

"It is!" Morgana protested, "We have all agreed her parents were cruel in naming her. Anyway, she is always flushing Vanessa's make-up down the toilet. Make-up is an abomination, she says. And last but not least," she said as she grabbed her owls and started tying letters to owl legs, "Michelle Jackson. She is the one who keeps us all from killing each other. She's funny, in a quiet way."

"Right, they all sound nice, if a bit bonkers. Can we go to the Three Broomsticks now? You're done right?"

"Yes." Morgana said, handing the payment for the owls over to an owl keeper. "Let's go."

The two quickly found a semi-empty table in the crowded pub and sat down. The other occupant was Erin O'Connor, who greeted them with a sad smile. While Verlene went and got drinks Morgana asked Erin what was wrong. Something obviously was; the Irish girl's eyes were red and her face puffy.

"Katie and Brendan were murdered last night. I only just found out." She indicated a tear-stained letter on the table, and more tears leaked out her eyes and into her butterbeer.

"You're little siblings' right? Oh Erin." Morgana instantly hugged her friend, feeling bad for her. The poor girl didn't have many friends, although she one of the nicest people Morgana had ever meet. Morgana loved James dearly and couldn't even imagine what it would be like to find out he was dead. Erin had just found of two of her siblings were dead.

"Do you know who did it?" Morgana asked, pulling away to conjure a tissue for Erin.

"Deatheaters," Erin sobbed. "They left the dark mark above the house. My Grandma was looking after them 'coz my parents were out having their anniversary dinner, and they killed her too. My Grandfather had a heart attack when he found out. He-he's dead too." Morgana reached forward and let Erin sob in her shoulder.

Verlene had come back, and she silently set down the drinks on the tale. She raised her eyebrows at Morgana, and Morgana shook her head slightly before mouthing 'get the brothers.' Verlene nodded before fleeing into the street.

For a few minutes Morgana just let Erin sob, before Verlene came back, leading Erin's confused looking brothers.

"Erin? What's wrong?" The now youngest brother, Alroy, asked, looking concerned. This time Erin was the one who pulled away. Swiping away her tears, she looked up at her brother.

"Its K-k-Katie and Br-Brendan; Th-they're dead. So are Grandma and Gr-grandpa." She said, once again indicating the letter. "It was a death-eater raid."

Alroy's eyes went huge and tears filled them instantly, before he launched himself, sobbing, into Erin's arms. The third year, Aidan, went pale and sort of froze, a hand covering his mouth, before the eldest, Marcus, leant down and hugged his younger brother, who then turned in his arms and sobbed in Marcus' shoulders.

Morgana froze, looking at the scene in horror, before Verlene took her hand and lead her away, whispering into her ear, "Lets leave them in peace."

"Okay," Morgana agreed, once they'd left the pub. "But we'd better tell a teacher. They should probably get time to visit their parents."

"Definitely." Verlene said. "Let's go then, I'm done shopping."

As Morgana gazed back again at the now broken family, she couldn't help the fear that filled her at the thought of her parents, grandparents or brother being killed.