Marlene couldn't stop herself from giggling every time she hit Sirius in the face with the ball. She had made it a soft one, to make sure that she didn't injure him. But she stopped her fun as he was about to drop the f-word, and had placed her hand over his mouth, and glared at him. Warning him not to say it. She smiled when her hand was removed gently and then she looked over to Rose with a smile. "Yes it was intense to a degree, and that is an understatement like the mutt said." 

Sure those things were disturbing but nothing had scared her more than seeing her mum and siblings dead. Even thinking about it, brought tears to her eyes which she forced herself not to let them fall and wiped her eyes. Even seeing an abused Sirius, other dead people and Voldemort, compared nothing to that, because she wasn't afraid of those things, and plus, she would never ever let something happen to her friends. Severus had Rose and Marlene was sure that she didn't need to be to chummy with someone that was in league with the likes of Voldemort. Who knows what could happen, and she was concerned for her friend. 

Sirius rolled his eyes. "See, It would have been perfectly fine to say it, because it is true." He stuck his tongue out at Marlene. "If you don't want to talk about it that's fine, and I'm not gonna pressure Remus into saying anything either, but coming from someone who hasn't had the best home life. I'm here if you want to discuss it." He was actually being serious, and no this is not some pun on his own name. It was evident that he didn't know much about his friend's home life, and that actually stung a little bit. But then yet again he never asked and his friends had never brought it up. 

"But now he knows that you know, but that wasn't his biggest fear. So I'm sure he will be a little torn up about it. But other than that I think you're safe." He stated, knowing somewhat how his friend would react to something like this. But he wasn't quite so sure at the moment. "I know this might sound a little weird coming from me but I think that you'll need to talk to him soon about it, and tell him everything. And by that I mean everything you know. So you can deal with whatever it is together." Wow did he get hit by some spell that made him insightful or wise for a moment? Maybe this was one of the things his grandfather had told him was one of his strengths, and that he would need to find it on his own. When it was the right time.

Rose stared at the both of them for a few long moments. Sirius had been rather... mature and insightful and it made her grin. Sirius seemed to have a few things up his sleeves as it was. Normally it was all pranks and rambunctiousness... but she appreciated the mature view on the matter from him. He was right now, she would need to talk to him.

God, she didn't feel like she was in trouble, no, it was more than that. Almost like... betrayal? She swallowed, looking briefly to Severus. If this was how sharp the knife was, she feared when Remus found out about how Severus actually came to learn about their furry little secret. Now that was a sharp knife of betrayal.

"Of course, you're right," she said, looking at Sirius. She and Remus had weathered through everything together, this was no exception. She smiled softly at Sirius, glad that her brother had friends like these in his life. The thought of Remus blaming himself for this, she closed her eyes and drug her hand down her face. They were already messed up as it was, they didn't need it added to.

She looked to Marlene, pondering, "I-" She chewed her bottom lip. "I would hope it wouldn't have any detrimental effects. I would rather see ...an understanding arise and for us to come together, rather than separate us. I mean, I wouldn't judge anyone based on such a thing as their greatest fear..."

"Hmm. I don't think that there will be too much trouble." Marlene said, hoping that she was right, and others wouldn't be vindictive or anything else. But she wasn't naive and knew that things weren't gonna be all hunky dory. And of course Sirius was right once again, about how people would react to things. 

"Rose." She addressed her friend in a quiet tone while leaning closer as well so as to not be overheard by their classmates, and she felt like she was hesitating but being the Gryffindor that she is, Marlene let out a sigh and pressed forward. "With how Snape reacted to the boggart-Voldemort. Are you sure that he can be trusted?" She wasn't against Severus or anything but since seeing that she was skeptical and and little worried for Rose. But if Rose was sure that he could be trusted then Marlene would give him the benefit of a doubt. She wasn't about to write him off completely. Even though they were merely acquaintances.

Marlene raised her hands up slightly in a sign of peace. when Rose got all defensive from her line of questioning. "I meant no harm Rose. Its just that my kind aren't treated well, by people that follow dark lords, and other unsavory types of people." Marlene was terrified of what would happen if she got kidnapped or anything of that nature. There were people in the government that didn't approve of people with creature blood in them, so it wasn't always easy. 

She looked over as Sirius tried to get up and leave them on their own when she grabbed his arm and pulled him down. "You aren't going anywhere. So sit your arse down." It was funny to her how she could handle Sirius like that and he usually did what she told him. Marlene would have let him go, but he was her ally at the moment. She giggled as Sirius plopped down in his chair with a pout on his face. Would he ever grow up? Sirius would tell you no, but recently that was changing and he was becoming more mature as time went on. At least it was faster than James.

Tensions were rising between Rose and Marlene, and Sirius didn't want to get stuck in the middle of that. So he stood up and was about to move away when he felt a hand grab his arm, it was Marlene, of course it was her. When she told him to sit his arse down, he did so without complaint, but with a huge grin on his face. "It seems my dear, that I am starting to rub off on you." Sirius let out a bark like laugh at that, as Marlene clearly hadn't noticed what she had said, or she was just ignoring the fact that she had used a "bad" word. According to who you are around, that is.

"I think you are as well Rose. You might be able to get through to him where others can't." While he didn't necessarily approve of the relationship he would support it, unless Snape did something stupid. But he wasn't going to get in the way of their happiness. He let out a sigh and decided to tell them that he had actually had a somewhat civil conversation with Snape. "I have an interesting tidbit of information to share. The other day I actually had a somewhat civil conversation with Snape up on the astronomy tower." He revealed and wondered what the girls reactions would be to that. He may have left out the part about the wands being at the ready, but hey it's the small things that count.