Hi! This is my first fanfic so please no flames! Advice would be greatly appreciated!
Warning: Rated T for language and certain topics!
Footsteps echoed through the empty hallways as a distraught girl ran out of the Gryffindor Common Room and into the corridors of Hogwarts.
The girl stopped to catch her breath as she leaned her back against the closest wall and dragged herself down. She sat against the wall and continued sobbing. After a few moments more footsteps were heard coming down the same hall. More than one voice called out, "Evelyn!"
Three teenagers ran through the very same halls the girl had and found her, curled up against the wall sobbing. The girl—Evelyn—wasn't exactly ugly, but she wasn't the most attractive girl at Hogwarts by a long shot. She had long dark hair and was average height compared to her fellow 5th years. She was a bit over-weight and people made fun of her for it. She never wore any make up and she had small patches of freckles on each of her cheeks. She was often over–looked by guys because of her plain-looking face and figure.
Sure, she may have looked plain and shy on the outside, but once you got to know the girl you would see how amazing she truly is—with her witty comebacks, sarcastic remarks and ever-present mischievous streak.
But no one bothered to get to know her like this, to really and truly see her. No one that is, aside from 5 exceptional people. Three of which were staring down at her pitiful figure with guilt stinging their eyes.
One boy—black hair falling elegantly onto his face and hidden aristocrat traits—took a step towards her. Evelyn backed away further from him along to wall. The boy flinched at her reaction.
"Please…Eve, please listen to me," the boy's voice cracked. She had to listen to him, or else he didn't know what he would do. She shook her head and backed away further.
"I-I trusted you, Sirius." Evelyn spoke in such a soft voice the boy—Sirius—barely caught it. His heart broke at the sight of her, but he knew this was his fault, and it could not be fixed.
Evelyn stood up, wiping the tears off her face. She would be brave. She wasn't made a Gryffindor for nothing. She turned to face the two other people who had come with Sirius. She would deal with him later. Here she had one boy and one girl. She glared at them. They both flinched and backed away.
"Lily. James." Evelyn called to them, with no emotion in her voice whatsoever. They both turned to her sheepishly.
"Yes?" Lily asked softly. Lily had vibrant, pin straight red hair and emerald green eyes. She was pretty and attractive and was extremely popular. She was also known for being Evelyn's best friend.
James on the other hand had black hair that never seemed to lie flat, hazel eyes and rectangular glasses. James was one of the most wanted men in Hogwarts. He was only second to one Sirius Black. But he only had eyes for Lily, and she thought he was a pig-headed prat. He was the first person to ever be nice to Evelyn on the Hogwarts Express.
They had always been extremely close and always went to each other if they needed comfort or advice from the opposite gender. James always asked her how to get Lily to agree to go out with him every week. He asked Lily out every single day and she always said no. Not out of spite, but because he was arrogant and sometimes a bully. It was true, even Evelyn hated James for it at times. He was very egotistical too but that was beside the point.
"How long?" Evelyn's voice shook but no one mistook it for sadness. No, it was from anger.
"Look, Evelyn you have to listen-" James started but Evelyn cut him off.
"I don't have to do anything. How long have you guys known?" Evelyn asked again, her voice stronger. The three teens gulped and looked to one another.
"Well, I found out about a month ago but," Lily's voice died when she saw the emotions flitting across Evelyn's face. Shock. Disbelief. Betrayal. And then rage. Pure rage.
"And you considered yourself my best friend? I don't know where the bloody hell you're from, but where I live best friends don't lie to each other!" She yelled, tears rolling down her cheeks. Lily's eyes widened and clamped her hand over her mouth to control the sobbing and tears in her eyes.
This wasn't the Evelyn everyone knew. The Evelyn everyone knew forgave everyone and held no grudges. The Evelyn everyone knew never let anger or feelings change her judgement. The Evelyn they knew was kind and innocent. That's when then finally understood how serious the situation was, and how hard Evelyn took it.
Evelyn shook her head and turned to James. "What about you Potter? How long have you been lying to me?"
James flinched at being called by his last name. That just proved that all they worked towards, getting closer, had all broken down. James opened his mouth but found nothing coming out.
"Tongue-tied Potter? Don't want to sit down and tell your 'good friend' Evy?" She half-mocked, using the nickname James used to use for her. The tears cascaded down her face but she couldn't stop them.
James mumbled something but she couldn't hear.
"Speak up!"
Sirius was staring at the floor, relieved at the fact that Evelyn had momentarily forgotten about him while Lily was staring at the exchange of words.
James cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck. "It's been a while, not sure." James tried to laugh it off.
Evelyn glared at him. "Not sure?"
His hands clenched into fists. He never wanted to betray Evelyn. They were friends after all. But he couldn't tell her. He swore to Sirius but he thought he would have stopped by now. James wasn't one for tense situations. "Wouldn't say I have the brightest mind around."
"Is this a game to you? A joke?" Evelyn raised an eyebrow.
"No." James looked away.
"I see." Evelyn's eyes hid the betrayal she felt but he wasn't the biggest betrayal she felt. Not by a long shot.
No, it was him. Evelyn finally turned to the final convict. Sirius Black. Her hands clenched into hard fists and she bit her lip to keep from yelling. All of this was his fault.
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