Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. The only one I own is Aliyah. I don't own the idea of Mary had a little lamb, I got the idea from miss Dianna Agron's tattoo and don't hold any claim on it. All of the characters you recognize belong to the amazing JK Rowling. I only own the plot as well. Any references to Alice In Wonderland that you recognize belong to Lewis Carrol and anyone who holds those rights now.
Sighing slightly, I sat looking out the window, watching the trees that were green and brown only a few seconds ago become a blur, the colors melding into one. The Hogwarts express started picking up speed as it pulled farther and farther away from the King's Cross station, and the chatter of students become louder and louder as they found their friends or joined empty compartments. Stretching out my thin legs in front of me, and resting my feet on the empty seat I looked back down at the note pad that was thrown lazily over my lap.
Half formed lyrics stared back at me, taunting. God, why was writing lyrics so hard today? I mean, I know I don't always have a muse, but the train ride to Hogwarts always seemed to inspire something. But today: zilch. Zip. Nada. I couldn't help but let out a frustrated sigh as the sounds from the other compartments filtered their way towards me. Maybe if I closed my eyes and went into my own little world I'd be able to piece together something more than what I had already.
My plan had been working fine for a few minutes, and I even started to feel a little relaxed, my creative wheels turning. My own little world was a wonderland and the next set of lyrics were on the tip of my tongue, but before I had a chance to start to write them down, the sound of the compartment door sliding open and new voices interrupting me made the hints of a song fly out of my mind.
"Hey, Liyah." James Potter greeted rather loudly as he came in and took a seat next to me, leaning over to give me a sloppy kiss on the cheek. A few seconds after James, Sirius bounded in, giving my other cheek a kiss as well. The two pranksters were soon followed by the rest of our friends, Marlene McKenna, Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin. I could feel my face start to flame up as I looked over at Remus. Catching my line of sight, Marlene gave me a smirk before nudging Lily. Both girls knew about my major crush on the sandy haired boy, and they took any opportunity to tease me about it.
"Hey guys." Whipping my cheeks on the arms of my sweater, I gave the two pranksters a mock scowl. "Boys, was that really necessary?"
"Of course!" Sirius quipped, wrapping an arm around me and pulling my body close to his side, an squeeze following before letting go of me when I winced. "What is it, did I do something?" Leave it to Sirius to get all brotherly over me, I rolled my eyes slightly at the concern in his voice. Sirius and James were like the brothers I never had…which also meant that they seemed to be super protective of me, even though they were only two years older.
"No, nothing like that," I reassured Sirius, patting his hair slightly as I detangled myself from his arm and got up. "It's just that my new tattoo's kind of sore still."
"Another one?" Lily groan slightly, "Liyah, you're going to be covered by them before too long!"
Laughing slightly, the honey blond turned to look at her redhead friend. "Lil, I only have two. Plus," I said, putting emphasis on the last word, "they're like memoirs on my skin. You know how I feel about them."
The redhead sighed and I knew I won this argument…at least this round. Looking around quickly, and making sure that there were no Prefects around other than Remus, I quickly bunched my shirt on the right side, pulling the clothing up to my arm pit to show off my side. The words Mary had a little lamb etched across my side stared back at my friends, the skin around them still slightly red.
"Wow." Sirius was the first one to break the silence after everyone took their time staring at my side. Slightly self-conscious at this point, I pulled my shirt back into it's correct place.
"Yeah," I said, laughing slightly. "So…what do you guys think?"
"Did you get it for your mum?" James asked, watching me intently. He, out of all my friends - other than Sirius, was the only one to know that my mom had recently been diagnosed as ill - the staff at St. Mungos weren't entirely sure. The mediwitches at St. Mungos weren't sure if she'd be able to pull through the sickness, and every day since we were told the news, she seemed to have been getting worse and worse.
Instead of saying anything, I just nodded, my fingers tracing over the now covered words lightly. Other than Keith, my mom was my favorite person in the world, and I might just possibly die without her in my life.
Looking at me with concern reflected in his eyes, Remus stared at me intently. "What's wrong with your mum, Aliyah?" Remus Lupin was the only one to ever call me Aliyah - unless Lily was mad at me; a name I normally hated. But as it felt from his lips, it just seemed like it belonged there, and it made my heart beat faster.
"Uh…" My brain seemed to have gone numb from the say he said my name, and I mentally shook my head, trying to clear it so I could answer him. Way to look like an idiot, Liyah. "She's come down with…something, but the staff isn't sure what exactly it is. She seems to have been getting worse every day since we found out.
Two pairs of arms wrapped themselves around me, and I could smell Lily and Marlene's perfume. No words were needed because I knew this was our way of helping each other out when we needed it. Silence rang out through the compartment, but it wasn't awkward or anything. It was almost…healing. What I needed.
"I don't get it…why does your tattoo have anything to do with your mum being sick?" Peter interrupted the silence, a confused look on his face. I'm going to punch that kid!
Before I had a chance to do anything, Remus jumped to the rescue. "Aliyah's mum's nickname for her has always been little lamb," he said, looking at me for conformation. At my nod he continued, "And since she's sick, Aliyah got Mary had a little lamb tattooed down her side…get it?"
Thankfully Peter nodded, and before he could ask anything else, I pulled out of my friend's embrace. "So what about you guys, anything new happen over summer?"
Before we knew it, the train was pulling up into the Hogsmead station, and kids were back to making noise again. Falling behind the crowd, we slowly made our way to the boats, taking and just goofing around.
"Don't tell me we have to share a carriage with Snivellus…" Sirius groaned behind me, and I spun around to see what he was talking about. Snive- uh, I mean Severus Snape was sitting in one of the two invisibly drawn carriages left, reading a book. "Probably about the dark arts…" he said, causing Lily to smack him across the stomach and glare at him.
Lily and Snape used to have some history, Remus once told me; but when she tried to defend him from of one James' pranks, he called her a mud blood, and well, that was the end of that friendship. Since then she hadn't spoken to him or about him, but she still didn't want any of us talking about him behind his back.
Good ole' Lily Evans. No wonder she was Head Girl.
"Guys, if it okay if I sit in the other one? I don't think I can handle being in the same boat with him for the whole trip up the castle." Lily pleaded with us, her eyes large and sad looking. I couldn't help but notice that when James wrapped an arm around her shoulders and glared at Snape, she didn't say anything or shrug him off. Interesting…
"Go ahead, Lil. James and Sirius should probably go with you so they don't end up hexing him." Remus cut it. Ah, the boy was the voice of reason.
"I'll go with you guys too," Marlene volunteered, "Maybe I can help keep Sirius in line." Sure, by snogging him.
"Alright, then that leaves Aliyah and Peter with me and Snape." Remus clapped his hands together before nudging me slightly in the direction of the ride. Heat flared from the small part where his fingertips touched my bare skin and I could feel my face flush brightly. Thank Merlin it was dark out.
The trip across the trail was…interesting. No insults were traded with Snape, but it was tense the whole ride over. I kept waiting for the Slytherin to do something that would make the carriage flip on its side, or throw us out or something. By the time the castles illuminating Hogwarts came into few, I couldn't help but release a sigh of relief. We were almost there and nothing had happened to us.
Running my fingers through my honey blonde colored locks, I watched the lights get closer and closer, a smile on my face. Since leaving for the summer a couple of months ago, I was back to my home away from home, and when the carriage pulled to a stop in front of the great doors that were the entrance to the castle, I was the first one out. My smile however, soon disappeared as a slash of ice cold water hit me from the head down, and almost maniacal laughter filled my ears.
THAT BLOODY… "PEEVES!"
Heya, guys! It's me, GypsyTraveler. I know I have my Teddy/OC story, and I've gotten one review for it, but if you like it, you should review! It would mean the world to me, and it will motivate me to write more on it!
So I got the inspiration for this new character thanks to the lovely Dianna Agron, and my recent obsession with Alice In Wonderland. So I know this one's short, but my muse got hold of this idea and wouldn't let me go till I got at least this. There will be many, many Alice In Wonderland chapter titles and references in this story I hope, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I felt like there's not enough good Remus/OC fics out there in the world, and I wanted to try my hand at one; so here is the love child from that idea! Let me know what you guys think, and hopefully there will be a new chapter on this fic in the next couple of days. So you guys should contact me either at www . gypsytraveler . tumblr . com and leave me your thoughts on it in my ask box, or drop me a message on twitter. www . twitter . com / gypsytravelerr
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