A/N: So, going back and reading some of the earlier chapters... Well, there wasn't much of a plotline... Sorry! But, please be patient and read through the whole thing! I promise you, it gets much better!

CHAPTER 1

I stepped out into her backyard towards the woods where it was waiting for me. I brought a treat with me. My pale blonde hair was tied into a casually messy bun and my big violet eyes portrayed the excitement I had to see the big midnight black dog that came to see me every night. It was like my own little pet, that I couldn't keep. He was uncharacteristically bigger than other dogs. I named him Charcoal... How characteristically original. *cue sarcasm here*

"Charcoal?" I whispered into the night. It was way past midnight and I was wearing a white nightgown.

Charcoal stepped out from the darkness and then plopped down beside me. I smiled as I let myself plop down beside him. I handed him the treat and then leaned against the furry beast as I slowly stroked him. He stared at me with his silver eyes curiously. I smiled back at him.

"Charcoal, you can't come back here again. Tomorrow, I'm off to Hogwarts. So there won't be anybody here waiting for you and to give you nice tasty treats," I giggled. Charcoal rolled his eyes especially at the little name I had given him. I leaned my head against his soft shoulder.

"Sometimes, I feel as if you understand everything I'm telling you..." I said wistfully. Charcoal looked away from me as if he was hiding a secret. He did this a lot so I didn't really think twice about it.

As I stroked him, I remembered the first night that he came to me.

"Is anyone out there?" asked I scared. I had heard noises while I was trying to sleep. Instead of a person coming out to meet me, it was a big black dog that looked like it gotten into some burrs. His dog face looked sheepish and his grey eyes looked at me, like he recognized me. And suddenly, it looked like this big black dog wanted to run away from me. Instead of screaming bloody murder, like anyone else would, I walked up to him, slowly.

"Hello there," I said softly, as if trying not to scare him. The dog just looked at me lazily. I started to untangle the burrs from his fur. The first couple that I did, the dog growled at me and in a way glared, with his big grey eyes. I realized that they were really pretty grey eyes and that I wasn't aware a dog could have such eyes with such depth. In fact, his eyes reminded me of Black's eyes. I shook the thought out of her head. And that's when I noticed the big silver buck. It was standing there at the edge of the forest, watching. I smiled at the animal and pretended like the dog and the buck were best friends. It reminded me of Potter's and Black's little nicknames for each other.

"Prongs, Padfoot," I said nodding to each of them, and then laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. The dog looked alarmed at the noise coming out of my mouth and the silver buck had already ran away.

"You know, I think we're going to be great friends," I said after pulling all the burrs off of the dog. I swore I saw him grin.

I smiled at the memory, and like always, we sat next to each other in silence.

… ... ... ... ... Back To Hogwarts... ... ... ... ...

"BYE MOTHER!" I screamed out the train window to my small looking mother on the platform. The train hadn't even started moving yet, though I was still waving maniacally towards her. The look on her face… Priceless.

I slipped into an empty compartment and pulled out my copy of Wuthering Heights. A few minutes later, Lily entered the compartment mumbling about how awful the Prefect's meeting was and how much she hated James Potter.

RIIIGGHHHTTT, you hate James Potter. I wish she'd just admit that she liked him. Or admit that she's at least attracted to him.

"Fayre!" she exclaimed as if she had just seen me sitting here, "How was your summer?"

"Great. I met someone."

"Reaaallyyy?" She asked leaning slightly forward.

"Yeah…"

"Is he cute?"

"Of course he's cute."

"What color hair does he have?" She asked. Doesn't she mean fur? Eh, whatever.

"Black."

"Eyes?"

"Grey."

"OH MY GOD IT'S SIRIUS?"

"WHAT? NO! IT'S CHARCOAL!"

"…..Charcoal?"

"Yeeeaaah."

"His name is Charcoal."

"What'd you think his name was?"

"What kind of a name is Charcoal?"
"HEY! I gave it to him."

"You gave him a name?"

"YEAH," I was starting to get a bit frustrated.

"Why?"

"Because he wasn't wearing a collar so I didn't know what to call him."

"Collar…? Oh God, Please tell me he's not a dog," groaned Lily.

"What else would he be?" I asked. And then realization dawned on me as Lily stared at me like I was an idiot.

"OOOOHHHHH you thought I was talking about a guy."

"Yeah, someone of the opposite gender, not of the opposite SPECIES."

"Lily, I never talk about guys…"

"I know, I just thought that…since it's a new year and everything you may gush about things you normally wouldn't have."
"You want me to gush?"

"Well, sort of…"

"Okay. I'll gush. He's a big black dog with beautiful grey eyes!" I mocked gushed.

Lily's eyes grew wide and she smiled, no, BEAMED at me.

"What?" I asked warily. Unfortunately my question didn't get answered for the Marauders came bounding into our compartment.

"Oh! Hey Lily!" said James plopping down next to her and throwing a muscular arm over her shoulders. Lily looked at the arm as if it was going to bite her. And then she gingerly lifted it up and off of her shoulders.

"Hi…James." She responded. Peter Pettigrew, also known as Wormtail, sat down next to me.

"Hi Fayre," he said shyly.

"Hey," I said absentmindedly looking at Sirius who was obviously not looking at me. Odd. For it seemed like Sirius was ALWAYS looking at me. Even when he wasn't looking at me, he was STILL LOOKING AT ME. But this time was different, he was literally NOT looking at me. It irked me to no end.

I got up and crossed the small space between us and settled in right between Sirius and Remus. Sirius glanced at me for a second and Remus just smiled knowingly to himself. Peter, on the other hand, looked positively depressed.

"Hey Sirius!"

"Hey," came Sirius' mumbled response. This felt so unnecessarily awkward…

"SO… How was your summer holiday?" I asked.

"Oh Sirius stalked some girl over the summer," piped up James getting out of his constant banter with Lily.

Everyone stared at Sirius as he gave James the death glare.

"Really?" I finally said.

"Yeah. He only saw her at night though," continued James either ignoring or being completely oblivious to Sirius' death glares.

I knew what everyone was thinking. That's stalking right there. Definitely.

"Uh, did you talk to her?" I asked slowly turning to face Sirius' face. He then started to mumble about how he couldn't talk to her and that she had given him the stupidest nickname and would I please stop looking at him like he was insane because my eyes remind me of her eyes…. Not that they're the same eyes. Just the shape. Definitely not the color because apparently I'm the only one he knows with that color eyes. Just the shape. Not the color. Not at all.

At least, that's what I think he said.

"O….kay…then…" I said slowly.

Lily and James fell over into a heap of laughter.

Yeah, Sirius wasn't himself today…

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XOXOXOXO,

Innocently Beautiful

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Innocently Beautiful