Summary: Who was she? Where did she come from? How did she get here? She just fell out of the sky, literally.
A/N: Hey guys! It's my birthday today so I thought I should give you something special. It's a prequel/sequel (depending how you look at it) to 'And I Saw Her' and 'So Close Yet So Far'. Hope you enjoy it. I don't have a beta so if anyone's interested tell me, I need one. I appreciate constructive criticisms and comments, please no haters.
For those who think it's similar to Complex Touch by Keeperofthemoon0, that story inspired me to write this, so a big shout out to Keeper!
No I did not change anything, just the paragraph structure and shiz.
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We were celebrating the success of our prank. The Slytherin didn't even know what happened until it already did happen. We had turned his robes to bright neon pink and placed itching powder in his undergarments. It wasn't personally my best prank, but it was good enough to make me satisfied for the week.
"I love the look on Snivellus' face when he figured what we've done," said my best friend James. He started messing his already disordered black hair up, a habit of his that Lily, the girl of his dreams, hated.
"Well, the color did match his face," I replied; I remembered Snape's face cower in humiliation when everyone started laughing at him.
He was always a bit dodgy for my taste, and the fact that James hated him because he was friends with Lily made us torment him more than the others.
"I should be reporting you," said a sandy haired boy, "it is, after all, my duty,"
I smirked as his amber eyes flashed with merriment as he said this.
"Of course you would, Mr. Prefect," I said sarcastically, shoving him lightly.
"It is very disappointing Remus," James told him, "I expected more from you,"
"Yeah Remus," agreed Peter, agreeing to James immediately.
I was sorely tempted to roll my eyes at his antics. He sometimes got on my nerves; he was like that annoying small brother you want to get rid of, but love at the same time. That's how I thought of us, all of us.
Brothers
Family
If Peter was the kid brother, then Remus would be that kid in the family who people always found weird and recluse but around us, it was like he was a different person. No one would ever think he was usually the mastermind in our greatest pranks. We were extremely protective of him. He was the brother the whole family protects, despite his protests.
Now there was James. He was, in a word, my twin. The closest I have. We've been compared with Gideon and Fabian, which was a feat itself since they were actual twins, identical at that. James and I are very different, but at the same time the alike. As much as I loved Remus and Peter, I would not deny that I was closer to James than to the two.
I smiled contently as we sat down under our tree; it had our names etched on it. I was always reminiscent during the first few days of school. My mother does not allow me to go with my friends during the summer or any holidays for that matter, in fear of being 'contaminated'.
"Dumbledore had to pick someone," Remus said, "I guess he had no other choice,"
We were the only Gryffindor boys in our year, and Remus was the least problematic. Or so they think. He was the only one who was smart enough to not get caught. So I wasn't really surprised when they chose him, but it was fun to tease him.
"I still can't help feeling betrayed Remus," James said, pretending to have a pain in his chest.
Remus opened his mouth to answer when a piercing scream from the sky interrupted us. We watched dumbfounded as a red and black figure fell about a hundred meters from above.
"Lily," I heard James whisper.
He started running just as the figure fell to the lake with a loud splash. I swam after him as I saw the body submerging under water.
"It's not her," James said with relief, as he broke through the surface supporting a red haired girl. I helped him keep her head above the water while pulling her ashore. Remus took of his cloak and placed it under her head as we laid her down on the dry soil. Instinctively, I checked her heartbeat.
"It's very faint," I said, as Remus put his ear over her mouth.
"She's not breathing," he said urgently, pushing me aside and started pumping her chest. He then leaned in and placed his mouth over hers.
I watched nervously as he repeated the process over and over again, when the girl started to cough violently. Water gushed out of her mouth and she sucked in air. Immediately, I rushed to her. I held her upright to help her breathe.
"Thanks," she said softly as she gazed in my eyes for a moment before she fell limp in my arms. I was curiously mesmerized by her worn-out tired appearance. She had cuts and bruises on her face. Her bloodstained clothes were torn in places.
"She's in Gryffindor," I said, as I spotted the gold and red tie around her neck.
"No shit," said James sarcastically, though I can hear that he's still shaken with the whole ordeal.
"Who do you think she is?" Remus asked softly, "She doesn't look all that familiar,"
I wracked my brain trying to figure out if I've ever seen this girl. Priding myself with personally knowing majority of the female population, I was disbelieved when I could not place her face anywhere. She definitely wasn't someone I would not have gone out with.
"Oh my," said a shocked voice.
I turned and saw Madam Pomfrey, along with Headmaster Dumbledore, standing next to Peter.
"She just fell out of the sky," Peter told them.
Pomfrey conjured a stretcher and levitated her body, or at least tried to.
"Let go Mr. Black," she said impatiently, "she's going to be fine,"
I noticed that my arm was still wrapped around her body, and I let go. I smiled apologetically at Pomfrey. We started to follow her towards the infirmary; thankfully class has started so there weren't any students roaming around. Pomfrey laid her down to one of the beds, as she began stirring.
"Tom," she muttered as her face twisted in pain. Her body started shaking violently as Pomfrey tried stopping it.
"All of you go back to class," Dumbledore ordered, his eyes piercing, making us obey.
The doors magically closed behind us, as we hurried to our next class.
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"Mr. Black," said McGonagall loudly, "is the air in front of you that entertaining, or am I just boring you?"
I jumped slightly when she spoke. Immediately, I smiled charmingly at her, "Which ever keeps me out of trouble," I said.
"Neither, Mr. Black," she hissed. Who knew she was so much like a Slytherin?
"And," she continued, "detention for the cheek,"
I leaned casually on my chair, my arm draped behind the one next to mine, "Professor," I said suggestively, "if you wanted to spend more time with me, all you had to do was ask,"
Her lips were disappearing rapidly, making me smirk. She left me alone after that, leaving me back to ponder about the mysterious girl.
Who was she? Where did she come from? How did she get here? She just fell out of the sky, literally. We tried visiting her after each class, but every time Dumbledore would tell us to leave before we could even enter the room.I found it strange that the headmaster was taking a long time with the girl. With each minute that passed I became more curious.
"What are you planning?" Lily demanded when we reached the great hall.
"What are you talking about?" I asked annoyed.
I didn't really like it when she ordered us around. I wasn't sure why James insisted on having her, and only her, when there were plenty of other girls around.
"You've been quiet the whole day," she said, "It means you're planning something,"
I opened my mouth to retort when James interrupted.
"Have you been watching us Evans?" he asked her suggestively.
I cowered slightly knowing she would start ranting. Sure enough, she did.
"The nerve of you Potter," she hissed, "I simply noticed that there were lest interruptions in the classes because your incredibly loud voices where missing, and the fact that I had much far less few problems to deal with today because you were picking on younger years. I would rather you all were quiet so others could actually hear their own voices, instead of having to hear you-,"
Hypocrite
I blocked her out, and glanced at the staff table. Dumbledore wasn't there. I sighed and began picking at my food. With a glance at my friends, I saw Remus with a book in his hands, though I saw him looking at the door a few times. Peter was eating like there was no tomorrow, while James was still at the end of Lily's wrath.
"Do you think he's still with her?" I asked, pointing at the place where Dumbledore usually sits.
"He's been there the whole day," Remus said slowly.
"What do you make of it?"
He looked up, as he always does when thinking deeply.
"I'm not sure," he said, "but it's something,"
I couldn't think of a sarcastic comment so I just went back to my food. A note dropped in front of me before I could even start eating.
I want you, said the note. Any normal guy would be probably be pissing their pants at this note, but I was Sirius Black. I always got letters like this. I looked around the room trying to figure out who the mysterious sender was, but plenty of the female population was ogling at me so it was difficult.
"Another fan mail?" Remus asked, with a raised eyebrow.
"Who's it from?" Peter interrupter enthusiastically. He glanced around the room a few times before turning back to me.
I shrugged, "Who cares," I said.
He shrugged as well, pretending he didn't care. I caught him trying to eye one of the girls, but they just ignored him.
"Remus, Lily," said a kind soft voice.
We all turned to the source and found Frank standing behind us.
"Professor Dumbledore is asking for you," he said, "he's in the infirmary,"
"Is this about that girl?" Alice asked.
It seemed as if the news about the girl spread around like wildfire. I saw Frank's ear turn pink, "Yeah, it is," he said looking at his shoes. He seemed be lost for a second before he just left.
Lily and Alice started giggling as soon as he vanished from sight. Probably the NEWTs are getting him, I thought as an excuse to his odd behavior.
"You coming?" James asked, shaking me out of my thoughts.
"Where?" I asked.
"The infirmary of course," he said.
I mentally hit myself as I followed them.
Ok, this is it. The moment I've been waiting for the whole day. Maybe now, we'd be able to get some answers.
"I should have known all of you would come as well," said Dumbledore as we entered the room; though there was a look in his eyes indicating that he already knew.
"Of course Professor," I said "where else would we go?"
He just smiled at me. He lead us to the back of the room where there was a girl on the bed, her back propped up by the pillows.
She stared at us, all of us, with this peculiar look. I couldn't identify what kind of look it was; there was a mix of familiarity, shock, and others I could not comprehend. Her eyes shifted slowly, from Alice, to Remus, briefly on Peter, then on me. I felt my breathing hitch when she turned to stare at me. It was as if she was reading my soul, and she could see something. It felt as if she knew something about me that only she knew, like a secret that involved me.
Her stare shifted from me to Lily. I let out a breath I was unconsciously holding. As her gaze shifted from Lily to James and then back again, I noticed the emotions playing across her eyes.
"Everyone," said Dumbledore, making a few of us jump. We forgot that he was still in the room.
"This is Virginia Weastly," he said, "she was sorted in Gryffindor and she'll be starting in your year,"
I looked at him in shock, and I noticed the others do the same. Before we could voice our opinion, our headmaster raised his hand to silence us and continued.
"She came from a small school in the south of the country, but due to recent events, her family had to send her here. On her way through portkey, there was some misshape, and thankfully there was no severe harm done.
Lily, Remus, as prefects, I am entrusting her to you. Please help her know her way around the grounds, and I hope she would be able to rely on you. She's still in recovery, and would not be able to start her classes for a while, and I hope you would find the time to visit, and make sure she doesn't lag in her school work."
"Yes headmaster," said Lily, giving the girl, Virginia, a smile.
She smiled back hesitantly, before looking away.
"Well, with that said, I bid you all good bye," said Dumbledore, and looked at Virginia, "I will do all I can,"
"Thank you headmaster," she whispered, before he left.
There was a silent pause, before Lily sat on the foot of Virginia's bed.
"So, Virginia, how are you liking Hogwarts so far?" she asked the girl.
"It's just Ginny," Virginia, Ginny, said, "and I find it ok,"
"Where did you study?" James interrupted, "Dumbledore said it was a small school in the south, what's the name, maybe I've heard of it,"
"James," Remus said, he placed a hand on James' shoulder, "Let the girl breathe,"
James smiled at her sheepishly, and attempted to sit next to Lily, but she immediately pulled Alice next to her, so there wasn't any room left.
"I'm Remus by the way," Remus said, taking her hand, "Remus Lupin"
Lily jumped slightly, "Oh Merlin," she said, "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Lily Evans,"
The rest of us followed.
"Alice Moray,"
"James Potter,"
"Peter Pettigrew,"
"And I am the great Sirius Black," I said extravagantly, bowing my head to her.
She looked at me sadly, which confused me. Normally, when I introduced myself to a girl, they either giggle, blush, hyperventilate, faint, or all of the above, but never, I repeat, never, do they look sad. Probably upset because I'm way out of her league. Before I could even think much of this, I found that Lily and Alice were already bombarding her.
"You're going to love Hogwarts," Lily told her, "It's the best wizarding school in the country, why did you prefer studying in a small school anyway?"
"Yeah, I mean, Hogwarts offer monetary help to those who need it, so it obviously can't be because of the cost," Alice continued.
"It wasn't really a small school," Ginny said looking at her hands, "it was a really private institution for the ones who lived around my place,"
"Where is it, I'm sure I've heard of it if you tell me," James persisted.
"There aren't really plenty of wizarding schools in the country," Peter said, "so James probably knows, since he knows a lot of things,"
I rolled my eyes at Peter's antics, but perked my ears to hear her answer.
"I don't want to talk about it," she stated softly.
"Oh come on," James said, "just tell us your story,"
"We'll figure out a way to make you talk sooner or later," I told her, already thinking of mischievous ways to find out her story.
"Please just leave," she said in an annoyed tone.
I was really curious, so I ignored it, "and what happened that caused the portkey to malfunction, were you attacked or something?"
She turned away from us angrily.
Now we're getting somewhere.
"Did death eaters attack you?" I asked excitedly, the prospect of facing death eaters amazed me.
"Just leave me alone!" she shouted at us. Since I was nearest to her, I was hit with full impact, "I want all of you to get out and leave me alone!"
We all stared at her, astounded by her sudden outburst.
"You don't have to be such a bitch you know," Peter said angrily, "we only wanted to talk,"
"Well I don't want to talk," she said arrogantly, "Now leave me before I call on Madam Pomfrey,"
"Bitch," I hissed at her.
For a small moment, I thought she was about to cry, but then she just glared.
We walked out of the room. I could hear Lily and Alice talking amongst themselves as the moved away from us.
"Remind me again why we even bothered saving her life," I said loudly, making sure she could still hear us.
I saw James about to say something when Remus stopped him.
"Let's not do this now," he said quietly. He didn't seem at all disturbed by the way Ginny treated us; he looked as if he was trying to solve a difficult problem.
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