Everlasting
chapter 1: an unseparable pair
"Absolute rubbish!" Lily Evans was quite upset indeed. She and Sirius were climbing down the ladder of the Astronomy Tower. The two had just finished their very first Divination class with the quirky Professor Stellatus.
"I thought it was rather funny actually." Sirius gave her a lopsided grin. "You're just upset because Stellatus said you 'unfortunately do not possess the makings of a true Seer.'" Sirius imitated the Professor's voice, and Lily couldn't help giggling.
"Well, I guess I can't be good at everything."
"For the love of Merlin, did I just hear you right, Lily Evans??" Sirius pretended to be paralyzed with shock. Lily just rolled her eyes.
"The day you get less than perfect marks in any class, Peter will become the Minister of Magic!" Sirius joked and Lily punched him lightly in the arm.
Sirius Black and Lily Evans had been the best of friends ever since they had met each
other on the Hogwarts Express their first year. Sirius had come bursting into Lily's compartment, and played a rather rude prank on her. Lily was of course, enraged, and after using the Densaugeo curse on him, the grotesquely rabbit-toothed Sirius finally got down on his knees. After some more scolding(done by Lily), and more apologizing(done by the very terrified Sirius) the two became instant friends, and were inseparable ever since.
Lily would still smile every time she thought of their first meeting. Sirius would just turn red in the face, and hurriedly change the subject. Two years had passed since then, but they were still the best of friends. Some people had even suggested they try going out, but Lily and Sirius found the idea most absurd.
"Sirius, could I talk to you about something?"
"Sure. But why don't we go down to the Great Hall for some lunch first. I'm so hungry I could eat a Hippogriff!" Sirius grinned, rubbing his stomach.
"Well, it's kind of secret."
"Secret? Well, now that's a different story. I'm always up for secrets!" Sirius grinned slyly, and Lily frowned.
"You are going to keep your lips sealed, right?"
"Why of course, mademoiselle. I happen to want to live till my seventh year." Sirius said jokingly, and Lily pretended to be offended.
"Well, yesterday, James Potter asked me out. You know, on a date." Lily's face turned scarlet.
The grin on Sirius' face grew wider, and he chuckled. "Our little girl's all grown up." he pretended to sniff, and Lily punched him playfully.
"No really, Sirius. I know that you're good friends with James, so I wanted your advice on it first."
"Go ahead and accept. James is a great lad. And a genius at Quidditch, I'll tell you that. If only he'd brush his hair more often..." Sirius said thoughtfully, and Lily smiled brightly.
"Alright then. I know I can trust you, right?" Lily looked up at Sirius smiling, and he flashed her a grin.
"Come on, I'm starving!" he said suddenly, grabbing Lily's hand. She was barely able to follow him as he raced to the Great Hall.
They were young. They were happy. And nothing would come between their friendship. Or so they thought.
***
James was waiting for Lily in the common room. They had planned to spend their first Hogsmeade weekend together on a date.
"Are you all ready then?" James looked up as Lily came down the staircase. She nodded, blushing a little.
"You look lovely." James said sheepishly, causing Lily's face to turn an even brighter shade of pink.
The two walked out of Gryffindor Tower holding hands. From a distance, Sirius was watching, a small smile on his face.
"He is so perfect, Sirius! I mean, he's so sweet, and gorgeous, and brilliant!" Lily gushed happily. She had come back from her trip to Hogsmeade, and her and Sirius were munching on apple pie outside.
Sirius just grinned, and took another large bite of his pie.
"I was complimenting him on being such a great Quidditch player, and he just shrugged it off, saying that he'd never have the makings of a professional. How can he be so modest too?" Lily exclaimed rapturously, and Sirius looked at her in an amused way.
"Looks like love's in the air. James seemed pretty cheerful himself when he came back." Sirius commented, and Lily beamed.
"Oh, but what about you, Sirius? Did you have fun also? I'm so sorry, I just got so wrapped up in my own matters and I forgot to ask." Lily apologized, looking sorry, but Sirius just grinned.
"Don't worry about me, Lily. Have you forgotten, I'm a Black after all. I can look after myself."
"Excuse me, but does the king of mischief and detentions really have the right to say something like that? I'm surprised you didn't blow up Zonko's without me there!" Lily retorted, and grinned impishly.
"You almost read my mind, Lily Evans!" Sirius grinned back, just as impishly. "I was going to, but Remus stopped me in time. I don't think he fancied getting expelled."
Lily smiled, then rested her head on Sirius' shoulder. She let out a sigh, and Sirius looked at her.
"Sirius, when we're all grown up with families of our own, will you come to see me?"
Sirius looked quite surprised, but answered without hesitation. "Of course I will. You know that, Lily."
"Just making sure." Lily smiled. "You know what, it's a bit chilly out here. Perhaps we should go back inside the school."
"Alright then."
The two walked back, arms linked together. The sun set behind them, lighting the sky with reds and pinks.
***
"I really think she's perfect, Sirius!" James exclaimed, as they walked to Quidditch practice together.
"Wow, I think I'm having dejavu..." Sirius spoke, mostly to himself. James looked at him questioningly, but he just shook his head.
"She's so clever, and sweet. I don't think there's any other girl in Hogwarts who could even compare to her!" James smiled broadly, as he lifted off on his broomstick.
Sirius followed in suit, and circled the pitch on his Comet. The wind ran through his dark hair, and he closed his eyes. He felt he didn't have a care in the world, and he expressed his happiness by soaring upwards on his broom stick then finishing with an exhilarating spin.
"Oy, Sirius!" James called out and tossed him a Quaffle. Sirius soared through the air with James at his tail, and threw the Quaffle into one of the hoops.
"And Gryffindor beats Slytherin 360-40!! It's a wonderful day, folks! And it's all thanks to the very dashing and handsome Sirius Black, and the somewhat talented James Potter!!" Sirius shouted out laughing.
"Dashing and handsome? You wish, Black!" James called out jokingly and Sirius was about to topple him off his broomstick, when the rest of the team arrived.
"Looks like Potter and Black are at it again!" Elliot Kensington called out, laughing, and the other members grinned too.
"Come on, kids. No more joking around now, we've got lots of practice to do before we play against Ravenclaw!" their current captain, Herold Abberstone instructed, and the two landed back onto the pitch.
Herold explained their new strategies carefully, and the team kicked off into the air to practice.
During practice, however, it started to drizzle, and the team spent a grueling four hours flying in the rain. Although Sirius complained numerous times, their captain remained firm, saying that a little rain shouldn't be able to stop them. But the little rain, eventually became a little storm, and the team finally filed into their changing rooms.
"That Abberstone's gone a little odd in the head, I think. Probably blinded by his desire for the Quidditch Cup this year." Sirius said grudgingly, as he dried his hair off.
"Well, it is his last year at Hogwarts, so he's probably pretty desperate by now." James replied, as he hastily packed up his things.
"Why are you in such a hurry, mate? Going somewhere?"
"Oh, I promised Lily we'd work together on a Potions assignment." James said smiling, though his face turned a little pink.
"That's great, James. I think she really likes you." Sirius said cheerfully, though he felt a little disappointed. He remembered all the times that Lily had worked on assignments with him. It was the first time she had ever asked anyone else, and he felt a little like he was losing his best friend. But silently assuring himself that nothing of the sort was going to happen, Sirius quickly chased the thought away.
"Well, I'll be going now, maybe I'll see you back at the common room." James waved, and ran off.
Sirius arrived at Gryffindor Tower about a half hour later. James and Lily were sitting together by the fire, books and parchment spread out in front of them. They looked very snug, and they'd turn red in the face everytime their eyes met.
Sirius felt a small pang as he watched two of his best friends fall in love with each other, but quickly told himself that there was nothing to be sulking about.
But as he walked up the stairs to his dormitory without so much as a 'hullo' from Lily or James, he suddenly felt awfully lonely...
A/N: So, what do you all think so far? I'd much appreciate it if you left a review telling me *wink wink*
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