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Chapter 1---- No Good Rotten Awful Day
Reflecting back on the day's events, Sirius came to one major conclusion. He should have known better. He hadn't thought that when he had turned Professor McGonagall's hair green, which it was permanently stuck at for two months. Nor when he had 'borrowed' James's broom and ended up returning a pile of twigs. Nor when he had ruined Remus's homework. Nor when he had blamed Peter for the aforementioned 'hair incident', and Peter had spent the months till it could be fixed scrubbing floors with a toothbrush. But today, today he should have known better.
flashback—
Lily Evans was having a bad day. No, she was a having a 'no good rotten awful day', so to speak. She was busy attempting to complete her Transfiguration's homework while being surrounded and swarmed by her dorm mates, all of whom were insisting that she was 'in denial' and that if she was just talk about it she would feel better. Well Lily didn't want to talk about it. She pulled her homework closer, and tried to concentrate on it instead of what had happened today.
She had woken up perfectly happy, ready for Charms and a pretty day outside with her friends. Then he had come out with the most dreadful words—"Lily, we have to talk". Her day could be traced to have rapidly fallen downhill from there. Evidently, Fabian thought that they had 'drifted apart' and that they should 'just try and be friends'. Lily figured that it had something to do with the cute Ravenclaw blonde who'd been smiling at him for the past few weeks.
Of course, despite being totally crushed she'd been planning on making the best of the day and was nearly to lunch before he found her. Sometimes she hated the way news traveled around Hogwarts. The moment he had heard that she 'wasn't seeing anyone', he had waltzed right over and had actually decided to inform her that she would do for a date this next Hogsmede weekend, and to meet him by the gate on Saturday morning.
At least she now had something grimly pleasing to think about, and that was that Potter would have that black eye for a few days still, since Madame Pomfrey had decided that letting it heal the muggle way would teach him to stay out of the scrapes he always seemed to be getting himself and his gang into.
The said gang, minus one Remus, who was still in the library, was currently lounging in front of the fire. Peter and James were playing chess, and Sirius was fidgeting around, bored, as he said, 'nearly to the point of studying'.
Then he zoomed in on a potential target, and after a moment's deliberation (which upon reflection probably could have been a bit longer) he decided to go for it. Walking up to a table full of chatting girls, he singled out his prey. "Oooohh Lily! I heard what happened today!" he said, in the most annoying of singsong voices. He continued. "Fabian finally get tired of you? I guess you'll have to go out with Snivellus now." (insert a howling scream of NNOOOO!!!!!!! originating somewhere from the general direction of James)
"Or, maybe, you'll get really lucky, and the Wicked Witch of the West will finally find a toad to kiss that'll keep her company!" He finished triumphantly.
His triumph was short-lived.
Now, normally such insults from him didn't faze her terribly. Usually telling him off and yelling a bit calmed her down. But today her limit had been reached. Snarling, she reached over for her wand and slowly stood up.
Sirius had never seen anyone that short look that intimidating. Eyes blazing, she whispered a jinx that everyone in the room managed to hear. It took Sirius a minute to realize something. That he was still alive. It took him a little longer to realize something else, and then the silence in the room was broken. Some were laughing, and those younger students that hadn't known the jinx were having its effects elaborated on by older students.
James and Peter, who had been among those rolling on the floor in laughter, took a look at Lily's face, which seemed to be seeking out anyone associated with her last victim, and high-tailed it up to their dorm room, taking Sirius with them.
When Remus returned from the library, arms full of books, he had stopped for a moment a stared after opening the door. Standing on the floor was Sirius Black, but he was all of about 12 inches tall.
--End flashback
Chapter 1---- No Good Rotten Awful Day
Reflecting back on the day's events, Sirius came to one major conclusion. He should have known better. He hadn't thought that when he had turned Professor McGonagall's hair green, which it was permanently stuck at for two months. Nor when he had 'borrowed' James's broom and ended up returning a pile of twigs. Nor when he had ruined Remus's homework. Nor when he had blamed Peter for the aforementioned 'hair incident', and Peter had spent the months till it could be fixed scrubbing floors with a toothbrush. But today, today he should have known better.
flashback—
Lily Evans was having a bad day. No, she was a having a 'no good rotten awful day', so to speak. She was busy attempting to complete her Transfiguration's homework while being surrounded and swarmed by her dorm mates, all of whom were insisting that she was 'in denial' and that if she was just talk about it she would feel better. Well Lily didn't want to talk about it. She pulled her homework closer, and tried to concentrate on it instead of what had happened today.
She had woken up perfectly happy, ready for Charms and a pretty day outside with her friends. Then he had come out with the most dreadful words—"Lily, we have to talk". Her day could be traced to have rapidly fallen downhill from there. Evidently, Fabian thought that they had 'drifted apart' and that they should 'just try and be friends'. Lily figured that it had something to do with the cute Ravenclaw blonde who'd been smiling at him for the past few weeks.
Of course, despite being totally crushed she'd been planning on making the best of the day and was nearly to lunch before he found her. Sometimes she hated the way news traveled around Hogwarts. The moment he had heard that she 'wasn't seeing anyone', he had waltzed right over and had actually decided to inform her that she would do for a date this next Hogsmede weekend, and to meet him by the gate on Saturday morning.
At least she now had something grimly pleasing to think about, and that was that Potter would have that black eye for a few days still, since Madame Pomfrey had decided that letting it heal the muggle way would teach him to stay out of the scrapes he always seemed to be getting himself and his gang into.
The said gang, minus one Remus, who was still in the library, was currently lounging in front of the fire. Peter and James were playing chess, and Sirius was fidgeting around, bored, as he said, 'nearly to the point of studying'.
Then he zoomed in on a potential target, and after a moment's deliberation (which upon reflection probably could have been a bit longer) he decided to go for it. Walking up to a table full of chatting girls, he singled out his prey. "Oooohh Lily! I heard what happened today!" he said, in the most annoying of singsong voices. He continued. "Fabian finally get tired of you? I guess you'll have to go out with Snivellus now." (insert a howling scream of NNOOOO!!!!!!! originating somewhere from the general direction of James)
"Or, maybe, you'll get really lucky, and the Wicked Witch of the West will finally find a toad to kiss that'll keep her company!" He finished triumphantly.
His triumph was short-lived.
Now, normally such insults from him didn't faze her terribly. Usually telling him off and yelling a bit calmed her down. But today her limit had been reached. Snarling, she reached over for her wand and slowly stood up.
Sirius had never seen anyone that short look that intimidating. Eyes blazing, she whispered a jinx that everyone in the room managed to hear. It took Sirius a minute to realize something. That he was still alive. It took him a little longer to realize something else, and then the silence in the room was broken. Some were laughing, and those younger students that hadn't known the jinx were having its effects elaborated on by older students.
James and Peter, who had been among those rolling on the floor in laughter, took a look at Lily's face, which seemed to be seeking out anyone associated with her last victim, and high-tailed it up to their dorm room, taking Sirius with them.
When Remus returned from the library, arms full of books, he had stopped for a moment a stared after opening the door. Standing on the floor was Sirius Black, but he was all of about 12 inches tall.
--End flashback