Hello. This is the first actual chapter of The Thing About Love. I know, title's odd for what I'm intending the story to be, but trust me, it'll come in play later. The first couple chapters will just drama, romance, stuff like that:3 A little mystery/horror/dark in there, but not much.
If you cannot tell, I am not J.K. Rowling. If I was, I would be in England loving life.
Stephenie sighed, adjusting her braces as she walked down to the common room her and James shared. It fit both of them perfectly - many books, a piano, music stands, guitars, almost everything musicians like them would need. Even a secret passageway to get to choir practice with Flitwick. Downstairs she found her brothers and James all in a game in Exploding Snap. Chuckling, she left with a call of, "I'm going to see Adra!" and a response of them mumbling to say hi for them. She tied her hair back into a suckish ponytail, and then letting it back out when she finally reached Gryffindor Tower so it was a little wavy. Walking up to the portrait of the Fat Lady, she said the password clearly and entered the common room, waving to some of her friends and then walked up the girl's stairs to the seventh year's dormitory. Opening the door and walking in she dragged her friend out of the door, ignoring the looks that the people Adra shared the dorm with. The other three despised Stephenie, for one reason - the fact that she was closer to James Sirius Potter than anyone at Hogwarts.
"Adra, your dorm mates are freaks." She commented as she stuffed her hands in the pockets of her dark blue jeans.
"I know. You are quite lucky - all you have is James." Adra chuckled, her bright green eyes shining, shaking her head so her extremely wavy black curls fell into place.
Stephenie smiled. "It has its perks. He hogs the piano, though." She huffed.
Adra laughed at her best friend. "You get mad because he hogs the piano?"
"And the mini-choir room. You don't have six months to learn twenty six pages of a song that's fully in Latin with eight voice parts as well as it being in E-flat major."
"Whatever, Stephenie." She chuckled. The two remained silent until reaching the Head's common room, where Stephenie said the password clearly, and the door swung open.
"Finish your game yet, boys?" The two chorused as they walked in, Adra sitting inbetween Stephenie's brothers and Stephenie leaning on James.
"No. We were rudely interrupted." Mercutio said, earning a slap upside the head from Ricky. "Don't be mean."
Stephenie chuckled. "Silly, silly boys you two are."
"Anyway, as much as I wish I could stay longer, the boys and I have Quidditch practice." Adra rose, and yanked the two up by their ears, dragging them out the door. "See you later!" Adra said in a singsong voice, followed by, "Damn it, Adra! Let me go!" from Mercutio and Ricky, causing Stephenie to laugh. "Always made me laugh, those three." She said, turning to James. James wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head on his chest.
"I'm scared." She said, her voice muffled.
"Why?" He asked, stroking Stephenie's hair softly.
"I'm worried about Mercutio and Ricky. They weren't told what happened to Mum and Dad. I was. And something's going to happen, I can feel it. It's really scaring me." She looked up at James who suprisingly kissed her softly. "You shouldn't worry, Stephenie. I will be here. I'm trying to save you from everything bad that will happen."
She nodded, remaining silent. James has... acting a bit odd lately. She thought. He's acting very kind to me. Not that he normally doesn't, but he's not being his trouble-making self like he normally would be. Hmm. And, he kissed me. I shouldn't be worrying about things like this. I should be worrying about my idiot brothers. I just have that feeling that something's going to happen, and it's going to be bad. It's not right.
"Why don't we just stay down here tonight? We'll be together, so that way I can make sure no one hurts you. You are like a sister to me."
Like a sister.
She nodded slowly, lying down on the couch, James lying next to her. She curled up, her head resting on his chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her. She realized how strong he was - well, of course he was, he's been Ravenclaw's star beater alongside herself for the past seven years - but this is probably the closest they ever had been with each other - or anyone - in the years they have known each other. It was obvious the two had feelings for each other that were more than friendly feelings; they have been that way ever since their fifth year. They didn't show it to one another - or maybe they were just oblivious. They would try to guess who the other liked, but every time it ended in, "No, it can't be me...", but it was. Everyone knew it was.
James sighed as he held Stephenie close to him. He had told her that she was like his sister. Sister. I'm such an idiot. I even kissed her! He thought to himself, shaking his head, making sure he didn't wake up the girl in his arms. He looked at her. Merlin, she's beautiful... he thought before falling to sleep himself.
I felt like writing this kind of scene. x3 The E-flat major thing I do not own that song - I am singing it this summer at a RSCM camp. The "No, it can't be me..." reference came from my school, except the scenario was somewhat different. I couldn't stand the guy; but now, he's like my best friend. Awk, right? :S Anyway, enough rambling.
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Stephenie