III: Seventh Year
Six years later
When Maya woke up the next morning it was the second day at Hogwarts the classes don't start until the forth. Only one more day. I looked at my watch; it was eight 'o' clock in the morning. Someone came in the room. I turned to see who it was.
"Oi finally your up!" said Mary.
"What? It is only eight. Anyway I'll get dressed and we can go eat." She said rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Ok, sounds good."
"Hey, is Sirius up?"
"Um… I don't know if he is, but if he is, he is not in the common room."
"Great, with my luck he'll be in the Great Hall!"
"Will you calm down? You and Sirius Black could and should date! We'll other than that you're dating 'what's-his-name.'"
"His name is Caden!"
"Whatever, my point is it's so obvious!"
"No, I would never…uh…he is such a- such a jerk! Anyway, I am gonna get ready I'll be out in a minute." Maya said walking through the door to the bathroom chuckling.
"I'll be right here!" Mary smiled plopping down on her bed. When May came out she was right where she had been but looking at a magazine. She laughed making Mary look up and Mary's mouth dropped. Maya's deep auburn red hair was waving falling to her shoulders and she wore a black t-shirt that had 'Go Gryffindor!' on the front in red and a yellow lion on the back, she also wore a dark blue jean skirt.
"Damn!" Mary whistled and spun May around. "Since when have you had curves?"
"Mary! Stop it!" Maya giggled batting away her friend. "You know I've had them since fifth year when you all made a big deal about it then!"
"Fine then, when did you start showing them?"
"Oh, Shut it Mary," the girls laughed together. Maya slipped on her black and white puma's, linked arms with Mary and they headed to breakfast. As they walked through the entrance hall they were stopped by two people yelling.
"CAN'T YOU EVER JUST KEEP YOUR GOB SHUT POTTER?" Lily's voice echoed through the spacious halls of Hogwarts.
"I WAS TRYING TO BE NICE! IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU CAN'T TAKE A COMPLEMENT!" James' voice quickly followed Lily's in the fight.
"'YOU LOOK BETTER THAN THE BUM YOU NORMALLY LOOK LIKE' ISN'T A BLOODY COMPLEMENT, YOU GIT!" Maya and Mary shared and look and rolled their eyes as the two came into view. James just sputtered trying to think of something to say back as Lily stormed into the Great Hall. Mary nodded to Maya and quickly walked after her.
"James, James, James, how long have I known you?" Maya sighed as she sat next to him on the stairs where he dropped. They could hear the conversations in the Great Hall continue as the students realized this morning's Potter vs. Evans fight was done for today starting the year off with; Evans :one and Potter :zero.
"I'm not sure. Since we were seven?" He replied lounging on the steps.
"I know you're in love with the girl, but you need to show her differently."
"I tried-"
"She's right in what she just said and you know it."
"I know but try to not be," Maya laughed and hugged James. James laughed too and looked at the girl he considered a little sister, and then realized what she had on.
"What the bloody hell-what are you wearing! Go back upstairs and change, immediately!" James pulled his jacket off and tried to cover her up. Maya laughed and pushed him off of her.
"James it's not revealing!"
"It's revealing…those things!" James made and hour glass shape in the air with his hands and Maya laughed harder.
"You mean curves? Oh, James, get over it I'm a girl. Now let's go to breakfast I'm starving!" James wrapped and arm around her and she put her arm around his waist, in a very brotherly and sisterly fashion, and the walked into the Hall.
"Wait. You're a girl? Since when! I've let you stay over I feel so violated," James feigned hurt and they sit down laughing. Lily had gone back to her normal self, talking to the girls and Maya quickly joined in the conversation.
"Hey, Red!" Maya rolled her eyes and looked over to Sirius Black.
"Yes, Black," Mia gritted her teeth.
"Where did the curves come from? I didn't see u much this summer. Were you getting one of those muggle surgeries to enhance things? It did wonders for you," Sirius smirked eyeing her chest.
"Keep your eyes and rude comments to yourself, if you would like to keep your manhood, Black," Maya growled lowly to him. Sirius paled quickly and muttered something about her wrath being unnecessary and it was only a joke. Maya only heard James and Remus' laughter as they told him he deserved it.
"Well the girls seem to be winning so far this year," Lauren chuckled as she kissed Remus then sat next to Alice.
"Mercilessly," Becky exclaimed proudly, as she pumped a fist into the air causing them to bust into giggles, once more.
"Oi! My," Maya turned to see a tanned, brown haired, muscular; guy waving to her as he came into the Great Hall.
"Caden," Maya jumped up and ran over to him. He picked her up and spun her as he kissed her. She smiled and giggled as he held her close and whispered something in her ear.
"I really don't like him," James said through a smile and wave with the others, as she waved to them and walked out of the Hall with Caden.
"None of us do," Lauren stated as she grabbed food.
"He's a tool," Lily agreed. "The only reason he even asked her out is because he saw her this summer on the beach and she was in a bikini. He likes her body, not her," Lily rolled her eyes.
"If only there was something someone could do to steal her away from such a wanker like him!" Mary leaned dramatically on Sirius' shoulder, nudging him wither her elbow.
"Mary you are such a drama queen," Remus laughed as the girls sniggered at her antics.
"She's right though," James looked at the group of friends before him "We need to get rid of him…but how?"
"Let's just try to trap him into being a prick to us and see what she does," Alice suggested.
"She won't put up with us being treated badly by him, or anyone she dates at that," Lily added nodding to Alice's plan.
"So we should all head outside and 'happen' to run into them and see if they wanna go down to the lake to swim with us, right?" James asked everyone all too innocently. Everyone agreed and went to get their swimming things from the dorms. As they headed back outside they ran into Maya and Caden.
"Maya! Want to come swimming with us! You too Caden," Becky asked eagerly.
"Definitely! I still have to get-" Maya said.
"No you don't. We grabbed it just in case we ran into you," Lily said holding up the swim suit.
"Yeah Alright, babe I need to go change but I'll meet you out there," Caden said and deeply kissed her before he left to go to the Ravenclaw commons. They headed towards the entrance hall and stopped at a bathroom for May to put on her swim suit under her clothes. Once they reached outside they laid out towels and started putting on sunscreen.
"It's amazing out! I hope it's like this for my birthday tomorrow," Maya smiled as they splashed around in the shallows of the lake. Suddenly they heard Lily shriek then quite. They quickly turned to see her resurfacing under the five foot cliff people jump from. Lily swam over to them looking quite annoyed.
"JAMES CHARLES POTTER, YOU SCUM BAG, I WILL MURDER YOU WHEN YOU GET DOWN HERE," Lily was point up at the top where a laughing group of Marauders stood. "I SWEAR IT!" She stormed off out of the water and over to her towel as they heard four other splashes signaling that they had jumped down. As they swam over Maya and Alice had finally contained their laughter. James jogged up after her to console her.
"But-but Lily flower, it was only a joke and you're ok!"
"Well, maybe we could go a day without arguing," May chuckled at her two friends, "If only they would date already."
"You're one to talk," Alice scoffed just a Caden waded into the water next to them.
"One to talk about what," he questioned wrapping his arms around Maya.
"She was talking about how she didn't want to eat out for her birthday because she knows what will happen to her," Alice grinned maliciously clearly having a plan.
"Why are you talking about going out for your birthday, My? We have school in three days, you won't be able to go out," Caden stated like he was trying to not hurt her feelings. Before Maya could answer another yell erupted from the two on the shore.
"OI! What the bloody hell was that for you tart," James called after Lily who was now in the water again talking to Lauren and Remus who were only a few feet away. He walked over to us to Sirius holding his cheek and Maya rolled her eyes. "I was trying to help her with her sun lotion!"
"She clearly didn't want the help, mate," Sirius chuckled.
"Anyway, my birthday is tomorrow…the day of the Hogsmeade trip…" Maya looked and sounded hurt. "You forgot, didn't you?"
"I-babe-no of course not! I was just teasing you!"
"Promise?" Caden rolled his eyes in annoyance but kept a smile on his face.
"Always!" Maya smiled and kissed him deeply letting his hands roam over her body until someone loudly cleared his throat and splashed them.
"I don't wanna see that," Sirius said with a look of disgust. He then pressured Caden, "Have you gotten her present yet?" they all watched him slightly panic as he tried to think of something.
"Yeah, mate," He slapped Sirius' back hard and continued. "I got it a couple of weeks ago, had too so I could make sure I had the money for it." May grinned wildly as he spoke and squealed with excitement. As they continued swimming for a while longer Caden disappeared, promising Maya to see her later on in the library. Finally the group of nine packed up and went in. The girls were all in the dorm changing in silence when Lily broke it.
"Why are you with that dick, May?" She was desperate for an answer, just like the rest of them.
"Wha-what," Maya was caught quite off guard as she pulled on her jeans. The others just watched her waiting for an answer. Silently she finished getting dress and sighed heavily as she sat on her bed. "I don't know," She suddenly burst into tears and all the girls rushed to her bed to comfort her. "I know he is cheating on me because he is tired of me, and honestly he won't breakup with me because he's afraid."
"That ass! He has a right to be afraid, just wait till James-," Lauren began but May stopped her.
"No! No one is telling James, understand?" She looked at her five friends seriously wiping away the tears. "I just need to catch him then I can leave him." They all nodded and vowed to help her catch him. I need one of you to tell him that I'm skipping dinner because I'm not feeling well and that I will just seem him tomorrow, I know where he meets her he did last night too and I saw him cheating on Sarah last year."
"If you know he did last night why didn't you today," Mary questioned seriously.
"I didn't see it I just knew that's what happened I heard her talking about it late last night when I went to the room of requirement."
"Whose, 'her'," Becky asked.
"Tia Carson, that Ravenclaw twat." The girls all shook their heads and told Maya bye after they checked if she was sure she didn't want dinner and told her they would do what they needed to. After several minutes she headed down to the common room expecting it to be empty but siting on the couch was a black hair male staring at the fire with a book on his lap. "Black, what are you still doing here?"
"Not hungry, same as you," He replied looking at her as she walked around to sit on the far side of the couch. She faced him, looking at him skeptically and pulled her knees to her chest.
"You never pass up a chance on food, whether its house elf made of home made from Mrs. Potter. So why are you really here?"
"The girls said you were upset and James was worried but then Lily said that it wouldn't be smart for him to stay, so…"
"So he told you to stay."
"Exactly." Just at that moment of silence Maya's stomach growled loudly emphasizing that, her not feeling well wasn't the actual reason she stayed.
"How about we go get food from the kitchens and you can tell me why you really aren't at dinner and why you don't want James to know." She nodded and they headed out the portrait hole.
A/N: Maya may not be friends with Sirius but she does tolerate him for James's sake. Please review!