I woke up with the worst headache possible. I wondered why, until last nights events came back to me. I sat up in bed quickly, looking around. The girls in my dormitory were still sleeping, but I knew we'd have to wake up soon anyway. I quickly went and took a shower and dressed. Putting on my makeup was no easy task. I was still angry about last night, and my hands kept shaking. Stupid Potter! He thinks he can tell me what to do! But then I remembered the curse Remus had put on me. Remus, who I thought was my friend.
I made my way downstairs, and saw Lily already impatient. "Hello Lils," I said kissing her cheek. She smiled at me,
"Morning Fauna. Hope you slept well. Cassie kept me up the whole night!" Lily huffed. She still looked beautiful. Even if she didn't get enough sleep.
"Talking about me Evans?" Cassie said bounding down the stairs, sounding very Potter-like. Lily just rolled her eyes.
"Don't you even talk to me Cassandra O'Conner! I couldn't go to sleep because of you!" Cassie just rolled her eyes, and then turned to me.
"She's just mad because I told her she was going to have Potter's babies sooner or later." Cassie laughed. As did I. I don't know how I was going to convince her to go out with him. They couldn't be more wrong for each other.
Lily was not amused. "Really Fauna I thought you would have more sense than her." I shrugged my shoulders and we made our way out of the Common Room.
"So, Hogsmeade trip is coming up. I'm going with Nathaniel Rowland." Cassie said. Cassie always had a date to Hogsmeade. So it would always be Lily and I together. Though Cassie would be with us later on. She'd leave the boy broken hearted then go with us to the Three Broomsticks. "What about you two?"
I turned to Lily in the middle of the corridor and grabbed her hand. "Lily Evans would you do me the honor of being my date to Hogsmeade oh beautiful one?" Lily started laughing along with Cassie. She nodded her head.
We happily made our way to the Great Hall for breakfast. "I'm starving." Cassie exclaimed.
"When are you not?" We laughed.
We were munching away at our food and conversing quietly. Cassie scared a first year who got too close to her food. "Bloody first years. Don't they understand they need to respect their elders?" She growled.
"And you're as elderly as they get O'Conner." I heard Sirius Black's voice say from our right. The Marauders took a seat across from us. Only Sirius took a seat next to me. Remus sat as far from me as possible. I got a bit nervous feeling Sirius next to me. He was so good looking and totally out of my league.
"Morning Douglas. Thought about what we said last night?" He asked with laughing eyes. He was making fun of me! I just nodded and turned around. I felt him sigh. "Really Douglas, shyness wont get you far."
"I'm not shy!" I said indignantly. I looked at his smirk, and realized he was just trying to provoke me. "You're mean." I stated. He looked surprised.
"I'm not mean. I'm gorgeous." I laughed a little.
"And conceited to boot. What a combination." He laughed a little. It sounded more like a bark.
"Look who's talking." Cassie said. "Don't believe her humble façade Black. She's as self absorbed as they get." I gasped/laughed.
"I am not self-absorbed." I shrugged my shoulders. "It's not my fault God made me beautiful." Sirius laughed as did Cassie. Ok so I had to admit I did think I was pretty. Not as pretty as Cassie and Lily, but I was still pretty. And I let them know every time.
Apparently I had completely forgotten that Sirius Black was the same person who held me down last night, and helped put a spell on me. No, now that he was here I was completely absorbed in his good looking-ness.
"Leave me alone Potter!" Lily hissed before getting up and leaving the hall.
"Oh no," Cassie breathed following Lily. I turned to Sirius and shrugged.
"Duty calls." I got up and was about to follow them, when I heard Remus calling me. "Fauna can I speak with you?" I turned and glared at him before trying to go find Lily.
"Fauna!" He called chasing me to the entrance of the Great Hall. "Fauna! Fauna wait, let me explain." I turned around angrily and crossed my arms.
"What?!" He looked at me sadly.
"Fauna I'm sorry about last night. The boys were just being stupid."
"As were you! I mean honestly Remus, you were my friend. How could put a charm on me. Why did you just stand there while I was practically manhandled by Sirius and Crescent?"
"Were? So we're not friends now?" He looked a little angry. But Remus was never angry.
"Are you seriously asking me that right now? Remus you're a smart boy. Can you guess what I'm feeling toward you? I don't enjoy being held somewhere against my will."
"Fauna please, James is my friend. My best friend. You must understand." I just glared. He sighed. "What if I told you I took the charm off as soon you went upstairs?" I just looked at him.
"You did?" He nodded and smiled.
"You're my friend too Fauna. Did you think I'd want to see your face covered in boils?" He laughed a bit. I loosened up a bit and smiled.
"Thank you Remus." I said. "And I'm sorry too. You still are my friend Remus. I'm just a bit angry." Remus nodded. He looked a bit shy for a moment.
"Can I walk you to your next class?" I nodded. We walked side by side. I was always shy around boys. Especially when I was alone with one. Well, technically we weren't alone, but it still felt strange.
"So," Remus said clearing his throat. "Are you worried about your O.W.L.S next year?"
"That's a year away." I laughed. Remus shrugged his shoulders.
"Lily and I prepared for them when we were your age."
"Which is exactly why you two are prefects." I laughed. He just smiled. I stopped in front of my charms class and turned to Remus. "Thank you for walking me. Now hurry, you're going to be late. We wouldn't want smart little Remus to be late to class." He nodded and left.
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"Alright, this is how we're going to do things. Beaters over there. Seekers and Chasers over there. And Keepers to the right." James ordered. Today was quidditch tryouts and I was as excited as ever. Potter had decided to make the tryouts early in the morning before classes started. It had been a week since Remus had walked me to class, and we were so bombarded with classwork and essays, that I hardly had time to talk to him again. Lily was keeping Cassie and I as busy as ever, making us complete everything before it was due. Damn the girl.
I walked over to the beaters who were trying out. Sirius was supposed to instruct us on what to do. Lily and Cassie were up in the stands with Remus. Orinda, a friend of mine in my year, was also trying out for the beater position. We both listened quietly as Sirius began to speak.
"Try not get hit with a bludger." And with that he sat on his broom and flew up. I raised my eyebrows. What a strange boy.
After about five minutes, it was my turn to tryout. Orinda smiled at me. I was nervous beyond belief. I got onto my broom, a Silver Arrow, and flew up. I was mediocre when it came to flying. But I had wonderful upper body strength.
"Ready Douglas?" Sirius called. I nodded. I could see the Seekers, keepers, and chasers, trying out all over the quidditch pitch. I saw Sirius fly over to me. "Alright, I'm going to throw bludgers at you, and you have to try and deflect them. Understand?" I nodded. "Don't look so scared Douglas. You'll do fine." I nodded once again and held my bat tighter.
Sirius flew away from me. I couldn't see where he was. "Sirius?" I called. Suddenly, I could here something that sounded like a tea kettle behind me. I turned and quickly ducked as I saw a bludger come at me. "Don't duck Douglas. That'll take points off. Hit it."
I saw another headed at me, but this time I raised my bat and hit it with all my strength. It went away, but another came just as fast. I hit this one, barely making it. A few minutes later and I was done. I managed to hit eight out of ten bludgers. I let the other two past. But I thought I did brilliant.
Lily and Cassie came onto the field after tryouts were over. James was going to tell who got it. When he finally got to the beater position, I could feel Cassie gripping my hand tightly. I was completely nervous. "Alright, we only needed one position, so we chose…" I stopped breathing. "Fauna Douglas." I smiled in shock and happiness. Cassie and Lily began hugging me tightly. Sirius walked over to me. "Good job Douglas. Now follow me and I'll show you where you'll be changing and we'll get you quidditch robes."
I nodded and walked with Sirius. I felt even more uncomfortable around him than I had with Remus. He led me to the Gryffindor locker room. "You're going to change here. Actually I'd suggest you change before you come. Boys and girls change in the same room." My eyes widened as he laughed. The locker room was dark and musky, and smelled strangely of butterbeer. "Now as for your robes, I suggest you'll be needing a larger size than the other girls." I hugged my stomach embarrassingly. It wasn't fun to be called fat by the guy you liked. Sirius laughed a little. "I'm not saying you're large. I'm just saying you have rather, uh, large assets?" My mouth opened in shock. Sirius shook his head. "I'm just digging myself deeper aren't I?" I nodded my head glaring at him a little.
"Just give me my robes." I spit out. I had never been so embarrassed. He handed me a pair of quidditch robes. I turned to leave, but he stopped me. "Douglas, I didn't mean to insult you."
"Let's see you called me fat, then covered it up by saying I had large assets. Nope I'm not insulted at all!" I left the locker rooms blushing. Was it that noticeable that I had put on some weight lately?
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"…and then he said I had large assets." I cried. I always had a problem with people calling me ugly or fat. It somehow always made me cry. Cassie was rubbing my back, looking livid. Lily was wiping my face with tissues.
"I'm going to kill him. I'm going to tear him limb from limb, just you wait Faune." I saw Cassie get up and walk downstairs. I was in the sixth year dorms. We heard yelling from downstairs. I turned red and puffy eyes toward Lily. She shrugged her shoulders. We made our way to the top of the stairs where we could hear Cassie.
"And further more, YOU wouldn't know a decent girl if she came and hit you in the face! If you speak another word to her Black, you can forget about having babies!"
"I told her I didn't mean it like that. And if she has such a problem with it, tell her to come tell me herself. What are you? Her protector?"
"She's my friend you stupid, egotistical prat!" And then Cassie came upstairs huffing and puffing. "Stupid Black." She mumbled. Well I guess you could imagine my feelings at this moment. I was embarrassed beyond belief. Now Sirius probably thought I was some sensitive little girl and I'd be kicked off the quidditch team for sure. Cassie was still fuming so I turned to go downstairs, completely forgetting that Sirius was downstairs. Yup, that's how smart I am. Can you sense the sarcasm?
"Hey listen Fauna, I'm going to go talk to her. You understand don't you? Cassie is always completely angry at things like this." I nodded my head and Lily hugged me before going to tend to Cassandra. I slowly walked down the stairs, and saw Remus sitting down on the large couch reading a book. I smiled and made my way over to him. Of course this was a mistake, as I did not notice Sirius sitting in the armchair next to him.
"Well look who finally decided to show her face. Where's your guard? She drowning puppies?" I turned and looked at a cynical looking Sirius.
"Shut up," I replied. Remus looked up from his book raising his eyebrows. I went to sit next to him.
"Hey, I'm not the one who started this Douglas. Next time you have a problem with me, don't send O'Conner barking." He glared at me. I thought if I was able to blush, I would have been at this moment. I liked Sirius. I liked him a lot. Like one of my biggest crushes. But he just wouldn't stop insulting me.
"You called me fat! What did you expect?" Sirius sighed.
"I didn't call you fat. I thought I told you that." I just shrugged my shoulders.
"Sounded like that to me." Sirius just looked at me, before getting up. Foolishly I thought he was going to sit next to me and reveal he's madly in love with me. I woke up from my daydream as I saw him sit next to Remus. Damn, situations like these were always better in my mind.
"Anyways Moony, I've got Hogsmeade all planned for you!" Sirius said grinning. "I got you a date." He said excitedly. Remus put down his book slowly and sighed.
"Tell me Sirius, why in my right mind would I let you set me up on a date? Your taste in girls is less than desirable." Remus calmly, without a trace of a smile on his face. I laughed a bit, before Sirius glared at me.
"No, because I'm a wonderful friend and both James and I have a date."
"I don't want one." Remus said picking up his book and continuing. "I'll just be with Wormtail."
"Wormy can't go. He's still in trouble because of the last time. And besides, there are plenty of girls who would die to go with you." Sirius grabbed Remus book. "You just have to open your eyes."
Remus glared and snatched the book back from Sirius. "Drop it Sirius." He went back to reading.
"Frustrating isn't he?" Sirius asked me. "Hey I had an idea. Why don't you take Douglas here. You two are friends aren't you?" I saw Remus blush a bit, and I sank down a little into the couch. Sirius could be so embarrassing.
"Sirius," Remus warned.
"Oh come on Moony. She's decent looking…"
"Hey!" He wasn't going to get away with just calling me decent looking. Honestly!
"Sirius stop!" Remus turned to me. "Don't listen to him. No doubt he's just trying to embarrass us." I smiled at Remus.
"But Remus, if you wanted to come with me…I mean, I'd go with you." Sirius smiled, but Remus just looked at me strangely.
"Alright it's settled. Remus you'll go with Douglas."
"Fauna you don't have to, really"
"Remus, you're going to be with me, Lily, and Cassie. I'm more like sentencing you to your death." I laughed. He just smiled.
Going to bed that night, I wished another marauder would be my date to Hogsmeade in three weeks. To bad for me, huh?
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