Hello readers! Here is chapter 3!
Disclaimer: like always, I don't own this...JKR does
"Truth." Tess said with a smile. Sirius's face fell. It was obvious that he was hoping she would say dare. He probably would have made her strip or snog him or some other vulgar and disgusting thing.
"Boo! Tess, you're supposed to say dare!" whined James. "Truth is so boring!"
"Here Sirius," Lily said with a mischievous glint in her vibrant green eyes. "I know the perfect truth for you to ask Tess." She shot her friend a smirk before climbing next to Sirius and whispering her suggestion in his ear. Sirius's face immediately lit up, and a smile slowly spread itself across his face. He stood up, and placed himself next to Tess on the seat, causing Remus to tumble to the ground with a loud grunt. Leisurely twirling a strand of Tess's brown curls around his long finger, Sirius leaned in and stage whispered, "Tess, who did you have a head-over-heels infatuation with from First Year to the end of Sixth?"
"Lily!" Tess exclaimed, growing redder than a very ripe tomato. "Just answer the question." Lily said, grinning, "You can kill me later." Tess wrung her hands together, trying to stop all the blood in her body from rushing to her cheeks. Maybe she should have gone for the dare after all. It would be better than admitting who she had been obsessed with, almost to the James-Lily extreme, for six years. "Um, well…" Tess started. All the boys leaned forward with anticipation while the two girls leaned back with knowing smirks plastered on their faces. "!" Tess rushed out, giving up on trying to halt her blushing. "Come again?" asked Sirius, obviously not understanding a single word that Tess had just uttered.
"Ugg! Sirius, I had a really big crush on you, ok? I don't know how I did, because you were a bloody prat who wouldn't even give me the time of day!" Tess said, feeling more embarrassed than she ever had before. Sirius was wearing the widest grin she had ever seen as he lifted his eyebrows up and down and threw her what he thought to be a smoldering look. Not wanting to hear what Sirius comment to her confession, Tess quickly turned to Remus, who looked very uncomfortable on the floor, and said, "Remus, Truth or Dare?"
"I'll go with dare, because if I say truth Prongs will probably murder me in my sleep." Remus mused, casting a wary glance at his friend as James let out a small whoop of approval. "I was hoping you would say that." Tess said with a flirtatious smile. "I dare you to…come up here and give me a nice welcome back to school snog." Stunned, Remus made a move toward Tess, before being tackled back to the ground by a very angry and jealous Sirius. "Marauders' Honor Moony! Marauders' Honor!" Sirius repeatedly shouted, trying to hold his friend down as Remus tried to scramble to his feet and get away from Sirius. Remus gave a short laugh before remarking to the boy pinning him to the ground, "Marauders' Honor Sirius! When have you ever followed that! Plus, it's only a dare, and frankly Padfoot, I think I deserve some fun. Just think, I get to snog a girl before you get to her!" With that, Remus shoved Sirius off, and climbed next to Tess on the bench seat. The rest of the compartment watched in astonishment as Remus, the shy bookworm, and Tess began to snog like their lives depended on it.
Standing to his feet, Sirus glanced at the two interlocked bodies before shaking his head and turning to James, Lily, Alice, and Peter. "Well, I'm going to go find A GIRL HOTTER THAN TESS and show her my AWESOME SKILLS." Sirius said, shooting a furious look at Tess. If Tess heard his comments, she gave no indication of her reaction to his word. In fact, she and Remus gave no indication that they were even aware of the other people in the compartment. Sirius stormed out of the compartment, slamming the sliding glass door behind him, causing the entire frame to shake.
The rest of the room awkwardly stared at the snogging pair in the corner for a couple minutes, waiting for them to stop. When they realized that they weren't planning on ending anytime soon, the four diverted their eyes and settled for a light conversation. After exchanging tales of their experiences over the summer, they each shared what they were hoping to get out of their last year. Peter nervously admitted that he just hoped to pass his NEWTs. Love struck Alice was hoping to take the next step in her relationship with Frank Longbottom (to which James snickered. "Haven't you already gone all the way?"). Lily, being a very studious student, wanted to focus on her studies so that she could achieve the highest scores possible on her NEWTs. James shamelessly said that he just wanted to go on a date with his precious Lilyflower. Alice cringed after he finished his statement, fearing Lily's infamous temper. But to the surprise of everyone, all she did was blush a deep red and mutter, "Maybe if you grew up Potter."
"But I have grown up!" whined James. "Heck, old Dumbledore even made me Head Boy!" "What!" exclaimed Lily. "But, but, I was sure Remus would have gotten it! You weren't even a prefect! Oh Merlin! I have to share a bloody Head Room with your fat head!" Lily sunk into her seat and put her head in her hands, shaking her head with disbelief.
"Wait Evans, are you saying that you are Head Girl?" James asked his face lighting up as Lily nodded her head in confirmation. "You go Dumbledore!" James then proceeded to do a jig in the middle of the compartment, accidently kicking the legs of basically everyone in the area. With a loud squelch, Remus and Tess withdrew from their embrace and stared at the dancing boy in the middle of the room. "Why is Prongs dancing like a drunken fool?" Remus asked, deeply disturbed by what he was seeing. James now appeared to be smacking his butt while turning circles with his tongue out.
"He just found out that Lily is Head Girl, and apparently our good ole headmaster made him Head Boy. Therefore, he gets to share a private common room with Lily." Alice explained while James made sound effects. "Oh poor Lily!" Tess exclaimed. "Hey!" James stopped his movements and whirled toward Tess, "I'm not that bad!"
"Whatever you think James, whatever you think." Tess stood and crossed the compartment. She picked up her bag and rummaged through it until she found her school robes. "I'm going to go change now. You guys should think about doing that soon to." And with that, Tess strolled out of the compartment, making sure to close the door softly. She walked to the end of the hall, occasionally peeking into other compartments to see who was there. When she reached the girls' bathroom, she tried the doorknob, and found it to be unlocked. Pleased that she wouldn't have to wait for another girl to finish changing or doing her business, Tess walked into the room and locked the door. As she turned around to face the inside, she was confronted with a very alarming image.
A shirtless Sirius and a much disheveled Marlene McKinnon were eating each other's faces off in the corner near the sink.
What did you think! Do you think Tess should get with Remus? What should her reaction be to finding Sirius with Marlene in the bathroom? Please Review! It only takes a couple seconds!
