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Upon a Glimpse.

Chapter Four: Against the Wind

The sky above was contorted in thick heavy rain clouds.

Raindrops were falling faster and faster; harder and more frequent.

There was thunder in the background, casting a foreboding glare upon the grounds that were soggy and over flooded with water. The lake had risen to twice its normal size and was nearly lashing itself on Hagrid's hut. Herbology classes were canceled until the grounds were cleared and the rain had lightened up. Rough winds were beating the castle walls creating chilly drafts that hung in the corridors and dungeons. It was nearing the beginning of February which only meant that the winter was going to most likely stay for quite the while. It would probably be April before the snow and rain let up to give way to the warm gentle sun and the sweet smelling wild flowers that grew around the castle to appear. The students were in a hype of the up coming holiday. All the girls (I.e the normal giggling gossiping girls) were to be seen (doing the afore mentioned information) in the corridors; the classrooms; the great hall; everywhere they could. Lily, Alice and I could be seen laughing and of course, making fun of them for all that it could possibly be worth.

Frank had them all tailing him.

And guess what? He hated it. Yep, hated every single moment of it.

I was loving life right now.

Sirius had still yet to reveal his revenge for the whole bloodbath incident. He just gave me smirks and grins when Frank wasn't looking. James and Remus had set out a mission to accomplish. A 'Lets get as many detentions as we possibly can even if one of us is a prefect.' Peter was not seen much, and of course you can guess what he's off doing. And I do doubt that its 'eating cake' like he's been telling everyone he's been doing.

"I wish the rain would stop." Alice sighed into her pillow.

Lily nodded from her perch on at the end of Alice's bed.

"Its way too dreary." Lily quipped flopping back on the bed staring up at the ceiling.

I rolled over to face them properly from my own bed.

"I like the rain. Its better than snow. At least in my opinion. Though I'm sure it wont be much longer, England's rainy seasons normally the summer."

Lily snorted.

"True. I miss the sun though. I'm getting too pasty."

Alice rolled her eyes at Lily.

"You are always pasty. It never stops you white whitie."

"Ok miss tan sugar and sunshine. You just miss hanging out with Frank when he goes into his Herbology frenzies."

"And you miss fighting with James..."

"Like I said Alice, I'd like nothing more for James bloody Potter than for him to throw himself off the astronomy tower."

"Liar."

"I most certainly am not. I do not like bully toe rags who stalk people and hexes innocent first years."

Alice rolled her eyes again and turned to me with a grin.

"What do you think Lyla?"

I shrugged slightly, looking up at the ceiling.

"Well maybe you do Lily. He cant be all bad can he?"

She just glowered at me.

"If he deflated his head a bit..."

"A lot." she interjected. "Majorly."

"What if he does someday? Do you solemnly swear to give him a chance?"

Lily grinned wickedly.

"If James Potter deflates his head, stops hexing innocent students, stalking me, and leaves Severus alone, I will."

Alice grinned.

"So do you solemnly swear."

Lily rolled her eyes.

"So I solemnly swear..."

oooO000OoO000Oooo

The great hall was in fits of hysterical laughter.

Lily and Alice were both openly laughing, tears of laughter streaming down they're eyes.

James and Remus chuckled for a bit before conjuring a couple of robes for the poor sod.

Sirius was just laughing. Uncontrollably. It was frightening yet endearing at the same time.

See, Frank Longbottom (i.e the second) was standing in front of all of Hogwarts wearing nothing but his boxers and a tie. A second later he as covered in green feathers and silver lace.

And he was marching over to me all red faced.

"Lyla Weas-inchester! What in Merlin's name is your problem? You got me the first time! Did you really need to do it a second?"

I narrowed my eyes with a smirk.

"It wasn't me."

"Sure." he said in that I don't believe you voice.

"I'm telling you. It wasn't me. In fact I don't care about you. I could care less if you were embarrassed and I could care less if you weren't. So why don't you do us both a favor and leave me the fuck alone."

And with that I stood up, grabbed my bag, my toast and juice and stomped out of the hall.

I turned down the entrance hall and pulled open the oak doors with great force. I wanted nothing more to do with him, the blood was the last straw. I stepped out into the pouring rain and stormed over to the Quidditch pitch where I sat in one of the stands, rain pouring down on my head, soaking my clothes and unfortunately for me, my toast. Though, it was funny. I'll have to give Sirius a high five when I see him next in Transfiguration.

I miss the days when we were friends. I wish we could still be friends. What I'd give to go back to those days. But I knew that what he did was just a bit over the line. He knew how blood would effect me, yet he did it anyways. Apparently he didn't care as much about me as I did him. And though, regardless of all thats happened in the last month or so, I still love him to the moon and back and I doubt highly that that's going to change anytime soon. Its always been him. Always. I just don't know what to do or how to handle it.

I sighed and vanished my goblet of juice and my soggy toast.

Though, regardless of what I want, there is a bigger picture here. And that bigger picture is Peter Pettigrew and just how I was going to either get James, Remus and Sirius to see that he's a friggin death eater or kill him. I'm hoping to merlin I can prove the first one because I do not want anyones blood on my hands. Metaphorically. I just haven't figured out the specifics yet. They trust him like a brother. To them, he is their brother and no can change that. See, now that darlings is my problem.

I could, accidentally slip up about seeing him with Malfoy and his gang of idiot cronies. I could accidentally see his dark mark, though I'm not even sure he has one yet. There is always the Veritaserum that I can slip accidentally in his goblet and ask him his inner most secrets. Or I can poison him. Easy, but still killing him. Or I could tell someone the whole plot, murder peter, spend the rest of my life in Azkaban while that someone did all of the Horcrux business. Though, still killing is against my nature... but I'd do it for the sake of the good.

"Lyla?" came a familiar tenor voice.

"What are you doing out here in the rain?" a second deeper more husky voice asked.

"Are you out of your bloody mind?" the last asked.

I looked up at the Marauders and rolled my eyes.

"No thanks, I'm not out of my bloody mind. I like the rain. And yes?"

James snickered.

"Frank looks like crap. I think he realized how much he's hurt you."

I rolled my eyes.

"I could care less about that arse."

Sirius waggled his eyebrows.

"Sure Lyla, you hate him soo bad."

"Stop being disgusting Sirius. He's burnt his bridges with me."

Remus smiled his golden smile.

"No he hasn't. Your just angry, and your entitled to it. What he's said and done to you are just a bit unforgivable."

I crossed my arms and huffed.

"He deliberately hurt me twice! Not once, twice! I want nothing more to do with him. I don't care how much I love him. Right now I hate him!"

Remus sighed,

"You don't mean that Lyla."

"Don't you tell me what I do and do not feel Remus Lupin. I seriously, don't want anymore to do with him." I stuck my nose up in the air all prissy like.

"Ok." Remus nodded with a smile. "James..?"

James moved forward staring me down with steely eyes.

"You love Frank Longbottom/Lorcan."

"No I don't."

"You are soo in love with Frank L/L that you want nothing more than to skip happily into his arms and be merry."

I just gave him this 'oh please look.'

James looked me strait in the eyes.

"And when I count to three, you will realize this and run off happily skipping to him..."

"Sure James..."

"Three..."

"Whatever you say..."

"Two..."

"Yep.

"One."

"Mnnhmmn..."

"Well..?"

I pulled a lovesick look to my face.

"Like oh my gosh! I am like totally and completely in love with Frank Longbottom! Wait oh no..." I stopped. "Gag me with a bloody stick. What the hell James? Trying to use Jedi mind tricks on me?"

James looked down sadly before looking back up at me.

"I would have though they'd work. "

"They just might work on a certain red head." I grinned at him."But don't tell her that I sent you." I yelled after him as he took off.

"They wont work will they?" Sirius asked with a grin.

Remus smirked.

"Yeah right. Jedi Mind Tricks? Watch star wars much?"

I snorted and stood up.

"My favorite muggle movie."

"What do we say we go to Transfiguration?" he asked slinging my bag over his shoulder.

"I think its a plan stan."

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"Can you believe these idiots?" Lily fumed over her mashed potatoes. "They are completely retarded."

Alice rolled her eyes.

"Lily you only hate Valentines day because you never have a Valentine."

"I could care less. I hate all this lovey gooey hype. I'm thinking about just skiving tomorrows classes so that I don't have to deal with all of this crap."

I smirked.

"Does, 'All of this crap.' have to do with our resident James Potter?"

She glowered down heavily upon me, her hair turning the same color of her deep auburn locks.

"No. well yes, heavens knows what he's going to do this year." she rolled her eyes. "I just want to be as far away from him and all of this hype as possible."

"Sure Lily." Alice said while spooning herself some more gravy. "I'm sure you just hate all of this 'hype'."

"What?" Lily said out raged. "I do! I hate Valentines Day."

"Sure..." Alice rolled her eyes.

"Right..." I added.

"I BLOODY do! I hate all of this crap!"

"Ok..."

"Your absolutely right..."

"I AM absolutely right."

"Ok..."

"Ok!" She huffed.

I stared down at my salad, it definitely needed more dressing. I reached over and grabbed the house dressing and poured it over the green leaves. I set the dressing back down and reached for the salt and pepper and added that to the mix. Sighing I reached down and picked my fork back up and began to eat.

"Do you always have to eat like a damn rabbit?" Alice asked with a raised eyebrow.

I rolled my eyes.

"Its healthy for you. And I don't like eating animals much, they're my friends."

"Hippie." Lily coughed under her breath.

"No, I am just a fan of the creatures. They don't deserve to be on our plates." I huffed stuffing a couple more green spinach leaves into my mouth.

"Sure..."

I rolled my eyes.

"Look over there at those idiots." Lily pointed to a Ravenclaw couple who were in a lip lock.

"Aww how cute!" Alice squealed.

I rolled my eyes.

"How disgusting!" she huffed picking up a roll. "Get a bloody room!" she said chucking said roll at them.

The boy turned around and glared at us. I was laughing at Lily who just glared right on back at him puffing her chest out in an abrasive manner. Alice gave them an apologetic smile. They boy reached for a roll and threw it at us. It landed with a thud in my salad, the house dressing splashing up onto my robes. I ground my teeth before looking up at them with a look of contempt.

"What the bloody hell?" I raged.

"Sorry Lyla." Lily gave me an apologetic smile.

I flicked my wand and the house dressing vanished.

"Jerks." I grumbled pulling the roll out of my salad.

"Lets head to the library yeah?" Alice asked with a smile. "We can get our Defense homework out of the way."

"That sounds ok I guess." Lily said standing up.

"Yeah..." I stood grabbing one of my raw carrots I had sitting on the side.

"All right bunny-girl." Alice laughed at me. "Lets hit it!"

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"So a review eh?" I asked Alice and Lily as we pulled out our defense homework.

Lily sighed and pulled out her ink well and quill.

"Name three distinct symptoms of Lycanthropy."

"Weakness near the full moon." Alice said writing it down.

I added to the list.

"Aversion to silver objects."

Lily sighed again.

"Is there even a third? Who cares? Its not like every person thats been cursed with Lycanthropy deserves it."

Alice looked scandalized.

I grinned.

"Lily, I do believe your quite right." I folded my hands across my chest. "I think the third would be spastic scars and scratches."

"Lily! How could you think like that? Werewolves are blood thirsty beasts."

"No they're not Alice. Not every Werewolf is a blood thirsty beast."

"They attack innocent humans..."

I interjected at this moment.

"Humans attack innocent animals."

"So..?" Alice asked with a huff. "We need meat for survival."

"Werewolves need meat for survival too." I stated.

"They kill!"

"So do humans!"

"Pfft. If you ever met someone who was a Werewolf Lyla, you'd run for your life."

I glared at her.

"My Uncle was ravaged by Fenrir Greyback. During a night that wasn't the full moon. He's got Lycanthropy like symptoms but not Lycanthropy itself. And I still love him like I always have."

Alice grew white.

"On a night with no full moon?"

"Yep."

"Thats horrible. Why would someone do something like that?" she asked scandalized.

I shrugged. Who knew why Greyback was such a monster? I sure didn't.

"I haven't the faintest idea. Greyback's a monster you know. Attacks innocent children just so they'll have the curse. Really sick if you ask me."

"See thats why there are restrictions on Werewolves. They're monsters."

"Not all of them. Just Greyback so far..."

"Ok you two, lets not argue over Werewolf rights ok?" Lily asked with a sigh.

"Fine. So question two... name and categorize a dragon... isn't this supposed to be defense, not Care of Magical Creatures?" Alice asked with a sigh.

"Well you could have to fight off a dragon. You would need to know how to do it." Lily told her with a smirk.

"Large, winged and breathes fire. A dragon. And oh yeah, reptile." I rolled my eyes. I'm sure one would recognize a dragon...

"Redcaps..."

"Do we have to do this? This is boring!" Lily complained.

"Owls this year." I mumbled

"Merlin I hate this..."

"Lily stop being melodramatic. We need to get this review sheet done before tomorrows class." Alice scolded her.

"I'd listen to her Evans." Came the distinct sound of Sirius's voice. "We do have Owls this year."

"I'm agreeing with Sirius here Lily." Remus said sitting down next to her.

I looked up at the both of them.

"What are you two doing here?"

"Oooh! Lyla's noticed that we're here. Would have thought you'd stare off into space like usual. Making any important plans?" Sirius asked with a grin.

"No. and if I did I wouldn't tell you."

"Thats my girl." he said sitting down and slinging an arm around my shoulders."Stubborn as hell."

I rolled my eyes and looked back at my review sheet.

"Name and Categorize three types of Pixies... does this crap never end?" Lily asked with a sigh.

"Cornish, Welsh and Irish." I said twirling a strand of my hair. "Cornish Pixies are the prankster ones, Welsh are the type to frolic in meadows and the Irish steal humans and act like fools."

Remus narrowed his eyes.

"Should I take offense to that?" one of his eyebrows rose up. "I'm Irish..."

I shook my head.

"Pixies! Not Wizards Remus."

"Just joking..." he laughed.

"Next question... we already bloody did this one!" Lily said trowing her arms up in the air in mock defeat. "What are the symptoms of Lycanthropy... Higgins wants us all to die by the time those stupid tests are over."

Remus visibly paled.

"Just copy down the ones we already did."

Alice turned to me.

"How did your uncle handle going through all of the registration on him."

I raised my eyebrow.

"He didn't have to."

"But you said he still had symptoms..."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean he had to go through the registration."

"But he's part blood thirsty monster."

I glowered at her.

"Take that back. You've never even met him! Just because Greyback mauled his face doesn't mean he's a monster. God Alice! Racist much?"

"I am not racist. My best friend is a muggleborn..."

"Yeah so? Werewolves are people to."

"Monsters."

"People."

"I don't know how your family raised you, but mine taught me never to deal with Werewolves because they'll rip you into pieces."

"Then your family has its head up its damn ass. Don't you dare tell me that a loving member of my family is a monster because of those old prejudices. Not all Werewolves are bad Alice McKinnon. And you'd do best to remember that around me." I stood up, grabbed my work and stomped out of the Library.

Stupid wizards. Stupid stupid STUPID wizards.

I stormed down the corridors to the staircase which I climbed up quickly. I stomped up to the Gryffindor tower quickly. I said the password and walked up the girls dorm stairs only to throw myself down on my bed roughly.

I wanted to go home....

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I was walking back from Care of Magical Creatures the next day when I ran into Alice. She mumbled a sorry and we reconciled. We then walked up to Gryffindor tower to see Lily, because she did in fact skive off all the lessons today. We found her up in our dorm on her bed reading Pride and Prejudice. For a girl who hated love...

"Jane Austen? Lily what the bloody hell?"

"I like Jane Austen." she humphed.

"Yeah... because the story reminds you of your and James's situation." Alice said with a grin. "Lily and James sitting in a tree! K. I. S. S. I-" she was cut off by a pillow that was thrown at her face.

"I HATE JAMES POTTER!" She yelled at our smiling faces.

"Ok...."

"Sure...."

"I DO!"

"Whatever you say Lily..."

Twenty minutes later you'd find me and Alice in the great hall eating our way through our lunches. I had some nice cream of broccoli soup while Alice had a huge meat pie.

All of a sudden Alice started to grin like a psycho.

I raised my eye brow at her.

"What are you grinning at?"

She smirked and pointed behind me.

So naturally I turned around right? Merlin I wish I hadn't. Hovering above my head was a bouquet of Lupins. (Flowers that grow in the mountains) I raised my eyebrow.

"Oooh! You've got an admirer."

I shook my head.

"Bet you they're yours..."

"Oh no! They're your name on them Lyla..."

I looked back, sure enough my name was written on a card. I rolled my eyes and pulled the bouquet down.

Lyla,

Happy Valentines day.

Your opinions are greatly appreciated.

Its not everyday you find someone of your type, even if you are from a year beyond ours.

I'm glad to have met you.

R.L

"R.L? Who's that?" Alice asked over my shoulder.

I grinned and turned to the Marauders.

Remus caught my eye and grinned nodding his head. I mouthed a thank you.

"What type of flowers are they?" she asked.

"Lupins."

"Remus has flowers?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Alice they're called Lupins."

"Oh... R.L, Remus! Oh how sweet... wait, what's that bit about a year beyond ours?"

"Uhh...." My brain stopped holy crabs on shit! "An inside Joke between the Marauders and I."

"Oh.. well come on, lets head to Transfiguration, we're nearly late."

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"Oh Darling! Please believe me. I'll never do you no harm." came a familiar male tenor voice up the girls dorm stairs...

I started to smile, as did Alice.

"Believe me, when I tell you, I'll never do you no harm."

Lily started to glower.

"Oh Darling! If you leave me, I'll never make it alone. Believe me, when I beg you. Don't ever leave me alone."

I started to giggle. I leapt up and grabbed one of Lilys arms. Alice grabbed the other.

"When you told me you didn't need me anymore, well you know I nearly broke down and cried."

We managed to haul Lily to the balcony. James was standing down at the foot of the girls dorm stairs with a grin.

"Oh Darling, if you leave me. I'll never make it alone. Believe me, when I tell you, that I'll never do you any harm."

She glared down at him.

He had a bouquet of red stargazer Lilies.

"When you told me, you didn't need me anymore. Well you know I nearly broke down and cried. Oh darling, please believe me. I'll never let you down. Believe me when I tell you I'll never do you any harm."

He swung the last note into a falsetto and grinned up at her. He charmed the lilies to float up to her.

"Potter! What are you doing?"

"Singing for my Valentine. I know you like The Beatles."

She sighed.

"Thank you Potter." She ground out politely. "I like the flowers..."

"They're your favorite right?"

She grumbled a yes.

"So... Hogsmeade this weekend?"

She glared.

"No. stop asking."

And with that she stomped back off into our dorms.

I grinned down at James and winked to which he started to jump up and down and squeal like a girl.

"Pete! You'd better save me some of that Chocolate Cake! You cant have it all to yourself you know."

Authors Note: Well allo all! Sorry I didn't get through everything I wanted but... I thought it had a nice ending... Next chapter will have an Alice and Frank moment as well as a Remus Myrtle one. Peter will get a bigger role and.... eh I dunno... more Sirius being Sirius. James being James and Lily being a stubborn jack ass....