Lilys cousin: part four

A/n this is part six, and it gets a bit confusing now, as i acn't work out who's lying to who (Fey is telling me which is which, and would like to say that she is not my alter-ego, that i am in fact hers)

anyway thanx 2 all those who have reviewed my other parts, if you want to review i would very much appreciate it!

Disclaimer: if it sounds like Ms Rowlings it is, if not its mine!

Chapter six: who's lying now?

When they were back in school the Gryffindor fifth years had more to worry about than Sirius and Fey. They had their O.W.L.s that summer and the teachers seemed to think that it was good for them to 'practise' and consequently they had a lot of homework to do. After Remus' first 'illness' that term he had a lot of catching up to do. Sam helped him quite a lot but the only other person in his Arithmancy class was Kat. In one of their study sessions in the library they drifted away from the subject of that week and onto Sirius and Fey.

"Did you know that Fey still wears that gold heart from 'Sirius'?" asked Fey.

"Really?" Remus wasn't all that interested but anything to talk to Kat for longer had to be worthwhile...

"Mmm, and she keeps disappearing to study, but she never seems to get anything done."

"Sirius keeps disappearing too. He won't say why, but Sam and Peter reckon he's trying to find out how to curse Snape to fail his exams. They keep seeing him head towards the library."

Kats eyes lit up, (Remus thought she looked very pretty like that) "Hey, you don't think-"

"They could be-"

"Hiding something!"

"Sirius are you listening to anything we've said!" James was getting fed up of repeating himself. They had to get the incantations right or something horrible would happen. "If you get this wrong you could end up half animal forever!"

"I know, I know. So when do we do it?" Sirius was getting rather irritated with James, he knew the incantation perfectly well, he had his mind on other things, like Fey. She thought they should tell thier friends about their being together but he wasn't so sure.

Remus sighed, "We've just decided that the half term break would be best, if you were listening-"

"Alright, alright. I've got to go now," he said checking his watch.

"Go??" James was shocked, unlike Remus and Kat he hadn't noticed Sirius' unexplained absenses.

"Yeah, see ya later." and he ducked out of the passage and sped off towards the library.

Fey was waiting for him. "Hi. Where've you been?"

"Sorry, I was with James and Remus-"

"And you got carried away." she laughed. "Well now you're here I have something to say-"

Sirius looked uncomfortable "Me first. I think, well, maybe we should tell our friends-"

"No." He looked at her in disbelief. "You were right, they'll mark me up as your latest conquest and I don't want that. I think we could drop the whole 'I hate you' thing but not tell them just yet. Do you mind?"

She looked so worried that Sirius had to laugh, "Of course not!" He was relieved, he didn't want Fey teased for being the latest of his girlfriends, and he thought that the fact that he cared about this must mean that she was special, more special than all those other special girls.

So it was to everyones suprise that they entered the hall together that evening, both happier than anyone had seen them before. They made most of the conversation in their little gang that evening as the others were sat staring at them in shock (with the exception of Kat and Remus who were gasing at each other!)

The following evening Fey was sat in the library on her own (for a change) studying, when Lily and Kat found her. Kat had dragged Lily away from James for two minutes and had told her what she thought was going on. James, Remus and Sam had wanted to go with them, but James had Quidditch practise and the girls wouldn't let the other two go because (as they were told) "are tactless!". Instead they had settled for trailing Sirius around the school, and he was in a bad mood because he couldn't go and meet Fey with them at his heels.

Fey heard someone walking over and looked up from her books, smiling in a lovey-dovey kind of way. When she saw who was coming, however, her expression soon changed to one of shock.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, as though this was the last place they'd ever come to.

"Us?" said Kat. "Why we've come to help you study."

"Lets see what's tonights subject?" continued Lily in the same sarcastic, amused tone. "Oh yes, I remember, 'How to keep a relationship secret'!"

"Don't know what you're talking about," said Sirius.

"Oh but we think you do." said Sam. "Remember how you suddenly are friends with Fey, instead of hating her?"

"And how you need to study on your own, and we can't find you?"

Fey was getting desperate. She had an idea that if Lily and Kat had found out, then the boys probably knew too, and were saying exactly the same to Sirius. But she didn't want to say anything, just in case.

So Sirius decided to deny all existance of their liking each other, and hoped that Fey was doing the same otherwise they were going to look very foolish.

"I don't fancy her alright!"

"Prove it." Sam didn't really care what Sirius was going to do, after all he knew they ended up together in the end. "All you have to do is play a trick on her tonight. In front of everyone."

Remus was a bit worried about this, he didn't want Sirius to make a fool of Fey, and he knew Sirius would never intentionally do anything to hurt her, but all the same, if his honour was at stake (and it sounded as tough this was the case) then Sirius would do anything.

"I can't!" cried Fey. "I don't want to hurt him!"

"We're not asking you to hurt him-"

"Just embarrass him!"

It had all been Sams idea, to get them to embarrass each other in front of all the Gryffindors. What better time for them to 'declare their love' (A/n sorry read that in a book!) and live happily ever after. Of course for those two it would never be plain sailing but he knew they would be together in the end. He knew a lot of other things too, and often said things that would confuse his friends later, but as he knew all to well, time was short for them all....