Chapter 4: Join or Not

Alice's pov

Its Christmas and the pranks are over between the houses. Since I can't go home I be staying here. Every one in my house is leaving so I will be alone and thats how I like it. I saw Remus as I was coming up the stairs from the dungeons. "Hey Alice how are you?" Remus asked me. I smiled as I walked over to my best friend. "Good and you?" I said to him. Remus smiled at me as we walking to the great hall. "What do you have planed for the holiday?" he asked me as we stopped to talk.

"I'm staying here. My father is traveling so there is no point in going home." I said to him. "I'm staying to. We can hang out." he said and I smiled at him. "That's good to hear. I can't wait." I said cause tomorrow the holiday is starting. "Me to I see you in class." Remus said before we went to our tables. I ate a little and then headed to my class. It sucks we have classes all the way up to the last day.

I sat in my class and took notes. Sirius and James was in this class and I didn't understand why Remus and Peter wasn't. James kept poking me with his wand. I had enough of it and looked back at him. "What?" I said to him. "Are you going to join us now?" he said to me. "I don't know." I said to them as I turned back around. "Come on Alice you know you want to join us." Sirius whispered into my ear. I waved my hand at him to move him away from me.

"If you keep bugging me about it I will say no." I growled at them softly. "Come on Alice Remus is part of the group." Sirius said to me. When he said that I felt a shiver run threw me. "I will think about it over the holiday and give you my answer when we come back." I said to them. "Good." James said.

The day went by fast and the next thing I knew I was sitting in the great hall for dinner. I ate little then went back to my common room. Every one looked at me. As I walked threw the common room every one back away. I went to my room and laid down. I been lazy and I can't do my training here. I miss shooting my guns and using my axe. I miss my jobs and the hunt.

The next day I slept in till lunch. When I walked into the great hall there wasn't a lot of people. I saw Remus and I headed over to him. He watched me all the way till I sat next to him. "Did you just get up?" he asked me. "Yep." I said as I took a piece of his bacon of his plate. I took a bite out of it and chewed it slowly. Waking up then eating is something I normaly don't do much. I have to wake up first that is why I get up early and take my time getting dressed.

So by the time I get to the great hall I'm up and hungry. "What do you want to do?" Remus asked me. "I don't know. It looks like its barely snowing why don't we get our cloaks on and go out side?" I said to him with a shy smile. "Sounds good to me." Remus said with smile at me. I watched as he ate his lunch. We got up and went to our dorms to get our cloaks then meet up by the great doors.

I was the first one there so I waited and it didn't take him long to come. I watch him walk down the stairs towards me. I smiled as he stopped in front of me. "Ready?" Remus asked me. "Yep." I said as I slide my arm threw his, making Remus blush. We walked out into the cold air of winter. The cool day air fild my lungs, filling me with coolness. I like how it feels. The deeper I breath the more I like it.

Remus took me to the side of the lake and he melted the snow so we could sit down. I sat close to Remus and put my head on his arm. "James and Sirius told me about you joining us." Remus said in shy voice. I smiled at him with out looking at him. "Really now. What did they say?" I asked him softly as I snuggled into him. "They said you are going to join us after the holiday." I looked at him with shock.

"No I said I will think about it and give them a answer after the holiday." I said and Remus chuckled softly. "There is no use in saying no to them." Remus said to me. I growled softly when he said that. "I was thinking about saying yes but now I'm not. They are so use to getting what they want." I said. Remus looked back at me. "Why?" Remus said a little sad.

I looked back over the black lake. "Cause they need to learn that they can't always get what they want." I said and Remus looked like a very sad puppy. I nuzzled him a little as I looked back up at him. "Don't worry Remus. I will join you guys but not when they want me to, but when I am ready. Beside I'm a little pissed that they would say that." I said. I trust Remus over the other two. They are bullies and use to getting what they want.

I'm going to make they see that they can't get want they want all the time. "Ok at lest we can still hang out till them." he said before he put his arm around me. Then I pulled out a jar with blue flames and sat it in front of us. It gave out some heat so we wont get to cold. The cold never bothered me so the flames are for Remus. I don't know if he likes the cold or not.

"Wicket spell." Remus said with a smile. I smiled back and blushed. "Thanks Remus. I found the spell in the library." I said softly. "That is so cool." Remus said to me. "You never know what you will find in a spell book." I said as the snow started to come down harder. "Let's head back in and get some hot coco." Remus said and I nodded. "Ok I hope it will lighten up tomorrow. Its nice coming out here with you." I said as I put the jaw back in my pocket.

We walked back to the school and to the great hall. There was hot coco and some snacks in the great hall. Its nice of them to leave this stuff out for us. Remus and I sat down and started on our drinks and snacks. "So you really going to make us wait before you join us?" Remus asked me. It sounded like he was trying to get me to join them to. "Did they put you up to this?" I asked him.

Remus blushed as he looked away from me. That gave me the answer. They put Remus up to making me join them. I sipped my hot chocolate. Now I know what I'm going to pick. . .