*Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except Riley Brannigan or
any of the books, it belongs to the brilliant J.K. Rowling. But the plot of
this story is mine! *
*~* A/N: I'm backkkk! Yay! And with a new chapter! This chapter is where the plot starts to thicken. Yes, I've noted that Riley does seem a little girly in the last chapter and this, but don't worry, I'll turn her back into her old bad ass self next chapter. I just needed to show that she really does care for Sirius. Oh, by the way, **hint, hint** the more -- reviews-- I get, the faster I update and get to the juicier parts of the story!!!! So please keep that in mind. Also, I would like to especially thank: Ciria, Fowl-Star, Sara, and Ron'sGirl472 for all reviewing my last chapter and giving great reviews.*~*
~IMPORTANT ~ * I put Harry and Ron in their 5th year, in place of the 4th, like I originally had. (You can find the change in one sentence in Chapter 1.) *
Highlights of the school year flew by, Harry and Ron watched as James and Remus
finally caught on to the blooming romance. Sirius and Riley could be seen almost
anywhere together and their affection for each other grew until it became love, and a
true love, at that. They observed on as constantly, Sirius would tease, Riley would
threaten playfully and try to smack him in the arm, only to have him catch her wrist
and gently pull her in for a kiss or two. They would tease each other regularly, but it
was only because they cared so much for each other. Then the day came, with a
flash, at the stop of time flying by. It flickered once, right before settling on a moment
and it began. Harry and Ron looked on in curiosity as Sirius and Riley sat in the
grass on the grounds of Hogwarts. The sun shone brightly and lingered on the
breezy blades of grass. Riley ran a hand through her dark, short hair and Sirius
smiled down at her, bending down and kissing her nose. Riley blushed in bliss and
playfully batted at him, rolling over on to her back on the sweet smelling grass.
"Heyyy..." He mumbled in a lazy tone with a settled grin permanently attached to
his lips. He grabbed her sides and tickled her, until she squirmed and couldn't laugh
anymore. She tugged gently at his hair once he stopped and ran it through her
fingers, feeling each silky strand. Sirius leaned down and placed both his hands at
her cheeks and kissed her softly upon the lips. While they kissed, Ron peered over
at Harry, "They were really, really in love..." he whispered to him. Harry nodded,
"Yeah, I wonder what happened." Sirius lightly pulled away from the kiss, letting their
lips part and gazed upon Riley's dazed heavenly look, "Ry," he began and then
paused, her brow rose in curiosity and she rolled over on to her stomach and
propped herself up on her elbows. He bent down and planted a brief kiss on her
nose, she looked so adorable to him, her eyes full of questions. Sirius fished through
his pocket, trying to retrieve something and Riley still gave him the same inquisitive
expression. His dark eyes glittered and she watched in anticipation as he pulled out
a small velvet maroon box. He grinned and flipped open the box with his long
fingers. Inside, on the matching maroon soft fluffy pillow, was a gold ring with a tiny
garnet encrusted in the center. Riley gasped in delight and shock, tears springing to
her eyes at the sight. "This is a promise ring." He began, looking at her with a deep
and adoring stare. "The promise is that my love for you, Riley Aiden, will always be
there no matter what. My love will never cease to exist." He leaned over and kissed
her briefly upon her lips, and backed away, taking the ring out of the box. He slipped
the ring gently on to her left index finger with the most delicate touch his gentle
fingers could muster. She sat up and admired her finger in a deep shock. Suddenly,
she threw herself around Sirius, her arms wrapped around his neck in a tight,
intimate hug. "Oh, Sirius!" she cried in happiness, "I will always love you too!" They
broke into several kisses and Riley laughed as he tickled her to the ground. Ron
unaware sighed to himself and Harry's ears perked up at the sound. Harry chuckled,
"Jealous, Ron?" he asked his friend. "Very." Ron replied.
Riley affectionately kissed the tip of Sirius' nose just as the old, clanging bell
resounded from within the castle, announcing the start of supper. Sirius grinned and
stood, reaching down with an outstretched hand. Riley dangled her fingers upward
and grasped his hand gently, and felt herself being pulled up onto the stability of her
long, slender legs. She re-clasped her cloak on and walked along with Sirius,
matching his long legged stride into the open gated side entrance. A mass of
students filled the once vacant hallway, all heading in the same direction, to the
Great Hall. Among the various bobbing heads Riley noticed a different, unusual tuff
of hair, a few paces in front of her own. The color...that distinct red stood out,
vividly from the others.
"Harry!" Ron cried, as he felt the invisibility cloak slipping off of him, when the bell
suddenly clanged and the students poured into the hallway. Harry looked stricken
with horror as he watched, in shock, as his friend suddenly began becoming visible.
"Ron!" Harry cried to his best friend, "Stay calm!" Ron peered around, panicking
when he could not see Harry anymore. "Harry???" Ron whispered, waving his
thrashing arms around, sorting through the bodies that cascaded through the
hallway, separating the pair. It was then that Ron spotted Riley gazing at him with a
quizzical expression mounted upon her face, her thoughts gleaming in her dark doe
eyes. "Sirius?" She muttered and he heard her, without her having turning, yet
merely tapping him. "Hm?" He responded, looking distracted, just sighting James
and waving to him. Ron looked at her, dead square in the eye, and deep within, she
could see his fear. She cocked her head to the left side in wonder and watched, as
he felt for nothing, it seemed, but air. She turned to Sirius, and tugged on his arm like
an impatient child, "What, Ry?" he asked, with a smile grazing across his face, noting
her child-like impatience that amused him so. Riley turned back to the point where
she had sighted Ron, but he had mysteriously disappeared. Disappointment dashed
upon her face at the non-existent spectacle and she mumbled a, "Never mind..." to
a slightly confused Sirius.
"Ron!" Harry cried, happily, but looking a little flustered. "Are you alright?" He
asked, under the safety of the cloak, his green eyes looking on with concern. Ron
appeared quite shaken, under the shadows, as they sauntered a while down the
hallway, so they could talk safely without being heard. "Riley saw me." Ron blurted
out all at once with a nervous undertone not well hidden in his voice. Harry's eyes
grew wide with Ron's words, but then he calmed himself down, "Don't worry, Ron,
she won't remember 30 or so years later." But Ron didn't seem as sure as Harry.
*~* A/N: Pleaseeee review! Remember more reviews = quicker updates! *~*
*~* A/N: I'm backkkk! Yay! And with a new chapter! This chapter is where the plot starts to thicken. Yes, I've noted that Riley does seem a little girly in the last chapter and this, but don't worry, I'll turn her back into her old bad ass self next chapter. I just needed to show that she really does care for Sirius. Oh, by the way, **hint, hint** the more -- reviews-- I get, the faster I update and get to the juicier parts of the story!!!! So please keep that in mind. Also, I would like to especially thank: Ciria, Fowl-Star, Sara, and Ron'sGirl472 for all reviewing my last chapter and giving great reviews.*~*
~IMPORTANT ~ * I put Harry and Ron in their 5th year, in place of the 4th, like I originally had. (You can find the change in one sentence in Chapter 1.) *
Highlights of the school year flew by, Harry and Ron watched as James and Remus
finally caught on to the blooming romance. Sirius and Riley could be seen almost
anywhere together and their affection for each other grew until it became love, and a
true love, at that. They observed on as constantly, Sirius would tease, Riley would
threaten playfully and try to smack him in the arm, only to have him catch her wrist
and gently pull her in for a kiss or two. They would tease each other regularly, but it
was only because they cared so much for each other. Then the day came, with a
flash, at the stop of time flying by. It flickered once, right before settling on a moment
and it began. Harry and Ron looked on in curiosity as Sirius and Riley sat in the
grass on the grounds of Hogwarts. The sun shone brightly and lingered on the
breezy blades of grass. Riley ran a hand through her dark, short hair and Sirius
smiled down at her, bending down and kissing her nose. Riley blushed in bliss and
playfully batted at him, rolling over on to her back on the sweet smelling grass.
"Heyyy..." He mumbled in a lazy tone with a settled grin permanently attached to
his lips. He grabbed her sides and tickled her, until she squirmed and couldn't laugh
anymore. She tugged gently at his hair once he stopped and ran it through her
fingers, feeling each silky strand. Sirius leaned down and placed both his hands at
her cheeks and kissed her softly upon the lips. While they kissed, Ron peered over
at Harry, "They were really, really in love..." he whispered to him. Harry nodded,
"Yeah, I wonder what happened." Sirius lightly pulled away from the kiss, letting their
lips part and gazed upon Riley's dazed heavenly look, "Ry," he began and then
paused, her brow rose in curiosity and she rolled over on to her stomach and
propped herself up on her elbows. He bent down and planted a brief kiss on her
nose, she looked so adorable to him, her eyes full of questions. Sirius fished through
his pocket, trying to retrieve something and Riley still gave him the same inquisitive
expression. His dark eyes glittered and she watched in anticipation as he pulled out
a small velvet maroon box. He grinned and flipped open the box with his long
fingers. Inside, on the matching maroon soft fluffy pillow, was a gold ring with a tiny
garnet encrusted in the center. Riley gasped in delight and shock, tears springing to
her eyes at the sight. "This is a promise ring." He began, looking at her with a deep
and adoring stare. "The promise is that my love for you, Riley Aiden, will always be
there no matter what. My love will never cease to exist." He leaned over and kissed
her briefly upon her lips, and backed away, taking the ring out of the box. He slipped
the ring gently on to her left index finger with the most delicate touch his gentle
fingers could muster. She sat up and admired her finger in a deep shock. Suddenly,
she threw herself around Sirius, her arms wrapped around his neck in a tight,
intimate hug. "Oh, Sirius!" she cried in happiness, "I will always love you too!" They
broke into several kisses and Riley laughed as he tickled her to the ground. Ron
unaware sighed to himself and Harry's ears perked up at the sound. Harry chuckled,
"Jealous, Ron?" he asked his friend. "Very." Ron replied.
Riley affectionately kissed the tip of Sirius' nose just as the old, clanging bell
resounded from within the castle, announcing the start of supper. Sirius grinned and
stood, reaching down with an outstretched hand. Riley dangled her fingers upward
and grasped his hand gently, and felt herself being pulled up onto the stability of her
long, slender legs. She re-clasped her cloak on and walked along with Sirius,
matching his long legged stride into the open gated side entrance. A mass of
students filled the once vacant hallway, all heading in the same direction, to the
Great Hall. Among the various bobbing heads Riley noticed a different, unusual tuff
of hair, a few paces in front of her own. The color...that distinct red stood out,
vividly from the others.
"Harry!" Ron cried, as he felt the invisibility cloak slipping off of him, when the bell
suddenly clanged and the students poured into the hallway. Harry looked stricken
with horror as he watched, in shock, as his friend suddenly began becoming visible.
"Ron!" Harry cried to his best friend, "Stay calm!" Ron peered around, panicking
when he could not see Harry anymore. "Harry???" Ron whispered, waving his
thrashing arms around, sorting through the bodies that cascaded through the
hallway, separating the pair. It was then that Ron spotted Riley gazing at him with a
quizzical expression mounted upon her face, her thoughts gleaming in her dark doe
eyes. "Sirius?" She muttered and he heard her, without her having turning, yet
merely tapping him. "Hm?" He responded, looking distracted, just sighting James
and waving to him. Ron looked at her, dead square in the eye, and deep within, she
could see his fear. She cocked her head to the left side in wonder and watched, as
he felt for nothing, it seemed, but air. She turned to Sirius, and tugged on his arm like
an impatient child, "What, Ry?" he asked, with a smile grazing across his face, noting
her child-like impatience that amused him so. Riley turned back to the point where
she had sighted Ron, but he had mysteriously disappeared. Disappointment dashed
upon her face at the non-existent spectacle and she mumbled a, "Never mind..." to
a slightly confused Sirius.
"Ron!" Harry cried, happily, but looking a little flustered. "Are you alright?" He
asked, under the safety of the cloak, his green eyes looking on with concern. Ron
appeared quite shaken, under the shadows, as they sauntered a while down the
hallway, so they could talk safely without being heard. "Riley saw me." Ron blurted
out all at once with a nervous undertone not well hidden in his voice. Harry's eyes
grew wide with Ron's words, but then he calmed himself down, "Don't worry, Ron,
she won't remember 30 or so years later." But Ron didn't seem as sure as Harry.
*~* A/N: Pleaseeee review! Remember more reviews = quicker updates! *~*