A/N: Yeah, uhhh, haven't updated this since October…. Woops… Sorry… It's a really old fic so… yeah this is the last chapter, I'm ending it here! Enjoy!
The Train Journey Chapter 10 – The End!
Luthella POV
It was early December when the snow came to Hogwarts, and it didn't just fall lightly then rain and wash away, no, this was Scotland for crying out loud! It snowed there; it turned into a blizzard and stayed for months. Thick and white, and endless, barren land.
Luthella looked out of the Ravenclaw common room windows, watching the snow fall, and the various students running out into the bleak Scottish weather to play and throw snow at each other. Luthella wanted to join them, but she wasn't in the mood.
Things had gotten strange between her and Sirius, ever since she had been talking to Severus to watch out for James. It was as if he was jealous, but maybe he was. But that had been months ago, so Luthella didn't know why he was still acting strange.
Plus there was the whole business with James and Elena, they just kept to themselves now. Luthella missed James' laugh and Elena's wit.
Luthella just wanted her friend back.
Sirius POV
How could James do this to him?! First off he's all "Oh Lily, go out with me? Oh Lily, Lily, Lily" and now he's telling Sirius that he thinks he has feelings for Luthella AND Lily?! Why can't he just back off?
Sirius sighed, he was in the library with Luthella, she had finally caught up with her work, but they weren't talking, they weren't doing anything.
Sirius knew it was his fault, but he was too mad at James. On top of the whole "Feelings" crap, he was getting annoyed at Sirius for the most minuscule things. And it was getting in the way of his and Luthella's relationship. Sirius sighed, and frowned in despair.
"Oh what is wrong with you Sirius?!" Luthella suddenly exploded, dragging Sirius out of his whirlpool of thoughts.
"Hmm?" Sirius said absentmindedly.
"You look at me now Black." Luthella said in a threatening tone. Sirius jerked his head up at her in surprise. She had called him Black. Not Sirius.
"What is it?" Sirius said, frowning once again.
"You've been acting as if someone has died!" Luthella said haughtily.
"No I haven't." Sirius replied, despite knowing she was telling the truth, he had also promised James he wouldn't tell Luthella about his feelings, and to Sirius, trust is the only thing any relations are based upon.
"You have! And I want some answers!" Luthella almost screeched in his face. Just as Sirius was about to reply, a cold, sharp voice towered over them.
"What seems to be the problem?" said Madam Pince, the Librarian. "You realise I'm going to have to ask you to leave, a library is no place for an argument! Out! Now! Both of you!"
So Luthella and Sirius packed up their stuff and left the library.
"I still don't know what you're talking about Luthella" Sirius said.
"You bloody well do!" she replied.
Sirius sighed, looking up at her, "If that's the way you're going to be.."
"Oh so, now you're complaining about me?! It's always been like this for you recently, Sirius this and Sirius that!" she screeched.
She had hit a nerve, "You're not the one who sat by the girl's bed who you thought you loved, for 5 weeks! Waiting and waiting for her to wake up! What do you think I would have done if you had died?!" Sirius bellowed.
Luthella froze. "You think you love me?" she said in a whisper.
Sirius stared at her, unmoving. He hadn't meant to say that, yet it was true, he just wasn't the sort of person to commit.
"Um…" Sirius said, but he had said the wrong thing.
""Um?" that's what you say when I ask you if you love me?! What sort of an answer is that Sirius?!" Luthella exclaimed.
"Luthella..." Sirius started to say.
"Keep away from me Sirius, until you can find the answer to that question." Luthella said, tears welling in her eyes as she clasped her face in her hands and ran off towards the Ravenclaw common room.
Sometimes, Sirius seems to forget, that they're only 13.
Elena POV
It was late, and it was cold, so Elena had bagged one of the comfy armchairs by the fire in the Ravenclaw common room, and pulled out her favourite book. It was late, and most of the other students had gone to bed, leaving Elena alone in the large, circular, blue room. It was then that Luthella came crashing through the portrait hole.
Luthella didn't seem to notice that Elena was in the room, and she crashed down onto one of the blue chairs, face in her hands, crying her eyes out. Elena could forget about her and sneak up to bed, or put her book down and be a good friend and see what's wrong. Elena chose the latter.
"Luthella," said Elena, as Luthella looked up and gasped. "What's wrong?"
Luthella buried her face back in her hands, "Like you'd care." She mumbled through her shaking fingers.
"Actually, I do care, so you can either tell me, or I'll just go ask Sirius." When Elena mentioned Sirius' name, she seemed to bring on a whole new round of sobs and howls from Luthella.
"So it's about Sirius!" said Elena, sliding over to Luthella and hugging her, letting her cry onto her shoulder. "What happened?"
That was the one question that Luthella had been asking herself. What happened? She and Sirius had been so happy, so perfect.
"We had… an argument… and he said… he didn't think he… loved me…" Luthella cried between sobs.
Elena was shocked, and continued to comfort her friend. "It'll be okay, I'm sure." She said, "By next Sunday, I'm sure you guys will be back to normal."
Luthella POV
But Elena was wrong; things only began to get worse. Sirius was avoiding Luthella everywhere they went, and now that Elena was sticking to Luthella like glue to make sure she was okay, James had begun to avoid Elena as well. Whilst Lily hovered between the two friendship groups, but Remus stated his position firmly as a Marauder. And Peter, they hardly ever saw him anymore, he was always disappearing.
It was 3 weeks later, when Luthella got a letter from her parents.
"Who's it from?" Elena asked in an offhand way.
"Just my Mum and Dad" said Luthella. She opened the letter and began to read what it said;
Dear Luthella,
How are you? How's school? You'll never guess what happened to your father! He's been offered a new job, where he'll earn more money. AND guess what that means?!
We're moving to France! Surprise!
I know that this will come as a shock to you, but me and your father decided it was all for the best. We're allowing you to stay at Hogwarts until the Christmas break, then you're going to be coming with us to France.
Unfortunately, I know there's not another school like Hogwarts, but you'll have to go to the nearest Wizarding School to where we're moving to, there's bound to be one. Love Always, Mum.
Luthella was frozen. She couldn't leave Hogwarts, she couldn't! Hogwarts was her home! Way to go Mum telling her about it in a stupid letter!
Luthella felt the tears balling up in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" said Elena.
"No!" Luthella cried.
"Luthella what is it?!" Elena said worriedly.
Luthella looked up at Elena in the eye. "We're moving to France, I'm leaving Hogwarts."
Elena was in a state of shock, but Luthella grabbed a quill and some spare parchment and began to reply.
Dear Mum,
There is no way on heaven, earth or hell that I am coming with you to France! HOGWARTS IS MY HOME! THERE IS NO OTHER SCHOOL LIKE HOGWARTS! DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT BEING A WITCH MEANS?! IT MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT THAT COMMON, AND THERE IS NO WAY I AM COMING WITH YOU! EVER!
I am staying at Hogwarts for the Christmas break, and Easter, I shall see you next summer.
Luthella.
Luthella handed the letter to her owl and pushed him into the air.
"Hurry!" she cried.
The next day, another letter was dropped at Luthella's place at breakfast. She has spent the whole of the day before and that night thinking about moving, there was no way they could make her move to France, she was NOT leaving Hogwarts. She hadn't told anyone else but Elena either.
Luthella opened the letter, and began to read;
Dear Luthella,
I'm afraid you don't have much choice in the matter, it's already been decided. Now you will come home at Christmas and we're moving, whether you like it or not!
We have sent a message to your head teacher, and you're to go see him straight away.
Love Always, Mum.
Luthella got up from the table and sprinted out of the hall and up to Dumbledore's office.
"Ah, Miss Gwin, yes I was expecting you. It seems that you family is moving to France?" He said.
"Yes, but I'm staying at Hogwarts!" said Luthella.
"I'm afraid if you do move, you will be enrolled at Beauxbatons, the nearest Wizarding School. It's quite pleasant there." Dumbledore explained.
"But I don't want to move!"
"I'm afraid you have no choice, it's up to your parents." Dumbledore said, "I shall notify the headmistress of Beauxbatons and she will send you additional information when you arrive in France." Dumbledore said smiling.
And soon enough, the Christmas holidays came quicker than Luthella liked, and she began to say her goodbyes. Elena was in a state, crying all the time. She was going to miss Luthella so badly.
She walked up to Sirius on the last day, and hugged him hard.
"I'm going to miss you Sirius." She whispered.
"I'm going to miss you too." Sirius whispered back into her hair.
Luthella broke away, and turned away, "Goodbye." She said, waving back at everyone.
Luthella left the grounds, and none of them, ever saw her again.