Ten
Turns out, the man was attacked. After going o the bathroom while out for lunch with his wife, he was ambushed. He remembered going into, and doing his business in the washroom. Then, blackness. The next think he knew, he was laying down the ground with the word Mudblood etched in his scalp.
Daniel told her all of this while they ate, and it was probably going to be in the Evening Prophet. When he told her, she tried her best to act very normal, and he bought it. But on the inside, she was very nervous. People were attacking muggle-borns? She was a muggle-born! What if they attacked her?
To say she was shaken up was an understatement, but she tried very hard not to show it. It was even worse, later, when Daniel was knocking on the door to James Potters house.
His house was a large estate, easily five times the size of Rainas townhouse. She felt exceptionally poor coming here. Even the grounds were large.
"Fuck, Daniel, what am I doing here?" She hissed before the large, probably expensive door of James Potters house was answered. He laughed softly. "Making new friends. Don't be so nervous, Hun." He said, holding her hand. Rolling her eyes, the door began to open.
The head of a house elf peeked through, the big round blue eyes of the thing reminding her of overly large marbles. She stared at them a moment, then the face of James Potter popped into the door. With a smile, he opened it more.
"Hey Scott," He took a look at Daniel, "Arseny. Come in, quickly." He said and ushered the couple through the door. Upon entering, Raina looked around the large entrance hall. It was beautiful, and she moaned inwardly. How awkward would this party be? James looked around outside quickly, then shut the door. Magical locks could be heard as they echoed through the hall.
"What's with all the security?" Daniel asked, looking around.
"Well, you two are the last ones here... my Mum and Dad set up a few locks and enchantments, with the Death Eaters being on the rise. My parents are in the Library and hopefully, they will stay there." He said in a low voice.
What surprised Raina the most was his friendly behavior. Since when were they buddy-buddy between themselves? She slowly followed Daniel and James into a large hallway where their footsteps echoed off of the wooden floor. The portraits on the wall didn't look grim, but friendly, as the waved 'hello' to her. Sadly enough, this place reminded her of Hogwarts.
"Come on, this way," Daniel said gently, tugging at her hand. Annoyed, she sent him a look and tried not to draw attention to herself as she entered what would be the party room. Without looking around too much, she made her way over to a plush armchair.
Well, if this didn't make her feel like a Gryffindor she didn't know what would. The room was generally warm with a large stone fireplace, with dark red walls and warm rugs and furniture. Around the room, obviously the other boys were here (Peter, Remus and Sirius) along with a few other surprising guests. Lily Evans, Mary MacDonald, Alice Fortscue and Frank Longbottom, were also there.
"I hope your not this boring for the whole party," Daniel teased, and Raina smiled at him grimly. "Once I've had a few drinks, I'm sure my demeanor will change." She said with a sigh. Smiling weakly, Daniel went to grab himself some finger foods that were laid out on a platter.
What was she doing here? Why did she even say she would attend?
Oh... right. Partying.
But still, why would she come without Starr? As far as Raina could notice, she didn't like these boys very much.
Raina looked upon the guests once again. Lily Evans, as nice as she seemed, wasn't really the party animal-type. She didn't know much about Alice – she was in Hufflepuff. Alice was a small girl with a slim build, with a round face and short, brown hair. Frank was a year older then them, tall, blond, a regular old bloke..
"Daniel, lets leave! Quick!" She hissed in his ear, and he chuckled. "
No, no. Actually, I should be going now. See me out?" He asked, giving her one of his smiles. Taking any excuse to retreat out of the room, she followed him out.
"Daniel, don't make me stay... come on. We can go back to my house for a while..." She trailed off, trailing a finger down the front of his newly-adorned cloak. He smiled.
"Not this time. You said you were going to attend, you need to stay here." He said seriously, and Raina frowned, feeling like she was being scolded from the father she never had. She shuddered.
"Raina...," He said, trailing off. She looked up at him, wondering. He was silent for a moment, trying to search for something in her face.
"I think I love you. I know it's been so short of time, and that we've only really been seeing each other these first few months..." He trailed off, and Raina frowned. He said the 'L' word.
"I...I.. uhm.." She didn't know what to say, and Daniel frowned slightly too.
"I understand. It's okay." He said, cupping her chin quickly. She shook her head.
"Daniel, I love you too." She said, smiling. Truth was, she didn't love him. Not yet, in fact the thought of love still scared her, despite how much she has been going against her instincts to trust Daniel and actually give their relationship a try, even though It was still new. She told him she loved him, because she could see herself loving, maybe one day. She didn't want to let him down now, after she had been trying to hard to be good for him.
He smiled brilliantly, and it felt good to her to make him happy. "That's great, Hun." He kissed her. "But now I've really got to go. Behave at this party, have fun. Don't get too wasted." With a wink, he was gone.
She suddenly felt like that child being scolded by her father again. Shuddering delicately, she walked back to the party room. Her footsteps echoed in the quiet hall, and the door was only slightly open. It was like watching a movie, inside the room was a merry crowd, having fun. Even though Christmas had just passed, the decorations remained. Snow fell pleasantly outside the window. Quietly, Raina opened the door and retreated back to the same chair she was sitting in.
James, Sirius and Peter were by the fire, sipping bottles of mead, and laughing at some joke one of them had just told. Remus, who was sitting in the corner with Lily and Mary, discussing something apparently interesting. By the snacks table, Frank and Alice chatted as they poured punch
What kind of party was this? Raina's brow creased and she pushed herself into the chair, slouching. She didn't think anyone was paying attention to her, until she noticed Lily walking her way. Raina sat up a little bit straighter and smiled tentatively.
"Hi Raina," Lily said in a friendly manner and sat in the chair beside her.
"Hi, Lily." She replied. It was quiet for a moment.
"I didn't know you were close with these boys," Lily said, but still smiling and being friendly. Raina grinned.
"I didn't think you were either, from the last time I heard James was 'an arrogant toerag that must be stopped at once'." She said slyly.
Lily smiled wryly. "Well, he invited me in an almost humane manner. I also could bring Mary with me, so it's alright." She said, and as she said her name the blonde appeared beside her.
"Hey, Raina. Where's Starr?" She asked, smiling. Remus had walked off to join the others.
"Who knows, we aren't always together you know." She said, still being friendly, but there a snappy tone in her voice.
Raina had obviously gained interactions with her house mates, but not much. The last five and a half years of sharing a dormitory was peaceful between the three of them, or at least no one was dead yet. Except for once, Lily yelled at her for a while once when she accidentally dropped a joint on the floor of their room. Raina smiled to herself, Lily was so furious.
"So, how are you?" Lily tried again, hoping for some conversation with her housemate. The two had never really been close friends. Raina shrugged.
"I'm okay. Been better, be worse." Raina looked around the room, then frowned in distaste. "This isn't a very rambunctious New Years Eve Party. This looks more like a Christmas tea to me." Mary giggled beside her.
"I know. But His parents are still upstairs..." She trailed off. Raina shot her a disbelieving look, then laughed once.
"Excuse me." She said politely to Lily and Mary, getting up and heading over to the snacks table.
Lots of cheese and crackers were laid out, along with other finger foods. Raina took a bite of a cheese and ham and cracker sandwich, then reached into her robes. She pulled out a small flask of muggle alcohol which she stole from Charlottes room. It was filled with a type of rum that she couldn't remember. With a quick look around to see that no one was watching, she poured the entire thing into the punch one of James' house elves set up. Smiling, Raina took a swig of the final sip she saved for herself in her flask.
"I saw that, you know." A voice whispered in her ear. Swiftly, she turned around and glared at Sirius. He grinned like a boy who got away with stealing the last cookie from the cookie jar.
"You didn't see anything," She said, warning him. Sirius looked down on her.
"Are you attempting to scare me? Your glare isn't half as bad as Lilys... more like a kitten that thinks its a lion." He teased. Raina sighed and rolled her eyes, straightening up. Raina ignored the close similarity to her -supposed-to-be animagus form.
"Whatever Sirius, I don't care if you tell someone. I'm getting pissed tonight, I don't care." She scowled and turned to pour herself a glass. Whirling back around, taking a very deliberate look at Sirius, she downed the whole cup of alcoholic punch in one go. Grinning, she placed the cup on the table.
"See? Easy. Now keep your mouth shut." She warned, and winked. Sirius laughed.
"Give me some punch." And he poured his own, putting his emptied bottle of mead on the table. After another downed cup of punch, Raina began to feel it. She went and slumped down on the couch, sighing.
"This is much better, eh, Sirius?" She asked pleasantly.
"Mhm.." He murmured, as he lay down on the opposite side of the couch.
"Drinking is fun." She replied. Reaching into her pocket, he felt two long, slightly stick-like objects. Grinning, the sat up.
"Black! Come with me!" She hissed and quickly grabbed his hand before he had a chance to reply. She tried to drag him into the corridor without getting noticed, but she didn't look back to see if she was successful. Once they were in the corridor, which was amazingly quiet, Sirius spoke.
"If you're trying to get me to snog you -"
"Not that, you prat!" Raina said, lightly smacking his arm, which caused Sirius so chuckle. They were both so nice to each other when they weren't sober.
"Show me to the garden." She demanded, grinning up at him. Raina was tall, but Sirius was about a head taller than her. He gave her a puzzled look.
"Why?" He asked. Raina rolled her eyes and held up one of the joints in her pocket. Sirius laughed.
"Oh, the drug addict wants a hit?"
"Shut up. Just take me there."
Judging from the look Raina was receiving from him, she would have to be nice.
"Please." With a grin, Sirius gestured to the other hallway. She followed behind him, stumbling occasionally. The paintings all looked down on her, some 'tsking' while others grinned. Their shoes made soft noises on the floor, until they found themselves in a library.
It was small, and unlit. Only the whitish glare off the snow and the moonlight illuminated the room, and it gave it a black and white look. All the light came through two glass doors, beside a large glass window. No snow was falling.
"There you go. You owe me." Sirius said. Raina nodded and made her way to step out the glass doors. She turned when she noticed she was following her.
"You're coming with me?" She asked, and Sirius nodded. "Might as well. This is a party, right?" He said. Raina giggled as she opened the glass door. She didn't hold it open for him, and he grumbled as he stepped outside.
"I feel like I'm a bad influence on you," She said. Sirius shrugged. "Maybe you are."
Rainas eyes were twinkling with excitement now. If Sirius wasn't going to act like a complete bastard, it may turn out alright.
She took out a small Zippo lighter, and using her thumb dragged it down the clicker. Flame instantly erupted.
"What is that?" Sirius asked in awe. Raina laughed and lit up her joint, then handed the Zippo to Sirius.
"A lighter. Muggles use it o start fire." She said, then took a drag. She giggled slightly as she watched Sirius play with it.
"Aren't you in Muggle Studies?" She asked.
"No, dropped it. Don't need Muggle Studies anymore." He said. Raina nodded, and handed him the joint. He looked at it for a moment, then smoked it. He handed it back to her.
"Not as amazing as I thought it would be." He said. Raina finished the joint.
"Haven't you done this before?" She asked him.
"Yeah, but you do it all the time, I thought there must be something special about it."
Raina sighed, so he was back to teasing her.
"You suck, Sirius. Seriously." She scoffed, and held up her hand in front of his face before he could respond with some stupid joke. He laughed lightly and pushed her hand down.
Raina shivered when she noticed snow to start to fall, and a snowflake landed on her cheek but quickly melted. Sirius opened the sliding door and let her through, following after. The room was dark, and she couldn't see. Sirius grabbed her hand and turned her around to face him. He held the Zippo lighter in front of their faces.
"Look, I could finally light it," He said quietly, his breath moving the yellow flame slightly. She smiled at him. They could both smell the alcohol and smoke on each others breath.
"Great, progress. Now, lets go. She said, and closed the Zippo. She stood there for a moment, the alcohol and marajuana really hitting her. Apparently, it started to hit Sirius, because he slowly placed his hands on her hips. She was frozen and couldn't move, staring at what she could see of his face. His hands gripped her tighter, and he leaned down. For some reason, all thoughts of Daniel escaped her mind.
His lips hit hers. She kissed him back, feeling great. Kissing him gave her a kind of high no drug ever could do. His arms wrapped around her, pulling their bodies closer. He pushed her to the large arm chair and they collapsed on it, so she sat in his lap. His lips let go of her mouth and trailed kisses down her jaw, then his teeth grazed her throat. She breathed deeply, the pulled away slightly. Sirius pulled her back, closer to him, and she could feel his body getting closer to hers. After kissing him one more time, she quickly got up out of his embrace and stared at him, confused.
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