DECLARATIONS OF A DIFFERENTIATED TEEN
By Alahria Silvermoon
Disclaimer: Refer to chapter one.
Tuesday 19th November, 8:05am, Great Hall
Professor Mcgonagall interrogated everyone who was there when James got hit with the spell.
Apparently, no one knows who did it.
Mcgonagall immediately asked Snape if he had anything to do with it. I didn't even know he was there. Of course, Snape lied and said no.
It's all over the school. What happened to James.
Stupid Marietta keeps patting Sirius's shoulder and murmuring; "It's all right."
I feel like I should go and tell Mcgonagall what happened.
But I can't.
8:13am
Professor Dumbledore just announced that we were going to be having a Christmas ball. On the night before the Christmas holidays start.
All the girls are freaking out about what to wear and what boy to take.
Dumbledore said that we could jut go by ourselves or with friends; we don't need dates or anything.
Which is good.
Because I doubt I'll be able to find a date.
Like, who would actually ask me?
And what am I meant to wear?
8:15am
Okay, so I have until the 21st of December to find a partner.
9:23am, Gryffindor Tower
Julez is going to the Christmas Ball with Remus. Of course.
Me and Lily have decided to go together if we don't have dates by the 1st of December.
Ohmygod. I just heard Marietta and Lana talking about the ball. I couldn't hear them properly on account of all the chatter, but I am pretty sure that she said; "Isn't it so cool that it is a costume party?"
That's weird. I never heard Dumbledore mention anything about a costume party.
Oh, maybe he said it after I had left the Great Hall this morning. Me, Lily and Julez left earlier than usual.
Well, that's just great. I mean, I have no idea for a costume!
9:33am
Sirius and Marietta are going to the Ball together. I heard her say something to Lana about Cinderella.
You know, the girl from the Muggle fairytale that lost her shoe and married the prince or something?
She is probably going as Cinderella.
How original.
10:12am, Muggle Studies
According to Sirius, James is fully healed. He is just really weak from losing all that blood and has to stay in the Hospital Wing for a few more days.
"Do you know who did it?" Sirius asked me.
"Um, no," I said, keeping my eyes downcast.
"Evelyn, if you know something, please tell me," he said pleadingly. "So I can kill whoever did that to James."
"I have no idea," I said, my throat going dry.
"Was it Snape?" he asked, his eyes narrowed angrily. "I bet it was him. The stupid git."
"Maybe," I said, carefully.
And then Professor started talking so we had to shut up and listen.
I am so dead.
11:32am, Transfiguration
Oh god. I am in even more trouble.
I can hardly breathe. I feel sick with nervousness.
Snape cornered me just now. And uh, someone else unfortunately heard our whole conversation.
Anyway, Snape caught me while I was walking to Gryffindor Tower for my break.
"I have something else I need you to do," he stated, his eyes glittering.
"Forget it," I hissed. "I am done with all this. I am going to go to Professor Mcgonagall and tell her everything."
I had no plans to do any such thing, but I figured it might scare him a bit and make him back off.
Well, I was stupidly mistaken. I always seem to forget that he is always one step ahead of me.
"And if you do that, you will no doubt be expelled for attempting murder," he replied confidently, smirking.
"It wasn't murder!" I exclaimed. "I thought he was going to start spitting out bubbles! I had no idea that blood would start splurging out of him! You tricked me into seriously injuring one of my friends! You are a sick person."
He stepped towards me, his eyes flashing dangerously. "Do not speak to me that way!"
"She can speak to you however she wants," a male voice spoke up.
I recognised that voice. My breath caught in my throat as I turned around to find Sirius standing there, glaring at Snape with a look of hatred on his face.
"Leave her alone, Snivellus," he snarled coldly.
"Come to rescue your little girlfriend now, have you?" Snape taunted.
"She isn't my girlfriend," Sirius replied without missing a beat. "Don't bring her into this. It's between you and me, no one else."
At this point I was shocked, glancing back and forth between them. I didn't know what to say.
"Just leave her," Sirius repeated. "Do what you want to me. I'll just hit you back harder."
Snape was quiet for a moment. He knew that he had lost.
"Fine," he finally said. "But watch your back, Black. I will strike when you least expect it. And you will be sorry you ever met me."
"I already am," Sirius muttered, as Snape walked away.
"I am so sorry," I spoke up, turning towards him. "You have every right to hate me."
"What?" Sirius looked confused.
"I mean, I almost killed your best friend," I went on.
"Unintentionally," Sirius replied. "You didn't know what you were doing."
I just stood there, dumbfounded. I mean, I'd thought for sure that he'd hate me for what I did. I never would have expected him to not be angry with me.
"And I could never hate you, Evelyn," he said, and took a step towards me.
"Even if I almost killed your best friend?" I asked doubtfully.
He laughed. "Even if you almost killed my best friend." Then he paused. "I have no idea why I just laughed, though."
Then we both laughed. I think he was in shock. Well, I certainly was. And when I am in shock, I tend to do stupid things like burst out laughing.
I also tend to crack up at the most inappropriate moments.
Like at my aunts wedding about a year ago, just before they said the 'I do' bit, I started laughing. And everyone glared at me. I had a really bad case of the giggles, so I had to go out the back.
Anyway, after that we walked back to the Common Room. I was so glad it was finally over.
Until I realised that it was far from being over.
When I walked into the Transfiguration classroom, Mcgonagall fixed me with a stern gaze and said; "I would like to see you in my office at the beginning of lunch."
See? I am in so much trouble now. Snape must have told her.
I am going to expelled from Hogwarts.
They will snap my wand in half and everything, like they did to poor Hagrid.
Oh, help me someone…
1:04pm, Gryffindor Tower
For about the one-millionth time in my life, I am once again speechless.
Now I know how my mother felt when she walked in on Angela and her boyfriend making out, er…quite vigorously.
So I went to see Mcgonagall, desperately trying to calm the heavy beating of my heart. I took a deep breath when I got to her door, and then knocked.
"Come in," I heard her voice carry out.
I went in. She was sitting at her desk, looking through papers.
"Ms Woods. Please sit down."
I sat on one of the brown wooden chairs in front of her desk, trembling. My hands were shaking.
She looked at me sternly. "Mr. Snape had informed me that you played a part in injuring Mr. Potter," she began. "He claims that you used a spell on James that caused him to almost bleed to death." She paused, and then went on. "Is this true?"
"Um, sort of," I said quietly, biting my lip.
"Severus claims that while he told you the spell and misinformed you of its proper use, you did in fact, perform it. Knowing full well that magic in the corridors between classes is not permitted."
This took a moment to register. Snape had told the truth?
"I didn't meant to hurt anyone!" I suddenly burst out. "But he threatened me! He told me he would hex my friends if I didn't do what he said."
"You could have told one of the teachers," she said. "Did this not register in your mind?"
"I didn't think anyone would believe me," I said meekly. It was a lie, I know. But what could I say? That teachers would just make it worse?
"You will serve three months detention for disobeying school rules," Mcgonagall concluded, when she was done lecturing me about the dangers of trying out unknown spells. "Every Monday night you will report to my office and I will deal out a suitable punishment for both you and Severus Snape."
More detentions! I still have the ones with Sirius to do!
But at least it is all over now. Snape can no longer blackmail me.
I so expected to be expelled. Thank god it was only detention.
It seems too good to be true.
Well, it probably is too good to be true.
4:05pm, Girls Dorms
I went to visit James in the hospital wing. Just to apologise and set him straight about what really happened.
At first he was mad, when I told him what I had done. I had to beg him to let me tell him the whole story. But when I had finished, he was angry at Snape and wanted to go and hex him straightaway.
See what I have done? I have caused even more conflict between them.
ARGH. Great one, Evelyn. Really great.
But at least James doesn't hate me. Well, he assured me that he didn't. Although he did seem a bit bitter about his injury. But I think that was mainly towards Snape.
4:08pm
Sigh.
It does feel good to no longer have such a chaotic life.
All that worrying probably gave me heaps of wrinkles. And lots of disrupted sleep.
I feel strangely calm and secure now.
4:11pm
Oh, no.
The Christmas Ball.
I need to find a costume!
And a partner!
Wait, I already have Lily. We have agreed to be each other's partners and say goodbye to guys. You know, have a girl's night and everything.
Which will probably end up with us going and dancing with random guys.
Well, her going off with a random guy.
I highly doubt any guy will want to dance with me.
I can't even dance! Seriously.
The only time I ever danced was at my cousins wedding four years ago. And it was with my father. (I was ten). I kept stepping on his toes, and then somehow ended up tripping over backwards and making my cousin fall over.
She has been mildly bitter towards me since then.
4:58pm
Me and Lily were just talking. And we got a brilliant idea for a costume.
Okay, so you know how in those Muggle fairytales they have the witches? And the witches are always ugly with all warts on them and straggly hair and everything?
Well, to be 'different' from everyone else and make a statement (Lily's idea, not mine) we have decided to go to the Christmas Ball dressed as Muggle stereotypical witches!
It will certainly turn a few heads, no doubt. But isn't that the whole point of costume parties? To shock people…or amaze them…or whatever…
Everyone is being so secretive about their costumes. I haven't heard anyone talking about theirs.
Which is understandable, I guess. I mean, I wouldn't want anyone stealing mine and Lily's brilliant idea.
Friday 22nd November, 7:14pm, Girls Dorms
I just totally embarrassed Lily. And made her slightly mad.
She called me an evil toad and whacked me over the head with her wand.
Me, Lily and Julez were in the common room, happily talking.
Then out of nowhere, Lily goes; "James is kind of cute."
Me and Julez exchanged a 'look'.
"Er…duh," Julez said. "When did you figure that out?"
"So does that mean you like him?" I asked.
"No!" Lily exclaimed defensively. "Just because I think he is cute, it does not that I like him!"
"Sure," Julez said sarcastically. "Like we really believe you."
By this time, Lily was blushing like mad.
"I do not like James Potter!" she stated indignantly.
"You so do," Julez said, smirking.
"Yeah, just admit it," I chimed in. "You loooooove him. You want to kiiiiiiiiiss him. You want to have like ten thousand kids with him!"
"Lily Potter," said Julez, thoughtfully. "Sounds good."
And then, Sirius must have been listening or something because he went; "No way. You actually like James, Lily?" And then he yelled across the room to James; "Oi! Prongs! Evans likes you!"
James was slouched on the lounge, but when he heard what Sirius said, he sat up and turned around. He looked like his birthday had come early. He jumped up and eagerly walked towards us.
"I do not like him!" Lily protested. "All I said was that I think he is good-looking. That's all."
"You think I'm good looking, Evans?" James asked, a hint of surprise in his voice. "Well, you're not too bad yourself. So do you fancy going to the Christmas Ball with me?"
"Firstly, yes I do think you are good-looking," Lily said. "Secondly, just because I think you are, it doesn't mean that I like you. And thirdly, no I do not want to go with you to the Christmas Ball, because I am going with Evelyn."
"Huh?" James said, looking confused. "You and Evelyn are together?"
The whole common room burst out laughing. I had no idea everyone had been listening. I felt myself turning red.
"No!" I said. "Honestly James, get a clue."
"What does that mean?" he asked me.
"Er…" I actually didn't know what it meant. I had just heard Marietta use it one time.
Thankfully, I was saved. Except, I don't think I was thankful for it. Because that was when Lily hit me with her wand and called me a toad.
"Ow," I grumbled.
Jules burst out laughing. It was actually quite weird, because the whole common room had gone silent. And all you could hear was Julez gasping for breath as clutched her stomach, laughing fit to burst.
"Oh, you think it's funny, do you?" Lily asked, with a dangerous tone to her voice.
"Uh-oh," I heard Sirius mutter.
Then, Lily hit her on the head with her wand. Really hard. So hard, that Julez fell off her seat. She lay on the ground, with her eyes closed.
"Oh honestly, Julez, I didn't hit you that hard," Lily said. Then, when Julez didn't answer, she started panicking. "Ohmygod, Julez! Wake up! Ohmygod, she's dead! I killed her!" I think she was on the verge of tears.
"God Lils, be quiet," I heard Julez say. "As if you can kill me by whacking me on the head with a wand."
Lily looked annoyed. "Well, you never know." She paused. "I'm sorry."
Julez just looked at her, arms folded and her eyebrow raised.
"Okay, okay," Lily said. "I love you. Okay?"
"Awww, I love you too!" Julez said. "And you too Ev."
"And I love you too Ev," Lilyadded.
"I love you both as well!" I said.
"Man, girls are weird," I heard James mutter.
"Yep, I'm with you on that," Sirius added.
Haha. I wonder if Lily does like James, though?
Nah, she wouldn't. I mean, she hates him.
Sunday 23rd November, 1:12pm, Gryffindor Common Room
I spoke to Tristan today. We were both walking back to our dormitories after breakfast.
And we actually had a nice, normal conversation about broomsticks. I said that they seemed good for whacking people over the head with, and he laughed.
So we are friends. Like, it is a bit awkward. Okay, a lot awkward. But we still seem to get on really well.
Which is excellent.
6:03pm, Girls Dorms
Me and Lily were just discussing our costume. We are planning to go into Hogsmeade the weekend before the Christmas Ball and pick out our outfits.
We are being so secretive about it. We haven't even told Julez.
I wonder what her costume is…
6:08pm
Okay, so I was just doing my usual complaining about my love life to Lily.
(Julez was off with Remus somewhere).
And then she goes; "Are you sure that you want to date Sirius, Ev? I mean, he does have a tendency to be quite the heartbreaker."
"Well, maybe I could change that," I said, nonchalantly.
"Look, Evelyn," she said gently. "You're my friend, and I just don't want to see you get hurt. I know you are slightly hurt right now, because Sirius is with Marietta and all. But I don't want you to get hurt any further."
"I won't get hurt," I replied. "He's just a guy, after all. There are millions of guys in the world."
"Yeah, true," Lily said. "But just be careful, okay?"
"Okay," I answered.
Lily is awesome. Kind of overprotective, very studious, and extremely weird at times. But I am glad she is my friend.
Same goes for Julez.
9:18pm, Girls Dorms
Me, Lily and Julez are playing truth or dare. Surrounded by chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts, fizzing whizzbees, liquorice wands, sugar quills and acid pops. Yummy.
Okay, I so have to record this all down. It's hilarious.
"Truth or dare, Evelyn?" Lily asked me, stuffing a chocolate frog into her mouth.
"Uh…dare," I decided. I never choose dare. I have always been too chicken to. But I am a Gryffindor, after all, and I must brave whatever comes my way.
"I dare you to…" Lily trailed off thoughtfully. "Go up to the boys dormitories, knock on the door of the sixth years dorm, and when it opens, kiss whoever is standing there on the cheek and tell them you harbour a secret, burning passion deep in your heart for them."
I choked on my liquorice wand. "You evil cow!" I said.
"You can't back out, Evelyn," Julez grinned.
"It's most likely to be Sirius, anyway," Lily said. "When we were down in the common room before, I saw him head up to the dorms by himself."
"Fine," I grumbled, my heart pounding. This was going to be extremely embarrassing.
As I made my way up to the stairs to the boy's dorms, I clutched at Julez's hand.
I raised a hand and tentatively knocked on the door. I heard laughter and shouting coming from within. Then, the door opened.
I held my breath.
And then let it out when I saw it was Sirius. I could tell I had a horrified look on my face.
And he didn't have a shirt on. I almost died. I had to hold onto the doorframe so I wouldn't collapse.
How did he get his muscles so defined?
"Er…Evelyn," he said. "What's up?"
I swallowed nervously. "I…uh, I just um, came up here to…um, tell you that…well, the thing is, I…er, harbour a secret burning passion deep within my heart for you." And then without another word, I stood on the tips of my toes (god, he was tall. The top of my head only reached his chin when I was standing normally). Ignoring his look of shock and bewilderment, I pressed my lips to his left cheek and kissed it softly.
I hear snickering from both the inside and outside of the room. When I was standing normally again, I peered into the room and saw Remus, James and Peter gaping in shock at me. Then James whistled. And Remus started laughing again, and then Peter joined in.
I could feel myself blushing furiously.
Sirius was still standing there in shock.
"Um, that was…a dare," I mumbled.
"Yeah, we're playing truth or dare," Julez said. She was on the floor from laughing so hard. That girl has some serious laughing problems.
"Oh, right," Sirius said quickly. He grinned at me. "Well, I have to say, I quite enjoyed it. But who wouldn't enjoy being kissed by a pretty girl?"
I think I stopped breathing. He thought I was pretty? Oh, wait. He was probably just saying that to be nice.
"Erm, sorry to disrupt you," I said.
"It's okay," Sirius said. "We weren't doing anything anyway."
"Hey, do you guys want to play truth or dare with us?" Julez asked.
I almost choked. I could have killed the stupid girl. All I wanted was to get away so I could wallow in my own humiliation. And preserve the memory of seeing Sirius without a shirt on, kissing Sirius, and him telling me I was pretty.
"Yeah, got nothing better to do," James said carelessly. "Come in."
"Julez, you psycho," I hissed at her. "I am so going to kill you!"
"Like I'm supposed to be scared?" she said, winking at me.
I groaned inaudibly, exchanging a look of exasperation with Lily. We went into the room.
Soon enough, the four marauders and us girls were sitting on the floor in a circle, surrounded by junk food and bottles of butterbeer.
We had decided to play 'I Never' instead. You know the game where someone says something like "I've never drunk from the toilet" and then if you have, you take a sip of drink.
Lily started off. "I've never gotten a detention," she said.
Everyone except her drank.
"I've never had a crush on a teacher," Julez said.
This caused a few laughs. All four marauders drank, and to our surprise, so did Lily. This caused a few looks of shock. But no one asked. We had a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
"I've never fallen down the stairs," I said, the mentally cursed myself. What a stupid thing to say! Nevertheless, Peter, Sirius, Julez and me all took a drink, while Lily, Remus and James shook their heads at us.
"I've never had a girlfriend," James said. All four marauders took a drink, while me, Lily and Julez exchanged a 'look'.
James realised what he had said and burst out laughing. The rest of us soon joined in.
"I've never truly hated someone," Remus said. There was a short pause. Then James, Sirius and Julez all took a drink.
Who did Julez hate…?
"I've never told a lie," Peter's squeaky voice spoke up. Everyone took a drink.
"I've never skinny-dipped," Sirius said with a grin. James, Sirius and Peter all took a drink.
Oh how I'd love to see Sirius skinny-dipping…
Or even better, be skinny-dipping with him.
Oh god, he probably realises I'm thinking about that because he gave me a strange look.
"I've never seen someone die," Lily said. No one took a drink.
"I've never had a crush on anyone in this room," Julez said, smirking. Lily and Peter both took a drink, and poor James looked heartbroken.
Sirius had a crush on someone? That makes no sense.
I mean, it can't be Lily, because of James. Not Julez either, because of Remus. That only left me, and, well I mean, come on. Unless he was gay.
Oh please, please don't make him like guys. Please.
"I've never been in love," I said. Another stupid one.
Remus, Julez, James and Sirius took a drink.
Remus and Julez are in love? Wow…
I sort of knew that James was in love with Lily. Like, really in love. But I wonder who Sirius was (or is) in love with.
Marietta, no doubt. Stupid cow.
"I've never walked in on someone naked," James said, with his usual cheeky grin.
Me, Peter and Sirius all took a drink. Lily and Julez both gave me bewildered looks. I carefully avoided looking at Remus.
"I've never laughed so hard I cried," Remus said, after everyone had gotten over their amusement. Everyone took a drink.
"I've never killed someone," Peter said. No one drank.
"I've never sung in the shower," Sirius said with a chuckle, and everyone drank.
"I've never cried," Lily said. Everyone took a drink.
"I've never deliberately hurt someone," Julez said. Sirius and James both took a sip of their drinks.
"I've never wanted to kill someone," I said. Then I added; "Literally." No one took a drink this time.
"I've never wet my pants," James said. "Including when I was in diapers." Everyone laughed and we all took a drink.
"I've never regretted anything I've done," Remus said. We all took a drink this time.
"I've never eaten a whole cake by myself," Peter said. Sirius, James and Peter took a drink.
"I've never wanted something I couldn't have," Sirius said. We all took a drink.
By this time, we were all nearly finished with our butterbeers.
Then, there was a knock on the door. "Siri, are you in there?" Marietta's voice rang out.
"Crap," Sirius muttered. "Just remembered we were going up to the Astronomy Tower tonight."
"I have a transfiguration essay to finish," Julez said.
"Me too," Remus said, and Peter nodded as well.
"I think I'm going to have an early night," Lily concluded, standing up.
I tried to keep the look of disappointment off my face. I'm pretty sure I succeeded. But then I noticed James looking at me.
"Er, Evelyn do you want to take a walk with me?" he asked. "I just need to ask you a few questions about our Charms essay. Because, you know, Lily will bite my head off if I ask her and anyway, Charms is your best subject."
"Erm, okay," I said.
Hmmm…strange. Oh well, I'll write more later because we're leaving now.
11:16pm, Girls Dorms
Um, that was WAY weird. The whole thing with me and James walking, I mean.
We used his Invisibility Cloak, because it was so late at night. Before we left, he did this weird thing were he pulled out a piece of parchment, tapped it with his wand and muttered something, and then studied it for a few seconds. Then he tapped it again with his wand and muttered something again, and then goes; "The coast is clear."
I didn't bother to ask what the piece of parchment was. I doubt he'd tell me.
So there we were walking along some corridor. I had no idea where I was going, but James seemed to.
"Um, where are we going exactly?" I asked.
"Nowhere in particular," James said.
Then there was a silence. "So, er, what's up?" I said, trying to make conversation.
"Evelyn, I just want you to know that I know," he said.
"Um, you know what?" I asked, trying to figure out what he knew.
"That you have a crush on Sirius," James said simply.
I felt all the blood rush to cheeks. "I do not!" I said indignantly. I was sort of telling the truth. I mean, it wasn't a crush. I was in the love with the guy.
"Don't deny it, Ev," James said, and I could tell he was grinning. "I doubt there's a person in this whole school who doesn't know."
I gave a small gasp of horror. Everyone knew? How did they know? How could they know?
"Okay, okay, so I was exaggerating," James said. "But me and Moony…er, Remus have picked up on it."
I didn't say anything. It's not like he would believe me if I tried to deny it further anyway. Sometimes, It's best to just keep your mouth shut.
"And don't worry about Sirius finding out," James added. "I mean, if he does know he won't say anything to you. And if he doesn't, then well, you have nothing to worry about. And me and Remus won't tell anyone anyway."
"Er, thanks," I mumbled.
"HA!" James exclaimed. "You do like him! Oh man, Peter so owes me 10 galleons." He chuckled quietly to himself.
"That's' not fair!" I protested weakly. "You tricked me. You so should have been a Slytherin."
"Yeah right, Ev," he replied.
"You won't tell Sirius or anything, will you?" I asked doubtfully.
"Like I said before, I won't," James said. "Unless I find out he likes you too."
My breath caught in my throat. "Do you think he does?" I asked shyly.
"Erm, I can't really say," he said. "I mean, he is going out with Marietta, although he doesn't really seem too keen on her. And it is true that he talks about you a lot."
This time, it was my heart that caught in my chest. I swear, it stopped beating for like, a millisecond. "What does he say?"
"Oh, just stuff," he answered casually. "Like how he thinks you're pretty. And kind of strange. And you look nice in your uniform."
"He said all that?" I asked. I was practically hyperventilating at this stage.
"Yep," James said. "But Ev, just be careful. Sirius has quite a reputation for being a heartbreaker."
"You and Lily talk the same," I sighed. "Why does he act like that with girls anyway?"
"He thinks that if a relationship gets too serious, well, he is scared of neglecting us guys and damaging the friendship. So he just breaks it off before it can get that far. Unfortunately, he tends to break a lot of hearts in the process."
"Oh," I said quietly.
"You really like him, don't you Evelyn?" James said, and I heard him sigh.
"Mmm," I murmured.
"Well, I'd rather see him with you than Marietta," James said. "And they'll probably break up soon anyway. Just be patient. And I can always play matchmaker."
"You'd do that for me?" I asked in surprise.
"Sure, you're my friend," James said. "And besides, you said you'd help with Lily."
"Yeah," I said. "Speaking of that, have you had an actual conversation with her yet?"
"Uh, she bumped into me earlier today and said sorry," he said.
"And…" I prompted.
"And, well, she caught me hexing Snivellus after that," he admitted, a note of defeat in his voice.
"So she blew up at you?" I asked.
"Naturally," he confessed. "I tried to tell her he started it. But she wouldn't believe me and stormed of." He sounded miserable.
"You're in Lily's bad books now," I said. "Horrible place to be."
"Yeah, I figured," he muttered.
"Just don't give up," I said encouragingly. "Not yet. You never know what could happen. I mean, at this time last year, if you had told me that I would have had an actual conversation with Sirius, I would of called you insane and told you to go to St. Mungo's."
James gave a small chuckle. "Yeah, I suppose you're right."
And then, we went back to Gryffindor Tower, hastily saying goodbye.
And now I am here, listening patiently as Julez goes on and on about exactly how she feels when Remus kisses and nuzzles her neck., and Lily is going on and on about exactly why James is a self-absorbed prat.
See what a good friend I am?
11:32pm
JULIETTE DARCY'S TOP TEN REASONS WHY REMUS LUPIN IS THE BEST BOYFRIEND EVER (By Julez)
He always smiles and hugs me when he sees me. Rather than kiss me straightaway. Which leads to the impression that he is not just trying to get into my pants and does in fact, care about me immensely.
He does small romantic things for me, like giving me red roses and small gifts like Honeyduke's chocolate.
When the Slytherins (mainly Bellatrix Black and Severus Snape) tease me and annoy the hell out of me, he tells them to shut up and gives them detention.
He walks me to each of my classes, to the Great Hall, and to the common room whenever he can.
When he sees me for the first time each day, he always compliments me, saying things like; "You look beautiful".
He calls me beautiful instead of hot. Which, according to Witch Weekly, means that the guy really likes you.
He makes me laugh, and I make him laugh. Even though I am not quite sure whether he is laughing at me or with me. I am pretty sure it is the latter.
He always listens to my problems, and tries his best to help me out. In other words, he is always there for me.
He doesn't just want to make out. Although the hours we spend down at the lake and up in the Astronomy Tower are perpetual bliss. He prefers to talk, while cuddling up in his dorm with the curtains pulled shut. (And no Evelyn, I have not had sex with him yet. Although when (or if) I do, you and Lily will be the first ones to know).
He gets on with my friends, I get on his with friends, and I know for a fact that he genuinely cares about me. A lot. (See, eavesdropping can be used for a good cause!)
(Therefore, in regards to the above statements written by the very hand of Juliette Darcy, both Evelyn Woods and Lily Evans hereby conclude that Remus Lupin is a suitable candidate for Ms. Darcy).
11:45pm
Shadow is sitting next to me, purring her little head off.
Not literally, of course.
But I am quite scared. What's gotten into her? She hates me!
11:47pm
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROWCharms essay on the Aquamenti charm and how it went right and/or wrong – Completed.
DADA essay on ten non-verbal spells that would be suitable to use in a duel against a Dark Wizard – Completed.
Potions essay on the properties of a bezoar – Completed.
11:51pm
For once, all my homework is completed the night before it is due.
Usually, I leave it to the very last minute (during breakfast in the Great Hall, break, lunch, or various classes).
Okay, so I'm dead tired. But Shadow is sitting on my feet and so I can't move.
11:53pm
I moved a tiny fraction, and Shadow got to her feet, hissing and spitting at me. Then she promptly jumped off my bed and stalked off, leaving me free to go to sleep.
I swear that cat is evil.
-Evelyn-
A/N: It hasn't been that long, has it? About a week or so...work is really hectic and I am almost always dead tired. But I am getting quite a bit of writing done travelling to and from work. Which is great. :)
Oh, and if you think I'm getting sick of torturing Evelyn or anything, think again. There is still lots more torture yet to come. Mwahahaha...
Ahhh, my lovely faithful reviewers. You guys are the best, siriusly. (Haha I'm so sad...)
Smiles to everyone once again!
Maraudess: Well, she did kinda blow up at him in this chapter. Althought it was more of a confrontation, I guess. But keep reading, a huge blow up is building up. :)
The Lost Tear: Hahaha that's a good one! Wouldn't you just love to torture Snape like that? I know I would. :)
allweknowisfalling: Cool name! Hmmm, she sorta showed her 'Gryffindor courage'. Like, she stood up to Snape. And I'm glad you like this story:)
BlackSnowPetals: Stupid Snivellus is an evil git, isn't he? Though I think that he is actually good and only killed Dumbledore because of the whole Unbreakable Vow thing...and I'm rambling now lol. :)
pOkEd AnD sUrViVeD: Haha cool name. Snape is twisted, isn't he? And I'm not that mean as to kill off poor Tristan. He will appear again lol. :)
StarLightStarBright567: Yes, poor James indeed. Dumbledore almost always fixes everything, doesn't he? And Snape so deserves a kick in the behind! Remind me to never make you mad...lol. :)
draconiandevil5: Ahh, a lovely long review! Please don't steal poor Evelyn's potatoes...that sounds like something I would do lol. Haha I hate eating too much. And I share your love of Sirius and Remus as well:)
Dude: Omg, you finally reviewed! It's about time. I'm so happy you like it! And actually, I do intend to become an author one day. :)
kelko-chan: Hehe the bathroom scene was one of my favourites. It will be quite a while before they actually get together...IF they get together lol. :)
Paddie'sGirl: Here's the update! Potatoes...lol. I'll somehow manage to update. And if I ever forget about this story, you have my permission to steal all the potatoes and Sirius and Remus. :) (That goes for everyone lol).
Ellemay: Here is the next chapter! I hope you liked it! And I have already written the next chapter lol. :)
jess leigh: Ms. Jessica! Finally, I recieved your review! Snape is a biatch...lol. And finally a normal name:)
Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed. You're all awesome, and I'm so glad that you all like this story!
Oh, and please keep on reviewing. :)
Peace out, my lovelies. (Haha...) Hopefully, the next update will be soon!
xoxo -Kath-