Vinter
She's driving me insane, I feel like an animal a beast a savage, she makes me feel like a cannibal wanting to eat her alive. Does she realize what she's doing to me, the moment she told me off in front of my entire sixth year defense class I wanted her, Merlin I want her. Every time she sashays her slim yet seducing hips as she catwalks like a model it makes me think of ways that she can use those hips with me, her movements her soft flesh that I so badly wanted to bruise, her carefree light laughter, her deep and alluring raspy voice, her deliciously smelling perfume that smelled like wild flowers, her natural scent of sugar and something that I couldn't detect, and somehow the smell of whiskey and cigarettes thrown into their made her smell even more mouthwatering. Her crude humor that made me laugh, her outspoken thoughts, her excellent skills in defense…Made me want her more, Perenelle Stardust I think you might cost me my job.
Remus
Is it normal to think about your friend 97% of time and your girlfriend .01%? I don't really think so. I feel like I should break up with Lin, but I don't want to hurt her feelings, besides Lin isn't all that bad, she can be very sweet to me and quite adorable at times, not to mention she's very beautiful but our intimacy is rather…bland. It's not like she's terrible it's just that there's no love which makes me less enthusiastic and passionless which for me means bad intimacy. Near full moons my body is enthusiastic but my heart remains subtle. And every time we do it, I think about Reid each more. I think I have feelings for Reid, feelings that friends shouldn't have for each other, and I don't know what to do about it. I am not good enough for her anyway, I'm a lowly werewolf who comes from no money, I can damage her reputation if she even considered going out with a noodly dork like me who listens to jazz, everyone will ostracize her and she'd lose opportunities, not to mention her life would be at risk, I could never do that to Reid. But it's not like I'm doing that to Lin, I know we're not going to have a future together, in fact I think it might end it rather soon.
Lily
Nell's birthday is in a couple of weeks, it's the 27th and I'm still trying to decide what do for a party, so I decided to call a meeting amongst friends. To keep Nell away, I had the Prewett twins keep her at bay taking her to Hogsmeade, since it was Saturday on a Hogsmeade Weekend. We decided to have the meeting in the prefect common room that Remus and I never ever use.
"Okay guys, this is Nell's seventeenth birthday, the day she comes of age and I want this to be spectacularly special alright? Something to blow her brains out you know? Any ideas?" I began.
"Party in the woods?" Offered James.
"No, it's so original no pizzazz." I retorted.
"I want something mind blowing something she will never forget something unlike all the other parties you marauders throw."
"Oh! A polka party!"
"Peter, no, no, no."
"A historical figure party we can come dress up as a famous historical figure from the past." Introduced Remus.
"Mooney that was really stupid, but keep it in mind when we're senior citizens yeah?"
I thought about this.
"Actually Sirius Pratt Black, Remus wasn't so far off, a costume party, pretending to be someone you're not too far off, it sounds like a fantastic idea for a Nelltastic Birthday Bash…but not of historical figures…" I said.
Remus gave Sirius a proud smirk while Sirius just made a goofy face and slump back into the love seat.
"A COMIC BOOK PARTY! NELL LOVES THAT NERDY CRAP!" Screeched Alice.
Merlin, I swear the smaller they are- But wait! That's an amazing idea.
"Alice Little I think I might be in lesbians with you! A comic book party how brilliant! Villains' vs. Heroes! Nothing gets anymore original than that!" I squealed with delight.
"It's a brilliant idea, and I know exactly what we marauders are going to be, you maraudettes figure your costumes out and choose one for Nellanie, remember it's a surprise!" Reminded James.
He winked at me and I blushed.
He clapped his hands together and stood up.
"Now, if you don't mind you must excuse Alice and I, we have a Quidditch game against Hufflepuff tomorrow that we must prepare for and we shant lose to a load of dopey frumps like them!"
I frowned disappointedly at James' unkindness towards the Puffs.
"Sirius, go find Nell and together the two of you shall plan our victory party tomorrow, order kegs and kegs of butter beer and firewhiskey!"
"What about Nell? Isn't she supposed to play sober?" Reminded Reid.
I knew I loved her for a reason.
"Ah yes, well you see Remy over here came up with a grand idea of making Nell believe that she is drinking liquor when in fact our dear Lillian over here made up a tricksy potion that is anything but, it looks like firewhiskey, it smells like firewhiskey, it taste but firewhiskey but it's not! It doesn't even get her drunk, human psychology will just take care of that making her believe after a load of drinks that she is pissed off her rocker, brilliant the red one is I know."
"The red one wants to know why her name is Lillian." I laughed.
"Because it makes you sound more formal and scientisy."
Not even a word, but I'll let it slide.
"Now Lillian create some tricksy potions, Sirius go collect Nelliam, , Remus and Reid I want you to get the guest list ready for Nell's comical bday bash, Peter I need you to find a DJ for tomorrows victory fiesta and Nell's shindig, and Alice you of course as one of my chasers come with me to practice!"
"I still don't understand how a sixth year became Quidditch captain." Said Alice.
"Because Tink, James Potter is Quidditch!"
"Wow, excellent reasoning, did you use that charming catch phrase for your campaign?" I teased.
"Love, I used a lot more than charming catch phrases if you catch my drift, I can show you if you like."
I giggled at his flirting. Lately, James' flirtatious behavior hasn't bugged me, in fact it makes me laugh, I wonder about why…
Reid
It was show time, we were all at the match Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff and it was pouring buckets. Add that with cold Scottish November weather, it might as well been winter. I was all bundled up in my grey petticoat with my Gryffindor scarf, deep red hobo gloves, Gryffindor hoodie pull over underneath, a 2 camisoles under that with a long sleeved white shirt, and a pair of jeans tucked into brown uggs. But that wasn't the only thing that was keeping me warm, Remus was more than close to me, his hips were attached to mine, his arms rubbing against mine, and I could feel his breathing and smell chocolaty book smell that I found quite attracting. I didn't know how I haven't fainted yet.
"Here we are you two, two popcorns and a couple of hot chocolate, hot and yummy." Said Nell handing us our treats.
Remus and I mumbled thanks and Nell went back to cheering on our team and munching on popcorn and sipping out of- Merlin's milkshake is that a flask?
"Nell how could you?"
"What?"
Remus' eyes widened when he caught sight of her flask. He reached out and grabbed the flask out of her fingerless gloved hand. She scoffed and stomped her feet.
"You guys are being totally unfair!"
"Well that's totally not our problem." I said.
"It's just a little bit of whiskey, no big!"
"It's an entire flask! And that's how it starts, just a little bit and a little bit more until you're passed out again!"
Nell didn't say anything.
"Excuse me." Remus got a bloke's attention whose face was painted in scarlet and gold.
"Yeah?"
"Would you like some whiskey?"
"Hell yeah!"
Remus turned back around and smiled.
"There, problem solved."
Nell glared.
"You're the devil."
Remus shrugged and did the unexpected he threw his arm carelessly around my shoulders. I was blushing so pink that I didn't know how Remus didn't notice, all the sudden it got very hot. This situation made Nell's frown turn upside down, and she smirked at me making me blush harder.
"What did I miss?" Asked Sirius who came back from the loo.
He threw his arm around Nell's waist but that's not unusual, which is why I was confused about Nell's blushing. She never blushes, she's Nell. But here behold her high cheekbones developed mere dots of pink. And what's funny is that it happened when Sirius touched her, we must talk.
"Um nothing, except for Ward and June being pains in my tookus taking away my last bit of happiness!" Sighed Nell dramatically.
"Don't worry Nellsy I'm right here." Jested Sirius.
She rolled her eyes.
"She means her liquid luck Padfoot." Said Remus.
Sirius understood and frowned. He turned to glare at Nell.
"Nell, we need to talk."
"But Finnegan's about to-"
"Now." He said firmly.
And with that they left leaving me with Remus.
"Sounds like somebody's in trouble." Sang Remus.
"Yeah, it's sweet of him though caring about her though, but sometimes her cares too much, and have you noticed that he's never with Daphne anymore, is there something wrong in their relationship?"
Remus sipped some of his hot cocoa and winced when he saw a Hufflepuff fall off their broom. Poor thing.
"Well just like the rest of Sirius' relationships, it's a physical thing, but he's growing tired of her like the rest and only visits her if he wants a quick- well you know." Remus blushed, aw he's so cute.
"Yes, of course I know all of this Remus we've all been a gang since our sorting ceremony, but when Sirius looses interest in his current girlfriend he's already sniffing around another skirt aka looking for another potential girlfriend, but he hasn't been doing that instead for some reason he's been hanging with Nell more following her around like a lost puppy it's- Merlin's beard, he fancies Nell doesn't he?"
Remus chuckled and pointed at the match.
"Oh look, Griffin Wood caught the snitch, we win!"
"Remus John Lupin-"
"Alright, alright! You kill me with those eyes… Sirius is in love with Nell, and has been for a very long time, ever since she tried to kill him."
I giggled at the memory and the horror look on his face.
"But he thinks that she'd never love him because she hasn't shown any interest which is why he has meaningless sex and flighty relationships, he's hurt and alone, he wouldn't shut up about her when we all visited James' grandparents in Australia, poor Grandpa Potter had to hear a lecture on Nell's entire face and how Venus couldn't compare to it for an hour alone! And after the accident he's even more protective and will not leave her side."
I hadn't realized that I was crying until Remus wiped away a tear with his thumb.
"Drink some chocolate, you'll feel better."
I sipped a little and felt warmer. Remus and I then descend the bleachers making our way back to the castle to celebrate and unsurprised Gryffindor victory.
"He's so sweet."
"Pardon?"
"Sirius, to do all of this for Nell to feel all of this for Nell, it's incredibly sweet and I'm afraid to admit that I've never known him to have it in him."
Remus laughed.
"Yes well, it's a façade… now come on, we have victory party waiting."
I put a mental note in my mind to put Sirius and Nell together.
Alice
One drink. All I remember is having one bloody drink, one bloody shot of firewhiskey and after that it went downhill. I don't understand, unless someone spiked my drink…urgh! I remember being such a tart at our Victory party, smug victory mixed with spiked firewhiskey was not a good outcome, I remember snogging the hell out of Frank Longbottom, going all over the table and the sofa and up the stairs then down the stairs and clothes coming off…Longbottom's incredibly long tongue… OH MERLIN"S HAIRY BALL SACK I SHAGGED FRANK LONGBOTTOM! I am such a whore, how could I do that to Peter? He's been such a good boyfriend, and I turn around and wave it like I just don't care. What if he saw? Oh Merlin, I am not ready for this.
"LITTLE!"
My head shot up so fast that I hit the table that I was apparently lying next to. Having a hangover and hitting your head on the table was not fun, it hurt worst or just as bad as the cruciatus curse. I groaned and cried wrapping my arms around my head and lying back down next to warm and fleshy pillow… Oh no! Forgetting the pain, I unwrapped my arms from around my head and looked down to notice my lack of clothes and Frank Longbottom's six pack. Oh no, no, this cannot be happening! I looked about frantically for any sign of Peter but came to face Nell sitting cross legged on the table in tight black jeans, black stilettos, black long sleeved shirt and leather vest with her arms crossed smirking at me.
"Shocked?" She asked still smirking, a smirk that could surprisingly out do Sirius.
"What are you talking about?" I whined feeling like my namesake Alice who ventured into wonderland.
"I'd baffled to see that you are not flabbergasted at my sober appearance, instead of waking up naked with a strangers' article of clothing and a lamp shade on my head, I'm dressed, sober, and fresh completely capable of standing, and I did not take Lily's hangover potion because I did not need it, I'd think you would be shocked."
I hadn't even notice to be perfectly honest; I was too inclined in my own current catastrophe to notice Nell's sober and stable appearance. But Lily did make her potion thinking that she was drunk last night, so that could be the other reason why I'm not surprised.
"What time is it?" I slurred.
She stared at her wrist.
"Half past sober." She smirked.
Merlin she has to stop hanging out with Sirius.
"No, that's not what I meant."
"Why don't you ask Peter, he's lying right next to you?"
"Nell, there's two problems with that, one he's knocked out and two that's not Peter, would Peter have a six pack with piercing blue eyes and soft wavy hair that would rival Clark Kent's? Merlin am I still drunk, I just used a comic book reference." I mumbled the last part.
Her eye's bulged out so far that they were practically out her sockets; she stood up and gasped at the unconscious naked body lying down next to me, and placed her hand in front of her mouth in a gob smacked manner.
"Gasp! Holy Marilyn Monroe, Alice Sophie Little! You didn't!"
"I did." I groaned.
She removed her hand and raised her eyebrows her eyes getting bigger by the second.
"Oh my Godric! So much drama, I feel like Degrassi! All we need is a lesbian and a pregnant teen, OH MY GODRIC! Alice did you use protection?"
"Merlin Nell, would you stop bloody screaming! And find me a shirt!"
Nell pulled out her wand and muttered 'Accio Shirt', receiving a random blue shirt and tossed it to me. It was a guy's shirt so it went just below my knees.
"And I don't remember If I did, last night I don't remember practically anything, someone spiked my drink and somehow I ended up with Longbottom, Merlin what would Peter-"
"Peter disappeared upstairs with a bottle of vodka and two cups of butter beer five minutes after the party started, four hours into the party he was knocked out in the corner of the Marauder's Lair in a pink dress with a blonde wig and make up done up, so no you're lucky he didn't notice a thing." Nell cleared up.
I let out a sigh of relief, I cannot bear how hurt he would be if had known.
"And Lily?"
Ugh, dealing with Lily's disappointing stare would be as bad as well the end of the world.
"Little miss Prefect played a drinking game with Jimmy Pothead which ended with them passed out and James surprisingly losing at three in the morning."
How interesting.
"Reid had a cup of butter beer then three shots of vodka before having a three hour snogging session with Griffin Wood, Remus got real angry naturally I knew he fancied her all along and hooked up with his Ravenclaw slag girlfriend, and Sirius got drunk by ten and jumped in front of me saying 'Let's get naked' trying to undress me, and after I refused he sang 'Play that funky music white boy' before his ex Opal Addicock smashed a bottle of gin over his head for breaking her heart and he passed out."
I don't know what to say about that except for that he had it coming.
"Eventful night."
Nell nodded.
"Mhm, everything is so entertaining to watch when sober."
"So does that mean you'll lay off the drinking?"
She snorted.
"You're obviously still drunk."
I rolled my eyes which hurt my head.
"Ow!"
Nell came over to help me up and carried my small body up the stairs to our dorm, which had two boys in my bed, how nice.
"Oi you two plonkers, LEAVE!" Yelled Nell.
They grunted and pulled on their clothes cursing and ran out of our dorm.
"You might want to burn these sheets." Laughed Nell.
I nodded, ow that hurts too. Nell laid me down on her bed instead but I ended up laying on top of her hedgehog Dezi, so he hissed at me the fricking thing hissed at me! So Nell laid me on Lily's bed.
"So why is James Jimmy Pothead now?"
She giggled.
"Well, Lily and James were so keen on keeping me away from whatever harmed my body so James kept custody of my muggle pot, and he also ended up getting high with Xenophilius Lovegood, Ramona Tallis, Amelia Bones, Graham Harper, Hewie Lemming-"
"Basically all the stoners of Hogwarts." I laughed.
Nell laughed too and nodded.
"Oh! You need something to get over that hangover don't you?"
I smiled since I couldn't nod.
"Do you want Lily's hangover cure?"
"Yeah." I moaned.
"Well your shit out of luck love, because she's hung over and can't make any and ran out of her stock."
I glared at her saying over and over again in my mind 'Burst into flames, burst into flames'.
"Why would you do that? It's like dangling a piece of raw meat in front of a lion's face and then taking it away!"
Nell ran her fingers through my pixie blonde hair.
"Don't fret my pet, Nellie will save the day."
"How?"
"I shall go down to the kitchens and have the elves brew you a hot spot of coffee, and give you some grass from the stash."
"NELL!"
"What? You need it, and it won't kill you."
"Coffee, will be just fine, I'll just suffer."
She shrugged and went down to get me my coffee. She came back in ten minutes with two cup giving them both to me.
"Go ahead and suffer." She muttered.
She headed towards the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To take care of the others, it's weird how I'm all sober and maternal."
"It's a nice change."
"Yes well, don't expect it to stay for long, my birthday's coming up and I plan to be sitting in a dark room listening to the Beatles drinking and smoking my joint."
Before I could scold her, she was gone. What in the world am I going to do with that girl?
Nell
It's the day before my birthday, the day which also happens to fall on Jimi Hendrix birthday funny enough. November 27th, my mother's least favorite day out of the entire year. And I have yet to hear my friends discuss it, every time I try to bring it up they change the subject, even when I brought my plan that consist with the dark room and drinking and Beatles and joint. I was even hinting at the black cloak with the moon clasp I wanted so badly. This morning when I brought this entire thing up, James brought up Quidditch and Remus brought up Death Eaters. How lovely. Even my darling Prewett twins have been acting barmy!
To tell you the truth I feel a little neglected and hurt. It hurts enough that my parents and sister don't care, but my friends? That adds on the pain. So I skipped classes today staying up on the Astronomy tower all day doing nothing but staring at the sky, trying to remember a happy celebration of my birth, and sadly and unsurprisingly I couldn't think of one. Not even Sirius cared enough to show an interest, and we haven't been hanging out. Instead of going to dinner I went to Hagrid's and I told him how I felt, and he just tried to console me and tell me maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, but still his words didn't help, not this time.
Tomorrow was Saturday, the day of my birthday, and that didn't excite me as much as did earlier on in the week. Why do I even get my hopes up anymore? Suddenly, a dark room sounds not as thrilling either. I crawled into bed around eleven and slept dreaming of nothing, how lovely.
Why do I feel like I'm being dragged out of bed by my feet? I must be dreaming, must be still asleep.
"Levicorpus!"
Huh, that sounds and awfully like- WHOA! WHY AM I UPSIDE DOWN?
I opened my eyes to see Lily, Alice, and Reid all grinning at me… all upside down, or am I upside down.
"Nell confused!" I groaned.
"What happened February 27, 1959?" Giggled Alice.
I thought about this scrunching my nose up.
"Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden turned 22?"
"No." Said Reid a little disappointed and confused.
"Your mummy and daddy got drunk, and had sex!" Squealed Alice.
"You know what happened on November 27, 1959?" Asked Lily.
"Hendrix turned 17?"
"Well she's good at Arithmancy." Said Alice.
"NO! YOU WERE BORN YOU BIG DUMMY!" Bellowed Lily.
"So it's the seventeenth anniversary of Veruca Stardust giving birth to a bastard child with a nameless drunkard, fun." I said sarcastically.
Lily rolled her eyes.
"Don't be a downer Wednesday, it's your birthday and your seventeen, you're officially an adult you can totally do whatever you like!" exclaimed Lily.
True.
"So why am I upside down?"
"Are you awake?" Questioned Reid.
"Well I am now."
"Then it worked!" Squealed Alice.
"Can you guys get me down?"
They nodded and Lily did the counter spell to get me down.
"So birthday girl, you've got to see this it will definitely make you smile!" Sang Reid.
In front of me on Lily's writing desk, was Dezi my hedgehog dressed in a polka suit and charmed by tarantellegra dancing to the happy birthday song. I couldn't contain my laughter, I was laughing so hard that I fell onto the floor. And when his little dance was done with, confetti was blown at me and those little muggle horn things.
"Okay, so now that adorable cuteness is over…" Began Alice.
"You are now getting your groovy birthday…" Continued Reid.
"MAKEOVER!" Screamed Lily.
I was whisked away by Alice, the stylist in the group. Being shoved into the loo which now resembled a makeup studio. In the corner was a record player which was now playing 'Foxy Lady' by none other than Jimi Hendrix.
"Okay Foxy, you were going to be the eye candy of every boy when I'm done with you." Smirked Alice.
Oh no, I do not have a good feeling about this…
After three hours of being scrubbed/molested, primped, trimmed, poofed, and done up by a rejected munchkin from oz, I have to say that I didn't look bad. Maybe Alice should do this for a profession.
My make up was perfect, I didn't have my dramatic black shadowing around my eyes like usual. My face was so clean and pure with bronze, my lips were glossed, I had little eyeliner and clear mascara with glitter around my eyes giving me the natural look. Alice originally had me in the wings hairstyle but changed her mind after realizing that I looked too much like Petunia, so she straightened it and made it gloss and glitter and smell like lavender. I had on a tight, short sleeved, low cut, purple dress that came above the knee, my nails were painted purple as well this was all intended to bring out my eyes and I had to say that the dress made my slim figure stand out in a flattering way instead of gaunt, instead of my usual pair combat boots or converses or vans, I had on purple suede wedges with a strap at the top. For jewelry I had on silver hoop earrings and nothing else, I looked so normal I looked so… pretty. And I smell like a meadow smothered in sweetness! No whiskey or fags at all!
"Alice I look-"
"Amazing? Stunning? Drop dead gorgeous? I know, I am a fashionista genius!"
"You really are."
"It didn't take much, you're already killer gorgeous so it was just a little primping."
I showed my gratitude by hugging her.
"Thank you."
"No problem, but we really must be going you can't show all that pretty off in the loo."
I didn't know how my morning could get any better until I stepped into a carriage and was wheeled off to the Great hall for breakfast, this was all courtesy from Prewett twins, It was quite obvious since there was a year supply of their magical gum and a package of Peruvian instant darkness powder along with their new invention of canary cream. Oh did I forget their book of jokes written by them? It was actually quite funny.
When I was helped out of the carriage by a first year, I felt every eye glue to me making me feel sort of haughty, damn pure blood genetics. I found my seat at the Gryffindor table because there was throne chair with balloons attached to it. When I made my way over to it though, I found a plate of cookies that spelled out 'eat me' in chocolate chips. Just like in Alice in Wonderland.
I ate one cookie which funny enough made me grow very tall standing at ten feet, then I ate another which made me very small standing at three inches, I had to have Lily carry back up onto the table, and I saw that the plate of trippy cookies were gone, instead I found a vile of red liquid that said 'Drink Me' I laughed and drank the ruby substance going back to my normal height of 5'7. I then looked down to see a red carpet leading to a door behind the staff table. Lily stood next to me dressed in a bunny costume, a sexy bunny costume (James' doing no doubt) and she showed me a giant pocket watch.
"You're very, very late for a very important date!" She said.
And then she ran off, giving me no choice but to run after her. I stopped in front of a door that was locked, I pulled out my wand and shouted 'Alohomora' but it didn't work, I turned around to face Dumbledore.
"Ah, Gandalf! You haven't anything to do with this do you, sir?"
His blue eyes sparkled with mischief, I should've known.
"Of course not Miss Stardust, now take the key and don't tell the Hatter but me helping you."
He handed me a golden key the size of my forearm, and I gave him a strange look before mumbling thanks and unlocked the door. I thought there was going to be another door but there was just a curtain, so I walked through that and found myself falling through a hole.
I opened my eyes to find myself in the supposedly forbidden forest. I dust the dirt off my dress and looked up to see Lily the Rabbit running away talking about being a late.
"I do not remember taking anything this morning." I mumbled to myself.
I then looked up to see the Ravenclaw Xenophilius Lovegood standing before me with a goofy smile and a dreamy look in his blue eyes.
"Xeno? Are you here to give me my drugs?"
He ignored my question and said;
"I run yet I have no legs what am I?"
"I don't know." I stated bluntly.
"Yes you do."
"No I don't."
"Don't fight the power!"
"What?"
"Just answer the riddle Star."
"It figures a Ravenclaw would make me answer a bloody riddle."
I sighed and grunted.
"A nose."
Xenophilius grinned and ran off laughing his head off.
"What the hell?"
"Boo!"
I screamed and turned around to see Fabian and Gideon Prewett dressed in identical attire. Of course, tweedledee and tweedledum.
"Of course."
"Would you like to hear a story?" Asked Fabian.
"No, I'm hungry."
"Would you like to hear a tale?" Asked Gideon.
I gave up.
"Sure, why the hell not."
They both grinned.
"Okay, once upon a time there was beautiful princess who lived in a tree all the birds loved her, a handsome prince came and pronounced his love for her but she rejected because she loved her birds far more, you know why?"
I shook my head.
"Because she was a lesbian."
"What?"
They disapparated leaving me here confused.
"Everyone's mad at Hogwarts."
I turned around to see Alice dressed in cat costume.
"Wha-"
She took my arm and did a side line apparition. I now was standing in front of Hogwarts, Alice the cat is gone. I walked into the building and almost past the great hall until I saw it not looking like the great hall, but a palace throne room.
I walked in to see Reid sitting on the throne surrounded by knights and subjects, not looking like Reid at all but dressed up like the Queen of Hearts.
"Come hither child." She instructed.
I did as she was told.
"Reid-"
"Why won't you bow, I am your queen!"
"Reid-"
She stood up and yelled;
"Off with her head!"
I was taken away by who I recognized as Frank Longbottom and Yi Chang. But I remember the twins present I received, fishing my Peruvian instant darkness powder out of my pocket and used it as a distract to escape. I found myself in a room of mirrors utterly confuse, and then ran out of the madhouse that once was Hogwarts back into the forest to see a tea party.
At the head of the table was Sirius dressed up as the Mad Hatter, Peter as the mouse, and James as the march hare.
"This is such an odd day."
"Morning, actually." Corrected a twitching Sirius.
James the Hare cackled and smashed a tea cup against a plate. Sirius ran over to me and picked me up causing me to yelp and pulled me into a chair.
"You naughty girl, you're very late you know."
"So I've been told."
"SPOON!" Cackled James.
"Uhh, yeah gotta love those."
"Why?" He twitched.
"Because they- never mind."
"Lovely." Sirius called me.
"Yes?"
"Does it happen to be your unbirthday?"
"Well actually, it is my birthday."
His face frowned and he stood up slamming the tea kettle causing it to crash.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF SAINT MICHAEL DO YOU MEAN IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY LASSIE?"
Wow, never knew he could pull off a Scottish brogue.
"Just like I said, it's my birthday I'm seventeen today."
His anger died and James threw a spoon at Peter.
"Well if you're seventeen then that means you're an adult and if you're an adult then that means I can rip your ticket to Neverland that I got you for your unbirthday, Mr. Wormtail the ticket please!"
Sirius snatched the ticket form Peter's hand or paw, and ripped up the ticket and grinned.
"It wasn't a pleasure seeing you Lovely."
"Likewise."
Out of the blue, Remus came over dressed as a butler and linked my arm with his pacing in the other direction.
"It's lovely to see you Madam, right this way Madam."
"Remus, where are we going?"
"To Breakfast Madam."
Before I knew it I was back in the great hall and it was back to normal with the students, teachers, and everything. Although, there was a spot at the Gryffindor table with a plate of French toast toppled with syrup and bananas, another plate of sausage and bacon, then potatoes, an omelet, and a hot cup of coffee, and a cupcake with a candle.
Remus sat me down and soon the marauders and maraudettes were back in normal clothing and shouted.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELLANIE!"
Nellanie eh?
I stood there laughing for a good ten minutes looking like a nutter.
"You lot gave me one hell of a morning, you know that right?"
Sirius came over to me and threw his arm around my shoulder.
"It was out of love, love and may I say you look dead sexy and smell scrumptious."
I blushed and mumbled 'cheers', Reid gave me a knowing a look before we all sat down to eat. They told me all about how they managed to produce wonderland and I told them how I was scared that they forgot my birthday, and then we all laughed at my comment on how sexy Lily looked in a bunny costume.
"Okay, so birthday breakfast is now officially over which means we must now go to our ten o' clock showing of To Sir with Love." Said Alice.
Oh my Godric, how did they do this? They took me to the Defense room which was turn into a Muggle movie theatre; Professor Vinter took our tickets which were made my Sirius, and went to the concession stand in the back of the room. I decided to go over and get some food from my favorite teacher.
"So, this is all very nice."
"What? No insult, no witty remarks about how ridiculous I look in this bell hop get up?"
I smirked.
"Just shut it and give me a bucket of popcorn, Honeydukes Chocolate, droobles, and Bertie botts beans with some muggle Coca Cola."
"Coming right up Miss Nell, and by the way you look very beautiful."
His eyes darkened when he said it…how different.
"It's all thanks to my stylist Alice Prada."
He chuckled. It was nice chuckle, strong yet light.
"Here you go, enjoy the show."'
"I will if you do it right."
He chuckled and I smirked. We seemed to do that a lot.
I went back to the seats to sit next to Sirius, who looked real tense.
"Hey you, what's got your wand in a knot?" I poked his nose and he gave a little smile.
"Oh nothing."
I frowned.
"Sirius, I can tell when you lie, you're eyes are moving frantically around the room."
"It's nothing really, let's watch the show I've never seen this movie before."
"Really? It's like one of my many all time favorites, it came out when I turned seven but I didn't get to see until I was twelve with Lily, it's about London delinquents who encounter an incredible teacher who change their ways and they call him Sir, oh and don't bark at me when I start to sing."
"It's a musical?" Whined Sirius.
I smacked him upside the head.
"No, but there is one song, now shut it, I think that Fred and Wilma are going to give us jelly legs if we don't shut it."
Fred and Wilma are James and Lily.
So for the rest of the movie Sirius was making funny faces at me, I thumped his nose, we had a mini food fight, and he tickled me. After I was done singing along to Barbara's song with Reid, Alice, and Lily, Sirius was staring at me surprised.
"What?" I laughed.
"I didn't know you could sing."
"What? I've sang before!"
"Yeah, but you were trying to match your tone with Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, and Marc Bolan, so…"
I giggled.
"Yeah, I see your point."
"Anyway, it was very nice."
I grinned.
"Thanks, maybe one day I get to hear you sing. Sober that is."
After the movie, we all played a game of Quidditch, even those who didn't play it was four on each team so some had to double. It was James' team which was named 'James Potter is Quidditch' consisting of Lily, Alice, and Remus. Then my team which was 'Nell rules the world so suck it' consisting of beside me, Sirius, Reid, and Peter. And just like everyone expected, my team won by a landslide! James then tried to persuade me into trying out for Keeper next year, even tried to bribe me with a year supply of Firewhiskey before Lily kicked him where it hurts. We then went to see another movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory while eating Wonka candy and Lily and I annoyingly and obnoxiously sang along to every single song, I did excellently at Veruca's song. We thin had a lunch, my birthday picnic by the Black Lake. After that I was blindfolded and taken to an unknown location.
"Okay unbind her." I heard Reid say.
The blindfold was gone, and I saw another movie room, I also looked down to see that I was dressed exactly Janet Weiss from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lily was standing before me dressed like Magenta and Remus was Riff Raff and James as Brad.
"Welcome to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, we are reenacting!" Announced Alice who was dressed as Columbia.
Merlin's beard, we're reenacting the Rocky Horror Picture Show, how wickedly brilliant!
"Wicked!"
Sirius played Frankenfurter, Peter played Dr. Scott, we got Fabian to play the narrator, Gideon to play Eddie, and Reid comically playing Rocky Horror. Sirius was the best Frank-N-Furter I've ever seen, besides Tim Curry that is. Everyone was laughing at touch-a-touch-a-touch me. Such an awkward and sexual scene with Reid. By the time it was over, I was once again dragged by a midget back to the loo.
Alice threw me a Batgirl costume. She again did my make up and threw on my costume; Alice came out dressed up in a Cat woman costume.
"Wow kitty, you look sexy." I purred.
She giggled.
"Ditto to you Babs."
"So what's the next kooky adventure are you taking me on involving costumes?"
"Just follow me, Gordon."
Alice grabbed my arm and guided me downstairs and I discovered that the Gryffindor common room was anything but. There was a disco ball, disco dance floor, fog everywhere, portraits of Superheroes and Villains, lava lamps, and the Wonder Woman theme playing in the background. The place was just as badass as the Bat Cave.
Lily was dressed up as Poison Ivy and came over and enveloped in a hug.
"Wow Batgirl, if I was Batman I'd be all over you."
"Well considering that Miles Otter is Batman, I'd say that's a bad thing." Said Alice.
"Hey super heroines!"
Reid skipped over dress up in a Super girl costume.
"Wow Reid, Remus is not going to be able to keep his paws off you no pun intended."
Reid blushed.
"Um yeah, let's go meet the boys."
At the food table, were the boys dressed up as the Fantastic Four. James as Mister Fantastic, Sirius as Human Torch, and Peter as Invisible Woman.
"Sirius I think you should leave." I said smirking.
His back was turn to me but I could tell that he was smirking.
"And why is that?"
"Because you're hot."
He laughed his bark-like laughter and turned around his eyes turning big.
"Well, well Batgirl, do you think Batman would mind if I took his girl?"
"Well seeing that I was never his girl, I don't see it as a problem."
"Can Batgirl and Human Torch not make us barf?" Gagged James.
Sirius and I glared, and James along with everyone else left us alone and I was glad they did. I turned to face Sirius with my eyes looking out the holes in my mask and grinned at his smiling face; it was an actual smile and not a smirk.
"So happy birthday, how does it feel to be seventeen?"
I plopped a pumpkin pastie into my mouth and swallowed.
"Honestly, it doesn't feel that different."
"Are you kidding me? We just gave you the best damn birthday in the history of birthdays not to mention you're seventeen and you can do whatever you want! How can you not feel any different?"
"Believe Siri, it was a fantastic day the best I've had but, I feel younger than I've ever felt before, younger than I felt when I was eleven, I felt seventeen when I was eleven! I want to thank you for bringing me my childhood, the childhood I never had, and that's why this was the best day of my life."
His eyes were glued to mine for a moment that felt like forever, his stare made me grow very hot and nervous, with an intense gaze like that how could you not be?
And then just like that, his arms were around my waist pulling me in close against his body his heat radiating and making my entire face a radish red. In no more than half a second his lips found mine, his soft and full lips that I've long to have attached to my own. He licked my lips begging for my mouth to open which I did, let's just say it was the most mind blowing kiss I ever had and it ended way too soon.
We pulled apart simultaneously and I searched his eyes to find any regret or drunken lust, I only found relief.
"It's about bloody time." I said.
He grinned and pulled me in for another mind blowing snog. Everything seemed to be perfect until-
"WHAT THE FUCK?"
Damn.
"Daphne I-"
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU KISSING THAT SLAG?"
"Daph, it's nothing I-"
Okay whoa, rewind!
"Excuse me? It was nothing?" I couldn't believe this.
"Nell, it's-"
"Dude, I cannot believe what you're saying right now! You go all Casanova Suave on me pulling me into a mind blowing snog, prior to this event we've always had a connection, and you tell me it's nothing? I really like you Sirius, a whole lot, and what you're doing to me right now is so not cool. Did you honestly think I wouldn't care? That Nell bloody Stardust is too drunk or too high or too hard-core or punk rock to actually have a healthy relationship or feelings?"
He didn't look at me; he looked down at the floor like a school child being scolded by a teacher.
"Go to hell Sirius."
I stalked off but not before grabbing a firewhiskey bottle and running all the way to the Astronomy tower.
I don't care what everyone says, I don't care what the doctors or Lily or James or Reid or Remus or what anyone says. If I want a drink I'm having a flaming drink, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to.
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
Judy left the same time
Why was he holding her hand
When he's supposed to be mineIt's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to youPlayin' my records, keep dancin' all night
Leave me alone for a while
'Till Johnny's dancin' with me
I've got no reason to smileIt's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you