Juliet was shivering as she climbed out of the freezing water into the even colder October night. If time had not been stopped, she was sure that it would already be morning. She had been dancing, drinking, and then swimming for hours. Juliet looked up and noticed that the stars that had been shooting through the sky were gone and now all she could see was the crescent moon glowing above the castle. Arms wrapped around Juliet from behind and she looked up into the eyes of Sirius Black. His dripping, dark brown hair was matted around his face as he smiled down at her. Laugher was coming from behind them as a hundred drunk teenagers splashed around in the black lake. Juliet spun around so that she was facing Sirius. His hands touched her face, lifting her mask and pushing her soaked blonde hair out of her eyes as his lips met hers.
"I hurt" whined Juliet sitting down at the Gryffindor table for lunch. She, and everyone else who had been at the ball last night had opted to skip breakfast and sleep a few extra hours. She had a throbbing headache, felt like she could puke at any given moment, and was almost positive that she had caught pneumonia from jumping into the freezing lake last night.
"Hangover's a bitch" laughed Remus with his arm draped around Jackson's shoulder.
"Stop being so perky?" said James sipping his Pumpkin juice looking like he was in as much pain as Juliet. Remus didn't drink and now Juliet was starting to understand why.
Sirius walked into the great hall, late as usual, with bloodshot eyes, messy hair and Dolores Umbridge on his arm. Wait, What? Juliet didn't remember a lot of what had happened last night but she clearly remembered Sirius kissing her. And from they way he was looking at her, he hadn't forgotten either. He sat down across from her and smiled vaguely. Dolores's normally perfectly curled hair was limp and the ever present pink bow was missing. About half of the school's upper classmen, the ones who had been at the masquerade last night, looked equally disheveled, Juliet and the other marauders included.
"I'm going back to bed" Juliet rose from the table and walked out of the great hall, leaving the untouched food on her plate. Once in her empty bedroom she flopped down onto her bed and was grateful to have the soft pillow under her head.
"Hey" she heard a voice and jumped.
"How did you get up here?" she asked looking at Sirius standing in the doorway.
"I have my ways." he said sitting on the end of her bed.
"You should go before a teacher see's you." she rolled over not wanting to look at him anymore.
"How often do you have professors in your room?" it was silent for a moment. "Juliet, come on. I'm sorry."
"About what?" she looked at him
"About last night."
"What about it?" she said sharply. She wanted him to say that he was sorry for kissing her and then totally ignoring it, but she seemed to have a different effect on him. He looked hurt that she didn't remember, than quickly recovered. Hiding his emotions was one thing that Sirius Black was good at.
"Throwing you in the lake" he replied without looking her in the eyes "you said you didn't want to get wet but I threw you in anyway."
"Right. It's fine. I only got a little sick." she said deciding that she wasn't going to tell him what she remembered.
"So is the hangover worth it?" he laughed
"Yeah. I had fun last night."
"Good" He laid his head on the pillow beside Juliet's "Listen, I really am sorry about how I treated you at the beginning of the year. I was a jerk. But I've always liked you, whether I showed it or not." The room was silent. "Juliet?" He looked at the girl laying beside him and realized that she was asleep. He kissed her on the forehead before closing his eyes and falling asleep himself.
Cameron woke up and instantly realized that she had no idea where she was. She sat up and the room started to spin.
"Are you ok?" asked a familiar voice.
"Jonathan? Shit, what happened last night." She looked down at herself, and realizing that she was wearing only a bra and underwear, hugged a pillow to her body to cover herself up.
"You don't remember?"
"No" she replied slowly before realizing that even if she couldn't recall everything that happened last night, she did remember coming up to Jonathan's room and. . . Holy shit. Ok now she remembered. This was so not good. "You took advantage of me!" she accused.
"I did not. You took advantage of me!" he retorted
"Oh." she said standing to search for her dress "Are you sure?"
"Well. . . no. I don't really remember much." He admitted.
"Me either. Did you, wear a. . . you know"
"Uh. . ." He walked over to his dresser pulled out a box of condoms and counted what was inside "I don't think so"
"Idiot!"
"It's not only my fault"
"Well I shouldn't have to tell you what to do. I'm not your mother!"
"I'd hope not" Cameron stopped for a second to glance at Jonathan and then burst into laughter. "Wait I'm confused. What's so funny"
"I don't know" she said tears forming in her eyes from laughing so hard.
"You're insane" said Jonathan starting to laugh as well. Soon they were both rolling around on the floor in laughter.
Cameron was laying on the floor trying to catch her breath from laughing, when Jonathan, on the floor beside her, turned his head and kissed her. She kissed him back.
"James Potter, why does Olivia think that she made out with you last night?"
"Lily, stop yelling at me. It really hurts."
"Well then answer me. Did you or did you not make out with Olivia?"
"I don't think so."
"YOU DON'T THINK SO!" she practically shrieked "HOW COULD YOU NOT REMEMBER?"
"Lily" James whined holding his hands to his throbbing head. "The yelling really needs to stop. I think it's going to make my head explode."
"GOOD!" Lily turned on her heal and stormed up the girls' staircase to her bedroom. "Oh" she gasped when she saw Juliet and Sirius laying in a bed together, both fast asleep.
"Lily" James called after her, causing Juliet to stir.
"Whatsgoinon" she mumbled groggily.
"Nothing, go back to sleep."
"Sirius" whispered Lily having absolutely no effect on him. "Sirius" she said a little louder. This time he just turned over, ignoring her. "Sirius!" she practically yelled causing him to roll off the bed in panic and confusion.
"Wha?" he asked in a dazed tone, rubbing his eyes.
"Go sleep in your own bed." Lily ordered
"But this one's so much closer" he said standing and attempting to lay back down beside Juliet who seemed totally oblivious to everything at the moment.
"Now!" she said pushing Sirius out of her room. He stumbled and the second he absent mindedly stepped on the stair case it collapsed and he slid down to the common room, scaring a group of first year girls and sending James, Remus and Jackson into hysterics.
"Shit" said Cameron rolling out of Jonathan's bed and landing on the hardwood floor.
"What the hell is going on in here?"
"Lucius, I can explain" said Jonathan, looking up at his best friend.
"You can explain why you're fucking my girlfriend?"
"You broke up with me." Said Cameron, standing, than grabbing a sheet, realizing that she was wearing even less clothing than she had been earlier that day.
"Because you are a fucking slut." With that Lucius stormed out of his bed room, leaving Cameron in tears.