A/N: hello everyone! 75 reviews now, i'm really happy! i'll admit it, and i hate admitting these things, i'm having a little bit trouble writing at the moment, simply because i'm both really busy and losing focus, and also because this is where the plot starts getting a bit complicated, and i haven't planned this bit very well.. oh dear. i'll get it written, i'm just worried it won't be as good quality as it usually is :( oh well, i'll stop complaining now! did anyone watch the royal wedding by any chance? i didn't care much, but then i saw a bit, and got interested.. kate's dress was beautiful! anyway, i'll stop talking -typing- completely now, and let you read :)
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Chapter Twenty One
A day later and I was out of the Hospital Wing, just in time for the weekend to begin. Madam Pomphrey's potions had managed to almost completely heal me, all the was left was a slight twinge in my ankle when I ran up the stairs.
Of course, the first thing I did when I got out was to go check the dorms for my locket, but it wasn't there. I was getting that panicky feeling where you feel slightly sick in the pit of your stomach.
"What are you looking for?"
I answered without even turning round from where I was searching through drawers.
"My locket. I won't even ask how you got up here…"
"Sneaking into girls dorms is my specialty." Sirius grinned, before jumping onto my bed. "So you lost your locket?"
"Yeah… Was I wearing it the other night?" I asked, moving on to search the next drawer.
"Yes. It was on the bedside table when you were in the Hospital Wing." I stopped what I was doing.
"Oh Merlin, that means it really is lost." I frowned.
"Hmm…" Sirius said, looking round the room thoughtfully. "I'm sure it's somewhere. You'll find it."
"I hope so… Accio locket." I said, waving my wand and looking around expectantly.
"Damn. That would've been such a good idea if it worked…" Sirius.
"Yeah… if it worked…" I frowned, then sighed. "I guess it's time to go get some lunch then."
"Merlin, I thought you'd never ask." Sirius grinned, getting up and stretching, then all but pulling me by the hand to the Great Hall.
It was then when we were walking down the corridor, when we saw Lily and James standing together again. Like last time, Sirius and I stepped back around a corner where they couldn't see us, and watched.
To our surprise – well, more Sirius than mine – James and Lily began kissing passionately. Well I guess Lily took my advice and went to find James… and it went well…
"Oh Merlin." Sirius said, and I clamped a hand over his mouth to keep him quiet, and attempted to drag him in the opposite direction.
"Looks like James finally hit it off with Lily…" Sirius said, pulling my hand away, then wolf-whistling loudly.
"Sirius!" I whispered, putting my hand back over his mouth. Lily and James both leapt apart from each other, looking around guiltily. Then James saw me, and started laughing.
"Wasn't me!" I said, realizing they couldn't see Sirius round the corner. Lily – blushing bright red – laughed too. I grabbed Sirius by the shirt and pulled him round where James and Lily could see him.
"Ahh, might've known." James said, rubbing the back of his head, embarrassed.
"Nice one Prongs." Was all Sirius said, waggling his eyebrows.
"Right… cheers…" James said, looking rather like a little boy who had been caught with his hands in the cookie jar.
"Anyway, lunch anyone?" Lily said with fake enthusiasm, trying to change the subject. I laughed, and James put an arm round Lily's waist. "Yep, let's go."
"Can you believe it? NEWTs in two months!" I heard Alice say when we were seated in the Great Hall.
"What did you say?" I asked, looking round at Alice a few seats down.
"Two months! Till the NEWTs! I'm so scared… I hate exams." Alice said, and turned back to talk to Marlene.
"No way. Two months? Oh no…" I groaned.
"Till NEWTs? Ah, you'll be fine." James said between huge mouthfuls of a baguette of some sort.
"I won't. I'm never going to get the qualifications I need…" I moaned.
"Why, what are you planning on doing?" Sirius asked.
"I want to be a Healer, but I'll never be able to."
"Really? Well you'll be fine, you're awesome at Potions and Transfiguration, and they're both quite important for Healers right? Oh, and Herbology." Sirius said.
"I guess so…" I frowned. "Thanks. What about you?"
"I'm not too worried… of course, I want to get good grades, and eventually I'd like to train to be an Auror. But when I leave Hogwarts I'm going to work full-time for the Order. Missions, spying, getting information… who knows? I just want to do something to help." Sirius said proudly.
"Me too." James agreed, and they did a high-five across the table.
"Oh dear. That sounded really brave and manly for a second then, and then you high-fived. And ruined it." I shook my head, smirking.
"Brave and manly? Prongs? Pahaha, sure." Sirius chuckled, shaking his head, and James pretended to look hurt, then Sirius put his arm over my shoulder.
"But me on the other hand…" he said cockily. I shrugged his arm off, looking over to the Slytherin table guiltily.
"And you think you're brave and manly? You're just a dog." James said.
"Dog? Well at least I'm not a reindeer." Sirius poked his tongue out childishly.
"Reindeer? It's a stag you idiot." James protested.
"Sure." Sirius said, raising an eyebrow.
"Riiiight. Have I missed something here?" I said, and shared a confused look with Lily.
"Nah." James shrugged.
"Nope… nothing at all…" Sirius agreed, a secret smile playing on his lips.
"Sure…" I nodded sarcastically, but didn't press the point. It was probably some stupid joke, those boys were always making stupid jokes.
"Right, I'm going outside. It's April and the sun is shining, so I'm going to make the most of it before it starts raining again." I said, getting up from the table, an apple in hand.
"I'm coming!" Sirius said, shoving his last bit of sandwich into his mouth and jumping up.
"See you two later." I said, nodding at Lily and James before leaving.
As we walked down the stairs outside the Great Hall, Avery walked past. Not someone I ever enjoyed setting eyes on…
"Alright freak? Got beaten up by the floor again?" Avery said, stopping in front of us, referring to my time in the Hospital Wing. News really did get around…
"Best line you could come up with?" I said, raising my eyebrows. I felt Sirius move closer to me, protectively. Avery just narrowed his eyes at us.
"Moved onto the next Black brother now Regulus is out of town then?" he said, smirking.
"Excuse me?"
"Didn't you know? Again. Seems like Reggie doesn't tell his dear girlfriend anything." Avery said, looking pleased with himself.
"What do you mean, out of town?" I said, stepping closer to him, my hand around my wand in my pocket. Avery looked down at me, unfazed.
"Ah, you know. Out of town…" he smiled. "Guess you're… single now…" he said, leaning close, a sick smirk on his face.
I regretted stepping closer to him. Before I could lift a hand to slap him, or move my feet to step away from him, he flew away from me. The next thing I knew, he was pinned up against the wall, Sirius' hand around his neck. Avery's face was a picture of shock and fear.
"Stay away from her." He growled, before pushing him to the floor.
"Let's go." He said, putting an arm round me protectively and leading me out of the front door, leaving Avery to hurriedly pick himself up.
Once we were outside I shrugged his arm off.
A memory surfaced in my mind of my first date with Reg, stepping out here in the bright sunlight, him taking me by the hand… and after what Avery had just said about me 'moving onto the next Black brother', I couldn't let Sirius put his arm around me like that.
"Such an idiot…" I said under my breath. I realized I was walking to mine and Reg's usual tree, and changed course to head to the Black Lake. I could see the water glittering in the sun.
"What's Avery's problem with you?" Sirius said, walking beside me. I could tell he was keeping his distance after I shrugged him off twice in a matter of minutes.
"Don't know… he's never liked me." I shrugged. "He's an idiot."
"Yeah, he is."
"So, uh, do you know what he meant by Reg being out of town?" I asked.
"No… though, I haven't seen Reg since…"
"Since you had a go at him about what happened?" I finished for him.
"Well yeah." Sirius said, running his fingers through his hair, looking a bit ashamed.
"Right… that's not good." I said, stopping were I was.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get so-" Sirius began to apologize, but I cut him off.
"No that's not what I mean. I think he's gone."
"What?"
"Gone. When he came to see me in the Hospital Wing – after you spoke to him – he was upset and angry… and, he said he was going to sort things out, and that I mustn't forget he loves me…" I trailed off. Merlin, I knew something was wrong. "Sirius, I think he's gone. It was like he was saying goodbye." I said, tearing my gaze from the sparkling Black Lake to look at Sirius.
"Oh… Shit."
A/N: i know i've used swear words before, but i hope no one minds. was that chapter alright? im at that point where im no longer sure whether my writing is any good, ive just got random revision floating round my head instead! i'll be glad when exams are finished for summer :L
anyway, so lily and james are finally together! and roe's locket is still missing! and oh no, regulus is gone? ...dun dun dun, what could this all mean? haha, and did anyone else feel sorry for sirius in this? hes so nice to roe, but she just shrugs him off :( dont get me wrong though, im totally auroraXreggie ;D omg, need a name for them... aurogulus?
HAHA thats terrible. guys, review, and if you dont have anything nice to say about my story, at least think up a decent name for roe and reg. :P
love you all! :) -DaizeeG xXx