Pranks and Wands, Part 9: The Breakup
"I...Thought I heard a noise." Remus said breathlessly.
"Yes, well, so did we." Lily eyed Remus suspicously.
"Well," Remus looked around him, tring to ignore the shadows in the corner, "There seems to be nothing here."
"And what about that?" Lily pointed one of her manicured fingernails to the corner of the room. Even in the darkness I could see the little sparkeling stars she glued on to each fingernail.
"That? Those must be some seventh years who are studying."
"Oh." Lily didn't seem to believe him. "But-" she started and Remus cut her off,
"Let's not disturb them and just go back to bed, shall we?"
Lily opened her mouth to argue, but I said, "Remus' right. Let's just go back to bed."
I thought that there was something more going on there, but since I noticed how tense Remus was, I decided to retreat. I ushered Lily up to our dormitary.
None of us slept peacefully that night. In every dream I had I saw a stag, a rat and a dog. There also was a boy next to them (He was so blurry I couldn't recognise who he was,) and all around them there were sounds. Words. Spells. At one point, I wasn't sure if I was awake or not. I heard one word.
Animagi.
I must have been sleeping...
The Christmas of our fifth year was special. That year the school arranged a ball for all students fifth year and up, and that meant Lily, James, Peter, Sirius, Remus and I could come.
You could sense the preperations all around the castle. A rich scent of baking , cooking and roasting filled all corridors near the kitchens, and a few second years were scolded for trying to sneak in. The teachers (Including tiny Professor Flitweak,) were spotted hanging decorations all over the Great Hall and putting charms on them so that they wouldn't be seen until 'the big day'. Madam Rosmerta, the owner of the pub in Hogsmeade, reported Dumbledore bought quite a lot of her butterbeer, and all the third and forth years were complaining of not being able to go. To top it all, it was rumored that the great Alfred Warback was to perform.
No wonder half the castle was giving the fifth, sixth and seventh years weird looks. Mallory Brown kept glaring at my back when I passed the hallways, as if saying, 'You should not be there. That is not fair. I should be there.'
But Mallory Brown didn't realise one bad aspect of the ball: You have to find partners.
It was obvious that Lily and Peter would go together, and I decided not to go with anyone at all. Sirius...He was planning to go out with Catherine Chang, and Remus was planning on asking Alissa Lane. James didn't say anything about who he was planning to go out with.
Christmas day was beautifull. Fluffy snow covered the ground but the sky showed no trace of a cloud. It was cold, but not freezing. The lake froze and the first years skated on it.
At about six o'clock, two hours before the ball was to start, Lily went to the girls' dormitary to get ready. After half an hour I joined her.
She couldn't decide what to wear, and it took her half an hour to decide that she wanted her purple dress robes. While she was fixing her hair, I took a look at myself (It didn't take me a long time to get dresses.)
I was normal hieght and normal weight. The blue dress robes I wore seemed to give my dark brown hair an even darker color, and it allmost looked black. I gathered my shoulder laungh hair into a ponytail, but decided against it. With my hair, it'd be messy again in five minutes. Overalll, I thought I looked better in my regular robes.
Lily, though, looked nice. She was wearing her yellow dress robes. Her hair was gathered in a bun, with a few stray hairs coming out of it. She wore the little golden necklace she allways wore, and she did some sort of a charm on her shoes to make them look diffrent.
We went downstairs to the common room where we saw all our other friends.
James has (unsuccessfully,) combed his hair and was wearing navy blue robes. They were only a bit darker then mine wore.
Sirius and Remus wore black robes and each held a rose. I suppose they were attempting to be romantic...
Peter was nowhere in sight. I looked at Lily to see if she had anything to say about it, but the smile on her face remained and she seemed to take no notice of Peter's absence.
The table's in the Great Hall were moved aside and covered by plates of food. At one corner of the room there was a little stage with a few instruments on it. The floor of the room was spotless, and you could see the stars of the ceiling reflecting in it.
The dancing started, and I stepped aside. I had no intentions to dance.
Next to me, Professor McGonagall and Trelawney were argueing. The topic seemed to be Professor Flitwick's dress robes, so I turned to my other side, slightly discusted. I had no comfort there, as Severus Snape and his friends stood there, talking. I faced foreword and focused on the dancing couples.
Sirius and Catherine Chang were at the farthest end of the room, dancing very slowely. Remus and Alissa were next to them, and I could see Remus and Sirius exchanging winks. I wondered how Catherine and Alissa didn't notice.
James was dancing with some unknown girl, and Lily with - With Joe Chang (Catherine's younger brother.) I made a mental note to ask Remus why isn't she dancing with Peter (Who wass dancing with another girl I didn't know.)
At the next break between song, Remus came over.
"Remus, why isn't Lily dancing with Peter? Did they break up?" I asked him.
He looked puzzled, but then a look of comprehension spred on his face. "They broke up last year, Di. They didn't fuss about it because...Well, because of you and James and...You know, your parents."
That explained it. Alfred Warbeck started singing again and Remus went back to Alissa.
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A.N: I know I didn't explain about the little lights, but it'll all come together at the end. I hope you liked this chapter - After all, it had the breakup all of you wanted! Thanks for everyone who reviews the last part.
"I...Thought I heard a noise." Remus said breathlessly.
"Yes, well, so did we." Lily eyed Remus suspicously.
"Well," Remus looked around him, tring to ignore the shadows in the corner, "There seems to be nothing here."
"And what about that?" Lily pointed one of her manicured fingernails to the corner of the room. Even in the darkness I could see the little sparkeling stars she glued on to each fingernail.
"That? Those must be some seventh years who are studying."
"Oh." Lily didn't seem to believe him. "But-" she started and Remus cut her off,
"Let's not disturb them and just go back to bed, shall we?"
Lily opened her mouth to argue, but I said, "Remus' right. Let's just go back to bed."
I thought that there was something more going on there, but since I noticed how tense Remus was, I decided to retreat. I ushered Lily up to our dormitary.
None of us slept peacefully that night. In every dream I had I saw a stag, a rat and a dog. There also was a boy next to them (He was so blurry I couldn't recognise who he was,) and all around them there were sounds. Words. Spells. At one point, I wasn't sure if I was awake or not. I heard one word.
Animagi.
I must have been sleeping...
The Christmas of our fifth year was special. That year the school arranged a ball for all students fifth year and up, and that meant Lily, James, Peter, Sirius, Remus and I could come.
You could sense the preperations all around the castle. A rich scent of baking , cooking and roasting filled all corridors near the kitchens, and a few second years were scolded for trying to sneak in. The teachers (Including tiny Professor Flitweak,) were spotted hanging decorations all over the Great Hall and putting charms on them so that they wouldn't be seen until 'the big day'. Madam Rosmerta, the owner of the pub in Hogsmeade, reported Dumbledore bought quite a lot of her butterbeer, and all the third and forth years were complaining of not being able to go. To top it all, it was rumored that the great Alfred Warback was to perform.
No wonder half the castle was giving the fifth, sixth and seventh years weird looks. Mallory Brown kept glaring at my back when I passed the hallways, as if saying, 'You should not be there. That is not fair. I should be there.'
But Mallory Brown didn't realise one bad aspect of the ball: You have to find partners.
It was obvious that Lily and Peter would go together, and I decided not to go with anyone at all. Sirius...He was planning to go out with Catherine Chang, and Remus was planning on asking Alissa Lane. James didn't say anything about who he was planning to go out with.
Christmas day was beautifull. Fluffy snow covered the ground but the sky showed no trace of a cloud. It was cold, but not freezing. The lake froze and the first years skated on it.
At about six o'clock, two hours before the ball was to start, Lily went to the girls' dormitary to get ready. After half an hour I joined her.
She couldn't decide what to wear, and it took her half an hour to decide that she wanted her purple dress robes. While she was fixing her hair, I took a look at myself (It didn't take me a long time to get dresses.)
I was normal hieght and normal weight. The blue dress robes I wore seemed to give my dark brown hair an even darker color, and it allmost looked black. I gathered my shoulder laungh hair into a ponytail, but decided against it. With my hair, it'd be messy again in five minutes. Overalll, I thought I looked better in my regular robes.
Lily, though, looked nice. She was wearing her yellow dress robes. Her hair was gathered in a bun, with a few stray hairs coming out of it. She wore the little golden necklace she allways wore, and she did some sort of a charm on her shoes to make them look diffrent.
We went downstairs to the common room where we saw all our other friends.
James has (unsuccessfully,) combed his hair and was wearing navy blue robes. They were only a bit darker then mine wore.
Sirius and Remus wore black robes and each held a rose. I suppose they were attempting to be romantic...
Peter was nowhere in sight. I looked at Lily to see if she had anything to say about it, but the smile on her face remained and she seemed to take no notice of Peter's absence.
The table's in the Great Hall were moved aside and covered by plates of food. At one corner of the room there was a little stage with a few instruments on it. The floor of the room was spotless, and you could see the stars of the ceiling reflecting in it.
The dancing started, and I stepped aside. I had no intentions to dance.
Next to me, Professor McGonagall and Trelawney were argueing. The topic seemed to be Professor Flitwick's dress robes, so I turned to my other side, slightly discusted. I had no comfort there, as Severus Snape and his friends stood there, talking. I faced foreword and focused on the dancing couples.
Sirius and Catherine Chang were at the farthest end of the room, dancing very slowely. Remus and Alissa were next to them, and I could see Remus and Sirius exchanging winks. I wondered how Catherine and Alissa didn't notice.
James was dancing with some unknown girl, and Lily with - With Joe Chang (Catherine's younger brother.) I made a mental note to ask Remus why isn't she dancing with Peter (Who wass dancing with another girl I didn't know.)
At the next break between song, Remus came over.
"Remus, why isn't Lily dancing with Peter? Did they break up?" I asked him.
He looked puzzled, but then a look of comprehension spred on his face. "They broke up last year, Di. They didn't fuss about it because...Well, because of you and James and...You know, your parents."
That explained it. Alfred Warbeck started singing again and Remus went back to Alissa.
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A.N: I know I didn't explain about the little lights, but it'll all come together at the end. I hope you liked this chapter - After all, it had the breakup all of you wanted! Thanks for everyone who reviews the last part.