Sunny Side Up Part 2 : Sirius, In Love ??
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Sirius glared at James and Remus, if they weren't his best friends, by now they would've been reduced into a pile of bloody pulp.
"Okay, cool down Padfoot!" said James, throwing both arms gesturing surrender. He was eyeing Sirius closely,
Oh boy, he's genuinely annoyed.
James glanced at Remus from the corner of his eyes, that stupid git seems to be lost in thought. Suddenly his face brightens, James could've swore he saw a light bulb ignite in Remus' head. (Let's just suppose that James know what a light bulb is. -author-)
"I know her! She's Marissa McKinnon, she used to be my neighbor." exclaimed Remus, he looked like as if he just won the Triwizard Championship. Sirius' face visibly colored. James was worried he would kiss Remus or something.
"What? Tell me, what's she like? Do you have any picture of her? What kind of stuff does she like? When is her birthday?"
"What I do now is, she always get what she wants. Now Sirius, we should take you to Madam Pomfrey." interrupted Remus
"I'm fine ! She was just overreacting!" he wailed,
James sighed loudly, "Okay Padfoot, we'll have it your way."
No matter how hard he tried to ignore it, the pounding on his head seems to intensify every step of the way. By the time they've reached the Gryffindor Tower, Sirius' mood has fouled up considerably. Peter sat up when he saw them and started whining about why they left him. Sirius gazed longingly at the rat, wondering how it would feel to wring his neck. Lily lowered the book she was reading when they heard them coming in.
"Hi guys, where have you been?" she said, adjusting the robe she was wearing over her pajamas.
James bend down and kiss her cheek," You're not cooking up another prank for Severus Snape, aren't you?" she asked suspiciously. James looked back at her, his eyes twinkling.
"No, we would've taken you with us."
Lily punched her boyfriend's arm playfully and turned to look at Sirius and Remus.
"Where did you get that lump? It looks awful!" she said, pointing at Sirius' forehead. He immediately reached up and touched the lump. Catching James' eyes, Sirius gave him a distract-your-girl look. James nodded slightly and started to nuzzle Lily's neck.
"We better go to bed now, the exams starts early tomorrow." announced Remus after noticing that the common room was completely deserted. James gave Lily a goodnight kiss before heading for their rooms. Peter was still snoring on the couch.
Sirius lied down and stared at the ceiling, Marissa's face stars dancing in his thoughts.
She's really nice, but not that nice, she's pretty but not that pretty. she's......
He spent a while debating himself until finally drifting off to sleep. Sirius woke up early the next morning with his head thundering wildly. Reinhart Clancy offered him some muggle pills, but those colorful pills looked a bit unconvincing to him. He ignored the headache and insisted on going to the exam, much to his friends disapproval. Lily mentioned that by now the lump on his head was almost as big as a muggle tennis ball.
He was trying to handle his quill when Professor McGonnagal suddenly entered and asked Professor Binns to excuse Sirius. He followed her sluggishly,
"Black, you'll be excused from today's examination but you will rest in the infirmary until Madam Pomfrey says otherwise." she paused, taking a long look at Sirius and settled her eyes on the lump on his forehead, "Run along now."
Sirius mumbled his gratitude and walked to the infirmary. Madam Pomfrey examined his injury and gave him some pills, "Just lie down over there, the swelling will be gone in a moment but the headache will stay a bit longer." She adjusted the blanket and lingered until Sirius fell asleep. James, Lily and Remus were standing near the bed when he woke up. They were talking in whispers so he wouldn't be awakened.
"Where did you see her?" Lily asked, there was an excited note on her voice
"I saw her when she was leaving Professor Binns' class. She asked me about Sirius." replied Remus, he patted a few books he was holding. "She told me to give this to Sirius."
"Give me what? " Sirius' voice was still drowsy from sleeping so long, Remus gestured at the book and put them beside Sirius.
"Just a few books, Marissa asked me to give you this. She said this would help a lot."
Sirius picked up a book and glanced at the title, The Revised Edition : A Summary of Essential Charms.
A note fell from the book,
Dear Sirius,
Somehow I just know you'll end up in Madam Pomfrey's one way or another. Hope this could help you study. Get well soon okay?!
"It's not signed!" said Sirius, looking incredulously at the neat scribbles.
"She's acting a bit mysteriously isn't she?"
James nodded, there was a certain twinkle in his eyes, "Maybe she's trying to catch your eyes."
Remus was flipping through another book, Sirius sat up and took it away.
"Do you mind? It could contain something private."
Lily bit her lip to stop herself from giggling," Oh Padfoot, don't tell me you're already in love with her."
Sirius felt his heart beating furiously,
Could it be? Am I in love with her ? Me, Sirius Black? In love??????
He laughed nervously, "You've been studying way too much Lily. I hardly know the girl, how could I fall in love with her?"
Remus shook his head rapidly, he patted Sirius' shoulder with a sympathetic look on his face.
"He's in denial." he said simply
Both James and Lily nodded, James had his arm around her shoulder. "Just like we did, remember ?" Lily looked up to him and replied,
"But we realized it soon enough."
James took hold of her chin and tilted it upwards for a long kiss
"Ahem, I believe you should go to the Great Hall now or you'll miss lunch." Madam Pomfrey said, staring disapprovingly at James and Lily, whose faces had gone crimson.
Sirius shifted uneasily on his bed, Madam Pomfrey turned to look at him. She scrutinized his injury for a few moments,
"The swelling has gone completely, how is your headache ?"
"It's as good as gone." said Sirius confidently.
After thanking Madam Pomfrey, Sirius followed the other Marauders plus Lily to the Great Hall. As he sat in the Gryffindor table, he searched for a certain black haired girl in the Hufflepuff table. He leaned to Remus,
"Hey Moony, I sort of forgot what she look like. Is she at the Hufflepuff's table?"
Remus searched the Hufflepuff table with his eyes and shook his head,
"Maybe she had an early lunch."
Sirius spent the following days haunting the library, hoping to bump into Marissa again, "It wouldn't hurt to try, would it? " he argued with Lily as he carried off half of the library's books back to the Gryffindor tower. Halfway through the week the Marauders dorm room looked like a miniature of Hogwarts' library. James kept complaining that he couldn't find his stuff anymore. Sirius pointed out that he kept losing track of his things anyway, so why bother? The arguments goes on and on, until James finally gave up.
Almost every night, Sirius find himself staring at the ceiling, trying to refresh Marissa's image. He kept remembering the way she tucked her hair behind her ear and how nice her smell was. Sirius pressed his pillow to his face,
What the hell am I doing? Am I really in love with her ?
Sirius racked his brain, trying to find an answer. But until the dawns early light he could find none.
Today was the last day of the exams, students were in unusually high spirits. Professor Dumbledore had just announced that this year Hogwarts will hold a Christmas Ball because of the extraordinary achievement of the students. Corridors were buzzing with excited murmurs. Remus on the other hand, seems to become more and more subdued. He seems to drift away from the other Marauders. James noticed the change of his behavior, but he dismissed it from his thoughts the moment Lily came to him with a selection of dress robe for the Christmas Ball.
That day Sirius' and James last subject was Divination, they went up the trap door trying to find some proper interesting event to appease Professor Gillian. As usual, the Divination room was heady with the scent of incense and perfumes. Professor Gillian, dressed in her trademark silvery robes, told them to take a glimpse of the future with the aid of crystal balls. Sirius found out that he would travel far and wide right after he graduated from Hogwarts while James discovered that he should avoid insects for fear of some kind of disease. Professor Gillian seemed to be most impressed with their achievement, she quickly revealed that she was sure James and Sirius are in the possession of the inner eye.
"So, how's it going with your mystery girl ?" asked James after they left Divination
Sirius shrugged, "I have no idea where she is. Every time I go to the library Madam Pince told me that she had just left. When I asked the Hufflepuffian, they said she just left for an errand." Sirius sighed heavily, "Maybe it's just not meant to be." James gave him a supportive pat on the back.
They met up with the rest of the Marauders and head back to the common room.
"Hey Moony, how are you taking to the Christmas Ball ?"
Remus shrugged nonchalantly, "No idea, you ?"
Sirius shifted on his seat, "Marissa perhaps, if I can catch her that is."
Randy Gillmore and Arthur Sears, the Gryffindor chaser joined them in the common room.
Randy sat opposite Remus and starts discussing about the Christmas Ball,
Randy turned to Lily and James, "You two are going together right?"
"Of course, why do you ask ?" said Lily, snuggling closer to James
"A lot couple has broken up these few weeks. Maybe it's in the air."
Could she be one of the couple?
"Who are you talking about ?"
Arthur stared at Sirius, "Do you know Marissa McKinnon ? She used to date their Quidditch captain, what's his name James? "
"Fred Collins? She dated Fred Collins?" said James, looking half horrified and half amused.
Randy nodded, "Yup, they broke up three days ago. He still carry a torch for her though."
Sirius suddenly felt sick, he could feel Wormtail's eyes on him.
Arthur leaned and whispered at them, "Rumor has it that she fell for another guy. Nobody knows who that guy is, but he sure is lucky. I heard she's really beautiful."
He could feel his stomach lurching wildly, Arthur's voice echoing in his ears. Lily tactically changed the subject, soon they were chatting happily about Gryffindor's chances in winning the Inter-House Championship. Sirius excused himself after a while.
"I need to get a bit of fresh air, I've been cooped up in the library long enough." he said,
Arthur took long look at him, " Yeah, you looked a bit pale."
Sirius wandered around the castle and starts heading for the greenhouses. Hogwarts were covered in pure white snow, giving it an incredibly fairy tale-ish look, some students were having snowball fights. The greenhouses were locked up by Professor Sprout, Sirius walked around it still trying to fight the urge to kill something, when he heard someone talking.
"I couldn't stand him anymore. That's why I broke up with him." said the voice.
She sounds familiar. thought Sirius, edging closer to the greenhouse
There was a long pause before another voice answered, "So what do we do now?"
MOONY??????
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Disclaimer : The Marauders and Lily Evans are characters created by J.K Rowling, I took the liberty to try and create a little fiction about them.
