A/N: Sorry for all of the cheesiness! I really am pissed at my Muse. He's such a freak. I'm thinking of killing him...*evil grin* Sorry!!!!!
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Chapter 2: The New Girl~Remus~
"Remus!" my mother yelled. "Get up! The party starts in an hour and you need to get ready!"
"Alright, alright, I'm getting up." I mumbled. It's only eleven! I could get another hour of sleep!
I showered and got dressed in some muggle clothes, then headed downstairs.
"Mum, what's for breakfast?" I whined.
"It's lunch, Remus. I ate breakfast three hours ago."
"Oh, right." I made myself a sandwich and sat down at the table. "So who's this party for, anyway?"
"Well, two of my friends from America-well, not from, they moved there fifteen years ago-are coming back. I believe Janine has two daughters, and Caroline has one."
"Are they going to Hogwarts?" I took a bite of my sandwich.
"Yes, and they are starting fifth year." I nearly choked.
"You mean I'm going to have three American girls in my year! That's outrageous! How come they don't go to an American school? I mean, there has to be some in that country somewhere."
"Their parents are from England, Remus. Just be nice to them, okay?"
"Fine. We better leave soon." I glanced up at the clock.
"We'll be taking a portkey to the Blue Bonnet, and then head to Hogwarts. James and Sirius will be there too." She took a rubber ball out of her purse and told me to touch it.
Seconds later we arrived in the Great Hall. A large banner announced, 'Welcome Home, Janine and Caroline!' A DJ was stationed in the back, a table was leaning against one wall, and there were balloons everywhere.
My best friend Sirius came up and shook my hand excitedly. "Congratulations, Mr. Lupin! You have just won a million galleons!"
"Funny." I said dryly. "So, where are these girls we're supposed to meet?"
He shrugged. "How do I know? You wanna race?"
"Sure. Where?"
"Up to the Gryffindor common room and back. You're allowed to take shortcuts." He smiled.
I grinned back and said, "You're on, Padfoot."
"Alright. On your mark, get set, go!" We ran through the doors and up the stairs in the Entrance Hall. I ran through a tapestry to my left as Sirius took one to his right.
I ran through the many cobwebs and up the staircases. A small narrow passageway took me straight to the Fat Lady. I told her to tell Sirius I had gotten there. She nodded and I ran back through the wall.
I met Sirius back on the staircase. I shoved him and ran faster.
The large doors to the Great Hall were closed, so I pushed them open as hard and as fast as I could.
"Woah!" A girl's voice cried.
"Oh, sorry I…" I started to apologize, but trailed off. She had the most stunning eyes I'd ever seen-brown with green specks around the middle. "Hi." I finished lamely.
"Hi." She said slowly. I noticed she was still on the floor.
"Sorry about that. My friends and I were playing around and…"
"Lemme guess, they pushed you into the door?"
"Yeah." I took her hand and helped her up. "I'm Remus."
"Ali. I'm Janine's daughter."
"Ali?" Sirius said from behind me.
"Sirius?"
"Ali!"
"Sirius!" He ran and picked her up in a big hug.
"Oh, I didn't know you lived here!" Ali exclaimed.
"Oho, so you forgot about my accent, did you?" He said, mock astonished, and he dropped her back on the floor.
"No! I clearly remember the time you called me a bloody git, and I wasn't sure what it was. Now pick me up!"
Sirius picked Ali up and put her on his back. "Piggy back ride!" he said gleefully.
"No, no, no! Sirius, no!" She yelled as he galloped out into the Entrance Hall. The other girl and I ran after them.
Sirius ran all the way out to the lake, and I heard Ali yell, "Don't you even think about it!" A splash told us that he's just thrown her in the lake.
Ali muttered something as she swam back to the shore. The girl and I were slightly confused.
She took off her shoes and hit Sirius's back with them.
"You done yet?" He choked.
"Yup." Ali helped him up. As he dusted off his clothes, I saw her grin evilly. He looked up at her.
"Oh, no. No, don't you dare! Allyson Mariah Bouche don't you even think about it!" Sirius backed up but Ali caught the collar of his shirt and pulled him to her. When his face was two centimeters away from hers, she breathed, "Kiss…of…Death…" She pulled him all the way to her and kissed him hard, pulled away, and threw him in the lake. "Last laugh! Ha ha ha!" She cried happily.
She grabbed her braids, and turning to me and her friend, wrung them out and shook her head. We stared at her.
"What?"
"I didn't know you two knew each other." I said.
Sirius came up behind her. "Yup."
"How exactly did you meet?" I asked.
Sirius gave Ali a nervous glance. I sighed. "Well, his dad was friends with my dad, and when they died, Sirius came to the funeral and we were like, best friends."
"But his dad is still alive."
"Oh, I know. I meant, when my dad and my sister died." The girl next to me looked REALLY uncomfortable.
"You haven't changed a bit, Ali." Sirius said with a grin.
"Neither have you, Black." He punched Ali's shoulder. She kicked the back of his knee, still wringing out her hair, and he fell over. "Nope, not one bit. I could do that when I was thirteen, and I can still do it now."
"Hey, Moony, where's Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"Probably late. Always late…" I started.
"Always wrong, that's him for ya. Mr. Prongs." She finished calmly, picking at her fingernails.
"How do you know that?" I asked in surprise. The Marauders made that up for some strange reason. I know, it was really stupid, but he WAS always late!
"I know him too. He came with Sirius last summer. Speaking of which, you owe me money, Padfoot."
"What! You did it?"
"You better believe it. Hand it over, Black. Come on."
"It's not with me. I'll give it later."
"Sure you will." We heard the sound of a carriage, and looked over to the gates. James, Lily, and Mr. and Mrs. Potter came out of it.
"James!" Ali called as she waved.
"Ali?" He called back.
"In the flesh!" He rushed over to us, forgetting Lily and his parents, and enveloped her in a big hug.
"Oh, geesh, Ali. It's great to see you! You've gotten so…thin!" She blushed.
"Potter! Let's just leave it at 'it's great to see you'. Okay?"
"Right. You're all…wet."
"Yeah, thanks to Black here. He threw me in the lake!"
The girl-who I'd thought was her sister--coughed. "-Ahem- All this reminiscing is really wonderful, but I don't know who they are, and I'm you're best friend. Plus, I know your WHOLE name." She stuck her tongue out at Sirius. He returned the favor.
Lily ran down to meet us.
"James, you're mum and dad aren't happy with you, so we'd better get back."
"Oh, Lils, it's an old friend! I don't care what mum and dad say, I'm seeing a friend!"
"Hi, I'm Ali." She shook Lily's hand.
"I'm Lily."
"Ali…" Izzy said again.
"Oh, right, sorry Izzer B. Sirius, James, Lily, Remus, this is my all-time best friend, Izzy." She shook our hands.
"I didn't know you were magical!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Neither did I!" Ali stuck her hands in her back pockets. "You wanna go back to Hogsmeade? We're staying in the bed and breakfast, so I can go in and change really quickly."
I nodded in agreement, so we took James's coach back into the town.
Sirius, James, and Ali were talking privately as we walked up the long dusty road.
"So where in the states did you live?" I asked Izzy with interest.
"We lived in California. It's a really cool place, but it isn't as beautiful as this." She looked around. "I love the accents here. I've always told my mom I wanted to meet her family, but…" She trailed off.
Sunset came as we stood back at the lake. I could hear the music floating towards us from the Great Hall. Ali glanced at Izzy, who smiled and nodded, and they started to run into the castle.
I ran into the hall after them.
I looked around, seeing that some people were out on the dancing, while others stood around talking.
Izzy took Ali's hand and they ran to do a little dance. Sirius and I went to join them when James and Lily said they were going to 'get some fresh air'.
About a half-hour later, the DJ played a slow song, and I went to get something to drink.
I watched Ali as she looked at Izzy and Sirius-who were dancing. She looked like she was jealous, but had put it behind her long ago.
*Remus, just go up and ask her! You think she's beautiful, just ask her!* the little voice in the back of my head screamed.
I took a deep breath and walked up to her.
"Uh, Ali?" I asked nervously as I touched the back of my neck.
"Yes, Remus?" she said, almost sincerely.
"Will you, uh, would you wanna dance?" Ali was clearly shocked. My heart sunk. "Of course, I didn't think you'd want to. I'll see you later, then." I turned to leave, and thought *Well, you can't say you didn't try.*
I felt her touch my arm. "I'd love to dance with you, Remus. I was just surprised that you asked me, that's all."
I hesitated, so Ali led him out to the dance floor. She put her long arms around my neck, and I put my hands on her tiny waist.
"Why were you surprised?" I wanted to know.
"Because no guy has ever wanted to dance with me before. I have gotten so used to being left out while my friends danced, I just stopped caring." Liar.
"No, you didn't. You care to much about everything, Ali." I was surprised at my own bravery.
"You've only known me for half a day! You don't know me that well." She said exasperatedly.
The song ended as I told her, "From the way you argue, I can tell you are a passionate person. You fight for what you think is right, and you get annoyed when you can't convince someone about your opinion."
*Why am I telling her this?!* I mentally yelled.
"Thanks for the dance, Remus. I'll see you tomorrow?" She asked me.
"Yeah. I'm staying with a few friends of my parents. They own a bed and breakfast called the Blue Bonnet."
"That's where I'm staying!" Ali was surprised. "I guess I'll see you around, then."
Her mom gestured to her, and she left.
As I crawled into my bed that night, I thought I heard a whisper, ""He knows me so well. Why can't I understand that? He asked me to dance, Jo. He's a good dancer. Goodnight Jo. Night, dad."
Maybe her room was next to mine. I DID leave after her, so I how did I know where she slept?
I fell asleep, thinking of the possibility of Ali and me.
A/N: This WAS only the second chapter, and not all chapters will be like this. You'll just have to see. I won't be able to post anything for another couple of days. Sorry! Bear with me people, I want to keep writing this!
~Ali~
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Happy?
Chapter 2: The New Girl~Remus~
"Remus!" my mother yelled. "Get up! The party starts in an hour and you need to get ready!"
"Alright, alright, I'm getting up." I mumbled. It's only eleven! I could get another hour of sleep!
I showered and got dressed in some muggle clothes, then headed downstairs.
"Mum, what's for breakfast?" I whined.
"It's lunch, Remus. I ate breakfast three hours ago."
"Oh, right." I made myself a sandwich and sat down at the table. "So who's this party for, anyway?"
"Well, two of my friends from America-well, not from, they moved there fifteen years ago-are coming back. I believe Janine has two daughters, and Caroline has one."
"Are they going to Hogwarts?" I took a bite of my sandwich.
"Yes, and they are starting fifth year." I nearly choked.
"You mean I'm going to have three American girls in my year! That's outrageous! How come they don't go to an American school? I mean, there has to be some in that country somewhere."
"Their parents are from England, Remus. Just be nice to them, okay?"
"Fine. We better leave soon." I glanced up at the clock.
"We'll be taking a portkey to the Blue Bonnet, and then head to Hogwarts. James and Sirius will be there too." She took a rubber ball out of her purse and told me to touch it.
Seconds later we arrived in the Great Hall. A large banner announced, 'Welcome Home, Janine and Caroline!' A DJ was stationed in the back, a table was leaning against one wall, and there were balloons everywhere.
My best friend Sirius came up and shook my hand excitedly. "Congratulations, Mr. Lupin! You have just won a million galleons!"
"Funny." I said dryly. "So, where are these girls we're supposed to meet?"
He shrugged. "How do I know? You wanna race?"
"Sure. Where?"
"Up to the Gryffindor common room and back. You're allowed to take shortcuts." He smiled.
I grinned back and said, "You're on, Padfoot."
"Alright. On your mark, get set, go!" We ran through the doors and up the stairs in the Entrance Hall. I ran through a tapestry to my left as Sirius took one to his right.
I ran through the many cobwebs and up the staircases. A small narrow passageway took me straight to the Fat Lady. I told her to tell Sirius I had gotten there. She nodded and I ran back through the wall.
I met Sirius back on the staircase. I shoved him and ran faster.
The large doors to the Great Hall were closed, so I pushed them open as hard and as fast as I could.
"Woah!" A girl's voice cried.
"Oh, sorry I…" I started to apologize, but trailed off. She had the most stunning eyes I'd ever seen-brown with green specks around the middle. "Hi." I finished lamely.
"Hi." She said slowly. I noticed she was still on the floor.
"Sorry about that. My friends and I were playing around and…"
"Lemme guess, they pushed you into the door?"
"Yeah." I took her hand and helped her up. "I'm Remus."
"Ali. I'm Janine's daughter."
"Ali?" Sirius said from behind me.
"Sirius?"
"Ali!"
"Sirius!" He ran and picked her up in a big hug.
"Oh, I didn't know you lived here!" Ali exclaimed.
"Oho, so you forgot about my accent, did you?" He said, mock astonished, and he dropped her back on the floor.
"No! I clearly remember the time you called me a bloody git, and I wasn't sure what it was. Now pick me up!"
Sirius picked Ali up and put her on his back. "Piggy back ride!" he said gleefully.
"No, no, no! Sirius, no!" She yelled as he galloped out into the Entrance Hall. The other girl and I ran after them.
Sirius ran all the way out to the lake, and I heard Ali yell, "Don't you even think about it!" A splash told us that he's just thrown her in the lake.
Ali muttered something as she swam back to the shore. The girl and I were slightly confused.
She took off her shoes and hit Sirius's back with them.
"You done yet?" He choked.
"Yup." Ali helped him up. As he dusted off his clothes, I saw her grin evilly. He looked up at her.
"Oh, no. No, don't you dare! Allyson Mariah Bouche don't you even think about it!" Sirius backed up but Ali caught the collar of his shirt and pulled him to her. When his face was two centimeters away from hers, she breathed, "Kiss…of…Death…" She pulled him all the way to her and kissed him hard, pulled away, and threw him in the lake. "Last laugh! Ha ha ha!" She cried happily.
She grabbed her braids, and turning to me and her friend, wrung them out and shook her head. We stared at her.
"What?"
"I didn't know you two knew each other." I said.
Sirius came up behind her. "Yup."
"How exactly did you meet?" I asked.
Sirius gave Ali a nervous glance. I sighed. "Well, his dad was friends with my dad, and when they died, Sirius came to the funeral and we were like, best friends."
"But his dad is still alive."
"Oh, I know. I meant, when my dad and my sister died." The girl next to me looked REALLY uncomfortable.
"You haven't changed a bit, Ali." Sirius said with a grin.
"Neither have you, Black." He punched Ali's shoulder. She kicked the back of his knee, still wringing out her hair, and he fell over. "Nope, not one bit. I could do that when I was thirteen, and I can still do it now."
"Hey, Moony, where's Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"Probably late. Always late…" I started.
"Always wrong, that's him for ya. Mr. Prongs." She finished calmly, picking at her fingernails.
"How do you know that?" I asked in surprise. The Marauders made that up for some strange reason. I know, it was really stupid, but he WAS always late!
"I know him too. He came with Sirius last summer. Speaking of which, you owe me money, Padfoot."
"What! You did it?"
"You better believe it. Hand it over, Black. Come on."
"It's not with me. I'll give it later."
"Sure you will." We heard the sound of a carriage, and looked over to the gates. James, Lily, and Mr. and Mrs. Potter came out of it.
"James!" Ali called as she waved.
"Ali?" He called back.
"In the flesh!" He rushed over to us, forgetting Lily and his parents, and enveloped her in a big hug.
"Oh, geesh, Ali. It's great to see you! You've gotten so…thin!" She blushed.
"Potter! Let's just leave it at 'it's great to see you'. Okay?"
"Right. You're all…wet."
"Yeah, thanks to Black here. He threw me in the lake!"
The girl-who I'd thought was her sister--coughed. "-Ahem- All this reminiscing is really wonderful, but I don't know who they are, and I'm you're best friend. Plus, I know your WHOLE name." She stuck her tongue out at Sirius. He returned the favor.
Lily ran down to meet us.
"James, you're mum and dad aren't happy with you, so we'd better get back."
"Oh, Lils, it's an old friend! I don't care what mum and dad say, I'm seeing a friend!"
"Hi, I'm Ali." She shook Lily's hand.
"I'm Lily."
"Ali…" Izzy said again.
"Oh, right, sorry Izzer B. Sirius, James, Lily, Remus, this is my all-time best friend, Izzy." She shook our hands.
"I didn't know you were magical!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Neither did I!" Ali stuck her hands in her back pockets. "You wanna go back to Hogsmeade? We're staying in the bed and breakfast, so I can go in and change really quickly."
I nodded in agreement, so we took James's coach back into the town.
Sirius, James, and Ali were talking privately as we walked up the long dusty road.
"So where in the states did you live?" I asked Izzy with interest.
"We lived in California. It's a really cool place, but it isn't as beautiful as this." She looked around. "I love the accents here. I've always told my mom I wanted to meet her family, but…" She trailed off.
Sunset came as we stood back at the lake. I could hear the music floating towards us from the Great Hall. Ali glanced at Izzy, who smiled and nodded, and they started to run into the castle.
I ran into the hall after them.
I looked around, seeing that some people were out on the dancing, while others stood around talking.
Izzy took Ali's hand and they ran to do a little dance. Sirius and I went to join them when James and Lily said they were going to 'get some fresh air'.
About a half-hour later, the DJ played a slow song, and I went to get something to drink.
I watched Ali as she looked at Izzy and Sirius-who were dancing. She looked like she was jealous, but had put it behind her long ago.
*Remus, just go up and ask her! You think she's beautiful, just ask her!* the little voice in the back of my head screamed.
I took a deep breath and walked up to her.
"Uh, Ali?" I asked nervously as I touched the back of my neck.
"Yes, Remus?" she said, almost sincerely.
"Will you, uh, would you wanna dance?" Ali was clearly shocked. My heart sunk. "Of course, I didn't think you'd want to. I'll see you later, then." I turned to leave, and thought *Well, you can't say you didn't try.*
I felt her touch my arm. "I'd love to dance with you, Remus. I was just surprised that you asked me, that's all."
I hesitated, so Ali led him out to the dance floor. She put her long arms around my neck, and I put my hands on her tiny waist.
"Why were you surprised?" I wanted to know.
"Because no guy has ever wanted to dance with me before. I have gotten so used to being left out while my friends danced, I just stopped caring." Liar.
"No, you didn't. You care to much about everything, Ali." I was surprised at my own bravery.
"You've only known me for half a day! You don't know me that well." She said exasperatedly.
The song ended as I told her, "From the way you argue, I can tell you are a passionate person. You fight for what you think is right, and you get annoyed when you can't convince someone about your opinion."
*Why am I telling her this?!* I mentally yelled.
"Thanks for the dance, Remus. I'll see you tomorrow?" She asked me.
"Yeah. I'm staying with a few friends of my parents. They own a bed and breakfast called the Blue Bonnet."
"That's where I'm staying!" Ali was surprised. "I guess I'll see you around, then."
Her mom gestured to her, and she left.
As I crawled into my bed that night, I thought I heard a whisper, ""He knows me so well. Why can't I understand that? He asked me to dance, Jo. He's a good dancer. Goodnight Jo. Night, dad."
Maybe her room was next to mine. I DID leave after her, so I how did I know where she slept?
I fell asleep, thinking of the possibility of Ali and me.
A/N: This WAS only the second chapter, and not all chapters will be like this. You'll just have to see. I won't be able to post anything for another couple of days. Sorry! Bear with me people, I want to keep writing this!
~Ali~