A/N: This chapter is going to probably suck, because I'm having a TOTAL writer's block, so tell me if it does, ok? Thanks for 20 reviews! But, I would love to have more, so if you read this, please please please review! I dno't care if you say, omg this sucks, as long as you tell me WHY it sucks. Danke!
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Strangest Friends
Chapter 11: Sirius and Jamie
It was later that night, and the gang was in Hogsmeade. James, Sirius, and Jamie were moaning about the new broomstick, a Comet 360, and how much they needed it. Lily and Tessa, who were both from Muggle families, didn't quite understand why they wanted a broomstick so much.
"Look at it," Jamie said, "It's just floating there!"
"And it seems to glow," James said in a hushed voice.
"What I'd do for one of them," Sirius said.
"I have to touch it," Jamie said.
"My God, you three are like little kids!" Lily said.
"Well it's better then us going, 'Ooh, I HAVE to have that shade of lip gloss!'" Sirius said sracastically.
"Sirius, if you ever say that, I'm going to have to slap you," James said.
"Me too," Jamie agreed, her eyes still on the broomstick.
"Why is it so cold?" Tessa asked, pulling her cloak closer around her. "It's October!"
"It's also northern England, Tess," Jamie said, but pulled her cloak around her as well. She had to admit it was cold, but her boyfriend was there, and she didn't want to seem like a total wuss in front of him.
"Why don't we go into the Broomsticks or something," James suggested, his hand in Lily's. They had been more open about their relationship than Sirius and Jamie. It was a somewhat enjoyable thing to annoy the two of them with.
Tessa and Jamie walked nest to the two of them, Sirius saying goodbye to the broomstick and wishing it farewell.
"Sirius," Jamie said, turning around and stopping. The other three kept walking.
"Bye bye," Sirius said, waving to the broom.
Jamie smiled and shook her head. She sprinted to him and grabbed his hand and pulled on it. "Come on, I'm cold."
Sirius looked past Jamie and saw James, Lily, and Tessa grinning at them from the door of the Three Broomsticks. They turned and walked into the shop.
"Playing matchmaker, are they?" Sirius said.
"Figures," Jamie smiled and took her gloves out of her pocket and put them onto her hands. "You know, I think Tessa's right about this weather."
"Yeah," Sirius said, looking down at Jamie. He was about a head taller than her, but I think I put that in a different chapter. She had a blue and white hat pulled over her ears and her curly hair poked out of it. Her eyes were as blue as his. Sirius put his hand on her cheek. Jamie looked up at him and smiled slightly.
"Think they're going to cancel Quidditch?" Jamie asked, smiling.
Sirius laughed and put his hand into Jamie's gloved one. "Come on, or else they'll drink our Butterbeer."
"'K," Jamie said and walked with Sirius into the bar.
When they walked up to the booth that their friends were sitting at, James, Lily, and Tessa all said, "Aw!"
"You practiced that, didn't you?" Jamie said, sitting down next to Lily.
"Yep," James said proudly.
"Figured that," Sirius said, sitting next to Jamie.
Madam Rosmerta walked up to the teens and said, "What can I get you?"
"Five Butterbeers," Sirius said, "Two of which are on me."
"Aw, Sirius, how nice of you to buy me one!" James said, and batted his eyelasheds.
Madam Rosmerta laughed and said, "Where's yound Remus?"
James, Sirius, and Jamie looked at each other urgently.
"His grandmother died," Sirius said quickly. "He had to go to the funeral."
"Oh no," Madam Rosmerta said. "That's terrible! When he gets back, give him my love, ok?"
"But, of course," Jamie said.
Madam Rosmerta turned back to the bar.
"His grandma did not die," Lily said. "He doesn't have any left! One died last month, and the other died last year. What's going on?"
The three looked at each other guiltily.
"Well..." James said.
"James, no, Remus has to tell them," Jamie said. "He made me promise not to say anything."
"She's right," Sirius said.
"But-" Lily said.
"Lily, lets just say, that it's really not our place to say what's going on," Jamie said gently. "The only reason I know is by mistake, he let it slip once while I was talking to him."
"And we know because we figured it out," James said.
"So, please," Sirius said. "Don't ask anymore."
"Ok," Lily and Tessa said in unison.
Jamie looked up at Sirius, and saw that worry was written across his face. "I have to go to the bathroom," he announced and walked over there.
"I hope he'll be ok," Jamie said as the butterbeers came.
"Don't worry," James said.
"You really like him, don't you?" Lily asked, smiling at her best friend.
Jamie grinned and said, "Yep."
"You should see him in our dorm," James said, leaning his head on his hand. "He's crazy about you. I had to threaten to push him out the window when we were banished to our rooms."
"He's wonderful," Jamie said.
"I want a boy friend!" Tessa complained.
"Maybe you will," James said, "After you talk to Remus."
"I hope," Tessa said.
"I'm going to go see if Sirius fell in," Jamie said.
She got up and walked to the men's bathroom, and knocked on the door.
"Sirius, are you in there?" Jamie asked through the door.
"Jamie?" he asked, opening the door.
"What's wrong?" Jamie asked him.
"Nothing," Sirius said, walking out of the bathroom.
"Something's wrong, Sirius," Jamie said, and backed him back into the bathroom. "Now, what is it?"
"Jamie, I feel terrible," Sirius said, leaning against a wall.
Jamie pulled herself onto the sink. "Remus?"
"Yeah," he said, sitting on the floor.
"Oh, Sirius, he'll understand," Jamie said. "They would have found out sooner or later, anyways. I did."
"I know," Sirius said. "I don't mind you knowing, but now all these people are goign to know, and sooner or later Snape will too, and life, as we know it, will be over."
"Oh, Si," Jamie said and kneeled beside him.
"Jamie, I feel like the most untrustworthy person in the world, right now," Sirius said, his eyes filling with tears. "I wouldn't do anything to harm my best friends, and I have kept all their secrets all my life. Like James, he's liked Lily since fifth year, but you can know that now."
Jamie sat in silence, listening to Sirius. It hurt her to see him like this. Normally, Sirius was the strongest person she had ever seen. She'd never see him cry before, and this hurt her all the more.
"I just, Jamie, I feel like I'm not worthy of Remus's friendship, and," his voice cracked and the tears finally began to spill.
"Oh, gosh, Sirius," Jamie said, and rushed forward to him and wrapped her arms around him. "It's ok."
He wrapped his arms around her too, and continued to cry. They sat like that for a few minutes, Sirius crying on Jamie's shoulder.
"Sirius," Jamie whispered. "It's going to be ok. Remus will understand."
Sirius sniffed and nodded. He then backed away from Jamie. "Thanks."
"Anytime," Jamie said, looking at Sirius with her head tilted slightly. "You ok now?"
"Yeah," he said and whipped his nose with his sleeve. "Let's go."
When they got back out to their friends, no one questioned why they were gone so long, Sirius's puffy eyes told them. James looked at Sirius with sincere sympathy.
"You ok, man?" he asked quietly.
Sirius just nodded in responce.
"Let's go," Jamie said and paid for all five of the butterbeers.
As they walked back to the school in silence, Jamie decided that it wasn't only Remus that was on Sirius's mind. Ever since the incident in the dorm room, he had looked close to tears. He was afraid that his best friend was going to die. She sighed and tightened her grip on Sirius's hand.
Disclaimer: I own Jamie and Tessa, otherwise, nay!
Strangest Friends
Chapter 11: Sirius and Jamie
It was later that night, and the gang was in Hogsmeade. James, Sirius, and Jamie were moaning about the new broomstick, a Comet 360, and how much they needed it. Lily and Tessa, who were both from Muggle families, didn't quite understand why they wanted a broomstick so much.
"Look at it," Jamie said, "It's just floating there!"
"And it seems to glow," James said in a hushed voice.
"What I'd do for one of them," Sirius said.
"I have to touch it," Jamie said.
"My God, you three are like little kids!" Lily said.
"Well it's better then us going, 'Ooh, I HAVE to have that shade of lip gloss!'" Sirius said sracastically.
"Sirius, if you ever say that, I'm going to have to slap you," James said.
"Me too," Jamie agreed, her eyes still on the broomstick.
"Why is it so cold?" Tessa asked, pulling her cloak closer around her. "It's October!"
"It's also northern England, Tess," Jamie said, but pulled her cloak around her as well. She had to admit it was cold, but her boyfriend was there, and she didn't want to seem like a total wuss in front of him.
"Why don't we go into the Broomsticks or something," James suggested, his hand in Lily's. They had been more open about their relationship than Sirius and Jamie. It was a somewhat enjoyable thing to annoy the two of them with.
Tessa and Jamie walked nest to the two of them, Sirius saying goodbye to the broomstick and wishing it farewell.
"Sirius," Jamie said, turning around and stopping. The other three kept walking.
"Bye bye," Sirius said, waving to the broom.
Jamie smiled and shook her head. She sprinted to him and grabbed his hand and pulled on it. "Come on, I'm cold."
Sirius looked past Jamie and saw James, Lily, and Tessa grinning at them from the door of the Three Broomsticks. They turned and walked into the shop.
"Playing matchmaker, are they?" Sirius said.
"Figures," Jamie smiled and took her gloves out of her pocket and put them onto her hands. "You know, I think Tessa's right about this weather."
"Yeah," Sirius said, looking down at Jamie. He was about a head taller than her, but I think I put that in a different chapter. She had a blue and white hat pulled over her ears and her curly hair poked out of it. Her eyes were as blue as his. Sirius put his hand on her cheek. Jamie looked up at him and smiled slightly.
"Think they're going to cancel Quidditch?" Jamie asked, smiling.
Sirius laughed and put his hand into Jamie's gloved one. "Come on, or else they'll drink our Butterbeer."
"'K," Jamie said and walked with Sirius into the bar.
When they walked up to the booth that their friends were sitting at, James, Lily, and Tessa all said, "Aw!"
"You practiced that, didn't you?" Jamie said, sitting down next to Lily.
"Yep," James said proudly.
"Figured that," Sirius said, sitting next to Jamie.
Madam Rosmerta walked up to the teens and said, "What can I get you?"
"Five Butterbeers," Sirius said, "Two of which are on me."
"Aw, Sirius, how nice of you to buy me one!" James said, and batted his eyelasheds.
Madam Rosmerta laughed and said, "Where's yound Remus?"
James, Sirius, and Jamie looked at each other urgently.
"His grandmother died," Sirius said quickly. "He had to go to the funeral."
"Oh no," Madam Rosmerta said. "That's terrible! When he gets back, give him my love, ok?"
"But, of course," Jamie said.
Madam Rosmerta turned back to the bar.
"His grandma did not die," Lily said. "He doesn't have any left! One died last month, and the other died last year. What's going on?"
The three looked at each other guiltily.
"Well..." James said.
"James, no, Remus has to tell them," Jamie said. "He made me promise not to say anything."
"She's right," Sirius said.
"But-" Lily said.
"Lily, lets just say, that it's really not our place to say what's going on," Jamie said gently. "The only reason I know is by mistake, he let it slip once while I was talking to him."
"And we know because we figured it out," James said.
"So, please," Sirius said. "Don't ask anymore."
"Ok," Lily and Tessa said in unison.
Jamie looked up at Sirius, and saw that worry was written across his face. "I have to go to the bathroom," he announced and walked over there.
"I hope he'll be ok," Jamie said as the butterbeers came.
"Don't worry," James said.
"You really like him, don't you?" Lily asked, smiling at her best friend.
Jamie grinned and said, "Yep."
"You should see him in our dorm," James said, leaning his head on his hand. "He's crazy about you. I had to threaten to push him out the window when we were banished to our rooms."
"He's wonderful," Jamie said.
"I want a boy friend!" Tessa complained.
"Maybe you will," James said, "After you talk to Remus."
"I hope," Tessa said.
"I'm going to go see if Sirius fell in," Jamie said.
She got up and walked to the men's bathroom, and knocked on the door.
"Sirius, are you in there?" Jamie asked through the door.
"Jamie?" he asked, opening the door.
"What's wrong?" Jamie asked him.
"Nothing," Sirius said, walking out of the bathroom.
"Something's wrong, Sirius," Jamie said, and backed him back into the bathroom. "Now, what is it?"
"Jamie, I feel terrible," Sirius said, leaning against a wall.
Jamie pulled herself onto the sink. "Remus?"
"Yeah," he said, sitting on the floor.
"Oh, Sirius, he'll understand," Jamie said. "They would have found out sooner or later, anyways. I did."
"I know," Sirius said. "I don't mind you knowing, but now all these people are goign to know, and sooner or later Snape will too, and life, as we know it, will be over."
"Oh, Si," Jamie said and kneeled beside him.
"Jamie, I feel like the most untrustworthy person in the world, right now," Sirius said, his eyes filling with tears. "I wouldn't do anything to harm my best friends, and I have kept all their secrets all my life. Like James, he's liked Lily since fifth year, but you can know that now."
Jamie sat in silence, listening to Sirius. It hurt her to see him like this. Normally, Sirius was the strongest person she had ever seen. She'd never see him cry before, and this hurt her all the more.
"I just, Jamie, I feel like I'm not worthy of Remus's friendship, and," his voice cracked and the tears finally began to spill.
"Oh, gosh, Sirius," Jamie said, and rushed forward to him and wrapped her arms around him. "It's ok."
He wrapped his arms around her too, and continued to cry. They sat like that for a few minutes, Sirius crying on Jamie's shoulder.
"Sirius," Jamie whispered. "It's going to be ok. Remus will understand."
Sirius sniffed and nodded. He then backed away from Jamie. "Thanks."
"Anytime," Jamie said, looking at Sirius with her head tilted slightly. "You ok now?"
"Yeah," he said and whipped his nose with his sleeve. "Let's go."
When they got back out to their friends, no one questioned why they were gone so long, Sirius's puffy eyes told them. James looked at Sirius with sincere sympathy.
"You ok, man?" he asked quietly.
Sirius just nodded in responce.
"Let's go," Jamie said and paid for all five of the butterbeers.
As they walked back to the school in silence, Jamie decided that it wasn't only Remus that was on Sirius's mind. Ever since the incident in the dorm room, he had looked close to tears. He was afraid that his best friend was going to die. She sighed and tightened her grip on Sirius's hand.
