"Tala, its nice to meet you," replied a girl with long red hair a bright green eyes. "I'm Lily Evans." She reached out her hand, which Tala shook gently. But She didn't look at Lily, rather, her violet eyes had fallen on four boys who had mischeivious grins on their faces, and a devious gleam in their eyes. Lily seemed to follow her gaze. "Oh, those four. Those would be the Gryffindor troublemakers."
"Hey, don't sell us so short, Evans!" cried one of the boys. He had straight black hair and light blue eyes, and a grin that spread from ear to ear as he rose up and took Tala's hand. "I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm James Potter." This boy was almost identical to Sirius, except for the fact that his black hair was extremely untidy, and seemed it was that way by nature and not choice. "And these two lumps over here are Remus Lupin-" He pointed to a sandy haired boy who smiled weakly at her, "-and Peter Pettigrew." Peter, a small, blonde, watery eyed boy who was rather chubby didn't even look up at her.
"I see. And would your eyes being lying to me or are you up to some trick for which you four seem to be well known?" Tala inquired. Remus looked up at her in mild adoration. Her voice was light but sharp, and she seemed to have the air of one of the teachers...and it seemed she could already see right through them.
"You'll see," Sirius grinned, glancing up at the Slytherin table, where a sallow skinned boy with black hair and black eyes was raising his goblet to his lips. Suddenly he began to gag very loudly as his face turned very red.
"Sirius what did you do?!" Lily demanded.
"Nothing out of the ordinary," Sirius replied nonchantly. "Melted some pepper imps and had one of the house elves put it in his goblet." Several of the students at the table giggled while Lily glared daggars at Sirius and the other boys, who were sharing the glory of Sirius' prank.
"And the marauders strike again, I see," said a girl with shoulder length brown hair, sitting down next to Lily. She gazed at Tala fro a moment, studying the pale girl's features, from her moonsilver skin, to her odd violet eyes. "You're name's Tala? I'm Camerane."
"Cammy's a pain in the ass," Sirius interjected. "She's the only real psychic we have in this school right now, Trelawny don't count since she couldn't forsee the weather, and Cam's reall stern. Its like dealing with a teacher 24/7."
"Shut up, Black," Camerane snapped.
"A psychic?" Tala repeated. Once more Lupin looked up from his plate to look at her. But this time it wasn't because of adoration. It was an out-of-place nervousness in her voice, and in her eyes. Sure, there were some people who were afraid of havng their minds read, but Camerane was able to controll it most of the time. And this wasn't just a nervousness, this was something a little more, maybe even close to the beginning of panic. "I don't mean to seem rude, but I need to go...I have to get my schedule fixed." Without another word she rose hastily from the table and walked briskly out of the Great Hall.
"Hmph, that was a bit rude," Camerane noted.
"You probably scared her off," Sirius snickered.
"It was probably you. But then, with a face like that who wouldn't be frightened?"
"If its so scarey then why are you always kissing it?" Peter countered. Camerane looked ready to kill the pudgy little boy, and James and Remus were beside themselves with laughter. But then the boys settled down, cept Peter, who was attempting to hide behind a seventh year while Camerane held her goblet up threateningly, and began to whisper quietly.
"It seems a bit weird that we get a new student, right after this weird attack," Sirius began.
"Oh no, not another conspirecy theory," Remus moaned.
"I thought we told you to stop reading tose dumb muggle comics," James added.
"I'm serious!" he replied. "Look at it this way. Last night there was an attack on Hogwarts, today she shows up. No notice from Dumbledore that she would be coming, and he would have told us...or one of the teachers would have mentioned it. Next, the attack was done by a wizard...or a witch. It would take a lot out of a witch or wizard to cause damage to Hogwarts, and she looked pretty damn drained. And lastly, she's afraid of psychics. That means she has something to hide."
"There are plenty of people afraid of psychics," Remus debated. "I mean, look. I am. I was afraid of Cammy for half a year because I was afraid she'd tell people about me if she found out. I'm only now getting used to the fact that she knows."
"Yeah, but I don't think Tala's a werewolf," James whispered. "I mean, tomorrows the full moon, and she looks as though she'd gone through a transformation on her own already, which isn't possible. And I think Dumbledore would have told you if you were going to share the Shrieking Shack."
"James is right," Remus agreed. "I just think you're paranoid, Sirius." But none of them had any idea how close Sirius really was. And Remus was going to get a crash course, very soon.
"Hey, don't sell us so short, Evans!" cried one of the boys. He had straight black hair and light blue eyes, and a grin that spread from ear to ear as he rose up and took Tala's hand. "I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm James Potter." This boy was almost identical to Sirius, except for the fact that his black hair was extremely untidy, and seemed it was that way by nature and not choice. "And these two lumps over here are Remus Lupin-" He pointed to a sandy haired boy who smiled weakly at her, "-and Peter Pettigrew." Peter, a small, blonde, watery eyed boy who was rather chubby didn't even look up at her.
"I see. And would your eyes being lying to me or are you up to some trick for which you four seem to be well known?" Tala inquired. Remus looked up at her in mild adoration. Her voice was light but sharp, and she seemed to have the air of one of the teachers...and it seemed she could already see right through them.
"You'll see," Sirius grinned, glancing up at the Slytherin table, where a sallow skinned boy with black hair and black eyes was raising his goblet to his lips. Suddenly he began to gag very loudly as his face turned very red.
"Sirius what did you do?!" Lily demanded.
"Nothing out of the ordinary," Sirius replied nonchantly. "Melted some pepper imps and had one of the house elves put it in his goblet." Several of the students at the table giggled while Lily glared daggars at Sirius and the other boys, who were sharing the glory of Sirius' prank.
"And the marauders strike again, I see," said a girl with shoulder length brown hair, sitting down next to Lily. She gazed at Tala fro a moment, studying the pale girl's features, from her moonsilver skin, to her odd violet eyes. "You're name's Tala? I'm Camerane."
"Cammy's a pain in the ass," Sirius interjected. "She's the only real psychic we have in this school right now, Trelawny don't count since she couldn't forsee the weather, and Cam's reall stern. Its like dealing with a teacher 24/7."
"Shut up, Black," Camerane snapped.
"A psychic?" Tala repeated. Once more Lupin looked up from his plate to look at her. But this time it wasn't because of adoration. It was an out-of-place nervousness in her voice, and in her eyes. Sure, there were some people who were afraid of havng their minds read, but Camerane was able to controll it most of the time. And this wasn't just a nervousness, this was something a little more, maybe even close to the beginning of panic. "I don't mean to seem rude, but I need to go...I have to get my schedule fixed." Without another word she rose hastily from the table and walked briskly out of the Great Hall.
"Hmph, that was a bit rude," Camerane noted.
"You probably scared her off," Sirius snickered.
"It was probably you. But then, with a face like that who wouldn't be frightened?"
"If its so scarey then why are you always kissing it?" Peter countered. Camerane looked ready to kill the pudgy little boy, and James and Remus were beside themselves with laughter. But then the boys settled down, cept Peter, who was attempting to hide behind a seventh year while Camerane held her goblet up threateningly, and began to whisper quietly.
"It seems a bit weird that we get a new student, right after this weird attack," Sirius began.
"Oh no, not another conspirecy theory," Remus moaned.
"I thought we told you to stop reading tose dumb muggle comics," James added.
"I'm serious!" he replied. "Look at it this way. Last night there was an attack on Hogwarts, today she shows up. No notice from Dumbledore that she would be coming, and he would have told us...or one of the teachers would have mentioned it. Next, the attack was done by a wizard...or a witch. It would take a lot out of a witch or wizard to cause damage to Hogwarts, and she looked pretty damn drained. And lastly, she's afraid of psychics. That means she has something to hide."
"There are plenty of people afraid of psychics," Remus debated. "I mean, look. I am. I was afraid of Cammy for half a year because I was afraid she'd tell people about me if she found out. I'm only now getting used to the fact that she knows."
"Yeah, but I don't think Tala's a werewolf," James whispered. "I mean, tomorrows the full moon, and she looks as though she'd gone through a transformation on her own already, which isn't possible. And I think Dumbledore would have told you if you were going to share the Shrieking Shack."
"James is right," Remus agreed. "I just think you're paranoid, Sirius." But none of them had any idea how close Sirius really was. And Remus was going to get a crash course, very soon.