The next morning Sirius rose early. Today was the first day he was going to try for Rosmerta. He looked in the mirror and stared at it for a long time, unsure what to do to make her forgive him for everything he had done to her. "You know staring at me won't make you any better looking, pig face!" The mirror grunted at him.
Sirius glared at the mirror. "Chill, I'm trying to figure out how to convince Rosmerta to go out with me. Maybe she won't remember how much I used to make fun of her."
The mirror and James both laughed at that one. "Please," James said between laughs," ever since first year you haven't let that girl live a single day without wishing she was in Slytherin. I remember probably only half of the things you pulled on her and called her, and still if I were her I'd slap you down. This is gonna take all your charisma."
Sirius gulped and left to get dressed.
~*~ Down in the Grand Hall, Eating Breakfast~*~
Rosmerta sat alone eating her low fat cereal reading the Daily Prophet in peace, waiting for Lily to hurry up and get down her for breakfast when Sirius entered the Grand Hall. Sirius spotted Rosmerta and sat down next to her, carefully wrapping his arm over her shoulder. "Hey there, my beautiful Rose," Sirius breathed in her ear.
Rosmerta turned, a forced smile pasted onto her face. "Yeah," she grinned, pausing for a second before she continued, "In your dreams."
Rosmerta looked at the door, expecting Lily to appear, but she was being held up outside the door by James, who was trying to prove he was a decent guy. Rosmerta tured back to Sirius now, angry and upset,"Now wait, what did you call me?"
Sirius looked uncomfortable. "My rose, you know Rosmerta??"
"That's funny," Rosmerta began, now losing her cool, confident voice," I thought I was a pig, or a trough, or yesterdays left over slop. Wasn't that the lines of your song. And now I'm your rose? Hmmm, isn't that funny, over the summer I get healthy, get contacts, get a life, get OVER the fact I used to think you were sooo sexy, then I come back and I'm your rose? Listen, maybe you were to preoccupied with your own image, but I'm not fighting to stay in your shadow anymore. And I'm definately not going to take any of your crap from now on. This is going to be different then before, VERY DIFFERENT! So, unless you went through a attitude exchange program, I never want you to touch me again, talk to me again, or even give me that pathetic puppy dog look yet again. Understand?"
Sirius nodded, a little scared. "Good, now stay away from me until you get a grip and grow up. We aren't first years anymore and I definately don't feel like taking any first year shit!"
Rosmerta grabbed the purse-style bag she had been carrying with her and stormed out of the Grand Hall, only finishing half her breakfast. As she came out the doors she saw her dear friend Lily in deep despair from James talking to her. "Listen, I just yelled at your friend, do you want me to sack you?"
Rosmerta now took out her anger on James. James shook his head and backed into the grand hall. Rosmerta looked over at Lily. "That slimeball Sirius just put his hand on my shoulder and called me his rose. Like he'll ever have a chance with me. After the way he's treated me. He thinks he's soo big. What did his little stoge want with you?"
Lily still looked flabbergasted. "Well, he ws actually being really sweet, I think they're leading up to a huge plan to really embarass us. That or they actually have grown up and feel bad about what they've done."
Rosmerta just looked at Lily and she began a retraction. "Chances are they're plotting something evil though."
Rosmerta walked off, she was really mad. Lily followed like a little puppy. "You know Rosmerta I'm really glad your all cool and confident and pretty this year, but honestly, shouldn't we have some breakfast?"
Rosmerta stopped and looked at her, a little unsure of how to respond. "Well, we could, or we could just wait until lunch and pig out then. Either way Lily. It doesn't matter to me. I personally think eating three meals makes you fat, and that's the last thing I need, it's up to you though dear."
Lily stopped and processed the idea. She looked down at her body. "You know, I wouldn't want to reck this perfect thinness we have going here, we can wait until lunch, I'm sure."
~*~ Later, in Professor Dumbledore's Transfiguration Class ~*~
Rosmerta and Lily walked into the classroom and immediately sat in the two seats near the back. They sat for ten minutes before the Marauders walked in. Almost as soon as James and Sirius saw the two they sat in the seats across from them. Lily rolled her eyes. "And I soo hoped that they'd sit in front of us."
Rosmerta grinned. "Yeah, and I even brought my favourite spit ball shooter."
Dumbledore grinned as everyone sat down. "Alright pupils. I have decided to pair you off for today's exercise. Now, the pairs will go as follows, Lily, you will be with James, and Rosmerta, you will be with Sirius, now as for you Mr.Lupin, you will be with,"
That was all Rosmerta and Lily heard. They looked over at James and Sirius who were smiling happily. Lily groaned, "That's funny I thought Professor Dumbledore would never take bribes from anyone."
Rosmerta gave a shallow laugh as James came over with his books and Rosmerta picked up hers and walked over to Sirius. She gave him a dirty look and sat down, opening her textbook and refusing to look at him as she did it. She stared intently at the pages before she even mentioned a word to Sirius. "Do you know what the assignment is?"
Sirius looked at her with caring eyes. "I think it's for me to transfigure you into a girl who will forgive me."
Rosmerta looked at him with eyes which showed the pain she had felt. "That'll definately take quite a spell, then should I assume my part is to transfigure into a guy I can forgive?"
Sirius' eyes began to twinkle as though he might cry. "Rosmerta, I am truly, deeply sorry for everything I've done to you. I know I don't deserve you, but please, will you go out with me?"
Rosmerta looked away. "You know if you had asked me that just last year I would have broken into tears and exclaimed yes. Well, of course you knew that, I did. Oh, but you were just joking. At least you know you don't deserve me though, I would hate to leave you all confused. However, I'm not going to say a straight no. If you prove you're true to what you say I will go out with you. No problem. But if you think for a single second that I'm going to say yes when all I know is Sirius the Jerk.
Sirius glared at the mirror. "Chill, I'm trying to figure out how to convince Rosmerta to go out with me. Maybe she won't remember how much I used to make fun of her."
The mirror and James both laughed at that one. "Please," James said between laughs," ever since first year you haven't let that girl live a single day without wishing she was in Slytherin. I remember probably only half of the things you pulled on her and called her, and still if I were her I'd slap you down. This is gonna take all your charisma."
Sirius gulped and left to get dressed.
~*~ Down in the Grand Hall, Eating Breakfast~*~
Rosmerta sat alone eating her low fat cereal reading the Daily Prophet in peace, waiting for Lily to hurry up and get down her for breakfast when Sirius entered the Grand Hall. Sirius spotted Rosmerta and sat down next to her, carefully wrapping his arm over her shoulder. "Hey there, my beautiful Rose," Sirius breathed in her ear.
Rosmerta turned, a forced smile pasted onto her face. "Yeah," she grinned, pausing for a second before she continued, "In your dreams."
Rosmerta looked at the door, expecting Lily to appear, but she was being held up outside the door by James, who was trying to prove he was a decent guy. Rosmerta tured back to Sirius now, angry and upset,"Now wait, what did you call me?"
Sirius looked uncomfortable. "My rose, you know Rosmerta??"
"That's funny," Rosmerta began, now losing her cool, confident voice," I thought I was a pig, or a trough, or yesterdays left over slop. Wasn't that the lines of your song. And now I'm your rose? Hmmm, isn't that funny, over the summer I get healthy, get contacts, get a life, get OVER the fact I used to think you were sooo sexy, then I come back and I'm your rose? Listen, maybe you were to preoccupied with your own image, but I'm not fighting to stay in your shadow anymore. And I'm definately not going to take any of your crap from now on. This is going to be different then before, VERY DIFFERENT! So, unless you went through a attitude exchange program, I never want you to touch me again, talk to me again, or even give me that pathetic puppy dog look yet again. Understand?"
Sirius nodded, a little scared. "Good, now stay away from me until you get a grip and grow up. We aren't first years anymore and I definately don't feel like taking any first year shit!"
Rosmerta grabbed the purse-style bag she had been carrying with her and stormed out of the Grand Hall, only finishing half her breakfast. As she came out the doors she saw her dear friend Lily in deep despair from James talking to her. "Listen, I just yelled at your friend, do you want me to sack you?"
Rosmerta now took out her anger on James. James shook his head and backed into the grand hall. Rosmerta looked over at Lily. "That slimeball Sirius just put his hand on my shoulder and called me his rose. Like he'll ever have a chance with me. After the way he's treated me. He thinks he's soo big. What did his little stoge want with you?"
Lily still looked flabbergasted. "Well, he ws actually being really sweet, I think they're leading up to a huge plan to really embarass us. That or they actually have grown up and feel bad about what they've done."
Rosmerta just looked at Lily and she began a retraction. "Chances are they're plotting something evil though."
Rosmerta walked off, she was really mad. Lily followed like a little puppy. "You know Rosmerta I'm really glad your all cool and confident and pretty this year, but honestly, shouldn't we have some breakfast?"
Rosmerta stopped and looked at her, a little unsure of how to respond. "Well, we could, or we could just wait until lunch and pig out then. Either way Lily. It doesn't matter to me. I personally think eating three meals makes you fat, and that's the last thing I need, it's up to you though dear."
Lily stopped and processed the idea. She looked down at her body. "You know, I wouldn't want to reck this perfect thinness we have going here, we can wait until lunch, I'm sure."
~*~ Later, in Professor Dumbledore's Transfiguration Class ~*~
Rosmerta and Lily walked into the classroom and immediately sat in the two seats near the back. They sat for ten minutes before the Marauders walked in. Almost as soon as James and Sirius saw the two they sat in the seats across from them. Lily rolled her eyes. "And I soo hoped that they'd sit in front of us."
Rosmerta grinned. "Yeah, and I even brought my favourite spit ball shooter."
Dumbledore grinned as everyone sat down. "Alright pupils. I have decided to pair you off for today's exercise. Now, the pairs will go as follows, Lily, you will be with James, and Rosmerta, you will be with Sirius, now as for you Mr.Lupin, you will be with,"
That was all Rosmerta and Lily heard. They looked over at James and Sirius who were smiling happily. Lily groaned, "That's funny I thought Professor Dumbledore would never take bribes from anyone."
Rosmerta gave a shallow laugh as James came over with his books and Rosmerta picked up hers and walked over to Sirius. She gave him a dirty look and sat down, opening her textbook and refusing to look at him as she did it. She stared intently at the pages before she even mentioned a word to Sirius. "Do you know what the assignment is?"
Sirius looked at her with caring eyes. "I think it's for me to transfigure you into a girl who will forgive me."
Rosmerta looked at him with eyes which showed the pain she had felt. "That'll definately take quite a spell, then should I assume my part is to transfigure into a guy I can forgive?"
Sirius' eyes began to twinkle as though he might cry. "Rosmerta, I am truly, deeply sorry for everything I've done to you. I know I don't deserve you, but please, will you go out with me?"
Rosmerta looked away. "You know if you had asked me that just last year I would have broken into tears and exclaimed yes. Well, of course you knew that, I did. Oh, but you were just joking. At least you know you don't deserve me though, I would hate to leave you all confused. However, I'm not going to say a straight no. If you prove you're true to what you say I will go out with you. No problem. But if you think for a single second that I'm going to say yes when all I know is Sirius the Jerk.