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A/N hi everybody. how r u doing.
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~All By myself~ ~ Chapter 9~
Just at that moment Sirius chose to walk past, he was whistling and looking at the ceiling. James turned around to see the whole of Gryffindor looking at them out of the portrait hole. The first years were standing on tip-toe to see properly. Several girls were crying - James being no longer single. Lily felt her cheeks turn hot but James on the other hand just shrugged and started kissing her again.
"Now that," said Remus sternly to the first years, "Is not something you should do until you have at least got married." The first years rolled their eyes at him and continued watching the show.
"Yo prongsie," Sirius was back, "Stop disturbing the first years, you'll corrupt their sweet innocent minds with that sort of behaviour." He winked.
"Exactly," Remus said, "Just what I was trying to say."
"Quite right, come on firsties, we're going to a nice innocent place like the astronomy tower."
"Sirius!" Remus spluttered, "That'll be even worse, especially at this time of night."
"Moony," Sirius said solomnly, "They have to learn these sort of things at some point. Come on!" He said and led the ickle firsties out the common room and past the still snogging Lily and James.
"But Padfoot, I've seen the sort of stuff that goes on up there-"
"Yeah and I've experienced it," He called over his shoulder, "Don't listen to him," he told the first years who were looking at him in awe, well the boys were, "He's a spoil sport."
"Fine!" Remus yelled after at him, "but if they all turn out to be psychotic killers it's all your fault."
At this point Peter woke up from his deep sleep involving fluffy pink rabbits and pretty flowers and other equally wet things to ask, "Have I missed anything?"
"Oh no, of course not," said Remus sarcastically, "Sirius has only taken the first years up to the astronomy tower."
Peter shuddered, "what's he gonna do to them up there?"
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Sirius and the first years stood outside the door to the astronomy tower.
"Now listen carefully, when we go in, you must be prepared for the worst. Some pretty, err rude stuff sometimes goes on in there."
"Like what?" Squeaked a boy who very much reminded Sirius of Peter.
"Umm, you'll see in a moment. Imagine James and Lily, then multiply it by a hundred and fifty seven and you will approximately get the goings on of the astronomy tower."
Several first years gulped. Slowly, Sirius began to turn the handle to the door, when Remus came running up waving his arms around.
"Stop!" He cried. "I won't let you go in there. I won't let you corrupt the first years-"
"Come on Moony old boy, you can join us." and before poor Remus could do anything to stop it he was being dragged inside the room.
The first years' eyes widened - some in disgust, some in awe. Unfortunately for them all the innocent snoggers noticed the intrudement, and quickly sat up, trying to resume the expression of someone who hasn't done anything wrong.
"Don't mind us," Sirius said cheerfully, "Just teaching the firsties a thing or two about later life."
"Stop!" Renus shouted frantically, "Don't do it, it'll corrupt them-"
"what is going on here?" A stern voice said grimly from behind them. Everyone whipped round. There stood Professor Mcgonagol in an emerald dressing gown. Her eyes narrowed evily behind her square shaped glasses. "It is almost one o clock. why are you all out of bed?"
"Ahh, Professor," Sirius began nervously. "I can explain everything, the poor first years were, umm were stuck on their astronomy homework, so umm, I ,I decided to help them out and escort them to the astronomy tower." Professor Mcgonagol raised an unbelieving eye-brow. "What are they all doing then?" She said smirking, pointing at the innocent snoggers who had magically sprung apart.
"Umm, who?" asked Sirius pretending to strain his eyes, "I don't see anyone." Professor Mcgonagol sighed wearily. "Every single one of you will recieve detentions. Yes all of you." She said looking at the innocent snoggers. "Mr Black and Mr Lupin, I think it would be a good idea if I were to escort you and your, err companions back to the gryffindor tower. The rest of you, bed now. You will be hearing of your detentions shortly."
"Thanks alot."
"Thanks alot"
"Thanks alot" The innocent snoggers all trooped past Sirius glaring at him. Sirius grinned back.
"Right you lot," Said Mcgonagol, when every innocent snogger was out of sight, "Come with me now." They all followed her to the common room where Lily and James were snogging. (still) They sprang apart as Mcgonagol approached.
"I won't even ask." She said drily, "but you two can have a detention as well, just the same as these lot here." She said sniffily, pointing at Sirius, Remus and the firsties. "My own house, never have so many students been out of bed. I've never been so disappointed." She broke off. "Right." she said collecting herself. "Off to bed, NOW! And if I hear that anyone has been out of bed, they will be very, very sorry." With that Mcgonagol turned on her heel and swept off down the corridor.
"I warned you-" Remus began.
"Hey, it was worth it." Sirius said. The first years nodded approvingly, apart from the girls who declared they were 'mature' and things like that were crude and disgusting. Remus whole heartedly agreed with then.
Suddenly they all heard a sharp rapping on the portrait, followed by "are you lot in bed yet?" James raised his eye brows at Sirius,
"Yes," Remus said, "we're just going now."
"Does she ever give up?" James said incredulously when they were out of hearing range.
"Hey, where's Helen?" asked Sirius suddenly
"Padfoot," said Remus, "You must be the most random person I know."
"ahh, the importance of being random."
"Ignore him;" James said, "He's been high all day."
"actually, I don't know." said Lily, "I guess she must still be in the dorm.
"well, I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." She said, her gaze lingering on James. He grinned back at her, "Definitely," he said.
Lily blushed, "well g'night everyone." She started to go up the stairs,
"Wait," James said, he hooked his finger into the back of her jeans and pulled her back down to plant a kiss on her lips.
"Oh Please," said Sirius, rolling his eyes.
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"Helen?"
"Lily is that you?"
"Are you awake?"
"What do you think?"
"Where've you been, you didn't come down once."
"yeah, sorry, I was really tired, how did it go with James?"
"Perfectly. It was just like in a fairy tale, we made up and then he kissed me and it was so romantic." Lily sighed dreamily.
Helen grinned, "Great, did you tell him you love him?"
"No," lily said, "Besides I'm only fourteen."
"You're never too young to fall in love,"Helen said, "In my opinion anyway."
"I agree," Lily said, "but I want to be sure he loves me, before I embarass myself."
"You're so lucky," Helen said.
"I know... I've never felt so strongly about anyone. My greatest dream has always been to fall in love with someone, and for them to love me back." lily broke off smiling, "I can't believe it's actually happening. Why, is there something wrong between you and Sirius?"
"No, it's just a fun thing really. I sometimes wonder if he only wants to be friends." Lily shrugged.
"Well, you know Sirius, he's been in and out of so many relationships it's kinda scary. That guy has a major commitment problem."
"You think he's going to break up with me?"
"I never said that, it's obvious he likes you, otherwise it wouldn't have lasted over a week, but Sirius is so unpredictable, you never know what he's going to do next."
Helen shrugged, "Maybe I'll break up with him then, save him doing it to me."
"What? you mean you want to break up with him?"
"No, I just want to be friends."
"Whatever! I'm going to sleep, g'night."
"Good night."
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The next day, Lily and James were chatting together on the couch when Sirius walked in looking crest fallen."
"Hey padfoot." James said
"Hey." Sirius replied down heartedly.
"whats up?" Lily asked. "You look rather miserable."
"yeah, your best friend just broke up with me."
Lily muttered something under her breath that sounded oddly like "daft cow"
"She did what?" James asked incredulously. "Why would she do that?"
"Said she wanted to be friends and that she didn't think we were right for each other."
"Poor Padfoot," said James sympathetically, "he's never been dumped before." he added to Lily."
"No, I haven't, and I actually liked Helen more than all the other girls, especially that stupid hufflepuff, Libby Watson."
"I've gotta go." said Lily and bolted from the common room to find Helen. She found her in the library.
"Hi Helen. Are you realising that you have just made a very big mistake?"
"erm what d'you mean?"
"What did you break up with Sirius for?"
"ahh, that." Helen looked a bit nervous. "Well I guess I just figured that if he was going to break up with me, it'd better be sooner rather that later, and besides, I really do think we'd be better off as friends." But as she said it, she didn't quite meet Lily's eyes.
Lily raised an eye brow. "Yeah right. You're the worst liar I've ever met. And besides, Sirius just said that he hadn't been going to break up with you. He really likes you."
"Oh." Helen looked uncomfortable. "He said he wasn't going to break up with me?"
"He said, that he liked you more than any other girl he had dated, and thats saying something. He's dated more girls than anyone in the school."
Helen looked very uncomfortable. "Well still, he would've broken up with me anyway, it was bound to happen some time and it would be better not to get too attatched." She said all this in a rush.
"Helen, I've been unhappy almost all my life, and trust me, a few moments happiness counts for a lot. Even if it isn't for very long, it must be better than always being miserable."
Helen looked at her, "So you're trying to say that I should get back together with him?"
"I'm trying to say, you should do whatever will make you happy." Lily stood up and walked out the library leaving Helen alone with her thoughts. She had an idea that her advice had done the trick. It was quite a nice feeling to know something you said had an impact on someone.
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Helen and Sirius were back together by the next days lunch time. Lily had smiled to herself. Helen could be really stubborn sometimes.
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A/N sorry about that chapter it didn't turn out as I expected. Some of it was really weird, but I wanted to make up for all the depressive chapters earlier on.
please review, at least ten would be nice, but if anyone wants to throw in a few extras I wouldn't mind. I live off reviews. If I have no reviews it becomes harder to write chapters and i'm not brilliant at updating anyway. once a month would be good for me. so please review.
til the next chapter (if there is one)
Lilz
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A/N hi everybody. how r u doing.
thankyou so so so much all you people who reviewed, you don't know how much I appreciate it and thanks for the constructive criticism.
thankyou also to those of you who put this on their favourites list. It made me so so so sooooo happy. yaaaaaay.
remember the offer still stands that if you review my story, I will review yours. obviously u'd have 2 leave a signed review!
it's kinda light hearted to make up for all the depression of the previous chapters.
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~All By myself~ ~ Chapter 9~
Just at that moment Sirius chose to walk past, he was whistling and looking at the ceiling. James turned around to see the whole of Gryffindor looking at them out of the portrait hole. The first years were standing on tip-toe to see properly. Several girls were crying - James being no longer single. Lily felt her cheeks turn hot but James on the other hand just shrugged and started kissing her again.
"Now that," said Remus sternly to the first years, "Is not something you should do until you have at least got married." The first years rolled their eyes at him and continued watching the show.
"Yo prongsie," Sirius was back, "Stop disturbing the first years, you'll corrupt their sweet innocent minds with that sort of behaviour." He winked.
"Exactly," Remus said, "Just what I was trying to say."
"Quite right, come on firsties, we're going to a nice innocent place like the astronomy tower."
"Sirius!" Remus spluttered, "That'll be even worse, especially at this time of night."
"Moony," Sirius said solomnly, "They have to learn these sort of things at some point. Come on!" He said and led the ickle firsties out the common room and past the still snogging Lily and James.
"But Padfoot, I've seen the sort of stuff that goes on up there-"
"Yeah and I've experienced it," He called over his shoulder, "Don't listen to him," he told the first years who were looking at him in awe, well the boys were, "He's a spoil sport."
"Fine!" Remus yelled after at him, "but if they all turn out to be psychotic killers it's all your fault."
At this point Peter woke up from his deep sleep involving fluffy pink rabbits and pretty flowers and other equally wet things to ask, "Have I missed anything?"
"Oh no, of course not," said Remus sarcastically, "Sirius has only taken the first years up to the astronomy tower."
Peter shuddered, "what's he gonna do to them up there?"
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Sirius and the first years stood outside the door to the astronomy tower.
"Now listen carefully, when we go in, you must be prepared for the worst. Some pretty, err rude stuff sometimes goes on in there."
"Like what?" Squeaked a boy who very much reminded Sirius of Peter.
"Umm, you'll see in a moment. Imagine James and Lily, then multiply it by a hundred and fifty seven and you will approximately get the goings on of the astronomy tower."
Several first years gulped. Slowly, Sirius began to turn the handle to the door, when Remus came running up waving his arms around.
"Stop!" He cried. "I won't let you go in there. I won't let you corrupt the first years-"
"Come on Moony old boy, you can join us." and before poor Remus could do anything to stop it he was being dragged inside the room.
The first years' eyes widened - some in disgust, some in awe. Unfortunately for them all the innocent snoggers noticed the intrudement, and quickly sat up, trying to resume the expression of someone who hasn't done anything wrong.
"Don't mind us," Sirius said cheerfully, "Just teaching the firsties a thing or two about later life."
"Stop!" Renus shouted frantically, "Don't do it, it'll corrupt them-"
"what is going on here?" A stern voice said grimly from behind them. Everyone whipped round. There stood Professor Mcgonagol in an emerald dressing gown. Her eyes narrowed evily behind her square shaped glasses. "It is almost one o clock. why are you all out of bed?"
"Ahh, Professor," Sirius began nervously. "I can explain everything, the poor first years were, umm were stuck on their astronomy homework, so umm, I ,I decided to help them out and escort them to the astronomy tower." Professor Mcgonagol raised an unbelieving eye-brow. "What are they all doing then?" She said smirking, pointing at the innocent snoggers who had magically sprung apart.
"Umm, who?" asked Sirius pretending to strain his eyes, "I don't see anyone." Professor Mcgonagol sighed wearily. "Every single one of you will recieve detentions. Yes all of you." She said looking at the innocent snoggers. "Mr Black and Mr Lupin, I think it would be a good idea if I were to escort you and your, err companions back to the gryffindor tower. The rest of you, bed now. You will be hearing of your detentions shortly."
"Thanks alot."
"Thanks alot"
"Thanks alot" The innocent snoggers all trooped past Sirius glaring at him. Sirius grinned back.
"Right you lot," Said Mcgonagol, when every innocent snogger was out of sight, "Come with me now." They all followed her to the common room where Lily and James were snogging. (still) They sprang apart as Mcgonagol approached.
"I won't even ask." She said drily, "but you two can have a detention as well, just the same as these lot here." She said sniffily, pointing at Sirius, Remus and the firsties. "My own house, never have so many students been out of bed. I've never been so disappointed." She broke off. "Right." she said collecting herself. "Off to bed, NOW! And if I hear that anyone has been out of bed, they will be very, very sorry." With that Mcgonagol turned on her heel and swept off down the corridor.
"I warned you-" Remus began.
"Hey, it was worth it." Sirius said. The first years nodded approvingly, apart from the girls who declared they were 'mature' and things like that were crude and disgusting. Remus whole heartedly agreed with then.
Suddenly they all heard a sharp rapping on the portrait, followed by "are you lot in bed yet?" James raised his eye brows at Sirius,
"Yes," Remus said, "we're just going now."
"Does she ever give up?" James said incredulously when they were out of hearing range.
"Hey, where's Helen?" asked Sirius suddenly
"Padfoot," said Remus, "You must be the most random person I know."
"ahh, the importance of being random."
"Ignore him;" James said, "He's been high all day."
"actually, I don't know." said Lily, "I guess she must still be in the dorm.
"well, I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." She said, her gaze lingering on James. He grinned back at her, "Definitely," he said.
Lily blushed, "well g'night everyone." She started to go up the stairs,
"Wait," James said, he hooked his finger into the back of her jeans and pulled her back down to plant a kiss on her lips.
"Oh Please," said Sirius, rolling his eyes.
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"Helen?"
"Lily is that you?"
"Are you awake?"
"What do you think?"
"Where've you been, you didn't come down once."
"yeah, sorry, I was really tired, how did it go with James?"
"Perfectly. It was just like in a fairy tale, we made up and then he kissed me and it was so romantic." Lily sighed dreamily.
Helen grinned, "Great, did you tell him you love him?"
"No," lily said, "Besides I'm only fourteen."
"You're never too young to fall in love,"Helen said, "In my opinion anyway."
"I agree," Lily said, "but I want to be sure he loves me, before I embarass myself."
"You're so lucky," Helen said.
"I know... I've never felt so strongly about anyone. My greatest dream has always been to fall in love with someone, and for them to love me back." lily broke off smiling, "I can't believe it's actually happening. Why, is there something wrong between you and Sirius?"
"No, it's just a fun thing really. I sometimes wonder if he only wants to be friends." Lily shrugged.
"Well, you know Sirius, he's been in and out of so many relationships it's kinda scary. That guy has a major commitment problem."
"You think he's going to break up with me?"
"I never said that, it's obvious he likes you, otherwise it wouldn't have lasted over a week, but Sirius is so unpredictable, you never know what he's going to do next."
Helen shrugged, "Maybe I'll break up with him then, save him doing it to me."
"What? you mean you want to break up with him?"
"No, I just want to be friends."
"Whatever! I'm going to sleep, g'night."
"Good night."
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The next day, Lily and James were chatting together on the couch when Sirius walked in looking crest fallen."
"Hey padfoot." James said
"Hey." Sirius replied down heartedly.
"whats up?" Lily asked. "You look rather miserable."
"yeah, your best friend just broke up with me."
Lily muttered something under her breath that sounded oddly like "daft cow"
"She did what?" James asked incredulously. "Why would she do that?"
"Said she wanted to be friends and that she didn't think we were right for each other."
"Poor Padfoot," said James sympathetically, "he's never been dumped before." he added to Lily."
"No, I haven't, and I actually liked Helen more than all the other girls, especially that stupid hufflepuff, Libby Watson."
"I've gotta go." said Lily and bolted from the common room to find Helen. She found her in the library.
"Hi Helen. Are you realising that you have just made a very big mistake?"
"erm what d'you mean?"
"What did you break up with Sirius for?"
"ahh, that." Helen looked a bit nervous. "Well I guess I just figured that if he was going to break up with me, it'd better be sooner rather that later, and besides, I really do think we'd be better off as friends." But as she said it, she didn't quite meet Lily's eyes.
Lily raised an eye brow. "Yeah right. You're the worst liar I've ever met. And besides, Sirius just said that he hadn't been going to break up with you. He really likes you."
"Oh." Helen looked uncomfortable. "He said he wasn't going to break up with me?"
"He said, that he liked you more than any other girl he had dated, and thats saying something. He's dated more girls than anyone in the school."
Helen looked very uncomfortable. "Well still, he would've broken up with me anyway, it was bound to happen some time and it would be better not to get too attatched." She said all this in a rush.
"Helen, I've been unhappy almost all my life, and trust me, a few moments happiness counts for a lot. Even if it isn't for very long, it must be better than always being miserable."
Helen looked at her, "So you're trying to say that I should get back together with him?"
"I'm trying to say, you should do whatever will make you happy." Lily stood up and walked out the library leaving Helen alone with her thoughts. She had an idea that her advice had done the trick. It was quite a nice feeling to know something you said had an impact on someone.
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Helen and Sirius were back together by the next days lunch time. Lily had smiled to herself. Helen could be really stubborn sometimes.
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A/N sorry about that chapter it didn't turn out as I expected. Some of it was really weird, but I wanted to make up for all the depressive chapters earlier on.
please review, at least ten would be nice, but if anyone wants to throw in a few extras I wouldn't mind. I live off reviews. If I have no reviews it becomes harder to write chapters and i'm not brilliant at updating anyway. once a month would be good for me. so please review.
til the next chapter (if there is one)
Lilz
