A/N: I had to put that thing about the Malfoys last chapter. Anyway, this chapter's okay, and a lot more happens with Remus' crush on Molly Walters. Yes, I did imply that Arthur Weasley was a prankster when he was in school. Where do you think Fred and George get it from? Anyway, I know that Arthur and Molly are probably older than MWP&P, but I'm just going to put them in the same year, so that my story works out the way I want it to. Also, this chapter might be depressing, because I'm reading A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, and that is a very depressing book, as you can tell from the title.
Girls
By Wolf Speaker
Chapter 3:
Remus' Girl
It had been two months since that night, and Sirius was getting impatient. Remus was Sirius's complete opposite, and Sirius just couldn't take it anymore.
"Sirius, I don't think-"
"You're right, you don't think, but we're going to try to get you as close as possible. There's Molly, right over there. Just go over there and ask her to the Yule Ball," said Sirius.
"If I remember correctly, you didn't have that easy of a time when you asked out Yvonne Chang?" teased Remus.
"Hey! At least I did it. Sure, she was a bitch once I got to know her, but at least I had the chance," said Sirius. "If you don't act soon, I've been hearing that Arthur Weasley wants to ask her out, and he just might beat you to her!"
"Wouldn't that sound dumb if they got married?" said Remus. "Molly Weasley. Come on."
"Yeah, well you could always make it sound worse and make her 'Molly Lupin'. GO ON!" said Sirius, and he pushed Remus to Molly.
"Um…Hi. I'm Remus Lupin. DoyouwannagototheYuleBallwithme?" In case you couldn't tell, Remus was slightly nervous.
"What?" asked Molly, smiling slightly.
"Do you want to go to the ball with me?" asked Remus more slowly and calmly.
"Sure," said Molly, grinning. "I'll see you in Transfiguration this afternoon."
Once Molly had walked away, Sirius came out from behind a suit of armor, with a very serious face.
"Now, Remus, do I have to give you the sex talk?" he asked with a straight face.
"Ha ha. I reckon the whole school will know by tomorrow?" asked Remus.
"I reckon so," Sirius replied with a still straight face.
*
"Lilly, you're just plain evil. Are you with the Dark Side and just not telling me?" said Charlotte, seeming rather disgruntled. Aw, hell, she was totally pissed off.
"Well, it's not like I knew he was right behind us," whispered Lilly, who was feeling terrible as it was.
"I'm sorry, but if he tells Sirius about my telekinesis, I'm going to kill him," said Charlotte.
"Well, I know James, and he'll probably ask us if he can tell Sirius," said Lilly. "But then again, he tells Sirius everything. I don't know if he'll keep this from him, even if we tell him to."
"Fine. I have no choice," said Charlotte, "I'm going to have to tell him myself."
"You know, he would've found out sooner or later. Don't forget, they have the invisibility cloak," said Lilly.
"Yeah, and like you said, they eavesdrop on us all the time," said Charlotte. "I guess I'll tell him after dinner tonight."
*
"Char! Charlotte, I need to tell you something!" Sirius came running into the common room right before dinner
"I have to tell you something, too," said Charlotte slowly, as if dreading this moment (which, I now remember, she was).
"Let me go first," Sirius hurried. "Remus finally asked out Molly Walters. You know, that girl," said Sirius, pointing to a girl in their year across the common room.
"That's great!" exclaimed, relieved she didn't have to tell Sirius just yet.
"Yeah, but I think Arthur Weasley is out for revenge," laughed Sirius. He pointed over by Arthur, and sure enough, he was glaring at Remus.
"Don't you think we should do something?" asked Charlotte, remembering Arthur's "practical jokes" that he played on half of the house, who had all turned into frogs for about a quarter hour.
"Nah. Remus could beat this guy up in a minuet. Especially on a full moon," he muttered.
Charlotte was beginning to think her friends were keeping something from her. She'd heard them mention things about the full moon, Remus, and some people named Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Even Lilly seemed to know, and Charlotte was getting curious.
"What?" she asked, hoping he would just let it slip.
"I didn't say anything," Sirius said casually. "C'mon, it's almost time for dinner."
*
At dinner that night, Lilly and Charlotte were having an interesting conversation, in hushed voices, while the guys were negotiating their adventure for tomorrow night.
"Lilly, I just couldn't tell him," whispered Charlotte. "It's not that easy, you know. Have you ever had to tell James something you didn't want to?"
"Well… no. But hey," said Lilly. "At least James promised he wouldn't tell."
"Yeah, but you said yourself that he might not keep that promise," Charlotte replied.
"Look, you're going to have to tell him before tomorrow night, because they kind of have something planned, and I'll bet any money that if Sirius doesn't already know, James will tell him," urged Lilly.
"Okay, but I really don't like this," mumbled Charlotte.
"I don't think you're supposed to like it. Of course, Sirius will probably let you help him torture Snape!" smiled Lilly.
"Oh, goodie! My life long dream has been to torture Snape!" laughed Charlotte.
"That's my girl," said Sirius, then he put his arm around Charlotte's shoulders.
*
"Um, Sirius?" asked Charlotte. The time had come, and she wasn't looking forward to it. "Can I talk to you?
"Sure. What's wrong?" he asked, looking into her face. He looked honestly worried, and Charlotte hated doing that to him.
"There's something about me I think you should know," she said slowly.
"I have to tell you something, too," said Sirius, just as cautiously.
"Okay, um… do you want to go first?" Charlotte asked, trying to buy her time to come up with something to say.
"Okay. I'm an unregistered Animagus. I turn into a giant black dog, and I sneak out of the castle every full moon. James and Peter are Animagi also. James turns into a stag, and Peter turns into a rat (A/N: Which is perfectly fitting for the piece of scum)," said Sirius rather quickly.
"Wow," Charlotte said, and that was all she could think of. "Who is Moony then? I can guess Wormtail, Prongs, and Padfoot, but that's only 3 of the 4."
"Well… I have to make sure the guys think you can know about that one, okay?" said Sirius.
Lucky for Charlotte, it was obvious Sirius really wanted to tell her.
"Sure," she said. "I guess it's my turn now. I'm… Well, there's no easy way of putting it. I'm… telekinetic. I can sort of move things with my mind," Charlotte explained, unable to look at Sirius. "That's what happened to Lucius on the train. I didn't stun him. I kind of… made him hit his head on the ceiling, and he got knocked out."
It was silent for a while, and Charlotte was still looking at the floor. When she looked up, Sirius was grinning like she had told him he had won 10,000 Galleons.
"What?" asked Charlotte timidly. "Are you mad at me?"
"You knocked out Lucius Malfoy, and you think I'm mad at you?" Sirius said, still grinning. "Believe me, I couldn't be happier!"
He came over and gave Charlotte a huge hug, nearly suffocating her. When they separated, Charlotte was grinning, too.
"If I knew it'd make you that happy, I'd have told you a long time ago!" joked Charlotte.
Sirius smiled at her, then leaned over and kissed her.
*
"You guys…" said Sirius later that night, just before they left under the cloak, "I was wondering if I could tell Charlotte about Remus."
"What?" Peter and James said at the same time.
"How do you know we can trust her?" whispered James.
"Yeah, I mean, we barely know her!" said Peter.
"But Lilly knows! It's been almost two months since we met Charlotte, and none of us have ever had a fight with her!" said Sirius urgently.
"Yeah, but how do you know she won't go and tell Snape or something?" pointed out James.
"Do you honestly think she'd do that?" asked Sirius.
"No, but I don't think we should tell her yet," James said finally.
There was no arguing with James when he made up his mind. Sirius just had to wait for James to realize what a sweet person Charlotte really was.
A/N: Okay, so this isn't as depressing as I was expecting, but that's just because I just flow with these things (maybe that's why I've got a C- in Language Arts). But I did have an idea, but I'm just going to use it in another chapter. It would've been too soon in the story to use it anyway. Any ideas, suggestions, or even hellos can be either said in your reviews or e-mailed to me. Really. I wouldn't mind it. Nope, not one bit. Anyway, I hope to see your reviews soon (seeing as I've been very depressed lately), and I hope you people e-mail me.
Sincerely yours,
Wolf Speaker
