Disclaimer: I have no intention of saying that I own everything in this story. My mind's not worthy. Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans (and everything wizarding and/ or witchcraft in nature), Ms. JK Rowling created them. I'm but a mere fan. As for the other girl characters (Lae Bevin, Gin Plata-Connor, JK R'phael and Professor Kiadara Wildfire) my friends and I own them. I repeat: They are not from any of the HP books. "KING OF PAIN" is by Alanis Morissette.
Author's notes: This is a songfic inspired by the song "Could it be any Harder" by The Calling. I've divided the verses and made a story out of the lyrics. Each chapter is titled by lines of other alternative songs (except chapter 6: the line came from Could it be any Harder) The lyrics of the song are enclosed in the ! J anyway… enuf of my introduction… I love SIRIUS BLACK! (Thanks ALEX BAND and AARON KAMIN for writing this heartfelt song. You have eternally changed my life.) And yes, Alex, the seeker in my story, probably is Alex Band… I just had to include him in this one! (events are still fictional, mind you)J
Of Wizards and Faerys: Chapter 3: "there's a little black spot on the sun today…"
I lie down and blind myself with laughter
A quick fix of hope is what I'm needing…
December 1978
"Duck!"
James and the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch team altogether squatted to avoid Lae's Whirldwind aimed for Sirius.
"AAAHHH!"
Black aimed for a counter but was too late. He powerfully and forcefully hit the wall. The team were all dripping wet but not because it rained during practice.
"Aguakykloma!"
Lae was floating in mid-air, her hair floating away from her face.
"Niewe froisa!"
Sirius blocked, though he was lying on the floor. The water from Lae's spell concretized and fell to the floor as hail-like crystals.
"My turn,"
Sirius got up as Lae descended on the bench. He knew all to well not to use water and wind with her (Those were her domains, completely hands off).
"Mathekaparior!" he shouted.
Lae shouted and wailed loudly as a ten-foot maggot appeared right before her. In so much fright, she actually lifted herself off of the bench in flight and directed to the showers.
The other members of the team emerged from behind the lockers and peered at the laughing wizard on the floor.
"You are so cruel, Black!" JK exclaimed when they walked back to their lockers.
"But that was bloody brilliant!" Peter exclaimed in awe.
Sirius didn't have time to marvel at his teammates' reactions. Just before his teammates reached their own lockers, Sirius had got up from the floor and ran to see how his girlfriend was.
"Look at those two," Gin said as she opened her locker.
"They fight like hell," she continued.
"And they make up blastedly fun."
Remus was peeking around the wall. By the look on his face, it sure seemed like the previously duelling witch and wizard were reunited (I dare not write what Remus saw). Gin peered as well and pulled Remus to give her cousin and best friend the privacy they deserved.
"Do you reckon they're happy?"
Lily, who wasn't really an official member of the team but officially their mum during practices, said.
"Who wouldn't be?"
Remus still wasn't over the little make-up (ehem, out) scene he witnessed.
"I'm sure Lily meant that in a really innocent and unwicked way, Moony."
Gin said annoyingly to her boyfriend. Remus laughed and James gave him a high five. Guys.
"I mean, with what they have now." Lily cleared.
"Well, I think I'll second Remus on his remark,"
Gin, who was pulled by Remus to peep too, said with a huge smile on her face.
"Guys…" Lily said. Gin and Remus snapped out of the moment.
"Well, why can't they be? I mean, they're in love," JK said as she dried herself.
"Yeah but well…"
Lily said and looked at the quiet member of the team who was changing his clothes at one corner of the room.
"Well don't mind me, here," the thin framed male stood and fixed his tight fitting shirt.
"I'm just gonna finish up and leave you guys be." He turned around as he fixed his hair with his hands.
"Alex, don't pretend you don't know what we're talking about," Gin said.
"If anyone knows all of our secrets, it would be you." she added.
Alex, a muggle-born American wizard who grew up in London, picked up his wand and looked at the group.
"Need help dressing this place up?"
He smiled. JK, who really got along well him, picked up her wand too and they began repairing the locker room from the damage Lae and Sirius did to it.
"Will love be strong enough?" Lily asked. That caught the whole room's attention.
~ * ~ * ~
"Sirius, we've got to pass another prediction chart to Trelawney before the Christmas Holiday. How many times do I have to remind you?"
Lae placed a thick roll of parchment on the table before Sirius.
"But, Meg, it's Divination. You forgot I have an unblemished mark of high scores in that subject."
Sirius pushed the parchment away from him. He was using her Muggle nickname, meaning he was in the mood to duel.
"Whatever, Black. Do it right this time." Lae insisted.
Sirius took the parchment and unrolled it then took his wand and tapped the parchment three times, "Mischief Planned". His handwriting (which meant it was messy and unorganized), magically appeared on the parchment. Lae stood up and went up to their room.
"Meg, please,"
Sirius stood up and called out to his upset lover. Lae held out her hand and ignored him.
"She only wants you to take your studies seriously," Gin said. Sirius sank down the couch.
"I don't want to waste any more time with this." He said.
It was almost midnight so they were the only ones left in the common room.
"What's wrong with Lae? I saw her on her way upstairs and she seemed upset."
Alex said when he descended the spiral staircase. Gin pointed to Sirius who was concealing his face with his forearms. Alex threw Gin a questioning look.
She shrugged and asked Sirius, "Waste time with what?" Sirius squawked.
"This," he clumsily rolled up the parchment. "Studying and staying here when we could be doing much more outside."
He continued. Alex sighed. He sure understood his sentiments.
"Sirius, buddy, let me tell you something," Alex sat on the couch opposite him. Gin sat beside Sirius.
"I know exactly how you feel," He started. Sirius and Gin listened to him resolutely.
"I used to have this girl at home, who used to wait every holiday for me to come back."
He continued when he noticed their interest.
"Used to?" Sirius asked. Alex nodded.
"Yeah. See, when we were 15, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. And last year, before I left, she died." Gin gasped.
"But, you know… it was inevitable." Alex shrugged. "And I know it's a different thing with you and Lae but, see, you can seize the day without really sacrificing anything. You can actually use this world we live in, as your means to capture every moment with her."
He said clairvoyantly. Sirius found himself thinking.
"I'm sorry about your loss," he told the blue-eyed blond sitting across him. Alex smiled.
"What keeps you strong after that?" Gin asked.
Obviously she was troubled with the story.
"Music, of course." He smiled. "We fell in love because of music. She loved the songs we wrote together. And I loved writing for her. I still do until now." He said with a sigh.
"All I can say, Sirius, is… carpe diem," he placed an assuring hand on Sirius' shoulder.
"Darn, I suddenly forgot what I came down here for."
He uttered. Gin giggled and the anxiety from Sirius was lifted.
~ * ~ * ~
And how I wish that I could turn back the hours
But I know that I just don't have the power…
January 1979
"And next week, party at the Three Broomsticks. Everyone is invited!"
Sirius announced to the whole common room.
"Except 2nd years and below. Sorry." he added cautiously.
Lae was still admiring the pretty necklace Sirius had given her that morning. Cheers and glee filled the common room.
"For real, Black?" A 6th year from the group asked.
"For real. Invite even your friends from the different houses!" Sirius was suck in a glorious mood.
"Even Slytherins?" a 4th year asked.
"Don't push it, mate." Sirius warned.
He smiled as the cheering was lifted to a higher level. He sat beside Lae and she kissed him.
"It's time you allowed your housemates to partake in the infamous Black Family Fortune, Sirius. You know we wouldn't let you leave school without you throwing a big bash!" Peter said.
Lae and Sirius, despite the loud peple around them, were alone in each other's arms. Sirius almost didn't hear Peter. Lae rubbed her thumbs against Sirius' cheeks while rubbing her nose against his.
"Thank you," she whispered.
"That's not the rest of it," he said.
"You know you don't have to do this." Lae said.
"Please, I want to." Sirius said and he wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Sirius, tell me something. Do you really think this is working?"
James asked Sirius the morning after the festivities of Sirius' unforeseen gift giving.
They were alone in their room because Remus, Peter and Alex went down for an early breakfast.
"Huh? You seem uptight, this morning, James. Woke up on the wrong side of the bed?"
Sirius threw a look at James. The latter sat on the foot of his own bed.
"You don't fool me. This masquerade you're playing… it doesn't fool me."
James said with a mix of sarcasm and frankness in his voice. Sirius eyed James irritatingly.
"You know James, recently, you haven't been honest with me. What do you have against me and Lae?"
Sirius sat on the foot of his bed, which was directly across James'.
"I am being honest with you, Sirius. That's why I am asking you this. And I don't have anything against Lae. I love her like a sister, you know that."
James said without tearing his eyes away from Sirius. Sirius knew this was going to be one of those hurtful confrontations James never knew how to introduce correctly.
"But, I don't wanna see you get hurt. And I know you're hurting. If you don't admit it to yourself, the stage of acceptance will be prolonged and so will the other stages of healing."
James said. Sirius looked the other way. Tears formed behind his eyes, but he held them back. That's the last thing he needed to do – cry.
"What do you want me to do? It's the only way I know how to deal with this." He said.
"Well, think of other ways," James advised. "You're killing the both of you."
Sirius looked at him, obviously surprised by his words.
"What should I do? I don't really have a clue, alright. It's not everyday I actually fall in love with a dangerous death faery, ok? Tell me, James, if you are so sure that this is wrong… what should I do? What is the right thing to do?"
Sirius cried. He could no longer stop himself.
"I don't really know, but this isn't really working as well as you think."
Sirius got up and walked to the door.
"Sirius, wait. Where are you going?" James asked.
"To face my fear."
-more in chapter 4-
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