Disclaimer: Nutin's mine! Cept an odd character here or there *grins*
Author's Note: Sorry guys, just a quick note before you read. DON'T HATE POOR SIRIUS! And also cos word deleted a whole bit last chapter I forgot to add in that Nasties=NEWTS. But I think you probably figured and if not then it's my fault!!! Please continue....and then review!!!!!!
Open To Interpretation
The news spread like wildfire through Hogwarts. Sirius and Arabella had broken up! Dozens of rumours had sprung up, each more ridiculous than the last even though half the school had been present when the "Perfect Couple" split up. Much to Sirius and Arabella's relief, the Valentine's Card professing Sirius's love was not known to many in the school and the Marauder's were hardly ever seen together with the three seventh year Gryffindors.
"It worked! His plan worked!" A tall, stocky boy exclaimed as Lily, Arabella and Jessabelle passed by them, minus the Marauders.
"Of course it worked, Avery, you fool. Our Lord's intelligence exceeds even that Mudblood Evans's." drawled a voice from behind the boy. Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape had joined the boy who was watching the three girls.
"Considering her heritage, as you yourself mentioned Malfoy, it shouldn't be extremely difficult to exceed Evans's intelligence. Or were you merely paying her a compliment?" Severus sneered at Lucius.
"You know as well as I do, Snape," Lucius spat, flushing at Severus's words, "That our Master needs her for her intelligence."
"That which you lack." He replied scathingly.
"How dare you?" Lucius's face was awash with colour now. "I was the one who co-ordinated this whole plan to break up Black and Figg!"
"But without Lord Voldemort, you would be no where."
"How kind of you to point out, Snape. And how true as well. I am a living example of what our Lord does for his loyal followers. "
"And how brave of you to announce for the whole school just how loyal you are. Perhaps you should be in Gryffindor? Or Hufflepuff, as it is also extremely stupid and foolish to advertise yourself so publicly." With this Snape stormed off to his next class leaving a seething Malfoy and an amused Avery behind.
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"We have to get them to patch things up. Just to be friends, Merlin knows they aren't going to go back to being in a relationship." Jessabella sighed. Lily, Remus and herself were sitting in a corner of the common room, near the dorm stairs talking about the current situation.
"But if I was Bella, I would be out for blood. There would be no way I would talk to Sirius again let alone be friends with him." Lily protested.
"Yes, but Lily," Remus started to reason with her, "You're stubborn and very unforgiving at times. But we love you for it," Remus added hastily seeing her expression, "Bloody hell. My point is that both of them are miserable-"
"Good! I mean in Sirius's case." Lily interrupted.
"And maybe if they're friends again they might start to cheer up. Things could get back to normal. Merlin, it's been almost a month." Remus ignored Lily's outburst.
"You're right, Remus." Jessabelle shot Lily a look, "And Bella's been miserable. I wish this thing hadn't of happened!" She said getting frustrated.
"Okay so we're agreeing on three things?" Lily asked them.
"What?" Remus sighed.
"Sirius is a bastard, they're both depressed and they need to be friend's again." Lily listed the things off on her fingers.
"Correct." Jessabelle nodded.
"Except for the first point. Something isn't right about it all. Don't get me wrong," Remus held his hands up in surrender at the girl's indignant expressions, "What Sirius did wasn't acceptable, but it's all a little weird." Remus had a confused look on his face.
"It's surreal. Hard to believe but," Lily paused, and then sighed. "Let's stop talking about this. It's making me depressed as well." Lily got up and waited for Remus and Jessabelle to do the same.
"Lets go for a walk. It shouldn't be too cold outside." Jessabelle said as they headed for the portrait.
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'Just to be friends, Merlin knows they aren't going to go back to being in a relationship.' Jessabelle's words were running around Arabella's head as she sat on the stairs listening to her friends talk. At first she was really hurt that her best friends were talking about her behind her back but she was glad to know that they were just as mad at Sirius as she was.
She sighed to herself, "You're not mad, just extremely....miserable." She muttered to herself as she watched Remus, Jessabelle and Lily walk out of the common room.
"Arabella." a voice from behind her cut into her thoughts. She turned her head around to see who it was. Sirius was standing behind her, "Can I talk to you....please?" She was about to answer no when Jessabelle's words rang in her head 'just be friends.'
"Alright." She stood up and followed Sirius back to his dorm.
Sirius shut the door behind her as she stood looking extremely uncomfortable in the middle of the room.
"I know apologising isn't going to stop you from being angry at me and it's not going to change what happened, but I'm sorry. Really, really sorry. I don't know what happened. I had to get James to explain it to me in fact." Sirius started.
"I'm not angry, Sirius. Just hurt." Arabella looked down at the floor, just missing Sirius expression. His heart was breaking and it was showing as plain as day in his eyes.
"I'm sorry." He whispered again.
"It doesn't matter, like you said, it won't change what happened." She laughed without humour. "The only reason I'm talking to you is because I don't like what this it doing to our friends."
"You were listening to Jess, Lily and Remus." It was more of a statement than a question.
"How long were you behind me?" She asked Sirius before changing her mind. "Never mind. So can we go back to being friends then?"
"Of course." Sirius said quietly.
"I'll see you at dinner then." Arabella walked passed him and out of the door. Sirius walked over to his bed and collapsed face down muttering into his pillow.
"I always thought you were crazy Padfoot. Was that Bella I saw just exiting OUR dorm? And is she the reason you're muttering into your pillow?" Remus came into the dorm shortly after Bella left.
"I thought you were going for a walk?" Sirius looked accusingly at Remus.
"Eavesdropping now? We did get outside but it was freakin' cold. Bloody Jess, all her fault. So spill. What little drama unfolded while I was outside freezing my-"
"Nothing. And you're getting much to nosey for your own good." Remus snorted at this. "Alright!" Sirius could see an onslaught coming from Remus so he took the easy option, spilling. "We agreed to be friends."
"Hallelujah!" Remus shouted.
"Don't get too excited. We did it for your sake."
"Mine?" Remus looked confused.
"Yes, the entire world revolves around you-"
"I had my suspicions."
"MOONY! No, for everyone."
"Everyone? Now who thinks the world revolves around him?"
"Stop it before I come over there and make you. We did it so that we could go back to being friends with everyone." Sirius was getting annoyed at Remus.
"So you two had sex so you could be friends. Isn't that usually what 'it' means?"
"I'm going to strangle you." Sirius cried as he rushed over to the slightly smaller boy and pinned him against the wall, his hands around his throat.
"You are way to easy, Sirius." Remus grinned. Sirius let him go and collapsed onto his bed again. "So, why so glum, chum?" Remus sat on the bed next to Sirius's one. "You're friends again. Maybe she'll forgive you some day and then everyone will be happy!"
"I don't know Moony. It's just so strange. I only remember Belle running from the hall and everyone else staring at me. And for some reason Lily, who was practically glowing in repressed anger. That girl needs some release."
"Have you told Bella that you don't remember what happened?"
"Kinda. But I do know what happened, Prongs explained it to me."
"We'll get to the bottom of it, Padfoot. By the way, where is Prongs?" Remus asked.
"He said something about Quidditch training."
"Mmm hmm...and Padfoot?"
"Yah?" Sirius looked at Remus expectantly.
"Aren't you ON the Quidditch team?" He asked Sirius like you would prompt a child into giving you their age. Sirius jumped up from the bed.
"Shit!"
"Shit is right my friend. Get your arse into gear and go and practise."
"Didn't know you were thinking about my arse Moony."
"Oh, all the time, Padfoot." Remus said sarcastically.
"MOONY BATS FOR THE OTHER TEAM!!" Sirius ran out of the dorm yelling this at the top of his lungs. Luckily most of the students hadn't a clue what he was saying.
~*~
While Remus and Sirius were talking, the girls were having much the same discussion. Lily and Jessabelle were jumping around the room in circles squealing and only stopped when they heard Sirius yelling as he ran out of the common room. The girls ran into the boys' dorm to find Remus shaking his head.
"Remus? Your gay?" Lily asked him in disbelief.
"He's what? YOUR GAY?" Jessabelle cried. Remus just chuckled to himself.
"No Jess, Lily, I'm not gay. Padfoot is just....crazy."
"Did you hear the happy news, Remus?" Lily asked him.
"Lily..." Arabella warned her.
"Yes! I did. Come on, admit it....I'm brilliant!" Remus gloated.
"Hey! It was my idea!" Jessabelle exclaimed.
"What? What idea?" Arabella lowered her voice menacingly.
"To get you and Sirius back to being friends." Lily said cautiously.
"And how did you know both of us would be listening?" Arabella demanded.
"Actually only one of you was needed, both was a bonus."
"But-"
"Honestly Bella," Lily sighed, "Do you really think we would be daft enough to have a private conversation RIGHT near the dorm stairs if we didn't want anyone to hear?"
"How did you know I was there then?" Arabella asked in defeat.
"Remus has extra-sensitive hearing." Jessabelle explained.
"And smell....but that isn't always good. Especially in this room." Remus joked.
"You're right. What the hell is that smell?" Lily wrinkled up her nose.
Remus shrugged, "You can explore if you want, but it's probably something rotting in Peter's trunk."
"We'll pass. Let's go back to the common room. Are you coming, Remus?" Jessabelle inquired.
"Yep. Lead on." The group exited the common room and a rat ran out from under Sirius's bed.
Peter transformed back to his human form. "Master, will not be happy to hear of this." He muttered to himself.
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Author's Note Numero Due: Well I hadn't planned on writing today but it was calling to me so I thought, why not? And I think my story is actually developing a plot.or a semi-one. And once again, DON'T HATE SIRIUS!!! All will be revealed if you stick with me. I didn't plan on this story being long so it's only going to have 4 or 5 chapters more. It's already longer then I had planned in the beginning so I hope you guys are enjoying it!
Thankyou Time!!!
sirius' lover: I know.but what, there's more!!!
Scalene Tristy: Umm.thanks I guess *grins* What does your pen name mean by the way?
weasley-kid: Thanks!! But don't hate Sirius just yet...(mysterious music plays) *laughs*
Jlee: You're back! Lol.I felt really bad writing chapter 6.poor Sirius!!!
Thanks ppls!!!!
meg
Author's Note: Sorry guys, just a quick note before you read. DON'T HATE POOR SIRIUS! And also cos word deleted a whole bit last chapter I forgot to add in that Nasties=NEWTS. But I think you probably figured and if not then it's my fault!!! Please continue....and then review!!!!!!
Open To Interpretation
The news spread like wildfire through Hogwarts. Sirius and Arabella had broken up! Dozens of rumours had sprung up, each more ridiculous than the last even though half the school had been present when the "Perfect Couple" split up. Much to Sirius and Arabella's relief, the Valentine's Card professing Sirius's love was not known to many in the school and the Marauder's were hardly ever seen together with the three seventh year Gryffindors.
"It worked! His plan worked!" A tall, stocky boy exclaimed as Lily, Arabella and Jessabelle passed by them, minus the Marauders.
"Of course it worked, Avery, you fool. Our Lord's intelligence exceeds even that Mudblood Evans's." drawled a voice from behind the boy. Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape had joined the boy who was watching the three girls.
"Considering her heritage, as you yourself mentioned Malfoy, it shouldn't be extremely difficult to exceed Evans's intelligence. Or were you merely paying her a compliment?" Severus sneered at Lucius.
"You know as well as I do, Snape," Lucius spat, flushing at Severus's words, "That our Master needs her for her intelligence."
"That which you lack." He replied scathingly.
"How dare you?" Lucius's face was awash with colour now. "I was the one who co-ordinated this whole plan to break up Black and Figg!"
"But without Lord Voldemort, you would be no where."
"How kind of you to point out, Snape. And how true as well. I am a living example of what our Lord does for his loyal followers. "
"And how brave of you to announce for the whole school just how loyal you are. Perhaps you should be in Gryffindor? Or Hufflepuff, as it is also extremely stupid and foolish to advertise yourself so publicly." With this Snape stormed off to his next class leaving a seething Malfoy and an amused Avery behind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"We have to get them to patch things up. Just to be friends, Merlin knows they aren't going to go back to being in a relationship." Jessabella sighed. Lily, Remus and herself were sitting in a corner of the common room, near the dorm stairs talking about the current situation.
"But if I was Bella, I would be out for blood. There would be no way I would talk to Sirius again let alone be friends with him." Lily protested.
"Yes, but Lily," Remus started to reason with her, "You're stubborn and very unforgiving at times. But we love you for it," Remus added hastily seeing her expression, "Bloody hell. My point is that both of them are miserable-"
"Good! I mean in Sirius's case." Lily interrupted.
"And maybe if they're friends again they might start to cheer up. Things could get back to normal. Merlin, it's been almost a month." Remus ignored Lily's outburst.
"You're right, Remus." Jessabelle shot Lily a look, "And Bella's been miserable. I wish this thing hadn't of happened!" She said getting frustrated.
"Okay so we're agreeing on three things?" Lily asked them.
"What?" Remus sighed.
"Sirius is a bastard, they're both depressed and they need to be friend's again." Lily listed the things off on her fingers.
"Correct." Jessabelle nodded.
"Except for the first point. Something isn't right about it all. Don't get me wrong," Remus held his hands up in surrender at the girl's indignant expressions, "What Sirius did wasn't acceptable, but it's all a little weird." Remus had a confused look on his face.
"It's surreal. Hard to believe but," Lily paused, and then sighed. "Let's stop talking about this. It's making me depressed as well." Lily got up and waited for Remus and Jessabelle to do the same.
"Lets go for a walk. It shouldn't be too cold outside." Jessabelle said as they headed for the portrait.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'Just to be friends, Merlin knows they aren't going to go back to being in a relationship.' Jessabelle's words were running around Arabella's head as she sat on the stairs listening to her friends talk. At first she was really hurt that her best friends were talking about her behind her back but she was glad to know that they were just as mad at Sirius as she was.
She sighed to herself, "You're not mad, just extremely....miserable." She muttered to herself as she watched Remus, Jessabelle and Lily walk out of the common room.
"Arabella." a voice from behind her cut into her thoughts. She turned her head around to see who it was. Sirius was standing behind her, "Can I talk to you....please?" She was about to answer no when Jessabelle's words rang in her head 'just be friends.'
"Alright." She stood up and followed Sirius back to his dorm.
Sirius shut the door behind her as she stood looking extremely uncomfortable in the middle of the room.
"I know apologising isn't going to stop you from being angry at me and it's not going to change what happened, but I'm sorry. Really, really sorry. I don't know what happened. I had to get James to explain it to me in fact." Sirius started.
"I'm not angry, Sirius. Just hurt." Arabella looked down at the floor, just missing Sirius expression. His heart was breaking and it was showing as plain as day in his eyes.
"I'm sorry." He whispered again.
"It doesn't matter, like you said, it won't change what happened." She laughed without humour. "The only reason I'm talking to you is because I don't like what this it doing to our friends."
"You were listening to Jess, Lily and Remus." It was more of a statement than a question.
"How long were you behind me?" She asked Sirius before changing her mind. "Never mind. So can we go back to being friends then?"
"Of course." Sirius said quietly.
"I'll see you at dinner then." Arabella walked passed him and out of the door. Sirius walked over to his bed and collapsed face down muttering into his pillow.
"I always thought you were crazy Padfoot. Was that Bella I saw just exiting OUR dorm? And is she the reason you're muttering into your pillow?" Remus came into the dorm shortly after Bella left.
"I thought you were going for a walk?" Sirius looked accusingly at Remus.
"Eavesdropping now? We did get outside but it was freakin' cold. Bloody Jess, all her fault. So spill. What little drama unfolded while I was outside freezing my-"
"Nothing. And you're getting much to nosey for your own good." Remus snorted at this. "Alright!" Sirius could see an onslaught coming from Remus so he took the easy option, spilling. "We agreed to be friends."
"Hallelujah!" Remus shouted.
"Don't get too excited. We did it for your sake."
"Mine?" Remus looked confused.
"Yes, the entire world revolves around you-"
"I had my suspicions."
"MOONY! No, for everyone."
"Everyone? Now who thinks the world revolves around him?"
"Stop it before I come over there and make you. We did it so that we could go back to being friends with everyone." Sirius was getting annoyed at Remus.
"So you two had sex so you could be friends. Isn't that usually what 'it' means?"
"I'm going to strangle you." Sirius cried as he rushed over to the slightly smaller boy and pinned him against the wall, his hands around his throat.
"You are way to easy, Sirius." Remus grinned. Sirius let him go and collapsed onto his bed again. "So, why so glum, chum?" Remus sat on the bed next to Sirius's one. "You're friends again. Maybe she'll forgive you some day and then everyone will be happy!"
"I don't know Moony. It's just so strange. I only remember Belle running from the hall and everyone else staring at me. And for some reason Lily, who was practically glowing in repressed anger. That girl needs some release."
"Have you told Bella that you don't remember what happened?"
"Kinda. But I do know what happened, Prongs explained it to me."
"We'll get to the bottom of it, Padfoot. By the way, where is Prongs?" Remus asked.
"He said something about Quidditch training."
"Mmm hmm...and Padfoot?"
"Yah?" Sirius looked at Remus expectantly.
"Aren't you ON the Quidditch team?" He asked Sirius like you would prompt a child into giving you their age. Sirius jumped up from the bed.
"Shit!"
"Shit is right my friend. Get your arse into gear and go and practise."
"Didn't know you were thinking about my arse Moony."
"Oh, all the time, Padfoot." Remus said sarcastically.
"MOONY BATS FOR THE OTHER TEAM!!" Sirius ran out of the dorm yelling this at the top of his lungs. Luckily most of the students hadn't a clue what he was saying.
~*~
While Remus and Sirius were talking, the girls were having much the same discussion. Lily and Jessabelle were jumping around the room in circles squealing and only stopped when they heard Sirius yelling as he ran out of the common room. The girls ran into the boys' dorm to find Remus shaking his head.
"Remus? Your gay?" Lily asked him in disbelief.
"He's what? YOUR GAY?" Jessabelle cried. Remus just chuckled to himself.
"No Jess, Lily, I'm not gay. Padfoot is just....crazy."
"Did you hear the happy news, Remus?" Lily asked him.
"Lily..." Arabella warned her.
"Yes! I did. Come on, admit it....I'm brilliant!" Remus gloated.
"Hey! It was my idea!" Jessabelle exclaimed.
"What? What idea?" Arabella lowered her voice menacingly.
"To get you and Sirius back to being friends." Lily said cautiously.
"And how did you know both of us would be listening?" Arabella demanded.
"Actually only one of you was needed, both was a bonus."
"But-"
"Honestly Bella," Lily sighed, "Do you really think we would be daft enough to have a private conversation RIGHT near the dorm stairs if we didn't want anyone to hear?"
"How did you know I was there then?" Arabella asked in defeat.
"Remus has extra-sensitive hearing." Jessabelle explained.
"And smell....but that isn't always good. Especially in this room." Remus joked.
"You're right. What the hell is that smell?" Lily wrinkled up her nose.
Remus shrugged, "You can explore if you want, but it's probably something rotting in Peter's trunk."
"We'll pass. Let's go back to the common room. Are you coming, Remus?" Jessabelle inquired.
"Yep. Lead on." The group exited the common room and a rat ran out from under Sirius's bed.
Peter transformed back to his human form. "Master, will not be happy to hear of this." He muttered to himself.
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Author's Note Numero Due: Well I hadn't planned on writing today but it was calling to me so I thought, why not? And I think my story is actually developing a plot.or a semi-one. And once again, DON'T HATE SIRIUS!!! All will be revealed if you stick with me. I didn't plan on this story being long so it's only going to have 4 or 5 chapters more. It's already longer then I had planned in the beginning so I hope you guys are enjoying it!
Thankyou Time!!!
sirius' lover: I know.but what, there's more!!!
Scalene Tristy: Umm.thanks I guess *grins* What does your pen name mean by the way?
weasley-kid: Thanks!! But don't hate Sirius just yet...(mysterious music plays) *laughs*
Jlee: You're back! Lol.I felt really bad writing chapter 6.poor Sirius!!!
Thanks ppls!!!!
meg