I have been in writers block since the last chappie, and well, this didn't
even come to me until about five minutes ago! And oh yea, the title has
double meanings! Just like the play! Aren't I creative? English has its
uses, trust me folkies! And I got the name for Sirius's cousin from the
book too! Even though, Abby in my story doesn't become a hooker in Boston.
I promise. For some reason though her character reminds me of Kate from A
Knight's Tale. I don't know why!
Chapter Fifteen- Part 1- A Crucible
Lily's heart lifted as she looked out of the car window. Before her stood a row of condos where Sirius lived with his cousin Abigail. They pulled out in front of the last flat and the car came to a stop. They were tall brick and very quaint. James placed his arm around Lily and gently kissed her on the top of her head. They walked up to the house and knocked on the door, waiting patiently.
After a few moments Sirius answered the door, "Oy! I was wondering when you guys would show up!" He cried as he Lily threw her arms around him.
"You know we can't send owls! It is dead depressing with no one to talk to!" Lily complained as she saw Abby come up behind her cousin quietly. "Hi darlin'! I am Lily!" Abby and Lily shook hands as they met for the first time.
"Hi, Abby! Long-time-no-see!" James said as he hugged the small girl. She was short and very Irish (a/n: um, dark Irish, not your typical red hair . how dare thee stereotype!). Her eyes and hair were dark brown and freckles sprinkled her nose giving her a girly appearance. She was starting her fourth year at Hogwarts in one week.
Sirius led them into a quaint kitchen, "Remmy's coming tomorrow, he had something to do tonight!" It has seemed like years since they had seen each other, but only really a month and a half. James and Lily had been taking care of matters with Dumbledore and they had a plan. Everything would be alright.
James sat down at the small table and grabbed a handful of pretzels from a clear barrel on the counter next to where he sat. "So Sirius," he commented as he looked around, "Have we got a little touch for decorating?" The kitchen was decorated gorgeously in a beach theme.
Suddenly a loud snigger came from the other side of the table, "Sirius, decorate? Obviously you have never seen his room! All white walls and clothes all over the floors. I need something to busy myself over the summer so I decorate!" She said as Sirius nodded.
"Yeah, I am not that, ummm, what's the word? Gifted with the decorating touch!" he laughed. No one had changed. The news of Voldemort gaining more followers and killing another everyday didn't seem to faze them. While sitting around the table reminiscing, an owl tapped gently on the window.
James opened the window and let in the bird. It dropped the letter on the table, picked up some pretzel crumbs and flew back out. Sirius picked up the letter and opened it gingerly. It read:
Dear Sirius, Abby, and James, Lily, and Remus if you are there:
I will be arriving tomorrow around nine in the morning. I can't wait to see everyone again! A month and ½ seems like forever! I'll see you tomorrow, just giving you a heads up.
Peter
"This is going to be just like old times!" Lily exclaimed, ecstatic. "Come on, Abby, lets go have some girl talk!" The two girls walked into the den while Sirius and James stayed at the table, watching them as they left.
James pulled his eyes away from Lily and looked to Sirius, "So Sirius, any ladies in your life?" James's face drew into a smirk as he said hit.
Sirius shook his head and laughed slightly, "Actually there is, I think you know her."
"WHO?"
"Well, you promise not to laugh?" Sirius asked suspiciously.
"Why would I laugh?" James replied.
"Don't answer a question with a question, and because, you are James!"
"I promise not laugh!"
"Fine, she is still in school, a seventh year. Her name is Bridget Finnegan," he told James sheepishly.
James shrugged, she was cute, a stereotypical Irish girl and very sweet. So Sirius wasn't a lost cause as he thought. That night Abigail and Lily cooked a wonderful supper and they all went peacefully to bed.
***
A loud knock was heard throughout the house. Lily and Abigail had been up since sunrise and Lily was sipping coffee as Abby drank orange juice. Lily jumped when she heard it, and Abby ran to the door, followed closely by Lily. The door swung open and there stood Remus and Peter in the dim sunlight.
"Ahh! Remmy!" Lily through her arms around Remus much in the same fashion that she did with Sirius. She followed suit with Peter and they walked in the house, finding Sirius and James racing down the stairs at Lily's excited scream, but a scream never-the-less. They stopped in the kitchen when they realized who it was. They were still in their boxers, skidding in their socks. James and Remus chuckled at the sight, Sirius's hair in disarray and James searching to put on his glasses.
"Right, I am going to let you four, um catch up! I'll just go to the library!" She grabbed her bag and headed for the door.
"Oooo! I want to show you the museum! Come one! PLEASE?" she begged. Lily agreed and motioned to head out the door. She blew James a kiss before she finally left. James and Sirius left to pull something on over their boxers while Remus and Peter made coffee.
As soon as Sirius and James came down, a bubbly Remus popped the question, "So when are you going to ask her?" James smiled smugly and pulled something out of his robe pocket. It was a tiny purple velvet box. He opened it and inside, pushed into the tiny slot of another purple velvet pillow was a small ring. The ring was platinum set in gold. In the gold were three diamonds. The ring was gorgeous and if a girl had been present in the room she would have been on the floor begging to marry James. "Um, James, how did you pay for that? You uh, have NO job!" Remus pointed out.
"Moony, moony, moony, you know Grand Da left me like ten thousand galleons!" James replied arrogantly.
Remus narrowed his eyes, "Right, I forgot, rich Prongs. Never mind. You didn't answer my question! When are you going to ask her?"
"Tonight at dinner, we are all going to La Vela! (a/n: restaurant/bar= vela=candle=Spanish). It will be great!" he claimed. They talked all morning about the proposal and just as Remus snuck a little Popup Potion in Peter's fourth cup of coffee, Lily and Abby came in, their voices were high and excited.
"The museum was great! So, what are we doing tonight?" Abby asked.
"You, darlin', are staying home!" Sirius put on a strange American southern accent for some odd reason. Abby put her hands on her hips and said 'hmph'. "Don't worry, Ms. Bella will take good care of you. I promise!"
"I DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER!" she yelled.
"Yes you do!" Sirius retorted.
"NO I DON'T!"
"YES YOU DO!"
"NO I DON'T"
"YES YOU DO!" And they fought for nearly twenty minutes before Remus yelled that he was getting a migraine. At that, Abigail turned on her heel and headed upstairs to the bedrooms.
"I am going to go get ready for dinner!" Lily said happily, secretly planning to talk to her new friend.
(Suspense and mystery and dreaded cliffhangers are coming, I promise. just bare through the boring crap)
***
Around five Sirius's girlfriend, Bridget, arrived. Lily sat in curlers on her bead, when she knocked on the door. The two girls exchanged screams and hugs and sat on the bed doing nails. (blah, blah, blah they got ready ladedadeda!)
***
Lily came down the stairs wearing a black dress that cam just below her knees. She was followed by Bridget who wore a red miniskirt and black tankini. James gaped at his fiancée to be, 'She has gorgeous legs!' he thought to himself. He put out her arm and she took it. Sirius kissed Bridget on the cheek and they walked out the door at nine.
Somehow, everyone fit into the small car and headed to the club. When they got there, they recognized quite a few people from school, including a random teacher here and there. They sat at a table and waited for a waitress to come and take their drink orders. Muggles mixed with the magical here. The Marauders, Lily, and Bridgett sat on a balcony above the dance floor. They watched as people danced wonderfully and horribly. Sirius and Remus started to laugh as one person began to break it down on the dance floor.
After the waitress took their order, Lily stood up to go to the powder room, shortly followed by Bridgett. "They always go together don't they, girls I mean?" Peter said, half to himself. He fingered something in his pocket. James did the same, but with the ring. He heaved a sigh and placed the ring back in his pocket before Lily came back.
"It will all work out! I promise!" Peter said comforting his friend. While the girls were in the bathroom, the drinks came. About ten minutes later.
Lily bounded up to the table, "Let's dance, darlin'" She said pulling on his arms, but he stayed put. "Honey, what's wrong?" she asked a frown forming on her face.
But James's face burst into a smile, "Nothing, nothing is wrong, Lily!" His voice was ecstatic. He slid off his chair to his knees and pulled out the purple box. Lily gasped at what it was, a smile forming on her face. "Honey, Darlin', I love you! I love you more then anything, and if you will have me, will you gladly marry me?" He opened the box and gasped once more, reaching towards it. "Why are you shaking?" James asked in response to her hand. A tear fell down Lily's face, and James looked bewildered, 'She doesn't want to marry me!'.
Bridget leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry James, it is very, very good!" James took the ring out of the box and placed it gingerly on her hand while she bent in to kiss him passionately.
"I love you, James!" she whispered in his ear, and they kissed again. The group rose up to congratulate them and everyone was happy, even Peter, even though it was for a different reason.
"Come on, Peter! We are going to go dance!" Lily called back as they headed to the stairs leading to the dance floor.
Peter looked up, "Be right there!" He stood up, hitched up his pants, and took out a very small vile from his pocket. He picked up Lily's half-empty glass and poured it in, shaking it gently. "Her I come!" And he left with a smile on his face.
I am not going to ruin the suspense with a note..
~Lilolu
Chapter Fifteen- Part 1- A Crucible
Lily's heart lifted as she looked out of the car window. Before her stood a row of condos where Sirius lived with his cousin Abigail. They pulled out in front of the last flat and the car came to a stop. They were tall brick and very quaint. James placed his arm around Lily and gently kissed her on the top of her head. They walked up to the house and knocked on the door, waiting patiently.
After a few moments Sirius answered the door, "Oy! I was wondering when you guys would show up!" He cried as he Lily threw her arms around him.
"You know we can't send owls! It is dead depressing with no one to talk to!" Lily complained as she saw Abby come up behind her cousin quietly. "Hi darlin'! I am Lily!" Abby and Lily shook hands as they met for the first time.
"Hi, Abby! Long-time-no-see!" James said as he hugged the small girl. She was short and very Irish (a/n: um, dark Irish, not your typical red hair . how dare thee stereotype!). Her eyes and hair were dark brown and freckles sprinkled her nose giving her a girly appearance. She was starting her fourth year at Hogwarts in one week.
Sirius led them into a quaint kitchen, "Remmy's coming tomorrow, he had something to do tonight!" It has seemed like years since they had seen each other, but only really a month and a half. James and Lily had been taking care of matters with Dumbledore and they had a plan. Everything would be alright.
James sat down at the small table and grabbed a handful of pretzels from a clear barrel on the counter next to where he sat. "So Sirius," he commented as he looked around, "Have we got a little touch for decorating?" The kitchen was decorated gorgeously in a beach theme.
Suddenly a loud snigger came from the other side of the table, "Sirius, decorate? Obviously you have never seen his room! All white walls and clothes all over the floors. I need something to busy myself over the summer so I decorate!" She said as Sirius nodded.
"Yeah, I am not that, ummm, what's the word? Gifted with the decorating touch!" he laughed. No one had changed. The news of Voldemort gaining more followers and killing another everyday didn't seem to faze them. While sitting around the table reminiscing, an owl tapped gently on the window.
James opened the window and let in the bird. It dropped the letter on the table, picked up some pretzel crumbs and flew back out. Sirius picked up the letter and opened it gingerly. It read:
Dear Sirius, Abby, and James, Lily, and Remus if you are there:
I will be arriving tomorrow around nine in the morning. I can't wait to see everyone again! A month and ½ seems like forever! I'll see you tomorrow, just giving you a heads up.
Peter
"This is going to be just like old times!" Lily exclaimed, ecstatic. "Come on, Abby, lets go have some girl talk!" The two girls walked into the den while Sirius and James stayed at the table, watching them as they left.
James pulled his eyes away from Lily and looked to Sirius, "So Sirius, any ladies in your life?" James's face drew into a smirk as he said hit.
Sirius shook his head and laughed slightly, "Actually there is, I think you know her."
"WHO?"
"Well, you promise not to laugh?" Sirius asked suspiciously.
"Why would I laugh?" James replied.
"Don't answer a question with a question, and because, you are James!"
"I promise not laugh!"
"Fine, she is still in school, a seventh year. Her name is Bridget Finnegan," he told James sheepishly.
James shrugged, she was cute, a stereotypical Irish girl and very sweet. So Sirius wasn't a lost cause as he thought. That night Abigail and Lily cooked a wonderful supper and they all went peacefully to bed.
***
A loud knock was heard throughout the house. Lily and Abigail had been up since sunrise and Lily was sipping coffee as Abby drank orange juice. Lily jumped when she heard it, and Abby ran to the door, followed closely by Lily. The door swung open and there stood Remus and Peter in the dim sunlight.
"Ahh! Remmy!" Lily through her arms around Remus much in the same fashion that she did with Sirius. She followed suit with Peter and they walked in the house, finding Sirius and James racing down the stairs at Lily's excited scream, but a scream never-the-less. They stopped in the kitchen when they realized who it was. They were still in their boxers, skidding in their socks. James and Remus chuckled at the sight, Sirius's hair in disarray and James searching to put on his glasses.
"Right, I am going to let you four, um catch up! I'll just go to the library!" She grabbed her bag and headed for the door.
"Oooo! I want to show you the museum! Come one! PLEASE?" she begged. Lily agreed and motioned to head out the door. She blew James a kiss before she finally left. James and Sirius left to pull something on over their boxers while Remus and Peter made coffee.
As soon as Sirius and James came down, a bubbly Remus popped the question, "So when are you going to ask her?" James smiled smugly and pulled something out of his robe pocket. It was a tiny purple velvet box. He opened it and inside, pushed into the tiny slot of another purple velvet pillow was a small ring. The ring was platinum set in gold. In the gold were three diamonds. The ring was gorgeous and if a girl had been present in the room she would have been on the floor begging to marry James. "Um, James, how did you pay for that? You uh, have NO job!" Remus pointed out.
"Moony, moony, moony, you know Grand Da left me like ten thousand galleons!" James replied arrogantly.
Remus narrowed his eyes, "Right, I forgot, rich Prongs. Never mind. You didn't answer my question! When are you going to ask her?"
"Tonight at dinner, we are all going to La Vela! (a/n: restaurant/bar= vela=candle=Spanish). It will be great!" he claimed. They talked all morning about the proposal and just as Remus snuck a little Popup Potion in Peter's fourth cup of coffee, Lily and Abby came in, their voices were high and excited.
"The museum was great! So, what are we doing tonight?" Abby asked.
"You, darlin', are staying home!" Sirius put on a strange American southern accent for some odd reason. Abby put her hands on her hips and said 'hmph'. "Don't worry, Ms. Bella will take good care of you. I promise!"
"I DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER!" she yelled.
"Yes you do!" Sirius retorted.
"NO I DON'T!"
"YES YOU DO!"
"NO I DON'T"
"YES YOU DO!" And they fought for nearly twenty minutes before Remus yelled that he was getting a migraine. At that, Abigail turned on her heel and headed upstairs to the bedrooms.
"I am going to go get ready for dinner!" Lily said happily, secretly planning to talk to her new friend.
(Suspense and mystery and dreaded cliffhangers are coming, I promise. just bare through the boring crap)
***
Around five Sirius's girlfriend, Bridget, arrived. Lily sat in curlers on her bead, when she knocked on the door. The two girls exchanged screams and hugs and sat on the bed doing nails. (blah, blah, blah they got ready ladedadeda!)
***
Lily came down the stairs wearing a black dress that cam just below her knees. She was followed by Bridget who wore a red miniskirt and black tankini. James gaped at his fiancée to be, 'She has gorgeous legs!' he thought to himself. He put out her arm and she took it. Sirius kissed Bridget on the cheek and they walked out the door at nine.
Somehow, everyone fit into the small car and headed to the club. When they got there, they recognized quite a few people from school, including a random teacher here and there. They sat at a table and waited for a waitress to come and take their drink orders. Muggles mixed with the magical here. The Marauders, Lily, and Bridgett sat on a balcony above the dance floor. They watched as people danced wonderfully and horribly. Sirius and Remus started to laugh as one person began to break it down on the dance floor.
After the waitress took their order, Lily stood up to go to the powder room, shortly followed by Bridgett. "They always go together don't they, girls I mean?" Peter said, half to himself. He fingered something in his pocket. James did the same, but with the ring. He heaved a sigh and placed the ring back in his pocket before Lily came back.
"It will all work out! I promise!" Peter said comforting his friend. While the girls were in the bathroom, the drinks came. About ten minutes later.
Lily bounded up to the table, "Let's dance, darlin'" She said pulling on his arms, but he stayed put. "Honey, what's wrong?" she asked a frown forming on her face.
But James's face burst into a smile, "Nothing, nothing is wrong, Lily!" His voice was ecstatic. He slid off his chair to his knees and pulled out the purple box. Lily gasped at what it was, a smile forming on her face. "Honey, Darlin', I love you! I love you more then anything, and if you will have me, will you gladly marry me?" He opened the box and gasped once more, reaching towards it. "Why are you shaking?" James asked in response to her hand. A tear fell down Lily's face, and James looked bewildered, 'She doesn't want to marry me!'.
Bridget leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry James, it is very, very good!" James took the ring out of the box and placed it gingerly on her hand while she bent in to kiss him passionately.
"I love you, James!" she whispered in his ear, and they kissed again. The group rose up to congratulate them and everyone was happy, even Peter, even though it was for a different reason.
"Come on, Peter! We are going to go dance!" Lily called back as they headed to the stairs leading to the dance floor.
Peter looked up, "Be right there!" He stood up, hitched up his pants, and took out a very small vile from his pocket. He picked up Lily's half-empty glass and poured it in, shaking it gently. "Her I come!" And he left with a smile on his face.
I am not going to ruin the suspense with a note..
~Lilolu