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Chapter 8
Tasha and Sirius headed down to the Great Hall, side by side, and walked through the huge polished doors of the Hall. They were amazed at what change the Great Hall went through since their lunch period. They realized that the teachers must've been working tirelessly, to prepare for this fall dance. They looked around at the beautiful decorations, the brown leaves, and the earthy tones. They searched the decked-out tables, and found the one where their friends sat, waving them over.
Tasha and Sirius hurried to the table that was on the side of the rows of tables, and joined their anxious friends. "I wonder if Dumbledore hired a band?" Lily asked out loud.
As if he had heard her, Dumbledore stood up, and said loudly, "Welcome to the Fall Dance!" he began, followed by whooping, whistling, and a couple people actually applauded. Dumbledore continued, "Well, first things first. I won't bore you tonight, since it is your first dance of the year! So, I will just take this time to introduce, the world-famous band, (or so the Head Boy and Girl tells me), the Shrieking Skeletons!" He finished, and much applaud was heard as the band, the Shrieking Skeletons, came on the stage.
The group of friends turned their heads toward where the Head Table was removed, and an elaborately decorated stage was on top of it. Then almost out of nowhere, 5 dancing skeletons came on to the stage, and started to play a rock tune, with a style that seemed like that they would never stop playing until the night was over. At first, no one came on the dance floor, so the dance floor was empty for the first dance or so. Tasha was extremely confused when she asked Sirius to dance because no one was up there and he refused, so she whispered to Lily. "How come no one's dancing, Lil?"
"It's because they're all shame, Tasha. No one wants to embarrass themselves, and be the first couple or whatever up there! Someone or a couple has to go up there first and start dancing, and then everyone will slowly start to come up and start dancing. Didn't they do that at your old school, Tasha?" Lily asked her, as if they did that everywhere.
"Uh, no!" Tasha replied, jokingly. Then, she pulled a confused Sirius up to a standing position.
"What are you doing, Tash," Sirius urgently said in her ear, "No one is supposed to go up there yet, you have to wait.." Sirius couldn't finish.
"So I've heard," Tasha interrupted him, rolling her eyes, "Let's be the first come on!" she said, while she pulled Sirius up to a standing position, and dragged a reluctant Sirius up to the dance floor, where they were well aware of all of the curious eyes following their every move. Then, the Shrieking Skeletons struck up a fast tune, so they danced fast, concentrating on each other, and the dance moves, forgetting about all the rest of the 6th and 7th years that were anxiously watching them. Soon though, a couple other groups of boys and girls started to slowly join them on the dance floor. Then, practically the whole hall was dancing and jumping to the upbeat rhythm of the Shrieking Skeletons.
Next however, the Shrieking Skeletons surprised everyone by starting up a slower tune, as everyone in the Great Hall thought that they could only do slow songs. Even though, most of the couples on the dance floor, went into position of a slow dance, and swayed with the soft, calming music.
Sirius nervously asked Tasha, "Wanna keep on dancing?"
Tasha looked at him strangely, "Sure. Why wouldn't I?"
Sirius let out a nervous laugh, and slowly put his arms around her waist, while she placed her hands on top of his shoulders. Nearby, James was dancing with Lily and was mocking Sirius, who in return boyishly nudged him on the shoulder as they passed in their direction. They danced for a minute or so, when Tasha asked him, "So. Are you enjoying yourself?"
Sirius pretended to think for a moment, and said, "Nah. Not really," he said smoothly.
Natasha laughed and shoved him a little, and said, "Seriously?"
Sirius looked appalled, "Of course not! I'm having a great time, Tash. Thanks to you of course," he added grinning.
Tasha smiled, "Thanks, that's sweet. Am I dazzling you with my radiance tonight," she said, letting go of his hands for a moment, to strike another fake pose.
"Eh," Sirius said, trying not to laugh, making Tasha laugh again.
"What made you ask me anyway," Natasha said, grasping hands with him again, looking deep in his dark brown eyes.
Sirius fumbled with his dancing now, "I dunno. You just seemed so down about you-know-who, and well, I just wanted to cheer you up. And plus, I didn't have a date either, and you seemed like the perfect person to go with!" he said honestly to her.
Natasha approved this answer, and put her arm around Sirius' neck instead of on his shoulder, and laid her head in the curve of his shoulder and neck. He let out a sharp breath as she did that, and hugged her closer to her.
"Let's take a walk, Si," Natasha whispered in his ear, and she led him outside.
He followed her, holding her hand, and wondered where she was taking her.
She led him to the edges of the Forbidden Forest, and Sirius worked up his nerve to ask her a couple questions. "So, Tasha, what brings you to Hogwarts? My good looks and charm?" Sirius joked.
She laughed, "Sorry, but no. My mom died and the Potters took me in. And, James here," she pointed inside where most of the students were, "goes to Hogwarts, so I'm going to go here too!"
Sirius looked sad, "Sorry, about your mom. Must be tough yeah? Being an orphan and all,"
"Yeah. But, lucky I have you and your friends yeah?" she said looking him in the eye.
"Yeah," Sirius trailed off, not looking her in the eye. Then, he suddenly leaned in towards her. He was so close to her, their noses were almost touching. They closed their eyes, until they heard a loud guffaw.
"Ooh! Are we interrupting something?" Lucius Malfoy said, appearing almost out of nowhere, with Narcissa Black at his arm, practically hanging there, with her nose high in the air.
Sirius glared at Malfoy and said to him, "We're busy, Malfoy. Why don't you beat it," he sneered.
"I can tell you're busy. It's very amusing, actually. Do you think you'll get it tonight?" he smirked.
Sirius went towards Malfoy and punched him, making Narcissa shriek, let go of his arm, and run towards the dance. Sirius told Tasha, "Let's go, Tash," he said angrily walking away, with Tasha looking back at Malfoy, before hurrying to join Sirius.
Sirius hurried to the Gryffindor dormitory, and sat on the couch, in the totally empty common room, as the younger students were still downstairs in the dungeon. "Sorry about earlier, Tasha. I know you don't like violence,"
"I'm so used to violence, it won't matter," she said so quietly you couldn't even hear it. But Sirius did.
He suddenly grew stern and asked her millions of questions at once. "Who is he or she? Do they go to this school? Should I kick their ass?"
Tasha laughed softly, but without emotion. "He doesn't go here. It's my dad," she said softly, a tiny tear rolling down her cheek.
Da Da Da Dum. Nah! Just kidding! I won't stop here.
Sirius looked embarrassed and apologetic to her. "I'm so sorry, Tash! I never knew," he said but she just shook her head and smiled a small smile.
"I've got to go. Thank for the date, Si," she said heading up the stairs after smiling softly at him.
After she went upstairs, Sirius went up to his dorm, and lay down in his soft bed, thinking. "Smart move, Si! Bringing up that topic! I bet she had a lot of painful memories with that," he said to himself, banging his head on the bed. He kept that up, until he heard the door open.
"What are you doing, man?" his friend Kyle Lipinski asked him, as he walked through the door, with his other friend Mark Lockner.
"I just did something so stupid!" Sirius said to him, still banging his head on the bed.
Kyle whispered to Mark, "Surprise, surprise," while trying to take Sirius' head from banging the bed.
"So, what exactly happened, mate?" he asked, concerned.
"Well," he started, but was interrupted by another loud thump from the door. He annoyingly turned to see who it was, but saw that it was only James and Remus, who were both looking a little grim.
"Sirius, you've got detention for a week. Narcissa told Professor Noland, the Head of Slytherin, about you punching Malfoy. Good move, but not very bright," Remus said, explaining their grim looks. Suddenly as if he just realized the annoyance on Mark and Kyle's faces, he asked them, "Did we interrupt something?"
"Yeah, Sirius was going to tell us something he done horribly wrong!" Mark exclaimed.
"Big whoop!" James whispered to Remus.
"Already been done!" Sirius said, listening in to their whispers. "Anyway," he started again, and he told them all about what had happened in the common room, and the gardens.
Remus whistled. "Hoo boy. Just don't try to pry anything out of her. It's probably going to affect her personality for a while," Remus stated, factual as always.
Sirius sighed, while Mark and Kyle patted him on the back, and said encouraging things to him. James on the other hand, disappeared from the common room after Sirius finished his story.
"LILY!" he said knocking hard on the girl's dorm door. "OPEN THIS DOOR, PLEASE!" he yelled through the brown, wooden door.
There were some scattered giggles, until finally, Lily opened the door, still wearing her dress, and sighed, "Yes James?" she said.
"Where's Tasha?" he asked her.
"I don't know. I haven't seen her since the dance. Sorry," Lily said.
a/n: done!
Chapter 8
Tasha and Sirius headed down to the Great Hall, side by side, and walked through the huge polished doors of the Hall. They were amazed at what change the Great Hall went through since their lunch period. They realized that the teachers must've been working tirelessly, to prepare for this fall dance. They looked around at the beautiful decorations, the brown leaves, and the earthy tones. They searched the decked-out tables, and found the one where their friends sat, waving them over.
Tasha and Sirius hurried to the table that was on the side of the rows of tables, and joined their anxious friends. "I wonder if Dumbledore hired a band?" Lily asked out loud.
As if he had heard her, Dumbledore stood up, and said loudly, "Welcome to the Fall Dance!" he began, followed by whooping, whistling, and a couple people actually applauded. Dumbledore continued, "Well, first things first. I won't bore you tonight, since it is your first dance of the year! So, I will just take this time to introduce, the world-famous band, (or so the Head Boy and Girl tells me), the Shrieking Skeletons!" He finished, and much applaud was heard as the band, the Shrieking Skeletons, came on the stage.
The group of friends turned their heads toward where the Head Table was removed, and an elaborately decorated stage was on top of it. Then almost out of nowhere, 5 dancing skeletons came on to the stage, and started to play a rock tune, with a style that seemed like that they would never stop playing until the night was over. At first, no one came on the dance floor, so the dance floor was empty for the first dance or so. Tasha was extremely confused when she asked Sirius to dance because no one was up there and he refused, so she whispered to Lily. "How come no one's dancing, Lil?"
"It's because they're all shame, Tasha. No one wants to embarrass themselves, and be the first couple or whatever up there! Someone or a couple has to go up there first and start dancing, and then everyone will slowly start to come up and start dancing. Didn't they do that at your old school, Tasha?" Lily asked her, as if they did that everywhere.
"Uh, no!" Tasha replied, jokingly. Then, she pulled a confused Sirius up to a standing position.
"What are you doing, Tash," Sirius urgently said in her ear, "No one is supposed to go up there yet, you have to wait.." Sirius couldn't finish.
"So I've heard," Tasha interrupted him, rolling her eyes, "Let's be the first come on!" she said, while she pulled Sirius up to a standing position, and dragged a reluctant Sirius up to the dance floor, where they were well aware of all of the curious eyes following their every move. Then, the Shrieking Skeletons struck up a fast tune, so they danced fast, concentrating on each other, and the dance moves, forgetting about all the rest of the 6th and 7th years that were anxiously watching them. Soon though, a couple other groups of boys and girls started to slowly join them on the dance floor. Then, practically the whole hall was dancing and jumping to the upbeat rhythm of the Shrieking Skeletons.
Next however, the Shrieking Skeletons surprised everyone by starting up a slower tune, as everyone in the Great Hall thought that they could only do slow songs. Even though, most of the couples on the dance floor, went into position of a slow dance, and swayed with the soft, calming music.
Sirius nervously asked Tasha, "Wanna keep on dancing?"
Tasha looked at him strangely, "Sure. Why wouldn't I?"
Sirius let out a nervous laugh, and slowly put his arms around her waist, while she placed her hands on top of his shoulders. Nearby, James was dancing with Lily and was mocking Sirius, who in return boyishly nudged him on the shoulder as they passed in their direction. They danced for a minute or so, when Tasha asked him, "So. Are you enjoying yourself?"
Sirius pretended to think for a moment, and said, "Nah. Not really," he said smoothly.
Natasha laughed and shoved him a little, and said, "Seriously?"
Sirius looked appalled, "Of course not! I'm having a great time, Tash. Thanks to you of course," he added grinning.
Tasha smiled, "Thanks, that's sweet. Am I dazzling you with my radiance tonight," she said, letting go of his hands for a moment, to strike another fake pose.
"Eh," Sirius said, trying not to laugh, making Tasha laugh again.
"What made you ask me anyway," Natasha said, grasping hands with him again, looking deep in his dark brown eyes.
Sirius fumbled with his dancing now, "I dunno. You just seemed so down about you-know-who, and well, I just wanted to cheer you up. And plus, I didn't have a date either, and you seemed like the perfect person to go with!" he said honestly to her.
Natasha approved this answer, and put her arm around Sirius' neck instead of on his shoulder, and laid her head in the curve of his shoulder and neck. He let out a sharp breath as she did that, and hugged her closer to her.
"Let's take a walk, Si," Natasha whispered in his ear, and she led him outside.
He followed her, holding her hand, and wondered where she was taking her.
She led him to the edges of the Forbidden Forest, and Sirius worked up his nerve to ask her a couple questions. "So, Tasha, what brings you to Hogwarts? My good looks and charm?" Sirius joked.
She laughed, "Sorry, but no. My mom died and the Potters took me in. And, James here," she pointed inside where most of the students were, "goes to Hogwarts, so I'm going to go here too!"
Sirius looked sad, "Sorry, about your mom. Must be tough yeah? Being an orphan and all,"
"Yeah. But, lucky I have you and your friends yeah?" she said looking him in the eye.
"Yeah," Sirius trailed off, not looking her in the eye. Then, he suddenly leaned in towards her. He was so close to her, their noses were almost touching. They closed their eyes, until they heard a loud guffaw.
"Ooh! Are we interrupting something?" Lucius Malfoy said, appearing almost out of nowhere, with Narcissa Black at his arm, practically hanging there, with her nose high in the air.
Sirius glared at Malfoy and said to him, "We're busy, Malfoy. Why don't you beat it," he sneered.
"I can tell you're busy. It's very amusing, actually. Do you think you'll get it tonight?" he smirked.
Sirius went towards Malfoy and punched him, making Narcissa shriek, let go of his arm, and run towards the dance. Sirius told Tasha, "Let's go, Tash," he said angrily walking away, with Tasha looking back at Malfoy, before hurrying to join Sirius.
Sirius hurried to the Gryffindor dormitory, and sat on the couch, in the totally empty common room, as the younger students were still downstairs in the dungeon. "Sorry about earlier, Tasha. I know you don't like violence,"
"I'm so used to violence, it won't matter," she said so quietly you couldn't even hear it. But Sirius did.
He suddenly grew stern and asked her millions of questions at once. "Who is he or she? Do they go to this school? Should I kick their ass?"
Tasha laughed softly, but without emotion. "He doesn't go here. It's my dad," she said softly, a tiny tear rolling down her cheek.
Da Da Da Dum. Nah! Just kidding! I won't stop here.
Sirius looked embarrassed and apologetic to her. "I'm so sorry, Tash! I never knew," he said but she just shook her head and smiled a small smile.
"I've got to go. Thank for the date, Si," she said heading up the stairs after smiling softly at him.
After she went upstairs, Sirius went up to his dorm, and lay down in his soft bed, thinking. "Smart move, Si! Bringing up that topic! I bet she had a lot of painful memories with that," he said to himself, banging his head on the bed. He kept that up, until he heard the door open.
"What are you doing, man?" his friend Kyle Lipinski asked him, as he walked through the door, with his other friend Mark Lockner.
"I just did something so stupid!" Sirius said to him, still banging his head on the bed.
Kyle whispered to Mark, "Surprise, surprise," while trying to take Sirius' head from banging the bed.
"So, what exactly happened, mate?" he asked, concerned.
"Well," he started, but was interrupted by another loud thump from the door. He annoyingly turned to see who it was, but saw that it was only James and Remus, who were both looking a little grim.
"Sirius, you've got detention for a week. Narcissa told Professor Noland, the Head of Slytherin, about you punching Malfoy. Good move, but not very bright," Remus said, explaining their grim looks. Suddenly as if he just realized the annoyance on Mark and Kyle's faces, he asked them, "Did we interrupt something?"
"Yeah, Sirius was going to tell us something he done horribly wrong!" Mark exclaimed.
"Big whoop!" James whispered to Remus.
"Already been done!" Sirius said, listening in to their whispers. "Anyway," he started again, and he told them all about what had happened in the common room, and the gardens.
Remus whistled. "Hoo boy. Just don't try to pry anything out of her. It's probably going to affect her personality for a while," Remus stated, factual as always.
Sirius sighed, while Mark and Kyle patted him on the back, and said encouraging things to him. James on the other hand, disappeared from the common room after Sirius finished his story.
"LILY!" he said knocking hard on the girl's dorm door. "OPEN THIS DOOR, PLEASE!" he yelled through the brown, wooden door.
There were some scattered giggles, until finally, Lily opened the door, still wearing her dress, and sighed, "Yes James?" she said.
"Where's Tasha?" he asked her.
"I don't know. I haven't seen her since the dance. Sorry," Lily said.
a/n: done!
