The True Meaning of Happily Ever After
A/N: I know the title sucks ::rolls eyes:: but give it a chance, will you?
Chapter Four
I'll Be Here When You Scream- Part One
Thanks for all the reviews!! I am sooooo touched!! Now. for the show
Sirius Black flipped a strand of his hair off his face as he poked at his mashed potatoes. Snape had just complained about all the pranks that he had played on Snape for the entire week, and there was detention waiting for him.
"Hey, Black, you okay?" a jovial voice interrupted his thoughts.
He looked up from his food. Danielle Heskey, one of his fellow Chasers, sat directly opposite him, her hand waving concernedly in front of his face.
"Nothing. Just Detention." Sirius' voice was dejected, and sounded it.
"I never knew the great Sirius Black could ever get detention, did you?" Danielle asked playfully.
"Sod' off," Sirius half-groaned. Danielle was one of the most obnoxious girls in Hogwarts, and she worked hard to keep up the reputation. If he did not leave now, Sirius would never escape. Leaving was a very good idea, also because he had spotted a bunch of his Hufflepuff fan club coming towards him.
"Hey, I have to go. I'll be here when you scream, okay?" Sirius said, using the phrase that the Marauders said when they wanted a girl to leave.
To his surprise, Danielle laughed and said, "Don't go back on your word, Black."
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Sirius draped himself inconspicuously on the chair next to Remus' bed, while James leaned on the wall.
"So, Sirius, where's my homework?" Remus asked. He touched his bandaged head gingerly. It still hurt.
Sirius grinned. "We figured you'd be discharged today, so we didn't get it."
Remus looked indignant. "You were supposed to get it, Sirius! JAMES, did you remind him?"
James smiled knowingly. "We left it with Vaughan. I mean, it's obvious you're hitched for life, Remus; the whole school knows you kissed her and what you said to her. Sirius and I have been PLAGUED by dozens of wailing girls, telling us to persuade you out of this 'terrible relationship', as they put it."
Remus sighed as Nurse Lorien hurriedly chased out the boys. He proceeded to change into his school robes and then dash out of the Hospital Wing to look for Danae.
Meanwhile, Danae crossed the Quidditch Pitch, meaning to go to the Hospital Wing after a session of intensive outdoor Herbology. In her arms were hers and Remus' homework for the entire week.
Suddenly, she crashed in to someone, and all the parchments and books in her arms scattered on the grass. She almost fell down, but two strong hands gripped her and pulled her up to face the sandy-haired seventh-year, Remus Lupin.
The air seemed to rush out of her lungs as she found herself in his arms. She desperately wanted to pull away and grab the slowly flying parchments, but one look into Remus' eyes made Danae want to stay in his arms forever.
"Hey, Remus." The soft words formed in her mouth and the came out barely a whisper. Danae reached out and touched Remus' bandaged forehead, quickly stopping when she saw him wince.
"Danae." Remus felt just too elated to say anything else. He tilted her head up to face his directly and enveloped her lips with his own. He felt his other side tug at him, telling him to pull away, but he ignored it.
Danae was at first shocked and surprised, but later submitted to Remus.
Unfortunately, they were interrupted by two very familiar snorts coming from somewhere near.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Remus hurriedly pulled away, blushing deeply, and advanced towards the place where the snorts had been emitted.
"DANIELLE HESKEY!" Danae made her way closely after Remus, to the same place, before hauling a laughing Danielle out of the bushes.
Sirius and Danielle laughed helplessly.
"That was PRICELESS!!!" they exclaimed, still howling with laughter.
Remus and Danae smiled rather sheepishly and Remus performed a summoning spell to get Danae's parchments back.
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Gryffindor welcomed Remus back rather enthusiastically. James and Peter had sneaked food from the kitchens, and almost the entire house was celebrating in the common room.
As the marauders lounged around a table talking, an enthusiastic peck greeted Remus on the forehead, contributed by Danae. She smiled knowingly, and placed one hand on Remus' shoulder, with the other gently tousling his hair.
James laughed and said, "Hey, Vaughan! This is Marauder talk, not even Lily's invited!"
Danae grinned and smacked James on the head with an exclamation of, "Potter!"
Remus watched her go rather wistfully.
"Hey, Sirius, when are you going to turn out like Remus?" Peter asked, playfully.
Sirius laughed. "Not in the near future! Commitment- not for Sirius Black!"
"So Peter, when's your day?" James asked, in Sirius' defence.
Peter blushed and said, "I'll never know, will I?" while the rest of the Marauders laughed.
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"You pig-headed half-wit! You don't even know how to differentiate a switching spell from a curse!" Snape's harsh voice resonated in the dungeons.
"So what? You will never have my charm with girls!" Sirius' voice echoed even more loudly than Snape's.
Snape laughed cruelly. "Black, you have never been known to even keep a girl for two weeks! Call that charm."
Sirius' mouth opened and closed again. He did not know what to say, because Snape was right.
"I'm wrong, eh?" Snape grinned. "Listen, Black. I promise you that I WILL apologise to you in front of the whole school if you manage to keep a girl for two weeks- no less- fourteen days. If not, then what I said is true."
Snape and the other Slytherins stalked off, leaving Sirius to fume behind.
James finally said, "Commitment, Sirius."
Sirius sighed. "James, I have detention to do now. Save the lecture and the plan for after detention."
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Sirius rubbed a silver trophy over and over again, mournfully cursing Clair'na, the grumpy old caretaker, and all detention. He was so preoccupied that he did not notice someone sneaking up behind him.
"Black!" Danielle yelled into his ear.
Sirius jumped and whipped around meaning to catch Danielle and give her a good shaking, but found himself staring straight into her clear blue eyes. A few strands of blonde hair had fallen over her face, and Sirius slowly tucked them behind her ear. To his surprise, Danielle wriggled out of his grasp and grabbed his hand. She slowly bent his fingers into a fist, and then she manipulated his fist to go crashing into his own face.
"Wha- HESKEY!" Sirius yelped, gingerly feeling his eye. "What did you do that for???"
A smile played on Danielle's lips. "Careful, Black, I might just do it again."
As Sirius stood there, watching Danielle, he suddenly had an ideal. Roughly, he pulled her towards him and kissed her. He put his arms around her waist, disallowing her to pull away. They remained in that position for a very long time.
Until Clair'na came. Sirius, sensing his foreboding presence, pretended to kiss Danielle even more passionately. Clair'na angrily shouted at them for fifteen minutes, and then went off to complain to Mcgonagall about "Students dating while having detention" and such.
Sirius finally let Danielle go. Both their faces were flushed, and Danielle let out a string of indignant conmplaints. "What- did- you- do- that- for- you- twit- Black- I- am- going- to- kill- you- my- reputation- ruined- WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!"
Sirius looked flustered. "Heskey, I need you to pose as my girlfriend for two weeks. Just two weeks."
Danielle looked surprised. "I thought you had so many Hufflepuffs waiting for you. Sirius Black, you're joking!"
Sirius shook his head. "I'm not joking, Heskey. Please, say yes."
Danielle raised her finger warningly. "I'm warning you Black, if this is a trick, you're going to get it from me."
Sirius looked elated. "That means yes! And um, let's just ditch the last names. Sirius."
Danielle rolled her eyes and went, "Danielle," before Sirius whispered, "Mcgonagall," and started kissing again.
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James choked on a piece of fruitcake. "You- and Heskey?"
Sirius shushed him. "Not so loud, James. And her name's Danielle. You know that."
"I know that! Remember our first year? Remember?" James cried.
/FLASHBACK
The Marauders happily browsed through compartment after compartment, looking for an empty one. They stumbled into one compartment and saw three girls there; one wit flaming red hair and green eyes, one with short russet hair and black eyes, and the last with blonde hair and blue eyes. The blonde-haired one was singing softly in a melodious voice.
James did the introductions, "Hi. We're the Marauders, I'm James Potter, he's Sirius Black, sandy-hair is Remus Lupin, and this is Peter Pettigrew. Who're you?"
Red hair stood up and said, "I'm Lily Evans, and these are my friends Danae Vaughan and Danielle Heskey. Pleased to meet you."
James grinned his most charming grin and said, "Pleased to meet /you/, Lily, Danae, and Da-ni-yell."
Danielle snorted and said, "You're pronouncing it wrongly, Potter. It's Dahn-yell. French."
/End of Flashback
Sirius grinned. "I remember. But this is my last resort. If I don't do this, I'll die. Snape will tell the whole school!"
James shook his head. "You really have this retarded logic. Sirius, WAKE UP!"
Sirius smiled and returned to his food.
Okay. I'm really sorry about the WARNING message. I got not many, just five, but I'm really touched by them- hee-hee. I would like ideas on how Danielle is finally going to fall for Sirius- there's always the plot that he saved her from Remus [Ack!] but I don't want Danae to know what Remus is yet, it's an essential plot point. So I want them in the reviews!! Please!! More reviews or I'll do something really bad. Really, really, REALLY bad! And I think you all know what I'll do, don't you!
MORE REVIEWS, and goodbye, Arwen
A/N: I know the title sucks ::rolls eyes:: but give it a chance, will you?
Chapter Four
I'll Be Here When You Scream- Part One
Thanks for all the reviews!! I am sooooo touched!! Now. for the show
Sirius Black flipped a strand of his hair off his face as he poked at his mashed potatoes. Snape had just complained about all the pranks that he had played on Snape for the entire week, and there was detention waiting for him.
"Hey, Black, you okay?" a jovial voice interrupted his thoughts.
He looked up from his food. Danielle Heskey, one of his fellow Chasers, sat directly opposite him, her hand waving concernedly in front of his face.
"Nothing. Just Detention." Sirius' voice was dejected, and sounded it.
"I never knew the great Sirius Black could ever get detention, did you?" Danielle asked playfully.
"Sod' off," Sirius half-groaned. Danielle was one of the most obnoxious girls in Hogwarts, and she worked hard to keep up the reputation. If he did not leave now, Sirius would never escape. Leaving was a very good idea, also because he had spotted a bunch of his Hufflepuff fan club coming towards him.
"Hey, I have to go. I'll be here when you scream, okay?" Sirius said, using the phrase that the Marauders said when they wanted a girl to leave.
To his surprise, Danielle laughed and said, "Don't go back on your word, Black."
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Sirius draped himself inconspicuously on the chair next to Remus' bed, while James leaned on the wall.
"So, Sirius, where's my homework?" Remus asked. He touched his bandaged head gingerly. It still hurt.
Sirius grinned. "We figured you'd be discharged today, so we didn't get it."
Remus looked indignant. "You were supposed to get it, Sirius! JAMES, did you remind him?"
James smiled knowingly. "We left it with Vaughan. I mean, it's obvious you're hitched for life, Remus; the whole school knows you kissed her and what you said to her. Sirius and I have been PLAGUED by dozens of wailing girls, telling us to persuade you out of this 'terrible relationship', as they put it."
Remus sighed as Nurse Lorien hurriedly chased out the boys. He proceeded to change into his school robes and then dash out of the Hospital Wing to look for Danae.
Meanwhile, Danae crossed the Quidditch Pitch, meaning to go to the Hospital Wing after a session of intensive outdoor Herbology. In her arms were hers and Remus' homework for the entire week.
Suddenly, she crashed in to someone, and all the parchments and books in her arms scattered on the grass. She almost fell down, but two strong hands gripped her and pulled her up to face the sandy-haired seventh-year, Remus Lupin.
The air seemed to rush out of her lungs as she found herself in his arms. She desperately wanted to pull away and grab the slowly flying parchments, but one look into Remus' eyes made Danae want to stay in his arms forever.
"Hey, Remus." The soft words formed in her mouth and the came out barely a whisper. Danae reached out and touched Remus' bandaged forehead, quickly stopping when she saw him wince.
"Danae." Remus felt just too elated to say anything else. He tilted her head up to face his directly and enveloped her lips with his own. He felt his other side tug at him, telling him to pull away, but he ignored it.
Danae was at first shocked and surprised, but later submitted to Remus.
Unfortunately, they were interrupted by two very familiar snorts coming from somewhere near.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Remus hurriedly pulled away, blushing deeply, and advanced towards the place where the snorts had been emitted.
"DANIELLE HESKEY!" Danae made her way closely after Remus, to the same place, before hauling a laughing Danielle out of the bushes.
Sirius and Danielle laughed helplessly.
"That was PRICELESS!!!" they exclaimed, still howling with laughter.
Remus and Danae smiled rather sheepishly and Remus performed a summoning spell to get Danae's parchments back.
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Gryffindor welcomed Remus back rather enthusiastically. James and Peter had sneaked food from the kitchens, and almost the entire house was celebrating in the common room.
As the marauders lounged around a table talking, an enthusiastic peck greeted Remus on the forehead, contributed by Danae. She smiled knowingly, and placed one hand on Remus' shoulder, with the other gently tousling his hair.
James laughed and said, "Hey, Vaughan! This is Marauder talk, not even Lily's invited!"
Danae grinned and smacked James on the head with an exclamation of, "Potter!"
Remus watched her go rather wistfully.
"Hey, Sirius, when are you going to turn out like Remus?" Peter asked, playfully.
Sirius laughed. "Not in the near future! Commitment- not for Sirius Black!"
"So Peter, when's your day?" James asked, in Sirius' defence.
Peter blushed and said, "I'll never know, will I?" while the rest of the Marauders laughed.
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"You pig-headed half-wit! You don't even know how to differentiate a switching spell from a curse!" Snape's harsh voice resonated in the dungeons.
"So what? You will never have my charm with girls!" Sirius' voice echoed even more loudly than Snape's.
Snape laughed cruelly. "Black, you have never been known to even keep a girl for two weeks! Call that charm."
Sirius' mouth opened and closed again. He did not know what to say, because Snape was right.
"I'm wrong, eh?" Snape grinned. "Listen, Black. I promise you that I WILL apologise to you in front of the whole school if you manage to keep a girl for two weeks- no less- fourteen days. If not, then what I said is true."
Snape and the other Slytherins stalked off, leaving Sirius to fume behind.
James finally said, "Commitment, Sirius."
Sirius sighed. "James, I have detention to do now. Save the lecture and the plan for after detention."
.
Sirius rubbed a silver trophy over and over again, mournfully cursing Clair'na, the grumpy old caretaker, and all detention. He was so preoccupied that he did not notice someone sneaking up behind him.
"Black!" Danielle yelled into his ear.
Sirius jumped and whipped around meaning to catch Danielle and give her a good shaking, but found himself staring straight into her clear blue eyes. A few strands of blonde hair had fallen over her face, and Sirius slowly tucked them behind her ear. To his surprise, Danielle wriggled out of his grasp and grabbed his hand. She slowly bent his fingers into a fist, and then she manipulated his fist to go crashing into his own face.
"Wha- HESKEY!" Sirius yelped, gingerly feeling his eye. "What did you do that for???"
A smile played on Danielle's lips. "Careful, Black, I might just do it again."
As Sirius stood there, watching Danielle, he suddenly had an ideal. Roughly, he pulled her towards him and kissed her. He put his arms around her waist, disallowing her to pull away. They remained in that position for a very long time.
Until Clair'na came. Sirius, sensing his foreboding presence, pretended to kiss Danielle even more passionately. Clair'na angrily shouted at them for fifteen minutes, and then went off to complain to Mcgonagall about "Students dating while having detention" and such.
Sirius finally let Danielle go. Both their faces were flushed, and Danielle let out a string of indignant conmplaints. "What- did- you- do- that- for- you- twit- Black- I- am- going- to- kill- you- my- reputation- ruined- WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!"
Sirius looked flustered. "Heskey, I need you to pose as my girlfriend for two weeks. Just two weeks."
Danielle looked surprised. "I thought you had so many Hufflepuffs waiting for you. Sirius Black, you're joking!"
Sirius shook his head. "I'm not joking, Heskey. Please, say yes."
Danielle raised her finger warningly. "I'm warning you Black, if this is a trick, you're going to get it from me."
Sirius looked elated. "That means yes! And um, let's just ditch the last names. Sirius."
Danielle rolled her eyes and went, "Danielle," before Sirius whispered, "Mcgonagall," and started kissing again.
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James choked on a piece of fruitcake. "You- and Heskey?"
Sirius shushed him. "Not so loud, James. And her name's Danielle. You know that."
"I know that! Remember our first year? Remember?" James cried.
/FLASHBACK
The Marauders happily browsed through compartment after compartment, looking for an empty one. They stumbled into one compartment and saw three girls there; one wit flaming red hair and green eyes, one with short russet hair and black eyes, and the last with blonde hair and blue eyes. The blonde-haired one was singing softly in a melodious voice.
James did the introductions, "Hi. We're the Marauders, I'm James Potter, he's Sirius Black, sandy-hair is Remus Lupin, and this is Peter Pettigrew. Who're you?"
Red hair stood up and said, "I'm Lily Evans, and these are my friends Danae Vaughan and Danielle Heskey. Pleased to meet you."
James grinned his most charming grin and said, "Pleased to meet /you/, Lily, Danae, and Da-ni-yell."
Danielle snorted and said, "You're pronouncing it wrongly, Potter. It's Dahn-yell. French."
/End of Flashback
Sirius grinned. "I remember. But this is my last resort. If I don't do this, I'll die. Snape will tell the whole school!"
James shook his head. "You really have this retarded logic. Sirius, WAKE UP!"
Sirius smiled and returned to his food.
Okay. I'm really sorry about the WARNING message. I got not many, just five, but I'm really touched by them- hee-hee. I would like ideas on how Danielle is finally going to fall for Sirius- there's always the plot that he saved her from Remus [Ack!] but I don't want Danae to know what Remus is yet, it's an essential plot point. So I want them in the reviews!! Please!! More reviews or I'll do something really bad. Really, really, REALLY bad! And I think you all know what I'll do, don't you!
MORE REVIEWS, and goodbye, Arwen