"She's looking at you again," said Sally MacDarwin without looking up.
Remus Lupin threw his hands up into the air in frustration.
"How can you possibly tell?" he demanded.
"I know her," said Sally, handing Sirius Black a blueberry muffin.
Sirius got tears in his eyes and said,
"Oh yes, Sally! I WILL marry you! Guys, will you look at the size
of this ring?" The whole table rolled their eyes as a collective, so used
they were to Sirius' jokes. "Thank you, thank you," he said. "I'm here
every Monday." He took a bite out of the muffin and looked over at the
Ravenclaw table.
"So, who is that guy she's sitting with," he asked curiously. "I
don't believe I know anything about him."
"But he knows everything about you," said James, looking over at the
blonde boy that Luna was sitting next to. "That's the Quents kid." Sirius
still looked confused, so Remus explained.
"That's Lexus Quents, and he's the cleverest and most intelligent boy
in Ravenclaw. We went to primary school together. Every seven years, the
Headmaster chooses someone to do the Student Records in the Hogwarts file
reports, and this year was the year. Lexus has access to nearly every part
of the school, and he's also far enough ahead in his classes that he
doesn't have to take many of them anymore."
"Sirius, how have you not heard of him?" asked Lily Evans. "He's the
chap that got his N.E.W.T.S. in every subject last year.
"He took them last year?" said Peter Pettigrew. "How horrible that
must have been!"
"Yes Peter. Almost as bad as losing Mr. Spanky." The highly revered
"Quents kid" plopped into the empty seat next Peter.
"H-how do you know about Mr. Spanky?" Peter whispered. Lexus raised
his eyebrows, and his light green eyes twinkled.
"I am the Student Representative. I have access." Sirius and James
exchanged glances, and then decided very quickly that they liked this boy.
"Ah yes," James said, putting his arm about Sirius, and putting his
head on his shoulder, "but do you know about my Siri and me?"
Lexus threw back his perfect blonde head and laughed.
"You two are very funny, but of course," he said, his voice taking on
a misty quality somewhat reminiscent of a certain Divination professor, "I
Saw that." James and Sirius laughed again, and Lexus chuckled.
"Actually, I came to borrow Remus, if that's at all possible. Would
you care to join me for a stroll? I have something I wish to speak to you
about." Remus checked his schedule and said,
"Of course, Lexus. I have a free period next anyway."
"Wonderful," he said, rising and stretching his long, lean body. He
stood a good 5 inches taller than Remus, who also stood and proceeded out
of the Great Hall. "Goodbye, Marauders," Lexus threw over his shoulder on
the way out. Sirius opened his mouth to question at this last endearment,
but Sally put her hand on his.
"He has access, dear, remember?" Sirius and James shook their heads
in amazement after this boy, who was already deeply in conversation with
Remus as they left the Great Hall. The mood had been lightened, well,
except for Peter, who sneaked off to find his girlfriend.
Remus Lupin threw his hands up into the air in frustration.
"How can you possibly tell?" he demanded.
"I know her," said Sally, handing Sirius Black a blueberry muffin.
Sirius got tears in his eyes and said,
"Oh yes, Sally! I WILL marry you! Guys, will you look at the size
of this ring?" The whole table rolled their eyes as a collective, so used
they were to Sirius' jokes. "Thank you, thank you," he said. "I'm here
every Monday." He took a bite out of the muffin and looked over at the
Ravenclaw table.
"So, who is that guy she's sitting with," he asked curiously. "I
don't believe I know anything about him."
"But he knows everything about you," said James, looking over at the
blonde boy that Luna was sitting next to. "That's the Quents kid." Sirius
still looked confused, so Remus explained.
"That's Lexus Quents, and he's the cleverest and most intelligent boy
in Ravenclaw. We went to primary school together. Every seven years, the
Headmaster chooses someone to do the Student Records in the Hogwarts file
reports, and this year was the year. Lexus has access to nearly every part
of the school, and he's also far enough ahead in his classes that he
doesn't have to take many of them anymore."
"Sirius, how have you not heard of him?" asked Lily Evans. "He's the
chap that got his N.E.W.T.S. in every subject last year.
"He took them last year?" said Peter Pettigrew. "How horrible that
must have been!"
"Yes Peter. Almost as bad as losing Mr. Spanky." The highly revered
"Quents kid" plopped into the empty seat next Peter.
"H-how do you know about Mr. Spanky?" Peter whispered. Lexus raised
his eyebrows, and his light green eyes twinkled.
"I am the Student Representative. I have access." Sirius and James
exchanged glances, and then decided very quickly that they liked this boy.
"Ah yes," James said, putting his arm about Sirius, and putting his
head on his shoulder, "but do you know about my Siri and me?"
Lexus threw back his perfect blonde head and laughed.
"You two are very funny, but of course," he said, his voice taking on
a misty quality somewhat reminiscent of a certain Divination professor, "I
Saw that." James and Sirius laughed again, and Lexus chuckled.
"Actually, I came to borrow Remus, if that's at all possible. Would
you care to join me for a stroll? I have something I wish to speak to you
about." Remus checked his schedule and said,
"Of course, Lexus. I have a free period next anyway."
"Wonderful," he said, rising and stretching his long, lean body. He
stood a good 5 inches taller than Remus, who also stood and proceeded out
of the Great Hall. "Goodbye, Marauders," Lexus threw over his shoulder on
the way out. Sirius opened his mouth to question at this last endearment,
but Sally put her hand on his.
"He has access, dear, remember?" Sirius and James shook their heads
in amazement after this boy, who was already deeply in conversation with
Remus as they left the Great Hall. The mood had been lightened, well,
except for Peter, who sneaked off to find his girlfriend.
