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Mondays were usually slow and boring but today was different. They only had one class left. Transfiguration. Remus decided to head to class early with James, Lily, and Peter in tow. Sirius and Bethany trudged up the stairs to grab their books during the break they had in-between lunch and their last class. Bethany dragged her book bag and robe behind her as she descended the stairs and walked into the common room. Sirius was waiting for her by the fire.
Sirius of course was.being Sirius. "Why do you always wear long sleeves?" He asked
She raised an eyebrow, "Why does it matter?"
He shrugged, "I'm sure you have beautiful arms." She rolled her eyes. "Come on just push your sleeves up..." He made a move to do so.
"Sirius, no," she said sternly.
But he didn't listen. She struggled to keep him back but in the end he was too strong for her. He lifted up her sleeve and was surprised to see what he saw. Scars were along her left arm. Some were scabbed over and some looked fresher than others. Some were small while others were deep and longer. Most of them were just lines but two were half circles.
Bethany pulled her arm back and pushed her sleeve down. She then proceeded to put on her robe.
"You're a cutter," he said.
"Please don't tell anyone. Especially Remus," Bethany pleaded.
"You haven't told him? I thought you two were close," Sirius said.
"We are but what was I supposed to say? Oh by the way Remus I'm a cutter," she shook her head.
"It's not healthy," he stated.
"Sirius I can make my own decisions," she said.
"Oh and this is a good one? What if you cut too deep? What if nobody's there to save you huh? Then what will you do?" Sirius's anger was growing.
"I'm not going to cut too deep because I'm not stupid," Bethany said.
"Oh and self mutilation isn't stupid?" He yelled.
"Sirius please.keep it down," Bethany said.
"You need to tell him or I will," Sirius said. "I think he wouldn't be as disappointed if you told him instead of his best friend."
"I'll tell him," she whispered.
"Good," and with that they grabbed their books and headed down the hall to class.
Bethany seemed quieter then usual. She was sat there with no emotion on her face. Even Sirius was quiet, which was a first. There usually wasn't a time when Sirius was joking around or doing some sort of prank but today he just sat there staring at his desk.
"That will be all for today class. Please write two scrolls about the vanishing spell we learned today. Remember to include what you must be thinking about while performing it. Due tomorrow." Professor McGonagall said. "Miss O'Keefe a word please." Bethany sighed as she put her books in her bag and headed up towards the front of the room.
"Roll up your sleeves," she asked simply. Bethany gave her a look of confusion. "Just do it." Bethany rolled up her robe sleeves. "The other ones too." Bethany paused but did as she was told. "Ah, just as I thought." McGonagall said as she looked over the cuts.
"How did you know?" Bethany said.
"Although I know you're a bright person I don't think what you do is such a good idea," she frowned. "You should have come to Dumbledore or myself immediately, but now to answer your question. I could see you.doing that with your quill during class. You showed all of the symptoms. Depressiveness, you keep to yourself, and for the fact that I have never seen you wear short sleeves."
"Sirius." Bethany whispered.
"Mr. Black didn't tell me," Bethany glanced up. "Mr. Lupin did."
***
Bethany stormed into the common room and threw her books on the ground. She found Georgia sitting on the couch.
"Sorry Georgia didn't see you there," Bethany sighed and ran a hand through her hair.
"Yea you haven't been noticing me a lot lately," Georgia said.
"What are you talking about?" Bethany asked.
"Well you've been spending your time mostly with the Marauders and ignoring me," Georgia said simply.
"You know that's not true. I was in the hospital wing for a while," Bethany said.
"Well you could have come to me when you were out," Georgia replied.
"Well why didn't you come and see me? I thought you were my friend!" Bethany said. Her anger was rising.
"Well I thought you were my friend too but you seem to be infatuated with Black," Georgia started. "You actually think he'd like you? He fucks anything that walks Bethany. He'd only be with you because he was bored and needed a new play thing. He's kind of fucked up himself you know? A pure blood in Gryffindor."
"Well you're a pureblood and you're in Ravenclaw," Bethany spat back.
"Yes but that's not as bad as Gryffindor. It's not the complete opposite of Slytherin," Georgia said. "But you wouldn't know about that would you? You're just a filthy mud blood. A tag along. Nobody would notice if you were gone. You've been hanging around the wrong people or at least that's what Lucius told me."
"I think you've been hanging around the wrong people," Bethany stressed you've. "I can't believe you actually listened to that prat!"
"No maybe I've been hanging around the right people and you haven't. Come back to me when you know who's right and who's wrong. Or maybe you're hanging around with the right people. Once a mud blood always a mud blood," Georgia pushed by Bethany harshly and walked out of the portrait hole.
Bethany's bottom lip quivered. Her best friend hated her. Her two new friends found out she was a cutter and there was nobody there to comfort her. The Marauders had mysteriously vanished for the night. A wolf howled at the moon as tears cascaded down Bethany's cheeks. There was only one person she could talk to. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and walked towards the library.
***
Bethany walked into the back of the library and plopped down next to the black haired boy who briefly looked up from the potions book he was looking over.
"Severus," Bethany began.
"Bethany what's wrong. You've been crying. It wasn't Black was it? I swear I'll kill him," he slammed the book shut.
"No actually it was Georgia," Bethany whispered.
"Georgia?" he questioned.
"Apparently she's been hanging around Malfoy and now she suddenly hates me and she called me a mud blood," Bethany stared at the table.
"Your joking right? Don't tell me she likes Black too." Severus wrinkled his nose.
"What are you talking about?" Bethany asked suddenly looking up at him.
"Oh come on it's obvious you like him Bethany," he rolled his eyes. "I personally think it's just an infatuation. I don't know what you see in him he's quite the."
"Playboy, ladies man, man whore?" Bethany offered.
"Well, I wouldn't say man whore but.yes. I don't think it's safe for you to like someone like that," he said.
"But I don't like him," Bethany said stubbornly.
Severus sighed, "Lupin's not any better. You know about his.condition. I witnessed it first hand."
"I know you did Sev but still he's a really nice guy and really smart too," Bethany pointed out.
"I know he is but still when the moon comes around he's not in his right mind," he paused. "I know you guys are really close.does he know that you, well, know about his secret?"
Bethany shook her head, "No, but he does know my secret so I guess we're even, but I'm not going to push him if he wants to tell me then fine." She sighed. "Tonight's a full moon and I'm worried about him."
"You really care about him don't you?" Severus asked.
She nodded and thought for a second, "Can you help me with something?"
He looked at her skeptically, "It depends what it is."
"Help me become an animagus," Bethany said.
"Your joking right?" his eyes widened.
"No I'm not. Please help me," Bethany pleaded.
He sighed, "Fine. You do know it's illegal right? To be unregistered."
"I don't care. I want to help him," Bethany said.
"Come here an hour after dinner every night and we'll work on it ok? I don't know how long it'll take could be months or years but I know you and once your set your mind to something you'll do it," he smiled slightly.
"Thank you so much," she hugged him and his eyes widened in surprise.
"No problem." she thanked him again and left the library. He sighed. "What have I gotten myself into?"
A/N: Eowyn of Ithilien: Yes this is a Sirius fanfic, but more on that subject will come later. I kinda like the idea of R/B also but we'll see I haven't quite planned that far ahead yet. Things WILL even out though. You see why it's a Sirius fic later and I agree he does get all the girls so I'm sending a lil Remus's way. More detail coming your way also.
Diosa Alexia: Thanks for reviewing I'm so glad that you like it! Believe me it'll get even more interesting. I have.things planned ::insert evil laugh here::
Anyways, hoped everyone enjoyed it. Thanks to the reviewers and REVIEW!!!
Mondays were usually slow and boring but today was different. They only had one class left. Transfiguration. Remus decided to head to class early with James, Lily, and Peter in tow. Sirius and Bethany trudged up the stairs to grab their books during the break they had in-between lunch and their last class. Bethany dragged her book bag and robe behind her as she descended the stairs and walked into the common room. Sirius was waiting for her by the fire.
Sirius of course was.being Sirius. "Why do you always wear long sleeves?" He asked
She raised an eyebrow, "Why does it matter?"
He shrugged, "I'm sure you have beautiful arms." She rolled her eyes. "Come on just push your sleeves up..." He made a move to do so.
"Sirius, no," she said sternly.
But he didn't listen. She struggled to keep him back but in the end he was too strong for her. He lifted up her sleeve and was surprised to see what he saw. Scars were along her left arm. Some were scabbed over and some looked fresher than others. Some were small while others were deep and longer. Most of them were just lines but two were half circles.
Bethany pulled her arm back and pushed her sleeve down. She then proceeded to put on her robe.
"You're a cutter," he said.
"Please don't tell anyone. Especially Remus," Bethany pleaded.
"You haven't told him? I thought you two were close," Sirius said.
"We are but what was I supposed to say? Oh by the way Remus I'm a cutter," she shook her head.
"It's not healthy," he stated.
"Sirius I can make my own decisions," she said.
"Oh and this is a good one? What if you cut too deep? What if nobody's there to save you huh? Then what will you do?" Sirius's anger was growing.
"I'm not going to cut too deep because I'm not stupid," Bethany said.
"Oh and self mutilation isn't stupid?" He yelled.
"Sirius please.keep it down," Bethany said.
"You need to tell him or I will," Sirius said. "I think he wouldn't be as disappointed if you told him instead of his best friend."
"I'll tell him," she whispered.
"Good," and with that they grabbed their books and headed down the hall to class.
Bethany seemed quieter then usual. She was sat there with no emotion on her face. Even Sirius was quiet, which was a first. There usually wasn't a time when Sirius was joking around or doing some sort of prank but today he just sat there staring at his desk.
"That will be all for today class. Please write two scrolls about the vanishing spell we learned today. Remember to include what you must be thinking about while performing it. Due tomorrow." Professor McGonagall said. "Miss O'Keefe a word please." Bethany sighed as she put her books in her bag and headed up towards the front of the room.
"Roll up your sleeves," she asked simply. Bethany gave her a look of confusion. "Just do it." Bethany rolled up her robe sleeves. "The other ones too." Bethany paused but did as she was told. "Ah, just as I thought." McGonagall said as she looked over the cuts.
"How did you know?" Bethany said.
"Although I know you're a bright person I don't think what you do is such a good idea," she frowned. "You should have come to Dumbledore or myself immediately, but now to answer your question. I could see you.doing that with your quill during class. You showed all of the symptoms. Depressiveness, you keep to yourself, and for the fact that I have never seen you wear short sleeves."
"Sirius." Bethany whispered.
"Mr. Black didn't tell me," Bethany glanced up. "Mr. Lupin did."
***
Bethany stormed into the common room and threw her books on the ground. She found Georgia sitting on the couch.
"Sorry Georgia didn't see you there," Bethany sighed and ran a hand through her hair.
"Yea you haven't been noticing me a lot lately," Georgia said.
"What are you talking about?" Bethany asked.
"Well you've been spending your time mostly with the Marauders and ignoring me," Georgia said simply.
"You know that's not true. I was in the hospital wing for a while," Bethany said.
"Well you could have come to me when you were out," Georgia replied.
"Well why didn't you come and see me? I thought you were my friend!" Bethany said. Her anger was rising.
"Well I thought you were my friend too but you seem to be infatuated with Black," Georgia started. "You actually think he'd like you? He fucks anything that walks Bethany. He'd only be with you because he was bored and needed a new play thing. He's kind of fucked up himself you know? A pure blood in Gryffindor."
"Well you're a pureblood and you're in Ravenclaw," Bethany spat back.
"Yes but that's not as bad as Gryffindor. It's not the complete opposite of Slytherin," Georgia said. "But you wouldn't know about that would you? You're just a filthy mud blood. A tag along. Nobody would notice if you were gone. You've been hanging around the wrong people or at least that's what Lucius told me."
"I think you've been hanging around the wrong people," Bethany stressed you've. "I can't believe you actually listened to that prat!"
"No maybe I've been hanging around the right people and you haven't. Come back to me when you know who's right and who's wrong. Or maybe you're hanging around with the right people. Once a mud blood always a mud blood," Georgia pushed by Bethany harshly and walked out of the portrait hole.
Bethany's bottom lip quivered. Her best friend hated her. Her two new friends found out she was a cutter and there was nobody there to comfort her. The Marauders had mysteriously vanished for the night. A wolf howled at the moon as tears cascaded down Bethany's cheeks. There was only one person she could talk to. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and walked towards the library.
***
Bethany walked into the back of the library and plopped down next to the black haired boy who briefly looked up from the potions book he was looking over.
"Severus," Bethany began.
"Bethany what's wrong. You've been crying. It wasn't Black was it? I swear I'll kill him," he slammed the book shut.
"No actually it was Georgia," Bethany whispered.
"Georgia?" he questioned.
"Apparently she's been hanging around Malfoy and now she suddenly hates me and she called me a mud blood," Bethany stared at the table.
"Your joking right? Don't tell me she likes Black too." Severus wrinkled his nose.
"What are you talking about?" Bethany asked suddenly looking up at him.
"Oh come on it's obvious you like him Bethany," he rolled his eyes. "I personally think it's just an infatuation. I don't know what you see in him he's quite the."
"Playboy, ladies man, man whore?" Bethany offered.
"Well, I wouldn't say man whore but.yes. I don't think it's safe for you to like someone like that," he said.
"But I don't like him," Bethany said stubbornly.
Severus sighed, "Lupin's not any better. You know about his.condition. I witnessed it first hand."
"I know you did Sev but still he's a really nice guy and really smart too," Bethany pointed out.
"I know he is but still when the moon comes around he's not in his right mind," he paused. "I know you guys are really close.does he know that you, well, know about his secret?"
Bethany shook her head, "No, but he does know my secret so I guess we're even, but I'm not going to push him if he wants to tell me then fine." She sighed. "Tonight's a full moon and I'm worried about him."
"You really care about him don't you?" Severus asked.
She nodded and thought for a second, "Can you help me with something?"
He looked at her skeptically, "It depends what it is."
"Help me become an animagus," Bethany said.
"Your joking right?" his eyes widened.
"No I'm not. Please help me," Bethany pleaded.
He sighed, "Fine. You do know it's illegal right? To be unregistered."
"I don't care. I want to help him," Bethany said.
"Come here an hour after dinner every night and we'll work on it ok? I don't know how long it'll take could be months or years but I know you and once your set your mind to something you'll do it," he smiled slightly.
"Thank you so much," she hugged him and his eyes widened in surprise.
"No problem." she thanked him again and left the library. He sighed. "What have I gotten myself into?"
A/N: Eowyn of Ithilien: Yes this is a Sirius fanfic, but more on that subject will come later. I kinda like the idea of R/B also but we'll see I haven't quite planned that far ahead yet. Things WILL even out though. You see why it's a Sirius fic later and I agree he does get all the girls so I'm sending a lil Remus's way. More detail coming your way also.
Diosa Alexia: Thanks for reviewing I'm so glad that you like it! Believe me it'll get even more interesting. I have.things planned ::insert evil laugh here::
Anyways, hoped everyone enjoyed it. Thanks to the reviewers and REVIEW!!!