Chapter Two
After that day, I was seeing more of Remus. We would meet (whenever we could) by the Tree. Sometimes we talked; other times we just enjoyed each other company. If Sirius would let us. For some reason he was always interrupting us, just when Remus was about to ask me something important. Like Friday, the day before the trip to Hogsmeade.
Remus and I had lapsed into silence. We both were sitting with our backs against the Tree's trunk; our shoulders were touching. It was these moments I like the best. As Professor Everwyn always reminds us, Silence is Golden.
Remus stirred suddenly and I looked at him.
"What's wrong?" I asked. He looked at me, his light gray eyes thoughtful. He looked as if he was struggling with something.
"I was just wondering if you would like to do something at Hogs-"
Remus stopped. A pure white mouse had just jumped between us. We both jumped up, a little shaken. We looked at each other.
"What the-"
And then Sirius came from the other side of the Tree, laughing hard.
"Damn you, Sirius," I said angrily as I bent down to pick up the mouse. "What the hell was that for?"
"To enlighten the moment," Sirius said still laughing.
"It didn't work," I told him, thrusting the mouse in his hands. He looked slightly taken back. He turned to Remus.
"Professor McGonagoll wants to see you. Prefect stuff."
"All right then," Remus said, looking crestfallen. "Bye, Willow."
"Yeah, see ya around," Sirius said, as they both walked away.
I sighed deeply and slid down the trunk of the Tree. Why was Sirius always disrupting us? Is he spying on us? I looked down and say a creased piece of parchment that had my name on it. I picked it up and unfolded it. It read:
Meet me in Fairy Lights in Hogsmeade at 1:00
There was no signature, but I knew who wrote it. I smiled.
~*~
The weather wasn't all too bright on Saturday. It was cloudy and a little chilly. But I didn't care. Remus wanted to me to meet him at Fairy Lights, that's all that mattered.
When I arrived in Hogsmeade, it was 12:30, so I spent the extra time in Honeydukes, buying Licorice Wands and Sugar Quills. I left at 12:50 and headed over to Fairy Lights.
Fairy Lights is a comfortable, quiet little tea shop. There weren't many people inside, and that suited me just fine. I don't like crowded places. I took a seat in the back corner and waited for Remus. A waiter came up to me and I ordered cup of pumpkin tea.
I took out a Licorice Wand from my pocket and put it in my mouth. As I sucked on it, I looked at the clock that hung over the door. It was 1:05. I frowned. Remus has never been late before. Then I shrugged. He has his reasons.
The waiter came back with my tea and I paid her six Sickles. I took a long sip. Remus better hurry up or-
"Hello, Will."
I nearly choked on my tea. I swallowed it and looked up into the face of Sirius Black.
