CHAPTER FOUR - LET'S KILL ALL THE WEREWOLVES
Julia was sitting at a last desk in the Charms Classroom. She was so bored, because she had already known all those simple charms and hexes. She was reading a book 'How to become invisible for teachers so you can do whatever you want'. This was much more fascinating, but it didn't help though.
'Miss Sting, are you being bored? Maybe you would like to join our discussion', asked professor Flitwick. 'We are talking about annoyance. What annoys you?'
She looked up and noticed several stupid smiles on faces of the Slytherin part of class. She wasn't popular among them; in fact nobody of their class was popular. They all waited for somebody from Gryffindor to fail during the lesson. Well, they had to wait longer.
'People', said Julia simply and the class laughed. 'I find people the most irritating thing in the world.'
'I am aware of this, but think, please, about just one, the most irritating feature.'
'Talking. I guess this disturbs me the most', Julia smiled as professor tried to find a difficult task for her.
'Well', he said and turned to Black and Potter, who were gossiping in the corner, 'Mr. Black, who is the most talkative person in the classroom?'
Sirius stood up, looking very seriously, and spoke as if he was introducing someone. Julia thought that these guys loved making fools of themselves.
'Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you a chatty guy, his mouth is never closed, his laughter never disappears! Please, welcome and enjoy: Mister Jaaaaames Potter!!!' He clapped his hands, and James walked around the room entertaining the crowd.
'Well, Miss Sting', Flitwick asked Julia. 'Which charm would you use to stop him. I must say I doubt if it is possible.'
'Let's say, an easy one: Silentio, I think this would do.'
'Potter, do you know, how to defend?'
Potter grinned and nodded.
'Julia, you may begin'
When she lifted her wand and acted as if she wanted to say this charm, Potter shouted "sonorous", which was a counter-hex, but Julia said instead:
'Petrificus throat' and not a single vowel could come out of Potter's mouth. Julia laughed and sat in her place.
Professor brought back James' voice and said:
'Well, 5 points for Gryffindor, Potter, you knew how to defend. And, Julia, 10 points, you knew how to hex him. Congratulations!'
Class applauded and they all left he Charms Room very happy - another points added and such a great performance in front of all those stupid Slytherins.
After the dinner they all gathered in their common room and the Marauders delivered enough butterbeer.
Sirius, James and Remus were sitting somewhere by the fire, talking silently. They didn't feel like entertaining the crowd anymore. Lupin had just told them that the full moon was approaching and they were to be abandoned by their friend.
'Gosh, I wish we could do something', cried James and threw a piece of parchment into the fire.
'Don't even try to do anything about that', warned them Lupin.
'Hey, Moony, we've been thinking of something special', smiled Black proudly and blinked at Potter. 'Just have to wait a little more.'
'Don't you too understand that it is too dangerous! Just let me leave', shouted Lupin.
Julia, who was sitting silently on an armchair next to them lifted her head and asked, looking curious.
'Is full moon approaching? Remus?'
Guys looked terrified. Did she know? As far as they knew, nobody else had guessed. Suddenly Sirius stood up on his heels, grabbed Julia's hand and led her through the portrait outside the common room.
This wasn't a usual view: Black catching a girl. Although he was very handsome and every single girl at school sighed when saw him, he had always been more interested in pranks than in dates. He went out occasionally, but the girls usually invited him. He wasn't really interested in hankering girls, looking for nothing but his handsome face.
This capture didn't look like a date, though, but it caused suspicious glances around the common room.
They were now alone in a deserted corridor.
'What my dearest Mr. Black want?', Julia mocked with anger.
'What do you know?', he inquired and walked slowly towards her. Julia's shoulders touched cold bricks of the wall.
'Is there anything I shouldn't know about? Anything I couldn't speak aloud in the Great Hall about? Are you afraid, I could tell??', she asked with an innocent smile, but he saw a grin of a devil inside.
'Sting, you're not going' to tell, are you?', Sirius was vexed and his voice was trembling.
'No, I am going to give an official statement about this. Oh, yes, and I will begin a campaign 'Let's kill all the werewolves!!', that is my life's purpose', she irked and annoyed him.
Black looked shocked and irritated. This can't be true. Julia saw a disbelief and fear in his eyes (chestnut eyes, how wonderful, deep, hot). She wanted to smile, but she felt offended.
'Who do you think I am', she spoke silently, but clearly. 'Do you consider me as a piece of shit like all those Voldemort's servants who want to hurt every single person that is not as pure as themselves? I thought.'
He felt stupid, how could he ever think that she would tell. He was still confused when she passed him by. He shouted with apology as she opened the hole:
'Hey, Julia, I didn't think. Just didn't know you had guessed. Nobody before.'
She stopped his words.
'It's so common: nobody watches. But I watch Black, and I think!'
'Hey.', he tried but she left.
'What took you so long', asked Lily, afraid that McGonagal could have found them together.
She didn't want to lead Julia on a leash, but didn't want to have problems with their professor either.
'Well, it isn't easy to talk to an idiot', she replied angrily. The moment Sirius came into she took her books and left for dorm.
Fellows looked at Sirius and sighed with relief, when he told them everything was alright.
'I think she likes me more than she seems', he laughed at the end.
'I think you like her more than you think', added James and they all laughed.
Julia was sitting at a last desk in the Charms Classroom. She was so bored, because she had already known all those simple charms and hexes. She was reading a book 'How to become invisible for teachers so you can do whatever you want'. This was much more fascinating, but it didn't help though.
'Miss Sting, are you being bored? Maybe you would like to join our discussion', asked professor Flitwick. 'We are talking about annoyance. What annoys you?'
She looked up and noticed several stupid smiles on faces of the Slytherin part of class. She wasn't popular among them; in fact nobody of their class was popular. They all waited for somebody from Gryffindor to fail during the lesson. Well, they had to wait longer.
'People', said Julia simply and the class laughed. 'I find people the most irritating thing in the world.'
'I am aware of this, but think, please, about just one, the most irritating feature.'
'Talking. I guess this disturbs me the most', Julia smiled as professor tried to find a difficult task for her.
'Well', he said and turned to Black and Potter, who were gossiping in the corner, 'Mr. Black, who is the most talkative person in the classroom?'
Sirius stood up, looking very seriously, and spoke as if he was introducing someone. Julia thought that these guys loved making fools of themselves.
'Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you a chatty guy, his mouth is never closed, his laughter never disappears! Please, welcome and enjoy: Mister Jaaaaames Potter!!!' He clapped his hands, and James walked around the room entertaining the crowd.
'Well, Miss Sting', Flitwick asked Julia. 'Which charm would you use to stop him. I must say I doubt if it is possible.'
'Let's say, an easy one: Silentio, I think this would do.'
'Potter, do you know, how to defend?'
Potter grinned and nodded.
'Julia, you may begin'
When she lifted her wand and acted as if she wanted to say this charm, Potter shouted "sonorous", which was a counter-hex, but Julia said instead:
'Petrificus throat' and not a single vowel could come out of Potter's mouth. Julia laughed and sat in her place.
Professor brought back James' voice and said:
'Well, 5 points for Gryffindor, Potter, you knew how to defend. And, Julia, 10 points, you knew how to hex him. Congratulations!'
Class applauded and they all left he Charms Room very happy - another points added and such a great performance in front of all those stupid Slytherins.
After the dinner they all gathered in their common room and the Marauders delivered enough butterbeer.
Sirius, James and Remus were sitting somewhere by the fire, talking silently. They didn't feel like entertaining the crowd anymore. Lupin had just told them that the full moon was approaching and they were to be abandoned by their friend.
'Gosh, I wish we could do something', cried James and threw a piece of parchment into the fire.
'Don't even try to do anything about that', warned them Lupin.
'Hey, Moony, we've been thinking of something special', smiled Black proudly and blinked at Potter. 'Just have to wait a little more.'
'Don't you too understand that it is too dangerous! Just let me leave', shouted Lupin.
Julia, who was sitting silently on an armchair next to them lifted her head and asked, looking curious.
'Is full moon approaching? Remus?'
Guys looked terrified. Did she know? As far as they knew, nobody else had guessed. Suddenly Sirius stood up on his heels, grabbed Julia's hand and led her through the portrait outside the common room.
This wasn't a usual view: Black catching a girl. Although he was very handsome and every single girl at school sighed when saw him, he had always been more interested in pranks than in dates. He went out occasionally, but the girls usually invited him. He wasn't really interested in hankering girls, looking for nothing but his handsome face.
This capture didn't look like a date, though, but it caused suspicious glances around the common room.
They were now alone in a deserted corridor.
'What my dearest Mr. Black want?', Julia mocked with anger.
'What do you know?', he inquired and walked slowly towards her. Julia's shoulders touched cold bricks of the wall.
'Is there anything I shouldn't know about? Anything I couldn't speak aloud in the Great Hall about? Are you afraid, I could tell??', she asked with an innocent smile, but he saw a grin of a devil inside.
'Sting, you're not going' to tell, are you?', Sirius was vexed and his voice was trembling.
'No, I am going to give an official statement about this. Oh, yes, and I will begin a campaign 'Let's kill all the werewolves!!', that is my life's purpose', she irked and annoyed him.
Black looked shocked and irritated. This can't be true. Julia saw a disbelief and fear in his eyes (chestnut eyes, how wonderful, deep, hot). She wanted to smile, but she felt offended.
'Who do you think I am', she spoke silently, but clearly. 'Do you consider me as a piece of shit like all those Voldemort's servants who want to hurt every single person that is not as pure as themselves? I thought.'
He felt stupid, how could he ever think that she would tell. He was still confused when she passed him by. He shouted with apology as she opened the hole:
'Hey, Julia, I didn't think. Just didn't know you had guessed. Nobody before.'
She stopped his words.
'It's so common: nobody watches. But I watch Black, and I think!'
'Hey.', he tried but she left.
'What took you so long', asked Lily, afraid that McGonagal could have found them together.
She didn't want to lead Julia on a leash, but didn't want to have problems with their professor either.
'Well, it isn't easy to talk to an idiot', she replied angrily. The moment Sirius came into she took her books and left for dorm.
Fellows looked at Sirius and sighed with relief, when he told them everything was alright.
'I think she likes me more than she seems', he laughed at the end.
'I think you like her more than you think', added James and they all laughed.