A Trip to the Past
Disclaimer: I only own my characters and my plot. J.K. Rowling owns everything else. Sorry for the mistakes I miss.
It was now Easter break of my second year which wasn't going too badly at the moment. Sirius and I were still going strong with only one petty fight between us. It was about books and there purpose in our life. To say I had won that argument was an understatement, I had bashed Sirius' point of view of books forever by making a very nice throwing weapon out of one. He repented quickly to me afterwards much to everyone who witnessed it, humor.
I was completing an essay for transfiguration (It was my last one I had to do for break) and waiting for Sirius to show in the common room. He showed with James, Remus, and Peter after I finished my essay. I took everything upstairs and came back to the stairs to see James and Lily arguing, and the others sitting on the couch watching them like one would watch a muggle tennis game.
Lily was screaming at James so fast that I couldn't understand what she was saying from the stairs. I could see why she was screaming though. Her deep red hair was ice blue, her skin bright silver and her robes flashed different colors every minute. I decided seeing Lily murder my brother no matter how much he deserved it wasn't on my list of priorities for this day or ever.
I descended to sitting on Sirius' lap waiting for my time to intervene in their argument. I could see Lily was ready to curse James senseless and James just smirked at her. Merlin was he arrogant some times. At least Lily had decided on a different tactic to getting back to normal and my service would not be needed, hopefully.
"Potter turn me back to normal or I will get Siren to attack you and you know she like me more then you" Lily hissed at him. Siren would take any chance to attack James so that threat should have worked. Should have!
"Evans please that cat is useless when it come to attack anything living, except maybe brats like you."
"At least I am not an egotistical, arrogant, arsehole who struts around the school and attacks people who they feel should be attacked daily."
"Joan of arc aren't you Evans, saving Slytherins that don't deserve it. Even my sister and your best friend will agree that Snape needs no sympathy" James shouted offended at Lily. Everything she did say was true to a point but she presented a bit cruelly. This might have been because he was my brother and I still loved him.
"Don't bring Tempest in this argument. Why can't you just change me back, you jackarse?!" Lily yelled hotly, her green eyes emitting fire.
"Alright here you go Evans" he waved his wand and said the counter spells, "now if you excuse me, one of those girls looks really nice to talk to."
Lily sniffed and headed back out of the tower to talk to her other friends, I knew she had done this because she wanted to leave me time with Sirius. James walked past us and headed over to Clara, Kasia, and Hannah. WHAT THE HELL WAS HE DOING WITH THEM, THEY WERE THE ENEMY! Sirius, Remus, and Peter seemed to be thinking about the same thing, and we all stared as James walked over with Clara on his arm.
"Guys you know I liked someone, well it changed to this angel Clara."
Our mouths all hit the floor, our eyes popping out of the sockets. He didn't do this to me, to the guys, to himself. This must have been a joke. I looked at Sirius and he was laughing thinking this was a joke. We all began to laugh thinking it was a joke.
"James good one, Clara thanks for playing along with our master moron, but we caught you both" Sirius said between his laughs.
"Sirius, all of you this isn't a joke."
We all shut up and looked at him. Fear and disbelief crossed our eyes, and then I looked at my brother and saw he wasn't joking and Clara was looking smug. Clara was a pretty girl, with wavy brown hair, brown eyes, and was thin, but she was intolerable. Sirius held on to me and glared at James who was dreamy eyed at Clara. Now she wouldn't shut up about him, it would drive Lily and me up the wall. That's it I am going to kill myself right now.
Remus decided to voice what we all were feeling and I worshiped him right then, "James don't, do you forget what she has done to us all especially your sister."
"Remus trust me, I want to go out with Clara." I was going to throttle my brother right then and there if he didn't snap out of this and I stood up to do it.
"James I swear I will throttle you in about five seconds if you don't drop her arm" I hissed at him. At that time Siren came in from outside and rushed into my arms and began to hiss wildly at James and Clara. Her pale yellow eyes fixed on their faces.
"No Tempest I won't I honestly want to go out with Clara and shut up that stupid cat of yours."
Siren launched herself at James and Clara and clawed Clara's face and got James' arm. They both really didn't like me after Siren's attack. They glared at me and Siren hissed madly at them trying to clean her fur after getting blood in it. James healed both of their cuts and kissed Clara's cheek in forgiveness for me. I was going to puke if they did this again, if Sirius and I were bad they were going to be worse. Remus, Peter, and Sirius seemed to agree with this notion in their eyes.
"Tempest, I thought you would understand the most, being my twin in all."
"With anyone but her, Kasia, or Hannah, I wouldn't give a damn if it wasn't them but because they are my enemies I care. I wouldn't even care if it was a Slytherin but James she and her little cronies are pure evil."
"If you feel that way Tempest I guess your name does stand true in your personality and blood is no longer thicker then water."
"James listen to everything I am saying, I am speaking the pure truth."
"Oh be quiet Tempest, James sided with me not you" Clara said then smirking with me.
"No you didn't start your shit Schmidt" Sirius said wrapping his arm around my waist, "don't even think about talking to Tempest that way or you have me to answer to."
"Sirius don't get involved please, I can handle myself besides you will be talking to him tonight."
I turned and went out of the common room looking for Lily. I found her sitting at Hester with Vivian, Jeannie, Alice, and some other girl I didn't know but recognized, talking to a crying Lily. I climbed in the tree and they all looked up at me, on the lowest branch I could be in. Lily smiled when she saw me and I gave her a special smile, preserved for the 'I-have-to-tell-something' look with it.
"Lils don't cry over anything my bastard twin did to you, he got what he had coming to him by Siren and so did Clara. Of course James healed himself and Clara but it was still worth it."
"James is horrible and I detest him but I didn't want you involved in our petty arguments because he is your brother and I know you still care about him."
"Lils I will always be involved in everything that happens between you and the Marauders."
I jumped down from the tree and landed on my bum. I bruised my tail bone and started to hold on to my bum. Everyone laughed at this even me and we had tears of joy coming from all our eyes as I rubbed my bum in an attempt to heal it. Vivian looked at me after our laughing and asked me a question I answered with mirth.
"Why did that bitch Clara get clawed by your sweet cat also?"
"James and Clara are now going out and Siren scratched both of them for arguing with Remus and myself and being insulted by Clara."
"Oh wonderful now we have to hear her say how sweet James is always. I feel for Lily and you both. By the way I am Dawn Cobain, I am in Slytherin but not into all that dark arts shit they go on about" the girl I didn't know said to me smiling and sticking out her hand.
I shook her hand and realized that I didn't care she was a Slytherin. She was different, just because she was ambitious didn't mean she would become a Death Eater. People were really prejudged against those who were Slytherin but most of them deserved it, I am guessing some of them didn't and Dawn was one of them.
"Yes, she will be even worse now, and think about what her goons will be like" Jeannie said spitting out the sentence like garbage.
"They will boost James ego and their own. I am going to go live with the Giant Squid for now on" Alice said getting up and pretending to dive into imaginary water and falling into grass. We laughed at her funniness. We talked and laughed till it was curfew.
Lily and I headed up to the tower laughing about our night with her friends and my acquaintances. We ignored James and Clara and headed up to the dormitory. We put on our pajamas and hung out on the window sill listening to the Doors me on my knees because I wasn't going to heal my bum, till the three monsters came upstairs.
Clara walked towards us after they changed and smirked all the while. I wanted so badly for lightening to strike her dead one day along with Kasia and Hannah. She stopped in front of us and her voice was so aggravating, I wanted her voice chords to be cut.
"You do know that James is writing to your Mum about your less then lady like behavior."
"So like you are actually a lady yourself" I mocked her mercilessly.
"Well at least I can have a civilized conversation with people."
"I didn't know you counted as human, Clara" I smirked at her, "I thought you were an alien who came to our planet because you have no obvious thought patterns of your own."
Lily added to my little comment, "Yes Clara we knew what you have been planning, take our thoughts and credit it to you. Sorry we know the real you."
I smiled in glee as she stalked away to her cronies who glared at us. We went to sleep soon after with smiles in glee upon our faces about what we had said to Clara. I woke up the next morning and showered and dressed in baggy jeans patched in spots with muggle patches, a black tee shirt, and black boots. Today I was prepared for a day of fun. I had already chosen Care of Magical Creatures and Ancient Runes as my two new subjects because I refused to learn Divination as a real class and would learn it out of a book as I already had on parts of it, so I had that down easily and needed no worry about it like some others.
I went down to the Great Hall early and waited for Lily to join me for our day with the other girls. The Marauders came down with the monster girls in tow. Sirius sat next to me because he refused to be nearer to Clara as he could. Dawn came up to me so we could hang by the lake and Sirius treated her with respect I never knew he possessed.
"Hello I'm Sirius Black are you a friend of Tempy?"
"Yes and I am Dawn Cobain. Is your tail bone still hurting Temp?"
"Sure is Dawny-girl, see that's why we have knees for when we bruise and break it" I said laughing with Dawn and Sirius.
"Go on scout, I will see you later" Sirius clapping me on my back as I got off my knees. I gave him a peck on his lips and headed with Dawn out to Hester where the other girls were sitting and laughing.
"I have been christened a new name by our local genius; I am now Dawny-girl."
We laughed at Dawn's joke and sat there for hours just enjoying each others company. I was enjoying having other friends then boys and Lily. We laughed until we cried and joked about guys and girls we didn't like. It was really good and Lily slipped off to the kitchens with Dawn so she could get lunch for us all.
I sat with Vivian, Jeannie, and Alice, talking with the girls I now considered friends. They didn't grit me for information as many would and I blessed them for it. I think Lily told them I didn't tell people about myself so often, but studied others and decided if I could trust them. I felt I could trust them and I liked that about them.
"Tempest why did those girls say those things about you?" Alice asked then looked at the grass.
"They said those things because they couldn't have someone they stalked."
"I think they should just leave you alone. So what if you date Sirius Black, you both love each other and that is what matters" Jeannie said standing up and looking for Lily and Dawn.
"Thanks Jeannie is this why Marlena isn't in this group now."
"Yeah, Lily and she had a row a while back and she told Marlena that if she didn't stop believing rumors about you that she was no longer welcome in her friendship and she doesn't come around much. You know Lils is very popular with a lot of people and she holds you in high esteem, as do many for your intelligence and your private nature" Vivian sighed after telling me.
I smiled at all of them and watched in amusement as Jeannie jumped up and down Lily and Dawn came back with food. I wondered how she stayed so thin, from what I knew she ate like James and Sirius, it was probably because she was so tall. Her dirty blonde hair was always in a pony, her honey colored eyes always shined, but she avoided guys because she felt they were worthless and only brought down woman. I admired her for being very opinioned and fearless when it came to people, it was a wonder why she wasn't a Gryffindor like me.
When Lily and I set up the picnic cloth and the picnic we all dug in. We packed up the basket and sat on the grass, I listened to their conversation sparingly because I was studying the ones I hadn't studied before.
Vivian had dark auburn hair and blue-grey eyes. She was of normal height and normal weight, not really skinny or chubby. Viv as we called her always was friendly to anyone but people that had rubbed her wrong. She wasn't as opinionated as Jeannie but then she was a hard worker and enjoyed school and having fun.
Dawn was very petite, in height and bone size. She had light brown hair and light green eyes. She was always trying to make better friends out of other houses while making an enemy of her own. I felt for her ambition and but I knew she would fail because deep wounds fell between the three houses and Slytherin.
I joined in the conversation after Dawn had poked me in the side because my eyes were unfocused. I glared at her but we ended up in gales of laughter because the glares were of a fake variety. I probably laughed more in those hours I spent with them then in my entire life. Our day was almost ruined when the Marauders and the three monsters came outside.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter looked very upset by being left with James and the monsters. They all walked behind them, and then decided we were more interesting. They ran away from James and to us. They all looked giddy by coming towards us. Lily looked at them critically as did all of the others. They got down on their hands and knees and looked very desperately at us, puppy dog eyes and everything.
"May we please join you, we know you all but Temp doesn't like us very much but please let us keep as far away from them as possible or we shall go drown in the lake" Remus spoke for them all.
"Fine, witnessing idiots committing their own suicides aren't on my agenda" Lily spoke as a mutual agreement passed through us.
They sat by us looking very relieved to be away from the monsters and my twin. I climbed into Sirius' lap and this caused Jeannie to squeal in pure delight, like she does for food and jump up and down.
"Viv, Dawn, Lils aren't they so perfect together? They are so adorable."
"Jeannie calm down but yes they do look perfect together" Lils said pulling Jeannie down from jumping up and down at us.
I blushed and so did Sirius from the comment. I mumbled a thank you and pressed my hands against my cheeks to hide my blush. Sirius buried his face in the back of my head to hide his embarrassment. Remus was conversing nicely with the girls much to my own surprise and Peter added his two bits in every once in a while. They left about an hour later running away from us because James was coming over.
I glared at James and he turned away glaring at me. Lily turned to me and smiled proudly at me. I smiled back and all of burst out in laughter at all of our wacky smiles. We stayed outside skipping dinner because we were having too much fun to worry about food. I climbed up in the tree and sat on my bruised bum after this decision and watched the lake till Lily yelled for me to come out of the damned tree.
We said our goodbyes and headed up to our own common rooms. I absent mindedly traced over my scar and thought about the prophesy I knew jack squat about as Lily did some of an essay. I needed to know about the prophesy and why it concerned Sirius and I. I sat on a chair and watched as James and Clara came into the common room followed by the guys who looked ready to kill him and Clara after giving up trying to think about the prophesy.
Sirius came over to me and pulled me up to his dormitory. He looked worried and weary about things we knew the truth of and James refused to believe. He put me on his bed and sat next to me. He wrapped me in his arms and we sat together not saying a word but just waiting for the other to think of something to say.
"Siri what are we going to do? James doesn't believe anything we say to him and is just about ready to kill me for that stupid wench."
"Baby don't worry the truth will be revealed in due time. We just have to cut the time the truth is show down from how long it could take."
"She has him wrapped around her finger, he will do anything for her and they have only been going out for a day."
"Your right about that and I would worry about your mail tomorrow. James wrote a perfectly nasty letter about your behavior to your Mum last night and sent it at like midnight."
"Merlin's beard why?" I moaned into Sirius' chest.
"Don't worry now what do you say that torturing them both should be fun?"
"No sleep would, I have worn out my mind and laughter today."
"Come back here and sleep okay, wait till the common room is empty to come back though."
"See you Sirius" I said kissing him and leaving. Before I left I heard him mutter, 'You are my storm, Tempest'
Since it was after curfew, people were in the common room and I decided a bubble bath before I would get ready to sleep in Sirius' bed. I took a long bubble bath and dressed in my black linen pajamas and pulled my hair back in a black silk ribbon.
I waited till the common room was empty and my room mates were asleep and headed to the boys' dormitory. Everyone was asleep but Sirius who was sitting up and looking grateful that I actually came. I crawled into his bed and we lay there forever never sleeping, but gathering our words for each other.
"Tempest what if they last till summer vacation? What will we do in the summer because you know James will want demon wench there?"
"Sirius honestly I don't know except that if she does come, Mum will see through her in the beginning. You see Mum doesn't know her so James is going to use that till we do go back home. Then it shall all explode in his face."
"You think too much, you know that right." Sirius snuggled against my back and I got closer to his warmth.
"That's why you love me so much, though."
"No I love you because you are the person that keeps me from going to far and you're my storm."
"I know" I muttered turning over and burying my face in Sirius' chest.
"Good night my sweet storm" He said kissing me on the forehead.
I woke at the usual early time and snuck back into my dorm. I was preparing for what Mum's letter to me would be like. It would range from disgust to disappointment. I dressed in my Led Zeppelin shirt for comfort from my mother's temper and letter I knew was coming. I sat in the Great Hall hoping Mum would just forget about James' letter. Of course this was just a lie I told myself so I wouldn't have to face my mother's words.
Zeus flew towards me and dropped the letter of death by my untouched plate. He flew off after stealing a piece of toast and I sat there looking at the letter. It was addressed to me in Mum's handwriting and I knew this would be one hell of a letter. Sirius came and sat next to me on one side and Lily was on the other. Both looking at me like 'oh-no-this-is-the-letter-of-doom-from-Mrs. Potter' and trying to make me open it because I knew it wasn't a howler but it was scary enough for anyone who knew the story and my Mum. James and Clara looked elated when they saw I had the letter and that made me grab the letter and rip it open. Mum's loopy handwriting was looking at me, all saying she was cross with me because of James' lies.
Tempest,
What is I hear of that James and you had an argument about his new girlfriend? Why do you care in the first place and don't you dare give me the she is my enemy and is tainting James' mind excuse. Also I hear that you allowed your cat to attack them both and both are very lucky to not have any permanent scaring. I should say I am disgusted with your new demeanor against your brother and a person he cares about. I do not want you to start with them because you should understand his feelings, him being your twin brother and then you have Sirius. I don't want to hear anything about your revolting behavior from James and Clara anymore.
Mum
I sat down the letter and felt burning white rage with my brother. I loathed him right then and I needed to get my anger out on him. I marched over to him, and stood behind him wanting him to explode. He and Clara turned around and looked at me innocently. "James may I speak to you privately?" I hissed at him.
"Yes Nicolette" he mocked knowing full well I hated my middle name. I felt my anger rise at him and he stood up as I marched outside with him on my tail. All my friends watching us, but knowing to leave us alone for this was private.
"What do you think you are playing at James? Wait till Mum knows the truth and believe me the instant she meets that wench she will."
"Sister Mum believes me because I told a few white lies and I felt so bad about you insulting my girlfriend."
"James I don't know what has gotten into to you but I want to know. Did you not forget you are associating with? The girl that hates Lily and me with all her might and is a stupid bitch."
"I didn't know you knew such colorful language, Nicolette."
Smack! I slapped James across his face hard enough for my hand to hurt. He deserved it and it would bruise into a nice handprint on his face. If I had a bruise he should too, at least he deserved his. I stormed back to the Great Hall feeling much better after slapping James and seeing his surprised look cross his face as I did so. He followed me and I could tell he was rubbing his cheek. I sat back down at my seat and watched in disgust as Clara ran to James and acted as if you was a wounded solider.
"James what happened to your cheek?"
"My sister slapped me, as undeserving as I am."
"That wench how dare her?"
"She is Tempest and can get away with everything in this school because she is the top student in our year, even if she does take time from her busy schedule for friends."
"I hate her for slapping you, James."
"That is my girl Clara."
I snorted and Lily dragged me away with the other girls. I wanted hit him again but Sirius and Remus sent me looks that said not in here and we will talk to him. I was being dragged to the library and all the girls but I had their bags. I knew they were doing homework today and wanted me there if they needed my help.
I walked around the library looking for a book that would interest me at least in the minimum. I found one that was about prophesies that go over a brief future of a person's life. I brought it to the table where the girls were working and read a little before Dawn tapped me with a quill.
"Can I help you Dawny-girl?"
"Yes, it's the Transfiguration essay, what are we supposed to do. I don't really understand."
"Write a foot of essay about changing animate objects into inanimate is easier then the other way around."
"Didn't we already do that on an essay?"
"Yes but she had us do it again because Professor McGonagall said most of us didn't get the idea of what she wanted us to say."
"Even you?"
"No I just redid it because I felt I could do better."
"Man, sometimes I wonder what goes on in your brain."
"Dawn don't even try to, she is too much of a complex human to be understood" Lily sighed while looking at us both.
"Well thanks for the help on the essay. Now what was..."
I read through my book some more before dismissing myself in hopes of finding Sirius before he got detention with the rest of the boys. I found him being shrieked at by Professor McGonagall in the hallway with James, Remus, and Sirius all smirking at her. This seemed to infuriate the Professor more and she stalked off before she lost her temper too much. I walked up to him and noticed James still had the bruise on his cheek of my handprint.
"Sirius Black what have you done this time?" I said looking him in the eye and he looked at me innocently.
"Nothing but get me detention for the next two weeks with Professor Zimmer."
"What did you do Siri?"
"Um maybe I made the potion room go boom" he whispered in a child's voice.
"Sirius" I shouted at him. Knowing him he made the student cupboard explode and Merlin knows he won't take responsibility for it. "What has gotten into your head? Have you caught the same disease James has?"
"Nicolette stop it or I might just prank you" James said cruelly from behind me.
"Like you could actually out smart me, James because have you forgotten that I am the one who used to tell you the spells you needed to get your pranks done."
"At least I didn't befriend a Slytherin" he yelled at me while walking closer to me.
"Dawn is very kind, just because she is Slytherin doesn't mean jack."
"Yeah, James I met Dawn yesterday and she was different from the others of her house and you know she has made an enemy of her entire house" Sirius said placing a hand on James' shoulder.
"Fine whatever be a traitor to everyone and poison them with your thoughts, I don't care. I am gone, see you later Sirius."
James, Remus, and Peter left to get their reason for detentions. Remus looked back at us with sympathy and longing to help us, but they all had a pack about detentions so they had to get one. I turned and hugged Sirius. I wanted my brother back, my conceited, arsehole brother, that didn't act like this and I could see everyone did. It was all Clara's fault and I wanted her dead right then.
"Sirius, why is he acting like this? I can stand the conceitedness but he isn't himself anymore."
"I know Tempest; I think we just have to wait this out."
"I think Sirius that you are correct. And I loath it"
"Baby come on, let's go back to the tower and wait for this mess to fix itself. We can do no more."
We walked back to my dorm and listened to The Doors and Led Zeppelin for hours. We didn't care that Clara came up and saw us snogging in the window sill or that she went back and told James. We had each other to fight this mess, along with our studious Remus and our tag along Peter who wasn't much help in its self. We had to wait for this period to end and it was going to hurt a lot of people during its ride.