A/N: I'm fed up with school. I've read religion all day today and haven't
had any time till now to write these things. Plus I think my writings are
getting worse. Well, anyway I'm going to become an exchange student next
year so maybe I'll be able to write better stories then.
I am finally getting into the whole thing i've been planning for a long time. This is officially going to be practice for writing sad stuff. Don't worry though I'm not going to forget all the action! :)
Times change
"What's happened?" James asked pulling on his robes. He had been woken up very early by Remus who seemed alarmed.
"The dark lord is strong.." Remus said shocked. The other boys were not in the room. James had no idea what the boy was talking about. He wasn't sure he wanted to either.
"What do you mean?" He asked hurriedly. He was getting worried.
"You know Daria, from the third grade? The loud muggle born girl?" Remus asked, looking at James still somehow out of the world.
"Yes, of course what about her?" it took James extreme amounts of self control not to go and shake his friend with all his might. He didn't have the patience for all this extra information.
"It seems as though her family has been murdered."
James fell to his bed again. His mouth opened and he looked at Remus.
"what?", he whispered.
Remus nodded looking at the wooden floor. "Dumbledore fetched her in the middle of the night and she came back just a few minutes ago with a friend all shocked and afraid. She gathered up some stuff and was taken to the hospital wing. She didn't say one word..."
Remus was obviously very shaken by the whole thing. "Sirius and Peter are doing research, I think. They woke me up".
James still couldn't say anything. He could only think about Lily. Her parents were just as muggle as any others.
Just then Peter came rampaging in. He was wide awake.
"The whole school's in shock. They haven't even catched the culprits. They don't have the faintest idea who did it. It could be anyone, like our neighbour or something", he said very quickly.
James and Remus turned their heads toward him. James with his mouth still slightly open.
Peter just looked at them:
"You know what this means don't you?" he asked but went on instantly.
"I think we're either going to be shut in this place or sent home for safety. He-who-must-not-be-named can do practically anything now."
"He broke into Gringrotts a few weeks ago", James said seriously. Both of the other boys turned their heads quickly to the boy.
James explained: "Me and...umm... I suprised Dumbledore and some ministry guy in the hallway. They were talking about it. Even Dumbledore seemed alarmed".
He still couldn't get Lily out of his mind. "Umm, I've got to go", he said going to the door suddenly, slowly and leaving the other two boys staring at him.
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Meanwhile Sirius had been at work. He was standing in the Ravenclaw common room asking for Anoesis. Everyone was quiet but still reluctant to get the girl for the now obviously single boy.
Finally Anoesis came down the stairs hair all messed up and pointy. She looked like she was going to throw up. She couldn't help herself but ran into Sirius's lap hugging him tightly and breathing in his clean smell.
Sirius held his arms away from her for awhile shocked by the sudden turn. Soon he calmed down and put his arms around the girl kissing her on the head in a comforting way. He was very, very relieved.
"Sirius, I'm just really sorry right now. I need you. I really do. Oh dear god... I have to tell you something.." she whispered into his ear.
"It's alright. I'm the one who's sorry. You can tell me anything. Absolutely anything. It's allright", he said still holding her as tight as he could. He could feel his shoulder getting wet from her tears. He didn't feel sad though. He felt just full.
Bypassers were looking at them. A lot of girls looked dissapointed and boys interested. They were obviously still the gossip of the year.
"Let's go somewhere else", Sirius said walking the girl out of the Ravenclaw rooms.
They met Arabella behind a corner. She looked guilty. She stared at Sirius for a while. But hugged Anoesis quickly. She lifted Anoesis's chin a bit to be able to look the girl in the eyes.
"I can't stay Anona. The Slytherins are acting very weird. They'll get suspicious if I'm away too long", she said looking around her. "I just had to tell you that I'm here for you, you know. It's not as bad as you think. Everybody's still pretty safe. There are lots of people here for you." she smiled at Sirius sadly and left very quietly, into the other direction.
Sirius began to realize how serious it was actually getting for Anoesis. He just had no idea why. He took the girl down to an abandoned classroom. He turned a few chairs into a couch and sat down on it pulling Anoesis down with him. He didn't want to seem too agressive, though Anoesis had been gripping his hand very tightly until now.
He looked the girl in her eyes: "Go on then", he said encouragingly.
The girl looked a bit alarmed but proceeded in any case.
"You remeber my mother and father?", she said leaning on to the armrest of the couch and looking away from Sirius. Sirius found himself relaxing a bit too.
"Of course", he said slowly still amazed of the girl.
Anoesis wiped her eyes clean leaving them still red.
"They work in the department of mysteries", she said.
Sirius just looked at her. They had been joking about the department of mysteries for years with the Marauders. It had been a kind of utopia for them. Now that he knew someone who worked there, someone who knew all the secrets, he was surprised to find himself very calm.
"Ok", he wasn't quite sure what to say. "Lot's of the parents of the students here work in the ministry. It's allright. I think", he said bringing his hand to go through the girl's hair.
"You don't get it", Anoesis said still not looking at the boy. She had calmed down completely now and loved the way the boy's hand moved.
"It's the depatment of mysteries. They are in extreme danger. It's the place Voldemort will attack first", her expression was blank.
"I don't want that to happen, Sirius. I don't want them to be there", she seemed suddenly younger. Sirius brought her into his arms once more. He breathed in deeply feeling her warmth against his.
"It's going to be allright. They must have extreme safety cautions there. Plus no one actually knows who they are, do they?", he said calmly.
"I bet they do now. I bet they know everything now", she said. "I've got to send them an owl", sje said jumping up and leaving Sirius alone with his couch.
He turned the couch back and rubbed his eyes. He wasn't quite sure that everything that just happened to him was real. He wasn't quite sure if Anoesis was real. He wasn't quite sure of anything. He left back for the Gryffindor common room feeling very alone.
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James had found Lily by the fireplace obviously in deep thought. He had sat casually next to her wishing not to arouse any suspicion among his fellow Gryffindors.
"Are you all right?" he asked quietly.
"Yes, fine. You?" she answered quietly.
"Fine, just fine", James looked at the girl. She seemed to be in some different place.
"Aren't you worried about your parents?" he asked trying to get something out of the girl. The fireplace sizzled and crackled lighting the girl's face up fom one side. She just shrugged.
"Meet me in the grounds next weekend ok?" she said.
James sighed and nodded: "Sure", he said. "Next weekend."
A/N: remember to vote!
I am finally getting into the whole thing i've been planning for a long time. This is officially going to be practice for writing sad stuff. Don't worry though I'm not going to forget all the action! :)
Times change
"What's happened?" James asked pulling on his robes. He had been woken up very early by Remus who seemed alarmed.
"The dark lord is strong.." Remus said shocked. The other boys were not in the room. James had no idea what the boy was talking about. He wasn't sure he wanted to either.
"What do you mean?" He asked hurriedly. He was getting worried.
"You know Daria, from the third grade? The loud muggle born girl?" Remus asked, looking at James still somehow out of the world.
"Yes, of course what about her?" it took James extreme amounts of self control not to go and shake his friend with all his might. He didn't have the patience for all this extra information.
"It seems as though her family has been murdered."
James fell to his bed again. His mouth opened and he looked at Remus.
"what?", he whispered.
Remus nodded looking at the wooden floor. "Dumbledore fetched her in the middle of the night and she came back just a few minutes ago with a friend all shocked and afraid. She gathered up some stuff and was taken to the hospital wing. She didn't say one word..."
Remus was obviously very shaken by the whole thing. "Sirius and Peter are doing research, I think. They woke me up".
James still couldn't say anything. He could only think about Lily. Her parents were just as muggle as any others.
Just then Peter came rampaging in. He was wide awake.
"The whole school's in shock. They haven't even catched the culprits. They don't have the faintest idea who did it. It could be anyone, like our neighbour or something", he said very quickly.
James and Remus turned their heads toward him. James with his mouth still slightly open.
Peter just looked at them:
"You know what this means don't you?" he asked but went on instantly.
"I think we're either going to be shut in this place or sent home for safety. He-who-must-not-be-named can do practically anything now."
"He broke into Gringrotts a few weeks ago", James said seriously. Both of the other boys turned their heads quickly to the boy.
James explained: "Me and...umm... I suprised Dumbledore and some ministry guy in the hallway. They were talking about it. Even Dumbledore seemed alarmed".
He still couldn't get Lily out of his mind. "Umm, I've got to go", he said going to the door suddenly, slowly and leaving the other two boys staring at him.
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Meanwhile Sirius had been at work. He was standing in the Ravenclaw common room asking for Anoesis. Everyone was quiet but still reluctant to get the girl for the now obviously single boy.
Finally Anoesis came down the stairs hair all messed up and pointy. She looked like she was going to throw up. She couldn't help herself but ran into Sirius's lap hugging him tightly and breathing in his clean smell.
Sirius held his arms away from her for awhile shocked by the sudden turn. Soon he calmed down and put his arms around the girl kissing her on the head in a comforting way. He was very, very relieved.
"Sirius, I'm just really sorry right now. I need you. I really do. Oh dear god... I have to tell you something.." she whispered into his ear.
"It's alright. I'm the one who's sorry. You can tell me anything. Absolutely anything. It's allright", he said still holding her as tight as he could. He could feel his shoulder getting wet from her tears. He didn't feel sad though. He felt just full.
Bypassers were looking at them. A lot of girls looked dissapointed and boys interested. They were obviously still the gossip of the year.
"Let's go somewhere else", Sirius said walking the girl out of the Ravenclaw rooms.
They met Arabella behind a corner. She looked guilty. She stared at Sirius for a while. But hugged Anoesis quickly. She lifted Anoesis's chin a bit to be able to look the girl in the eyes.
"I can't stay Anona. The Slytherins are acting very weird. They'll get suspicious if I'm away too long", she said looking around her. "I just had to tell you that I'm here for you, you know. It's not as bad as you think. Everybody's still pretty safe. There are lots of people here for you." she smiled at Sirius sadly and left very quietly, into the other direction.
Sirius began to realize how serious it was actually getting for Anoesis. He just had no idea why. He took the girl down to an abandoned classroom. He turned a few chairs into a couch and sat down on it pulling Anoesis down with him. He didn't want to seem too agressive, though Anoesis had been gripping his hand very tightly until now.
He looked the girl in her eyes: "Go on then", he said encouragingly.
The girl looked a bit alarmed but proceeded in any case.
"You remeber my mother and father?", she said leaning on to the armrest of the couch and looking away from Sirius. Sirius found himself relaxing a bit too.
"Of course", he said slowly still amazed of the girl.
Anoesis wiped her eyes clean leaving them still red.
"They work in the department of mysteries", she said.
Sirius just looked at her. They had been joking about the department of mysteries for years with the Marauders. It had been a kind of utopia for them. Now that he knew someone who worked there, someone who knew all the secrets, he was surprised to find himself very calm.
"Ok", he wasn't quite sure what to say. "Lot's of the parents of the students here work in the ministry. It's allright. I think", he said bringing his hand to go through the girl's hair.
"You don't get it", Anoesis said still not looking at the boy. She had calmed down completely now and loved the way the boy's hand moved.
"It's the depatment of mysteries. They are in extreme danger. It's the place Voldemort will attack first", her expression was blank.
"I don't want that to happen, Sirius. I don't want them to be there", she seemed suddenly younger. Sirius brought her into his arms once more. He breathed in deeply feeling her warmth against his.
"It's going to be allright. They must have extreme safety cautions there. Plus no one actually knows who they are, do they?", he said calmly.
"I bet they do now. I bet they know everything now", she said. "I've got to send them an owl", sje said jumping up and leaving Sirius alone with his couch.
He turned the couch back and rubbed his eyes. He wasn't quite sure that everything that just happened to him was real. He wasn't quite sure if Anoesis was real. He wasn't quite sure of anything. He left back for the Gryffindor common room feeling very alone.
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James had found Lily by the fireplace obviously in deep thought. He had sat casually next to her wishing not to arouse any suspicion among his fellow Gryffindors.
"Are you all right?" he asked quietly.
"Yes, fine. You?" she answered quietly.
"Fine, just fine", James looked at the girl. She seemed to be in some different place.
"Aren't you worried about your parents?" he asked trying to get something out of the girl. The fireplace sizzled and crackled lighting the girl's face up fom one side. She just shrugged.
"Meet me in the grounds next weekend ok?" she said.
James sighed and nodded: "Sure", he said. "Next weekend."
A/N: remember to vote!