Discussions, Shocks, Gasps, oh the Horror
The next week went by slowly, with Sirius still contemplating his feelings and Ev every once in a while thinking she just might have a nervous breakdown before Sirius told them.
They had both agreed that Ev wouldn't really talk with the others until the day he would tell. Well, they partly agreed but most of it was the fact that James avoided her like the plague and the others didn't talk to her, even if they were around each other.
Which they were, since Sirius still hung out with them and Ev talked to him. They sat in silence at the meals and when doing homework. Not one word was said between Ev and James, Rae, Lily, Remus, Peter, and Ara.
When Ev thought she couldn't take it anymore, Friday had come and tomorrow would be the day.
Ev lay silently in her bed, staring at the window, as the other girls whispered about the upcoming Quidditch match. Ev was feeling particularly lonesome because James and Sirius had been practicing for the aforementioned match whenever possible so Ev had no one to speak to.
When it was around two o'clock and she was still awake while her roommates breathing had turned to the slow rhythmic breathing of the sound asleep, Ev resolutely stood up. She went to the bathroom, and then she walked out of her dormitory and walked slowly to the boys, making sure before walking in that she heard snoring.
Ev slowly opened the door and tiptoed into the room, her bare feet making a padded noise on the cold stone floor.
She peeked inconspicuously around the hangings around every bed until she finally found Sirius' near the window. She was surprised to see him with his eyes opened and he was just surprised to see her, if the way his eyes widened was any indication.
Pulling all of her courage together, Ev walked to the bed and pulled back the red covers. She jerked her head for Sirius to move, and once he did, she slowly slid into the bed.
She lay on her side facing him while he lay on his back, which was bare considering he wore no shirt.
Sirius turned his head to look at her. "What are you doing in here?"
Ev smiled ruefully, "I couldn't sleep. I'm nervous about tomorrow. What are we gonna do?"
Sirius sighed and Ev snuggled in closer to him. She draped her left arm across his chest.
Sirius moved her body so that he could position his left arm under her neck, and then allowed her to get comfortable.
"I'm nervous too," he said softly, "I'm going over how to tell them."
"Yeah."
Sirius moved his right arm outside the hangings of his bed and grabbed his wand, muttering the silencing charm around them so as not to wake the others.
"Can I sleep in here with you?" Ev asked suddenly.
Thank god for darkness, Sirius thought, hoping that Ev couldn't see him blush. "Sure, if you want," he replied carefully.
"Wonder what the others are gonna think, if they find us in here," he added. A slow grin graced Ev's face and Sirius thought he might die. He'd put that on her face.
Ev sat up and reached for the hem of her tank top. She quickly pulled it off and lay down in her earlier position. Sirius gulped.
"What are you doing?" Sirius was disappointed in himself when he heard his voice squeak.
"Giving them something to talk about. I hate idle gossip. There has to be at least some truth behind it, and believe me there will be rumors, why not give them a real reason to tell everyone?" Ev nestled closer to Sirius' chest. He heaved a sigh and placed his hand on her back.
"Why are you wearing a bra?" he asked, realizing she was.
"For a moment just like this I guess." Ev grinned up at him, he face near his neck.
Sirius looked down, and found himself staring into her eyes longer than he planned.
Ev took a deep breath. "I . . .you . . .screw it."
She scooted herself up so that her head was next to his, their heads facing each other.
Suddenly, she leaned to him; her head above his now and his flat on is pillow. Her lips pressed to his in a deep kiss. All of her sadness and loneliness was put in that kiss and she felt herself get happier with each second the kiss lasted, which was probably only 8 seconds.
They both pulled back and went to the previous position of Ev lying on his arm. What happened? they were both thinking.
Ev's left arm, once more draped across his upper body, stretched further and she pulled him closer, sighing contentedly when she got comfortable. Sirius also found himself quite comfortable. Still, he turned red when he first noticed that one of Ev's breasts was crushed against his left side while the other was 'resting' on his chest. Ev didn't seem to mind, for she gave a satisfied sigh, causing shivers to run down Sirius' body. After several minutes, Ev was breathing deeply and Sirius' arm was asleep, but he didn't want to move it, didn't want Ev to wake up or move. He fell asleep holding Ev safe and sound in his arms.
"What the hell!" a voice whispered hoarsely.
There was a rustling as the hangings were pulled back from Sirius' bed.
"Weeelll!" the voice of James said.
"It's about time." Remus said calmly.
"Look at that! They must have had a wild night. They look tired." Remus observed.
"I can't believe he got her before I got Lily," James said, sounding disappointed.
"You are such a pig," Peter stated.
"Am not!" James exclaimed.
Ev and Sirius' eyes opened at the same exact moment and they realized they were in the exact position Sirius had predicted. They listened as the others continued to make lewd comments and obvious innuendos about them.
"You are such a . . ." James said hotly.
They obviously were not watching the two 'lovebirds', because the next time they looked up, the two of them were sitting back, leaning against the headboard, their arms folded across their chests. Amused smiles were on their faces and their eyebrows were lifted quirkily.
"A . . ." Ev said lightly, gesturing for him to continue.
It was now James, Remus, and Peter's turn to smile ironically and cross their arms. The looked at the two people whom sharing a bed together.
"So," Remus said suggestively.
"Yes, what did happen here last night?"
"Was it wild? There was probably no talking was there? You were just rooting around, baby! How long did it last?" James was obviously the biggest pig in the world. They all waited until he finished. Which was a long time. Finally he stopped.
He looked around sheepishly.
Remus turned once again to the two on the bed. "So, you're not friends. I'd like to see what the hell you do to your friends, let alone someone you date." Sirius and Ev rolled their eyes as the others snorted with laughter.
Ev threw back the blankets and pushed herself out of bed. Sirius just stayed where he was, his arms crossed behind his head.
She put her hands on her hips as all the eyes in the room turned to, lets just say not her face. Ev slouched in exasperation. "Yo, pervy boys, up here!" She waved her arms in front of their faces and they abruptly jerked their faces up to look at her. She turned her gaze on James, who had come out of the hospital wing at the beginning of the week. "So, you talking to me?"
James stared at her. "No, I'm talking to your breasts and Sirius, I don't speak to you. I don't talk to bitches who hit me for no reason when I least expect it, or whores who don't even ask for money."
"I am not a whore!" Ev said violently. Remus distinctly saw her temple throb and a vein was showing in her neck.
"Oh, please! Your legs spread like peanut butter!"
"That's it!" Sirius finally broke in, jumping out of the bed to stand between James and Ev. "I will not tolerate you calling her that!" he yelled at Sirius. He turned to Ev, "And you, calm down."
Ev breathed deeply, something Remus and Peter, who were just watching, slightly amused, greatly appreciated.
"Now," Sirius said evenly, holding his finger up to James, "nothing happened last night."
"That's right," Ev yelled, leaning forward from behind Sirius.
Sirius whipped his head around to her. "Ev please! You're not helping. Now . . .come on, I'm trying fix . . . you know . . .this." He said this in a quiet, urgent voice. He whipped around once again. "Today, certain . . . events will be revealed and you . . .might change your mind. Ev was just feeling bad and she came in here because she couldn't sleep, nor could I. We talked about how this would look tomorrow, so Ev, as ridiculous as it seems, took off her shirt . . .to, uh, give it reason. Shame she was wearing a bra really. . ." Ev smacked his shoulder and he continued, " Anyway, ask her to explain it, I didn't really get it. And nothing and I repeat nothing, happened between us last night. Just wait until nine o'clock tonight, I'll tell you something and then you can talk about Ev. All right?"
James, very much confused, just nodded mutely.
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Ev and Sirius, now alone since the boys had left, looked at each other in disbelief.
"Alrighty then," Ev muttered, slipping her shirt on.
"Yeah," Sirius breathed, "intense."
Now both fully clothed they looked at each other, embarrassed about the night before.
"So, see ya later," Ev walked by him, giving him thumbs up.
"Sure," Sirius replied as she left.
She popped her head in. "Remember, you tell them, then bring them into the forest where I'll be waiting."
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Ev knocked loudly on the door to Dumbledore's office.
"Come in, Everard." He answered.
"Yo, Double D." Ev sauntered in and plopped down on a chair. "You asked to see me."
"Yes, Everard, you see, I just wanted to tell you that instead of sneaking in through the front doors when you come back to the school tonight, I could give you an alternative route. We don't want you getting in trouble do we?"
Ev's eyes widened. "Umm, what?" she asked, pretending to be innocent.
"I know what you plan on doing. And if you insist on doing it outside, I'd like to give you a surefire way of entering the school. However, you could fly everyone in, but that is not entirely safe. So," here Dumbledore grabbed a paper off the desk and handed it to Ev, "a map. That is a map of the entire school grounds and the castle. It shows where the residents of the whole school are at all times. It could help when in a sticky situation." Dumbledore looked at her over his spectacles.
"How did you know? I mean, how did you know!" Ev stood up angrily.
"Everard, I am not bragging, I do try to stay humble, but it is difficult. I know everything that goes on in my school. Did you know Tracy Puddleman and Tim Drogon broke up two hours ago?" He smiled at her.
Ev plopped down in her chair and looked at the map in her hands. "Well, then thanks, I guess."
"No thanks needed, Everard. I just would like to ensure your safety, and the others of course."
Ev smiled, "Yeah."
"And keep," Dumbledore added, "give it to your four guy friends. Something tells me they could use it for when they go on their midnight escapades, traumatizing the other students, that is."
"Okay," Ev replied laughing.
"I call it the Marauder's Map. And again, no thanks required. I would like a new pair of mittens for Christmas though." Dumbledore smiled at her comfortably.
"Of course Double D."
"I'm sure I won't see you in here for once again hurting another student," Dumbledore said to her as she stood up.
Ev grinned. "I ain't promising anything." Over the last week, Ev had been in here quite a few times. Her nerves had been on end and a couple of people had had the misfortune of getting in her path.
When she had come, after the long lecture about how wrong she had been, Dumbledore had told her that he knew of her past. It was customary to look into new students records before they were admitted into the school. Of course, Ev's sad and sometimes wild past had been in those records.
Ev had begun to think of Dumbledore as somewhat of a grandfather like figure. She was quite amused by his dry wit and humor and Dumbledore thought of her as a granddaughter in some ways. He knew deep down that she was a nice person, her temper just sometimes got the better of her.
Ev nodded her head at him and walked out of the room.
"Holy shit! Cool!" Sirius yelled when Ev showed him the map.
"It's yours now." Ev told him. Sirius stared at her. "Use it tonight."
He nodded, "All right. You should leave now, they're about to get here so I can tell them. I'll, uh, take them into the forest when planned."
Ev nodded nervously. She turned to walk out of the room. Sirius grabbed her hand before she left.
"I wanted to ask you about last night. The, umm, kiss," Sirius coughed awkwardly, "Did it mean something to you?"
Ev opened her mouth, and then closed it. Finally she said, "Well, did it mean anything to you?"
"I asked first." Sirius said.
"Yeah, well, I asked second," Ev retorted.
Sirius sighed and looked at her. "Not really, no. I was just kissing you back, you did start it."
Ev nodded wordlessly.
"I was just trying to comfort you, you now? Because you felt bad and I was feeling sorry for you. I'm sorry I took advantage of that."
Ev nodded once again. "Okay," she said, falsely happy. "Good, cause I was just feeling vulnerable. I think that is why I kissed you. Won't happen again." She turned to the door again, then added, "But don't pity me." Then she was gone.
Was that true, what you said? Sirius asked himself.
It was. He just wanted to be friends. Didn't want to ruin their newfound friendship with the whole dating thing. What you did was right, he told himself.
He didn't wait long until James, Remus, Peter, Ara, Lily, and Rae entered the room.
"Hey guys," Sirius said wearily. Why the hell was he doing this again.
The others just nodded. James was still mad about that morning and the others had no idea what was going on.
"I have to tell you something about Ev," Sirius said quietly, sitting down on a chair. The others sat down as well. "I don't want interruptions and I just want you to listen so, here goes. When Ev was born . . ." Sirius plunged into the story as the others listened.
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Ev sat down at a large rock beside the small lake in the clearing in the Forbidden Forest. She trailed her fingers in the water.
Why the fuck am I doing this again?
Ev laid her back upon the rock, resting her legs out in front of her. Her dark hair trailed in the water, floating lightly on top.
'I was just comforting you,' he had said. Even now it stung. That wasn't why Ev thought he had done it. She thought he had felt something for her. Of course, she was wrong. It had only been pity, him thinking she needed some fucking male comfort in her time of need. Well, screw him. Although, he had been right. Ev had started the kiss. He had just kissed back. Why had she done it? She had lied when saying it was because she felt vulnerable. She hadn't, and she never let herself be, or at least tried not too. She had kissed him because she wanted. She had feelings for him. No she didn't. Yes she did.
She liked him for the way he was. After she had told him, he had not showed her any pity: until the kiss. Maybe friendship was for the best. Ev made a noise of assent to these thoughts in her throat. Yes, they would be friends.
There was a crackling noise in the woods surrounding Ev. The noise of a twig breaking under someone's foot.
Ev snapped her head up. They couldn't be here yet. When she saw what she did, she gasped.
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Sirius had finished his story in a quick half hour. The others had not interrupted. At first there had been skeptical noises coming from them, but as he continued the girls had given collective gasps when they heard something they did not want to hear, things that made them realize Ev had been through a lot.
James and Peter had both looked shook up by hearing these things, things they did not know of.
Remus, knowing how Ev had felt when it came to being an X-Men, had been silent through the whole story. He had one fist against his lips, and was looking off into the distance.
Sirius finished by saying this, "Ev doesn't want you guys feeling sorry for her. She wants to be friends, she doesn't welcome pity believe me. Just treat her normal after this."
Remus nodded and the others followed suit.
Sirius had explained as best he could about what had happened when Ev hurt James. They all seemed to explain. He looked at the girls, who were all holding hands. Tears were streaming down their faces at what had happened to Ev.
"She doesn't want that," Sirius bereaved. They all instantly tried to stop.
"Okay, so we don't' say anything about knowing, even though she knows we know?" Remus asked.
"Exactly, sort of. She wants us to meet her in the forest. She knows of a clearing, it's quite nice, and quite safe with her there if you get my meaning." Sirius stood up to leave.
"The forest!" The girls exclaimed. The guys too looked slightly scared, but they all had the safety of their Animagus forms.
"Yes, the forest, let's go." Sirius opened the door and walked out.
The guys followed him and the girls came reluctantly after. Apparently, James did not see his window of opportunity open up, the one in which he could be a gentleman and soothe Lily.
They used the map to safely exit Hogwarts and walked along the path Ev had showed Sirius.
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"Here we are."
The seven friends walked into the clearing.
Everyone gasped, Sirius included and Ev included.
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The next week went by slowly, with Sirius still contemplating his feelings and Ev every once in a while thinking she just might have a nervous breakdown before Sirius told them.
They had both agreed that Ev wouldn't really talk with the others until the day he would tell. Well, they partly agreed but most of it was the fact that James avoided her like the plague and the others didn't talk to her, even if they were around each other.
Which they were, since Sirius still hung out with them and Ev talked to him. They sat in silence at the meals and when doing homework. Not one word was said between Ev and James, Rae, Lily, Remus, Peter, and Ara.
When Ev thought she couldn't take it anymore, Friday had come and tomorrow would be the day.
Ev lay silently in her bed, staring at the window, as the other girls whispered about the upcoming Quidditch match. Ev was feeling particularly lonesome because James and Sirius had been practicing for the aforementioned match whenever possible so Ev had no one to speak to.
When it was around two o'clock and she was still awake while her roommates breathing had turned to the slow rhythmic breathing of the sound asleep, Ev resolutely stood up. She went to the bathroom, and then she walked out of her dormitory and walked slowly to the boys, making sure before walking in that she heard snoring.
Ev slowly opened the door and tiptoed into the room, her bare feet making a padded noise on the cold stone floor.
She peeked inconspicuously around the hangings around every bed until she finally found Sirius' near the window. She was surprised to see him with his eyes opened and he was just surprised to see her, if the way his eyes widened was any indication.
Pulling all of her courage together, Ev walked to the bed and pulled back the red covers. She jerked her head for Sirius to move, and once he did, she slowly slid into the bed.
She lay on her side facing him while he lay on his back, which was bare considering he wore no shirt.
Sirius turned his head to look at her. "What are you doing in here?"
Ev smiled ruefully, "I couldn't sleep. I'm nervous about tomorrow. What are we gonna do?"
Sirius sighed and Ev snuggled in closer to him. She draped her left arm across his chest.
Sirius moved her body so that he could position his left arm under her neck, and then allowed her to get comfortable.
"I'm nervous too," he said softly, "I'm going over how to tell them."
"Yeah."
Sirius moved his right arm outside the hangings of his bed and grabbed his wand, muttering the silencing charm around them so as not to wake the others.
"Can I sleep in here with you?" Ev asked suddenly.
Thank god for darkness, Sirius thought, hoping that Ev couldn't see him blush. "Sure, if you want," he replied carefully.
"Wonder what the others are gonna think, if they find us in here," he added. A slow grin graced Ev's face and Sirius thought he might die. He'd put that on her face.
Ev sat up and reached for the hem of her tank top. She quickly pulled it off and lay down in her earlier position. Sirius gulped.
"What are you doing?" Sirius was disappointed in himself when he heard his voice squeak.
"Giving them something to talk about. I hate idle gossip. There has to be at least some truth behind it, and believe me there will be rumors, why not give them a real reason to tell everyone?" Ev nestled closer to Sirius' chest. He heaved a sigh and placed his hand on her back.
"Why are you wearing a bra?" he asked, realizing she was.
"For a moment just like this I guess." Ev grinned up at him, he face near his neck.
Sirius looked down, and found himself staring into her eyes longer than he planned.
Ev took a deep breath. "I . . .you . . .screw it."
She scooted herself up so that her head was next to his, their heads facing each other.
Suddenly, she leaned to him; her head above his now and his flat on is pillow. Her lips pressed to his in a deep kiss. All of her sadness and loneliness was put in that kiss and she felt herself get happier with each second the kiss lasted, which was probably only 8 seconds.
They both pulled back and went to the previous position of Ev lying on his arm. What happened? they were both thinking.
Ev's left arm, once more draped across his upper body, stretched further and she pulled him closer, sighing contentedly when she got comfortable. Sirius also found himself quite comfortable. Still, he turned red when he first noticed that one of Ev's breasts was crushed against his left side while the other was 'resting' on his chest. Ev didn't seem to mind, for she gave a satisfied sigh, causing shivers to run down Sirius' body. After several minutes, Ev was breathing deeply and Sirius' arm was asleep, but he didn't want to move it, didn't want Ev to wake up or move. He fell asleep holding Ev safe and sound in his arms.
"What the hell!" a voice whispered hoarsely.
There was a rustling as the hangings were pulled back from Sirius' bed.
"Weeelll!" the voice of James said.
"It's about time." Remus said calmly.
"Look at that! They must have had a wild night. They look tired." Remus observed.
"I can't believe he got her before I got Lily," James said, sounding disappointed.
"You are such a pig," Peter stated.
"Am not!" James exclaimed.
Ev and Sirius' eyes opened at the same exact moment and they realized they were in the exact position Sirius had predicted. They listened as the others continued to make lewd comments and obvious innuendos about them.
"You are such a . . ." James said hotly.
They obviously were not watching the two 'lovebirds', because the next time they looked up, the two of them were sitting back, leaning against the headboard, their arms folded across their chests. Amused smiles were on their faces and their eyebrows were lifted quirkily.
"A . . ." Ev said lightly, gesturing for him to continue.
It was now James, Remus, and Peter's turn to smile ironically and cross their arms. The looked at the two people whom sharing a bed together.
"So," Remus said suggestively.
"Yes, what did happen here last night?"
"Was it wild? There was probably no talking was there? You were just rooting around, baby! How long did it last?" James was obviously the biggest pig in the world. They all waited until he finished. Which was a long time. Finally he stopped.
He looked around sheepishly.
Remus turned once again to the two on the bed. "So, you're not friends. I'd like to see what the hell you do to your friends, let alone someone you date." Sirius and Ev rolled their eyes as the others snorted with laughter.
Ev threw back the blankets and pushed herself out of bed. Sirius just stayed where he was, his arms crossed behind his head.
She put her hands on her hips as all the eyes in the room turned to, lets just say not her face. Ev slouched in exasperation. "Yo, pervy boys, up here!" She waved her arms in front of their faces and they abruptly jerked their faces up to look at her. She turned her gaze on James, who had come out of the hospital wing at the beginning of the week. "So, you talking to me?"
James stared at her. "No, I'm talking to your breasts and Sirius, I don't speak to you. I don't talk to bitches who hit me for no reason when I least expect it, or whores who don't even ask for money."
"I am not a whore!" Ev said violently. Remus distinctly saw her temple throb and a vein was showing in her neck.
"Oh, please! Your legs spread like peanut butter!"
"That's it!" Sirius finally broke in, jumping out of the bed to stand between James and Ev. "I will not tolerate you calling her that!" he yelled at Sirius. He turned to Ev, "And you, calm down."
Ev breathed deeply, something Remus and Peter, who were just watching, slightly amused, greatly appreciated.
"Now," Sirius said evenly, holding his finger up to James, "nothing happened last night."
"That's right," Ev yelled, leaning forward from behind Sirius.
Sirius whipped his head around to her. "Ev please! You're not helping. Now . . .come on, I'm trying fix . . . you know . . .this." He said this in a quiet, urgent voice. He whipped around once again. "Today, certain . . . events will be revealed and you . . .might change your mind. Ev was just feeling bad and she came in here because she couldn't sleep, nor could I. We talked about how this would look tomorrow, so Ev, as ridiculous as it seems, took off her shirt . . .to, uh, give it reason. Shame she was wearing a bra really. . ." Ev smacked his shoulder and he continued, " Anyway, ask her to explain it, I didn't really get it. And nothing and I repeat nothing, happened between us last night. Just wait until nine o'clock tonight, I'll tell you something and then you can talk about Ev. All right?"
James, very much confused, just nodded mutely.
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Ev and Sirius, now alone since the boys had left, looked at each other in disbelief.
"Alrighty then," Ev muttered, slipping her shirt on.
"Yeah," Sirius breathed, "intense."
Now both fully clothed they looked at each other, embarrassed about the night before.
"So, see ya later," Ev walked by him, giving him thumbs up.
"Sure," Sirius replied as she left.
She popped her head in. "Remember, you tell them, then bring them into the forest where I'll be waiting."
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Ev knocked loudly on the door to Dumbledore's office.
"Come in, Everard." He answered.
"Yo, Double D." Ev sauntered in and plopped down on a chair. "You asked to see me."
"Yes, Everard, you see, I just wanted to tell you that instead of sneaking in through the front doors when you come back to the school tonight, I could give you an alternative route. We don't want you getting in trouble do we?"
Ev's eyes widened. "Umm, what?" she asked, pretending to be innocent.
"I know what you plan on doing. And if you insist on doing it outside, I'd like to give you a surefire way of entering the school. However, you could fly everyone in, but that is not entirely safe. So," here Dumbledore grabbed a paper off the desk and handed it to Ev, "a map. That is a map of the entire school grounds and the castle. It shows where the residents of the whole school are at all times. It could help when in a sticky situation." Dumbledore looked at her over his spectacles.
"How did you know? I mean, how did you know!" Ev stood up angrily.
"Everard, I am not bragging, I do try to stay humble, but it is difficult. I know everything that goes on in my school. Did you know Tracy Puddleman and Tim Drogon broke up two hours ago?" He smiled at her.
Ev plopped down in her chair and looked at the map in her hands. "Well, then thanks, I guess."
"No thanks needed, Everard. I just would like to ensure your safety, and the others of course."
Ev smiled, "Yeah."
"And keep," Dumbledore added, "give it to your four guy friends. Something tells me they could use it for when they go on their midnight escapades, traumatizing the other students, that is."
"Okay," Ev replied laughing.
"I call it the Marauder's Map. And again, no thanks required. I would like a new pair of mittens for Christmas though." Dumbledore smiled at her comfortably.
"Of course Double D."
"I'm sure I won't see you in here for once again hurting another student," Dumbledore said to her as she stood up.
Ev grinned. "I ain't promising anything." Over the last week, Ev had been in here quite a few times. Her nerves had been on end and a couple of people had had the misfortune of getting in her path.
When she had come, after the long lecture about how wrong she had been, Dumbledore had told her that he knew of her past. It was customary to look into new students records before they were admitted into the school. Of course, Ev's sad and sometimes wild past had been in those records.
Ev had begun to think of Dumbledore as somewhat of a grandfather like figure. She was quite amused by his dry wit and humor and Dumbledore thought of her as a granddaughter in some ways. He knew deep down that she was a nice person, her temper just sometimes got the better of her.
Ev nodded her head at him and walked out of the room.
"Holy shit! Cool!" Sirius yelled when Ev showed him the map.
"It's yours now." Ev told him. Sirius stared at her. "Use it tonight."
He nodded, "All right. You should leave now, they're about to get here so I can tell them. I'll, uh, take them into the forest when planned."
Ev nodded nervously. She turned to walk out of the room. Sirius grabbed her hand before she left.
"I wanted to ask you about last night. The, umm, kiss," Sirius coughed awkwardly, "Did it mean something to you?"
Ev opened her mouth, and then closed it. Finally she said, "Well, did it mean anything to you?"
"I asked first." Sirius said.
"Yeah, well, I asked second," Ev retorted.
Sirius sighed and looked at her. "Not really, no. I was just kissing you back, you did start it."
Ev nodded wordlessly.
"I was just trying to comfort you, you now? Because you felt bad and I was feeling sorry for you. I'm sorry I took advantage of that."
Ev nodded once again. "Okay," she said, falsely happy. "Good, cause I was just feeling vulnerable. I think that is why I kissed you. Won't happen again." She turned to the door again, then added, "But don't pity me." Then she was gone.
Was that true, what you said? Sirius asked himself.
It was. He just wanted to be friends. Didn't want to ruin their newfound friendship with the whole dating thing. What you did was right, he told himself.
He didn't wait long until James, Remus, Peter, Ara, Lily, and Rae entered the room.
"Hey guys," Sirius said wearily. Why the hell was he doing this again.
The others just nodded. James was still mad about that morning and the others had no idea what was going on.
"I have to tell you something about Ev," Sirius said quietly, sitting down on a chair. The others sat down as well. "I don't want interruptions and I just want you to listen so, here goes. When Ev was born . . ." Sirius plunged into the story as the others listened.
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Ev sat down at a large rock beside the small lake in the clearing in the Forbidden Forest. She trailed her fingers in the water.
Why the fuck am I doing this again?
Ev laid her back upon the rock, resting her legs out in front of her. Her dark hair trailed in the water, floating lightly on top.
'I was just comforting you,' he had said. Even now it stung. That wasn't why Ev thought he had done it. She thought he had felt something for her. Of course, she was wrong. It had only been pity, him thinking she needed some fucking male comfort in her time of need. Well, screw him. Although, he had been right. Ev had started the kiss. He had just kissed back. Why had she done it? She had lied when saying it was because she felt vulnerable. She hadn't, and she never let herself be, or at least tried not too. She had kissed him because she wanted. She had feelings for him. No she didn't. Yes she did.
She liked him for the way he was. After she had told him, he had not showed her any pity: until the kiss. Maybe friendship was for the best. Ev made a noise of assent to these thoughts in her throat. Yes, they would be friends.
There was a crackling noise in the woods surrounding Ev. The noise of a twig breaking under someone's foot.
Ev snapped her head up. They couldn't be here yet. When she saw what she did, she gasped.
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Sirius had finished his story in a quick half hour. The others had not interrupted. At first there had been skeptical noises coming from them, but as he continued the girls had given collective gasps when they heard something they did not want to hear, things that made them realize Ev had been through a lot.
James and Peter had both looked shook up by hearing these things, things they did not know of.
Remus, knowing how Ev had felt when it came to being an X-Men, had been silent through the whole story. He had one fist against his lips, and was looking off into the distance.
Sirius finished by saying this, "Ev doesn't want you guys feeling sorry for her. She wants to be friends, she doesn't welcome pity believe me. Just treat her normal after this."
Remus nodded and the others followed suit.
Sirius had explained as best he could about what had happened when Ev hurt James. They all seemed to explain. He looked at the girls, who were all holding hands. Tears were streaming down their faces at what had happened to Ev.
"She doesn't want that," Sirius bereaved. They all instantly tried to stop.
"Okay, so we don't' say anything about knowing, even though she knows we know?" Remus asked.
"Exactly, sort of. She wants us to meet her in the forest. She knows of a clearing, it's quite nice, and quite safe with her there if you get my meaning." Sirius stood up to leave.
"The forest!" The girls exclaimed. The guys too looked slightly scared, but they all had the safety of their Animagus forms.
"Yes, the forest, let's go." Sirius opened the door and walked out.
The guys followed him and the girls came reluctantly after. Apparently, James did not see his window of opportunity open up, the one in which he could be a gentleman and soothe Lily.
They used the map to safely exit Hogwarts and walked along the path Ev had showed Sirius.
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"Here we are."
The seven friends walked into the clearing.
Everyone gasped, Sirius included and Ev included.
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