It was late when the trio arrived back at Hogwarts Castle that evening. They were all laughing, which was good. James watched from the nook. Why had he done it? It had made so much sense right then when he had said those 'last' words. They echoed through his head time and time again. "I don't want to say good-bye, I just have to let you go. I need a rest Lily, but I'll always be there. I'll be there, don't you worry." Had he done it for the right reasons? Thoughts swirled. He could see her face, upturned, waiting for a kiss, hear her laugh echoing upon the empty stairwells, filling the corridors with merriment, taste her lips, feel her kisses. He collapsed on the floor, his body shaking with cold and
sadness.
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Remus looked into Alex's eyes and he just knew. He knew she was the one. She looked back at him, a smile playng on her lips, "Do you wanna?" she asked.
Remus was ready, "Sure."
"Girls dorms." Said Alex, "They're MUCH cleaner."
He took her hand, "If you're sure."
"Sure Im sure." she said, "I've been waiting, and I've been thinking on it for a while."
"Of course." Remus smiled, he knew she wasn't stupid, or unprepared, she was just....the one. His.
James flashed into his mind at that exact moment. James? He was in their room, wasn't he? Sleeping the day away, when last he had seen him. But he was troubled, "I'll be back." he told his girlfriend, and headed for the stairs.
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Leif trudged down the dungeon path to her common room, whistling absent- mindedly. She was dreading the scene she imagined surely awaited her. Lucius was going to do it. He was going to end it. She was sure he would carry through.
Arriving at the blank stoneface all too many students (save Slytherins) avoided, she took a breath and whispered the password. She stepped into utter and complete silence. No one spoke or moved. Motion seemed to freeze as all eyes turned upon her. She closed her eyes and let out the breath she was holding. All eyes followed her as she put one foot after the other, willing herself to make it to the stairs leading to her dorm.
Once there, she collapsed unto her bed and thanked the Lord. The door opened a second later to admit a startled yearmate of hers.
'What's going on?' she asked Leif.
"Oh. Nothing Much." Leif replied cooly, "Narcissa will have my soul for this, is all."
The blundering yearmate stared wide-eyed, "Ummm....Ok." she concluded, "Did you want the door left open?"
"Most certainly....NOT!" Leif yelled.
The girl jumped and headed for the door, muttering appologies. Peace at last, Leif thought, but she was wrong. The door swung open for the second time to admit her older helf-sister, Alex.
"What do YOU want?" Leif asked obnoxiously.
Alex was in her element, "What do YOU mean?! Half the castle is an uproar! Don't think for one minute that I haven't heard things! Lucius MALFOY?!? How could you?"
"I love him." she stated plainly.
"I DON'T...." Alex started to say, "You......you.....LOVE him?"
"Don't think I haven't HEARD things," Leif recited.
"Shut up." Alex retorted, and stalked out.
sadness.
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Remus looked into Alex's eyes and he just knew. He knew she was the one. She looked back at him, a smile playng on her lips, "Do you wanna?" she asked.
Remus was ready, "Sure."
"Girls dorms." Said Alex, "They're MUCH cleaner."
He took her hand, "If you're sure."
"Sure Im sure." she said, "I've been waiting, and I've been thinking on it for a while."
"Of course." Remus smiled, he knew she wasn't stupid, or unprepared, she was just....the one. His.
James flashed into his mind at that exact moment. James? He was in their room, wasn't he? Sleeping the day away, when last he had seen him. But he was troubled, "I'll be back." he told his girlfriend, and headed for the stairs.
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Leif trudged down the dungeon path to her common room, whistling absent- mindedly. She was dreading the scene she imagined surely awaited her. Lucius was going to do it. He was going to end it. She was sure he would carry through.
Arriving at the blank stoneface all too many students (save Slytherins) avoided, she took a breath and whispered the password. She stepped into utter and complete silence. No one spoke or moved. Motion seemed to freeze as all eyes turned upon her. She closed her eyes and let out the breath she was holding. All eyes followed her as she put one foot after the other, willing herself to make it to the stairs leading to her dorm.
Once there, she collapsed unto her bed and thanked the Lord. The door opened a second later to admit a startled yearmate of hers.
'What's going on?' she asked Leif.
"Oh. Nothing Much." Leif replied cooly, "Narcissa will have my soul for this, is all."
The blundering yearmate stared wide-eyed, "Ummm....Ok." she concluded, "Did you want the door left open?"
"Most certainly....NOT!" Leif yelled.
The girl jumped and headed for the door, muttering appologies. Peace at last, Leif thought, but she was wrong. The door swung open for the second time to admit her older helf-sister, Alex.
"What do YOU want?" Leif asked obnoxiously.
Alex was in her element, "What do YOU mean?! Half the castle is an uproar! Don't think for one minute that I haven't heard things! Lucius MALFOY?!? How could you?"
"I love him." she stated plainly.
"I DON'T...." Alex started to say, "You......you.....LOVE him?"
"Don't think I haven't HEARD things," Leif recited.
"Shut up." Alex retorted, and stalked out.