I woke up refreshed and renewed. I felt great! A little hungry but great
none the less.
"Ah! Miss Cox! You finally decided to join us!" Lily said. I smiled. Ah sweet Lily and wonderful Alyssa. They must really be my friends. I stretched.
"Ahhhhhh, yeah, i feel great!" I said stretching all my limbs. Sirius walked in with James, and Remus following.
"Hey! Its about time! We thought you might be dead." Sirius said. He handed me a red rose. I smiled adn blushed.
"OOOoooooooooo!" Everyone made that sound, making me and Sirius blush even more. But the genuine grin on Sirius' face never left.
"Oh hush!" I said sushing them, i was soooo hungry. Madam Pomphrey came out.
"Welcome back, I never thought a person could sleep so much." She said. Sleep so much? It was only a night. Or was it?
"How long was I asleep?" I asked them all.
"A good 4 days. You must be malnutrished. So all of you guys out.... OUT! She needs to eat and drink. She'll be out in..." Madam Pomphrey never go to finish. Dumbledore walked in.
"She can come to the great hall to eat." Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling.
"Ok, whatever you say headmaster." She said and they left. Remus and Sirius helped me walked. I couldnt walk normally. They set me down in front of the table. People were staring at me again. I hated that. I ate quietly and fast. Boy was i hungry. I wasnt going to eat like a pig in front of these people. Even if i hadnt eaten for over 4 days. I would just have to sneak food out of the kitchens. My dad had told me a lot about Hogwats. He told me about the Room of Requirement, the kitchens and the passage way to Hogmeade.
"So, Ashleigh, did you have a nice long sleep." Sirius asked.
"Yes, i did, i loved it." I said. I realized that they didnt know why i was put in the hospital wing to sleep.
"Why were you in there?" Alyssa finally asked after a long awkward silience. I had to think of something quick.
"Home sick. I was homesick. I wasnt getting much sleep. So i made a sleeping potion and i accidently spilled it all over. DUmbledore took me to the hospital wing and you know the rest." I said pushing a peice of chicken into my mouth. We finished our meal and we to bed soon after we hung out in the common room. I snuck back down, Sirius was sitting in front of the fire.
"Couldnt sleep?" He asked with his back to me. I stopped dead in my tracks. How did he know it was me?
"Nope. 4 days of sleep does that to ya." I joked. i was in a much lighter mood.
"You didnt eat much at dinner." He said. I sighed. I was going to have to tell him about the kitchens.
"I figured if i was still hungry i would go down to the kitchens and get something." I said.
"YOu know where they are?" He asked me. I nodded.
"How did you find out?" He asked again, i felt like i was getting the 5th degree.
"My dad told me about all the passages in Hogwarts." I said.
"Amazing." He whispered. What? What was amazing. My stomached growled. Oh you stupid stomach. SHUT UP! I internally yelled at it. He was laughing.
"I think you are still hungry." he said. I smiled and shrugged.
"Come on, lets go." he said grabbing her hand. I followed him to the portrait hole. He stopped and ran to his dorm. I stood there confused. He came bounding down the stairs holding a cloak.
"Invisibility cloak." He stated putting it over both of us. We snuck out and left the common room. The kitchens weren't that far but we had encountered a few obstacles along the way. Filch, the caretaker, had a cat that tried to get us caught. We made it to the kitchens, little house elves were running around. Sirius stopped one.
"What can Courtsey get Sir and Miss?" The little elf ask in a squeky voice.
"Ummm, how about some left over chicken, noodles and cake." Sirius said checkinng with me, i nodded. The elf ran off gathering the things. He packed them in a bag and handed them to us.
"Wow, I ahve never seen a house elf up close before." I said.
"Really?" He asked me. I nodded. My dad was so into muggles that i practically grew up as a muggle. If it werent for my pure blood.
"Yeah, my dad was in love with Muggle inventions and muggle ways, I grew up around it. So i got the best of both worlds." I said. We were in teh common room again, this time we laid the food out on the table. We munched on things and ate happily. It was like a date.
"Your lucky that your mom and dad love you." Sirius said bitterly looking into the fire. The way he said mom made me choke on a peice of chicken.
"Are you ok?" He asked her concerned.
"Yeah. Yeah i am fine." I said. I stood up quickly.
"I guess its time to get some sleep. Huh?" I asked him. He nodded slowly eyeing me. I quickly said goodngith and went up to bed. My head hit the pillow and i was out.
"Ashleigh! Ashleigh! i know you can hear me! Answer me please." Conner's voice begged her. She had her hands over her ears and was trying to sleep. "I can't see you, And if i cant see you than you are not real." Ashleigh muttered. "You can't see love. But you knwo that is real." Conner said shyly. "This is different, I am imagining you." Asheigh said. "No you arent. Ashleigh you have a rare ability...." He said but Asheligh started to chant 'lalala' "Ash!" This time is was her mother. Her eyes flung open. "Mommy." Ashleigh said. She nodded. "Ashleigh, listen to him, i dont know how you are doing it, but somehow..." Her mom said but she had to look away. Ashleigh looked to Conner for answers. "You communicate with the...." His voice was getting smaller and smaller. Her alarm clock was draining his voice out. "Noooooooooo!" Ashleigh screamed.
Lily, Alyssa, Courtney and Jezabel were standing around me. I looked at each one. Lily and Alyssa had concern on thier faces. Jezabel and Courtney had a look of terror.
"What happened?" Lily asked sitting on the bed side.
"I must have had a bad dream... i cant remember it though." I said, but i knew it quite well. It was going to haunt my mind for a long time.
"Ah! Miss Cox! You finally decided to join us!" Lily said. I smiled. Ah sweet Lily and wonderful Alyssa. They must really be my friends. I stretched.
"Ahhhhhh, yeah, i feel great!" I said stretching all my limbs. Sirius walked in with James, and Remus following.
"Hey! Its about time! We thought you might be dead." Sirius said. He handed me a red rose. I smiled adn blushed.
"OOOoooooooooo!" Everyone made that sound, making me and Sirius blush even more. But the genuine grin on Sirius' face never left.
"Oh hush!" I said sushing them, i was soooo hungry. Madam Pomphrey came out.
"Welcome back, I never thought a person could sleep so much." She said. Sleep so much? It was only a night. Or was it?
"How long was I asleep?" I asked them all.
"A good 4 days. You must be malnutrished. So all of you guys out.... OUT! She needs to eat and drink. She'll be out in..." Madam Pomphrey never go to finish. Dumbledore walked in.
"She can come to the great hall to eat." Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling.
"Ok, whatever you say headmaster." She said and they left. Remus and Sirius helped me walked. I couldnt walk normally. They set me down in front of the table. People were staring at me again. I hated that. I ate quietly and fast. Boy was i hungry. I wasnt going to eat like a pig in front of these people. Even if i hadnt eaten for over 4 days. I would just have to sneak food out of the kitchens. My dad had told me a lot about Hogwats. He told me about the Room of Requirement, the kitchens and the passage way to Hogmeade.
"So, Ashleigh, did you have a nice long sleep." Sirius asked.
"Yes, i did, i loved it." I said. I realized that they didnt know why i was put in the hospital wing to sleep.
"Why were you in there?" Alyssa finally asked after a long awkward silience. I had to think of something quick.
"Home sick. I was homesick. I wasnt getting much sleep. So i made a sleeping potion and i accidently spilled it all over. DUmbledore took me to the hospital wing and you know the rest." I said pushing a peice of chicken into my mouth. We finished our meal and we to bed soon after we hung out in the common room. I snuck back down, Sirius was sitting in front of the fire.
"Couldnt sleep?" He asked with his back to me. I stopped dead in my tracks. How did he know it was me?
"Nope. 4 days of sleep does that to ya." I joked. i was in a much lighter mood.
"You didnt eat much at dinner." He said. I sighed. I was going to have to tell him about the kitchens.
"I figured if i was still hungry i would go down to the kitchens and get something." I said.
"YOu know where they are?" He asked me. I nodded.
"How did you find out?" He asked again, i felt like i was getting the 5th degree.
"My dad told me about all the passages in Hogwarts." I said.
"Amazing." He whispered. What? What was amazing. My stomached growled. Oh you stupid stomach. SHUT UP! I internally yelled at it. He was laughing.
"I think you are still hungry." he said. I smiled and shrugged.
"Come on, lets go." he said grabbing her hand. I followed him to the portrait hole. He stopped and ran to his dorm. I stood there confused. He came bounding down the stairs holding a cloak.
"Invisibility cloak." He stated putting it over both of us. We snuck out and left the common room. The kitchens weren't that far but we had encountered a few obstacles along the way. Filch, the caretaker, had a cat that tried to get us caught. We made it to the kitchens, little house elves were running around. Sirius stopped one.
"What can Courtsey get Sir and Miss?" The little elf ask in a squeky voice.
"Ummm, how about some left over chicken, noodles and cake." Sirius said checkinng with me, i nodded. The elf ran off gathering the things. He packed them in a bag and handed them to us.
"Wow, I ahve never seen a house elf up close before." I said.
"Really?" He asked me. I nodded. My dad was so into muggles that i practically grew up as a muggle. If it werent for my pure blood.
"Yeah, my dad was in love with Muggle inventions and muggle ways, I grew up around it. So i got the best of both worlds." I said. We were in teh common room again, this time we laid the food out on the table. We munched on things and ate happily. It was like a date.
"Your lucky that your mom and dad love you." Sirius said bitterly looking into the fire. The way he said mom made me choke on a peice of chicken.
"Are you ok?" He asked her concerned.
"Yeah. Yeah i am fine." I said. I stood up quickly.
"I guess its time to get some sleep. Huh?" I asked him. He nodded slowly eyeing me. I quickly said goodngith and went up to bed. My head hit the pillow and i was out.
"Ashleigh! Ashleigh! i know you can hear me! Answer me please." Conner's voice begged her. She had her hands over her ears and was trying to sleep. "I can't see you, And if i cant see you than you are not real." Ashleigh muttered. "You can't see love. But you knwo that is real." Conner said shyly. "This is different, I am imagining you." Asheigh said. "No you arent. Ashleigh you have a rare ability...." He said but Asheligh started to chant 'lalala' "Ash!" This time is was her mother. Her eyes flung open. "Mommy." Ashleigh said. She nodded. "Ashleigh, listen to him, i dont know how you are doing it, but somehow..." Her mom said but she had to look away. Ashleigh looked to Conner for answers. "You communicate with the...." His voice was getting smaller and smaller. Her alarm clock was draining his voice out. "Noooooooooo!" Ashleigh screamed.
Lily, Alyssa, Courtney and Jezabel were standing around me. I looked at each one. Lily and Alyssa had concern on thier faces. Jezabel and Courtney had a look of terror.
"What happened?" Lily asked sitting on the bed side.
"I must have had a bad dream... i cant remember it though." I said, but i knew it quite well. It was going to haunt my mind for a long time.