The next day Sirius dumped Courtney, although this made me happy, I felt
sorry for him. He seemed mad but I didn't care because he wasn't my
responsibility.
"Ashleigh, are you ok?" Jordan asked me. We were on our first date.
"Yeah." I said staring at Sirius' new choice of meat. Not a very good choice either. She was too thin and she wore too much make-up that made her look like a porcelain doll. Jordan was trying to get my attention back on him. I couldn't help but stare at Sirius and his new doll. What did he think he was accomplishing?
"Ash, maybe we should go to the Shrieking shack. I hear its haunted." Jordan said. I nodded and followed him. I really did like Jordan it was just that he was too bland. Boring. Non-eventful. We walked up to the shack and caught Malfoy and Narcissa making out. I laughed because I would have loved to see Sirius' face at the moment. His cousin and enemy making out. Malfoy heard us snicker and jumped up.
"Awww, Malfoy. we have a jolly good show." I said making fun of him. He glared at me. Narcissa ran down the sloping hill. Malfoy pulled out his wand and aimed it at me but Jordan was too quick for him and gave him elephant ears. Malfoy ran down the hill also.
"You didn't have to do that, but thanks. I appreciate it." I said and we kissed. It was a good kiss but it made me think of Conner so I stopped. I was still loyal to Conner. Not good for my love life.
"I'd do it for you anytime." He said and we walked back to the three Broomsticks.
"Yo! Ash! Jordan! Over here!" They heard as they walked in. Sirius was calling them. Lily, Alyssa, Remus, and Sirius were sitting at a table. Sirius had his new doll with him and Lily had Michael Bornon with her. Remus and Alyssa were sitting close enough that their elbows were touching once we reached the table.
"Hey guys." I said. Jordan sat me on his lap and I couldn't help but smile. Maybe I should move on. All of us talked about everything before it was time to head back to the castle. I sat with Jordan in the corner of the common room I had to tell him.
"Jordan, I can't be with you. I have an Ex that I am still crazy about and it wouldn't be fair to you." I said. He looked at me and nodded. Hoped he would be o.
"Ok." He said. WAIT! Ok?!? Just like that? Fine! See if I care! I yelled at him in my mind. We got up and went our separate ways. Ok. whom is he trying to fool? He's not ok. He's heart broken, I can tell. His laughter is trying to hide the pain. I told myself.
"So what happened?" Alyssa asked me as I joined them near the fire. The marauders were close by.
"I told him I couldn't be with him." I told them. I could tell that this sparked their attention.
"Are you serious! Why not?!?! He is too hott." Alyssa said. I smiled. So naïve. No its because I am an idiot and I am in love with someone who is dead. Never to come back. And I am in love with him. But I couldn't tell them that.
"It just wasn't gonna work. My heart wasn't in it. And I learned long ago to never have a relationship without your heart." I said remembering Alex. Ew. Alex. I hated him with a passion.
"Whatever." Alyssa said and we went to bed.
I woke up late one day because of a nice dream I had. It involved me with a husband and a kid and we were happy. And then he was sent to jail and my baby never got to know him. It was quite sad but that fact that I saw it was cool. She was gorgeous. She had silky blond hair and bright blue eyes that looked so familiar.
"Ash, come on, we have to get down to the great hall for breakfast." Lily said kicking me off my bed. Oh Gee thanks Lills. I thought as I got up off the floor. I put on some jeans and a t-shirt. I didn't even put on make-up. It didn't matter, cause I didn't fancy anyone right now. We went down to the Great Hall. Mmmm, I smelled bacon in the air. I loved bacon especially when it was crispy.
"So what's new? Any dreams lately?" Alyssa asked me as I sat down. I shoveled some bacon onto my plate. I shook my head no as the owls swooped in and delivered the mail. I got three letters. One from my dad, one from Izzy (we had a consistent correspondence going on now) and one for someone I didn't know. I opened the mysterious one first. Inside the envelope were rose petals in it and a letter. I took out the letter that smelt so good and read it.
'Roses are red Violets are blue A new Hogsmeade weekend is coming And I would like to see you.
Meet me at the Hogs Head around noon, no joke. I hope you show. I'll be the one with the red rose.
Love, Your secret admirer'
I read it correctly, it said the Hogs Head at noon. Next Saturday. Wow, a secret Admirer. And I didn't notice the writing either. I looked around. Whoever sent it was not looking at me, or wasn't there. I shoved the letter in my jeans pocket and continued to eat. For the next 6 days I was looking for people who could possibly be my secret admirer but were to shy to say it to my face. I found quite a few people who would fit that profile but when I questioned some of them casually they were going with someone else to Hogsmeade.
"Hey." Sirius said coming from behind me. I was in the library studying. I got a B on one of my essays and the professor said if I rewrote it than he would give me a better grade if it was better but if it was worse he would give me a worse grade. I was determined to get an A on I it this time.
"Hey." I said not really giving my attention to him. But he was still distracting me by sitting there. I had to admit, he was sexy, very sexy. Irresistibly sexy.
"What are doing?" he asked me. I showed him my old essay.
"Redoing this essay for a better grade." I said.
"Always obsessed with grades." He said chuckling to himself.
"Why aren't you with one of your whores?" I asked him. He looked hurt and I immediately felt bad.
"Because I don't have a whore right now. I'm single." He said recovering from the dis.
"Really? The infamous Sirius single, hard to believe." I said. He smiled.
"Well believe it babe cause its true." He said. I nodded and continued to write. He left me alone. Tomorrow I would meet my secret admirer.
At noon I arrived at the Hog's Head. I was so nervous, I wore my orange jeans with my white top. I looked good. My make-up added the extra necessity to the outfit. I wore very light eyeliner with mascara and light peach and earthy tone eye shadow. I looked around the Hog's Head and realized that it was deserted. No one was in there, not even a bartender. Oh great I was going to be stood up. I knew this was a bad idea. A man appeared from behind the counter, he stared at me expectedly.
"Can I get a butter beer?" I asked him. He reached down behind the counter and handed me the drink. It was so dark in this place it scared me. It was cold, dark and unwelcoming. Unlike the Three Broomsticks. The door opened and a crack of light appeared in there from outside. It was a beautiful day outside, very beautiful. Sirius walked in. Sirius?!?!? Why would he be here? He was holding a red rose, a rose. Oh my god, he was my secret admirer. Sirius was my secret admirer.
"Hello, my lady." He said extending his hand to grab mine. He held it gently and kissed the top of my hand. He handed me the rose. I was flabbergasted. I was amazed. He was my secret admirer.
"You're my secret admirer?" I asked him after I got my voice back. He nodded and looked down. I could have sworn I saw him blush.
"Oh." I said. And I looked down, I know I was blushing. The door opened again and a long line of men walked in. We were in the corner hidden by a Christmas tree, a very sad excuse for a Christmas tree.
"My Death Eaters! Come! Gather 'round." A high pitch cold voice said. I could have sworn that I knew that voice from somewhere. Something inside me told me to duck and hide. I pulled Sirius under the table with me.
"What are you doing?" he whispered I put my hand over his mouth. We watched as about 25 people in masks stood around one person.
"I have brought you all here because our latest hide out has been discovered. By those bloody good doers. Dumbledore, Longbottom, Madeye, and Cox. And the rest of their crew. But I have some valuable information. Cox and Dumbledore seem to have a weak spot. You remember Abigail Hewitt? Well he married Cox and they had a daughter. And she seems to be more powerful than her mother and father put together. We need her. On our side. She goes to Hogwarts, which means she is well protected during the school year. But this Christmas break she wont be there and we can kill her father. That will make her an orphan and we will take her in. What we need our spies to do is figure out where she will be and we will hit then. Maybe even take that alchemists latest study. Rumor is he is developing a weapon to use against me." The man with the high-pitched voice said. I was dumbfounded, they were talking about me. I wasn't powerful I was weak. I knew I was weak. These people didn't know what they were talking about. I looked over at Sirius and his eyes were wide.
"But Voldermort, my lord. If she is Dumbledore's niece do you think he will not protect her outside of school? If she is as powerful as you say she is then she will be well protected. And obviously used against us. Dumbledore is not an idiot." A man who was nearby us. He sounded scared and nervous but he knew he had a point. The man called Voldermort flicked his wand and muttered something. There was a flash of green light, the same light I saw in all those dreams, and he was on the floor. His mask had come off and he had a look of terror on his face. He wasn't breathing. He was dead. I decided it was time for us to leave. I motioned to the door for Sirius to see. I accidentally hit a chair and it fell over. We both sat there unable to move, wide eyed. All the masked heads turned toward us in a creepy way. We ran. Both of us just bolted out from under the table. A flash of light went past my ear and hit Sirius, it was a stunning spell. I turned around and muttered a spell to put a protective barrier around us as I tried to wake Sirius up. Voldermort came toward us. I was panicking.
"Ah, Miss Cox, so nice of you to join us so soon." He said and he raised his wand and my barrier disappeared. Sirius was up and awake by then. I grabbed his arm and we ran and ran and ran. We ran till we were at Professor Dumbledore's office. We ran until our lungs were about to burst. We choked out the password and ran up the spiral staircase.
"Professor Dumbledore!" I choked out, I was so out of breath that my throat was scratchy and my lungs ached. There were 5 people standing around his desk. I recognized one as my dad. All their heads turned toward us.
"What is it Miss Cox?" He asked me. I didn't know if I should say it in front of everyone. But I didn't have to.
"Professor Dumbledore, A man by the name of Voldermort, we saw him." Sirius said, he was so out of breath it made my breathing look smooth.
"Excuse me?" A man who was somewhat chubby asked us.
"He said he wanted to kill my dad and he knew my mom. Who is he?" I asked and I looked to my dad for an answer. He looked down at his hands and didn't answer my inquiring look.
"Ashleigh, calm down. Where did you see him and tell me everything he said." Dumbledore said. I told him about everything and explained it to him. And about our encounter. He sent us to our common room and went to round up the rest of students in Hogsmeade.
"Ashleigh, are you ok?" Jordan asked me. We were on our first date.
"Yeah." I said staring at Sirius' new choice of meat. Not a very good choice either. She was too thin and she wore too much make-up that made her look like a porcelain doll. Jordan was trying to get my attention back on him. I couldn't help but stare at Sirius and his new doll. What did he think he was accomplishing?
"Ash, maybe we should go to the Shrieking shack. I hear its haunted." Jordan said. I nodded and followed him. I really did like Jordan it was just that he was too bland. Boring. Non-eventful. We walked up to the shack and caught Malfoy and Narcissa making out. I laughed because I would have loved to see Sirius' face at the moment. His cousin and enemy making out. Malfoy heard us snicker and jumped up.
"Awww, Malfoy. we have a jolly good show." I said making fun of him. He glared at me. Narcissa ran down the sloping hill. Malfoy pulled out his wand and aimed it at me but Jordan was too quick for him and gave him elephant ears. Malfoy ran down the hill also.
"You didn't have to do that, but thanks. I appreciate it." I said and we kissed. It was a good kiss but it made me think of Conner so I stopped. I was still loyal to Conner. Not good for my love life.
"I'd do it for you anytime." He said and we walked back to the three Broomsticks.
"Yo! Ash! Jordan! Over here!" They heard as they walked in. Sirius was calling them. Lily, Alyssa, Remus, and Sirius were sitting at a table. Sirius had his new doll with him and Lily had Michael Bornon with her. Remus and Alyssa were sitting close enough that their elbows were touching once we reached the table.
"Hey guys." I said. Jordan sat me on his lap and I couldn't help but smile. Maybe I should move on. All of us talked about everything before it was time to head back to the castle. I sat with Jordan in the corner of the common room I had to tell him.
"Jordan, I can't be with you. I have an Ex that I am still crazy about and it wouldn't be fair to you." I said. He looked at me and nodded. Hoped he would be o.
"Ok." He said. WAIT! Ok?!? Just like that? Fine! See if I care! I yelled at him in my mind. We got up and went our separate ways. Ok. whom is he trying to fool? He's not ok. He's heart broken, I can tell. His laughter is trying to hide the pain. I told myself.
"So what happened?" Alyssa asked me as I joined them near the fire. The marauders were close by.
"I told him I couldn't be with him." I told them. I could tell that this sparked their attention.
"Are you serious! Why not?!?! He is too hott." Alyssa said. I smiled. So naïve. No its because I am an idiot and I am in love with someone who is dead. Never to come back. And I am in love with him. But I couldn't tell them that.
"It just wasn't gonna work. My heart wasn't in it. And I learned long ago to never have a relationship without your heart." I said remembering Alex. Ew. Alex. I hated him with a passion.
"Whatever." Alyssa said and we went to bed.
I woke up late one day because of a nice dream I had. It involved me with a husband and a kid and we were happy. And then he was sent to jail and my baby never got to know him. It was quite sad but that fact that I saw it was cool. She was gorgeous. She had silky blond hair and bright blue eyes that looked so familiar.
"Ash, come on, we have to get down to the great hall for breakfast." Lily said kicking me off my bed. Oh Gee thanks Lills. I thought as I got up off the floor. I put on some jeans and a t-shirt. I didn't even put on make-up. It didn't matter, cause I didn't fancy anyone right now. We went down to the Great Hall. Mmmm, I smelled bacon in the air. I loved bacon especially when it was crispy.
"So what's new? Any dreams lately?" Alyssa asked me as I sat down. I shoveled some bacon onto my plate. I shook my head no as the owls swooped in and delivered the mail. I got three letters. One from my dad, one from Izzy (we had a consistent correspondence going on now) and one for someone I didn't know. I opened the mysterious one first. Inside the envelope were rose petals in it and a letter. I took out the letter that smelt so good and read it.
'Roses are red Violets are blue A new Hogsmeade weekend is coming And I would like to see you.
Meet me at the Hogs Head around noon, no joke. I hope you show. I'll be the one with the red rose.
Love, Your secret admirer'
I read it correctly, it said the Hogs Head at noon. Next Saturday. Wow, a secret Admirer. And I didn't notice the writing either. I looked around. Whoever sent it was not looking at me, or wasn't there. I shoved the letter in my jeans pocket and continued to eat. For the next 6 days I was looking for people who could possibly be my secret admirer but were to shy to say it to my face. I found quite a few people who would fit that profile but when I questioned some of them casually they were going with someone else to Hogsmeade.
"Hey." Sirius said coming from behind me. I was in the library studying. I got a B on one of my essays and the professor said if I rewrote it than he would give me a better grade if it was better but if it was worse he would give me a worse grade. I was determined to get an A on I it this time.
"Hey." I said not really giving my attention to him. But he was still distracting me by sitting there. I had to admit, he was sexy, very sexy. Irresistibly sexy.
"What are doing?" he asked me. I showed him my old essay.
"Redoing this essay for a better grade." I said.
"Always obsessed with grades." He said chuckling to himself.
"Why aren't you with one of your whores?" I asked him. He looked hurt and I immediately felt bad.
"Because I don't have a whore right now. I'm single." He said recovering from the dis.
"Really? The infamous Sirius single, hard to believe." I said. He smiled.
"Well believe it babe cause its true." He said. I nodded and continued to write. He left me alone. Tomorrow I would meet my secret admirer.
At noon I arrived at the Hog's Head. I was so nervous, I wore my orange jeans with my white top. I looked good. My make-up added the extra necessity to the outfit. I wore very light eyeliner with mascara and light peach and earthy tone eye shadow. I looked around the Hog's Head and realized that it was deserted. No one was in there, not even a bartender. Oh great I was going to be stood up. I knew this was a bad idea. A man appeared from behind the counter, he stared at me expectedly.
"Can I get a butter beer?" I asked him. He reached down behind the counter and handed me the drink. It was so dark in this place it scared me. It was cold, dark and unwelcoming. Unlike the Three Broomsticks. The door opened and a crack of light appeared in there from outside. It was a beautiful day outside, very beautiful. Sirius walked in. Sirius?!?!? Why would he be here? He was holding a red rose, a rose. Oh my god, he was my secret admirer. Sirius was my secret admirer.
"Hello, my lady." He said extending his hand to grab mine. He held it gently and kissed the top of my hand. He handed me the rose. I was flabbergasted. I was amazed. He was my secret admirer.
"You're my secret admirer?" I asked him after I got my voice back. He nodded and looked down. I could have sworn I saw him blush.
"Oh." I said. And I looked down, I know I was blushing. The door opened again and a long line of men walked in. We were in the corner hidden by a Christmas tree, a very sad excuse for a Christmas tree.
"My Death Eaters! Come! Gather 'round." A high pitch cold voice said. I could have sworn that I knew that voice from somewhere. Something inside me told me to duck and hide. I pulled Sirius under the table with me.
"What are you doing?" he whispered I put my hand over his mouth. We watched as about 25 people in masks stood around one person.
"I have brought you all here because our latest hide out has been discovered. By those bloody good doers. Dumbledore, Longbottom, Madeye, and Cox. And the rest of their crew. But I have some valuable information. Cox and Dumbledore seem to have a weak spot. You remember Abigail Hewitt? Well he married Cox and they had a daughter. And she seems to be more powerful than her mother and father put together. We need her. On our side. She goes to Hogwarts, which means she is well protected during the school year. But this Christmas break she wont be there and we can kill her father. That will make her an orphan and we will take her in. What we need our spies to do is figure out where she will be and we will hit then. Maybe even take that alchemists latest study. Rumor is he is developing a weapon to use against me." The man with the high-pitched voice said. I was dumbfounded, they were talking about me. I wasn't powerful I was weak. I knew I was weak. These people didn't know what they were talking about. I looked over at Sirius and his eyes were wide.
"But Voldermort, my lord. If she is Dumbledore's niece do you think he will not protect her outside of school? If she is as powerful as you say she is then she will be well protected. And obviously used against us. Dumbledore is not an idiot." A man who was nearby us. He sounded scared and nervous but he knew he had a point. The man called Voldermort flicked his wand and muttered something. There was a flash of green light, the same light I saw in all those dreams, and he was on the floor. His mask had come off and he had a look of terror on his face. He wasn't breathing. He was dead. I decided it was time for us to leave. I motioned to the door for Sirius to see. I accidentally hit a chair and it fell over. We both sat there unable to move, wide eyed. All the masked heads turned toward us in a creepy way. We ran. Both of us just bolted out from under the table. A flash of light went past my ear and hit Sirius, it was a stunning spell. I turned around and muttered a spell to put a protective barrier around us as I tried to wake Sirius up. Voldermort came toward us. I was panicking.
"Ah, Miss Cox, so nice of you to join us so soon." He said and he raised his wand and my barrier disappeared. Sirius was up and awake by then. I grabbed his arm and we ran and ran and ran. We ran till we were at Professor Dumbledore's office. We ran until our lungs were about to burst. We choked out the password and ran up the spiral staircase.
"Professor Dumbledore!" I choked out, I was so out of breath that my throat was scratchy and my lungs ached. There were 5 people standing around his desk. I recognized one as my dad. All their heads turned toward us.
"What is it Miss Cox?" He asked me. I didn't know if I should say it in front of everyone. But I didn't have to.
"Professor Dumbledore, A man by the name of Voldermort, we saw him." Sirius said, he was so out of breath it made my breathing look smooth.
"Excuse me?" A man who was somewhat chubby asked us.
"He said he wanted to kill my dad and he knew my mom. Who is he?" I asked and I looked to my dad for an answer. He looked down at his hands and didn't answer my inquiring look.
"Ashleigh, calm down. Where did you see him and tell me everything he said." Dumbledore said. I told him about everything and explained it to him. And about our encounter. He sent us to our common room and went to round up the rest of students in Hogsmeade.