Who Knows My Secret?
Chapter Six
By: Good Luck Kitten
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"Alright, here it is Remus." I was hovering over Lily as she poured over a delicate charms book in the library. Nobody was here; it was the break between classes, and nobody had time. I figured I could be tardy at least once in my school career.
"It's basically a simple little girl's Notice-Me charm. Simple, yet precise. What most girls who use this spell fail to realize, is that in order for it to work, the person you want to notice you has to already be attracted to you. Thereby rendering the charm harmless in most people's eyes."
"Umm... So how does this charm fit in with our situation then? As far as I'm concerned, there's never been any attraction in my direction since we first met." I stared dubiously at the page filled with hearts and roses. It was apparently a charm book on silly love spells. Girls are definitely weird.
"On the contrary mon ami. I doubt you two would even be friends if he wasn't at least a little bit attracted to you. Not in that sense, I'm sure, but the attraction can be the platonic kind."
"Are you sure? I mean... I'm certainly not attracted to Peter, and we're still friends."
"Yep, I'm sure."
"When did you become such an expert on this?" Lily just smirked.
"Alright... I've already cast the charm on this peppermint." She handed it to him, "Just hand it to him, and make sure you're the one standing in front of him when he looks up. Like cupid's arrow, got it?"
"Alright, alright... Thanks Lily..."
"Remus... C'mere. I want to show you something." I blinked... "Show", me something? ... Just what did she want to show me.
I hesitated, "Lily, I should be getting to class..."
"Oh shush!" She grabbed my wrist and left the love-book sitting open on the table. "We're going to the bathroom."
I raised an eyebrow. What could she possibly want with me in the bathroom? I tried not to think about it as she dragged me down the hall (I hate it when she does that).
"Here we are!" she beamed, pointing to the portrait of a knight kneeling before a woman with long red hair. The woman kept bending down and whispering things to him.
"...the girl's prefect lavatory."
"Yes!" she grinned and tapped the knight on his head, and the portrait swung open.
"Okay!" she began, enthusiastically, if I may say so, and led me to the large mirror lining one side of the wall with the sinks under it. "Remus... I'm giving you a makeover."
Say what?! Umm... I did a double take on what she just said, and, still not comprehending, stood staring at her like a fish out of water. "Ubuh... wha... Ibbih..."
"I. Am. Go-ing. To. Give. You. A. Make-O-Ver." She enunciated each syllable, trying to let it sink in.
"But.... why?!"
"Because... You're really pretty Remus." I scowled, "I want you to stop looking so pretty, and start looking sexy, mkay?"
"Merlin, I never thought I'd hear you say that..."
"Alright! Conversation over then. Let's do this, shall we?"
"Wait wait WAIT!!!" I yelped as she whipped out a pair of scissors (Why the hell does she carry those around with her? They're a weapon, damn it!!), and tried to attack my head with them. "What are you going to do first!?! Tell me first before you do any--thing!" she snipped off a lock, and I fell with a thud to the tile.
"Hmm... I'm going to cut your ridiculously long hair –I'll keep it long mind you... but yours is nearly as long as mine—I'm going to give you some spells for your face and eyes... Basically just some enhancement stuff, you know... Maybe some color for your ha—"
"We are NOT coloring my hair!! Where would you get the potion anyway?! And I do not need those girly charms!" I whined, feeling supremely scared.
She sighed and set the scissors on the sink. "You'll at least let me cut your hair, right? ...And... If you let me do the charms just once, you can see if you like them or not, and if not, then you can take them off."
I bit my lip. This was odd. Truly. I thought only girls were the type to do 'make-overs'. Then again, I guess Lily does consider me one of her girlfriends. I gagged internally. "Fine."
She squealed, and picked up her scissors. "Now just stand straight, here, and I'll be done in a bit, kay?" X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X
I stepped into the common-room feeling very self-conscience. Lily insisted I looked great, but I felt silly. I just didn't look like me anymore... I was used to being kinda 'the invisible kid'. You know? The one that everyone looks over? But now I felt like everyone was staring at me.
Which they were.
"Oh... My... God..." They were wide-eyed. I blushed and tried to rush towards the stairway, but was intersected by the terrific two.
"Remus? ...Is that you?"
I scowled, "Of course it is! Are you going to let me to my room now, or do you want to keep staring? It's 10 cents a minute now! I've upped the price!!"
"Umm... Sure... Go right ahead." James said, stepping aside. I rushed up the stairs, and flung myself on my bed. I felt so silly!! They were obviously shocked, to say the least... This is all Lily's fault, I never should have—
"Remus?" I turned around, and James and Sirius were standing by my bed... Staring... Some more... I twitched.
"What?!" I snapped. Don't mess with me when I'm insecure!!
Sirius smiled, (he's so beautiful when he smiles...), "You're looking good Moony."
I blushed, "Leave me alone!! Lily did it to me!!" Inside, I was very touched, and I had to suppress a whoop of joy at his compliment. Perhaps... Sirius might like me after all?
"Yeah! You look like one of us now." On second thought... Maybe I'm just blowing things out of proportion.
Sirius laughed at James, "Yeah, he can come girl-watching with us from now on."
"Girl-watching??" I quirked an eyebrow. "As fun as that sounds... I think I'll pass... You know... I've already got my eyes on someone else..."
"Oh, Moony!! Tell us!! Please, please, please, please, please..." James began... I swear... he gets more pathetic everyday. I sighed and threw myself back on my pillow and tried to drown them out.
"Fine. We're gonna go then... But... Y'know, if you wanna come back down, I'm sure everyone would love to see you." They both snickered as they shut the door behind them.
At the feeling of something pressed on my chest, I reached into my front pocket, and pulled out the peppermint. Smiling, I walked to the door and called down. "Sirius?"
"Yeah?" He came back up, James following close behind. Damn... I'd hoped he would've stayed down.
"Want a peppermint?" I handed it out to him.
"Hey! Wait, I want one!!" before I could stop him, James had stolen the peppermint, and began unwrapping it. Sirius, angered at not getting the treat, jumped playfully on James and tried to grab the peppermint back.
Meanwhile... I just stood there... Watching in horror as they both wrestled –In the stairwell, no less— trying to get the peppermint in their mouths.
In one of those crazy-not-thinking-first moments, I'd grabbed the peppermint, and thrust it into my mouth, so neither of them could get it.
Shit.
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AN: Hee hee hee!!! Goodness... The chapters are getting a bit shorter... I'm really sorry!!! All I can say in amends is that the last chapter is HUGE!!! I already wrote it, ^.^! I couldn't resist... It was the scene in the last chapter that made me want to write the whole story anyway.
About the candle thing... I've learned a bit too late that, yes, indeed, watches DO work in Hogwarts. ::sigh::
Which leads me to another point. This story is so RAW and UNEDITED!!! It makes me wonder why anyone reads it, ;_;. Your reviews make me so happy though!! So erm... Please, pretty-please, send more? ^.^
PS: I'm gonna re-write WKMS as soon as I'm done with it. Mainly just work on the first few chapters... They were crazy, and written on a sugar-high. I want to turn it into a long shot, and basically get rid of the chapters. I want to add in a few scenes as well, and reply to your reviews! ^__^ I'll do that as soon as I transfer to my new account. ...In the mean-time, go read me super-short fanfics!! ^__^ they're at (that's my new account... Actually... My old account... That's why I'm moving back... ::is confused::)
PPS: I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE SIRI-PLUSHIES!!! I'll send the link to the picture in the last chappie, mkay? ::huggles:
Chapter Six
By: Good Luck Kitten
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"Alright, here it is Remus." I was hovering over Lily as she poured over a delicate charms book in the library. Nobody was here; it was the break between classes, and nobody had time. I figured I could be tardy at least once in my school career.
"It's basically a simple little girl's Notice-Me charm. Simple, yet precise. What most girls who use this spell fail to realize, is that in order for it to work, the person you want to notice you has to already be attracted to you. Thereby rendering the charm harmless in most people's eyes."
"Umm... So how does this charm fit in with our situation then? As far as I'm concerned, there's never been any attraction in my direction since we first met." I stared dubiously at the page filled with hearts and roses. It was apparently a charm book on silly love spells. Girls are definitely weird.
"On the contrary mon ami. I doubt you two would even be friends if he wasn't at least a little bit attracted to you. Not in that sense, I'm sure, but the attraction can be the platonic kind."
"Are you sure? I mean... I'm certainly not attracted to Peter, and we're still friends."
"Yep, I'm sure."
"When did you become such an expert on this?" Lily just smirked.
"Alright... I've already cast the charm on this peppermint." She handed it to him, "Just hand it to him, and make sure you're the one standing in front of him when he looks up. Like cupid's arrow, got it?"
"Alright, alright... Thanks Lily..."
"Remus... C'mere. I want to show you something." I blinked... "Show", me something? ... Just what did she want to show me.
I hesitated, "Lily, I should be getting to class..."
"Oh shush!" She grabbed my wrist and left the love-book sitting open on the table. "We're going to the bathroom."
I raised an eyebrow. What could she possibly want with me in the bathroom? I tried not to think about it as she dragged me down the hall (I hate it when she does that).
"Here we are!" she beamed, pointing to the portrait of a knight kneeling before a woman with long red hair. The woman kept bending down and whispering things to him.
"...the girl's prefect lavatory."
"Yes!" she grinned and tapped the knight on his head, and the portrait swung open.
"Okay!" she began, enthusiastically, if I may say so, and led me to the large mirror lining one side of the wall with the sinks under it. "Remus... I'm giving you a makeover."
Say what?! Umm... I did a double take on what she just said, and, still not comprehending, stood staring at her like a fish out of water. "Ubuh... wha... Ibbih..."
"I. Am. Go-ing. To. Give. You. A. Make-O-Ver." She enunciated each syllable, trying to let it sink in.
"But.... why?!"
"Because... You're really pretty Remus." I scowled, "I want you to stop looking so pretty, and start looking sexy, mkay?"
"Merlin, I never thought I'd hear you say that..."
"Alright! Conversation over then. Let's do this, shall we?"
"Wait wait WAIT!!!" I yelped as she whipped out a pair of scissors (Why the hell does she carry those around with her? They're a weapon, damn it!!), and tried to attack my head with them. "What are you going to do first!?! Tell me first before you do any--thing!" she snipped off a lock, and I fell with a thud to the tile.
"Hmm... I'm going to cut your ridiculously long hair –I'll keep it long mind you... but yours is nearly as long as mine—I'm going to give you some spells for your face and eyes... Basically just some enhancement stuff, you know... Maybe some color for your ha—"
"We are NOT coloring my hair!! Where would you get the potion anyway?! And I do not need those girly charms!" I whined, feeling supremely scared.
She sighed and set the scissors on the sink. "You'll at least let me cut your hair, right? ...And... If you let me do the charms just once, you can see if you like them or not, and if not, then you can take them off."
I bit my lip. This was odd. Truly. I thought only girls were the type to do 'make-overs'. Then again, I guess Lily does consider me one of her girlfriends. I gagged internally. "Fine."
She squealed, and picked up her scissors. "Now just stand straight, here, and I'll be done in a bit, kay?" X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X___x___X
I stepped into the common-room feeling very self-conscience. Lily insisted I looked great, but I felt silly. I just didn't look like me anymore... I was used to being kinda 'the invisible kid'. You know? The one that everyone looks over? But now I felt like everyone was staring at me.
Which they were.
"Oh... My... God..." They were wide-eyed. I blushed and tried to rush towards the stairway, but was intersected by the terrific two.
"Remus? ...Is that you?"
I scowled, "Of course it is! Are you going to let me to my room now, or do you want to keep staring? It's 10 cents a minute now! I've upped the price!!"
"Umm... Sure... Go right ahead." James said, stepping aside. I rushed up the stairs, and flung myself on my bed. I felt so silly!! They were obviously shocked, to say the least... This is all Lily's fault, I never should have—
"Remus?" I turned around, and James and Sirius were standing by my bed... Staring... Some more... I twitched.
"What?!" I snapped. Don't mess with me when I'm insecure!!
Sirius smiled, (he's so beautiful when he smiles...), "You're looking good Moony."
I blushed, "Leave me alone!! Lily did it to me!!" Inside, I was very touched, and I had to suppress a whoop of joy at his compliment. Perhaps... Sirius might like me after all?
"Yeah! You look like one of us now." On second thought... Maybe I'm just blowing things out of proportion.
Sirius laughed at James, "Yeah, he can come girl-watching with us from now on."
"Girl-watching??" I quirked an eyebrow. "As fun as that sounds... I think I'll pass... You know... I've already got my eyes on someone else..."
"Oh, Moony!! Tell us!! Please, please, please, please, please..." James began... I swear... he gets more pathetic everyday. I sighed and threw myself back on my pillow and tried to drown them out.
"Fine. We're gonna go then... But... Y'know, if you wanna come back down, I'm sure everyone would love to see you." They both snickered as they shut the door behind them.
At the feeling of something pressed on my chest, I reached into my front pocket, and pulled out the peppermint. Smiling, I walked to the door and called down. "Sirius?"
"Yeah?" He came back up, James following close behind. Damn... I'd hoped he would've stayed down.
"Want a peppermint?" I handed it out to him.
"Hey! Wait, I want one!!" before I could stop him, James had stolen the peppermint, and began unwrapping it. Sirius, angered at not getting the treat, jumped playfully on James and tried to grab the peppermint back.
Meanwhile... I just stood there... Watching in horror as they both wrestled –In the stairwell, no less— trying to get the peppermint in their mouths.
In one of those crazy-not-thinking-first moments, I'd grabbed the peppermint, and thrust it into my mouth, so neither of them could get it.
Shit.
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AN: Hee hee hee!!! Goodness... The chapters are getting a bit shorter... I'm really sorry!!! All I can say in amends is that the last chapter is HUGE!!! I already wrote it, ^.^! I couldn't resist... It was the scene in the last chapter that made me want to write the whole story anyway.
About the candle thing... I've learned a bit too late that, yes, indeed, watches DO work in Hogwarts. ::sigh::
Which leads me to another point. This story is so RAW and UNEDITED!!! It makes me wonder why anyone reads it, ;_;. Your reviews make me so happy though!! So erm... Please, pretty-please, send more? ^.^
PS: I'm gonna re-write WKMS as soon as I'm done with it. Mainly just work on the first few chapters... They were crazy, and written on a sugar-high. I want to turn it into a long shot, and basically get rid of the chapters. I want to add in a few scenes as well, and reply to your reviews! ^__^ I'll do that as soon as I transfer to my new account. ...In the mean-time, go read me super-short fanfics!! ^__^ they're at (that's my new account... Actually... My old account... That's why I'm moving back... ::is confused::)
PPS: I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE SIRI-PLUSHIES!!! I'll send the link to the picture in the last chappie, mkay? ::huggles: