Rhapsody for the Moon
Disclaimer: Everyone except Amber, Sorcha, Sean, and Aria belongs to J.K. Rowling. Amber, Sorcha, and Sean belong to Rosethorn, and Aria is mine.
Author's Notes: This is an extremely odd plot bunny that bit me.well, it bit me in French. French is boring. Aria is Remus's twin sister.um.yeah.
Chapter 2: Invention
Aria stood nervously at the edge of the room where the first years were waiting to be Sorted. Remus was next to her, just as nervous. She knew what he was thinking-not because he told her, but because she knew how his mind worked. Will all I've done come to nothing in this moment?
She glanced at the others. They didn't seem nearly as nervous as she and her brother were. Sorcha was just standing there, completely quiet and calm. The quiet part wasn't so hard to understand-she had told them on the train that she was mute. Sean wasn't as calm as his sister, but he was still far more relaxed than Aria or her brother. James and Sirius were talking. It looked like they were plotting something, but she couldn't see what. Whatever it was, Amber was also in on it. Every so often Amber would lean forward and make a suggestion. Peter looked tense, too. She didn't understand it, but there was something she didn't like about Peter. (A/N: Aria doesn't like Peter from the beginning. Don't know why, she just doesn't.)
Her eyes flicked around the room. They met another boy's eyes, one she didn't know. She felt all at once hot and cold. Those dark eyes were bottomless pits. Her palms began to sweat.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked her.
"Wha.? Oh, nothing. Nothing at all." Her eyes, unbidden, flew back to those mysterious dark eyes. For some reason, she found she actually wanted to drown in those bottomless black pools. "I'm.I'm going to go around and get to know people, ok?"
"Sure. I'm going to go see what James and Sirius and Amber are up to." He looked up. Aria had already disappeared into the crowd. He shook his head, knowing that something-or, in this case, someone-had distracted her enough that she had walked off without waiting for his response. That didn't happen very often.
* * *
Aria slipped through the crowd of nervous first years, apologizing to those she bumped into. She was heading to where she had seen those eyes. She was so intent on looking for the owner of those eyes that she walked right into a boy she didn't know.
"Oh.I'm sorry," she muttered.
"No problem. You ok?" the boy asked, looking down at her. Her eyes widened. This boy was the owner of those bottomless black eyes. He seemed to recognize her, too.
"Uh.yeah, I'm fine." she answered, blushing.
"Oh, good," the boy said, sighing slightly with relief. "What's your name?"
"Aria. Aria Lupin. And you?"
"Severus Snape."
"Pleased to meet you," she said, blushing again.
"Really, the pleasure's all mine," Severus answered, smiling and taking her hand. (A/N: I frankly don't care if he's OOC there. It works for my story.)
"I'm sure," she said, smiling back at him.
"First years follow me!" Professor McGonagall called. Aria and Severus jumped.
"I guess I'll see you around," Aria said softly.
"Yeah, I guess you will," Severus answered. They held each other's gaze for a moment more. She realized he was still holding her hand. She pulled her hand away and, once again, melted into the crowd.
Disclaimer: Everyone except Amber, Sorcha, Sean, and Aria belongs to J.K. Rowling. Amber, Sorcha, and Sean belong to Rosethorn, and Aria is mine.
Author's Notes: This is an extremely odd plot bunny that bit me.well, it bit me in French. French is boring. Aria is Remus's twin sister.um.yeah.
Chapter 2: Invention
Aria stood nervously at the edge of the room where the first years were waiting to be Sorted. Remus was next to her, just as nervous. She knew what he was thinking-not because he told her, but because she knew how his mind worked. Will all I've done come to nothing in this moment?
She glanced at the others. They didn't seem nearly as nervous as she and her brother were. Sorcha was just standing there, completely quiet and calm. The quiet part wasn't so hard to understand-she had told them on the train that she was mute. Sean wasn't as calm as his sister, but he was still far more relaxed than Aria or her brother. James and Sirius were talking. It looked like they were plotting something, but she couldn't see what. Whatever it was, Amber was also in on it. Every so often Amber would lean forward and make a suggestion. Peter looked tense, too. She didn't understand it, but there was something she didn't like about Peter. (A/N: Aria doesn't like Peter from the beginning. Don't know why, she just doesn't.)
Her eyes flicked around the room. They met another boy's eyes, one she didn't know. She felt all at once hot and cold. Those dark eyes were bottomless pits. Her palms began to sweat.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked her.
"Wha.? Oh, nothing. Nothing at all." Her eyes, unbidden, flew back to those mysterious dark eyes. For some reason, she found she actually wanted to drown in those bottomless black pools. "I'm.I'm going to go around and get to know people, ok?"
"Sure. I'm going to go see what James and Sirius and Amber are up to." He looked up. Aria had already disappeared into the crowd. He shook his head, knowing that something-or, in this case, someone-had distracted her enough that she had walked off without waiting for his response. That didn't happen very often.
* * *
Aria slipped through the crowd of nervous first years, apologizing to those she bumped into. She was heading to where she had seen those eyes. She was so intent on looking for the owner of those eyes that she walked right into a boy she didn't know.
"Oh.I'm sorry," she muttered.
"No problem. You ok?" the boy asked, looking down at her. Her eyes widened. This boy was the owner of those bottomless black eyes. He seemed to recognize her, too.
"Uh.yeah, I'm fine." she answered, blushing.
"Oh, good," the boy said, sighing slightly with relief. "What's your name?"
"Aria. Aria Lupin. And you?"
"Severus Snape."
"Pleased to meet you," she said, blushing again.
"Really, the pleasure's all mine," Severus answered, smiling and taking her hand. (A/N: I frankly don't care if he's OOC there. It works for my story.)
"I'm sure," she said, smiling back at him.
"First years follow me!" Professor McGonagall called. Aria and Severus jumped.
"I guess I'll see you around," Aria said softly.
"Yeah, I guess you will," Severus answered. They held each other's gaze for a moment more. She realized he was still holding her hand. She pulled her hand away and, once again, melted into the crowd.