Author's Note: Hoorah! I've finished writing this story out and now I've just got to type up the last few chapters! Also, I forgot to mention this in Chapter Nine, ever since the first chapter of No One Mourns the Wicked, I've been saving the reviews and I'm now over 100! Thanks to you all! And, of course, thanks to Verona Dracula (hugs so glad I could help out giggle I really loved chapter five of your story).
Chapter Ten:
At last, the final day of school had arrived. All through the day, whoops and cheers were heard from the seventh years. On the train, there was plenty more happy cheer through the students.
In their compartment, James, Peter, Sirius, Remus, and Lilly all sat with the same excitement running through them that was there on the first day of seventh year.
"James and I are going house hunting this summer," Lilly told them all. "And then we're going to start planning our wedding." She giggled.
James grinned proudly, ignoring the joking looks from his friends.
"And I couldn't be more happy about it," he said firmly before placing a kiss on his fiancé's cheek (much to her delight).
Sirius stood up and took Remus's hand.
"C'mon, Remus ... I've got to talk to you."
"Hmm ... Ok." Remus stood up and followed Sirius to another compartment.
"I'd hate to be next to their compartment," snickered James once the two had left. He was promptly hit by Lilly.
Sirius closed the door and locked it, then drew something from his pocket. He turned to Remus and gave him the object.
It was a gold ring, just like the one Remus had given Sirius. The only difference was the design engraved on it. Instead of crosses and ivy, there were crescent moons separated by little stars.
"It's a faith ring," Sirius explained. "It has all of the faith I have for this relationship in it. If I ever stop having faith in us, the stars will start to fade."
Remus, who looked on the verge of tears, clutched the ring tightly and hugged Sirius.
"I love you," he said through soft sobs.
Kissing the top of Moony's head, Padfoot replied, "I love you, too." They sat down, still wrapped in each other's arms. Just as the ride to Hogwarts in September was, this one was silent. Neither boy wished to speak for fear of breaking the peace that overcame them.
The train came to a stop and students swarmed off of it. The five friends met up and walked through the barrier.
"Well ... I guess this is goodbye for now." James looked around. He said that at the end of every year, but they all knew that it would be much longer than two months this time until they were all together again.
"Yeah ..." Peter shifted his weight. "So, where are you all headed?"
"Lilly and I are going into London," answered James.
"Really?" asked Wormtail. "Same here. I'll go with you then."
"Sounds good."
"I'm going to catch a train home to Manchester in twenty minutes," said Remus. "Then I've got a day before I'm off to Romania."
"I'll wait with you, Moony," Sirius offered. "I've got to wait half an hour for a train to take me home to Rugby anyway." (A/N: Rugby is a real place in England ... I found it in an atlas, lol XD.)
"We'll see you two around, then." Lilly smiled, a bit sadly, and hugged both Remus and Sirius.
"Bye you three." Remus hugged Lilly back, then James and Peter. "Hopefully three years will go by quickly."
After Sirius gave out his hugs and good-byes, he and Moony walked to platform two. It seemed to them that twenty minutes passed far too soon.
"Well ... We'll keep in touch, yeah?" Remus looked at Sirius hopefully.
"Of course we will," Sirius answered. "You're going to have to give me a lengthy description of Romania." He smiled and kissed Remus.
Reluctantly, Moony broke off the kiss and hugged Padfoot. He said goodbye again then boarded his train. He looked out the window and frowned upon not seeing Sirius. However, the frown turned into a smile when he saw a familiar black dog.
Padfoot ran along side the train. He let out a woof when Remus blew him a kiss, then his ears dropped. That was the last time he'd see his Moony for three years.
Chapter Ten:
At last, the final day of school had arrived. All through the day, whoops and cheers were heard from the seventh years. On the train, there was plenty more happy cheer through the students.
In their compartment, James, Peter, Sirius, Remus, and Lilly all sat with the same excitement running through them that was there on the first day of seventh year.
"James and I are going house hunting this summer," Lilly told them all. "And then we're going to start planning our wedding." She giggled.
James grinned proudly, ignoring the joking looks from his friends.
"And I couldn't be more happy about it," he said firmly before placing a kiss on his fiancé's cheek (much to her delight).
Sirius stood up and took Remus's hand.
"C'mon, Remus ... I've got to talk to you."
"Hmm ... Ok." Remus stood up and followed Sirius to another compartment.
"I'd hate to be next to their compartment," snickered James once the two had left. He was promptly hit by Lilly.
Sirius closed the door and locked it, then drew something from his pocket. He turned to Remus and gave him the object.
It was a gold ring, just like the one Remus had given Sirius. The only difference was the design engraved on it. Instead of crosses and ivy, there were crescent moons separated by little stars.
"It's a faith ring," Sirius explained. "It has all of the faith I have for this relationship in it. If I ever stop having faith in us, the stars will start to fade."
Remus, who looked on the verge of tears, clutched the ring tightly and hugged Sirius.
"I love you," he said through soft sobs.
Kissing the top of Moony's head, Padfoot replied, "I love you, too." They sat down, still wrapped in each other's arms. Just as the ride to Hogwarts in September was, this one was silent. Neither boy wished to speak for fear of breaking the peace that overcame them.
The train came to a stop and students swarmed off of it. The five friends met up and walked through the barrier.
"Well ... I guess this is goodbye for now." James looked around. He said that at the end of every year, but they all knew that it would be much longer than two months this time until they were all together again.
"Yeah ..." Peter shifted his weight. "So, where are you all headed?"
"Lilly and I are going into London," answered James.
"Really?" asked Wormtail. "Same here. I'll go with you then."
"Sounds good."
"I'm going to catch a train home to Manchester in twenty minutes," said Remus. "Then I've got a day before I'm off to Romania."
"I'll wait with you, Moony," Sirius offered. "I've got to wait half an hour for a train to take me home to Rugby anyway." (A/N: Rugby is a real place in England ... I found it in an atlas, lol XD.)
"We'll see you two around, then." Lilly smiled, a bit sadly, and hugged both Remus and Sirius.
"Bye you three." Remus hugged Lilly back, then James and Peter. "Hopefully three years will go by quickly."
After Sirius gave out his hugs and good-byes, he and Moony walked to platform two. It seemed to them that twenty minutes passed far too soon.
"Well ... We'll keep in touch, yeah?" Remus looked at Sirius hopefully.
"Of course we will," Sirius answered. "You're going to have to give me a lengthy description of Romania." He smiled and kissed Remus.
Reluctantly, Moony broke off the kiss and hugged Padfoot. He said goodbye again then boarded his train. He looked out the window and frowned upon not seeing Sirius. However, the frown turned into a smile when he saw a familiar black dog.
Padfoot ran along side the train. He let out a woof when Remus blew him a kiss, then his ears dropped. That was the last time he'd see his Moony for three years.