Author's Note: I made up Arden Chastain. woohoo. he doesn't really have a point, but yeah don't take him, I guess if you really wanted to, sucks for you. great.
Chapter Five:
Blaise lay on her bed, watching the morning's early rays drift in through the window. Draco had been so wonderful the day before, opening doors for her, pulling back her chair for her...it was so incredible.
But then, how come he was such a jerk at school?
It was a good thing to ponder. Blaise wondered to herself whether or not Draco would continue being a major bastard once September 1st rolled around. If that was so, Blaise guessed she would once again continue her crush on Arden Chastain, that gorgeous 7th year Ravenclaw beater.
Mmm...Arden.
Of course, Draco's pale blonde hair and ice gray eyes rivaled Arden's light brown hair and warm amber eyes...the both of them were pretty foxy, Blaise admitted.
And it would be a huge slap in Pansy's face if she went out with Draco. Sneer.
Severus sat up in bed. Fuck, his arm still hurt. But he had broken it, so he figured it would. He'd also sprained his ankle, had a black eye, and also a cut lip. Goody. He pulled himself out of bed and limped down the stairs, feeling rather undignified indeed.
Not just undignified. Bloody ridiculous.
He staggered up toward the kitchen door. It was shut, and he heard voices from inside. Lupin's calm, dignified voice was heard, and also, a jovial, spunky sort of voice. Tonks.
Snape smashed his ear up to the door, anxious to know what they were talking about. Sure, it was none of his business. So what?
Remus gazed out of the window sadly. Sunlight drifted in slowly, but he felt as if his inner most being was completely dark. Sirius Black. His best friend in the universe besides James had died. Was gone. Forever. He and Peter Pettigrew were the only Marauders left.
Peter Pettigrew. Peter fucking Pettigrew. Filth like that didn't even deserve a name.
"Remus? You okay, mate?" Tonks questioned, beaming at him over her cup of tea.
Remus glanced at her sadly for a moment, her blue eyes bright and shining, her hair now falling down her shoulders in a light brown cascade.
"I don't know," he replied. He let his gaze fall to the scrubbed wooden table, allowing his eyes to fill with tears. He shuddered unvoluntarily as a tear slid down his face.
"Remus..." Tonks began, lowering her tone a bit, abandoning her tea cup. She walked around the table and sat next to Remus, who was now crying so hard he was shaking.
Tonks sat down next to him, grabbing his hand gently in hers. "Remus," she repeated.
Remus looked up and stared at her, tears sliding down either side of his face. He trembled.
Tonks smiled softly at him, surveying him slowly. "He was amazing, wasn't he?"
Remus nodded, his silent crying now full fledged weeping. "I-I-I'll never f-f-f-forget what we d-did as k-kids...it w-was s-s-so m-m-much f-f-funnn..." he stuttered between sobs.
Tonks grinned, leaning back in her chair. "I'll bet it was. Sounds to me like you guys had some wild times at Hogwarts," she stated admirably. It was funny to her to picture Remus actually breaking rules.
Remus smiled a watery smile, clearly reminscing. "Y'know," Tonks continued, "I think Sirius would rather us remember him in those times. I think that's when he was alive, when he was around James. I mean, I didn't know him back then, but you could see it on his face whenever he mentioned James. He loved the guy like a brother."
"All three of us were like brothers," Remus replied, smiling wearily, "Peter (he said the name like it was some sort of rare deadly mold) tried to join in, of course, but he never really did..."
"Thank goodness to that, bloody traitor!" Tonks proclaimed loudly.
Remus smiled. Tonks set her chair back down properly and grinned at him. "Sirius was great," she finished.
"I'll miss him," Remus replied staring at the ceiling.
Tonks smiled, "If you ever need help, you know, coping or whatever..." she began.
Remus focused his gaze back onto Tonks, his warm brown eyes sparkling. "I'll be right here," Tonks told him brightly.
"Thanks...it means a lot," Remus replied, smiling. Before he could think about it, he had wrapped Tonks into a hug and kissed her forehead. She giggled, and then looked at her watch.
"Blood hell!" she exclaimed, "I'm going to be late for work!" She quickly (but probably not willingly) broke out of the embrace and waved good-bye, "See you later, Remus! Cheer up, mate!", and raced out.
Thus running into Snape. "What're you doing out here?" She asked, suspiciously.
"I was about to come and get some tea," Snape replied, sneering and hobbling in, feeling once again, idiotic as he did so.
Severus ignored Remus as he approached the tea kettle and started making tea. Was it just him, or did it seem like everyone was hooking up around here?! First Ron and Hermione (everyone saw this one coming, even Severus), and now Tonks and Lupin! What was next? Minerva and Mad-Eye? Severus shuddered. Hopefully not.
Author's Note: awww...RLNT...one of my favorites.
Chapter Five:
Blaise lay on her bed, watching the morning's early rays drift in through the window. Draco had been so wonderful the day before, opening doors for her, pulling back her chair for her...it was so incredible.
But then, how come he was such a jerk at school?
It was a good thing to ponder. Blaise wondered to herself whether or not Draco would continue being a major bastard once September 1st rolled around. If that was so, Blaise guessed she would once again continue her crush on Arden Chastain, that gorgeous 7th year Ravenclaw beater.
Mmm...Arden.
Of course, Draco's pale blonde hair and ice gray eyes rivaled Arden's light brown hair and warm amber eyes...the both of them were pretty foxy, Blaise admitted.
And it would be a huge slap in Pansy's face if she went out with Draco. Sneer.
Severus sat up in bed. Fuck, his arm still hurt. But he had broken it, so he figured it would. He'd also sprained his ankle, had a black eye, and also a cut lip. Goody. He pulled himself out of bed and limped down the stairs, feeling rather undignified indeed.
Not just undignified. Bloody ridiculous.
He staggered up toward the kitchen door. It was shut, and he heard voices from inside. Lupin's calm, dignified voice was heard, and also, a jovial, spunky sort of voice. Tonks.
Snape smashed his ear up to the door, anxious to know what they were talking about. Sure, it was none of his business. So what?
Remus gazed out of the window sadly. Sunlight drifted in slowly, but he felt as if his inner most being was completely dark. Sirius Black. His best friend in the universe besides James had died. Was gone. Forever. He and Peter Pettigrew were the only Marauders left.
Peter Pettigrew. Peter fucking Pettigrew. Filth like that didn't even deserve a name.
"Remus? You okay, mate?" Tonks questioned, beaming at him over her cup of tea.
Remus glanced at her sadly for a moment, her blue eyes bright and shining, her hair now falling down her shoulders in a light brown cascade.
"I don't know," he replied. He let his gaze fall to the scrubbed wooden table, allowing his eyes to fill with tears. He shuddered unvoluntarily as a tear slid down his face.
"Remus..." Tonks began, lowering her tone a bit, abandoning her tea cup. She walked around the table and sat next to Remus, who was now crying so hard he was shaking.
Tonks sat down next to him, grabbing his hand gently in hers. "Remus," she repeated.
Remus looked up and stared at her, tears sliding down either side of his face. He trembled.
Tonks smiled softly at him, surveying him slowly. "He was amazing, wasn't he?"
Remus nodded, his silent crying now full fledged weeping. "I-I-I'll never f-f-f-forget what we d-did as k-kids...it w-was s-s-so m-m-much f-f-funnn..." he stuttered between sobs.
Tonks grinned, leaning back in her chair. "I'll bet it was. Sounds to me like you guys had some wild times at Hogwarts," she stated admirably. It was funny to her to picture Remus actually breaking rules.
Remus smiled a watery smile, clearly reminscing. "Y'know," Tonks continued, "I think Sirius would rather us remember him in those times. I think that's when he was alive, when he was around James. I mean, I didn't know him back then, but you could see it on his face whenever he mentioned James. He loved the guy like a brother."
"All three of us were like brothers," Remus replied, smiling wearily, "Peter (he said the name like it was some sort of rare deadly mold) tried to join in, of course, but he never really did..."
"Thank goodness to that, bloody traitor!" Tonks proclaimed loudly.
Remus smiled. Tonks set her chair back down properly and grinned at him. "Sirius was great," she finished.
"I'll miss him," Remus replied staring at the ceiling.
Tonks smiled, "If you ever need help, you know, coping or whatever..." she began.
Remus focused his gaze back onto Tonks, his warm brown eyes sparkling. "I'll be right here," Tonks told him brightly.
"Thanks...it means a lot," Remus replied, smiling. Before he could think about it, he had wrapped Tonks into a hug and kissed her forehead. She giggled, and then looked at her watch.
"Blood hell!" she exclaimed, "I'm going to be late for work!" She quickly (but probably not willingly) broke out of the embrace and waved good-bye, "See you later, Remus! Cheer up, mate!", and raced out.
Thus running into Snape. "What're you doing out here?" She asked, suspiciously.
"I was about to come and get some tea," Snape replied, sneering and hobbling in, feeling once again, idiotic as he did so.
Severus ignored Remus as he approached the tea kettle and started making tea. Was it just him, or did it seem like everyone was hooking up around here?! First Ron and Hermione (everyone saw this one coming, even Severus), and now Tonks and Lupin! What was next? Minerva and Mad-Eye? Severus shuddered. Hopefully not.
Author's Note: awww...RLNT...one of my favorites.