THE RAIN ALWAYS FALLS
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in Harry Potter. My idol, JK Rowling, does. SHE IS SO GREAT!!
Dedication: This chapter is dedicated once again to my sister, Gabrielle. This is also dedicated to sparkly purple dotz who was the first person to ever review my story. Thank you so much! You are fabulous.
As you probably know, this is a romance. However, you, the readers, will influence who will fall for whom. I need your help! Should Remus fall in love with Carmen or Morgan? What about Sirius? Anyone from other houses? I have an idea, but I would like other's opinions. YOU get to help decide! Review and suggest! Thanks!
Chapter 2: A New Year
James Potter woke late one morning. He heard someone, probably Sirius, rummaging through his trunk and Remus brushing his teeth in the bathroom. They had arrived at his house two weeks ago and were staying until they went to Hogwarts. The sunlight streamed across the room. He didn't want to wake up. He blinked and light flooded in his eyes. He glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand. It read 10 A.M.
"Well look who's up," Sirius said, noticing that he was awake. "Moony and I were up at seven."
"We thought you'd died and gone to heaven," Remus said from the bathroom.
"I don't know if that's where he'd go after all of the stuff we did," Sirius laughed. "I donna know. Flooding the staff toilets is pretty serious."
James blindly threw a pillow at him. "In case you forgot, Padfoot, that was your brilliant idea."
"Oh, yeah. It was brilliant, wasn't it" he said smiling.
" Guys, we should get going. We need to be at King Cross at eleven," Remus said. They were going to Hogwarts for their fifth year. Time really has flown. Each boy looked much older, though were, if possible, more immature than five years ago. James and Sirius were now both about 5'7 while Remus was 1 ½ inches shorter than them. The years that passed definitely made them look much older (A/N: and handsomer!).
James reached for his glasses. Suddenly everything came into focus. He got up and started getting dressed. Once he'd put on jeans and a t- shirt, he attempted to flatten his hair. This was a battle that he was losing; his mirror told him so. His hair always stuck out at strange angles. He was famous for it.
"Give it up, James," Sirius said.
He put down his comb. "Yeah, well, you're just jealous that you can't pull this look off."
"James!" his mother called from downstairs. "Breakfast!"
"Coming!" he called. His barn owl, Antony, hooted loudly from the other side of the room. "I wrote to Lily. She's saving us a compartment on the train."
"You know," Remus began, "I really missed those girls."
"Me too," Sirius replied. "They always had a great sense of humor."
"James!" Mrs. Potter called from downstairs. "We need to floo to the station in an hour!"
"I'm coming!" he yelled back. "Come on guys." He took one last look in the mirror and went downstairs with Sirius and Remus.
Morgan was combing her long, beautiful hair. It certainly seemed to have gotten blonder than it once was. Lily came into the room and Morgan looked up. Lily had arrived at her house four days ago. "So, what time are we supposed to be there?" Morgan asked her.
"The train leaves at eleven, but James asked us to save him and the guys a seat so we should probably get there a little early."
"Oh, we are just so nice. Carmen is meeting us there?"
"Yup. It's too bad that she couldn't come this year," Lily replied. "Her dad just seems a little overprotective."
"You know, she only came last year because the European Cup was in England. She had to beg her parents for ages just to come to my house," Morgan told her. "What classes are you taking?" "Divination and Study of Ancient Ruins. And you?" "Divination and Muggle Studies," she replied. Then she changed the subject. "So, are you looking forward to seeing anyone on the train, Lily?"
"Maybe," she said, tilting her head.
"Oh, come on. Who do you like?"
"Well, if you really want to know. Do you know Andrew Page?"
"The Ravenclaw?" Morgan asked with an air of surprise. Lily nodded. "Well, he's nice and everything, but.I don't know.he just doesn't seem your type."
"What's wrong with him?"
"Nothing," she shrugged giving up. She personally thought that Lily was perfect for Remus, but she knew that Lily would never consider him.
"What about you?" she asked Morgan.
"No one, thank you very much."
"You know that all of the guys fawn over you."
"Really.I haven't noticed," she sarcastically replied. "I don't care, though. If you want them, you can have them," she said strangely seriously. "Come on. Let's get ready."
Carmen was sitting up in her bed reading like she does every morning. She was reading her favorite book, A Study of Ancient Charms. It was a rather interesting read. She had already read it six times through, along with all of her course books. As she finished chapter twenty ("The Great Accident of the Summoning Charm"), she closed the book and rested it on the table beside her bed. She'd be seeing her best friends in just a few hours. She couldn't stop thinking about it. She often compared Hogwarts to her home, and thought of her friends as family. She loved her real family, but she was never allowed to do many of the things she would like to, like going to friends houses for more than a day or stay up all night. But she loved her parents. Nonetheless, she had been counting the days until her return to school.
"Carmie," her dad called from downstairs. "We need to leave in an hour."
"Alright." She got out of bed and put on black pants and a deep purple shirt. She studied herself in the mirror as she brushed her hair. Her face had definitely gotten thinner. Her hair didn't change much except that long bangs now fell along the sides of her face. If she tilted her head a little that way, she was quite pretty, like a portrait. Morgan was always the beautiful one, though. Straightening her top, she thought 'I liked dressing nice, unlike most of the people at school who threw on a pair of wrinkled jeans and a tank top.'
As she placed her brush on the bureau, she noticed a picture of her, Lily, Morgan, Remus, James, and Sirius. She smiled as she saw them wave at her. Sirius hit James on the back of the head and acted like it was an accident. She knew him better, though. She laughed as James silently yelled at him. Placing the picture into her trunk along with about twenty books, she thought out loud, "I missed you."
Well, there's that chapter. Next chapter-on the train! Thank you so much to anyone reading my story and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review! It will get more interesting when they're together. I just needed to put something in for character development. Hopefully, I'll have the next chapter up by the end of the week.
Thank you again to sparkly purple dotz and AineRose for reviewing!
I love the name Carmon Willows so much that I've decided that it's going to be my signature, but I'll still be writing under the name HermioneGranger. Thanks everyone!
Carmon Willows
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in Harry Potter. My idol, JK Rowling, does. SHE IS SO GREAT!!
Dedication: This chapter is dedicated once again to my sister, Gabrielle. This is also dedicated to sparkly purple dotz who was the first person to ever review my story. Thank you so much! You are fabulous.
As you probably know, this is a romance. However, you, the readers, will influence who will fall for whom. I need your help! Should Remus fall in love with Carmen or Morgan? What about Sirius? Anyone from other houses? I have an idea, but I would like other's opinions. YOU get to help decide! Review and suggest! Thanks!
Chapter 2: A New Year
James Potter woke late one morning. He heard someone, probably Sirius, rummaging through his trunk and Remus brushing his teeth in the bathroom. They had arrived at his house two weeks ago and were staying until they went to Hogwarts. The sunlight streamed across the room. He didn't want to wake up. He blinked and light flooded in his eyes. He glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand. It read 10 A.M.
"Well look who's up," Sirius said, noticing that he was awake. "Moony and I were up at seven."
"We thought you'd died and gone to heaven," Remus said from the bathroom.
"I don't know if that's where he'd go after all of the stuff we did," Sirius laughed. "I donna know. Flooding the staff toilets is pretty serious."
James blindly threw a pillow at him. "In case you forgot, Padfoot, that was your brilliant idea."
"Oh, yeah. It was brilliant, wasn't it" he said smiling.
" Guys, we should get going. We need to be at King Cross at eleven," Remus said. They were going to Hogwarts for their fifth year. Time really has flown. Each boy looked much older, though were, if possible, more immature than five years ago. James and Sirius were now both about 5'7 while Remus was 1 ½ inches shorter than them. The years that passed definitely made them look much older (A/N: and handsomer!).
James reached for his glasses. Suddenly everything came into focus. He got up and started getting dressed. Once he'd put on jeans and a t- shirt, he attempted to flatten his hair. This was a battle that he was losing; his mirror told him so. His hair always stuck out at strange angles. He was famous for it.
"Give it up, James," Sirius said.
He put down his comb. "Yeah, well, you're just jealous that you can't pull this look off."
"James!" his mother called from downstairs. "Breakfast!"
"Coming!" he called. His barn owl, Antony, hooted loudly from the other side of the room. "I wrote to Lily. She's saving us a compartment on the train."
"You know," Remus began, "I really missed those girls."
"Me too," Sirius replied. "They always had a great sense of humor."
"James!" Mrs. Potter called from downstairs. "We need to floo to the station in an hour!"
"I'm coming!" he yelled back. "Come on guys." He took one last look in the mirror and went downstairs with Sirius and Remus.
Morgan was combing her long, beautiful hair. It certainly seemed to have gotten blonder than it once was. Lily came into the room and Morgan looked up. Lily had arrived at her house four days ago. "So, what time are we supposed to be there?" Morgan asked her.
"The train leaves at eleven, but James asked us to save him and the guys a seat so we should probably get there a little early."
"Oh, we are just so nice. Carmen is meeting us there?"
"Yup. It's too bad that she couldn't come this year," Lily replied. "Her dad just seems a little overprotective."
"You know, she only came last year because the European Cup was in England. She had to beg her parents for ages just to come to my house," Morgan told her. "What classes are you taking?" "Divination and Study of Ancient Ruins. And you?" "Divination and Muggle Studies," she replied. Then she changed the subject. "So, are you looking forward to seeing anyone on the train, Lily?"
"Maybe," she said, tilting her head.
"Oh, come on. Who do you like?"
"Well, if you really want to know. Do you know Andrew Page?"
"The Ravenclaw?" Morgan asked with an air of surprise. Lily nodded. "Well, he's nice and everything, but.I don't know.he just doesn't seem your type."
"What's wrong with him?"
"Nothing," she shrugged giving up. She personally thought that Lily was perfect for Remus, but she knew that Lily would never consider him.
"What about you?" she asked Morgan.
"No one, thank you very much."
"You know that all of the guys fawn over you."
"Really.I haven't noticed," she sarcastically replied. "I don't care, though. If you want them, you can have them," she said strangely seriously. "Come on. Let's get ready."
Carmen was sitting up in her bed reading like she does every morning. She was reading her favorite book, A Study of Ancient Charms. It was a rather interesting read. She had already read it six times through, along with all of her course books. As she finished chapter twenty ("The Great Accident of the Summoning Charm"), she closed the book and rested it on the table beside her bed. She'd be seeing her best friends in just a few hours. She couldn't stop thinking about it. She often compared Hogwarts to her home, and thought of her friends as family. She loved her real family, but she was never allowed to do many of the things she would like to, like going to friends houses for more than a day or stay up all night. But she loved her parents. Nonetheless, she had been counting the days until her return to school.
"Carmie," her dad called from downstairs. "We need to leave in an hour."
"Alright." She got out of bed and put on black pants and a deep purple shirt. She studied herself in the mirror as she brushed her hair. Her face had definitely gotten thinner. Her hair didn't change much except that long bangs now fell along the sides of her face. If she tilted her head a little that way, she was quite pretty, like a portrait. Morgan was always the beautiful one, though. Straightening her top, she thought 'I liked dressing nice, unlike most of the people at school who threw on a pair of wrinkled jeans and a tank top.'
As she placed her brush on the bureau, she noticed a picture of her, Lily, Morgan, Remus, James, and Sirius. She smiled as she saw them wave at her. Sirius hit James on the back of the head and acted like it was an accident. She knew him better, though. She laughed as James silently yelled at him. Placing the picture into her trunk along with about twenty books, she thought out loud, "I missed you."
Well, there's that chapter. Next chapter-on the train! Thank you so much to anyone reading my story and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review! It will get more interesting when they're together. I just needed to put something in for character development. Hopefully, I'll have the next chapter up by the end of the week.
Thank you again to sparkly purple dotz and AineRose for reviewing!
I love the name Carmon Willows so much that I've decided that it's going to be my signature, but I'll still be writing under the name HermioneGranger. Thanks everyone!
Carmon Willows