THE RAIN ALWAYS FALLS
Disclaimer: All I own in this story is Carmen Willows and Morgan Fay. Nothing else.
Dedication: Hey Angel Food Cake! Guess what? This is for you again! *Jumping up and down* Yeah! What's that now? Like three dedications? He he he.
I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in so long. I would have done it sooner, but I wrote another story and it was a list. So I accidentally got banned from updating for a week. Opps! Well, it's up now, and I hope that you really enjoy it. Oh, and less than 6 days till Harry Potter 5 comes out! Yeah! * jumping up and down even more than before *
Chapter 9: After Practice
After quiditch practice, Sirius headed straight to the Great Hall for an early lunch. He had a good (at least he thought it was good) reason for wanting to be fast. He wolfed down his chicken and potatoes and headed for the Gryffindor Tower. After grabbing his bag, he briskly walked down to the dungeons - where the Slytherins were known to walk by on their way to their common room. 'Where is James?' he thought urgently. It was almost eleven thirty and they still had to set everything up. So, he began on his own.
He started by wrapping a long rope from his sac around several suits of armor. Then, he made two large loops in the middle of the floor. It was part of a trick he learned from Peter who had gone camping with some muggle friends the year before. Then, he did a little charm that Remus discovered to perfectly blend the rope into its surroundings.
'Oh, this is going to be so perfect!' he thought. A few more spells, and it would be ready. There was a sudden sound of footsteps. Sirius quickly ducked behind a particularly large statue, and took out his wand. 'Where is James?' he thought again. Oh, well. He'd just have to enjoy it on his own. It was James' loss. He rolled up his sleeves just before the person came into view. The visitor rounded the corner and Sirius jumped out from his hiding place, his wand drawn. A scream echoed off the walls.
"Sirius Black! Don't you ever do that to me again!" It was Carmen, and she had dropped her books in shock. She clutched her heart. "What are you doing here?"
"I might as well ask you the same question," he said, letting out a lot of air, and bending down to pick up her books.
"I was reading as I was walking back to the common room from lunch and I took a wrong turn," she explained, helping Sirius to gather her books. "And what's your excuse?"
"I was.doing the same thing as a matter of fact," he told her with a smirk and a little sarcasm.
"Really." She gave a hint of a smile. "And what book, may I ask, were you reading?"
"Err.The Invisible Book of Invisibility, of course." A larger smile appeared on her face. He liked making her do that. The sight was so pleasant.
"So what are you really doing down here?" she asked, tilting her head.
"Would you like to see?" he asked raising his eyebrows and smiling.
"I'm almost afraid to ask, but sure."
"We just have to wait a little while, but don't worry, it'll be great."
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When quiditch practice ended, Lily and James headed back up to the castle. James wanted to work out a few more plays while Lily needed to do Charms homework. It was her favorite class and she was quite good at it. As they opened the oak doors, he saw Natalie walking gracefully from a corridor to the left. He smiled as he saw her.
"Hi. Want to go for a walk? I was just going outside."
"Okay," he answered. Natalie noticed Lily standing next to him, wearing quiditch robes. She took his hand and walked outside. "So, you have a new keeper?"
"Oh, yeah. Lily. Our first practice was today. She's actually really good," he added.
"Is she? So how are your classes going?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Good. All except for potions." He shuffled his feet over the thick grass. "I don't know why they keep putting us with the Slytherins when they know that we won't get along with them." Their conversation continued like this for several long minutes. James suddenly looked down at his watch in horror. "Oh, it's already eleven thirty. I'm supposed to meet Sirius."
"Why?" she asked.
"Well.would you like to see?" An excited grin spread across his face.
"Sure," she said, though a little confused. She followed him up through the entrance hall. He led her down a dark passageway where there were several pieces of armor.
"I'm late," he said looking at his watch again. He looked around to see if anyone was watching. "Don't tell Sirius I showed you this," he whispered, pulling out his wand. He tapped the helmet of a nearby suit of armor. Immediately it sprang alive and jumped aside, revealing a secret passageway. "Come on," he grabbed her hand and ran down the dark hall. She was very confused and gave a small laugh.
Five minutes later, they found themselves coming out of the passage and into a brilliantly lit chamber. They then passed through a nearby door and discovered that they were actually in a section of the dungon, underneath the school. "James, where - " she began, but he put up a hand to silence her.
"Wait," he said. They walked down another corridor and turned to corner. "Padfoot?" he asked.
"Prongs?" Sirius came out from behind a statue with Carmen. "You're late. Hi, Natalie, right? What did you bring her down here."
"Thought she might like it. And you?"
"Same reason, so I guess I can't talk." While they were talking, Carmen and Natalie exchanged friendly smiles. "It's five minutes to noon. They'll be here any moment." Sirius nodded for the four of them to move behind the statue, and they did so. It was plain that neither of the girls knew exactly what was going on. Since they were in hiding, it was obvious that it was some kind of joke, but what - they didn't know.
In a few moments time, two voices were heard coming down the corridor.
"This is it," James whispered. The two mystery people turned the corner toward them, and the quartet found that it was Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape. They were merely chatting about quiditch when they stepped into the rings of rope.
"Hey, what the - " Sirius had whispered a spell, and the ropes sprang together, tight around their ankles, and the pair flew upward. Another charm was done, and their hair turned bright red with shinning gold sparkles.
They couldn't help it. The four of them burst out, laughing, even Carmen. James and Sirius actually fell to the floor and rolled out into their view. "Potter!" The two victims shouted together. "Get us down from here!"
"Oh, first take credit from where it came from. This was all Sirius' idea," James told the two through mad laughs.
Sirius stood up, though it was rather hard because of his constant laughter, and took a deep bow. "Where's my wand? I'm going to murder you, Black!" Lucius shouted. Just at that moment, their wands fell to the floor, just out of their reach.
The two real troublemakers waved them goodbye and began to leave up the hall. "Oh, I almost forgot." Sirius took out his wand once more, and ribbon sprang out of the end, weaving itself to form the words, "You have been had by Hogwarts' best troublemakers - James Potter and Sirius Black!"
"Oh, and good luck trying to get that out of your hair. We invented that spell and it should last for, oh, about a week." Sirius and James simultaneously offered the girls their arms, who both wrapped their own through, and left in hysterics.
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After James left, Lily continued to walk to the common room. She entered her dormitory and disposed of her books onto her bed. Having nothing else to do at the time, she exited through the portrait hole, and made her way down to the Great Hall. As she passed the library, Andrew came walking down a set of stairs across the way. "Lily, I was just looking for you. I haven't seen you all week. How are you?"
"I'm fine, and you?"
"Good. I have something for you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a white carnation whose long stem certainly wouldn't be able to fit into any pocket. He reached out and presented it to her.
"How did you do that?" she asked, taking the flower.
"Magic," he said simply. She giggled and her hair gently fell over her face as she sniffed the carnation. "Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Sure." They continued their walk down to the Great Hall, talking about simple things: books, classes; it was actually quite pleasant. When they reached the Great Hall, the pair strolled over to the Ravenclaw table and sat down. "Things look so different from this side of the hall," Lily commented.
"How so?"
"Well, you just see everything from a different angle. Sometimes it's good to find a different perspective. It helps you see things more clearly," she explained.
"And what do you see now?" Andrew asked with interest.
"I see a very interesting guy who I'm glad that I'm with," she smiled.
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Remus entered the library with Morgan at his side. She was still carrying her broom from quiditch practice. They took a seat in the back of the library away from windows. That was how Morgan liked to study. She leaned her broom on the back of a chair as they sat down.
"Could we run through some Charms stuff today? Then tomorrow, maybe potions?" Morgan asked. Remus had offered to help her with some of her schoolwork that was troubling her. What with quiditch starting up, there just didn't seem to be enough time for her to do all of the homework that her teachers were pounding on her in preparation for the O.W.L.s. He never really had much else to do, and he was glad to help. There was just one problem.
"Actually, tomorrow isn't good," he said at once. "I - err - I have to go and visit my sick aunt."
"Oh, well, that's okay. We can do potions some other time. I hope your aunt feels better," she spoke honestly. God, he hated lying to her, and all of his friends for that matter. James, Sirius, and Peter had found out he was - well - different, and accepted him, but he couldn't bear to tell the girls. What would they think?
"Let's just get to work," he told her, pulling his books in front of him.
~Well, what did you think? I'd really like to know. The next chapter should be up really soon. I've already written half of it. Would you like the next chapter dedicated to you? Just review and tell me who is your favorite character in this fic and why. Love always, Carmen Willows
Disclaimer: All I own in this story is Carmen Willows and Morgan Fay. Nothing else.
Dedication: Hey Angel Food Cake! Guess what? This is for you again! *Jumping up and down* Yeah! What's that now? Like three dedications? He he he.
I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in so long. I would have done it sooner, but I wrote another story and it was a list. So I accidentally got banned from updating for a week. Opps! Well, it's up now, and I hope that you really enjoy it. Oh, and less than 6 days till Harry Potter 5 comes out! Yeah! * jumping up and down even more than before *
Chapter 9: After Practice
After quiditch practice, Sirius headed straight to the Great Hall for an early lunch. He had a good (at least he thought it was good) reason for wanting to be fast. He wolfed down his chicken and potatoes and headed for the Gryffindor Tower. After grabbing his bag, he briskly walked down to the dungeons - where the Slytherins were known to walk by on their way to their common room. 'Where is James?' he thought urgently. It was almost eleven thirty and they still had to set everything up. So, he began on his own.
He started by wrapping a long rope from his sac around several suits of armor. Then, he made two large loops in the middle of the floor. It was part of a trick he learned from Peter who had gone camping with some muggle friends the year before. Then, he did a little charm that Remus discovered to perfectly blend the rope into its surroundings.
'Oh, this is going to be so perfect!' he thought. A few more spells, and it would be ready. There was a sudden sound of footsteps. Sirius quickly ducked behind a particularly large statue, and took out his wand. 'Where is James?' he thought again. Oh, well. He'd just have to enjoy it on his own. It was James' loss. He rolled up his sleeves just before the person came into view. The visitor rounded the corner and Sirius jumped out from his hiding place, his wand drawn. A scream echoed off the walls.
"Sirius Black! Don't you ever do that to me again!" It was Carmen, and she had dropped her books in shock. She clutched her heart. "What are you doing here?"
"I might as well ask you the same question," he said, letting out a lot of air, and bending down to pick up her books.
"I was reading as I was walking back to the common room from lunch and I took a wrong turn," she explained, helping Sirius to gather her books. "And what's your excuse?"
"I was.doing the same thing as a matter of fact," he told her with a smirk and a little sarcasm.
"Really." She gave a hint of a smile. "And what book, may I ask, were you reading?"
"Err.The Invisible Book of Invisibility, of course." A larger smile appeared on her face. He liked making her do that. The sight was so pleasant.
"So what are you really doing down here?" she asked, tilting her head.
"Would you like to see?" he asked raising his eyebrows and smiling.
"I'm almost afraid to ask, but sure."
"We just have to wait a little while, but don't worry, it'll be great."
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When quiditch practice ended, Lily and James headed back up to the castle. James wanted to work out a few more plays while Lily needed to do Charms homework. It was her favorite class and she was quite good at it. As they opened the oak doors, he saw Natalie walking gracefully from a corridor to the left. He smiled as he saw her.
"Hi. Want to go for a walk? I was just going outside."
"Okay," he answered. Natalie noticed Lily standing next to him, wearing quiditch robes. She took his hand and walked outside. "So, you have a new keeper?"
"Oh, yeah. Lily. Our first practice was today. She's actually really good," he added.
"Is she? So how are your classes going?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Good. All except for potions." He shuffled his feet over the thick grass. "I don't know why they keep putting us with the Slytherins when they know that we won't get along with them." Their conversation continued like this for several long minutes. James suddenly looked down at his watch in horror. "Oh, it's already eleven thirty. I'm supposed to meet Sirius."
"Why?" she asked.
"Well.would you like to see?" An excited grin spread across his face.
"Sure," she said, though a little confused. She followed him up through the entrance hall. He led her down a dark passageway where there were several pieces of armor.
"I'm late," he said looking at his watch again. He looked around to see if anyone was watching. "Don't tell Sirius I showed you this," he whispered, pulling out his wand. He tapped the helmet of a nearby suit of armor. Immediately it sprang alive and jumped aside, revealing a secret passageway. "Come on," he grabbed her hand and ran down the dark hall. She was very confused and gave a small laugh.
Five minutes later, they found themselves coming out of the passage and into a brilliantly lit chamber. They then passed through a nearby door and discovered that they were actually in a section of the dungon, underneath the school. "James, where - " she began, but he put up a hand to silence her.
"Wait," he said. They walked down another corridor and turned to corner. "Padfoot?" he asked.
"Prongs?" Sirius came out from behind a statue with Carmen. "You're late. Hi, Natalie, right? What did you bring her down here."
"Thought she might like it. And you?"
"Same reason, so I guess I can't talk." While they were talking, Carmen and Natalie exchanged friendly smiles. "It's five minutes to noon. They'll be here any moment." Sirius nodded for the four of them to move behind the statue, and they did so. It was plain that neither of the girls knew exactly what was going on. Since they were in hiding, it was obvious that it was some kind of joke, but what - they didn't know.
In a few moments time, two voices were heard coming down the corridor.
"This is it," James whispered. The two mystery people turned the corner toward them, and the quartet found that it was Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape. They were merely chatting about quiditch when they stepped into the rings of rope.
"Hey, what the - " Sirius had whispered a spell, and the ropes sprang together, tight around their ankles, and the pair flew upward. Another charm was done, and their hair turned bright red with shinning gold sparkles.
They couldn't help it. The four of them burst out, laughing, even Carmen. James and Sirius actually fell to the floor and rolled out into their view. "Potter!" The two victims shouted together. "Get us down from here!"
"Oh, first take credit from where it came from. This was all Sirius' idea," James told the two through mad laughs.
Sirius stood up, though it was rather hard because of his constant laughter, and took a deep bow. "Where's my wand? I'm going to murder you, Black!" Lucius shouted. Just at that moment, their wands fell to the floor, just out of their reach.
The two real troublemakers waved them goodbye and began to leave up the hall. "Oh, I almost forgot." Sirius took out his wand once more, and ribbon sprang out of the end, weaving itself to form the words, "You have been had by Hogwarts' best troublemakers - James Potter and Sirius Black!"
"Oh, and good luck trying to get that out of your hair. We invented that spell and it should last for, oh, about a week." Sirius and James simultaneously offered the girls their arms, who both wrapped their own through, and left in hysterics.
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After James left, Lily continued to walk to the common room. She entered her dormitory and disposed of her books onto her bed. Having nothing else to do at the time, she exited through the portrait hole, and made her way down to the Great Hall. As she passed the library, Andrew came walking down a set of stairs across the way. "Lily, I was just looking for you. I haven't seen you all week. How are you?"
"I'm fine, and you?"
"Good. I have something for you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a white carnation whose long stem certainly wouldn't be able to fit into any pocket. He reached out and presented it to her.
"How did you do that?" she asked, taking the flower.
"Magic," he said simply. She giggled and her hair gently fell over her face as she sniffed the carnation. "Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Sure." They continued their walk down to the Great Hall, talking about simple things: books, classes; it was actually quite pleasant. When they reached the Great Hall, the pair strolled over to the Ravenclaw table and sat down. "Things look so different from this side of the hall," Lily commented.
"How so?"
"Well, you just see everything from a different angle. Sometimes it's good to find a different perspective. It helps you see things more clearly," she explained.
"And what do you see now?" Andrew asked with interest.
"I see a very interesting guy who I'm glad that I'm with," she smiled.
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Remus entered the library with Morgan at his side. She was still carrying her broom from quiditch practice. They took a seat in the back of the library away from windows. That was how Morgan liked to study. She leaned her broom on the back of a chair as they sat down.
"Could we run through some Charms stuff today? Then tomorrow, maybe potions?" Morgan asked. Remus had offered to help her with some of her schoolwork that was troubling her. What with quiditch starting up, there just didn't seem to be enough time for her to do all of the homework that her teachers were pounding on her in preparation for the O.W.L.s. He never really had much else to do, and he was glad to help. There was just one problem.
"Actually, tomorrow isn't good," he said at once. "I - err - I have to go and visit my sick aunt."
"Oh, well, that's okay. We can do potions some other time. I hope your aunt feels better," she spoke honestly. God, he hated lying to her, and all of his friends for that matter. James, Sirius, and Peter had found out he was - well - different, and accepted him, but he couldn't bear to tell the girls. What would they think?
"Let's just get to work," he told her, pulling his books in front of him.
~Well, what did you think? I'd really like to know. The next chapter should be up really soon. I've already written half of it. Would you like the next chapter dedicated to you? Just review and tell me who is your favorite character in this fic and why. Love always, Carmen Willows