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Dedication: To all of my reviewers who aren't giving up on this story.
~*~After an extremely long absence (that I am extremely sorry for) I am back with an extra long chapter for you. I hope it's okay. Please don't give up on this story, for I will never.
THE RAIN ALWAYS FALLS
Chapter 16: Broken Friendships
"Malfoy?" Lily whispered in disbelief. "It can't be possible."
"Well, apparently it is," Sirius answered in a deep monotone voice. He was slumped into an armchair in the common room. His glazed eyes were fixed on a small stain on the carpet. Lily, Morgan, James, and Remus were all seated around him, homework long forgotten, horrified at the news they have just received.
"What does she think she's playing at?" James said, looking disgusted. "I mean...it's...Malfoy."
"There must be some mistake," Morgan said, shaking her head slightly. "You must have heard wrong, or something."
Sirius swallowed. A familiar numb sensation spread through his upper body. "I know what I heard." Shifting uncomfortably, he slid down a few more inches into his seat as if he could disappear from the world into the depths of the velvet cushions.
"Look," Morgan said, outright. "This is Carmen we're talking about. She wouldn't do this. It's just not like her."
"She's been doing a lot of things that aren't like her lately," Remus answered. "Ever since –" he paused and shifted his gaze toward Sirius.
"Go ahead, say it," Sirius barked through the silence. "Ever since that thing with Sally, I've been on her curse list." Remus wasn't sure how to answer.
"Well, honestly, seeing your boyfriend kissing another girl isn't exactly flattering. What did you expect?" Lily sighed.
"Oh, so this is my fault?"
"No, that's not what I'm saying at all!"
"I couldn't do anything about it! She's the one that had overreacted and get all emotional! I didn't do anything!"
"Sirius," Lily began, "she doesn't know what she saw. If only you'd talk to her and make her see –"
"I'm not forcing her to do anything."
"Then what are you going to do about it?"
Sirius merely scowled at her.
"She won't listen to me and Morgan. We've tried," she said firmly. "Sirius, she needs to hear what happened from you. Not me, not James. You." There was an uneasy stillness. Sirius tensed and stood up quickly. He stomped up the stairs to his dormitory, leaving the hateful mist in the room downstairs. Lily, however, stood, shaking.
"Do you want to know why she's so mad at you?" She called up the stairs. The footsteps stopped. "She cares for you. She cares for you so much that it hurts. She thought you broke her heart. You're not like that. She knows it. You just need to show her!" Her words echoed through the empty common room. After a few seconds, the footsteps on the staircase continued as if nothing had happened. Lily took one step forward, fully intending to follow and smack some reason into him if she had to, but stopped when she felt a hand fall on her shoulder.
"Let him go," a soft voice whispered. She turned slowly and looked at James. A strange emotion swept through her. She grasped James's hand, still on her shoulder, hoping that everything would turn out right in the end.
***
She cares for you so much that it hurts. The words echoed through Sirius's mind. She thought you broke her heart. Without realizing what he was doing, his feet carried him to the edge of his bed, and his eyes wandered to the floor. Somehow Lily's words had let loose a whole new wave of emotions. He didn't quite know how he felt, but the anger he possessed in the common room had evaporated
In the past – before any of this had every happened – he loved Carmen. It wasn't just some adolescent phase. It was real. 'Reach for the stars' 'I'd do anything for you' kind of love. But those feelings had never been for him. His parents loathed him and so did his brother. Yet, now there was someone who may have loved him back. She cares for you so much that it hurts...She thought you broke her heart...
He felt something tighten in his chest. He was suddenly sorry for everything that had happened, wildly blaming himself and making new promises the he didn't know if he would ever be able to fulfill. All he knew was that he had to have her back.
***
That night, Sirius vowed to talk to Carmen the next day. The following morning, he woke when the sun rose and waited for hours in the common room – but she never came down. He was on the verge of taking his broom and flying up to her window when Morgan and Lily came down the stairs. Not seeing Sirius, they ambled over to the portrait hole to go down to breakfast.
"Hey," Sirius said, getting up and catching them when they pulled the painting open. "Could you run up and tell Carmen to come down?"
"Oh, she's not there," Morgan said, looking concerned. "I haven't seen her since last night. Why – how long have you been waiting for her?"
"She's not there?" Sirius echoed. "Look, I need to talk to her. Did she say anything to you last night?"
"Not that I remember," Lily replied, biting her lip. "You know, she probably got up early to study or something. Why don't you come down and have breakfast with us? I bet she's already there," Lily said, hoping rather than believing that her words were true.
Sirius nodded and proceeded with them to the Great Hall, stomach turning with anxiousness all the while. When they walked through the great doors, Sirius's eyes instantly darted to the Gryffindor table. He scanned through each group of people, yet Carmen was nowhere to be found.
Dispirited, Sirius sat down at the end of the table, his back toward the rest of the students. "I don't get it. Where is she?" he muttered. There was an uncomfortable feeling inside him. He knew that he needed to talk to Carmen before things got out of hand. But where would she be? The library perhaps?
"Oh, my," Lily whispered from across from him. Sirius jerked his head upright and saw that Lily was gaping in horror at a point across the hall. Sirius wheeled around and almost fell off his seat at what he saw. Amidst a large groups of students at the Slytherin table, seated right next to Malfoy was –
"Carmen?" Morgan gasped bewildered. "She wouldn't – " But it seemed as though she had. Looking perfectly content, and chatting happily with the others around her was Carmen. Malfoy wrapped his arm around her shoulder and leaned closer to whisper something to her. Sirius felt his face grow hot. He had to leave. As he stood, so did Morgan. She grabbed his arm. "Sirius, wait –"
He wrenched himself free from her grasp and turned to leave, his jaw set. Just before he tramped out of the hall, Carmen caught sight of him. She watched him for a moment, then came to her senses, glanced down, and smiled at someone across from her.
Sirius could feel himself shaking in the hall. Who did Malfoy think he was? And what was Carmen doing with the Slytherins? Didn't she know what kind of people they were?
He heard quick footsteps behind him. 'Carmen?' he thought instantly. Hopefully, he turned around, only to be met with great disappointment. That and Sally. She looked as though she had just sprinted out of the hall. A piece of platinum blond hair got stuck on the side of her brightly colored lips. She hastily tugged the lock away and flicked her hair back.
"So, Sirius," she said, catching her breath. "I guess the thing's over between you and Carmen."
"Well, that's what you think," he replied dully. He didn't quite feel like discussing his social life with the one who started this whole mess.
"Yeah? You know, she looked pretty cozy sitting in there with Lucius." Sirius didn't say anything. She smirked. "So seeing as you don't seem to be going out with anyone, what do you say we go to the ball together?"
Sirius stared at her, dumbfounded. "This is what you were after all along, isn't it? You wanted Carmen to hate me, so – so I'd go out with you again? It was all part of some twisted plot." Sally just looked at him and smirked again. "Well, fat chance, Sally. Never again! You hear me? I don't want your foul face anywhere near me! For all I care, you can jump into the lake and sink to the bottom! I'll be lucky if I never see you again!" Sirius looked at her in pure disgust. "You make me sick." He shook his head and stomped off the stairs, leaving Sally openmouthed at the base of the steps.
***
It was the day before the grand ball, and one could almost taste the excitement that was thick in the air. It was hard for anyone not to have high spirits with the state of the castle. Enormous Christmas trees the size of houses stood in each corner, every corridor was wafted with the mouth-watering smell of turkey, and live fairies flew in and out of the classrooms, tossing pixie dust onto passing students.
Newly formed couples were seen walking hand and hand in the halls, perhaps inspired by the romantic atmosphere. Among them were Remus and Morgan who, when they weren't in the library, could be found sitting together by the fire in the common room late at night, Morgan's head resting on his shoulder. Their fondness for each other had grown immensely. They were truly happy.
However, not everyone shared in their good fortune. Sirius, for one, was furious with Sally who could be seen moping through the halls, on the verge of tears. It seemed as though she finally realized it was over between her and Sirius, but that didn't make him loathe her any less. On top of that, Sirius still had not talked to Carmen, though it wasn't for a lack of trying. Lily's words had not left him, but she seemed extremely hard to come by lately, being the first to rise, the last to go up to bed, avoiding the common room, and eating meals with the Slytherins. She seemed so distant from all of the Gryffindors and would no longer even speak with Lily and Morgan.
Through all of the chaos, Lily and Andrew were still seeing each other, as were James and Natalie. That afternoon, James and Natalie were seated, talking in the courtyard under unusually warm sunlight. They were discussing – or rather James was listening to Natalie explain both her anxiety over the last few tests the teachers felt the need to pop up on them and whether or not she'd pass all of her O.W.L.s. "They're what's going to decide our future! If I don't get at least eight, there go my dreams of ever becoming a curse-breaker. Last year, I heard that Pipper Katz. . ."
James gazed out upon the courtyard. It was true that they hadn't really gotten together much lately what with the confusion of the last few days before winter holiday, but James felt that he just couldn't concentrate on anything at the moment. In fact, he had been feeling like that a lot lately. Although he liked Natalie a great deal and enjoyed spending time with her, he found that he was happier when he was in the company of Sirius, Remus, Morgan, and Lily. Lily. Just thinking that name made his chest swell and made him long for some unknown something. But what? He was pretty sure he knew what – or rather who it was.
His eyes wandered to a window that's corners were lightly frosted. However, the silver mist didn't distort the image behind it – one of a girl with bright red hair who was talking animatedly to a boy next to her. James felt a slight pang in his stomach.
"Everyone said they fixed her ears back on in the end, but I just couldn't imagine – James?" Natalie paused noticing that he was obviously no longer listening to her. She looked to the place where James was absentmindedly gazing and her face fell as she saw who was beyond the glass.
***
Lily and Andrew were walking through the Charms corridor, a stone wall separating them from the courtyard. They had just come from a late lunch and had decided to go for a stroll through the castle.
"The house elves have really outdone themselves this year," Lily said, gazing at the long lines of holy that hung across the ceiling. She smiled. "I love the holidays. Everything is so cheerful and bright."
"Me, too," Andrew said. "It reminds me of home. Everyone being jolly and cheerful. Of course, we have none of these at my house." He gestured at a suit of armor.
A voice from inside it said, "Merry – " and then paused as if it couldn't remember what came next.
"Christmas?" Lily said helpfully.
"Yes, thank you, lass." It bowed. "Merry Christmas."
The pair suppressed their laughter until they were well out of earshot of the knight because, as Lily pointed out, "You never know when one of them has feelings you might hurt."
"They spent the rest of the day together wandering through the school talking about anything they could think of. After they had dinner at their respected tables, Andrew walked Lily up to the Gryffindor tower, made plans to meet her in the entrance hall before the ball the next day, and said goodnight.
Lily said the password ("Sparrowfeild") and began to make her way to her dormitory. She knew that she had a very lovely day with Andrew, yet something didn't feel quite right, like she was missing something. She shook off the feeling and climbed the steps leading to her room. Upon reaching it, she saw that Morgan was sprawled across her bed, flipping through a photo album. "Hi," Morgan said, looking up. "Have a nice time?"
"Yes," Lily replied, sitting on the edge of her bed. She glanced around. "Carmen hasn't come up yet?"
Morgan sighed and closed her book. "No. It's like I haven't seen her for ages. I wish she and Sirius could have been together without someone trying to screw it all up. None of this would have happened."
"Well, at least you and Remus are happy," Lily said, leaning back onto her bed.
"And you're not?"
"Of course I am," she replied. "Who ever said I wasn't?"
"Have you ever thought about how you would feel if you were with James?" Morgan asked, once again absentmindedly flipping through he pages of her album.
"James?" Lily repeated, sitting up. "You think that me and James – " she paused as her forgotten dreams of them together pushed themselves into her mind. As Carmen was acting this way, they had never found the true meaning of them. She shook her head firmly. "It would never work."
"Why not?" Morgan asked. "What makes it so impossible."
Lily opened and closed her mouth several times, not able to decide on something to say.
Morgan smiled. "You see?"
"Look," Lily said finally, "I have a boyfriend, and I'm perfectly happy with the way things are now. Why shouldn't I be?" Morgan shrugged and turned a page. After a moment, Lily spoke again. "Morgan?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you really happy with Remus?"
Morgan looked up. "I've never felt this way before. For the first time, I have someone who really cares about me, and is interested in what I have to say. I've never felt better."
Lily turned away, a voice in her head whispering, "I'd like to have that someday, too."
~*~ Okay next chapter is the ball. Does anyone think that I was mean enough to Sally? Somehow I feel that Sirius should have cursed her, but I honestly don't think that he'd do that. Okay, so please, please, please review! I need it! Oh, and if anyone is interested, I wrote a really cute one-shot called 'Hermione's Toast' that I think a lot of you would like. Lots of love, Carmen
Dedication: To all of my reviewers who aren't giving up on this story.
~*~After an extremely long absence (that I am extremely sorry for) I am back with an extra long chapter for you. I hope it's okay. Please don't give up on this story, for I will never.
THE RAIN ALWAYS FALLS
Chapter 16: Broken Friendships
"Malfoy?" Lily whispered in disbelief. "It can't be possible."
"Well, apparently it is," Sirius answered in a deep monotone voice. He was slumped into an armchair in the common room. His glazed eyes were fixed on a small stain on the carpet. Lily, Morgan, James, and Remus were all seated around him, homework long forgotten, horrified at the news they have just received.
"What does she think she's playing at?" James said, looking disgusted. "I mean...it's...Malfoy."
"There must be some mistake," Morgan said, shaking her head slightly. "You must have heard wrong, or something."
Sirius swallowed. A familiar numb sensation spread through his upper body. "I know what I heard." Shifting uncomfortably, he slid down a few more inches into his seat as if he could disappear from the world into the depths of the velvet cushions.
"Look," Morgan said, outright. "This is Carmen we're talking about. She wouldn't do this. It's just not like her."
"She's been doing a lot of things that aren't like her lately," Remus answered. "Ever since –" he paused and shifted his gaze toward Sirius.
"Go ahead, say it," Sirius barked through the silence. "Ever since that thing with Sally, I've been on her curse list." Remus wasn't sure how to answer.
"Well, honestly, seeing your boyfriend kissing another girl isn't exactly flattering. What did you expect?" Lily sighed.
"Oh, so this is my fault?"
"No, that's not what I'm saying at all!"
"I couldn't do anything about it! She's the one that had overreacted and get all emotional! I didn't do anything!"
"Sirius," Lily began, "she doesn't know what she saw. If only you'd talk to her and make her see –"
"I'm not forcing her to do anything."
"Then what are you going to do about it?"
Sirius merely scowled at her.
"She won't listen to me and Morgan. We've tried," she said firmly. "Sirius, she needs to hear what happened from you. Not me, not James. You." There was an uneasy stillness. Sirius tensed and stood up quickly. He stomped up the stairs to his dormitory, leaving the hateful mist in the room downstairs. Lily, however, stood, shaking.
"Do you want to know why she's so mad at you?" She called up the stairs. The footsteps stopped. "She cares for you. She cares for you so much that it hurts. She thought you broke her heart. You're not like that. She knows it. You just need to show her!" Her words echoed through the empty common room. After a few seconds, the footsteps on the staircase continued as if nothing had happened. Lily took one step forward, fully intending to follow and smack some reason into him if she had to, but stopped when she felt a hand fall on her shoulder.
"Let him go," a soft voice whispered. She turned slowly and looked at James. A strange emotion swept through her. She grasped James's hand, still on her shoulder, hoping that everything would turn out right in the end.
***
She cares for you so much that it hurts. The words echoed through Sirius's mind. She thought you broke her heart. Without realizing what he was doing, his feet carried him to the edge of his bed, and his eyes wandered to the floor. Somehow Lily's words had let loose a whole new wave of emotions. He didn't quite know how he felt, but the anger he possessed in the common room had evaporated
In the past – before any of this had every happened – he loved Carmen. It wasn't just some adolescent phase. It was real. 'Reach for the stars' 'I'd do anything for you' kind of love. But those feelings had never been for him. His parents loathed him and so did his brother. Yet, now there was someone who may have loved him back. She cares for you so much that it hurts...She thought you broke her heart...
He felt something tighten in his chest. He was suddenly sorry for everything that had happened, wildly blaming himself and making new promises the he didn't know if he would ever be able to fulfill. All he knew was that he had to have her back.
***
That night, Sirius vowed to talk to Carmen the next day. The following morning, he woke when the sun rose and waited for hours in the common room – but she never came down. He was on the verge of taking his broom and flying up to her window when Morgan and Lily came down the stairs. Not seeing Sirius, they ambled over to the portrait hole to go down to breakfast.
"Hey," Sirius said, getting up and catching them when they pulled the painting open. "Could you run up and tell Carmen to come down?"
"Oh, she's not there," Morgan said, looking concerned. "I haven't seen her since last night. Why – how long have you been waiting for her?"
"She's not there?" Sirius echoed. "Look, I need to talk to her. Did she say anything to you last night?"
"Not that I remember," Lily replied, biting her lip. "You know, she probably got up early to study or something. Why don't you come down and have breakfast with us? I bet she's already there," Lily said, hoping rather than believing that her words were true.
Sirius nodded and proceeded with them to the Great Hall, stomach turning with anxiousness all the while. When they walked through the great doors, Sirius's eyes instantly darted to the Gryffindor table. He scanned through each group of people, yet Carmen was nowhere to be found.
Dispirited, Sirius sat down at the end of the table, his back toward the rest of the students. "I don't get it. Where is she?" he muttered. There was an uncomfortable feeling inside him. He knew that he needed to talk to Carmen before things got out of hand. But where would she be? The library perhaps?
"Oh, my," Lily whispered from across from him. Sirius jerked his head upright and saw that Lily was gaping in horror at a point across the hall. Sirius wheeled around and almost fell off his seat at what he saw. Amidst a large groups of students at the Slytherin table, seated right next to Malfoy was –
"Carmen?" Morgan gasped bewildered. "She wouldn't – " But it seemed as though she had. Looking perfectly content, and chatting happily with the others around her was Carmen. Malfoy wrapped his arm around her shoulder and leaned closer to whisper something to her. Sirius felt his face grow hot. He had to leave. As he stood, so did Morgan. She grabbed his arm. "Sirius, wait –"
He wrenched himself free from her grasp and turned to leave, his jaw set. Just before he tramped out of the hall, Carmen caught sight of him. She watched him for a moment, then came to her senses, glanced down, and smiled at someone across from her.
Sirius could feel himself shaking in the hall. Who did Malfoy think he was? And what was Carmen doing with the Slytherins? Didn't she know what kind of people they were?
He heard quick footsteps behind him. 'Carmen?' he thought instantly. Hopefully, he turned around, only to be met with great disappointment. That and Sally. She looked as though she had just sprinted out of the hall. A piece of platinum blond hair got stuck on the side of her brightly colored lips. She hastily tugged the lock away and flicked her hair back.
"So, Sirius," she said, catching her breath. "I guess the thing's over between you and Carmen."
"Well, that's what you think," he replied dully. He didn't quite feel like discussing his social life with the one who started this whole mess.
"Yeah? You know, she looked pretty cozy sitting in there with Lucius." Sirius didn't say anything. She smirked. "So seeing as you don't seem to be going out with anyone, what do you say we go to the ball together?"
Sirius stared at her, dumbfounded. "This is what you were after all along, isn't it? You wanted Carmen to hate me, so – so I'd go out with you again? It was all part of some twisted plot." Sally just looked at him and smirked again. "Well, fat chance, Sally. Never again! You hear me? I don't want your foul face anywhere near me! For all I care, you can jump into the lake and sink to the bottom! I'll be lucky if I never see you again!" Sirius looked at her in pure disgust. "You make me sick." He shook his head and stomped off the stairs, leaving Sally openmouthed at the base of the steps.
***
It was the day before the grand ball, and one could almost taste the excitement that was thick in the air. It was hard for anyone not to have high spirits with the state of the castle. Enormous Christmas trees the size of houses stood in each corner, every corridor was wafted with the mouth-watering smell of turkey, and live fairies flew in and out of the classrooms, tossing pixie dust onto passing students.
Newly formed couples were seen walking hand and hand in the halls, perhaps inspired by the romantic atmosphere. Among them were Remus and Morgan who, when they weren't in the library, could be found sitting together by the fire in the common room late at night, Morgan's head resting on his shoulder. Their fondness for each other had grown immensely. They were truly happy.
However, not everyone shared in their good fortune. Sirius, for one, was furious with Sally who could be seen moping through the halls, on the verge of tears. It seemed as though she finally realized it was over between her and Sirius, but that didn't make him loathe her any less. On top of that, Sirius still had not talked to Carmen, though it wasn't for a lack of trying. Lily's words had not left him, but she seemed extremely hard to come by lately, being the first to rise, the last to go up to bed, avoiding the common room, and eating meals with the Slytherins. She seemed so distant from all of the Gryffindors and would no longer even speak with Lily and Morgan.
Through all of the chaos, Lily and Andrew were still seeing each other, as were James and Natalie. That afternoon, James and Natalie were seated, talking in the courtyard under unusually warm sunlight. They were discussing – or rather James was listening to Natalie explain both her anxiety over the last few tests the teachers felt the need to pop up on them and whether or not she'd pass all of her O.W.L.s. "They're what's going to decide our future! If I don't get at least eight, there go my dreams of ever becoming a curse-breaker. Last year, I heard that Pipper Katz. . ."
James gazed out upon the courtyard. It was true that they hadn't really gotten together much lately what with the confusion of the last few days before winter holiday, but James felt that he just couldn't concentrate on anything at the moment. In fact, he had been feeling like that a lot lately. Although he liked Natalie a great deal and enjoyed spending time with her, he found that he was happier when he was in the company of Sirius, Remus, Morgan, and Lily. Lily. Just thinking that name made his chest swell and made him long for some unknown something. But what? He was pretty sure he knew what – or rather who it was.
His eyes wandered to a window that's corners were lightly frosted. However, the silver mist didn't distort the image behind it – one of a girl with bright red hair who was talking animatedly to a boy next to her. James felt a slight pang in his stomach.
"Everyone said they fixed her ears back on in the end, but I just couldn't imagine – James?" Natalie paused noticing that he was obviously no longer listening to her. She looked to the place where James was absentmindedly gazing and her face fell as she saw who was beyond the glass.
***
Lily and Andrew were walking through the Charms corridor, a stone wall separating them from the courtyard. They had just come from a late lunch and had decided to go for a stroll through the castle.
"The house elves have really outdone themselves this year," Lily said, gazing at the long lines of holy that hung across the ceiling. She smiled. "I love the holidays. Everything is so cheerful and bright."
"Me, too," Andrew said. "It reminds me of home. Everyone being jolly and cheerful. Of course, we have none of these at my house." He gestured at a suit of armor.
A voice from inside it said, "Merry – " and then paused as if it couldn't remember what came next.
"Christmas?" Lily said helpfully.
"Yes, thank you, lass." It bowed. "Merry Christmas."
The pair suppressed their laughter until they were well out of earshot of the knight because, as Lily pointed out, "You never know when one of them has feelings you might hurt."
"They spent the rest of the day together wandering through the school talking about anything they could think of. After they had dinner at their respected tables, Andrew walked Lily up to the Gryffindor tower, made plans to meet her in the entrance hall before the ball the next day, and said goodnight.
Lily said the password ("Sparrowfeild") and began to make her way to her dormitory. She knew that she had a very lovely day with Andrew, yet something didn't feel quite right, like she was missing something. She shook off the feeling and climbed the steps leading to her room. Upon reaching it, she saw that Morgan was sprawled across her bed, flipping through a photo album. "Hi," Morgan said, looking up. "Have a nice time?"
"Yes," Lily replied, sitting on the edge of her bed. She glanced around. "Carmen hasn't come up yet?"
Morgan sighed and closed her book. "No. It's like I haven't seen her for ages. I wish she and Sirius could have been together without someone trying to screw it all up. None of this would have happened."
"Well, at least you and Remus are happy," Lily said, leaning back onto her bed.
"And you're not?"
"Of course I am," she replied. "Who ever said I wasn't?"
"Have you ever thought about how you would feel if you were with James?" Morgan asked, once again absentmindedly flipping through he pages of her album.
"James?" Lily repeated, sitting up. "You think that me and James – " she paused as her forgotten dreams of them together pushed themselves into her mind. As Carmen was acting this way, they had never found the true meaning of them. She shook her head firmly. "It would never work."
"Why not?" Morgan asked. "What makes it so impossible."
Lily opened and closed her mouth several times, not able to decide on something to say.
Morgan smiled. "You see?"
"Look," Lily said finally, "I have a boyfriend, and I'm perfectly happy with the way things are now. Why shouldn't I be?" Morgan shrugged and turned a page. After a moment, Lily spoke again. "Morgan?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you really happy with Remus?"
Morgan looked up. "I've never felt this way before. For the first time, I have someone who really cares about me, and is interested in what I have to say. I've never felt better."
Lily turned away, a voice in her head whispering, "I'd like to have that someday, too."
~*~ Okay next chapter is the ball. Does anyone think that I was mean enough to Sally? Somehow I feel that Sirius should have cursed her, but I honestly don't think that he'd do that. Okay, so please, please, please review! I need it! Oh, and if anyone is interested, I wrote a really cute one-shot called 'Hermione's Toast' that I think a lot of you would like. Lots of love, Carmen