History Repeats Itself
Chapter 9 - Discussions
Lucius Malfoy smiled arrogantly as an angry Severus Snape took a seat beside him. Muttering darkly, Severus reached out a wiry hand to serve himself some food. Lucius continued to watch and smile.
With a snarl, Severus snapped. "What the hell are you so smug about? Has your day gone any better than mine?"
"Well, actually... yes!" he replied, snorting. "I have almost tamed the firy dragon that seems to have Potter in a twist... she's practically eating out of my hands. Oh how wonderful it will be to taint my nemesis' love."
At the sound of the word, Severus choked on the bit of sandwich in his mouth. "Love? James Potter? The most arrogant student to ever grace Hogwarts with his presence? In love with someone other than himself? Are you sure we're talking about the same person?" He sputtered without breathing.
"Yes, you bloody twit!" Lucius bellowed. "We are both talking about James Potter! It's completely obvious with the way he's been cting that he really fancies Lily, the one who shares a wing with me."
A knowing smirk grew on Severus' face. "So you're going to fuck her, then leave her to the dogs... namely James Potter and Sirius Black?"
The smirk instantly disappeared as Lucius wrapped his hand around Severus' neck. "No. I'll make it worse. I'll make her fall in love with me. Potter will surely break then." Yanking his hand away from Severus' red-streaked neck, Lucius stalked out of the Hall.
Once again, a frowning Severus was left behind.
Jess and Lily munched happily away at their sandwiches.
"You know, Lils, I think they both fancy you." Jess stated flatly.
A look of confusion fluttered across Lily's features. "Both, who? Jess, do you know something that I don't?" she asked, her hand tightening around the poor, defenseless sandwich.
"No! That's not it!" Jess said defensively, putting up her hands. "I know that Lucius happens to fancy you, with what you described to me earlier. All I'm saying is, from what I've heard, James acts rather... flustered around you, which comes off as he might fancy you. It's nothing to get angry about."
Lily sighed. "I know. But really," she had to laugh at the absurd notion her friend was implying, "James Potter fancying someone other than himself? He would stop getting detentions before I'd ever believe that he would like someone other than himself... nevertheless me."
"Remember that you said that, Lily." Jess warned, wiggling her finger at her best friend. "Because I won't let you forget."
"YOU'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES TO GET YOUR ARSE DOWN TO HISTORY OF MAGIC, LILY EVANS!" a voice yelled from within the room, causing Jess to fall off of the bed into a heap on the floor.
Lily giggled at the antics of her friend. "Calm down! It's just my alarm. I charmed it to tell me when to go places... like class and meals, for instance."
Jess grabbed the plates and clambered over the bed, heading for the door. "Well then, I'll be heading to class. I'll just leave these plates in your Common Room. See you at dinner?"
"Yeah!" Lily called as Jess sprinted out of the room.
Sirius eyed the gorgeous brunette whose chest was moving in time with her ragged breaths. He flashed a winning smile as she looked at him, still standing in the doorway of the classroom. Sauntering passed him, swaying her hips suggestively, she dropped a scrap of parchment on his desk.
Sirius,
We have important matters to discuss. Meet me in the Astronomy Tower at midnight (I don't really care how many people you have to kick out, just get them out of there). However, don't you get any ideas.
Jess
With as angelic a look as he could muster, Sirius nodded back his reply. Tonight, they would get together in the famous Couple's area to talk business about James and Lily.
With fingers tapping against the hard table, Jess let out an exasperated sigh. "Where is she?" she exclaimed. "I told her I'd see her at dinner. Where could she..." her voice trailed off as she jumped out of her seat. "That's right! I never said where we were having dinner! She's probably waiting for me up in her room!"
The door to the Hall opened as Lily poked her head in, glancing at the Gryffindor table. Her eyes widened at the shock of James sitting at one end of the table and Sirius, Remus, and Peter sitting, chatting at the other end.
Waving, Jess grabbed Lily's attention and motioned for her to join.
She moved hastily passed James, eyeing him warily. When she reached Jess, she voiced her confusion. "That has to be the oddest sight. What happened to them?"
The brunette shrugged. "Apparently, they've had a falling out."
Lily smiled happily. "Oh and what a sight that would have been! I would have almost paid to see that!"
"Mmm... I bet you would!" Jess said through a mouthful of roasted chicken with gravy. "Now will you please sit down and have something to eat?"
"Alright already! I'll eat something!"
She was a distraction, but a wonderful one. During the day, he could never stop thinking about the beautiful red-haired Head Girl, and from the moment she popped her porcelin face through the door until the moment she left, he could not keep his eyes off of her. With her in the same room, he stopped worrying about his friends... stopped hating Lucius Malfoy for being a prat (and being closer to Lily than him). More importantly, he started thinking about how he was going to apologize... to everybody. Starting with Lily Evans.
His watch read 11:57 as Sirius stood in the dark Astronomy Tower. "She's late! No buts about it! She'll stand me up! I can't believe that I was dumb enough to even come up here!" he called out to the murky darkness around him.
A snort brought him out of his rantings. "Well, I'll give you the dumb part... but take a look at your watch and tell me what it says."
"12:0... 0... 1! Hah! You are late!" Sirius performed a victory dance.
Playfully shoving him, she laughed at his antics. "You lie! I was here exactly at midnight!"
Sirius took a step closer to her and looked her straight in the eye. Moving beside her he threw his muscular arm around her shoulders. "Well, darling... sweetie... I had to kick everybody else out of here to get us some private time. What is it exactly that you would like to... discuss?"
Her eyes twinkled with mischief. "I do believe that we need to talk about a certain two people who need to sit down and have a nice little heart to heart."
Sirius jumped with glee inside and out. "I never thought you'd actually say it!" He slowly backed the beautiful Jessica White up against the cold, stone wall, placing his hands on either side of her shoulders. "So," he said unnerving her with his gaze, "where would you like to start?"
Jaw dropping, Jess' face lit up with excitement. "We should start right here! Think about it... you could tell James you need to talk to him privately, and I could do the same with Lily!"
"Right!" he exclaimed in reply. After thinking quietly for a few seconds, he spoke again. "Then we could get their wands and lock them in here with us guarding the door!"
They stood together, his hands still on the wall next to her slim shoulders. Moonlight gently landed on his face, allowing Jess to see his handsome features. He looked deeply into her eyes, without his usual smile, making her blush.
Wow... he looks really cute, she mused with a smile.
"You never answered my question," Sirius said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Answered what question?" she asked, hopelessly pretending to be innocently ignorant.
He flashed a smile. "I asked you where you would like to start."
"How about..." she leaned in, "right here?"
His lips instantly crashed against her soft ones. With a strong hand, he reached behind her and gently rested it on the back of her neck, pulling her in closer, deepening the kiss. She parted her lips with a little moan, allowing his tongue access. Running her fingers through his hair, Jess lost herself in the intensity of his passionate kiss.
Pulling away, she buried her face in his neck as he wrapped his arms around her and chuckled. It's about damn time... she thought with a sigh, inhaling his warm, masculine scent.
"You know... we should discuss things here more often."