Mishmash

Chapter 11 – Sunday Night

Disclaimer – Well, once again, almost everything is credited to Mrs. Rowling, so bravo to you! But can I borrow Sirius for a while....pretty please?

A/N Okay, I lost chapter 11! So here is my attempt at recreating it, and a very poor one I must admit. But I sincerely hope that you enjoy!

"What the hell are you doing?" Stephanie yelled at James, who looked over, flabbergasted.

"Ummmm..."

"Ummmm...? What does that mean?"

"It means, wait here Dallas! I need to go discuss something..." Dallas looked as sad as a kid being deprived of candy, but she obliged. James led Michelle and Stephanie over to the other side of the grounds, by the greenhouses.

"I don't think I should be here..." Michelle said, trailing off.

"Fine. Go." Stephanie snapped. "I don't care." Michelle looked a little bit hurt at her friend's snappiness, but quickly walked away.

"Now what do you have to say, Potter?" Stephanie asked.

"I have to tell you that I like you...but Dallas and I, we, I don't know! We have a spark, and I don't get that with you. Sorry."

"Are you serious? You snog me and drop me?"

"I'm sorry." James said, and even though Steph could sense that he was being genuine, she was not a understanding person.

"You are sorry? Is that all? I am just a toy of who's feelings you can tamper and play with?" Steph asked disbelievingly.

"No, but what do you want me to do?"

"Tell me that you love me, and you would like nothing more than to give Dallas a swift kick up the butt."

"Well, that isn't going to happen." James said quietly.

"I see that you think highly of your friends Potter. Goodnight." Stephanie didn't even wait for a reply – she turned on her heels and stalked away moodily.

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"Can you believe him?" Stephanie asked Lily again, for the billionth time since she had returned.

"Yes." Lily replied bluntly, again.

"Urgh! Why do I do it, Lily?" She asked her friend. Michelle was off in a corner studying with Sirius again.

"Because you must have been off your rocker. Potter, I tell you! What else would you expect?" Lily said.

"A sweet guy, with charm and compassion."

"You ARE off your rocker. Now, take Remus for example," Lily went on, and Steph felt her body stiffen at the mention of HIS name. "He is sweet, kind, funny, and he puts up with me. How much better than that can you get?" Before Stephanie could even think of a possible answer to that question, Remus appeared.

"Did someone say my name?" He asked jokingly, as he came up behind Lily, and wrapped her in a hug.

"Of course!" Lily said. "We were talking about how great you are!" 'Oh boy.' Steph thought to herself with anger towards Lily. 'Why does she have to mention the words 'we' and 'great' in the same sentence to HIM, when all THAT stuff keeps happening?' Breaking free from her vicious thoughts, she took light of the embarrassing situation.

"No, Lily, YOU were talking about him, not me." Stephanie said, sounding more defensive than she meant to. Remus looked over, for he had not noticed who the second half of the 'we' was before. His eyes locked with Steph's, and he felt a sudden jolt of electricity shoot through him as he remembered their most recent experience. 'God, how can he even look at me around her?' She screamed inside her head. Remus took a seat beside Lily and, still looking at Stephanie, asked them to continue. (with a smirk).

"You know, I really have some, uh, homework I should do. Homework, yeah, that's right..." Stephanie said, getting up and while doing so giving Remus the evilest glare she could manage, which right then wasn't very evil. "See you around, I'm sure." She said coolly, fed up with the whole world, and stalked off to her dormitory.

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Steph threw herself down onto her bed, and let a single tear slide down her cheek. 'Why me?' She asked herself. 'Why am I so stupid? I give up my boyfriend for a player that would rather be with a whore than with me. My best friend thinks she has a perfect boyfriend, only she doesn't know that him and I seem to end up snogging all the time. And then she talks to me about HIM, and makes me be around HIM, and he never tries to stop what happens, and oh! This is so messed up right now, and I brought it all on myself..." Stephanie couldn't tell where her self-pitying thoughts ended and her slumber started, but the next morning she woke with a start, and quickly showered, for she had had a graphic dream about HIM.

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(Still the night)

Michelle and Sirius sat in the corner studying again, but they seemed to be doing more talking than studying.

"So he snogged her, and then went out and snogged Dallas? Am I correct?" Sirius asked in a hushed whisper.

"Yeah, isn't that horrible?"

"Yeah, I am seriously going to have a talk with him, he really needs an attitude adjustment. Badly!"

"I will second you on that!" Michelle said. Then they fell quiet. For once they could not think of something else to talk about.

"Well, we should study." Sirius said awkwardly. 'Stop acting weird! She is your FRIEND.' He thought to himself. 'But don't you wish it were more?' Jo asked him. 'NO!' He angrily fought back with his conscience.

"Yeah." Michelle said, and they reached for the book at the same time. "Hey, that's mine!" Michelle protested, as Sirius held on to the other side.

"Guess you're gonna have to fight me for it, aren't ya?"

"Sir-ius!" She whined, but Sirius tackled her to the ground, pinning her at once.

"Not fair!" Michelle grunted, and pushed him off of her. Finally on top she said triumphantly, "Mine!"

"I don't think so!" Sirius said, laughing. They continued in this manor for a good ten minutes, until Peter, who had been in a corner with some fifth year boys, had the sense to come break them up.

"Can't you share?" He pleaded. Both Michelle and Sirius shot Peter daggers for breaking up their fun.

"Fine." Sirius said grudgingly. He took the book and opened it on his lap. "Can you see, 'Chelle?" He asked.

"No." She complained. Sirius shifted the book.

"Now?" He asked.

"Nope."

"Fine! Come here." Sirius said, and using his strength he lifted her a bit and sat her down in his lap, and opened the book. "Better now, my lady?" he asked.

"Much." Michelle said contentedly, and she rested her head back onto Sirius' shoulder.

"Can I flip the page now?" Sirius asked a minute or two later, but Michelle didn't answer. Sirius looked down, and saw that Michelle was fast asleep. "Fine." Sirius said warily. "I give up to. It IS too late to study." And with a contented sigh he rested his head back on the couch and was asleep in no time. No one had the heart to wake them until the next morning.

"Oh, how cute." Dallas said when James and her returned late that night. James shrugged, and yawned.

"You realize we have to be in class in six hours?" He asked her.

"Yeah." Dallas said, letting out a long yawn. "I'm tired too." She kissed James goodnight, and made her way up to the Girls' dorm. She found her bed, and lay herself down. 'Ah, what a night!' she thought to her self, the exact opposite of Steph's earlier thoughts. 'James asked me to be his girlfriend! I thought he would NEVER ask! At least now I have a reason not to go around snogging other guys! I have reached my goal, I may have sacrificed some people's feelings along the way, but I made it!' Dallas sighed, and snuggled into her pillow. 'Welcome back, Dallas.' She told herself, just as she was falling asleep.

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Peter went to bed early that night, as he had done all year. 'It's funny,' he thought to himself. 'Two weeks ago I get kissed by a beautiful girl, and then by Dallas, and since then I have barely even talked with them! Are they ditching me?' Peter lay awake in bed contemplating his friendships. 'Are they ditching me? The fifth years are nice...I really like those boys, they are cute. Oh god, did I just call them cute? What is wrong with me, Merlin?' Peter said, as he drifted off. 'And why am I not attracted to girls?" Peter's snores filled the room, and in the morning he as well woke with a start, because that golden haired fifth year was haunting his dreams.

A/N Alright, I know. That was so short! It was barely 1000 words! Lucky for you, I am going right on to ch. 12, I just thought it seemed appropriate so stop here, as it is sort of a transitional chapter, right? So, I am going to start chapter 12 right now! Read and review, PLZ TY!

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