Hate every beautiful day
"I never thought I would say this, but Sirius is genius. I'd completely forgotten this place after the party." James said as he lay on the beach with Lily, watching the sunset.
"It is rather magnificent." Lily purred.
"I'm glad we got to come here. You were saying a while ago that you wanted to catch up on things." James said suggestively as he took Lily's hand in his own.
"Not now James. It's too beautiful to look away. It's magical really, how remarkably perfect something can be." Lily said staring at the sun sparkling on the water.
"I know exactly what you mean." James replied staring into her eyes.
"But talking about Sirius, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about. Something I couldn't say with the risk of people hearing." She turned away from the sun to look at him. "I found this letter." She pulled Kim's letter out of her pocket and handed it to James to read.
"Dark lord?" James said when he finished reading. "Who?"
"I don't know, but I'm worried about it."
"We have to stop Kim." James said, suddenly motivated.
"No. I've talked to her about it. She's not evil." Lily said calmly.
"And you know that for sure? What if she was lying? It would explain a lot." James pondered, re-reading the letter.
"What?"
"Like why she's been avoiding Sirius."
"She has? Well I guess she hasn't been around a lot lately. I never really noticed. Maybe she is evil."
"Maybe." James muttered as he read the letter over and over. "Maybe it is a sex thing. Just not a Sirius sex thing."
"What are you talking about?" Lily asked in annoyance. "What's a sex thing?"
"I don't know yet. I'll tell you if I find out." James folded the letter back up and gave it to Lily. "Don't let anyone find this. It could lead to a lot more shit than it's worth. If this dark lord guy is for real and someone finds this, Kim could be in a lot of trouble."
"But it doesn't matter if she's evil. Perhaps trouble is what she needs." Lily commented as she tucked the letter back in her pocket.
"Innocent until proven guilty. We're going to need a whole lot more evidence."
Kim was writing anxiously in her journal, Ris-Ris purring softly in her lap. She looked down at the rushed words and held back her apprehensive tears. She stopped writing for a moment as she heard the door to the dorm open. Staying as still as possible, she listened to the voices.
"He totally blew me off. I ain't stupid."
"Then why did he blow you off? I bet it was that bloody Emma from his study group. She is such a nerd, but really smart."
It was Vanessa and Melissa, her fellow Slytherin seventh years. Kim watched as they picked up their books and left the room again, not noticing her or ignoring her. Either way, Kim was glad they were gone. She wanted to be alone. She looked back down at her journal.
I can't help wondering if this is a sign or just a coincidence. If it is a sign, what does it mean? Does it mean we can't be happy together or does it mean that we are meant for each other?
I've loved him for so long and I know I'll never stop, but since Sirius and I got together, things have been so complicated. I hope that I can make the right choice.
I have to keep pretending, I have to keep lying so I can be there for Sirius until next term. I want the rest of his life to be with me. I just wish things didn't have to end.
She put down her quill and turned to the previous page, though her trembling hands made this all the more difficult. She looked at the three pictures she had drawn: The first of a handsome blonde man pointing his wand at a helpless looking Sirius, the second of a dark body and the third of a grave with a dark headstone. She reached for her quill again and slowly wrote a name on the headstone. Her tears could not held back any longer and she burst into uncontrollable sobs. Ris-Ris jumped from her lap and ran from the room, leaving her truly alone.
Sirius had been waiting all day, but Kim did not leave the common room. Sometimes he asked people if they'd seen her, but they mostly ignored him or shrugged. Laura, the fifth year slut, was the only helpful one.
"Well, apparently she's been in her dorm all day." She said as she flicked her hair and winked at some passing second years. "But I haven't seen much of her. Most of us think she's gone crazy, talking in her sleep and sneaking around at all hours of the night. Some of the seventh years won't even sleep when she's around, scared she'll kill them or curse them or something. I find the whole thing rather boring. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a date with Ravenclaw. I've always known they were the smart ones." She turned and walked away, swinging her hips as she disappeared out of Sirius's sight.
He sighed and sat against the wall, wondering if she was okay. He waited and waited. He wished he could simply break into the dungeon, but knew that since the last time he and his friends had visited, someone had put a jinx on the door so that any non-Slytherin's were hit with a Leg-locker curse. He was there for the return of Laura at about four in the morning and was seriously considering returning to the Gryffindor tower for some sleep when he thought that he might as well stay for another couple of hours. If she was okay she would be going to class and he could talk to her then.
It didn't look like she was okay. Sirius watched all the Slytherin's leave to go to breakfast. All except one.
Actually, two. Sirius noticed that Snape hadn't left the common room for as long as he had been waiting. He thought back to the last time they had met outside the Slytherin common room. Snape had fooled him, made him think that something had happened to Kim. Now Kim and Snape were both in the Slytherin Dungeon. What if Snape had seen how worried Sirius had gotten when he thought Kim was in trouble and had done something to her just to hurt him, what if it was all for the sake of revenge?
Why had Sirius and the Marauders made Snape's life hell? If they hadn't given him as much reason to hate them, this never would've happened.
What if I've ruined Kim's life for the sake of a few practical jokes?
Sorry it's a bit short, but I like the suspense. What has happened to KIM????????
Thanks for all the reviews, I've actually come up with some great ideas for the re-write or maybe even my next fic or sequal. So any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
xxxmelxxx
