Sirius Black and the Quest for Sugar
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Chapter 6
Remus was having much sympathy for Peter, and I was not. We were heading for Transfiguration (Peter didn't come along – he was still mad at me). Remus was sympathizing in my face for Peter.
"Sirius, why did you do that? It was your own fault you had to do everything he told you to do."
"He took advantage of me! I mean, I know you wouldn't, and I'm sure James wouldn't..."
I looked at James who laughed. Wonderful, my next task would probably be to be James' slave. James is smart like that. Surprisingly it wasn't.
James looked up, and said, "Well... if you think Peter idolatry was that bad, I don't think the next task will be too bad for you."
I raised my eyebrows. I was getting sick of the suspense and evil torture. How many tasks would I have to do to get sugar???
"What is it now?" I growled.
"Oh, don't be a grumpy fish Sirius! All you have to do is dress up as a pink fairy princess tomorrow and give out fairy bread and sprinkle fairy dust at people and wear it too all your classes – "
"WHAT?"
James was laughing, and even Remus was chuckling a bit.
"Hey! That isn't faaair! McGonagall would kill me!"
"And all the better to do it, m'dear!" James replied, with that evil glint in his eye. I would kill him one day.
"Fine," I growled.
And so the task began the next day. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any pink dress robes or dresses so James went up to the task of providing a 'beautiful' pink dress with silver sparkles and 'pretty' sleeves... grrr. Then he handed me a pink fairy wand and a pink tiara and pink shoes to match.
"Must you overdo the pink?" I whined.
"Yup. It's much more enjoyable that way."
I almost took of my tiara and threw it at him.
Suddenly he looked up.
"Oh! I forgot something!"
And then he ran away, leaving me in torture wondering what it was.
He came back with a big box in his hands.
"MAKEUP!"
I nearly screamed. I'd take Peter idolatry than this!!!
Remus was able to do my hair in a nice, 'pretty' bun (it's pretty long you know!), and then he ran down to the kitchens to get the fairy bread. He was finally in on James' prank, which was just worse for me. James did all the makeup with pink eyeblush, pink lip gloss, pink lipstick, pink blush...... the whole works. And he gave me a basket of silver, gold, and pink glitter.
"What's this?" I asked.
"Your fairy dust. Now, don't forget, you have to sprinkle a large amount at all the teachers. And don't forget to sprinkle some on the students too..."
By students he meant Snape.
Remus was just in time with the fairy bread and he gave me a loaf of pink bread and put it in my fairy dust basket.
"You look like a pretty little fairy Sirius," he said grinning.
"Shut up."
Lucky for me, James picked my special fairy day for double potions...
Professor Kathak stared at me as I walked in.
"Mr. Black, may I ask what kind of costume are you wearing into my class? I find it disturbing to other students' learning."
"Of course not Professor!" I said in a high, fairy-pitched voice, "I will only be giving magical fairy bread and dust to let them concentrate more! Here!"
James nudged me and I cut a loaf of bread and pushed it into his hands, and a considerable amount of silver, pink, and gold glitter rained down on top of him as I pretended to fly gracefully to my seat, sprinkling glitter here and there and handing bread to random students. When I got to Snape, I threw two handfuls at him and sat down in my seat, still throwing glitter. I think the Professor had a hard time teaching as glitter kept popping magically in his face.
Finally he said, "Mr. Black! I prohibit you from throwing this glitter anytime in this class!"
"But Professor, this isn't glitter! It's fairy dust! It will make all your health problems go away and help you concentrate along with the students!" I said, throwing more glitter.
I looked around at everyone with shiny glitter glinting in their hair.
The Gryffindor girls giggled.
I handed the giggling ones two slices of bread, and I refilled my basket of fairy dust (James had placed my real wand in the pink fairy one). James chuckled, and snatched the wand, then bewitched fairy dust to fall from the ceiling continuously. The students all had different emotions. Gryffindor girls were trying to get it on them as much as possible, the Slytherins were all looking disgusted and shielding themselves, and the Gryffindor boys were laughing.
"THAT IS ENOUGH!"
The Professor cried as his desk began piling with glinting glitter. He shouted a different spell and the glitter disappeared. Boo.
"DETENTION FOR YOU BLACK!"
And he dismissed the class early.
As we walked towards Transfiguration, I complained and whined. The dress was itchy.
"James... why such an itchy dress?"
"To torture you more."
"I hate you."
"I know you do."
"Is this really necessary just to eat sugar again?" Remus asked.
"Yes it is. I need sugar!!! And now that I have an opportunity – I will take it!"
Remus shook his head as we entered the classroom. McGonagall looked at me, narrowed her eyes, but didn't say anything as I walked up to her desk.
"Hello Professor! You look down today! Why not a bit of fairy bread to cheer you up?"
A pink bread slice was fit into her hand. She looked disgusted and horrified.
"Now then, you also need some fairy dust for good health and cheerfulness!"
A shower of glitter fell into her head and lap and desk.
"There we go! I'll be giving a daily dose of dust throughout class!"
And so I kept to my word. Once again, James bewitched the dust to fall from the ceiling. McGonagall tried to teach as I danced around giving bread and dust. It was distracting though, I think, to have a handsome guy in some pink costume giving out pink bread and glitter. James put on fairy music and I began dancing, throwing glitter, and giving out bread at the same time. McGonagall had learned not to say anything but –
"Class is dismissed."
I danced out the door,
"Good bye everyone!!!"
And I ran/danced down the hall throwing the glitter at passing teachers and students. Some first years tried to take my picture, but I just threw dust at the cameras so all they got was glitter.
It was half fun, but then again, it was downright embarrassing. I couldn't wait 'til this task was over.
Sorry it took so long to update everyone! I've been really busy what with school starting and all but I took a Sunday to update this for you. I'll update my Lily and James fic next Saturday or Sunday and then I'll update the others I'm working on. So anyway, hope you liked it! –Moony
