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A Crazy Christmas

The next two months passed swiftly by in a whirl of Quidditch practice and the usual lessons. The first match of the season was fast approaching, Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw. Reagan woke early that morning, yawning and stretching. She flung her legs over the side of the bed, got up and quickly dressed. She was excited, Quidditch was finally starting. Even with Potter as captain of the team, Ray had to admit that they had a very good chance of winning the cup this year for the third year running. Wanting to get to breakfast and get on the pitch as quickly as possible, she only half glanced in the mirror on her way out the door. What she saw made her scream in rage.

Her hair was sticking straight up, and it had turned to a bright purple color. Jumping back in front of the mirror, she clenched her fists. She had always prided herself on her hair. She never did anything special to it, but it always remained silky and healthy. It greatly emphasized her large honey colored eyes. But now...

She howled again, then threw open the door to the girls' dormitory, earning her many looks from the common room below. Once everyone had gotten a look at her hair, they cracked up. Ray ran straight to the boy's dorm, and threw open the door. "BLACK! POTTER!" She yelled, then spotted them.

They had both jumped up at the sound of her yelling, and she'd awoken Pettigrew as well. Only Lupin remained sleeping, looking as peaceful as someone dead. Potter and Sirius took one look at Ray, then burst out laughing. "Why, Whittier. I like the hairstyle, but the color just doesn't suit you at all." Potter said, trying to control his cackling.

Ray narrowed her eyes, staring at the two hysterical boys. "I'll get you back if it's the last thing I ever do. You just wait." She said, then promptly turned around and exited the dormitory, slamming the door. Everyone in the common room looked up at her again. "What are you all staring at?!" She yelled, then fled to her own dormitory.

When she slammed the door, Lily sat up in bed. "Wha? What's all the screaming about, Ray?" She said, rubbing her eyes. When, finally, she was able to see, Lily's eyes grew wide with shock. "How could they?!" Lily yelled, jumping up. She quickly moved to her best friend's side, and they went to work trying to return Ray's hair to it's natural color and style.

Weeks later, when the hair incident had been long forgotten by the marauders, the four friends were all sitting in the great hall for breakfast. They were scarfing their food down at breakneck speed, anxious to go outside. A new snow had just fallen, and they wanted to go out and enjoy every minute of it.

Lily and Reagan were sitting only a few seats away, eyeing Potter and Black with interest. Lupin noticed it first, how the two girls were watching every mouthful Sirius and James were putting in their mouths. He kicked Sirius under the table, who ignored him and just kept on eating, now starting on his scrambled eggs. Remus kicked him again, harder.

"OUCH!! Moony, you git!" Sirius yelled. Remus looked meaningfully at his friend, then softly leaned his head toward the two girls. Sirius, who had finally gotten the hint, spun his head in the girls' direction. Upon seeing Black spotting their spying game, the two girls didn't look away. They simply grinned, then wiggled their fingers in a flirtatious wave.

Sirius elbowed James, then leaned his head towards the girls. James looked up, his mouth full of toast, in time to see Lily Evans, his crush, winking at him. He almost fell over in his seat. Catching himself, he winked back. Lily just grinned, and her green eyes flashed in a knowing way.

The boys finished their breakfast, and headed for the door, the girls still on their minds. Lily and Reagan quickly caught up to the four boys, and Lily slipped an arm through Potter's. "Hello, Potter." She said, in a sultry voice. James almost choked. "Evans. I see you've finally come around to the old Potter charm, eh?" He said, draping an arm over her shoulder. Lily only giggled, and walked along with him.

"Hello, Sirius." Reagan said, walking beside Sirius. Sirius looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you being so friendly?" He questioned. "Why, can't a girl put aside the past?" Reagan asked innocently, batting her eyelashes. Upon seeing this, Sirius could no longer think about being suspicious. He just walked along with Reagan and his friends to the courtyard of Hogwarts.

Once outside, Lily smiled, and asked, "So, boys, how was your breakfast?" The boys stopped in the middle of forming a snowball to throw at Peter. They spun around to face the girls, who had identical devilish looks on their faces. The girls burst out laughing, no longer able to contain it.

Potter tried to ask exactly what they'd done with their food, but all that came out of his mouth was a deep braying sound, like that of a donkey. His eyes widened, and he tried again, with the same result. He couldn't speak, only bray. He heard the same noise coming from Sirius. He tried to speak to Sirius, and Sirius tried to speak to him, but to no avail.

Both girls were standing in the doorway, doubled up with laughter. Even Remus and Peter had to sit down, because they were laughing so hard. "Aww, poor wittle Potter and Bwack." Reagan taunted, putting on a babyish voice. "Do the wittle donkeys have somefing to say?" The girls laughed harder still when the two boys tried throwing some insults and hollering their way.

The girls turned around to go back inside, but spun back around quickly. "Now everyone will know you two for what you really are." Reagan said, her eyes narrowed maliciously. "Just a couple of jackasses!" With that, she turned and walked back into Hogwarts, a still hysterical Lily trailing her.

By the time the effects of whatever spell it was faded, it was Christmas Break. Sirius was staying at Hogwarts, which had become a tradition for him, since he hated going home. Remus and Peter were going home for the holidays, but luckily, James was staying with Sirius, saying his parents were going to visit some relatives in America.

The first day of break, James and Sirius were immersed in a game of chess. Suddenly, breaking into the boys' thoughts, a sound of giggling could be heard. Reagan and Lily were coming down the stairs of the girls dormitory, chatting. Sirius fixed Reagan with a hateful glare, then returned his attention back to the game.

James, however, couldn't take his eyes off Lily. Sure, she'd played a cruel prank on him, but he supposed that he deserved it in one way or another. "Oy! Prongs! Watch it!" Sirius said, breaking into James' thoughts. James had leaned his elbow on the edge of the chess board, and as a result, the board had spilled into his lap. James snapped out of his daze. "Sorry, Padfoot. I was...er..." Sirius just shook his head, then went to work picking up the fallen chess pieces, who were yelling obscenities James' way.

Lily and Reagan had seen the whole scene, and they both just smirked and shook their heads at James. They took a seat in two cushy armchairs by the fireplace, and resumed their talking and giggling. James could hear bits and pieces of the conversation, trying to pay attention to what the girls were saying. Reagan spotted James looking, then said loudly "So, Lils, what did you and Cary do on your date?" James scowled her way, then turned back to Sirius.

Christmas day, Reagan woke up to a stack of presents by the end of her bed. She woke Lily up, and soon the floor was lost under scraps of wrapping paper. Reagan was through most of her stack already, while Lily was carefully unwrapping her third, folding all her wrapping paper into a neat pile. Ray picked up her last present, a small parcel wrapped in brown paper. There was no name on this one, but Ray knew exactly who it had come from. She opened it, then stared at the beautiful necklace inside. It was a soft blue sapphire in the shape of a teardrop. When she ran her finger over the long silver chain, tears came to her eyes. She and Sirius had always sent gifts to each secretly, but usually, it was a bag of Cockroach Clusters for her, and a box of Acid Pops for him.

Lily looked up at Ray, noting the unusual silence from her best friend. She looked at the present in her hand, and gasped. "Ooh, Ray! Who sent you that?" Lily asked. She grabbed the torn paper that Ray had let drop to the floor, and looked at it. "It hasn't got a name! Do you know who gave it to you?" Ray shook her head. "Maybe it was Morgan!" Ray shook her head again. "He sent me the cashmere sweater." She said, holding up a baby blue sweater that she'd set nicely on her bed. Lily just stared at the necklace, her mouth open.

Later, at dinner, Ray kept stealing glances at Sirius. She was wearing the necklace, over the sweater she'd gotten from Morgan. While Lily was talking, Ray caught Sirius' eye. He looked at her, and she mouthed "Thank you," He smiled at her, then held up the gold pocketwatch that she'd sent to him. He nodded his head, and they sat there for at least a minute, their eyes locked. Reagan was brought back to reality by Lily waving a hand in front of her face. "Earth to Ray!" Lily said. Reagan turned her attention back to Lily, trying to forget the way she'd felt when Sirius looked at her.

In the common room, Lily was concentrating on a book she'd gotten from her mother. Ray was fingering the necklace around her neck, gazing at the portrait longingly. She drew her eyes away and settled them on the fire in the fireplace. Loud laughter filled Ray's ears, and she looked back to the portrait to see Potter and Sirius walking through it. The two looked at the girls, then took seats near them.

"Hey, Evans." Potter said, smiling at her. "What do you want, Potter?" Lily snapped, still reading her book. Potter threw his hands up. "Hey, I was just trying to be nice. Can't we just call a truce, for the spirit of Christmas?" He said, a sad look in his eyes. Lily pulled her eyes up to him, eyeing him skeptically. Finally, she nodded, and Potter smiled. Lily couldn't help it, she smiled back.

"Hey! I've got that book too!" James exclaimed, and soon James Potter and Lily Evans were chatting away as if the two were best friends.

After awhile, Ray yawned and said, "Lils, I'm going to bed." Lily was so engrossed in her conversation with Potter, she didn't even hear Ray. Ray rolled her eyes, and got up, travelling up to her dormitory. She changed into a nightgown, and sat down on her bed. When the door opened, Ray expected it to be Lily. But it wasn't. Sirius Black strode into the room, and walked over to Ray's bed, looking, for the first time since Ray had known him, uncomfortable around a girl.

"Ray, I just wanna say...um...thanks alot. The watch is great." He said, shifting from one foot to the other. Ray smiled up at him. "Sirius, the necklace is beautiful. I couldn't have wished for a better present." Sirius smiled. He sat next to her on the bed. "I'm sorry about the hair thing." He said. "It was just, you know...."He trailed off. "Yeah, I know."Ray replied. "And the whole donkey thing, I..." Sirius smiled at her. "Forget it. It's over." The two sat there, unsure of what else to say.

"So, um, Lily finally falling for the charms of James?" Sirius said, casting around for some kind of topic. "Hardly." Ray said. "Potter's an arrogant git." Sirius looked as if Ray had slapped him across the face. "James is nothing like that!" He said, his face now angry. "Oh yeah, I'm sure he's just a sweet little golden boy, eh?" Ray retorted. Sirius stood up.

"You're just....just...Ugh!" Sirius yelled at her, clenching his fists. Ray didn't know why she'd said what she'd said, but it had just come pouring out of her mouth. She laughed, clinging to her pride without knowing why. "Just what? Right?" She yelled back at him. She stood up as well to face him, also angry.

She and Sirius just sat there, staring at each other furiously, then, as if something had snapped between them, they flew into each other's arms, their lips coming together in a furious kiss. Sirius' hands trailed over Ray's spine, giving her chills. His hands rested on her hips as they clung to each other.

Sirius finally let her lips go, as his traced a route down to her neck, then to her shoulders. 'Oh Merlin!' Ray thought as he nibbled her soft, pale neck. 'This is Sirius Black' She trembled as he moved his hands around to her backside, while hungrily kissing her neck. When he finally brought his lips back up to hers, Ray lost all control. She grasped his shirt tightly, and he led her over to her bed. He gently laid her down on the bed.

Ray reached up and pulled his face back to hers. She kissed his forehead, his eyelids, his lips, then moved down to his neck. She pulled off his shirt with force, and moved down to kiss his chest. In the past few years, he'd grown into a strong, muscular creature, and Ray could hardly believe his strength as he lifted her to him and pulled off her sweater. Their lips found each other once again, and Sirius expertly undid the clasp to her bra.

Seconds later, her chest bare, Ray could no longer contain herself. She pulled him onto her, surprising even him. As they kissed, the rest of their clothing was shed, and soon, they were both under the covers, holding onto each other. Ray had been somewhat scared for a moment, but then she looked into the eyes of her best friend, so calm, so loving. She kissed him softly, and slowly, he entered her. Ray shut her eyes tightly, the pain coursing through her. Sirius heard her sharp intake of breath, and stopped for a moment.

"Are you okay?" He whispered, looking into her eyes. She nodded, and kissed him again, trying to brace herself for the pain. Sirius went on. Ray handled it better the second time, and then they were making love. It seemed as if everything was enchanted. Fireflies danced on the windowsill, and the moon shone only on Ray's bed, the light cascading over them as their eyes connected. Ray threw her head back, and gazed at the stars through the window. She'd never seen so many stars at night. It was as if the whole world was celebrating this event.

Slowly, gently, they made passionate love, and peaked together, as they both let out soft cries of ectasy. Sirius collapsed on top of her, and they both lay there, breathing hard. They kissed once more, and Sirius rolled off of her, onto his side. They stared into each other's eyes. Ray was afraid that if she spoke, the enchantment would cease to exist. They shared one more intense kiss, then fell asleep in each other's arms.

A/N: Okay, I don't normally write the whole sexual love scene type thing, so this is the result of staying up until 3 am, half a box of cheez-its, and a whole thing of marshmallow cookies...So if it sucks, sue me...(Just to warn you, I have no money...)