Tricks Troubles and Tantrums-
Chapter 3 - Halloween Ball
Disclaimer- No I don't own Harry Potter coz I don't like ugly guys like that who think they're the best and go and get their godfather killed coz they think they're being brave and heroic when they're not and they're actually just try-hards who have lots of good luck all the time
This fic iz 4 Lauren mwa luv ya
Chapter 3
At the Halloween Ball!
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" screamed Lucius Malfoy, grabbing his sister Emma's arm and pulling her away from Remus who she had been dancing with a moment ago
"Hmmn. Let me think... How about dancing with my boyfriend" Emma said
"That is your boyfriend" Lucius spat "That piece of filth? Are you insane?"
"No, but you seem to be" Emma retorted angrily
"How dare you..." Lucius started to say before Emma cut him off
"Oh go away why don't you" she shrieked her blue eyes flashing dangerously "Look, your little piece of cotton-candy look-alike girlfriend is waiting for you"
With that remark, Lucius stepped closer to her and pointed his finger at her face "How dare you insult Bianca like that..." he hissed "She's twice the..."
"Size of me?" Emma cut in "No, I'd say it's more than that"
"At least she doesn't turn into an beast once a month... Owwwww" he screamed as Emma slapped him hard across the face
"How dare you insult my boyfriend like that" she said, her blue eyes filled with rage then Professor Pointy came up to them
"Is everything okay here?" he asked sharply
"Yes Professor" Emma said quickly "My brother here was just telling me how nice me and Remus looked together" she smiled sweetly, fluttering her eyelashes
"Very well then" Professor Pointy said "Carry on"
As he walked away, Lucius shot Emma a dirty look and hissed loudly "If you know what's good for you, you'll stay away from him"
He then stalked away to his girlfriend Bianca who was wearing a giant white puffy dress covered in pink love hearts and a giant pink silky bow surrounded her rather large middle
Emma's eyes suddenly filled with tears as Remus comforted her with a hug
"Shhhh baby, it's gonna be okay" he whispered as she wiped her eyes
"I know, I just..." she said then realised something "Is my mascara running?" she asked very seriously looking up at him
"No, it's fine" he told her while trying not to laugh
Looking up into his eyes, she felt all the anger melt away and leaned up to kiss him passionately as Lucius watched them with an evil scheme forming in his mind
Meanwhile, Sirius and Natalie were sitting at one of the tables talking when Daniel walked up
"Hi Natalie" he said nervously "I was just wondering, do you wanna dance?"
Natalie's jaw dropped open in shock "I, I'd love to" she stammered "Is that okay Sirius?"
"Yeah, course it is" he smiled "Have fun"
As Natalie walked away, Bianca noticed and, getting bored with Lucius constantly talking about how pissed off he was about his sister, walked over to Sirius
"Hi Sirius" she said in her very high-pitched voice "Don't you reckon I'm just sooo beautiful"
"Gee, I didn't realise it was marshmallow decorating season already" Sirius said solemnly
"What?" Bianca squeaked
"You look like a giant marshmallow" Sirius replied "Better be careful, someone might try and eat you"
"Who's eating what?" Peter asked coming up behind them
(A/N- Eeeewwwwwwwwwwwww)
"Nothing Peter" Sirius muttered, getting up and walking away to the table where Lily was sitting by herself and attempting to start a conversation with her but having no luck
"Hey Peter, don't you reckon I'm just soooo beautiful?" Bianca asked, her cold grey eyes glistening evilly "Coz I think you're just gorgeous"
"Really?" Peter squeaked excitedly
"Yeah, sure" Bianca replied with a smirk
Peter then jumped onto Bianca and started kissing her forcefully much to the disgust of everyone who saw them. They then decided to go somewhere else and ended up making out in a mop cupboard
(A/N- teeheehee... mop... teeheehee... sorri 2 any1 who doesn't no wot i'm tlkn bout... it's just a joke b-tween me n mi friends)
James and Lauren were sitting at another table in silence while James was constantly glancing over in Lily's direction. Lauren who was by that time was getting very pissed off tried to start up a conversation but James just answered her questions vaguely
"Hey James, you wanna dance?" Lauren asked impatiently
"Yeah, sure..." James mumbled getting up slowly as Lauren dragged him onto the dancefloor
As they danced, James saw Sirius get up and leave Lily's table to talk to his cousin Andromeda and, watching Lily, saw one single solitary tear roll down her cheek
"I'm sorry Lauren" James said quietly, dropping her hands, "I can't do this"
Walking off the dancefloor, James went over to Lily and cupped her face in his hand, wiping away her tear with his thumb
"You shouldn't cry like that" he said softly "You'll ruin your pretty face"
Lily sniffed as James held his hand out to her "Come with me" he said as she took his hand and stood up, walking across the dance floor, past Lauren, to the entrance hall
Lauren, seeing this, collapsed on the ground sobbing into her hands. A minute or so later she felt someone sit down next to her and put their arm around her shoulders
She looked up through blurry eyes to see Sirius sitting there and started sobbing into his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her. After a while Lauren started to stop crying and looked up at Sirius again
"Why?" she asked quietly
"Why what?" Sirius said gently
"Why did he make me think he liked me then just go off with her?" Lauren said shakily
"Coz James has only ever had eyes for Lily" Sirius said "He only went out with someone else coz he said he was giving up on her and going out with the next person who asked him"
"But that's just..." Lauren trailed off and looked down at the ground
"Mmmn" Sirius agreed "James can be an idiot sometimes but I've kinda gotten used to that" he sighed "He doesn't realise what he's missing out on though"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Lauren quizzed wiping the tears away from her eyes
"That I know someone who likes you and you only" Sirius said "They're just too afraid to ask you out"
"Well they shouldn't be" Lauren said confused "I mean what's the worst that can happen?"
"Rejection" Sirius said shortly
"Well who is this mystery person?" Lauren said innocently
"Ohh just a friend of mine" Sirius lied
"Well if this 'friend of yours' is half as nice as you then I don't think I'll be saying no in a hurry" Lauren said with a grin "You wanna dance?"
"Okay" Sirius said, slightly shocked, getting to his feet and helping her up
They danced for a while until a slower song came on. Lauren wrapped her arms around Sirius' neck and looked up into his eyes as they leaned in so their foreheads were touching, staring longingly into each other's eyes
"That friend you were talking about doesn't really exist, does he?" she asked cheekily "Coz I think I'm falling for someone else"
"No" Sirius said as they closed the remaining gap, Lauren closed her eyes and felt his soft lips gently brush against hers. She moved in even closer and felt her heart flutter as their kiss got more and more intense
Watching them from the other side of the hall, Laura smiled and walked over to Will who was watching them with his mouth wide open
"What's wrong?" Laura asked, puzzled
"Nothing, it's just..." Will trailed off
"Just what?" Laura asked
"How can they already... I mean I thought she was going out with James someone..." Will said
"No, James was just using her to try and get over Lily. Doesn't seem to have worked though" Laura told him
"Well who's this?" Will asked
"Sirius Black" Laura replied
"I still don't get how she can go from one to the other so quickly" Will said, confused
"No one can resist the charms of Sirius Black for long" Laura said casually
"So, you mean he's your..." Will started before Laura cut him off
"No, I went out with Sirius in fifth year but it's over now, we're just friends" she told him
"Really?" Will asked still kind of confused
"Yeah" Laura said "But can we get off that topic now?"
"Okay, you wanna dance?" he asked
"Sure" she replied, taking his hand and walking onto the dancefloor with him
Meanwhile Lily and James had gone out to the decorated courtyard and were walking along slowly. Coming to a dead-end, James let out a sigh and turned to face Lily
"Lily, I'm only gonna ask you this once more, then I'll leave you alone forever" he said "Will you go out with me?"
"Yes" Lily said, surprising even herself "Yes I will go out with you James"
"You- You will?" James said shocked
"Geez James I said yes and I meant yes" Lily said jokingly, sitting down on one of the benches "Did you want me to say no or something?"
"No, never, it's just..." James spluttered "What made you change your mind?"
"Just that I realised what you were like without all the tricks and mean stuff you do" Lily said
"Oh" James said sadly, sitting down next to her and looking at the ground "Well then I'm still the same me so I guess that means you don't want to go out with me"
Lily reached out and put her hand on the side of his face, pulling it around so it was facing her and kissed him gently
"That proof enough for you?" she said with a slight grin
James was speechless
"What?" Lily said innocently, "Didn't ya like it?"
"Like It!" James said, pulling her into another more passionate kiss "I Loved It!"
Walking back into the Great Hall hand in hand, James and Lily saw Emma and Remus, Lauren and Sirius and Laura and Will dancing when all of a sudden a flash of colour exploded in the air above them
Lots of people screamed including Emma who grabbed tightly onto Remus
"Fireworks!" Laura squealed in delight
Sirius, James and Remus smiled at each other which Lauren noticed
"You did this didn't you?" she said excitedly as they looked at each other then at the ground
"You did!" Lily said looking at James with glee
"Yes, we did" he said sheepishly
"It's beautiful" Laura said, watching the giant explosions of light enchantedly
"We thought you'd all like it" Sirius said
"This is soooo cool" Emma said, getting over her shock and kissing Remus in excitement
"Thankyou" Remus said casually as another slow song came on
Sirius wrapped his arms around Lauren's waist and, both facing the same way they watched the fireworks while moving slowly back and forth
Emma and Remus were dancing with Remus twirling Emma around on the end of his finger while Lily and James were swaying backwards and forwards kissing
Will had his arms around Laura's shoulders and they were swaying gently from side to side when the clock struck midnight and the fireworks stopped as a bright green mist spread across the room
Sirius, James and Remus looked at each other puzzled as the room started spinning around gradually getting faster when Laura fainted, only just being caught by Will before she hit the ground
She opened her eyes and looked blearily at the blinding white light in front of her and seeing that she was lying on her bed in the dorm
Getting up slowly she walked out the door into the common room and saw the back of Emma's head over the top of one of the armchairs. Putting a hand up to her throbbing forehead, she walked over and breathed in sharply
Sitting on the chair opposite Emma was... herself? 'No, It couldn't be' she thought slowly as someone walked up behind her and Emma and "Laura" turned to look
Seeing their faces properly now, Laura realised they looked younger, 'at least a year or so younger' she thought, and turning around to see what they were looking at saw a younger Sirius as well
He walked straight past her to the other Laura who stood up as he kissed her on the cheek
Breathing in sharply again, she realised she was seeing what had happened to her in fifth year
(A/N - coz there's 2 Laura's now the Laura who has gone back in time will be Laura and the younger Laura will just be Laura)
"Hey gorgeous" Laura greeted Sirius "How was Quidditch practice?"
"Great" Sirius said, running his hand through his wild black hair "Pretty chilly out there though, I could do with some warming up" his dark eyes glistened mischeviously
"Oh, really?" Laura said, tilting her head on one side innocently "And how do you suppose you're gonna do that?"
"Like this" Sirius replied, grabbing her waist and pulling her onto his lap
She giggled and put her arm around his neck, bending down and kissing him softly
As they eventually pulled away, Emma stood up, shaking her head slightly "I'll just leave you two to it then, shall I?" she said walking across the room and out the portrait hole as Laura sighed and laid her head on Sirius shoulder
Getting up to follow Emma, Laura heard someone calling her name. It sounded very distant yet familiar
Suddenly a bright green light flashed in front of her eyes and she saw the room spin again. Closing her eyes tightly, she felt someone clutching her hand and felt a cool breeze on her face
She opened her eyes slowly and as everything flickered back into view, she saw Emma, Lily and Will standing staring at her anxiously while her sister was fanning air onto her face
Looking around her, she saw Lauren, James and Remus in a bunch watching Sirius, who was also on the ground
"What happened?" she wondered out loud
"That green mist stuff came and then you and Sirius both collapsed" Emma told her
"Wh- what was that stuff?" Laura asked
"Dunno" Lily replied "But the Marauders didn't make it happen"
"How, how long was I out for?" Laura questioned
"Only a couple of minutes" Emma said "But it was pretty scary"
"Yeah" Will agreed "You were like pale as"
"It's okay, I'm okay now" Laura turned to look at Emma who was clutching tightly onto her hand and looking terrified. She smiled weakly at her then put her head down on the ground again
A minute or so later, she saw James help Sirius up out of the corner of her eye and blinked back tears. She didn't know why she felt like crying but she knew she couldn't tell anyone what she had seen
Sitting up shakily, she looked at the silver watch on her wrist - ten past twelve - she sighed and looked at Emma who still looked kind of scared
"I'm okay Em" she told her reassuringly "I just feel kinda tired"
Standing up and leaning on Will and Emma for support, they slowly walked to the common room where she kissed him on the cheek and walked up the stairs
Will put his hand up to his face watched her go before deciding to go to bed
Early that morning, at about 3am, Laura still wasn't asleep. Hearing a knock on the wall behind her bed, she sat up with a start
Suddenly, she realised what it was. Knocking softly 3 times in reply, she got up and put on a light blue T-shirt over her pyjamas and slipped her feet into her slippers and crept downstairs so as not to wake anyone
Once she was in the common room, she went and sat in a chair by the dying down fire and stared into the flames waiting, till a voice from the other side of the room broke the silence
"Couldn't sleep either hey?"
"How could you tell?" she asked without looking away from the fire
"If you'd been asleep you wouldn't have answered so quickly" he replied, walking across the room and sitting down next to her with a sigh "I really need to talk to you" he said quietly "I'm just afraid that..." he started
"I'll laugh at you?" she finished
"Yeah" he muttered
"You know I'd never do that Sirius" Laura turned and looked into his dark eyes, seeing things there she had never seen before - anger, hurt, confusion, hatred, fear, but most of all pain
"Yeah I know but you'll probably just think I'm being stupid" he turned away from her and looked into the fire
"Tell me" she said gently
"It's just..." he said slowly "When I was... out of it... tonight... I had this kind of... vision..."
"More of a memory" Laura said quietly, staring into the fire again
Sirius turned his head around quickly "Yeah, It was in 5th year..."
"After your Quidditch practice" Laura finished for him
"How, how did you know?" Sirius asked confused
"I saw the exact same thing" she told him her eyes filling with tears again
"Hey, shhh, don't cry" Sirius said worredly as the tears started pouring down her face
Sirius stood up and sat on the arm of her chair, putting his arm around her shoulder and hugging her
All of a sudden, Laura looked up at him, realising something
"January 3rd... last year" she said quickly "That was the night..." she trailed off
"I still haven't told anyone you know" Sirius said
"Thanks" Laura said quietly "I haven't done that for so long now, not since we broke up, I wish I could, but I'm scared of getting caught"
"Do it now" Sirius suggested
"I can't, someone will see" Laura replied sadly, wishing she could
"It's 3:30 in the morning Laura, how many people are gonna be awake, let alone looking out the window?" Sirius asked "If you want, I'll come with you"
"Really?" Laura looked up at him
"Yeah, you know I will" Sirius told her "C'mon, lets go"
"Hold on a sec" Laura said, getting up and walking up to her dorm where she changed into her dark jeans and a dark blue T-shirt as Emma woke up
"Where are you going?" she asked, raising her eyebrows
"Just for a walk" Laura replied "I can't sleep"
"Oh, okay" Emma muttered and rolled over, promptly falling asleep again
Laura smiled to herself and found the box in the top drawer of her bedside table which she unlocked and got a key out of
Walking downstairs quietly again, she found Sirius waiting for her in jeans and a black top
"You ready?" he asked
She gulped, "Yep"
Together they walked out the portrait hole, through the entrance hall and outside where Sirius went to the broom shed and got out his broom while Laura went to the third tree to the right of the shed and knocked on the trunk three times
A tiny door swung open to reveal a keyhole which she used her key to unlock, opening the whole side of the tree and exposing her broom
"Woah" Sirius exclaimed
"Thanks" Laura smiled "Come on, let's go" she said excitedly, getting on her broom for the first time in over six months and taking off with a hard kick off the ground
Sirius was close behind her and was soon flying next to her above the Forbidden Forest where Laura bumped him, making him spin around sideways on his broom
"Ooh, you're gonna pay for that" Sirius threatened
"Not unless you catch me" Laura replied, flying away with Sirius right behind her
After about five or ten minutes of not being able to catch her, Sirius slowed down his broom so he was hovering in mid air
"What's wrong Sirius, you giving up already?" Laura said with a hint of sarcasm
"You know I can't catch you Laura" Sirius said shortly, pretending not to care
"Yeah, I know" Laura grinnned, doing a loop in the air before flying over to just out of his reach
"You know, I still reckon you'd make a great Quidditch player" Sirius told her
"Stop messing with my mind Sirius, you know I don't want to play Quidditch" Laura replied, not moving any closer to him
"There's nothing there to mess with" Sirius teased
"Oh, really" Laura asked, raising an eyebrow
"Yeah, coz if there was then you would never have come close enough for me to catch you" Sirius finished, suddenly speeding towards her as she dived down, causing him to fly over the top of her
Turning around and looking at him smugly, Laura saw his face break into a grin "You're an idiot sometimes Sirius, you know all too well you've never caught me before, what makes tonight so special?"
"You just had to rub it in didn't you" Sirius said, pretending to be upset
"Yeah, that was the general idea" Laura agreed
"Evil" Sirius muttered as Laura looked at her watch
"Its nearly 4am, maybe we should go back in now" Laura suggested sadly
"Okay" Sirius agreed as Laura started flying slowly downwards, dodging out of the way when Sirius came down at her from behind
"How on Earth do you do that?" Sirius asked in amazement
Laura shrugged and landed softly on the ground, jumping off her broom and locking it back in the tree trunk
As they got back to the common room, Sirius went to go upstairs but Laura stopped him
"Hey Siri, Thanks" she said quietly "For everything"
"S'okay" Sirius replied as Laura smiled and walked up the stairs to her own dorm
"Laura?" she heard Lauren say as she came in the door and sat down on the bed
"Yeah" Laura replied
"It's four am, what are you doing up?" Lauren asked
"I couldn't sleep so I went for a walk" Laura told her, changing back into her pyjamas
"Oh" Lauren said "Okaya"
As Laura climbed back into bed and fell asleep, Lauren lay down, staring at the roof, remembering everything that had happened to her that night, from James turning out to be completely using her, to ending up with Sirius...
As she fell asleep, she had a dream in which James got hit in the stomach by a bludger and fell off his broom
I'm so happy!!!!
I've FINALLY submitted mi 3rd chappie!!!!
Thanx 2 every1 who reviewed
Loz- yeah I no u don't like dat bit but trust me, it's leading 2 sumfin BIG!!!! oh yeah... and broomstick stuff's coming soon... as is lake incident... : P
Em- oooh, evil bro who wants ur b/f dead!!! nasty!
Lastly plz review
Flames are welcome as long as they're constructive and not just stupid people who review just 2 bag sum1's user name coz tht's just really lame
Thanx
luv laura
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