This is my first story originally posted on Death-Curse.
A/N: I think that chapter three might say chapter two still but it IS chapter three just forgot to change the heading.
Both Sides of Life
Chapter Five: Classes
At
breakfast in the Great Hall the next morning, Isobel and Remus kept
throwing glances at each other across the hall. He caught her eye and
she blushed and turned away.
"Hey Moony! Earth to
Remus!"
Remus snapped back and turned to his friends
"Huh?"
James snickered "I asked if you wanted to help us
with the transformations again... or are you too busy with your new
girl for your friends?"
"No, no. It sounds like a good idea.
When are we going to do it? Tomorrow's the Hogsmeade trip." Remus
said returning to his cooling breakfast.
Sirius threw him a look
"Sooo, are you two going to be going to Hogsmeade together?
"Shove
it, Padfoot." Remus shot him a look back "How about Sunday? We
can work all day on the transformations. You wanted to join me on the
full moon right? Well it's less than two weeks away." The other
boys grinned. Moony was back and better than before.
Isobel
followed the action over at the Gryffindor table. The Marauders were
fighting over something. She let out a sigh.
Ursula looked at her
from across the table. "What's up? Miss your guy already? Oh,
come it's only been one day, not even! Get over it!"
Isobel
pushed Ursula out of her seat "Oh, shut up! I am not pining over
Remus." She glared at the rest of them after the comment "Are you
pining for the fjords?" She looked evilly at them "Don't any of
you start."
Titania playfully pushed Isobel "Oh come on.
There's no need for that. We aren't going to harass you."
"Much." Isobel shot back.
Titania rolled her eyes "No, I
have much more important things to do, like setting up the other
Marauders." She looked over at the Gryffindor table. The boys were
getting up to leave the Great Hall.
"Hey, don't we have class
with them first?" asked Medea noticing that all the Gryffindor 5th
years were leaving.
"Bloody Hell! We better get going."
Titania cursed jumping up from the table. They all ran after the
Gryffindor and Ravenclaw 5th years.
The
Gryffindor and Ravenclaws sat semi-quietly as Professor Cadabra drone
on and on about different dark creatures they were going to start
studying over the next two weeks. "Boggarts, Grindylows, Red caps,
Kappas, Werewolves," Remus gave a slight spasm at that "Vampires,
Giants, and lastly...Faeries." All The Ravens jumped slightly at
that and a few Gryffindors did too. "Now, now students, there is
nothing to fear from them. At least not in here. There are no faeries
here." Professor Cadabra placated
Titania exchanged glances
with the other Ravens. One Gryffindor sitting beside Adrian gave a
small smirk. Isobel gave a sidelong glare to Robin Goodfellow. He was
Adrian's best friend, but that didn't mean she had to like the
little toad. She then slid her glance over to Remus. He seemed busy
writing something. 'I bet he understands what it feels like right
now. Being called a dark creature! Poor Remus.'
Remus scribbled
down his note to Isobel quickly then passed it under the desks toward
Isobel. The Gryffindors threw puzzled looks over to Remus and the
Ravenclaws threw puzzled looks to Isobel. Isobel pulled open the
note:
Isobel,
I want to know if you'd come with me to
Hogsmeade this Saturday. Please answer back.
Remus
Isobel
smiled down at the note. She scribbled back her answer and passed it
back. Remus broke into a wide grin when he read her answer. 'This
weekend is going to be great!' He was still grinning an hour later
when they headed down to Potions.
"What are you so happy about?"
Remarked a cold voice.
Remus
looked up to see Snape standing outside the Potions classroom
alone.
James and Sirius exchanged glances. "Why hello Snivellus!
What a surprise to see you here!" James bellowed. All the students
looked over, they could tell a fight was about to begin. Snape pulled
out his wand quickly but Sirius had already begun his spell
"Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew from his hand and caused a
group of Gryffindors to scatter to avoid being hit. Snape scrabbled
over to his wand but as he went to reach for it "Impedimenta!"
cried James causing Snape to fly back hitting the dungeon door. He
hit the floor stunned. The door flew open hitting Snape in the head.
"MR. SNAPE WHY ARE YOU SITTING ON THE FLOOR? AND WHAT ARE YOU
...CHILDREN DOING OUT HERE? IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXPOLSION WENT OFF! Get
in the class and stop misbehaving! Ten points from Gryffindor..."
The Slytherins smiled at this and the Gryffindors groaned. "And
Slytherin." With that Professor Screaver walked back into the class
and the two groups walked in after him.
The Marauders sat down in
their seats and all turned to look at Remus "So..." whispered
Peter.
"So what?" he whispered back.
"What did Isobel
say?" asked James.
Remus shifted uncomfortably "Um,
well..."
Sirius leaned over "Well... Don't leave us
hanging."
Again Remus shifted around in his seat. "She said...
yes."
The
boys sent up a little cheer. Professor Screaver glared at them.
"Why
didn't you tell us? You sly old wolf! See it's not just me and
Jamesie that can get the girls." Sirius remarked.
Remus rolled
his eyes "Gee, thanks there Padfoot. You're such a help you know.
We're going to Hogsmeade together tomorrow." Remus turned back to
his caldron.
Isobel stood in Care of Magical Creatures,
next to Hagrid's hut looking at the unicorn. The Ravens hung at the
back not paying attention to Professor Kettleburn "Well what did he
write?" Undine asked slyly.
'Stop talking about it. Not
everyone needs to know.' Isobel hissed over their
connection.
Titania rolled her eyes. 'Well what happened? We
know about the closet. So fess up!'
Isobel sighed. 'He asked
me out Saturday.' The girls gave a little squeal.
'Well
girlfriend we're going to have to get you all prettied up then.'
Isobel rolled her eyes and focused back on the professor.
The
Ravens headed back to the Ravenclaw common room before dinner to drop
off their bags.
"What's the plan for tonight?" asked Ursula
in a whisper to Titania.
"Well Adrian and I are having a picnic
tonight under the stars so I'll see you guys tomorrow." With that
Titania gave them one last smile and headed back out.
Isobel
collapsed on one of the snow white sofas. She had no sooner laid down
when one of the fourth year Ravens appeared hovering over her "What
do you want, Rowena?" she asked looking up into the upside down
image of the girl's angry face.
"I want you to do something
about Professor Cadabra teaching Faeries as Dark Creatures!" she
spat.
"Not this again!" cried out Medea.
Rowena turned to
her "You've had other complaints?"
Ursula came over "Yeah,
Lydia in Slytherin, The Hufflepuff Merchant Society and of course the
wonderful Mr. LeFae."
Rowena looked pissed "Well are you going
to do something?"
The girls shook their heads "No take it up
with Titania, but Milady and Milord are on a date sooo, wait 'til
tomorrow." With that the three girls trooped out of the Common room
to dinner.
Down in the Great Hall all the Houses were in a dizzy.
The Ravens had people from all the Houses common up to them to
complain about Defense against the Dark Arts. Isobel looked up to the
teachers' table where Dumbledore sat talking to Professor Cadabra.
'It'd probably be too much to hope that he's telling him off
now isn't it.' She thought mirthlessly.
