This is my first story originally posted on Death-Curse.
A/N: end of the first year. R&R folks
Rated: R for language and mature themes to come.
Both Sides of Life
Chapter Fifteen: End of Term
June came as a sigh of relief for all. Two days before end of term the Marauders and Isobel sat in the shade of the same Beech tree from the OWLs. "So what's everybody's plans for the summer?" asked Peter
. Sirius crossed his arms sullenly "Home with my finical parents and dumb brother. Who by the way is coming here next year. Yeah me."
Isobel smiled "So's my sister Mercedes. But I'm going to Titania's house. Well sorta, we've rented this old house in Blaire. All The Ravens. Oh and few of our other friends from back home."
The boys raised an eyebrow to this. "There wouldn't happen to be boys in this group of friends now would there? Well I'm going to practicing my Quidditch. But you're all welcome at my house any time." James said.
Isobel turned to Remus placing her arms around his waist. "Please. I've known half of them since we were diapers, that kills virtually all romantic interest, 'specially when they're related to you." She looked at Remus "You'll likely be invited to our summer party."
Remus smiled "I'd like you to come to my house sometime."
They both smiled sweetly.
Sirius and James made retching noises "Please get a room, you two."
Isobel swatted Sirius "You're incorrigible!" she looked back at the group "I bet you'll all have a fine summer together." 'As usual!' she added silently. "Come on you won the Quidditch cup again! This has been a wholly successful year in all." She smirked slipping off back to her friends "See ya at the feast."
Everyone was laughing and talking animatedly to all their friends about various summer plans and remembrances of the year as they boarded the train home. The Ravens sat broken up over three or four compartments. Members of the Fool's court mixed freely between them and their other friends. Movement in the corridors had never been so heavy. The End of term feast still buoyed everyone's spirits. Isobel had popped in on the Marauders for a little while during the trip and had bounced back and forth between The Ravens groups and the Fool's Court, who would be at the house in Blaire. Some of the others from "Back home" were going to meet them at the station.
"Ahh, this is going to be so great! No parental units anywhere! How'd we get so lucky?" Medea laughed out loud.
Titania smiled with an evil gleam in her eye "The Ambassador owes me one. Fair's fair. We get the house and I don't blab. That and my mum's Queen"
They laughed at this. The train soon reached the station near dinner time. Students disembarked in a flurid frenzy. Trunks and cages banged everywhere. Remus and his friends
dragged their trunks off while holding on their owl cages. Remus spotted Mr. and Mrs. Black first, dressed up in high wizard fashion talking with other Pureblood parents. His parents were talking to Mrs. Pettigrew. Mr. and Mrs. Potter seemed to be absorbed in the commotion going on at the far end. And a commotion in King's Cross was hard to do with everyone hurrying to find friends and family, disembark or catch their train. But this group was talking and
laughing loudly while playfully pushing and shoving each other into passersby.
They were about their age maybe a few years older, six people in all. Dressed in a Muggle fashion he hadn't seen before. Boys wore baggy jeans with tee shirts over dress shirts. Girls wore tiny little tops that bared their stomachs and very low cut jeans. Isobel and her friends
got off behind him. He heard a sharp squeal and saw as the girls ran over to each other and jumped up and down together. The boys said hi without moving.
Isobel came over to Remus "Hey you going to stay in touch?" she asked.
Remus started at her for a few seconds before "Oh, Isobel I'd like you to meet my parents." He indicated to the two adults off to the side standing with the Potters. "Mum, Dad I'd like you to meet Isobel Lupe, my girlfriend."
Isobel smiled and shook their hands. "It's very nice to meet you; Remus has told us so much about you."
Remus' father laughed good naturedly "Only good things I hope."
"Of course." Isobel laughed.
Mr. Potter at this point addressed her "Are those your friends?" he indicated to the group of teens at the far end which had been joined by Titania and the others.
"Friends is such a strong word." She said dryly. "No they're my friends. Can't get rid of them."
The boys introduced their families too, all except Sirius "You
don't want to meet my folks."
She talked with them for a few moments before her friends got jealous of the attention and called for her.
"Yo girl!"
"Hey Polaris, time to go!"
With one last smiled and a quick good-bye Isobel headed off with her friends. Remus' mother turned to him "What a nice young girl. She really has got a good head on her shoulder. But you didn't tell her about you know..." she whispered the last part.
"Yes mum I've told her. She didn't care. She took it rather calmly. She won't tell, the guys didn't."
Isobel's friends teased her mercilessly as they headed for the cars "Aw, so that's the boy. He's nothing special." Joked Ian pushing her slightly into Medea's brother Theasus.
"Yeah. Why not me? Keep it in house?" Sean asked another one of Theasus and Ian's friends. He had had a crush on her since she joined.
"Because you use terms like in house. Eww... Come on Sean you're like my bother. Well not my brother...." She trailed off fingering her necklace.
"No one will be like Marcus, Iz. No one will replace him. I'm more like a brother, not like your brother." Sean said wrapping an arm around her.
Medea hung off the arm of her boyfriend Bran. "Oh let's cheer up! We're here!" she pointed to two parked limos. They stowed the nine Hogwarts students' luggage and sped off to Blaire and their summer vacation.