Chapter 21: Lessons
Sarah sat in the library studying for O.W.L s. Which were in 2 more weeks. She had been studying for hours and her brain was killing her. Nervously Sarah began to twirl her wand in between her fingers. She sighed and looked back down at the book. After another hour of reading Sarah rubbed her eyes and looked up. She caught Remus's gaze, who was across the room.
Sarah gave him a slight smile and he returned it. Remus mouthed
"How do you do that?" and was pointing to Sarah's right hand which was busy twirling her wand. Sarah stopped the twirling and the began again but did it slowly. Remus took out his own wand and tried it. His wand didn't even go around. Instead it flew off and hit a group of first years who were writing essays. Sarah covered her mouth in shock and chuckled as Remus walked over to retrieve his wand. Remus seemed bashful as he sat down across from Sarah.
"Opps." Remus muttered and Sarah just laughed harder but tried not to and began to get dirty looks from other students.
"We should leave before they kill us." Sarah whispered noticing several students beginning to whisper and point. Remus nodded and the two walked out of the library. Sarah twirled her wand again and Remus tried to mimic her.
"Watch like this." Sarah said grabbing his wrist and placing his wand in between his fingers. Remus concentrated more on her two hands touching his wand.
Faith sat in the Great Hall a bowl of cherries sitting in front of her. She had her nose in Hogwarts, A History. Dumbeldore always joked that she was the only person who could get through the entire book, even the writers couldn't read it all. Faith grabbed a cherry she ate the cherry and then stuck the stem in her mouth. She, after another minute or so, took out a knotted cherry stem and placed it next to several other knotted cherry stems.
Faith was so busy with her book she didn't notice Sirius sit across from her.
"How the bloody hell do you do that?" Sirius said bending forward and picking up a cherry stem that was knotted.
"Easy." Faith said putting the book down. She picked up a cherry ate it and then stuck the stem in her mouth. She pulled out a knotted cherry stem and set it on the table.
"Let me try." Sirius said grabbing a cherry. He ate the cherry and stuck the stem in his mouth. He jaw moved wildly around and Faith cocked an eyebrow. Sirius pulled the stem out of his mouth and it was straight.
"Damn stem." Sirius said tossing it in mock anger on the table.
"Try not to move your mouth so much." Faith said handing him another cherry. He stuck the stem in his mouth and still his jaw moved.
"Sirius Black. Can you do nothing right?" Faith sighed and smiled. She leaned far across the table and grabbed Sirius chin. Sirius was shocked that Faith had even touched him but liked the fact that she was.
"Got it?" She asked. Sirius pulled the stem out...it was straight. Faith laughed, still leaned over the table. Sirius loved how close their faces were.
"Try again." She said handing him another cherry.
James sat in a chair in the Gryffindor Common room. He was busy whistling a song. Lily sighed and threw her book down, hard. James let out a low whistle.
"Done studying?" he asked.
"No." she muttered and pulled another book out and began to read it. James began to whistle again. Lily ran her hands through her hair, sighed and then continued to read her book. She then ruffled up her hair angrily and said
"That's quite annoying."
"I agree." James said continuing to whistle.
"Then stop." Lily demanded
"Nothing else to do." James shurgged
"Then why don't you do something constructive like study?" Lily offered.
"What is this vile thing you speak of?" James said lowering his glasses.
"Just stop whistling." Lily said.
"Your jealous." James said.
"Of what dare I ask?" Lily said fustrated.
"That I can whistle and you can't" James said.
"I can whistle." Lily said angrily
"Lets hear." James said. Lily let out a short high pitched whistle.
"That's not a whistle." James said pushing his glasses up.
"It is so." Lily said.
"No a whistle is longer and you have to be able to do other notes than just one high pitched one." James said rubbing his eyes teasingly. Lily tried to whistle again but only a high pitched short whistle came out .
"Lord Evans. I thought you could do everything." James said. Groaning he got out of his chair and sat next to Lily.
"Whistle" he said. Lily let out yet another high pitched whistle this one much longer.
"Ok. Make it long again but try to change the notes a bit." James said. Lily tried to look mad but smiled instead. James returned the smile.