Disclaimer: As we all are probably aware by now I don't own any of J.K. Rowling's work. I also don't own anything of J.R.R. Tolkien's... But if I make some raspberry cheesecake, I own that, right? I guess it's just the raspberry cheesecake that I make that I own, but the raspberry cheesecake in this story I also don't own, could you imagine me letting Peeves take MY raspberry cheesecake?
Peeves swooped about the corridor. 'Silly hobbits. Hobbits? I mean Ickle Firsties! Hobbits... I've been reading too much Tolkien...' he thought. He was in a blowing in peoples ear mood, but seeing as that they were already awake, so he decided that pulling rugs from under their feet would be better. But then he saw some raspberry cheesecake. Being... well... not alive, he knew the best use of it would be to THROW IT AT PEOPLE! Looking for cheesecake victims he saw a girl with red hair... Lily Evans? That is her name, the girl James likes... That would be bad, he'd never get to be part of the plot, or even be able to name it! He'd name it... 'Raspberry Cheesecake' Peeves couldn't wait... once Raspberry Cheesecake was in motion... no. That was bad. Now, is the time to throw raspberry cheesecake at people! But not whole raspberry cheesecakes... he's be selective, a piece for the right people might make his world a lot brighter...
Snape was the next person to walk by, and very quickly he had a nice pink piece of raspberry cheesecake in his already greasy hair. Wondering if Snape would wash his hair or not, Peeves swooped around looking for more raspberry cheesecake victims. Seeing a pretty girl with blonde hair, who obviously was lacking in raspberry cheesecake, he threw a piece at her, hitting her squarely in the back of the head.
Peeves: "Peevesy, you have such good aim..."
Girl: "PEEVES!"
Girl's friend: "Peeves? What are you talking about Erica?"
Erika: "With a 'k'!"
Peeves was bored of her, so he threw another piece of raspberry cheesecake as her, hitting the side of her robes, a perfect hit, it splattered some over her front, back, and book bag.
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James was moping, again. He knew that saving Snape was the right thing, wasn't it? But Evans... Lily... Tig... Whatever he called her brought images of hurt eyes, going from green and laughing to cold and malicious. He wondered, did Lily actually know the pain she caused him? He bit his lip to keep from crying, bringing a slight taste of blood to his mouth. Deciding that he couldn't face anyone, he pulled on his invisibility cloak and slipped out, unnoticed. James sat at the edge of the forbidden forest, where Lily had said that she loved him... Was that real? Can you really hate someone who you love? And her song... Wasn't that what she was singing about, alone in the dark common room? Something about hating you, but loving you... James almost didn't dare to think, was the you in the song him? His mind whirled, flashes of red and green swirling around... Holding his head in his hands James closed his eyes...
*James's dream*
There were no images, only sounds and sensations... Warm breath fell on James's cheek and a woman's anxious voice whispered his name. Struggling in vain to see, he instead reached to her, tracing the side of her face with his hand.
James: "Lily...?"
Lily spoke, her voice filled with the tears that he could feel on her cheek: "James... it'll all turn out alright in the end, won't it?"
James: "I'm not sure... I'm not sure... But Lily... remember, whatever happens, remember, I'll always love you..."
*end dream* (a/n: aren't dreams great? For any who didn't get this, this dream is a flash forward type thing of Lily and James when they found out about the prophecy about Harry, but that doesn't matter for the plot, but background information for those who enjoy knowing more than the characters.)
James woke up, disoriented with tears falling down his face. Sitting with his back against a tree, he cried, trying to figure out his dream. He had called the girl Lily, but the only Lily he knew was currently mad at him, and calling him Potter.
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Sirius knew James had taken his cloak and was probably out in the grounds now, either being violent or crying, or both. Sirius waiting until past midnight before he snuck out through the castle. Sirius, being the one closest to James was probably the one who could find him the fastest. (a/n: I don't intend for there to be any gay feelings between Sirius and James, they are very close friends, like brothers, sorry if it seems another way.) Sirius, disguised as a large black dog, decided to try and figure James's logic out... He would be wondering if he should have let Snape get killed, then probably what Lily would think of him, the thought of Lily would probably cause him a lot of pain, so he would want to not face all of Gryffindor, so he would go wander outside, probably to the place where he talked to Lily last time. Sirius found the place where he had found Lily and James, but didn't see Sirius anywhere. Thanks for the enhanced hearing that dogs have, he found James, sitting by a tree, tears running down his face. Transforming back from a dog, he sat down next to James.
Sirius: "Prongs..?"
James: "...wha? Padfoot?"
Sirius: "Prongs, where are you?" James pulled the invisibility cloak off of himself, tears silently falling down his face.
Sirius: "James, what's wrong?"
James spoke with impossible calm: "Everything. First I ruined our chance to get rid of Snivellus, no, first I ruined my chance of having Lily not hate me. After that I let my friends down by not showing up for full moon."
Sirius: "It's alright, we didn't mind."
James: "And now I'm being weak and overly emotional by crying."
Sirius: "No. You're being human by caring. I always wished my family would be like you, but my blood brother is the true weak one. He won't stand up for himself, he's probably going to end up going over to Voldemort. That's weakness, Prongs. You're my real brother, the people related by blood to me are not really family. You are one of the strongest people I know. You stand up for yourself, whether it's against fools who curse you, fools who try to be your friend and be interested in Dark Arts at the same time, or anyone else who doesn't agree with your high morals. You are a good wizard, you and Dumbledore, no one ever will suspect you two of being evil."
James: "...and you."
Sirius smiled: "I'm a Black."
James: "You're a Black who is a Gryffindor."
Sirius: "And you are James Potter who cares and has a very good heart, but always wants to appear strong so you are afraid to let your emotions show."
James: "Thanks, Mark."
Sirius put his arms around James. (a/n: see last a/n)
Sirius: "Anything, for the best friend I'll ever know..."
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*going back to before Sirius saw James* James sat under a tree, feeling weak by crying. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't hear Sirius sit beside him, startled when a voice called his name...
James: "...wha? Padfoot?" Sirius asked first where he was, and then what was wrong. James was able to tell his feelings to Sirius, when he said that he felt like he betrayed his friends, Sirius just said it was fine.
James: "And now I'm being weak and overly emotional by crying." Sirius went off onto a rant about how crying was being human, and that the only weak people are those like his 'blood brother' who really wasn't family. James was amazed when Sirius put him in the same category as Dumbledore, Sirius definitely fit that more than he did. Feeling rather confused, he tried to add Sirius to the category.
Sirius: "I'm a Black." What does being a Black have to do with anything?
James: "You're a Black who is a Gryffindor." Sirius was always good at making him feel better.
Sirius: "And you are James Potter who cares and has a very good heart, but always wants to appear strong so you are afraid to let your emotions show." James felt rather affectionate to Sirius at that time...
James: "Thanks, Mark." and then Sirius put his arms around James in a rather brotherly fashion.
Sirius: "Anything, for the best friend I'll ever know..."
James suddenly remembered something: "Want some raspberry cheesecake?"
Sirius: "Raspberry cheesecake? You have some?"
James reached into his pocket and pulling out a container containing two large pieces of raspberry cheesecake.
James: "No plates or forks..."
Sirius and James sat eating raspberry cheesecake together. Finished with the cheesecake, they got up. They went back to the Gryffindor tower together. James was feeling like he had found his brother, who else could you cry with and not feel weak, be embraced by and not feel sexually attracted to, and eat raspberry cheesecake with your hands with and not feel like a slob? Sirius was wondering where to get more raspberry cheesecake and why his friends and family are so different...
Peeves swooped about the corridor. 'Silly hobbits. Hobbits? I mean Ickle Firsties! Hobbits... I've been reading too much Tolkien...' he thought. He was in a blowing in peoples ear mood, but seeing as that they were already awake, so he decided that pulling rugs from under their feet would be better. But then he saw some raspberry cheesecake. Being... well... not alive, he knew the best use of it would be to THROW IT AT PEOPLE! Looking for cheesecake victims he saw a girl with red hair... Lily Evans? That is her name, the girl James likes... That would be bad, he'd never get to be part of the plot, or even be able to name it! He'd name it... 'Raspberry Cheesecake' Peeves couldn't wait... once Raspberry Cheesecake was in motion... no. That was bad. Now, is the time to throw raspberry cheesecake at people! But not whole raspberry cheesecakes... he's be selective, a piece for the right people might make his world a lot brighter...
Snape was the next person to walk by, and very quickly he had a nice pink piece of raspberry cheesecake in his already greasy hair. Wondering if Snape would wash his hair or not, Peeves swooped around looking for more raspberry cheesecake victims. Seeing a pretty girl with blonde hair, who obviously was lacking in raspberry cheesecake, he threw a piece at her, hitting her squarely in the back of the head.
Peeves: "Peevesy, you have such good aim..."
Girl: "PEEVES!"
Girl's friend: "Peeves? What are you talking about Erica?"
Erika: "With a 'k'!"
Peeves was bored of her, so he threw another piece of raspberry cheesecake as her, hitting the side of her robes, a perfect hit, it splattered some over her front, back, and book bag.
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James was moping, again. He knew that saving Snape was the right thing, wasn't it? But Evans... Lily... Tig... Whatever he called her brought images of hurt eyes, going from green and laughing to cold and malicious. He wondered, did Lily actually know the pain she caused him? He bit his lip to keep from crying, bringing a slight taste of blood to his mouth. Deciding that he couldn't face anyone, he pulled on his invisibility cloak and slipped out, unnoticed. James sat at the edge of the forbidden forest, where Lily had said that she loved him... Was that real? Can you really hate someone who you love? And her song... Wasn't that what she was singing about, alone in the dark common room? Something about hating you, but loving you... James almost didn't dare to think, was the you in the song him? His mind whirled, flashes of red and green swirling around... Holding his head in his hands James closed his eyes...
*James's dream*
There were no images, only sounds and sensations... Warm breath fell on James's cheek and a woman's anxious voice whispered his name. Struggling in vain to see, he instead reached to her, tracing the side of her face with his hand.
James: "Lily...?"
Lily spoke, her voice filled with the tears that he could feel on her cheek: "James... it'll all turn out alright in the end, won't it?"
James: "I'm not sure... I'm not sure... But Lily... remember, whatever happens, remember, I'll always love you..."
*end dream* (a/n: aren't dreams great? For any who didn't get this, this dream is a flash forward type thing of Lily and James when they found out about the prophecy about Harry, but that doesn't matter for the plot, but background information for those who enjoy knowing more than the characters.)
James woke up, disoriented with tears falling down his face. Sitting with his back against a tree, he cried, trying to figure out his dream. He had called the girl Lily, but the only Lily he knew was currently mad at him, and calling him Potter.
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Sirius knew James had taken his cloak and was probably out in the grounds now, either being violent or crying, or both. Sirius waiting until past midnight before he snuck out through the castle. Sirius, being the one closest to James was probably the one who could find him the fastest. (a/n: I don't intend for there to be any gay feelings between Sirius and James, they are very close friends, like brothers, sorry if it seems another way.) Sirius, disguised as a large black dog, decided to try and figure James's logic out... He would be wondering if he should have let Snape get killed, then probably what Lily would think of him, the thought of Lily would probably cause him a lot of pain, so he would want to not face all of Gryffindor, so he would go wander outside, probably to the place where he talked to Lily last time. Sirius found the place where he had found Lily and James, but didn't see Sirius anywhere. Thanks for the enhanced hearing that dogs have, he found James, sitting by a tree, tears running down his face. Transforming back from a dog, he sat down next to James.
Sirius: "Prongs..?"
James: "...wha? Padfoot?"
Sirius: "Prongs, where are you?" James pulled the invisibility cloak off of himself, tears silently falling down his face.
Sirius: "James, what's wrong?"
James spoke with impossible calm: "Everything. First I ruined our chance to get rid of Snivellus, no, first I ruined my chance of having Lily not hate me. After that I let my friends down by not showing up for full moon."
Sirius: "It's alright, we didn't mind."
James: "And now I'm being weak and overly emotional by crying."
Sirius: "No. You're being human by caring. I always wished my family would be like you, but my blood brother is the true weak one. He won't stand up for himself, he's probably going to end up going over to Voldemort. That's weakness, Prongs. You're my real brother, the people related by blood to me are not really family. You are one of the strongest people I know. You stand up for yourself, whether it's against fools who curse you, fools who try to be your friend and be interested in Dark Arts at the same time, or anyone else who doesn't agree with your high morals. You are a good wizard, you and Dumbledore, no one ever will suspect you two of being evil."
James: "...and you."
Sirius smiled: "I'm a Black."
James: "You're a Black who is a Gryffindor."
Sirius: "And you are James Potter who cares and has a very good heart, but always wants to appear strong so you are afraid to let your emotions show."
James: "Thanks, Mark."
Sirius put his arms around James. (a/n: see last a/n)
Sirius: "Anything, for the best friend I'll ever know..."
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*going back to before Sirius saw James* James sat under a tree, feeling weak by crying. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't hear Sirius sit beside him, startled when a voice called his name...
James: "...wha? Padfoot?" Sirius asked first where he was, and then what was wrong. James was able to tell his feelings to Sirius, when he said that he felt like he betrayed his friends, Sirius just said it was fine.
James: "And now I'm being weak and overly emotional by crying." Sirius went off onto a rant about how crying was being human, and that the only weak people are those like his 'blood brother' who really wasn't family. James was amazed when Sirius put him in the same category as Dumbledore, Sirius definitely fit that more than he did. Feeling rather confused, he tried to add Sirius to the category.
Sirius: "I'm a Black." What does being a Black have to do with anything?
James: "You're a Black who is a Gryffindor." Sirius was always good at making him feel better.
Sirius: "And you are James Potter who cares and has a very good heart, but always wants to appear strong so you are afraid to let your emotions show." James felt rather affectionate to Sirius at that time...
James: "Thanks, Mark." and then Sirius put his arms around James in a rather brotherly fashion.
Sirius: "Anything, for the best friend I'll ever know..."
James suddenly remembered something: "Want some raspberry cheesecake?"
Sirius: "Raspberry cheesecake? You have some?"
James reached into his pocket and pulling out a container containing two large pieces of raspberry cheesecake.
James: "No plates or forks..."
Sirius and James sat eating raspberry cheesecake together. Finished with the cheesecake, they got up. They went back to the Gryffindor tower together. James was feeling like he had found his brother, who else could you cry with and not feel weak, be embraced by and not feel sexually attracted to, and eat raspberry cheesecake with your hands with and not feel like a slob? Sirius was wondering where to get more raspberry cheesecake and why his friends and family are so different...