Chapter Five
Sirius, still in Animagus form, slid from under the table to get a look at
Cassandra. When he saw her, his staring, green dog eyes grew impossibly
large. Cassandra frowned. 'What's with this dog?' she wondered. The animal
let out a small whimper and turned to leave the Hall. Remus jumped up and
followed.
Every person in the Hall watched as the two left, most confused, some not.
Dumbledore had a thoughtful look on his face.
Sirius ran as fast as he could in dog form towards the rooms he and Remus
were sharing for the school year, Remus following quickly behind him. He
waited impatiently for Remus to say the password, and when he had, Sirius
raced into his room, transformed and slammed the door shut.
He began pacing his room. He face was pale, and his eyes dark with emotion.
Cassandra Aidan. Cassandra Aidan was --here--, at Hogwarts. She would be
here for quite sometime. --HIS-- Cassandra was here. After 17 years… She was
back. Where had she been? Did it matter? She was back now. And she would be
there for a while. Sirius was confused. And memories of nights spent walking
around Paris at night, and drinking butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron, and
talking and...--other-- things at their apartments, were flooding his mind.
The day they met, the first time they held hands, the first time he'd kissed
her, the day she told him she loved him, and the day he woke up to find out
she was gone, and never coming back…
"Sirius?" Remus asked softly, entering the room. Sirius looked at him. "It's
Cassandra, Remus. It's really her. She's here.... Cass...." His eyes glazed
over and Remus sighed, feeling for his friend. He could smell the pain and
confusion coming off Sirius in waves. He patted him on the shoulder, and
then quietly slipped back out of the room. Sirius need time to be alone.
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Harry looked after the dog, his godfather. He frowned. Why had Sirius
reacted so to Cassandra's name? Looking at Cassandra, he knew she was just
as confused. Something was up. His godfather had run out of there as if
being chased by an angry hippogriff.
Cassandra frowned. 'Why did that dog run like that? He must be Remus' dog,
why else would he look so concerned for the mutt?' she wondered. She had
been shocked when she saw Remus. She knew it was he, even though he looked
much older than he should. His hair was almost grayer than it was brown. He
was nothing like the young man she had known 17 years ago. Her eyes glazed
over slightly as she remembered when she had met Remus and Lily. Sirius and
James had invited her over to the Potters for dinner after work, and she had
accepted. She'd been dating Sirius for a week, and yet to meet his other
best friends. She still remembered the warm hug Lily had greeted her with,
and the boyish grin that had been on Remus lips when he met her. She had
been so happy that Sirius' friends had taken to her so quickly, and that
they were now her friends as well.
She was snapped out of her reverie when she felt Harry's hand on her
shoulder. "You all right, Cassandra?" he asked quietly, eyes darkened in
concern. She nodded. "Yeah, just confused. You'd think that dog knew me!"
she said in bewilderment, with a shake of her head. Harry nodded, a
thoughtful look over coming his own features. 'Maybe he does...' he thought
to himself.
They all sat down to dinner and ate, ignoring the weightily gazes of the
more suspicious teachers. They didn't mind. In fact, they'd be surprised if
all of them weren't suspicious. Who wouldn't be? After all, Dumbledore
couldn't be completely positive they were clean; look at Quirell, Crouch,
and Lockhart.
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It was late, and everyone but Cassandra was in bed. She was down in the
living room, sitting in front of the fire, thinking of her past. She had
joined the Ministry as an Auror in January of 1980, a year and three months
before her best friends' murder, and her blast to the past. She had
immediately been attracted to Sirius Black, one of the Ministry's top
Aurors. It seemed he had felt the same, because three weeks after she
joined, he asked her out, and she accepted. A week later, Cassandra was well
on her way to falling in love, and she met Remus, Peter, and Lily, James'
wife, and the Marauders other best friends. She scowled as she remembered
the whiney, snivelly, frightened young man who she now knew had betrayed her
friends.
When she had met Lily, she had been two months pregnant with Harry, and very
excited. She had been glowing with happiness and anticipation at being a
mother. Cassandra had been excited as well, and she and Lily had gone crazy
shopping for baby things and the nursery. By the time Christmas rolled
around, Cassandra knew without a doubt she was in love with Sirius, and
hoped he felt same, but was afraid to tell him. He was so wild, and like a
big kid. He wore leather and rode a flying motorcycle, for crying out loud.
She was afraid that if she told him, he'd be scared off. Not be ready for a
serious commitment.
A hand dropped on her shoulder and she jumped, and spun her head around. It
was Harry. "Merlin, Harry! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" she scolded.
Harry grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, but I was worried. You've been down here a
long time, just staring into the fire. Are you okay?"
She frowned. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed or something?" Harry gave her
a skeptical look. "Since when has it mattered when I go to bed? No, I'm not
tired. I am, however worried about you, and confused as to why my godfather
took off, as if the Nazis were chasing him, when he heard your name, and saw
your face?"
Cassandra's face paled. "That… that was Sirius?" she whispered in shock.
Harry eyed her, confusion etched in his eyes. "Yes. You knew he was an
Animagus. I told you last summer." "Yes, but I didn't know he was a dog, or
at Hogwarts!" she cried, looking bewildered. Harry sat down next to her.
"Yeah. I guess I forgot to mention what animal he was. And I didn't know he
was here either. Cassandra, did you know my godfather?"
She gazed at him with wide eyes. A fee minutes passed without either saying
anything. Then, "I was in love with him."
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Emerald crept down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen, a confused
frown on her face. She had woken up and went to Harry's room to wake him as
well, like they had agreed last night, but he had not been there. She
guessed he must have woken up earlier than planned and went out by himself.
But she wondered why he hadn't woken her.
She was in the living room now, and was about to conjure up a fire when she
noticed two figures lying on the couch, asleep. It was Harry and Cassandra,
and both had dried tear tracks on their faces, indicating they had been
crying the night before.
She walked closer and conjured up a thick blanket and covered them up. She
placed a small kiss on Harry's forehead before straightening up and leaving.
She was going to work out alone this morning, and then cook everyone
breakfasts. She didn't want to wake Harry up; she felt he needed the sleep
after whatever had happened last night.
She made her way into the gym they had set up the following day, and began
her usual morning work out routine.
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Harry blinked blearily, bringing a hand up to rub the sleep from his eyes.
He blinked again, and wondered what the weight on his legs was. He looked
down and realized it was Cassandra. She was laying against the other side of
the couch, her legs laying on his. He blinked again, sleep still in his
eyes, and then detected the fumes of cooking bacon.
'Emerald is up.' he thought. 'Why didn't she wake me? I thought we agreed...
Oh yeah. Cassandra...and Sirius. Sirius and Cassandra! I still can't
believe. Stupid Sirius. This is partly his fault.' he thought, remembering
all Cassandra had told him last night. It had shocked him, to say the least.
To know that his Godfather and his practically older-sister had been in a
romantic relationship, and at least one of them had been in love.
He gently pulled his legs from under Cassandra's and climbed off the bed,
then stretched his arms up over his head, and arching his back slightly,
before making his way into the kitchen.
Emerald was at the Muggle gas stove frying bacon and sausage, and Tera was
sitting at the table reading the Daily Prophet and drinking some orange
juice.
"Morning, girls." Harry greeted, taking a seat opposite Tera. "Morning,
Harry." Emerald greeted cheerfully. Tera just grunted. Harry poured himself
some coffee and flavored it with Hazelnut creamer and sugar. "What time is
it?" he asked, sipping the steaming liquid. "8:20. I would have woke you
like we planned, but you looked like you need the extra sleep. Are you
okay?" Emerald asked him.
"I'm fine. Me and Cassandra just got into a long chat last night and lost
track of time." he shrugged, taking a sausage off the plate Emerald had
brought over. She raised an eyebrow. 'A chat that ended in tears?' she
thought to herself, but didn't say anything out loud. Obviously it was
between Cassandra and Harry, and Emerald wasn't going to push Harry to tell
her what was really wrong. Harry wouldn't reveal something told to him in
confidence. It was one of the things that attracted Emerald to Harry. Not
that she would admit to anyone she was attracted to her best friend.
AuthorsNote: Sorry it took so long to get out. And sorry it's so short:-) I also want to thank everyone who put me on their favourite authors list! And thanks to my dear dear friend who doesn't hate me for not being in touch for a while, and for proofing this chap for me!
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Sirius, still in Animagus form, slid from under the table to get a look at
Cassandra. When he saw her, his staring, green dog eyes grew impossibly
large. Cassandra frowned. 'What's with this dog?' she wondered. The animal
let out a small whimper and turned to leave the Hall. Remus jumped up and
followed.
Every person in the Hall watched as the two left, most confused, some not.
Dumbledore had a thoughtful look on his face.
Sirius ran as fast as he could in dog form towards the rooms he and Remus
were sharing for the school year, Remus following quickly behind him. He
waited impatiently for Remus to say the password, and when he had, Sirius
raced into his room, transformed and slammed the door shut.
He began pacing his room. He face was pale, and his eyes dark with emotion.
Cassandra Aidan. Cassandra Aidan was --here--, at Hogwarts. She would be
here for quite sometime. --HIS-- Cassandra was here. After 17 years… She was
back. Where had she been? Did it matter? She was back now. And she would be
there for a while. Sirius was confused. And memories of nights spent walking
around Paris at night, and drinking butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron, and
talking and...--other-- things at their apartments, were flooding his mind.
The day they met, the first time they held hands, the first time he'd kissed
her, the day she told him she loved him, and the day he woke up to find out
she was gone, and never coming back…
"Sirius?" Remus asked softly, entering the room. Sirius looked at him. "It's
Cassandra, Remus. It's really her. She's here.... Cass...." His eyes glazed
over and Remus sighed, feeling for his friend. He could smell the pain and
confusion coming off Sirius in waves. He patted him on the shoulder, and
then quietly slipped back out of the room. Sirius need time to be alone.
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Harry looked after the dog, his godfather. He frowned. Why had Sirius
reacted so to Cassandra's name? Looking at Cassandra, he knew she was just
as confused. Something was up. His godfather had run out of there as if
being chased by an angry hippogriff.
Cassandra frowned. 'Why did that dog run like that? He must be Remus' dog,
why else would he look so concerned for the mutt?' she wondered. She had
been shocked when she saw Remus. She knew it was he, even though he looked
much older than he should. His hair was almost grayer than it was brown. He
was nothing like the young man she had known 17 years ago. Her eyes glazed
over slightly as she remembered when she had met Remus and Lily. Sirius and
James had invited her over to the Potters for dinner after work, and she had
accepted. She'd been dating Sirius for a week, and yet to meet his other
best friends. She still remembered the warm hug Lily had greeted her with,
and the boyish grin that had been on Remus lips when he met her. She had
been so happy that Sirius' friends had taken to her so quickly, and that
they were now her friends as well.
She was snapped out of her reverie when she felt Harry's hand on her
shoulder. "You all right, Cassandra?" he asked quietly, eyes darkened in
concern. She nodded. "Yeah, just confused. You'd think that dog knew me!"
she said in bewilderment, with a shake of her head. Harry nodded, a
thoughtful look over coming his own features. 'Maybe he does...' he thought
to himself.
They all sat down to dinner and ate, ignoring the weightily gazes of the
more suspicious teachers. They didn't mind. In fact, they'd be surprised if
all of them weren't suspicious. Who wouldn't be? After all, Dumbledore
couldn't be completely positive they were clean; look at Quirell, Crouch,
and Lockhart.
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It was late, and everyone but Cassandra was in bed. She was down in the
living room, sitting in front of the fire, thinking of her past. She had
joined the Ministry as an Auror in January of 1980, a year and three months
before her best friends' murder, and her blast to the past. She had
immediately been attracted to Sirius Black, one of the Ministry's top
Aurors. It seemed he had felt the same, because three weeks after she
joined, he asked her out, and she accepted. A week later, Cassandra was well
on her way to falling in love, and she met Remus, Peter, and Lily, James'
wife, and the Marauders other best friends. She scowled as she remembered
the whiney, snivelly, frightened young man who she now knew had betrayed her
friends.
When she had met Lily, she had been two months pregnant with Harry, and very
excited. She had been glowing with happiness and anticipation at being a
mother. Cassandra had been excited as well, and she and Lily had gone crazy
shopping for baby things and the nursery. By the time Christmas rolled
around, Cassandra knew without a doubt she was in love with Sirius, and
hoped he felt same, but was afraid to tell him. He was so wild, and like a
big kid. He wore leather and rode a flying motorcycle, for crying out loud.
She was afraid that if she told him, he'd be scared off. Not be ready for a
serious commitment.
A hand dropped on her shoulder and she jumped, and spun her head around. It
was Harry. "Merlin, Harry! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" she scolded.
Harry grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, but I was worried. You've been down here a
long time, just staring into the fire. Are you okay?"
She frowned. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed or something?" Harry gave her
a skeptical look. "Since when has it mattered when I go to bed? No, I'm not
tired. I am, however worried about you, and confused as to why my godfather
took off, as if the Nazis were chasing him, when he heard your name, and saw
your face?"
Cassandra's face paled. "That… that was Sirius?" she whispered in shock.
Harry eyed her, confusion etched in his eyes. "Yes. You knew he was an
Animagus. I told you last summer." "Yes, but I didn't know he was a dog, or
at Hogwarts!" she cried, looking bewildered. Harry sat down next to her.
"Yeah. I guess I forgot to mention what animal he was. And I didn't know he
was here either. Cassandra, did you know my godfather?"
She gazed at him with wide eyes. A fee minutes passed without either saying
anything. Then, "I was in love with him."
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Emerald crept down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen, a confused
frown on her face. She had woken up and went to Harry's room to wake him as
well, like they had agreed last night, but he had not been there. She
guessed he must have woken up earlier than planned and went out by himself.
But she wondered why he hadn't woken her.
She was in the living room now, and was about to conjure up a fire when she
noticed two figures lying on the couch, asleep. It was Harry and Cassandra,
and both had dried tear tracks on their faces, indicating they had been
crying the night before.
She walked closer and conjured up a thick blanket and covered them up. She
placed a small kiss on Harry's forehead before straightening up and leaving.
She was going to work out alone this morning, and then cook everyone
breakfasts. She didn't want to wake Harry up; she felt he needed the sleep
after whatever had happened last night.
She made her way into the gym they had set up the following day, and began
her usual morning work out routine.
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Harry blinked blearily, bringing a hand up to rub the sleep from his eyes.
He blinked again, and wondered what the weight on his legs was. He looked
down and realized it was Cassandra. She was laying against the other side of
the couch, her legs laying on his. He blinked again, sleep still in his
eyes, and then detected the fumes of cooking bacon.
'Emerald is up.' he thought. 'Why didn't she wake me? I thought we agreed...
Oh yeah. Cassandra...and Sirius. Sirius and Cassandra! I still can't
believe. Stupid Sirius. This is partly his fault.' he thought, remembering
all Cassandra had told him last night. It had shocked him, to say the least.
To know that his Godfather and his practically older-sister had been in a
romantic relationship, and at least one of them had been in love.
He gently pulled his legs from under Cassandra's and climbed off the bed,
then stretched his arms up over his head, and arching his back slightly,
before making his way into the kitchen.
Emerald was at the Muggle gas stove frying bacon and sausage, and Tera was
sitting at the table reading the Daily Prophet and drinking some orange
juice.
"Morning, girls." Harry greeted, taking a seat opposite Tera. "Morning,
Harry." Emerald greeted cheerfully. Tera just grunted. Harry poured himself
some coffee and flavored it with Hazelnut creamer and sugar. "What time is
it?" he asked, sipping the steaming liquid. "8:20. I would have woke you
like we planned, but you looked like you need the extra sleep. Are you
okay?" Emerald asked him.
"I'm fine. Me and Cassandra just got into a long chat last night and lost
track of time." he shrugged, taking a sausage off the plate Emerald had
brought over. She raised an eyebrow. 'A chat that ended in tears?' she
thought to herself, but didn't say anything out loud. Obviously it was
between Cassandra and Harry, and Emerald wasn't going to push Harry to tell
her what was really wrong. Harry wouldn't reveal something told to him in
confidence. It was one of the things that attracted Emerald to Harry. Not
that she would admit to anyone she was attracted to her best friend.
AuthorsNote: Sorry it took so long to get out. And sorry it's so short:-) I also want to thank everyone who put me on their favourite authors list! And thanks to my dear dear friend who doesn't hate me for not being in touch for a while, and for proofing this chap for me!
One last thing, I created a mailing list for anyone who wants to be updated when Expelled is. the subscription email addy is :DrasFanficUpdates-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Laterz!
Dra