A.N. alright, i know it was like a really long time since i last updated and i'm incredibly sorry to those who actually enjoy reading this. i have just been really busy. i saw The Passion of the Christ on sunday (cried the entire time) and then i went home and watched the academy awards (felt crappy). actually, The Passion was an awsome movie, but i'm not going to see it again. well, not anytime soon. a good reminder though. anyways, and then i had school, the most time-consuming thing in the world. like any of you care. um...if this chapter makes no sense it's because i really am lost. i have confused myself and am just....i've been really....yeah. please read and review and then i'll be happy.
Chapter 8
It was dinner time and neither James or Remus had tried to talk to Sirius. Sirius sat starting at his plate sullenly, thinking. He could pull a prank on Remus. That would get their attention. But what?
Sirius was a natural trouble-maker. That was one of the many reasons Sirius's family had never liked him. It kinda scared him that he couldn't think of anything that he could use as a prank.
Just then James and Remus walked over to Sirius and sat down beside him. Sirius looked up, uncertain as to what to think.
"What's wrong Sirius?" asked James, looking at him carefully and cautiously. James wasn't sure how his friend was going to react to his interraction at the moment.
Sirius shrugged. "Nothings wrong. Why would you think anything is wrong?"
"Well, you've been silent for a very long time and....that howler. I don't know. You just seemed to be worried by it."
"Nothings wrong."
"Ok." James didn't seem to be convinced, but he didn't press matters either.
Remus watched the entire exchange wearily. It was the day of the full moon and he wasn't looking forward to it. "I've gotta learn how to lip read," thought Remus to himself. Suddenly, Remus got really dizy. "Shoot," he thought and got up.
"What's wrong Remus?" asked James, watching him stand up.
"I've gotta go home. My mum's ill and I have to go home and...take care of her. I was supposed to leave about 15 minutes ago. I really have to hurry now. Bye." With a hurried wave, Remus ran off. James looked ofter him with a confused look on his face.
"Well that was interesting, wasn't it." he said, turning back to look at Sirius.
Sirius shrugged. He seemed to be uninterested. "Listen, Siri, I know I've kinda been ignoring you recently. But...I think Remus is really cool."
"I know," mouthed Sirius. "I just feel...left out."
"I'm sorry. There's not much I can do about it though," said James softly.
Sirius was silent for a little while. Then he said, almost tentatively, "You know, I've heard of some kind of charm that can make it so you can permanently read lips. You didn't have to because you were young enough to pick it up quickly. I think your parents went to get that charm though. Maybe Remus....Because it does take a lot of effort for me to talk to him through telepathy."
"You never seemed tired when you did it to me," protested James.
"Your mind is more...open than his. It was easier to break into your thought barrier I guess. I'm not making any sense."
"No, oddly enough you are. At least to me. As for Remus getting a lip reading charm placed on him, I think that's up to him. He might not want to. I don't know why not but..."
"Well look who it is," a cold voice sneered from behind the two boys. They spun around and came face to face with a greasy haired boy. "It's the mute Black boy and his mudblood friend Potter."
"Go away Snape," hissed James angrily.
"Why?"
Sirius suddenly stood up and swung at him, hitting him square in the face. Snape's nose was now bleeding and he had a split lip. Snape looked at Sirius with complete anger in his eyes and then he jumped on him.
Finally they stopped for a moment, Severus looking straight into Sirius's eyes.
"Mute crap, that's what you are. Can't even say the mean insults you want to throw at me right now. Can't even defend yourself." A twisted smile crossed Snape's face briefly. "No wonder your parents disowned you. Don't even carry on their good looks. Pity, really."
Sirius's breathing had become hard. He looked as if he was ready to punch him again. He had a scratch on his face and the beginnings of a black eye. Also his arms were scratched up pretty badly. Snape had a bloody nose and two black eyes.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!" yelled Professor McGonagal suddenly rushing forward. It was rather astounding that none of the teachers had noticed the brawl before then, but that point was overlooked at the moment.
"He just jumped on me professor. I wasn't doing anything. Just walking by," lied Snape. If possible, Sirius's face became even more dangerous and livid.
"That's not what happened!" he exclaimed, anger all over his face. "He was taunting me about being mute and talking about my family. We even told him to go away, but did he listen? Nooo. No one ever listens to me because I can't talk. Go figure."
Professor McGonagal was staring at the young boy before her, wondering what he was saying. It was impossible for her to make out all of the words that he had just...mouthed.
"Potter, what did he just say?" she asked James, looking over at him. James looked over at Sirius, who looked indignant and highly affronted.
"He said that Snape was taunting him about being mute and his family and Sirius just had to retaliate. Even though we both asked Snape to leave."
Professor McGonagal threw up her hands in frustration and shook her head. "Oh dear. Mr. Black, you and Mr. Snape here have detention on Monday at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m."
Both boys nodded somewhat sheepishly and the professor walked away angrily. Snape sneered at James and Sirius one last time and he vanished into the crowd of people leaving to go to their dormitories.
"Well, I found someone to prank," said Sirius, tapping on James's shoulder to make certain he didn't miss what he said.
"Snape?"
Sirius nodded. "I was going to pull a prank on Remus for stealing you away from me, but now I have someone better to prank. Someone who deserves it for simply being a slimy git."
"Nice....wait, you were going to pull a prank on Remus?"
Sirius rolled his eyes and led the way out of the Great Hall, leaving a bewildered James behind him.
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A.N. once again, i'm sorry for the long wait in which to read this chapter. am i annoying in my author's notes? i just realized that i'm incredibly random. if my notes bother you, then please tell me so. anyways, the next chapter, for sure, will be posted soon. a.s.a.p. teeheehee. adios
Chapter 8
It was dinner time and neither James or Remus had tried to talk to Sirius. Sirius sat starting at his plate sullenly, thinking. He could pull a prank on Remus. That would get their attention. But what?
Sirius was a natural trouble-maker. That was one of the many reasons Sirius's family had never liked him. It kinda scared him that he couldn't think of anything that he could use as a prank.
Just then James and Remus walked over to Sirius and sat down beside him. Sirius looked up, uncertain as to what to think.
"What's wrong Sirius?" asked James, looking at him carefully and cautiously. James wasn't sure how his friend was going to react to his interraction at the moment.
Sirius shrugged. "Nothings wrong. Why would you think anything is wrong?"
"Well, you've been silent for a very long time and....that howler. I don't know. You just seemed to be worried by it."
"Nothings wrong."
"Ok." James didn't seem to be convinced, but he didn't press matters either.
Remus watched the entire exchange wearily. It was the day of the full moon and he wasn't looking forward to it. "I've gotta learn how to lip read," thought Remus to himself. Suddenly, Remus got really dizy. "Shoot," he thought and got up.
"What's wrong Remus?" asked James, watching him stand up.
"I've gotta go home. My mum's ill and I have to go home and...take care of her. I was supposed to leave about 15 minutes ago. I really have to hurry now. Bye." With a hurried wave, Remus ran off. James looked ofter him with a confused look on his face.
"Well that was interesting, wasn't it." he said, turning back to look at Sirius.
Sirius shrugged. He seemed to be uninterested. "Listen, Siri, I know I've kinda been ignoring you recently. But...I think Remus is really cool."
"I know," mouthed Sirius. "I just feel...left out."
"I'm sorry. There's not much I can do about it though," said James softly.
Sirius was silent for a little while. Then he said, almost tentatively, "You know, I've heard of some kind of charm that can make it so you can permanently read lips. You didn't have to because you were young enough to pick it up quickly. I think your parents went to get that charm though. Maybe Remus....Because it does take a lot of effort for me to talk to him through telepathy."
"You never seemed tired when you did it to me," protested James.
"Your mind is more...open than his. It was easier to break into your thought barrier I guess. I'm not making any sense."
"No, oddly enough you are. At least to me. As for Remus getting a lip reading charm placed on him, I think that's up to him. He might not want to. I don't know why not but..."
"Well look who it is," a cold voice sneered from behind the two boys. They spun around and came face to face with a greasy haired boy. "It's the mute Black boy and his mudblood friend Potter."
"Go away Snape," hissed James angrily.
"Why?"
Sirius suddenly stood up and swung at him, hitting him square in the face. Snape's nose was now bleeding and he had a split lip. Snape looked at Sirius with complete anger in his eyes and then he jumped on him.
Finally they stopped for a moment, Severus looking straight into Sirius's eyes.
"Mute crap, that's what you are. Can't even say the mean insults you want to throw at me right now. Can't even defend yourself." A twisted smile crossed Snape's face briefly. "No wonder your parents disowned you. Don't even carry on their good looks. Pity, really."
Sirius's breathing had become hard. He looked as if he was ready to punch him again. He had a scratch on his face and the beginnings of a black eye. Also his arms were scratched up pretty badly. Snape had a bloody nose and two black eyes.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!" yelled Professor McGonagal suddenly rushing forward. It was rather astounding that none of the teachers had noticed the brawl before then, but that point was overlooked at the moment.
"He just jumped on me professor. I wasn't doing anything. Just walking by," lied Snape. If possible, Sirius's face became even more dangerous and livid.
"That's not what happened!" he exclaimed, anger all over his face. "He was taunting me about being mute and talking about my family. We even told him to go away, but did he listen? Nooo. No one ever listens to me because I can't talk. Go figure."
Professor McGonagal was staring at the young boy before her, wondering what he was saying. It was impossible for her to make out all of the words that he had just...mouthed.
"Potter, what did he just say?" she asked James, looking over at him. James looked over at Sirius, who looked indignant and highly affronted.
"He said that Snape was taunting him about being mute and his family and Sirius just had to retaliate. Even though we both asked Snape to leave."
Professor McGonagal threw up her hands in frustration and shook her head. "Oh dear. Mr. Black, you and Mr. Snape here have detention on Monday at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m."
Both boys nodded somewhat sheepishly and the professor walked away angrily. Snape sneered at James and Sirius one last time and he vanished into the crowd of people leaving to go to their dormitories.
"Well, I found someone to prank," said Sirius, tapping on James's shoulder to make certain he didn't miss what he said.
"Snape?"
Sirius nodded. "I was going to pull a prank on Remus for stealing you away from me, but now I have someone better to prank. Someone who deserves it for simply being a slimy git."
"Nice....wait, you were going to pull a prank on Remus?"
Sirius rolled his eyes and led the way out of the Great Hall, leaving a bewildered James behind him.
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A.N. once again, i'm sorry for the long wait in which to read this chapter. am i annoying in my author's notes? i just realized that i'm incredibly random. if my notes bother you, then please tell me so. anyways, the next chapter, for sure, will be posted soon. a.s.a.p. teeheehee. adios