a/n: Look out for some *special* song lyrics in this chapter. They're gonna
be like *this*. And thoughts are like (this). They'll be by their owner's
name. The end of this chapter is especially for Annorial. Hope you like it!
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Chapter 15 - - - A Stolen Necklace Leads to Love
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The rest of break flew by quickly, and before they knew it, it was almost time for the Hogwarts Express to bring the others back.
"We have all of today to do...whatever!" Maria declared, throwing herself back on the couch.
"But we still have to post those pictures!" Sirius cried, bouncing around. "We should do it in the morning, right before the train comes! That way, no one will miss 'em!"
"Oh my god, alert the press! Sirius Black had a good idea!" Remus joked.
"But what can we do right now?" Maria said. "I'm bored." Then she snapped her fingers. "Can wizard radios play Muggle CDs?"
Remus nodded. "I think so."
"How do you guys know so much about Muggles?" Sirius asked.
"Our parents thought it was good to learn about them. We grew up with both wizard and Muggle things." Maria told him.
"Not to mention the fact that we all take Muggle Studies," Remus rolled his eyes. "Duh."
Sirius mock-scowled as Maria dragged in a radio and some CDs, singing, "Karaoke! Karaoke!"
"Is that some sort of Muggle thing?" Sirius asked. Remus hit him. "Ow!"
"Karaoke," Maria explained, "is simply singing!" she grinned and popped a CD in. "I have all these Muggle songs off the Internet!"
Sirius opened his mouth, but Remus interrupted. "Don't even say it."
The song "Learn to Do It" off the Disney movie Anastasia began to play. Remus looked at Maria, who grinned sheepishly.
"Okay, so I have a weak spot for Disney and video games. Muggles have some nice technology." she said.
"Hey, I know this song!" Sirius said suddenly. "I watched it at a friend's house!"
Maria and Remus stared at him.
"Uh.that is to say, his little sister was watching it, so we just...erm...watched it, too...?"
They laughed, and Maria jumped up on the couch and started to sing. "If you can learn to do it, I can learn to do it!"
Remus joined in. "Don't know how you knew it!"
"I simply knew it! Suddenly I feel like someone new!"
Sirius sang with Remus. "Mia, you're a dream come true! If I can learn to do it-"
"If I can learn to do it-" Maria grinned.
"-you can learn to do it-" the guys smiled back.
"You can learn to do it!"
"Pull yourself together!" Remus sang, straightening Maria's shirt and patting her hair.
"And you'll pull through it!" the three voices combined.
"Tell yourself it's easy!" Remus jumped off the couch.
"And it's true! You can learn to do it-"
Maria pulled off her scarf. "Nothing to it!!"
"You can learn to do it toooooo!" they finished, laughing.
"I think I like this karaoke thing," Sirius said.
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They decided to spend the night in the common room so they could wake up early to post the pictures. Tomorrow, the whole school would find out what Snape and Malfoy do in their spare time. Or at least what the Mauraders made it look like they do.
"Sigh," Sirius shook his head, "this couch's roughish texture will not be good on my perfect hair."
"Oh, get over yourself," Remus yawned.
"Besides," Maria added, "you'll never beat me. My hair is the softest, silkiest, shiniest, most beautiful thing in the world!"
"Oh, my," Remus said, "I'm spending the night with two hopeless narcissists." Luckily, his companions didn't hear him. They were busy arguing over who was more attractive.
"Face it, Siri! I'm gorgeous!" Maria said.
"But Mia," Sirius protested, "You can't honestly say that I'm not the finest wizard you've ever laid eyes on, can you!?"
"Come on, you two," Remus interrupted, "you're both wonderful-looking, but it's time for bed!"
"Gasp! Remmie! You really mean it!?" Sirius joked.
"Oh yeah, Siri, let me tell ya," Remus rolled his eyes.
Maria giggled, spreading out a blanket next to the fire. "Goodnight, Siri. Goodnight, Remmie."
"Goodnight, Mia. Goodnight, Siri."
"Goodnight, Siri. Goodnight, Mia."
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Maria was the first one up. She stretched and yawned, looking over at Remus and Sirius. "Wake up! We gotta post those pics!"
Remus was up at once. "I'll get the camera." he took off.
Maria crept over to Sirius. "Aw, he looks like an angel when he's asleep," she murmured. "Wake up, Siri!!"
He grunted.
Maria sighed. Then her quick eyes caught a glimmer of light under Sirius's shirt. She reached out for it. It was a necklace with a paw on it. She grinned as she unclasped it. "Hey, Siri! Wake up if you want you necklace!"
His eyes shot open. "Necklace!?"
Maria giggled. "Gotta catch me if you want it!" she ran off past Remus, who was coming in with the camera. Sirius darted after her.
*Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me if you can! Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me, if you can!!*
Laughing, Maria sprinted out the portrait hole and down to the stairs. She slid down the rail, Sirius right behind her.
*Get back, nothin's gonna stop me now and I, won't quit 'til I'm sittin' on the top! Never give up when the goin' gets rough, I know I'm gonna make it through! To just try will never be enough, I'll show you there's nothing that I can't do!!*
"Come on, Siri! Catch me if ya can!" Maria climbed up on the stair rail and stood there, grinning. As Sirius neared, she jumped off!
"Maria!!" he yelped. Then he saw - there were banners on the edge! She had grabbed one and swung down! "Brave move," Sirius muttered as he imitated it.
*Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me if you can! Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me, if you can!!*
"Oh, boy, we need elevators!" Maria panted.
"Tired, Maria?"
"Huh!?" she looked around. Sirius was right next to her! "How'd you get here!?"
"The same way you did!"
Maria's mouth dropped open, and unfortunately, she tripped. Sirius grabbed her arm and went tumbling down with her. They fell down a flight of stairs.
When Maria opened her eyes, she found Sirius on top of her, staring down. "Looks like I caught you."
She grinned. "Guess so. Here's your necklace."
He shook his head. "You keep it..."
"Really?"
"Yeah..."
Maria smiled shyly. (Oh, great, now is a perfect time to get shy...)
Sirius grinned back at her. "...Maria, I..." (Oh, man, why am I freezing up now!? Go for it!!)
But there were no words. Sirius did the only thing he knew could express his feelings toward Maria.
Taking a deep breath, he leaned down and kissed her lightly. He felt her hands tangle in his silky hair.
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Remus had posted the pictures. Now joined by James, Lily, and Noel, they were laughing uproariously.
The pictures featured Snape and Malfoy on Snape's bed, their hair black and yellow, robes Hawaiian-style. What set most people off laughing, however, was what Sirius had done - he had moved Malfoy's hand, making it touch Snape's butt!
"Those are priceless!" James cried. "We needed the laugh!"
"Yeah," Remus said, "speaking of which, where are Troy and Jenna?"
"We'll talk later," Noel said seriously, "where's Maria and Sirius?"
"Uh..I don't know.." Remus said.
"Let's go find them!" Lily suggested.
It didn't take long. And they decided it was better to leave them alone.
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a/n: Well, well, well..uh...right. Thanks to reviewers. Sorry it took so long to post. I'll work on that. Uh, hope you liked it. Wonder where Troy and Jenna are, doncha!? Heh heh. Please review!
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Chapter 15 - - - A Stolen Necklace Leads to Love
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The rest of break flew by quickly, and before they knew it, it was almost time for the Hogwarts Express to bring the others back.
"We have all of today to do...whatever!" Maria declared, throwing herself back on the couch.
"But we still have to post those pictures!" Sirius cried, bouncing around. "We should do it in the morning, right before the train comes! That way, no one will miss 'em!"
"Oh my god, alert the press! Sirius Black had a good idea!" Remus joked.
"But what can we do right now?" Maria said. "I'm bored." Then she snapped her fingers. "Can wizard radios play Muggle CDs?"
Remus nodded. "I think so."
"How do you guys know so much about Muggles?" Sirius asked.
"Our parents thought it was good to learn about them. We grew up with both wizard and Muggle things." Maria told him.
"Not to mention the fact that we all take Muggle Studies," Remus rolled his eyes. "Duh."
Sirius mock-scowled as Maria dragged in a radio and some CDs, singing, "Karaoke! Karaoke!"
"Is that some sort of Muggle thing?" Sirius asked. Remus hit him. "Ow!"
"Karaoke," Maria explained, "is simply singing!" she grinned and popped a CD in. "I have all these Muggle songs off the Internet!"
Sirius opened his mouth, but Remus interrupted. "Don't even say it."
The song "Learn to Do It" off the Disney movie Anastasia began to play. Remus looked at Maria, who grinned sheepishly.
"Okay, so I have a weak spot for Disney and video games. Muggles have some nice technology." she said.
"Hey, I know this song!" Sirius said suddenly. "I watched it at a friend's house!"
Maria and Remus stared at him.
"Uh.that is to say, his little sister was watching it, so we just...erm...watched it, too...?"
They laughed, and Maria jumped up on the couch and started to sing. "If you can learn to do it, I can learn to do it!"
Remus joined in. "Don't know how you knew it!"
"I simply knew it! Suddenly I feel like someone new!"
Sirius sang with Remus. "Mia, you're a dream come true! If I can learn to do it-"
"If I can learn to do it-" Maria grinned.
"-you can learn to do it-" the guys smiled back.
"You can learn to do it!"
"Pull yourself together!" Remus sang, straightening Maria's shirt and patting her hair.
"And you'll pull through it!" the three voices combined.
"Tell yourself it's easy!" Remus jumped off the couch.
"And it's true! You can learn to do it-"
Maria pulled off her scarf. "Nothing to it!!"
"You can learn to do it toooooo!" they finished, laughing.
"I think I like this karaoke thing," Sirius said.
~ ~ ~
They decided to spend the night in the common room so they could wake up early to post the pictures. Tomorrow, the whole school would find out what Snape and Malfoy do in their spare time. Or at least what the Mauraders made it look like they do.
"Sigh," Sirius shook his head, "this couch's roughish texture will not be good on my perfect hair."
"Oh, get over yourself," Remus yawned.
"Besides," Maria added, "you'll never beat me. My hair is the softest, silkiest, shiniest, most beautiful thing in the world!"
"Oh, my," Remus said, "I'm spending the night with two hopeless narcissists." Luckily, his companions didn't hear him. They were busy arguing over who was more attractive.
"Face it, Siri! I'm gorgeous!" Maria said.
"But Mia," Sirius protested, "You can't honestly say that I'm not the finest wizard you've ever laid eyes on, can you!?"
"Come on, you two," Remus interrupted, "you're both wonderful-looking, but it's time for bed!"
"Gasp! Remmie! You really mean it!?" Sirius joked.
"Oh yeah, Siri, let me tell ya," Remus rolled his eyes.
Maria giggled, spreading out a blanket next to the fire. "Goodnight, Siri. Goodnight, Remmie."
"Goodnight, Mia. Goodnight, Siri."
"Goodnight, Siri. Goodnight, Mia."
~ ~ ~
Maria was the first one up. She stretched and yawned, looking over at Remus and Sirius. "Wake up! We gotta post those pics!"
Remus was up at once. "I'll get the camera." he took off.
Maria crept over to Sirius. "Aw, he looks like an angel when he's asleep," she murmured. "Wake up, Siri!!"
He grunted.
Maria sighed. Then her quick eyes caught a glimmer of light under Sirius's shirt. She reached out for it. It was a necklace with a paw on it. She grinned as she unclasped it. "Hey, Siri! Wake up if you want you necklace!"
His eyes shot open. "Necklace!?"
Maria giggled. "Gotta catch me if you want it!" she ran off past Remus, who was coming in with the camera. Sirius darted after her.
*Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me if you can! Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me, if you can!!*
Laughing, Maria sprinted out the portrait hole and down to the stairs. She slid down the rail, Sirius right behind her.
*Get back, nothin's gonna stop me now and I, won't quit 'til I'm sittin' on the top! Never give up when the goin' gets rough, I know I'm gonna make it through! To just try will never be enough, I'll show you there's nothing that I can't do!!*
"Come on, Siri! Catch me if ya can!" Maria climbed up on the stair rail and stood there, grinning. As Sirius neared, she jumped off!
"Maria!!" he yelped. Then he saw - there were banners on the edge! She had grabbed one and swung down! "Brave move," Sirius muttered as he imitated it.
*Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me if you can! Ohhh, come on try to catch me! Ohhh, catch me, if you can!!*
"Oh, boy, we need elevators!" Maria panted.
"Tired, Maria?"
"Huh!?" she looked around. Sirius was right next to her! "How'd you get here!?"
"The same way you did!"
Maria's mouth dropped open, and unfortunately, she tripped. Sirius grabbed her arm and went tumbling down with her. They fell down a flight of stairs.
When Maria opened her eyes, she found Sirius on top of her, staring down. "Looks like I caught you."
She grinned. "Guess so. Here's your necklace."
He shook his head. "You keep it..."
"Really?"
"Yeah..."
Maria smiled shyly. (Oh, great, now is a perfect time to get shy...)
Sirius grinned back at her. "...Maria, I..." (Oh, man, why am I freezing up now!? Go for it!!)
But there were no words. Sirius did the only thing he knew could express his feelings toward Maria.
Taking a deep breath, he leaned down and kissed her lightly. He felt her hands tangle in his silky hair.
~ ~ ~
Remus had posted the pictures. Now joined by James, Lily, and Noel, they were laughing uproariously.
The pictures featured Snape and Malfoy on Snape's bed, their hair black and yellow, robes Hawaiian-style. What set most people off laughing, however, was what Sirius had done - he had moved Malfoy's hand, making it touch Snape's butt!
"Those are priceless!" James cried. "We needed the laugh!"
"Yeah," Remus said, "speaking of which, where are Troy and Jenna?"
"We'll talk later," Noel said seriously, "where's Maria and Sirius?"
"Uh..I don't know.." Remus said.
"Let's go find them!" Lily suggested.
It didn't take long. And they decided it was better to leave them alone.
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a/n: Well, well, well..uh...right. Thanks to reviewers. Sorry it took so long to post. I'll work on that. Uh, hope you liked it. Wonder where Troy and Jenna are, doncha!? Heh heh. Please review!