a/n: I *promise, Jade, I will put in your Remmie/Noel fluff! This chapter.
For you. After my Maria/Sirius stuff. Hahahaha. Don't worry, though. I've
got it covered. Oh, and when they get to the note part, it'll be in
(these.) I cant figure out how to do italics...can someone help me please?
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Chapter 20 - - - Unspoken Promises
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"Dress robes, where are my dress robes!?"
"I can't find my shoes!"
"Has anyone seen my cologne!?"
James, Sirius, and Remus were tearing frantically around the dormitory. It was later than they had previously thought, and they wanted to have time to greet the girls and make a good entrance.
"Comb your *hair,* James!"
"Tuck in your *tags,* Remus!"
"Fix your *collar,* Sirius!"
The guys were finally ready - good timing, because the dance started in half an hour. But before they could dash out the door, an owl flew in with a note. It was Maria's owl, Apollo. The note was divided into three parts - one for James, one for Sirius, and the last for Remus...if they could figure out which went to who.
The guys looked at each other, perplexed. Then they read the note:
(Come and find me,
If your name ends in 's,'
But which one of you
Is for me, better than the rest?
Here's a hint, about my wand that the one I love will surely know:
It's made of willow and good for charms, know me yet?
When you find the one for me
I'll be waiting, concealed by the portrait hole.)
The guys looked at each other again.
"...willow?" Sirius asked.
James snapped his fingers. "It's Lily. Her wand is made of willow."
"Are you sure? Let's read the rest," Remus suggested.
(My middle name
Starts with the same letter as Remmie's first.
I'm on the Quidditch team,
And Charms is my favorite class.
Do you know who I am?
I gave you enough clues, didn't I?
When you know who I am,
You can find me in the Charms classroom!)
"Wait, are you sure that's not Lily? I thought her favorite class was Charms." Sirius said.
"Lily's not on the Quidditch team, moron," James rolled his eyes. "Besides, I think that's Maria."
Remus nodded. "Her middle name is Rose. So that means..."
(I don't think you need clues
To figure out who I am.
But I will tell you this-
I like to run at midnight.
So, meet me at the front doors, darling.
I'll be there waiting.)
"Well...I hope we're right about this. That would be Noel." James said.
"What if we're not right?" Sirius gulped.
"Then the girls will be getting a big surprise." Remus replied. "Alright. We have fifteen minutes. James, go to the portrait hole. Sirius, the Charms classroom. I'm off to the front doors..."
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James saw Remus and Sirius off, then stood next to the Fat Lady's picture, waiting. It wasn't long before he heard a soft giggle from the shadows.
"Wow, I'm surprised."
James spun. "Lily?"
"Of course! Who else? I figured you knew my wand was made of willow...we tried not to confuse you guys too much." Lily said as she walked into the light.
James grinned. Lily looked beautiful. Her hair was up in a loose bun, with dark red strands floating around her face. She was wearing bright green robes that matched her eyes exactly. She smiled at James.
"You...look...pretty..." James managed to stutter.
Lily giggled. "Oh, James, you're so...*you.*"
James beamed, holding out his arm to her. "Shall we go to the dance?"
She took it. "Yes."
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Sirius placed a hand on the doorknob, hesitating. He hoped they were right about this.
As he pushed open the door, he was a girl sitting on a desk, swinging her legs. There was no light, so it was impossible to see her face - not to mention the fact that it was tilted downward, anyway. She was wearing scarlet robes, with a trace of gold at the hems. As he stepped in, she looked up.
"Sirius?"
"Maria!"
She grinned at him, and he noticed - her eyes were brown!
"Maria, your eyes..."
"Sirius, I wear contacts..."
He grinned, running a hand through her tousled hair. "Your hair looks different. It's pretty."
She looked up at him, a playful smirk on her face. "Are you saying it's ugly the rest of the time?"
Sirius looked shocked. "N-no! I - I was just - meant-"
Maria laughed. "I'm kidding, Siri." Her voice dropped. "I...I knew what you meant..."
He gazed at her softly, his hand trailing down from her hair to her face, stroking it lightly. He laughed quietly. "I remember when you would have hexed me for doing this..."
"Yeah, only for the first five years of school...Noel never introduced us formally until now," Maria recalled.
Sirius bit his lip, getting ready to lean down in front of her, but Maria stood abruptly. "So, shall we get going?"
Sirius sighed quietly and nodded. "Yeah," he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. She smiled, and they left.
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Remus waited patiently by the front doors for Noel. He knew they were right in their guessing.
"Hey, Remus."
Remus turned around and saw Noel smiling at him. She looked exquisite in robes of deep silver. Her knee-length black hair had been braided and was hanging loosely down her back. Remus' breath caught in his throat.
"Um, Noel...there was something I wanted to talk to you about..tonight...alone..." he sputtered.
"Sure, Remus. We can be late to the dance. It doesn't matter. Wanna walk down to the Quidditch pitch?"
Remus nodded and took her hand. She beamed at him, and he smiled back.
They walked in silence, enjoying each other's company. Remus cleared his throat after a while. "Noel..."
She stopped walking and turned to him. "Yeah?"
"I...I wanted to apologize...I never really apologized for what I did."
She cocked her head. "Remus...it wasn't your fault. It could have happened to any one of us."
"But it happened to *you,*" Remus persisted. "It happened to.." he gulped. "...you."
Noel looked at him, confused. "Remus?" she said quietly. "Is...there something you wanna tell me?"
He looked down into her sapphire blue eyes and took a deep breath. "Noel. I worry so much because..." he shook his head and tried again. "Noel. I..." another deep breath. "Noel Jaden Potter. I love you."
Noel's whole face lit up. She threw her arms around Remus, burying her face into his velvet blue robes. "Remus...I love you, too!"
He bit his lip and tilted her face up. Breathing rapidly, he placed his lips on hers. She ran her hands along his back, her unbidden claws tracing promises along his back..
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a/n: Ack, I am up to my throat in *fluff!* Still more to come in my next chapter. Would it confuse anyone if I moved them up to sixth year? Sorry if it does, cuz I did. *sheepish smile* I have lots of plans...it's not all fluffy comedy. You forgot the ROCKS! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! DIE, FLUFFY PINK PLOT BUNNIES, DIE!! No, not really...I like them. They're kinda cute. lol Caio!
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Chapter 20 - - - Unspoken Promises
~ * ~ * ~
"Dress robes, where are my dress robes!?"
"I can't find my shoes!"
"Has anyone seen my cologne!?"
James, Sirius, and Remus were tearing frantically around the dormitory. It was later than they had previously thought, and they wanted to have time to greet the girls and make a good entrance.
"Comb your *hair,* James!"
"Tuck in your *tags,* Remus!"
"Fix your *collar,* Sirius!"
The guys were finally ready - good timing, because the dance started in half an hour. But before they could dash out the door, an owl flew in with a note. It was Maria's owl, Apollo. The note was divided into three parts - one for James, one for Sirius, and the last for Remus...if they could figure out which went to who.
The guys looked at each other, perplexed. Then they read the note:
(Come and find me,
If your name ends in 's,'
But which one of you
Is for me, better than the rest?
Here's a hint, about my wand that the one I love will surely know:
It's made of willow and good for charms, know me yet?
When you find the one for me
I'll be waiting, concealed by the portrait hole.)
The guys looked at each other again.
"...willow?" Sirius asked.
James snapped his fingers. "It's Lily. Her wand is made of willow."
"Are you sure? Let's read the rest," Remus suggested.
(My middle name
Starts with the same letter as Remmie's first.
I'm on the Quidditch team,
And Charms is my favorite class.
Do you know who I am?
I gave you enough clues, didn't I?
When you know who I am,
You can find me in the Charms classroom!)
"Wait, are you sure that's not Lily? I thought her favorite class was Charms." Sirius said.
"Lily's not on the Quidditch team, moron," James rolled his eyes. "Besides, I think that's Maria."
Remus nodded. "Her middle name is Rose. So that means..."
(I don't think you need clues
To figure out who I am.
But I will tell you this-
I like to run at midnight.
So, meet me at the front doors, darling.
I'll be there waiting.)
"Well...I hope we're right about this. That would be Noel." James said.
"What if we're not right?" Sirius gulped.
"Then the girls will be getting a big surprise." Remus replied. "Alright. We have fifteen minutes. James, go to the portrait hole. Sirius, the Charms classroom. I'm off to the front doors..."
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James saw Remus and Sirius off, then stood next to the Fat Lady's picture, waiting. It wasn't long before he heard a soft giggle from the shadows.
"Wow, I'm surprised."
James spun. "Lily?"
"Of course! Who else? I figured you knew my wand was made of willow...we tried not to confuse you guys too much." Lily said as she walked into the light.
James grinned. Lily looked beautiful. Her hair was up in a loose bun, with dark red strands floating around her face. She was wearing bright green robes that matched her eyes exactly. She smiled at James.
"You...look...pretty..." James managed to stutter.
Lily giggled. "Oh, James, you're so...*you.*"
James beamed, holding out his arm to her. "Shall we go to the dance?"
She took it. "Yes."
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Sirius placed a hand on the doorknob, hesitating. He hoped they were right about this.
As he pushed open the door, he was a girl sitting on a desk, swinging her legs. There was no light, so it was impossible to see her face - not to mention the fact that it was tilted downward, anyway. She was wearing scarlet robes, with a trace of gold at the hems. As he stepped in, she looked up.
"Sirius?"
"Maria!"
She grinned at him, and he noticed - her eyes were brown!
"Maria, your eyes..."
"Sirius, I wear contacts..."
He grinned, running a hand through her tousled hair. "Your hair looks different. It's pretty."
She looked up at him, a playful smirk on her face. "Are you saying it's ugly the rest of the time?"
Sirius looked shocked. "N-no! I - I was just - meant-"
Maria laughed. "I'm kidding, Siri." Her voice dropped. "I...I knew what you meant..."
He gazed at her softly, his hand trailing down from her hair to her face, stroking it lightly. He laughed quietly. "I remember when you would have hexed me for doing this..."
"Yeah, only for the first five years of school...Noel never introduced us formally until now," Maria recalled.
Sirius bit his lip, getting ready to lean down in front of her, but Maria stood abruptly. "So, shall we get going?"
Sirius sighed quietly and nodded. "Yeah," he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. She smiled, and they left.
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Remus waited patiently by the front doors for Noel. He knew they were right in their guessing.
"Hey, Remus."
Remus turned around and saw Noel smiling at him. She looked exquisite in robes of deep silver. Her knee-length black hair had been braided and was hanging loosely down her back. Remus' breath caught in his throat.
"Um, Noel...there was something I wanted to talk to you about..tonight...alone..." he sputtered.
"Sure, Remus. We can be late to the dance. It doesn't matter. Wanna walk down to the Quidditch pitch?"
Remus nodded and took her hand. She beamed at him, and he smiled back.
They walked in silence, enjoying each other's company. Remus cleared his throat after a while. "Noel..."
She stopped walking and turned to him. "Yeah?"
"I...I wanted to apologize...I never really apologized for what I did."
She cocked her head. "Remus...it wasn't your fault. It could have happened to any one of us."
"But it happened to *you,*" Remus persisted. "It happened to.." he gulped. "...you."
Noel looked at him, confused. "Remus?" she said quietly. "Is...there something you wanna tell me?"
He looked down into her sapphire blue eyes and took a deep breath. "Noel. I worry so much because..." he shook his head and tried again. "Noel. I..." another deep breath. "Noel Jaden Potter. I love you."
Noel's whole face lit up. She threw her arms around Remus, burying her face into his velvet blue robes. "Remus...I love you, too!"
He bit his lip and tilted her face up. Breathing rapidly, he placed his lips on hers. She ran her hands along his back, her unbidden claws tracing promises along his back..
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a/n: Ack, I am up to my throat in *fluff!* Still more to come in my next chapter. Would it confuse anyone if I moved them up to sixth year? Sorry if it does, cuz I did. *sheepish smile* I have lots of plans...it's not all fluffy comedy. You forgot the ROCKS! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! DIE, FLUFFY PINK PLOT BUNNIES, DIE!! No, not really...I like them. They're kinda cute. lol Caio!