Chapter 24 - - - Forever Charmed Together
Sirius stared at Maria in wonder. "I.....you....."
"I know!" Maria sobbed, "It's okay if you don't love me-"
"Whoa, wait! Who said that!?"
Maria paused. "Well, uh, I said that."
"Well, you're wrong!" Sirius declared.
"Ah!? Wrong!? The Great Maria Ravenwood is never wrong!" she responded arrogantly. "Well.....I suppose I can make mistakes every once in a great while....."
"And this is one of those times," Sirius whispered, "because, I love you, too, Maria....."
She smiled hesitantly as Sirius leaned in to kiss her again. She shivered, feeling his body press against hers, forcing her down to the grass. ".....Sirius....."
"Hmmm?" he murmured as he kissed her neck lightly.
She placed a hand on his chest, motioning for him to let her up.
"Alright.....I understand," Sirius stood, reaching down to help Maria. Together, they walked beck to the common room.
"Well, well, well, look who finally decided to grace us with their presence," James said as Maria and Sirius entered the common room. "And where have you two been?"
"Playing.....Quidditch," Sirius responded, trying, but failing, to be nonchalant.
Fortunately, James seemed to preoccupied to tease any further. He stroked Lily's hair absentmindedly.
Maria settled down, curling up at Remus's feet. He petted her silky hair lightly. Noel smiled down at her friend, squeezing her hand briefly before laying her head back down on Remus's shoulder.
They stayed like that until dawn, content with each other's presence.
"Maria, wake up; we have to get to class," Noel prodded her friend gently.
"No.....no, I don't wanna touch the weird red thing!!"
Noel raised her eyebrows. Maria was definitely dreaming. She reached out to shake her again. "Maria, we need to get to Charms! Professor Tristan will be upset if we're late!" This was pretty true. Professor Tristan was the youngest teacher Hogwarts ever had, and Maria, Noel, and Lily were great friends with him....not to mention the fact that he was very cute.
"What? .....No, Professor, I wasn't sleeping!" Still, Maria didn't wake. Noel shoved her off the couch.
"MARIA RAVENWOOD!"
"Ohmigosh, I didn't do it!" Maria sat up, looking around wildly. "Oh, it's just you. Noeeeeeeel, why'd you shove me off the couch?"
"Because you wouldn't wake up. And what's with the 'I didn't do it?'" Noel raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry. Instant reflex." Maria grinned easily. "You should know! Whenever someone shouts your full name, you better run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!"
"Well, you better hurry and get ready for class! We already missed breakfast because of your lazy arse!" Noel pouted.
Maria pressed a hand to her heart. "Awww.....you missed breakfast for me Nolie? I'm touched."
Noel grinned, waving a hand. "Go take a shower."
As Maria left, the portrait hole burst open.
"How DARE you!?" Lily was squealing.
"Lils, we're sorry, we thought-"James tried.
"I don't care what you thought! Noel! Maria!?"
"Hey!" Noel greeted them. "What's up?"
"These gits," Lily pointed to James, Remus, and Sirius, "thought that it would be funny to put magic dye in our shampoo!"
Noel gasped. "Ohmigod, Maria!" She and Lily ran to the staircase, stopping short as an outraged howl echoed throughout the common room and probably beyond. "Uh.....oh....."
Maria came tearing down the spiral stairs, clad in only a towel, a bottle clutched in one hand. Her hair was.....
"BLUE!" she shrieked. "I can't believe you!" She stood, hands on her hips, facing Sirius, Remus, and James; Lily on her left, Noel on her right.
"Maria, we-"Sirius started.
"I don't wanna hear excuses! Don't you know scarlet is my favorite color!?"
There was a long silence; then, they all burst out laughing.
"How long does it last?" Maria asked.
"It'll fade away as the day progresses," Remus answered.
"Aw, that's too bad. I rather liked it." Maria grinned as Lily leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Huh.....? OH, BLOODY HELL!" She screeched as she ran back upstairs.
"Whoa.....what'd you tell her, Lily?" James asked.
"That she was only in a towel."
"Marauders!" Professor Tristan greeted them warmly as they entered his classroom. "How are you? Maria, I love your hair!"
"Thanks, Professor!" Maria beamed. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"So, what are we doing today, Professor?" Noel asked.
"Well, uh, I haven't decided yet," Tristan admitted as he scratched his head. "Anything particular you girls wanted to do?"
Lily, Noel, and Maria crowded around him, leaving Sirius, Remus, and James to talk and be jealous.
"What do they see in him?" Sirius muttered.
"His dark hair....." Remus sneered.
"His blue eyes....." James scoffed.
"Charming exterior....."
"Graceful movements....."
"Hey, are you describing him or me?" Sirius joked.
"Siriuuuuuus!" Two voices whined, two pairs of eyes rolled.
"So, can we, Professor?" Lily asked excitedly. "It would be so much fun!" Noel and Maria nodded vigorously.
"Well.....I suppose, since you ladies want to, we'll learn the Friendship Charm." Tristan said, smiling. "However, you are aware of the.....uh, conditions of this charm?"
"Sure!" Noel answered. "If one bleeds, so will the rest!"
"That's a nice way of putting it," Tristan shrugged. He clapped his hands. "Okay, Gryffs, take a seat! Today, we're gonna learn the Friendship Charm!"
Maria, Lily, and Noel grinned.
"Now, this charm binds friends together forever," Tristan explained, "and is not to be taken lightly. As Miss Potter put it, 'If one bleeds, so will the rest.'"
The Gryffindors shifted slightly, nervously. The Marauders were grinning at one another.
"At the request of a few students, I have decided to teach you this charm. It is perfectly legal and only as dangerous as you make it.....any volunteers?"
At once, the Marauders raised their hands.
Professor Tristan nodded. "It only works for up to three people. You'll have to divide yourselves in half."
They all glanced at each other.
"Girls and guys?" Noel suggested.
"That's the easiest." Remus agreed.
Lily shook her head. "I think we should split further, into pairs, because," she lowered her voice, "we all already have deep connections with each other. Take Maria, Remus, and Sirius for example. Maria and Remus are twins; Maria and Sirius are in love. So, Maria should do the charm with James. See?"
James nodded. "I see what you mean. So, you would be with Remus, and Noel with Sirius."
They all nodded.
"Now we guys can come to your rescue whenever you need it!" Sirius grinned as the others groaned.
"Ready? Who's first?" Tristan asked.
"Maria and I will," James said.
"Alright. Come on up. Now, the first thing you gotta do is join hands." Maria and James locked hands. "And say, 'Anima metallum, anima copulare.'"
They repeated after him three times. A white light surrounded them. The class blinked in the sudden brightness. James and Maria smiled at eachother.
After them, Lily and Remus went, then Noel and Sirius. No one else seemed to want to.
"Wonderful, my students!" Tristan beamed. "My best and brightest," he whispered to them before raising his voice again. "Now, homework – write me a three foot composition on the advantages and disadvantages of this charm! Dissmissed!"
a/n: "Anima metallum, anima copulare," roughly translated, means "Soul mine, soul join." It's Latin, courtesy of me now taking Latin at school. It was kind of hard to find a translation for what I wanted, which was "Your soul be mine, our souls be bonded," seeing as how Latin has no helping verbs, etc., etc.
Anyway, enough of my rambling. I hope you liked this chapter, thanks to reviewers, I love you all! blows kisses
Sirius stared at Maria in wonder. "I.....you....."
"I know!" Maria sobbed, "It's okay if you don't love me-"
"Whoa, wait! Who said that!?"
Maria paused. "Well, uh, I said that."
"Well, you're wrong!" Sirius declared.
"Ah!? Wrong!? The Great Maria Ravenwood is never wrong!" she responded arrogantly. "Well.....I suppose I can make mistakes every once in a great while....."
"And this is one of those times," Sirius whispered, "because, I love you, too, Maria....."
She smiled hesitantly as Sirius leaned in to kiss her again. She shivered, feeling his body press against hers, forcing her down to the grass. ".....Sirius....."
"Hmmm?" he murmured as he kissed her neck lightly.
She placed a hand on his chest, motioning for him to let her up.
"Alright.....I understand," Sirius stood, reaching down to help Maria. Together, they walked beck to the common room.
"Well, well, well, look who finally decided to grace us with their presence," James said as Maria and Sirius entered the common room. "And where have you two been?"
"Playing.....Quidditch," Sirius responded, trying, but failing, to be nonchalant.
Fortunately, James seemed to preoccupied to tease any further. He stroked Lily's hair absentmindedly.
Maria settled down, curling up at Remus's feet. He petted her silky hair lightly. Noel smiled down at her friend, squeezing her hand briefly before laying her head back down on Remus's shoulder.
They stayed like that until dawn, content with each other's presence.
"Maria, wake up; we have to get to class," Noel prodded her friend gently.
"No.....no, I don't wanna touch the weird red thing!!"
Noel raised her eyebrows. Maria was definitely dreaming. She reached out to shake her again. "Maria, we need to get to Charms! Professor Tristan will be upset if we're late!" This was pretty true. Professor Tristan was the youngest teacher Hogwarts ever had, and Maria, Noel, and Lily were great friends with him....not to mention the fact that he was very cute.
"What? .....No, Professor, I wasn't sleeping!" Still, Maria didn't wake. Noel shoved her off the couch.
"MARIA RAVENWOOD!"
"Ohmigosh, I didn't do it!" Maria sat up, looking around wildly. "Oh, it's just you. Noeeeeeeel, why'd you shove me off the couch?"
"Because you wouldn't wake up. And what's with the 'I didn't do it?'" Noel raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry. Instant reflex." Maria grinned easily. "You should know! Whenever someone shouts your full name, you better run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!"
"Well, you better hurry and get ready for class! We already missed breakfast because of your lazy arse!" Noel pouted.
Maria pressed a hand to her heart. "Awww.....you missed breakfast for me Nolie? I'm touched."
Noel grinned, waving a hand. "Go take a shower."
As Maria left, the portrait hole burst open.
"How DARE you!?" Lily was squealing.
"Lils, we're sorry, we thought-"James tried.
"I don't care what you thought! Noel! Maria!?"
"Hey!" Noel greeted them. "What's up?"
"These gits," Lily pointed to James, Remus, and Sirius, "thought that it would be funny to put magic dye in our shampoo!"
Noel gasped. "Ohmigod, Maria!" She and Lily ran to the staircase, stopping short as an outraged howl echoed throughout the common room and probably beyond. "Uh.....oh....."
Maria came tearing down the spiral stairs, clad in only a towel, a bottle clutched in one hand. Her hair was.....
"BLUE!" she shrieked. "I can't believe you!" She stood, hands on her hips, facing Sirius, Remus, and James; Lily on her left, Noel on her right.
"Maria, we-"Sirius started.
"I don't wanna hear excuses! Don't you know scarlet is my favorite color!?"
There was a long silence; then, they all burst out laughing.
"How long does it last?" Maria asked.
"It'll fade away as the day progresses," Remus answered.
"Aw, that's too bad. I rather liked it." Maria grinned as Lily leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Huh.....? OH, BLOODY HELL!" She screeched as she ran back upstairs.
"Whoa.....what'd you tell her, Lily?" James asked.
"That she was only in a towel."
"Marauders!" Professor Tristan greeted them warmly as they entered his classroom. "How are you? Maria, I love your hair!"
"Thanks, Professor!" Maria beamed. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"So, what are we doing today, Professor?" Noel asked.
"Well, uh, I haven't decided yet," Tristan admitted as he scratched his head. "Anything particular you girls wanted to do?"
Lily, Noel, and Maria crowded around him, leaving Sirius, Remus, and James to talk and be jealous.
"What do they see in him?" Sirius muttered.
"His dark hair....." Remus sneered.
"His blue eyes....." James scoffed.
"Charming exterior....."
"Graceful movements....."
"Hey, are you describing him or me?" Sirius joked.
"Siriuuuuuus!" Two voices whined, two pairs of eyes rolled.
"So, can we, Professor?" Lily asked excitedly. "It would be so much fun!" Noel and Maria nodded vigorously.
"Well.....I suppose, since you ladies want to, we'll learn the Friendship Charm." Tristan said, smiling. "However, you are aware of the.....uh, conditions of this charm?"
"Sure!" Noel answered. "If one bleeds, so will the rest!"
"That's a nice way of putting it," Tristan shrugged. He clapped his hands. "Okay, Gryffs, take a seat! Today, we're gonna learn the Friendship Charm!"
Maria, Lily, and Noel grinned.
"Now, this charm binds friends together forever," Tristan explained, "and is not to be taken lightly. As Miss Potter put it, 'If one bleeds, so will the rest.'"
The Gryffindors shifted slightly, nervously. The Marauders were grinning at one another.
"At the request of a few students, I have decided to teach you this charm. It is perfectly legal and only as dangerous as you make it.....any volunteers?"
At once, the Marauders raised their hands.
Professor Tristan nodded. "It only works for up to three people. You'll have to divide yourselves in half."
They all glanced at each other.
"Girls and guys?" Noel suggested.
"That's the easiest." Remus agreed.
Lily shook her head. "I think we should split further, into pairs, because," she lowered her voice, "we all already have deep connections with each other. Take Maria, Remus, and Sirius for example. Maria and Remus are twins; Maria and Sirius are in love. So, Maria should do the charm with James. See?"
James nodded. "I see what you mean. So, you would be with Remus, and Noel with Sirius."
They all nodded.
"Now we guys can come to your rescue whenever you need it!" Sirius grinned as the others groaned.
"Ready? Who's first?" Tristan asked.
"Maria and I will," James said.
"Alright. Come on up. Now, the first thing you gotta do is join hands." Maria and James locked hands. "And say, 'Anima metallum, anima copulare.'"
They repeated after him three times. A white light surrounded them. The class blinked in the sudden brightness. James and Maria smiled at eachother.
After them, Lily and Remus went, then Noel and Sirius. No one else seemed to want to.
"Wonderful, my students!" Tristan beamed. "My best and brightest," he whispered to them before raising his voice again. "Now, homework – write me a three foot composition on the advantages and disadvantages of this charm! Dissmissed!"
a/n: "Anima metallum, anima copulare," roughly translated, means "Soul mine, soul join." It's Latin, courtesy of me now taking Latin at school. It was kind of hard to find a translation for what I wanted, which was "Your soul be mine, our souls be bonded," seeing as how Latin has no helping verbs, etc., etc.
Anyway, enough of my rambling. I hope you liked this chapter, thanks to reviewers, I love you all! blows kisses