Chapter 10
Dear James,
How's your family? Hope you have a good Christmas and enjoy the present (it's arriving later with a different owl). In answer to your question, there is nothing whatsoever happening with me and Roseline. I've been avoiding her. Anyway, Merry Christmas, and I'll see you in a few days.
Sirius.
Yes, Sirius thought as he folded up the letter, that was fine. He sealed the envelope and called his owl, Mercury. He tied the letter to the owl's leg, and it took off through the open window and disappeared into the night. He had received a letter from James the day before, telling him about the pranks he had played on his family, and asking Sirius if he had talked to Roseline yet. Sirius hadn't. They no longer glared at each other whenever they met, but had taken to simply ignoring each other, which was fine by him.
Sirius then called one of the school owls, which would be delivering James' present. It was a huge packet of dungbombs and a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. Sirius wasn't the most creative when it came to presents, but James never seemed to mind.
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It was the last day of the holidays when Roseline decided to try and talk to Sirius again. She had been sitting in the common room, reading the book her sister had sent her for Christmas. It was called "Tricks and Loopholes: The Secrets of the Magical World" and was turning out to be a very interesting read. Roseline just had one sister, Leonie, who was 27 and worked for Flourish and Blotts as a book buyer.
Sirius wasn't in the common room, so she decided to go and look for him. The other students were due back later on, but Roseline didn't know when.
Half an hour later, Roseline was just about to abandon her search when she spotted Sirius. He was walking up the transfiguration corridor, broomstick in hand and looking very windswept.
"Sirius!"
He looked around, and seemed surprise when he saw who it was. Roseline ran to catch up with him.
"I need to talk to you. In here."
Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the empty Transfiguration classroom. He stared at her and propped his broomstick against the wall.
"Sirius.... I just wanted to tell you.....I'm really, really sorry." She looked up at him, and with a jolt Sirius saw that her grey eyes were full of tears.
"When we had that argument....I shouldn't have called you the son of a Death Eater. I know ignorance is no excuse, but I honestly had no idea. I had just heard the rumours. I shouldn't have assumed.....I'm sorry. Remus came to me afterwards and told me about your family. I wanted to apologise." She shook her head and the tears spilt onto her cheeks. "I'm so sorry," she whispered.
Sirius was staring at her. His mind was spinning. One part of him wanted to forgive her, apologise for what he had said to her. Another part told him that what she had said was unforgivable.
"Roseline, I accept your apology, but you have to realise that no matter what you say you can't take that back. I will forgive everything, and forget, but...well.... I can't forget that." Roseline nodded, but with that came another wave of tears. Sirius hesitated for a moment, and then put his arms around her. "I'm sorry," he whispered. Roseline turned her face to look at him.
"I'm sorry for everything I said to you. Friends?" He asked.
"No." She shook her head. "More than friends."
Sirius looked confused for a moment. "But....you said...." He groaned. "Not this again!"
Roseline smiled at him. "I took the time I needed and worked out my feelings. And believe it or not, even though I was furious with you.....I really like you, Sirius. I guess my heart was right when it told me to kiss you that time."
"Really? You mean it?" Sirius' eyes widened.
"Yep."
The sly smile returned to Sirius' face.
"Where were we then?"
Roseline smiled and put her arms around his neck.
"Right about here."
Sirius wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, then bent his head and kissed her on the lips. He felt her lips part and he deepened the kiss, his tongue exploring her mouth. He felt her fingers running through his hair, and he responded by running his fingers up and down her spine.
"Nothing?" said a voice. "This doesn't look like nothing to me, Padfoot."
They whirled around. James Potter was standing in the doorway, arms folded and smirk in place. Lily and Peter were standing behind him. Sirius made a face and gave James the finger.
"Oh, sorry, is this a bad time? Were you - busy?" Said James innocently. Peter was goggling at them, and Lily was pink from trying not to giggle.
"Shove off, Prongs," said Sirius, but he didn't sound at all angry. Instead he sounded amused. "But how did you find us? It was hardly a coincidence."
Just then, Remus appeared beside Lily, grinning wickedly. Sirius spotted him and swiftly put two and two together. "Moony, I swear-"Sirius began, but Remus quickly disappeared from sight. Sirius shrugged unconcernedly. "I'll get him back later."
"We'll leave you two be," said Lily.
"Have fun now," added James.
And they were gone. Roseline turned to Sirius, grinning.
"Honestly, with friends like them, who needs enemies?" She said.
Sirius wrapped her in his arms once more. "I couldn't agree more."
Dear James,
How's your family? Hope you have a good Christmas and enjoy the present (it's arriving later with a different owl). In answer to your question, there is nothing whatsoever happening with me and Roseline. I've been avoiding her. Anyway, Merry Christmas, and I'll see you in a few days.
Sirius.
Yes, Sirius thought as he folded up the letter, that was fine. He sealed the envelope and called his owl, Mercury. He tied the letter to the owl's leg, and it took off through the open window and disappeared into the night. He had received a letter from James the day before, telling him about the pranks he had played on his family, and asking Sirius if he had talked to Roseline yet. Sirius hadn't. They no longer glared at each other whenever they met, but had taken to simply ignoring each other, which was fine by him.
Sirius then called one of the school owls, which would be delivering James' present. It was a huge packet of dungbombs and a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. Sirius wasn't the most creative when it came to presents, but James never seemed to mind.
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It was the last day of the holidays when Roseline decided to try and talk to Sirius again. She had been sitting in the common room, reading the book her sister had sent her for Christmas. It was called "Tricks and Loopholes: The Secrets of the Magical World" and was turning out to be a very interesting read. Roseline just had one sister, Leonie, who was 27 and worked for Flourish and Blotts as a book buyer.
Sirius wasn't in the common room, so she decided to go and look for him. The other students were due back later on, but Roseline didn't know when.
Half an hour later, Roseline was just about to abandon her search when she spotted Sirius. He was walking up the transfiguration corridor, broomstick in hand and looking very windswept.
"Sirius!"
He looked around, and seemed surprise when he saw who it was. Roseline ran to catch up with him.
"I need to talk to you. In here."
Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the empty Transfiguration classroom. He stared at her and propped his broomstick against the wall.
"Sirius.... I just wanted to tell you.....I'm really, really sorry." She looked up at him, and with a jolt Sirius saw that her grey eyes were full of tears.
"When we had that argument....I shouldn't have called you the son of a Death Eater. I know ignorance is no excuse, but I honestly had no idea. I had just heard the rumours. I shouldn't have assumed.....I'm sorry. Remus came to me afterwards and told me about your family. I wanted to apologise." She shook her head and the tears spilt onto her cheeks. "I'm so sorry," she whispered.
Sirius was staring at her. His mind was spinning. One part of him wanted to forgive her, apologise for what he had said to her. Another part told him that what she had said was unforgivable.
"Roseline, I accept your apology, but you have to realise that no matter what you say you can't take that back. I will forgive everything, and forget, but...well.... I can't forget that." Roseline nodded, but with that came another wave of tears. Sirius hesitated for a moment, and then put his arms around her. "I'm sorry," he whispered. Roseline turned her face to look at him.
"I'm sorry for everything I said to you. Friends?" He asked.
"No." She shook her head. "More than friends."
Sirius looked confused for a moment. "But....you said...." He groaned. "Not this again!"
Roseline smiled at him. "I took the time I needed and worked out my feelings. And believe it or not, even though I was furious with you.....I really like you, Sirius. I guess my heart was right when it told me to kiss you that time."
"Really? You mean it?" Sirius' eyes widened.
"Yep."
The sly smile returned to Sirius' face.
"Where were we then?"
Roseline smiled and put her arms around his neck.
"Right about here."
Sirius wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, then bent his head and kissed her on the lips. He felt her lips part and he deepened the kiss, his tongue exploring her mouth. He felt her fingers running through his hair, and he responded by running his fingers up and down her spine.
"Nothing?" said a voice. "This doesn't look like nothing to me, Padfoot."
They whirled around. James Potter was standing in the doorway, arms folded and smirk in place. Lily and Peter were standing behind him. Sirius made a face and gave James the finger.
"Oh, sorry, is this a bad time? Were you - busy?" Said James innocently. Peter was goggling at them, and Lily was pink from trying not to giggle.
"Shove off, Prongs," said Sirius, but he didn't sound at all angry. Instead he sounded amused. "But how did you find us? It was hardly a coincidence."
Just then, Remus appeared beside Lily, grinning wickedly. Sirius spotted him and swiftly put two and two together. "Moony, I swear-"Sirius began, but Remus quickly disappeared from sight. Sirius shrugged unconcernedly. "I'll get him back later."
"We'll leave you two be," said Lily.
"Have fun now," added James.
And they were gone. Roseline turned to Sirius, grinning.
"Honestly, with friends like them, who needs enemies?" She said.
Sirius wrapped her in his arms once more. "I couldn't agree more."
