Lives and Loves of Ravenclaw Girls

Chapter 19 - Happy Birthday, Julie!

By Julie

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"Hey morons! Yo?! Get up girls! It's breakfast time. Let's go!" came a voice the next morning. "Up and at 'em!"

"Mmm-hmm," and various other grumbles were the only response Chris and Mike got the next morning. They had found the girls sprawled out in a tangled mess by the fire.

Mike nudged Shannon in the ribs one last time before sighing and walking out the common room with Chris. Grumbling Shannon finally gave up hope at sleeping and untangled herself from the random mess on the floor, also known as the Ravenclaw, 6th year girls.

Shannon picked a random hand and pulled on it, hoping for a companion for breakfast. Sam was pulled of the floor a little ways before being dropped again. She grumbled and glared a bit before getting up. She ignored the fact Julies head was on her stomach as she stood up, effectively waking Julie as she smacked her head off the floor. She, too, got up and walked upstairs with the other two to get changed.

They tried one last time to wake up Heidi and Megan. Megan mumbled once before trying to turn over. The girls rolled their eyes and walked down to breakfast.

A little while later Heidi opened her eyes long enough to look at her watch.

"BLOODY HELL!" she yelled suddenly. "Megan get up! Get up!" She started poking Megan in her ticklish spot.

"Whaddid I do?" mumbled Megan incoherently.

"It's 11!" When Megan just shrugged Heidi added, "In the morning! We've missed classes!"

Megan sat upright and swore out loud. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before getting up off the plush rug. She and Heidi went up and changed into their uniforms before heading down to the great hall.

By the time they were in the great hall it was already lunch time. They walked down and sat beside their friends.

"Thanks for waking us up you guys!" said Megan, scooping some soup into her bowl.

"We tried, but you just kept muttering. Besides, we had history first, meaning you would have slept anyway. We figured you'd wake up before second period," explained Sam.

"Well apparently we didn't," grumbled Heidi.

"No worry's, I gave Professor Gridaline your excuses," said Julie, grabbing a sandwich off the silver platter.

"What was the excuse?" asked Heidi, wondering what Julie told their Muggle Studies teacher, Professor Gridaline.

"Umm, i forget really," said Julie, ever the dumb arse. "Oh, something about having the muggle flu."

Megan snorted into her soup. "The flu?"

"What? It worked, didn't it!" said Julie, shoving her crust into her mouth.

"She wouldn't accept that excuse, we have a hospital in the castle!" said Heidi, logically.

"Ahh, well in comes the part i told her about the two of you, and the fact you couldn't move for longer than two minutes before tossing your cookies. I told her there was no way for you two to make it up their without a huge mess. She said she hopes you two are better soon," put in Shannon.

Megan and Heidi store at Shannon, Sam, and Julie before cracking up in laughter. The three quickly joined in and created an uproar. Several people's heads swiveled to look at the disturbance before returning to eating.

The girls sat and talked through lunch. When the bell rung they gathered up their things and headed down to the dungeons for potions.

Sam, Shannon, and Heidi all partnered up, leaving Julie and Megan to their own cauldron.

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The rest of the week passed horribly slowly for the 5th year Ravenclaw girls. The anticipation of Friday, the fourteenth, had them al antsy in anticipation. So of coarse the days passed slower than slug with sleeping pills.

When Friday finally did come, one girl in particular jumped out of bed in a blissful haze at seven o'clock in the morning.

"UP! UP! UP!" she repeated, jumping around the room happily.

"Were you given sugar again?" groaned Shannon, from under the blue comforter.

"No. But I want some. SUGAR!"

"Shut. Up." said Sam, tossing over.

"No, you know why? It's Friday. You know what that means? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!" Said Julie, bouncing on her bed.

"Here, Happy Birthday," said Megan, whipping a pillow at her. The suddenness of this action caused her to fall onto her back.

"BIRTHDAY!" she yelled one last time before ducking into the bathroom to get ready.

When she finally popped out of the bathroom the others were just barely getting out of bed. She jumped up and down on the balls of her feet, wait for them to hurry.

"I hate your damn perkiness on your birthday! Nothing fazes you, does it, stupid?" asked Megan crawling off the floor.

"NOPE!" said Julie shifting from foot to foot.

"Do us a favor and go run around the castle. We can meet you in the great hall when we are ready for your bloody hyperness," said Sam, brushing her black hair.

"Kay!" was all they heard before the blurb dashed out of the room at high speed.

"I pity the person who comes across her," sighed Megan, before retreating to the shower.

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Julie crept quietly into Gryffindor tower and up the boys' staircase. She stopped when she reached the 5th year boys dorm and pushed open the wooden door.

She spotted her target, appearing from his hangings, looking as if he had just woken up. All he was wearing were his low cut pajama pants.

"Oi, James, get up. Breakfast time," she heard him murmur. She bounded across the room and tackled him back into his bed.

Before he could even register who it was she pinned his arms above his head with her own. She began kissing every inch of his neck and face. He finally realized who it was and began to laugh helplessly.

"You're one to talk Moony," laughed James, seeing this sudden girl appear. Julie sat up on his bare abdomen and grinned widely at James.

"You look happy," he commented.

"Happy Birthday love," said Remus pulling her back down.

"You remembered!" she said, gripping him around the neck and pulling him in for a deep kiss.

"'Course I did Julz! You wouldn't stop talking about it." Julie slapped his bare forearm lovingly before kissing him again.

"So why are you up here?" asked a groggy Sirius, finally moving around.

"Dorm mates kicked me out. Too hyper," panted Julie between kisses.

"Maybe we should close the curtains," suggested James, to Sirius.

"I agree, it's a sight I could do without," laughed Sirius.

"Shut up," said Julie, sticking her tongue out at them. Julie bounded out of Remus' bed, leaving a slightly put-out Remus in her wake.

She sat cross-legged on Sirius bed across from them, looking expectant.

"Well?" she said incredulously. "Go get ready!" she said, laughing.

"Yes mother," commented James.

"Keep your mouth shut and you can come to the party."

"Were throwing the party, remember?" said Sirius, tousling her hair.

"So long as you're prepared for 5 very drunk girls, everything will be fine!"

"Your far too innocent for that," said Peter, coming out of the bathroom.

"Nuuh!" said Julie, flopping back on Sirius' bed. "Just go get ready."

"We're going!" said James, walking towards the bathroom.

"Oh and Sirius?" said Julie, suddenly sitting upright.

"Yeah?" he asked looking back at her.

"Won't you be needing these?" she asked, holding up his white, with pink hearts boxers. Sirius paled as Julie, Remus, James and Peter cracked up laughing.

"Done? GOOD! Let's go!" said Julie bouncing out the buys door.

"Merlin, i could swear you're dating the energizer bunny, Moony." James laughed following the girl out the door.

"Does she ever calm down?" asked Peter, raising his eyebrows. Julie came sliding back into the room.

"Yes, yes I do. Just not on my birthday! Oh and while i'm talking, just because i wont shut up. If any of you are not hyper today, I will be thoroughly mad at you ... tomorrow. Today is a very happy day, so. BE HAPPY!" said Julie jumping up and down.

The boys all laughed as they continued down into the common room. Kassie and Lily joined the group and they all headed down to the great hall for breakfast. Julie Hopped onto Remus' back and he gladly gave her a piggy back all the way down to the great hall.

When they arrived they found they were a good five minutes ahead of the others, so decided to snog heatedly in a corner by the doors.

"Alright, we're here, pry apart lovebirds," laughed Sirius.

"And do your shirts buttons back up Walsh," added James.

Julie gaped at her shirt, then up at Remus. "How in the hell do you keep doing that?"

"Mmm, my secret," he said, his lips against her cheek.

"Merlin, I love you," she said, draping her arms around his neck.

"Do you?" he asked her, smiling.

"Yup, but I think right now I love food more. It's not easy being hyper on an empty stomach," With that she pulled out of his hold and wandered through the open doors, after the marauders.

She waved goodbye to Remus behind her and plopped down beside her best friends. "Oh what a glorious day!" she said loudly. The others all laughed.

"You just want your presents," said Megan, poking her in the side.

"Nope, not yet! I just want to go and get drunk tonight!" she said happily, buttering her toast.

"Ah, so the traditional 'Julies birthday party, getting drunk in our dorm room and pissing off the people who try to sleep that night' day?" asked Heidi, laughing.

"Alas not, dear child.," replied Julie. "Apparently the Marauders know someway into Hogsmeade, so we're going drinking in Hogs Head with them!"

"Excellent!" said Shannon, taking a bite of her eggs.

"See! Dating a Marauder does come in useful!" she laughed.

"Sure does! I think I need to get me one of them," laughed Shannon.

"So what did Remus get you for your birthday?" asked Sam.

"I dunno man, but I think I'd marry him if it involves him in leather pants."

"Leather pants huh?" asked a voice behind them. Julie froze, before breaking into an ear-to-ear smile. "I'll have to keep that in mind," Julie laughed and pulled Remus down onto the bench. She began kissing him deeply.

"Would you really ear leather pants for her Lupin?" asked Megan, raising her one eyebrow.

"Sure i would," he said, starting to laugh.

"Then all Julie needs is some whip cream, and some cherries and she'll be a very happy birthday girl."

Megan and Julie fully cracked down laughing at Megan's statement, as the others and Remus all shook their heads at the two.

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Classes went by fast that day and soon the last period before the weekend had arrived. The girls all entered into greenhouse 2.

They were the first people in the greenhouse, due to Julies very high pace that day. Soon their fellow Ravenclaws, along with the Gryffindor's arrived. Sam and Megan partnered together, while Shannon and Heidi worked together. Due to the uneven numbers Julie partnered up with Remus and Peter.

They worked steadily, transferring the Grychenolors into separate pots. Remus stood behind Julie with his chin on her neck and hugging her around the waist as they waited for the plant to stop crying, signaling the final stage.

"I can't wait for tonight!" she said cheerfully.

"You really love to get drunk, don't you?"

"Haha, yes. I admit it."

"I still hav –"

"Peter don't do that," she said suddenly, telling off their partner. Peter put his hands back down, and Julie looked towards Remus, signaling for him to continue.

"I still have to give you your present, you know."

"You don't have to give me anything luv," she said.

"Except leather pants right," he asked coyly.

Julie smacked his leg playfully, "You won't let me live that down, will you?"

"What kind of Marauder wo –"

"Peter! Don't DO that!" she scolded again. "You were saying?"

"What kind of Marauder would i be if i let that slip? he asked, nibbling on her ear.

"To true," she said laughing. She stopped suddenly, looking at Peter again. "Peter, i'm not kidding! Don't wave your fingers in front of it like th--"

But it was too late. A loud hissing sound filled the air and everyone turned to look at their plant. It slunk low into leaping position, getting ready to attack.

"Crap," said Julie, before pushing Peter out of the way. The plant, instead, turned its attention on her, and before Remus could pull her away, it dug its sharp teeth into her forearm. "Crap!" she swore louder.

Professor Sprout bustled over and stunned their plant. "Miss Walsh, what did I say about not provoking them? 20 points from Ravenclaw. Now go to the hospital wing for that arm."

Julie tried not to lash out in pain by biting down hard on her bottom lip. She gathered her things, and ignored her friend's looks of sympathy. Her only comfort was when Professor Sprout allowed Remus to escort her to the hospital wing. She held her bloody arm out to the side, unsure of what else to do.

Peter whimpered an apology to her on her way out the door, but all she said in reply was, "I told you not to do that."

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Remus walked Julie up to the hospital wing and waited with her as she took her mending potions.

They were on the way out, when another person entered the wing. A figure standing around 6'2, with messy blonde hair and deep blue eyes locked with Julie's brown. She turned a deep shade of red before walking faster with Remus so they wouldn't have talk.

"Sorry about Peter," Remus apologized for his friend.

"Huh? Oh it's fine, everyone makes mistakes. Besides! It's my birthday! Cheer up!"

"You are so bloody optimistic, aren't you?"

"Life's greener on this side Remus! You think of what just happened as me getting hurt, i look at it as we have 30 minutes left, and don't have to go back!"

"Ah, you're right. Come on, I'll give you your present then." Remus too Julies hand and led her in the direction of Gryffindor common room.

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Julie sat cross-legged on Remus' bed, watching him fumble around in his trunk, searching for her misplaced present. She tried not to laugh at him, but his expression was so adorable, she couldn't help giggle at his worried expression.

Dawning comprehension etched across his features as we got up and started digging through James' trunk instead. He pocketed something before returning to her on the bed. "Found it," he grinned.

She grinned and kissed him gently. "I still say I don't need anything."
"Don't be ridiculous! What kind of boyfriend would I be?"

"A cute one?" she asked, grinning.

"Aren't I always?" he asked, giving her puppy dog eyes.

"Sometimes," she said, joking.

"Alright, enough of this. Here is you present my lady!"

Remus extracted a small white box from his pocket, and gave it delicately to her. She grinned up at him one last time before flipping the lid open. Inside was a beautiful necklace. The chain was a sparkling silver, and dangling off of it was a light blue pendant.

"Blue topaz," he whispered into her ear.

"My birthstone," she finished. She fingered the chain delectably in her fingers. "Oh Remus! I can't accept this! It must have cost you a fortune!"

"You're worth every galleon," he said, kissing her cheek gently.

She picked it up gently and looked to him. "Could you help me put it on, or ..." she asked, eyeing the silver in her hand.

"It's okay. Silvers only harmful if ingested. So long as I don't put it in my mouth I'll be fine."

Julie laughed slightly, depositing the necklace into his hand. She twisted her brown locks up for him to easily slip it on. She felt the metal against her sin and grinned. He dropped his hands down to her shoulders, rubbing her skiing as he went.

She let her hair come down again, before turning and facing him. "I love you," she whispered, crawling as close she could get. "Never leave me."

"I don't intend to," he said, picking up her chin.

"Thank you," she whispered, before kissing him with all her strength.

--End Chapter 19