Lives and Loves of Ravenclaw Girls

Chapter 30 – Princess Consuela

By: Sam and Soretta

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Heidi and Shannon walked silently up to Gryffindor tower. Neither of them talked as they approached the fat lady.

"Password?" the fat lady asked.

"Thestral," Shannon spoke up. The fat lady smiled at them and swung forward to let them through the portrait hole.

The common room was bursting with people but Heidi finally spotted Will sitting next to Lily, who was sobbing into James' shoulder. Heidi looked around to find that Shannon had disappeared.

"What's wrong with Evans?" Heidi whispered as she sat next to Will. Will shook his head and stood up.

"Come with me." Heidi took one last look at Lily before following him to the other side of the common room.

"What's up?"

"Okay, please don't spread around what I'm about to tell you," he said insistently

"Of course I won't!" Heidi exclaimed quietly. Will fiddled with one of his robe buttons for a minute before looking up at Heidi.

"While Lily was staying at the Potters' on Christmas day her parents were killed in a car accident. Her older sister blames the whole thing on her." Heidi was plainly shocked.

"Oh my god," she breathed.

"Yes, oh my god indeed."

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Meanwhile Sam and Severus were walking hand in hand around the lake.

"Samantha," Severus said as he turned to plant a kiss on her cheek.

"What did I deserve that for?" she asked as she leaned up to kiss him on the lips. This made Severus react by wrapping his arms around her waist possessively deepening the kiss.

"We shouldn't be doing this out here, we could get caught," she said smirking at him.

"Well …" he said as he started to nibble at her neck. "Would you like to go somewhere more comfortable. I know a certain area that can be quite romantic."

"Oh, really?" she said grabbing his hand and grinning. The pair of them ran towards the castle.

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Kassie sat slumped against the wall sobbing her heart out on her boyfriends shoulder.

Sirius didn't know what to do; he knew he loved her like nothing else. But this was Sirius Black; he just didn't understand what it was like to be a female or to understand female feelings, which made this a lot harder for him. Also he hated to see his girl so hurt.

"Kassie," Sirius asked carefully.

Kassie stopped crying but didn't look up.

"Sweetheart," Sirius asked again this time touching her shoulder.

This made Kassie look up but not at him as she had been crying for the last three hours and look all puffy.

"I can't believe they're gone," she whispered so quietly Sirius almost missed it.

"I know sweetie, I know," Sirius replied wrapping her in a possessive hug, letting her cry it all out.

"I have to go find Lily, we can cry together," Kassie said sounding fair away.

"Would you like me to come with you I have to find James anyway," Sirius said standing up to follow her.

"No, no I've bothered you enough haven't I?" she said standing up and walking away, she stopped a few metres away and turned to face him.

"Don't worry, sweetheart, I'll find someone who really understands what I'm going through." And with that she took off through the portrait hole leaving a very bewildered Sirius in her wake.

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Samantha felt like Severus was crushing her as he pushed her up against the bookcase.

"In, in," was all Severus could think as he pushed her further in to the bookcase.

Sam pushed him back a little to catch her breath as she whipped around to open the door to their room.

Turning around she grabbed Severus by the tie and swung him round and onto the bed, forgetting that his arms were so possessively wrapped around her waist she came tumbling down on top of her boy.

"Well," he smirked up at her. "Is this what you had in mind?" Sam could see the lust in his eyes.

"Well more or less, yes," she said as she leaned down to nibble at his neck while undoing the buttons on his shirt.

Severus took the hint and soon Sam's tie and shirt along with school skirt had vanished.

Sam started to remove his shirt when she felt Severus flinch at her touch.

"What's the matter don't you want this," She asked him.

"No – I mean yes, of course I do," Severus said not looking at her as he started to pull his shirt closed.

"Why are you pulling away from me? Don't you love me anymore?" he could sense the hurt in her voice.

"Of course I do, it's just – nothing, don't worry," he said as he leaned up to kiss her.

Sam felt her knees weaken as he started to kiss lower and lower; she sat up and fully removed his shirt not knowing what she would find until her eyes laid upon it.

The Mark as clear and as black as night burnt into his arm, the snake hanging out of the mouth of the mark that haunted her dreams for many nights.

"Sev," She whispered quietly.

Severus finally looked at her and saw where she was looking he quickly yanked the shirt back up and pulled away from her.

"What's that?" she asked trying to keep her face calm.

"What's what sweetheart?" He said leaning for to kiss her again, but Sam pulled back.

Don't think I'm that stupid, Severus, what the bloody hell is the friggin' dark mark doing on your friggin' arm?" she said as she started to back away from him, wishing she had could go look for a rock to crawl under.

"My master gave it to me as a Christmas present, do you like it?"

"Your joking right you can't be serious? What your master you joined him! Are you insane?"She stammered at him. "It's the dark mark, it's the sickening sight of so many deaths and you're wearing it. What's happened to the guy I fell in love with?" Her tears started to flow freely down her face as she sunk to the floor.

"How could you Snape? After what the hell that whore did to me, you want to join her too?"

"Samantha, it's not like that." Severus started but was interrupted by yet another yelling rant from the sobbing girl on the floor.

"Oh, really, it's not like that is it? Let me guess that's a fake dark mark you stuck on your arm to scare LITTLE FIRST YEARS!" She got up and started towards him her face softening a little so it looked almost pure. She walked up to him and planted a big kiss on his lips, then pulled back and smiled at him.

Severus looked shocked but smiled all the same he was just about to lean in to kiss her when her hand came into contact with the side of his face.

"I never ever want to lay my eyes on you ever again! You evil, EVIL Oh for the love of Merlin there are no words to even describe what you are to me or to this planet!"

And with that she stormed out of the room and left him forever.

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"Hey, Lily," Sirius said grinning for good measure.

"Hi, Sirius," Lily replied timidly. There tear tracks down her cheeks.

"Lils, have you seen B2?" he asked giggling around on the spot. Lily looked at him as if he were insane. She hadn't heard the name 'B2' since she saw Petunia watching some television program about two bananas who wore pajamas.

"Uh, no, who's B2?" If this was one of those weird things that Sirius did to cheer people up, he was doing a very good job of it. Lily raised her eyebrow at him waiting for his answer.

"You know the guy with glasses you hang around with? What's his name?" Sirius pretended to think for a bit. "Oh, yeah, Potter."

"Oh dear Merlin," Lily breathed. "Let me guess, you're B1, right?"

"Yep," Sirius grinned. "If you see B2 can you tell him I have his pajamas. We need to hurry the evil teddies are chasing us." Sirius looked around him hesitantly before running screaming up to his dormitory. Lily sat down giggling.

"Just when you thought that guy couldn't get any weirder!" Gabrielle said sitting next to Lily. Lily couldn't stop laughing and only nodded her head.

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Heidi and Will were sitting together under a sheltered bit of grass as they saw Sam run out of the castle doors and off towards the forest.

"What's up with that Sam?" Will said turning to Heidi.

"I don't have any idea but I'm going to follow her," she said to him standing up and striding away.

"I don't think so, not on your own. She's going to the forest, I'm coming with you," he replied leaving no room for Heidi to argue.

"I can look after myself, but my friend needs me. I need to get to her, so if you're going to follow me, follow me fast," she yelled running to catch up with Sam.

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Heidi found Sam huddled by a tree in a green singlet top and her school skirt. She was shaking Heidi could see this but she didn't look cold.

Will came up behind Heidi and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Give her this, she could probably use it," he said handing her the blanket they were sitting on.

Heidi went up and tried to wrap the blanket around her friend but Sam flinched at Heidi's touch and quickly moved away.

"Sam, what's happened? Why are you out here like this?" Heidi asked trying to coax an answer from her shaking friend.

"Sam, we're only trying to help you." Will walked over and sat down beside her.

Sam stopped shivering and Heidi wrapped the blanket around her and held her as Sam let it all out curse after curse, tear after tear Heidi held her until she finally stopped long enough to catch her breath.

"Its over, it's all over the love of my life and it's all gone." Sam sobbed louder.

"Ah, Will would you please excuse us? It's just probably not something you want to hear," Heidi said giving her boyfriend the eyes she knew would get her way.

"Sure sweetie," Will said giving her a kiss on the cheek, Sam saw this however and it made her cry and cry even louder.

"Sam, could you explain to me, PLEASE, why you came running in here?" She pleaded. "Because I know full well you were with Severus just before."

"We broke it off, we were in the middle of undressing and I saw it Heidi." She stopped as more tears started to fall.

"Saw what hun?" Heidi urged on she knew that if Sam stopped talking now she'd never get her started again in her state.

"The mark Heidi, he has it on his arm right there," she said jabbing herself in the forearm.

"No, he wouldn't he knows your views doesn't he?" Heidi sat dumbstruck. She knew Snape was a greasy git, but he was after all he was Sam's greasy git.

"He did, Heidi, I swear the skull and the snake tongue the lot. Clear and as black as this forest," Sam said shaking slightly.

"Do you want to go to Dumbledore?" Heidi suggested.

"Do I look stupid? Wait, don't answer that" Sam said slightly smiling.

"Well okay then," Heidi said smiling at her best friend.

"If I went to Dumbledore, not only would Snape kill me but then Bellatrix and I even have a thought Lucius Malfoy is in on it."

"Okay, so don't go to Dumbledore. Who would you go to?" Heidi asked sounding worried.

"Well there is always Professor Malfoy?" Sam said sounding slightly insane.

"No way, Sam that woman is a Slytherin. Do you have any idea what she would do if she even heard a rumor her son was a follower of that thing?" Heidi told her.

"Well I could do with a sleep. It's been a long awful day," Sam suggested.

"Fair enough come on Will and I will walk you back," Heidi said standing and helping Sam to her feet.

"Oh and Heidi? Please don't tell anyone about this its bad enough I got Crap when I started going out with him."

"Deal," Heidi replied as they all walked back arm in arm to the castle

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Heidi and Samantha walked to breakfast the next morning with linked arms. Shannon had spent the night in Gryffindor tower with Rick and Megan and Julie were nowhere to be found.

When they entered the hall they noticed the marauders huddled down one end of the Gryffindor table, no doubt conspiring some sort of trouble.

"I hope what they're planning doesn't affect me, I'm not in the mood," Sam said grumpily. Heidi smiled at her and patted her arm. They sat down next to Heidi's Quidditch teammates.

Heidi piled her plate up with pancakes and drowned them in maple syrup. Sam sat next to her sullenly picking at her food.

"Hi guys!" Shannon exclaimed as she sat down next to them. Sam suddenly brightened up and hugged Shannon.

"Hey, Shan," Sam said brightly. Heidi just waved to her because her mouth was full of pancake.

"Guess what?" Shannon said in a sing song voice. She was giggling and grinning widely.

"What?" Heidi said after she swallowed.

"I changed my name!" Shannon exclaimed while helping herself to kippers.

"What!" Sam and Heidi exclaimed at the same time. Heidi when into a moment of shock and just sat there with her mouth hanging open.

"What – What did you change it to?" Sam asked looking scared.

"Princess Consuela Banana Hammock!" she giggled.

"What? Why?" Heidi exclaimed.

"Because it's fun and great and no-one else has that name!"

"Well, if you're going to change your name, I'm going to change mine too!" Sam exclaimed.

"Oooh, what to?" Shannon asked excitedly.

"Um, Crap Bag," Sam said. Heidi immediately burst into laughter.

"Crap Bag?" Shannon asked. "Samantha Crap Bag?"

"No, no Samantha. Just Crap Bag," Sam told her. "First name, Crap, last name, Bag." Heidi had pushed her breakfast away and had her head in her hands and was giggling uncontrollably.

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"Sorry, Professor," Sirius said pointing his wand at Professor Vablatsky. Petrificus Totalus!

Sirius grabbed the pile of books off Professor Vablatsky's desk and walking calmly to the door. He looked both ways to check the coast was clear before setting off down the corridor whistling.

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Meanwhile, Heidi was in a fit of hysterics. The people around them had looked at them weirdly before going back to their conversations. Shannon looked around suddenly and noticed a couple of first years looking at them intently. "What?" she asked them.

"Nothing," one of them said looking away quickly. Shannon, however, had different ideas. She desperately wanted to introduce herself to someone, so here was her chance.

"Hi, my name's Princess Consuela," she said smiling like a maniac at them.

"Er, my name's Sandra and this is my friend, Lauryn."

"Why don't you introduce us, Shannon?" Sam said smiling innocently.

"Okay, I will," Shannon said without moving her mouth. Heidi looked up, but was biting her lip to stop herself from laughing.

"These are my friends, Heidi and Crap Bag." Heidi dissolved into giggled once more and hid her face from view.

"Crap Bag?" Lauryn asked, looking at Sam weirdly.

"If you want a way to remember it, just think of a bag of crap," Sam said smiling widely. Sandra and Lauryn nodded quickly and went back to their meals.

"Okay, can you go back to being Samantha Adams now?" Shannon pleaded.

"Only if you'll change yours back to Shannon Harley."

"Deal."

-End Chapter 30