Ok, my next posts are all very short, so I'm compiling them together. If
it is the end of a post it's because of a small time gap, or something of
the sort. Here goes!
Post 6:
Jade got released from the hospital wing on Saturday and that evening, after she had revisited all of her friends, she went back to the wing to get a dreamless sleeping draught before she went to bed. And she continued doing so each night. Life rolled into a routine for the Gryffindors. Going to classes, making fun of Snape when Lily wasn't looking, sneaking around school, and playing pranks on people. Sirus knew that Jade liked him; Jade knew that Sirius liked her, yet they acted as they had always done, with a few stolen moments of 'almosts' between them. Quidditch practices were harder than ever but Sirius loved it. Every time he got on the field Jade amazed him with her skill. September melted into October, and October into November. Half way through the month, Sirius told Jade that he was taking her somewhere.
It was close to midnight, the two friends tip-toed under James' invisibility cloak, Sirius leading the way.
"Where are we going?" Jade whispered.
"Shh, it's a surprise." After a while they reached the Astronomy tower. They entered it and pulled off the cloak. Sirius pulled two blankets out of a cupboard and took Jade's hand, they climbed the stairs to the top.
"Wow." Jade said, looking up. There were a million and one stars in the sky. Sirius laid a blanket on the stone ground and lied back on it. Jade lied back beside him, Sirius pulled the other blanket over them.
Post 7:
"This is so beautiful." Jade said. Sirius had his arm around her under the blanket and felt a bit nervous. "Thank you. I needed this." She turned to face him and kissed him on the cheek. Sirius was very happy it was dark out because he was sure he was actually blushing, something he never did. Jade snuggled up to him, once again taking in his intoxicatingly inviting smell.... the next few hours passed mainly in silence, with Jade snuggled up to Sirius and him with his arms around her....
"Mmmm...." Jade moaned as she opened her eyes. A sea of sunlight hit her. It was the morning, and she was still in Sirius' arms, and still at the top of the Astronomy tower. She nuzzled into Sirius' chest and closed her eyes again, smiling. A moment later Sirius woke up.
"Hey beautiful." He said, moving his hand over her back. "I didn't actually plan for us to fall asleep, but waking up with you in my arms is definitely worth anything that Filch can dish out if he catches us. But there is no reason, we have James' invisibility cloak." Sirius grinned. "You're in a happy mood." Jade looked at him and smiled, and then with no warning, she kissed Sirius.
"Thank you. I forgot completely about taking the Dreamless Sleeping Draught, and as it turned out, I didn't need even it." She kissed him again, this time, Sirius was ready, and he kissed her back.
About half an hour later they went down to breakfast together, James and Remus were grinning madly.
"Someone never came back from there little adventure last night." Remus said under his breath.
"Someone looks very pleased about something." James added, nudging Sirius in an implicating manner.
Post 8:
Sirius shut James and Remus up with some difficulty and ate his breakfast in silence, glancing at Jade every now and then. He caught her eye once, where she smiled and looked away, blushing slightly.
The Professors obviously did not believe that the students needed to sleep. The workload mounted very high and Sirius knew that he and Jade would not be able to sneak out for a long time. Once, Jade fell asleep on a couch as she read over an essay and started having nightmares again. Sirus woke her up by rapping his arms around her and calling her name. She hugged him then for a very long time then. Over all she was getting better. The only time she thought about her bad summer experiences were when she was asleep and she still took the sleeping potions so she avoided it then too. People were beginning to see some of her bright, old self.
On December First, Dumbledore made a very exciting announcement over dinner.
"It seems to me, that the teachers have been working the older students very hard." "Hear, hear!" Someone shouted. Dumbledore looked at McGonagal and smiled. "So, to celebrate the up-coming holidays, we will be having a Ball on Christmas."
Tons of girls squealed with delight and many of them looked at Sirius hopefully. Sirius, however, looked hopefully at Jade. Jade noticed him out of the corner of her eye and looked at her plate, smiling. Dumbledore held up his hand for silence.
"It is for fifth, sixth, and seventh years only. The ball will start at 8:00 pm and end at 1:00 am. It is a formal ball so dressrobes and gowns will be worn. That is all." The excitement started up again. No one could believe that there was going to be a ball and it was the only thing anyone could talk about.
Post 6:
Jade got released from the hospital wing on Saturday and that evening, after she had revisited all of her friends, she went back to the wing to get a dreamless sleeping draught before she went to bed. And she continued doing so each night. Life rolled into a routine for the Gryffindors. Going to classes, making fun of Snape when Lily wasn't looking, sneaking around school, and playing pranks on people. Sirus knew that Jade liked him; Jade knew that Sirius liked her, yet they acted as they had always done, with a few stolen moments of 'almosts' between them. Quidditch practices were harder than ever but Sirius loved it. Every time he got on the field Jade amazed him with her skill. September melted into October, and October into November. Half way through the month, Sirius told Jade that he was taking her somewhere.
It was close to midnight, the two friends tip-toed under James' invisibility cloak, Sirius leading the way.
"Where are we going?" Jade whispered.
"Shh, it's a surprise." After a while they reached the Astronomy tower. They entered it and pulled off the cloak. Sirius pulled two blankets out of a cupboard and took Jade's hand, they climbed the stairs to the top.
"Wow." Jade said, looking up. There were a million and one stars in the sky. Sirius laid a blanket on the stone ground and lied back on it. Jade lied back beside him, Sirius pulled the other blanket over them.
Post 7:
"This is so beautiful." Jade said. Sirius had his arm around her under the blanket and felt a bit nervous. "Thank you. I needed this." She turned to face him and kissed him on the cheek. Sirius was very happy it was dark out because he was sure he was actually blushing, something he never did. Jade snuggled up to him, once again taking in his intoxicatingly inviting smell.... the next few hours passed mainly in silence, with Jade snuggled up to Sirius and him with his arms around her....
"Mmmm...." Jade moaned as she opened her eyes. A sea of sunlight hit her. It was the morning, and she was still in Sirius' arms, and still at the top of the Astronomy tower. She nuzzled into Sirius' chest and closed her eyes again, smiling. A moment later Sirius woke up.
"Hey beautiful." He said, moving his hand over her back. "I didn't actually plan for us to fall asleep, but waking up with you in my arms is definitely worth anything that Filch can dish out if he catches us. But there is no reason, we have James' invisibility cloak." Sirius grinned. "You're in a happy mood." Jade looked at him and smiled, and then with no warning, she kissed Sirius.
"Thank you. I forgot completely about taking the Dreamless Sleeping Draught, and as it turned out, I didn't need even it." She kissed him again, this time, Sirius was ready, and he kissed her back.
About half an hour later they went down to breakfast together, James and Remus were grinning madly.
"Someone never came back from there little adventure last night." Remus said under his breath.
"Someone looks very pleased about something." James added, nudging Sirius in an implicating manner.
Post 8:
Sirius shut James and Remus up with some difficulty and ate his breakfast in silence, glancing at Jade every now and then. He caught her eye once, where she smiled and looked away, blushing slightly.
The Professors obviously did not believe that the students needed to sleep. The workload mounted very high and Sirius knew that he and Jade would not be able to sneak out for a long time. Once, Jade fell asleep on a couch as she read over an essay and started having nightmares again. Sirus woke her up by rapping his arms around her and calling her name. She hugged him then for a very long time then. Over all she was getting better. The only time she thought about her bad summer experiences were when she was asleep and she still took the sleeping potions so she avoided it then too. People were beginning to see some of her bright, old self.
On December First, Dumbledore made a very exciting announcement over dinner.
"It seems to me, that the teachers have been working the older students very hard." "Hear, hear!" Someone shouted. Dumbledore looked at McGonagal and smiled. "So, to celebrate the up-coming holidays, we will be having a Ball on Christmas."
Tons of girls squealed with delight and many of them looked at Sirius hopefully. Sirius, however, looked hopefully at Jade. Jade noticed him out of the corner of her eye and looked at her plate, smiling. Dumbledore held up his hand for silence.
"It is for fifth, sixth, and seventh years only. The ball will start at 8:00 pm and end at 1:00 am. It is a formal ball so dressrobes and gowns will be worn. That is all." The excitement started up again. No one could believe that there was going to be a ball and it was the only thing anyone could talk about.
