A/N: Just read... I don't feel like putting anything in... :in a bad mood:
Jax woke up the next morning, her head groggy still. She yawned widely and then realized where she was. The Gryffindor Common Room had actually suited her very well while sleeping, she couldn't complain. She pulled the blanket covering her to the side, got up, and walked up the stairs to her dormitory.
She opened the door ever so quietly, trying as hard as she could not to wake her sleeping dorm mates. But the moment she entered the room, she realized that it had not been necessary. All three girls were sitting on Hermione's bed, clustered into a circle. Once Jax had entered the room, they all turned and looked at her, shocked.
"Hey, guys... having a party?" Jax asked, trying to create some laughter in the cold atmosphere in the room.
There was another cold silence as Jax crossed over to her dresser, all of their heads turning towards her as she walked over. She opened up a drawer and picked up a shirt, but dropped it and turned around.
"Okay, what am I missing here?" Jax asked. More silence and staring. "What?!" Jax asked again, becoming annoyed.
"Jax... how could you not tell us?" Lavender finally asked.
"Tell you what?" Jax said, putting a hand on her hip.
"Oh for heavens sake, will you stop playing cat and mouse with the girl?" Hermione said, looking at Lavender and Parvati.
"Cat and mous-" Jax began, confused.
"We know about Harry, Jax. We know you're his sister," Hermione said abruptly.
Jax gulped hard, and stared at the three with huge, bulging eyes. Her right eye started to twitch, which it did at times when she was extremely nervous. It had happened when she was being sorted, it had happened on the Hogwarts Express.
Hermione started to glare, and Lavender and Parvati looked at Jax with sympathetic eyes. Jax lost her balance a bit, falling backwards towards her dresser.
"How did you...?" Jax stuttered.
"I'm so sorry Jax, I overheard when Lupin brought you in last night- I couldn't help it!" Lavender blurted.
"So... you come up here and tell everyone in sight?" Jax asked a bit coldly.
"No, I heard too," Hermione replied for Lavender.
"And I heard from them later on- they thought I was sleeping," Parvati finally spoke.
Jax sighed a bit, over taken by this new revelation. Then a new concern popped into her head.
"You didn't tell him, did you?" she asked eagerly.
"Oh, no! We would never do that, Jax. You obviously have your... reasons," Lavender replied uncertainly.
Jax felt a relief take to her body.
"But Jax, we have to ask. Why can't he... know?" Parvati asked.
"All I know is that Dumbledore has his 'reasons'. I think it's because of my godfather dying," Jax replied, feeling a bit out of place calling Sirius her godfather. He wasn't mentioned much around the Order.
"I thought. So it was you? That strange 'visitor' Harry and Ron kept talking about before school started," Hermione said.
Jax blushed a bit, remembering the incident when she had sneezed and woken up half the household, and the time Harry had almost discovered her.
"Uh... yeah. Sorry about waking you up that time," Jax apologized.
Hermione smiled for the first time at Jax.
"It's okay," Hermione said.
"This is SO exciting!" Lavender squealed.
"Well, you know, it's a bit of a relief. Having someone to talk to... but you guys can't tell anyone, alright?" Jax said.
"Witch's honor," Hermione said, raising up her hand and putting the other over her heart.
The other three giggled, and Jax walked over and sat down on the bed.
"So, what's it like being the... 'girl who lived'?" Lavender asked excitedly.
"Not much different from being Jax Pierce," Jax said.
"Wait... what's your real name? Jax Potter?" Parvati asked.
"No, Raye Potter. I like it better than Jax. Sounds a bit more mysterious, don't you think?" Jax smiled.
"Definitely!" Lavender said, leaning in a bit more to the circle.
"But you can't start calling me that," Jax warned.
"Do you have a scar also?" Parvati blurted.
"Yeah," Jax blushed a bit more.
"Let's see!" Lavender said.
Jax lifted her bangs, revealing her star-shaped scar. The other three gasped in amazement, each taking turns getting a closer look.
"Merlin! That thing's gorgeous! Much better than Harry's," Parvati complimented.
"Thanks," Jax said, looking to the side.
Hermione seemed to be interested in others things, though. She was staring at a piece of her quilt, her eyes fixed on a small stain.
"'Mione? Something wrong?" Lavender asked.
"We... we sort of have a problem," Hermione said.
The other three looked at each other, worried.
"What?" Jax asked.
"I hate to tell you this, Jax, but Harry..." Hermione stopped mid-sentence.
"Continue..." Jax urged on eagerly.
"Harry has sort of a thing for you, Jax," Hermione said a bit darkly.
Lavender gasped in a small way, and Parvati looked taken aback. Jax, however, didn't look startled at all.
"I'm quite aware of that, Hermione. Harry's always staring at me with that goofy-eyed look. But it's not serious, I'm sure," Jax said.
"Yes, I'm sure you're sure, Jax. But I don't know about Harry. He's got it pretty bad," Hermione replied.
"I can't worry about that now," Jax said. She ran her hair through her fingers, another thing she did when she was nervous.
"You're right, Jax. You shouldn't be worrying about that right now..." Lavender tried to calm her down.
"So, Hogsmeade? You guys going?" Parvati said cheerfully, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah! We're all going... 'cept Jax. I didn't see your name on the list," said Lavender.
"I just haven't had the time to sign up... I was in the hospital wing for most of the night, remember?" Jax said, twisting a strand of hair around her finger.
"Let's go then! Don't want you missing out, do we?" Lavender said excitedly, taking Jax by the arm.
The four girls ran out of the room, down to the Common Room. There wasn't much activity in there, which was expected, since it was a Sunday morning. There were two third years playing Wizard's chess near the hearth, and a group of fifth years experimenting with some of Fred and George's leftover Skiving Snackboxes.
Once Jax had signed her name to the list of who was going to Hogsmeade, the four turned around, looking for something to do.
"We could..." Jax began.
"Go see Harry!" Lavender cut in.
Parvati and Hermione exchanged nervous looks, yet Jax just shook her head.
"He's not feeling well, at least he wasn't last night," she lied.
"I'm going to work on a project for Potions class," Hermione stated, and continued up the stairs back to the dorm room.
"I- I'd better go help her. Partners," Parvati said, and followed Hermione.
"Want to go eat?" Lavender suggested when it was just Jax and she.
"Good idea," Jax smiled.
The two friends walked out of the room, with an awkward silence. Jax dug her hands into the pockets of her black jeans, and concentrated on the motions her boots were making. Lavender had taken a sudden interest in the paintings on the wall, greeting every single one as they passed, except for the ones with the trees. She did say 'hi' to one of the flowers, however.
They reached the great hall, which was at a low buzz. It was around nine o' clock by now, and most of the students were still asleep. Jax sat near the end of the hall, near the teacher's table. Lavender took a seat next to her and started to pile food on her plate. They sat, eating, for about thirty minutes, when Lavender just got tired of not talking.
"Okay, are we just going to pretend nothing happened?" she asked, dropping her fork onto her plate and making a loud 'clank' noise.
"Lavender, I can't say much more!" Jax said, staring at her over her shoulder.
"Well, we don't have to be so... quiet! It's so gloomy around here all of a sudden," Lavender noticed.
"Are you always this observant?" Jax asked, annoyed.
Lavender shot her a hateful look, and immediately left. Jax didn't pay any attention; she just remained in her seat, finishing her food. Right as she began to leave, she felt another body right next to her.
"Well, well! Pierce's girlfriend just dumped her... amazing!" Jax heard the cold voice of Draco Malfoy taunt her.
"Shut up, Malfoy," Jax shot back.
A menacing grin appeared on Malfoy's face, and he leaned a bit closer in to Jax.
"Wouldn't get too hot around her... might spill your secret," Malfoy said in an evil tone.
Jax's eyes grew into small slits, and she faced Malfoy, staring into his ice-cold eyes.
"What secret?" she asked darkly.
"You know..." Malfoy said, as he rose up from the seat next to Jax, and walked away.
Jax felt a small faint, as she realized her worst fear had come true. The truth had finally come out- and there was no turning back.
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Jax woke up the next morning, her head groggy still. She yawned widely and then realized where she was. The Gryffindor Common Room had actually suited her very well while sleeping, she couldn't complain. She pulled the blanket covering her to the side, got up, and walked up the stairs to her dormitory.
She opened the door ever so quietly, trying as hard as she could not to wake her sleeping dorm mates. But the moment she entered the room, she realized that it had not been necessary. All three girls were sitting on Hermione's bed, clustered into a circle. Once Jax had entered the room, they all turned and looked at her, shocked.
"Hey, guys... having a party?" Jax asked, trying to create some laughter in the cold atmosphere in the room.
There was another cold silence as Jax crossed over to her dresser, all of their heads turning towards her as she walked over. She opened up a drawer and picked up a shirt, but dropped it and turned around.
"Okay, what am I missing here?" Jax asked. More silence and staring. "What?!" Jax asked again, becoming annoyed.
"Jax... how could you not tell us?" Lavender finally asked.
"Tell you what?" Jax said, putting a hand on her hip.
"Oh for heavens sake, will you stop playing cat and mouse with the girl?" Hermione said, looking at Lavender and Parvati.
"Cat and mous-" Jax began, confused.
"We know about Harry, Jax. We know you're his sister," Hermione said abruptly.
Jax gulped hard, and stared at the three with huge, bulging eyes. Her right eye started to twitch, which it did at times when she was extremely nervous. It had happened when she was being sorted, it had happened on the Hogwarts Express.
Hermione started to glare, and Lavender and Parvati looked at Jax with sympathetic eyes. Jax lost her balance a bit, falling backwards towards her dresser.
"How did you...?" Jax stuttered.
"I'm so sorry Jax, I overheard when Lupin brought you in last night- I couldn't help it!" Lavender blurted.
"So... you come up here and tell everyone in sight?" Jax asked a bit coldly.
"No, I heard too," Hermione replied for Lavender.
"And I heard from them later on- they thought I was sleeping," Parvati finally spoke.
Jax sighed a bit, over taken by this new revelation. Then a new concern popped into her head.
"You didn't tell him, did you?" she asked eagerly.
"Oh, no! We would never do that, Jax. You obviously have your... reasons," Lavender replied uncertainly.
Jax felt a relief take to her body.
"But Jax, we have to ask. Why can't he... know?" Parvati asked.
"All I know is that Dumbledore has his 'reasons'. I think it's because of my godfather dying," Jax replied, feeling a bit out of place calling Sirius her godfather. He wasn't mentioned much around the Order.
"I thought. So it was you? That strange 'visitor' Harry and Ron kept talking about before school started," Hermione said.
Jax blushed a bit, remembering the incident when she had sneezed and woken up half the household, and the time Harry had almost discovered her.
"Uh... yeah. Sorry about waking you up that time," Jax apologized.
Hermione smiled for the first time at Jax.
"It's okay," Hermione said.
"This is SO exciting!" Lavender squealed.
"Well, you know, it's a bit of a relief. Having someone to talk to... but you guys can't tell anyone, alright?" Jax said.
"Witch's honor," Hermione said, raising up her hand and putting the other over her heart.
The other three giggled, and Jax walked over and sat down on the bed.
"So, what's it like being the... 'girl who lived'?" Lavender asked excitedly.
"Not much different from being Jax Pierce," Jax said.
"Wait... what's your real name? Jax Potter?" Parvati asked.
"No, Raye Potter. I like it better than Jax. Sounds a bit more mysterious, don't you think?" Jax smiled.
"Definitely!" Lavender said, leaning in a bit more to the circle.
"But you can't start calling me that," Jax warned.
"Do you have a scar also?" Parvati blurted.
"Yeah," Jax blushed a bit more.
"Let's see!" Lavender said.
Jax lifted her bangs, revealing her star-shaped scar. The other three gasped in amazement, each taking turns getting a closer look.
"Merlin! That thing's gorgeous! Much better than Harry's," Parvati complimented.
"Thanks," Jax said, looking to the side.
Hermione seemed to be interested in others things, though. She was staring at a piece of her quilt, her eyes fixed on a small stain.
"'Mione? Something wrong?" Lavender asked.
"We... we sort of have a problem," Hermione said.
The other three looked at each other, worried.
"What?" Jax asked.
"I hate to tell you this, Jax, but Harry..." Hermione stopped mid-sentence.
"Continue..." Jax urged on eagerly.
"Harry has sort of a thing for you, Jax," Hermione said a bit darkly.
Lavender gasped in a small way, and Parvati looked taken aback. Jax, however, didn't look startled at all.
"I'm quite aware of that, Hermione. Harry's always staring at me with that goofy-eyed look. But it's not serious, I'm sure," Jax said.
"Yes, I'm sure you're sure, Jax. But I don't know about Harry. He's got it pretty bad," Hermione replied.
"I can't worry about that now," Jax said. She ran her hair through her fingers, another thing she did when she was nervous.
"You're right, Jax. You shouldn't be worrying about that right now..." Lavender tried to calm her down.
"So, Hogsmeade? You guys going?" Parvati said cheerfully, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah! We're all going... 'cept Jax. I didn't see your name on the list," said Lavender.
"I just haven't had the time to sign up... I was in the hospital wing for most of the night, remember?" Jax said, twisting a strand of hair around her finger.
"Let's go then! Don't want you missing out, do we?" Lavender said excitedly, taking Jax by the arm.
The four girls ran out of the room, down to the Common Room. There wasn't much activity in there, which was expected, since it was a Sunday morning. There were two third years playing Wizard's chess near the hearth, and a group of fifth years experimenting with some of Fred and George's leftover Skiving Snackboxes.
Once Jax had signed her name to the list of who was going to Hogsmeade, the four turned around, looking for something to do.
"We could..." Jax began.
"Go see Harry!" Lavender cut in.
Parvati and Hermione exchanged nervous looks, yet Jax just shook her head.
"He's not feeling well, at least he wasn't last night," she lied.
"I'm going to work on a project for Potions class," Hermione stated, and continued up the stairs back to the dorm room.
"I- I'd better go help her. Partners," Parvati said, and followed Hermione.
"Want to go eat?" Lavender suggested when it was just Jax and she.
"Good idea," Jax smiled.
The two friends walked out of the room, with an awkward silence. Jax dug her hands into the pockets of her black jeans, and concentrated on the motions her boots were making. Lavender had taken a sudden interest in the paintings on the wall, greeting every single one as they passed, except for the ones with the trees. She did say 'hi' to one of the flowers, however.
They reached the great hall, which was at a low buzz. It was around nine o' clock by now, and most of the students were still asleep. Jax sat near the end of the hall, near the teacher's table. Lavender took a seat next to her and started to pile food on her plate. They sat, eating, for about thirty minutes, when Lavender just got tired of not talking.
"Okay, are we just going to pretend nothing happened?" she asked, dropping her fork onto her plate and making a loud 'clank' noise.
"Lavender, I can't say much more!" Jax said, staring at her over her shoulder.
"Well, we don't have to be so... quiet! It's so gloomy around here all of a sudden," Lavender noticed.
"Are you always this observant?" Jax asked, annoyed.
Lavender shot her a hateful look, and immediately left. Jax didn't pay any attention; she just remained in her seat, finishing her food. Right as she began to leave, she felt another body right next to her.
"Well, well! Pierce's girlfriend just dumped her... amazing!" Jax heard the cold voice of Draco Malfoy taunt her.
"Shut up, Malfoy," Jax shot back.
A menacing grin appeared on Malfoy's face, and he leaned a bit closer in to Jax.
"Wouldn't get too hot around her... might spill your secret," Malfoy said in an evil tone.
Jax's eyes grew into small slits, and she faced Malfoy, staring into his ice-cold eyes.
"What secret?" she asked darkly.
"You know..." Malfoy said, as he rose up from the seat next to Jax, and walked away.
Jax felt a small faint, as she realized her worst fear had come true. The truth had finally come out- and there was no turning back.
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