Disclaimer: yatta, yattah, yattah, this is a waste of space, since you KNOW Im not J.K Rowling, and don't own Harry Potter.
Author's Note: Anything not involving Andy from now on, she doesn't know about.
Forgotten
chapter 4
Darkness Abounds
Bleak darkness abounds
the grey is cold
and I've become numb
to the outside world
living constantly within
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Darkness Abounds, A.M.
Last time: Later that night, I dragged myself back to my dormitory. I fell onto the bed, and did not rise again until the following morning, where I was met with an even bigger surprise.
There was a note tied onto the bed post of my bed. I didn't know who it was from at first, since there was no name on the envelope, but I assumed it was from Lily, because I hadn't seen her yesterday. Usually, we spoke at least once every day, and yesterday we hadn't.
I opened the envelope, and a piece of parchment fell out, it read
Andy,
I'm sorry for what happened last night. You know how I am sometimes, and last night was one of those times. I'd like it if you met me in the Astronomy Tower tonight at 6:00. Don't bring Lily, because she probably won't care! I'm sorry again, Andy, please forgive me! Love ya' kid!
.:James:.
I stared at the note in shock. Did he write 'I love you'? It didn't seem possible to me, but I decided that I would meet him in the Astronomy Tower, just to see what he'd done for my forgiveness. He once threw me a party, when we were in our third year, because he called me a fatty. I laughed, remembering the day.
Since it was holiday, I didn't have any classes, and I spent the day drawing, something I think I do very well, if might say so myself! Lily and I chatted for a bit, until that night. At 5:30, I told Lily I had to go, and she didn't question me, just nodded, and pulled out her latest book. It was some scarily enormous book, I believe it was, Hogwarts: A History, but I can't quite remember.
When I arrived just outside the tower, James told me to close my eyes. He blindfolded me, something I didn't appreciate very much, and I told him so. He just laughed and told me to follow him. I did, and when we were finally in the tower, he told me not to take off the blindfold because the surprise wasn't ready yet. Finally, he said...
"Ok, Andy, take off your blindfold and see your surprise."
I did, and I almost screamed in happiness. There stood Sirius and Remus, grinning evilly at me.
"Merlin! I thought you two went to Remus's house for the holidays!" I said excitedly.
"We, did, but it turns out Remus's parents here didn't really want us around if you catch my drift, so we came back!" said Sirius.
To this day, I haven't the slightest idea as to HOW they came back, since the train only makes two trips, but I never cared to ask, since I've never cared to know.
After the initial shock wore off, the four of us headed back to the common room, but not before I asked...
"Is the little minion back as well?" I really didn't like Peter back then, and apparently, my feelings were correct. James grinned at me.
"So you don't like Peter, huh?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Who would?" I asked, causing my friends to go into a fit of laughter.
Once we returned to the common room, the four of us sat and talked some more, something we did often.
"So. What did you guys do while we were gone?" asked Sirius. He didn't sound suspicious, but his voice had that teasing tone to it. I kept my mouth sealed shut.
"Oh, nothing, just hung out and stuff. You know." said James. Sirius nodded, then turned to me.
"So that's all you guys did?" he asked, staring at me pointedly. I kept back a blush, then nodded.
"Oh, ok. So, what did you two really do? James hasn't been this quiet since... I don't know when." said Sirius, he folded his arms. I shrugged, surprising myself.
"We didn't do anything. It's the Winter holiday, Sirius, there's absolutely nothing to do!" I said. I couldn't believe that I was lying to my own cousin. I knew I was blushing by then, I couldn't lie. I'd never been good at it. Not at all.
"James, what did you do to her?" asked Sirius. His voice was now on an edge. I looked over at Remus, who was pointedly ignoring us, having buried his nose in a book. I rolled my eyes at him.
James didn't answer Sirius, instead, he looked to me for help, and Sirius's watchful gaze followed his friend's eyes.
"James, if you don't tell me, Andy will, and you know she'll tell me everything. You might as well fess' up!" He sounded pretty angry. James shrugged, giving me one last glance, which seemed to say 'sorry', he told Sirius, but not in as many words as what had happened.
"Ok, listen. This is what happened. We were at dinner, exchanged gifts, shared a short, meaningless kiss, and then THAT WAS IT." said James, emphasizing the last three words. I glanced at Sirius, hoping his reaction wouldn't be horrific. I didn't get my wish.
"YOU WHAT!" yelled Sirius. His face was bright red, and he jumped up, drawing his wand. "I'll kill you!" My eyes went wide with fear. James was frozen to the spot.
"Sirius, don't you dare." I said hesitantly. He shot me a glare.
"He kissed you Andy. That's not right." he said angrily. I glowered at him.
"Well how do you know I didn't kiss him!" I demanded. He looked at me, then shook his head.
"Because you're not like that!" he shot back. I glared at him.
"Then you don't know me very well." I said angrily. I stood up.
"I'm sorry James." I said angrily, then shoved my way past Sirius and stormed out of the common room. Sirius glared at James again.
"Now look what you've done!" he shouted. James stared at him in disbelief.
"What I've done! What I'VE done! You don't even trust her to be her own person! You don't even think she could make the decision on who she fancies or not! How have I upset her then! Care to enlighten me!" asked James angrily. Sirius gawked at him. He didn't know that his friend was capable of being so violent.
I walked angrily down the halls, not particularly caring where I was going until someone grabbed my shoulder and spun me around.
Filch. Crud.
"What are you dong in the halls after hours?" asked Filch. I hadn't realized what time it was, but I was still in such a state that I didn't really care.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm walking!" I said angrily. He glared at me.
"Why I ought to...!" muttered Flich. "To your Head of House's office we go." He grabbed me by the arm, and despite my struggling, I was pulled down the corridor towards McGongall's office.
"I'm going to kill you if we don't find her James." hissed Sirius from under the cloak.
"Merlin! It was only a little kiss, not like we were snogging or anything!" he muttered. Sirius punched him.
"Doesn't matter. I-wait, I think she's here." whispered Sirius.
"McGongall's office? Bloody hell..." whispered James.
"Ms. Black. Would you care to tell me why you were out of bed at such a late hour?" asked the professor. I shrugged.
"It's only 9:00. I wasn't tired." I said simply. My temper was still one to reckon with, and my head of house knew it all to well.
"You know very well that isn't a legitimate excuse Ms. Black! I'll have to give you a detention." said McGongall. I shrugged.
"Whatever. No big deal." I said. My mentor stared at me in shock.
"Twenty points from Gryffindor for insubordination!" shrieked the Transfiguration professor.
"Yay." I muttered twirling my finger in the air.
"And a week of detention!" she yelled.
"Fun, fun, fun." I said, I knew I was pushing it, but quite frankly, I wanted to hex something very badly, and she was pushing my last nerve.
"A MONTH of detentions, Ms. Black, now good night!" yelled the professor, and in a huff, I rose up and walked stiffly out of her office. I didn't notice two figures follow me back to the common room. They split up there, and one followed me up to my dorms. I was just going to change into my night things when I heard a sharp whisper.
"Stop!" It said in alarm.
"Sirius?" I asked hesitantly. I sat down on my bed and he sat down next to me, then took off the invisibility cloak.
"Yeah. That's me. I need to talk to you." he said. I nodded. I was still a little angry with him.
"Ok, first off. A month of detention! Merlin, I don't even get that bad." he said, a small smile on his face. I scowled at him.
"What's your point? You've never been accused of being too young for something, or not had someone listen to you, and blame their best friend for it, have you?" I asked angrily. Sirius looked hurt.
"Well, no but-" he started.
"You've also never been made fun of for being small. Or for being the weakest of your siblings? How about being hexed into walls every other day? No, I don't believe you have." I said coldly. He grabbed my shoulders.
"Andy, listen to me. I want to ask you what happened, but I can't if you're being like this!" he said in exasperation. I took a deep breathe.
"Fine. Here's what really happened. We were having dinner, he kissed me on the cheek, then I kissed him a bit later, ok?" I said. Sirius scowled.
"So he DID kiss you then." he said, slamming his fist into his hand.
"Yeah, on the cheek." I said, angrily, I tried to touch his shoulder, but he swatted me away. He hit me on the arm, right where my father had hit me over the Summer. It still hurt slightly, but I showed no sign of it. "Look, just drop it alright? There's nothing going on between us, and there won't be, ok? I don't want to destroy your friendship over this." I said lightly. Sirius shrugged.
"Fine, but only because you're asking me." he said. Then he gave me a short hug and left.
The next morning, Sirius and James were on speaking terms again, and pretended as if it had never happened. The four of us walked to breakfast. I'd tried waking Lily up, but she wouldn't budge.
We went into the Great Hall and began to eat breakfast when the owl post arrived. A regal looking owl swooped down and dropped a letter into Remus's lap.
The next moments seemed to happen in slow motion. The day was Christmas Eve, and it was supposed to be a happy day. Remus opened the letter, and the owl flew away, leaving us to our own devices. He read the letter, then things slowed down even more. He seemed to be frozen where he sat, unable to move, to breathe...
"Remus, pal, you alright?" I asked hesitantly. His eyes filled with tears, then he flung the parchment at me, and ran out of the Hall. Worriedly, I read the letter over.
Dear Mr. Lupin,
It is our sad duty to inform you that your parents, Bryon Lupin and Margaret Lupin, have been annihilated by He Who Must Not Be Named. We send our condolences to you and your grieving party, and hope that you may find residence with someone willing to take you in. In our efforts to vanquish You Know Who, certain people have been sacrificed, and unfortunately, your parents are among them. Again, we send our condolences, and wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Jemima Umbridge
Jemima Umbridge
Undersecretary of The Minister of Magic
"Oh Merlin." I whispered. I handed the letter over to Sirius and James, then ran off to find Remus.
Author's Note: I'm sorry everyone! I know, very sad, I almost cried writing this, and the unemotional Ministry of Magic doesn't help much either. I decided our dear Umbridge should write the letter, since she 'loves' people like Remus SO much! Sorry everyone! I'm SO sorry!