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Chapter 7: Apologies and Chemistry
I wrenched out of Sirius' grasp, panting furiously. James let go of Lily, as Remus did the same to Kelsey. I ran a hand through my long, brown hair in aggravation. I sucked in an angry breath, trying to keep from bursting out in screams. I whirled around furiously to face the others.
"Why did you hold me back?!" I roared at Sirius, eyes burning with rage. Lily was mad as well.
"Dammit! I would have killed her! I've been called a mudblood one to many times! Don't get me started, Black!" Lily yelled furiously. Sirius stepped forward angrily.
"Then what, Evans?! Get expelled?! Do you actually think that I wouldn't have cursed her too?! You're not related to her, you don't understand!" he yelled back. Kelsey rushed beside me.
"EXPELLED?! Since when have ya'll been afraid of being expelled?! Everything to do you could be expelled for!" she shouted. Remus nodded in agreement.
"She's right, ya know," he said. Kelsey nearly fell to the ground from swooning, but regained her self. Sirius glared at us, but being the cutie he was, he gave in.
"You're right, you're right." He said quietly. James nodded and sagged his shoulders.
"We'd better get out of here before we're left behind," he suggested. I turned on my heel and stormed away, Lily and the others in my wake.
Sirius rubbed his forehead as he walked down the street with James, Remus and Peter.
"That was a disaster," he moaned. James scoffed.
"'Could have been worse, mate. At least Bellatrix didn't do anything serious." Sirius nodded.
"Man, those girls were really going at Bellatrix! I'm surprised no one around us seemed fazed by it! I mean, Kelsey was screaming at the top of her lungs!" Remus exclaimed. James furrowed his brow.
"Do you remember what she said? Lefave agreed with her, but I had no idea what they were talking about," he shrugged it off.
"Man, Evans was yelling too! That was crazy!" Sirius added. "Those girls are spit-fires. They don't take crap from people. Even Bellatrix," James' mouth twitched ever so slightly, but then started to walk faster before they all missed their carriage. They jumped in at the very last minute, right before the driver got it moving.
There was a tense silence in our carriage the rest of the way back to Hogwarts. Lily and Kelsey were staring out the window with contorted expressions on their faces. I sat, looking down at my lap, not wanting to look at the others, who were watching us awkwardly. I had been thinking about the Marauders after Bellatrix had left, and I regretted yelling at Sirius and taking out my anger on James and the others. I understood that if Sirius did anything, he would be in so much trouble with the family he despised. I knew that! Why was I so harsh?! I scolded myself. Back at the castle, we had the rest of the day off, so I sat on Kelsey's bed with her, doing homework. Neither I nor Kelsey could concentrate after the incident in Hogsmeade. We knew that Bellatrix wasn't gonna leave it alone and she'd be after all of us again, but I felt more and more bad for the Marauders, who were only trying to keep us out of trouble and we threw it back in their faces. I stopped writing my Transfiguration essay and tapped my quill on Kelsey's parchment to get her attention. "What?" she asked. I sighed deeply. "We need to apologize to the guys. We were so horrible to them just because we were angry at Bellatrix. It wasn't their fault. They were just being their oh-so-cool selves and trying to help." I proposed. Kelsey grimaced at her own selfishness and nodded.
"You're right. Let's go. Where are they?" I nodded toward the girls' dormitory door.
"I saw them in the common room five minutes ago," I replied.
We crept down the stone staircase as quietly as possible. Kelsey pointed to the large table by the side of the wall. The Marauders were sitting their casually doing homework and practicing Transfiguration (which they of course excelled in) spells. Kelsey and I took a deep, relaxing breath, and then approached to the table.
"Hey guys?" I said, getting their attention. They looked up at us, waiting to see what we were gonna say. I pulled out an empty chair across from them as I continued.
"We, um, we both wanted to apologize for the way we-we both acted at Hogsmeade," I said. Kelsey sat down in another chair beside me. Sirius, James and Remus were slightly taken aback by this, but Peter just look confused and dumb, as always. James started to protest.
"You don't have to apol-"he said, but Kelsey cut him off.
"No, really. We were such arses back there, and I-we both understand that we couldn't really do anything in a public place," she explained. The guys nodded, glad that we understood that. I jumped in.
"But, seriously, I think that Bellatrix will be back. So, we're freaked out for Lily and us, since we're muggleborns," I said, eyeing James suspiciously. James twitched his mouth again. This is ridiculous! I thought.
"James, come here," I said coolly. He looked confused, but leaned closer. I then took my thumb and index finger and flicked his forehead.
"OW! What the hell was that for?!" he yelled. I rolled my eyes.
"You are such a huge idiot!" I hissed. Sirius smirked, looking rather impressed. James jerked his head back in shock.
"You can't just PRETEND you don't care about her, man!" I said loudly. James looked nervously around the room, before focusing back to me.
"What are you talking about?!" he whispered harshly. I cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Don't give me that James, you know exactly who I'm talking about," I said, grinning. James blushed, Sirius winked at me, Kelsey and Remus.
"I-I don't pretend, Lefave, she just hates-"he stammered, but I put my hand up to stop him.
"That's just it! Her name isn't EVANS, James. It's LILY! It's called respect! My name isn't LEFAVE, its Caroline! And Sirius! His name isn't Black! He isn't Black, he's SIRIUS! Even though I know you don't call him that. And Kelsey, she HATES her last name, you can't-"I went on, but James threw his hands up.
"OKAY! Okay, you found oil, Caroline, stop drilling! So, what are you playing at?" he said deviously. I raised my eyebrows.
"Well, you can't really do much right now, but you'll be seeing much more of her in the next year." I explained. They would both be Head Boy and Girl next year, even though they didn't know that yet. "But, really, James. Get your act together! You're a very, very smart guy, but you know that too much! You're so arrogant and conceited sometimes, that's why she hates you! First and foremost, you really can't hex people in the hallways when you're bored. And, you have to be nice to her. You are a fantastic, loyal, compassionate person; you just have to show her that you care. Okay?" I finished. I looked back at the others. They're eyebrows were raised high, amazed on how much I knew.
"Okay." James managed. I felt satisfied, so I changed the subject.
"So, guys, how's Quiddich going?" I asked eagerly. Kelsey leaned forward to listen too. We were both extremely interested about Quiddich and the upcoming season. No one gave a warning, but once you get talking about Quiddich with James and Sirius, it goes overboard. I tried to follow it all, but it was really difficult. I tried to get a word in, but I couldn't. Remus shook his head.
"Caroline, don't try," he said. Kelsey and I laughed.
FINALLY, after at least 10 minutes, the conversation died down, and Kelsey and I went down to dinner them so we could meet up with the other girls who were in the library. I realized walking down to the Great Hall, that Kelsey and Remus talked the whole way! I saw TONS of chemistry and I could tell he liked her, and I knew that she liked him. I smiled to myself. We turned into the Great Hall, where we found Dora, Lily and the others. We waved and departed from the Marauders.
"So?!" I asked Kelsey excitedly, winking at her. "What did ya'll talk about?!" Kelsey turned bright red and smiled sheepishly. I squealed and squeezed her around the neck.
"I knew you two had potential! Yay!" I exclaimed. Kelsey blushed.
"So what about me? Anyone in this massive hall that I have potential with?" I asked, grinning. Kelsey looked around, and then turned back to me.
"Well, since you obviously can't have James, because Lily is so perfect with him, I'd say Sirius Black."
"Excuse me? I have potential with Sirius Black?" I said, shocked. Kelsey cocked an eyebrow at me. I shrugged, smiling.
"Hey, I don't hate it," I joked. Kelsey laughed just as we greeted the others.
A/N: EEE!!! You'll see some Kelsey/Remus in the future and stay tuned for some "sirius" dueling. ;-)
Chapter 7: Apologies and Chemistry
I wrenched out of Sirius' grasp, panting furiously. James let go of Lily, as Remus did the same to Kelsey. I ran a hand through my long, brown hair in aggravation. I sucked in an angry breath, trying to keep from bursting out in screams. I whirled around furiously to face the others.
"Why did you hold me back?!" I roared at Sirius, eyes burning with rage. Lily was mad as well.
"Dammit! I would have killed her! I've been called a mudblood one to many times! Don't get me started, Black!" Lily yelled furiously. Sirius stepped forward angrily.
"Then what, Evans?! Get expelled?! Do you actually think that I wouldn't have cursed her too?! You're not related to her, you don't understand!" he yelled back. Kelsey rushed beside me.
"EXPELLED?! Since when have ya'll been afraid of being expelled?! Everything to do you could be expelled for!" she shouted. Remus nodded in agreement.
"She's right, ya know," he said. Kelsey nearly fell to the ground from swooning, but regained her self. Sirius glared at us, but being the cutie he was, he gave in.
"You're right, you're right." He said quietly. James nodded and sagged his shoulders.
"We'd better get out of here before we're left behind," he suggested. I turned on my heel and stormed away, Lily and the others in my wake.
Sirius rubbed his forehead as he walked down the street with James, Remus and Peter.
"That was a disaster," he moaned. James scoffed.
"'Could have been worse, mate. At least Bellatrix didn't do anything serious." Sirius nodded.
"Man, those girls were really going at Bellatrix! I'm surprised no one around us seemed fazed by it! I mean, Kelsey was screaming at the top of her lungs!" Remus exclaimed. James furrowed his brow.
"Do you remember what she said? Lefave agreed with her, but I had no idea what they were talking about," he shrugged it off.
"Man, Evans was yelling too! That was crazy!" Sirius added. "Those girls are spit-fires. They don't take crap from people. Even Bellatrix," James' mouth twitched ever so slightly, but then started to walk faster before they all missed their carriage. They jumped in at the very last minute, right before the driver got it moving.
There was a tense silence in our carriage the rest of the way back to Hogwarts. Lily and Kelsey were staring out the window with contorted expressions on their faces. I sat, looking down at my lap, not wanting to look at the others, who were watching us awkwardly. I had been thinking about the Marauders after Bellatrix had left, and I regretted yelling at Sirius and taking out my anger on James and the others. I understood that if Sirius did anything, he would be in so much trouble with the family he despised. I knew that! Why was I so harsh?! I scolded myself. Back at the castle, we had the rest of the day off, so I sat on Kelsey's bed with her, doing homework. Neither I nor Kelsey could concentrate after the incident in Hogsmeade. We knew that Bellatrix wasn't gonna leave it alone and she'd be after all of us again, but I felt more and more bad for the Marauders, who were only trying to keep us out of trouble and we threw it back in their faces. I stopped writing my Transfiguration essay and tapped my quill on Kelsey's parchment to get her attention. "What?" she asked. I sighed deeply. "We need to apologize to the guys. We were so horrible to them just because we were angry at Bellatrix. It wasn't their fault. They were just being their oh-so-cool selves and trying to help." I proposed. Kelsey grimaced at her own selfishness and nodded.
"You're right. Let's go. Where are they?" I nodded toward the girls' dormitory door.
"I saw them in the common room five minutes ago," I replied.
We crept down the stone staircase as quietly as possible. Kelsey pointed to the large table by the side of the wall. The Marauders were sitting their casually doing homework and practicing Transfiguration (which they of course excelled in) spells. Kelsey and I took a deep, relaxing breath, and then approached to the table.
"Hey guys?" I said, getting their attention. They looked up at us, waiting to see what we were gonna say. I pulled out an empty chair across from them as I continued.
"We, um, we both wanted to apologize for the way we-we both acted at Hogsmeade," I said. Kelsey sat down in another chair beside me. Sirius, James and Remus were slightly taken aback by this, but Peter just look confused and dumb, as always. James started to protest.
"You don't have to apol-"he said, but Kelsey cut him off.
"No, really. We were such arses back there, and I-we both understand that we couldn't really do anything in a public place," she explained. The guys nodded, glad that we understood that. I jumped in.
"But, seriously, I think that Bellatrix will be back. So, we're freaked out for Lily and us, since we're muggleborns," I said, eyeing James suspiciously. James twitched his mouth again. This is ridiculous! I thought.
"James, come here," I said coolly. He looked confused, but leaned closer. I then took my thumb and index finger and flicked his forehead.
"OW! What the hell was that for?!" he yelled. I rolled my eyes.
"You are such a huge idiot!" I hissed. Sirius smirked, looking rather impressed. James jerked his head back in shock.
"You can't just PRETEND you don't care about her, man!" I said loudly. James looked nervously around the room, before focusing back to me.
"What are you talking about?!" he whispered harshly. I cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Don't give me that James, you know exactly who I'm talking about," I said, grinning. James blushed, Sirius winked at me, Kelsey and Remus.
"I-I don't pretend, Lefave, she just hates-"he stammered, but I put my hand up to stop him.
"That's just it! Her name isn't EVANS, James. It's LILY! It's called respect! My name isn't LEFAVE, its Caroline! And Sirius! His name isn't Black! He isn't Black, he's SIRIUS! Even though I know you don't call him that. And Kelsey, she HATES her last name, you can't-"I went on, but James threw his hands up.
"OKAY! Okay, you found oil, Caroline, stop drilling! So, what are you playing at?" he said deviously. I raised my eyebrows.
"Well, you can't really do much right now, but you'll be seeing much more of her in the next year." I explained. They would both be Head Boy and Girl next year, even though they didn't know that yet. "But, really, James. Get your act together! You're a very, very smart guy, but you know that too much! You're so arrogant and conceited sometimes, that's why she hates you! First and foremost, you really can't hex people in the hallways when you're bored. And, you have to be nice to her. You are a fantastic, loyal, compassionate person; you just have to show her that you care. Okay?" I finished. I looked back at the others. They're eyebrows were raised high, amazed on how much I knew.
"Okay." James managed. I felt satisfied, so I changed the subject.
"So, guys, how's Quiddich going?" I asked eagerly. Kelsey leaned forward to listen too. We were both extremely interested about Quiddich and the upcoming season. No one gave a warning, but once you get talking about Quiddich with James and Sirius, it goes overboard. I tried to follow it all, but it was really difficult. I tried to get a word in, but I couldn't. Remus shook his head.
"Caroline, don't try," he said. Kelsey and I laughed.
FINALLY, after at least 10 minutes, the conversation died down, and Kelsey and I went down to dinner them so we could meet up with the other girls who were in the library. I realized walking down to the Great Hall, that Kelsey and Remus talked the whole way! I saw TONS of chemistry and I could tell he liked her, and I knew that she liked him. I smiled to myself. We turned into the Great Hall, where we found Dora, Lily and the others. We waved and departed from the Marauders.
"So?!" I asked Kelsey excitedly, winking at her. "What did ya'll talk about?!" Kelsey turned bright red and smiled sheepishly. I squealed and squeezed her around the neck.
"I knew you two had potential! Yay!" I exclaimed. Kelsey blushed.
"So what about me? Anyone in this massive hall that I have potential with?" I asked, grinning. Kelsey looked around, and then turned back to me.
"Well, since you obviously can't have James, because Lily is so perfect with him, I'd say Sirius Black."
"Excuse me? I have potential with Sirius Black?" I said, shocked. Kelsey cocked an eyebrow at me. I shrugged, smiling.
"Hey, I don't hate it," I joked. Kelsey laughed just as we greeted the others.
A/N: EEE!!! You'll see some Kelsey/Remus in the future and stay tuned for some "sirius" dueling. ;-)