The Trouble with Marauders, Chapter 4
Siren, Lily, Andromeda, and Becca were all sitting at the large Gryffindor table enjoying the feast when a very tall sandy haired boy who was mildly cute and looked to be about 15 walked over. He grinned and sat across from the four, his blue eyes shining. He had a large build and wore his robes attractivly messy. He looked over at Addie and winked while she grinned.
" Siren, this is my... friend. Ted Tonks. He's a fourth year Ravenclaw." Siren shook his hand, wondering if there was something more between him and Addie. But just then two more students walked over, a boy who wore the crimson and gold mark of Gryffindor on his robes and a girl who looked to be in Ravenclaw like Ted. The boy was tall and wore glasses, though he was very cute. He did'nt looked built like Potter or Ted, but looked very sweet and kind. The girl wore her dark brown hair in a long braid down her back, she also looked very nice. Both Siren suspected were in her year. As the boy and girl sat down beside Ted, Lily introduced them.
"This is Frank Longbottom and Alice Morson." Siren grinned over at them as the dinner plates were magically wiped clean and the surrounding bowls were filed with a wide assorment of desserts. Alice, Frank and Ted stayed to finish dessert with the four, all talking animatedly about nothing in particular.
"So, who would I talk to about joining the Quidditch team?" Asked Siren who decided she'd seek this person out in the morning to make sure she did'nt miss any practices. She knew Potter was Head Chaser on the Gryffindor team, Sirius Black a beater, and Remus Lupin was also a chaser. Lily was the Gryffindor seeker, Addie the keeper and Becca a Chaser. That left one postion open, a Gryffindor beater.
" Umm... Well the Captain wants to get tryouts over with so he is having them tomarrow, so we can start practicing and work for the Quidditch Cup which we lost to Slytherin next year...." For some reason Addie said this uneasily, as though she had just remembered something.
"Well who..." Siren's face paled slightly, as she remembered something that was said on the train. In all the excitment she had'nt even taken in to consideration who'd be choosing the team players. She closed her eyes tightly and gulped as she whispered, "Please tell me James Potter is not the Gryffindor Captain." Siren opened her eyes to see Addie nod slightly, "The one I hexed?" She asked surpressing a groan. Addie nodded looking slightly amused. The rest of the group laughed quietly, for by now the whole school had heared about the incident on the train. As the group rushed to give her tips, Dumbledore stood and called the feast to an end. Addie, Lily and Becca led Siren to the Gryffindor common room. Siren was so tired she barley seen where she was being led and fell into an exsausted sleep onto her foreposter, after she admired the beautiful crimson curtains drapped around it.
The next morning dawned bright and early as Siren got reluctantly out of bed about thirty minutes before everyone else. Siren shivered slightly as she went to her trunk and took out fresh robes and padded lightly over to Lily's foreposter. She shook her slightly and Lily woke with a large yawn and a 'Good Morning'. Clearly Lily enjoyed mornings which was more than Siren could say for herself.
"Lily can you tall me where the bathroom is?" Siren asked. Lily nodded and stood to pull wrinkled robes over her head, Siren was already wearing her robes from last night for she had fell asleep in them. Lily led her out of the their dorm room and through the common room which was empty. They climbed out of the portrait hole and Lily led Siren up four flights of stairs and through many concealed passage ways. They came to a stop in front of a large portait of a pine tree in the middle of a forest.
"This is the prefects bathroom. My friend who's in 5th year gave me the password. 'Pine Fresh'." Lily said blushing slightly at the knowledge that she was most likley breaking some sort of rule. Lily and Siren climbed through the portrait hole and Siren's mouth dropped a few inchs as she glanced at the pool sized bathtub and gold stalls lining the walls. She walked to the end to take a shower instead while Lily used the restroom and left to get dressed. Siren let the hot water rush over her as she thought while scrubbing her head with lavendar scented shampoo. Why don't I like Sirius Black? I mean, he is very, very hot. Hmm, he looked as though he could have killed me when I hexed him though... But, I can't get involved with a guy anyway. And he is so arrogant, and cocky. I'll show him he can't have any girl he wants. I mean he must have been with half of the girl population here already... Siren thought, as she finished her shower and dressed. She did'nt dry her long hair but left it damply clinging to her in a tangle of golden curls. She usually did'nt bother with her hair but when it dried would pull it back into a pony tail. Her hair usually dried into a think unmanagable tangle and became hot on the back of her neck so she never bothered with it. She climbed back through the portrait hole and froze not really recongnizing which way to go, and not wanting to be late. Just as she was wondering what to do a ghost, she recongnized one of the goasts from the feast last night, Nearly Headless Nick drifted through the wall. She shivered slightly she still was'nt used to the ghosts gliding through the walls and appearing at random.
"Oh, Nick!" Siren shouted as the ghost turned around with surprise and drifted torwards her. "Can you tell me how to get to the Great Hall?" Nearly Headless Nick bowed and said,
"Yes, of course Miss Callisto. Follow Me." Siren made to follow Nick when she heard a male voice shout.
"I'll take her Nick. I'm heading that way." Siren grimaced slightly as she saw Sirius Black standing about twenty feet down the corridor. Nick looked slightly reluctant to leave a new female student with Sirius Black knowing his reputation but figured Siren could handle herself and disappeared through a wall. Siren glared up at Sirius as she walked hestitantly torwards him not wanting to be in a situation in which she had to rely on Black. Sirius gave her one of his heart melting grins, Siren shivered slightly but hardend her glare. Sirius sighed as he led her throught various secret passages. He started to think about last night when he had studied her with her friends. He felt attracted to her, though she was'nt like the airheads who were usually throwing themselves at him, he sort of resented that. Siren was warm and bubbly, an she had a innocence about her, but Sirius had witnessed her large temper. Sirius loved the look in her hazel eyes that seemed to hold a conspiratory look in them, that seemed to invite you to join her in some rebellion that was'nt there.
"You know you could go out with me." Sirius asked half expecting her to say yes, half expecting her to beg him to forgive her for yesterday. What he did'nt expect was what happened. The corridor rang with Siren's warm enchanting laugh. He looked over at her with puzzlement.
"Like I date someone like you." Siren replied with a laugh as they entered the Great Hall and Siren went off to sit with Lily, Becca and Addie. The prefects passed their schedules out and Siren glanced down at her's excidedly while chewing on a peice of bacon. She had Care of Magical Creatures first. Then Charms. Lunch. And double divination. She sighed, she only had Care of Magical Creatures and Charms with the group. She'd be on her own for Divination. The owls came flocking in, and Apollo came and landed lightly on her shoulder carrying nothing. Apollo was a very young owl but was extremely loyal and seemed to obey Siren's every command. Siren glanced up from her schedule and glanced subtley over at Sirius Black... He was staring at her. She forced herself to concentrate on her breakfast and Apollo, the whole time fidgeting knowing he was staring at her.
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Siren follow Lily and Addie to Care of Magical Creatures, Becca did'nt take this class, she took Muggle Studies instead. Professor Sarvest was a pretty young witch with a merry sense of humor, Siren decided she liked this teacher. For the first day Professor Sarvest brought in Mooncalfs, incredibly shy, spindly legged, adorable creatures with large blue eyes. Siren felt she'd beable to enjoy the class more if the Marauders were'nt here. Sarvest went on to explain the Mooncalfs, there were three of them for the fourth year project. Sarvest explained that the Gamekeeper Hagrid had found these orphaned babies and decided to let the fourth years raise them. In total there was five orphaned calfs, two for the other fourth year class and three for this one. The class would be split into three groups seven. Siren frowned as Sarvest put Lily and Addie into Alice and Frank's group. Please... Please don't put me into Black's group... Siren prayed quietly. She looked at the beutiful baby mooncalfs and could'nt wait until she got to work with them. Sarvest stopped in front of Siren and looked around, before saying
" Potter's group Miss Callisto. Maybe you can do them some good." Siren groaned slightly and looked over at Black and Potter who were looking slightly amused at her. She walked slowly over to the group as if she were headed torwards her death sentence, whih she proably was. She looked over at Lily and Addie, Lily looking at her with pity and Addie looking amused. Her group consisted of James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Ted Tonks and Elsie Grisot. She grinned up at Ted, who grinned back. Siren had never met Elsie before but soon decided she did'nt like her. Elsie was in Ravenclaw, but looked like a total airhead. She wore too much makeup, was whinny and draped herself over Sirius Black. Siren definatly was starting to dislike Elsie, a lot. The only thing Siren liked about Elsie is she was distracting Black and Potter from her, Remus just looked bored. Sarvest led over a pale silvery calf with huge blue eyes filled slightly with fear. Siren stepped forward and took the lead from the Professor. " This is a female Mooncalf. You may name her, and here is her bottle you must heat up with your wands. And exsercise her before the end of class, when you are finished place her is the Mooncalf stall in the Care of Magical Creatures barn."
Siren absent mindedly scratched the Mooncalf on top of her head, Siren was always good with animals. The mooncalf rubbed her head against Sirens robes affectionatly as Siren laughed. "So what do you guys want to name her?" Siren asked good naturedly, the mooncalf cheering her up considerably. Everyone shrugged. "Hmm,
How about Ate?" Siren asked thinking up names. Sirius snorted and Siren cast him an icy glare.
"What kind of name is that?" Sirius asked as he pat the mooncalfs head. Elsie cooed and ran forward to pet her, but to Siren's satifaction she shied away and tried to hide behind Sirens robes. Elsie pouted for a minute before occuping herself with Sirius again.
"In case you did'nt know Black, which I'm sure you don't... Ate was the godess of mischeif and trouble..." Siren sighed and thought, " How about Gem then? Her eyes look like large jewels..." Everyone murmered agreement so Sirius did'nt push it. Sirius walked up to Gem again to pat her but as she did with Elsie she shied away from him. He scowled up at Siren but moved back. Siren could see Gem was getting nervous, so she fed Gem her bottle while Remus and Ted helped to brush her silver coat. After the group walked around for a few minutes practically pulling a nervous Gem around, Siren offered to take Gem back to her stall.
The Care of Magical Creatures barn was huge and held an assortment of animals that Siren knew, and some she did'nt even want to know about. There was a stall that held an Augurey and her nest of bramle and thicket. There was a large stall that held three or four medium sized trees where Clabberts jumped merrily to and from. There was also flubberworms, fire crabs, gnomes, grindylows, knarls, kneazles, nifflers, puffskeins, red caps, salamanders, a unicorn foal, and an Abraxan winged horse. Siren was awed as put Gem in her stall with the others. Class was being dissmised as Siren walked back out into the blinding sunlight. Lily and Addie walked over to her and talked about the injustices of Care of Magical Creatures class. The rest of the day followed in the same persession until Divination.
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Lily had gived Siren directions on how to get to the North Tower but somewhere between there and the Great Hall she had gotten lost. She stood there in at the end of some corridor and groaned in frustration. When she heard a loud voice that made her jump out of her wits,
"A damsel in distress m' lady?" Siren spun around to face a portrait with a older man beside a grazing dappled gray fat horse. Siren grinned in amusment.
"Sir, can you show me the way to the North Tower?"
"Of, corse M' Lady. Follow me." The uniformed man took a running leap on to the gray gelding and was off leaving Siren to try and keep up. It seemed as if she was running forever when she finally reached a silver ladder in the North Tower. She panted slightly as she tried to catch her breathe. She thanked the solider and climbed up the silver ladder. The room was extremely hot which was not helping Sirens already sweaty self. The fire was going and Siren took a squash arm chair at the back of the room beside Alice Morson. And suddenly a teacher appeared suddenly from the shadows. Siren raised her eyes slightly as she looked at the Professor, she looked like a large fly with huge sleepy eyes and braclets and shawls drapped on her. Her voice came out as a dramatic whisper.
"Welcome class. Today we will read the two chapters on dream interpretation and copy a chart of symbolic meanings. To be turned in at the end of class." Professor Trelawney said dramatically. Siren raised her eyebrows slightly but started her work. Half way into the class suddenly Siren heard someone mutter something behind her and the with a pop! her quill and ink bottle exploded in her face. She sputterd as she turn to see Black and Potter laughing quietly. She all but growled as she took her wand out to clean the ink. She thought for a moment and then had an idea. With the muttering of a few choice words she had Potter and Black singing in high pitched voices the latest opera. The whole class erupted into laughter as Trelawney rushed over to Black and Potter to take the hex off of them. For the rest of the class you could still hear bouts of laugher throughout the class much to Trelawney's displeasure.
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After supper Siren reluctantly followed Lily, Becca and Addie to the Quidditch Pitch for tryouts. Potter wanted his whole team to help chose the new Gryffindor Beater. While the team followed Potter into the locker room, a small group of Gryffindors stood in the stands each holding a broom. Siren tried to sum up the others and decided she'd beeter gve it her best. Potter made everyone tryout in each position with the team to see how well they worked togather and he wanted his players to be able to play each position. Siren was only worried about playing the position of seeker, which was'nt her best. As the Gryffindor team filed out and hit the air Potter announced the sequence of which the people would try out in. Siren was last, what a surprise, Siren thought.
When it was Siren's turn she flew into the Keeper position. She blocked the Quaffle everytime but almost fumbled in when Potter threw it. She had to admit Potter was very good. She was'nt the fastest to find the snitch but she was'nt the slowest. She made one goal against Addie, but Siren suspected Addie feightned the other way on purpose. Finally she made it up to the Beater Positon. Her goal way to try and hit any of the players and then to see how many bludgers she could block when Sirius tried to hit her with them. She did very good over all and she knew that Potter was impressed. Potter grudingly said he would post the results tomarrow morning. Siren knew that Potter would'nt risk the chance at the cup to get back at Siren and she was happy.
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The next morning Siren went down to check the results posted in the common room which read:
James Potter- Captain, and Head Chaser
Remus Lupin- Chaser
Becca Roselyn- Chaser
Lily Evans- Seeker
Andromeda Black- Keeper
Sirius Black- Beater
Siren Callisto- Beater
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