Disclaimer: I only have Carly. Everything else is J.K. Rowling's
Authors Note: Umm…This chapter is a little everywhere. It sort of answering a few questions you guys might have. Most likely its causing you to have more questions then answers…oh well. Thanks to everyone that reviewed. I love you all.
Chapter 40: Letters
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A week later a brown owl flew into breakfast and sought out Carly. It landed with a soft plop. Before it let Carly take off the letter it shook out its feathers getting Peter wet in the process. Carly slowly pealed apart the parchment and squinted to read the contents:
Dear Carly,
I'm sorry about everything. My parents forget to tell me important details about my best friend if you even consider me that anymore. I'm sorry for overreacting. I'm sorry for everything. I know we will never ever be more then friends, but please forgive me. Sense you have no place to stay over Christmas you are welcome to stay at my house. My parents miss you and wish you come. Sue, Doug, and Jack will be there. Ben is being dumb and spending it with his girlfriend Annie. She is such a whore bag… Anyway I really hope you forgive my stupid-ness and come.
Sincerely,
Danny
PS. Tell Sirius, Lily, James, and Remus that I am extremely sorry for my behavior.
PPS. No matter how many times she will say it, Sue did not write this letter I did.
Carly lowered the letter and put her head in her hands. Sirius, who was sitting right next to her, heard Carly say, "Why me?" Before bolting out of the hall. Many Slytherins and a few Ravenclaws snickered as she passed. Sirius stood, but Lily laid a hand on his arm,
"Read it first." She said passing him the letter. Sirius read the mushy letter and sighed standing up. James being slow stood up,
"Whats going on now?" Remus sighed,
"Danny wrote Carly." Remus said reading over the note.
"Danny who? Oh, Carly's ex-friend." Sophie, who was now a permanent addition to the table, said out loud.
"What do I do?" Sirius asked Lily.
"I don't know. I'm not Carly's boyfriend." Lily said throwing up her hands.
"You better not." James whispered in her ear causing her to blush. Sirius rolled his eyes and began yet another chase to find Carly. He couldn't find her until Transfiguration and then he couldn't even talk to her because of a stupid pre-NEWTS test.
Sirius cornered her afterwards. She smiled weakly at him,
"Hey whats wrong?" He asked her. She shrugged,
"I don't know what to do." She whispered,
"I do." Sirius said causing Carly to look at him with an expression he couldn't understand, "Come with me to James' house for Christmas. Lily will be there and Remus will be there for a week." Carly said nothing, "What do you say?"
"I…I guess." She finished. She felt bad for intruding on the Potter's Christmas. One of the only times they got to see their son. Oh shut the hell up, you'll be spending most of your time with Sirius anyway. I really hate you. You know the perfect time to ruin a moment don't you? That's my job. Oh don't start up with this crap. What crap?
Carly got a more formal invitation from Mrs. Potter a day later:
Dear Carly,
I heard that you where having some doubts about coming for Christmas. You are more then welcome to spend Christmas at my home. I heard Lily was coming to stay. Anyway if you decide to spend Christmas in the cold dark castle of Hogwarts I will hunt you down and drag you to our home by your feet.
Love,
Mrs. Potter
A week before Christmas break McGonagall pulled Carly into her office.
"Now Miss. Mullet I understand you have no place to stay for Christmas?" McGonagall asked pushing a tin of ginger snaps into Carly's face. Carly took one,
"Well, M'am, Sirius invited me over to James' house and James' mum even wrote a pretty threatening letter to me saying if I didn't come she would drag me there herself." McGonagall chuckled causing Carly to do a double take,
"Sounds just like her. Anyway, well, have a very Happy Christmas and I will see you after break." The Professor said standing up to shake Carly's hand, "Also, have you thought about what you wanted to do in your future?" Carly sat back down stumped,
"I don't think so. I guess I would always worry about that when it came." McGonagall nodded,
"Well you are a year younger then most. Your friends Potter, Black, and Evans all wish to continue their education and become Aurors for the ministry. Is that what you want?" Carly shook her head,
"Too much paper work." The Professor nodded and shuffled through some papers in a filing cabinet,
"I also got a letter from Harper Smith." Carly raised an eyebrow, "He's the manager of the Irish Quidditch Team." Carly gasped,
"What?"
"He wrote me to tell me he was coming to the Gryffindor game against Ravenclaw in March. He said he heard from the captain of you other team Vestry?" Carly nodded frowning, "According to this letter she told him that you are far more advanced for such a small team. He wrote me saying he wanted to come see you play. Maybe even have you join the team?" Carly's heart stopped beating for a second. Wait I thought Alison hated me. She was probably upset about you leaving them. She hated me. Get over yourself. I hate you. Its all about you isn't it? Shut up. "Mullet?"
"Sorry Professor. That would seem interesting. I guess that sounds good." Professor McGonagall walked to the door and held it open,
"Well think about and you can come talk to me after break. Happy Christmas." McGonagall handed the letter to Carly and closed the door behind her.
"Uh…Carly? You alright?" Remus asked waving a hand in front of Carly's face. Carly was still in shock about the Harper thing when she stumbled into the common room later that night.
"What? Oh I'm fine. Just getting a little tired. It'll be good to have a break won't it?" She said. Lily raised an eyebrow,
"What's that?" She asked pointing at the parchment clutched in Carly's hand. Carly blushed and handed to Lily who quickly skimmed the letter, "Carly this is great!" Lily stood up hugging Carly. Carly pushed her away,
"Not yet. I don't know if he'll even come. I don't know if I'll play bad. I don't know what will happen. Everything could be terrible. What if you lose against Ravenclaw?" Carly ranted and began pacing,
"Who said we would lose to Ravenclaw?" James asked coming down the steps with Sirius behind him. Sirius stopped,
"What's wrong?" He asked sighing. To be honest Sirius was getting tired. Yes he loved Carly, and yes he would wait forever for her, but lately it had been one thing after another. Either Carly was scared or angry. Either she liked Sirius or she hated him. There was no half point with this girl. Frankly he was tired of chasing after her. He just wanted her to stop and let him catch up.
"Well Harper Smith is coming to watch the Ravenclaw match." Remus said glancing at the letter. James gasped,
"No way."
"Wait this is about quidditch?" Sirius asked. Carly smacked him upside the head.
"Harper Smith is coming to our game?" James asked. Carly nodded.
"Well that's a good thing right?" Sirius asked cautiously. Lily, Remus, and James rolled their eyes but Carly looked at him.
"What's wrong Sirius?" She asked. He shook his head and grabbed the letter out of Remus' hand.
The last week of classes was uneventful. Flitwick had given up teaching along with Gideon. It was now the Saturday before Christmas. Lily, James, and Remus all had to go patrol the halls leaving Carly and Sirius alone. The past week Sirius avoided Carly, making her a little nervous, "Sirius?"
"What?" He asked not looking away from the window.
"What's wrong?" She asked. He sighed finally turning his head towards her. He patted the seat next to him and she scooted closer. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders,
"Ever sense you came to Hogwarts it's been one thing after another. Let me just say it's never a dull moment with you Carly, but is it always like this with your life?"
WHAT! I think he's trying to ask if everything that happens is always centered on you. I think he fells like everything is about you. Sirius is a very self centered guy, and don't get me wrong he would give his right arm for you, but maybe you need to spend more time on him instead of you. …oh…
"No." Carly said quietly, "I just…I don't know. You're the first person that has cared more for me then I do myself." She whispered. Sirius chuckled,
"You're crazy." Carly grinned up at him. Taking a deep breath she kissed him. For the first time sense she could remember, she actually kissed him. Not him making the first step, it was her. Sirius was a little shocked at first but pushed against her mouth harder. She began to lean back until she was lying on the seat with him on top of her. She began to unbutton his shirt and made a trail of kisses from his mouth to his chest. When she found her way back to his mouth he pulled away with a questioning look on his face,
"What?" She asked giggling. He shook his head and kissed her again.
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