Human Heart

The next morning at breakfast Sirius and James were telling Lily, Kyleigh, Deanna, Remus, and Peter what they saw last night.

"How is that possible? I mean all three of you should have been caught," Kyleigh said reaching for a piece of chocolate cake.

"Well, I think I know how Potter and Black weren't caught, but what is Karmatha doing sneaking out at two in the morning?" Lily thought out loud.

"I don't know, but maybe she went for a walk." Remus suggested, as he was speaking Karmatha entered the Great Hall and sat down in-between Kyleigh and Remus. "Who might have went for a walk?" she questioned.

"What were you doing out of bed at two in the morning," Sirius demanded.

"Mw? Oh I was…um…walking it helps me collect my thoughts."

"At two in the morning, in the moonlight near the forbidden forest?"

"So…I miss the forest that's behind my house where I would walk every night. Wait how do you know I went for a walk last night?"

"Karma we don't want to know," Kyleigh said in a matter-of-fact voice, "they are the maurders after all…"

"Yes we are!" James said proudly, he turned to Sirius, "speaking of us being the maurders we have work to do, you know it being Saturday and all…"

Sirius's face went blank for a second, and then his grey eyes sparkled like they had just remembered a secret (or prank). Standing up he said, "Right you are Jamesy!" He shot a glance at Remus; Remus shrugged and changed the topic.

"Who's staying for Christmas?"

"I'm not," James said brightly.

"Me too," Sirius added.

"Oh no," Kyleigh groaned, "That means your coming over almost every day! Just great! I see you every day and I can't even get away form you at home during Christmas vacation…"

"Don't wine Annerire, Blacks coming to…" James said, at these words Kyleigh looked delight.

"Excellent come over every day then!" she exclaimed.

"I'm thankful it's not me," Lily said sincerely.

Just then the owl post came flooding into the Great Hall. A small elf owl, almost identical to Mr.Hootie (Kyleigh's family's owl) landed in front of her. "Mr.Hootie!" She exclaimed a little too loudly, as everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at her. "What I was three!" They all looked away, suddenly Kyleigh blushed a deep crimson, "This isn't Mr.Hootie…It's Mr.Flubberdubber!" Again everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at her, "You don't want to know," she simply stated, everyone turned away once more.

Kyleigh reached over and grabbed the deep rich forest green and dark violet letter, she went to open it but stopped. She brought it closer to her face and inhaled deeply, exhaling/sighing she said, "Reminds me of home…the smell of the ocean I mean."

Her friends looked at her with interest, "The Ocean What part of the UK are you from?" Remus asked.

"Yes the ocean and I'm not from the UK, I was born in Pleasant Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada. When I was six my parents decided to move to the UK, a year latter they divorced, my mom stayed in the UK and my dad moved to Italy. My best friend in Canada and I grew up together in the wizarding community, both of us are purebloods," 'Half blood too' Kyleigh's brain added, "and when we were three we got almost identical elf owls-"

"Mr.Hootie and Mr.Flubberdubber," Lily and Karmatha interjected before laughing.

"Shut up, we were three," Kyleigh said once the laughter stopped she continued, "anyways I grew up by the ocean and I'm kind of home sick. Are we finished interviewing Kyleigh for the daily prophet?" She asked sarcastically, not waiting for an answer she reached over and picked up the envelope. Tearing it open she read: Hi! Sorry it took me so long to reply to you, I've been busy (obviously) my quidditch captain is having us practise like crazy. We're (the whole team) pretty sure that he needs therapy. We practise every night, which means that I barely get enough time to finish my DADA homework (I positive that the teacher is out to get me…). Hope you're staying out of trouble…At this point Kyleigh had to laugh, she had a detention that night…What am I saying of course you stay out of trouble it finds you…"That is so true" Kyleigh mumbled…well I have to go my crazy Quidditch Captain has just announced a practise in the freezing cold! Some really should take him to therapy…but I really can't argue with him after all we have won the house cup four years in a row (With me as seeker of course we won)…Bye hope to hear from you soon, Your Best Friend who is about to freeze Morganna…P.S. Merlin says hi.

"I'm so the better seeker!" James said once Kyleigh finished reading.

"I'm just glad that Wood doesn't make us practise in the cold." Sirius added.

"You know that could have been a private letter," Kyleigh snapped.

"Well if you had read it to us we wouldn't have to read over your shoulder." Peter squeaked, Kyleigh turned to glare at him.

Lily finally spoke up, "If your from Canada why the accent?"

"I've been living here for nine years it sort of developed."

That's why you sounded funny for the first little while that I knew you," James said like he had just solved one of life's greatest mysteries.

"I'm going to my dorm while my private life is still kind of private!" Kyleigh said a little too forcefully.

Sirius stared at her for a minute, "Thought you wouldn't mind love."

"YOU THOUGHT I WOULDN'T MIND? OF COURSE I MIND, SOMETIMES YOU JUST…ugh" Kyleigh stormed off. Sirius got up and followed her, once inside the Gryffindor common room he spotted her sitting on the floor sobbing. He walked over and stood in front of her, "I'm sorry."

"YOU INVADE MY PRIVACY! FOLLOW ME WHEN I WANT TO BE ALONE! AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO TALK TO ME…YOU…YOU…YOU FILTHY BUGGER!"

"YOU'RE TOO BLOODY EMOTIONAL!"

"I'M NOT EMOTIONAL!" Kyleigh retorted, sobbing eve harder.

"SEE THERE YOU GO BEING BLOODY EMOTIONAL!"

"Just leave and maybe I won't hex you…" Kyleigh said so calm it was scary.

Sirius just laughed, "You wouldn't hex me."

"Levicorpus," Sirius suddenly found himself upside down, he was about to call for help but before he could utter a peep Kyleigh whispered, "Scilenco." Sirius found himself helpless because Kyleigh had taken his wand.

"Just remember this situation next time you want to read my personal mail." Her voice didn't have an ounce of sympathy in it, she smirked and left.

"Think they've killed each other?" James asked as he made his way to the Gryffindor common room.

"If they're anything like us," Lily said pointedly, "yes."

"Did I just here you have a civilised conversation with Potter?" Karmatha asked in shock.

"Yes," Lily said without thinking, "no, I mean no I did not and Potter if you come any closer I will hex you so that you won't get to see tomorrow."

"You just had to open your mouth," Remus whispered as James and Lily started arguing. They opened the portrait door just as Kyleigh was about to leave; at the sight of her friends she stopped. James entered the common room first, at the sight of his best friend he shock his head, "what did you do this time Black?"

In reply Sirius moved his mouth up and down but no sound came out. "Silencing charm you must have made her mad, on the other hand you never shut up so it's a great improvement."

"You're one to talk Potter, you talk more then Black does and that's a hard feat to accomplish." Lily pointed out from behind James.

Remus turned to Kyleigh, "You know you haven't really accomplished anything by silencing him, and turning him upside down."

"I know but he looks sexy this way." Kyleigh replied truthfully, Sirius smirked and mouthed something, "What am I saying I hate him he's a self centred cocky argent prat," again Sirius mouthed something.

"Finet Incatatume," Lily said pointing her wand at Sirius, "Now repeat that"

"I said I'm not a cocky argent prat," Sirius responded, "you think I'm sexy you said so yourself."

"Just let that comment go, don't do anything to him, besides it's true you did say that," Karma said in her quite voice trying to clam Kyleigh down.

"The human heart at whatever age opens only to the heart that opens in return," Lily quoted.

"What!" both Kyleigh and Sirius asked bewildered.

"It means that the only reason you both put up with each other is because your hearts are aching for one another even in this fight you'll get through it." Lily shrugged, "read it somewhere."

Kyleigh stared at the ground for a moment before running towards Sirius, who greeted her with open arms (literally). The two of them would have snogged all day given the chance.

James held out his arms to Lily, "The human heart at whatever age opens only to the heart that opens in return."

"Potter I already opened my heart to you and you shattered it beyond repair, never again will I give you my heart, no matter how much you say you love me." At Lily's words James's heart was shattered once more. Reluctantly he dropped his arms.

"It's better to have a broken heart then to not have one at all." James muttered walking to the couch.

"Lily will you stop breaking his heart, soon he won't have one. One time you will see James having fun with another girl and then it will be your heart that will shatter. You'll be so jelous-"

"Annerire don't start, I need you in one peace," Sirius cut her off, "who else will snogg me senseless if you can't?"

"That's it I'm leaving," Karmatha announced, "I'm going to the library, are you coming Rem-"

"Sure I'd love to accompany you to the library," Remus cut her off.

"I think they're the only people I know that go to the library for fun."

"There not going to the library," Kyleigh, Sirius and James said matter of factly.

"Really where would they be going and to do what?" Lily asked.

"Nothing," they said together again.

Latter that night after dinner the maurders were whispering about the thing they were working on being careful not to be over heard. The girls were sitting on the couches in front of the fire.

"So…Karma did you and Remus have fun at the library?" Kyleigh asked in a sarcastic tone.

"What? Oh yeah we did," Karma replied absent mindly, Kyleigh smirked.

Suddenly Sirius called across the common room to Kyleigh, "Are you still mad at me?" He asked innocently.

"Mad? I could never stay mad at you, you know that."

Sirius turned back to James, "See she really cares for/about my feelings."

"Which is more then you can say. The only thing you really care about is your stomach." James retorted.

"Not true," Sirius countered, "are we finished yet?"

"Yep! Lets go visit Moony shall we?"

"What if something goes wrong, what if we can't change?" Peter squeaked.

"Don't worry we've practised," Sirius said standing up and walking over to the portrait, his two friends followed him. The three boys walked in silence through the labyrinth of corridors to the nippy November night air. The full moon let off a pleasant glow, as James, Sirius and Peter made their way towards the whomping willow. They stared at the agree tree, trying to decide who would prod the knot.

Wizbey: I would like to apologize about you having to wait about 3 to 3 and a half months for this chapter. I went on vacation, therapy (for my knee), back to school shopping, I lost the rough copy of the story and finally me being the klutz person that I am injured myself during volleyball.

MissPadfoot: It's true is really is a klutz not to mention anti-social…

Wizbey: Great tell the world…

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