The Marauder Chronicles – Chapter 4: The Hallowe'en Ball
I don't know how you do what you do, I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side, forever and ever
Every little thing that you do, baby I'm amazed by you
Follow Trinity as she makes her journey through life, with Hogwarts, Death Eaters, marriage and death just some of the many obstacles she has to overcome. Set in the Marauder Years
I came to have a party
Open off the Bacardi
Feeling so hot tamale
Boy, I know you watchin' me
So what's it gonna be?
Purple taking me higher
I'm lifted and I like it
Boy, you got me inspired
Baby, come and get it
If you're really feelin' me
'Cause it's my night
No stress, no fights
I'm leavin' it all behind
No tears, no time to cry
Just makin' the most of life
Everybody is livin' it up
All the fellas keep lookin' at us ('cause)
Me and my girls on the floor like what
While the DJ keeps on spinnin' the cut
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
You like this and you know it
Caution, it's so explosive
Them chickens is ash and I'm lotion
Baby, come and get it
Let me give you what you need
It's a special occasion
Mimi's emancipation
A cause for celebration
I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me
'Cause it's my night
No stress, no fights
1I'm leavin' it all behind
No tears (no tears), no time to cry
Just makin' the most of life
Everybody is livin' it up
All the fellas keep lookin' at us ('cause)
Me and my girls on the floor like what
While the DJ keeps on spinnin' the cut
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
'Cause it's my night (it's my, it's my night)
No stress, no fights
I'm leaving it all behind
No tears (no tears), no time to cry
Baby, I'm making the most of life
Everybody is livin it up (I said everybody)
All the fellas keep lookin at us (lookin at us)
Me and my girls on the floor like what
While the DJ keeps on spinning the cut
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
It's like that y'all (that y'all), that y'all (that y'all)
It's like da, da, da, da, I like that y'all (that y'all)
This is my night
Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what)
Here we go now (what), here we go now (what)
Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what)
Here we go now (what), here we go now (what)
Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what)
Here we go now (what), here we go now (what)
Let's Go Now (what), let's go now (what)
Here we go now (what), here we go now (what)
It's Like That By Mariah Carey
"Trins?"
Remus went after Trinity at the end of the day, as they just finished Charms.
"Hey Rems," she stopped to give him time to catch her up.
"You going for dinner now?"
"Er, no I've got an entire essay to do."
"You want us to wait for you?"
"No, you go down, I'll be fine."
"Sure?"
"Yeah. Sirius and I have to do it, so I'll go down with him."
"You two seem to be getting on quite well together lately," Remus commented as they walked slowly towards Gryffindor Tower.
"I know," she smiled.
"Trins!" he looked at his friend, "You're not starting to fancy him, are you?"
Laughing, she said, "Rems, we're just friends."
"Ok then…" Remus heard someone call his name from behind, and he turned round to see Sirius running towards them.
"Hey! Where did you two go?" a sweaty Sirius panted, trying to catch his breath. "I've run all the way from the seventh floor."
"Sorry Padfoot, we were just talking. We just forgot."
"Hmn!" Sirius sniffed, pretending to be hurt. "So, what are we doing tonight?" he looked at Remus, his arm finding its way round Trinity's waist.
It didn't escape Remus' notice, nor did Trinity brushing it away hastily.
"Erm, I don't know. Trins said something about an essay you've got to do …"
"Remember?" Trinity said quickly, "That Astronomy work we haven't finished. We've got the lesson tonight, so we can't really go to sleep."
"Oh yeah."
"Well, I guess that means we'll have to wait 'til tomorrow to go Marauding. Oh wait, it's Hogsmeade tomorrow."
"Are you coming?" Sirius asked Trinity.
"I think so. I finished my Herbology essay last night, so I can come and pick up the rest of my costume."
"Great."
"What's this I hear about you asking Jenny to the Ball?" Trinity giggled as she saw Remus colour.
"Well, I, I asked her the other night."
"And what about me?" she joked with him. "I'm devastated."
Remus laughed as he playfully smacked Trinity's arm.
"Are you ready to go?" James called to them from his seat by the fire as they entered the Common Room.
"It's just you, me and Wormtail," Remus informed him. "Trins and Padfoot have some work they've got to finish?"
"Oh?"
"Yeah," Sirius said, "Astronomy."
"Okay. Well, actually, Moony, it's just you and me. Wormtail's got some work to do as well, so he's in the library."
"Do you know he's going with Rachel Brookes? The fifth year? They're not going dressed the same as us."
"Right. Actually, while us three are here, what are we going as for the ball?"
"Pirates, remember."
James looked at Sirius, shaking his head.
"I know that, Padfoot, I meant like costumes."
"Like who's gonna be captain, first mate, all that?" Trinity asked.
"Exactly."
"Bagsy Captain!" Sirius raised his hand.
"Okay, then…" Trinity rolled her eyes, and said, "I don't care what I am, but I've got a big hat with plumes."
"I guess that makes you second Captain or Deputy or whatever," James pondered.
Ignoring his friend, Remus said, "I'll be first mate, then."
"And I'll be one of those people with binoculars," James grinned gorgeously, "Y'know, those ones that keep watch-out up in little circle things above the mast."
"You mean a telescope?" Trinity snorted at him.
"Er, yeah."
"Right, come on then, we've got work to do Trins," Sirius took her by the arm and began leading her away.
"See you guys later," she waved at James and Remus as they headed to his dorm room.
"I thought you were going to the library?" Remus said doubtfully.
"We are," Sirius thought quickly as he spoke. "We're just, erm –"
"We need to get our books and stuff first, Rems."
"Oh, right."
Trinity tutted at him in disbelief as they made their way up the boys' stairs.
"What?"
"I can't believe you sometimes," she tried not to grin; "you nearly blew our cover then."
"But you stepped in and saved me," Sirius leant in to capture her lips, but she turned her head away and he ended up kissing her cheek.
"Wait until we're upstairs," she put her hand to his chest.
"Just you wait!" Sirius laughed as his arms wrapped round her waist, already undoing the bottom few buttons on her blouse.
Not bothering to stop him, Trinity opened the door to his dorm room, her body tingling as Sirius' fingers brushed her exposed tummy.
"Guys?"
Sirius' hands automatically let go of her shirt and the two moved apart.
"Wormtail? I thought you were doing work in the library?"
"No, I decided to do it here instead." Peter looked sceptically at them. "What are you two doing?"
"We've got some Astronomy to finish."
"Right…" Peter turned back to his work with a raised eyebrow.
Sirius moved towards his desk, sending a pointed look to Trinity as he did so.
She simply shrugged, not sure what to do, picking up some books from off his bed.
"Where d'you wanna go then?" Sirius asked as soon as they were out of the dorm room, annoyance clear on his face.
"Well…" Trinity thought for a moment. "I suppose we could go to the Astronomy Tower."
"There's a class up there until nine."
"I don't know where we should go then."
"The library?" Sirius suggested, looking at her through his floppy fringe.
Smiling at him, she pushed the hair out of his pale, grey eyes. "Good idea. Let's go."
They walked through the nearly empty Common Room, unaware of James and Remus, who were sat in their sofa by the fire, watching them.
"Your hair really suits you black, by the way."
"Thanks," Trinity smiled at the compliment. "I suppose it matches yours."
"It's really nice. It makes you look foreign, almost."
"Well, my Mum's side are originally from Italy."
"The Honeydukes?"
"No, my Grandmother. She married into the family, but she was Italian."
"Oh."
Sirius was silent for a moment.
"So…"
She looked at him expectantly.
"Are we going to the library to actually do this work?" Sirius gestured towards the books they were carrying.
"Why else would we be going there?" Trinity asked, faking innocence.
Grinning, Sirius then said, "You want me to carry those?"
She handed him the Astronomy books with a smile, adding, "If you think you're gonna get what you want by offering to carry stuff for me, it won't work."
"I know…but it's a start."
Rolling her eyes, Trinity felt Sirius' free hand grasp hers. Feeling comfortable with it, she didn't snatch hers away.
When they got to the library, they found a quiet, secluded table, near the section.
"No one ever comes here," Sirius said knowingly as he pulled a chair out for Trinity.
"Why do I get the feeling you come here quite often?" she teased him.
"It's quiet, so I can get my work done without my large fan club disturbing me."
"Yeah, nice try Black. You're not very convincing," she giggled. She arranged the books on the table, along with her quill and a moderate-length scroll on which their essay was written on.
"Come here," Sirius pulled her, and her chair, closer towards him, until they were right next to each other.
He put his arm round her and leaned in to kiss her.
Trinity closed her eyes as their lips met. After a moment she felt his tongue part her lips, then touching hers. His other arm came round her and he pulled her towards him. Sirius started removing her shirt, popping the buttons open with deft fingers. He traced the tiny embroidered flowers on her bra, kissing her soft, olive skin.
Everything was silent, apart from breathy sighs and gasps every now and then from the two. Then, the sounds of heeled footsteps on the stone floor could be heard, and Trinity looked at Sirius. They broke apart briefly, Trinity pulling her shirt together so she was covered up. The footsteps stopped at a bookcase near them, and after a minute's silence, they began again, this time fading as the person walked away.
Grinning, Trinity noticed her shirt was missing a button.
"Do you think we should do this essay?" Sirius looked a bit put out.
"It's done," Trinity smiled at him, pushing the scroll towards him. "I finished it yesterday afternoon."
Sirius looked at her as she pushed a loose strand of black hair out of her eyes.
"You really are good, aren't you?"
She just smiled.
"Trinity?" Mariella, James' date for the Ball, popped her head round the end of a bookcase. "I thought it was you I heard."
"Oh, hi Mariella," Trinity sat up, attempting to hide her open shirt. "Is everything all right?"
"Could you just come and help me with something? I'm talking to the elves from the kitchens and they're not entirely sure about the table settings."
"Okay. I'll be there in a sec."
As Mariella turned to walk away, Trinity got up, quickly fastening her shirt back up. She then made to walk away, and Sirius thought she'd forgotten him, when she turned round.
"Meet me at half ten at the bottom of the Astronomy Tower stairs," she whispered quickly.
Sirius nodded and winked at her before collecting their belongings and heading back to his dorm room to get ready for the Astronomy lesson.
"Where've you been?" Remus asked him as soon as he entered the dorm room.
"In the library with Trins."
"Why aren't you with her? You've got Astronomy later on."
"What is this?" Sirius looked at his fellow Marauders angrily, unable for his white vest. "Twenty questions?"
"You two fallen out?"
"No," Sirius found it under his pillow. Throwing his uniform on the floor, he put it on and chucked himself on his bed.
"Wake me up at half nine."
"But your lesson doesn't start till eleven."
"I know, Prongs. I want to have a shower first and get ready."
"But it's just an Astronomy lesson," Remus said.
"Is this to do with Trinity?" Peter asked dumbly.
James and Remus both looked at him as though he had said the most stupid thing possible, which really he had. Sirius simply ignored him.
"Well, we're going to hang out in the Common Room. We'll be back up at half nine," James smiled at his friend as Remus followed him out.
"Wormtail?"
"Yeah?" Peter looked up from the book he was trying to read. "Oh, right."
Rolling his eyes at Peter, Sirius adjusted his pillow until he was comfortable, and had a quick nap.
Trinity arrived first, having changed from her own clothes into her school uniform, ready for the Astronomy lesson. Sitting down on the plush Astronomy sofas, she crossed her legs and waited for Sirius.
A few moments later, she could hear the sound of heavy footsteps tramping up the steps, and then Sirius appeared at the door. He was wearing his uniform too, she saw, and she beamed at him as he walked towards her.
He sat down next to her and planted a chaste kiss on her lips.
"Been here long?" he said gruffly as he played with a black ringlet that had fallen out of her messy chignon.
"Just got here," Trinity just managed to get out.
Sirius couldn't help but grin at how breathy her voice was.
"So, this Astronomy essay," he said purposefully, trying not to smirk as Trinity's eyebrows rose in disbelief.
"Are you sure we've covered everything? 'Cause I was thinking maybe we should have put something about the smaller moons of Jupiter."
Unsure what to say, Trinity just stared, agape, her eyes watching his grey ones, which were focusing on the curl he was still playing with.
Pushing his hand away from her hair, Trinity grabbed him and pulled him towards her, kissing him avidly.
Sirius' arms instantly wrapped around her slim waist as he kissed her back with equal force, his hands resting momentarily on her rear. He began unzipping her skirt, but he became side-tracked as Trinity started unbuttoning her shirt.
He decided instead to assist her, and began undoing the buttons from the bottom. When they were all undone, Sirius pulled it off her shoulders, revealing a rather skimpy, almost non-existent purple and black embroidered lace bra.
Getting excited, Sirius managed to tear his eyes from her impressive cleavage long enough to kiss her once more.
"Sirius…" Trinity said faintly into his ear as he planted a torrent of rough kisses from her neck to her cleavage.
He stopped at the right cup of her bra, and his hand slid inside, seizing one breast.
At her sharp intake of breath and her hand's gripping his shirt, Sirius found he was becoming increasingly hard.
His eyes met Trinity's, and he could tell she had realised as well. Adjusting to their position, she grinned wickedly at him as she ground her hips into his erection, producing a spontaneous moan from Sirius.
"That's payback for talking about the essay," she murmured as she positioned herself on top of him, sitting in his lap. She began relieving him of his shirt, kissing the exposed flesh as she did so.
"Now, tonight we should be able to see the constellations Pavo and Apus, amongst others."
The sound of Professor Sinistra's voice made them freeze momentarily.
"Are we never not gonna get interrupted?" Sirius groaned irritatedly as he pulled away from Trinity.
Blushing, she sat up and quickly fixed her clothes, before grabbing her quill and a piece of rough parchment.
"But I thought it was only seen in Winter?" she said loudly to Sirius as the Professor and the handful of students she had been talking to came into sight.
"No," Sirius caught what she was doing. "You're getting it mixed up with Corona Borealis. The Corona Austrina can be seen every solstice."
"Oh…" Trinity pretended to scribble something down.
"Ah!" Professor Sinistra looked at the two. "Early students! Just what I like to see! Ten points to Gryffindor for eagerness! Now, let's get started, we have a lot of work to get through this lesson."
"I wonder how many points we'd get if she'd seen what we were up to," Sirius whispered into her ear as he sat down next to her, the rest of the class around them settling down.
Grinning widely, Trinity blushed as their hands found and gripped each other, hidden by their scarlet robes.
"I can't wear that!" Jenny shrieked as Trinity pulled a skimpy pirate wench costume off a rack.
"Why not? It'd look incredible on you."
"Yeah," she laughed, "what there is of it."
"What about this?" She picked out a red velvet gypsy dress, reading the tag on it. "Pirate princess?"
"That's perfect," Jenny took it off her and went to try it on.
"What about you, Mariella?"
"Erm…" Mariella browsed through a few rails of costumes. "This one?"
"Oh, that's perfect!"
Trinity looked it over. It consisted of a black corset with white gorgeous gypsy sleeves, a red sash and tiny black jagged skirt.
"You need some boots with them, you know." She went over to the accessories section, and chose some black leather, spiky heeled boots. "And a headband."
Handing Mariella a black velvet headband, the boots, a skull necklace and a toy sword, she sent her to the dressing room to try it on.
Waiting for them, Trinity looked at the male section, wondering what costumes the boys had got.
"Trinity?" Jenny called her.
"Oh my God, that looks gorgeous," Trinity said, "Rems' be speechless when he sees you."
Blushing, Jenny adjusted the shoulders of the dress. "It won't sit right here."
"It's supposed to be off-the-shoulder," Trinity grinned at her.
"Oh. Is that alright?"
"Yeah…you could do with a belt, though. And some really nice shoes. Wait here."
Once Jenny was all ready, Mariella came out to have a look.
"Jen, that looks fantastic," she agreed with Trinity.
"What about you?" Jenny looked at the outfit she'd chosen. "That outfit really suits you."
"You've done well," Mariella beamed at Trinity. "What about your costume?"
"Oh, I've already sorted mine. To be honest, it's a little more risqué than yours."
"I'm sure you'll look gorgeous, as always."
Trinity's cheeks reddened at Jenny's compliment.
"Come on then, let's go get these."
"You wanna go to the Three Broomsticks after?"
"Erm…" Trinity thought about the last time she went in there. "I'm going to find the guys, see if they've got they're stuff sorted for tomorrow."
"You sure?"
"Yeah," she made her way to the door. "I'll see you back at school?"
"Sure."
"Great."
"Hey," Trinity squeezed Sirius' rear as she spotted him outside Zonko's.
"Hey," he smiled at her.
"Come here," she took his hand, leading him to a quiet, empty, secluded place at the side of the joke shop.
"Where've you been?" he asked her, wrapping his arms around her waist, kissing her.
"With Jenny and Mariella getting their stuff for tomorrow."
"Oh."
There was silence then as Sirius pulled her in for another kiss, deepening it by exploring her mouth with his tongue. Sirius had just found the bottom of the sexy pink halterneck top she was wearing and was sliding his hands underneath it when he heard someone calling him.
"Padfoot?"
"Shit," Trinity jumped back, wiping lipgloss off Sirius's mouth.
They emerged from the side of Zonko's to find Remus and James eyeing them suspiciously.
"Where did you go?"
"We were just talking," Trinity said innocently with puppy-dog eyes.
"Right…you getting anything, Padfoot?"
"I was just about to," he muttered.
"What?"
"No, I went the other day."
"Ok," Remus and James obviously hadn't heard him. "We have to get our costumes."
"I still can't believe you've not got your costumes ready," Trinity sat down in a chair, waiting for the boys to get changed.
"Well, we weren't sure we were gonna go as pirates, Trins," James said from behind the curtain.
"Well, I've been sorted for ages."
"That's 'cause you're a girl."
"Whatever, Sirius!"
"Trins, I'm not sure about this."
"Rems, you'll look gorgeous, now get out here."
She smiled proudly at him when he came out of his cubicle.
"You look awesome, Rems."
He was wearing a plain white pirate shirt, a black waistcoat, trousers and boots with pirate turn-ups.
"Will you lace this up for me?" He pointed to the black threading on
Trinity laughed when she saw what she'd made him wear. He looked funny, but he was a fantastic pirate.
She'd picked his costume specifically so it matched Mariella's. He had black and white striped shorts, a white shirt, black waistcoat and red velvet sleeveless overcoat.
"Wait a minute," Trinity went to get something. When she came back, she had with her an eye patch, a sword, a clip-on earring and a strip of rag to match his shorts, which she tied round his forehead.
She simply beamed at him.
"Looks okay?" he ruffled his hair.
"Yeah, definitely. Leave your hair alone." Trinity giggled, "you need to put your hat on," knowing he wouldn't want to cover up his hair.
James pulled a face at her.
"What about you, Padfoot? Hurry up."
"I'm really not sure about this, guys," Sirius shouted.
"Whatever!" James yelled back. "Get out here."
Sirius reluctantly pulled the curtain back and stepped out, looking unsure of his outfit.
"You look great, Padfoot," Remus assured him.
"Yeah," James agreed, "You make fine."
Raising an eyebrow at them, he looked in the mirror.
He then turned to Trinity.
Trinity, meanwhile, hadn't said a thing. She was just watching Sirius. He looked mighty fine in the costume she'd picked for him. She decided, on his behalf, on a white frilly shirt, a black velvet overcoat with gold buttons and red detail, matching trousers. He'd put his leather boots on over the top of the trousers, along with boots covers. Trinity had also given him an eye patch and a big triangle pirate hat.
"What do you think, Trins?"
Trinity nodded, not trusting herself with words.
"Get changed, then Padfoot, and then we'll go," Remus took control of the conversation, aware of Trinity's sudden dumbness. "We'll get our swords on the way out."
Trinity was waiting in the queue with Sirius, James and Remus, when she spotted a necklace that would complement her costume perfect.
"You wearing that with your costume?" James looked at the choker.
"Yeah, my costume's got a load of turquoise in."
Sirius imagined her in a tiny little turquoise wench's costume, next to him in his captain's costume.
"Has Anna got her costume, Padfoot?" James interrupted his daydream, and although he was angry at the disturbance, he was also glad – after all, a hard-on in the middle of a fancy dress shop probably wouldn't be the best thing.
"Erm, yeah. I think so."
"You don't sound very excited," Remus pointed out.
Sirius just looked at his fellow Marauder.
"Padfoot not interested in a girl?" James feigned shock.
"Shut up, Prongs."
"Do we need to get anything else?" Remus changed the subject, raising a knowing eyebrow at James.
"I just need to pick my costume up from my Grandfather's shop."
"Right. Anywhere else?"
"How a drink before we go back to school?" James suggested. "We could go to the Leaky Cauldron. The Three Broomsticks will be absolutely snided."
"Good idea."
It was finally the night of the ball, and after three hours in the morning decorating the Great Hall, a worn-out Trinity came into the boys' dorm room to check up on them.
"How you guys doing?" she lay on Sirius' bed, "You gonna get ready soon?"
"Just gotta have a shower," James got his costume out of the wardrobe and hung it up on the back of the dorm room door, "then put this beast on, and I'm done."
Laughing at him, Trinity lay back on the bed, inspecting her newly painted gold nails.
A short while later, the bathroom door opened and, along with a small cloud of steam, Sirius emerged. With nothing but a towel loosely hung round his waist to give him some dignity, he was absolutely stunning. His wet black hair was stuck to his head, causing trickles of water down his back. His wet fringe fell in his eyes and every now and again he would shake his head to move it away.
He stopped at his bed when he saw Trinity laying there, her eyes transfixed on his body. They just stood there looking at each other, a smirk clear on Sirius' face.
"You can touch, you know," he murmured as he leaned down to pick his vest up off under her pillow.
"You've got really long eyelashes, you know," he commented, making her smile, although she didn't allow herself to speak.
"Honestly. They look fake. Close your eyes," Sirius ordered.
As she did so, he leaned in and kissed her plump, cherry lips, smiling as he did so.
Shifting away, Trinity looked angry, but he just grinned triumphantly. Blushing, she closed her eyes, not daring to look at Remus and James.
"Where did Wormtail go?" Sirius appeared indifferent.
"He went to see Rachel, I think," Remus resumed what he was doing before the kiss, rooting round in a drawer for something.
"What you lost?"
"My earring. I can't find it anywhere. Have you seen it, Prongs?"
"Have you put it in a pocket or something?" James was no longer shocked by what had just happened, and went to Remus' wardrobe and picked out his costume. Checking the pockets, he found it wasn't in there.
"Nope, not here."
"Maybe it's in your shoes?" Sirius suggested.
Sure enough, Remus found it in the shoes he had bought.
"Well, I'm going to get ready now," Trinity informed them, jumping off Sirius' bed. "See you lot later."
"Where shall we meet you?" Remus asked her.
"The Common Room?"
"About half seven?"
"Yeah. Just before, Rems."
Trinity went to her dorm room, finding it empty. Somehow, the girls were getting ready with other girls, leaving Trinity's dorm all to herself.
Grinning, she looked at the clock. It read five past five.
'So I've got about an hour and a half, just under,' she calculated.
She ran a bath and poured some shimmering bath oil into the water, swirling it round until it turned into a sea of sugary pink bubbles. Stripping, she tied her head up into a messy side ponytail and stepped into the water. Laying down, she rested her head on a hand towel and closed her eyes.
After a while, Trinity thought about getting up, not sure what time it was. She got out and wrapped a towel around her, pulling the plug out of the bottom of the bath.
Getting dry and slathering on a load of rich body lotion, she went into the bedroom and proceeded to do her hair, now aware that she had about forty minutes to get ready.
With a swish of her wand, Trinity had silky, bouncy ebony curls. Applying her make-up, she emphasised her eyes with black eye make-up, as usual; but rather than black eyeliner, she opted for a gorgeous turquoise that stood out against the unusual brown colour her eyes were. She left her lipgloss on her dressing table and went to get dressed. Selecting a cheeky red lace-up mini-corset and g-string, Trinity put them on and took the boxes containing her costume out of the wardrobe. Clapping her hands in excitement, Trinity took the lid off the smallest box and took out a pair of turquoise mid-calf boots. She ran her fingers over the intricate embroidery and grabbed a pair of ankle-high stockings. She put them on, and then the boots, tying the elaborate burgundy ribbon that laced all the way up to the top.
The largest box was opened next, and Trinity put the gold mid-thigh length under-dress on. It was absolutely fantastic and made her feel sexy to boot, from the nude lining to the three-tiered skirt to the über-gorgeous bell sleeves. She adjusted the neckline so it hung off her shoulders, and then reached for the corset over-dress. It was a waist-cincher in the same turquoise embroidered silk brocade as the boots, with two sating lace-ups, ending in one big one at the back. Wrapping it around her waist, Trinity did the corset from the top downwards, the ribbon being the same as one her boots. She then smoothed down the gold tutu-style skirt and went to her jewellery box. The choker she had bought from the costume shop was there, and she picked it up along with a small diamond necklace, in the shape of a heart with a cross inside. She put them on, as well as a diamond bangle, and a massive turquoise and clear diamond ring, which her grandfather had bought her for her sweet sixteenth.
Looking at the clock, it was now twenty past seven. She took the lid off the last box, lifting her hat out of the box. It was, quite simply a work of art, a turquoise brocade boat-shaped pirate hat with gold trim to match her under-dress, a burgundy bow and lavish turquoise and burgundy feathers at the back. She put the weighty hat on and applied her lipgloss, ending up with a luscious, glossy peachy-coloured pout. Slipping her lipgloss under her hat, she checked herself one last time in the mirror and left to meet the guys and their dates.
Remus, Jenny, Sirius, Anna, James and Mariella sat in the otherwise empty Common Room, waiting for Trinity. Everyone else, including Peter and Rachel, were already in the Great Hall.
Looking at the large clock above the main fireplace, Remus wasn't worried. It was only half past seven; the meal wasn't until eight, so there was plenty of time.
"You guys all down there?" Trinity called from the top of the stairs as she adjusted her neckline.
"Come on, Trins, we're never gonna get there if you don't hurry up."
"Sorry I'm a bit late."
"Just get down here, we're…" Remus trailed off as Trinity appeared at the top of the stairs.
Everyone just looked at her, and she started to feel a little self-conscious as they didn't say anything.
"You look amazing," James got up to escort her down the rest of the steps. He hugged her, as did Remus, and then Sirius got up and walked towards her.
With a glint in his eyes, he took her hand and kissed it, whispering, "My lady."
Snatching her hand away, Trinity's eyes fell on Anna, who was watching them both with a cold stare.
"You look lovely Anna," she smiled nicely, even though she knew her wouldn't reciprocate in the same way, if at all.
"Thanks," she said shortly, declining to comment on Trinity's costume, and its obvious complementary nature with Sirius', especially the plumed hat and her over-dress and his overcoat.
They walked down to the Great Hall, Trinity aware of Sirius' glances towards her, yet she was careful not to return them, not particularly wanting a catfight with Anna, although she was sure she'd win.
They got to the Great Hall just as everyone was sitting down at their House Tables, the guys on one side with their dates on the other, so they were opposite each other. All eyes were on them as they walked in, especially Sirius and Trinity.
Grinning, Trinity made her way to an empty seat, opposite Eugene Clements, a seventh year Gryffindor, dressed as a vampire, who obviously didn't have a date.
"You mind if I sit here?" she smiled sweetly at him.
"Er, no, no, not at all," he looked up at her, at a loss for words.
She sat down opposite him and put her napkin on her lap, looking down the table. She absent-mindedly stopped at Sirius, and he looked at her for a moment, until she turned away.
When the meals were served, Trinity found she had a tomato and basil pasta dish, with red and yellow vegetables. She shared a pitcher of pumpkin juice with Eugene, who she found to be not only very intellectual, but also a fan of the same music as her. She was particularly surprised, and envious, that he'd gone to see The Killers at a secret gig somewhere in London during the Summer.
Once the meal was over, the dancing begun. Trinity was happy just sitting there watching.
After nearly an hour and a half, Eugene plucked up the courage to ask Trinity to dance. Love Shack by B-52s started playing, and she obliged happily, letting him take her hand and leading her to the dance floor. He put his arms around her waist and hers ended up around his shoulders.
Sirius, meanwhile, ignored Anna's countless requests to dance, and sat at the Gryffindor table instead, watching. One particular couple caught his eye. Eugene was spinning Trinity, his Trinity, round the dance floor. She was smiling and laughing, and she looked absolutely gorgeous. His arms was around her waist, his hands inches away from her ass, and hers were flung round his neck, their bodies pressing together in a sickening fashion. Once the dance finished, he saw her whisper something in his ear.
"Thank you, Eugene," she grinned at him.
His eyebrows knitted in uncertainty.
She leaned in closer so he could hear her. "Thank you for the dance. If The Killers or any other Indie band comes on, you've got to promise me you'll dance with me."
Nodding, Eugene smiled at her, and kissed her hand in a gentlemanly fashion.
That was the last straw for Sirius. He stood up abruptly and stormed out of the Great Hall.
Trinity began dancing with James, who saw Sirius' little incident. He had been watching his friend all evening, watching how he never took his eyes off Trinity.
Trinity saw Sirius' retreating form just as he left the Great Hall.
"What's the matter with him?" she asked James as he spun her round.
He simply gave her a look.
"What?"
"It's not rocket science, Trins."
"Well, he's the one with the date, so what he's in a mood for, I've no idea."
"Go after him, Trins," James slowed down dancing until they stopped.
"Why do you and Remus always tell me to follow Sirius?"
"We just want to see you two happy."
She nodded and hugged James, kissing his cheek in the process.
"Go out the back way," he advised her, pointing towards a small door on the right hand side of the Great Hall.
Trinity found him outside in the inner gardens. He was sat on a marble bench, angels intricately carved into it, all alone, deep in thought. He held his hat in his lap, and his black hair had fallen into his eyes, but because he was thinking, he hadn't realised. She walked passed the couples kissing and cuddling on benches by the path, including Peter and Rachel, sitting down next to Sirius, who was interrupted from his thoughts. Looking at her, he took her hand in his and just sat there in silence, looking, thinking how small her delicate one looked in his larger, manlier one.
"What was that for, then, in there?" she asked, looking blankly at him.
"What was what?"
"Sirius…" Trinity looked at him as
"What were you dancing with Eugene fucking Clements for?"
"Is this what this is about?" Trinity laughed. "Don't be so childish, Sirius."
"I'm not being childish. He was all over you, groping you and everything. It was disgusting."
"For God's sake, Sirius. I've got no interest in Eugene Clements whatsoever. We were just dancing." She put her hand on his knee. "That's all."
Sirius felt a bit foolish. He kissed her lips, stroking her cheek with his thumb. Trinity put her hand over his, gently pulling it away. She looked at him with big brown eyes.
"Not here, Sirius. People can see."
"Come with me," his eyes sparkled as he spoke.
"What about Anna?" she looked up at him doubtfully.
"Fuck Anna, come with me."
He grabbed her hand and led her out of the garden, up the side steps to Gryffindor Common Room. He kissed her once more when they were inside the deserted Common Room, picking her up and carrying her up the steps to the Marauders' dorm room.
"He's in his room, Wormtail said so," James led the way up to their dorm room, leaving his hat on a table in the Common Room.
"You think he's with Anna?"
"Not sure," James said unsurely, ruffling his hair. "At least he'd finally be getting over Trins."
"Maybe we shouldn't go in," Remus stopped at the door.
Rolling his eyes, James grabbed the handle and opened the door.
"Padfoot, there you are, what -?" James stopped as he realised what Sirius, or rather, who, Sirius was doing.
A red-faced Trinity bit her lip and adjusted the hat sat to one side currently on her head, trying not to smile as Sirius just looked expectedly at them.
Remus surveyed the situation, not the least surprised. Trinity was laid out on Sirius' bed, Sirius on top of her, and from the looks of it, he was just about to undress her, the top buttons of her dress undone.
"You said you were just friends." Remus looked hurt that she'd lied to him.
"We are, technically," Trinity replied, turning red.
"That's not what friends do," Remus tried to look angry, although he knew he would smile at any moment.
"Moony, that's not fair," Sirius stuck up for her as he tried to rebutton his shirt.
"You're just as bad, Padfoot," James said, latching onto what Remus was doing.
"Look," Trinity tried to explain, "we don't think this is gonna last very long. It's just a bit of fun. That's why we didn't say anything."
"Did you?" James looked at Sirius.
Sirius just looked at Trinity. "Did we?"
"Yeah," she knitted her eyebrows. "Didn't you?"
"No."
"Oh."
Sirius stood up, adjusting his clothes, then quickly left the room.
"Go after him," Remus ordered Trinity.
Nodding, she got up, helped by James, and started to go after Sirius.
"Wait," James called after her. "You need to know where he is."
He went to his bedside table to get the Marauder's Map, but Trinity said on her way out, "I know where he'll be."
"You two really angry?" she said as she reached the door.
"What do you think?" Remus grinned at her. "And do your top up," he called after her.
"Sirius?"
Trinity walked unsteadily up the rickety back stairs to the Astronomy Tower, aware Professors Storm and Vector were patrolling the main ones for mischievous students.
"Sirius?" she called again.
"What?" was the curt response she got from him.
Looking around the classroom she found herself in, she could see a figure sat on the ledge looking out at the stars, exactly where Sirius had shown her the constellations that night.
She sat down next to him.
"Don't be like that."
"I'm not like anything."
Sighing, Trinity laid her head on his shoulder, a little hurt when he leaned away, not wanting her to.
"Look," she sat up straight, getting a little cross. "I didn't say anything bad in there, Sirius."
When he didn't say anything, or even look at her, she sighed angrily and looked out at the star-spangled sky with frustration.
She took off her hat and set it on the floor by the low sofa. She was taken by surprise when her lipgloss fell down, having forgotten it was there. It rolled across the room towards one of the many ledges, and Trinity lunged towards it, trying to grasp it. Sirius grabbed her, not wanting her to fall off, and magicked her lipgloss into his hand with the aid of his wand.
Handing her lipgloss back to her, Sirius put his wand back into his pocket.
"Thanks," she smiled at Sirius.
Sat down on the floor next to him, she applied a coat of lipgloss and put the tube by her hat. Fiddling with her hair, she didn't know what to say.
"Sirius…"
He looked at her, her dark, perfect hair covering her dark, perfect eyes; she was chewing her bottom lip. She was stunning. Even more so than normal. He captured her lips with his, ignoring the stickiness of her lipgloss. Holding her head in his hands, Sirius pushed through her lips with his tongue, finding his way into her mouth.
Trinity ran her fingers through Sirius' black hair, gripping it forcefully as the kiss deepened. Their tongues wrestling, Sirius took hold of her slim, bronzed thighs and pulled her onto his lap so she was sat astride him. Her arms wrapping round his neck, Trinity leaned in towards him, her low-cut top and his laced up one meaning her skin was in contact with his.
His hands found the neckline of her dress, and he pulled it down, revealing the corset she had underneath. He kissed her neck, and Trinity closed her eyes, her fingers still running through his hair. He undid her waist cincher and discarded it, leaving it in her under-dress, boots and underwear. Deciding it wasn't fair that she was getting undressed and he wasn't, Trinity skilfully eased his heavy overcoat off, and proceeded to unlace his shirt, not stopping until he was topless. She traced over his body with her fingers, from his muscular chest to his rippling six-pack. As her hands roamed his body, she could feel his muscles tighten and relax, mirroring his breathing. Leaning down to kiss his body, Trinity's long ebony curls brushed his bare skin, and Sirius felt himself go unbelievably hard. He heard a small gasp as Trinity felt his erection pushing into her lower stomach, and he became even more turned on.
"Lift your hair up," he managed throatily into her ear, his fingers pulling at the back of her corset. Cooperating, Trinity raked her hair up and waited expectantly until he'd finished undoing the back, which joined the rest of her clothes on the floor. Surveying her already impressive breasts, Sirius' mouth formed a pout as he noticed the thin silver bar that went through her left nipple.
Seizing her left breast, he touched the bar, revelling in the cold sensation against her balmy skin.
"I didn't think you'd be the sort of girl to have your nipple pierced."
"And what sort of girl did you think I am?" Trinity replied teasingly, sucking on the top of his ear, the cold, hard of his earrings a strong contrast against her warm, full lips.
Sirius just smiled into her hair, inhaling her scent. She was driving him absolutely crazy.
Grinning impishly, Trinity took hold of his constraining trousers and undid them. Trying to remove them was proving a little difficult, especially because of his boot covers that came up to just below his knee. Crying frustratedly, Trinity gently smacked his chest with the palm of her hand.
Grinning, Sirius picked her up off the floor and carried her to the nearby sofa, laying her down on it. He then took his trousers off skilfully, along with his boots, covers and socks. Her face, and her mind, blank. Trinity looked up at Sirius, his gorgeous body right there, in touchable distance. She reached out and grabbed his hands, pulling him on top of her and kissing him fervently, her hands slipping inside his boxer shorts. When she felt his erection, she suddenly went all weak and shaky. When Sirius realised, he grinned irresistibly at her, opting to take control of the situation. He reached under her dress and lifted it up over her, leaving her in nothing more than her tiny red g-string and the boots he'd already decided she was keeping on.
Taking her pierced nipple in his mouth, Sirius made Trinity give a loud, breathy moan, and her hands found his hair once again, her breathing becoming shorter and louder as Sirius circled her nipple with his tongue, licking and sucking and gently biting. Looking at what he'd done, Sirius saw her nipple was red and swollen, and he carried out the same assault on her right nipple.
"Sirius…" she said, her voice faint. "I want you."
Sitting up and looking her straight in the eye, Sirius just stared at her. 'She said it,' he thought. What he'd wanted her to say for ages, what she said in his dreams nearly every night.
Peeling her g-string down her thighs, Sirius spread her legs, his fingers outlining the strip of dark brown hair he'd uncovered. At his touch, Trinity arched her back, what felt like pure electricity surging through her body.
"Touch me," she managed, inaudible had he not been listening.
Doing as she instructed, he softly stroked the entrance to her most private part, careful not to graze her clitoris as he did so.
Gripping his boxer shorts, Trinity tugged at them until they came down. Somehow she managed to find the courage to overpower Sirius, mounting him and resting her hands on his broad, manly shoulders for balance.
He gripped her thighs, pulling her closer down onto him, and with one swift move, he'd entered her, and her grasp tightened, Trinity opting instead to wrap her arms round his neck and hold on, basking in the feel of his naked skin against her.
With expert thrusts, Sirius made Trinity moan and gasp involuntarily, and she rocked her hips against his, the two clinging onto each other as if nothing else mattered.
"S-Sir…" Trinity tried, but she was overcome by the intensity of everything. Sirius knew she was on the verge of orgasm, as was he. He touched her pierced nipple, holding it between a finger and thumb and massaging it until it hurt to touch it.
Seconds later, Trinity gripped his chest with as much force as she could, impulses of pleasure rippling through every nerve in her body as she came.
She collapsed briefly on top of Sirius, but she still ground her hips into his, aware he hadn't reached his yet. After a moment she had recovered, and began riding him, slow at first, then faster and faster until he came, filling her with his seed inside.
They lay there for a moment, looking into each other's eyes. Sirius leaned in to kiss her before pulling out of her.
With a contented sigh, he wrapped his arms around her for a moment, his head resting on the top of hers.
After a while just laying there, looking up at the stars, Sirius said, "We should probably think about going, Trins. James and Remus might be looking for us."
"Remus knows where we are," she smiled up at him. "You're right, though."
She slowly got up and dressed, putting on her underwear as Sirius slung his boxers, trousers and shirt on.
"Come here babe," he said, retrieving his wand from his trouser pocket.
Pointing his wand at her stomach, he recited a charm, then put it away.
"I'm not old enough to be a dad yet," he explained with a grin.
"I was gonna do that when I got back to my room," she smiled. "I left my wand there."
"You thought you were going back to your dorm room tonight?"
"Well…" she blushed and smiled simultaneously.
Grinning at her embarrassment, Sirius watched her as she put her under-dress on. Her hair, matted and damp with sweat, was stuck to her head, and she tried to run her fingers through it, lifting it up so cool air got to her neck.
"You wearing any of this?" Sirius pointed to the long-forgotten clothes left lying on the floor.
"Nope."
"Right." He got his wand back out and cast a spell. Seconds later, all the clothes disappeared, and Sirius took Trinity's hand, leading her down the back stairs to Gryffindor Tower.
"I think I'm going to go to bed now," Trinity stated as they entered the dark, empty Common Room.
"You're coming back with me," he said as he guided her up the boys' stairs.
"Well, I'm really tired, after organising the ball and the actual ball. And of course," she added with a smile, "the evening's events."
"And we get to do it all over again," he grinned at her just as his hand found the doorknob.
Choosing not to say anything, Trinity found her stuff on the floor by Sirius' bed and allowed herself to be pulled onto his bed, stripped, and engaged in a repeat of what happened in the Astronomy Tower.
At about quarter to three, James and Remus arrived back in their dorm room, stopping when they saw the two asleep. Sirius was laid with his arms wrapped protectively around her, Trinity lying against his bare chest, looking especially satisfied.
"Guess they kissed and made up, then," Remus looked at them.
"Yeah," James noted the fact they both had no clothes on. "Looks like they did more than that."
Sniggering, the two got ready for bed, already thinking of the witty comments they could use the following morning.
Author's Note
Hey y'all!
Sorry I didn't update last Wednesday, like I said in one response to a reviewer that I would. I started writing, and thought I'd finished, but then I carried on writing, and then added some more and some more, but I'm happy with this now. I was going to put this into two chapters – the lead-up to the ball, and the ball itself – but then I thought I'd put it in one as I thought it flowed better this way.
And to be honest, I've put a lot of effort into this story, this chapter in particular, which took me from 9.45am, albeit with breaks in between to write, and no one seems to want to review. I am writing this at 11.21pm, and am on page 18, so you can see how long this has taken me. I'll admit I've started writing another two chapters, but so far they're both less than a page each, so I do devote a lot of my time to write this. All I ask is for a sentence or two in the form of a review to let me know what you think.
And I'm not sure if I'm gonna write any more of this story, or any of my other stories, because no one seems to be reviewing, so I'm starting to suffer from lack of encouragement, and each time I come to write some more of the story, I find I'm less and less enthusiastic about it.
But, to those who do review and enjoy the story so far, I hope this lives up to your expectations (if you have any, lol!)
Loadsa love,
Serenity x.