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Chapter 7 two dates and a half.
The first week of school past quickly, before anyone knew it, it was Friday. Lily's first week had been hectic. All the headgirl meetings had taken its toll on her; she now had a lot of homework to catch up on. Lily Riley, Ashley and Rachel were in the middle of dinner, after Rachel had flute lessons, while Riley and Ashley were going to check out Lily's common room later on that night. None of the 3 girls had got the chance to see it in the week. Rachel was going to meet them there after her lesson.
Surprisingly the marauders were nowhere to be seen at dinner, much to Lily's relief. Her and James had been on and off. One moment they were talking normally the next Lily was screaming at him, complaining about his to big ego and pathetic behaviour.
"Where are the marauders tonight?" Ashley asked her friends as she looked down the table.
"Probably up to no good." Said a male voice behind the girls.
The four girls turned their heads to find a Ravenclaw 7th year boy called Bret Stevens. Bret was your typical good-looking guy, smart, witty and good-looking.
"Hey Ashley." He said casually flicking his hair golden blonde hair out of his eyes.
"Never mind about us." Rachel murmured to Riley who laughed.
"Hay!" Ashley beamed at him. "What do you want?" she asked politely.
"Well I was wondering if you were free this weekend if you wanted to come to Hogsmade with me?" Bret asked. Ignoring the smirks Rachel and Riley were sending him and Ashley, when Lily saw she smacked both of them in the arm.
Ashley's smile grew wider. "Sure! That would be great." She said standing up to give him a hug. Bret was a few inches taller than Ashley. "Meet you at 10:00 in the entrance hall?" she asked letting go of him.
"Great!" Bret grinned. "See ya tomorrow!" with one last smile at Ashley he walked away.
Ashley sat back down looking pleased. Riley had a smile on her face. "Ash, you do know he's obsessed with Herbology… I mean who's obsessed with Herbology?"
Ashley sent her a glare. "I don't care."
"Course you don't." Riley laughed returning to her meal.
Rachel looked down at her watch. It was 60:20; she had just ten minutes to get to her lesson a room on the fifth floor. "Holy crap!" she screamed. "Guys I've got to go!" she finished her last mouthful of baked potato, grabbed her bag and turned to leave. "I'll meet you guys in Lily's dorm at 8." She said in a rush, now running out of the great hall with her flute in her hand, her bag in the other.
Rachel arrived outside her flute classroom and quietly entered. Her Flute teacher Mrs Mchattie was already set up with a stand out, with music on it and her flute in her hand. She was a sweet lady in her late 40's.
"Hello Rachel, Having a good term?" she asked.
"Fantastic!" Rachel beamed and started putting together to her silver plated Flute. "What have you got planned for me today?" Rachel asked looking at the book of music on the stand titled 'the book of world famous music'.
"Well, have a look through the book and pick out what you want to play. You have your exams coming up so I think some practice with this book will help." Mchattie said swiftly.
Rachel looked through the book and found music from famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin. She stopped at a page of music written by Beethoven. Rachel lifted her flute to her mouth and began to play.
The piece of music was 3 pages long and took a good 5 minutes to play. Rachel finished with a semibreve (4 beats) F natural. She had played similar songs but Rachel liked that song, maybe because she didn't screw up.
"That was excellent!" Mrs Mchattie beamed at Rachel.
Rachel smiled. The lesson went on for another hour then Rachel and Mrs Mchattie moved onto singing, for the last half hour. Rachel had been singing since she first started hogwarts. She started with a warm up of humming and then sang a song "A you're adorable". They worked on that song for a while then moved onto a song called "Breakaway."
Half an hour later Rachel emerged from the classroom and headed for Lily's dorm.
Lily was sitting on the couch in the common room next to the scorching fire waiting for her 3 girlfriends to turn up. It was 8:00 the girls should be here any minute, Lily thought in her head as she flicked through her Potions book.
The portrait door opened and James stepped in covered in mud, his hair more of a mess than usual and his eyes puffy.
Lily looked at him, almost with a concerned look on her face. "What happened to you?" she asked making it sound like she wasn't concerned.
James walked over and sat down on one of the chairs. "Nothing, just marauder business." He said quietly. It had been a full moon and the marauders had gone to the shack to change to their animagus form, Remus was now in the hospital wing.
"Ok." Lily said simply, not wanting to know what the 4 boys had been up to.
"What are you up to anyway?" James asked curiously.
"Waiting for Ash, Riley and Rach, they should be here any minute. We're having a girly night."
"Lily…" James said pausing, deciding whether to go on. "Why do you always say no?" James asked her as seriously as he could.
"James…" but that was all she could say, the portrait had just opened, Riley, Ash and Rachel entered the room with bags in their hands, their eyes travelling frantically searching every part of the stunning room.
Lily jumped up from the couch as if it was on fire and helped her friends as they looked around the circular room.
"What's in the bags?" Lily asked no one in particular.
"Junk food." Rachel said sadly, sitting down on the sofa next to James.
"How was your lesson?" James asked her, trying to avoid Lily's eyes as the 3 other girls sat down in the remanding seats.
"Fantastic." She beamed at James. "James do you mind if you spend the night with the marauders?" she asked in her sweetest tone that only Rachel would be able to get away with.
"Sure thing sis." And without further ago, James got up and left, still avoiding anyone's eye.
"What's his problem?" Riley asked helping herself to the contents in the closest bag.
"No idea." Lily lied. "Hormones?" She suggested, shrugging.
The girls laughed. Their night only seemed to get better and better. Lily, Riley and Ashley had all had far too much candy and were doing crazy things. Rachel had gone nowhere near the junk food. She watched in half misery as her 3 friends rolled around the floor like loonies. It was no fun rolling around unless you were on a serious sugar high. Rachel had explored the whole quarters, including James's room. His was much the same to Lily's except with a view of the quiddich fields. His room was a pigsty, as per usual.
It wasn't until 12:30 that the girls got back to the common room. Riley wanted to stay longer but Ashley insisted she got back for some sleep so she didn't look like an old scrubbing brush for her date with Bret tomorrow in Hogsmade. Rachel didn't seem to mind, which was very much unlike her, she normally would fight to hell's end to get her way.
Ashley was yet again the first to wake next morning, there however wasn't much to get up for, as the weather was freezing cold. She was out the door off to meet Bret before Rachel was fully dressed or Riley was out of the shower. The two girls and Lily were going to hang around hogsmade, and maybe if Rachel were lucky they would run into the marauders.
Rachel had gotten into the habit of perfecting her hair and wearing the spot of makeup like Riley and Lily did. She now had someone to impress, and if she couldn't do that by her body shape then she could at least make her hair and face look nice.
Riley walked out of the bathroom wearing the tightest possible jeans ever and a cute cardigan with her scarf over top, compared to Rachel's jeans and warm hoddie, Riley looked like a model ready to perform. She walked over and helped Rachel with her hair.
"What style are we trying to get Black to notice today?" She laughed grabbing a strand of Rachel's blonde hair.
"Oh haha!" Rachel smirked, snatching the strand of hair out of Riley's hair.
"I think you should wear it down." Riley said sweeping her hair into a neat ponytail that always looked perfect.
Rachel had a doubtful look on her face. "Sure why not!" she said still not sounding completely convinced.
The 2 girls walked out of the dormitory, it was filled with first and second years, not yet old enough to go the village. Lily had just entered the room. She spotted the girls and walked over in her glam style jeans and black halter-top. Her hair down also.
"I take it Ash has left already?" Lily asked.
Rachel smirked. "Course she has. Out before I was dressed!"
The girls laughed. "Come on, Filch wont wait for us forever!" Riley said.
Once the girls got to Hogsmade it was already jammed packed with Hogwarts students rushing in and out of shops. The 3 girls escaped the crowed and cold streets and entered the three broomsticks. As usual it was its usual busy self. Riley ordered Lily and herself butterbeers and got Rachel orange juice while Lily and Rachel found a table near the window. Riley came over with the drinks and helped herself to a seat next to Rachel. She had barely sat down before he eyes wondered over to a table with a pack of Gryffindor 7th year boys. All were good looking, and in a loud conversation about the quiddich match coming up. Riley bent lower into the table and began to whisper. "See the one on the far right, with the hot blonde hair?" she asked Lily and Rachel.
They looked over; sure enough to the right was a tall looking handsome boy with dark blonde hair. The girls nodded.
"He's my catch of the day!" she said standing up. "See you back at school!" she said happily trotting over to the boy's table and sitting herself down so casually next to the blonde guy.
"So much for a girls day out!" Rachel said miserably, wishing she could hop over to the boys table and score a date without a rejection.
"Its just about to get worse." Lily said even more miserably pointing to the door. The marauders had just entered, carrying half the snow inside with them. The 4 boys spotted Rachel and Lily by the window and rushed over, while Peter went to get drinks.
"Morning ladies!" Sirius said cheerfully plonking himself down next to Rachel, slapping snow in her hair. Remus and James took seats around by Lily.
"Hey ya!" Rachel said even more happily.
Lily snorted. Rachel shot her a look of caution.
"Where's Riley?" James asked.
Rachel sighed and bent her head in Riley's direction that was now laughing with the blonde boy.
The marauders laughed. "Always a charmer that girl!" Sirius said.
"What about Ashley?" Remus asked.
"Out with Stevens from Ravenclaw." Lily answered for him.
"The one obsessed with Herbology?" Peter asked returning with the drinks.
Rachel and Lily nodded.
"I don't like him!" Remus said immediately.
"Neither. He's such a wannabe!" Rachel commented agreeing with Remus. "A hot wannabe though."
"That wasn't where I was going!" Remus said quietly.
The 6 teenagers drank in silence for a few moments, before Rachel spoke. "Sirius, what you up to for the rest of the day?"
"Nothing, apart hanging around with this lot!" he said pointing to his friends.
Lily looked at Rachel, understanding what she was planning, before Rachel could undertake what Lily was going to do, Lily had started talking.
"Potter, Remus, I need your help with something. Peter, you may as well ought to tag along. Can you help?" she said ignoring the strange glare Rachel and Sirius were sending. "Sirius, this is not your place of expertise, hang with Rach, she's not much better." Lily said happily.
"Na," James began. "I think you just can't let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight!" he said puffing out his chest.
Rachel sighed. "I dunno where you get your illusions." Lily said. "Come on boys were going!" Lily said and without further ado Lily dragged them out of the three broomsticks and down the main street, leaving Sirius and Rachel alone.
"So do you want to get outta here and do something?" Rachel asked making the most of alone time with Sirius.
Sirius smiled. "As long as your better company than James, Remus and Peter!"
Rachel giggled. "You can count on it!" she said leading the way out of the three broomsticks.
The couple headed down the street towards zonko's. It was still snowing. Rachel's cheeks were red from the cold and her hair was swept around her face, she pulled her scarf around her tighter. Sirius also looked like he was feeling the cold. He had both hands in his pockets in a typical boy type of way, and with his scarf around him tightly he was still slightly shacking. He looked over at Rachel.
"Are you cold again Potter?" he asked rather concerned.
She nodded smiling.
"James would get annoyed if I let his sister freeze to death. Come here." He said putting his arm out. Rachel smiled and moved closer to him, letting his arm wrap around her shoulders. It felt so natural to be with Sirius. The pair walked slowly down the streets, the heat of each other's bodies keeping them warm. Sirius led Rachel into a little jewellery store on the end of the street that Rachel always made regular visits to with Riley, gapping over the jewellery for sale.
"Listen," Sirius whispered. "There's an old duck who works here and she always wears the same blue suit. James and me used to come in here and take the piss out of her by calling her Mrs Blueberry. Its allot of fun, wanna try?" He asked deviously.
Rachel smirked. She was only too familiar with Mrs blueberry, after all she was the one who thought of it and told James. "This could be fun!" Rachel said.
Sirius nodded as Mrs Jones came through a door behind the counter, in her usual blue suit. Sirius began talking funny. "Hello madam." He began sounding like a posh businessman. "I am looking for a bracelet for this lady." He said motioning his hand in Rachel's direction. "Where are your Bracelets?" he asked as if he couldn't see the huge sign 'bracelets' written right in front of him.
Rachel snorted.
Mrs Jones looked disgusted. She always seemed to have the same look on her face. "Over there, you dickhead!"
"She sounds like a squashed Blueberry!" Sirius said, making no attempt to not being over heard.
Rachel collapsed in giggles. Mrs Jones scowled.
"What one do you like Rach?" Sirius asked.
"That one!" Rachel said still giggling as she pointed to a beautiful silver bracelet with a heart saying 'I love you'.
Sirius sighed. "Sorry, cant have it. You see I don't buy things from blueberries!" he said grabbing Rachel and heading for the door. "Hear that Mrs Blueberry, change your clothes!" he said laughing as Mrs Jones started yelling swear words at the 2 teenagers. Sirius and Rachel didn't hear them; they were already out the door, in hysterics.
"That was a classic!" Rachel said after she contained her laughter inside her.
"Yeah too bad we wont be able to buy any jewellery from that place! She will kick us out." He laughed.
Sirius and Rachel spent the rest of the afternoon browsing at the shops. Neither of them had brought very much. Sirius had got his latest supply of tricks from Zonko's and Rachel her fair share of hair accessories from a girly store next to the robe store, selling hair products and make up. It was getting late, the two of them started heading up to the castle. It was still snowing and the castle lights could be seen in the distance. Sirius wrapped his arms around Rachel again and the two of them walked through the snow up to the castle.
"He talks about you a lot you know, James I mean." Sirius said suddenly.
"What do you mean?" Rachel asked surprised.
"I dunno. But he cares about you. He knows a lot about you. He will always look after you." Sirius said. "And I will too." He said adjusting his arm around Rachel.
Rachel smiled. "Thanks Sirius. James and me understand each other." She said thinking hard about her plan and that James would always be there for her, he understands, would he understand this?
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