Chapter 13
New Year's Eve
Majhica Santose

"Majhica, it's New Years Eve!" said Sirius jumping on her bed and poking her.
"Sirius, I'm tired. Let me sleep," Maj mumbled.
"Am I gonna have to come under the covers?" Sirius asked. Maj jumped out of bed so fast she fell on the floor.
"Sirius!"
"It got you up didn't it?" he said, stretching out.
"You're so funny…" said Maj. Ten minutes later, she came down the stairs into the common room.
"Is that my shirt?" asked Sirius.
"Uh…what happened you two?" Pence said raising her eyebrows.
"Ahh! Pence! Damn, no! I just pulled this out of my bag. I wore it to sleep." Maj made a barfing motion before her comment. Pence asked,
"What bag?"
"Why?"
"Well, on the train when Sirius decided he was, 'Too sexy for his shirt', I stuffed it in your bag as you were 'mesmerized'." said Pence, but Maj didn't seem to mind.
"Mesmerized?" asked Sirius as Maj sat on his lap.
"What? You've got nice abs and muscles! This shirt smells like you!" she said.
"Can't you two make out like normal people?" (Sirius had started kissing Maj on the neck after sniffing his/Maj's shirt), James decided to say at the exact moment Lily walked by.

"Because, it's early. He'll taste bad." Complained Maj.
"Well sweetie, you don't taste too 'fresh' in the morning either."
"Really?" Maj said before walking off.
"Lily, hey." said Pence walking over to her, "What's up?"
"Oh, hi Pence…nothing. Trying to ignore James…again."
"Yea, not real easy for you is it?" asked Pence.
"Well, I like spending time with Remus, as a friend, but James is…James. I can't be in the same room as him without him hitting on me!" Lily said.
"You could talk to him. He's not a bad guy…silly, but good, and he really likes you." Pence replied.
"How can he be nice?" Lily asked, "He's always so cruel to Severus."
"Snape? He's a jerk. At Christmas he sent Maj and I presents that said, 'Go back to your own Country!' I seriously should hex him for the over-use of the word 'Mudblood'." said Pence. Lily seemed to contemplate this, then continued what she was doing. Just after Pence sat down again, James asked her,
"Why won't Evans talk to me!"
"She thinks you're a jerk." Pence replied simply.
"Okay then, Sirius!" said Maj walking back to him. She took her usual seat, and started snogging Sirius…again.
"Wow! You taste better!" said Sirius.
"Wish I could say the same. You taste like last night's turkey…and…I don't want to know what else."
"We'll have to fix that won't we?" Sirius said. He pulled out his wand and stuck it in his mouth. His mouth filled half way empty with water. (Yes, Majhica the writer is 'pessimistic'.) He sloshed it around in his mouth.
"Swallow so I can kiss you!" demanded Maj.
"WO," said Sirius.
"That meant no," James filled her in.
"Why?" asked Maj. Not two seconds after she finished, Sirius spat the water on her.
"Sirius!" she yelled.
"What? It's only your hair!"
"Aquafurtis!" She shot water back at him.
"Majhica!" said Sirius, an evil grin spreading across his face. Maj seemed to decide she wasn't going to give him a win that easily. She jumped off him and ran to the portrait hole, giving Sirius time to get kinda close before running out.
"What time are we gonna go to the New Year's party?" asked James.
"Shouldn't we wait for Sirius and Maj to get back before deciding?" asked Remus.
"Their gonna be awhile…"
"Why?"
"Moon, this is Sirius's dream come true! It's Maj, he can kiss her any time he wants, she's wet, and she's wearing his black muscle shirt." James said.
"Good point, Jamie." said Pence. Just then, Lily came back in.
"Are you aware that Sirius and Maj are running through the halls, having a water fight, stopping, kissing, and starting again?" she asked them.
"Figures," said James, "Hey, Evans…I'm not a jerk. Will you go to the New Year's party with me?"
"No." and she walked off. Just after that, a bunch of fourth year girls walked past, looked at the marauders, giggled and waved at James.
"Well James, what random girl are you gonna ask now?" said Peter.
"Hey Jess, party, you, me?" James said to a pretty sixth year.
"Course!" then she ran to her friends and they all let out a huge squee.
"Peter, would you go with me to the party?" asked a tall, blonde, skinny, well endowed, 7th year.
"Yes!"
"Go Wormtail!" shouted James.
"Let's all meet here for that party at eight-ish." said Remus.

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The boys were down the stairs in the common room at 8:15, waiting for the girls. Sirius was wearing jeans with a white shirt. James had black dress pants and a light green shirt. Peter had on jeans and a maroon coloured shirt. Remus had on black dress pants, as well with a baby blue formal shirt, and a dragon hide jacket that Sirius let him borrow.

Ava, the girl that asked Peter, came out first. She was wearing a pink halter dress, with silver lace-around ankle-high heels. Then came Jess, she had on a red shirt, a short jean skirt, and black knee-high boots. Maj came out next. Her hair had a red streak on either side, she had a purple and green horizontal-striped, long sleeve shirt with an orange baby-tee over it, a red, black, and gold plaid mini skirt with brown boots that went halfway to her shins, with blue socks that went up to her knees, and the earrings Sirius gave her for Christmas. Pence came out last. She had on a deep purple shirt with a black shirt, and purple sandals (those were obviously Maj's.). She also had the moon jewel Remus gave her, on a gold chain around her neck.
"Pence you look amazing!" said Remus.
"These shoes feel like they're eating my feet!" Pence said.
"That just means they look good," said Ava.
"That's what Maj said…" Pence answered. Pence looked over at Maj, but she and Sirius were already making out, "Come on you two! Save it for midnight. Is this all your relationship is!"
"Oh shut up Pence!" said Maj, no note of joking in her voice.
"Kay Maj…calm down."
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It was 11:30.
"Half an hour till midnight," said Sirius to James, "I wish Maj would cheer up. She's normally the life of the party!" Maj was sitting by herself at a table. "What do you think's bothering her?"
"Probably what Pence said earlier." Jess came over as James finished, and they went off to dance. Sirius looked around: Pence and Moony dancing, Prongs and Jess, and Wormtail and Ava (though she was about twice Peter's height.)

"11:59 everyone!"

"Hey Maj!" said Sirius, walking over to her.
"Hey," she repeated dully.
"It's almost midnight," he tried cheering her up, "They're gonna start the count down-"
"10, 9," said the crowd.
"I wanna tell you something Maj." said Sirius.
"8, 7,"
"What?" asked Maj indifferently.
"6, 5,"
"Well, I figure now's a good time as ever…"
"4, 3,"
"Yes?" she said not looking at him.
"2"
"Majhica Santose-" he started.
"1"
"I love you."
"Happy New Year!" screamed the crowd. Confetti rained from the enchanted ceiling, people started giving their dates kisses, as it is a New Year tradition, including Maj and Sirius.


Pence here just got done typing up this chapter. This is one of my favourite chapters! Maj, you did such an awesome job! Thankies to all the people reading this, though I'm not sure if anyone still is… -sad- But we don't care…we'd like people to read this, but we're mainly doing this because it's fun.
-I.w.r.m. #7315