Lily dragged Sirius down the hallway. "Come on slowpoke, we're
falling behind!" she said. "Can't you walk any faster?" They were following
the rest of the Gryffindors to the common room. Sirius groaned.
"Lily, when you eat as much as I did, this is as fast as you go," he said. "Besides I'm in no hurry to get to my dorm."
"Why not?"
"Potter," was his answer. Lily rolled her eyes.
"You two are going to have to get along sooner or later," she said.
"Not if I can help it," Sirius replied. They reached the group of Gryffindors. They were gathered in front of a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress.
"What're we doing here?" Lily asked. Sirius shrugged.
"Beats me," he said.
"Now listen up everyone," said the tall seventh year that had been introduced as the head boy. "This is the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. The staircase on the left is the boys', and the one on the right is the girls'. You need a password every time you want to get in. The password now is 'Pixie'. If the password is changed, you will be notified."
"Password?" the portrait asked.
"Pixie," said the boy. The portrait swung open to reveal a circular room filled with squashy chairs. The students filed into the common room. The boy put a hand on Megan's shoulder as she walked by.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked as the rest of the students went into the common room. Remus looked up at the boy now detaining Megan from entering the common room.
"She hasn't done anything," he said timidly. "And she's in Gryffindor." The boy chuckled.
"I know that," he said smiling.
"Relax Remus," Megan said, "He's my brother."
"You have a brother?" Remus asked.
"Unfortunately," Megan replied. Her brother laughed and pulled her into a hug.
"You know you love me," he said.
"You know I do Ro," she said. She pulled away. "Remus, this is my brother Rowan, Rowan, this is my new friend Remus." Rowan shook Remus's hand and looked at him, as though he was sizing him up.
"Pleasure to meet you," he said finally.
"Likewise," Remus said. "You're head boy?" Rowan laughed.
"It's not something I brag about," he said.
"Yes it is," Megan said, smiling. Rowan ruffled her hair.
"Quiet you," he said. He bent down so he was level with her. "Hey, I'm proud of you."
"For what?" Megan asked.
"Getting into Gryffindor," he said. "Mum and dad will be too." He hugged her again. "My baby sister at Hogwarts, heaven help us." He released her and straightened. "It's off to bed with you now."
"Yes father," Megan replied, rolling her eyes. She entered the common room. Remus moved to follow her, but Rowan stopped him.
"Be nice to her," he said, leaving an unspoken 'or else' at the and. Remus nodded.
"I will," he replied. Rowan nodded.
"You'd better be getting to bed as well," he added, "Mr. Lupin." Remus raised an eyebrow.
"How'd you know my last name?" he asked. Rowan smiled.
"You don't need to worry about that," he said as he ushered him into the common room. "However, it is time for all of you to be in bed." He looked pointedly at Megan who was waiting there. She had a suspicious look on her face.
"What?" Rowan asked innocently.
"I wanted to say good night to Remus," Megan replied. She turned to Remus and smiled. "Good night," she said. Remus smiled back at her.
"Good night," he replied. He made his way up the boys' staircase.
"So," Rowan said, giving his sister a grin as he leaned against the back of a chair and casually folded his arms, "When's the wedding date?"
"October 18," she replied sarcastically. "There isn't one," she said, smacking him lightly on the arm. She pointed an accusing finger at him. "You were giving him the be-nice-to-my-little-sister-or-I'll-grind-you-into- dust talk, weren't you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Rowan replied.
"You were!" she cried. "Ro, how many times do I have to tell you? You don't need to look after me." Rowan smiled and put an arm around her shoulder.
"I'm your big brother," he said. "It's my job." Megan sighed and hugged him.
"I know," she said. Rowan put his hands on her shoulders and looked at her.
"Megan I want you to promise me you'll be careful around that boy," he said. Megan raised an eyebrow.
"What do you- Rowan, I'm only eleven and he's my friend!" she exclaimed. Rowan shook his head.
"I didn't mean that," he said. "I meant that if he's ever irritable, you need to stay away from him, and if he's ever sick looking, you can't ask any questions."
"Rowan, what're you tal-."
"If he ever says that he has to do something or go somewhere by himself, you let him, and you do not go with him or follow him," he looked into her eyes, "Promise me, Megan."
"I promise," she said softly. "Do you know something about him?" Rowan nodded.
"I can't tell you though, and I don't want you bugging me about it because I won't," he said. "I normally tell you everything but this is one thing I have to keep to myself. Understand?" She nodded.
"Good," he said.
"I'm going to bed now," she said, giving him one last hug, "Night, Ro."
"Night Megs," he said, ruffling her hair again.
"Don't call me that," she said as she walked up the stairs.
"Whatever you say, little sister," he replied with a smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lily folded her clothes and placed them in her trunk. She sat on her bed and looked around the dormitory. There were four four-poster beds with deep red curtains. The thick down comforter on the beds was also a deep scarlet. The girl on her left was sitting on her bed, brushing her waist- length blonde hair. The bed to Lily's right was empty; the girl had not yet come into the dormitory. On the following bed, a girl with short black hair was looking in a hand held mirror.
The door to the dormitory opened and the missing girl entered. Lily and the other occupants looked up at her. "I was . . . er . . . talking to my brother," she mumbled. She quickly crossed to the empty bed and sat on it.
"I've been bumping into you all day," Lily said, "So I guess it's about time I introduce myself." She stuck out her hand. "Lily Evans."
"Megan Jacobson," she girl replied softly, shaking Lily's hand.
"Jacobson?" Lily asked. "Your mother wouldn't happen to be Rachel Jacobson, would she?" The girl nodded.
"Step mum, actually," she said.
"She showed me around Diagon Alley," Lily said. "She was very helpful."
"So you're muggleborn then?" Megan asked. Lily nodded. "Every year the ministry asks for volunteers to show muggleborns around Diagon Alley," Megan continued. "This year my mum volunteered."
"Tell her I said thanks, please," Lily said. "She was a great help."
"I'll do that," Megan replied.
"Your brother is the Head Boy, isn't he?" the girl with the long blonde hair asked of Megan.
"He is," Megan replied. "And you are?"
"Melinda Wilson," she said.
"Your brother's rather cute," said the girl with the short black hair. "I'm Gwen Larson."
"Umm . . . thank you?" Megan asked.
"I think we should all go to bed," Lily said, interrupting the two girls. "Tomorrow we start classes."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I AM NOT SLEEPING NEXT TO HIM!" Sirius roared. He had discovered upon entering the dorm room that his trunk was placed at the foot of the bed next to James's.
"I'm not happy about it either," James spat. "You'll probably try to strangle me in my sleep." Sirius scoffed.
"Only if you don't get me first," he said. Sirius turned to the boy on his right who was rummaging through his trunk.
"Hey you," he said. Remus poked his head out of his trunk.
"I have a name," he said. "And it's Remus Lupin."
"Whatever," Sirius said, "Just switch with me."
"I think we were placed in these beds for a reason," Remus replied. "So no, I won't switch with you." Sirius sighed.
James turned to the chubby boy sitting on the bed to his left. "Peter, switch with me," he said.
"I-I-I don't k-know," Peter replied. "I-If we're not s-supposed to, I- I-I don't want to get in t-trouble."
"Just do it!" James yelled. The door to the room flung open and Rowan stepped in.
"What's all the yelling for?" he asked.
"Whoever brought our stuff up put me next to him," Sirius spat, pointing a finger at James.
"You act as though I'm happy about this," James said.
"Oh shut up," said Sirius.
"Make me," James replied.
"Gladly," Sirius said, taking a step towards James. Rowan quickly stepped between the two.
"Enough!" he cried. He pointed at Sirius. "You sit on your bed, and Potter, you sit on yours." The boys sat on their respective beds, grumbling. Rowan folded his arms.
"Now there will be no switching beds or any more commotion," he said. "Whether you like it or not, you two are stuck together for the next seven years so I suggest you either make peace in whatever silly argument you have or ignore each other completely." He crossed to the door.
"I don't want to hear another word from either of your mouths for the rest of the night or I will make sure that you both get detentions. I suggest you all get some sleep; classes begin tomorrow. Good night to you, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Lupin; I beg your pardon for disturbing you. As for you two," he looked towards Sirius and James, "Remember what I said. Good night to you all." He shut the door.
Sirius sighed and buried his face in his pillow. "Seven years!" he groaned.
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A/n: Okay, there is it. A bit short, but at least it's an update. Okay, question:
I'm repeating the last question seeing as how only THREE people reviewed. *grumbles* And two of them are my friends. Anyway:
What would you suggest this story be called? I've been thinking 'The Only One He Ever Loved.' Tell me what you think of that. Again, if one of you comes up with one I like better and I end up using it, you will be handsomely rewarded with a guest appearance in a future chapter. This story will be along the same lines as the original Fairy Dust, so you have an idea of what will happen.
You know the drill, push the little button and REVIEW!
"Lily, when you eat as much as I did, this is as fast as you go," he said. "Besides I'm in no hurry to get to my dorm."
"Why not?"
"Potter," was his answer. Lily rolled her eyes.
"You two are going to have to get along sooner or later," she said.
"Not if I can help it," Sirius replied. They reached the group of Gryffindors. They were gathered in front of a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress.
"What're we doing here?" Lily asked. Sirius shrugged.
"Beats me," he said.
"Now listen up everyone," said the tall seventh year that had been introduced as the head boy. "This is the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. The staircase on the left is the boys', and the one on the right is the girls'. You need a password every time you want to get in. The password now is 'Pixie'. If the password is changed, you will be notified."
"Password?" the portrait asked.
"Pixie," said the boy. The portrait swung open to reveal a circular room filled with squashy chairs. The students filed into the common room. The boy put a hand on Megan's shoulder as she walked by.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked as the rest of the students went into the common room. Remus looked up at the boy now detaining Megan from entering the common room.
"She hasn't done anything," he said timidly. "And she's in Gryffindor." The boy chuckled.
"I know that," he said smiling.
"Relax Remus," Megan said, "He's my brother."
"You have a brother?" Remus asked.
"Unfortunately," Megan replied. Her brother laughed and pulled her into a hug.
"You know you love me," he said.
"You know I do Ro," she said. She pulled away. "Remus, this is my brother Rowan, Rowan, this is my new friend Remus." Rowan shook Remus's hand and looked at him, as though he was sizing him up.
"Pleasure to meet you," he said finally.
"Likewise," Remus said. "You're head boy?" Rowan laughed.
"It's not something I brag about," he said.
"Yes it is," Megan said, smiling. Rowan ruffled her hair.
"Quiet you," he said. He bent down so he was level with her. "Hey, I'm proud of you."
"For what?" Megan asked.
"Getting into Gryffindor," he said. "Mum and dad will be too." He hugged her again. "My baby sister at Hogwarts, heaven help us." He released her and straightened. "It's off to bed with you now."
"Yes father," Megan replied, rolling her eyes. She entered the common room. Remus moved to follow her, but Rowan stopped him.
"Be nice to her," he said, leaving an unspoken 'or else' at the and. Remus nodded.
"I will," he replied. Rowan nodded.
"You'd better be getting to bed as well," he added, "Mr. Lupin." Remus raised an eyebrow.
"How'd you know my last name?" he asked. Rowan smiled.
"You don't need to worry about that," he said as he ushered him into the common room. "However, it is time for all of you to be in bed." He looked pointedly at Megan who was waiting there. She had a suspicious look on her face.
"What?" Rowan asked innocently.
"I wanted to say good night to Remus," Megan replied. She turned to Remus and smiled. "Good night," she said. Remus smiled back at her.
"Good night," he replied. He made his way up the boys' staircase.
"So," Rowan said, giving his sister a grin as he leaned against the back of a chair and casually folded his arms, "When's the wedding date?"
"October 18," she replied sarcastically. "There isn't one," she said, smacking him lightly on the arm. She pointed an accusing finger at him. "You were giving him the be-nice-to-my-little-sister-or-I'll-grind-you-into- dust talk, weren't you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Rowan replied.
"You were!" she cried. "Ro, how many times do I have to tell you? You don't need to look after me." Rowan smiled and put an arm around her shoulder.
"I'm your big brother," he said. "It's my job." Megan sighed and hugged him.
"I know," she said. Rowan put his hands on her shoulders and looked at her.
"Megan I want you to promise me you'll be careful around that boy," he said. Megan raised an eyebrow.
"What do you- Rowan, I'm only eleven and he's my friend!" she exclaimed. Rowan shook his head.
"I didn't mean that," he said. "I meant that if he's ever irritable, you need to stay away from him, and if he's ever sick looking, you can't ask any questions."
"Rowan, what're you tal-."
"If he ever says that he has to do something or go somewhere by himself, you let him, and you do not go with him or follow him," he looked into her eyes, "Promise me, Megan."
"I promise," she said softly. "Do you know something about him?" Rowan nodded.
"I can't tell you though, and I don't want you bugging me about it because I won't," he said. "I normally tell you everything but this is one thing I have to keep to myself. Understand?" She nodded.
"Good," he said.
"I'm going to bed now," she said, giving him one last hug, "Night, Ro."
"Night Megs," he said, ruffling her hair again.
"Don't call me that," she said as she walked up the stairs.
"Whatever you say, little sister," he replied with a smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lily folded her clothes and placed them in her trunk. She sat on her bed and looked around the dormitory. There were four four-poster beds with deep red curtains. The thick down comforter on the beds was also a deep scarlet. The girl on her left was sitting on her bed, brushing her waist- length blonde hair. The bed to Lily's right was empty; the girl had not yet come into the dormitory. On the following bed, a girl with short black hair was looking in a hand held mirror.
The door to the dormitory opened and the missing girl entered. Lily and the other occupants looked up at her. "I was . . . er . . . talking to my brother," she mumbled. She quickly crossed to the empty bed and sat on it.
"I've been bumping into you all day," Lily said, "So I guess it's about time I introduce myself." She stuck out her hand. "Lily Evans."
"Megan Jacobson," she girl replied softly, shaking Lily's hand.
"Jacobson?" Lily asked. "Your mother wouldn't happen to be Rachel Jacobson, would she?" The girl nodded.
"Step mum, actually," she said.
"She showed me around Diagon Alley," Lily said. "She was very helpful."
"So you're muggleborn then?" Megan asked. Lily nodded. "Every year the ministry asks for volunteers to show muggleborns around Diagon Alley," Megan continued. "This year my mum volunteered."
"Tell her I said thanks, please," Lily said. "She was a great help."
"I'll do that," Megan replied.
"Your brother is the Head Boy, isn't he?" the girl with the long blonde hair asked of Megan.
"He is," Megan replied. "And you are?"
"Melinda Wilson," she said.
"Your brother's rather cute," said the girl with the short black hair. "I'm Gwen Larson."
"Umm . . . thank you?" Megan asked.
"I think we should all go to bed," Lily said, interrupting the two girls. "Tomorrow we start classes."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I AM NOT SLEEPING NEXT TO HIM!" Sirius roared. He had discovered upon entering the dorm room that his trunk was placed at the foot of the bed next to James's.
"I'm not happy about it either," James spat. "You'll probably try to strangle me in my sleep." Sirius scoffed.
"Only if you don't get me first," he said. Sirius turned to the boy on his right who was rummaging through his trunk.
"Hey you," he said. Remus poked his head out of his trunk.
"I have a name," he said. "And it's Remus Lupin."
"Whatever," Sirius said, "Just switch with me."
"I think we were placed in these beds for a reason," Remus replied. "So no, I won't switch with you." Sirius sighed.
James turned to the chubby boy sitting on the bed to his left. "Peter, switch with me," he said.
"I-I-I don't k-know," Peter replied. "I-If we're not s-supposed to, I- I-I don't want to get in t-trouble."
"Just do it!" James yelled. The door to the room flung open and Rowan stepped in.
"What's all the yelling for?" he asked.
"Whoever brought our stuff up put me next to him," Sirius spat, pointing a finger at James.
"You act as though I'm happy about this," James said.
"Oh shut up," said Sirius.
"Make me," James replied.
"Gladly," Sirius said, taking a step towards James. Rowan quickly stepped between the two.
"Enough!" he cried. He pointed at Sirius. "You sit on your bed, and Potter, you sit on yours." The boys sat on their respective beds, grumbling. Rowan folded his arms.
"Now there will be no switching beds or any more commotion," he said. "Whether you like it or not, you two are stuck together for the next seven years so I suggest you either make peace in whatever silly argument you have or ignore each other completely." He crossed to the door.
"I don't want to hear another word from either of your mouths for the rest of the night or I will make sure that you both get detentions. I suggest you all get some sleep; classes begin tomorrow. Good night to you, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Lupin; I beg your pardon for disturbing you. As for you two," he looked towards Sirius and James, "Remember what I said. Good night to you all." He shut the door.
Sirius sighed and buried his face in his pillow. "Seven years!" he groaned.
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A/n: Okay, there is it. A bit short, but at least it's an update. Okay, question:
I'm repeating the last question seeing as how only THREE people reviewed. *grumbles* And two of them are my friends. Anyway:
What would you suggest this story be called? I've been thinking 'The Only One He Ever Loved.' Tell me what you think of that. Again, if one of you comes up with one I like better and I end up using it, you will be handsomely rewarded with a guest appearance in a future chapter. This story will be along the same lines as the original Fairy Dust, so you have an idea of what will happen.
You know the drill, push the little button and REVIEW!