Thank you to all my wonderful reviewers! I just came up with some amazing stuff yesarday... but much of it won't be in this chapter. Sorry I took so long! It turned out longer thani thought it would... oh welll I like it... Oh and this chapter is like the only chapter not named after what luna says, because... well you'll see why...
Chapter 7:Chocolate.
His hair smelt of rain, leather and...Luna gave a small smile to herself, a hint of butterbeer. The idea of which had been filling up her head, made her feel loved. Luna had never really felt loved before. She had been liked. Her dad loved her... but it was her dad. It was a diferent type of love. Just the idea made her feel loved, even if she wasn't actually loved.
She ran through the grounds, into the castle and hurried up to the gryffindor common room, to find Ginny and Hermione.
She enteed the girls dorm, to find Hermione and ginny having an intense conversation. Their skin was pale and they had dark circles ringed under their droopy eyes. It seemed as if the two hadn't slept all night long.
" Where've you been?" Hermione demanded, as luna ran into the room, trying to catch her breath.
" I think I know how we can solve this thing," Luna panted, ignoring Hermione's question.
Hermione didn't care if Luna answered her question or not, all that mattered was that Luna had something to say about getting her to be able to see Ron and Harry again.
" We've been trying to solve it all night..." Ginny sighed, referring to herself and Hermione.
" What I was thinking," started luna " Was that, if we were to meddle with romantic issues in past, we could people from the future." Luna looked hopefully at Hermione and ginny(of whom had a look of confusion on her face)
" So basically your saying that if we set up two people for good, who really meant to be with each other, but never got married, would change the people of the future..." Hermione observed
" Change the parents..." Ginny whispered, now understanding what was being said. " But how bring someone from the future here?"
" Well... maybe that person would recognize that they changed and well...try and be the way they were before..." Luna explained, half heartedly.
" Wouldn't they have a different life altogether?" Ginny asked. The three pondered this idea for a moment.
" Wait! No they wouldn't!" Hermione exclaimed. She grabbed Luna's and Ginny's wrists to drag them into the library.
As soon as they reched the room filled with books, hermione skipped quickly over to one of the shelves. Ginny and Luna sat down as Hermione searched for a book.
" Where were you Luna?" Ginny asked.
" I was... outside." Luna said, truthfully.
" The whole night?" Ginny looked worried.
" Yeah...pretty well..." Luna smiled to herself and still wondered where the beautiful stag had gone and why James was there when she awoke...
" Here," Hermione panted, coming over to the tale with a large book. " I knew I read something about this before." She flipped to the page she needed and began reading aloud.
" If you change a person by meddling with time, not much will change that person.There personality will be the same as they were before the change. They will never really change their personality. All I which will change will be their appearance. This of course is only if the mother had the child with a different person then before." Hermione read "On the day of the change, the person will recognize the transformation. If they are clever enough, they may go back and try to re-do time again." Hermione had a large smile on her face, as did the others. But it was Luna of which was the happiest. Her idea worked her plan had worked.
" I guess it all works out great then, doesn't it?" Ginny said happily.
The other all smiled at each other, and for the very first time since they got there, they all felt hope, hope that they could go back. They were even getting a bit teary. And before any of them could stop it, they felt wetness soak into their faces, and they embraced. Embraced like three best friends... having a wonderful time.
"I think we're getting a bit carried away..." Hermione laughed, breaking the embrace.
" Who will come from the future, who will set up and who will we do a matchmaker with?" Ginny asked, laughing.
" Well we know Harry, Ron and Neville best, so maybe we should do one of them, " Luna had waited to come to this moment.
" That would be god actually, because Harry's parents are James and Lily..."Hermione began
" And Lily hates James..."Ginny continued
" And Lily likes Remus..." Luna continued
" And James like you." Hermione ended, looking at Luna
" He does?" Luna asked in disbelief
" He picked you over Lily in potions, didn't he?" Ginny observed
" And he did ask me out..." Luna added
" WHAT!" Ginny and Hermione exclaimed in amazement
" Yeah...um It's kind of a long story..." So Luna told them about the night she rode with him and yesterday and how she found him in the grass. She didn't tell them how she felt about him, though.
" So this works..." Hermione began " If you distract James from liking Lily, her and Remus are bound to get together, and we'll set them up-"
" You won't need to set them up." Luna interrupted " I saw them talking one time and the way that they look at each other- it's like nothing matters to them but...each other."
Hermione looked down at the floor " Maybe they were meant to be together. Remus and Lily instead of Lily and James." The girls thought of this for a moment, and saw how true the statement was.
" Who is Remus, anyone from the future?" Ginny asked curiously
" His name's Remus Lupin..." Luna explained
" Lupin! Professor Lupin from my third year!" Hermione smiled. The other two knew who she meant and now that she said it, it seemed very true. The boy had scars on his face, as did their fellow Professor.
" Well... I guess our plan is set, then?" Hermione said facing the other two. The girls nodded in agreement.
"I have one more question, What about me and Sirius?" Ginny asked, concerned.
" Your not still on that, are you? It's Sirius Black were talking about!"
" I don't care! I think really likes me... he seems...more... Besides Sirius doesn't end up with anyone it the future... so I don't see what harm it could do..."
" Well I guess it would be alright then... but don't break his heart or anything!"
It had been one month and a half since school had started, and the more he looked at her and spent time with her, the more he fell for her. Yes. Remus Lupin had been in love with Lily Evans for a very long time, but now there was no James in the way. It seemed as if James didn't even fancy Lily anymore, but was caught up with someone else...
Remus decided that today was the day top make his move. He was just going to take it casually. No. That's not right... What am I to do? Remus kept asking himself.
One day Dumbledore came up to the school to make an important announcement. " This Hallowe'en, coming up in a week ," Dumbledore began " We will be having a costume party in the great hall." The hall irrupted in chatter of the party. " The occasion will include dancing, so you may want to escort a partner with you." Dumbledore looked over his half moon spectacles at the section of the Gryffindor table, where the marauders and the girls sat.
Over the next few days, everyone was very excited about the party. Sirius had already asked Ginny, who ( without any hesitation) said yes. Arrabella had not been to pleased about this.
"I know you like him Arrabella..." Lily would assure Arrabella.
" I just don't get it why Sirius likes her!" Arrabella pouted.
"It's probably just another one of those girls that he uses...But you have to remember Arrabella, Ginny's our friend."
Arrabella looked down at her feet. " I just wish for once in my life, he'd take a few seconds to notice me...I've liked Sirius for almost 5 years now..." Lily nodded appreciatively. The two best friends were in silence for a few moments.
" Wait...I know..." Arrabella whispered to herself, and was off. Lily looked after Arrabella confused, and shrugged her shoulders.
"Is it just me, or does James not fancy Lily anymore?" Remus asked Sirius as they sat down in the great hall.
" You' know, I thought I was hallucinating- He never shuts up about that Luna girl..." Sirius began. "Hey! Since when do you call Evans, Lily?" Remus ignored this question. " Come on, let's go to potions." Remus seemed much happier after he had that little talk with Sirius in the great hall. Sirius had suspicions.
" Moony," He asked Remus carefully " Do you like Evans?" Remus' heart stopped. Did he like Evans? Well of course. Him and lily had been close friends, since day one. She was the only person that he actually told that he was a werewolf. " Yes, I like Evans." Remus replied, simply.
Sirius was silent for the next few moments " Really like...?"
" Just drop it..." Remus answered paranoid. Sirius smiled widely. " So , why don't ask her to the party?" Remus slightly smiled. " You' know, that's the best thing you've said all day long." And with that, Remus headed off to take his seat beside Lily in the potions classroom.
Luna was starting to get worried. James hadn't shown any sign of romance towards her since the day that she told him she couldn't go out with him. It wasn't just the fact that her plan might not work, it was more the fact that she was afraid her heart would be broken. But at the same time, Luna didn't even really know what she felt towards James. She just knew it was something brilliant...
" So..." James began " Um... the Hallowe'en party..." James didn't seem his usual self. He seemed nervous, and he spoke shakily.
" Yeah..." Luna sighed " You going?" she asked hopefully.
"Well...I wasn't going to unless...unless..." Luna placed her hand, over the stirring rod, which James was holding. When her hand touched his, he stopped talking.
" Unless what?" She whispered, her face very close to his. James looked down at the blue lavender coloured liquid in the cauldron in front of him.
" Unless...unless..." He began, quivering " Unless you would go with me." James blurted this out, except it was a soft whisper. Luna's heart jumped. She didn't feel so worried anymore...
" I mean- If you have that problem, and even if you don't I know that probably a million guys have probably asked you...And it's only if you want to...which you probably don't. So-" Luna slightly laughed as he said these things. She softly put her hands on his lips.
" Of course I'll go with you." she gave him the slightest smile. For the rest of the class, not much was said but only looks of happiness and satisfaction, and of course, light conversation that didn't really mean a thing...
As Emus left the potions classroom to join his friends he heard her voice. Her beautiful soft voice, almost in a song due to it ring of sound.
" Remus!" she called. Remus turned his head round to see Lily's emerald almond shape eyes looking into his again. " Do think that you join me in the common room at break?" Lily bit her bottom her lip, waiting for Remus' answer. Remus was taken aback by this question. In previous years, he spent an awful lot of time with Lily, but this year he was afraid to spend the same amount of time with her. He was nervous and shy, but now that James was out of the way, it would make things a little bit easier...
" I - I would love to, Lily." Lily smiled, waved her hand to say goodbye and flipped her hair behind her and went off to class. As she turned the corner, where no one was there, she let the excitement inside her get out. She didn't know why, but she started jumping up and down, celebrated. As she jumped farther into the room, there was two Slytherins absorbed in each other.
" He said yes! Go Lily! Go Lily!" As Lily danced down the corridor, the couple looked up at Lily.
" What's your problem?" The girl asked " You just go yelling in corridors, interrupting two lovers!" The girl had beach blonde hair, as for the young man with her, he had dark hair.
" What are you? A mud- blood?" The boy snickered. Lily blushed at her behavior. She didn't care what the Slytherins called her anymore, she had been called it so many times that it had gotten tiresome. She recognized the girl as Narcissa Black, but the boy however didn't seem firmiliar. She began to slightly chuckle to herself and made her way towards her next class.
Lily waited silently for Remus to enter the common room, while holding a cup in front of her.
Remus entered, swinging his speckled grey hair smoothly in the air. Once he saw Lily he smiled brightly at her . Lily smiled back at him meekly. He had a very wolfish grin. A warm feeling went right through her when he smiled at her like that.
" Hi Lily." He said quietly. Lily smiled up at him brightly. Remus headed towards the couch where Lily sat and took a seat beside her.
" So..." Remus began nervously " What- um- b-brings us here on this lovely day?" He grinned stupidly at her, which resulted to making Lily laugh.
" Well..." Lily smiled " It may sound peculiar, but... Chocolate." she smiled.
" Chocolate?" Remus asked suspiciously.
Lily laughed and looked down. "Let's get this started then...Have you ever had chocolate?"
Remus slightly blushed and laughed as he looked down at the floor. " My father never gave me chocolate before..." He began " But I did have a chocolate frog once, but it...lets just say that it slipped out of my hands..." Remus laughed with Lily.
" Then you're in for a treat." Lily smiled and handed the cup to Remus.
When Remus looked into the cup, he saw a dark brown liquid. The cup was hot and the chocolate began to stir, revealing an image. He looked deeply int the liquid, to see Lily's face reflected into it.
" Chocolate, the delicacy of love...one look, and you'll see the one care for most the one you love." Lily whispered into Remus' ear.
Remus had shivers making their way up his spine and as he inhaled the smell, he recognized it. It was the smell of Lily's hair. The smell was love. His mother had that smell too. The chocolate made him think of Mum, and the chocolate slowly turned to an image of his mother. Memories were coming through his mind, when he had a family. A loving family. He smiled slightly at the young woman beside him. The chocolate then went flat. No image, just chocolate. Remus was trying hard to keep back his emotions. They were happy memories, but he missed his family so much...
" Well... Are you going to try it?" Lily whispered, with love it her voice. And with that, Remus lifted the cup up to his lips and sipped the hot liquid. It tasted wonderful. It made him feel wonderful. As he drank the sweet and rich drink, it made him remember all he times he spent with Lily. And a feeling of confidence came through him. He set the mug away from his lips and set it down.
" Lily," He began " Will you escort me, Remus Lupin to the annual Hogwarts Hallowe'en costume party?" He smiled with his wolfish grin.
Lily gave him the biggest smile that he had ever seen Lily give to anyone " I will..." She said dreamily. And with that, she kissed him lightly on the cheek and walked out of the room.
Remus stood there, aghast. He actually did it. He was taking Lily Evans to a party. He softly touched his cheek, which where Lily had kissed.
" I love Chocolate..." he whispered to himself, grinning.
Remus and Lily were very happy for the rest of the night. They had each decided that they would keep it a secret. A splendid surprise. Remus knew James wouldn't mind because he was going with Luna.
Everyone sat at the great hall for the last meal of the day. Everyone was very excited for the Hallowe'en party was coimg in a matter of days and nearly everyone had gotten a date. Except Arrabella. She now had to put her plan into action.
Throughout dinner, Arrabella kept looking at Remus, swinging her hair. Intentionally trying to make him notice her. He would try to ignore this, but when she started pursing her lips and blow kisses, that was it. While this was happening the marauders were laughing like mad. Except Sirius. Sirius almost seemed jealous. By the time the third course was being served, Remus finally got up.
" Arrabella..." he said, strictly
" Yes, Remus?" She asked tartly
" I think we need to talk..." he said seriously.
Arrabella stopped puffing out her chest and put a normal look on her face. The two left the great hall and went into an empty corridor.
" So... What are you trying to do, exactly?" he asked her.
" OK...fine..." she sighed " I was trying to get you to ask me to the party, so then I could hang around with you guys. So I could actuallly get Sirius to notice me for once and maybe get him jealous..." She sighed deeply " Pretty crummy plan, isn't it?" she asked. Remus laughed with Arrabella.
"When did Sirius get in the question?" Remus asked quizzicallly.
" I'm in love with Sirius Black. " she confessed " I know you probably think I'm like all those other girls, but I'm not. Every fleeding moment Sirius is around me... my world stops. I get butterflys in my stomach when he speaks." she laughed slightly " I know everything about him. His favourite colour. He has one brother, Regelous. And he ran away from his family last year to go to James' house. He can turn into a dog. A big handsome gorgoes black dog." she almost had tears coming down her eyes " I know everything about him, and I've barely ever spoken to him. There's not one moment in my life where my mind leaves Sirius Black." she took one deep breth as a tear rolled down her face " And I don't think he ever will leave." she smiled slightly at Remus, who put his arms around her to comfort her.
" You really want to make Sirius jealous?" Remus asked her and Arrabella nodded.
" What you have to do is..."
Remus Lupin always loved chocolate. Not for the sugary taste, but for the memories. Memories of Lily Evans.
Pretty good chapter, eh? I like it too... a lot longer than I intended it to be... but oh well... I still like it... so please read and reviw next chapter is going to be the best yet! Oh and harry's coming soon! So thank you to my reviewers and once again sorry for the long wait...