Thoughts of Seventh Year

Part 1

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7th year: the year of surprises, both wonderful and dreadful. I got proposed to, Voldemort was taking over… Everything just seemed to either scare me or thrill me. By the end of the year there were 3 marriages happening. James and Lily, Remus and Becca, and Sirius and I. Needless to say, all 6 of us were excited to be starting our lives together.

Lily and James getting together was really sudden but you could tell they were crazy for each other. They always said it was the best thing that ever happened to them. Lily still occasionally yelled at him but they'd always make-up fast and the next minute you'd see the snogging in the Room of Requirements.

Remus and Becca got engaged on Becca's birthday, it was so romantic! She told Lily and me all about it. We found out about Remus being a werewolf shortly after. We were in the Room of Requirements and Sirius, Remus and James decided to tell us. We all told him we cared for him whether he was a werewolf or not. He was our friend. Although I was sure Becca knew before Lily and me because she didn't seem too surprised. Actually now that I think about it, Lily didn't seem too surprised either. But she was smart, she probably figured it out before me.

The ball though… that night was amazing! We got so dressed up and the guys were so incredibly handsome (Sirius especially). I'll never forget that night, what lead up to it, and the end.

-Flashback-

"OOOHHH!" Becca shouted. "I found the perfect one, Remmy will love it!"

Lily and I rushed over to take a look. We were looking in a special dress shop in London. We had gotten permission from Professor Slughorn, who would do anything to please Lily, her being one his 'favorites'. (Read HBP if you don't get that line!) Anyway he said we were allowed, only if we brought 2 friends along. The reason we were looking for dresses was because we had our final 7th year Ball to attend.

"Wow, it's cute!" Lily commented.

"Yeah, you should definitely think of getting that one!" I told her with a grin and a thumbs up.

The dress was a long blue one with a halter top, and looked as if it would fit nice to curves with the silky fabric.

"Okay now we have to find you and Lily one."

We spent half an hour searching through the store and finally found one for Lily and I.

Lily's one was an emerald green that was absolutely gorgeous with her eyes as they were the same color. It had a little slit up the side that I'm sure James would appreciate.

Mine was a little black one that was all tied up and criss-crossed in the back and fit snuggly to my curves. Overall I thought I looked rather gorgeous myself. I knew Sirius was going to flip when he saw me, of course, I could come down in a hobo outfit and he would still beam at me.


The next day us girls spent the whole day in our dorm getting ready for the ball.

I had decided to wear red stilettos with the 'Little Black Dress' as Becca dubbed it. Hers was the 'Little Blue Dress' and Lily's was the 'Little Green Dress'.

I grinned in the mirror for about the millionth time that day. I couldn't help it, I was deliriously happy and all of my happiness centered on that boy. Sirius Black. Damn his stupid sexiness.

"Ri, STOP IT already! You look great!" Lily shouted from the bathroom where Becca was doing her makeup.

"Yeah Ri, relax, he'll love you."

"Just as much as you love him," Lily said, walking out of the bathroom.

"Hey!" I yelled. "Who said I was in love with him!"

"Who are we talking about again?" Becca asked dumbly.

"Black, duh," I muttered.

"So you're in love with him ay?" Becca questioned.

"James and I are in love I think," Lily said quietly, looking at the floor.

Becca and I turned to stare at her before bursting out in questions

"Really!"

"Have you done it?"

"Did he propose?"

"When's the wedding date?"

"Can I be a bride's maid?"

"Oh come ON, I'm making you a brides maid for me and Remmy's wedding!"

"Okay. Yes really, no we haven't that's scandalous Becca! No he has not proposed yet! And the wedding has not been planned yet because so far it's non-existent! Oh and Becca, when I do get married you guy's will be the first to know and be the brides maids."

Lily, Becca and I exchanged looks with each other before bursting out in laughter.

"Wow that was Random!" Becca stated.

"Yes it was," I put in.

"For sure," Lily added.


There was suddenly a bang on the door.

"Let us in! We're going to be late!" James hollered.

"You better open up or we could do some serious damage to this door!" Sirius yelled.

"Oh go away!" Becca hollered back, finishing up her hair.

There was a huge bang as the door flew open.

The boys walked in seeing us on the beds laughing our arses off.

I felt the heat creep up my neck as Sirius looked me over at me.

"Come on," he said, walking over and throwing me over his shoulders much like a flimsy sack of potatoes.

"Ahhh!" I screamed as the other boys followed suit with their girlfriends.

Marching with us atop their shoulders, they stepped down the stairs and into the common room where the people watched us with amused expressions.

The Marauders had done it again!

Finally Sirius dropped me on the couch.

I slapped him on the arm playfully.

"Ass," I said to him, with a grin beginning to play on my lips against my will.

He just shrugged and looked me up and down appraisingly. I went red again.

"I now pronounce you Sexy tomato face!" He said barking with laughter.

"Uh-uh," I answered rolling my eyes and trying to keep the giggling down to a minimum.

Soon after, Lily was thrown down beside me smirking at James towering over her.

She looked half ready to burst out laughing and half ready to cry.

She obviously picked the first option and started laughing uncontrollably, but stopped when she realized everyone was staring at her as if she'd gone mad.

James sat in the middle of us and put his hands over both of our shoulders.

"Ah my favorite ladies," He said, sighing.

Sirius grabbed my hand pulling me up towards him.

"Make that one Jamesy boy, this one's all mine," he said wrapping his arms around me suggestively.

I couldn't help but melt into his grip.

James just grinned down at Lily.

"And that's alright man, Lily's is better than 100,000 women."

I awed at the look shared by those two, it held so much and I knew they were in love.

Then James bent down and kissed her cheek softly.

"Oh get a room Jamesy," Sirius said twisting me so I faced him and he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and played with my hair that had come loose from the bun.

"I'll meet you guys down there," he shouted back as he led me out on the portrait hole just as Remus and Becca came down looking a bit disheveled. Make-out session was my guess.


We walked down to the Great Hall together talking and laughing.

We truly did complete each other.

As we stood there, Lukas Smith and his Girlfriend Carmon Clark came over and chatted with us.

"So what are you guys planning to do after we get out of this hell hole?" Lukas asked.

"I don't know." Sirius admitted. "As long as I got this here, I think I'll be fine though." He pointed at me

I blushed for the thousandth time that night, I'm sure.

Carmon laughed quietly.

"Aw that's so sweet Sirius!" She gushed.

By this time Lily, James, Remus and Becca had come down and started talking with us.

"Welcome 7th years to the Final Ball." Dumbledore's voice echoed through the Hall. "We hope you enjoy yourselves and this is our little congrats for you to making it through school."

There was a loud applause and a couple girls had tears in their eyes as they realized they would never be here again.

The Great Hall's doors opened…


Hey People,

A bit of a cliffy there but I'm sure you won't mind! Now this story is in like the middle right now so it's getting tougher to update, I don't have and pre-chapter's written in other words. So it will take me awhile to update sometimes. I'm sorry for that but all try to get them ASAP! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing everyone!

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