C hapter 7: Sirius's Sexy Birthday Date
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anything in this story that appears to come from anything Harry Potter related. The only thing that I own in this story is my OC, Jasmine, as well as the plot of this story.
A/N Yay! New Chapter. I'm hoping to get one more chapter done in the coming weeks given that this coming weekend I have a 4-day weekend (I'm on a short break called Fall break, so no classes = more time to write) I have so much planned for this story, including a spin-off series that I really want to write, but I want to finish this series first. Also, this chapter's plot has been changed 3 times because of just the ideas I come up with and write about. It's funny how what I planned isn't always what I end up writing. Eh, Anyway, please read the warning below.
Warning: There's a scene in this chapter that gets pretty steamy, almost on the verge of mature (might have to change the rating because of it and because I'm paranoid). It's not very graphic and I don't go into details, but please be aware. You can skip it if you want
Summary: Jasmine has a something very special in store for her boyfriend for his 18th birthday this year. She plans to make it a night he won't soon forget in more ways than one. What does she have planned for the boy she loves and her favorite Marauder?
Not long after the very memorable Halloween prank that the Marauders (or at least 3/5 of them) pulled, it was Sirius's birthday (November 3rd). Now, normally they didn't make a big fuss about his birthday because Sirius preferred they didn't. Actually, he hadn't even told Jasmine when his birthday was until after it had passed. See, in the past before Hogwarts, Sirius looked forward to his birthday. During that time, his parents still treated him like he was their son and not their punching bag or anything of the sort. Plus, Sirius always looked forward to spending time with his brother Regulus.
But then Sirius went off to Hogwarts and he got sorted into Gryffindor and became friends with James, Remus, and Peter. It was through them that Sirius realized just how messed up and wrong his parents had been. Their whole thing about blood purity and that they were above others had never been something that Sirius had really bought into, but upon his sorting and making his new friends, Sirius realized that it was much more than that. His parent's beliefs were awful and degrading. And Sirius told his parents as much after he got the letter from his mother about how angry and disappointed she was about his sorting. He got a Howler in response which was basically his mother degrading and putting Sirius down. Everyone in the Great Hall would have heard it too, had Sirius not ran out as soon as he received the letter. He knew exactly what it was, and he didn't need his new mates worrying about him. And yet they had followed him out and heard the message anyway, despite Sirius not wanting them to. From that point on, the other 3 boys made sure they were there for Sirius. They weren't about to let him believe anything that his mother told him. Though, none of them knew how bad it was about to get for Sirius at home.
Anyway, Sirius hadn't wanted to celebrate his birthday that year. He didn't want to think about his parents at all and celebrating his 12th birthday would only remind him of them and their disappointment and anger with him. He hadn't even told the three other future Marauders at the time when his birthday was until after it had long passed.
Though, despite everything, Sirius still got a letter on his birthday. He had expected another ridiculing letter from his parents, but he was happily surprised. Instead of a letter from his parents, he got a letter from his little brother. Sirius loved Regulus a lot and he was fiercely protective of the younger boy. He made sure to write to Reg when he could which was typically once a month. Though, he didn't always get a reply, which he found odd. Regulus had made Sirius promise to keep in touch while he was at Hogwarts. Sirius had kept his promise as much as he could, but Sirius would expect a reply from his younger brother. He didn't understand why he wouldn't respond, at least not until much later on.
Anyway, Reg sent Sirius a letter for his birthday, a letter that Sirius still kept to this day. It meant a lot to Sirius to hear from his little brother, especially since Reg had written "No matter what Mother says, we are still brothers. I'm not disappointed or angry with you Sirius. I can't wait to see you when you get home for holidays. I miss you brother."
That letter made Sirius appreciate his brother a whole lot more. Though, as of late, most of the time Sirius had looked at it, all he felt was guilt. He couldn't help but think about his brother alone in that house with those awful people that they called parents for several years. He felt bad about it every day, even though he was now meeting up with Regulus to make sure he was okay. Regulus had even assured him several times that he was fine and even if Sirius had asked him to go, he would have stayed. Regulus wasn't like Sirius, he believed in his parents' beliefs and ideologies. He was more into the dark arts than Sirius would ever dream to be. They were actually quite different from each other, and yet they both would die for each other and loved each other fiercely. There were things that they were keeping from one another, of course. They knew that despite being brothers there were things that they just had to keep from each other.
Anyway, with Sirius's birthday coming up, Jasmine wanted to do something special for him. Jaz originally wanted to throw him a sort of surprise party, but James was quick to shut that idea down. He knows Jaz means well, but he knows how Sirius feels about surprise parties. He absolutely hates them. Although James isn't entirely sure of the reason why he knew that Sirius wouldn't be happy if they tried to plan and throw him a surprise birthday party.
So, Jasmine ended up planning a rather romantic evening for them in the Room of Requirement in the room they had been in before. She had made sure she had a birth control potion as well as some more protection just in case the evening led them to the bed in the room which she was sure it would. She wanted to be prepared. Plus, she was ready to take that next step with Sirius, but she wasn't about to do that in the same room as the Marauders or her cousin/sister Lily. And Jasmine wanted Sirius to have a memorable 18th birthday even if he didn't like celebrating his birthday.
The day of Sirius's 18th birthday was quickly approaching. Jasmine has everything all planned out for their romantic evening. All that was left was to ask Sirius. She found the boy in question in the common room, appearing to do some work but Jaz knew better. Thus, she went up to her boyfriend and told him about her proposition.
Jaz went up and sat down right on Sirius's lap. Sirius not expecting her still automatically put his hands on Jasmine's waist. Being steady on Sirius's lap, Jaz leaned over and whispered rather sultrily in Sirius's ear, "I hope you don't have plans for your birthday. I got something special planned." Then she sat back up and looked at Sirius for a response.
The Gryffindor boy in question was a bit stunned, but not too much. "Actually, I ca–"
Jaz cut him off by leaning back down to Sirius's ear, "You better not have plans. Otherwise, you might not get lucky. Who knows we might even make it to the bed by the end of the night?" She gave him a wink once she was sitting back upright on his lap.
Sirius stared at his girlfriend. He hadn't expected to hear that. And just when he was about to decline her "invitation." Well, all of his previous plans just went out the window. "No, I was just going to say that I can't wait to see what you have planned, (my) love." Then he pulled his girlfriend down to his lips, pulling her into a kiss
After Jaz pulled away, she got up and left her boyfriend to get everything ready for their date. She wanted to make sure that the date went the way she wanted it to go.
As Jaz left the common room, Sirius was left to figure out how he was going to let his little brother know about the change in their plans. See, originally, Sirius and Regulus were going to have a small celebration (in secret) with just the two of them. Now, Sirius was going to have to find a time between now and tomorrow morning to send his brother a message secretly. Thankfully, Sirius finds that his brother is alone, roaming the halls of Hogwarts that night thanks to the Marauders Map. So, it is then that Sirius sneaks out (with the map) to tell Regulus about the change in plans.
He finds Reg in very little time, but before he reveals himself to his brother, Sirius makes sure to clear the map and tuck it away in his pocket. He didn't want Reg finding out his secrets. Even though he was his brother, Regulus was still Slytherin after all. "Hey, Reg! Wait up!" Sirius called quietly to his brother.
Regulus turned around at the nickname. Upon seeing Sirius, Reg stopped and waited for his brother to reach him. He was surprised to see Sirius and voiced this. "What do you want, Sirius? How did you even know I'd be here?"
Sirius smirked. "I have my ways. But I needed to see you," Sirius stated rather vaguely. Regulus, in response, quirked his eyebrow as to tell Sirius to continue and explain himself because right now his explanation wasn't good enough. Sirius relented, eventually. He sighed, "Fine! I was trying to be all mysterious, but you ruined it. I'll tell you what's going on, but first, you have to swear not to get too upset with me."
Regulus wasn't planning on swearing or even promising anything of the sort. He knew if Sirius wanted him to promise something like that, it meant he would likely be upset either way. Then he finally looked Sirius in the eye and noticed a semblance of what appeared to be hope. Sirius knew Regulus too well, but he was still hoping that Reg would just give in. So, Regulus sighed and comprised (only giving in a little). "I'm not swearing or promising anything Siri because I know I'm going to get upset no matter what." The hope in Sirius's eyes diminished slightly. "What I will say is I will try my best not to be too upset with you."
"I'll take it," Sirius grinned. "Anyway, I can't celebrate my birthday with you tomorrow, Reg. Something's come up. So, I was thinking we could celebrate together the day after. I know it's a bit last minute, but I'm hoping you can give me a pass this time," Sirius pleaded.
Sirius was right to ask Regulus not to get too upset. Regulus was pissed, but he tried not to show it. "What could have possibly come up that would prevent you from meeting up with me tomorrow night" And don't you dare say homework, Sirius. I know you better than that."
"Well, um…" Sirius stuttered out. He wasn't actually planning to tell Regulus why they couldn't meet up. So, Sirius hadn't thought of a believable lie ahead of time to tell his brother. All he had was the truth which as Sirius thought about that, he felt his face heat up. Soon his face was crimson in color, which Regulus could slightly make out in the dark due to the moonlight shining in through a nearby window. He couldn't help but wonder what was so embarrassing about Sirius's reasoning that he couldn't tell his own brother about it without turning red.
It was several moments later before Sirius calmed down and was able to finally respond. "Well, you see, Mare, I mean Jasmine, you know my girlfriend?" Regulus nodded, agreeing that he knew about the girl. "She planned something really special for us. And well, I would invite you to join the 'celebration,' but I'd rather not have my little brother third wheeling on my birthday date with my girlfriend. Which reminds me!" Sirius said, changing the subject suddenly. "Jaz found out about our secret rendezvous and want to come to the next one, you know after my birthday celebration with just us two. She really wants to meet you. It would mean a lot to me if you let her come."
Regulus stared at his brother for several moments, taking in all the information he was just given. "That's fine about your birthday, Siri. I get it, I really do." Regulus actually didn't get it, but he also didn't understand his brother's or any other guy's, for that matter, infatuation with girls. He just didn't see what the big deal was. He never found an interest in girls like his brother did. Anyway, Regulus continued. "And I don't understand why your girlfriend could possibly want to meet me, brother."
"Oh, Reg! Why wouldn't she want to meet you? This is my girlfriend, who I love very much and loves me just as much, that we are talking about. She wants to be able to know all of me. And since you are my brother who I care deeply for, she wants to meet you. She wants to be able to get to know you, Reg because you mean a lot to me. But if you don't want to meet her, you don't have to. I'm not going to force you to meet with Jasmine if you don't want to."
"Oh, shut up, Sirius. There's no need to beg or anything. I just wanted to know what reason she had for wanting to meet me. I wouldn't meet with her if it wasn't a good enough reason, but I think that reason is as good as any. So, I won't particularly mind if she comes with you the next time we meet. I know she means a lot to you, Siri. You are particularly smitten with this one. I can tell from the number of times I've seen you drooling over her in the Great Hall."
"Hey!" Sirius protested. "I do not, nor have I ever, drooled over her."
"I'm not going to argue with you, Sirius, but you do," Regulus retorted. "And if that's all I must be going before my housemates start to wonder where I have gone." With that, Regulus left Sirius and headed back toward the Slytherin common room. Sirius left shortly after, making his way back to Gryffindor Tower.
The next morning, Sirius, for the first time was actually looking forward to celebrating his birthday. Actually, this was the first time he'd actually be celebrating his birthday with someone who isn't related to him or at least not his brother, Regulus. He hadn't wanted to celebrate his birthday with anyone else. That was until Jaz came along. Now, clearly Sirius, at first, didn't want to celebrate his birthday with her. And really, he still wasn't entirely celebrating his birthday with her. Sirius was grateful for that because although he had a feeling this date would be the best birthday present ever, Sirius still didn't entirely like celebrating his birthday. It just brought up awful memories. Plus, he'd never truly had a birthday party in the past, so he didn't exactly know what he was missing out on by not having one.
Sirius was slightly disappointed that he wouldn't be with Regulus for his birthday this year, but he got over that disappointment as soon as he entered the Room of Requirement the night of his birthday. See, Jaz had told Sirius that morning to meet her in the room that night for his birthday date with her. She had wanted (and needed) extra time to make sure everything was set up and ready to go. She had big plans and wasn't about to let anything mess it up. And Jaz had to do all of it herself. Since she had promised Sirius not to tell anyone about his meeting up with Regulus, Jaz couldn't (nor did she want to) tell any of the others about her plans without them asking more questions she couldn't and didn't want to answer. So, Jaz was on her own to make sure the date went off without a hitch. She still had to get the food from the house elves and get a few things for the room (i.e., Sirius's birthday present). And by the time Sirius had gotten to the room that evening, Jaz had everything all set up. She hid the present under the bed so Sirius wouldn't be able to see it.
When Sirius entered the room he was greeted with a scene that made his jay practically fall to the floor. There was the girl he loved, sitting at the table from last time, except it didn't look the same as it had before. The table had been set up as if they were at a fancy restaurant. There was a lovely white tablecloth along with 2 candles on either side of the table. It really set the mood and tone of the night (as did the dim lighting of the rest of the room). It definitely created a romantic ambiance. But that's not why Sirius's jaw was practically on the floor. Rather it was because of the very person who had set up the romantic scene in front of him. Jasmine was wearing a very sexy darker red dress that appeared to be velvet, but Sirius wasn't sure. It looked absolutely gorgeous on her, either way. It accented all of her curves, hugging her in all the right places. Not only that, but the dress also accented her bosom. She was showing a bit of cleavage, which was one of the main reasons she chose to wear that particular dress. Jaz wanted Sirius to know she was serious about what she had said about where the night might end up. Anyway, the dress was off-the-shoulder, which only made Jaz look even sexier. The strawberry-blonde had also chosen to put on some makeup. It was only a bit of blush and some deep red lipstick. It all complimented each other rather well and went well with her strawberry blonde hair, which she curled. So, overall, she looked stunning. And clearly, Sirius agreed if his reaction was any indication.
It took several minutes before Sirius stopped staring at his girlfriend. Jaz has to snap him out of it or he might have stared at her the entire night, which wasn't ideal, given where Jaz planned to end the evening. Now that Sirius was "back," he finally commented, "Wow, you look stunning, Mare. When did you even get that dress? You look, just wow. I'm so lucky." Then he walked over to Jaz and kissed her right there proceeding to get red lipstick on his lips in the process.
It was only a quick kiss, even though they both wished it had gone longer, but right now their dinner was getting cold, a dinner Jasmine had spent quite some time making (with the help of some of the house elves). So, she cut the kiss short, and upon pulling back and seeing red lipstick on Sirius from the kiss, she laughed.
She explained herself after seeing a "hurt" look on Sirius's face. "You've got some lipstick on you."
"oh!" Sirius chuckled. Then he went to wipe it off with the sleeve of his leather jacket, the same one Jaz got him for Christmas last year. Jaz stopped him before he could. Instead, she took a napkin and whipped the lipstick off of his lips. Then she gave him a kiss on the cheek, getting more lipstick on him, but she didn't wipe it off.
She kept it on his cheek and leaned in and whispered in his ear, "You've got a little something on your cheek." Then she pulled away smirking.
Sirius blushed knowing exactly what his girlfriend had left on his cheek, but he decided to just keep it there for the time being. He could wipe it off later, but he kind of wanted to show it off later. So, he winked at Jaz before finally heading over to his side of the table and taking his seat across from her. "So, what are we having tonight?" He asked cheekily grinning at her.
The food was excellent. They both really enjoyed it. Sirius was a bit surprised when Jasmine revealed she helped make it, but not in the way that he was surprised she could cook. He just didn't expect her to have helped because the house elves could have done it all themselves. Nonetheless, he showed her just how much he loved the food.
Now the two of them eventually moved their 'party' to the bed, but not immediately after they ate. They waited about 30 minutes talking about everything and nothing. It was during this time that Sirius brought up his conversation with Regulus the night before. "Oh, Mare, I meant to mention, I talked to Reg last night. He said he wouldn't mind you tagging along the next time he and I meet up."
"That's wonderful Sirius! I can't wait to meet him. He's a Slytherin, right?"
"Yeah about that, we should probably go over some things later about him. I don't want you going in there without knowing some stuff first. I've only told you some, but still, I'd rather you be prepared before meeting him." Sirius was a bit wary about the meeting now. He knew Reg was fine around him, but he could be harsh (and a bit shy) around others.
"We can talk about that later, but for now, I think it's time I give you your present." Sirius started to protest, but Jaz held up her hand. "Now I know, but I had already gotten you this weeks ago. So, you better accept the damn present, Sirius or there is going to be hell to pay."
Sirius held up his hands in defense. "Fine, Mare. I was going to take it. I was just going to say that you didn't have to. This date is probably the best birthday present I've ever gotten, and it's not even over." Sirius wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Jasmine laughed. "Yes, we will get to that, Pads, but for now, your present." Jasmine got up and grabbed Sirius's hand. She led him to over to the bed, which was where the present was still stashed. She pushed Sirius onto the bed before kneeling down to get the present under the bed. She grabbed it and gave it to Sirius. It wasn't an exceptionally large box, but rather medium in size. It was wrapped, so Sirius had to rip the paper off to see what was inside. What he found was not what he had expected.
Under the wrapping, Sirius found a box, which he proceeded to open. Inside was a picture of him and Jasmine. It was a gorgeous photo (not moving) that he hadn't even known was taken. It appeared to be at the end of the last term after all the exams were through. They were sitting under one of the trees by the Black lakes. Sirius had his arm wrapped around Jasmine's waist. He was leaning back against the tree with his eyes closed. Jasmine was curled up right next to him. She had her head on his chest and she also had her eyes closed. It looked like they were both sleeping, but Sirius was sure they weren't. He remembered this moment. It had been a wonderful day. Now he had a photo capturing that day. It was an amazing gift. He loved it so much, and he showed rather than voiced his appreciation to Jaz.
He set the framed photo down on the bedside table. Then he pulled Jasmine onto the bed so that she was lying next to him. Then Sirius proceeded to kiss the life out of her. It was a deeply passionate kiss that soon evolved into so much more.
Before either of them realized it, they began taking off each other's clothes. Jasmine slipped Sirius's leather jacket off his shoulders. She threw it off to the side where it landed on the floor. Then she worked on getting his shirt off. It was one of his rock band shirts, so she had to stop kissing him in order to get it over his head, but it was only for a moment.
Once his shirt was off, Sirius decided Jasmine needed to lose some clothes too. So, as Sirius moved his mouth down to Jaz's neck, he started to push the sleeves of her dress down her arms. Jasmine helped a little, but not much as she was moaning in pleasure having Sirius working on her neck. He was currently sucking on her neck after biting it, trying to give her a hickey. So, she could only do so much to focus on helping to get her dress off.
Once Sirius was done "leaving his mark," Jaz pulled his lips back up to hers and they returned to snogging each other's faces off. As they were doing this, Sirius started pulling Jasmine's dress farther and farther down her body. Soon the dress down around her waist, and not long after the dress was completely off of his girlfriend, who was now underneath him. Sirius wasn't sure when or how they got like that, but it didn't really matter. Once the dress was off, Sirius had a wonderful view of Jasmine's body. And though he did love that dress on her, he liked it a bit more where it was now, on the floor.
Now that Jasmine was only wearing her undergarments, she planned to get Sirius the same way as he was still wearing pants, but not for long. Jasmine pulled Sirius back down to her and into another kiss. As they kissed, Jasmine (with Sirius's help) shimmied Sirius's pants. Then, shortly after that, they both weren't wearing any clothes. But before they went any farther, Sirius had to make sure that this was what Jasmine wanted. "You still want to do this, love?" Jasmine, still gasping for air, nodded. She was still out of breath from their kissing, but she knew she wanted to do this, she just couldn't say anything at the moment.
The Gryffindor couple woke up in each other's arms and under the covers. Sirius surprisingly was the first of the two to wake up. But instead of waking the girl who laid tangled in his arms, he just watched her. He hadn't gotten much of a chance to just watch Jasmine sleep, so he was going to take this opportunity while he still had it. And he discovered another thing that he loved about her. Not only did he now love to watch her sleep, but he also loved the little, soft snore she had. It was adorable and really fit her perfectly. Just another thing to add to the ongoing list of 'Why Sirius loved Jasmine' that Sirius was unconsciously keeping in his head.
So, Sirius stayed in bed just watching the girl that he held in his arms. He couldn't help but admire her beauty even now. He knew in that moment that there wouldn't be anyone he could love more than he loved Jasmine. So, it was that morning that Sirius knew he wanted to marry this girl, which didn't surprise him. Though, he wouldn't ask her anything of the sort until they were out of Hogwarts in their own place, probably the one that he had been looking at. He just knew that he wouldn't be nearly as happy with anyone else by his side.
It wasn't much longer (like 10 minutes) before Jasmine finally woke up. She opened her eyes and saw her boyfriend staring down at her, grinning. She gave him a tired smile back. "Good morning sleepy head!" Sirius greeted her before kissing her on the head. Then he pulled away from her and stared back down at her.
Jasmine, still waking up a bit, smiled back and pulled her boyfriend back down toward her so she could kiss him properly. And that kiss was quite a good way to both wake Jasmine up and to say good morning.
"I see someone wanted a proper good morning," Sirius teased after pulling away. He laughed after seeing Jasmine's pouty face. "I know I would love to continue this, but if we don't hurry, someone is going to come looking for us, specifically Prongs. And I really don't want anyone, much less Prongs, to come to the conclusions I know he will go to immediately if we aren't there. And even though those conclusions are technically accurate, I still don't want him coming to those conclusions. I don't think you do either."
Jasmine stared up at Sirius wide-eyed. "Well, we better get a move on if we want to avoid questions from the others about our whereabouts last night. I'm sure they noticed we didn't come back by the time they went to sleep. I really hope Lily didn't worry about me too much if at all."
"I'm sure Prongs distracted her enough that she didn't worry about you if she even noticed you were gone right away," Sirius reassured.
Then they both proceeded to find their clothes in the semi-darkness that they were currently surrounded in. At first, before their eyes adjusted, they struggled to find their clothes even at one point trying to put on each other's clothes (if Jaz had been able to see, she would have been laughing hysterically at Sirius trying to put on her bra thinking it was his). Eventually, their eyes did adjust, and they had an easier time finding their clothes. It still took them some time to find all the pieces to their outfits from the night before, though.
Once they were sure they each had all of the pieces to their outfits from last night, they quickly got dressed. Sirius had gotten on his boxers and pants from last night when he heard Jasmine call out for a little help. "Sirius, can you come over here and help me?"
The Gryffindor girl had managed to get her bra on with no issue, but she was struggling with her dress. It zipped up and she couldn't get it up all the way. See this, Sirius zipped the dress up the rest of the way that Jasmine wasn't able to manage. "There, you are all set, love," Sirius said from behind his girlfriend. He kissed her neck before hurrying back to get on his shirt and leather jacket.
Once they were both ready to sneak back to Gryffindor tower, Sirius realized something, "Wait!" He put his arm in front of Jasmine to stop her from leaving. She turned and looked at him curiously. "What are we going to say if they are up or realize we are still wearing the same clothes from last night?"
"I guess we could just tell them the truth," Jasmine suggested.
"Are you insane?! I'd prefer not to face the wrath of one Lily Evans upon her finding out that I defiled her cousin/adopted sister."
Jasmine chuckled. "Don't worry about Lily. It's James you have to worry about, Pads."
Sirius's eyes widened comically upon the realization of what his best mate might do. "No, Prongs wouldn't hurt me, I'm practically his brother, especially not that I live with him. He wouldn't harm me, would he?"
"I don't know, Pads. I don't think Prongs would be above it given how much he loves me like a sister. He is quite overprotective at times. I would watch your back and be extra careful not to get caught." Jasmine moved past his arm and started to saunter out of the room. She turned back to him before leaving to say, "Oh, and they shouldn't know I'm still wearing the same clothes or anything of the sort as none of them have seen me in this dress before, not even Lily." Then she exited the room of requirement. Sirius stared at the door for a few moments before racing out to catch up with his girlfriend.
By the time they reached Gryffindor Tower, it was still a bit early. Since it was Saturday, it was unlikely that anyone would be up which meant no one would be in the common room. Most students liked to sleep in late on the weekends. Unfortunately for the Gryffindor couple, that did not include James, Remus, and Lily on that fine Saturday morning. No, the trio, upon realizing that Sirius and Jasmine weren't in Gryffindor tower like they thought they were, had planned on getting up early to see if Sirius and Jasmine had returned during the night. So, the three, James begrudgingly, had gotten up at the time they would usually get up during the week for classes. And when they didn't see their friends in their beds, the two boys and one girl marched down to the common room where they told the other about the empty bed in their dorm.
At this point, Lily was extremely worried about Jasmine, and James did his best to soothe her worries. "I'm sure they just fell asleep again like they did in Hogsmeade."
"But what if they didn't. I mean Jasmine seemed like she was so excited all day yesterday. And when I tried to ask her what she was so happy about, she just brushed it off like it was nothing. What if she got hurt and because I didn't press harder on her, I won't know?"
"Don't worry, Lils. She is likely with Sirius, and they just last track of time. I mean yesterday was his 18th birthday."
"Wait! Yesterday was Sirius's birthday, and none of you told me!" Lily yelled. "How could you do that to me? I'm his friend now too. I deserve the chance to get him something."
"Woah! Slow down there, Lily," James said. "No need to get all huffy at us. We didn't tell you because Sirius hates celebrating his birthday. We haven't actually really ever got him anything. I mean my parents gave him a watch last year, but that was typical since he turned 17. Other than that, we haven't actually gotten him anything because the one time we tried to after he finally told us when his birthday was, he refused to accept our gifts. He's really not one for his birthday."
Lily stared at her boyfriend, then she snuck a look at Remus trying to silently ask James if he knew about the abuse. Remus took it to mean that she wanted some privacy, so he headed back up to the dorm to check the map and see if Jasmine and Sirius reappeared on it because last time they checked the map, they were nowhere on the map, which wasn't at all comforting. All the same, Lily was thankful for the privacy even though that wasn't originally what she wanted.
After Remus was back in the Marauders' dorm, Lily turned her attention back to a confused James. "I was trying to silently ask you if Remus knew the full story about Sirius's home life."
"Oh, I didn't get that. Sorry," James apologized. "But for the record, no Remus nor Peter know the full truth of what went down with Sirius and his parents. They just think that he left and came to live with me because he just couldn't take it anymore, and not because he ended up on my doorstep looking almost dead."
"Okay, well we will get back to that almost dead thing later," Lily said, getting back to the original reason she was asking whether Remus knew. "Anyway, I'm guessing that has something to do with why Sirius doesn't celebrate his birthday?"
"Yeah. He just never enjoyed his birthday after he was sorted into Gryffindor, at least that is what he told me. I was hoping that Jasmine would change that." James explained. "I mean, she had to have planned something for the two of them. Why else would she be so excited yesterday? Though, I'm not sure what that could have been since I told her not to throw him a surprise party." Then suddenly James vaguely remembered Sirius mentioning something about his plans to James yesterday. "I think I remember Sirius saying something about a date yesterday."
James didn't get the chance to say anymore, and Lily didn't even get the chance to respond because at that very moment, Remus came bursting out of the Marauders' dorm, running down the staircase to the common room. "They are back on the map!" Remus yelled quietly trying to keep his voice down so that he didn't wake any of the other Gryffindors.
James and Lily looked at each other before turning their attention to Remus who was approaching them quickly with the Marauders' map in his hand. James took the map from Remus and upon seeing Sirius's and Jasmine's dots approaching them quickly, he let out a sigh of relief that they were okay. Lily took the map from him then and also was relieved to see their dots on the maps. "Thank god they are alright. I was so worried," Lily announced to the other two. "But now that I know they aren't dead, I'm going to kill them."
"No need to do anything drastic Lily-pad," James said. He had been incredibly worried for his fellow Gryffindors, but he wasn't about to kill them over it. "I'm sure they have a reasonable explanation for being out so late without telling any of us where they would be." James tried his best not to reveal his assumption as to what the couple had been doing last night. He wanted ammo for teasing (and possibly maiming) Sirius later when Lily was not in hearing range. He didn't need Lily getting to his best mate before he did. Although James was sure about what they were doing, he wasn't sure where they had gone to do it. It had to be somewhere that none of them knew about for it to not be on the map, though James wasn't sure why Sirius wouldn't tell them about it so they could add it to the map. He would have to ask them about it when they got there. And perfect timing because just as James thought that the trio heard the door to the Gryffindor common room creek open as the missing couple tried to sneak in. There standing just inside the common room was Sirius and Jasmine looking rather disheveled with there wrinkled clothes and looking as if they had just woken up, which they pretty much had.
As soon as the door had closed, Jasmine reached up to give Sirius one last kiss before she snuck back into her dorm room. It was only to be a quick peck, but it quickly become much more as Sirius pulled her closer refusing to let her go just yet. So, there they were kissing passionately at the entrance to the common room in front of an audience they didn't know were there just yet. Then they heard a cough and immediately broke apart, startled. They immediately turned to see who interrupted them and in their already startled states became more frightened upon seeing James and Lily glaring at them. Remus was staring at them to, but he didn't have too much of a stake in the current situation. Sure, he cared that the two were alive and well, but he didn't particularly see the need to make them feel worse about it.
Nobody talked for several minutes after James had interrupted the couples impromptu snogging session by coughing. Basically, it was because the two couples were having a stare down while Remus went back up to the dorm to put away the Marauders map that he took back from Lily. James and Lily were staring at the couple expectantly, waiting for them to explain. Jasmine and Sirius, though, were not planning on explaining anything to anyone, at least not multiple times if they had to. And so, Sazzy was refusing to back down at least until Remus got back. None of them thought to wake Peter, though.
So, the stare down continued until Remus got back and finally broke the silence. "So, Padfoot, Jaz, welcome back. Hope you had an enjoyable night whenever you were." Remus tried to say it as neutral as he could, but he could only do so much. He couldn't always act as peace maker, not that he normally did.
Sirius and Jasmine looked over at the werewolf with a grateful smile plastered on each of their faces, but it was Jasmine who spoke to him. "It was an amazing night." Jasmine said flashing a smile over at Sirius. "We had a great night."
It was clear the couple was having another moment, but James wasn't about to let that happen again, so he ruined the moment. *Ahem* They turned toward James. "So, what was it you did last night that was so enjoyable that you forgot to tell any of us where you were going last night?"
They both looked at each other and blushed a deep red. That all but confirmed James's suspicions (which he would totally tease Sirius about later). He still wanted to hear it from them, though.
Neither Sirius nor Jasmine wanted to answer the question. This was really (1) not something they wanted to talk about with any of their friends, (2) not something they wanted to talk about in the Gryffindor common room where anyone could come and hear at any time, and (3) not something they had actually planned on telling anyone let alone their best mates. But now that they were being forced (in a way) to tell them where they had been, Jasmine decided it was best to move this "party" up to the Marauders' dorm. "Let's go up to the boys' dorm and Sirius and I will answer all your questions." Then she added quietly so that only Sirius could hear "to an extent."
The trio agreed and started to head up the steps to the boys' dorm. The couple followed them after a short conversation between the two of them about how much they should reveal to their friends (mainly whether they should tell them the full extent of their activities last night). They would have likely had a longer conversation, but James (the who was the last of the trio to go up the steps) turned around to make sure they were following them up the steps. So, when he saw they weren't, James called to them, "Coming?" while glaring at them. Looking guiltily at James, Sirius and Jasmine started up the stairs to the Marauders' dorm. Though, as they went up the steps (with Jaz going first followed by Sirius), Jaz turned around periodically, shooting Sirius worried looks.
All 5 of them settled in the boys' dorm with each of the boys sitting on their respective beds, Lily sitting next to James on his bed, and Jasmine sitting practically on Sirius's lap. She was extra nervous and being as close to Sirius as possible comforted and calmed her nerves. It was not making anyone else feel better, though. It was actually making Sirius a bit more nervous given the glare James was shooting him (Sirius knew James likely already figured out what went down last night). Though, Sirius understood why Jaz was so close to him. He knew she was trying so calm her nerves, so despite his own nerves, he let Jaz be as close to him as she needed because wasn't that was love was, after all? Putting your partner's needs before you own. At least that is what Sirius believed love to be about, which was based on the interactions he saw between James's parents because lord knows his parents didn't show him what a healthy relationship was, what with the incest and arranged marriages.
Once they were all comfortable and settled, James, Lily, and Remus turned their attention toward the couple. They were all waiting for an explanation, but couple wasn't about to willing give up the explanation about their whereabout the previous night. They had decided down in the common room to answer the others' question as best as they could without revealing the full extent of what they did last night to any of them.
It didn't take long (about 5 minutes) before James realized that his best mates weren't planning on saying anything until they asked them about it. This only further confirmed James's suspicions of what went down last night, but he wouldn't know for sure until he asked them. Though, he decided to ask some questions before coming out with that one. He didn't want to just come right out and ask them that, at least not at first. "So, where we're you two last night? 'Cause you didn't show up on the map."
Sirius shot Jasmine a look before answering. "It's a secret."
That surprised James as well as Remus. They had not been expecting that response. "What do you mean it's a secret?!" James asked rather frustrated already with his best mate's hesitation to tell them about where he had been with Jasmine.
"I mean just that. It is a secret, and I can't tell you about it without revealing other things that are meant to be secrets."
Again, James was shocked. Just how long had Sirius been keeping secrets from them, from him, his "brother" and best mate. What was going on that Sirius felt the need to keep secrets from him. James never kept secrets from him, so why did Sirius always feel he needed to keep secrets from James?
James wasn't the only one concerned by Sirius's response. Jasmine, seeing the worry creep onto James's face, leaned over to whisper into Sirius's ear. "We have to tell them, Pads. You know James, he won't understand the need for us to keep secrets from him. The least you can do to ease his worries that you are still his best friend and trust him is tell him about the room. You don't have to say anything else or even where it is. Just say you stumbled upon it one day and decided to keep it a secret because you wanted a special place for just the two of us or something."
S irius turned and shot a smile at Jasmine after she had pulled back. He turned and looked at his best mate, just noticing the worry on his face. He knew Jaz was right. So, looking James right in the eye, he said, "We were in this room I stumbled upon some months ago that can be anything you want it to be within the laws of magic." Sirius paused before continuing because he knew the others would be mad he didn't tell them about it. He didn't let them interrupt him though. "Despite finding this room, I kept it to myself because I wanted a place to just go when I needed time to be away. Plus, when I finally told Jaz about it, I wanted it to be a place we could go without the rest of you third wheeling or barging in on our dates or something. And it is a place I would like to keep that way because I just need that, okay guys?"
Remus and Lily nodded, understanding his need to sometimes need a break from the Marauders. They could really be a handful at times. James, on the other hand, was no longer worried about why his friend was keeping secrets. He was actually rather hurt that Sirius felt he couldn't just tell James that he needed space or time away from him. He was hurt that Sirius even felt that way, but that was beside the point at the moment. James could talk to Sirius about this later, after he'd gotten a complete explanation from his best mate and her boyfriend about their activities the previous night.
"So, what is so special about this room and what does it have to do with where you two were last night?" James asked.
Jaz decided to answer this time. "Well, as I'm sure you all know by now, yesterday was Sirius's birthday. And because James told me not to throw Sirius a surprise party, I decided to plan something else for him. I still wanted to do something for the boy that I love's birthday, which is why I came up with the plan to use the room Sirius showed me to plan a birthday date for him."
James and the others were slightly surprised at Jasmine calling Sirius the boy that she loved. They had all known that the two loved each other, but they hadn't actually known whether they had told each other yet nor that they would actually acknowledge it out loud to them. Anyway, James was also slightly impressed with Jasmine because he knew she had to have planned the whole thing by herself. "Okay. I get why you didn't tell us about you plan or ask for help because I'm guessing Sirius made you promise not to tell us, but that still doesn't explain why you picked that room. What is so special about it?"
Jaz and Sirius exchanged a look that spoke volumes about how important that room was. It was Sirius, though, that gave in and revealed the importance of the room "Fine! The room is magic. It's called the Room of Requirement. The way it works is you have to think about what you want while walking in front of it 3 times, then what you want or I guess "require" appears," Sirius sighed. Then he looked at his friends and saw James was about to say something, but Sirius stopped him before he even spoke. "No, I'm still not telling you where it is. I still want to keep it between me and Mare, so please don't bother looking for it. I'll be really pissed off at anyone who tries to go and find the room." James nodded sadly in acknowledgement. He knew better than to go looking for the room now. It clearly meant a lot to Sirius, and James wasn't about to ruin that, no matter how cool the room sounded.
"Well, that explains why you two disappeared on the map," Remus said as a sort of afterthought. The other two nodded in agreement, while Jasmine and Sirius's eyes went wide but said nothing about it.
Putting that to the side, Lily decided to aske a question this time. "So, exactly what was in the room when you had your date?" It was clear she was starting to get suspicious, which James knew she would, especially since he had already somewhat figured it out.
Again, the couple shared a look, but this one definitely showed just how worried the two were. Though, Jaz still answered the question. "Um… well, you see, Sirius and I have been talking recently about our plans after Hogwarts. And when he first showed me the room, what he came up with was what he dreamed our future place would look like. See, he had been looking in the Prophet at the listings since he got his inheritance from his uncle."
This is when Lily felt the need to interrupt. "Wait. Hold up. You two are not only planning to live together after Hogwarts but also getting an apartment? How long have you been thinking about this?"
Sirius and Jasmine shared a look before Jasmine answered the question. "A couple of weeks or so, but Lils, we aren't just planning or thinking about it. We've already agreed upon a place. We want to try and go look at it during the winter break if we have the time what with NEWTs and all. But we are both sure that based on the wizard picture in the Prophet, we want to get this place. And it's not just an apartment. It is a beautiful little cottage that I absolutely love. We've actually already contacted the people selling the place about buying it. We probably would have already bought it, but the owners wanted us to see it first before we make our final decision. But basically, we've already bought it."
The surprise was written all over James, Lily, and Remus's faces. They hadn't really expected to have learned that their friends have a much more serious relationship than they had originally thought. But they all collectively and silently decided to put talking to them about that later. For right now, they still needed to get the whole story behind what their friends did last night. "Okay, well, that's great, Mina, but what does any of this have to do with what was in the room when you were in it last night?"
Jasmine blushed. "Oh, right. Sorry. I was just trying to give you guys some background. Because that room that Sirius first pictured based on his view of our dream place, is the same place that I planned to have our date in."
Lily's eyes widened in realization. "Wait! Does that mean there was a bed in the room?"
Jasmine hesitated, shooting Sirius a look. She knew if she answered that question, the whole story of would come out no matter whether they confirmed it or not. But Sirius nodded, realizing there was no way around it now. "Um… yes?" Jasmine looked at her cousin with a hesitant smile giving her a sort of shrug with her hands out.
"Jasmine!" Lily gasped. Then she realized her cousin wasn't the only participant in last night's activities. "SIRIUS ORION BLACK!" Lily turned her rage on her cousin's boyfriend who had flinched at his whole names being yelled. Though it wasn't until she saw fear flash across Sirius's face, that Lily realized her mistake. "Oh, Sirius, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, really." Lily, who in her rage had gotten up and started to stomp over to Sirius's bed toward the couple, walked back over to where James was staring wide-eyed at her.
During that moment, Jasmine made sure to squeeze Sirius's hand so that he knew that he was not alone. Also, she wanted him to know that she wouldn't let her cousin hurt him. He acknowledged her by squeezing her hand back. That didn't mean that he wasn't still frightened by Lily's rage. He let out a sigh of relief when she backed down.
Since Lily needed to calm down a bit before speaking again, James chose to speak for the both of them. "So, you two decided that now was a good time to you know do it?"
Being the snarky teens that they were, Jasmine and Sirius decided that they were going to mess with James and play dumb. It was also the only way that they could postpone the rage and scolding they knew James and Lily would be giving them. They weren't sure what Remus would have to say about all of this, but based on his calm reaction, they figured he had already figured what they had done last night, and he couldn't care less.
Sirius chose to respond to James's question, "What do you mean by it? If you mean have dinner, then yes we did. It was dinner time, and it was my birthday." James glared at him, but Sirius didn't back down.
Jasmine decided to jump in and take the heat off of Sirius. "Yeah, it was a delicious meal. I worked hard on it." James turned his attention toward her and looked incredulously at her admission. Lily, however, knew better and raised an eyebrow at her adoptive sister. Jasmine gave in and added, "With the help of the House elves of course. Definitely couldn't have made that delicious meal without their help and guidance."
Sirius put in his two cents. "It was really a great meal, Mare. Probably the best birthday meal that I've ever had."
Jasmine gave him a small smile. "Too bad I didn't have time to whip you up a birthday cake. I'm quite the baker. Lily can attest to that." Lily nodded her head in acknowledgement and agreement.
Before they could go any further off topic, James brought them back to the original topic. "Woah, hold up. I don't really care how good the meal was or anything like that. What I meant was you two thought it was a good idea during these times of uncertainty that you would sleep with each other?"
"Well, yeah," Sirius said so casually. "We've done it before. Even with you in the room. We have slept together multiple times since we got together."
James and Lily's eyes widened to the size of saucers. It was so funny that Jaz had to cover her mouth to keep herself from laughing. It took her several minutes to collect herself and add to Sirius's statement. "Yeah, I tend to get nightmares and so does Sirius, so we've ended up in each other beds several times since we got together our sixth year. We find comfort in each other, especially since as you know we have both gone through child abuse, although mine was emotional and Sirius's was physical. That's beside the point. It is just nice knowing that the person next to you understands and will be there for you no matter what. They understand your pain meaning that even at your worst of times they will be there for you. It's part of why I love Sirius."
Sirius gives his girlfriend a quick peck on the lips. "I love you too, Mare." Then he placed a kiss on her forehead before pulling away from her.
"That's real sweet and all guys, but seriously you both know that is not what I meant," James said. He was getting rather annoyed by the couple. He was starting to see why they hated his teasing (that didn't mean he was going to stop teasing them though).
Jasmine put on her most innocent looking face and said, "I'm not sure what else you could have meant, Jamie. What else could you have possibly meant when you said we slept together?"
James almost believed her act. If it weren't for the fact that she called him Jamie (which he hated) and the sly, knowing glint he spotted in her eyes, he would have believed her. But because he had noticed those things, he knew they were just messing with him. "Fine. I'll put in more explicit terms then, so you can't possibly think I mean anything different," James said rather frustratedly. "The two of you thought that now of all times what with a war going on outside these walls and everything that has been happening that you would take your relationship to the next level? You two decide that now of all times was the best time that you shagged? You decided last night that fucking each other out of wedlock was a good idea at all? Because if you did, you better hope to hell that you used protection and it worked, or I might just have to kill you Sirius."
The couple were no longer able to joke around. James had put what he meant in the most explicit terms that he possibly could. There is no way they could misinterpret what he said now. All they could do now was damage control because they were sure the looks on their faces were giving away the answer without them having to say anything. Sirius decided to start by reassuring James. "Don't worry, Prongs. We took all the precautions that we possibly could. Jaz even made sure to take her birth control potion. We did everything we could in terms of protection."
That did little to soothe the rage in James's heart. Though, he was glad to hear that he likely wouldn't have kill Sirius anytime soon. He was about to start scolding them (as was Lily), but Jasmine spoke before any of them. "And please don't be mad at Sirius, at least too much. It was my suggestion in the first place. I actually planned to end the night in the bed the way that we had since I first came up with the idea. I've been ready to move our relationship to the next level ever since around the time we first said I love you to each other. I just didn't have anywhere we could do it because there was no way we were going to 'shag' in the same room as my cousin nor as my best mates. That would just be so wrong on way too many levels. Then Sirius showed me the Room of Requirement and I knew one day we would end up 'shagging' in that very room. So, if there is anyone you should be mad at for suggesting what we did, it should be me."
James and Lily were both shocked into silence (Remus might have also been shocked if he hadn't already left the room and headed down to breakfast with Peter when he woke up). They didn't know what to say to that speech. Lily finally spoke after a minute or two of silence. "Um, wow, Mina. I didn't expect that. I didn't even know you were thinking about doing that. But I guess since you had been thinking about there was no stopping you. Plus, if you did take all those precautions, I really don't have any reason to be mad at you. I just want you to know that you can talk to me about this. There is no need to hide this from me Mina. Please just talk to me because I was so worried something terrible happened to you, to both of you, last night. We had no idea where you were, and we couldn't find you on the map. I thought the worst had happened, so please just don't scare me like that again, Mina."
Jasmine gave Lily a watery smile as she started tear up at her cousin's words. "Oh, Lils. I'm so sorry I worried you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you where I was going. But I will definitely fill you in on the details of the date later. We can have a girls' day with our other dormmates." Jasmine and Lily met in the middle between the two boys' beds in a hug. Then, after releasing each other, they said their goodbyes to their boyfriends not even wanting to hear what James had to say. Jasmine wanted to spend as much time with her cousin as she could on their girls' day, which Sirius totally understood, but he would have appreciated a kiss goodbye.
After the girls had departed, James turned his attention to his [other] best mate. "Well, mate, I can't say that I don't understand, but you know how protective I am of Jazzy. That girl is practically a sister to me, so as her surrogate brother I'm warning you that if you ever hurt her, I will end you Sirius, brother or not, best mate or not."
"No need to be so dramatic, Jamie," Sirius teased. "I don't ever plan on hurting her. But I have to ask, would you come back from the grave to hurt me if I end up hurting her somehow when we are old, and you die before me?"
"Mate, there is no way I am dying before you, but in case that somehow happens, yes, I would do my best to come back from the grave and at least haunt you for hurting Jazzy," James laughed at the pure insanity of his answer.
"Good to know just how serious you are about your threats," Sirius said. "But on another note, how are things going with you and the head girl, my dear head boy."
James began telling Sirius about how well things were currently going with Lily. Then the conversation turned back to Sirius and Jasmine and how exactly the date had gone and more guy talk. Eventually the two went down to breakfast, but it was long after their girlfriends had left to meet up with their other dorm mates.
A/N Another long chapter, I know. But listen, let me know if you think these long chapters are good. I would really appreciate the feedback and the reviews. Also, I might have to bump this story up to a Mature rating. I'd rather not take the chance what with how this chapter went. Though I don't expect to be writing any more almost sex scenes. But enough about that.
Guys! Over my vacay to NYC this summer, I made it to the Harry Potter Store in New York City. And let me tell you my fellow Potterheads, it was amazing. Super cool. And I managed to only spend about $250. I got a Ravenclaw cloak and sweater among other things. I had to buy a few other pieces elsewhere, but I got my Halloween costume all figured out now. Totally going to be a Ravenclaw student (as I am a Ravenclaw). I was thinking about going as Jaz, but from her Beauxbatons days, but the parts are a bit much, so Ravenclaw it is. When Halloween rolls around, I'll be sure to post a picture somewhere, likely on Wattpad, but if not try checking me out on twitter (my username is the same) or on Tumblr which you can totally see on profile page.
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