CHAPTER 12 The quick and the pointless
Over the next couple of weeks Alice kept her eyes peeled for the blue eyed young man. True to form however he hadn't showed himself. It was Wednesday and Alice, Sirius, Lily and James were in the Room of Requirement practising as usual. James had told them that they would soon be joined by Remus and Peter.
Lily improved constantly. She was never a natural at anything, but she worked so hard that she mastered most things after the first couple of turns.
Alice and James were duelling and James was a little better than Alice, but she knew some hexes that he did not, eventually she won because he had faltered at the last second and she had disarmed him.
While the others began to collect their belongings so they could return to their dormitories Alice settled down with a large book on hexes, determined to learn something new. She waved her friends on knowing Lily and James would want some 'private time' and Sirius would want to get to sleep before James and Lily got to the dormitory.
She sat herself on the nearest couch practising the incantations aloud. She was busy with a form of the immobleous charm that she didn't hear the door open. A pair of hands placed themselves over her eyes.
Her black her whipped around as she sent a stunning spell at her 'attacker'. Jumping over the couch she saw it was the blue eyed boy. Smiling slightly she muttered Enervate and his eyes fluttered open.
"Well, well, well I didn't expect that!" he said cheerfully before dusting his hands on his robes. "I should not have underestimated your reflexes. A quidditch player and a top Defence student. Next time I will not" he said smiling widely.
Alice had not however removed her wand from his throat was staring at him menacingly.
"Looks like I'm caught in a bit of compromising position doesn't it" he said with an air of someone discussing the weather.
"Your name" she said sharply.
"Really dear" he drawled "are you still going on about that? It is not very important. I know you like me and I most certainly like you" he said with a flourish.
Alice's mouth opened and shut wordlessly, she could not believe what he was saying. He did not even know her, this was ridiculous. Taking advantage of her surprise he said:
"Expelliarmus"
Alice watched as her wand sprang towards him like metal drawn to a magnet.
"For the record I do not like you in the slightest" Alice said forcefully, blatantly lying.
"Is that so" he asked with an eyebrow arched.
Within two seconds the gap between them had closed and he had her in his arms. Alice could feel her heart beating extremely fast and her palms had suddenly become sweaty. A wave of want ran through her, he was close, close enough to kiss her.
"Not even a little bit?" he whispered into her ear bringin her closer to him.
"Well this is strange" he said noticing her red face "normally I do not get very excited by those I do not like" he said with the maddening air of someone explaining simple mathematics to an over excited toddler.
"I…how dare..I do not like you, you pretentious sod" she said through clenched teeth. Why did he get to her like this?
Changing tacts at the speed of light he said:
"What about when I do this?" and began to kiss her neck and the top her shoulder gently making her skin tingle. A moan escaped her lips before she was able to stop herself and the young man leaped back triumphantly.
"AHAH! I told you so" he yelled, laughter dancing in his blue eyes.
An idea came to Alice like a light bulb being switched on.
"You're right of course" she purred battering her eyelashes "I want your sexy body and I can't resist you".
She ran her hands through his hair, down his back and along his arm. She reached into his pocket and grabbed her wand and wrenched herself away from him. As much as she hated to admit it, she had liked how it felt to be in his arms.
"Touché" he said "how very appropriate. And now we are square" he bowed slightly and strode towards the door.
'Not so quickly' Alice thought as she aimed a spell at him, but before she could even raise her wand she was hit with a non-verbal stunning spell. The young man winked at her and said:
"It won't last very long, I promise" he kissed her cheek and left swiftly.
DAMN HIM, she thought to herself. He was playing with her head and she was going to win. She was going to find out who he was even if it took her all week.
Determined to find him she jinxed everyone who came up behind her in an attempt to catch him. But she had succeeded only in jinxing her friends and few scared first years.
Alice had taken to pacing every time she was in the library, thinking through her thoughts. She had a potions essay due for Slughorn tomorrow but yet again she was being distracted. Her mind kept wandering back to the Room of Requirement.
The library was almost silent apart from the sound of two hufflepuffs snogging in the row of books near her. Hearing footsteps approaching she smiled knowing who it might be. She whipped her wand out and spun around. However when she got there, there was already a wand pointed at her.
It must have looked like an odd scene two young people wands raised and pointed at each other, one glaring the other smiling.
"Oh, hi Sirius" she said looking slightly crestfallen.
"Good to see you to" he said jovially "hoping to see someone else?"
"Anything but your ugly face would be a relief" she said smiling.
The two sat side by side working in the library until a piece of paper shaped like a paper crane came flying over to her and landed of her desk. She opened it and out fell rose petals. Unfolding the note she read:
My dearest,
You do look beautiful studying, I must say.
How would you like to come to Hogsmeade with me?
If that's a yes, which I sincerely hope it is, I will meet you at the end of the stile near Dervish and Bangs.
Xxx
He was here, she knew it. Jumping up she began to search all through the library but he was gone, or very good at hiding himself.
Sighing she sat down, not even thinking to ask Sirius if he knew who her 'secret admirer' was. The next question was what was she going to wear? Smiling at her own folly she pulled out her essay and all that could be heard was the scratching of quills.
Smiling at his handiwork a young man sat staring into the fire. His blues eyes seemed to twinkle in the fire light. He had finally plucked up the courage to ask Alice out. It was a mere coincidence that he had run into her and the Gryffindors in the Room of Requirement, but he was certainly glad that he had. There was something truly captivating about her.
He knew her Gryffindor friends well as he was in the same house. Lily Evans and James Potter were becoming something of teenage royalty. Lily's previous disappearance and the rumours of her fighting Death Eaters were intriguing, the young man often wondered if they were true. If they were he was going to help. The world was changing rapidly, many people would get hurt.
He ran his hands through his hair smiling as he remembered her outrage at his pompousness. She was definitely a firework, something to hold onto, but could never be caught completely.
The light danced off the ceiling and created different shadows as they flames flickered. He felt a little nervous, what if she was so angry she didn't show? There was something between them, he knew it and he knew they both felt it.
Once or twice he had caught Sirius Black eyeing him off; he knew he and Alice were becoming rapid friends. Her honesty made him laugh; he heard it all the time.
Abruptly he was shaken out his thoughts by a pretty young woman who had come to speak to him. Inwardly he groaned, this girl was, well, boring. His mother had insisted on trying to get them together over the past few summers, but he simply wasn't interested. All she did was complain about her classes or giggle over some new piece of gossip.
Out of politeness more than anything he held a civil conversation with her, saying as little as possible. It wasn't as though she needed the prompts, the girl could talk forever. She came from a pure blood wizarding family. The young man had been around these types all his life and longed for something new and exciting.
The young woman seemed to notice that his eyes were glazed over but instead of taking the hint that he was uninterested it appeared as though she thought it was something quite different. She leaned over and kissed him on the mouth. He was so shocked he just sat there and took it quite unaware it was coming. Smiling like a Cheshire Cat she skipped off to bed.
Groaning he put his head in his hands, he hadn't wished to be rude but now his politeness was getting him in big trouble. He couldn't help but notice that when she had kissed him he had felt nothing, not even a twinge of lust that would come with kissing a pretty girl. Come tomorrow she would have them together; he could definitely see disaster coming.
A/N: Everyone that reviewed if I haven't told you already, I LOVE YOU! If I am confusing everyone with the fact that some characters have no names, I'm sorry. I don't like creating characters that aren't part of the 'real' Harry Potter (hmmm that sounds bizarre doesn't it, seeing as its not real : ) ) so any one else I need never has a name!
Yourheartsdesire: hahaha, no not the end! Sorry my chapter names bare almost no resemblance to what actually happens in them! They're normally just a phrase that I think is mildly appropriate. Thanks for the review!
Sirius1Fan: One of my favourite things that I have ever thought up, I was trying for eloquence but that came out instead! Pity…! I'm glad you feel you can relate to the characters because they come from my emotions and experiences, so technically they are very real! Your review was so detailed I am amazed and touched, thank you!
Dreamlikecheese: hahaha, I'm glad you're not going to kill me yet! I have no idea why the mystery man is a mystery…but why not? Everyone needs a little adventure and mystery (sadly I have none at the moment, hence it appears in the story)…once again you have reviewed THANK YOU.
Marauders babe: I read so many Lily and James fics before I wrote this, purely because they were always the same. We all know they end up together, but come on! Thank you for the review it means a lot to me, by the way good luck trying to claim Sirius!
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