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Summary: Both Lily and James's parents are going on a vacation for two weeks at the same time. Lily's family doesn't want her to be alone seeing that her sister Petunia is at a friends house. James has his two friends Sirius and Remus staying over for the summer and James's parents don't trust the trio to be home alone. What will the parents do? Make them spend the two weeks together that's what. L/J.
Wow, so many reviews! Thank you all so much! I'm almost at 300 reviews! Thanks everyone! Oh yeah and a few people asked if I was going to change it to go along with the 5th book and stuff. I'm not, this fic isn't going along with the fifth book at all. I mean I would have to change EVERYTHING. Anyway, on with the fic!
Chapter 14: Black-MailJames, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were all sitting on a bed in their, now empty, dorm. Breakfast would end in about twenty minutes but they had grabbed some toast before hand.
"Why aren't we going to breakfast again?" Sirius said with a mouth full of toast. Remus brushed the crumbs of toast Sirius had sprayed at him when he talked off his shirt.
"Remus is transforming in a few days," James explained.
"And we are having a meeting because of that, why?" Sirius asked still confused.
"I don't know what to tell Suffie..." Remus said.
"Just tell her you're a..." Sirius started but James stopped him.
"Don't say it out loud. I didn't have a chance to put a silencing charm on this room and we don't know who might be passing by or eavesdropping," He said.
"Chill out Prongs! No one is passing by or listening. Werewolf, werewolf, werewolf! See no one heard," Sirius said, the others looking a bit unsure.
"As for you Moony pal, we can just tell her your visiting your sick mother or something like that. It will be fine," Sirius assured.
"Okay, let's get to class," James said. They took off out the room not noticing the figure that was standing close to the wall smirking.
The classes went by fast and they were all sitting in Potions class, which they had with none other than Slytherin.
"Today we will be working on the potion The Draught of Peace. This potion will most likely turn up on you O.W.L. exams," The potion teacher, Professor Arrowtop said. "I will partner you all up."
"Potter and Goyle."
"Laurence and Crabbe."
"Black and Norwalk."
"Evans and Snape."
"Lupin and DeHynton."
"Moon and Radisson."
"Brooks and Malfoy."
The professor carried on until the whole class had been paired up and then gave the instructions on what to do.
Lily looked up to see both Lindsey and Suffie horribly angry because of the partners. Suffie because her partner was Sonya and Lindsey because Sirius got partnered with Kerri. Lily and Severeus started their potion. Lily started to cut up her root as Severeus had told her to.
"Okay, now we add two drops of syrup of hellebore. A light silver vapor will be rising from the potion and we'll be done," Snape said and added the hellebore. The silver vapor appeared and they put some in a flagon to be tested.
"We did a good job, a lot of other students potions didn't come out correctly," Lily said happily while looking around the class. Some cauldrons were shooting sparks of different colors.
"Well it was a pretty easy potion," Snape said shrugging "Hey, um...Lily, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure," Lily said. He was confusing her, He was to acting nicely, not that she was upset he was being polite to her for once. She just found it odd.
"Well, do you want to go to Hogsmede with me next weekend?" Snape said. Lily's face screwed up. This was a joke, right?
"Um...I'm busy that day sorry," She said making up an excuse.
"Alright, pass in your flagons and class is dismissed," Professor Arrowtop said. Lily bolted out of the classroom leaving Severeus to pass in their potion.
Dif. POV
Sirius and Kerri were both chopping up their roots and such for their potion next to each other
"So have you thought about Hogsmede?" Kerri asked and traced a finger on his hand. He stopped cutting and brushed her hand away.
"Yes," he simply said.
"Yes you'll go or yes you've thought about it?" Kerri asked.
"Yes, I've thought," Sirius said and her smile grew, "I'm saying no."
"Sorry Siri but that's not the correct answer," She said.
"Yes, it is," Sirius said and continued to cut up his root as she got closer to him.
"I know about Remus," She breathed into his ear, "I heard you say...what you said today." Sirius's eyes went wide and his hand slipped. He looked down to see a deep gash across his hand and it was bleeding down it fast.
"10 points from Gryffindor, stop bleeding on the table Black and go see the nurse!" Professor Arrowtop screeched.
"Glad to see you concerned about the tables professor," He said. She glared at him and then went back to helping someone with their potion. Sirius made eye contact with Kerri and then fled the room.
Sirius avoided Kerri as much as he could, he even skipped dinner so he wouldn't see her. He wouldn't be able to keep it up much longer though. He walked into the common room to see Lily, James, Suffie, Lindsey, Remus, and Natilda sitting in a circle on the floor by the fire doing homework and talking. He sat down in between James and Lindsey. Suffie was fussing over Remus looking sick even though he denied it every time. Natilda was struggling with her homework which she didn't seem to get at all. James was staring off in space at Lily who was doing her homework and studying hard. Sirius started talking to Lindsey.
"So, I thought you were going to help train with me for Quidditch try outs..." Lindsey was saying but Sirius stopped listening when he saw Kerri and her friends walk in laughing together. 'Maybe she won't spot me,' he thought. She started walking towards him.
"So, Sirius we're still going to Hogsmede right?" Kerri said sweetly. Sirius flinched and mumbled a yes. Everyone else started at him.
"Hasn't Sirius told you all he's my boyfriend now?" Kerri said acting surprised.
"Wha?" Sirius started to protest but Kerri cut in.
"Hello Remus, I heard some crazy rumors about you..." She said acting like it was just simple talk, but Sirius got the hint.
"In fact, aren't we going for a walk outside right now?" She said to Sirius.
"Yes, I'll meet you outside the portrait," He said through his gritted teeth. She gave him a peck on the cheek and ran out. Lindsey stood up and so did Sirius.
"I can..." He started.
"I don't want to hear anymore lies from you Sirius Black!" She yelled.
"But really, it's not what it seems like!" He tried to get her to listen to what he had to say.
"How could you!" Lindsey shouted. "After what you said to me last night!" She turned away to go upstairs but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back toward him hard. She slapped him clear across the face and then started crying as she ran upstairs to her dorm. Sirius put a hand to his now red cheek and turned around to everyone. They all quickly acted as if they saw nothing.
"But Remy, your looking so pale!" Suffie said bringing up their conversation from before.
"Okay you guys you can drop the act," He said and sighed as he left the common room. Kerri immediately attached herself to his arm and they walked down the corridor.
"This is blackmail you know..." He said.
"I know, quite suiting because your last name and all. Don't you think?" She said smirking. Sirius mumbled some curse words and stared at the ground as they walked out onto the Hogwart grounds. He looked up toward the castle and to the Gryffindor tower. He saw a figure staring out the window, it was unmistakably Lindsey. He saw the glare she sent him as she stomped away from the window.
"You don't have to worry. As long as you keep this up I won't tell anyone about Remus," Kerri said. Sirius glared at her but said nothing.
"Its freezing out here," Kerri said, obviously faking a shiver hoping Sirius would give her his cloak.
"You're the one who wanted to go for a walk," Sirius mumbled. Kerri stomped her foot.
"May I wear you cloak?" She said.
"No, it's my favorite and I don't feel like burning it after you wear it..." Was all he said.
Dif. POV
Lily watched as Sirius sat down with them and began to talk to Lindsey. She went back to doing her homework but she could feel James staring at her.
"Stop it," She whispered at him.
"Stop what?" He asked.
"Staring at me like that!" She argued.
"I can stare at whoever I like," James said. She looked up at him and glared but he only smiled and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. Lily sighed and continued to study, until Kerri came in and was talking to Sirius.
Sirius and Kerri had finally come back from their walk and both went up to the dorms, but not before Kerri forced a goodnight kiss out of him. Sirius gargled with mouth wash in the bathroom out of disgust. When he walked out he saw Remus sitting on his bed.
"What do you need Moony?" Sirius said and sat next to the pale looking boy.
"James and everyone are mad at you..." He simply said.
"Are you?" Sirius asked.
"Suffie told them that Lindsey told her you said told her you liked her and not Kerri and you two almost kissed..." He continued.
"Yes, that sounds correct," Sirius mumbled.
"Everyone's mad you ditched us for Kerri, especially after telling Lindsey that," Remus said.
"Are you?" Sirius said.
"How come you have this sudden fascination with Kerri?" Remus asked
"I don't and don't answer questions with questions!" Sirius argued.
"Then why are you two going out?" Remus asked.
"Listen, you wouldn't understand," Sirius said.
"I would too!" Remus argued.
"I'm being blackmailed to, okay!" Sirius yelled. Remus looked a bit taken back by Sirius yelling at him, but brushed it off. A smile came across Remus's face.
"Black-mail," He snickered at the joke, Sirius Black being black mailed (AN- if you don't get it, he's talking about Sirius's last name is black like the first word of blackmail).
"Okay, laugh it out and then get serious about this!" Sirius said. Remus laughed harder.
"Yes, it's Sirius(serious) Black-mail!" Remus said in between laughs.
"Moving on Remus!" Sirius said.
"Okay, okay I'm over it I swear..." He said and calmed down but then started laughing again.
"It's not that funny!" Sirius said whacking Remus in the back of the head.
"Okay, okay. So now, what are you being blackmailed about?" Remus said.
"Well...you and James are going to get even madder at me!" Sirius said.
"Spill it!" Remus insisted.
"Remember our talk about the full moon coming up this mourning...and how James said not to say what you were outloud incase someone heard..." Sirius started.
"Sirius..." Remus growled.
"Well...she-kind-of-heard," Sirius said really fast.
"Sirius, how could you!" Remus whined.
"Don't worry. As long as I keep this up we'll be fine...we just have to come up with a way to stop it," Sirius said.
"James, is really going to be mad. He specifically told you not to say I was a werewolf outloud, and now Kerri knows because of it and is blackmailing you!" Remus said.
"She knows about what?" James yelled from the doorway. "I told you Sirius, I told you! But nooo, you refused to listen!"
"I know James, I'm sorry don't worry we can get this all fixed out!" Sirius said.
"I hope so Sirius..." James said. He went to his bed and picked up a pillow and blanket. "I'm sleeping downstairs." He said clearly upset and left. Sirius and Remus both plopped down on their own beds and feel asleep without saying anything, except goodnight to their other room mates when they came in.
Lily, Suffie, Natilda, and Jenni were all sitting on the edge of Lindsey's bed. Lindsey was sprawled out crying on it. They were all trying to comfort her with no avail. Kerri walked in and took one look at Lindsey. Holding her nose high up in the air like she was something special she walked over to her bed, Sonya was their reading a 'Teen Witch Magazine'.
"Some people. Crying just to get attention. I mean she didn't really think she had a chance with Sirius, did she?" Kerri said to Sonya, loud enough for everyone to hear even over Lindsey's sobs.
"Just ignore her," Suffie said while patting Lindsey on the back gently.
"Yea, she must have tricked Sirius somehow or something. I mean she didn't really think she could ever get Sirius on her own did she?" Lily said, half mocking Kerri. "I left my books down in the common room, I'm going to go get them," Lily said and left the room.
Lindsey finally stopped crying. She wiped her eyes on the back of her hand.
"That's better," Jenni said smiling and trying to cheer Lindsey up.
"Yeah, don't cry over him. He's just a stupid guy..." Natilda said.
"I'm going to sleep, night you guys" Lindsey said. They all got off her bed and went to their own.
"Night," They all said.
Lily walked lightly down the stairs to the common room. She walked over and picked up her books. When she turned around she noticed James asleep on the couch. She smiled and stood there a second.
"I'm not asleep you know," James said, opening one eye. Lily jumped.
"You scared me half to death!" She said. James rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Why are you down here?" She asked.
"Long story," James said. Lily walked closer so she was next to James on the couch. She went to sit on the ground in front of the couch but he grabbed her around the waist and she collapsed next to him. She sighed and spread out so that they were both laying down on the couch next to each other. James put his blanket around her also, so she wouldn't be cold.
"Well, as I am stuck here, I guess I have time to listen to this long story," Lily said.
"Sorry, I can't tell you. It contains classified information that could get me in tons of trouble for telling you," James said.
"You won't get in trouble if I don't tell anyone you told me!" Lily argued.
"Fine, I'll tell you but I'm leaving parts out," James said. Lily nodded. "This morning me, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were discussing something, a secret. I told Sirius not to say it outloud incase someone overheard but he did anyway. Now Kerri is blackmailing Sirius because she overheard our secret because of him."
"So that's why Sirius is going out with her and stuff!" Lily asked. "What's the secret?"
"It's about Remus and that's all I can say," James said "That's why I'm sleeping down here."
"Oh, well I have to get back upstairs...Lindsey is really upset" Lily said and tried to get up. James had wrapped an arm around her waist and wouldn't let her go. "James, let me go," She said.
"Please. Stay down here with me..." James said giving her puppy dog eyes.
"I can't. Wait aren't I mad at you for kissing me last night? And what are you afraid of being down here alone?" She said.
"First of all we all know I'm far too sexy to stay mad at and second maybe I am!" He said, the second part being sarcastic. "I just want to be with you that's all, you're a great friend." James said. 'Friend' James thought that word hit him like a blow in the stomach.
"Fine...but we have to get up early so no one sees us," Lily said.
Lily moved closer to the unrecognized source of warmth near her. She panicked a second but then remembered it was just James. She knew she should wake him up and get up but she didn't want to. She didn't want to untangle her legs from his nor unwrap his arms that were comfortably around her waist. 'Why am I even thinking this? I don't even think he truly likes me, I'm just another girl to him...'. She felt him bury his head into her long red hair, she closed her eyes and just stayed the way she was, enjoying it. That was until she heard several fits of giggles. Both her and James opened their eyes to see several first year girls giggling at them.
"Shoo, go off to breakfast," James said. They giggled more as they scampered off.
"We should get up, we have classes soon," Lily said.
"Do we have to?" James protested.
"Yes," Lily said as she wriggled out of his grasp. He gave a sigh. "See you at breakfast," She said as she made her way up to her dorm.
That's all for this chapter . Thanks again for all the reviews, it really boosts my self-esteem on my writing lol. Oh and thanks to LadyLupin1020 for helping me with this and a lot of my chapters, her stories 'How it All Began' (Lily/Remus/James) and 'Some Things Happen for a Reason' (Hermione/George/Fred) are really good. Well please review! Review, Review, Review!