A/N: okay so here's the long awaited update, sorry, but I've been so buissy! I work 5-7days a week, and for the 5 its 9hr days! But swimming is over for… 2weeks, so I'll try and update again soon, I know where I'm going now. I liked this chapter, it was fun to write I guess. The storm was inspired by an event that took place on Thursday, I got out of work early do to thunder, but there was a bad thunderstorm, it was pretty wicked, there was chain lightning all over and stuff, it was great! Anyway… I have a myspace specifically for fan fic, its http / www. Myspace . com / ffcrazylily / just copy that without the spaces and you can all feel free to add me! And torment me on my bad decisions! Lol okay review!CrazyLily
"Our best friend has got to be the densest arse I have ever had the misfortune to meet." Sirius said when he saw Remus walk in. Remus gave a weak smile and looked on. Lily was eating massive amounts of chocolate, and Halo and Natalie where making a feeble attempt at getting the house elves to stop bring her more on her command. They were failing dismally.
"You're telling me. Honestly for someone who is so naturally intelligent, he's thick as a concrete wall." Sirius barked out a laugh. Remus looked over at the girls, and rested his eyes on Natalie for a second, but as she began to look his way, he turned back to Sirius. "What can we do though…" then in a whisper he added, "It's our fault you know?" Sirius gave a sad nod, and then chirped up.
"Hey Natalie want to go snog in the broom cupboard?" Sirius yelled to the girl. She turned and glared at him. He just smiled at Remus who gave him a coy look.
"I would rather go snog Remus, sorry hun." Natalie said off handedly, yet missed Remus' blush. He was working his way there. Sirius looked upset for a second then gave Halo an award winning smile.
"Nat you realize he really does like you, he being Remus I mean." Halo told her friend as Lily rested her head on the table finally done eating.
"Yeah, I guessed, he's not too bad though, and Sirius is an asshole who'd make out with anyone." Natalie replied with a smirk.
"THAT'S IT!" Lily screamed startling everyone.
"Do we want to know?" Natalie asked cautiously, Lily didn't always have the best ideas.
"Well I could make out with Sirius in the common room, and James would see and forget about that slut, and then he would fall madly in love with me again!" Lily said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Lily, I know what Natalie said, but doll, it is against the Marauder code of honor, can't snog another guy's girl." Sirius said. Lily frowned, and Remus just smiled at Natalie who gave him a small smile back.
Lily looked to Remus for conformation and gave up when she realized the trance he was in.
"By the way Sirius, the deal is off." Halo said wanting a desperate change of topic.
"What deal?" Lily asked. Apparently it worked; she had a short attention span when she was depressed.
"Nothing Lil, Sirius was being an asshole, he thinks I'd be his girl, but as James as successfully proven, Marauders only break hearts." Halo stated proudly. "Let's go girls." And with that the girls took a sudden leave towards who knows where.
"That was unique…" Remus said still slightly confused. Sirius looked like he had been hit with a confundus charm. "Well we might as well eat now that we are here." Remus said calling over some house elves.
Meanwhile Lily and Natalie followed a very irritated Halo up to their dorm, and when the dorm closed silence overtook them. Lily finally decided to take the initiative and spoke up.
"What was that all about?" Lily asked having an idea she already knew. Halo sighed.
"I don't like Amos anymore. He came onto me earlier today and I needed to call the deal with Sirius off for that reason and multiple others." Natalie and Lily knew not to ask her to elaborate, it would be useless. Instead they watched as Halo stared out into the not-so starry night. In fact it was anything but starry. It matched her mood, gloomy, and desperate for better times that had no chance of coming. "Light some candles will you Lil? The magical ones will go in whether like what is to come." Lily did as she was asked, not completely understanding her friend. "That's better." Halo said and lay back on her bed.
"James is an asshole." Lily stated off handedly, the other girls knew not to answer. She was ranting, end of discussion. "I don't know why I even bothered to think about him. He's an arrogant big-headed toe rag. I can do so much better than him." Lily said more to herself than anyone really.
"Remus is really cute." It was so sudden and random that Halo and Lily weren't sure how to respond. "I mean he's smart and handsome and seems really nice." Natalie went on, but was interrupted by hysterical laughter from her two best friends.
"What…" Before she got to finish all the candles but those Lily had lit where out. "Was that?" She finished, obviously not asking her initial question.
"Magical outage, kind of rare, but when you get a bad thunderstorm like the one that is on its way, it knocks week spells out, and week witches and wizards." Halo explained. "Lily you should go work some magic on the common room and all the girls' dorms, and possibly some of the boys' dorms, Nat and I are not strong enough." Lily looked bewildered but proceeded to do as asked.
As Lily walked throughout the Gryffindor tower lighting candles in periodic places along the way. There was massive panic and as she reached the common room from the girls dorms McGonagall came in to speak to her.
"I assume Miss Sampson informed you to light the candles around the Tower due to the power. Well my work here is done. I'll be back to check later, please be sure to settle down all the younger students, though Miss Sampson and Anonita and Misters Potter, Black, and Lupin can assist you in that. The head's are in their room with the seventh year prefects going over how they will prepare for the night ahead which is bound to be long. I suggest you sixth years take charge, and if necessary have the fifth year prefects assist you all." McGonagall stated in a matter-of-fact-ly voice. Lily nodded and the professor left.
Lily ran up and grabbed the girls. Who set the work in calming down the younger students and asking each in the common room to report to their dorms until further notice so they could have an accurate count and see who was missing. The girls did as was asked.
Lily herself went up to the Marauder's room and ran into Sirius and Remus leaving. "We know what's going on Lil, what do you need?" Remus asked as he spotted the fiery red-head.
"Oh good! Round up all of the younger boys and the seventh years, tell them they are report to their dormitories until further notice, when the common room is cleared we will take a count and see if anyone is missing." Lily stated quickly not wanting to see James.
Time passed quickly and finally everyone was in their rooms and accounted for.
"Why in the name of Merlin aren't the seventh years handling this?" Natalie finally asked in an exhausted voice. "I mean none of them are in their dorms, so what is up with that?" She ranted.
"Love, McGonagall came in and told us about an half hour ago while you were taking count in the girls dorms that all the seventh years would be out keeping the hallways clear in packs by year and stuff like that." Sirius said obviously in a bad mood.
"Where's James than?" Remus asked, obviously the excitant of the night had lead him to forget about the lovely events of the day. Immediately he coward at the glare Lily sent him.
"C'mon Lil, let's go up to my room, James isn't in there, we kicked him out, and Peter's off with him somewhere." Sirius said and with that they walked away towards the boy's dorm.
"Should we be worried?" Remus asked looking at a confused Natalie, and an angry Halo.
"Well if James is up there yes." Natalie replied. "If he's not then I'm not sure we have a reason to be." Remus looked slightly relieved, but as he looked around he felt a ping of guilt and spoke up.
"Nothing will happen Halo, trust him, he won't screw up." Halo looked taken aback but could only wish he was right.
"What ever. I'm going upstairs; just leave me alone for a bit." With that she walked away.
Natalie and Remus looked at each other. Their eyes locked for a second before Natalie looked away.
"Where did you guys send James?" Natalie asked after about a minute. She needed to break the silence, not that it wasn't comfortable, but she just couldn't take it.
"James sent him off to the seventh year boys' dorm. Those two are bad when they fight." Remus said, talking more to the floor than to the beautiful blonde haired girl sitting in front of him.
Natalie noticed this and got up and walked around to the couch he was sitting on a sat next to him. He looked over at her briefly and smiled, then looked away and blushed. Natalie smirked at this and decided to distract him.
"So Sirius won't do anything with Lily right? 'Cause I'm not sure Halo could handle it." Natalie asked him cautiously. His eyes gleamed as he looked up at her.
"He was pretty hurt by what she said earlier so I don't know." Remus said sadly.
"She doesn't mean it, she's just afraid to fall."
"I know."
Natalie couldn't take sitting there anymore.
"Remus?" He looked at her and smiled.
"Natalie?" It was a short simple reply, but meant so much.
She didn't need to hear anything more, she leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips.