CHAPTER 12: Start of War
As Isabella made her way down to the lake, she noticed that she could be alone for a while. She sat under the central tree, opened her journal, and started sketching the lake. She felt at peace, completely forgetting who or what made her so angry before. She heard footsteps coming up behind her.
Oh lord, it's probably them again, she thought and rolled her eyes. Severus walked behind the tree and up to Isabella. She looked up and was a bit taken aback.
"Snape?" she asked with confusion.
"Relax, I'm not here to hex you or anything," Severus sat down opposite her.
"Trust me, you'd be the one getting hexed," Isabella jeered. Snape rolled his eyes. "What do you want?" she asked with tension. Snape narrowed his eyes.
"I noticed you and Remus aren't 'friends', anymore," Severus quoted with his fingers.
"Yeah, so?" she raised an eyebrow.
"Apparently something happened to make you not friends," he stated with a sly smile.
"Yeah- which is none of your business," Isabella went back to writing in her notebook.
"Alright, well I know what happened. Trust me, Isabella- I hate Remus & that whole group as much as you do. You never know what Lupin could use you for. I'll be here if you want to talk revenge," Severus got up and left Isabella confused.
How the hell does he know about the broom closet? Whatever, he's probably just trying to get in my head, she thought. Just as she was about to start writing, she heard footsteps coming closer, and an all-too familiar voice.
"Isabella, please," Remus sat next to her.
"What do you want & how did you find me here?" she asked with anger and confusion.
"The Marauder's Map-I mean, um, I saw you from the window," Remus corrected himself.
"And you thought it would be okay to sit next to me, let alone speak to me?" she rhetorically asked.
"I just want to know what I did to upset you," Remus pleaded. Isabella sighed and realized that the only way of getting rid of him was to tell him the truth.
"Look, the broom closet was a mistake, alright? Too much tension, I guess," Isabella didn't look at him. Remus nodded his head.
"Alright, I understand. We don't have to be friends if you don't want to; although I would like to- it's your choice," Remus started to get up. Isabella rolled her eyes.
"I never said I hated you okay? Just relax," she made Remus smile. "Oh hey, Snape just came up to me and told me that he knew what happened between us? Know anything about that?" She asked.
"Hmm, I don't know why he would say that…oh…" Remus paused. Isabella looked at him to expect an answer. "I may have told Lily about what happened…but only because I felt really good about it and I had to tell someone! You wouldn't have wanted me to tell the boys," Remus explained himself.
"Ugh, well I guess that's how Snape knows," Isabella looked a little uncomfortable.
"Relax, Snape is too scared of Sirius and James to try anything," Remus assured.
"OI, REMMY. WHAT 'YA DOIN WITH CLARKE!" Sirius called from the distance.
"Seriously, he's everywhere," Isabella said. Remus just sighed as the boys came over.
"HE-llo Clarke, fancy seeing you here…with Remus," Sirius looked back and forth between them.
"Is he wearing a bra?" Isabella pointed to Peter, who started blushing.
"…Yeah, he's going through a phase. Why, got a problem with cross-dressing?" Sirius defended Peter.
"Nope, I just don't think that colour suits him," Isabella started messing with him.
"You better watch it, Clarke. Like I said, you don't want to get on my bad side," Sirius warned. Remus knew he had to intervene.
"Okay, A- you never said that. B- what's going to happen- you'll tell on me?" she put on a pouty face.
"Heh, no actually. I'll do this. Petrificus Totalis!" Sirius shot the spell at Isabella, who dropped to the ground.
"SIRIUS!" Remus angrily exclaimed.
"Hmm, what could we do with Little Miss Clarke while she's frozen?" Sirius mockingly jeered.
"You could take her bra and give it to me," Peter whispered.
"Peter, what- why the…okay whatever" James ignored Peter.
"Guys, unfreeze her now, or I will," Remus gritted his teeth. Sirius motioned to James who quickly took Remus' wand.
"Shit dude, McGonagall!" James warned Sirius, as McGonagall was walking in their direction.
"Hmm, I guess we'll just have a nice read, won't we?" Sirius picked up Isabella's journal and pushed her down the hill. James followed as if nothing happened, while Peter waddled behind.
"GUYS! Oh Jesus, GUYS!" Remus tried calling them back as he tried to keep a watch on Isabella's high-velocity body, rolling down the hill.
"Mr. Lupin! May I ask what you're doing?" McGonagall asked.
"Uhh, my friend is just a little lost," Remus lied.
"You mean Miss Clarke? Yes, she's looking a little pale considering you FROZE her," McGonagall looked furious as she levitated Isabella's body back, and unfroze her.
"OhmyGOD, thank you Professor. I'm going to kill him, I SWEAR TO GOD!" Isabella dusted herself before storming off.
"Make good choices, Miss Clarke. As for you, Mr. Lupin, detention."
