Serious Rumors
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We would like to dedicate this chapter to our 100th reviewer. Zak. Thanks for reviewing every chapter, and being the one hundreth.
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Last Chapter: "Sleeping with the exchange student. Pity."
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Bria sat down on the toilet, and waited until the two girls left. When she heard the door close behind them she left her stall, and went to go and find Emma or Lily.
As soon as she left, she ran into Remus. "REMUS!" Bria cried, throwing herself at him.
"What? Bria, what's wrong?"
"Where was Sirius last night?"
"What?"
"Where was Sirius?"
"I don't know. He didn't come to the dorms until late."
"It's true then! Why would he?"
"Why would he what?" Remus was very confused, and very stuck, and very much at a loss. He was not used to Bria throwing herself sobbing at anyone.
"Why would Sirius sleep with Rose?"
"WHAT?"
"Some girls were just talking about it in the loos. They said that Rose told them herself, so it must be true. Why would Sirius sleep with that Ho-bag?"
"Wait, Bria, since when do you trust Rose?"
"I am going to go and find someone. I'll see you later."
And with that, Bria ran off in search of Snape.
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Sirius was whistling as he headed down to breakfast. He was in a very fine mood. He had managed to shake Rose off shortly after having run into Bria, and had spent the evening in the kitchen. One of his very favorite spots in all of Hogwarts. He had decided to forgive Bria for agreeing to go out with Justin again, and wanted to apologize for being an arse.
He was almost to the great hall when someone pulled him into a hidden nook right off the corridor.
"Reemy! Why in the world are you dragging me from breakfast? I am HUNGRY!"
"Sirius, I am only going to ask you once, and you have to be honest with me. Did you sleep with Rose to get back at Bria?"
Sirius looked like he was going to be sick. "Moony, what sort of question is that? Why in the world would I sleep with Rose? She is an arse."
"Well, I didn't think it was at all like you, but Bria said some girls in the loos said that Rose said that you did."
"And since was Rose truthful? And since when did Bria pay attention to bathroom gossip?"
"I don't know the answer to either of those questions, but Bria is very angry with you right now. You might want to let her know that nothing happened last night."
"Right! After breakfast, that is first on my to-do list!"
"No, Sirius. Now! Go and find her BEFORE breakfast."
"Do I have to? I really wanted food."
"Now, Sirius!"
"Fine! Just try to starve me. I see how it is. I see who my real friends are. I don't have any, do I?"
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James walked down the corridor on the way to breakfast. He was in a bad mood. Sirius had taken a trip to the kitchens without him! He loved the kitchens! They were filled with food! "Blah! Why Sirius!"
"Um, I don't suppose that by some miracle you're gay, and have given up on me have you Potter?" Lily came around the corner with a highly amused expression on her face.
"Why in the world would I have given up on you? Even if I was gay, I would still love you."
"That defeats the point of being gay. I was just wondering, because I figured you'd heard about Sirius and Rose, and that was what you were screaming about."
"What about Sirius?"
"Well, that he slept with Rose of course." Lily said, looking somewhat shocked that James didn't know. Rose hadn't shut up once since she left her date with Sirius. All the girls knew. Except Bria, who'd been asleep when Rose came in last night.
"What? When? Why was I not informed? This is horrible! Does Bria know? We should keep her from finding out at all costs! She will murder someone. Likely two some ones!"
"James! James! Calm down! Everyone is staring at you! Calm down, or else I will never even consider going out with you."
James calmed immediately. "Okay."
"Okay. He slept with her last night, and I don't know why."
"Ugh! This is horrible!"
"Uh, yeah. It is. Now, do you know why he might have done this?"
James looked perplexed. "Wait. Last night? That's not possible! He was in the kitchens last night!"
"All last night?"
"More or less. He ditched Rose around five, and went straight to the kitchens after that. And he didn't get back until about two in the morning."
"So Rose WAS lying! I thought as much. Good. Now we just have to go and stop the rumor."
They started to walk down the corridor together. James looked over at her, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Lily?" James asked, trying not to enrage her.
"What?"
"Since I calmed down so much, do you think you'll go out with me?" James cringed, waiting for the response.
"Um, we'll see, okay?"
"Yes! Definitely okay!" James started to skip down the corridor and Lily followed behind, laughing.
James was smiling uncontrollably I can't believe it! Lily said we'd see! This is a dream come true!
I can't believe it! I just said maybe! Why did I do that? That was so unlike me! Why? Maybe I do SORT of like him. But not much! Lily began to scowl slightly. "I disagree with you, head. I do not! At all!"
"Lily, why are you talking to your brain?"
Lily blushed. "I wasn't. I was talking to… Filch! Yes! I was talking to Filch!"
James looked at her worriedly. "Lils, Filch is nowhere near here. Really. You should go and see Madame Pomfrey. You seem to be hallucinating."
"Yes! That's it! I'm hallucinating. Absolutely."
"Okay. Now I really am worried about you. Are you sure you're okay?"
"No! That's just it! I am ill! I must go to the hospital wing!"
"Maybe you should see a professor. I mean. It may be—"
"I am going to the bloody hospital wing, and that is final!" Lily said. Well, practically spat, really.
"All right! Fine. Calm yourself. I meant no offense." James continued walking, and Lily ran in the opposite direction.
Why am I so worried? Of course I don't like James. Why would I? He's nothing but an insolent git. He is merely infatuated with me because he can't have me. Yes! That's it! He only wants me because he can't have me.
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Peter sat at the table wondering where everyone else was. It's breakfast! They never miss breakfast! I wonder where they are?
Just then, Remus plopping down beside him interrupted Peter's thoughts.
"Moony! Mate, where've you been? Where are Padfoot and Prongs?"
"Oh, hullo there Wormy. I don't know where James is, but Sirius is off looking for Bria to tell her that he didn't really sleep with Rose."
"Why?"
"Because, Bria is really upset, and Sirius needs to be the one to explain all of this to her."
"But why is Bria upset?" Peter was genuinely confused. He knew that Sirius and Bria were friends, but the last time he had checked Bria didn't really care what Sirius did with his time.
"Fff… Bria's upset because…" Remus trailed off. It was one thing, he thought, for Emma to have told him that Bria must love Sirius. It was another, however, to go on and tell everyone else.
"She's upset because she doesn't want Sirius to get American Germs."
"Oh."
"I was kidding."
"Oh."
What isn't Remus telling me? And why doesn't he want me to know whatever it is?
"So, why is she really upset?"
Remus hesitated. "Uh…Oh! Look! There's James!"
Peter scowled.
James wandered over to them and sat down.
"James! Where have you been?" Remus asked, his voice rather high pitched.
"Um, are you all right Moony?" James asked worriedly. "Maybe you should go to the Hospital Wing too."
"No, no! I'm fine. Bacon?" Remus assured him, in a slightly less high pitched voice.
"All right. If you say so. Anyway, I was with Lily." James took some bacon. "She has lost her mind. She was talking to herself, and then claiming she was talking to Filch, and then she ran for the Hospital Wing. But she did say that she'd think about going out with me."
"Oh. That's lovely! More bacon?"
"Um, Moony? Since when have you been such the little hostess?"
"Um, I am not a hostess! Peter! Offer your friend some bacon."
"Why? I don't feel like it, MUM!" Peter whined.
"Peter, if I am your mum then you must respect my wishes, and I wish you would offer some bacon to James."
"Aw! Do I have to?"
"Yes. Absolutely. Now, what do you say?"
"Would you like some bacon James?"
"Yes thanks Pete." James took more bacon. "Though I hope you realize that Moony is not really your mum."
"Aw! I lost again!"
"Remus is a mother?" Emma asked confusedly, sitting down next to him. "He doesn't much look like one."
"No. That is because I'm not one."
"Neither is he a hostess, apparently." James added.
Emma studied Remus for a moment before nodding. "I think that you are all gender confused."
Remus flushed. "I assure you, I have nothing to do with this; it was all James."
"So you don't think you're female?"
"No."
"Good. Because you look like you're male to me."
Remus colored. "Er, right. That's good to know. That I don't look like a girl that is." Remus was dark red by the end of his sentence.
"Right…Well! Did you all hear that Sirius slept with Rose? I am sure that Bria is practically homicidal at this point." Emma said, looking sideways at Remus.
"Well. Not quite how I would put it, but you know, whatever." Remus said, thinking of his earlier interaction with the girl.
"Well, Sirius didn't REALLY sleep with her you know." James said, smug to know something no one else seemed to.
"Right. Obviously. Why would he? Feeling as he does about Bria." Remus said, nonchalantly eating his bacon.
"Wait. How does he feel about Bria?" Peter asked feeling very confused. As usual.
"Um, he doesn't. Of course he doesn't. Why would he feel for Bria Remus?" Emma asked, glaring.
"Um, because, it is sort of common knowledge how SIRIUS feels."
"Why do I feel like they're speaking in code?" Peter asked James.
"Because, they sort of are."
"Remus, what have you told them?"
"Nothing about your charge."
"They have charges?" Peter asked.
"I dunno what they're on about."
"So, they know nothing about that that I shouldn't know about, because she hasn't told me?"
"Right."
"Okay. So long as no one knows what we're talking about."
"We don't!" James and Peter said in unison.
"Oh. I'd forgotten about them." Emma said looking at the two Marauders. "But it appears you're doing a good job at not telling what you shouldn't know in the first place, so well done."
"Right."
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"Why? Why am I missing breakfast to go and tell the girl I am pretty sure I love that I did not sleep with the girl we both hate, because she has told a bunch of girls that she did sleep with me, to claim her territory?" Sirius asked himself as he wandered around the school in search of the girl he was pretty sure he love, being Bria. "Did I just say all that out loud then?" He asked himself as he noticed that a load of girls were gawking at him.
"Yes. You did." A girl who looked about 15 said helpfully.
"Right. Thanks for that bit of helpfulness."
Sirius continued his search for Bria, but to no avail. Where in the world could that tiny girl be? She is not big enough to be easily spotted which means I a going to have to focus nearly a foot below me.
He rounded a corner, and thought he saw something tall, dark, and greasy. "Is that Snape?" He asked himself as he doubled back for another look. "Yes! And is that Bria with him? It is! Gross! My Cheese is being contaminated!"
Bria looked up, thinking that she had heard Sirius, but as she didn't see him, she decided to go on with her plan. "Right. Severus, I am sorry for the way I acted before, when you asked me out I mean."
Snape smiled. Bria seemed awfully flustered. Maybe she had finally discovered that he was better than the Gryffindor wankers she normally hung out with.
"That's all right. I forgive you." He said graciously.
"Right. Thanks. I was hoping, maybe you'd be willing to give me a second chance? Maybe you'd like to go…swimming next week. Or something like that Since it will be ages before the next Hogsmeade weekend..."
"Of course!"
Bria leaned in to kiss him…
"Why?" Sirius whispered. Right as he fainted.
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