! Author's Notes ! This is a pretty short chapter. It's only 520 words! I have about three or four chapters left of this story. The next will take place when they all come home from Asia. This chapter was originally going to steam things up between Suzie and Sirius, but I canceled that because it seemed a tad bit too much like rape.
Working Class Hero
Back flips and nothingness, nothingness and back flips. Hunger and sleepiness. Drunkenness and bastardliness. Soul and tackiness. Tassels and ribbons. Memories and regrets. Pride and prejudice. Cowards and heroes. Money and poverty. Punishments and rewards. Susanna and Jacob.
She did her best to ignore him, to block the presence in her classroom. Suzie wanted to knock him out with the barrel of his own gun. The man was a murderer and he was lecturing her entire year on how important their choice in occupation is. He was apparently a retired Auror, which he was, but he was also something else.
The lecture was soon spread too thinly and conversation was running low. "Any questions?" asked Jacob for the umpteenth time. Suzie was tempted to raise her hand, but she knew, despite her wants, that family was important. If she wouldn't rat out Tommy to the Ministry, she wouldn't rat out her father to the world.
"Good luck!" Jacob shouted after the scattering group.
Suzie could feel Sirius' breath on her neck as
he pulled her swiftly aside. "Are you an Jacob fighting?"
"Yup."
"You should apologize for whatever stupid thing you did."
"Why do you care?"
"Because… because…"
"Because you shouldn't even fucking give a damn?"
"I should give a fucking damn, Suzie!"
"Why then?"
"Because."
"Just because?"
"I don't want to fight with you, Suzie. It's too hard to imagine that just a week away from graduation that we'd have a huge blow out." He placed a gentle hand on her forearm.
"You are correct. Therefore, there will be further mentions of Jacob Donnelly."
Sirius remained grudgingly stubborn. "Okay, Suzie." He hummed.
Suzie smacked him on his arm. "Stop being so happy." She couldn't help but still smile.
"Alcoholism's a bitch." Sneered Earl Marx, chugging his beer. Did I mention Earl's liver was malfunctioning from severe amounts of alcohol?
"No doubt about it, Marx." Annabelle clinked her bottle of Vodka with his beer can and drank the liquid like it was going out of style.
This was the 7th year Gryffindor party's way of celebrating: drinks, loud music, and a whole lot of boredom besides Leo Kirk getting so drunk he started to streak. They had kicked out everyone but the 7th years so luckily, Leo's girlfriend, Naomi wasn't there to witness her boyfriend's extreme embarrassment.
James had his arms around Lily sweetly; he kissed her again and again. Sirius and Suzie, the lone duo were together again, leaning back against the walls, holding untouched glasses of wine in their hands. "I'm going to New York." Sirius finally said.
"Good for you." Suzie replied, looking regretfully at her beverage.
"Asia and New York." Sung Sirius.
"Suzie and Sirius." Suzie said back, clinking their glasses together. They both tilted back their heads, drinking together.
"Hey, Suzie."
"Yes, Sirius?"
"I don't want to go to New York."
"And…"
"I want to go to Asia with you guys." He sounded like a five-year-old.
"Then come."
"Just making sure it's all good with you."
"And so, it is." She smiled toothily at him, making his stomach muscles tighten.