Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter characters. Artemis and Victoria are creations from my mind. All others belong to J.K. Rowling.
1st Year – Valentine's and Exams
My POV
"Roses? No. Too classy. Tulips? No. Too plain. Orchids? No. Too..."
"James! Give it a bloody rest already!"I exclaimed, accidently hitting Remus in the head with the book I slammed shut and tossed aside.
"Thanks, Artemis,"he said, sarcastically as he handed it back to me.
"Sorry, Remus. James, exams are coming soon and I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk about flowers and Lily for the time that I'm up here in your dormitory studying with Remus,"I said as I looked at my brother.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Artemis, exams are not until June. Why are you worrying about them now?"
"James, it's my first year at Hogwarts and I would like to pass all my exams with top scores. Unlike you,"I replied. He went to say something when Remus stopped him.
"James, leave your sister alone. And she's right. You should start studying as well. It'll do you some good to study now rather than later and freaking out,"he said.
"How can I when Valentine's Day is next week?"he asked.
"James, Valentine's Day is absolutely bloody stupid. I don't see how people can get so attached to that stupid day they use to say "I love you." And besides, it isn't a day for people that don't have loved ones to celebrate it with and feel jealous and upset at seeing other people,"I replied.
"So you're upset and jealous that some other people have boyfriends or girlfriends and are all mushy and stuff on this day?"Sirius asked as he looked up at me from his Quidditch magazine.
"Sirius, I'm 11 years old. Why would I want a boyfriend at this age? And if I wanted one, I'd have to hide it from James because James is big-headed and conceited and too protective,"I replied, rolling my eyes as James stuck his tongue out at me.
"Right. Anyway, why do you have to use our dorm to study in? If we're planning something for girls, you could blab it to them if you're friends with them. Like James. He wants to do something for Lily and you could tell her to expect something from him on Valentine's,"Sirius said.
"A, why would I want to listen to you guys talk about girls? I don't care what in bloody heck you do. Just keep me out of it. B, Lily's a good friend but I have never blabbed anything, so don't accuse me of anything, Sirius Black. And C, I like to study up in here because I can avoid Lily and Victoria nagging me about exams. They are worse than me with studying for these exams. Besides, I'd rather have Remus help me than Lily because Remus won't go into huge explanations if I only ask for a small detail to something,"I replied, rolling my eyes as I gathered up my things.
"Uh-huh. Right,"he said, causing me to throw him a dirty look.
"Ignore him, Artemis. He's been acting stranger than normal lately. James too. Done studying for the day?"Remus asked.
I nodded and said, "Let's hope that the next time I come to study that these two are not drooling over girls."
"I doubt that will ever happen,"he said with a laugh. I chuckled and left the boys dormitory. I found Lily and Victoria still pouring over their books in the girls dormitory.
"You two are going to take a break, right?"I asked. I only got a nod from Lily and a wave of the hand from Victoria. Obviously not was the answer. It was going to be a long weekend with the two of them.
Two Days Later – Sirius's POV
"So, have you decided what exactly you are getting Lily for Valentine's Day?"I asked James as we made our way to Herbology. It was four days until Valentine's Day and that meant that there would be, as Artemis liked to put it, mushy love and love letters and all that nice stuff, most of which would be delivered by owls.
"Not yet. I'm still thinking of what kind of flower to get her,"he replied with a shake of his head.
"Here's a real thought, Einstein. How about lilies,"Artemis said as she walked past us. The first year Gryffindors were coming from Herbology and I guess, like always, she had a hearing problem because she could hear conversations within distance of her.
"Are you actually making a suggestion to your brother?"I asked as I turned to look at her.
"No. I just want him to stop talking about it,"she replied, rolling her eyes before she went off to the castle with Victoria.
"Lilies? That's a great idea!"James exclaimed, causing Remus to sigh and myself to roll my eyes. I don't know how the two of them could be related, which is what I guess everyone always questioned.
"So Remus, what about you? Besides James's affection of Lily, don't you have a special someone for Valentine's?"I asked, now turning my attention to him. However, he seemed to be a little bit out of it. It was like he was in his own world.
"Remus!"I exclaimed, causing him to jump.
"What?"he asked, clearly annoyed that I had made him jump.
I sighed and said, "Any girl in your life you're going to try to woe this year? And if you say Lily, James will kill you."
"Get off it, Sirius. And no, I don't fancy Lily. We've already established that James likes her,"he said, rolling his eyes.
"Ok. Point taken. But still. No girl?"he asked.
"Sirius, what is with you and girls? Playing cupid already?"he asked, growling in annoyance. Cupid? What in bloody hell was a cupid?
Sensing my thoughts, he sighed and said, "It's a mythological creature that muggles deemed Cupid. Every Valentine's he goes around and shoots his arrows at people to try and make them fall in love." So that's what it is. Or should I say who he is. Remus continued to talk but I stopped listening as I thought about this Cupid person.
"If I play Cupid, maybe I can get James and Lily together. And perhaps maybe get a girlfriend for Remus. He really needs one. I don't know. He might be a hard one. But it is worth a try. Who should enlist to help? James? No. I want to get him and Lily together without Lily finding out and most likely James would make it to obvious what we are doing. Remus is definitely out of the question. He'd shove his wand down my throat at the mention of that. Definitely not Lily either. She would shove her wand down my throat as well. Victoria? No. She's too much like Lily. Artemis? Eh...I don't know about her. She's not one for a Valentine's Day. However, she might like to get her brother to stop moaning over Lily. But at the same time she hates Valentine's Day. Bloody hell! Why not? I'll talk to here when I see her at lunch,"I thought as I sat next to James with a huge smile on my face.
"Exactly what are you smiling about, Sirius?"he asked as he looked at me suspiciously.
"Nothing. I just thought of something funny,"I replied with a chuckle. He shrugged and turned his attention to Professor Sprout as she started class. It seemed like forever but lunch finally came. When I reached the Great Hall I saw Lily and Victoria, but no Artemis.
"Where's Artemis?"I asked as I approached them.
"In the library,"Lily replied. I rolled my eyes and went to the library. Why Lily, Victoria, Artemis and Remus liked to be in the library I will never know. The books really are not that interesting. I found her sitting on the second floor with a pile of books around her and was still pulling books off the shelves.
"Uh...Artemis?"I asked, causing her to look up at me.
"Hey Sirius,"she replied before turning her attention back to the books.
"Ok. One, your brother would be having a hard attack if he saw you reading these books. Vampires? Demons? Werewolves? You're one strange girl. And two, how much do you know of Cupid?"I asked.
"One, I don't care what my brother thinks. He's more interested in Lily than what I read. And second, why do you want to know about Cupid?"she asked as she looked up at me with curiosity.
"Well, Remus told me he is a romantic myth in the muggle world,"I replied.
"Let me guess. You want to play Cupid,"she said as she stood up and dusted off the bottom of her robes. I nodded and she shook her head.
"Of all ideas you have ever come up with, Sirius, this is the most stupidest one I have ever heard in my life. And if you want to get me involved, forget it. I hate Valentine's Day. It's the worst holiday someone invented,"she said as she carried some books to Madam Pince, who checked them out to her.
I sighed and said, "You just say that because you don't have anyone to like or love."
"I say it because I mean it. My parents always get mushy about this stuff and it makes me sick. I've already sworn that I won't buy into it. It's simply ridiculous,"she said, rolling her eyes.
"Artemis, I was planning on trying to get your brother and Lily together,"I said, causing her to stop and look at me. Her eyes bore into mine and I could feel a shiver go up my spine at the sight. Her eyes were so icy I don't know how James could stand them when he looked at her. Finally she spoke.
"Get Lily and James together? As in I won't have to listen to my brother go on and on about Lily anymore?"she asked.
"Exactly,"I replied with a nod.
"What's in it for me?"she asked. I thought about it for a second before saying, "Anything."
"Anything?"she asked in surprise.
"Anything,"I replied with a nod.
She smirked and I didn't like it. That smirk was just like James and when James smirked, it was never good. And I had a feeling this was not going to be good.
"I dare you, or should I say I want you, to go up to Victoria and ask her to be your Valentine. I know she'll say no, but do anyway. And when you do it, you have to have flowers and a box of chocolates,"she said.
"Are you crazy? Remus would kill me,"I said.
"You said anything. Oh. And you have to get down on one knee in the Great Hall,"she said, her smirk full of amusement. I muttered under my breath, but I knew I had to do it. I let her have anything and that's what she wanted. Besides, I really didn't want to be on the end of one of her wraths. I was always on the end of Victoria's.
"So, do we have a deal?"she asked, sticking out her hand. I looked at her before nodding and shaking her hand.
"Let Cupid's magic work,"she said as we smirked.
The Next Day
Breakfast is always a work ethic we have to get through with everyone. Especially with Valentine's Day coming closer. James can never keep his mind off of Lily and is always spilling something, Artemis, my partner in crime for this holiday, keeps slipping me a smirk and sometimes a note that only the two of us could read, Peter was just Peter, and Remus seemed to be in his own little world. Each morning he got an owl and he'd take the letter out of the Great Hall to deal with it. He was acting a little strange lately. The girls, Victoria and Lily, however, seemed to be unmoved by the mushiness everyone was portraying. I was too involved with helping Artemis and Victoria and Lily were always studying. I think those two were born with books attached to their hips.
"So, did you find out what kind of chocolate Lily likes?"I asked as the two of us quickly left breakfast and went outside to the lake before going to classes.
"It's a muggle chocolate you can't get from Honeydukes. I asked her about the Honeydukes' chocolate but she wouldn't budge,"she replied. I sighed and rubbed my fingers on my forehead.
"However,"she said with a smirk, "Victoria likes the chocolate from Honeydukes." I groaned. I knew she was going to bring that up.
"And?"I asked.
"Same as you,"she replied, rolling her eyes as if her best friend was unusual for liking it. Well, she wasn't unusual for liking it. Artemis was unusual for hating it. Well, that probably comes from the fact that she was allergic to chocolate.
"Ok. So you want me to get some chocolate from Honeydukes..."
"And tulips. Those are her favorite flowers,"she interrupted.
I sighed and said, "So I have to get some chocolate from Honeydukes and a bouquet of tulips. Anything else?"
She looked thoughtful for a second before saying, "Not really."
"Good. Anyway, how are we going to get that chocolate for Lily?"he asked.
"Well, I could write to my parents and ask them to get me some for a friend,"she said.
"Great!"I exclaimed.
"But it'll cost you,"she said, smirking. I groaned. She did this every time.
"I want you to stop thinking of ways to get Remus a girlfriend,"she said. I snapped my head in her direction. That was it? That's all she wanted? Wait a minute.
"Wait a minute. You don't fancy Remus, do you?"I asked, looking at her suspiciously. I thought she was going to blush and mutter something, but she looked at me calmly and said, "Are you out of you bloody mind, Black? What did I say yesterday about wanting love? I don't want it." I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever you say. Anyway, that I'll give you. Thank god you are not having me do anything else,"I said.
"Keep that up and I will,"she threatened as we headed back into the castle, where we met up with James and Remus.
"Where have the two of you been off to?"James asked. She muttered something and threw her brother a glare before heading up the stairs to her class. They looked at me.
"What? I didn't do anything. I swear. She was helping me with a problem,"I said as we headed to Defense Against the Dark Arts class. James gave me a look and I knew what look it was. He always gave it to any guy who got within a few inches of his sister unless it was me or Remus or Peter. I couldn't figure out how two totally different people could be related.
"I swear, James. Besides, you of all people would like what your sister and I are planning,"I said with a smirk as we sat down. I watched as James and Remus looked at each other. I knew what they were thinking. Usually my ideas were never good but to have Artemis in on it was mind blowing. James was about to say something when the professor walked in and class started.
The Day Before Valentine's – My POV
I was completely fed up with all this Valentine nonsense. I just wanted tomorrow to come and be over with so life could go on. James was still pining away on Lily, although Sirius had told him of our plan. He was happy and ready to do whatever it was Sirius wanted him to. Lily and Victoria were once again studying their brains out. I swear they are worse then me when it comes to studying. Peter was always Peter. Let us not forget about Sirius. It was fun watching him throw me a dirty look every time I mention the promise of anything he made to me. I had wrote to mum and dad that very day I mentioned to Sirius about the muggle chocolate for Lily and within a day they had sent it to me. It was hidden away up in his dormitory and he had already order tulips to be delivered for the next morning before breakfast. And then there was Remus. I turned my attention from the fire roaring in the Gryffindor fireplace to look up at Remus as he sat by the windowsill doing his homework. He always sat there every night for the past week and answered an owl that was for him each time. He was acting strange lately, but I never questioned him to give him his space.
"Artemis, what are you doing?" I looked up, startled, as Victoria sat down next to me. I looked down at the pad and pencil I had in my lap and the drawing I had been working on as I thought about things. I showed her and she raised an eyebrow.
"Has my brother always looked like this when he's in his own world?"she asked as she examined the drawing I had made when Remus wasn't looking. I had made drawings of everyone when they hadn't noticed but this one was a bit more detailed. It had captured every aspect of Remus as he sat on the windowsill working on his homework.
"So, glad tomorrow will be here?"she asked as I came out of my thoughts. I threw her a glare and stood up.
"Tomorrow will be the worst day of my life,"I replied as we went up to the dormitory. Lily and Alice, another 3rd year were on their beds doing homework and looked up when we walked in.
"I still don't understand why you hate Valentine's Day, Artemis. It's just a day for people to really let their loved ones know they love them,"she said, causing me to roll my eyes.
"You wouldn't understand because you don't know a whole lot of the muggle world,"I said as I changed from my robes into my night clothes before settling myself onto my bed with my notepad once again.
"Uh...Hello? I live in the muggle world. I think I will understand better than anyone. Artemis, what's up with you and this holiday? Why do you hate it so much?"Lily asked as she set her homework down and came over to my bed. Victoria and Alice followed and I found myself trying to ignore them with my drawings.
"Artemis, it isn't like we'll tell anyone. Come on. Stop playing with your drawings and tell us,"Victoria said as she snatched it out of my hands. I sighed and looked at them.
"You can tell us,"Alice said as the other two nodded.
"People are cruel,"I said, keeping my eyes on my quilt.
"Well, Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape are examples of that, Artemis. I'm not following,"Lily said.
"I had a really bad experience when I was younger. This was when I was about 8 or so. James was getting ready for his first year at Hogwarts and I wanted to go to a muggle school because I didn't want to stay home doing absolutely nothing while my brother was off enjoying himself. Anyway, my parents enrolled me into a private school where everything was 1st class. That Valentine's Day, James had sent me a bouquet of black roses. He always plants those in the garden for me when spring comes. Anyway, a single red rose was on my desk when I went into class that day. It was from a popular boy that seemed to enjoy torturing me but at the same time treat me as someone special. Someone close to him. Inside the little note attached to it was him asking me to meet him outside the school after school had let out. It seemed innocent enough and I did what he asked me to. I should have never done it. I had nightmares for weeks,"I said.
"What?"Alice asked.
"Apparently it was a cruel joke and I ended up soaking wet with blood. It was dropped from the roof just above. And to top it off, there were rose petals as well. I had never seen someone as mean hearted as he was,"I replied.
"Did you like the guy? And what about James and your parents?"Victoria asked, stunned as the other two at what I had told them.
"I was 8 years old. I hated boys. I just thought it was sweet that someone had done that for me. And I never told James. I never told James because I know what James is capable of. I don't need my brother in Azkaban. As for my parents, they don't know either. They had gone out for a few minutes when I had gotten home. By the time they came back, I had showed and there was nothing to be discussed about,"I replied with a shrug.
"Artemis Flora Potter! How can you be shrugging at a memory like that? No wonder you have no love in you. No wonder you hate the holiday. I can't believe you didn't tell anyone,"Lily said as she stood up.
"Take it how you will. And if James gets wind of that, I will never speak to any of you girls again,"I snapped as my eyes blazed with fire.
"Don't look at me. I have skeletons in my closet that not even Remus knows,"Victoria said with a nod. I looked at Lily and Alice. They looked at each other and then at me.
"I won't say anything, but you should tell James, Artemis. It might help him understand why you keep snapping at him for mushy love things,"Lily said, causing me to sigh. I curled underneath the blankets and closed my eyes, trying to drown out the light as well as the noise from the other girls. I sighed in thought. "This is ridiculous,"I thought as I heard the other girls go off to bed.
The Next Day
I almost gagged at the sight of the Great Hall when Victoria and I went downstairs for breakfast. There were pink and red butterflies fluttering on the bewitched ceiling and everything was just pink, red, or white. It was rather disturbing.
"It's rather unique, don't you think?"Victoria asked as we joined my brother and his friends at the table.
"I think it's rather disgusting,"I replied, rolling my eyes.
"Be cheerful today, baby sis. Besides, this should cheer you up. Happy Valentine's Day,"James said as he handed me a single black rose. He always did that for me every year. I don't know why, but it did always seem to cheer me up.
"Thank you, James,"I said as I gave him a hug.
"I thought you hated Valentine's Day?"Sirius asked as I set the rose on top of my books.
"She does. Except when I give her that rose. I've been doing that since we were young. I always plant a bush of those roses in the garden for her when springtime comes,"James replied for me, causing me to nod as I drank some water.
"I will never understand you. You are stranger than Lily and Victoria put together,"Sirius said, shaking his head. I snorted with laughter and it deepened as a flock of owls came into the school and were circling over head.
"Looks like the stupid train has come to see us,"I muttered, not caring that my brother and everyone else threw me a glare before waiting for the owls to descend. The owls were still flying around peoples' heads about five minutes later and it wasn't until I yelled, "Ok you bloody birds! We get the picture! They've waited long enough!" that they swopped down, dropping gifts and cards in front of people. I watched in disgust as most of the girls squealed as they opened their gifts or unwrapped their flowers. I watched Lily out of the corner of my eye as the bouquet of lilies and the box of muggle chocolate landed in front of her. I saw her read the card and look at James with a blush. I suddenly remembered what Sirius was suppose to do and literally knocked Remus's fork out of his hand.
"What was that for?"he asked as he looked at me in shock.
"Promise you won't get mad at me,"I replied, causing him to look at me suspiciously.
"What did you do?"he asked.
"Let's just say that since Sirius asked me to help him with his "Let's play Cupid" idea, he had to give me anything. And I made him buy tulips and a box of chocolate for your sister. He's going to be getting down on his knee here shortly to ask her to be his Valentine,"I replied, smirking as I caught Sirius's eye. Remus looked at me before starting to laugh. I swore I thought I was going to be in trouble, but he was laughing. People were starting to look at us and I reached across the table to put my hand over his mouth.
"Ok. I get it. It's funny,"I said, throwing him a glare, which caused him to calm down.
"My sister is going to be so shocked. She's been studying too hard. God. I wish you would have enlisted me to help. I would have been glad to,"he said, still shaking off some of his laughter. I stared at him in shock. This certainly was not like Remus. I was abruptly thrown out of my thoughts as I heard, "Artemis Flora Potter! You are a nut!" I glanced over at Victoria as she blushed. I saw Sirius sitting down next to James as James shook his head.
"Was this because of you?"she asked. I nodded and smirked. Everyone hated that smirk. My brother and I shared it. It was the only thing that really told people we were actually siblings. She groaned but graciously thanked Sirius for the flowers. They were her favorite, so go figure. Just as breakfast was about over, one last owl, by itself, came flying into the castle. Everyone, except for me of course, looked up to see who the lucky person would be. I could hear many "I hope it's me" from many girls. That caused me to roll my eyes. However, it didn't last long as the small package landed in front of me. I spit my water out into Remus's face as I looked at it.
"Thank you, Artemis,"he said, wiping his face with his napkin.
"Sorry Remus. This can not be for me,"I said as I cautiously picked up the small box.
"I'm afraid it is, baby sis. Your name is written on there clear as day,"James said as he closely looked at it.
"But I hate Valentine's Day and I've made that clear to anyone who has asked me about this day. Why on bloody earth would someone send me something?"I asked.
"Probably because it's someone who doesn't care. Maybe it actually is an admirer,"Remus said with a shrug.
"Remus, you are no help in this type of situation. Of all people I actually thought you would be the suspicious one, mate,"I said, mockingly rolling my eyes. He rolled his eyes to match, causing me to chuckle. Knowing that there was no way I could not get away with not knowing what it was, I opened it. Immediately I gasped. Inside was a silver necklace. My name was written in such a clever way that it made it almost too valuable to touch. What interested me the most was that my name was changing colors.
"Wow. Whoever this person is really must like you to go out of his way to get you that. I saw one of those down in Diagon Alley and again in Hogsmeade when mum took me there to shop for a gift for my dad and Remus,"Victoria said as she eyed it. I looked at my brother, who was looking very suspicious.
"I swear I don't know who it is from, James. There isn't even a name on here,"I said as I looked for a name of the person who sent it but found nothing.
"I'm impressed that the person actually thought to not put his name on it. James would have him dead by now,"Remus said, shaking his head. I nodded but kept my eye on the necklace.
"Who is this person?"I thought as everyone went about their usual routine after that.
Beginning of June – James's POV
"I hate History of Magic. Why do we even have to take it? Professor Binn is so boring,"I said as we just got out of our exam. We still had to take our Potions Exam and then our Care of Magical Creatures Exam, but at least our exams were done for the day.
"Because it is actually worth knowing where and how magic started. It's actually useful in life, James,"Remus replied as we went down to the Great Hall for dinner. Leave it to Remus to give us a lecture. We found Lily and Alice nowhere in sight and Artemis and Victoria had books in front of their faces as food disappeared behind then, which I assumed it was being consumed as the forks would reappear with nothing on them for more food.
"Studying still? You girls need a break,"Sirius said as we sat down across from them.
"No time, Sirius. We have a Transfiguration exam tomorrow morning and a Herbology exam tomorrow afternoon. There is no time for breaks,"Victoria said as she glared at us from over her book. Artemis, however, didn't say anything as she continued to read her book. I was a little bit worried because normally she would retort what Sirius had said, but she was completely quiet.
"Artemis, are you alright?"I asked. I saw her head nod up and down but no reply.
"Artemis Flora Potter, look at me right now,"I said, using a voice I hated using with my sister. She slammed the book down and glared at me. I was a little taken back by that glare, but it was more of the look she had as she gave the glare. She was almost in tears I could tell.
"Artemis, you're not alright,"I said, quietly.
"James, if I want your opinion I will ask you for it,"she snapped before she stood up and left the Great Hall. I was shocked and even more shocked when Victoria threw her book at me.
"Do men have to be so insensitive? She's your own sister for bloody sakes, James,"she snapped before grabbing her book from my hand and hurrying off to probably find Artemis. I was silent until, "James, you with us?"
I snapped out of my thoughts as I looked at Sirius.
"Are you going to be alright?"Remus asked as we got up from the table and headed up to the Gryffindor tower. I nodded and gave the Fat Lady the password before entering into the common room. Lily and Victoria at a table studying and Artemis was sitting in front of the fireplace drawing. I could never understand my sister and this drawing idea of hers. I gave Sirius and Remus a look and they nodded as they went over to join Victoria and Lily while I sat down next to my sister.
"Go away, James. I don't want to talk,"she snapped, sensing my presence. I don't know how she does that but she does. I sighed and snatched the notebook out of her hands, causing her to protest. I gave her a glare before shifting my attention to the drawing. I had to admit she was rather good. I had never taken a liking to muggle art but she was rather good.
"James, give it back to me before I hex you,"she snapped, bringing me out of my thoughts. I looked at her before standing up. I grabbed her arm and pulled her up as well before pulling her up into the boys dormitory. She was protesting but I ignored it as I slammed the door shut and looked at her.
"What in bloody hell do you think you're doing, James? That's no way to treat anyone. Not even you own sister,"she snapped, glaring at me.
"Artemis..."
"No. I won't listen. You're going to listen to me for once, James. I've had everyone say to me that they don't even know or believe we are siblings at all. I'm even starting to doubt it because of the space that's created between us. We don't even know anything about each other besides the little things that get us by. I don't need to be in your shadow,"she snapped. I was taken back by that last statement.
"My shadow? What are you talking about?"I asked, confused.
"Your shadow. Seriously James. Could you be anymore dense? I don't want to live in the shadow of my older brother as I am right now. Everyone keeps referring to me as your little sister and it gets annoying. The only time I actually am able to be just Artemis is when I'm not here at Hogwarts. I'm not going to go through Hogwarts being in your shadow. The least I can do is keep ahead of you in academics,"she snapped. By now I was completely shocked and confused by what she was saying. I know I didn't know my sister well enough but never had I heard her speak like this before. I went to speak but she stopped me.
"I don't want to hear anything, James. I'm done speaking to you,"she said before she disappeared from the room. A few minutes later Remus and Sirius had appeared.
"What happened? Your sister stormed downstairs, told Victoria and Lily she wanted to speak with them, minding you that she had tears in her eyes, and went up into the girls dormitory. What happened?"Sirius asked. I sighed and shook my head as I tossed her notebook onto my bed.
"James, what happened?"Remus asked.
"As far as right now, I'm shocked and confused at what just came out of my baby sister's mouth. My sister can be absolutely crazy and strange sometimes,"I snapped, causing both of them to look at each other.
"Mate, we know that, but what in bloody hell is going on? Your sister looked like she wanted to cry at dinner, she was pretty much in tears going up to the girls dormitory and now you are snapping at us,"Sirius said. I glared at him and looked over at Remus, who was holding my sister's notebook.
"She is extremely good. I mean, my sister is good with paints but your sister's drawings are absolutely amazing,"he said, looking at me. I sighed and nodded in agreement.
"James, whatever it is, it probably only has to do with the fact that she's stressed with exams. Lily and Victoria are the same way. I'm sure it's no big deal,"Sirius said, catching my eye. I sighed and wished he was right. My sister had opened my eyes and now I felt like there was nothing I could do to fix it. "I royally screwed up,"I thought as I collapsed on my bed.