"She was a gryffindor, of course." Remus said, holding tightly to Tonk's hand, " She smiled a lot that night, laughing and talking to us, we didn't know she was so alone because she never acted like she was. She was always staring at Sirius even though he was so stand-offish towards her."
The rest of that night was a blur before I knew it I was standing next to Remus in front of a painting of a larger woman in a rather loud pink dress.
"Password?" She said not staring at Remus and I.
"Dorilocus." he said and as the painting swung open to show a dark corridor, he motioned for me to follow him, I pulled him along with my free hand.
"Wow!" I looked up at the common room, it was much like the room behind the great hall, there was a roaring fire with two golden arm chairs and a red couch in front of it with a coffee table small chairs surrounded tables at the room, there where large windows with seat under them. I shook away the weird sense that I had been here before.
"You like?" He whispered in my ear.
"Yes, my god! we live here?"
"For the term yes and for holidays but I guess you will go home with your family for those." he said and for a moment I looked at him in confusion and tell him I had no family when I remember I had lied to him, he thought I had a family.
"Yeah maybe."
Lily, James, Peter and Sirius came in after us and stopped in our tracks. Lily pulled me away from Remus and pulled me towards the couch in front of the fire.
"Marauders only, the midgets know that." She said laughing as I sat next to her. James sat on her other side while Remus and Sirius took the armchairs peter sat on the floor in front of the fire.
James put him arm around Lily's shoulder and Lily rested her head on his chest. I stared form that to Remus' kind smile to Peter's cubby smile and then to Sirius' smirk.
what was he smirking at? did he know that my life is a lie? my heart pounded in my chest for a moment and then I relaxed because he couldn't know, he just couldn't, it was impossible.
"Hey, you in there? Jen?" lily placed a hand on my shoulder, she had been trying to talk to me during my tiny panic attack.
"Yeah sorry, I'm just tired I guess." The boys nodded and then started talking about a prank.
"Let's get to bed huh?" Lily said once again grabbing my hand and pulling me up off the couch. I waved with my cane filled hand and hobbled quickly up the stairs.
if I had known what that night had held I would of not rushed to my bed, I would of procrastinated longer, talked to Remus and Lily. I would of not rushed to bed.
I pulled my night gown over my head and pulled the bed spread down.
Lily was talking away about my other roommates, Alice Abbott and Gracie Prad.
"They will come in later, Alice is with her boyfriend, Frank, he's nice you will like him and Gracie, well she's probably out with some guy."
"Okay." I muttered only half listening, my eyelids were getting heavy and all I wanted to do was sleep.
"Night, Jen."
"Night." I muttered and allowed the darkness to take over my mind.
I was running fast, a small mirror clutched in my hand, Fear etched into my mind. My black school shoes made a noise that echoes around the empty corridors, my heart beating in my ears. The corridor I ran in was long and never ending. things popped out just out of sight, giant eyes, coursing my heart to beat more rapidly the mirror slide out of my hand, perspiration covering my hands, it clanked to the floor.I wiped my head around, scanning the empty stone hallway. I swiped up the mirror barley stopping. A tall blonde figure rushed into me, books went spilling, I grabbed her arm, pulling her around a corner.
"What's going on, miss-" I cut her off. A loud bang came from behind us. She turned to look behind but I pulled her forward, using the mirror in my hand I pushed it between our shoulders, our eyes met in the mirror then they met another eye. it was large, yellow. It froze my body, my heart stopped mid-beat. My body toppled over, the blonde girl followed me her frozen head hitting my shoulder. We were frozen!
I woke with a gasp, my body caked in sweat. I ripped off the sheets, they were so heavy. Lily slept on, a small smile planted on her lips as she curled herself into a tighter ball. Two other girls laid peacefully in their beds. I slid myself out of the bed, my feet hitting the cold floor.
What was that? I asked myself, the dream still playing in my head, the large eye still etched into my brain every time I blinked.
I need air! I pushed myself off the bed. I limped out of the room, I ignored my walking stick.
I expected to find the common room empty, and dark. it wasn't. The fire still roared with life as one lone figure sat dangerously close to it. black hair hung down the crouched back.
"hello?" I whispered, hoping I was not interrupting anything.
The figure jumped up, a look of guilt crossed his familiar face. It was Sirius.
"Oh it's you."
"Yeah um, sorry for interrupting I'll go now" I attempted to limp back however tripped over the corner of the oriental rug. curses tumbled out of my mouth as I braced for impact. I never hit the floor. A strong pair of arms had grabbed my under my arms.
"Thank you." I muttered.
He pulled me up higher allowing me to place my feet on the floor, once he knew I had support he let me go.
'thanks." I breathed, he smelt nice, kind of like sandalwood, peppermint and something else I couldn't then and now put a name to.
"No problem, though you might want to sit down for a bit.'" he gestured towards the couch.
"yeah." Where had my brain gone! stupid stupid stupid!!
I moved cautiously towards the couch, slowly lowering myself down to sit on the edge. Sirius sat on the small table in front of the couch.
"Are you going to talk?" HE said, trying to catch my eye.
I looked down at my feet, my pyjama's did not completely cover my scared left but I prayed Black did not notice it.
"French, you in there? Hello?" he waved a hand in my face.
"What?" I spat at him, for the first time tonight catching his eyes.
"are you okay? Why are you up so late?" He said, almost sounding concerned.
"Because I am. What's it to you?" it felt wrong for me to be angry at someone who is trying to be nice but I couldn't help it with Sirius Black, he got on my nerves.
"Fine! whatever I won't be nice!" he said turning on the table.
"Fine." I pulled my good leg up under my chin. the heat form the fire was warming my cold skin and I have to admit I liked the view Black was giving me, he did have quite a nice butt.
We were quiet for a while both staring at the fire.
"I'm sorry, for being a bastard." he muttered, he looked over his shoulder and for the first time I looked at him and saw how tired he looked, black circles under his eyes and his hair hung in chunks around his face.
"umm, okay." I said, not knowing what to say.
"I don't like you, well to tell you the truth I don't like new people." He said turning back to the fire.
"It's okay, Bla-Sirius. I didn't really like you much either." I smiled at his back as his shoulders slumped in what I can only guess was with relief. HE turned again, this time putting his hand on my ruined leg, I flinched slightly but I did not pull away from his touch.
"Truce?"
"Truce."
"okay then, so What's your favourite colour?" I laughed at him and luckily he joined in. This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
A/N new chapter. I know it's late but I've had a busy few weeks so I'm sorry but this story is going to be finished and it is going to pick up from here on out..... I hope.
please review (with or without criticism) remember review keep me going. plus its polite!