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Chapter 5 – The trouble with looks

It was a week and a half ago that Hitomi was 'christened'. Lily was sat by herself in the girls' dorm (which she had been 'bullied' into sleeping in, once a fortnight) She was actually sat at their shared dressing table, attempting to untangle her, as Mya called it, Morning hair.

Lily scowled at her reflection, cursing the frizzy mess of red tangles that, when tamed, was, she supposed, satisfactory. No-one's ever happy with what they have. Lily dragged the brush through her hair again. It had no effect whatsoever. She sighed, she had hoped that she wouldn't have to wash her hair, Mya used all the hot water, as she got up before Lily on Saturdays.

She trudged through to the bathroom, and was about to get undressed, when she heard a CRASH!

She ran back through to the dorm, and found Mya, lying on the floor. Her dark hair was, unusually, loose, and her face was streaked with tears. She seemed to have fallen over one of Freya's books, and crashed to the floor to make the noise. It was funny that Freya, the 'law abiding' one of the three, was in fact, the messiest person Lily knew, while Mya was obsessively tidy.

Lily knelt next to Mya, on the floor

"Mi, what's the matter?"

Mya looked up, rage burning in the dark pools of her eyes.

"I'm sick of it Lil, sick of it... I don't know what to do, he's so oblivious"

Lily was confused, Mya never made sense when she was upset

"Mi, what are you sick of?" she put her arms around her sobbing friend

"Them, those blonde bitches who think they can do whatever they like"

"What've they done?"

"They won't leave him ALONE! He's my boyfriend, what makes them think that they can just hit on other GIRLS' BOYFRIENDS!"

Comprehension dawned on Lily

"Ohhh, Sirius?"

"Yes," Mya looked up at Lily, "I don't know what to do, I'm so scared that he's just going to dump me... like the others. Especially since all those other girls are all over him..."

Lily sighed, "I s'pose that's the problem with having a good looking boyfriend... Why don't you talk to him about this?"

Mya looked up, shocked "I can't tell him! What would he think? That I expect him to not talk to anyone except me!"

"Look, I just think that you should talk to him about the 'casting aside' thing. Then you'll be sure that he doesn't think of you like those other sluts"

Mya blinked, now resembling a confused panda, thanks to the eyeliner and mascara outlining her eyes "I'll think about it... I'm gonna go to bed for a bit"

"Ok," Lily watched her friend stumble towards the pristinely tidy bed. She wondered if Mya was ever going to get over this thing about Sirius.

When Mya was cuddled up in bed, Lily turned to leave the dormitory, and almost shrieked when she spotted her reflection. She had forgotten her hair. Damn.

She warily approached one of Mya's magazines. She flicked through it, until she found a page headed 'Silky locks in minutes!'

"I suppose it's worth a try" she sighed. She quickly read the instructions and muttered the incantation. She then turned back to the mirror, expecting to see that her hair had all been burnt off, or something of that sort... What she did see made her gasp

"Bugger" she said. It hadn't worked. Her hair looked perfectly normal... apart from the fact that it was pink. Hot pink. She santched up the magazine and found the small print at the bottom:

Side effects may include colour change, and slight frizziness. Side effects will last about a day.

Lily fingered her pink hair, it was perfectly silky now, just the wrong colour.

"I am gonna KILL Mya when she is less depressed" she muttered "Why do these things always happen to me? These charms work on her"

Still scowling, but managing to control the outburst threatening to erupt from her mouth, she put her hair in a loose ponytail, and began to get dressed. Since it was a Saturday, she pulled on baggy, beige trousers, and a pale blue, fitted, ribbed polo-neck. She slipped on her trainers and glanced out of the window as she ran down the stairs. It was another, cool day. The heatwave had finally subsided a couple of days ago.

As she entered the common room, she saw James, sitting alone by the empty fireplace. He rose quickly and gasped

"What did you do to your hair!"

Lily scowled at him

"Never use Mi's magazine charms" she said as an explanation.

"Oh..." he looked as if he was trying not to laugh.

Lily gave him a warning look.

"Let's go visit Tomi!" he said, slipping his arm around her, in an attempt to make her happier. It worked.

She leant against him contentedly as they walked across the grounds, and into the forest.

As they entered the clearing that held Hitomi, Lily ran to the cage. Hitomi had already raised her sleepy head, and opened her enormous eyes.

"Hello, baby!" cooed Lily. James rolled his eyes, slipping his eyes around her waist, from behind.

"Hey mate," he greeted the dragon "I'll treat you like a human, even if your, erm, 'mother' doesn't!"

"Excuse me!" Lily said indignantly, attempting to put her hands on her hips, but failing because James' hands were already there "Are you saying that I do not treat our baby properly?"

James noticed the warning tone in her voice, she was very touchy when it came to the subject of 'their baby' "Erm, no... I was just saying that... Well, now Tomi will have a balanced diet of 'cooing' and normal speech!"

Lily was fooled, James was saved.

"Oh, yes, good idea... Let's exercise her!"

Together, they opened the cage, and slipped the collar and chain over Hitomi's head. Finally, James fastened the chain to the stake. The then sat on a bank at one side, while the little dragon plodded around, sniffing at the grass, and different plants.

James turned Lily around and kissed her gently, running his hands through her hair. He could stay here forever.

When they returned to the common room, they found Remus, Sirius and Peter grouped by the fireplace.

"Where's Freya?" asked Lily

"In her dorm" replied Remus sullenly

"Why?" James asked

"Because she has just had another letter from her mum... She's still being argued over" Remus said

Freya's mother and father had split up, after a lot of domestic violence, the year before, but Freya was still caught up in it. Her mother was pregnant again, but not with Freya's father, she had a new boyfriend, she was pretty after all, being a nymph. Freya's father was furious about this, saying it was improper. Freya's father wanted Freya to live with him, and be his child. Her mother wanted her to stay with her, and be her child. Every time Freya got a letter from home, she ended up crying in her dorm.

"What did it say this time?" sighed Lily, unhappily

"Oh... 'Your father is a worthless toad, you mustn't go to him, he'll only hurt you' But you know that her mum hurt her just as much as her dad 'I cannot believe that any daughter of mine would want to go back to him, after all the trouble he caused' but we know that Freya's mum actually caused the whole thing, by having an affair!"

"Poor Freya" Lily looked unhappily at the cold fireplace... today had been just 'brilliant' so far.

"Yeah," agreed Peter. His watery eyes rarely showed emotion, but now there was a pronounced ray of sorrow in their watery centres. Lily knew that Peter had housed a secret crush on Freya for some time, although she suspected that she was the only one who had noticed. It was a shame really, she supposed Peter must feel really out of it, knowing that Freya like Remus, and Remus liked Freya, although they were both refusing to admit it. He never got a look in.

"I s'pose I should go and comfort her" Lily got up,

"I wouldn't bother, Mi's with her" Sirius glanced towards the staircase, leading to the girls' dorms.

Lily looked back at the fireplace, and silence reigned...

Mya crept down to the common room some time later, only Sirius was there. Lily had gone to bed a long time ago, and after she had gone the others had drifted up to their dorms. She walked over to the sofa where Sirius was, his face lit by the dying fire. She sat down on his knee, snuggling into his chest, he lifted her chin with his hand and kissed her, holding her close to him.

Mya was in heaven, she forgot about the other girls, and just kissed him back. After a while, about half an hour, Sirius leant back and stroked her hair gently. Mya suddenly remembered what she had come for. But it ached in her heart. She couldn't do this, he would be so upset. Or angry.

"Siri, I have to talk to you..."

He looked up from nuzzling her neck,

"Mmmm?"

"Well..." Mya was torn, she couldn't decide what to do.

"Yeah?" Sirius pulled her closer to him again, kissing her lips softly.

Mya pulled away, "I'm scared"

"Why?" Sirius was giving her his full attention now, "Who is bothering you?"

"Well, you know, erm, Mandy Parker and Wendy Phillips and that kind of girl?"

Sirius looked confused, "What? Tarty, common girls? What about them?"

"I- I..." Mya's voice broke and a tear rolled down her cheek "They- they want to take you from me... I always worry that you'll just drop me... like – like the others..."

Sirius' face clouded, "Is that what you think of me?"

Mya looked terrified "No! I just want to be sure..."

Sirius stood up, she slid from his lap onto the floor, cowering.

He looked horrified "Do you know WHY I have that reputation? Do you?"

Mya shook her head.

"For YOU! I was trying to make you jealous, coz I was a stupid little boy, I thought it was the only way to get you to like me"

Mya stared up at him, gazing through her tears.

Sirius seemed close to tears now

"For YOU! I have loved you since 4th YEAR! That is why the school thinks I'm a playboy... for you..."

He sank back onto the sofa, a tear slid down his face, and he looked at her, sniffing, trying to stop the tears that blurred his beautiful eyes.

Mya slowly stood, and slid back onto the sofa, next to him. She slid her arms around him and held him close,

"Really?"

Sirius looked at her again, and nodded.

Mya grinned, and Sirius suddenly seemed a lot happier. He kissed her gently, all over her face. He could taste her tears, but he could feel her smile.

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