I jumped onto the train just as it was moving, thanks to remembering last minute that i owned an owl, and that she needed to be fed and bought home. I landed straight onto Kenneth, it was possibly the most awkward situation i had been in.
'Err, Hi' I said getting off him, he stood up and dusted himself off and looked me up and down in disgust
'Stupid Ravenclaw, getting my robes dirty with your scummy germs' He said bitterly through clenched teeth, i frowned
'Not very nice, you should be kinder to the person who won you ten galleons' I said crossing my arms
'Piss off, Griffin' He said trying to get past me, but i had blocked his way
'No, i don't think i will' I said tapping my foot, impatiently. Waiting for him to listen
'Get out of my way' he said trying to push me, but that wasn't happening, you see after playing quiddich since i was five, maybe younger, i am rather strong.
'Look, Kenneth-' i began
'It's Parkinson to you' he growled
'Look, Kenneth' i persisted 'I'm sorry i didn't meet you for the party, but a few circumstances got in the way and i was un able to attend, if i could have got word to you, i would , but i was locked in a broom cupboard for fourteen hours' I said all in one breath
'I really couldn't care less, Griffin, get out of my way' he said, i stood my ground however
'You were right, that i should have come and told you what happened the next day, but i'm a Freya, i don't do things normally' i continued, he rolled his eyes and tried to push past me once again. i pushed him against the wall.
'Bloody forgive me, i've said i'm sorry but your ignoring me!' i said angrily, Kenneth smirked
'You're so naive' he hissed
'What?' i asked innocently, but i knew where this was heading, Sirius had been right.
'Thinking i actually liked you' He said, i thought for a moment
'you seemed to think i would like you, but to tell you the truth, i was only going to go to the party and to hogsmead with you to make someone i really like jealous' I said, he frowned slightly
'What do you mean?' he asked
'Just that i was using you to get to someone else' i said, i was not going to be beaten, especially not by him. i apologise and he ignores me. well he should think first before not accepting my apologies.
'Yeah, nice to know. But, it didn't seem to work much did it?' he said smugly
'Actually it bought us pretty close' I said imagining the size of the broom cupboard Sirius and Myself had been stuck in 'Actually, extremely close'
'whatever, Griffin. Move out of my way before i make you' He growled
'Moron' I muttered before walking down the train away from him, i was just about to open the compartment Lissa and Jake were in when a spell flew over my shoulder clipping it on the way, a cut formed on my shoulder making a faint red patch form on my jumper, great, i had just bought this jumper and now it's going to be covered in blood, ew. I've just remembered that sometimes after looking at blood i have funny turns. i hope it doesn't happen now. then i remembered i was cut and i knew who had done it. i turned around to see Kenneth with his wand out, i rolled my eyes
'Totally uncalled for' I said to him before sliding the compartment door open and falling onto the floor as i began to feel light headed.
'Freya' i could hear Lissa saying although it sounded as if she was very far away, i could see a face in front of mine, but it was blurry and i couldn't make out who it was, i reached out and touched it, it felt funny, like it should be solid but wasn't, i began to poke it. i giggled slightly
'Face's are weird' i slurred out now stroking it
'Is she drunk?' Someone asked, it was the face i was stroking, were floating faces supposed to talk, i frowned
'No but blood makes her crazier than she is, and she has a cut on her shoulder, who did that anyway, it looks really bad' someone said from next to me
'We don't need her crazier than she normally is' the floating head said
'Shhh, floaty heads are meant to float not talk' I stated in a slur, the floating head moved away, and all i could make out was a grey and brown blur that may have been from the door.
'Door's are funny too, i mean they're so doorish' i stifled a giggle 'I could so totally just go out to hogsmead with that door, hey i think it agrees, i just pulled a door' i went into a fit of giggles
'Someone get her off the floor, i need to slap some sense into her' came the voice from next to me
'Lissa?' i asked curiously
'Yeah' she said
'Slap me and i'll set my army of invisible aadvarks on to you' i said stroking my arm, where my aardvark was lying. i think. i'm not to sure, i'm so confused right now.
'i think she's coming back to earth' Lissa said in a whisper
'I don't want to go to earth, i want to go to Uranus, Lissa' i said through a giggle 'Take me to Uranus, get it?'
'Or maybe not' the floating head said, hey it was back, but it wasn't as blurry, i pouted
'Be more blurry' i said patting it
'i wish she would stop stroking me' the floating head said through a sigh 'I'm not a dog'
'are you not, Padfoot' came another, i looked at where the voice was coming from, but all i could see was a blob
'Shut up, prongs' said floaty
'be quite both of you, you're confusing Freya' came Lissa's voice
'Who's Freya?' i asked 'Sounds like a cool thing, i bet it is'
'No, not really. it's sort of annoying actually, very clumsy and sometimes has speech impediment' Said the blob
'Oh what a shame, for i so wanted to be a Freya' i said, the blob was becoming more visible and was now wearing glasses, and the floating head now had a neck, i giggled
'You're growing' i managed to say, but after a minutes giggling, it began to die down. i sat up and rubbed my eyes, i looked at Lissa who was sitting next to me on the floor, and at Sirius and James who were kneeling on the other side of me
'It happened again, didn't it?' i asked Lissa, she just sighed and nodded, the others stood up and sat down in their seats, i stood up slowly and sat down next to James, in the only free seat. Jake was on my other side, Remus, Sirius and Lissa sat on the opposite seats
'Who cut you?' Lissa asked nervously
'No-one' i said after a minute, my eyes flickering to the four boys who were watching me.
There was an awkward silence for a while before i finally broke it
'Well that was all rather awkward' I said in a cheery voice
'Just a little' Jake answered, i wrinkled my nose at him. None of us felt like doing much, we were all so tired that after half an hour most of them were asleep, minus Remus and myself, Remus who had had more sleep than us was reading a book, and i couldn't sleep with the stinging that was on my shoulder.
'Let me see that cut' Remus said, obviously fed up of me moving and wincing to find a spot it didn't hurt. He put his book down after marking his page and came across to my seat. i pulled my jumper off my shoulder and looked the other way, i didn't want another episode like earlier.
'Bloody hell, Freya' he said
'What?' i asked panicked
'all that fuss for a graze, honestly' he said
'There was blood' i retorted
'admitedly yes there was' he agreed
'It feels like a giant parchment-cut' i said sadly, he just rolled his eyes at me. i frowned and pouted pulling my jumper over the cut and ignoring the slight burn i got from it,
As the train drew nearer to London my nerves increased more and more, what if my dad hadn't changed, that he was back to locking himself away to stop the pain from the world, like i had done before i began Hogwarts. i pulled my knees up to my chin and wrapped my arms around my legs,
Eventually we pulled up into Kings cross station and i poked awake all the others, they all groaned but looked refreshed, well that was all good for them.
'you braggarts get up' i yelled at them, they all stood up and got their trunks
'Go suck a duck, Freya' Sirius said sarcastically, i stared at him in shock, how dare he use my saying.
'How dare you!' i said outraged, he just smirked, we walked along the passageway and got out of the train.
once i was off it and had my luggage on a trolley i had a quick look around, i couldn't spot dad anywhere, then a hand squeezed my shoulder, i spun round on the spot and was met by the kind eyes of the Potters, i smiled at each of them politely
'Hello Freya, dear' said Mrs Potter
'Hello' i said nervously, i hadn't spoken to them in five years, i was surprised they recognised me still. i took another quick look around the platform
'Your dad asked us to help you home, we'll be catching the night bus, the other two are waiting by the pillar' Mr Potter said cheerfully taking my trolley from me, i tried to protest but he just gave me the 'nonsence' look, i gave in and walked to the pillar, Sirius and James were leaning next to it
'Freya' Sirius nodded his head in acknowledgement, James just grunted a hello, i sighed and leaned next to Sirius but over judging the space there was between me and the wall, and falling straight on my bum, back against the wall, Sirius and James looked down at me
'I meant to do that' i argued 'I much prefer sitting on hard concrete floors' Sirius bit back a laugh and helped me up, at the same moment James' parents came through the crowd and we walked to a deserted street near the station, where Mr Potter stuck out his want arm.
with a slight pop a large purple triple Decker bus came to view and stopped before us, a Young man not much older than us stepped off it and cleared his throat
"Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Wilbert Shun-pike, and I will be your conductor this evening' he said smiling at us with a toothy grin, he looked a little scary. we got onto the bus and sat on some seats on the bottom deck.
We arrived back in Godric's hollow an hour later, i had been stuck between James and Sirius the whole time, as the bus seemed to jump between locations dropping people off and picking them up, i had almost flown off my chair three times, only to be saved by the other two,
The bus stopped in front of James's house and we all stepped off unsurely and were handed our trunks and owls by Wilbert.
'Thanks' i mumbled to him as i took lynx from him, he raised his eyebrows at me and gave me a toothy grin, i edged behind Sirius. He got back in the bus and with another pop, it had gone.
'Thank you for helping me get home' i said kindly to James' mum
'no problem dear, i hope to see you soon, boys help her over with her trunk, it must be awfully heavy' Sirius and James walked over and Sirius picked up my trunk, James my owl, and they walked with me up the street, two houses up actually,
i opened the gate that was in need of a good oil and walked up the path slowly, the other two behind me. I stepped up to the front door and knocked once, twice, three times.i waited, then a dog barked from within, i lept back from the door straight into James, he gave me a weird look as he steadied me.
'Dog, dog?' i asked myself in a whisper, to say i was surprised was an understatement, since when did we own a dog? i looked at the houses along the road to check i had the right house, the two boys watched. had dad moved house and forgot to tell me?
the door opened.
'Freya, you're home!' dads voice filled the air, his cheerful voice that once graced the home, it seemed weird like i had gone back in time,
'Hey, dad' i said awkwardly, as in more awkward than an awkward giraffe, almost as awkward as an awkward Roman. Yes that awkward.
It just so happened that dad had bought a puppy from the woman up the road, her dog had had puppies, he had finished the project that he had been working on so long, and was now my old dad again, to say i was happy was an understatement, James found out about mum, Dad had been spending time with the potters again, James doesn't seem to know why i didn't tell him, but i couldn't and i wasn't going to explain why.
It was Christmas day, Dad and i had gotten up early and opened presents, and done the things we used to do on Christmas,
it was lunchtime and i was sitting up in my room with Fudge and Lynx, Fudge is our puppy's name, he is adorable. we were sitting on my bed, Lynx was on top of my wardrobe, when a knock came from the door, Fudge bounded off my lap and ran off down the stairs, i lay back on my bed
'Freya' dad called up the stairs
'Yes dad?' i called down
'The Potters are here for Christmas lunch'
'What?' i called down in horror, James in my house again? and Sirius? oh no! what if they want to come into my room it is a mess, i stood up
'The Potters are here for Lunch, shall i send the youngsters up?' he shouted, i panicked and grabbed all my clothes off the floor shoving them in random drawers
'Yeah, sure' i yelled down the stairs, i heard muffled conversation downstairs and the sound of footsteps on the stairs i packed everything into the drawers and jumped back on my bed grabbing my book and continuing to read, catching my breath as i did
'Freya, which room is yours?' Sirius wined from the corridor, i was about to reply but never managed to
'It's this one i think' James said, and i heard footsteps coming towards my room
'Sit outside her window at night, do we?' Sirius asked James as they walked into my room, i crossed my legs and tilted my head putting my book down
'Only at weekends' James joked, well i hope he was.
'Hey' i said slowly, but inside i was screaming, Sirius Black was in my room! major girlish scream
'Heya' he said bounding over and jumping on my bed next to me, as James looked around
'Looks just like it used to' he said, i hummed in agreement
'So Freya, what do you think of me, the most dashing and handsome man ever being in your bed?' Sirius asked with a wink, i stiffened a giggle
'Oh it's normal for me to have average looking guys in my bed, and well i've had more dashing and handsome men here than you' i joked, he looked at me with mock sadness, i smiled
'Like me' James said sitting on my bed
'Yes, like James' i said rolling my eyes, truth is, Sirius was the most dashing and handsome man/boy ever to be on my bed, i hid a contented sigh and lay down on my bed,
'Comfortable?' asked James
'Rather' i answered closing my eyes, but i wish i hadn't for when i did, i was scooped up and thrown on the floor and When i sat up James had taken my place, i sighed and crossed my arms
'Not fair' i said frowning jokily at them and sticking my tongue out at them, Sirius returned it.
'Freya, Sirius, James Lunch is ready' called my dad, i stood up and ran out of the door and down the stairs the other two fighting behind me to get down the stairs first, i skidded into the dining room and sat down next to Mrs Potter, opposite James who gave me a look of displeasure, i raised an eyebrow
'Right, help yourselves, tuck in, and enjoy' dad said as every one began to help themselves, i didn't reach to get anything, James was still looking at me
'What?' i asked in a hushed tone as the adults began their conversation, Sirius who was at the head next to both James and i watched in fascination at our silent eye conversation
'You know what' James hissed
'No i don't' i replied in the same cold tone he was using
'why didn't you tell me?' he asked raising an eyebrow
'Not this again' i mumbled running a rand over my eyes
'Yes this again' he said through gritted teeth
'I don't see why i had to tell you it was none of your buisness' i hissed at him, clenching my fists
'Oh yeah?' shouted James slamming his hands down on the table
'Yeah!' i said following his actions, and then as if in slow motion half of the food on James's plate flew towards me and landed on my lap, i screamed loudly, the adults looked over at us, yes so ignore us when we are fighting but look when i scream, makes perfect sence.
i grabbed the bowl of Brussels sprouts and threw them at James, he tried to dodge but failed
Sirius just sat wide eyed watching us while James' dad was attempting to stop us, and mine was just stick to his seat staring at his food, James' mum was attempting to salvage some of the food before either me and James grabbed it. Then Sirius smiled, stood up and began to sing while James and i continued to scream and shout at each other, throwing all the food we could reach
'Deck the halls with veg and gravy,-'
'you should have - arghh-' James said before i threw a load of stuffing at him
'fa la la la la la la la la la'
'James stop that now' James dad said trying to grab the potatoes from james' spoon
'It was none of your buisne- eww' i said getting interrupted when some gravy covered potato's hit me on the cheek
'Tis the season-'
'Really now' James dad said still trying to stop James
'It was becaus- ahhh' said James
'fa la la la la la la la- ew some got on me!' Sirius said brushing some parsnips off his jacket
'Stop this now, i'm very-' Mrs potter said ducking under the table as a potato missed me and almost hit her square on the face
'why was it, it was a hard time for me, i was ten years old, i didn't know how to handle it' i screamed James stopped mid aim and put his spoon down, he sat down in his chair as the rest of us stared at him,
I sighed, and looked at James, he ran a hand through his hair removing about three sprouts and some carrots, i must have looked so attractive in front of Sirius
'You're right, you were ten, and i should have know there was a reason behind you not talking and given you some time, i'm sorry' He said, i gaped at him befor clearing my throat
'I-i-m sorry to, i shouldn't have pushed you away like i did, you were like a brother and i wasted that, i deserved what happened'
'you didn't' James said 'If i had of known the reason i would never have tripped you and such'
'truce?' i asked and held out my hand
'Truce' he said shaking it, we both smiled, and then burst out laughing at the look of utter shock on everybody's faces, this was a Christmas we weren't soon to forget.
The days after Christmas went by rather quickly, Sirius, James and myself met up and played quiddich and went on walks with Fudge. James and me are acting like nothing happened, which is nice, because it's like having a brother again.
New years eve was soon upon us and yet again, The Potters and Sirius are coming over for drinks, it was just after ten when a knock echoed through the house, i ran to the door and answered it, Sirius and James stood there, smiling.
'Where are your parents?' i asked
'Staying home, your dad is going to ours, were staying here' James said walking past me as i opened the door wide enough for their entrance, Sirius smiled slightly at me, not his usual smirky smile though, it was different and sexy, i liked it, well, i like everything about him from his eyebrows to his shins,
'Oh ok' i said as i closed the door, i walked into the living room the two boys following when i heard dad call
'Freya, honey i'm just off out to the potters, there are sweets in the cupboard, don't make a mess, and the boys have permisson to stay over night as long as you all sleep in the living room' i went twelve different shades of red, and tried to say ok but a strangled squeak was all i could manage
'Night, Mr Griffin' Sirius called, the door slammed shut and i looked at the other two, we all burst out laughing as i turned the radio on and we began to eat sweets and play some games, and before we knew it it was nearly midnight, James jumped up from the chair he was on and looked at me
'Can i use some parchment a quill and your owl?' he asked, i gave him an odd look but pointed to the desk, he grinned and skipped, actually skipped over to the desk. I looked at Sirius who didn't seem to have seen his friend skipping for he hd been staring at me, as i caught his eye he turned and his ears turned slightly pink
'Why is he writing letters at five to midnight?' i asked him
'It's a happy new year letter to Lily, he sends them every year' Sirius said after clearing his throat
'i think Lily is getting more accustomed to him, all he needs to do is prove he is a little bit more mature' Sirius nodded, and then we sat in silence, and watched at James tied the parchment to Lynx's leg and sent her out of the window, and we watched as he collapsed onto the other sofa and began to snore, in fact we were silent until the clock read fifteen seconds to midnight, i prodded Sirius and pointed it out to him, he smiled nervously. He's been acting oddly today, not like himself at all.
'Five' Sirius said in a whisper
'Four' i continued
'Three' he said sitting closer to me
'Two' I said, but one never came, instead Sirius's face was in front of mine as he pressed his lips to mine, i thin i went into shock, Sirius Black, The Sirius Black that i had dreamed of kissing was kissing me right here on my sofa, at midnight, best start of the year ever,
we continued to kiss until he broke it with a small smile, he then he stood up and lay down in the pile of cushions on the floor just below the sofa, i lay back on the sofa bringing a blanket up over me, and rolling so my back was facing the two possibly sleeping boys, i grinned madly, before drifting of to sleep, best new years ever.
