Top Secret
by Shealtiel
Rated: T for sexual references, adult themes, violence and mild coarse language
Summary: "Oak, fourteen inches, unpliant and resilient, excellent for Transfiguration with a knack for Charms. Veela hair core."
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Thursday, January 15th, 1976
8:33am
Ancient Runes
I got a letter from Sebastien this morning at breakfast.
Rose, (I already knew this was a bad sign, because he always says, 'Ma chére Rose' or 'Ma belle Rose', stuff like that.)
I do not know what to say. It hurts me that you have kept this from me for so long. I wish you had told me when you suspected this at first. I am not sure what to do right now. I need some time to think. Please don't write me for some time. I will write you again soon.
Sebastien
I'm trying very hard not to cry. Sirius is sitting next to me, with an alarmed look on his face. And maybe a little worried. But that's just making it worse.
He just asked, "Hey Rose, are you alright? What's wrong?" But I can't say anything, because then I will start crying! Sebastien's going to break up with me!
What am I gonna do? I should have told him straight away, like he said! Now he's going to think I kept it from him on purpose, like I was trying to trick him!
Sirius just passed me this note.
Chin up. Everything's gonna be fine. If that Sebastien dude doesn't realise what he's got, then he doesn't deserve you in the first place. How about we fake a magical accident and you and I can head down to the lake and have a chat? You need distracting.
I guess he saw me reading Sebastien's letter and guessed something was up. Sometimes he can be so sweet. Anyway, I don't think I can sit in class much longer and stew over this. I'm not usually one to skip class, but I think I might take him up on that offer.
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8:55am
Under the Beech tree, by the Black Lake
So I figured out how the Marauders always get away with everything. James has an Invisibility Cloak! Like a real, genuine Invisibility Cloak! It's so cool! It's all shiny and shimmery and feels all smooth and flowy!
So needless to say, Sirius and I are sitting under the Invisibility Cloak by the lake so we don't get caught. I told him about the Veela thing, so now he's just telling me funny stories about things he and other guys have done to try and impress me, and what they all say about me behind my back. And what they say about Sebastien. Which is kind of funny.
Oh, and Sirius's plan to get us out of class was great! He was pretending to be sick, and he knew the teacher totally wouldn't believe that he wasn't just doing it to get out of class, so he said that if I volunteered to take him to the Hospital Wing, to make sure he wasn't skipping class, it would totally work! And it did! It was epic.
Now he's telling me another story. "I heard Corby saying the other day that he'd duel Sebastien any day to prove to you he's the better Wizard. So then Spinnet got into an argument with him about which one of them was more worthy of you."
Wow. Seriously? Guys are so stupid. Honestly. He was just saying about how crazy Remus is about it too. But maybe if I told Remus I had Veela blood, he wouldn't be interested in me. Sirius said he thought it might help.
Eww, why did I do that? I just asked Sirius why Peter's completely uninterested in me! It just slipped out by accident! Now he'll never let me forget that.
Now he's all like, "Why, do you like him? What about that Sebastien guy?" Which has just reminded me that Sebastien is going to dump me very soon.
Damn it. Now I'm getting all teary again and Sirius is freaking out.
He just said, "Hey, don't worry about Sebastien or Peter or whoever. They do not know what they're missing out on with you. I'm sorry I brought it up. But honestly Rose, it doesn't matter whether you have Veela blood or not. You're an amazing person, and if anybody thinks you're just a pretty face, they'd be wrong."
That's rather sweet of him.
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11:22am
History of Magic
I may have ended up having a real accident.
Sirius was trying to distract me from all my problems and sadness, and the crying, so at first he proposed we play a game called 'Let's Think of All the Things We Hate About James', which, as you can guess, was highly entertaining.
Anyway, after pointing out things such as his ridiculous habit of mussing his hair when it gets too neat, and playing with that stupid Snitch of his like he's God's gift to Quidditch, we decided to walk by the lake for a bit before heading back to class.
So then, I pushed him in. It was necessary! He kept making mean jokes about the Veela thing. Anyway, then he pulled me in after him, naturally, and I hit my head on a rock, because that's just my luck, clearly, and I was bleeding everywhere.
If possible, Sirius was freaking out even more about that than he had been about the crying. He did feel bad though. He looked like he might kill himself while he was waiting for me at the Hospital Wing, honestly. But I'm fine. I'm even concussion free this time!
I mean, there was a lot of blood, which is why Sirius probably freaked out so much. And also probably because it was kind of his fault. If you discount the whole I pushed him in first thing. I did feel kind of dizzy for a while, I think because I lost so much blood I guess. But I feel fine now. And we didn't even get caught out for skipping class. Sirius just told Madam Pomfrey that I slipped on the stairs on my way to class. So you know, I feel like a total rebel now. Which Sirius was making fun of me for. He says I can't skip class once and expect to be hailed as a 'total rebel'. Which I guess is kind of true. But it's still the naughtiest thing I've ever done.
Anyway, I should probably be taking notes right now. OWLs are approaching scarily fast.
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