Okay, this is my second time around with this story... about three years after i started it. I've obviously grown up quite a bit since then, so I'm going through and fixing all the parts that make me cringe from either style or content. For those of you who've already read the story, don't worry, i'm not changing the plot :)
"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so."
-David Grayson
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Joanne Atramentous went sprinting through the King's Cross train station. Where the hell were they? Remus had told her, specifically, that he would be there at seven o'clock a.m., on the spot. Oh, who was she kidding? Remus was intelligent and all, but that sandy-blond, blue eyed boy was terrible at being on time. Thinking back now, how could she have taken him to be serious, considering his reputation for always being late.
Hmmm. The word 'serious' triggered a thought in her highly astute brain. Come to think of it, where was Sirius, as well? Oh, hell! Sirius couldn't be taken seriously either! Joey giggled to herself at the obvious irony, causing the short-eared owl on her shoulder gave a 'hoot' at the now unstable perch it was sitting on. As she leaned over and cradled the gorgeous brown and white speckled bird against her temple, a sudden voice broke her train of thought:
"Joey! We've missed you so much over the summer!" As Joey whipped around to meet the voices she recognized as James Potter's and Remus Lupin's, her long, wispy auburn hair swept across her shoulders and down the middle of her back. A full smile extended over her sun-kissed, lightly freckled face as she jumped into the arms of two of her best friends.
"Oh, James, Remus! I've missed you guys, too!" she gave them both huge wet kisses on the sides of their faces, causing both of their noses to wrinkle. James had certainly grown over the summer! The once scrawny, vertically challenged gentleman was now supporting all of Joey's 5 foot, 9 inch frame in a tight bear hug. "Have you been lifting weights?" she inquired, giving his arm a playful squeeze.
"Maybe a little." He smiled shyly, his blue eyes shining in the glare of the brightly lit train station. He certainly looked like it! James' body was now much more in proportion. The muscles in his arms visibly flexed as he hugged his good friend. His dark black, and extremely unkempt hair began to tickle her face. Giggling as he let her go, she then rapped her delicate arms around her much mellower friend, Remus.
Deciding that it would be better for them to begin making their way towards platform nine and three quarters, the three picked up there trunks and headed down the hall. It wasn't long before a beautiful, curvy figured red-head was visible down the passage, accompanied by an over weight boy with very light brown hair. Joey shrieked with excitement as she and the red headed Lily Evans began to playfully bound towards each other.
The impact at which they smashed into each other caused them to fall over, laughing wildly. Without Joanne realizing it, her elegant bird leaped off her shoulder and soared over to a distant figure coming up in the distance. She got to her feet, exchanging jovial kisses with Lily and the chubby boy, Peter Pettigrew. Still laughing, Joey suddenly realized that her beloved feathered friend was no longer on her shoulder.
"Oh no! Did you guys see where Flam flew off to?" Joey asked her friends, trying to suppress the panicked tone in her voice. "He never flies off like that. He won't even sit on anyone's shoulder but mine and-"
"Perhaps mine?" a deep voice, resonating from behind her, finished the thought for her. Without even turning around, she knew who that voice belonged to. Squealing with delight, she flipped around in a flash and suddenly had Sirius Black in a hug. Laughing he said, "Yup…you should have known that when Phlegm left your shoulder, I had to have been near by!" Joey pulled out of the hug punched him hard in the ribs, as the short-eared owl nipped him sharply on the ear. "Ouch!" he bellowed.
"Well," Joey lectured, "you should have known that Flam doesn't appreciate people refering him as Phlegm!" She tried to sound annoyed, but the affectionate gaze that was pouring out of Sirius' silvery, grey eyes was too much for her to handle. She began giggling as her oration continued, "if you're going to call him Phlegm, you might as well just refer to him as 'loogie,' since the name implies the same!"
Laughing, Sirius picked her back up into a tight squeeze and swung her around. Joey didn't mind this at all. She had always appreciated Sirius' warm, amorous hugs the most. 'He always smells so good,' Joey thought to herself as she took a deep whiff from the base of his neck. Sirius could feel the air brush past his skin as Joey breathed it in. He smiled at this familiar sensation. Joey always liked to smell him, and he secretly loved it as well. It was the only reason he made an effort to smell nice every time he knew she'd be around. "It's so good to see you again. . . all of you again!" Sirius proclaimed as the entire group collapsed on each other, hugs flying everywhere.
The bunch of friends, which was now complete with six, began making it's way down the train station, through the platform barrier, and onto(or rather into) the nine and three quarters platform.
"Ahhhh. . . it's certainly good to be going home!" Sirius' declared as he hoisted Joey up onto the train with one arm. He certainly was muscular. . .even more muscular than any of the other boys in their gang. Joey flashed a smile at him that said 'thanks,' and he couldn't help noticing how her blue and jade eyes radiated with beauty. Turning a little pink, he glanced down at the train floor, causing a few strands of his silky, midnight-black hair to fall into his eyes. Joey playfully batted it out of his face, and poking him antagonizingly in his hard stomach, whipped around and went sprinting to the back of the train. Beaming, a knavish smile played across his face as he tore after her, leaving the rest of their friends behind to simply shake their smiling heads and follow. The train's engine rumbled loudly and it began to move onwards toward Hogwarts.
please review! love, SJ
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