Okay, so when I said I was going to write in this "journal" thing everyday, I meant every other week...and a few days. To be completely honest, I don't really know why I decided to start a "journal" thing. It seems kinda pointless and has not helped me solve the problems of the world. Or my own for that matter. Then again, to be fair, I haven't really written in this yet.
Maybe I should... If I ever feel inspired to do so, I will.
Sirius closed his journal, nodding in satisfaction. So he didn't have anything interesting to write down, at least he'd bothered to pick it up and try. But now, he had better things to do. Well, not really, but anything was better than sitting around and writing about his feelings and life.
So, to remedy the fact that he'd been sitting around for half an hour trying to think of something to write, Sirius stood up and decided to go on a quest for his friends. Or food, whichever he came across first. However, he hoped that he came across a friend first.
It wasn't that Sirius Black was a coward, oh no. That wasn't even close to the case. But Sirius had discovered that it was wise to walk around the hallways of Hogwarts with another person. At least if your name was Sirius Black. After the incident a couple of weeks ago, Sirius had been wary about walking alone and was skeptical about all of the Slytherins' motives.
"Hey Sirius," James greeted from the couch by the fireplace when he saw Sirius walking down the stairs. "Where are you going?"
Sirius shrugged and threw himself into the chair across from James. "I think," Sirius began lazily, "I think we should plan a prank so...so spectacular that it will live in total infamy."
"And what do you suggest?" James asked, looking up from his transfiguration textbook, carelessly waving around his wand.
"I don't know, but it's almost Halloween and now would be the excellent time to start planning something."
James looked thoughtful at this. It was almost Halloween. That meant that, not only could they prank people, but they could also frighten them. Frightful pranking... There was great potential to be had.
elsewhere in the castle
"We have to think of a foolproof plan to get Sirius Black on our side," hissed Severus, pacing in the Slytherin common room. Bellatrix, Lucius, and Narcissa sat around him, each of them attempting to think up a worthy plan.
Bellatrix sighed. "I can't think of anything short of kidnapping and potential murder."
"It would certainly make things easier," muttered Narcissa, closing her eyes in frustration.
"Except Sirius Black would make a powerful ally and therefore killing him would not be in our best interests," snapped Lucius, angry at the constant joking around.
"It's a shame he's not as easy as that Pettigrew fellow," Narcissa said after a few minutes passed in silence. The three other Slytherins turned and looked at her, eyebrows raised. She elaborated, "I mean, he just came to us, asking for our help in alienating Black from the Gryffindors. It didn't even take any persuasion from us to get him to turn against Black."
"Pettigrew," Lucius sighed, "is motivated by jealousy and greed, nothing more."
"Yeah," scoffed Bellatrix, "it's a surprise that he's not in Slytherin."
"That sniveling coward?" laughed Severus. "Please, he's a disgrace to Hogwarts, let alone what he would be in Slytherin."
Narcissa cackled at that. "What a waste. It's a wonder he got accepted at all."
"As fascinating as this conversation is, Pettigrew is not the topic of discussion. Black is." Lucius stood up. "Now, I have a plan that might work. However, I hope that none of you expect this to be easy. If you do, then we have already failed." Lucius turned to walk up to the dormitory and then turned back. "And we cannot afford to fail."
elsewhere in the castle
"I think he's gay."
Lily looked up from her books as Angie sat down across from her, a set look on her face. Lily was in the library, having decided that it was the only place that she could guarantee that Potter would never show up. She was too conflicted about how she felt towards him to want to see him at all. However, that didn't guarantee that her friends (namely Angie) wouldn't seek her there with crazy ideas or propositions.
However, this was outlandish, even for Angie.
Lily turned to her friend with an air of forced patience. "And why," she began slowly, "do you believe he's gay? And who for that matter?"
"Sirius Black," she responded matter-of-factly.
"What?" Lily asked incredulously. "How in the world did you get to that conclusion?"
"Because," she said, as if that explained it all. When Lily continued to look at her as if she had lost her mind, she continued, "Because I have fallen madly in love with him and therefore notice all the time that he doesn't spend paying attention to me."
Lily rolled her eyes. "Now you sound slightly pathetic. No, I take that back. You sound totally pathetic. I mean, Sirius was the one who asked if you wanted to have a "study date" to begin with."
"And he stood me up to that," she reasoned.
"Yeah, but it wasn't his fault. There were other...complications. But he wanted to be there."
"No," Angie said, shaking her head. "If he had wanted to be there, he would have rescheduled."
Lily rolled her eyes again. "Sometimes I wish I'd found normal friends who didn't have a new crazy notion every other day."
"First off," Angie said with mock indignation, "this is not a crazy notion; in fact, it's very realistic and plausible. Second off, if I didn't have consistent crazy notions, you wouldn't love me nearly as much as you do." Angie stood up and picked up her bag and started to walk away, only to turn back and stare at Lily. "Well, are you coming?"
Lily laughed softly and looked back down at her book. She had read the same page at least three times since she had arrived at the library, her mind having been consumed with thoughts of James Potter. She looked back up at Angie, who was waiting for a response.
Lily closed her books and stood up to follow her. So she hadn't been overly productive. There was always tomorrow. Hopefully she'd run into James and he'd ask her out in an obnoxious manner to remind her of her great hatred towards him.
elsewhere in the castle
"She thinks he's gay."
"That seems slightly absurd."
"Try totally absurd."
Remus shrugged. "In the end, I don't really care about Sirius's sexual orientation. It doesn't really affect me much."
"I just think it's...interesting," Lily said thoughtfully, staring off into space. "I mean, the more I think about it, what if Angie's theory really isn't that absurd."
"I don't see why it should be," Remus replied, turning the page to his book and then jotting down a few notes on a piece of parchment.
"I've never met a gay person. I wonder what they're like."
"Oh, I imagine they're just like you or I just with a different outlook on sex."
Lily nodded and then stood up. "You're probably right. You usually are." She stretched her arms out in front of her and yawned. "Well, I'm going to bed." She walked towards the stairs and said "good night" over her shoulder.
Remus chuckled slightly and went back to his reading. It was going to be a long year.
A.N. Well, I kinda procrastinated in writing this. But it's up now, and I'm quite proud of this chapter. I hope you enjoy it and if you feel moved to do so, review. Please and thank you!