A/N- Sorry for this being so off and on everywhere, but I think it's finally time to wrap this crap up : ) I hope you enjoyed reading about Amy and her silliness, Sirius and his OCness, James and his over-exaggerated big-brotherness, Remus and his odd half-existent character, Anne and her sensibly perfect personality, Lynn and her amazing Irishness, Louise and her questionable personality, Peter, who never seemed to be around because I didn't like writing the traitor, and Lily the Dumbledore of the wee group because I like her : )
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Saturday morning burst through the seams of the overhanging clouds, throwing rays of delicious spring sunlight across the newly green scenery. Though from within the deep and dark shadows of the boys' dormitory, I would have thought it was still nighttime.
"Morning," I mumbled into the fabric of my surrounding bed sheets.
"Good morning," the sheets mumbled back.
"How ar-"
"What the HELL?!"
"It's not what it looks like!"
"It sure as hell is!"
"Give me those sheets back! It's bloody freezing!"
"But that's my side of the sheets."
"Don't be such a baby!"
"Baby?! He's in the same freakin' bed as my sister!"
"James maybe you should sit down."
"I'm not gonna freakin' sit down!"
"Well at least stop saying freakin'," I blushed as everyone looked at me. I snatched the opportunity to speak before James interrupted. "Look James, I'm sorry for not telling you about me and Sirius, but I just wanted a relationship to work for once. Plus I…kinda like him," I joked pathetically.
Sirius was still staring at James, and I wasn't at all surprised when no one dared to speak after my statement. I watched James' expressions and felt a sudden rush of sympathy for him.
"You…" he stared at Sirius, his eyes softening as he noticed our lack of nakedness. James looked at me for a second; something seemed to click in his mind and he smiled. "My sister…and my best mate…"
I smiled up at James, hoping that might coax him into being nice.
James looked at Sirius and he lost his smile. "You didn't tell me," he accused him.
"I didn't," Sirius continued to stare at him, his face not daring to allow his emotions out.
"I don't like it when you keep secrets."
"I know you don't."
"…"
"…"
"Come here you great lummox!"
They hugged and I could feel the air sooth out as Sirius lost all tension in his stance, finally giving into his best mate.
"Come on Remmy!" James exclaimed, and Remus, who had been hovering awkwardly by the bed, was hauled into the group hug. I was about to start "aww"ing but when they all started jumping and making "oomf" noises to kick-start the enthusiasm, I chose not to.
"Uh, maybe I should let you three…bond…" I commented stupidly, already out the dorm door.
The day's weather was surreally sunny to match the atmosphere of most pupils. It was only a couple of months until school finished, and pupils were starting to feel the strain of exams. I was supposed to be one of them, but with the euphoria I had found in Sirius I found I wasn't stressed. Though there was a tinge of dread for the summer, as Sirius, James, Remus and Peter were all leaving school, and I wouldn't have a nice boy around anymore.
"Amy!"
I turned and found myself grinning maniacally at the boy in question. "How'd things go with the git?" I asked.
"He's not a git," Sirius corrected me, slinging his arm around my shoulder and nudging me into a stroll outside. "But he probably will be a git when he finds out what I'm about to ask you."
Why was I getting goose bumps?
"Uh, isn't it a bit early for, um, well…"
"I know it's a bit early to be thinking this," he said at the same time as me, he grinned sheepishly. "But my uncle Alphard died two years ago and he left me his old house and everything in it, as well as a bit of money on the side. I was planning on moving in once I left school, maybe getting James to move in too…but even then it would be kinda empty." He reached into his pocket and I felt my cheeks hurt from the grin on my face. He handed me a shiny silver key, which I took, turning it over in my hands and liking the feel of its rough texture. "What do you say? Want to come live with me once you leave school?"
In one great leap I was suspended like a spider on a drainpipe. My legs hung pathetically around his middle as I clung to his neck for dear life. I really should have thought this through…
"Is that a yes?" he grinned.
"I can't feel my legs," I told him, nuzzling his neck and not wanting to let go.
"Is that because I'm just so darn good looking?" he sniggered.
"Mayybe," I giggled. "And yes, I quite fancy being able to leave my underwear all over the house and not having mum yell at me."
"Remember James will be there the majority of the time. And I'm not sure yet but he was thinking of asking Lily to move in too," he attempted a shrug, but wasn't able to because of my arms. Sympathising, I dropped to the ground and adjusted my robes. "Plus, if things get any better with those two they might just get a place of their own. Then you may throw your underwear everywhere. Feel free to prance around naked if you want," he wiggled his eyebrows, giving me no choice but to smooch him senseless.
OoO
"He asked you to move in with him?!" Anne squealed delightedly over dinner. Louise and Lynn leaned over the table, their food almost falling out of their mouths in their eagerness to hear my story.
"Well not right away because he wants me to stay with mum and dad until I finish school," I told them, beaming. "But after that he wants me to move in. Now he said there might be the possibility of James living with us too," Anne shared my pout, "and perhaps Lily, but if things go well with those two then they'll be living together on their own. Obviously I'm hoping they will live on their own because I've put up with James for sixteen years and I'm not going to voluntarily continue that tradition."
"You want to shag him senseless in every room don't you?" Anne sniggered.
I walloped her on the arm pathetically, feeling my face blush.
"I do not," I pouted.
"Don't deny it Amy if you had it your way you'd have him on this table right now," Louise grinned.
"You mean you've, like, done it?" Lynn gazed mesmerised at me, as though I were a particularly interesting tree.
I blushed, grinning despite myself. The table was thrown into an uproar of shrieks, squeals and hysterical laughter, and I knew I'd miss the crazy people over the summer.
My struggle through the end of year exams wasn't as bad as I had originally thought they would be. I found I knew quite a few of the Defence charms, simply from using them on James my whole life. However when I found myself adding my own shoe to my potion I knew I wouldn't do well in that department.
"Are you going to miss it?" I asked Sirius as he gazed up at the grandeur that was Hogwarts.
He glanced at me, and his eyes told me without words just how much he would miss Hogwarts. It had been his home, his sanctuary, and the key to finding his real family. I squeezed his hand as we boarded the train, hoping it might comfort him a little.
"Come on Padfoot!" James cried as the Hogwarts express shifted slightly. Sirius and I clambered onto the train just as it began to move, and I watched as Hogwarts slowly disappeared from our sight.
The ride home was a long and depressing one. There were plenty of younger students shooting everywhere, excited that they were going home to tell their parents everything that they had experienced in their new year. It seemed ours was the only dreary compartment. Anne, Lynn, Louise and I attempted a game of exploding snap, but found it had lost it's snap, if you will excuse the pun, after the thirtieth game. Lily popped in to see James, so of course they left for a considerably long period of time and I spent the majority of the journey trying to keep my mind off where they were.
Sooner than expected, the Hogwarts Express drew slowly to a halt at Platform 9 ¾ , and we all began making our way onto the platform. James spotted mum and dad by the barrier and suddenly my feet were racing him to them, desperate for a nice warm hug.
"Good to have you back," mum smiled at me.
"Mum!" James cried indignantly. "Sirius and Amy are a…some sort of…thing!" he exclaimed.
She grinned, "Really now?"
"Yes!" He grabbed Sirius around the neck, ignoring Sirius' cries of protest. "You've been anti-innocentising my baby sister!"
"Hey I didn't anti-innocentising anything!" Sirius winked at me.
"You mean she was always anti-innocent?" James gasped.
"Shut up," I grinned, hugging James pathetically.
"Right enough of this nonsense!" mum exclaimed, as dad squeezed through Sirius and James to give me a hug. "Let's get out of here, the smoke is annoying me."
Sirius took my hand as we headed for the barrier, and I smiled down at our hands; I couldn't tell which fingers were his and which were mine, and suddenly I didn't feel so depressed. I would be sharing a house with the boy, after all. And who could feel sad when they would be living with Sirius Black? I grinned.
The End!