ooc: I've got one word for that Staceh: LMAO! XD
Teresa bit her lip hard as she noticed that Sirius had showed pretty much no expression. She was waiting for disbelief, anger, disappointment,... Well, everything but that quiet, without worries face. Perhaps she had been wrong all that time, perhaps he knew her intentions and fellings for longer than she knew. Actually, if that was the case, it wasn't something to be surprised of for she had indeed showed him every single sign of love and he had seen loads of girls acting that way towards him. Then why was she feeling so worried about it?

As Tess heard his words, she felt even more worried, if that was possible. She simply couldn't understand how he could be so calm after hearing her words, she just couldn't! If she was in his skin, she would have just stared at the other person or even asked that person to repeat. However, for as terrified as she was, his second phrase made her smile. He was right once more, McGonagal definetely had better things to do than listening to her students' problems. ''Kay' She said in a low tone of voice.

When Sirius placed his hand on her shoulder, she felt some sort of warmth inside of her. The same feeling that she had told her what her feelings for him were, the same feeling that she had given her strenght many times before for a very long time. However, this one time, when he took his hand away, the coldness returned and the hopes that had arisen had disappeared again. For as much as she loved him, Tess couldn't help but loath the way that he changed her feelings unconsciously. But she knew there was nothing that could be done on that matter. Nothing at all.

ooc: LOL stacey!


Whilst on his way to Peter - walking backwards- Remus's lips turned into a weak smile at Amy's mouthed words. Even if it was voiceless, its enough to keep his mind somewhat stable until he could see her again, he caught her flying kiss with his right palm slowly bringing towards his face then tossing it into his mouth. He continued to watch her sheepishly for a moment, then turned around and continued walking down the corridor after James. Reminiscing dance shoes and the sort of enjoyement professor McGonagall was having completely forgetting about peter.



Just as he recognized the distance he had between him and James, Remus glanced behind to spot Sirius still lingering with Teresa. He blinked once, hoping to shift towards the reality window. "Sirius" he remarked "Its serious" pointing at his watch, they could not be delayed any longer. Professor McGonagall is already fuming with anger and any delayed or loiter will just be BAD. He fastened his pace down the corridor hoping Sirius will be on their toe.

Just as he made it into Transfiguration classroom, he spotted James standing in the center of the classroom. He gave him a questionable look, seeing he was there first perhaps the professor gave him instructions already? Shiftily glancing around the room, he quickly took a seat, the closest to the door then semi crossed his arms. This will benefit him by: 1- Not being the dummy figure the professor will ask, usually she picks the person closer to her. 2- Being seated and far away seemed safer than near the front, right under the professor's nose. Atleast for now.

Giving Tess one last smile, Sirius glanced ahead - only to realize that the Marauders had already skidded past him, following McGonagall to her office.

"Serious indeed..." he grunted, not exactly thrilled to be on his way to what was probably going to be one of the most embarrassing detentions in his school years. Judging by the number and raw diversity of the ones he'd already served, this was no small endeavour, by all means. But the image he stumbled upon as he pushed the door open exceeded any and all expectations.

"Holy Hippogriff!" he exclaimed, not believing his eyes. He must have been imagining it; surely, McGonagall would never act like this. But as he watched her 'do her thing', Sirius stood there with a look of bewilderment on his face. As far as he knew, the old Mrs. wasn't able to shake anything, hips included. And James, well... James, was encouraging her!

If there was one thing Sirius avoided at all costs was dancing. And he had succeeded quite admirably in avoiding it -- all the balls he had attended so far were hits, and dancing was certainly not a factor in the equation of that success. Grinning at the memories, he found it necessary at the same time to get out of the way fast. The last thing he wanted was to be McGonagall's designated partner. After all, James seemed to handle that quite proficiently on his own. Hence Sirius joined Remus, dropping unto the seat next to him, lazily.

"I definitely wasn't expecting that..." he commented, his eyes pinned on McGonagall's figure, not yet averting his astonishment.

Ali's face went from determined and firm to gaping and surprised in a matter of seconds at Lily's last comment. "You said yes?" she said airily, and gave her head a slight shake out of disbelief. "Lily, you two have hated each other for all of your school years, what on EARTH would possess you to give such an answer?" she asked, completely astounded that 2 mortal enemies could ever get along long enough to arrange a date to a dance.

"Lily, are you feeling okay?" Ali asked, deciding that she might as well check to see if her friend had a fever. She placed her hand on Lily's forehead and grinned a bit before returning to the amazed expression as before. If Lily was capable of saying yes to him, what else was she capable of doing with someone she hated? What else went on in there? Lily was obviously in a daydreamy state, Ali could see that from here, but why?


Peter mumbled something incoherent once more, a grunt of pain, and rolled himself over on the floor. His eyes crossed, but he slowly got to his feet and shook his head, trying to straighten it out a bit. Once he was standing, he blinked a few times to get his vision back, and rubbed his sore nose. Mumbling the whole way, Peter began to walk down the corridor in the direction the others had disappeared to.

Slowly, he limped his way there, tripping and falling, making the floors rumble several times, and nearly fell through the doorway. There was James, standing alone in the middle of the room, and the others were in the back, which was exactly where Peter headed, bumping into every desk in his path. He finally took a seat next to Remus and layed his head down on the desk, mumbling something once more, this time about James in the middle of the room.

"Thold bird mustalready roped 'em inta service..." he said and went silent. A few minutes later, a deep, quiet, and constant snoring could be heard throughout the room.

(Question: I'd really like to continue participating in this rp, however, it seems the person I was RPing with has deserted me as he/she has not replied for a few weeks. What should I do with my character (Regulus) in order to allow me back into the plot line?)

Rhea: Sometimes it happens, post him anywhere assuming its a new day

“Yes Ali, I said I'd go with him, and honestly I don’t know what happened. Everything he said and the way he was acting was so unlike him. It was almost as if I was talking to a different person.” A smile appeared on her face as she relived the bathroom scene in her head.

Feeling Ali’s hand on her forehead Lily was brought back to the conversation, “Yes Ali I’m perfectly fine. I mean he did sort of ask me out in an unconventional way, but…” her voice trailed off as she looked to the floor, “it was sweet, odd but sweet.”

Thoughts of Polyjuice potion began to run through Lily’s mind. Why? She didn’t know. Maybe it was her stupid potions book, or the thought that maybe someone else was posing as James? Ridiculous! She thought to herself.

“Do you think it’s maybe a mistake? Going with James to the ball?” Lily gave Ali a look of concern and for the millionth time since he had asked her, she began to doubt her decision.

Leaning in her Slytherin chair, she sighed and rubbed her forehead. It seemed like she wasn't going to be going to class today. She had had already enough run ins with the Gryffindor's and having another class with them didnt not seem like an amazing option. Brushing her hair behind her ears, she stared at the carpet, ignoring the looks from the other Slytherin's who were staring at her, wondering why she wasn't going to their class.

Concentrating on the spot on the floor, she waited until everyone left so she could finally be alone, dwelling in her thoughts.

Regulus Black smiled at himself as he gazed into the mirror above his dresser. He straightened his tie, ensuring that the silver and green knot was properly centered and tight against his neck. He pulled slightly at his school jumper, willing it to lie flat against his broad shoulders. He picked a small piece of white lint off the sleeve of his robe before grinning to himself once more. His sleek hair was especially gorgeous today as he had recently learned a spell to add luster to his thick locks. Finally satisfied with his appearance, he turned and headed out of the boys dormitory, slinging his monogrammed leather bookbag over his shoulder as he exited.

He paused at the railing of the staircase, looking out over the balcony and down into the common room below. Spying Erica, he headed down the stairs, his hand gracefully gliding over the banister as he walked. He smiled slightly at her stony expression and touched her gently on the shoulder as he leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Penny for your thoughts?" he said.

Erica jerked, startled and looked up to see who scared her so badly. "Regulus." She said, sitting back down in her chair, calming her nerves. "What are you doing here?" She asked softly, looking at him and gesturing to a seat near her. She was happy that is was Regulus and not Lucius. That man would have been able to read her hestitation in being a full out Slytherin immediately, not to mention he probably would hear from someone that a Slytherin had been spotted with a bunch of Gryffindors. Sure, they weren't really on hanging out terms but still.

Regulus took the seat indicated, dropping his bookbag to the floor as he sat. Stretching out his long legs, he crossed them at the ankles, while a shaft of sunlight bounced off the gleaming toes of his black leather dress shoes. Just barely noticable under his pant legs were the faint indications of mis-matched socks, a tribute to the opposing nature of Regulus' personality.

"Oh, I was on my way to the library, being the exceptionally dedicated student that I am," At this Regulus gave a sarcastic smile, "but when I noticed you sitting here looking gloomy, I decided I'd best see what was the matter. Everything alright?" Regulus stared over at her, genuine concern just barely hidden behind his bright blue eyes.

Erica broke a small smile at the sarcasticness that one of her best friends had. Brushing her blonde hair back, she looked at him slowly, blue eyes wondering. His concern touched her, making her want to spill everything to him. But she knew that she shouldn't. She knew that much. It was a going to be a secret to herself. What was she supposed to say? Oh, you know those Gryffindors that you've hated for the past few years of your life...I'm friends with them? I dont hate them anymore? I'm in love with Sirius Black? Realizing what she had meant to be a saracastic conversation in her head, turned out to be the truth, she clenched her hands and looked away from Regulus's stare.

Knowing she was taking too long to answer, she attempted a smirk and looked at him. "Only worrying about who I'm going to the ball with." She said lightly, wondering if he would believe her or not push her. "I think I might have scared all the guys away." She joked, her thoughts all jumbled.

Regulus laughed, a deep throaty laugh which seemed too loud in the quietness of the common room. "Really?" he asked with amusement in his voice. "You don't strike me as the sort of silly girl who moons over who she is going to a dance with. But then again," he said winking at her, "maybe you are a typical blond after all." Regulus couldn't help tossing that remark out there. He knew how much Erica hated being refered to as a stereotypical blond and he used every opportunity he could to tease her about it.

Erica glared at him, trying to hide her smile. She knew he was just joking about the stereotypical blonde joke but it still got to her nerves everytime. "Don't let Lucius here that." She said, trying to turn the joking insult to one of her other friends.

Shrugging her shoulders at the previous comment, she smiled. "Maybe I am one of those girls." She raised an eyebrow at him, knowing he knew that she was joking. After all those times of making fun of the other girls that she observed follow their crush of the week around, there was no way she could be such a hypocrite and do the same thing. Sure, she might like someone but there was no way she was going to ruin her pride and follow the boy around the hall.

"I'm afraid that that would be impossible, my dear." replied Regulus with a huge grin on his face. "It's just not your nature to be ditzy and stupid."

Regulus' eyes sparkled with laughter, making his attractive face even more so. Taking out his wand, he waved it in an elaborate gesture. Immediately, a tea tray appeared to the side of the chair where he was sitting. On it was a delicate china tea set, complete with a tray of fluffy tea cakes. Pouring the steaming hot tea from the pot, he carefully extended a cup to Erica. "Tea?" he asked, looking at her expectantly.

Ali's eyes rolled up so far into her head that they were pure white for a moment before coming back into focus. "You were in there and you don't even know what happened!?!?! A different person, Lily, are you SURE it was James? I mean there are many ways to disguise oneself," she said jokingly, but the thought still lingered in her mind.

"Getting you into a bathroom, having his friends guard the door, and you can still say it's sweet?" Ali knew right at this moment there was something wrong with Lily's head. "You're on something, positively, you must be in shock or something from all this," she decided and shook her head all over the place.

Ali threw her arms up in the air and began to pace, getting the jitters out of her system. She wiggled her head around along with her arms and then stopped when she heard Lily's question, right in front of her, hands on her hips, staring right into Lily's eyes.

"If you think it's right, then it wasn't a mistake. If you are actually going with him because YOU WANT TO, then no, it wasn't... But if you're just going with him out of pity or something, then yes," her head nodded, "it was a mistake."

(I will be gone for a month, starting tomorrow. I shall return May 28th. Unfortunately, there is no internet access where I am travelling. Happy Roleplaying.)

Laughing, Erica took the cup carefully from his hand. "Thank you very much." She said with a smile. It felt good to be able to talk to one of her close friends again. Sure, she couldn't tell him everything on her mind, but who wanted to think about that now. "When did you get so girly?" She teased, gesturing to the china tea set and cakes that were elaborately set out to match the blonde's taste.

Sipping the rest of her tea, she took a quick glance at her watch and frowned. She had to go pick up a book needed for her homework assignment from the library. Not to mention she had scheduled the meeting with the librarian. Someone whom Erica did not want to get on the bad side of. "I have to go!" She said apologetically towards Regulus. "We have to do this again sometime." She said, picking up her bookbag and exiting the Slytherin common room. "Bye!" She yelled as the stone door shut behind her.

ooc: awww have fun!