Chapter 14: A Little Too Much To Handle
Sure we act like...
>Immature idiots<
But at least were
Having fun
Saturday, October 25th, 1979
Lily and Sarah walked arm in arm down the main path of Hogsmeade.
"I 'ave to ssay. I'mmm qquuuite glad I turned down whatsss-his-face. I wouldn't ofhada have thisssmuch fun wihim," Lily said, slurring her words together. The two had just exited the Hogs Head after consuming endless glasses of firewhisky and other alcoholic drinks, which they had gotten with no problem.
"I knoooow. He never wouldofhad don' thisss," Sarah said. "Issss that Ssssiriuuss?" she asked Lily, pointing to a figure of a boy and a girl holding hands, walking further down the road.
Lily squinted as she tried to see. "Why's the sun so bloo'y bri't? I thunk itss 'im. Is that Ad'lllyn with 'im?"
"I hate her tha ssssslluuut," Sarah said as she waved her fist in front of her, almost causing her to loose balance. "I sssshouuld go s've 'm."
"How PS?" Lily asked.
"Watch," Sarah told her and marched up to Sirius as best as she could, trying her best to get there in a straight line. She wrapped her arm around his neck form his back and swung around so she was now facing him. She kissed him hard and long. "Ah'll ssssee you to'night then," Sarah said as seductively as she could given her state and winked at him before returning to Lily.
"Niiice," Lily said.
"Ah hate A'lllyn."
"I knooow. Did she ju'hit 'im? Bla'sted sun. Turn it'off won' you PS?"
"Ah can'tt Leee my luhve. Ah wish. Where di'tha cloudssss go?"
Lily shrugged, "What a'bout tha sun PS?"
"What about it?" Sirius asked as he caught up to the two.
"Turn i' off!" Lily begged.
"Sorry babe, no can do," Sirius told her. "Are you guys drunk?" he asked.
"Noooooo Bri't One," Lily answered.
Sirius went to pull Sarah closer to him to keep her safe, but she moved out of his reach.
"Ah hate A'lllyn," she said.
"Obviously. Come with me, you two," Sirius said as he led them outside the joke shop where James was. "Stay right here," he told them as he went inside to get James. When he found him, he pulled on his arm a bit to get him to move. "James, you've got to help me. Lily and Sarah are drunk. They're outside. We've got to take them back to the castle. Before anyone sees them. Lily is Head Girl after all."
"Let's go," James said and followed Sirius out of the store. He looked in shock at the scene before him. Lily and Sarah were lying on the ground staring at he sky.
"Tha' uhne looks like ah duk," Sarah said pointing to the sky.
"I' looks like ah uhven," Lily argued.
"Uhvens ar' eeevil," Sarah replied.
"What are you guys talking about?" James asked them.
"Tha' clu'ds. Duh, s'illy," Lily replied.
Sirius and James looked up at the sky. It was completely void of clouds today. There wasn't a cloud in sight.
"You guys are obviously drunk, but did you take drugs as well?" James asked.
"Druhgs ah'r bad," Sarah replied.
"C'mon, let's get you guys to the castle," Sirius said.
Sarah attempted to stand, but fell back to the ground. "Ah can'na ge'up," Sarah said.
"I see," Sirius said and scooped her up into his arms.
James helped Lily up. He put her arm around his neck and he put his other arm around her waist. "So Lily, how many clouds are in the sky?" he asked her.
Lily pointed to each cloud as she said, "Wuhn, two, thre', f've, seix, nuhne, sveeeen…But there's no'nough to ge'rid of tha' blo'dy fuk'n sun. I ca' bar'ly see any'thin."
"How many drinks did you guys have?" James queried.
"I don' know. Alllooot."
"Why were you two drinking?"
"We 'wer cele-ba-ra'n," Lily said happily as she flung her unused arm into the air and let it fall lamely to her side.
"Celebrating what?" Sirius asked her, looking over his shoulder.
Lily shrugged. "I don' remmmbr. PS, wha' wer we celebrat'n?" Sarah didn't answer her. "PS? Answr me damnit!"
"Sarah's sleeping," Sirius told her.
"Awwwww. She'left me. I don' think she lik'd Ad'lllyn, Bri't Wuhn," Lily warned him.
"Bright One?" James asked as he tired not to laugh.
"Shu'up Mistah Clu'd," Lily told James.
It was Sirius' turn not to laugh.
"Ah we almust 'ere?" Lily asked.
"Yes," James replied.
"Yuh'ar' veeerry nihce. Why don' I lik'yu?" Lily asked him as she cocked her head to the side and stumbled as she did so.
James helped her right herself. "I didn't know you didn't like me."
"I mean' lik'yu lik'yu. Liek whenyoo…uh…" Lily smacked her hand to her forehead "Ow!"
"Hold hands?" James asked.
"Have sex?" Sirius suggested.
"Kiss?"
"Feel them up?"
"Wai. Uh..yes..ah'll 'em. Yoo guys ar'givn' meah heeeaadache," Lily said as she pressed her hand to the side of her head. "I lik'yoo. We'sssshoood gooo…"
"Get you help?" James asked.
"Have sex?" Sirius added.
"Yesss!" Lily said excitedly as she pointed at Sirius.
"No way Lily," James told her.
"Whay? I thout you lik'd me? Or am'I jus'nother sluuut-faced-sluuutbag?"
"No! No. It's not that," James reassured her.
"Have you had sex before, Lily?" Sirius asked her.
"Yesss!" Lily scoffed, but it only came out as a hiccup. "Wi' uh…I don' remmmmbr…..it wa'a guuy. Nahmee…nahme…" Lily yawned as they entered the castle. "Alm'st 'ere yeet?"
"Yup, hold on love," James said. Lily slipped to the floor and curled up into a ball. She closed her eyes. "Come on, love. We're almost there." Lily didn't make any attempt to get up. James lifted her up and carried her to the Heads room. He made his way into her room with Sirius carrying Sarah behind him. James placed Lily on her bed.
"I guess they had a sleepover last night," Sirius said as he placed Sarah on the bed next to Lily's that Sarah hadn't gotten rid of. "Well, at least now we know that we can't take them out drinking," Sirius joked as he and James descended into the Heads' room and sunk into the comfy chairs.
"Yeah, really. What was with Adalyn?" James asked.
Sirius chuckled. "Sarah hates her it seems."
James laughed too now. "I get that. But why? What did you do?"
Sirius scoffed. "I didn't do anything! Sarah simply walked up to me in front of Adalyn and kissed me. And then she said 'I'll see you tonight' and walked away. To get Adalyn jealous, no doubt."
James shrugged, "Girls are crazy."
"You can say that again. And why were they talking about clouds, Mr. Cloud?"
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"Nothing. Nothing is wrong, and asking is against the rules.
Crying is against the rules.
You're strong, don't let them break you.
They're trying to destroy you."
"Sarah? Sarah? Sarah! Wake up!" Lily yelled as she shook Sarah awake.
"Go 'way," Sarah mumbled as she turned in her sleep.
"Sarah wake up!" Lily yelled again as she shook Sarah even harder.
"What?" Sarah asked as she sat up.
"What happened?" Lily asked her.
"I don't know," Sarah said as she rubbed her head, "but I've got a major hangover."
"I think Sirius and James brought us back, I'm not sure though," Lily said.
Sarah groaned. "Are you sure? Because I don't really enjoy the thought of thanking him. I don't relish the thought of getting out of bed either."
"Too bad for you then," Lily said. She sat down at her vanity and pulled her hair into a low ponytail.
Sarah reluctantly got out of bed and straightened out her outfit.
"Do you want to go down?" Lily asked. "I bet we missed out on all the juicy gossip."
"Ah, yea. You know I can't resist all that juicy gossip!" Sarah laughed and reluctantly followed Lily into the Heads room.
"Sleep well?" Sirius asked as he looked up from his and James' game of Wizarding chess.
Lily nodded. "Thanks for bringing us back."
"No problem," James replied. "But tell me, it's not too bright in here for you, is it?" he laughed.
Lily rolled her eyes, "No…was I really that bad?"
"You both were! Lying on the ground pointing to imaginary clouds!" Sirius laughed.
"Why don't you like ovens, Sarah?" James asked as he tried not to laugh.
"They're evil I tell you! One burned me!" Sarah replied indignantly.
"It burned you? Or did you burn yourself on it?" James asked.
"It burned me, they're evil," Sarah told him.
"Suuuuure Sarah. Whatever you say," James said sarcastically.
"You guys are so funny when you're drunk," Sirius said.
"It was Sarah's idea," Lily said.
"So? You had more fun with me than you would've had with Michael," Sarah pointed out.
"Michael asked you to Hogsmeade?" James asked.
"Yeah, but I said no," Lily told him.
"Why?" James asked.
"Because I didn't want to go with him," Lily replied.
"Did we miss dinner?" Sarah asked. "I'm kinda hungry."
"No. Do you want to go now?" Sirius said.
"Yeah," Sarah replied. She looped her arm through Lily's and made her way down to the Great Hall with Sirius and James following them. They had just sat down at the Gryffindor table when Cassidy came rushing into the Great Hall.
"Lily! Lily!" Cassidy cried out, running to where Lily was seated.
"What?" Lily asked her once she arrived next to her.
"It's Lane. Well, no. Alden hit Pierre! He saw Pierre and Lane together and I guess he got really angry and now Pierre is unconscious! He punched him right in the face!" Cassidy said excitedly.
"Is Lane ok?" Sarah asked Cassidy.
"Lane is shaken up, Lily. She's with him in our common room," Cassidy said, ignoring Sarah. Cassidy pulled Lily up and dragged her out of the Great Hall.
"I guess I'm not important enough to go," Sarah said, resting her head on her hand.
"Why didn't she answer you?" James asked her.
"She hates me," Sarah replied with a sigh.
"Why?" Sirius asked her.
"I don't know," Sarah said sadly. "We sort of used to be friends. But now it's like I can't even talk to her anymore without her yelling at me. I don't know what I did wrong."
"It's ok. I don't like Cassidy that much," Sirius said, trying to comfort her.
"But she's going with Remus? How can you not like her?" Sarah asked him.
"So? She's your roommate. She's annoyingly sweet. Lily is nothing compared to her. No offense, to either of you," Sirius replied. Sarah and James both nodded.
"She does get a little annoying after awhile," James admitted.
"Tell me about it. I have to deal with her day in and day out," Sarah told them.
"I pity you," Sirius said, shoving a roll into his mouth.
"Is that why you've taken to sleeping in the Heads' room?" James asked her.
Sarah nodded. "She's been getting really angry at me for no reason lately. She's going to push me over the edge one of these days. If it were anyone else, I'd of have had it out with her a long time ago. But Lane and Lily are both friends with her. And I love them. I don't want to make them choose. It's not fair."
Sirius piled food onto her plate, his way of showing his sympathy.
James though for a moment. Maybe I am wrong about her. Maybe she does care a little more than she lets on. She's not willing to sacrifice her and Lily's and Lane's relationships just to have a go at Cassidy. And she's really sad about it.
"Sarah, you have to eat something," Sirius told her.
Sarah pushed her untouched plate away from her and stood up. "I'm going for a walk. In case anyone would…ask," her voice faded as she realized no one would come looking for her anyways. She made her way out of the Great Hall and passed through the giant doors that led outside. The grounds were deserted except for two girls sitting on the stone steps. Sarah walked around the lake, trying to clear her head. She saw some movement in the outskirts of the forest. She quietly made her way to the spot, taking precaution so she would not make any noise.
"And then what?" Katie asked.
"I don't know," Amos replied.
"Are you sure that I get Sarah? I'm not doing it unless I get her," Brian threatened.
"You will. I promise," Amos replied.
"How can you be sure?" Brian asked them.
"Either she'll do it on her own accord, or we'll use that potion my cousin gave me. It's foolproof," Amos told him.
Sarah took a step back, dazed. They were talking about her. There were no other Sarahs at Hogwarts. She turned around and started to walk to the castle. It seemed like her legs wouldn't carry her fast enough from the terrible three. Especially Brian.
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Sirius skimmed the grounds. The sun had nearly disappeared, leaving it a bit hard to see. He saw a figure rapidly approaching the castle, and he knew instantly that it was Sarah. He ran out to meet her. She looked upset. He caught her in his arms and wrapped them around her. "What's wrong Sar?" he asked.
Sarah shook her head quickly, "Nothing."
"Sarah, you can tell me. What's wrong?" Sirius repeated.
"I told you: nothing. Are you always going to try and save me?" Sarah asked him.
"If you need me to. Besides, it's only my turn." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she leaned into him as they made their way into the castle. "So, are you going to tell me what happened?"
"No, because it's nothing, like I said."
They walked along in silence before he found the nerve to ask her what had been bugging him since dinner. "Tell me something, does Cassidy not liking you really bother you?" he asked. Sarah wasn't the kind of person to care about what people thought about her, which he admired, but Cassidy really seemed to get to her.
"Honestly? Yes. I know I shouldn't. At first I thought it would get better…but then it didn't. It's gotten worse. And I really don't know what I did or said to make her hate me so much. I would fix it if I could, but I don't know how," Sarah told him. "Now I get to ask you a question. What do you see in Adalyn?"
Sirius chuckled. "She's pretty and confident."
"And cocky, conceited, and slutty. You forgot those," Sarah added.
"She is nice sometimes. When she wants to be. She's good company."
"Oh please," Sarah said as she rolled her eyes, "even Cassidy is better company than her. Much more tolerable than her," Sarah said in distaste.
"Why don't you like her?" Sirius asked her.
"Because she's a slut. And I don't like sluts. She's too confident and vain. She wears too much eyeliner and she dyes her hair black. That's not her natural hair color. I happen to know she's a very ugly dishwater brown brunette. She acts like she has the whole world at her feet-Mischief Managed-" Sarah said as the nymph nodded and swung the portrait forward so they could enter, "like she's a princess. But she's not."
"She's not?"
"No."
"Why not?" Sirius asked her.
"Because I am," Sarah retorted haughtily.
"Oh are you?" Sirius replied sarcastically.
"Yes. Sarah means 'princess'. Didn't you know? That's why I'm named Sarah. Because I'm Daddy's little princess."
Sirius nodded in acknowledgement. "Any other girls you don't approve of me seeing?"
"Um, just Adalyn. And Cassidy. If you stay away from the Slytherin girls, I think we'll be ok."
"Who should I go out with then? Since Adalyn is out of the picture?"
"She is?"
"Yeah. You sort of scared her off earlier."
"Oh yea…" Sarah said as she remembered what she had done. "I'm not sure. Whoever you wish. Just not Lily either. I don't think James will be too pleased with you then," she said as she smiled.
"I have another question. Earlier, Lily called you PS. What's that mean?"
"We were out drinking during the summer and I had a little too much to drink one night. There were these really hot guys and they asked me for my name. I told them they could call me princess. Well, Lily added Sarah to that, then shortened it to PS."
"And what's Lee for?"
"I can't manage to say Lily when I'm drunk. So I just call her Lee. Plus it has done wonders to hinder her stalkers' attempts to find her," Sarah laughed. "My question. Did you come out to find me?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to make sure that you were ok," Sirius said.
"Awww. See now that's the kind of response ever girl wants. Keep saying things like that, and I just might fall for that 'Black charm' you're always going on about."
"Really?" Sirius asked, trying to feign interest.
Sarah nodded with a little smile.
"I guess I'll have to turn it on to full power in that case," he said, only-half joking. Sarah laughed.
"I wonder what they're doing right now."
"Who?" Sirius asked.
"Lily, Lane and Cassidy. I wonder how Pierre is doing."
"He's probably fine. And I wouldn't put it past Cassidy to be trying to turn Lily and Lane against you."
"Me neither. I bet they're all plotting my demise this very second."
"Don't worry, I'll protect you."
"Oh that really makes me feel better. All one of them has to do is bat an eyelash, and you'll be at their beck and call."
"I'd never abandon you like that to fight Cassidy."
"That's good to know," Sarah said as she leaned into him. "I'm really tired. I might just fall asleep right here," she warned.
"Fine with me. Some girl made it so I wasn't getting laid tonight anyways," Sirius told her.
"Good. Remind me to thank her later," Sarah replied, closing her eyes with her little half-smile still playing on her lips.
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"Shhh," Lily said as they entered the Heads room. Sarah and Sirius were asleep on the cough together. "They're cute together," Lily said as the two walked to the steps that led to her door. "Thanks for helping me tonight."
"Anytime," James replied with a smile.
Lily gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, and let go of his hand, which she hadn't realized she had been holding. "G'night James."
"'Night Lily," James said as she stepped into her room. He grinned to the dark room and walked into his room, elated. Lily had given him good-night kiss. He touched his hand to his cheek, to make sure it had really happened. Maybe she's starting to like me. If only, if only.
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Lily's cheeks were flushed. She had just given James Potter a kiss. And they were holding hands. Lily wasn't even aware of it until she tried to walk away. James Potter. James Potter. I think Sarah might be right more than I give her credit for. James Potter. James Potter, you better watch out.
A/N: You guys are A-mazing. I swear. Each and every one of you. And especially those of you who take time to review. I love you guys with all my heart. I would've updated sooner, but my sister has been on the computer 24/7, it's quite annoying. I'm never allowed on. =[
Please excuse my drunken scene. I've never been drunk.
I have to say, I was sorely tempted to put "Shut up you Russian!" in this chapter to celebrate the Real World Key West. But I resisted temptation. Maybe next chapter =] Besides, I didn't want to offend anyone. I'm part Russian myself.
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