BOOK ONE OF THREE
My name is Cassiopeia Tabitha Meissa Smith, and this is the story of how I eventually fell in love with Sirius Black. Our story isn't exactly a short one, so sit back, buckle up, and prepare to read the beginnings of this train wre...
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*It is only fair that I dedicate this chapter to @loonylovegood247 for helping me with my hacker problem! Also, a shoutout to everyone who commented on the chapter that the hacker published. You all told the hacker to go away and I am so happy that you stuck up for me in a time of great need. YOU GUYS ROCK!!*
I woke up at exactly 3:59 in the afternoon. I was the last person to wake up. Remus, Peter, James, and Sirius were all talking on Remus' bed. "What's up, losers?" I asked, sitting up groggily. "Cassio! We thought you were dead!" James cheered, jumping over to my bed. "Not yet," I replied. James transferred back to Remus' bed in one leap. I was very impressed. "Too bad Lily's not here, eh?" I laughed, attempting to get out of bed . My attempt did not go well. I tripped and fell, grabbing Sirius' leg to break my fall. Luckily, I was not wearing one of those stupid hospital gowns that Poppy would force me into sometimes. Sirius was the first to start laughing. Everyone else joined in too.
My first response was to glare at everyone until they stopped laughing. That took a while. When they had all finally stopped laughing, I tried getting up. My right leg gave out and I collapsed again. Sirius offered me his hand, biting his lip to keep from laughing. I took it it, glaring at him the entire time. "It seems to me that you just fell in love with me," grinned Sirius. James burst into laughter. "Actually, no I didn't. Last time I checked, that would involve me actually liking you," I said, rolling my eyes. "Aw, darling, we all know that you love me. And if you didn't, I could make you love me," smirked Sirius. "You can't make me love you," I laughed. "I could," whispered Sirius, leaning forward. I leaned back, almost falling off the bed again. This time, James caught me. "Creep," I muttered quietly.
We talked and joked around for a few minutes before James spoke up saying, "I had an idea last night." I sat up straighter and turned all of my attention to James. "Go on," said Remus. "I figured that since we each have a different form, we should have a nickname referring to that form," informed James proudly. My jaw dropped open. "You genius, James!" I exclaimed, jumping on top of him. "That's a really good idea," mused Remus. Sirius and Peter also sung their praise. Not literally. Although that would be entertaining. "Do you want to start now?" James asked. "Yes," I answered immediately with so much force that James leaned back a little. The other Marauders agreed right after me. "Right then," muttered James.
Because Remus was the reason we were Animagi in the first place (except for me), we worked on his name first. "How about Wolfie?" I joked, poking Remus in the arm. "Nah, we can use that one for you, Smith," said Sirius. I rolled my eyes. "Luna?" Peter offered. "Looney?" James laughed, spinning his left finger in circles next to the left side of his head. I laughed with him. "Moony!" Sirius exclaimed loudly. I snapped my fingers and pointed at him. "Perfect!" I sang. When we had all agreed on it, I took out my wand and put it on top of his head. "I hereby dub thee Moony, the kind and intelligent human," I said. Moony laughed and patted my head.
James was next since he had the idea. "Bambi?" I joked, grinning widely. James rolled his eyes. "Can you suggest something not as a joke?" James asked. "Nope," I laughed. "Prongs," suggested Remus. "No objection," shrugged James. I rolled my eyes. "You could sound a little more enthusiastic," I muttered quietly. James hit my leg and I glared at him. "I was only commenting on your lack of enthusiasm," I pouted. "We should give Peter a nickname next," proposed Sirius. We all agreed and began discussing his nickname.
"Ratface?" I suggested. They all turned to look at me. "No? Okay," I sighed. "We could call him 'Wormy' because of his tail," offered Sirius. "Wormtail! We could call him Wormtail!" James exclaimed. Peter's eyes lit up. "I like that," Peter said earnestly. "Good. You'd better because I'm not thinking of any more besides Ratface and Graything," I muttered, letting out a sigh of relief. This time, Sirius was the one who hit me. "You heard me?" I asked sheepishly. He nodded. "Dang," I whispered, frowning at him.
Sirius was next for no particular reason. "Mutthead?" James joked. "Awww, we could call you Snuffles!" I squealed excitedly, flapping my hands like a retarded seal. Sirius gave me a look. "Not happening," he said firmly. "You're no fun, Snuffles," I pouted. "Any more suggestions that are not or related to Snuffles?" Sirius asked. "Padfoot," I muttered, thinking. Sirius grabbed my shoulders and pulled them up so that I was looking at him. "What did you just say?" Sirius demanded, looking at me very intensely. "Padfoot...?" I said questioningly. "I like it. Dear Merlin, what has the world come to? I actually like a name Smith gave me!" Sirius wailed like a dying whale. "Shut up, you idiot. I still need a nickname," I frowned.
I looked at the boys, hoping for some answers. "Wolfie?" Remus said jokingly. "Hahahaha no," I said humorlessly. "Icy because of your coloring?" Peter suggested. "Iceberg? Icicle? Ice Cube?" James mused, thinking about every word that had the word "ice" in it. "How about Icelock since she's white like ice and her eyes 'lock you into place,' in James' words," suggested Sirius. "Did you really say that?" I asked, eying James suspiciously. "Maybe," he muttered. "I like it. Dear Merlin, what has the-" I was cut off by Sirius clamping his hand over my mouth. "Let's not repeat that," said Remus.
The Marauders are really no fun at all. Just kidding. I love them. The rest of the afternoon was spent annoying Poppy (she must really hate us by now) and talking very loudly. We discussed our plans for Christmas Break and I found out that I would not be putting up with one Marauder, but two Marauders over Christmas Break. Sirius is staying with James, so it's very unlikely that I'll be sleeping. Oh well. At least we can wreak havoc on the world outside of Hogwarts. Merlin, we must be hated by every single adult in the world by now.
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A/N: I am so sorry that I missed a Wednesday! There was a ton of stuff going on. I had school and so much homework that I have literally been dying. Most of you already know that my account was hacked a few days ago, so I've been trying to fix everything the hacker did wrong. I know that this chapter is really short, but I have just been so busy. I got a head start on Chapter 17 though, so it should be semi-long and posted either next Wednesday or the Wednesday after that.
Season 8 of Doctor Who is premiering in 4 days!! I am sooooo excited! Basically, I have this long plan about how I'm going to watch Doctor Who for like 18 hours straight. I'm hoping I can set a world record for most Doctor Who episodes watched in the span of about 24 hours. It's going to be amazing!
Thanks for reading this crappy chapter and really long author's note (if you did) because I know that you all deserve better. BYE!! *waves wildly*
