ANNE BELLE LANCE

The Announcement

I found lil in the great hall.
"I thought you were gonna wait for me,"I pouted.
"Oh,hey, I was gonna wait for you Anne but there was a notice on the notice board about how there was going to be an important speech today,"
Just then as if on cue Dumbledore stood up. He really looked impressive in midnight blue robes and even though he was very old he seemed energetic and young. His white beard glittered strangely in the lights.
"Ah,my dear students I have the great honour and pleasure to announce that we will be having a tri wizard tournament this year at hogwarts. There are going to be three schools participating as is traditional and I hope you would welcome the guests from the other schools ,Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. They will be arriving on October the thirtieth,now please I do not want to make you wait any longer from feasting so ,Tuck In," he said.
I did as he said;even though I had just had lunch I was hungry. As I ate I listened to lily and James arguing. Nothing new they always keep bickering. I thought. They were arguing about the tournament because James wanted to compete but lily had read somewhere that people had been killed in the past due to the challenges and didn't want any of her friends or even enemies ,which James was to compete.
"I'm gonna put my name in the goblet of fire," I told Remus who was sitting next to me.
"No,you are not cause you could die. The challenges are too difficult,"he retaliated.
"Like anybody cares. I doubt my guardian would care and I have no parents I'm an orphan. Besides the winner gets loads of money as a prize and no exams. I don't need the money but no exams could work,"I exclaimed a little louder than I meant to.
"Well,you have friends. They need you and they couldn't do without you,"was the reply.
I thought about it and then realised that he was right but I wasn't gonna give up. "What friends ? "I said,trying and failing to feign innocence.
"Hmm, let's see, well lily for a first is your friend then there's molly and Alice,I guess"he said in a mock thoughtful voice.
"Ok,ok,"I said in a resigned way. "I Anne Belle Lance promise not to put my name in the goblet of fire."
"Good !"came a satisfied reply and the person went back to eating hungrily while I went to my dorm. I had some doubt about lily helping me to put my name in the goblet but Sirius had to comply. If even he didn't then I had other methods.
The feast ended and everyone came up,excitedly. Most went to their dorms to discuss the tournament but some stayed in the common room.
As Sirius came in I grabbed his arm. "You, Sirius whatever your middle name is Black are going to put my name in the goblet of fire for me," I commanded.
"I am not gonna do any such thing Anne Belle Lance because I do not want you bloody killed," he replied. I had dreaded that. Sometimes it sucks that my friends care for me too much.
Please,please, please , Sirius, I'll do anything for you. I'll be a good friend, sneak butter beer for you every week and throw a party for you ! "I begged.
"Ha, nice try beauty but as tempting as these sound especially the last one my answer is the same. You can't sneak butter beer in for me every week if you die in the first challenge.
"Then I'll ask Severus ," I said with a pout that made him smile and poke my cheek.
"Good luck persuading old Snive- Severus to put your name in the goblet of fire," he mocked.
"Thank you, Black! I'll need it ," I said in a mock sugary sweet voice. Then I rushed off to find sev before he could protest.
I found him in the dungeons. He was brewing some kind of complex potion. I waited patiently till he finished and I noticed that he was so engrossed in his work he didn't even see me. After about fifteen minutes he finished.
He saw me and smiled.
"What do I owe the pleasure," he said and he didn't seem like himself at all. His usual composure was always so stoic.
"Sev are you alright,"I asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm just happy that you'll finally tell Dumbledore about the trick Black played on me and almost killed me by telling me about Lupin's werewolf condition , "he spat out black and lupin as if the words burned his tongue.
"Wait, bloody hell, you made the wolf's bane potion! "I managed to gasp out.
"Yes , your pet wolf will be allowed to drink it the next full moon which is after fifteen days," he spat back to his own self.
"Sweet Severus Snape, "I said sarcastically. "Please, cut down on the intense hate,"I half ordered half mocked sarcastically.
"I'll tell Dumbledore but can you please do me a favour and put my name in the goblet of fire. I mean for the tri wizard tournament. I have promised Remus I wouldn't put it in as he thinks his precious beauty, namely me could be killed. I asked Sirius but he's too caring and I'm sure lily and James love me enough to not want me dead,"I said all of this in one breath.
"Sure Anne, anything for a friend and especially someone who is Lily's friend,"he said kindly.
"Awww sev you are too kind,thanks,"I answered and dashed off after taking the vial of wolf's bane potion he was holding in his hand.
I went to the common room first to give Remus the potion. I guess I was in too much of a hurry because I didn't see where I was going and bumped into someone with black hair. There was supposed to be a brilliant crash to the ground but Remus caught me before I fell.

Sirius's POV

Anne rushed into the common room and crashed into me. She nearly fell bit Remus caught her. I glared at him as if he had done something blasphemous.
"Thanks Remus !"the beauty exclaimed. "I was looking for you. Can we talk somewhere in private,"She asked Remus which made me raise one of my eyebrows curiously.
She saw me looking at her curiously and smiled.
"Sorry , Sirius I was too excited and didn't see you. Are you okay ?" She asked.
I was not okay at all. Why would she want to have anything to do with Remus. He was a werewolf. I was the handsomest boy in the whole school.
"Yup,I'm kay," I grunted.

She took Remus outside and I felt my curiosity take the better of me. I borrowed James cloak without asking him and snuck outside by the black lake where they were talking.
"Remus,do you know what wolf's bane potion is ?"She asked teasingly as if testing Remus's knowledge.
"Yeah I do. It was a potion invented by a man named Gucci Xerox,who was an early roman wizard and if a victim of the werewolf drank it the transformations would become less painful. Plus the drinker would not lose control and would not be affected
by the wolf inside him threatening to break out,"he droned in a dull monotone voice that almost sent me to sleep.
"What of I told you iv found it. What if I told you I'd asked Severus to find and make it for you ? "She inquired.
"Bloody hell you made it for me,I can't believe it,"he almost yelled.
"Yup,"She said popping the p and withdrawing a vial from her robes.
He took the vial and swooped her in a hug. "Thank you Anne Belle Lance you are the best friend a guy like me could have,"he muttered.
I growled angrily unable to take it anymore. He looked around startled while Anne laughed.
"Sirius did you ask James if you could borrow the cloak ?"She asked.
I was appalled and took off the cloak. Remus was really shocked and pulled apart from the hug then to look at me.
"How in the name of Merlin did you know it was me ? "I asked.
"You smell of fresh air and green grass. It's an earthly smell," She shrugged and answered nonchalantly.
"You smell of strawberries and Roses but that's not the point,"I said.
"Then what is ?"it was Remus who spoke this.
"Sirius why are you angry?"Anne asked.
These words brought me to my senses. Why was I angry anyway and who was I angry at. I was angry at Remus just because he hugged Anne. So not like me.
I'm not angry Anne, just a bit ill I guess. Well then we could prank someone to lighten up your mood, I guess she said with a grin.
We went to our favourite spot in the common room and decided to prank McGonagall. Remus had come with us and was reading silently on the corner. We only included James and Peter in the prank.
I wanted to play a prank on professor McGonagall but James wanted to prank Slug. In the end Anne decided to prank both. We grinned evilly. Two birds with one shot. This was gonna be fun.