When you have it all

Chapter 11...

“ALEX! Alex, wake up! You’ll be late for potions!” Lily yelled into her ear.

“So what…” came the muffled and barely audible response. She turned back onto her side, rolling up into her covers. But Lily was faster. In a swift motion, she had grabbed them and gave a quick tug, causing Alex to fall over on to the floor with a loud thump. “Hey!”

“Good, you’re up. You better be down in five minutes or so help me…” her voice trailed off as she left the girls dormitory.

“Yes, mother,” Alex said, loud enough for Lily to hear, but laughed wryly right after she had said it. Her mother had never taken that tone with her, nor had she even came to wake her up…not once. If anybody ever came to wake her up, it was either Darcy or one of the maids. In fact, if her mother had been anything like Lily had, Alex doubted whether she would have turned out like she did. Truthfully, she had often wondered if there would have been a difference in who she grew up to be if her mother had had more of an influence on her.

Shrugging her thoughts off, she got up and walked to the lavatory, and almost screamed when she saw her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was a complete mess, tangled and frizzy. Her eyes slightly puffy and red, and her nose pink. What little make up she had worn the day before was smudged around her eyes. Not daring to look at herself any longer than necessary in such a state, she quickly started to make herself look presentable. More than presentable, if I’m gonna make Sirius pay… 

Meanwhile, Lily had been stopped by James and Sirius by the portrait whole, both of whom already had had their breakfast and were waiting for Alex (like they had the past couple of days) to leave for class…but this time Remus had already left.

“Where’s Alex?” Sirius inquired.

“Still upstairs. She had a bit of a rough night,” Lily replied. Though she hadn’t spoken with Alex about it (yet), she had heard her come in late and then toss and turn in bed almost all night. “I doubt she got any sleep.”

“Oh?” James said, lifting an eyebrow.

“What happened?” Sirius added.

Lily shrugged. “I don’t really know, except she came in last night really late. I don’t think she was able to fall asleep or something, because after a bit of tossing and turning she lit her wand and decided to read.”

“What?”

“Wuthering Heights, I think. Though I thought she had already finished it, but I guess-“

“No, Evans,” Sirius interrupted. “I mean, what? As in shock, surprise… Why?”

“Well in that case, I don’t know again. Actually, I thought you guys might know since the three of you have been getting along rather well lately,” Lily said, a little disdainfully. She didn’t like this sudden friendship between her new best friend and the Marauders.

“Though that is true, I have no idea,” James said, “Although, Remus came in pretty late last night too…at least, I think he did.”

Lily shook her head, “He was patrolling. Honestly, when I saw her this morning it looked like she had stayed out in the storm last night.”

“I did,” Alex interrupted, as she walked towards them, looking indeed more than presentable, and with no hint of the night before’s activities.

Lily blushed a furious red, quickly mumbled something about being late, and practically leapt out the door. But the other two seemed to be too preoccupied with her appearance to notice Lily’s quick departure.

Sirius cleared his throat. “I brought you some breakfast,” he said, offering her her usual muffin.

“Aw thank you!” she said, raising her voice a bit, and accepting the muffin. “Well then, are we off to Potions or not?”