Silvia and the Rising Moon [EDITING]

Occurrences of the Seventh Year

September
"I cannot believe James became Head Boy!" Alice groaned as she and her friends walked to Divination.
"I think it's kind of cute," Marlene admitted, softly elbowing Lily. "Boyfriend and girlfriend acting as Head Boy and Girl.
Lily smiled and glanced down at her Head Girl badge. "Thanks, Marlene, but I know you're just trying to flatter me so I can help you get Sirius to like you."
Marlene scrunched her nose. "What? Never, Lily."
"You were going on and on about him the other night, Mar," Dorcas reminded them.
The girls stepped into the classroom and placed their books on the table. "I was not. All I was saying is that Silvia Lupin girl never deserved him. She's too plain."
"She looks a lot like Remus," Alice added, scratching her head.
"Exactly," Marlene concluded.
Lily sighed and adjusted her skirt. "Don't be too mean to them, Mar. They've gone through a lot.
Just then, James sauntered into the room, dawning his Head Boy badge. Remus followed behind him, rolling his eyes as the two took a seat.
"I'm not taking orders from you, Prongs," he declared miserably.
"Oh, but, I do." James flashed a quick grin toward the girls. Lily blushed. Remus scoffed and opened his textbook.

October
"I'm telling you I saw the giant squid! It was right over there."
"Arlin, you are so full of it."
"I'm telling the truth, Anastasia. Silvia, you believe me, right?"
Silvia nodded, pensively staring over the Great Lake. "I believe it could have happened."
"There's no giant squid in the Lake," Anastasia said, rolling her eyes. "As Hufflepuff Head Girl, I declare that a law."
"You can't make laws!" Arlin cried.
"Wanna bet on it?"
"You just don't want to admit it exists because you're afraid it's going to swim through the toilet and curl up next to you while you sleep!"
"Ugh!" Anastasia groaned loudly. "You're so annoying!"
"No, you are!"
Silvia watched them awkwardly. "Did you two really drag me down here to show me the two of you arguing over the existence of a squid?" She crossed her arms, annoyed.
Anastasia and Arlin both nervously looked at her. Then, Anastasia grinned maliciously. "I was going to leave you two alone, but Arlin wanted to-"
Arlin's hand flew over his sister's mouth. "Can it, you old bat. Go away."
She pulled herself from her brother's grip. "Fine, but if she says no, don't come crying to me."
"I don't cry," he sneered. "I'm a big boy." There was a childlike sadness in his tone.
"Um," Silvia began. "What exactly did you want to do?"
"Oh, er." Arlin fidgeted his thumbs. "I wanted to ask you something."
"Ask me what?"
"A question."
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, of course. Ask me the question."
"Okay, okay." He hopped around for a moment. "You. Me. Butterbeer. Saturday afternoon."
Silvia crossed her eyes and smirked. "Are you asking me on a date?"
He looked at the ground and dug up sand with his shoe. "Well, yeah, I guess you can call it that. I was going to say a 'date' but a date works as well."
Laughing, she declared, "Arlin, you make absolutely no sense whatsoever. However, you're a wonderful friend and joker, so, yes, we can go out on Saturday."
His eyes widened and a grin spread on his face. "Yes!" He punched the air. "Oh, I thought you'd say no because you're like," he held a hand up to measure her, "really tall, and I'm like, super short. I thought maybe you'd tell me to get lost, but you didn't!" He started doing karate moves. "Silvia Lupin, you've made me the happiest 5'4" man alive! Oh, and I promise I'll get taller soon. I promise!" He sprinted away, leaving Silvia alone and confused.

November
"She's a skank!" Barty Crouch Jr. declared to his friends one morning over breakfast.
"Who?" Rabastian asked. "Are you talking about Selene?"
"Yes, I'm talking about that prude little half-blood filth."
Regulus's hands were balled into a fist so hard that his fingernails dug into the palm of his hand. "Don't call her that," he growled.
"Oi, what was that, Reg?" Rabastian turned to Regulus.
"Selene's not a skank, or a prude, or filth," he yelled angrily to Barty.
"It's been three months, and she still won't sleep with me!" Barty yelled back. "She told me that she's 'waiting until marriage'. Can you believe that?"
"Aw, man," Rabastian said sympathetically. "Feels bad, man."
"So what if she won't sleep with you?" demanded Regulus. "Maybe she's not ready! She has the right to choose!"
"Why are you defending that whore?" Barty asked in a rage. "No one says no to Bartemius Crouch the Second! Nobody!"
"Except Selene can because she has the right to choose whether or not she wasn't to do dirty things with a filthy scoundrel no-good boy like you!"
They had each flown off the handle. Barty stood up quickly. "How dare you? Petrificus Totalus!"
"Expelliarmus!" Regulus cried just before Barty's spell could take effect.
Barty's wand skidded across the floor, only to be retrieved by Professor Slughorn. "Merlin's beard!" he cried. "Black, Crouch, my office now!"
"Yes, sir," they groaned together.