The Marauders Era

Dear Rabastan

"Dear Rabastan,

I know we haven't spoken since our engagement was announced, and I suppose I am partially to blame. For that, I apologize.

I would like to, if possible, for us to spend some time together and get to know one another.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely

Cassiopeia Black"

"I can't believe I'm doing this."

Cassie signed the letter with her elegant handwriting and let her eyes dance over the words to make sure that nothing was out of place or that anything sounded too outrageous. Still, she found it hard to believe that she was doing this. She folded the letter and gently put it in an envelope, once sealed; she turned it around and wrote Rabastans name along with the Lestrange manor address.

Tying the letter on Nova's foot, she opened the dormitory window so her owl could fly out before the dark-haired could get the chance to change her mind. She let out a slight sigh and crossed the floor, making her way toward her bed.

A groan filled the room as she let herself drop face-first into her bed, spreading both her arms and legs, looking awfully like a wannabe sea star, as Lily calls it.

Letting out another groan, Cassie relished in the fact that her mother was miles away and that she now could groan as much as she wanted and slouch as much as she would like, and do things that were not acceptable in the ancient and noble house of Black.

"You feeling okay, Cas?"

A gentle voice filled the room as someone entered, leaving Cassie to no longer be the only person in the dormitory. However, as her face was buried in her sheets, any reply came out as a bunch of mumbles and misformed sentences.

Lily gave her friend a slight glance as she shuffled over to her bed, placed her potions homework on top of her trunk, taking off her shoes as well as her socks, and proceeded to climb on top of her bed. Turning towards her friend, she found herself a comfortable sitting position, all while a familiar glint grew in the red-heads eyes.

Fingers grabbed hold of a blue-colored pillow and, with quite a force sending it flying across the small distance between their beds and hit the mark, being the other girl's head, making yet another groan fill the room.

"Seweosly?"

A grin covered Lily's face as she heard her friend's response. The dark-haired girl slightly raised her head while sending her friend the infamous Black glare.

"Well, hello to you too, sleeping beauty, now would you like to tell me what's bothering you on this wonderful morning."

Knowing her friend would not stop before her question had been answered, Cassie, against her own will, managed to slowly lift her body, turning so she was facing Lily, and pulled the blue pillow closer to her, holding on tight.

The way she was feeling could not truly be described in words. But if you were to try, there is one word one could say was pretty close. Mortified.

She hoped with all her heart that he did not reply, just so that she didn't have to go through the embarrassment of having to answer him.

Her brown eyes meet the green of her friend, and she immediately felt a slight shame wash over her, but that was overtaken by the sudden color of red that overtook most of her face.

"Merlin, what happened to you?" Lily's eyes widened significantly, "I don't think I've seen your face that red since fourth year when you had a crush on Wood."