Legands of the Fall (A HP Fanfic)

Chapter 2

Janie's POV:

I moved silently through the corridors after leaving Slughorn's Slug Club meeting. Slug Club a club for anyone who Professor Slughorn thought excelled in his Potion's class. Regulus walked silently beside me, Severus on the otherside of him. As much as I hate to admit it, I like having both of these two around. One for the company, the other just because I know they would do anything for me. Well at least Regulus would, Severus would only do anything that would get him back in Lily's good graces. Something that will never happen since he called her a mudblood last year. I can't say that I blame Lily, because if he called me a mudblood I would not want to be friends with him either. But the hardest part about all of this is that he is still hung up on her, since the day we meet I felt this connection with him that he did not share with Lily. And he does not even see it.

Severus's POV:

I felt my legs moving but I felt like I was standing in one position. I always felt like that when I was around these two. I always felt like the third wheel with them, even though they were not dating. I felt the world at my feet as I saw Lily with James Potter and Sirius Black. She looked happy, in a way that I used to make her. Though when she spotted Janie her face lighted up even more, however the light faded when she spotted me with her.

"I will meet you guys back in the common room." Janie smiled, looking from Regulus to me with a nod. Janie joined Lily quietly talking to her as Regulus and I made the rest of the journey to the Slytherin Common room, which honestly was not that long of a walk.

"How can you not see it?" Regulus shook his head as we trucked up the steps to the boys dormitory.

"See what?" I questioned, my brows furrowing. I sighed and found an empty couch in the common room. I starred into the fire for who knows how long before Janie came into the common room, her hair was in a braid and she was in her pajama's. She looked beautiful in this light. When she looked in my direction I notice that the edges of her mouth flicked upwards into a smile and then as soon as it came it went back into a frown.

"What are you doing up? I thought you would be long asleep by now?" Janie questioned as she moved closer to where I sat.

"I'm not tired." I muttered as she sat down next to me on the couch placing her legs on my lap, like she used to during our first year.

She sighed, letting her eyes flicker to the fire in the fireplace for a while before turning her attention to me. I could see the sadness in her eyes. It was closing in on Christmas break and we both knew they we had the option of either staying here or going home, however Janie never truly had the option because it was always made for her. She always had to go home. To her father. She was like me in the sense that her father never loved her. She was only the constant reminder of a woman he lost. And for that I wished I could help her. Show her what love feels like, looks like. And it was in this moment that I realized what Regulus meant. I cared for her more than just what we are now. And it kills me when I see her with Regulus, but I know that she is probably better off with him then me.

I felt her eyes still on me as I shook the thoughts out of my head. I noticed how close we actually where and I felt my pulse quicken as my eyes flickered down to the curve of her mouth. I felt the butterflies in my stomach flutter as her face seemed to get closer to mine.

It didn't take long for her lips to find mine and for them to move together. My right hand instinctively went to her cheek lightly stroking her cheek as the kiss became more hungry. Janie moved situating herself on top of me as I moved my other hand to her hip holding her in place. Her hands lightly touched my arms before moving to my shoulders.

When the kiss broke, Janie put her forehead on mine her breathing labored.

"I've wanted to do that for a while." she muttered, barely audible. But I heard her, through my own labored breaths. She moved back a little taking me into memory. I closed my eyes as she put a hand on my cheek lovingly. When the warmth of her hand left my cheek I opened my eyes to find her looking down at her hands.

"I-" I muttered, but was soon cut off.

"I want to be with you, but I know that you are in love with her." Janie breathed, "I don't want to be the girl you settle for just because you can't be with the one you truly want to be with."

And with that Janie stood and ran from the common room and into the halls of the castle. Leaving me starring after her, and her admission fresh in my mind.