Okay, so I really couldn't resist posting this already, but just know the wait's going to be longer than for The Chaos in my Life, simply because I haven't written all the chapters yet. I was just too excited to wait.
I should say that, if you're confused, then my automatic answer would be to read The Chaos in my Life, 'cause this is the side-story/sequel to it.
Please review! I'd love to hear what you think of it!
This new fic is dedicated to BeardyBob, because you, my friend, are great! ;)
"Oomph!" A brunette exclaimed as Sirius bumped into her, books flying everywhere─ books she was carrying, obviously, the infamous Black did not stoop so low as to be caught with books, unless they were Quidditch-related.
"Whoa! I'm sorry! Did I hurt you?" he exclaimed, while looking her up and down. Her figure was attractive, and he was sure he had seen her a few times, but she was not in his year: that he would remember.
"It's fine, don't worry," she said as she colleted her books and struggled to keep them all in her arms.
"Wait, I'll help you," he offered. He grabbed the books left on the floor and piled them up in her arms, the books now reaching her chin. He couldn't help thinking that her posture─ barely managing to keep all the books there, but still smiling at him for his help─ was impossibly cute. "That's a lot of books," he stated, impressed. She rolled her eyes, unimpressed, and he smirked. "You must be a Ravenclaw."
"Enchantée," she said, smiling too, but Sirius couldn't help but shiver slightly in repulsion at the reminder of his lovely family─ French was something the pureblood society took pride in speaking. The Ravenclaw didn't notice. "You caught me there. And you must be Sirius Black."
He grimaced. "Damn, and I thought I would go unnoticed." He had been here to escape the masses of birds running after him, as well as a few Slytherins he had… angered earlier in the day.
She raised her lovely eyebrow. "You're around Ravenclaws in this part of the castle. We know."
He couldn't help it, he laughed. The idea was just too much fun. We know, she had said, with this air of superiority, when she really knew nothing at all, that it was almost sad. Her outraged air made him bark with laughter again, when he had looked down at her as he attempted to calm down.
"Excuse me," she said with a sneer he thought only Slytherins could muster. "Nice talking to you, but I have places to go to, and work to do." She purposefully pushed him as she passed him, showing her annoyance.
"Wait!" he cried, desperatly trying to sober up─ he really didn't want to loose such a cute and amusing face so easily. "I didn't mean it like that! Come on, I'm sorry, little Ravenclaw!"
She cringed and started walking more briskly, apparently not liking the demeaning nickname. Sirius grabbed her arm to stop her and spun her around, making her end up right in front of him─ he was really tempted to kiss her, but he refrained, knowing she wouldn't appreciate it. Instead, he smiled almost wickedly and grabbed half of her pile of books as she was absorbed in the contemplation of his face─ which he knew to be extremely attractive, in all modesty. He was already walking off when she reacted.
"Hey, Black!" she cried, so very obviously confused it was almost painful to not laugh at her, "My books! Give them back!"
Sirius turned around. "I'll carry them for you, come on. And it's Sirius, not Black." He attempted to walk backwards, but quickly stopped as he almost tripped─ thankfully, she didn't notice.
She puffed in a very endearing manner before caving. "Fine. I'm going to the Ravenclaw common room," she declared imperiously, and walked off, having caught up with him.
As they reached the entry to the Ravenclaw common room, he quickly knocked using the bronze eagle knocker, which he knew was their way of getting in, before she could. Proving to her that he could also use his brains was probably the best way for her to let him get closer to her, he decided. "Trust me," he told her as she openned her mouth in protest. She sighed, very clearly not trusting him, which made him smile.
"Why do we name?" the Eagle asked, which Sirius was not expecting at all─ he had never tried getting in before, a… friend of his had simply told him to knock to get in.
He thought about it for a while, before turning to the Ravenclaw: "Do we have to give him a reasoning, or just an answer?"
She shrugged. "An answer, mostly."
He smiled winningly, sure of his reasonning, and turned back to the eagle. "Property defines us," he declared proudly. He didn't see the brunette grimace behind his back, absorbed as he was in his self-congratulation: the door had openned after the eagle had commented with a short "bold"─ well, he sure hoped so!
Sirius stepped in, confident as always, and glanced around─ he was a bit confused, not to say disgusted, as there were books everywhere, and the brunette was bringing more. "Come on, little Ravenclaw," he said happily as she was still stuck outside, staring wide-eyed at him─ he loved to see that reaction on people.
"You… answered. Correctly. The Eagle let you in," she sputtered, at loss.
He refrained from laughing at her adorable face, and stuck to a smirk. "Obviously. So, where should I put your books?"
She blinked, confused again. Sirius loved the fact that he could mess with her mind so much, and that she looked cute in the process. "Er… on the table next to the window, please. Yeah, that one," she added as he strolled over to the only table that was in the sun light. She put down her books next to the pile he had carried, and settled down, arranging her affairs in a meticulous way so that everything was within reaching distance. He watched her do so, fascinated, before he remembered that his fellow Marauders were probably wondering what he was doing in Ravenclaw tower for so long─ well, not exactly wondering, just curious. Plus, they had planned to prank another group of defenceless Slytherins, and he was going to be late.
"Well, hope to see you again…?" he trailed off, waiting for her name.
"Oh," she exclaimed, almost shocked. "Violine. Violine Azuree Ravenclaw."
Sirius really liked her name, but he decided that it was too much of a mouthful. Inspired by his answer to the bronze eagle, he decided that nicknaming her was probably for the best. He winked at her as he left with a "See you, Zuree". Sirius could feel her eyes on him as he left, and smiled to himself as he went to meet with his comrades in pranks.
