Disclaimer: Nothing in this story belongs to me except the plot.

A/N: I know it says OC, but its Mary McDonald I'm using. Anyway...let me know if you like it and you think its worth continuing. Sort of Cliche, but fun!

McDonald

So, this is really awkward.

For some reason, I've found myself trapped. Trapped in a corner with a roguishly good looking sixteen year old male in front of me with a finger pressed to his lips and an amused glint in his pale, grey eyes.

And, I really need to pee.

"What are you doing?" I hissed at the boy. I knew his name was Sirius Black and I knew he was a Sixth Year Gryffindor who just happened to be in every one of my classes. Well, that was last year during OWLs, so who knew what he was taking now. Merlin, I could barely think with the intoxicating smell of cinnamon spice so close to me. What was he doing trapping me in a corner anyway? He probably didn't even know my first name! I was about to poke him and shove him off me, but when I looked up to tell him off, his eyes were round and puppy-dog like and he was pleading with me. I stayed quiet, trying desperately to control my breathing and trying not to touch him. He was so elegant. Dishevelled, yes. But elegantly so. His thick, dark hair fell in his eyes and I wondered how he had realized that it looked better than it did when it was short and pushed back like when we were younger. I stopped breathing when I heard a voice from out of my line of sight.

"Padfoot. This is ridiculous. I've looked for you in every compartment. Including Evans' and she nearly blasted me into a wall…How was I to know asking her out within five minutes of seeing her made her so angry? Sirius, where are you!?"

Sirius' face was contorted as he clearly tried to cover up his laughter. His eyes met mine and he smiled lopsidedly. I could hear James Potter walking closer, approaching the corner where Black had me trapped. Dammit, could they just do what they were doing already, so I could go pee and get back to my friends? Sirius had pressed himself closer to me as James started to peek around the corner. He gave me a momentary apologetic look before in one swift motion he turned and jumped out, making Potter back up about five feet with a yell of surprise. Black was laughing hysterically now, pointing at his friend as Potter tried to protest. Then, without another glance at me, he put an arm around his disgruntled friend and walked back to their compartment, bickering the whole way. With the scent of spice still there, I opened the previously obstructed door and went to the bathroom, my heart beating a little quicker than usual.

"Mary! What took you so long?" Marlene asked as she kicked her legs on to the seat across from her. Unfortunately, they were a little too close to a still fuming Lily Evans, who pushed them off and looked at me.

"You missed Potter being a pig," she said almost nonchalantly if she hadn't been glaring.

I laughed. "Well, I had an awkward interaction myself," I said telling my friends about my Sirius Black encounter.

"Well…" Dorcas said thoughtfully filling the silence. "Atleast you have a good story to tell the new obsessives?"

"Fun" Lily and I said together, before laughing shortly.

"What is it about those guys? It's a shame we have to go outside of our house for decent male companionship" Lily said pushing her auburn hair off her face.

"Well, have you seen Alice Smith in fifth year? She's dating Frank Longbottom. They're both in Gryffindor" Marlene said.

"Yeah, but Frank's decent. The only Gryffindor boy in our year who's decent is Remus Lupin and he never goes out with anyone" Dorcas put in.

"I like to believe, one day when we're out of Hogwarts, real guys will appear as if from thin air…" Lily said snapping her fingers.

I stayed relatively quiet throughout the conversation and the train ride. Only one thing on my mind: Just what was wrong with Sirius Black anyway?

I spied him sitting where he usually does. I don't really tell the other girls that I watch him this much. I'm not a stalker, but if he happens to be in the room, I think it's interesting to watch him. He fascinates me. He possesses all of the coolness and indifference; I have always wanted to have. He and James Potter, they can make an entire classroom laugh for twenty minutes straight and not care about the detention they were going to get. I suspect their fellow 'Marauders,' Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew bail them out somehow. They're so carefree and think so little about what people think of them, but they needn't worry anyway because everyone loves them. Lily is a lot like that. She's friends with everyone. Well, except Black and Potter. She makes people laugh, but she always followed the rules. Marlene gets just as many detentions as the 'Marauders' but that was down to laziness and lack of priorities. Dorcas is generally just shy and soft-spoken, so people just can't be mean to her but me, I'm not really noticed for anything. I can't say that people really know me for any reason other than I am Lily Evans' friend. It bothers me sometimes, but I suppose some people have to sit in the shadows.

He was coming over here and after our eyes met, he whispered something to Potter who answered and then they both laughed together. Lupin looked tired and Pettigrew looked, as always, proud to be with this group.

"Alright girls?" James Potter, the ringleader said.

We all nodded, some of us smiling, some of us glaring. Two guesses who? And now Potter was grinning. He was in his element when he interacted with our Lily, and as much as he frustrated her, I knew she thrived on their back-and-forth exchanges. Oh until they involved Severus. Or, they just got out of hand. Well…essentially, Lily made the rules of their discourse and Potter was happy to follow.

"Evans, you're glowing today. Have you been wearing more make up or do I make you blush?" Potter said, a mischevious grin creeping on to his face.

Lily looked bored. "Try again Potter. Have you considered the horribly hot weather we're having? Or perhaps the fact that I am so entirely furious every time you're within a five foot radius?" She smiled sarcastically and he laughed.

"Oh, it hurts…" he said clutching his heart before looking at the rest of us. His eyes seemed to glaze over me as he grinned a genuine hello at Dorcas and spoke,

"Well, see you all later I suppose. McKinnon, careful to stay away from those detentions this year, you're giving us a run for our money…" he then nodded and nudged Sirius who looked at me and smirked.

"Oh McNamey…thanks for not giving us away earlier" he said with a wink, making a slight blush creep to my cheeks. He then instantly followed James and Peter while Remus lagged behind.

"Have a good summer everyone?" he asked politely.

We all nodded vaguely until Lily spoke, "Remus, tell your friends that Mary's last name is McDonald and they're pricks for not knowing considering we've been in school together for years!"

Remus looked sheepish. "I think we all knew except Sirius. You know him…he's oblivious to everyone."

I shrugged. 'It's really not a big deal."

"I'll talk to him anyway…" Remus said with a smile before waving at us all and hurrying after his friends.

It was the same as always in the common room after the Welcome Feast, everyone just sitting and chatting, catching up on our summers. The only difference was how it ended. I was following the girls upstairs to turn in when I felt a hand grab my wrist. I looked down to see who it was attached to, and it was Sirius Black, still playing a game of exploding snap. He didn't look at me or let me go until he put down his last card and his friends groaned at his victory. He finally tilted his head up and looked at me.

"What?" I said stupidly.

"I apologize for getting your name wrong McDonald."

I shrugged. "It's not a big deal Black"

He smiled at me and paused before saying, "How about to avoid further confusion, I call you Mary? You call me Sirius." It was more of an order rather than a question.

I stared at him as his hand slipped away from mine. He stood and looked at me expectantly. Finally I nodded curtly and he grinned before winking and racing Potter and the others up the stairs.

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