Never Would Have
This is my first Harry Potter fic. Sirius/OC. Reviews are much appreciated!
James Potter had been caught once again in the doldrums of Easter break at Hogwarts.
"I'm bored." Sighed the 15 year-old as he lie on his back beneath the tree that boardered the lake. He hadn't expected anyone to reply, but Sirius shifted in the grass a few feet away.
"Well isn't that too bad for you," The words came out slowly: something else was clearly dominating Sirius's attentions. "I found something to keep me occupied."
James' well-trained eyes darted over just in time to catch Sirius's smirk.
"Accio." Whispered Sirius. James copied his grin.
"Is it Snivellus?" James perked up his head excitedly. When there was nothing else to do, torturing that freak Severus Snape was his favorite hobby.
WHOOSH.
James forced his head back down with a thud just as a dark shadow passed over him. If not for his sharp reflexes, which he owed to Quidditch, his nose surely would have been broken by the body within the black robes that had just whizzed over him. He turned over on his side, expecting to see Snape sprawled out on the ground. What he saw instead was a girl with sleek, silvery hair and deep violet eyes sitting, stunned, in Sirius's lap. While it was not what he expected, he could not say he was surprised. He watched with an expression of mild interest as the girl, who finally seemed to regain her senses, tried to clamber out of Sirius' lap. She managed to raise herself a few inches before Sirius threw one arm around her waist, the other around her shoulder, and, quickly but gently dipping her back so that the crown of her head touched the grass, pressed his lips against hers.
From somewhere on the other side of Sirius, James heard angry muttering of what sounded like, "Siwius! Gut the fruck opf me!"
James heard a snort. He was sure that somewhere in that mass of robes, Sirius was grinning as two small hands pushed at his shoulders. It seemed the girl could only stand so much, for after a few seconds of pushing James heard a crack so loud it made him wince. Remus Lupin's eyes briefly came up from his book, Peter Pettigrew squealed and put his face in his hands.
Sure enough, Sirius had taken a right hook to the jaw. He lie sprawled on the grass, but with a look of satisfaction rather than surprise or pain. The girl sprang off him, taking a few steps before bounding back to kick him square in ribs, causing the handsome, dark-haired boy to roll over curl up on his side.
James briefly considered helping Sirius before taking one look at the glowering girl and brushing it off as 'the dumbest idea he'd ever had'.
Sirius shook off the pain, swishing his hair, before sitting up to meet those fierce violet eyes. He gave her a devilish grin, earning him another kick in the gut, but he did not fall. He gave an amused laugh, and her glare hardened to the point where she appeared dangerously close to throttling him.
"You know, you're odd," He said shifting his sore jaw from left to right as though trying to pop it back into place. He licked his lips with relish, trying to catch the sweet taste of her lips on his tongue. "You have your wand, but you always prefer to beat me up the muggle way."
"Oh yeah?!" She seethed. "Try some crap like that again, and I might just have to try my Body-Bender Hex on you! How would you like to have your foot put up your a-?"
"Well I'd prefer if you showed me how to do that with your body instead of a hex." Sirius tossed his hair in his cocky manner, meeting her amethyst eyes with his deep, beautiful blackest-brown ones. Despite her scowl, he caught her sharply take in a breath. He found this brief display of weakness immensely pleasing.
Her eyes darted away from his. She was positively shaking with rage.
"Do you think you can just do that? Just pull a girl off her feet- literally- and start kissing her!? Well then you-"
"Not any girl," He cut her off for the second time. Her teeth were gritted so tightly together James was sure if you somehow got a bone in between those jaws it would snap like a cracker. "Just you, babe. I mean you wouldn't make a very good girlfriend if you didn't like kis-"
"Oh, don't you dare, Sirius Black!" People were staring at them now. "Don't you dare pretend that I'm your girlfriend! Is that what you tell these friends of yours?!" She gestured to the other three Marauders with a sweeping motion. "Because you know damned well that I do my best to avoid you, you arrogant git! But you keep trying! The conjuring flowers up for me during Potions, the trying to lure me into secret passageways with chocolates- just give it up! I never have fancied you, Sirius Black, and never will!"
With nothing else to say, she turned around, determined not to look at him. Half the lawn had listened in on her little monologue. There was silence. Sirius was way too popular to ever be insulted, and as for her, well- it was well-known that the more beautiful a girl was, the more deadly her wrath.
A Ravenclaw girl some twenty yards away with mouse brown hair to her mid-back and grey eyes that were just a little too close together to be attractive broke the silence. "If you won't take him, I sure will!"
"Oh shut up, Esmerelda!" This shout accompanied by a disgusted look from Sirius successfully quieted the girl, whose face flushed as she buried herself into Standard Book of Spells: Grade Six.
"Don't worry about it babe," Sirius said reassuringly to the beautiful witch before him. "I wouldn't go for her even if she is a seventh year, she's too-"
The girl he was attempting to woo gave a howl of frustration.
"Leave Galatea alone, Sirius." Came a calm voice from the base of the tree. Remus Lupin had seen her pinkening cheeks and knew she was growing tired of boy everyone else seemed to think a charmer. Having someone on her side seemed to ease her nerves a bit, for in the next instant she had swept around, giving Sirius a face full of robe as a goodbye, and marched over to Lupin.
"Thank you, Remus." She swept down and kissed his cheek so swiftly that he dropped the book he was holding. Peter blushed so deep a scarlet he looked like he might faint. Moony's eyes shot to meet those of Sirius, who was trying to force his envious expression to change to one of indifference. She had just drawn herself to her full height, a mere 5'5, when what Sirius thought was a small giant came lumbering over.
"Oi, whatsamatter, Galatea? These boys giving you a hard time?" Called a massive seventh year Sirius did not recognize. He found himself wondering how he could miss such a boy. He was at least 6'5, with broad, square shoulders that matched his square jaw. From the way his robes clung to his shoulders, it was fair to assume he was unnaturally muscular. He had unkempt chestnut hair and eyes the same shade. His look was offset, however, by an intelligent-looking pair of wire-rimmed glasses.
"No, no, not at all, Herbert!" She took one last scathing look at Sirius, who was whispering in James' ear."
"Who is this bloke? If he's her boyfriend I'll challenge him to duel right here." He whispered in a voice that made it clear just how serious he was. James shot a quick look at Galatea before responding.
"No, mate- that's Herbert Bott- he's in Ravenclaw. He's her first cousin."
Sirius gave a displeased grunt.
"Let's go, Herbert. I want try that new flavor you told Uncle Herbie about!" Galatea chirped. She shot one last hateful glare at Sirius, who winked in return. She turned and walked away with a huff.
Sirius stood up, dusting off his robes. He considered shouting 'See you in the common room!', but figured that would only make her avoid the common room at all costs. Glancing about him, he happened to catch the expressions of Remus and Peter and scowled.
"What's with that look on your face, Moony? You look like you've never been kissed before!" To this Lupin replied with a shaking of his head and quietly picked up his book. "And you, Wormtail! Why are you blushing? She didn't do anything to you!"
Wormtail averted his eyes to the ground and scurried to his feet like a spooked rat.
"Fancy her that much, Padfoot?" Inquired James with a smirk. If he hadn't been confident that Lily Evans was going to agree to be his girlfriend any day now, Galatea Stapleton was easily his second pick. It wasn't that Galatea wasn't as pretty as Lily, she just didn't have the same charm as the red-haired temptress.
Sirius stretched his arms. "That one likes me, no doubt about it. I'll have her, I will- just wait and see."
"You have strange tastes. That girl is too bold, no charm whatsoever." James said matter-of-factly. He shook his head slightly.
"I know- she's a wild one," Sirius replied delightedly. "But it's the chase that makes it fun."
Sirius turned, expecting James to nod in agreement, but James too was looking to the side.
"Oi, Evans!" He bellowed, dashing over to her. He made sure to rub his hand over the back of his head as he went.
Lupin cracked a small smile.
"I think he knows exactly what you mean, Sirius."
Chapter 2 will be up soon! It might take two or three chapters to really get to the interesting parts, but bear with me! Please review!