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Chapter 1 –The Promise
"Oi, Evans".
16 year old Lily Evans looked up from her seat by the common room fire with a sigh. She knew that voice only too well, that voice belonged to, in her opinion, the second most egotistical arsehole you could meet, the first being James Potter.
"What now Black, can't you see I'm busy?"
"Since when has staring into the fire been known as 'busy' huh?"
"Since now… What do you want anyways?" Sirius fidgeted, he hated to have to do this, but if he didn't boost his grades he would be kicked off the Quidditch team. (AN - I know he's supposed to be smart, but for the sake of this fanfic he's dumb k?)
"Umm, well the thing is, I was wondering… you come from a muggle family right?" Lily stared up at him, amazed, she knew the boy was slightly stupid but come on, Potter and Black had saved her countless times already this year from being called a mudblood by the Slytherins (not that she needed any help of course) and he'd only JUST realized she was a muggleborn?
"Duh! Your point?"
"So you'd know a lot about muggle stuff then." Lily just rolled her eyes,
"No Black I've lived in a muggle home for 16 years and I don't even know how to use a television" she muttered sarcastically.
"A tele-what?"
"A teleVISION, it doesn't matter… why do you care anyway?"
"Well you see, I was kind of wondering, seeing as you know all about muggle stuff, if you'd gimme a hand in Muggle Studies" Lily blinked in amazement ,
"The great Sirius Black asking ME for help?" Sirius smirked
"Awww Lillers I always knew you loved me, seeing as I am, and I can quote 'the GREAT Sirius Black' after all" Lily gritted her teeth and chose to ignore that comment, seeing as she was becoming dangerously close to ripping his head from his shoulders.
"Look Black, don't mess me around, you want me to tutor you or something?"
"Gahh, no, no tutoring, anything but the tutoring!" Sure he needed her help, but he wasn't going allow himself to get tutored by EVANS, she'd make him actually do WORK (gasp!) He still couldn't understand why his mate Prongs liked her so much, she was pure evil!
By now Lily's patience was starting to wear thin, "If you don't want tutoring then what do you want, 'cause I REFUSE to do Professor Haden's essay for you!"
"No, not that, I'll get Moony to do it later... We've got that project thingy coming up next week and I wanted to know if you'd be my partner, so I can actually pass this time" Lily sighed, she knew Black well enough by now to know that he'd irritate and annoy her until she agreed. In fact as she glanced up at him now she struggled not to laugh as she saw Sirius' impression of 'puppy-dog eyes', though on him, he just looked cross-eyed.
"Okay, if you promise to leave me in peace for the remainder of the night I'll work with you on the project" she agreed.
"Cheers Evans, I solemnly swear that I, Sirius Black, will not pester you, Lily Evans, for the rest of this evening" and with that, he bounded away. No doubt to pull some prank on a random Slytherin, she grumbled to herself as she turned back to the warmth of the common-room fire, "Oh gods, what have I let myself into?"
Hey peeps, yh, sozzy bout the Marauders Map reference but I couldn't resist lol!
PS - This is my first ever fanfiction so feedback would be good, but please no flamers, I'm too young to die...