The Girl in the Blue Dress
Chapter 1: Insight
Sirius Black. A name everyone in our 6th year class knows, and one all the girls love. He's maybe 5 foot 10, shaggy black hair that is constantly being flipped out of his stormy grey eyes, cocky smile and a general self-confident attitude. A clever boy albeit dimwitted at times, and always eager to try out the latest hex on any passing Slytherin. He spends his time with his best friends Remus Lupin, a quiet boy who always has his nose in a book, James Potter, a boy with crooked glasses, a messy hair, and an attitude similar to Sirius's, James's girlfriend Lily Evans, a particularly bright girl with stunning green eyes, and me, Alexandra Marqcues. Alex, for the entire world that wants to know.
While most of the girls in our year are too busy giggling and batting their overly-done eyelashes at Sirius, I think I'd rather sit through a monotonous potions lecture.
Take this morning's breakfast in the Great Hall for example. Remus was, naturally, reading a book, James and Lily we're in a heated discussion about who-knows-what, and Sirius was in the middle of a group of girls trying way too hard. I sighed and turned around from my spot at the Gryffindor table and looked at the table behind us, the Ravenclaw table. I seek out Rachel Millena and I roll my eyes at her, much to her amusement. We both smile and I turn back to my group.
I've known Rachel since my first train-ride to Hogwarts. I was sitting in a some-what empty car, only an older boy who was sound asleep was with me, when a girl with jet-black hair, dark mahogany eyes, and a thin frame walked by nervously, looking for a car. I stuck my head out of the car and looked at her a moment. "You can share mine if you'd like." I said to the girl. She stared at me a moment cautiously, then bit her lip and stepped inside the car and sat down next to me. One she sat down, she looked at me slightly relieved. "Thanks. I'm Rachel Millena." She said shyly, holding out her hand. I beamed, happy to have a friend in my car, and held out my own hand. "Alexandra Marqcues. But, just call me Alex." I said. And that was the start of a beautiful friendship.
After that, we've been inseparable, even though we are in two different houses. Not that I'm surprised, she'd always given off that 'Ravenclaw, smart-as-a-tack' vibe to me.
I look back at Sirius, to see some blonde girl dressed in some scanty robes giggle profusely at... something. I don't remember hearing Sirius actually say anything. I look down at my plate of eggs and toast, gag, and push it away, standing up with a somewhat disgusted look on my face.
The blonde looks at me with her eyebrows furrowed. "What's wrong with you?" she asked, clearly annoyed that I disrupted her excessive flirting.
I look at her as I grab my bag. "Oh, nothing. All this desperation makes me lose my appetite." I say, smirking as I hear the snickers of James and Lily, and see a smile spread on Remus's face.
The blonde rolled her eyes and scoffs as I walk out of the Great Hall towards the dungeons. I wasn't looking forward to today's lesson, but anything is better than hearing those girls pout, whine, and beg for attention. Ack.
Don't get me wrong, I think Sirius is a somewhat charming boy when he's not surrounded by Barbie's, he is my friend after all, but when he's around all of them I almost want to vomit.
I decide to take the long way to potions, since I have plenty of time on my hands. I think about a few things I have to do today, what homework needs to be done, etc. I eventually make my way to the dungeons and wait outside the door until Professor Rolface comes and unlocks the doors. I take a seat in the back of class and sigh. Students start pouring in about 5 minutes after I showed up and Rachel takes her seat next to me, and we immediately start a heated conversation about our next Hogsmeade trip, trying to ignore the Professor's monotone lecture.