A/N this one's for all of you who know that Sirius lives....
Disclaimer: Sirius Black and his posse, school and surrounding world belong entirely to the brilliant JKR.
CHAPTER # 1
Start of Term
Surrounding by this fellow newly-ordained fifth years, Sirius Black entered the Great Hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with a feeling of great anticipation; this would be a great year. He was so overjoyed at finally leaving his terrible family to come back to school that he could hardly contain his enthusiasm. He looked around and scanned the crowd filing into the hall from behind him. He then spotted his three greatest friends emerging from a few feet away.
In a husky voice, Sirius shouted, "Oi! Prongs, Moony, Wormtail, over here!" He grinned as James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Petigrew approached him.
"Shall we find a seat?" Sirius asked the gang cordially. Without another word, the grinning boys made their way to the Gryffindor table. Sirius sat impatiently during the sorting hat ceremony. He needed to talk to his friends. When at last it had ended, he leaned across the oak table to speak in less audible tones with Peter, Remus and James.
"We need to have ourselves a bit of a chat about...things," stated Sirius lamely. James swallowed his mouthful of shepherd's pie and was about to agree and commence a conversation when Remus interrupted.
"Not here!" He whispered urgently. "Wait till we get upstairs, Sirius!" Sirius opened his mouth to argue, but closed it again at the site of Remus's stressed face.
"Right," he said shortly. They didn't speak for the rest of the feast, except to greet other friends and to make comments about the way Peter smacked nastily when he ate. As soon as they were dismissed to their dormitories, Sirius, James, Remus and Peter began to walk idly toward the stairs leading up to Gryffindor Tower. At a loss for what to talk about without other people hearing, Sirius lazily cast about for an interesting but trivial topic of conversation. After a few seconds, he spotted Lily, a pretty redheaded girl who had been the object of James Potter's affection ever since he had first laid eyes on her. Although Sirius knew this was true, James was awkward about it. He tried to act like he didn't really care too much about Lily Evans, but for the most part he was entirely unsuccessful. Sirius loved teasing him about it.
"So, James..." he began.
"What, mate?"
"Lily's looking good this year, isn't she?" James coughed and ruffled his hair He took a moment to respond before he said:
"Who, Evans? Uh- well, I haven't noticed..."
"Bullocks," said Sirius quickly. Peter snorted.
"Shut it, Wormtail!" Retorted James defensively. Sirius ignored this and continued to pester his friend.
"She's the first one you looked for as soon as we arrived. Pretty cute-but if you really don't like her, I'll take her. You can have one of her friends..."
"Yeah, you wish," said James, irritated. He knew Sirius was only joking, but nonetheless, his face was turning magenta.
Just then, Lupin, who had not contributed to the conversation at all so far, spoke.
"Who's that girl talking to her? I've never seen her before." James was still huffy.
"Dunno," he said distractedly, looking at his shuffling feet.
"She's an odd thing," Peter pointed out. Sirius said nothing. He had fallen instantly into a slight stupor at the site of the new girl. She was unlike anything he had ever seen. She was not exactly pretty; more captivating than anything else. Her hair was light and wavy and so blonde that one might even call it off-white- her fly away whispies fell nonchalantly into her eyes, which, from where Sirius stood, appeared to be a grayish tint. They were big and lovely, though somewhat elusive. Her skin was unnaturally clear, smooth, and eminating a healthy glow. Her small, playful, child-like lips sat placed above her elfish chin and faerie face that was fixed intently upon Lily Evans. As Sirius stared at her, however, her gaze shifted from Lily's to his. Fleetingly, she looked at him, as though she had felt his stare. But just as quikly as she had turned, she had resumed her previous conversation, leaving Sirius to wonder if she had ever actually looked at him at all. He had the distinct feeling he had just been punched in the face.
"Have you seen her before, Sirius?" Inquired Remus.
"Wassat...?"said Sirius dreamily, still focused intently on the girl.
"I said, have you seen the girl before?" James laughed and raised a hand in front of Sirius's eyes, finally dislodging his gaze.
"...Oh. Um...nope, she lokks new to me."
"Sirius, you prat!" Laughed James. "All the time you waste teasing me about Lily and you're off taking in your latest favorite."
Sirius said nothing, merely scoffed and followed his friends through to the common room, thinking about the strange new creature.
Disclaimer: Sirius Black and his posse, school and surrounding world belong entirely to the brilliant JKR.
CHAPTER # 1
Start of Term
Surrounding by this fellow newly-ordained fifth years, Sirius Black entered the Great Hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with a feeling of great anticipation; this would be a great year. He was so overjoyed at finally leaving his terrible family to come back to school that he could hardly contain his enthusiasm. He looked around and scanned the crowd filing into the hall from behind him. He then spotted his three greatest friends emerging from a few feet away.
In a husky voice, Sirius shouted, "Oi! Prongs, Moony, Wormtail, over here!" He grinned as James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Petigrew approached him.
"Shall we find a seat?" Sirius asked the gang cordially. Without another word, the grinning boys made their way to the Gryffindor table. Sirius sat impatiently during the sorting hat ceremony. He needed to talk to his friends. When at last it had ended, he leaned across the oak table to speak in less audible tones with Peter, Remus and James.
"We need to have ourselves a bit of a chat about...things," stated Sirius lamely. James swallowed his mouthful of shepherd's pie and was about to agree and commence a conversation when Remus interrupted.
"Not here!" He whispered urgently. "Wait till we get upstairs, Sirius!" Sirius opened his mouth to argue, but closed it again at the site of Remus's stressed face.
"Right," he said shortly. They didn't speak for the rest of the feast, except to greet other friends and to make comments about the way Peter smacked nastily when he ate. As soon as they were dismissed to their dormitories, Sirius, James, Remus and Peter began to walk idly toward the stairs leading up to Gryffindor Tower. At a loss for what to talk about without other people hearing, Sirius lazily cast about for an interesting but trivial topic of conversation. After a few seconds, he spotted Lily, a pretty redheaded girl who had been the object of James Potter's affection ever since he had first laid eyes on her. Although Sirius knew this was true, James was awkward about it. He tried to act like he didn't really care too much about Lily Evans, but for the most part he was entirely unsuccessful. Sirius loved teasing him about it.
"So, James..." he began.
"What, mate?"
"Lily's looking good this year, isn't she?" James coughed and ruffled his hair He took a moment to respond before he said:
"Who, Evans? Uh- well, I haven't noticed..."
"Bullocks," said Sirius quickly. Peter snorted.
"Shut it, Wormtail!" Retorted James defensively. Sirius ignored this and continued to pester his friend.
"She's the first one you looked for as soon as we arrived. Pretty cute-but if you really don't like her, I'll take her. You can have one of her friends..."
"Yeah, you wish," said James, irritated. He knew Sirius was only joking, but nonetheless, his face was turning magenta.
Just then, Lupin, who had not contributed to the conversation at all so far, spoke.
"Who's that girl talking to her? I've never seen her before." James was still huffy.
"Dunno," he said distractedly, looking at his shuffling feet.
"She's an odd thing," Peter pointed out. Sirius said nothing. He had fallen instantly into a slight stupor at the site of the new girl. She was unlike anything he had ever seen. She was not exactly pretty; more captivating than anything else. Her hair was light and wavy and so blonde that one might even call it off-white- her fly away whispies fell nonchalantly into her eyes, which, from where Sirius stood, appeared to be a grayish tint. They were big and lovely, though somewhat elusive. Her skin was unnaturally clear, smooth, and eminating a healthy glow. Her small, playful, child-like lips sat placed above her elfish chin and faerie face that was fixed intently upon Lily Evans. As Sirius stared at her, however, her gaze shifted from Lily's to his. Fleetingly, she looked at him, as though she had felt his stare. But just as quikly as she had turned, she had resumed her previous conversation, leaving Sirius to wonder if she had ever actually looked at him at all. He had the distinct feeling he had just been punched in the face.
"Have you seen her before, Sirius?" Inquired Remus.
"Wassat...?"said Sirius dreamily, still focused intently on the girl.
"I said, have you seen the girl before?" James laughed and raised a hand in front of Sirius's eyes, finally dislodging his gaze.
"...Oh. Um...nope, she lokks new to me."
"Sirius, you prat!" Laughed James. "All the time you waste teasing me about Lily and you're off taking in your latest favorite."
Sirius said nothing, merely scoffed and followed his friends through to the common room, thinking about the strange new creature.