A/N: Sirius/Lily fic! It'll end up James/Lily, of course, otherwise there'd be no Harry Potter. And that wouldn't be good, now, would it? Btws, I haven't read these books in siriusly (haha…wow, I'm dumb) half of a year. And I don't own them. I know, I know…how do I survive? So if I am wrong on something please don't hesitate to tell me! And can anyone tell me when Lily starts going out with James? Ashamedly, I forget…I shouldn't be allowed to call myself a HP fan anymore…but please tell me…the life (and canonability) of my fic depends on it! P.S. Newly edited, and I'm having trouble with tenses...ah well.
Whatever It Takes
Lily's POV
He hates me, and I gladly return the sentiment. He hates me because James spends so much bloody effort trying to get my attention. I hate him because he's James' friend. If that's not proof enough that he's a rotten scumbag, the girls that I meet weekly crying in the bathroom on account of him are.
Then I got the letter. That non-magical letter from home. Mum told me that she, Dad, and Tuney were going to go visit my aunt, uncle, and cousins who lived across the Atlantic for Christmas. I would be staying at Hogwarts. Well, I was enthralled. I asked all of my friends if they were going to be staying, I had never bothered to ask before. "Are you mad?" Juliet exclaimed, giving me the strangest look. "This is the worst place to be in the world over Christmas break!"
I became desperate. I even began asking boys if they were staying, although, of course, I stayed clear of James and his friends. Not even Sev was staying. The day before most people left, Sarah Peterson stopped me in the hallway. I hardly ever talked to her; all I really knew was that she was a Hufflepuff who was rather talented at Charms and applying makeup, and that, about a month ago, Sirius Black had stolen her heart and promptly broke it within the week. He laughed; she cried. I glared at him whenever I possibly could. What a conceited bloke! Somehow, it seemed as though the other girls never learned.
"Hullo," said Sarah slowly. I nodded in response, unsure of what else to do. I really wasn't quite sure why Sarah was talking to me, considering that she and her friends were typically quite shallow and usually spoke only of boys.
"I thought you should know," she continued, wrapping her hand around my forearm and dragging me to a less crowded area of the corridor, "that you won't be the only one in the Gryffindor Tower." She paused, I leaned in closer in anticipation. "Watch out for Sirius Black." I blinked in shock and stepped back. Then I saw the pity in her eyes. Oh, Merlin, what was I going to do?
"Thanks," I muttered emptily, and strode away.
Why, oh why, didn't that Sorting Hat put him in Slytherin?
A/N: Okay, maybe that was a bit too short. But it'll get longer...Sirius' POV next!