A/N: Okay, so I reread HBP and DH and realized I had made some serious plot line mistakes. While this fic is AU I'd like to stick with the plot line that's the core of the original novels. So, I've rewritten some core information, please reread and re-review.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Harry Potter series.
It was a Friday night in October of their fifth year, the Marauders sat in their common room with two girls. Lily Evans and Gemma Zambini were fellow Gryffindors who had just finished studying when the boys returned from their nightly mischief.
"Hey, we're going to the kitchen for desert, does anyone want something?" James asked as he and Peter stood up.
"No thank you Potter. You okay Gem?" Lily asked. Gemma looked up at her friend with curious eyes and nodded. "See you later. I'm going to bed." Lily collected her things and went upstairs. The duo looked to Remus and Sirius, both shoed them away. Peter and James left the trio sitting by the fire.
Sirius glanced over at Gemma; she was still in her uniform and kept playing with the bottom of her skirt. He took a minute to truly look at her, she was stunning, and he could barely contain himself. She had long chocolate brown hair that touched the bottom of her should blades delicately, and her eyes were the color of glowing honey in the light. He loved the way she looked, of all the girls he had seen here she was the one he could never have, but secretly wanted. But no, not secretly anymore, tonight was to be his attempt at her heart, and hopefully the Black charm had not yet worn out.
Remus was also looking at Gemma, but in a different way. Sure, he saw the outer beauty, that had her rivaling with Veela, but Remus wasn't all about that, he never had been. He was fascinated by her inner beauty. She was very soft-spoken, but she didn't have to speak, in fact Remus struggled to recall a time her had heard her speak, maybe once when she was casting a spell, but even then it was only a whisper. She was kind, she knew Remus's secret, and she had offered him comfort with only a touch of his face, marred from the full moon the night before. She understood, and that was all Remus could ask for in another soul. However, he also knew the look in Sirius's eyes at this moment, almost a possessive, challenging look. Gemma was to be his new 'project.'
"Hey Gem, would you want to go for a walk with me?" Sirius asked bravely. She looked at him with wide curious eyes. He gently smiled. "Just around the grounds, no where special." She looked concerned for a moment before she shook her head, and with that she got up and started gathering her things.
"Gemma, you don't have to leave because you said no. He's not sore, please, stay a while with us." Remus quickly offered. "But don't feel obligated." She looked at him; he thought he would melt under that gaze. She took a quick breath and sat back down between them, closer to Remus than to Sirius. Remus could read the resentment in his friend's eyes as Gemma turned to Remus and looked at him expectantly.
"Hey Gem, what did you make of potions today? That prank on Snivellus was priceless no?" Sirius said with a laugh, attempting to lighten the mood. Remus saw Gemma's soft gaze grow hard as she turned to face Sirius angrily.
"You have no idea what Severus goes through and you are in no position to judge him or pick on him. He's a braver man than you will EVER be!" Gemma said, her voice was soft and stern, and Remus could see the fear in Sirius's eyes at the sudden change in the mellow girl's demeanor. "You are the most arrogant…the most ridiculous person I have ever witnessed… you think you're the cat's meow but you're not! You're just a silly little boy!"
"Gemma…" Remus touched her shoulder. She shook him off and huffed. It was then Sirius did the unthinkable, he reached his hand into her hair and pulled her to him and kissed her. For a moment the intensity of the situation was locked with their lips and Gemma seemed distracted and Sirius deepened the kiss, Remus could only predict the severity of what came next. All of the sudden, as if awakened she started pushing away, but Sirius had a grip on her, and resistance seemed futile. As Lily walked back down the stairs and the other boys slipped through the portrait and noticed what was going on, Gemma swung her arm and punched Sirius in the face, knocking him not only away from her, but onto the floor.