Some how I knew that this was going to happen. That I Sirius Black, was going to get paired to do Defense Against the Dark Arts with Remus Lupin. Not only one of the quickest to combat any spell that you could conjure but, also one of the most handsome guys in the class.

"The point, is learn how to disarm." He said matter of factly. Not that I didn't come up with this conclusion, after being knocked backed and sent sliding across the floor of the classroom again.

"Oh, you think that I'm just letting you use me as a personal mop , sliding across the floor to make you look good!" I didn't mean to get angry, but when it came to defending himself Remus was indeed the best. Not even James Potter could pull a fast one on him. Once, James and I tried to take Remus together in practice and not one of the spells touched him. Meanwhile, James's hair was messier than ever and I swear he scorched my hair with one of his combat spells. Our robes were nothing but threads after that session. All the while the only thing that was out of place about Remus was his long dark blonde hair that kept falling into his face, which was easily fixed by him blowing it out of his face again.

"You know sometimes I do question that myself, Mr. Black." he smirked as he offered me a hand up. Okay, so maybe I did let him send me sailing on purpose, I mean who wouldn't like to be rough handled by a 6'2, Toned, ruffled yet tamed looking guy. Especially when his green eyes were so focused.

"You'll never know." I retorted dusting off my robes and ruffling up my dark messy hair. Unlike Remus I happened to prefer it a mess and in my face, less to worry about that way. Taking his hand to get up and gather my things now that class was over.

After class I rushed to catch up James, he was again partnered with Peter, In which was no comparison to James at all.

"So, how did things go with Remus." James asked, knowing fully well that I was completely in love with the guy.

"He sent me flailing across the floor like a rag doll." James laughed knowing that I wouldn't be complaining having the chance to actually be his rag doll.

"Consider yourself lucky, Peter couldn't even cast a spell for me to counter." James said looking rather annoyed at Peter, who was up ahead of us with Remus and Lily Evans , who were joking and probably talking about their latest book they had finished.

"I don't get it. How can Peter, Peter! Talk to Remus so easily and actually get the attention that I only get when I'm screwing things up." I said slightly wishing that I was peter.

"That's simple, you should try being so bad at things that people feel sorry for you , and are just nice to you. Trust me I know the feeling, Lily rarely looks up from those books of hers." James said, stopping in the middle of his pace to check his reflection in the mirror dramatically. This made me chuckle slightly. I must say that if I didn't consider James more of a brother and he wasn't so into Lily, I would be all over him. However, James and I complimented each other in a way that any type of love other than brothers would screw up our friendship.

The breeze from the air was slightly cool this morning, that however, did not phase me, having so much hair that I was basically a portable heater. I swear that on the path of the wind that was against us, was Remus's scent. The Musky, yet clean smell that i couldn't quite place with anything else other than Remus himself. I rattled my brain all the way down to the herbology classroom, pondering on how I could actually have a conversation with Remus that wasn't focused on or enticed by our classroom activities.

"Sirius…" James was waving his hand in front of my face, causing me to come back to reality.

"What." I said, looking at him as if he had just slapped me in the face. He just pointed ahead to Peter, who was ushering them over to the place where Remus and Lily were sitting around a strange looking plant. This was why we kept this little nervous creature around.

"Well, good morning you two. Looks like you had a very good night rest as per usual." Lily said, as we approached setting our stuff down.

"Either that or someone was used to clean the floors last class." James said, eyeing Remus a bit cool like, not sure how to really fell about Remus yet.

Remus just smiled opening his book, while I turned beat red. James may be a very good wingman but being subtle was not his strong suit.

"Yes, as we are on the subject. Remus perhaps you would like to work with me next class. I feel as if we would match up skill wise pretty well." Lily asked eyeing Remus, James and I could sense the jealous vibes that were fuming from each other. This girl, trying to steal my partner from me and my partner actually considering to be lily's partner right in front of James and I. That wouldn't help James become team Remus at all.

"Perhaps Lily, however- I would feel to bad countering you and sending you across the floor, so much so - that I would let you send me across the floor, not really testing your ability. You should stick with Bellatrix, I think she some how thinks that beating you in grades would also be beating you out in looks also."

"I'll take that as you are worried about me being prettier than her, rather than you are better than I at spells." She chuckled ruffling Remus's hair and patting his cheek, I was fuming especially because Remus was going along with over dramatizing the painful patting of the cheeks. I unintentionally slammed my books down on the table so hard that everyone in class was looking at the table in which we sat. Lily and Peter jumped a bit , James and Remus just stared. "Sorry, I ... Lost my grip and it just fell." This was a stupid cover up, the book for herbology was only two fingers depth, not heavy at all.

"Okay, everyone it was just a slammed book, get back to your own business!" James said looking around at the rest of the class. I'm pretty sure, even if I was cloaked with my long dark hair, that at this moment everyone including Remus could see how beat red I was.

"Re-re-Remus-" Peter stuttered not out of fear or anything just because that was Peter, a stutterer, "What is that plant in the middle of our table?"

Remus was pretty knowledgeable at everything, perhaps even more so than lily was. "If I'm not mistaken, Peter it's-".

"Devil Snare." A very sharp and strict whispered of a voice sounded.

"Why don't you ever mind your own business-" I said still under my cloak of hair but, now just over being the awkward one of the group. I didn't have to turn around to know that it was Bellatrix, "he was asking Remus not you, and nobody invited you into the conversation." Finally turning around to the table in front of us and meeting the angry glare of my cousin. The only thing that could possibly relate us was the dark messy mass on that of our heads. Even then I still hated the fact that we were related.

"Oh." Bellatrix squealed in the fakest startled voice I've ever heard, "I'm sorry I forgot that scarface over there could speak for himself and knows it all." My fist were clenched and my eyes were so full of furry at this moment, before I could lunge or retort, our professor walked in. Bellatrix glared hard and smiled obviously amused at ruffling me up so easily. I turned back around as the professor started to go on about what the strange looking plant was, as I looked up pretending to observe the plant, I noticed that Remus was now hiding under his hair as he was gazing down into his book. The curtain of dark blonde hair swept to the left, covered his eyes and showed only his lips and right lower cheek. Remus had scars, from what I have never asked. I don't know whether they were from a childhood accident or a spell gone wrong, what I did know though was that he was not appreciative of Bellatrix calling him out because of them. That he now was shielding himself from the class, from Lily his female counter part, and from me. The one he didn't even know existed half the time.