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Relentless Pursuit

Chapter 1-

Platform 9 ¾ bustled with students, old and new. For several students and parents it was a stressful day. It could be their first time boarding the Hogwarts Express or their last. It was neither for me though. I was beginning my sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was nothing new. The vibrant red train was sending out its usual plume of steam and all at once, everyone began to move quicker.

"Would you please hurry?" I asked impatiently, "The train is going to leave without us."

"Oh, hush, Robin," my mum sniffled, giving my brother one last teary hug.

It was my brother's last year at Hogwarts and my mum was getting emotional. John struggled to free himself of mum's tight grip. His eyes were beginning to become moist and I couldn't help but laugh a little bit at him in my head. The two of them acted as though they'd never see each other again.

My younger sister was twice as impatient as I was. She saw a group of her friends pass us and board the train. She pranced around on the balls of her feet, anxious to join them. I locked onto John's arm and started pulling him towards the train.

"Have a good year! Don't get into any trouble and make sure you send an owl home when you get to school!" Mum called after us.

"Yes, mum," we all called back obediently.

"Nervous about getting sorted, John?" I questioned.

"What?" he asked, confused with my question.

"You're acting worse than Clara did when she was in her first year," I commented, causing him to glare at me.

I parted from my siblings quickly to avoid John's response and began looking in all the compartments for Emma, my best friend. Nearly on the other side of the train, I found her sitting quietly, engrossed in a book. I smiled as I lugged my heavy trunk into the compartment.

"Did you miss me?" I joked.

"Dreadfully," Emma responded, "It's been a whole three days since I've seen you."

"Are you ready for a new school year?" I asked while attempting to put my trunk on the rack above me.

"Is that a trick question?" she laughed, putting her book away.

"Emma, I think this year will be our best year yet. I just have a feeling," I said with enthusiasm, still trying to heave my trunk up.

"For Merlin's sake, you're a witch! Use your wand!"

I turned around to find the owner of the voice. My cousin stood by the door of the compartment, peering in. He smirked at me before levitating my trunk onto the rack. I gave him an indignant look.

"I was going to do that, James," I replied huffily.

"How was your summer?" he asked, still smirking.

"Good. How was yours?" I returned politely, "Still being rejected by Lily Evans?"

"Yes, but I'm going to get her this year," he said confidently.

"How do you intend on doing that?" I laughed.

"With this," he answered, pointing proudly to a gleaming Head Boy badge.

"You're Head Boy?" I asked in disbelief.

"Indeed, I am. You just watch, Robin. She'll be swooning in no time," James assured me.

With that last remark, he left us in a hurry to show Lily his badge. Emma rolled her eyes and laughed. She was always amused by James's pursuit of Lily Evans. I can't say that I didn't find it entertaining either. He's become ridiculous over the years with his ideas on winning her over.

"Don't you have to get to the Prefects meeting?" Emma asked.

"Bugger! I do!"

I quickly changed into my school uniform. I was still pulling on my shoes when I walked into the compartment. I quickly spotted a lone Ravenclaw prefect sitting by himself and plopped myself down beside him.

"Where were you at?" Jake asked anxiously.

"Calm down," I scoffed.

I sat through the meeting, throwing out a few of my ideas every now and then. Jake was scribbling notes on everything like his life depended on it. He was obsessed with his goal of getting the position of Head Boy next year. I noticed that the Slytherins acted very indifferent towards Lily. I suppose it irks them that a Muggleborn was made Head Girl.

"I want the Slytherins and the Hufflepuffs patrolling the left end of the train and the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws on the right end," Lily instructed, sending everyone out.

I pushed my way through everyone to catch up to James. He was moving quickly and I nearly knocked down a Hufflepuff on the way. His brow was furrowed when I finally caught up to him.

"How's your plan going so far?" I asked.

"She thought I nicked it from Remus," he said dismally.

"Don't worry, James. It's only the beginning of the year," I reminded him.

"I suppose you're right," he sighed, walking away from me.

I slowly followed him, hoping that he would patrol with me so I didn't have to wander around alone. Within a few minutes, a boy with shaggy, black hair strolled up to him. I didn't recognize him at first glance, but once I got a glimpse of his eyes, my throat went dry.

"Did Evans succumb to your charms, Prongs?" he asked smartly.

"No," James muttered.

The conversation continued, but I didn't hear a word of it. I was preoccupied with staring at Sirius Black. I knew that he was James's best friend, but I had never talked to him in my entire life. I vaguely remember having a crush on him in my first year.

I found that I couldn't tear my eyes away. It was like they were stuck to him. Why have I not realized how attractive he is? I've hardly seen him over the past five years, so I guess that's why I forgot about him. He's gotten very handsome. Oh dear, I think he noticed.

"Oh, sorry. Padfoot, this is my cousin, Robin," James said.

"Hello," he greeted casually, sticking out his hand for me to shake.

"Hi," I returned breathily, taking his hand.

I got the classic stomach flutter and tingling when we shook hands. It obviously had no effect on him because he returned to his conversation with James immediately, never sparing me a second glance. I tried staring at my feet until their conversation was over but I felt my eyes wandering in Sirius's direction again. I tried to slip away to get back to my compartment and abandon my Prefect duties.

"Where are you going?" James asked curiously, noticing my secretive escape stance.

"I need to check on Dog," I answered quickly, hurrying away before he could say something else.

"Dog?" I heard Sirius repeat inquisitively.

"Her cat," James clarified.

"She has a cat named…Dog?" Sirius questioned slowly.

Even though I was walking away and they couldn't see my face, I felt it turn pink. My pace began to speed up until I found Emma. I entered the compartment and nearly slammed the door behind me, causing her to look up from her book.

"Do you know Sirius Black?" I asked, sitting down across from her.

"The seventh year in Gryffindor?"

I nodded my head and felt butterflies in my stomach again.

"Yes, of course, he's a fantastic beater," she replied nonchalantly.

"Do you know if he's dating anyone?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

Emma's eyes stopped scanning over the words in her book and she slowly looked up at me. I thought that I was caught, but she didn't accuse me of fancying him or anything of the sort.

"He's single, I believe," she answered, quirking an eyebrow at me.

"Single? How can he be single?" I gasped in disbelief.

"Easy," Emma said, "He doesn't date."

"What do you mean, he doesn't date?" I questioned suspiciously.

"Don't you ever listen to the gossip in the common room? Sirius Black doesn't have any interest in girls," she laughed, causing my eyes to widen.

"Is he…you know…gay?" I whispered; dread settling in the pit of my stomach.

"No, he just doesn't have time for silly girls," Emma answered, "Why all the questions about Sirius Black?"

"I was just curious," I lied.

"Robin Willows, look me in the eye and tell me that it really was just pure curiosity," she demanded, locking her eyes on me.

"It was," I choked out, biting my lip to keep from smiling.

"Liar," she declared, closing her book.

"Oh, Emma, you know I can't lie. I just saw him talking with James after the Prefect meeting and he's gotten so handsome," I blurted out.

"Robin, please don't tell me that you intend to pursue him. He refuses to date. He doesn't think that he needs to be spending any of his time on girls. You'll just end up heart-broken," Emma begged.

"Emma, you know me. I don't get flustered around boys and I'm usually confident, but he made me feel like a blithering idiot. There's something about him, probably his good looks, which just made me lose composure. It was exciting. Not every boy makes your stomach do flip flops like that," I said, grinning.

"So you plan to stutter your way into his heart?" she questioned sarcastically.

"I'm sure that the next time I see him, I'll be able to control that and I'll be able to get his attention," I reasoned, looking at her hopefully.

"He doesn't date. Don't do this to yourself," she repeated.

"Stop worrying, it's only a matter of time before he and I go to Hogsmeade together," I joked.

Emma gave me one more doubtful look before returning to her novel. I let myself sink into the seat more. My eyes soon got heavy and I began to drift off to sleep, thoughts of my new conquest swirling around in my mind.

"Robin, wake up, we're here," Emma said, encouraging me to open my eyes.

The two of us wearily gathered our things from the compartment and began to make our way off the train. All the way to the carriages, Dog hissed at everyone passing by. Her cage rattled when a boy with a toad in his hand passed. In my attempt to calm her through the cage, I ended up with a mangled hand.

"Do you mind if we join you?" I asked politely, peering into a carriage with only a couple people in it.

"Not at all," Lily responded happily, "You're a Prefect aren't you?"

"Yes, the sixth year Ravenclaw," I answered, climbing into the carriage with Emma close behind.

"Can you believe that Dumbledore made Potter Head Boy?" she asked in disbelief.

"No, actually," I laughed, "He'll have to get rid of the load of dungbombs I got him for his birthday."

"You got him a birthday present?" Lily questioned.

"Oh, yes, sorry, I guess you didn't know that I'm his cousin," I apologized.

"You're his cousin…and you're normal?" she said dubiously.

"Surprisingly, yes," I responded brightly.

When the carriages came to a halt outside the castle, I hurried to get out first, in hopes of getting a glimpse of Sirius. Emma pushed me forward and we made our way up to Great Hall. I turned around to see if he was behind me, but the only thing I saw were the dots of light coming from the boats carrying the first years.

"Give it up," Emma said impatiently, tugging me forward again.

I grinned at her.

"Never."

A/N-How's that for a first chapter? As I was writing a chapter for my other fic, I was viciously attacked by a plot bunny and I started jotting down my ideas and all this just poured out. It's pretty much the opposite of everything else I've written but I decided to take a different view on Sirius's character due to the things I've read about JKR never really stating he dated a lot. Please review. I'd really appreciate it, especially with a new fic!