Charlotte's eyes almost started to tear up as she saw the familiar hanging candles and night time sky of the Great Hall. Lily waved her hand excitedly trying to catch her attention as she was surrounded by a group of girls. She grinned and rushed over quickly, hugging each one of them. Her other two dorm mates screamed in her ear, joyous to see her. Only at Hogwarts could she feel so loved.

"How are you guys?" Her dorm mates clamped onto the fragile girl and sobbed loudly.

"Seriously guys? Lily asked aloud as she strolled in grinning. The girls untangled themselves from her body and ran over to Lily. She laughed as Lily struggled a bit and sat down to be bombarded with waves of questions and compliments.

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU BECOME PRETTIER THAN LAST YEAR?" She blushed and shook her head meekly.

"Stop, guys!"

"It's true, you know." A voice piped in. All the girls sighed lovingly and stopped their rambunctious behavior as an arm snaked around her waist.

"Sirius," She warned. Sirius chuckled and leaned in against her jaw.

"I didn't get to say it earlier, but you have gotten more beautiful," She rolled her eyes and leaned forward. Sirius frowned a bit and started to play with her long wavy hair. The girls still stared at him love struck and she quirked an eyebrow at Sirius' strange attitude.

"What are you doing with my fiancé, Black?" A cold voice ran from behind us. The Gryffindor table looked at them shocked and she turned around dreading whoever it was. Sirius dropped her locks before standing up abruptly. She took a deep breath and turned around only to be greeted by Edward Donahue's sharp face.

"What do you want Donahue?" Sirius hissed.

"Sod off Black, this doesn't concern you,"

"Slither back to your table, Edward." He gave her a sinister smile as he ran the back of his hand against her cheek. She slapped it away and gave him a nasty glare.

"Don't touch me,"

"No matter. We're going to be married soon enough. I will touch you whenever I want," At this Sirius walked in front of her briskly, wand outstretched as he sneered at the Slytherin. Donahue scoffed and brought forth his wand too.

"Black. You best not mess with me. I know more black magic than you can imagine."

"I bet. Been spending some personal time with Daddy Voldie, am I right?" Sirius whispered dangerously. It was then Edward's turn to falter and glare at the young Black.
"Actually. I've been spending some private time with dear ol' Orion and Walburga Black." Edward spat. Sirius growled lowly and Charlotte found herself standing right next to Sirius, with a gentle hand on his.

"Sirius, please. Don't cause a scene. And as for you, Donahue. Get the fuck out of here. Your face is making my stomach uneasy." Edward lowered his wand and grabbed her hand.

"Foul language really does not fit your delicate face, angel." He drawled ironically. He lowered his lips onto her hand and bowed his head before sauntering off to his table, where Regulus Black, Jason Avery, and Theodore Mulciber were seated. She looked over to see that Severus Snape rolled his eyes at the sight of his friends. Sirius shook with anger and grabbed her hand as he pulled her out of the Great Hall. Lily stood up and called after her friend but Charlotte couldn't hear her as the next thing she knew, she was slammed against a door as Sirius' forehead rested against hers.

"What was that about," Sirius growled. She averted her eyes from his gaze and looked down on the floor.

"Our parents broke up our engagement a long time ago, Sirius. It was only natural for them to go find someone else."
"Yeah, but Donahue? I would be less angry if it was someone like…like Snivellus for heaven's sake!" She broke away from his grip and stared deeply into his eyes.

"Well, what is it that you actually want me to do, Black?"

"Not marry him, for one."

"You're mental if you think I'd actually want to marry that creep." She jeered. Sirius stopped staring daggers into her eyes as he loosened up and sighed. He let his big fat head get the better of him. Of course this wasn't her decision. It was one of the 'perks' of being in a 'noble' family. Charlotte choked back tears as she turned her head to the right. Sirius sighed and wrapped his arms around her small frame.

"Sorry. I overreacted,"

"I'll say," She muttered coyly, resting her cheek against Sirius' chest.

"If we go back now, we can make it right in time for the welcoming festivities. After all this is the last time we're going to see first years almost wet themselves,"

"You're just hungry aren't you, you old dog?" She laughed. Sirius smiled at the sweet sound of her laugh. It was very airy and soft and he loved how different it was than most other girls. Squealing in obnoxiously high pitched voices, only animals could hear. Sirius slung his arm over her shoulders and gently kissed her temple.

"Hey, don't be so mean. I did save you from an intense lecture from Evans after all." She shook her head as we made our way to the Great Hall. As Sirius predicted, they got there right in time as the first years started to pool in, agony and fear striking over their faces. James and Sirius made awkward faces as the first years passed by, growing smaller in fear. Peter squeaked out little laughs and Lily shook her head in dismay. Gryffindor earned a grand total of 14 new students and they all grouped together, intimidated by the rest of the upper class men. James and Sirius grabbed everything in sight and Lily and Charlotte ate next to them, wishing they could be elsewhere. Charlotte caught Lily rolling her eyes and they both started to giggle amongst themselves. James and Sirius turned over to them, raising their eyebrows. Lily laughed loudly as James had a bit of mashed potato stuck on the side of his lip. Lily leaned in and kissed it away, James' eyes growing excitedly. Charlotte smiled warmly at them, wishing she could've scored as lucky as her best friend. Sirius, who was seated beside her comfortably, saw Charlotte's expression and purposely wiped some cranberry jam on the side of his lips as well. James rolled his eyes and Lily shook her head as Sirius nudged her sides. He pointed to the jam with his spoon and eyed her. Charlotte laughed and leaned in against his lips. Sirius closed his eyes and she skillfully brought her finger and wiped the jam. Sirius opened his eyes with a shocked expression as she kissed the jam away. Sirius sighed and continued to eat. He grabbed a chicken leg, growing more annoyed by his best mate and his girlfriend. Sirius inwardly groaned at that word, girlfriend. Why stick to one. Might as well get married, he thought to himself bitterly. Sirius Black was knowingly Gryffindor's best looking male. What, with his well sculpted chest, lean body, long, sleek hair, and perfect face, of course he couldn't give all of this to one girl. The rest of the female population deserved this. Sirius was brought back to life as he noticed he bit into the bone. He cursed his aching teeth sourly and turned to the girl besides him. Charlotte Striker. She was known as Gryffindor's best looking female, but ironically never used her appearance to manipulate people. She was beautiful, Sirius had to admit that. And she had a brain. But above it all, she had personality. Sirius grinned as he looked at her. He was glad she never really was in a committed relationship. No boy deserved her. Her long wavy hair matched his in color. Her bangs fell against her forehead and swept to the right as her vivid honey eyes shined excitedly whenever she laughed. High cheek bones with a rosy hue, and full red lips, matched her perfect complexion. Stunning, was the word to describe her. Sirius felt something kick against his leg and he shot James a dirty glare. James shrugged and Charlotte turned her head to stare into Sirius' grey eyes.

"What's wrong with you today, Sirius?" She questioned cutting her chicken into small portions.

"Just annoyed Remus isn't here, honey," Sirius lied. Charlotte nodded and sighed.

"I really wish Remus was here. It doesn't feel the same without him."

"He'll be here tomorrow. Don't you worry," James reassured everyone. Charlotte sighed again and stabbed her chicken as she looked around the other tables. She noticed many of her friends, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff all had boyfriends, to whom they could snuggle with. She was jealous. Very jealous. How did they all end up finding such good boyfriends? All the boys who ever scouted her weren't worth looking at twice. Speaking of which, John Walsh, 7th year Hufflepuff came striding over to her confidentially. Sirius saw him coming forth and leaned his elbows against the table eagerly. Watching Charlotte turn down guys was a favorite hobby of his.