Love Song Requiem

Chapter One:

Emma

"Sirius, stop fidgeting we'll be there soon," The sound of Remus Lupin's, better known as Moony, voice made the dark haired teenager stop moving. Sirius Black was a dashing young fellow, with black hair and gray eyes that made all the girls at school swoon. It didn't help that he had that bit of a bad boy attitude to go along with it. He was also very antsy due to the fact that he was ready to be on the school grounds and to get their sixth year started. Peter Pettigrew, or rather Wormtail, was sitting at the edge of the seat next to Remus looking as nervous as ever. There was one of them missing, James Potter, or Prongs, was off doing something. It was surprising that Sirius wasn't with him, but he was pretty sure James went to the loo or something. Sirius wasn't into that kind of thing, and James wasn't either. If James wasn't at the loo, he was harassing Lily Evans and Sirius never understood the point of that. It was quite clear that Evans despised James because of all the years of torment him and Sirius had placed upon her little tag along Severus Snape. The greasy git really got under Sirius skin, and he was more than willing to give him a good wallop or two.

"Sorry Moony," Sirius apologized, knowing his fidgeting was probably keeping his friend from reading properly. Sirius was stretched out across the small isle, his feet resting on the space between Moony and Wormtail. He lifted his hands above his head, and placed them behind it resting there comfortably. He was inches from sleep when James' voice entered his mind, and Sirius cracked open one eye. James had the door open, and was talking to a girl standing outside. Her hair was dark brown, with a little hint of red in it, and her eyes were the color of a Chocolate Frog. She had sharp features, with high cheek bones, and a wonderful smile. Sirius had never noticed this girl before, but that wasn't saying much. Sirius usually ignored those unless they made themselves known to him, so this girl could have passed him in the hallways for the past six years without him knowing. She was beautiful though, Sirius would admit that, but he was curious as to why James was talking to her. Wasn't he still pining over Lily? Sirius was curious now, and he leaned in to listen to the conversation more.

"Did you get a chance to practice at all this summer?" James questioned, and Sirius realized they must be talking about Quidditch. James was the Chaser for the team, and probably the best. The only time they really had problems was with the Ravenclaw team, and oh…it dawned on Sirius who James was talking to. The crest on her robes gave her away, but also the fact that James was talking to her about Quidditch. She must have been on the Ravenclaw team, and he was guessing she was probably their Keeper.

"Course I did, my father has a pitch set up for me and my friends," She was polite, friendly, and she didn't have that snaky attitude that Lily Evans did, "you should come by sometime during holidays. I'm always up for a good scrimmage."

"That's sounds wicked," James said with a grin, leaning against the open door. Okay, Sirius was fed up guessing what this girls name was. He got to his feet, and leaned against the wall on the other side of James. James turned to him quirking an eyebrow, before he noticed Sirius was looking at the Ravenclaw's Keeper. With a knowing sigh, James nodded towards Sirius.

"Emma Reeves, Sirius Black," James introduced him, and now he knew this girl's name. Emma. It kinda had a nice ring to it, and it fit her in a way. Emma held out her hand, and Sirius took it. She had a strong grip, and she didn't hang on that long. She dropped her hand away, and turned her attention back to James.

"It is actually, but we'll have to talk more later. I'm pretty sure if I don't return, Amelia will have a heart attack," Emma said with a slight smile, "I'll see you later James, and nice to meet you Sirius." For some reason, he felt like Emma didn't mean the last part of her good bye. Sirius just gave her a nod in response, and once she was out of sight he felt James punch him in the arm.

"Really? You're picking now to hit on Emma?" He chuckled, taking a seat and Sirius joined him.

"I've never noticed her before, has she been around often?" Sirius questioned, and he heard Remus snort from across the small area.

"Her and James talk after every game Sirius," Remus reported, not even lifting his eyes from the book he was reading, "they compare notes, or something like that."

"Not notes Moony, more like we trash talk each other until we get sick and then congratulate each other on whoever won," James said with a shrug, leaning back as he did.

"So, you do this after every Ravenclaw and Gryffindor game?" Sirius asked, completely surprised that he never realized his best friend wasn't just taking forever to change in the locker room.

"Sometimes after any game really, depends on how bad or good we did," James replied, closing his hazel eyes.

"And you never noticed," Remus added, his eyes still on his book, "take a nap Sirius, we'll be at the school soon alright?" Sirius merely shrugged, and returned to his position from before Emma had arrived. He closed his eyes, thinking that Emma would be quite a challenge. Sirius liked girls that would be a challenge, he liked the idea of having to fight to get a girl to want him. He always picked some girl at the beginning of the year, and usually had them conquered by Halloween. However, this time it seemed like it would be a bit more fun. This Emma seemed to be a lot more of a challenge to him, something that would have to fight for. He liked that idea, he liked it a lot. He dozed off, with plots of winning Emma over dancing around in his head.

"Would you stop starring at her already? You're starting to make me uncomfortable," James chuckled, nudging Sirius in the side. It had been a month since term had started, and Sirius had made no progress with Emma. If anything, he made her avoid him even more. It was a little frustrating to say the least, especially when he saw James so easily being able to chat with her. They had potions with Ravenclaws today, and Slughorn was all over Emma's table. He had a feeling that Slughorn would try to recruit her for his club, or something along those lines. Emma was incredibly smart, Sirius had learned over the past few weeks of attempting to get to know her. He did notice she had trouble in Transfiguration, but Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions seemed to be her best subjects. Of course, those were the only three classes Gryffindor had with Ravenclaws this term so she could have been incredible in Ancient Ruins for all he knew.

"She's a lot harder to get to than I thought James," Sirius stated, turning his attention back to the potion they were supposed to be brewing. Usually, Sirius would have been able to sneak a way into some girls attention. Maybe ask her on a date, or ask for tutoring help, but he hadn't even been allowed to get close to Emma let alone talk to her. She was slick, easily avoiding him and always in a different place than he was.

"Ever thought of maybe not treating her like a prize?" James questioned, placing the next ingrediant into the potion. It was clear to him that Sirius wasn't focused on their assignment at all, so James would have to do it himself.

"Think that might work?" Sirius quirked an eyebrow, and James snorted in reply.

"Course it will, Emma isn't some trophy and if you treat her like she's human she may give you the time of day," James shook his head, his attention drawn back to the text book. Sirius let his attention go to Emma again when Slughorn started clapping, and congratulating her and her partner for such a wonderful potion. Emma was smiling, but Sirius could tell she was feeling a little uncomfortable. Sirius couldn't help but wonder if she was shy, or if she was out of her comfort zone when it came to classrooms. All these questions about her was making him more antsy, and he had to talk to her. He had to get ot know her, he had to win her over.

When the class had ended, Sirius departed from James and jogged ahead to catch Emma. He was going to talk to her, he was going to make her tell him everything about herself. He'd find some way to charm her, and win her over. As he reached her, Sirius reached out and took hold of her wrist. Emma staggered backward, surprised by the sudden contact, and she turned her dark eyes upon Sirius. He could hear her friend giggle, and tell Emma she'd see her later before departing herself.

"Can I help you?" Emma questioned, looking down at his hand on her wrist and then back up at him, "I really don't have time for this Sirius, I have…"

"How about a date?" Sirius blurted out, interrupting Emma.

"A what?" She was clearly taken aback by his question, and Sirius had a feeling that James was right. Sirius never asked girls on dates, ever. It wasn't something he liked to do, because he'd much rather spend his free time with his friends over a girl. According to James though, he had to treat Emma like she wasn't just some other girl. So, if she knew anything about him and his friends, she would know this was a rare thing.

"A date, you know two people get together, go out, eat some dinner, maybe take a walk," Sirius began.

"I know what a date is!" Emma snapped, "Why are you asking me?"

"I thought it might be fun," Sirius said with a devilish grin, "and I'm not taking no for an answer."

"Oh you're not are you?" She had the perfect look on her face, she actually thought she was going to be able to say no to him. She didn't know Sirius at all, he was stubborn, he'd bug her until she said yes. If she said no today, she was in for a long week because Hogsmeade was that coming weekend and Sirius wanted to take her out there.

"C'mon Emma, what can it hurt? I don't bite, I promise," Sirius was putting on the charm, he was going to catch her. She didn't realize it, but she was already falling into his trap, "I'll be the perfect gentleman, and if you're not having a good time, you can leave at any point you want."

He could see her pondering the possibilities for a moment, and Sirius knew he had her. At least, he hoped so. She stood there for a good while in silence, looking at him and it looked like she was trying to figure out what the catch was. Of course, Sirius wasn't going to tell her the catch if there was one. He was hoping she didn't realize this was all a game to him, but it seemed like she didn't. Sirius gave her his best face, hoping that it might sway her to going out with him. Finally he heard her sigh, and Sirius knew he had won.

"Fine, but one wrong move Black and I'm gone," Emma said with a slight smile, "when is this date going to happen?"

"This weekend, Hogsmeade," Sirius said, his grin growing wider. He had won her over, now he just had to keep the game going. If he could get her to go out with him more than once, he could get her to fall for him. That's all he wanted, that was all part of his game, "I'll meet you in the courtyard, and we can walk there together. You won't be disappointed Emma."

With that, he leaned in and kissed her cheek before jogging off in hopes of catching up with James. Emma had no clue what she was getting herself into, and Sirius felt like he had just won a small victory in this war. He'd win that Ravenclaw over, and he'd find some other girl to take on as a challenge after he was finished.