A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! I really appreciate it! :D
This story is mostly going to be in Emily's POV but in some places, I might write in Sirius' POV if I feel the need. Enjoy!

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Chapter 2: Changes

I chewed on the end of my sugar quill, as I started working on my Potions assignment. First class, and we were already assigned homework. I had a free period, so I thought of completing the essay and getting it out of the way, because most definitely, the teachers were going to give us a lot of work to do this year.

I was so absorbed in my work that I didn't notice when someone came and occupied the chair beside me. I only looked up from my work when the person cleared their throat. "Oh, hey Remus," I said, smiling at sandy- haired boy.

He smiled back. "You don't mind if I join you, do you?"

"No, of course not."

He pulled out a parchment and quill out of his bag and started on his own work.
"Won't your mates be disappointed in you if you spend your free period doing homework in the library?" I asked, teasingly.

He chuckled. "No, they are used to it by now. Besides, they need my ingenious brain to plan out our pranks, so they can't afford to offend me, can they?"

I laughed. "You are right. Those dim wits can't plan anything by themselves. Black, especially. He can't use his brain even if his life depended on it. In fact, I am not too sure whether there is even a brain in that big head of his."

"You really hate him, don't you?"

"Hate seems like a rather mild word, actually."

He shook his head, laughing. "Then, pray tell, why do you so passionately loathe my mate?"

"Because he is stupid, arrogant, vain and self- obsessed. He treats girls with no respect, and moves from one snog- partner to another, not caring about the many broken hearts he leaves behind. He is just a lousy git."

The expression on Remus' face was a mix of amusement, shock, confusion and exasperation.

"You seem to know quite a lot about him, considering that today was the first time you even talked to him," he said, raising an eyebrow.

"Remus, I have seen and observed you Marauders for the past 5 years and have heard enough about you guys to form an opinion. Besides, today was just a confirmation of whatever I think of Black. Whining like an idiot because he didn't get a beautiful and hot partner- only a dumb moron like him can do that."

Remus laughed again. "All right, all right. I agree he does get a bit obsessed with girls," he said. Seeing my raised eyebrows, he quickly added, "Ok fine, he gets very obsessed with girls and he is a bit arrogant, but what guy wouldn't be when they have got all the female population chasing after them?"

"Are you defending him?" I asked.

"Well, I do believe I am."

I sighed dramatically. "Remus, you better stop with that, unless you want me to end up not liking the only Marauder I like."

He grinned. "Would that be me by any chance?"

"Who else? You are the only one who is kind, helpful, smart, decent and knows how to talk nicely to a girl. None of this can be said for Black, unfortunately."

He laughed. "I am flattered that you have such a high opinion of me, but honestly, Sirius isn't as bad as you think."

"Whatever. I don't even care about him. Which class have you got now?"

"Transfiguration."

"Oh, great, me too. Let's go."

The two of us packed our stuff and walked out of the library, towards our next class. We were just walking down the corridor, when I heard footsteps approaching from behind.

"Hi Moony! Hi beautiful!" came the voice of none other than Sirius Black. I slowly turned around to face him, not bothering to keep the look of annoyance off my face.

"Hi Padfoot," Remus said, sighing.

"What did you just call me?" I asked, in a clearly annoyed tone. But this did not seem to faze Black in the least. He simply smirked.
"Well, since you refuse to tell me your name, and you are so breathtakingly beautiful, I don't see anything wrong with what I called you," he said, cockily.

"Stuff it, Black," I said, glaring at him. I had no idea why on Earth he had suddenly decided to start flirting with me, but I definitely wasn't enjoying it.

"Her name's Emily. Emily Carter," Remus said. I gave Remus a look that clearly said "How dare you betray me" but he just smiled at me innocently.

Black grinned at his mate and patted him on the back, before turning to look at me with that idiotic grin still on his face.

"So, Carter, huh? Don't know how I didn't notice your beautiful face till now, but now I'll make a point to see more of it for sure," he said, smirking.

Oh, how I hated that smirk. I seriously wanted to wipe that annoying smirk right off his face.
"Thanks, handsome. Will you do something for me?" I said, in what I hoped would seem a flirtatious tone.

Thankfully, Black fell for it. He took a step closer towards me and whispered, "Anything at all, love. I am your slave."

I smirked. "Then go jump off a cliff."

Black looked shocked, before his expression changed to one of confusion. Grinning in victory, I dragged a laughing Remus by the arm towards the classroom. The rest of the day passed with no unwanted encounters with Black, for which I was thankful. I attended all the classes, and endured all the boring lectures of the professors. Seriously, if boredom could kill, I was sure that I would be long dead.

Later in the evening, Lily and I were walking down to the Great Hall for dinner.
"Something up between you and Black?" she asked me suddenly.

I frowned at her. Why would she ask me something like that?
"No, course not. Why would you ask me something like that?" I asked her, confused.

"Well," she said, and I could see she was trying hard not to laugh, "Today, whenever I met him throughout the day, he kept asking me about you."

I frowned again. "Seriously? What did he ask?"

"Oh, something along the lines of 'Where's your pretty friend, Evans?' or 'Have you seen your divine beauty of a friend around'?" Lily snickered.

"Oh please! He could have also meant, um…Mary?" I suggested, although I knew that wasn't true.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Mary isn't even here, Em. And for the record, he said your name."

"Um, do you have any idea when Mary is coming back?" I asked, desperate to change the topic. Mary McDonald was our other best friend. A couple of days back, Mary had fallen sick badly and couldn't get out of her bed. Her dad had requested Dumbledore if she could come to Hogwarts a few days late and our headmaster had kindly agreed.

"She's supposed to be back in a couple of days. Can't wait to see her!" Lily said, smiling.

"Me too, Lils."
We had reached the Great Hall by this time, and we sat down next to some of our fellow sixth- year housemates on the Gryffindor table.

I was just in the process of putting food in my plate, when the Bane of my Existence, aka Sirius Black, sauntered into the Great Hall with the rest of the Marauders.

Potter walked straight upto Lily, who stiffened next to me. Oh, boy, not again.
"Hey Lily- flower! How would you like my company for dinner?" he asked, giving her a big smile.

"No thanks Potter," she said, icily. But he sat down opposite us anyways. Black took the seat next to him, which was also very conveniently directly opposite me.
"Hello, love," he said to me, smirking.

"I am hurt, Black. You said you would do anything for me, but you didn't jump off the cliff like I asked you to." I pretended to pout.
James snorted into his pumpkin juice. He didn't seem to be perturbed by the death glares Lily was giving him. I was surprised she hadn't hexed him yet.

Black just smirked again. "Oh, but I wouldn't want to deprive you and the rest of the females in Hogwarts of my lovely presence, would I?"

I gave him a dark look, before transferring my concentration to my plate of food, and once I started eating, only then did I realize how hungry I was. I watched, disgusted, as Black piled his plate with food to the top and started grabbing food and gobbling it up hungrily. He caught me looking at smirked at me, his mouth still full of food. I averted my eyes, repulsed by the sight.

I really couldn't wait till Black found some other girl to chase and flirt with, I thought and sighed tiredly.

A/N: Hope you liked it! Please review! (and I know this chapter was a bit short, but the next chapter will definitely be longer!)