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The shrieking came to an abrupt halt.

There was a dead silence.

Mia could hear her heartbeat pumping powerfully, racing as if it was the speed of light.

The blonde girl's frustrated cobalt eyes darted towards Mia.

Realisation dawned upon Mia as she recognized the face. It was hard to forget, as the girl flaunted herself around Hogwarts at every given opportunity. Jane Cartwright; a stuck up pureblood princess who had somehow gotten in Hufflepuff, though Mia could tell she was a conniving little wench. Jane was beautiful and she knew it, and made sure everyone else in Hogwarts knew it too. She didn't appreciate Mia sticking up for herself nor did she enjoy the fact that a 'nobody' like Mia should deserve one of the most popular girls in Hogwarts, Lily Evans, as her best friend.

Jane stood up as gracefully as she could; acting as though she had not just fallen over and trying to keep hold of any little dignity she had left. At this Mia rolled her eyes; the girl obviously had some horrible retort lined up. She always did. However the girl simply grinned, though Mia noticed her gnashing her teeth, her eyes showing complete loathing towards Mia.

She tossed her long, straight golden hair over her shoulder, catching the attention of all the people in the carriage.

"Shaking her bloody hair, as if she was a bloody super bloody model" Mia mumbled, in the direction of the girl.

The girl had got right in front of Mia. "Oh hello, Mia!" she said, dragging out the last syllable. "I didn't see you there..." the blonde beauty spoke trying to conceal her obvious distaste for Mia.

The girl shot her another false smile; widening her azure eyes and tilting her head to one side, giving her an adorable puppy dog look... one that could make grown men drop to their knees...

Oh, how Mia wanted to punch her face...

"Um...hello, Jane" said Mia confusion etched all over her face.

'Why in Merlin's name is my number one enemy even talking to me, without some rubbish comment about how I'm a nobody and blah, blah, blah?' contemplated Mia. Then she saw how Jane gave a dazzling smile towards Lily. Finally, Jane turned her interest on Sirius, ignoring everyone else in the compartment.

Jane's eyes glazed over. "Sirius" she said in a breathy voice.

Mia's eyebrows shot up. She didn't want to even want to consider what was happening between the two. The mental images might have scarred her for life.

But, she couldn't help feel something other than shock. She felt a dull pang in her lower abdomen. But what exactly was it?

Mia decided to blame it on the disgusting image that Black and Cartwright were creating. 'They deserve each other… the two people I just can't bear.'

"Jane...You look nice today..." Sirius mused, looking Jane up and down.

Nice! What kind of word was 'Nice! If one thing bothered Mia, it was people's lack of vocabulary... To be frank it was one of many things that bothered her... boys ogling at girls as if they were a rack of meat outside a butcher's shop, was another issue in this endless list.

Mia overlooked the two 'lovebirds' and ignored the gut wrenching feeling she had, deciding to turn her attention on Lily instead.

She tried conversing with Lily, but for some unknown reason her friend kept looking over at Potter, her eyes filled with something Mia could not comprehend. It was full of caution, dislike and maybe hurt? Mia could not ponder on this for too long, as she was disrupted by the faint sound of a door opening.

Mia looked up, as a sandy haired boy was entering the carriage. His soft, milk chocolate brown orbs locked on her hazel ones and she could not help but smile; a genuine smile, as she recognized the individual, whose hands were abundant with books. No one acknowledged, or if they did paid attention to a meek young boy with beady eyes and a permanent shade of red on his pale, sagging cheeks, following behind the fairly handsome young man.

"Remus!" squealed Mia, expressing her obvious delight at being reunited with one of the only decent boys in Hogwarts. They had been companions ever since Lily had forced Mia to join 'Charms Society' in her 4th Year, and Mia had found they had rather a lot in common.

"Hi Mia… do you mind if I sit down?" he asked politely. Mia could not help but grin, nodding her head as she patted the space next to her, indicating for him to sit there.

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This exchange between Mia and Remus did not go unnoticed by a certain young wizard who was also on the Hogwarts Express. His heart clenched with indescribable hurt and his eyes flashed dangerously with envy.

Why couldn't she be like that to him? Why couldn't he be the recipient of her warm smiles?

'You bloody well know why she can't look at you like that, you fool' a voice in his head chided.

Yes. Of course he knew. He could never forget, after all it haunted him every minute of the day. She would always see him as a nuisance, a waste of space, unimportant and inadequate. He knew Mia could never yearn for him, want him, and feel for him like he does for her. 'But if I try to...No! You worthless scum, you lost your chance long ago!' the annoying voice berated him, once again.

He decided to just cherish the moments he has with her, however unpleasant it may be to be called endless 'not so nice' names in her company. On the other hand, he did enjoy testing her fiery temper and as strange as it may sound he enjoyed listening to her witty, sarcastic remarks.

He would continue to watch her from afar, only dreaming that he could win her heart and that she could love him.

Little did he know that fate decided to make his dreams a reality…but not before it had played its own little games first…

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"Sirius let's go into my compartment and...talk" stated Jane, pouting her lips at Sirius and lifting her skirt up 'oh so' subtly.

Sirius did not have time to answer, as Mia spoke, unbeknownst to her.

Mia chuckled dryly. 'Yeah right, if in talking, you mean sticking your tongue down his throat. Merlin… I can't believe these girls are willing to be used and forgotten like some worthless toy. I would understand if they had some chance, but the losers they chase are not exactly the commitment type! I mean he's probably not been in a serious relationship for more than a week!' she thought.

She noticed a long silence forming. Mia looked around the compartment. After noticing everyone's stunned faces and Jane's fuming expression, she got the feeling she may have said that out aloud.

"Please, tell me I did not just say that out loud…" Mia whispered to Lily, grinning sheepishly. Lily just nodded her head, her red locks falling over her eyes as she did so.

'Whoops!' that was an inside thought. "Got to...dash!" muttered Mia, walking speedily towards the door that led to the corridor in the Hogwarts Express, but she stopped halfway there.

'Hold on, I'm getting kicked out of my own compartment, I was only stating a fact!' she thought angrily. She whirled around and sat back down. Everyone was still staring at her, bewildered looks upon their face, questioning her rather spontaneous actions.

"What? Stop looking at me like that! I can change my mind!" she answered heatedly to their silent questions.

She took her book out of her small carrier bag, and buried her face in it.

While she was reading, she was not aware of Jane leaving the compartment a rather cruel, satisfied smile upon her pretty face.

"Wow, you're reading... voluntarily, Williams. You know, hanging around with Evans is really turning you into ... a geek!" said a smiling Sirius completely expecting an amusing explosion from Mia. He brushed off James's light punch on the arm and was deliberately avoiding Lily's cold stare.

Sirius's wish was granted.

"You...are...such...a...jerk! Yes, I am reading voluntarily though Lily is not a geek, nor am I, and just because someone reads it does not make them a geek, if that was the case than one of your best friends would be too, as, correct me if I'm wrong Black, Remus looks like he has his face stuck in a book; not even aware I'm speaking about him. Anyway, I don't have to justify myself to you... you bloody arse!" bellowed an angry Mia, her once pale face now an unattractive red, and her brown hair a frightful mess.

"If you don't have to justify yourself to me, than why did you just do it now?" said a smug Sirius, smirking mischievously.

Mia did not have time to respond as there was the familiar jolt of the Hogwarts Express and the screeching of a loud whistle indicating that the pupils have arrived at their destination, Hogwarts. Mia sighed in relief; pulled on Lily's robes and stood up.

"Finally, we can escape these chauvinistic pigs," hissed Mia.

"But not for long…" whispered Sirius under his breath, smiling impishly.

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A/N: Can you guess who it was that secretly has feelings for Mia...? It could be someone outside of the compartment as well, who walked by and saw the scene between Mia and Remus as well...but I'm not saying my lips are sealed!

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