A/N- This is quite a long chapter with a lot of drama and information sorry if it's a bit of an overload XD
Sirius Black's POV
I woke up to a massive mind blowing headache I didn't want to open my eyes because I knew it would make it worse. I don't remember drinking any fire whisky? Well maybe that's why I feel like this because I drank so much I forgot most of the night. I opened my eyes to bright sunlight that pierced my mind painfully. "Erggg" I groaned. I looked around to see that I was in the hospital wing.
I heard my best friend next to me. "Hey Remus he's coming to" He called a little too loudly for my liking.
"Ergg" I groaned again. "Why'd you let me drink so much? I've got the worst hangover ever!" I asked James.
"Errr... Mate you don't have a hangover." James said awkwardly.
"What do you mean I don't have a hangover what the bloody hell happened to me then?" I said sitting up in my bed.
"Well... I don't think there's any way to tell you without you getting very angry so I guess we'll just have to tell you..." Remus said hesitantly. "Eliza Jones duelled you, won and knocked you unconscious." He said quickly.
"Don't me stu..." I began to say but then I remember the duel in class with Eliza. Oh. My. God. She had beaten me she'd knocked me out to in front of the whole class! She was going to pay for this. Suddenly I felt anger curse through me. "Where is she?" I growled.
"Sirius mate, I don't think you wanna..." James tried to warn me.
"Where?" I shouted.
"I saw her go out into the ground that's all I'm going to say" James replied.
"Sirius what are you going to do?" Remus asked as I began to walk out of the hospital wing.
"I'm going to hex her into oblivion." I bluntly said before turning around and walking out. Before I left I heard Remus ask James if they should follow me and James just told him that I needed some space. James knew me well because I'd just get madder if they came!
I stalked around the grounds trying to find her and I suddenly spotted her by the lake. It was about an hour till the school was closed for the night so most of the students had gone back into the castle so it was easier to find her. She sat against my favourite tree which made me angrier. I pulled out my wand and started to walk towards her when I realized attacking her wouldn't solve anything... I was going to humiliate her instead.
She was going to pay for humiliating me. I knew she was really evil but I could be evil to. An amazing plan just popped into my head. Girls like animals, when they are a lone they talk to animals, tell animals secrets I thought smugly.
I turned into my animagus form out of sight and made my way over to her. I nudged her gently in the arm trying to get her attention... it worked but not quite the way I expected it. She jumped up from her sitting position, grabbed her wand from her boot and pointed straight at me eyes wide in surprise.
I prayed she liked dogs and wasn't a cat person.
To my relief she lowered her wand but didn't put it back in her boot. "Sorry" She said slowly to me. Score! She was the type of person who talked to dogs, I hoped I could get something good out of her, I thought evilly. She slowly sat back down and I lay down beside her. That's when I noticed something, that wasn't the first time that Eliza had reacted liked that when something had surprised her. I remember when someone dropped a vile in potions it surprised most people but Eliza's hand went for her boot and then she straightened out when she realized what had happened. I just dismissed it as an itch or another weird thing about Jones.
"I've never seen you around. Students aren't allowed animals as big as you so I'm going to guess you're the grounds keepers." She thought allowed. She began to scratch my ear and I nearly forgave her right there and then on the spot because good God she was good at paeting animals. It felt so unbelievably good.
I snapped out of it... still enjoying the scratching but I tried to get some gossip out of her as well. I looked up into her eyes and started whining quietly. "Looks like we've both had a bad day then?" She commented. "At least you didn't just have one of the worst lessons ever." Why was it so bad she had won? She should be celebrating? This made me really intrigued and I waited to hear more.
"I didn't mean to humiliate him, I tried not to but he just makes me so angry and I know I have a short temper but that doesn't mean I should go and knock people out... he did deserve it but still... now everyone's going to be asking questions about my past and how I learnt all that stuff and I just don't want to talk about that... well some of that I'm not allowed to talk about but still it's going to be a hassle and Sirius is probably really angry and is going to annoy me even more. The whole school knows and is going to be talking about it and I really shouldn't have duelled him. I blame Black and John... I mean Professor Featherstone!"She ranted without a breath. She took a deep breath and just sat there.
I was in shock. Eliza was sorry she had duelled me? She hadn't meant to hurt or embarrass me? Jones was just trying to get on with the duel it wasn't personal... well not too personal I did provoke her I guess.
This news made me feel slightly guilty.
Plus what was she talking about her past? And why did she call Professor Featherstone by his first name? Eliza must know him as a friend ... that's why they were whispering before the duel! That bastard knew she was going to win! Well he did warn me but I was too busy being arrogant to realise.
Another thing that shocked me was that she called me Sirius she only ever called me Black in front of me and when she did call me Sirius it was once in a blue moon.
What happened in her past that she didn't want to talk about? I knew about her parents dying but I needed to know what it was it was burning away at me. I don't know why but I needed to know.
There were so many questions running through my mind and I was determined to get them answered.
I looked up and whined again only to see that Elizabeth Jones was actually asleep or at least she appeared to be. I nudged her with my nose again to check. When she didn't stir I slowly transformed back into my normal shape.
"Eliza?" I asked, poking her gently. Thank god she didn't move that means she didn't hear me say her first name. I only usually called her Jones. I looked at my watched and began to panic. I must have lay there and let her stroke behind my ears for about twenty minutes without realising because the castle was closing the doors in about three minutes and it was a five minute walk.
Without thinking I swept Eliza up in my arms cradling her in my arms. She was surprisingly light for such a feisty person. I guess her big mouth didn't add much wait I thought as I chuckled to myself. I walked as quickly as I could towards the castle trying not to wake Jones up.
I made it back to the castle just in time about thirty seconds before the large doors shut, I sighed in relief and began to climb the stairs to the common rooms. I was halfway up one of the staircases when I spotted Professor Dumbledore smiling at me.
"Good Evening Mr Black" He said casually.
"Good evening Professor." I said politely. "I'm just going to the common room, sir" I explained.
"I know Sirius, Elizabeth will be thankful for your help... but best not tell her" He said winking. Sirius smiled.
"Will do Professor" I replied walking past him on the stairs.
"Oh and Mr Black..." Dumbledore called me again. I turned around to face him.
"Yes Sir?"
"Take care of her she's been through a lot." He simple stated and walked away. Ok all this secrecy was starting to bug me what did he mean she's been through a lot and why should I take care of her?
I didn't waste too much time thinking about it. Most of the students were in there common rooms by now and I managed to get to the common room without any seeing me, I knew Eliza would hate it and me if anyone saw me carrying her... wait! Since when did I care about Jones's feelings? I pushed the thought out of my head and placed her gently on one of the sofas.
I don't know if it was just luck that there wasn't anybody in the common room but I thanked God for that fact.
I sat on the floor next to the sofa and sighed. Eliza wasn't heavy but holding her all the way through the grounds, up all the stairs, stopping to talk to Dumbledore and getting the common room door was a little trying specially as I was trying not to wake her.
I looked over at her as she rolled over on the sofa, she was facing the fire and it illuminated her face. Eliza looked kind of ... peace? Was that the word? I think it was she frowned every now and again and that made me wonder what she was dreaming about. Why was she making me so interesting? It made me angry. If I thought she was gorgeous when I first saw her she looked nothing in comparison with how beautiful shed looked right now.
What was I talking about? I grabbed a pillow from the sofa without Eliza on and hit myself multiple times in the face with it. This was Elizabeth Jones we were talking about!
Before I could hit myself in the face again I heard someone coming down from the boy's dorm. I turned around to see James looking at me confused. I knew what he was going to do and I rushed over.
"What are...?" He began loudly but I placed a hand over his mouth.
"Shhh!" I whispered loudly.
"What's going on?" He whispered confused looking at the sleeping figure of Eliza on the sofa.
"Nothing, don't worry" I tried to convince James I knew it wouldn't work.
"But what is Eliza doing on the sofa?" Prongs asked still confused.
"Look I'll tell you in the dorm." I reassured him.
"You didn't..." James trailed off.
"Oh god no, James come on let's get to bed." I said hastily.
"Padfoot are you just going to leave her like that?" James asked turning to go up the stairs.
"Yes that's exactly what I'm going to do" I impatiently said pushing Prongs up the stairs.
Once we had got in our Pyjama's I had to explain to all my friends what had happened because they were all convinced something happened and it didn't. I didn't tell the whole truth I rambled how I was going to kill her then decided not to and started walking around school and the grounds. Then I came across Eliza and brought her up to the common room. I didn't lie at all I just missed some feelings and conversations out.
"But you can't tell her what happened ok? Because you know she will just flip out you know what she's like" I pleaded.
"I think that's a good idea" Moony replied thoughtfully.
"Well it's nice of you to be such a gentleman for once" Prongs said parentally.
"Says you" I snorted.
"What's that meant to mean?" James questioned me obviously hurt.
"I think Padfoot was talking about how you embarrass Lily on a daily basis with you acts of affection towards her in public places" Remus said plainly. To which we all started laughing.
"You know if you stopped being like that I bet Evans would give you a chance" I advised him.
"Oh this coming from the womanizer" James said snorting back at me.
"Fine then don't take my advice" I laughed.
After we had stopped talking and went to bed I lay there thinking. About the secrets Jones obviously had and how exactly I was going to get them out of her. I wasn't going to get them out of her to use them against her anymore I just needed to know because the curiosity burning at the back of my mine was annoying me to death. Plus it'd be interesting to know why Jones was the way she was now because she was definitely different to how I remember her in first year, I knew it was something to do with her families deaths.
A part of me was also tempted to go back down to the common room, pick Jones back up and carry her up to her dorm but I knew that was a stupid thing to do. I would surely wake her then. Plus she was would up in the middle of the night or something and take herself to bed.
I was feeling very uneasy as well. I kept thinking weird thoughts about Eliza like how beautiful she looked and even the fact that I keep calling her Eliza and not Jones. I didn't know what was happening but I was going to get her out of my head and Moony had given me an idea for a plan to do exactly that
As I slept I could have sworn I heard a girl screaming.
A/N- Like I said at the beginning thsi was quite dramatic and informative sorry if you are over loaded :3
I had SO much fun writing this chapter it was a mission though and took a few hours because I have to research dueling, spells, jinxes, charms, spell, hexes, curses :L had to search through
hundreds of those to find a few I could put together in a fight *phew* let's jsut say I'm tired x
Thank you so much for reading and please let me know in a review what you thought I'd love to hear from you? x
