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Playlist: Used To get High by John Butler Trio
Something In The Way She Moves by James Taylor

Struck

Sirius Pov

I strode into the Great Gall purposefully and flicked my hair back as I blew a kiss at some Ravenclaw girls. I was determined to get Clio Valentine out of my mind no matter what it took. Sirius Black did not obsess over a girl unless she was extremely talented at fucking and as I didn't know if Clio Valentine was extremely talented at fucking I refuse to obsess over her.
I spotted Remus and Peter at our usual place at the Gryffindor Table.

"Hello my lovers!" I called out cheerfully as I strolled towards them.

Remus looked me in the eye. "Sirius, I will not turn gay for you no matter how good looking you are or how big your dick is according to the gossip Amber Swan spread."

"No! Do not remind me about Amber Swan! I was drunk and it was dark and it was a mistake!" I cried out, putting my head in my hands. The memories burned! Peter sniggered at my distress and went back to eating his lasagne.

"Maybe that will teach you not to be such a man whore Padfoot." Remus said with a grin.

"Man whore? Moi? Never!" I said dramatically whilst grabbing for a cheese and ham sandwich and knocking over half the plates on the table in my quest.

"Of course you are and don't destroy the whole table just so you can get one pathetic sandwich!" Remus said exasperatedly. He just didn't appreciate how important one sandwich could be!

"I'm not a man whore, I'm just free with my lust. And for your information I was reaching for two sandwiches!" I said triumphantly as I started wolfing down the sandwiches I had finally acquired. They could never evade the awesome Sirius Black!

"Sure, sure." Moony grinned. Damn, he still thought the sandwiches were pathetic. I would prove him wrong...

"Where's James by the way?" Peter piped up suddenly.

"In the common room sleeping probably." I said carelessly, leaning back on my seat, flicking my hair away from my eyes.

Remus looked at the entrance of the Great Hall. "Well, he better come down soon or he won't have time for lunch and will be late for Astrology."

"What? No! If he's late for Astrology he'll get detention and then he'll be one up on me!" I said frantically, sitting up straight and looking around for Prongs.

But instead of Prongs I saw her. Clio. She sauntered through the doors of the Great Hall and walked down the table until she got to where Lily Evans and a dark haired girl sat. She didn't even seem me! How could she not seem me?! Fuck, I thought, running my hand through my hair, Right, I must be cool. I must be cool.

"Who are you staring at?"

"Wha- Prongs! When did you get here?" I said. Seriously, when did he get here? Did he just appear out of thin air? Hmmm... that would be pretty damn cool...

"Just now, but you didn't see as you were staring at someone." Prongs said with a manic grin, plonking himself beside me. "So, who is she? Details Sirius, come on, details! Time's ticking!"

Was it weird that a seventeen year old boy reminded me of a thirteen year old girl?

"She's no one." I said casually, careful to keep my face blank.

"So she isn't Clio Valentine, the girl who you watched walk in and the girl who your eyes keep, sub-consciously, straying to?" Moony said observantly. Fuck him for being so bloody observant. Damn his super werewolf senses!

"No!" I said stubbornly, crossing my arms across my chest.

"Really? Cause you're going very red Padfoot." James said, raising an eyebrow. Fuck it!

"No! I was just wondering who the dark haired girl was, the one sitting with Evans and Valentine."

"Ah ha! You know her name! How do you know her name?!" James demanded. He would make one hell of a good father someday.

"The girl with Lily and Clio is Rayne Dalton. She's in Ravenclaw but spends most her time in the Gryffindor Tower." Remus said, staring down the table at this so called "Rayne", going pink.

"Me thinks Mister Moony has a crush!" I grinned, winking at him whilst ignoring Prongs' questioning.

"Don't be silly." He said hurriedly, turning a deeper shade of red. I winked at him again with a smirk.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the three girls get up from the table with their bags. Clio started marching out of the Hall (not even throwing a glance in my direction!) dragging Lily and Rayne behind her. I smirked to myself. I always did like a strong woman.

"SLAVEDRIVER!" I heard one of them yell at Clio, not that it made any difference; she just carried on dragging them out. I chuckled to myself. She was rather adorable. I turned to the others and saw Prongs and Moony staring after the girls.

I cleared my throat, "Well, I think you should all be getting to your next classes my lovelies!"

James wrinkled his nose, confused. "When the fuck did you start being responsible? Remus, have you taken over Sirius's mind?"

"I resent that remark James." Remus said dryly.

"And I've started being responsible since now Prongs." I said, ushering them out of their seats. "Also, I want to rub it in your faces that I have a free period now and you don't!"

"But pudding!" Wormtail cried out.

"Don't worry you can get an extra helping at dinner Wormy." James said with a roll of his eyes whils he dragged Peter away.

As we walked out, I found myself wondering what Clio had next. Clio. Clio. I liked that name. It sounded... romantic. I grimaced. The girl was turning me into a romantic love-sick fool! It was an outrage! And I didn't even believe in love! After growing up in a world where marriage was for increasing your pureblood standing, it was hard to actually believe love existed. It was very rare that purebloods actually loved each other.

" Hey Sirius, Moony and I will see you in potions." Prongs said, interrupting my thinking.

"Yeah, see you then." I mumbled vaguely, still half wrapped up in my thoughts. I started walking in the direction of the common room and wondered what I would do with my free period. Knowing Remus, he would want me to do homework, but that was laughable. I let out a small snort of laughter. In the whole of my six years at Hogwarts I hadn't done my homework once. Maybe I would go out flying. Yes, I would. Besides I hadn't been on a broom in a while and the quidditch tryouts were on Saturday. James wanted to tryout the whole team to make sure we had the best possible chance of winning the cup again this year. Donovan, one of our best chasers, had left Hogwarts last year and that was the only position that was open this year.
Before I knew it, I had reached the Fat Ladies Portrait.

"Truffle snuffle." I said cheerfully, flashing her a smile (I found it was good to keep in her good books if you were prone to returning to the Tower in the small hours of the morning and you didn't want her getting Filch).

I walked through the deserted common room and headed up to our dormitory. I walked in whistling (flying always made me happy) and dumped my bag in the middle of the floor. I threw open my trunk and rummaged around for my broom, scattering the top layer of items around the room.

"Got you!" I said triumphantly after a few minutes of searching. I put it over my shoulder and strode out and down the stairs. When I reached the bottom I stopped and stood just round the corner from the common room.
I could hear someone in there playing guitar and singing along softly.

"If I had to,
I would put myself right beside you,
So let me ask, do you like that?
Do you like that?"

I swear it was the voice of an angel. Was clear and melodic and.... oh got I was gushing again! Fuck it, I thought, hitting my head against the stone wall. I cautiously peeked around the wall to see who it was in the common room.

Her! Clio! Was there no where I could that she wasn't?!
I knew there was no way I could go and play quidditch now. I quietly sat down on the steps and put my broom beside me. At least now I know Clio had the same free period as me, I thought, before letting her voice inside my head.

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Hello my fellow fanfictioners!

How's it going? So, yeah, this chapter's a bit of filler before I move onto any Clio/Sirius action, but I don't want things to happen to quickly for them. They're gonna have a lot of drama!
Thanks for reading my lovelies and remember to review!!
Also the lyrics in the chapter are from Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin (awesome song!).

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