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Playlist: Exercise One by Joy Division
The Likes Of You by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Temptation
Clio POV
After lunch I walked slowly up to Divination. I stood outside the door, mulling over whether to go in or to. Should or should I not be a coward? My hand hovered over the doorknob and I bit my lip feeling much undecided.
"You know the door isn't going to open by itself." Sirius said from his casual position, leaning against the wall. He tossed his hair out of his eyes, walked over to me and whispered into my ear, "Generally, they need to be opened."
I squared and my shoulders and turned to face him. "I was quite aware of that fact, thank you." I said arching an eyebrow. We were centimetres apart and his scent was invading my brain and taking over my thoughts. It was like freshly mown grass and some sort of spice... cinnamon....
"Well are you planning on going into Divination?" Sirius asked, a smirk playing on his lips.
Should or should I not be a coward? Damn it; screw the fact that I'm a Gryffindor. "No." I said shortly, side-stepping him. He slid in front of me, preventing me from leaving.
"Ditching? I never took you to me such a rebel." He said, dangerously close.
"Then you should learn never to underestimate me Sirius Black." I said, leaning even closer to me.
"I think I will." Sirius whispered and I felt his breath lightly tickle my lips. I wanted so much to close the distance between us and put an end to this tantalising torture.
Fuck it, I thought and pulled Sirius towards me by his tie, crushing his lips against mine. Sirius's arms snaked around my waist and my hands tangled in his hair, each of us drawing the other closer and neither wanting to let go. Our tongues battled for dominance until I finally pulled away, breathless. Sirius rested his head against mine as we both caught our breath.
"We seem to be making a habit of pulling in corridors." He murmured throatily with a grin.
"It seems we do." I replied enjoying the feeling of Sirius being close to me, his body warming mine. It was just so comforting and I could feel myself melting against him.
"Come with me to Hogsmeade this weekend." Sirius commanded as he trailed kisses down my neck, biting gently occasionally.
I moaned lightly in reply. It was too hard to think... It was too much of an effort and Sirius had found the exact spot that really got me...
"Is that a yes?"
"Uhh... yes... no... maybe..." Too much effort to speak coherently...
"Good." He whispered as he claimed my lips and slid his hand slowly under my shirt, tracing patterns on my stomach.
There were definitely feelings involved, but this time I didn't know whether to run or stay.
I pulled away hesitantly and said lowly, "I have to go."
"Don't."
"I have to. I'll see you later." I said as I picked up my bag which I hadn't even realised I'd dropped and walked away with my shoulders squared and head held high.
I spent the rest of the day in the library doodling aimlessly. Funny how all my doodles somehow looked like an S and B. I furrowed my brow in exasperation. These stupid feelings were turning me into a lovesick thirteen year old girl, damn it! I crumpled up the piece of parchment and stormed out of the library, earning me a scathing look from Madame Leva, the hag of a school librarian.
I strolled casually into the Great Hall for dinner and sat down next to Lily and Ray.
"Hey how was Divination?" Lily asked as she munched on her lasagne.
"It was good." I said with a small smile.
"Jay was looking for you by the way." Ray said, looking over my shoulder. "And he's coming over now."
"Fuck." I muttered angrily. How to tell him we were just a one off thing and I wanted nothing more to with him?
"Let's get ready for fireworks. " Lily said with a smirk and Ray laid down the Daily Prophet she had been reading as Jay approached.
"Hey." I heard him say from behind me.
I turned in my seat and stood up so I was facing him. "Hey." I said smiling sweetly.
"I was wondering if you want to meet up tonight sometime." He said as he took one of my hands in his.
I suppose to every other girl in the hall this must have seemed ridiculously cute, but to me it had happened so many times with so many guys that it lost all the sentimentality it should have held.
"I'm busy tonight." I said, extracting my hand form his and folding my arms.
"How about we go to Hogsmeade together then?" He said hopefully with puppy dog eyes.
"I'm busy then as well." I said delicately shrugging my shoulders in indifference. I could see Jay starting to get a bit pissed.
"So this is it? You pull me then throw me aside and move on?" He said combining the pissed and hurt look very well.
I arched my eyebrows at him in disbelief. "You actually thought we had something? That just because we made out once we were 'together'?"
"I thought I was different. I thought we had something."
I laughed hollowly. "Don't illusion yourself Jay. You weren't different and we had nothing." I said harshly. Behind me I heard I heard Lily sigh as I broke yet another heart and Ray giggle at the line I used on each and every guy. In my opinion, they weren't worth the time it took to come up with an awesome, new, killer line.
I stared at Jay until he realised that he wasn't getting anything else from me and it was time to leave. I sat down and calmly poured myself some coffee.
"And another heart is torn into pieces, stamped on, set on fire and laughed at." Lily sighed.
I looked up and smiled. "Yep."
Before I knew it, it was Friday and I had yet to tell Lily and Ray about my date with Sirius. Somehow I knew it was going to be a shitstorm when I told them. I cringed at the thought. No, it was most definitely not going to be good.
Sirius and I had been exchanging secret similes and glances all for the past few days and it was only a matter of time before Lily and Ray found out. Just as long as they didn't find out after the Sirius Black Fan Club I would be fine. I knew for a fact Sirius's Fan Club hadn't found out because so far I wasn't dead.
After dinner on Friday Lily, Ray and I sat lazily around the fire in the common room talking. Unavoidably, they subject of Hogsmeade came up.
"So you looking forward to it?" Ray asked as she twirled her wand between her fingers.
"Of course! I really need to get some more quills so I'm thinking we should stop at The Stationery Station first so we can get the boring stuff out of the way first." Lily said, upbeat.
"Uh guys? I kind of agreed to go with someone tomorrow." I said, avoiding their eyes. Ray sat bolt upright at my words.
"Who?"
"No-one..." I mumbled.
"Who?" Lily demanded while Ray pointed her wand at me.
"Jesus, no need to get violent." I said putting my hands up.
"Stop evading the question Clio" Ray said threateningly.
"Sirius Black." I muttered under my breath.
Lily and Ray both gasped and slowly a grin slid over Lily's face.
"I knew it!" She said excitedly, clapping her hands. Ray scowled and handed Lily five gallons out of her pocket.
"You win." She grumbled.
What the fuck? "Care to explain?" I said feeling very confused. Where was the anger? The stream of abuse from Ray? The disappointed look from Lily?
"I knew it would happen eventually. You two are the most wanted people in school, so soon enough you would have to realise that each of you had met your match. It was bound to happen." Lily said nodding her head consolingly.
"I didn't think you would actually fall for his charm! Shiiiiit!" Ray wailed miserably.
"I never knew you were taking bets on my love life." I muttered.
"Not bets Clio. Small gambles." Lily said smirking.
"Hmmm..." I said as I checked my watch. I was sure there was something I'd forgotten. I just couldn't remember what...
A tapping at the window interrupted my thinking and my owl flew in and dropped a scrap on parchment on my lap. I turned it over and read the single sentence.
Don't forget.
Max. Shit. What was the time? I frantically looked at my watch again. Five to nine. I could just make I down to the Forbidden Forest in time. Just.
"I have to go." I said as I leapt out of my seat and summoned my cloak.
"What's up?" Lily said looking concerned.
"Nothing. I'll be back later." I said shortly, turning to leave and running out of the common room.
Thankfully the castle was empty and the only thing I could hear was my feet pounding on the ground. I barrelled out of the castle doors and made my way into the Forbidden Forest. I had just enough light to see by from the nearly full moon. I followed a small unnoticeable path until I was on the outskirts of clearing. Max stood in the middle and he turned as I approached.
"You're nearly late." He said gruffly, looking me over.
"Well I made it in time." I spat out.
"Just." He sneered. "How do you suppose you're going to fight in that?"
I looked down at my school uniform. Shit. I forgot to change. I waved my wand and instantly I was wearing a black top with black jeans tucked into knee high black boots.
"Happy now?" I asked sarcastically.
"Yes." Max said shortly as he check his left forearm. "The attack has started. We go now."
I stuffed my wand into my back pocket and focused with Max on our destination. I felt the world around me disappear and my insides twisted uncomfortably as I felt like I was being sucked into a black hole. Then as suddenly as the sensation had come, it left and I found myself in the middle of Diagon Alley in the midst of Death Eaters killing innocent people for fun. Max appeared beside me an gave me the signal.
It was time to join the attack.
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