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Chapter 21: Grapefruits and pick-up lines

Oct. 11- Great Hall - Breakfast - 9:02am

You know what, I don't want to know. I don't want to know about Remus and why he is hurt, and I don't even want to think about why Sirius talks about me. Or what he says when he does. I don't care. I thought about this while I was trying to sleep last night. It's their business and if they want to keep it a secret from everyone, it is fine by me.

Okay, I'm lying. I do want to know, but not enough to take action. They can keep their secret, I have secrets of my own.

Wow... bacon is just, wow. Maybe it is so good because I skipped dinner last night. Bloody hell, here come the Three Stooges.

Oct. 11- Potions

Sirius, James and Remus all came over and sat by lucky me. And just in case you didn't catch on to that sarcasm, here is some more: Lucky, lucky, lucky me!

Sirius sat in front of me, James on my right a few seats a way from Lily, who let out an irritated sigh, and Remus took the seat on Sirius's right.

Sirius was smiling a rather evil smile, so I said: "Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to." He started to laugh. Apparently, he gets my sarcasm.

"It makes you wonder, doesn't it? You'll find out in a few minutes, Sweets." He said rubbing his hands together. I looked at Remus and smiled, he still looked a bit peaky. His cuts and bruises were gone though, he must have had some healing potion or ointment.

"How are you two?" I asked, looking at James and Remus.

"What about me? I could be dying over here! But you wouldn't know, because you didn't ask and..."

"Shut up, Sirius!" I said.

"I'm fine, by the way. No serious injuries, deadly illnesses, colds, fevers, cuts, bruises, abrasions, grapefruits, scrapes..." Sirius said, but I interrupted him.

"Grapefruits?" I asked.

"I just wanted to see if you were listening."

"Julia?" James asked out of nowhere.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering, since you're friends with Lily... Do you think you could help me out a bit? I mean, what am I doing wrong? Every time I ask her out I get smacked." He said to me in a low voice while Lily was talking to a boy in seventh year twirling her hair and giggling. I mentally said to myself: 'Ewww, no twirly hair giggling!'

Sirius heard him whisper that to me and spoke up. "I already told you what to do! It's all about the right pick-up line, mate!"

I rolled my eyes as James said: "I don't think she is the pick-up line type of a girl."

"Of course she is! Look at that," Sirius said, nodding at the twirling-hair-giggling Lily and the seventh-year. "She is a pick-up line type of girl."

"Well... still, I am still not using pick-up lines. They are cheesy and stupid." James said trying to put a end to the discussion.

"Amen to that, brother." I said.

Sirius glared at me and said: "Some of them aren't. Watch as I demonstrate on Julia, here."

"Bloody hell," I sighed.

Sirius cleared his throat, took up a dreamy expression, took both of my hands in his, and said: "I think you're the best looking girl here, Sweets."

It took me a moment to look away from his eyes, but I recovered quickly and said: "Really? Well, I'd better go and find the best looking bloke then, hadn't I?"

James and Remus started howling with laughter and after Remus had caught his breath, he said: "Yeah, Sirius, pick-up lines really do work all the time!" Sirius started to laugh with them now.

"Bye guys," I said with a smile as I got up and started to walk away.

"Sweets!" Sirius yelled from where he was sitting. "Here's another one for you: I hate to see you go, but I love watching you leave!" Then he winked.

I rolled my eyes and continued to walk out the Great Hall, still smiling a bit.

At the start of Potions we had to turn in our essays on 'The Steps of Correctly Brewing the Invigoration Draught'.

Professor Slughorn looked over them while we began the assignment on the board 'Alleviation Potion'.

"Mr. Black?" Slughorn asked.

"Yes, Professor?"

"What is this nonsense written on your paper?" Slughorn asked with raised eyebrows.

"Nonsense, Professor?" Sirius asked, trying to look and sound innocent.

"Yes, it looks like a few pranks you are planning on people, tic-tac-toe, then Sirius and... well, I just wont say. My point is, why did you do this instead of your essay?" He said looking thoroughly confused.

"Well, you know what they say, Professor." Sirius said.

"No, I don't. What exactly do they say?"

"A good essay is 10 percent inspiration, 10 percent perspiration, and 75 percent desperation."

"And Mr. Black, where does the other 5 percent go?" Slughorn asked, sounding amused.

"Having no bloody idea what you are doing, Professor," Sirius said, grinning.

"You will get zero marks for today, Mr. Black." Slughorn said, shaking his head unbelievingly. Sirius just nodded and began doing his work again.

Sirius is the most brainless person in this school, I swear.

Oh! Now it's time for the happy-happy joy-joy news! It's my birthday tomorrow! Yay! I will be 17! Okay, I have to pay some attention to this class now.

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