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Charlotte hissed in pain when she tightly wrapped the brace around her left knee. After her date with William, she retreated to the common room eventually finding herself on the floor of her dorm, her knee giving out once again.
"How the fuck am I going to play today…" she grumbled acidly.

"Knock, knock!"

"You can come in," Lily walked through the doors, holding her breath when she saw her best friend applying the bandage across her knee.

"Can you just not go to Madame Pomfrey and have her look at it?"

"I did, last year. It's nothing she can really fix. I tore my ligaments and twisted it so much, all she could do was realign it, not mend it." Lily threw her friend a pitiful glance and Charlotte pulled on her socks.

"You ready, Lily?" the red head nodded and the two girls were then sauntering off down to the Great Hall. The Gryffindor Quidditch team was already gathered in the middle of the table and James lifted a glass of pumpkin juice to her arrival. Sirius looked up and his eyes narrowed instantly. She rolled her eyes and batted her long eyelashes as she confidentially walked over to her team.

"How are you Charlotte? I Haven't seen you at the practices!" The other Seeker, Roe, stated indigently. She held up her hand as a sign of remorse and gave him a tired smile.

"I wasn't feeling that good. I'm all better now!"

"Whoopee," Sirius muttered under his breath before taking another swig of pumpkin juice. She turned to him with a vicious frown but her facial features soon lifted when the Ravenclaw Team made their way over to the Gryffindor table. The captain, a dashing 7th year with sandy blonde hair by the name of George Pent, nodded his head civilly to the Gryffindor team. James stood from his seat and clapped hands with him.

"Georgie! Ready for the big game?"

"As I'll ever be, James." The two had always been cordial to each other, finding no reason to hate one another when they both respected each other. Charlotte squeezed in between Roe and Gryffindor's Seeker, Kevin, ignoring the hard stare Sirius was giving her. Sirius' expression hardened, if that was even possible, as he sent a filthy look over to the boy who stood behind her. He softly placed his gloved hands over her eyes and a little grin spread across her porcelain face.

"Guess who," he whispered, tickling the shell of her ear with his warm breath.

"Professor Dumbledore?"

"Close." She giggled and Sirius rolled his eyes, stuffing a large chunk of his eggs into his mouth. She had some nerve.

"William!" William smiled at her and held out a hand, palm up.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come down to the Stadium with me." She turned to James who was in deep conversation with George and shrugged. She excused herself from the table and laced her hand with his.

"I would love that, William." He helped her out of her seat and saluted his captain then wrapped an arm around her waist.

"Good luck today Charlotte!" Remus shouted after her. Charlotte waved her hand lazily and pushed open the double doors. Sirius watched the two of them leave and continued to shovel down his food with great haste. 'I'm going to kick his ass. Fucking Hallsworth.' He thought darkly.

"Alright everyone! Are we ready to kick Ravenclaw right out of the race for the House Cup?" James shouted as a form of inspiration to his teammates. Sirius sighed and leaned against the wall as he noticed Charlotte's absence. 'Probably off in some corner of the stadium, sucking the life out of Hallsworth.' Everyone gulped and grabbed their brooms until their knuckles turned white with fright. James seemed to have also noticed the lack of a female teammate and his expression furrowed.

"Where is Char-" he didn't get to finish as Charlotte sprinted into the room, the hair on the back of her head messy and unkempt. There were creases in her uniform and Sirius wanted to gag when he saw a very large and noticeable hickey on her neck. Charlotte gave James a sweet smile and grabbed her SonicBoom 29 from the shed. Still with a blissful smile on her face, she wasn't even aware of who she was standing next to.

"Had a nice little pre-game fuck, I see?" Sirius muttered silently. Her eyes blinked open and she turned to him with a blank stare..

"Black." She acknowledged faintly.

"So tell me, Striker. Is it really that hard of you to not strip your pants off for any sleaze?" She refused to look at him, partially because she was still distracted by William's passionate, searing kiss. She unconsciously brought a finger to her lips and softly traced them. Letting out an audible sigh, she pressed her back against the concrete wall, completely oblivious to Sirius' quizzical look.

"What no snarky remark?" He asked. She raised an eyebrow at him and shook her head weakly.

"Would you like me to?" Sirius was taken aback by her careless attitude.

"Well…I thought…we hated each other." Sirius whispered.

"Hate? I don't hate you, Sirius." She said genuinely. It was true. Although he infuriated her to no end and did break her heart, she could never hate this man.

"You don't?" he sputtered. She shook her head.

"What makes you say that. Although we have had our differences these past few weeks. I…I still care for you." Sirius stared at her with an unreadable expression.

"I…I don't know what to say…Charlotte…" he said turning to look at her hesitantly when he uttered her name. She didn't react negatively to it and he continued.

"Charlotte, I-I don't like fighting with you." She nodded and accepted that as his apology. There was a brief moment of silence and she couldn't help but feel a little awkward.

"So…you're dating Hallsworth now?"

"No…We're not. Or I don't think we're not." Sirius gave her a skeptical look and bit back a rude remark as he did not want to break this civil conversation between the two.

"Well…I hope you're very happy with him." Startled by his blessing, she turned to him with doe-like eyes and an unmistakable look of surprise.

"I thought you hated him."

"As much as it grosses me out, he does care for you. And if you're happy then I guess I just have to accept it. I'm just sorry it's not me that's making you smile." He confessed softly. Charlotte didn't know what to say. Stunned by his gentle declaration, she grabbed his hand wistfully and gave him a rare smile.

"Sirius. You're such a good guy." Feeling his stomach churn and his heart sinking to the pit of his stomach, he looked away uncomfortably.

"I just don't want to fight anymore. You're important to me."

"You are too. Maybe if we keep being friendly to each other, we can go back to being friends." Sirius nodded, his inner voice screaming profanities. He didn't want that. He wanted her.

"I would like that." Sirius said with a forced smile. She didn't quite catch it and sighed heavily before letting go of his warm hand and turning her attention back to James. Although Sirius thought he should be ecstatic to hear she still cared for him, it didn't fully satiate him. He wanted her to forget about William and come back to him. Come back and whisper those three magical words back in his ear. Maybe then would he have enough courage to submit to his feeling as well and live out each day with her in clear happiness. Sirius saw her walk over to James and they were then in silent conversation. Every one of the Quidditch team members were then brought back to the sick realization that they had a game to play.

"Everyone, mount your brooms. G'luck." James cheered as he got on his Shockwave. Charlotte mounted her SonicBoom and soon enough they were all greeted by wind and the sun shining brightly on their faces They flew out and circled the field as James and George faced each other in the center of the Quidditch pitch. Soon, members of both team circled the two captains in midair as the Seekers hung above the team. Charlotte looked up and caught William winking at her, to which Sirius scowled. Damn, he didn't know William Hallsworth could piss him off this much. The referee stood on the ground and got out the quaffle. Throwing it in the air and initiating the match, a wave of cheers ran throughout the Stadium as Charlotte made a beeline to the Quaffle. Being naturally quick on her broom, she got a hold on it at once and found Sirius flying next to her, whacking a bludger. She threw him a grateful smile and made the first goal with little difficulty.

"10 points to Gryffindor!" James cheered beside her and the three chasers work in perfect harmony as the beaters served their purpose well. The Seekers hadn't budged as they tried to avoid players, bludgers, and kept a keen eye out for the golden Snitch. 30 Minutes had already been invested into this game, and Sirius looked around to find the Seekers still flying around aimlessly. Sirius' nostrils flared in anger as he saw William flying behind Charlotte, his eyes glued to her backside, mainly her butt. Sirius gripped his broom and the Beater's bat, fending off Bludgers and aiming the at Ravenclaw.

"10 points to Ravenclaw! Ravenclaw and Gryffindor's tied for the first time in this game, both with a total number of 80 points!" The announcer screamed. James sighed angrily and wiped the sweat of his brow. Sirius still kept a watchful glare at William and he knew he had lost it when a searing anger flashed before his eyes, when William flew by and rubbed his hand on her ass. She jumped a bit on her broom, completely startled and stared at William with a fearful expression. William winked and flew off in another direction. Sirius couldn't think anymore as he breathed heavily and swung his bat instinctively, hurling a rightly shot Bludger at the pair. The Bludger digressed from its intended direction and headed straight towards Charlotte, finally noticing the bludger when it was inches near her. Sirius shouted at her and pushed his broom forward as he accelerated and then the whole world seemed to fade into black and white. Screams and gasps broke out through the stadium and Charlotte's eyes widened when a body had stepped between her and the Bludger. The Black haired youth, coughed out blood as the Bludger had broken some of his ribs and he lost balance of his broom, soon toppling over and hurting towards the ground. Kevin caught the snitch, signifying the end of the game, however no applause broke out. Players from both teams stopped in their tracks as they watched the boy drop down onto the sandy pitch, a shrilling shriek erupting from the crowd. Charlotte couldn't breathe. She seemed to have lost all her senses as a distant buzzing rang in her ears. The crowd seemed to have forgotten about the dark haired male, sprawled on the ground, as Gryffindor cheered, the stadium erupting in applause once again.