Chapter 25: A Mere Coincidence
"PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL, I INSIST I'VE BEEN A BAD BOY!" Sirius yelled at McGonagall, who was rubbing her tired eyes.
"Mr. Black, you're asking me to give you detention for no reason?"
"Well there is a reason…you need to punish me because I have a crush on you," Sirius tried to stop himself from laughing. She sighed and looked down.
"Off you go Mr. Black, and no more of this nonsense!" She warned. Sirius cocked his eyebrow.
"Ahhh, so you like it then, huh Minny?" He dared to say. McGonagall stopped and furiously spun around.
"DETENTION, MR. BLACK!" She yelled as Sirius smiled to himself. He had a plan: to get to know Isabella…by a little annoyance. He strutted off to Charms, winking at girls who were swooning over him. Walking in the classroom, he saw the whole class sitting there; he didn't realize he was the last one.
"Well, Mr. Black, we've been waiting for you. Please be seated," Slughorn sounded a little annoyed. James immediately jumped off Sirius' chair and into his own.
"Just keepin' your seat warm for ya, buddy," he sheepishly said. Sirius blew him a kiss and sat down. Isabella scoffed and looked away.
"Sup, Clarke? Oh wait, I don't care sooo…" Sirius dramatically looked away as James snickered. Isabella narrowed her eyes.
"So then why the fuck did you just talk to me?" She asked, annoyed.
"SHUSH," Sirius didn't bother to turn around, only just held up his hand.
"You fucking shush, fuck you!" Isabella defended, her ego slightly bruised. Sirius smirked and ignored her.
I've gottaaaaa plaaaaaaan, he sang in his head. Remus also turned around and gave her a 'sorry about him' look.
"Right, today we are going to experiment with fire. Now I know this is charms and we should focus on that, but I'm intrigued by fire so let's see how we can manipulate fire with charms!" Slughorn happily skipped across the classroom.
"This class…is so useless," James whispered to Sirius, who started snickering.
"P-professor Slughorn? I think I'm going to poo…" Peter stated. Moony, Padfoot and Prongs just sighed and looked away.
"Oh…uh yes, you may go," Slughorn also looked pretty uncomfortable. Peter scurried out of the room, leaving Remus alone.
"Well Mr. Lupin, you can pair up with Miss Clarke, seeing as she's also alone," Slughorn motioned to Isabella, who didn't seem to mind. Remus transitioned his seat and smiled at Isabella.
"Long time no see, stranger," Isabella stated. Remus rolled his eyes.
"It's only been a few days, Isabella- miss me already?" he cheekily grinned.
"Wow, you really have been hanging around Black your whole life," she retorted.
"Well yeah…so how are you?" Remus changed the subject. Isabella half-grinned at him.
"Always pissed off to be in the same classes as your buddies, but always happy to see you," she dramatically placed her hand over her heart. Remus was about to reply when James interrupted.
"Can you two idiots-I mean, 1 idiot- SHUT THE HELL UP!" He yelled. Isabella narrowed her eyes and kicked his chair.
"NOW, NOW MR. POTTER," Slughorn interrupted. "Let's focus now, shall we? Now, everyone gather your materials! We're going to mix and match today. And don't forget- Incendio, with a slight flick of the wrist!" He happily clapped, watching everyone gathering the mixture of different eggs, hairs, seeds and cauldrons.
"Right Remus, let's make a fire baby," Isabella snickered and Remus laughed.
"It better be good looking," he grinned.
"Well yeah- it'll take after me," she returned a sly grin back.
"JAMES WHAT THE HELL!" Sirius yelled as James absent-mindedly poured in all the liquid. "IT SAID HALF!"
"Oh-OH shit sorry bud. I was uh-heh-lookin' at my Lily flower," James cheekily grinned and stared at Lily, who was sitting with Severus. "OI SNIVELLY, EAT A DICK!" He yelled, high-fiving Sirius. Lily furiously turned around.
"SHUT UP POTTER! YOU RUDE, ARROGANT, SELF-CENTERED IDIOT!" She screamed, making Slughorn rub his tired eyes.
"ENOUGH everyone! Get back to work now," he calmed everyone down. Remus snickered and shook his head. Isabella added the last ingredient and sighed.
"Well Remus, only one way to know whether we did this correctly…you test it," she cheekily smiled. Remus gave her a little push and smiled.
"Isabella…I know this is pretty-uh random and I-I totally understand if you don't want to but I was truly wondering whether you'd be interested in having dinner with me one day?" Remus couldn't believe he actually spoke those words. Isabella blushed and looked down. James and Sirius also lowered their voices.
"Uhm…hah yeah, I'd love to," she said and smiled at Remus. James and Sirius looked at each other and sneakily smiled.
"Great! I'll uh-let you know when hehe, alright lets get back to work," Remus couldn't stop blushing as well. Sirius spun around and rested his head in his hands.
"Can I join guys?" He asked with feigned interest. Isabella narrowed her eyes.
"At least I'm wanted by somebody," she coldly said. Sirius smirked.
"Clearly not by your family," he spontaneously said. Isabella froze and tightened her grip on the Gillyweed.
"Sirius, shut up and turn around," Remus sternly said.
"F…FUCK. YOU!" Isabella screamed and backhanded Sirius. Lucky for her, she was wearing her ring on her hand. The back of her hand met Sirius' cheek, producing a thick cut on his face, bleeding profusely.
"AHHH GODDAMNIT!" Sirius yelled, clutching his cheek. The whole class froze as Isabella breathed heavily. "You BITCH!" He yelled. "DIFFINDO!" He threw the spell at her arm. She immediately felt a searing pain on her shoulder, and warm liquid running down her back.
"AHH FUCK!" She clutched her shoulder and leant down in pain. Remus gasped as he saw her blood-drenched robes.
"OHMYGOODNESS KIDS! SOMEONE TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL WING!" Slughorn yelled, clutching his hair. Remus shot up to guide Isabella out the room. She angrily shoved Remus out of the way and stormed out of the room, clutching her bleeding shoulder. Sirius followed her, holding his cheek and grumbling under his breath. The whole class was still frozen as Remus and James ran after the two.
"Fuck that bitch, fuck that bitch, fuck that bitch," James growled as he jogged with Remus.
"Isabella, Sirius! Are you two alright?" Remus almost yelled as he reached the two. Isabella ignored him and continued to walk faster to the hospital wing.
"Fucking hell, yeah I'm fine. I'll get Pommy to fix me," Sirius said annoyed, but still managed a smirk. James hugged him.
"I'll bring you a brownie," he whispered.
"Thanks babe," Sirius patted James' back and continued to walk to the hospital wing. Upon entering the hospital wing, he saw Madam Pomfrey hurrying Isabella to a bed and fetching her wand.
"Oh Mr. Black, that's quite a laceration on the face! Come come dear, sit on this bed," Pomfrey didn't wait for Sirius' answer as she rushed him to the bed next to Isabella. Isabella looked over and smirked. "Honestly, could you two have just fought with words? Here, drink some Pumpkin Juice…" She continued to rush left and right.
"Sorry Pommy, you'll just have to fix me again," Sirius winked at Pomfrey, who glared at him.
"Say that again Mr. Black, and I won't be so nice next time," she warned. "Now Miss Clarke, you'll need to remove your shirt." Isabella turned her head sharply.
"Uhh…why…"
"Because I need to see how far the cut has gone down your back. I can't fix it if your shirt is still on. Mr. Black, please turn around," Pomfrey could sense Isabella's discomfort. Sirius stayed right where he was, smirking.
You know what, fuck it, Isabella thought, and started unbuttoning her shirt. She winced as she removed her shirt on her right shoulder, making Pomfrey gasp at her wound. She didn't really care that she was sitting in her bra, directly in front of Sirius Black. After all, girls would kill to be in her position. She sat on the bed, letting Pomfrey examine her wound, and met eyes with Sirius. He couldn't take his eyes off her, obviously eyeing her up and down.
"Can I HELP YOU?" She asked loudly, causing Sirius to flick his eyes back up to hers.
"It's not everyday I get to see you like this, Clarke," he smirked.
"Alright Miss Clarke, I'm going to disinfect and close the wound now. Mind you, this will hurt quite a bit," Pomfrey waved her wand at Isabella's back. Hugging and biting the pillow, Isabella almost screamed out loud, as the magic started healing her wound. She scrunched up her face and gasped loudly as the pain took over. Sirius turned away.
"There, all better. Rest here for 5 minutes, then you may go. Mr. Black, your turn," Pomfrey went over to Sirius, and inspected his face.
"Not to worry. This one won't hurt," she said and waved her wand. The cut vanished in an instant, and the bruising slowly went away.
"Thanks Pommy," Sirius winked at Pomfrey, who rolled her eyes. "Still hurting?" He nonchalantly asked Isabella, who was putting her now-washed shirt back on.
"A little bit," she murmured, as she was too exhausted to project her voice.
"Ahh, Miss Clarke, Professor Slughorn would like me to tell you that you have received detention on Friday for punching Mr. Black. You will be in Professor McGonagall's room. Also, you're excused from classes for the rest of the day," Pomfrey hurried off again. Sirius smirked, knowing she was in the same detention as him. Isabella rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, I'm going back to my room," she stood up, dragging herself to the door. Sirius followed her out, feeling quite guilty of the pain he put her through.
"Going back yourself?" He casually asked again. She shrugged and grabbed her shoulder in pain. Sirius felt a tiny bit guiltier.
"Yeah," she coldly replied.
"Ok well…see ya in detention, Clarke," he smirked before strutting off back to Slughorn's class.