Chapter 36: In-Class Pondering
When they left breakfast, Sirius had decided Hermione wasn't a horrible person (at least without provocation). With that new sight in his eyes, he wondered what truly threatening about her.
She knew his secret, but if she hadn't told yet she probably never would. She obviously cared for Remus enough to keep his deadly secret. Before Sirius thought her a spy; now she seemed like a secret keeper. There were things she did that still baffled him, but now they were more like challenges to figure out than threats.
Opinion changed, Sirius politely opened the door for her when they got to Charms. Remus gave him a funny look Sirius shook off, but Mione gave him a smile that had his heart trying for a rib-prison break. Not good, not good at all.
In pathetic defense he gave a wobbly smile before ducking under his bangs and following after her.
As he sat there, not hearing one word of lecture, he felt his dread mounting. If Sirius Black was anything, it was not a blushing schoolboy who was afraid to hold a girl's hand. That pathetic heart-fluttering was just a fluke. A fluke.
He glanced at her again and there his heart was again; he almost groaned in frustration. This was panic-attack status. Him, the star of the school who had his own fanclub, had fallen for this right-hook crazed girl. And she was older.
'The Mione problem has taken a deadly turn,' Sirius thought darkly. 'But then- that's it! All I have to do is make her drop dead in awe of me!'
"Do you have something to say, Black?"
Sirius looked around and realized he'd stood with a start from his epiphany; he gave a quick half-laugh before sitting back down.
Posted: 12.29.2011
Word Count: 300
An Anniversary Note: So this story is a day over four months old - wow time flies! Thanks for sticking around everyone :)