03/11/02
"Wrongly Accused"
Chapter 7!

Sirius seemed dazed on the new day. James and Remus were curious why he was silent all morning. Sirius didn't touch his food all morning, and all he seemed to think about was her... Sirius sat at the table with a small box in his lap. James and Remus looked at it but didn't ask. Finally, he announced his victory in the hallway after breakfast. James, Remus, and Peter were all awed, as well as the other Griffyndor boys that followed.

"Sirius, you mean you are going with Eve?" James was overall shocked.
"Excuse me Sirius, but I believe I heard you wrong." Remus cleared out his ears.
"James, guess you have no one to go with." Narcissa laughed. "Oh Lily, come here."

A little cluster of girls laughed.

"He has got to be kidding..." a Griffyndor girl laughed with her small group of friends.
"Who'd want to go with him?" another one laughed.
"Eve Star, that's who." James hopped up and down, trying to get out of the crowd.

Severus turned around at the sound of the name.

"Did I just hear what I thought I heard?"

Sirius cringed with a hyserical smile.

"Oh no. Why does he have to be here?" Sirius whispered to Remus.
"Because I want to be." Severus laughed.
"I don't see why anyone as beautiful as Star would want to go with a hideous thing such as yourself." James laughed.
"Can you all stop fighting! You boys scare me! Seriously!" a chestnut haired girl hopped up and down.
"Darn it Paige! Quit being such a baby!" her short friend, Christine dragged her away.

Sirius and Severus stood there with a clueless expression on their faces. After the screaming Paige averted Severus' attention, he turned back to Sirius.

"Heh..." ^^ "Peace...?" James flashed the peace sign.

Severus balled up his fists and grabbed Sirius by the collar. Sirius tried to make a quick dodge, but something caught his eye.

Evelyn strolled down the hallway alone and carrying her books. She didn't seem to notice them as she passed. They both watched as she walked by. O.o;; Severus turned back to Sirius, but he discovered he was walking back the common room with his pals.

"Grr....Black!" he raised his fist in the air.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the loud echo of their voices filled the hallway.

Why this rivalry between Sirius Black and Severus Snape? No one knows. Maybe because they want to achieve the same goals. Maybe for competition. Or maybe even for...love, perhaps? What do you suppose? Is all people really need is love? If so, who will win the rivalry?

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"What do you mean everyone's talking about ME?" a very confused Eve walked out of the common room.
"Talk goes around here fast, if you didn't know." Christine walked beside her through the hallway.
"Yeah, but... OVERNIGHT?" Eve smacked her forehead.
"Told ya. News travels fast." Paige whistled. "Severus looks as if he was striken dead by a lightning bolt. If you ask me, he seems to be aggrivated with you."
"Severus? He's been asking me ever since we were old enough to go. I only went one time. It was quite amusing actually." Eve spoke silently.
"I thought you and Severus were going though, until all of the talk." Christine giggled.
"So now you know." Eve's voice was deadpan.
"Oh my! This reminds me of a fairytale I read!" Paige giggled. "I don't remember what it's called, but it's a story of a princess who has two choices, to marry a rich prince or to marry a peasant."
"You read too many fairy tales Ms. Wacko..." Christine picked up a flyer for the Yule Ball lying on the ground. "Do I need to deprive you from your books, again?"
"No! Nonononononono!" ^^ Paige yelled.
"Woah! CALM DOWN!" Christine yelled in her air.

The room became silent.

"Yes, but my Sirius is no peasant." she brushed her bangs out of her face.

Then Sirius turned around at the sound of his name. They both stopped and looked up at each other... Eve's eyes twinkled.

My mind left me... It seemed that we were on our own little distant planet, and just us two... We both smiled at eachother and then the bell rang... And we left for our classes... Her smile was the sweetest I have ever seen...