A/N Hey!!!! Guys, I am really sorry you had to wait but really I didn't have time (nor computer) but now I finally update. Let's start!!!

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FOUR: FLASHBACK

'I'm bored, I'm bored, I'm extremely bored' whispered to himself Sirius Black while he was leaving a lecture room. This lecture (given by an old Order member called Smithy) was about practical use of goblin's saliva which has no practical use in fact. He pretended the cough and left. His friends, James Potter, Lily Evans and Remus Lupin were laughing silently. He wasn't that good actor.

The conference (2nd International Conference for the Defence Against the Dark Arts) was interesting, but such pearls as Smithy (or Mrs. Joan Lewininingson) made Sirius upset and he could stand no more. He knew most of the lectures were important but presentations about goblin's saliva or "How can roses influence Aurors' lives" were completely useless.

He was fially free and alone in the corridor. He could sill hear Smithy's slow and screechy voice. He felt like throwing up and looked around to find a way out of here. But instead of stairs or windows he spotted a girl standing next to the information board, writing something on a piece of paper with a black quill. He raised his eyebrow abd smiled to himself. Nice one, he thought.

He had never seen her before.

He was walking towards her and examining her precisely. She wasn't tall, but very, very slender. And she had wonderful, unbelievably lean legs in black, dragonleather boots. She wore no robes, but a short, green tweed skirt. He swallowed hard, he could see where these lean legs could lead him to.

Then he gazed at her shirt (black, he smiled, and really tight, and just perfect) and at a leather coat she still had on her arms. Then he glanced at her raspberry lips and.

When he looked at her eyes he realized that she'd been staring at him. She had a cool, ironic gaze (probably she was used to men staring at her), which seemed strange, compared with a fact that she had an amazing colour of eyes: like an amber or gold or.

She snorted and turned her gaze away. She shook her head with disbelief (she had black, almost straight hair, shoulder length). That all was of course caused by Sirius' glance, she didn't have a high opinion of men who stared. And Sirius was tall, handsoem, had charming black eyes and a playful smile. She hated such smiles: too sedustive.

'Are you gonna stare at me till death or will you say something?' she asked. She had a low but melodious voice. And he saw a blick of amusement in the corners of her eyes. She wasn't mad at him, thanks God!

'I have to make up my mind' he said smiling sweetly. He knew he was quite cute. He came closer and put one of his hands on the wall. She wasn't watching, still involved in reading the sheldues. 'I guess, I'll say something.'

'Well.' she was waiting, a little bit impatient. Was she in a hurry?

'I thought children were not allowed here' this wasn't the best beginning, but he somehow felt that she would love it. She raised her eyebrow and chocked ironically, she also didn't stop writing something from the board.

'So what are you doing here' she asked as her pen ran fast across the parchment.

Sirius ignored that and decided to take another option: a helper.

'What are you doing here. It's a strange place. Are you lost??'

'Yes, completely' her voice was bitter and she was mocking at Sirius. He didn't mind. He knew she liked him. He saw a little bit of interest and she hesitated before she answered. 'And I feel entirely surprised and shocked by the titles of the lectures. Is it a centre of a secret organisation. It was supposed to be post!!!!'

She turned around quickly and gazed straight into his eyes. He was scared for a while that she was really a Muggle and lost and needed help (or a forgetting curse) to get out of this world. She saw it and laughed out loudly and very quickly influenced him. For a while they couldn't stop. Then she stared at him seriously and spoke.

'I'm really good at pretending Muggles.'

'I realized. So, you're not from here. But your English is quite good.'

'Thank you language specialist, I was born on Ireland. But since so many years I've been living in the States.'

'Don't tell me you came here to the conference'

She gazed at him offended. He could be handsome, tall, dark-haired and black-eyed, but why the hell could he think she was not in the right place. She smiled jesty and spoke.

'What conference?'

'Well, the.' he started but soon understood her joke. She was stil playing with him and was enjoying it. He also found that amsuing and smiled, so sweetly that she had to sigh quietly. Then he smiled like a conqueror. 'You know, the 76th Conference about Forks and Roses.'

'Oh, that confenence, yes, I really had to see it!'

She was in a good mood. He was in a good mood. They could talk here for long, without being interrupted. And Sirius couldn't think of anything more impotant than a chat with that mysterious, smart girl.

'So, we both seem to be breaking the rules.' She smiled at his answer and turned again to the board. 'What are you looking for?'

'The Lecture Room B. You know where it is?'

'Yeah, I know this place as good as my own pocket' he put his hand into his pocket and found something so surprising that he swored "God, what is it".The girl laughed and he continued. 'I can lead you there. Why? Is there anything interesting?'

'Yeah' she said innocently. 'I have a speech over there.'

'What??' Sirius chocked. 'Titled what? "What do we kids know about the DADA???"'

'No, that's my second lecture. By the way you will be sincerely welcomed. My major guest.'she showed something at the sheldue, he came closer. 'Here, that's my lecture'

'Jill COLEMAN, "Native American Defence Methods". Wow, but you're not a native American, are you?'

'Wow, Sherlock, what a deduction, I'm impressed. I'm not even particularily interested in that, but my father was to have here such a speech.' She turned around and was now standing very close to him. If he wanted (and, yes, he wanted) he could embrace her and never let go. But she had a sadness in her eyes and he couldn't touch her for fun.

'Hello, Jill, I'm...' he began but wasn't allowed to finish because sombody shouted at fim from the other end of the corridor.

'Hey, Padfoot, are you going with us?' that was Moony, he was laughing. Sirius turned to him with anger.

'Yeah, Padfoot. Leave that nice girl. Sorry, Ma'am! This will never happen again!' shouted James and thet annoyed Sirius.

'Get off Prongs. I'm staying.' He shouted back and turned to Jill. 'Sorry, they've just been allowed to leave the psychatric hospital. I thought that was wrong idea.'

'Padfoot? Is that your name?'

'Yeah, kind of. You can call me like that if you want. I'll have to go and look for them before they destroy this nobble institution. But, Jill, well.' he didn't know how to say it. All he knew was that he wanted to meet her again. Talk to her. Kiss her. he didn't know why. He knew her for an hour or so and she seemed to have taken all his thoughts. Why? He swallowed. 'Well, we could have a dinner together? What do you think?'

'I.' she was shocked but unexpectedly happy. She liked the idea though she didn't know why. She had always loved handsome and intelligent English guys, but that was so fast! 'I thought there's and official dinner. And.'

'Well, c'mon it's boring, let's have some more fun.' He waited. She was thinking quickly. Why not? That was a nice man, and she'd never loved crowds of people. 'Jill?'

Her amber-honey eyes smiled, her lips opened and he heard the most wanted words.

'OK, then, Padfoot. After my lecture?'

'See you' he smiled widely, winked and was gone. Jill smiled to herself. She thought she was going to be so lonely during her visit here. She must have been wrong.

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Sirius was sitting next to James. They were both listening to Jill Coleman's presentation. She was good. She was speaking very clearly and showed everything on a screen. She wasn't reading from her notes, that was a huge plus. Sirius was watching her moves, her lips, her eyes. He was so proud thet he had a date with her. Usually lots of girls wanted to date him but now was the first time he wanted a woman so madly.

'Wow, she knows a lot, don't you think, padfoot?' James asked.

'what? Yeah, she's good. Perfect.'

He wnted to say something more about her, but they were interrupted by Mad- eye Moody who told them to leave the room. The family of Higgins' was attacked and they had to follow the Deatheaters. Guys stood up. Sirius as sad. He glanced quickly at Jill. She felt sorry, but smiled. She understood. There were more important things than a date.

Sirius left with his heart really broken, for the first time. Jill stayed.

They've never seen each other again.

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A/N Well, I hope you liked it. I will continue, I promise. But please, guys, write, please, please!!! Ilara.