Sirius looked around his room yes this was his room. Quickly he pulled his pyjamas off and pulled on his shirt and trousers. He looked hard at his tie as he placed it around his neck. He tied it, but looking in the mirror it wasn't right. Quickly he untied it holding it in his hand
"I'll ask Andi!"
He quickly ran down the stairs, and banged hard against somebody who had been waiting at the bottom. He looked down and noticed that Amanda was lying on the floor.
"What you doing down there?"
"Waiting for you!"
Smiling he offered her his hand. Without thinking Amanda took it, as she looked up at him she wanted to laugh, she'd never seen him dressed like this before.
"Sirius, why are you holding you're tie?"
"I can't do it up."
She watched the way that he scuffed his toe against the floor as if he didn't want anyone to know especially her. As she let go of his hand she pulled the tie from his other.
Sirius looked down at her, she was short, always had been, he saw her push pass him and stand on the stair leaning over him. Smiling she pulled him close to her as she looped the tie around his neck.
Quickly she had finished it, and was standing next to him again. As he looked at her she turned and ran. She was through the Portrait hole before he had moved. He quickly took after her.
"I wonder how long they'll be there's only a few more minutes until lessons start"
"Don't worry Ginny, if they miss breakfast they miss breakfast."
Ginny screwed up her face as bits of egg came towards her, James didn't seem to understand how to eat with his mouth closed.
"Lily what do we have first?"
Lily turned to look at Peter, then back at her schedule that had just been given out.
"Potions!"
"I've heard of that subject, my brother says the professor is evil."
"What professor?"
"Oh I can't remember her name she's suppose to hate all Gryffindors, and worse she favours Slytherins." Alice quickly glanced at her schedule, "Anybody want to guess who we have potions with?"
The group groaned as Lily got to her feet.
"We have to get going otherwise we'll be late."
"What about Sirius and Amanda, they don't know what subject we have."
Branwen looked at Alice, she was right if they left the two of them would be stuck, before she could say anything though Ginny had spoken up.
"I'll wait for them here and then we'll meet you in potions."
It was agreed and the group got to their feet and walked out of the hall, they looked around wondering where it was they had to go. James looked at the schedule in his hand; it was already covered in food from breakfast.
He turned it over to find a map that said
"You have potions now!"
He looked closely and saw six dots and arrows pointing in a direction.
"Guys there's a map on the back, I think we follow it."
So the group following the directions left the entrance hall and headed to potions. They found the way easily and stood outside the classroom with a group of what had to be Slytherins until the door was opened.
"Enter"
They filed into the classroom with their group splitting once in. Peter, Remus, Alice, Lily and Branwen all sat on the middle bench, there was no room left for James so he sat in the back row on his own.
He watched as the professor looked over the group. He had to admit she was beautiful; she had curled blonde hair that fell to her shoulders, big blue eyes full of emotion and the fullest reddest lips he had ever seen.
Looking at this woman he thought that Alice had been wrong, nobody that looked this good could be evil. She began to speak and her voice sounded like a stream flowing nicely through the room.
"Potions is different from all other subjects here at Hogwarts, you will not need to use your wand for it and to most it will not feel like magic at all. You will behave at all times as you will be working with dangerous things and today we will start with the simplest of potions the…"
Behind James the door swung open and laughter entered the room.
"See I told you potions was this way!"
"Gin, we'll never hear the end of this now that Si found the room."
James watched as Sirius stuck his tongue out at the girl before making to sit next to James
"Mr Black do not sit down!"
The entire room fell silent as Sirius stopped midway to sitting down, leaving his bottom to stick out.
"Why are you late?"
Amanda stepped forward not looking at anyone and answered.
"It's my fault. Sirius sit down will you, you look like an idiot, you might as well to Gin."
"I told you not to sit!"
"And I told him to, it was my fault, I was winding Sirius up so we missed breakfast and didn't get over schedules, Ginny waited to tell us what lesson we had, and it was my fault. Now if you don't mind I'm going to sit down."
James felt his mouth drop, Amanda had already answered back to a professor and she hadn't even sat down. He waited for the woman to lose her rag and shout, but instead she did something, which caused most people to scream.
The woman drew herself to her full height (5"4) and edged over to the girl grabbing her hair in her hand pulling her to the front of the classroom.
"If anyone in this room misbehaves or answers back they will not only get a detention like Miss Dixon here, this will happen."
From her wand flew something so bright it caused everyone to close their eyes. When James opened them again Amanda was on the floor holding her face.
"Let that be a lesson to you, now sit."
Amanda slowly got to her feet and went and sat next to Ginny in the back row, the lesson went quick and before they knew it they packing up to leave.
"Amanda a word now, everyone else may leave"
They watched as the professor disappeared through a door in the office followed by Amanda as the Slytherins left.