Chapter Six: Endangering a Friendship.

Leigh had just left DADA with Sirius, Remus and James. Their next class was split, meaning Remus and her went to Ancient Runes while Sirius and James went to Divination. She was about to walk into the Runes classroom when she reached into her bag and found her DADA book missing. She knew exactly where it was; she'd left it on one of the tables in the DADA room when her and Remus and Sirius had been ganged up on James, for something he said about a girl Remus used to like.

"Oh great!" Leigh sighed. "Remus, I left my DADA book back in the classroom. I got to go back and get it."

"Want me to come with?" Remus replied.

"Na, s'ok. If Spince (this is the Rune's professor) asks where I am tell him, ok?" Leigh asked Remus as she began to walk backwardsdown the hall to the DADA room.

"Deal. See ya."

Leigh hurried over to the DADA room which thankfully wasn't that far away. She was running pretty fast and took a tight turn around a corner and crashed directly into one of her least favorite people on earth, Tracy, Sirius' Ravenclaw girlfriend. Its not that she was his girlfriend that made Leigh hate her, it was Tracy's shall we say, 'charming' personality.

"Watch out where you're going! What am I today? Fly paper for freaks!" Tracy snapped standing up and dusting off her robes. Leigh rolled her eyes and stood up also. "Oh, I know you." Tracy smiled but it wasn't really a smile, it was dripping with evil as we speak. "You're one of Sirius' little friends."

"Which is more than I can say about you, at least I have friends." Leigh shot back coldly.

"Ouch, that was good." Tracy crossed her arms and looked Leigh over. "I think Sirius was right about you. He said you were really funny, funny looking that is.

"Oh really?" Leigh really didn't have time for this. "Well I think he was right about you too."

"What did Siri say about me..." Momentarily Tracy forgot her insult and was interested in her boyfriend's opinion on her.

"He said he thought you were the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen... oh wait, ya know I think he was drunk. And when he get's like that, he tells enough white lies to ice a cake." Leigh smirked and started to walk around Tracy.

"Listen Parker, you think you're really tight with him right? That you're good friends," Leigh paused and turned around to listen to what she had to say. "And all but by the end of the day 'at least you'll have you're since of humor' to keep you happy because Sirius is mine. Got it?"

"Whatever Tracy, think whatever you want. Sirius isn't that shallow. He'll keep you around for maybe another week and then drop you and won't think anything else about it." Leigh gave a slight laugh then started to walk away.

"Wait here and let me show you how I always get what I want." Leigh rolled her eyes then sighed.

"Fine I'll stick around, you just might make me laugh."

back to the beginning from Sirius' point of view kinda

Sirius waved goodbye to Leigh and Remus as he walked down the hall to his next class, Divination that he had with James. As he turned the corner onto the corridor that led to the stairs leading to the Divination classroom when someone behind him called his name. He spun around to see his quote un quote girlfriend Tracy. Sure they had gone out a few times but there really wasn't anything there.

"Oh hi Tracy." He said stopping waiting for her to catch up.

"Sirius I need to talk to you." She said.

"Um, alright." Sirius was not one to care if he was late to a class or not.

"You've been hanging around with that Parker girl a lot lately."

"Yeah so?"

"People are starting to say you're cheating on me. Is that true?"

"No."

"Well you don't like her or anything right?"

"She's just a friend, Tracy."

"But not that good a friend right?"

"Um..."

"You'd drop her for me right Siri?" Sirius backed up and flattened himself against the wall as Tracy advanced on him. "Right?"

"Tracy I,"

"Come on Siri, for me?" She traced his jaw line as Sirius gulped.

"Ok. Sure." He was relieved when she backed up smirking.

"Good boy." Then she was gone, walking back down the corridor away from him. As she rounded the corner she smiled maliciously at Leigh. "Ta- ta Parker."

After Divination Sirius and James made their way to the Great Hall for dinner. They spotted Remus and Leigh and went over to them.

"Didn't see you after Divination and Runes Leigh, where'd ya go?" Sirius asked sitting down next to her. She had a sharp intake of breath before turning to him.

"Oh, no where Sirius, I just had to 'drop' for the day." Leigh growled before standing up and stalking out of the Hall. Sirius blinked.

"What's wrong with her?" James asked.

"I dunno. I'll go ask." Remus said standing up and following Leigh.

Later that night after dinner Sirius walked a little slower to the Gryffindor Common room. Leigh had been there and heard what he said, he knew it. Why else would she have put an accent on drop the way she had? He took back every word of it, he knew he didn't really mean it. It was to make Tracy leave him alone. Usually he never regretted anything but he felt like a traitor. They entered the common room to see Remus sitting on one of the couches staring ahead into the fire obviously thinking about something. He looked up as James, who sat down next to him but he glared at Sirius, who was standing before them. Without saying anything Remus stood up shook his head then walked off banging Sirius in the shoulder with his own.

"What's this all about?" James said in confusion.

"James I screwed up, badly." Sirius sighed running a hand through his hair.

"How so?"

"Well in the hall today after DADA," And Sirius explained. When he finished James was staring at him in shock.

"How could you say something like that?"

"I didn't mean it! Believe me I take every word back!"

"Don't tell that to me tell Leigh." James stood and started up the Boy's Dormitory stairs. There was the slam of the door than silence. Slowly Sirius sunk onto the couch leaning back and sighing; he was in deep trouble. At that moment who happened to come through the portrait hole but Tracy.

"Hey Siri!" She greeted sitting down next to him and laying her head on his shoulder. He scooted away but not far enough before Leigh appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "Oh, hello Parker." Tracy drawled. "I didn't hear much laughing today? Is everything alright?"

Leigh looked at Sirius before her eyes clouded over with cold anger. "Don't look so upset, he obviously doesn't like you so get over it." Sirius sprung up from the couch staring at Tracy. Leigh growled menacingly before turning and walking out of the portrait hole.

"Leigh wait!"

"Sirius, you said," Tracy started in a whiney voice.

"Well guess what I lied! I'd choose Leigh over you any day! She's a better you could ever be." He turned and ran after Leigh before Tracy could reply.

He searched half the school for her then he finally had the idea to check the Marauders Map, which was stored in his pocket. Sirius looked down at it and saw that she was in the Quidditch stands. Folding it up as he ran he reached the doors that led to the grounds and went out.

Leigh stared out across the pitch as the wind whipped around her making it rather chilly. She pulled her knees closer to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She felt the bench creak and looked up as Sirius sat down a few feet away from her.

"Better hurry out of here, Tracy might see you talking to me. Wouldn't want that now would we?" Snapped Leigh.

"Leigh, I'm sorry. I take back everything I said. I'd rather have you for a friend than know Tracy at all." Sirius apologized.

"Still, how could you say something like that!" Leigh suddenly yelled standing up. "I trusted you as a friend and there you go stabbing me in the back?"

"I didn't, I don't... I didn't know what I was saying! I'm sorry!"

"You knew to perfectly well what you were saying! I hope you're happy with Tracy, inform me when the wedding is so I can send a few howlers!" Leigh tried stepping past Sirius but he stepped in front of her. "Move it, Black!"

"Not until you except my apology! I don't say sorry very often but when I do I mean it!"

"I don't have to except anything!" Leigh moved to get around him again but got in her way. "Get out of my way."

"No. Friends forgive each other and if you're my friend you'll-" Sirius started, his temper rising with his voice.

"Friends? Friends! Well someone's being a pretty shabby friend! Will you make up your mind already! A few hours ago you were asked to drop me and you agreed!"

"I take it back!" Sirius yelled. Leigh pulled back her hand to slap him for yelling at her but before she made contact with his skin he grabbed her wrist. She tried with her other hand but he caught that one too. Leigh pulled back to get away from him but the grip on her wrists tightened making it near impossible. "I'm sorry." He said quietly. Leigh closed her eyes and shook herself free of him, dropping down onto the bleachers next to where he was standing.

"I know, I know." She paused looking up at him. "And I forgive you. We should go find Remus and James before they think I killed you." Sirius laughed nervously.

"Right. Let's go."