Chapter 12 (January 22)

---Mid January---

Andi sighed as she finished her foot long essay for her crazy Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. She tucked her parchment and quill into her robe and stood up and headed for the girls staircase.

"Andi!" Called an attractive male who had just appeared from the boy's staircase.

Andi turned around to see a seventh year with light brown hair and blue-green eyes. As he got closer he seemed to get taller. Andi estimated he was about 6'2".

Andi gulped as his lips curled up into a grin. "Uh, hi Zack." Andi said feeling nervous and small next to him.

"I heard it's over between you and Black." Zack said plainly.

Andi's shoulders sagged a little at the mention of Sirius's name. "Yes it's been over for a couple weeks now." Andi said biting her lip.

"I'm really sorry Andi you're an awesome girl and you deserve better anyway." Zack said putting his hand on her shoulder.

Andi was a bit confused she wasn't sure what he was getting at. "Did you want something Zack?" Andi asked softly.

Zack ruffled his short hair nervously. "Oh yeah, I know it's kind of soon but I was wondering if maybe you would like to go on a date with me this Friday."

Andi furrowed her brow in thought. It was time to move on and Zack was hot! But she also knew that she still had feelings for Sirius.

'Screw Sirius!' Andi thought bitterly.

Andi let a bright smile come on her face as she looked up at the built young man. "I'd love that."

Zack's nervous look disappeared and he let his brilliant smile show how happy he was. "Great! Meet me in the common room at seven." Zack said kissing her hand very gentlemanlike.

Andi giggled and nodded as he went to the portrait hole and gave her a wink before leaving. Andi smiled and squealed to herself before scurrying up the stairs.

Sirius lowered his text book from his face and stood up fuming. He clenched his hands into tight balls until his knuckles turned a ghostly white.

"Kurts you're going down!" Sirius said angrily under his breath as he stormed out of the common room in search of Zack.

Lily jumped a bit when she heard the door to her room fly open. She set her muggle love story down and watched with amusement as her best friend danced on her tiptoes smiling.

Andi flopped onto her bed and sighed laying both her hands on her heart. Lily giggled and made her way to Andi's bed and laid down next to her.

"Either you're a very drunk girl or something extremely amazing happened to you." Lily said twisting her hair around her finger.

Andi giggled. "Maybe a little of both." Andi said snorting a bit.

"What happened?" Lily spit out feeling antsy.

Before Andi could say anything Remi came out of the bathroom looking half mad. "I knew it! Ever since you two made up you always leave me out of things and I'm always the last to know. You were going to tell her something weren't you Andi?" Remi said with her hands on her hips.

Andi and Lily laughed at Remi and each grabbed one of her arms and pulled her onto the bed. "Stop it!" Remi said trying to remain stern but it didn't work and she laughed with them.

By the time the three stopped giggling Lily's patience was running out. "Can you please tell us what happened?" Lily asked looking annoyed.

"Chill Lil." Andi said letting one more giggle slip. "You two will never guess what just happened."

"WHAT!!" Lily and Remi shouted.

"I have a date this Friday." Andi said hiding her smile behind her hand.

"With who?" Lily said excitedly lightening up a bit.

"Zack Kurts." Andi said softly moving her hand to reveal her smile.

"No way!" Lily squealed. "Andi that's great!!" Lily pulled Andi into a hug.

"I know!" Andi said hugging Lily back then pulling away.

Remi looked at the two confused. "Am I missing something? Is there something special about this Zack kid?" Remi said feeling stupid an left out.

"Don't you remember the end of our fifth year and last summer she was totally obsessed with him and then this year Sirius came along." Lily explained.

Remi nodded remembering. At the mention of Sirius's name Andi contemplated whether or not she should tell her best friends about still having feelings for Sirius. She figured it would only make it worse if she did. The more she ignores her feelings for Sirius the easier it will be to get over him.

"You alright Andi?" Lily asked looking at Andi concerned.

Andi came out of her daze. "Clothes." Andi said quickly.

Remi and Lily looked at her confused. "Clothes?" Remi asked.

"Yes I was thinking about clothes." Andi said pausing trying to think something up. "I mean what am I going to wear for the date?"

Lily rolled her eyes. "It's only Wednesday worry about that on Friday." Lily said with a laugh.

Andi smiled. "We got to get going now we have Astronomy in five minutes."

The three girls jumped up and primped themselves a bit then ran off for the Astronomy tower.

After Astronomy Andi left ahead of Lily and Remi since the two were hanging around waiting for their boyfriends and of course Sirius was with them too.

Once she got to the common room she made her way up the boys staircase and politely knocked on the seventh year's door feeling shy again.

The door eased open and a tall boy with dirty blonde hair appeared. The boy gave Andi the look over then gave her a cheeky grin. "Can I help you sweetheart?" The boy said licking his lips.

Andi started felling extremely uncomfortable and was about to turn and leave but stayed when she heard Zack's deep voice. "Leave her alone Greg."

Zack pulled Greg away then invited Andi into the room. Andi entered hesitantly. Zack sat down on his bed and pat a spot next to him.

Andi sat down next to him feeling all the other boys' eyes on her. "I feel weird with them here." Andi said in a light whisper.

Zack nodded. "I can fix that." He used his wand to shut the curtains around him. "Silencio." He muttered so the other boys couldn't hear the two talking.

"Sorry about that they always get that way around girls I guess it's their raging hormones." Zack said with a chuckle.

Andi finally looked up at Zack's face and immediately gasped. "What happened?" Andi said with surprise.

"Oh yeah this." Zack said feeling his eye which was black and blue and puffy. "I sort of got in a fight earlier."

Andi touched his hurt eye gently and looked at him concerned. "Who were you in a fight with and why?" She said bringing her hand back to her side.

"It doesn't matter I don't want to get you upset." Zack said.

"You know that's just going to make me want to know more. Please tell me." Andi said trying to make eye contact but Zack refused to look at her.

"It was Sirius." Zack said finally looking at her.

Andi scrunched her face in anger. "What did he do?"

"A couple minutes after I asked you to go on a date with me he sort of attacked me. He just threw a few punches at me and got one good shot to the eye. I didn't fight him back but Greg gave him a punch or two to the gut." Zack said.

"I can't believe him. Does he think that if he punches someone that I will get back with him? If he thinks that then he's obviously the dumbest human being alive considering I dumped him for his violence." Andi said more to herself then to anyone.

"Did he hurt you?" Zack said worriedly.

Andi's eyes widened realizing what she had just said. "No he's not abusive or anything it's just I don't know. Can you please not say anything?" Andi said pleadingly.

"If you don't want me to, I won't." Zack said. "Andi do you think we should wait longer to go on a date?"

Andi looked up with surprise. "No!" She said louder than she wanted to. "This is what Sirius wants. He's so used to getting what he wants but I don't want him anymore." Andi said half sincerely.

Zack smiled. "Good I liked you for awhile Andi, I really want to get to know you better." Zack said sweetly.

Andi smiled. "I liked you too." She said softly. "I should probably go Lily's probably having a fit either that or she's sucking face with James."

The two laughed then Andi gave Zack a wave goodbye and pulled the curtain open. She said goodnight to the other boys but frowned a bit when she made eye contact with Tray.

When she got to the common room she spotted Lily and James talking to each other on the couch. At a table sat Remus and Peter playing a loud game of wizard chess and Remi was watching with amusement. Andi's eyes narrowed when she spotted Sirius sitting in the corner in a chair looking bored.

Andi walked purposefully towards Sirius and when he saw her he brightened and pulled a chair up next to him and pat the seat of it. Instead of sitting Andi stood in front of him with her arms crossed on her chest and she looked down her nose at him.

Sirius's smile disappeared. "I'm guessing you're still not talking to me." He said glumly.

"Don't act like you didn't do anything." Andi said coldly.

"Andi I apologized for that a million times I honestly don't know what came over me." Sirius said.

"That's not what I'm talking about Sirius I'm talking about what you did this afternoon." Andi said staring daggers at him.

Sirius eyes widened. "Oh that. Andi I'm sorry but I don't know I just didn't think he deserved you." Sirius said pathetically.

Andi shook her head in disgust. "No, you just can't get over the fact that we're over and that you still want me and you know I won't take you back. So you think if you can't have me then I shouldn't have anyone." Andi said angrily.

"That's not it at all Andi let me explain." Sirius said grabbing for her arm.

Andi pulled away and scowled. "No."

With that she got up and left and went to her dorm room to get some sleep.

---Friday Night---

At seven Lily and Remi wished Andi luck as she went down to the common room to meet Zack.

When Andi got to the common room she spotted her date waiting patiently by the fire. Andi smiled at his muggle clothes that looked so much better than his school robes.

Zack felt someone's eyes on him and looked up from the fire to meet Andi's light blue eyes. "Hey, you ready?" Zack said coolly.

"Yeah." Andi said with a warm smile.

Zack cautiously took Andi's hand in his and the two left the common room. "So where are we going?" Andi said curiously.

"You'll see." Zack said softly.

The two walked silently and Andi figured out their destination once they neared the tapestry. Zack opened the door to the Room of Requirement and led Andi in. Andi looked around the room. The walls were littered with interesting things and there was one single red couch in the middle of the room.

Zack sat down on the couch and Andi did the same. "Not the most exciting date but I just thought we could talk and get to know each other better first." Zack said relaxing a bit.

"What do you want to talk about?" Andi said sweetly.

"First off I just really want to tell you how I feel.." Zack said looking into Andi's soft eyes. "I really like you, and I have since the beginning of the school year."

Andi smiled. "I had the biggest crush on you since you and Linda Watts broke up at the end of last year until the end of the summer. Then of course Sirius came along."

"It's like all those muggle stories where two people like each other but at different times." Zack said with a weak smile.

Andi nodded. "What is it about me that attracted you to me?" Andi asked.

"Honestly first off your beautiful looks is what drew me to you. Then I guess I watched you from afar and I got to know your personality and it was amazing. Now that I think of it I'm a stalker." Zack said with a laugh.

Andi laughed. "I never had a stalker before. That's so exciting."

Andi went into thought. She could find herself easily liking Zack again. He was an amazing guy and the total opposite of Sirius. It was actually so strange how different the two were. Sirius was more outgoing and random. He was totally unpredictable. Zack on the other hand was a sweet guy who you could easily trust with just about anything. With Zack she knew that she would have more of a Remi/Remus relationship and in a way that's what she wanted.

The only similarities the two boys had were that they were both extremely good looking. Their looks were totally different though. Sirius had long black hair, a sharp jaw line, and a long pointy nose that fit his personality perfectly. Zack had softer features with his short wide nose, light hair, and clean shaven face.

Thinking back Andi realized she always went for the more wild guys, guys like Sirius. Maybe it was time to change the type of guy she went after. Nothing lasting had come out of her previous relationships, except for with Sirius. She needed a change and Zack was it.

Andi looked up and came out of her thoughts to find Zack staring at her with gentle eyes. Andi frowned for an instant when she saw his still black and blue eye. "I think I could easily find myself liking you again, Zack." Andi said with a smile which Zack returned.

The two continued to talk and after a while they left the Room of Requirement and returned to the common room. They bid each other good night then returned to there rooms.

A/N: Well I think that was Andi's first full chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. So what's going to happen between Andi and Zack?? And what about Sirius?? Hmm I guess you'll have to wait and see! PLEASE REVIEW!!!! (More Lily and James stuff coming up)

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