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Chpt 6.

The tables were getting full. A young man looked for a place to sit. Sia caught his eye and gestured for him to come over and sit down. He paled slightly and then began walking across the Great Hall..

He was tall and wiry, but walked with a slight slump, as if not proud or arrogant. He, like Sirius, had long black hair, but his was rather greasy looking.

" I've got it all, but I feel so deprived,

I go up, I come down, and I'm emptier inside

Tell me what is this thing that I feel like I'm missing

And why can't I let it go? "

There's Gotta Be More To Life

He stood for a moment before them as if uncertain.

" Go ahead and sit down," Sia was trying to be friendly. He looked at her with suprisingly green eyes – so much like her own!- and reached over to shake her hand.

" Are you the new Slytherin? "

Sia was about to answer him, when she 'heard' a deadly silence behind her. Sirius' friendly attitude had dropped like a lead balloon and so did his friends.

" Sia, do you know him? "

Sia looked at Sirius and rolled her eyes. " If I knew him, do you think he'd be asking me questions? "

Turning back to the young man, she said " Yes, I am. My name is Sia Silvertounge. Are you a Slytherin, too? "

She heard a choking noise from one of the four boys behind her.The young man looked nervously at the boys before answering " Yes I am. My name is Severus Snape, and I'm a Fourth Year, same as you."

Sia smiled at him. " Have you met these gentlemen here, ummm Severus, is that it? "

The young man's eye's turned to jade and his jaw clenched. " Yes, I believe we have met. Tell me, Sia, how is it that a Slytherin came to be friends with Gryffindors? "

He said the final word as if uttering a curse word.

Sirius snorted. " Because, Snivellus, she has taste, at least to some degree."

"Excuse me," Sia cut in quietly, "Sirius, I do not believe he was addressing you. I thank you for sticking up for me and now I thank you to BUTT OUT! "

Remus Lupin chose this rather ackward moment to burst out laughing. Finally, under the glares of Severus, Sia, Sirius and Peter's stare of astonishment, he managed to regain some control of himself.

"Sorry, it's just, no one ever tells Sirius off like that other than those Bellatrix and Evans' chics and Sia just did and the look on your face , Sirius, was priceless!"

"Loopy Lupin," Sia muttered.

" Well, Severus, I have noticed that mos of the Slytherins haven't exactly been friendly. I've only met two of them so far. You and some other pervert named Lucius. And you didn't exactly initiate this meeting. They, at least, were friendly. I wasn't at the present aware that any fueds were going on. Should I announce to the school that there's to be a duel? " Sia ended this rather long speech sarcastically.

There was a stunned silence. Severus had the grace to blush.

" Okay. Well, lunch is over, and I have Ancient Runes for the next hour. Hopefully by the time we are all in Defense Against the Dark Arts, we can refrain from killing each other." Sia stood up from the table and bowed to the four boys. She held out her hand and shook Sirius'. "It was great meeting you and I hope we can be friends, I'll see you guys in an hour. Thanks for coming and talking to me."

TBC...