Over the next couple of weeks all the students fell into new
routines with their new classroom, the same thing they did every year. The
new sixth years, with the results from the previous years OWLs in hand,
started their new classes with future careers in mind.
Now Circe was still undecided about what she wanted to do after graduation so she only took the classes that interested her the most. This included Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, Mugglestudies – which was really just an opportunity to catch up on missed sleep as she was Muggle born – History of Magic, and Herbology.
Of course, she did have one career in mind as she made her way to her down to breakfast that morning. Circe wanted to be a chaser for one of the National Quidditch Teams, preferably 'The Greek Gods'. Now, this was not an unrealistic goal as she was an extremely talented chaser, but everyone kept telling her that she had to pick a "more serious career". Circe sighed as she knew her critics were right. If she didn't make a Quidditch team then she would definitely need a career.
But as she took her seat at the house table, a sudden thought entered her head and she smiled. She could always marry rich.
"Thinking about me," Sirius whispered flirtatiously in her ear as he took the seat next to her, something that had become a regular routine since starting back at school.
"No." She returned.
"Then why the sudden smile? Come on, admit it. You were thinking about me." He put one hand on her shoulder and the other on the table, giving her his full attention as none of their friends were down in the Great Hall yet. He smiled suggestively at her and she grinned back.
"My, my, Mr. Black. You certainly are full of yourself." She raised a brow and brushed her bangs from her face.
"Pardon me?" He pretended outrage. "Could you please repeat yourself, I'm not quite sure if I heard you correctly. Is it possible that you are calling me conceited?"
"If you were any more arrogant your head would drag on the ground." This comment made Sirius roar with laughter and when James, Peter and Remus took their seats they looked from Circe to Sirius quizzically.
"What'd we miss?" Remus asked with a smile.
"Bloom called me arrogant!" Sirius said, taking a deep breath and trying not to laugh again.
"Too right." James said and Sirius burst out laughing again.
"You certainly have a point," Remus said.
Just then Adriana and Lily came and took their seats and breakfast began. After eating, Circe left from the Great Hall and headed for her classes.
Later that day, after her Mugglestudies class which she took with the Hufflepuffs she was stopped in the hallway by Seamus Malloy, a seventh year Hufflepuff and Quidditch captain. He had light brown hair, and was several inches taller than her. He had nice eyes too. She noticed that he looked nervous, and she wondered what he wanted as he had only talked to her a few times, and always about the Hogwarts Quidditch cup and their respective teams.
"Circe, hi." He said, staring at his feet which he shuffled around nervously.
"Hi!" She smiled, curious about what he wanted.
"Can I walk you to your next class?" Seamus asked, finally looking up at her. She smiled and nodded. And as he walked her to her Charms class, Circe couldn't help noticing how much he kept starring at her and she smiled to herself.
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Sirius sat with his head resting on his hands in his Charms class, listening to Professor Flitwick give the instructions for today's lesson. Or, at least, half listening. It was near impossible for him to give the teacher his undivided attention as Circe was sitting in the seat in front of him. He watched her avidly as she quietly joked with Adriana.
Over the weeks since he had got back to school he had found himself watching her a lot. And thinking about her, and flirting with her. At first he had thought that maybe she had cast a spell on him but he quickly discounted that idea as she didn't seem to give much thought to his attentions. And that bothered him.
Never before had a girl that Sirius had set his sights upon shot him down as many times as Circe did. Sure, she flirted with him when she was in the mood, but whenever he even suggested that they do something she backed off.
This had to be the most frustrating experience of his life, and he didn't know how to deal with it. All he knew was that he wanted her. Bad.
"Geez Padfoot, you got it bad." James chuckled as he leaned forward, resting his arms on the desk.
"Shut up, Prongs." Sirius dragged his eyes away from Circe and looked at his best friend. James was smirking.
James shrugged in response. "Now you know how I feel about Lily."
"No way!" Sirius quipped. "I'm not nearly that bad."
James playfully smacked Sirius and the two started laughing. Both Adriana and Circe turned around to see what was going on.
Sirius smiled slightly at Circe and she smiled back. He opened his mouth to say something to her, to say anything really but was interrupted by Professor Flitwick "Pay attention please!"
Both Circe and Adriana turned back around and Sirius and James stopped talking. Sirius spent the rest of the lesson starring at the back of Circe's head.
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The next week at school, when Sirius got to the Great Hall for lunch he was dealt a blow that ruined the rest of his otherwise happy day. It had happened as he sat in his seat, watching the door for the arrival of Circe, as had become a new custom of his.
Circe had walked into the room, hand-in-hand with Seamus Malloy, a seventh year Hufflepuff, and captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
He stared in complete disbelief as the two kissed before parting, not believing his eyes. Since when was she dating Seamus?
As she made her way to the table he averted his eyes from her, turning to pretend to listen to the conversation that Peter and Remus were having.
Circe took the seat next to him so that she sat in between him and Lily. "Hi," she said.
He didn't look at her, but said "Hi," back coolly. Remus, Peter, and Lily all turned to look at him with shock as this was the first time in weeks that he had not greeted her by flirting outrageously. She too looked shocked and slightly confused.
"Are you mad at me?" She whispered cautiously after he had ignored her completely for the entire breakfast. He turned and looked at her, and said, "Yes" as casually as he could. He then stood up and left the table, leaving her looking totally flabbergasted.
His bad mood lasted through the rest of the day, and that night when he was getting ready for bed, James called him on it.
"Christ, you're acting like a prat! What's with you today?" James sat down on his bed, looking annoyed.
"Nothing," Sirius replied as he took of his shirt and started getting into bed.
"Wouldn't have anything to do with Seamus Malloy, would it Padfoot?" Remus asked astutely. Sirius scowled.
"Malloy? Isn't he Captain of Hufflepuff's Quidditch team? What's he got to do with anything?" James was intrigued.
Of course Remus would know, thought Sirius. Circe would have told Adriana and Adriana would have told Moony. But he had thought that Moony and Finn were on the outs? He mentally shrugged. His scowl deepened and he flopped onto his bed.
"Circe and Seamus are dating," stated Remus, who had also gotten into his bed.
"That's what's bothering you?" James smirked. "I thought it was something serious!" He had the gall to laugh.
"Shut up Prongs." Sirius threatened.
"Oh come on! Lighten up mate. She deserves to have some fun." She could have fun with me, Sirius thought. "Besides, she's too nice of a girl for you anyway."
Of course she was too nice for him. And she was also one of his friends which was usually a big no for him as he never wanted to jeopardize friendships. James was right, she did deserve some fun. It didn't make any sense that he would be angry and jealous about this, he should be happy for her.
But knowing the logic didn't make him any less annoyed. There was no help for it, he thought. He was going to have to do something to make her notice.
Sirius frowned slightly to himself, but what could he do to make her notice?
~*~A/N~*~ Hope you like this chapter. And I swear ... it's going to get better soon ... I'm just trying to get the plot going!
Now Circe was still undecided about what she wanted to do after graduation so she only took the classes that interested her the most. This included Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, Mugglestudies – which was really just an opportunity to catch up on missed sleep as she was Muggle born – History of Magic, and Herbology.
Of course, she did have one career in mind as she made her way to her down to breakfast that morning. Circe wanted to be a chaser for one of the National Quidditch Teams, preferably 'The Greek Gods'. Now, this was not an unrealistic goal as she was an extremely talented chaser, but everyone kept telling her that she had to pick a "more serious career". Circe sighed as she knew her critics were right. If she didn't make a Quidditch team then she would definitely need a career.
But as she took her seat at the house table, a sudden thought entered her head and she smiled. She could always marry rich.
"Thinking about me," Sirius whispered flirtatiously in her ear as he took the seat next to her, something that had become a regular routine since starting back at school.
"No." She returned.
"Then why the sudden smile? Come on, admit it. You were thinking about me." He put one hand on her shoulder and the other on the table, giving her his full attention as none of their friends were down in the Great Hall yet. He smiled suggestively at her and she grinned back.
"My, my, Mr. Black. You certainly are full of yourself." She raised a brow and brushed her bangs from her face.
"Pardon me?" He pretended outrage. "Could you please repeat yourself, I'm not quite sure if I heard you correctly. Is it possible that you are calling me conceited?"
"If you were any more arrogant your head would drag on the ground." This comment made Sirius roar with laughter and when James, Peter and Remus took their seats they looked from Circe to Sirius quizzically.
"What'd we miss?" Remus asked with a smile.
"Bloom called me arrogant!" Sirius said, taking a deep breath and trying not to laugh again.
"Too right." James said and Sirius burst out laughing again.
"You certainly have a point," Remus said.
Just then Adriana and Lily came and took their seats and breakfast began. After eating, Circe left from the Great Hall and headed for her classes.
Later that day, after her Mugglestudies class which she took with the Hufflepuffs she was stopped in the hallway by Seamus Malloy, a seventh year Hufflepuff and Quidditch captain. He had light brown hair, and was several inches taller than her. He had nice eyes too. She noticed that he looked nervous, and she wondered what he wanted as he had only talked to her a few times, and always about the Hogwarts Quidditch cup and their respective teams.
"Circe, hi." He said, staring at his feet which he shuffled around nervously.
"Hi!" She smiled, curious about what he wanted.
"Can I walk you to your next class?" Seamus asked, finally looking up at her. She smiled and nodded. And as he walked her to her Charms class, Circe couldn't help noticing how much he kept starring at her and she smiled to herself.
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Sirius sat with his head resting on his hands in his Charms class, listening to Professor Flitwick give the instructions for today's lesson. Or, at least, half listening. It was near impossible for him to give the teacher his undivided attention as Circe was sitting in the seat in front of him. He watched her avidly as she quietly joked with Adriana.
Over the weeks since he had got back to school he had found himself watching her a lot. And thinking about her, and flirting with her. At first he had thought that maybe she had cast a spell on him but he quickly discounted that idea as she didn't seem to give much thought to his attentions. And that bothered him.
Never before had a girl that Sirius had set his sights upon shot him down as many times as Circe did. Sure, she flirted with him when she was in the mood, but whenever he even suggested that they do something she backed off.
This had to be the most frustrating experience of his life, and he didn't know how to deal with it. All he knew was that he wanted her. Bad.
"Geez Padfoot, you got it bad." James chuckled as he leaned forward, resting his arms on the desk.
"Shut up, Prongs." Sirius dragged his eyes away from Circe and looked at his best friend. James was smirking.
James shrugged in response. "Now you know how I feel about Lily."
"No way!" Sirius quipped. "I'm not nearly that bad."
James playfully smacked Sirius and the two started laughing. Both Adriana and Circe turned around to see what was going on.
Sirius smiled slightly at Circe and she smiled back. He opened his mouth to say something to her, to say anything really but was interrupted by Professor Flitwick "Pay attention please!"
Both Circe and Adriana turned back around and Sirius and James stopped talking. Sirius spent the rest of the lesson starring at the back of Circe's head.
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The next week at school, when Sirius got to the Great Hall for lunch he was dealt a blow that ruined the rest of his otherwise happy day. It had happened as he sat in his seat, watching the door for the arrival of Circe, as had become a new custom of his.
Circe had walked into the room, hand-in-hand with Seamus Malloy, a seventh year Hufflepuff, and captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
He stared in complete disbelief as the two kissed before parting, not believing his eyes. Since when was she dating Seamus?
As she made her way to the table he averted his eyes from her, turning to pretend to listen to the conversation that Peter and Remus were having.
Circe took the seat next to him so that she sat in between him and Lily. "Hi," she said.
He didn't look at her, but said "Hi," back coolly. Remus, Peter, and Lily all turned to look at him with shock as this was the first time in weeks that he had not greeted her by flirting outrageously. She too looked shocked and slightly confused.
"Are you mad at me?" She whispered cautiously after he had ignored her completely for the entire breakfast. He turned and looked at her, and said, "Yes" as casually as he could. He then stood up and left the table, leaving her looking totally flabbergasted.
His bad mood lasted through the rest of the day, and that night when he was getting ready for bed, James called him on it.
"Christ, you're acting like a prat! What's with you today?" James sat down on his bed, looking annoyed.
"Nothing," Sirius replied as he took of his shirt and started getting into bed.
"Wouldn't have anything to do with Seamus Malloy, would it Padfoot?" Remus asked astutely. Sirius scowled.
"Malloy? Isn't he Captain of Hufflepuff's Quidditch team? What's he got to do with anything?" James was intrigued.
Of course Remus would know, thought Sirius. Circe would have told Adriana and Adriana would have told Moony. But he had thought that Moony and Finn were on the outs? He mentally shrugged. His scowl deepened and he flopped onto his bed.
"Circe and Seamus are dating," stated Remus, who had also gotten into his bed.
"That's what's bothering you?" James smirked. "I thought it was something serious!" He had the gall to laugh.
"Shut up Prongs." Sirius threatened.
"Oh come on! Lighten up mate. She deserves to have some fun." She could have fun with me, Sirius thought. "Besides, she's too nice of a girl for you anyway."
Of course she was too nice for him. And she was also one of his friends which was usually a big no for him as he never wanted to jeopardize friendships. James was right, she did deserve some fun. It didn't make any sense that he would be angry and jealous about this, he should be happy for her.
But knowing the logic didn't make him any less annoyed. There was no help for it, he thought. He was going to have to do something to make her notice.
Sirius frowned slightly to himself, but what could he do to make her notice?
~*~A/N~*~ Hope you like this chapter. And I swear ... it's going to get better soon ... I'm just trying to get the plot going!
