October 30th was to be the first Hogsmeade weekend of the Marauders Sixth year and everyone upwards from 3rd year (1st and 2nd years were not allowed to attend) was ecstatic.

Everyone except for James and Sirius that is. Lily - whom James was madly in love with – had continued with her tradition of malicious rejection when he had asked her to "escort him to Hogsmeade and make him the happiest man alive". This had put James in such a sour mood that students were almost afraid to cross him in the halls for fear of being hexed.

Sirius on the other hand, was a little less obvious about the reason he was not looking forward to the Hogsmeade trip. He was annoyed because Circe was still mad at him, although she had started talking to him again. Also, he was annoyed with her because she was going to Hogsmeade with her nauseatingly perfect boyfriend, Seamus. For the first time in his life, Sirius was jealous. And he did not like the feeling one bit.

"Quit sulking and get ready." Remus teased his two best friends as he made his way over to the door. Remus was had taken great pains with his appearance that day because it was his first official date with Adriana. Sirius and James were both very happy for him. After all, it was about time that kid got a break and he had had it bad for the girl for years.

"We're not sulking!" James glared at Remus as he sat up, tossing his legs over the side of his bed in an attempt to get up.

Sirius threw an arrogant look at Remus. "Yeah. Prongs and I don't sulk. We may, on occasion be upset about things-"

"Or displeased with a situation-"

"Or on rare occasions, even brood-"

"But we never-"

"Ever-"

"Sulk" James finished, crossing his arms over his chest. Remus laughed at their speech and, with one last quick glance in the mirror, left the room.

Sirius walked over to Remus's bed, which was across from James's, and took a seat across from his friend. "I suppose there's not help for it. We're going to have to go down eventually, may as well bite the bullet and go now."

"You've got a point there Padfoot." And with that said, both boys got ready slowly, each one 'brooding' over the disappointments they were being faced with. Girls could be a bloody nuisance. But as the saying goes, 'can't live with them, can't live without them.'

When they finally finished getting ready, they made their way to the line-up for Hogsmeade at a snails pace. They met up with Peter on the way, who was excitedly keeping up the conversation while both of them just responded in as few words as possible.

After entering the Wizarding town of Hogsmeade, the Marauder's moods lightened. It was good to be back here. And it was the only fully wizard inhabited town in all of London. They joked as they went into various shops, even spied on Remus and Adriana in the Three Broomsticks for a small time. But as they made their way through the town, things started to take a turn for the worse.

Walking hand-in-hand down the hill by Honeydukes was Circe and Seamus. Sirius scowled and James, who had noticed Sirius's abrupt change in behavior and turned to look at the couple. "Let's go," James muttered, and as the three boys turned to walk away Circe spotted them and waved.

"Hey guys!" She smiled at James widely and gave a brief glance at Sirius. She didn't acknowledge Peter at all.

"Hey there Bloom, Malloy." James answered with a polite smile. As Sirius's best friend, he had taken a dislike to Seamus the same time that Sirius had and was not eager to spend a lot of time in his company.

"Hi!" Peter said and Circe ignored him.

Sirius merely nodded, not really wanting to talk.

"So," Seamus began, slipping his arm around Circe's shoulders which caused Sirius's scowl to darken. "Circe was just telling me that you made Quidditch captain, eh Potter?"

James nodded curtly. "Yeah. Aaron Diaz left last year so the spot was open."

"I'm looking forward to when our teams get to face each other. Can't wait to beat Circe here." He laughed - the only one to do so - and Circe smiled indulgently. She was easily the best Chaser in the school and it was doubtful that the Hufflepuff team would even come close to beating them.

Sirius fidgeted uneasily and Circe caught his eye. She smiled slightly at him but he didn't return the gesture. He really wished that he didn't have to stand there and talk. The last thing he wanted was to have to sit and watch as that prat Seamus handled Circe.

Seamus turned his attention to Sirius and stood up straighter. Sirius smirked, if Malloy knew anything about his current relationship with Circe, he would probably consider Sirius a threat. "You're one of the beaters." It was a statement, not a question. Everybody knew that Sirius was a beater on the Gryffindor team.

Sirius nodded in reply, giving Seamus a once over. Seamus was about an inch shorter than Sirius, and he was slightly pudgier. He had light brown, almost blond hair and blue eyes, and a bump in his nose where it had once been broken by a bludger. Now, Sirius knew that most girls found himself to be one of the most attractive guys in the school, with his dark hair, dark eyes, lean body, and his devastatingly handsome face. But Seamus was also on the top-ten list of Attractive Hogwarts Boys.

"Black's one of the school's top beaters." Circe said and Sirius was startled at her praise. He turned his attention to her, raising his eye brow in question. Did this mean she wasn't mad at him anymore?

Seamus tightened the arm he had around Circe, obviously uncomfortable with the way she was looking at Sirius. "You're not that great," he mumbled, bristling a bit.

Before Sirius could respond with a witty remark James piped in "Course he is! Like to see you do better."

Seamus flushed a bit. Peter, bolder than usual because he stood with both Sirius and James sneered a bit at Seamus and spoke. "Sirius is way better at Quidditch than you, and you know it!"

Sirius frowned slightly. Sure, he was better than Seamus, but this discussion was only going to end with Circe getting mad at him, and that was something he really didn't want. He shifted uncomfortably hoping they would all part ways soon.

Seamus glared at Peter who took a step sideways so that he half stood behind James. "That's a pretty cocky comment." He straightened his shoulders a bit, looking at Sirius straight on.

Circe was now frowning at Sirius, and he bristled. Why the hell was she upset with him? He was the only one not saying anything!

James scoffed and stood up straighter, noticing the tension that was arising between Sirius and Seamus and wanting to back his friend up. "It's true."

"What do you have to say about it Black?" Seamus asked coldly, completely ignoring James. "You're being strangely silent."

"I don't speak when I have nothing to say," Sirius returned, equally cold. His arrogance was battling with his infatuation with Circe, and that was the only thing that kept him from pulling out his wand and hexing Seamus. Christ, that guy was beginning to grate on him.

"Nothing intelligent you mean." Seamus sneered and Sirius's eyes narrowed in annoyance.

"Why don't you keep your mouth shut?" James asked his hand in his pocket. Sirius knew that it was clutched around his wand.

"Looks like Potter here's your mouthpiece," Seamus laughed at his own joke and Circe once again glared at Sirius, causing him to get even more annoyed.

"Yeah?" Sirius spoke and his voice was so quiet that Seamus had to strain to hear it. This was not a good sign, as whenever Sirius was particularly angry his voice would get quieter. "Got anything else to say while you have an audience?"

Seamus sneered, his arm once again tightening around Circe. "No."

"Good," Sirius said and began to walk away, trying desperately to avoid a confrontation for Circe's sake. James and Peter followed him, both shooting one last scathing glance at Seamus before going.

"Stupid git," Seamus muttered under his breath. Sirius heard him and snapped. Before even thinking to reach for his wand and hex him, he turned around and punched Seamus in the face, right below his left eye. Seamus staggered backwards, letting go of Circe who stood gaping at the two guys. Both James and Peter watched with proud smiles on their faces.

Seamus recovered from the shock of the attack and launched one of his own against Sirius, running at him and grabbing him around the middle, forcing him to the ground. A circle of spectators was beginning to form around them as they rolled in the dirt, punching each other. Students began to cheer for one or the other, but the majority was cheering for Sirius.

They pounded on each other for a while, each completely unfazed by what was going on around them and equally desperate to win this fight. Suddenly, after they had both managed to get to their feet again and Sirius was about to swing, Seamus was hit by a stunning spell from someone in the crowd and he fell to the ground. Sirius was furious as he watched Circe run to his aid and his scowl deepened when he saw the glare she threw at him.

Christ! He was so angry that he thought he might explode and he turned around to see who had interfered in his business. He was stunned for a second when he saw Remus staring back at him, wand in hand.

"What the hell did you do that for Moony?!" He yelled, bringing back the attention of some of the people who had dispersed. They obviously thought another fight was about to begin and if it had been anyone but a fellow Marauder who had stopped him, they would have been right.

Remus, unaffected by Sirius's anger at him yelled right back. "Oh shut it will you and act your age!" He sounded incredibly frustrated and Sirius wondered what reason he had to be.

Sirius took a step forward and opened his mouth to shout back at Remus when he was interrupted by Circe who was angrier with him than she had ever been. "God damnit Black! You stupid, arrogant-"

"Malloy had it coming Bloom." James interrupted crossing his arms and staring down at her. She glared at Sirius and James and then a stunned expression crossed her face for an instant. Sirius turned around to see what had caught her attention when he noticed Adriana standing behind the Marauders, looking extremely uncomfortable. He felt bad for her.

Circe slid her arm around Seamus and began to help him up the hill. He was limping. Circe turned her head slightly and called over her shoulder. "Are you coming Ri?"

Adriana glanced quickly between Remus and Circe trying to decide where her loyalties lay. Then with a small shrug she muttered "I'll see you later" to Remus and turned to walk away with Circe and Seamus.

Sirius watched them walk away, seething on the inside. Seamus had deliberately provoked him and Circe had the gall to be mad at him for it? He had tried to keep his mouth shut but the idiot had gone too far.

He vaguely heard Remus say something but he was to angry to care what. And then he heard James speak. "Sorry Moony. Didn't mean to ruin your date." It instantly dawned on him why Remus was so mad, but he didn't give a damn. It wasn't his fault.

"If you'd just minded your own business than nothing would have been ruined." He growled at Sirius, feeling the need to point that out.

Remus glared right back and didn't back down. "Yeah? Well what business did you have beating up Circe's boyfriend?"

"He had it-"

"Oh come off it! Don't tell me he had it coming! You've been acting like a jealous prat for days, I'm sure you were looking for any opportunity to jump Malloy." Remus said.

Sirius flushed angrily. What rights did Remus have to come in here and comment? He hadn't been there; he didn't see what had happened.

"That's not true!" But it was, he thought to himself. He was insanely jealous that Circe was dating Seamus, and a small part of him had wanted to get in a fight with him, just to let out his frustrations. But Seamus really had had it coming!

Both James and Peter stared in shock at the two boys yelling at each other and Sirius knew why. The Marauders rarely fought with one another and it was a serious thing whenever they did.

"Just leave the girl alone, will you?" Remus spat. And Sirius, all though he did not say it, wished he could. He wished he could just forget about Circe but it was so hard. She had captured his attention and he couldn't stop think about her. He barked a laugh at the irony that Hogwarts biggest ladies man had become ensnared.

Neither Sirius or Remus spoke for a second and James cleared his throat looking at each of his friends. "Why don't we get going?" His voice was weary and Sirius felt chagrined that he was fighting with his friends.

They walked back to Hogwarts in silence, each boy deep in his own thoughts. Sirius didn't speak to Remus for the rest of the night, still angry that he had interfered. And Remus didn't speak with Sirius, probably because he felt that Sirius was being too 'immature'.

He went to bad that night, still bristling and disconcerted about what had happened. He replayed the scene over and over in his mind as if hitting rewind on a remote. Seamus had definitely deserved what had happened, and Circe would have to be a fool not to realize that. And she had seemed mad at him even before the fight. Glaring at him for stupid things that James and Peter had said.

His last thought before drifting off to sleep was a resolution. Starting first thing tomorrow morning he was going to be completely over Circe Bloom. And it was good riddance.

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