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Caroline. She's… she's… she's going to help me. I'll get to spend extra time with her, get to know her better. It seems as if my heart will burst as result of excitement. I've been waiting for something like this to happen since my 4th year and now, it's finally coming to be. Sure, it's not a date or anything, completely platonic, but it's a start… right? I'll settle for friendship, it's better than nothing. And besides, as a famous quote says… love is simply friendship set on fire. Every good relationship starts with friendship. br br
"What's your problem mate?" Remus asks. br br
"Yeah Padfoot, you've been acting all funny since the train ride here," James says, "oh I know, it must be a GIRL." br br
"Nah." br br
"SURE it isn't. Which one is it? Isabella Jenkins, not a bad choice, not a bad choice at all…" br br
"Nope, not her… not that this has anything to do with a girl." br br
"What are you saying? Is it a GUY!" my lifelong friends asks jokingly. I should've seen that one coming, I left myself wide open. br br
"Why yes Prongs! As a matter of fact, it's… YOU!" Remus, James and I burst into uncontrollable laughter while Peter looks completely appalled. "Oh lighten up Wormtail, it's just a joke!" A sigh of relief washes over the mousy boy's face. br br
Suddenly I become consciously aware of the time and I become panic stricken, "WAIT! What time is it?" br br
"7:40, get a grip on yourself Sirius, what's the rush?" br br
"Supposed to meet someone 10 minutes ago. Sorry!" I say, rushing out the portrait hole. br br
James' only reply is a knowing smirk; nobody can conceal something from him, especially not something about a girl. br br
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I head towards the empty transfiguration room with great haste. I head through the open door (now 15 minutes late) to see Caroline sitting at one of the empty desks, head in her hands. Hearing my arrival, she looks up and gives me a slight smirk. I beam as I realize that she had smiled, but it ends quicker than it began, and she's back to her normal, straight (yet still beautiful) face. br br
"I… am SO sorry, the guys and I were talking and well… I lost track of time… sorry." br br
"It's fine… at least you showed up, that's more than I can say about most of the others." br br
Confused, I ask, "Others? What do you mean?" br br
"Oh, it's nothing really, I guess people just enjoy asking me for some help and watching me get prepared and then never showing up. I'm used to it really," she says while pulling out a stunned rat from a cupboard in McGonagall's office, "I normally just leave after 10 minutes if they haven't showed…" br br
Suddenly I'm furious, furious that people could be so heartless, that they would dare bring pain to Caroline, the least deserving girl in the world. But wait, what was that she said? I'M 15 minutes late, what makes me so special? Could it be that she… no, no… impossible. She was just being nice that's all. br br
"Some people are just worthless gits, only a fool would ever bring pain to such a beautiful creature (Oh crap! Did I just say that aloud?), and I once again give my deepest apologies for my being less than punctual." br br
What did I just do? How tacky was that anyways? Beautiful creature, yeah, Caroline IS a beautiful creature, but now I sound like some guy that seduces women with stupid lines. I GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF SIRIUS! DON'T LET ANYTHING ELSE SLIP! DO /I NOT I MESS THIS UP! /I br br
Cheeks reddening rapidly, Caroline proclaims "And once again… it's perfectly fine." /font
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Me? A beautiful creature? He must say that to every girl he talks to, he couldn't have meant it, he couldn't have. Sarcasm! That's it, that HAS to be it. I Don't get your hopes too high now Caroline; you'll just get hurt. /I Why would he call me, Caroline, beautiful when I'm anything but? This is probably all a mistake anyways; he probably wasn't going to show up in the first place, but decided against it at the last second. He's just like all the rest of them. br br
I You know that's not true… br br
But it is br br
Then why'd you wait? br br
Because I'm naïve, that's why… I thought he'd be different br br
But he is… he IS different /I br br
Thoughts and questions keep swirling through my mind, never ceasing to confuse me even more. "Well we'd better get started hadn't we?" br br
I coach Sirius through the transfiguration countless times before he finally gets it. And even then there tends to be a rat-tail still attached to the rump of the newly formed parrot. "Concentrate now, that's all you have to do… concentrate." br br
And this time he overcomes the challenge, as there is NO rat-tail to be seen, just a brightly colored bird flying around the classroom. I quickly vanish it and turn to speak with Sirius, "Great job, you made so much improvement. If you ever need more help, feel free to ask," I say in almost a whisper. br br
"Sounds great Caroline, is there anything that I can do to pay you back?" br br
"No need, it was my pleasure," but half way through the word pleasure, Snape walks in. br br
"If it isn't the blood traitor Black and…" br br
"Not another word Snivellus." br br
"Oh and look, there's his I girlfriend /I , Caroline, the little nerdy mudbl-" but he's cut off by Sirius chanting "LOCOMOTER MORTIS!" and Snape's arms and legs snap to his sides. br br
"I. said. not. another. word." Sirius told Snape through gritted teeth as he kicks Snape's immobilized body between each word. "You. would. do. well. to. listen. when. I. tell. you. to. do. something." And with that Sirius lets out a great huff before mobilizing Snape once more. Sirius gives him one last kick before we leave him groaning in pain in the transfiguration room. br br
I look back, and I suddenly have an idea. br br
"Sirius?" br br
"Yeah?" br br
"I uh… came up with a way that you can pay me back…"