A/N: o-o incase anyone is wondering why the hell my chapters update within 2 minutes. The first couple of chaps were all originally one chapter…thing. I had to chop it up…why? Because I felt like it 3

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Chapter 3

Sirius Black allowed his eyes to wander around the room, watching people blow things up. They had been given a week's extension on the project due to Persephone's sudden absence. His dark eyes suddenly caught sight of a piece of white paper; funny, did Persephone drop this?

Persephone,

There is much for us to discuss, as you know your limits are approaching and I am considering pulling you from the school and enrolling you in a more…private one.

We are meeting with your headmaster today at 2. Do not be late.

Your father,

George Cillis.

Sirius blinked, 'weird letter.' He shrugged it off and stuffed it into his pocket as the bell went again, catching up to his friends.

"What happened Sirius? Did Cillis find you so repulsive that she left the moment you sat down?" James joked and Sirius punched him.

"Tch, I think she was just too stunned by the fact that I was her partner that she became flustered and left."

"Really Sirius, you're so full of it." Remus sighed and smiled lightly.

"I don't know…I mean Sirius does have a lot of girls after him…" Wormtail mumbled.

"See? Wormtail supports me." Sirius made a face.

"Supports you in what? Your ego size?" Sirius stopped and turned around, Persephone was standing there with a smirk on her face, and…was it just him or did she look more relaxed now?

"Oh so she lives. Well, that's a good thing, wouldn't want to lose another beauty from this world." Sirius smirked and watched the copper orbs roll upwards. "By that of course, I mean me suffering when we don't hand in our potions assignment." Another eye roll, funny how she can make such a unattractive gesture look elegant.

"Whoa now. I thought we were doing this project in pairs. Not triples. So I'm sorry but your ego will have to leave the group." Persephone smirked and Sirius raised an eyebrow. 'She's good.'

"Well, I'm sure the great Persephone Cillis has much more important things to do, like go meet her current boyfriends. So shall we get to why you're here?"

Persephone didn't miss the extra S at the end of boyfriend, "It seems that you too are impatient to get back to your girlfriends dumping you after finding out you cheated on them. So let's make this sweet and short, meet me at the edge of the forbidden forest tonight. 9pm sharp. And bring your wand."

"As the almighty Queen commands." Sirius gave her a mock bow and knew she rolled her eyes again and walked away. "See? Asking me on a date already."

"Actually Sirius, if you had bothered to look at your potion you'll find that some of the key ingredients are found in the forbidden forest." Remus pointed out, looking at Sirius's instruction sheet.

"Psht. You just can't stand the fact that I have a date with the most attractive girl in the school."

James raised an eyebrow at his friend, "so all of a sudden she's the most attractive girl in the school?"

"D'you see anyone else with as many boys after her as she has?" Sirius asked pointedly.

"So you'll become one of those boys then Sirius?" Wormtail asked and Sirius shook his head.

"Of course not. The difference between me and those guys is that I will get her." he grinned.

"Now what I don't see is why you started out by insulting her, usually you go for the romantic gent routine." Remus pointed out and Sirius laughed.

"That won't work on her; she's probably already had tons of guys try that. See I'm going to go with the Jerk turned good routine. It's a no fail." Sirius gave his cocky smirk, drawing a sigh from his friends at his playboy antics.

"DAMNATION!" the swear ran throughout the Slytherin common room as Persephone Cillis, most elegant girl in the school, began to curse worse then a drunken sailor.

"OI! FAWKS!" the fiery eyed girl looked up, sending a glare to scare anyone off. Anyone that is, except these two.

"Che. What do you want?" Persephone/Fawks asked, turning to face the only two people in the world she would even consider 'friends'.

"Could ask you the same." A smirk played across the purple-haired girl's face, large violet eyes sparkled mischievously, reflecting the mind of a true prankster.

"Jinx…we decided to go with the DON'T piss her off beyond all utter belief routine…remember?" the silver eyed male sighed, pushing his glasses higher on the ridge of his nose.

"Okay back up. You DISCUSS what to say to me before you come in?" Persephone looked incredulously at her friends and the violet haired youth flipped off the stairs, landing in front of the phoenix blood.
"Yeah. We even have strategies like…don't piss her off. Annoy her until she tells. Comfort –" a pale hand clamped over her mouth as Camelot Kristov, or rather Cam to these two girls, shot the girl his infamous do-or-die glare, silencing her.

Persephone raised an elegant eyebrow at the male, who simply gave her an don't ask look in return. "I see…"

Sephrina (Jinx) Loveheart heartlessly bit into her best friend's hand, drawing a sharp yelp from the male as he jumped away, nursing his wounded hand. "Anyways, why you bitchin' Fawksie?"

"Don't call me Fawksie." Came the short reply as Persephone ran her hand through her cardboard-straight blood rust hair and sighed. "I got a letter from my father. It's about…" she frowned, "you know. Anyways, I can't find it anymore."

Camelot's eyes widened immediately, "did it say anything specific?" he asked, drawing a light smile from Persephone. Leave it to Cam to catch on right away…and jump straight to the topic.

Sephrina blinked, "I know? What? I dun get it." She pouted and had Persephone been in the mood to, she would have insulted the other girl for her stupidity. Luckily for Sephrina, she was not in the mood.

"Never mind Jinx."

"Aright. Hey! Check it! It's almost 9:30! The house elves should be leaving in half a hour. What say you guys to raiding the kitchen?" Jinx asked sweetly, her face dawning a mischievous smile.

The look that dawned on Persephone's however, was completely different. "OH SHIT!" she cursed as she ran up into her common room, grabbing a black handled broom stick from its position against the wall and sticking her hair in a tight ponytail while walking towards her trunk with her wand in her mouth.

"Keep it down Cillis. SOME of us need our beauty sleep." Emily's tone was accusing and had Persephone had the time, she would have rolled her eyes. But she didn't.

"Whats the matter Fawks?" Persephone was intercepted on her rush out the portrait hole by a pair of bright silver eyes.

"Cam…" She blinked and shook her head, clearing it from that momentary daze.

"Oh I get it! You're off to meet a GUUUY aren't you?" Sephrina teased the already flustered girl.

"NO! Well…yes. BUT IT'S ONLY FOR A POTIONS PROJECT!" Persephone frowned and shook her head again, "good god, I'm wasting time." And with that she sprinted out the portrait hole, jumping out the first window she saw and flying towards the forbidden forest.