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Author's Note: So sorry for not updating. I have hardly anytime during the week to update with a job, sport and school. So there will be weekend updates from now on. Or until I find more time. Lol. But anyway. Please enjoy this chapter and read and review as always. Enjoy..!

Chapter 6: Bellatrix and the Broom

If James had had any chance with Lily Evans, he had certainly blown it all up now. On their way to Potions the next day James tried to swoon Lily by performing a Projection Charm. The charm projects whatever the wizard wants it to. James was hoping for a sweet picture of a swan or dove to impress Lily but at the last moment Sirius punched him in the shoulder and James made a fiery dragon appear scarring Lily to death as she turned the corner to go to Potion Class.

"She can't hate me can she..?" James asked at lunch two days after the Projection Charm incident, "I mean, everything I've done has been an accident."

"Yea," Sirius started to count fingers, "The Levitating Charm, the Projection Charm, trying to turn the weeds in Herbology into flowers (which resulted in the flowers attacking Lily), trying to meet her and tripping, spilling pudding down her robes and on her face, and—"

"Okay we get it," Remus said eating a sandwich, "James isn't the world's biggest charmer."

Sirius sniggered.

"Oh shut up Sirius," James said sipping on some pumpkin juice, "You think she likes chocolate..?"

"Not after you splattered it all over her," Sirius grinned.

"I'm guessing not," Remus said politely.

"You could just talk to her," Peter suggested, "Don't try to impress her, that might impress her."

"Wait what..?" James said, "Uhhh . . . my brain hurts."

Sirius laughed again, "You could take her for a moonlit stroll."

"How..?" James asked, "We can't leave the castle after dark."

"Are you sure a moonlit stroll is what she wants..?" Remus said nervously rubbing his arm, "I heard there's . . . there's werewolves near here . . ." he said shaking.

James looked at him hard and thought. Werewolves..? "I guess . . . maybe I could—"

"Give it a rest lover boy," Sirius said eating some ice cream, "We're only eleven. Try moonlit walks and stuff when you're a fifth year and you're smooching in the broom closet."

Peter and Remus laughed. James frowned then smiled.

"You think I'll be going out with her by fifth year..?" he asked cheerfully.

"Not willingly . . ." he smiled.

James frowned, "Thanks Sirius."

"Hey you've got all year to swoon Tiger Lily," Sirius smirked.

After lunch, all the first year Gryffindors made their way out to the fields. The sun was peeking out from behind the clouds, and the wind was blowing gently. They were headed for their first Flying Lessons. Some seemed excited. Others were completely terrified. James had heard yesterday that a Ravenclaw boy had fallen of his broom and broken his arm. Sirius had heard it was a leg. However that didn't intimidate them. Neither did it scare Marie Cook a fellow Gryffindor.

"I'm sure who ever fell off was goofing around Lily," Marie told Lily who was a bit fearful of the whole flying lesson being Muggleborn, "No need to get scared."

Lily looked at her still rather apprehensive about flying and bit her bottom lip. James looked on at her with a silly grin.

"Good day for flying," Sirius said.

James turned his head, "You've flown before..?" he asked sounding impressed.

"Well, I always wanted a broom. But I wasn't allowed to get one because my Mum said I wasn't acting like a nice little pureblood, so I didn't deserve one. But my younger brother, Regulas got one," Sirius explained, "So I just lock Regulas in the closet and ride his around for hours," Sirius grinned, "Then Mum catches me and I'm locked in my room."

James smiled nervously. Sirius' home life seemed quite different from his own.

"At least you've flown," Peter squeaked nervously, "I've never even ridden a broom..!"

"You call yourself a wizard..?" Sirius laughed.

"It's not my fault..!" Peter shouted, "My Mum never lets me..!"

"I wonder why..?" Sirius snickered elbowing James right as Peter tripped.

James smiled and laughed then glanced over at Remus. He had his head down in a book. James bent down a bit to see what he was reading.

"How to Fly . . ." James said reading the book title.

Remus looked up nervously, "Yes, well unlike Sirius or you, I'm assuming, I've never ridden a broom before."

"So..?" James said as they continued to walk, "Neither has Peter."

"I don't want to make a fool of myself," Remus let out, "That's all."

"You won't," James said smiling, "Peter's got that taken care of," he said pointing to Peter who had just tripped again for the millionth time today.

"Even so," Remus said pitying Peter, "I just hope I—"

"Hello cousin..!"

James turned his head and saw Sirius stop laughing at Peter instantly when he heard a distance voice from somewhere. James watched Sirius become quite still, almost frozen, as he listened in on the high cold pitch shout from across the field. James slowly turned his head to see who was calling him when he saw her.

"Bellatrix . . ." Sirius hissed through his teeth.

And sure enough, Sirius' cousin, Bellatrix Black was making her way over with her Slytherin cronies following her wake.

"Hello cousin," Bellatrix said again, "It appears we have flying together today."

Sirius clenched his fists together and his face showed nothing but pure anger and hatred. James stepped over next to Sirius as Bellatrix walked up to Sirius wearing a smile.

"What no hello..?" Bellatrix sniggered, "Don't ya love me..?"

"Oh I'll give ya a hello..!" Sirius growled raising his fist. James grabbed his hand, "I'd love to hit you..!" Sirius barked back at her.

"Sirius don't," James whispered, "She's not worth it. Ignore the girly git."

Bellatrix was laughing with her gang as James told Sirius to calm down. But at Bellatrix's taunting comments about Sirius being a loser and an unworthy member to the Black Family . . . James felt his own temper rising too.

"My aunt must have had a heart attack when she found out her eldest son was placed in Gryffindor," she explained loudly to her Slytherin friends, "I myself was shocked to have someone so disgusting and being related to me, be in Gryffindor. What a horrible shame he's placed on the Black Family. My poor aunt. Her heart must be broken."

"My mother doesn't have a heart..!" Sirius spat out in rage as Remus, Peter and James held him back.

James watched Sirius turn an angry red and bite his lower lip to keep from saying anything more. He knew if he said a another word to Bellatrix, she'd spill it out to his mother and James figured Sirius was smart enough not to want to get in trouble at the moment.

"If I was his mother I'd surely—"

"SHUT UP..!" Sirius roared loudly causing James to almost jump out of his skin.

"What was that..?" Bellatrix ordered.

"You heard me you filthy slag..!" Sirius sniggered.

Bellatrix looked thunder shocked, "What—?! How dare you..!"

Sirius laughed, "I'm only telling the truth . . . dear cousin . . ."

Sirius glanced at James wearing his confidant smile again. James smirked too and decided to help Sirius out, rather than hold him back. Bellatrix was worth their fun perhaps.

Bellatrix again looked at Sirius shocked.

"You know Bellatrix," Sirius smirked, "I'm not liking that look on your face. James care to lighten it up..?"

James laughed, "With pleasure Sirius," James whipped out his wand and pointed it at Bellatrix who was looking at James is disgust.

"You wouldn't dare," Bellatrix said grabbing her own wand, "If you do anything to me I swear it will be the last thing—"

"You'll do," Sirius said, "Because if you lay even but one curse on James . . . I'll have your head."

Bellatrix's eyes widened as Sirius said this. Sirius was smirking and looked to James, "So . . . where were we..?"

"About to hex your lovely cousin," James said snickering.

"Yes well," Sirius said, "About that lovely comment . . . I think we should fix her up before we use that kind of term . . ."

"I agree," James said with a grin.

"Shall we..?" Sirius sniggered.

"Family first . . ." James said bowing to Sirius.

Sirius laughed as Bellatrix backed up holding her own wand up, "If you insist Jamesie . . . if you insist . . ."

Sirius raised his wand and shouted, "Azuelo..!" And in and instant Bellatrix was screaming at the top of her lungs.

James laughed hysterically as Sirius smirked and mocked her. Bellatrix's skin and hair had turned a bright blue color. Bellatrix was screaming and trying to wipe it off as if it was some sort of paint. She screamed louder and louder as it remained on her. She looked at Sirius who was grinning and burst into hysterical sobs hoping he'd fix her. James knew very well that Bellatrix didn't know how to undo this jinx and he was pretty sure Sirius had known that as well.

"What's a matter dear cousin..?" Sirius asked, "Upset..? Awww. . . wittle Bellatrix is upset . . . Awww . . . boo hoo . . ."

Bellatrix who was still crying screamed, "YOU—! YOU—! I HATE YOU—! CHANGE ME BACK—!"

"But I think you look lovely Bellatrix," Sirius commented then looked at James.

James grinned and decided to join in, "A regular beauty queen eh Sirius..?"

Sirius let out a bark like laugh as Bellatrix stormed off with her Slytherin friends, crying and threatening Sirius with telling a Professor. James however felt that no matter whom she told, it would not make him or Sirius really turn up a leaf as they say.

"And what did that accomplish..?" Remus asked as Sirius and James finished high-fiving each other in what they were calling 'a job well done', "You made her cry."

"Hey she makes me cry," Sirius laughed.

Remus raised an eyebrow, "How..? You don't seem like the type to shed tears Sirius."

Sirius laughed again, "Looking at her face makes me cry. Makes my eyes bleed in pain . . ."

James felt himself laugh even though he was trying to stop in front of Remus. James was getting the shrewd suspicion that Remus wasn't as crazy about jinxing people as him or Sirius were.

Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius made his last comment, "So she might not be beautiful but you didn't have to do that."

"Hey," Sirius spoke. A bit more serious now, "She started it. She came over here and plucked my nerves. That wench gets what she deserves."

James nodded in agreement and Peter nodded too, "Yea Remus," Peter said, "It wasn't like she was nice to Sirius."

"Doesn't give him the right to jinx her making her cry," Remus said.

Sirius rolled his eyes, "Pfh..! She's over dramatic I tell ya."

James laughed, "I HATE YOU—!" James said mocking Bellatrix, "Ahhh..! You're so mean..!"

Sirius laughed, "Naw, you're too good looking to be my cousin James."

James grinned and laughed again. James could tell Remus was still upset by what he saw and probably wished James and Sirius had not done what they had done. But it was over and done with, James thought, He'll get over it . . .

"Now," Sirius said, "Lets go fly..!"

James high-fived Sirius again much to Remus' angry look about before.

Walking up to where the Gryffindors and Slytherins were, James got an excited feeling in his stomach about flying. He had first learn to fly when he was seven. He had a good three years of experience and couldn't wait to fly at school. Maybe he could even impress Lily if he tried hard enough. Him and the others walked up to the brooms, the brooms on everybody's right side, and waited for the teacher to give out instructions.

"Welcome to your first flying lesson..!" the witch said.

James looked at her. She was fairly tall and thin and had piercing green eyes and short pink hair that was almost spiked. Her robes were purple and had a green trim. Her face was narrow and her lips curved into a thin smile. She had to be in her early twenties and reminded James of a colorful bird. She was holding what appeared to be her own broom. It was a Whirlwind 34 and a great broom. James looked down at the school brooms. They were fairly new and were Tornadoes.

"My name is Madame Hawkins," she explained to the group, "And I am here, to teach you how to fly."

The students looked on watching her as she walked down the two rows, One being all Gryffindor. The other being all Slytherin.

"Now then," Madame Hawkins called out, "What are you all waiting for..? An owl..? Hurry come on..! Next to your brooms..!"

Obeying, the students all hurried closer to their brooms. James saw Sirius looking at his strangely and Remus flipping through his book to find out what type of broom it was.

"They're Tornadoes Remus," James whispered, "Good for beginners."

"Oh," Remus said blushing slightly.

"Enough chit chat..!" cried Madame Hawkins, "Stick your right hand over your broom and say 'Up..!'"

There was a loud echo across the grounds of, "UP..!"

James snapped up into his hand instantly and James gripped it tight. He grinned at his success, his father had helped with that when he was younger so he hadn't expected it to lay there like some of the other brooms. Remus' was doing flips on the ground and Remus quickly was flipping through pages for what he did wrong. Peter's had jumped up and slammed him in the face then went back to the ground as Peter rubbed his nose.

"Up..! Up..! UP..!" cried Sirius, "NO—! Stop it..!"

James glanced over at his friend to see Sirius' broom going up into his hand then trying to bring him back to the ground.

"Need some help..?" James offered even though he had clearly no idea of what to do about a crazy broom like that.

Sirius grunted, "What I need," he panted, "Is to whack this thing upside its stupid— WOA—!"

"SIRIUS..!" James shouted.

All of a sudden Sirius' hand, which was clutching tightly on the broom, as not to let it fly away, had pulled Sirius up in the air . . . high up into the air. Sirius looked down at his feet and the ground as they grew further and further apart.

"SIRIUS BLACK—!" screeched Madame Hawkins, "Come back right now..!" she called running over to him as he flew higher and higher. Students gathered in a circle underneath him starring wide-eyed.

"I don't know how..!" Sirius explained shouting, "This broom is crazy—" his broom spun him in a circle and almost knocked him off.

James rushed underneath of him, now in the center of the circle. If Sirius fell . . . he's hit James . . . Better than the ground . . . James thought. He watched Sirius holding on tightly with two hands now hoping he wouldn't fall. Then Sirius' broom started to lower. James tried to grab the broom to help him down.

Madame Hawkins pushed James aside and was going to grab him, "Get down here— ACK—!" The broom spun around and Sirius' feet whipped around hitting Madame Hawkins. She fell hard to the ground and then—

WHAM—!

Sirius' legs had flung and hit James and James, who was scared by shocked, grabbed a hold of Sirius' legs as not to fall down—

"I want DOWN—!" Sirius screamed as he was getting lifted higher up in the air and James was scrambling to hold onto his legs so not to fall too.

Sirius' broom now swung a sharp left and James squeezed Sirius' legs so tight, he heard Sirius let out a small yelp if pain. Madame Hawkins was now lifting herself off the ground, and the students (Gryffindors . . . the Slytherins merely laughed) were running in a cluster following Sirius and James.

"WOA—!" they shouted together as the broom did twists and dives, sharp turns and spirals.

The broom was now heading toward the Whomping Willow. At the Start-of-the-Term feast Dumbledore had said it dangerous. James looked on in terror as the broom was flying toward the tree. It was moving, thankfully, but as Sirius' broom started to circle around it, James saw it starting to move.

The branches began to shake and some leaves fell off. The tree twisted around following Sirius and James and then all of a sudden with out any warning—

"JAMES—!" Sirius shouted.

James shot his head around and saw no more. He heard a loud crack and then felt as if he was falling down an endless spiral. Everything was black and he heard Sirius' shouts as he was falling. With a loud –thump– James hit the ground.

Opening his eyes wearily, James saw a huge crack in his right lens and with strain he pushed himself off the ground with all the strength he could muster. He rubbed his jaw and his hand collected a bit of blood, and his face felt like it was going to explode.

"SOMEONE HELP—!" Sirius cried at the top of his lungs.

James looked towards the swinging tree quickly. Sirius was still hanging onto the broom barely now. James could see that Sirius was getting tired. Madame Hawkins came running over and stopped next to James. After a quick study that he looked fine she directed her attention to the more important matter. Sirius.

"MR.— MR.BLACK—"

But Sirius was far too frightened to answer her now. James knew that. He saw Sirius shout as the broom continued to swing him more violently around the tree. James watched fearfully for Sirius as the broom flew closer and closer to the deadly branches.

And then—

CRACK—!

Sirius let go of the broom screaming in pain. The branch had rammed Sirius in his left arm causing Sirius to fall. James watched him fall screaming as loud as possible and then—

Another branch came whipping around and smashed into Sirius sending him in a diagonal fall. He then slammed to the ground skidding a bit in the soil, and then lay motionless on the ground. Gryffindors hurried over in fright.

"OUT OF MY WAY—!" screamed Madame Hawkins.

She ran over and bent down next to Sirius whose eyes appeared to be half closed and half open. She touched his arm that caused Sirius to howl in a horrible cry. She 'shhed' him gently and helped him get on his feet. Sirius stumbled at first but managed to get up after a ten minute try.

"Ohhh," Madame Hawkins said as Sirius yelped when his right foot touched the ground, "That doesn't look too good. Come on sweetie, we're going to head up to Madame Pomfrey . . ." she told Sirius who looked as if he was ready to cry.

James got up onto his feet and Peter and Remus ran over to him, "Are you alright..?" Remus asked pale faced.

James didn't answer him. He was heading straight for a limping, in pain Sirius.

"Sirius, are you—"

But Madame Hawkins cut him off as she addressed the class, "I want all of you to stay here. Feet FIRMLY on the ground. If I see one person in the air, they'll be expelled..!"

Madame Hawkins turned her heal and started to take Sirius off the Hospital Wing. James watched her take Sirius off until they were in the castle. Once out of earshot, the Slytherins started to grin and sneer.

"Did you see the look on his face..?!"

"He was terrified..!"

"And he's supposed to be in Gryffindor..?!"

"Great prank Bellatrix..!"

James froze when he heard this. Great prank Bellatrix..? Had Bellatrix . . . did she . . . but she couldn't have . . .

James turned around and looked for Sirius' cousin Bellatrix. He saw her laughing among her cronies with a cocky grin on. James gritted his teeth and balled up his fists. He began to march over towards her. He only knew one thing right now . . . anger.

Bellatrix let out a cold, high pitched laughed, "My poor cousin," she said sarcastically, "But it wasn't like he didn't deserve it," she explained.

"Take that back . . ." James hissed as Remus and Peter came behind him incase he did something.

"Excuse me..?" Bellatrix said in snooty tone.

"You heard me..!" James roared.

Bellatrix laughed again and put her hands on her hips, "So what if I heard you . . ."

"You jinxed Sirius' broom..!" James roared loudly.

"So what if I did..?" Bellatrix snorted, "What are you going to do about it..?"

James stuffed his hand in his pocket to grab his robe when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Remus, who still was looking pale. He gave James a look and James looked back a Bellatrix.

"She's not worth it," Remus said plainly.

James nodded and turned around to head back to the Gryffindor bunch that was in deep conversation about what happened during their first flying lesson. James glanced back at Bellatrix with a pure look of hate then retreated with Remus and Peter to join in the conversation.

Author's Note: So what'd you think..? You wanted more Sirius... and you got more Sirius. Even if he does get hurt this leads to the main plot of 'Year One'. So please review. Any ideas are welcome for the story too.