Chapter 2- More Rejection and a Little Werewolf

Sirius didn't eat much, instead he stared at Beth, and tried to get her to look his way. She didn't. Sirius stood as soon as she pushed her plate away. He noticed it was still half full.

Beth looked at him only when he was a few feet from her. He strutted over and leaned on the table in between Beth and Gerry. He grinned his most charming smile, "Hi. I'm Sirius-" He started but she cut him off by raising her hand.

She leaned over and grabbed her plate. Never expecting it, Sirius was smashed in the face by a half plate full of peach cobbler and whipped cream. He stood, slightly stunned for a moment, and then opened his eyes.

The whole hall was silent. Beth continued to sit, speechless at her spot on the bench. Sirius smiled, and raised his finger to his cheek. He wiped a bit of the cream off his face, and put his finger in his mouth. Popping loudly out of his mouth and refilling it with cream, he held his finger out to her. "Want a taste?" He said, he and most of the hall bursting into laughter.

"No." Beth said, standing. She grabbed a cut of pumpkin juice and threw it in his face. "But now, I'm a little nauseated…" She said, and walked away, grabbing her coat and bag.

Gerry stared at Sirius for a moment, and then deciding it was safe he got up and followed Beth. Sirius grabbed a napkin, as the hall erupted in conversation. He wiped his face off as best he could, but found James still laughing as he approached.

Without saying anything to James, he headed out the hall and turned the corner to find the bathroom. As he turned one more corner he saw Beth standing before him, being reprimanded by a new professor, one named Leech.

"You cannot throw food, young lady." The older woman said, shaking a finger at her.

"I wasn't throwing anything, Professor…" She said, far less confident than she had been moments before in the Great Hall.

"You distracted the entire school."

"From what? Eating?"

Sirius strode toward them. "The blame is mine, ma'am." He said speaking to Professor Leech.

"What?" Leech said, turning to him, surprised. Beth gave him a confused look that only he could see. "What do you mean?"

"I asked for it, Professor." Sirius said. "I was just a little hungry was all. Just having a little fun, ya know."

Leech looked rather unpleasant and then folding her arms in front of her plump chest, she said, "Don't let it happen again, Mister…?"

"Black, Sirius." He said.

Leech turned and walked swiftly down the hall. She turned the corner which Sirius had just come around and her footsteps faded.

"Why did you do that?" Beth said, turning from him, and beginning to walk the other way.

"Just trying to help…" Sirius said, catching up.

"Well, don't," She said, turning back to speak, but still walking. "I don't need your help."

"Oh, well sorry." Sirius said, smiling. "Just trying to help a pretty lady."

Beth stopped and rounded on him. She took a step to him. "If you ever call me that again, I swear I will gut you…" She said, and though she was almost a foot shorter than Sirius she looked rather intimidating.

"Sorry." He said. She turned and headed away from him.

As she entered the next corridor, Sirius saw Gerry round the corner and spot her. Gerry said something to her, and she smiled. He placed a long muscular arm around Beth's waist and led her around the corner.

Sirius steamed. He had never been rejected, and he wasn't about to start now. He stormed off to his dormitory, only to find he didn't have the password, so he ended up waiting another half an hour for James, who showed up with another friend of theirs Remus Lupin. Sirius smiled, even though Remus looked rather ill.