Chapter 8- Revelations
Sirius was unsure how he got back to the common room, but he did wake up in his own bed the next morning, which was something he could smile about. He failed his Potions test because he was staring at the back of Beth's head. She hadn't spoken to him, and he was beginning to think that the night before had just been a dream.
He watched her during lunch for even a glance his way. She ignored him, though he could tell that she knew he was watching her. By the end of the day, he was starting to believe that she was never going to speak to him again.
During Defense Against the Dark Arts, which was Sirius' last class of the day, he watched her like a hawk. She walked over to a seat in the back, and sat next to a girl with red hair. Lily Evans. Sirius stared at Beth completely ignoring Lily. Beth spoke with Lily for a moment, and then Lily became distracted by another girl who had come to Lily's desk. Beth turned and saw Sirius watching her. She winked at him and then turned back to her friends.
Just then it hit Sirius. Defense Against the Dark Arts was that the only class that Sirius had with Beth that Gerry was not in. Something was holding her back, this much he knew, but now he knew what that was. The question now was: Why was Beth so afraid of Gerry knowing they were friends.
They weren't anything more then friends. "Not yet at least." Sirius thought. A wide smile covered his face. James must have noticed this because he elbowed him hard in the arm.
"Hey." He whispered. "Quit it. Evans is mine."
"Huh?" Sirius said, and then remembered that Lily was standing just next to Beth. "No…" Sirius sighed, "That wasn't who I was looking at…"
"Man, you need to get out more." James said, turning back to his essay which he hadn't finished the night before.
Sirius just smiled and nodded.