Where did I leave off? Oh yeah…

….

Taryn walked to the Great Hall with one thought in her mind: I hate him!

She sat down and looked over at the 4 boys. They were talking, laughing and eating. They seemed so care free. Black did a good job in hiding his flaws.

Potter stood up… And walked over to where Lily and I were sitting.

Without looking up from her plate, Lily said, "No, Potter, I will not go out with you."

Potter laughed. "Today, that is not why I come to this table. Today I must talk to Miss Summers about two matters." He turned to Taryn. "Miss Summers." James held out his hand.

She didn't know whether to take it or not. What if he wanted to talk about Sirius? Or what if he just wanted to try to get her to convince Lily to go out with him?

Taryn glanced at Lily, who was glaring at James, and at the same time giving Taryn a look that said you-better-not-talk-to-someone-I-hate.

You know how they say that curiosity killed the cat? Well… Taryn was not a cat.

She grabbed Potter's hand, giving an apologetic look to Lily while she stood up and followed Potter out of the Great Hall.

"What do you want, Potter?"

"A favor."

"If this has anything to do with-"

"No, it has nothing to do with Evans."

"Does it-"

"This first matter has nothing to do with Sirius either."

Did that mean the second matter had something to do with Sirius!

"Then what do you want?"

"The second Gryffindor Quidditch game is coming up. There has been Slytherin vs. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw and Slytherin vs. Hufflepuff. Now it is Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw. And I'm pretty sure you know how good the Ravenclaw team is this year. Right?"

"Riiight."

"Now, I must admit that I have seen you playing Quidditch before and-"

"Do you spy on me while I play Quidditch with my friends?"

"Noo. I just see you. But anyway, I know you are an excellent beater and-"

"The team already has a beater."

"He broke both arms and a hip and Professor Dumbledore forbids me to make him play! Can you believe that!"

"No I can't." She said sarcastically.

"So, will you take his place, please?"

"Are you sure you want a girl on the team?"

"Yeah. You're strong!"

"Thanks." She punched his arm.

"And the second matter… Is about Sirius."

"I figured that out already."

"Well… Even though he doesn't show it, he's really upset that you hate him and that you think he's a bat and that he's incapable of loving and-"

"How does he know I said that? I was talking to.. to a dog!"

"Well… Sirius knows the dog."

"So? Dogs don't talk."

"Well."

"Well what?"

"Well whatever. Bye."

"Bye." She walked back into the Great Hall.

Lily looked at her. "Did he-"

"Quidditch. He needed a Quidditch related favor. That's all."

"You sure?"

"Yes, Lily.Yes."

….

Taryn walked into the common room. Snuffles was sitting on the couch, sleeping. She didn't trust him anymore, so she ignored the big black dog as she walked right back out of the common room… and into a guy.

Taryn looked up at him. He was half a foot taller than she was. "Sorry." She muttered.

"No, it was my fault." He grinned.

She smiled. The guy had brown hair and sparkling blue eyes. Why hadn't she seen him around before? Was he a Gryffindor?

"My name's Alex." He said, looking down at her.

"I'm Taryn… Are you in Gryffindor?"

"Yeah. I'm the new Head Boy." He grinned.

"Oh, cool." He was in 7th year. That was why she never saw him. "What happened to the old one?"

"He quit." Alex said.

"Oh… Well, see you later."

"Bye." Alex seemed to be considering something. He bit his bottom lip and closed his eyes.

"Yeah, bye." She started to walk away.

"Wait!" He grabbed her arm.

"What?" Taryn asked.

"Wanna go out sometime?" he asked.

She smiled. "Sure."

"How about…. Wanna go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"

"Sure."

….

The next day was Saturday, and Taryn woke up early and ran into the bathroom to get ready for her day at Hogsmeade. She brushed her hair and left it down, even though she put it up in a pony tail very often, and liked it better that way.

She actually put on some make up, and she almost never put on make up! But she was going with Alex, and Alex was a 7th year guy.

Now, what to wear? Most days were so simple, but this wasn't because she had to choose what to wear. Normally, she had to wear her uniform, but you didn't have to wear it when going to Hogsmeade, so she practically had to wear something else.

Taryn finally decided on a pink skirt (a lot, like the one included in the uniform, but pink), a cotton candy blue shirt, and blue and pink stockings. It wasn't too informal, but not too formal and dressy either. It was perfect!

She threw on her school robe and ran into the common room. Sirius Black and James Potter were sitting on the couch, talking, and stopped when she came in.

"Why are you so dressed up just for a Hogsmeade trip?" James asked.

"Because." She smiled.

Sirius stood up and walked over to her. "Would you go with me by any chance?"

Did Black just ask her if she would go to Hogsmeade with him?

"No way." She said.

"Aww, why not?"

"I already have a date." Taryn said.

James laughed. "Who, other than Padfoot, would wanna go out with you?"

"Someone hotter than you." She giggled, walking out of the common room, leaving Sirius standing there in shock.

….

Alex held out his hand "Good morning."

Taryn held his hand. "Good morning." She smiled.

They walked down to the train. "Ladies first." He said, letting Taryn go on the train before him.

Taryn smiled, walking into a compartment and sitting down across from Alex. "So, umm…"

Alex looked down at his hands, thinking of something clever to say. "Are you in any of my classes?"

He still didn't realize she was a 6th year student! "I don't think so." She said.

"Oh, too bad. My classes are so wild." He smiled.

"How?"

"My friends. We all talk during class and the teachers never seem to mind. I suppose they've decided to give us the punishment in our grades." He laughed.

Taryn smiled. She looked out the window.

"What's so interesting out there?"

"Nothing…"

"Oh… So, whatcha wanna do?"

"Nothing." She said.

"What do you have to say besides 'nothing'?"

"Nothing." She smiled.

Alex grabbed her shoulders and turned her around so she was looking at him. For a second, Taryn thought he was going to kiss her, but all he did was grin widely.

"Guess what?" he said.

"What?"

"Yesterda-" he started but stopped when he heard somebody walking into the compartment.

"Hey Summers." Said Sirius Black.

"Get out Black." Taryn muttered, standing up.

"Why should I?" He asked, smirking.

"Because I said so." She clenched her fists.

"You can't hurt me. You know that."

"You know very well that I'm stronger than you when I'm mad. You know it, Potter knows it, we all know it."

Sirius laughed. "Yeah, right."

Taryn punched his nose, making it start bleeding. "Don't make me kick you."

"I don't care if you kick me. All your strength is in your arms."

She sighed. "Leave or I'll give you a black eye, Black."

He ignored her, walking over to Alex, who was watching with interest. "Who's this? Your boyfriend?"

"No, he's a friend. Now, leave, because I know by now that you like me, and you're jealous. I saw the look on your face when I said that I already had a date."

"It was a look of surprise. Honestly, I thought you were smarter than that, Taryn."

"Oh, but I am." She grinned.

"Then you would know that I hate you just as much as you hate me."

"Oh, but I do." She said, her grin widening. "You hate me, and you love me, and-"

"Taryn, you can't stop thinking of me, can you?"

Taryn grinned. "No, Black, no I can't."

Sirius grinned, pulling Taryn close and kissing her lips passionately, and just like the first kiss, Taryn couldn't let herself pull away, no matter how much she hated him. Black's kisses were addictive.

….

SO sorry that it took so long. I'm so lazy, and I've had so much on my mind lately. By the way, do you think I should lower the rating down to PG for now or leave it like this? I'm not good with rating things… Mention your opinion in your review if you review.