Chapter 8: A Troubled Sirius
"First Quidditch game of the year, whoopee!" Alice said dully, as she brushed her hair on the first Saturday of the month of October.
"You and me also," Britney muttered. "I went to Dom's dorm after dinner yesterday, and all he was talking about was the Quidditch game today. Now I'm not talking to him," said Britney frustrated.
Lily smiled. "What a reason, to not talk to your boyfriend," Lily said sarcastically. Britney just shook her head.
"I hope we lose, so then Dom can shut up about it," Britney said as she started to get dressed. "If we win, then there will be a party, which means, more Quidditch! He acts as if I'm interested," Britney said, as she pulled on her skirt.
"Someone's in a bitchy mood," shouted Tess from the washroom.
Britney glared at the bathroom door.
"Quidditch isn't that bad," Daisy said, as she sat on her own bed waiting for everyone else to get ready.
"It really isn't," Tess said as she came out of the bathroom. "They all are guaranteed to have nice bodies, wouldn't you know Britney?" Tess asked.
"Wouldn't you know Tess, you've probably slept with every Quidditch player you can get your hands on," Britney snapped back.
Tess rolled her eyes.
Lily turned to Alice. "Let's get out of here before they rip each others heads off," Lily said to Alice, who nodded quickly and they headed out of the dormitory.
The two quickly went to the unoccupied sofa and sat on it happily. They both lounged on the coach and relaxed waiting for the three other girls to stop their bickering and come down, so they could leave for the match.
"Seeing anyone lately, Lily?" Alice asked smiling with her head resting on the arm of the sofa.
Lily laughed. "No, I'm single and loving it," she said casually, she had her body laying on the couch, with her head leaning against the arm of the chair, as Alices. "How about you Alice?"
"Er . . . no one," she said in a way that made Lily suspicious.
"Why did you hesitate?" Lily asked smiling slightly.
"No reason," Alice shrugged, and sat up properly on the sofa.
"Who do you like?" Lily asked Alice, hoping to get an answer as to who could make Alice hesitate.
Alice looked uneasy for a second. "Ok, I'll tell you, but don't tell," Alice said cautiously to Lily. Lily grinned and sat up eager to hear.
"Who? Do I know the person?" Lily asked anxiously.
Alice didn't say anything, because Daisy came rushing down the stairs and sat right in between Alice and Lily. "Someone stop those two, I left just as Tess threw a book," Daisy said quickly.
Lily sighed sadly, because she knew she wouldn't hear anything else out of Alice's mouth now that Daisy was here. She also knew that she needed to stop Tess from throwing anything else. Lily quickly got up with Alice as they hurried up the girls dormitory stairs. Lily hoped Tess didn't throw the book she was reading now, it was too good.
Britney was moping all the way back to the castle from the Quidditch game. Gryffindor won against Hufflepuff 230 to 70. While the game went on and all the Gryffindor's were cheering for their team, Britney was cheering loudly for Hufflepuff on the late sunny Saturday afternoon. Now the whole school was heading for dinner, and all the Gryffindor's knew there would be a Marauder party for the great game.
"It was a good game at least," Daisy told Britney, trying to convince her that it was good that Gryffindor one.
"It's going to be one full week on how great the game was today," Britney pouted. "If he talks one bit about the game, I'll break up with him," Britney snapped.
"You do whatever you want," Lily laughed, she knew Britney would never do that and she was just in a pissed mood.
Lily pulled Alice back, as she let Daisy and Britney walk ahead of them in the crowd.
"What?" Alice asked apprehensively.
"Who do you like?" Lily asked grinning.
"Oh, Lily, I really shouldn't have said anything this morning, really, I don't –"
"You already said you liked someone, and so you're going to tell me. Your not getting away that easy," Lily said, letting go of Alice's arm. The last bit of students passed them in hurry for dinner.
"Another time," Alice said shyly. "I'm really hungry, and I want to eat!" Alice quickly walked faster ahead of Lily so she wouldn't catch up.
"You're acting like a child!" Lily called out behind her, amused.
Alice turned around smiling and shrugged.
It was a crazy party, with food and everything, provided by the Marauders. And it only had just started. Everyone was laughing and congratulating the team members for their job well done at the game. Lily was sitting on the sofa talking to Frank Longbottom about the Ministry of Magic's new antics on the Dark Lord. This was actually quite fun. She just had to make sure, being a prefect, nothing went too out of hand.
Lily looked around the room, as Frank went off to get something to eat. She saw Tess flirting with the other Gryffindor beater who worked along with Sirius. Alice was talking with Daisy, and Britney was holding Dom's hand. But Dom wasn't really paying attention to her as he was talking to a boy in fifth year about the game. Britney was looking quite upset. Lily caught Britney's eye and smiled. Britney just glared. Lily walked over to Britney.
"How are you?" Lily asked Britney happily.
"Shut it," Britney muttered. "He's completely ignoring me, but he won't let me out of his sight," Britney said angrily. "He's too overprotective!"
"He seems happy," Lily said about Dom, who was happily talking to this fifth year boy, who was alsocontent with the game results.
"I hate you," Britney said to Lily. Lily just smiled.
"This is fun for me though," Lily said.
Britney turned to Dom and started tugging at his arm. It sorted reminded Lily of a little girl, trying to get her fathers attention. Dom was very tall and was about a good ten inches taller than Britney, so she looked like a little girl. Dom was ignoring her like Britney said. He just kept on holding her hand not really paying attention. His conversation was still going on.
Lily laughed.
Britney glared at Dom. "His conversation, makes no sense anyway, it's stupid," Britney said frowning. Lily laughed and stood beside Britney to listen to the conversation.
"I also think that move was good. Orwhere in that Quidditch match last summer with Germany against Ireland was great. That catch of the snitch was so smooth, and that Allster move was amazing!" said the fifth year boy.
"Yeah, I agree, but not as good as that match with Wales against France," Dom said. Lily raised her eyebrows and looked at a confused Britney.
"See?" Britney said. "It's stupid, just like him," Britney said angrily. "He's ignoring me because I told him Quidditch is stupid," Britney said.
Lily stood there silent for a moment, then she broke out into hysterics, laughing very hard.
"That's not very funny, it's stupid, and doesn't make sense!" Britney defended, but Lily kept laughing.
"I'm going to get something to eat," Lily breathed.
"Me too," Britney said. Lily watched amused as to how Britney would pull herself free. She used her free had to grab onto her holding hands, and started pulling Dom sideways. Dom lost his balance for a bit and was pulled for only a few inches. The fifth year boy, finally seemed to notice Britney and looked at Dom for an explanation, where Dom just rolled his eyes. "Come on, I'm hungry!" Britney whined and pulled Dom with more force. Dom then seemed to stand his ground so he had more balance. "DOM!" Britney shouted.
This whole scene was making Lily laugh even harder, now. She was crouched over laughing, with her hands on her knees, gasping for breath.
"DOM!" Britney shouted again. Dom then started to talk louder with the fifth year boy, who seemed to get the message to just ignore Britney. Britney gave up pulling Dom, and then started to pull her hand free. But it wasn't working. "Dom, stop! My hand hurts!" Britney whined again.
"Well then stop trying to get free," Dom snapped at Britney.
"Well then let go of me!" Britney yelled.
Lily was now laughing even harder, than she would think possible. Dom and Britney were now glaring at eachother.
"I have to go," Dom said to the fifth year. "I have to get food for the child." He muttered, the fifth year boy chuckled at the comment.
"I'm not a child!" Britney snapped.
"Stop acting like one!" Dom said with raised voice.
Lily was still laughing.
"I'm glad this is amusing to you!" Britney snapped at Lily.
"It is," Lily laughed.
"Why can't you just let go of me?" Britney asked Dom.
Dom ignored her question and led her over to where the food was. "Get some," he said. Britney narrowed her eyes.
"Not until you let go of my hand, I'm not a child, and I'm not going to run away and get lost!" Britney said through gritted teeth.
Dom just shook his head, and waited for Britney to get food. After a while of just standing there, Dom then looked at Britney who was looking around at the party. "Aren't you going to get food?" he asked.
"No," Britney answered simply.
Dom sighed, and let go of Britney's hand. Britney smiled in satisfaction and started eating. Lily was now pulling herself together and getting some food for herself. Britney kept glancing back at Dom, who was watching her every move.
Britney turned around. "Can you stop?" she asked.
"I'm not doing anything," Dom said shaking his head.
"You're being overprotective," Britney said. "Now go off and play with your little Quidditch buddies!" Britney snapped, and she pushed Dom away. He looked at Britney apprehensively. "GO!" Britney shouted. Dom then turned around and headed to his friends. "He's an idiot," Britney muttered to Lily.
"That was fun!" Lily laughed softly, while she poured herself a drink. "You two are actually quite funny," Lily said.
"You two are actually quite funny," Britney mimicked Lily. Lily looked at Britney smiling.
"I'm sorry, ok? It was just funny, that's all," Lily said.
Britney nodded. "So, what do you want to do, now that I'm free?" Britney asked.
"Sit, and listen to boring Quidditch conversations?" Lily asked. Britney shrugged, and nodded. "Not much different from what you escaped from, huh?" Lily laughed.
"Yeah, well, at least now I'm free," Britney said as they sat down on the sofa. They sat there listening to a conversation the other Gryffindor chaser, Laura, and Sirius were talking about. "Why are we listening to their conversation? Sirius is just flirting," Britney said.
Lily shrugged. "Maybe if we're lucky Sirius will get turned down," Lily laughed.
"I doubt it," Britney muttered.
"Yeah, it was a good game," Laura laughed.
"It really was," Sirius said smiling, and by the look on Laura's face, it seemed as if he'd get her for a snog. "You wanna get out of here for a bit?" Sirius asked not breaking eye contact with Laura. She nodded, and exited the common room with Sirius.
"He's got her," Britney said, taking a sip of her drink. "That was boring, short and predictable!" Britney said.
"Yeah," Lily frowned and looked down at her drink. "This is spiked, you know?" Lily said.
"Yeah," Britney said taking a big gulp of her drink. "Mmm," she grinned.
Lily shook her head. "Don't have too much," Lily told Britney.
Britney got up to get more to drink. Lily felt someone sit beside her in the spot Britney just left. She quickly moved her head and saw James sitting there staring at the fireplace. Lily opened her mouth to say something when Britney came.
"James!" she snapped. "That's my spot!" she said.
James looked up. "No its not," James said.
"Yeah I was just sitting there!" Britney whined.
"Your not here now, I am," James said. Britney handed her drink to Lily and she stood on the sofa behind James and started pushing him off. Lily started to laugh again. Britney was pushing really hard, trying to move James. But James was now bended over on his legs grinning. "This feels like a massage, great!" James said.
Britney let out and exasperated sigh. She then leaned against the back of the sofa and started pushing James with her feet. She was wearing shoes with a heal, and so it was poking into James' back.
"That hurts Britney," he seemed to be warning her. Lily laughed even harder at the state James was in. James was pushing his back against Britney's own pushes.
"Get out of my spot!" Britney yelled angrily, when James seemed to be now sitting up and Lily turned around to see Dom holding Britney by the waist, her feet dangling, not touching the ground. "Let go!" she screamed.
Lily was now laughing once again really hard. James turned around to see what happened to Britney, and he started laughing as well.
"Ok, come on, let's go over here," Dom muttered to Britney, as he started to walk with her in his arms.
"Dom, stop! Leave me alone!" Britney snapped. "This is stupid!" she complained.
"No it isn't, you were just jumping on Potter's back," Dom said.
"God, I'm not romancing with James or anything!" Britney snapped.
"It's a good thing too, because she's rough!" James told Dom, smiling
Britney then started to pull herself from Dom to get at James. She was glaring at James with hate. "Dom put me down now, so I can get James!" Britney snapped as she tried to get her self free, but Dom seemed to have a good grip on Britney.
"Calm down, Britney," Dom snapped. "You're going to break my arm!" he yelled.
"If it'll get me down!" Britney snapped, and she kicked Dom's shin, where it made him trip, but kept standing, and wincing.
"I'll let you down but no killing Potter," Dom said. He then let go of Britney and she stood on the ground. "There," Dom said satisfied.
Britney turned around and started hitting Dom on the arm and chest and anywhere else she could get at.
"Britney!" Dom yelled as he put his arms out to defend himself.
Britney stopped and looked at Dom. "Leave me alone," she said slowly and clearly.
Dom scowled. "Fine," he said and he turned around, and headed back to his friends.
Britney straightened her skirt and walked over to Lily, who was gaining her composure once again. "James get out of my seat," Britney said more calmly.
"You're a monster," James said smiling.
"I'm not a monster," Britney said narrowing her eyes. "I'm just not in the greatest of moods at the moment," Britney said. "Now please can I have my seat back?" Britney asked.
James nodded in defeat. "Only because I'm scared for my life," James said, he got up and left the spot. Britney nodded happily and right when she was about to sit down she found her self sitting on someone's lap. She looked to see whose lap she was sitting on when she saw Sirius there.
"Hey," he said seductively. Britney had her eyes wide and slid off of his lap.
"What are you doing in my spot, Sirius?" Britney said apprehensively. She then looked around to see if Dom was watching.
"What were you doing in my lap, Britney?" Sirius countered, with an amused smirk on his face.
"What happened to Laura?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, well, now she's with her friends," Sirius said nodding to where Laura was giggling with her friends.
"That's gross," Britney muttered.
"What's gross?" Sirius asked, looking at Britney.
"You," Britney said simply, glaring at Sirius now.
"Really?" Sirius asked seductively. Britney backed away, but Sirius was leaning in. Britney's eyes were wide and shocked.
"Well – I, yes you –are uh-," Britney muttered trying to find the word.
"Gross?" Sirius asked, smiling and he was now leaning over Britney, who was now laying on the couch, Sirius only about an inch away from her lips.
"Yeah," Britney said weakly. Sirius leaned in to kiss her, when he seemed to be yanked off. Britney looked to see that Dom had Sirius' shirt clutched in his hand and was glaring at Sirius.
"Hey Dominic!" Sirius said happily. "Great match, huh?" Sirius asked grinning. Dom was glaring at Sirius with much hatred.
"What were you doing Black?" Dom snapped, still holding onto Sirius shirt tightly. It was sort of strange since Sirius was an inch taller than Dom.
"I was just having a lovely conversation with you girlfriend Dominic," Sirius said, giving Britney a wink.
"Don't," Dom muttered. Dom then pulled Sirius away from Britney to an area where she couldn't here the two.
"I know you like her Black, don't try anything at all," Dom said through gritted teeth.
"I don't like her," Sirius said. "We're just friends, like we always have been!" Sirius said defensively.
"You looked a little too close for friends, considering you were only a centimeter away from kissing her!" Dom snapped, still not letting go of Sirius shirt.
"Now if you don't mind," Sirius said, grabbing his shirt from Dom's grasp. "I'm going to go to my new girlfriend, Dominic. Good night!" Sirius said smiling. As he walked away he winced as he thought back at what he'd just done.
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