Chapter 25: How To Hide Your True Feelings With a Girlfriend You're Not In Love With

"If I don't do good on these exams, my dad will freak, but who cares! We're rich now!" Tess said happily. Tess had been saying the exact same thing for the past three days. A few days ago, Tess got a letter from her father. Apparently, her dad made a good proposition about new protection for the aurors, and the minister of magic loved it so much that he gave Tess' father a promotion with a big check.

After hearing about it non-stop, Lily was about ready to tear her hair out. It was only Lily and Tess in the common room, and Lily couldn't find any excuse on getting away from Tess Horta.

Normally, Lily would have Britney to help her out. But, today Britney left quickly after breakfast. It was no coincidence that Sirius soon got up as soon as Britney left the Great Hall. Lily was followed back to the common room by Tess, who kept bringing up the fact that she was now rich, and how she was planning an amazing birthday party for herself this August.

"You will be coming to my part right Lily?" Tess asked with a huge smile. Which, Lily noticed when Tess smiled her nose would spread out over half her face. The common room was absolutely empty, due to the fact that everyone was outside. Only a few exams were happening for the 4th years and 3rd years. Lily and the rest of the 6th years finished their exams yesterday. They would be leaving for home on Sunday. So they had a day, tomorrow, of rest and packing.

"Yeah, sure," Lily answered. Lily wanted to read her book. She started reading it at the beginning of the year, and she kept getting interrupted. She only had twenty pages left and she would be done. But she hadn't got the chance to finish up the book for weeks.

A loud slam echoed in the empty room, with some muffled talking. The Fat Lady complained about being pushed open and slamming into the wall. Sirius appeared in with Britney walking behind him.

"Hey Lily," she said with a smile and sat beside Lily and gave her a side hug. Lily was relieved that now Britney could get her out of the death grip of Tess.

"Uh, Brit," Sirius said standing with an apprehensive face. His hair was disheveled and he had some traces of lip gloss on his face. His belt holding up his jeans, was not buckled up. Where asBritney looked like she was nowhere nearlooking like she wasfooling around. Her hair was not disheveled and her shoes were put on the right way, unlike Sirius' untied laces and shoes on the wrong feet.

"What?" Britney looked at him. Tess sat there with a thoughtful look as she took in Sirius' appearance.

"I need help with Potions homework," Sirius said with a lopsided grin.

Britney gave him an odd look, when Tess said, "Exams are over, Sirius. We don't have any homework, especially no Potions homework." Britney raised her eyebrows at Sirius and nodded in agreement.

Sirius bit his lip. "Britney," he muttered impatient. Britney opened her mouth but was cut off by Tess.

"Wait! There's something going on between you two!" Tess shouted, pointing at them. "I thought that little thing at the lake a few days ago was just to get back at Dom! But there really is something going on!" She said with a look of shock over her face. "Oh! You guys are fucking!"

"We are not!" Britney snapped. Britney was glaring at Sirius, who was making his way up the boy's dormitory stairs.

"Oh Britney! I knew something was up! You were way to content to be dumped by Dominic Hayden!" Tess looked very impressed with herself. Sirius stood on a few stairs, obviously waiting for Britney.

"Get a life Tess," Britney snapped, she stood up and headed towards the stairs.

"Are you going up to see Sirius or what?" Britney turned around and gave one final glare at Tess, and ignored Sirius, and went up the girls dormitory stairs.

Sirius let out a groan, and turned to head up the stairs.

"Uh, Black!" Tess shouted. Sirius turned around again. "If you're really that into it, then I will be up there to join you in five minutes." Sirius scrunched up his nose, and shared a brief glance with Lily who was holding a disgusted expression on her face.

"I'm not into anything Tess," Sirius said, and quickly went up the stairs.

Tess was fuming. Lily really didn't want to be around for one of the "Britney is a bitch" rants. The common room portrait was open and James Potter walked in with a pretty fifth year brunette holding his hand.

Lily looked over at them.

"Hey, Lily!" James said smiling and pulling the girl over with him. "Um…Did Sirius come in here?" he asked.

"Yes," Lily said slowly. She was looking this girl up and down. Lily definitely didn't like this girl's skirt. It was too short and bright pink.

"Was he – er –" James looked at Tess who was giving the girl a very scary death-glare. "With someone?" James asked, holding his girlfriends hand a bit tighter. James knew better then to say Britney's name because no one really know the truth about Sirius and Britney. But, neither did James, he had no clue what they were actually doing with each other, they were so wrong together. Sirius explained a few times that they weren't together and he could date anyone he wanted whenever he wanted. But, Siriushadn't on a date for a month, which was very very unusual.

"No," Lily said shortly.

The girl shifted her position, feeling slightly scared.

James nodded, he looked over at his girlfriend. "Oh! How rude of me – Tess, Lily, this is my girlfriend Blake."

Blake smiled and held out her hand to shake with Tess and Lily. "Nice to meet you two." Niether Lily or Tess took her hand. It was a proven fact that Tess loved James.

"Lily have you seen my black pants?" Britney asked as she came down the stairs. James looked relieved that someone came and broke the tension.

"Britney!" James said happily. "Come meet my girlfriend."

"Oh," Britney said. Blake looked slightly in awe of Britney. Britney smiled awkwardly, and shook Blake's hand. "Nice to meet you, I'm -"

"Britney Turner, I know who you are." Blake said shaking Britney's hand excitedly. James frowned at this interaction.

"You do?" Britney asked, giving James an odd look.

"Of course I do. You are the most beautiful girl in the school." Blake said.

"Oh, thank you! You're pretty too!" Britney said with her mouth open into a big smile. She shrugged her shoulders happily. Sirius came into the common room from the boy's dormitory, right at that moment.

"All the girls look up to you," Blake continued.

"Er, why?" Britney asked.

"You're so intimidating around everyone. You can ruin a man's potential." Blake said matter-o-factly.

"What's this?" Sirius asked grinning. He jumped over the back of the couch and squished his way in-between Tess and Lily.

Britney's smile vanished immediately. "What?" she asked putting a handon her waist.

"Oh yeah, you can make any guy do what you want. Every girl wants to be you, and every guy wants you." Blake said. James stood their stunned, not knowing what in the hell he should do, he wanted to stop this conversation quickly. Knowing Britney, she would blow her top off if this conversation continued any longer.

"Hmm," Sirius said loudly in a thoughtful way. Lily smacked him across the head. "Ouch!" Sirius said rubbing his head where Lily smacked him.

"I'm confused," Britney said. "Who are you?"

Lily was very glad that Britney met Blake. This would end in two ways. One way, Blake would say the wrong thing, and it would be the last thing Blake ever would say. Or two, Blake would save her ass with a compliment or something. Lily hoped it went the first way.

"Blake King," she said smiling.

"Oh, I know you," Britney said. "Your older brother is Simon, right?"

"Yeah!" Blake said smiling.

"I know Simon!" Sirius said. He leaned over Lily to shake Blake's hand. Sirius was pushing himself against Lily's chest. Lily pushed him and he fell onto the floor. Sirius quickly got to his feet and puffed out his chest and held out his hand. Blake was about up to Sirius' elbow. She was extremely short. Blake took his hand. "I thought Britney was short, but you're really tiny." Sirius said looking down at her. "James must have to bend over in half to kiss you."

James punched him on the arm. "Shut it."

"No seriously, he's like a foot taller than you." Sirius continued anyways. Blake was still smiling. Lily felt the urge to punch Blake in the face. "How tall are you?"

"Five-foot-one," she said cheerfully.

"Wow, and James is six-foot-one." Sirius said.

"How tall are you Britney?" James asked turning to her.

"Five-foot-four… and a half!" She said quickly.

"Wow, and Sirius is six-foot-three. That is almost a foot taller."

Sirius turned to James. "Don't make me hurt you Jamie."

"Try it!" James said."

"Ew, no! I don't want to witness more James-Sirius action." Britney snapped. They stopped.

"Wow, that was amazing!" Blake said with a look of shock on her face. Britney rolled her eyes at what Blake just said.

"Was it?" Britney looked her up and down, just as Lily did earlier.

"How do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Control a guy?"

Britney said nothing but, by the look on her face she had classified Blake King, a freak. "You're James' girlfriend?" Britney said finally.

"Yeah, only since yesterday though." Blake said.

Britney looked thoughtful. "If you threaten to make sure he will never has his own James Potter Jr. in the future, then he will cave to whatever you want." Britney said looking over at James, who was looking very still.

"Aww," Blake said. She put her hand on James' shoulder, and seemed to order him to lean down. He received a kiss from Blake, but kept his eyes on Britney the whole time.

Lily snickered. It looked very odd to see James lean over so much to kiss her.

Sirius laughed loudly.

"And, Sirius," Britney said turning to him, ready to reveal something about him.

"No fair," Sirius said. "I'm leaving now," Sirius said, and slapped Britney on the butt, just before he left quickly out of the common room.

Britney grinned. "Nice meeting you Blake," Britney said giving Blake a sweet smile, and she did a little skip all out of the common room and through the portrait hole. Just before it closed, a scream was heard from Britney and Sirius' muffled voice.

Lily rolled her eyes.

"Are Sirius Black and Britney Turner dating?" Blake said lifting her head far back and looking up at James.

"No," he said shaking his head with a huge smile and bent over and kissed her. Blake wrapped her arms around James' neck. Then they started snogging right in front of Tess and Lily. James wrapped his arms around Blake's small waist. He lifted her up, so he wouldn't have to bend over. Lily and Tess looked disgusted. But when James started to kiss Blake's neck, and she started moaning. Lily had enough.

"Stop!" She said loudly. James stopped and looked at Lily with an odd look on his face.

"What?" He asked scoffing.

Lily seemed to notice what she must have sounded like, telling James to stop snogging his girlfriend. James slowly let Blake onto the ground,Blakelooked confused. "Nobody," Lily started. "Wants to see you snogging your girlfriend, Potter."

James' brow was furrowed. "Fine, we'll go to the dormitory where there is some privacy." James said with a small smirk, and he made his way up the boy's dormitory holding Blake's hand, who gave small wave to them as she left.

Lily wanted to slap herself for what she was feeling about James' new girlfriend.

"So, how do you know Simon King?" Sirius asked referring to the 7th year Hufflepuff. Sirius pulled up his pants, and started to do up his buckle. Britney was bending over trying to reach her shoe. She was leaning right up to Sirius, who was trying to shift his position before anything would go out of control again.

But, because they were in a broom closet, there wasn't a whole lot of room. Britney finally reached her shoe, and stood up and started to do up her fly on her jeans.

"It's easier with a skirt," Britney muttered to herself.

"What?" Sirius asked, sitting on an upside down bucket. Britney's breasts were right up to Sirius' face due to his sitting. He didn't feel comfortable with himself this close to Britney again.

"It's easier to be with you, when I'm wearing a skirt in the broom closet," She said leaning over and kissing Sirius lightly on the lips.

He didn't like it when they kissed, it make everything seem more intimate between them, and that would mean they were together as a couple. Which, they weren't.

"So, how do you know Simon King?" Sirius asked again.

"He asked me out yesterday," Britney said sitting on a box across from Sirius. Their legs were touching because of the small confidante of the broom closet.

"He asked you out?" Sirius asked, he frowned. "What did you say?"

"Yes," Britney said putting her foot on Sirius' knee, and she started tying her shoe.

"Why?" Sirius asked, his frown deepening.

"Because, he's sweet, and nice, and – just because," Britney said laughing slightly. "Does it matter?"

"No," Sirius said.

"Good," She said smiling. "I'll see you later." She stood up and opened the broom closet door and walked out quickly. Sirius sat there for a few minutes stunned. He got up and meant to follow Britney. Britney was standing further down the hall with Simon King, who kissed her lightly on the lips. Britney smiled and held hands.

"Britney!" Sirius shouted. Britney turned around, so did Simon.

"Yes," Britney smiled. Sirius stood in front of her. Simon was standing right behind her.

"Hey Simon!" Sirius grinned and shook his hand.

"Hi," Simon said awkwardly looking at Sirius with a shocked and disbelief expression.

"What's the matter? We can't be friends?" Sirius said quickly.

"No, it's just, you've never talked to me before in all your years at this school," Simon said frowning in confusion.

Britney laughed.

"Well, any mate of Britney's is amate of mine," Sirius said slapping Britney hard on the back.

"Ow!" She said.

"You're ok, mate," Sirius said reassuringly, more to himself than her.

"What are you doing?" Britney asked.

"I just wanted to say, that I want you two, to meet my new girlfriend tonight," Sirius said smiling.

Britney closed her eyes and opened them in disbelief. "Girlfriend? Since when?"

"Well, that will all be revealed . . . at lunch!" Sirius said.

"Cool," Simon said, not very sure on what was going on.

"Great," Britney said. She grabbed Simon's hand. "Bye Sirius!" She walked away with Simon. Sirius stood there and kicked the wall, but immediately regretted it as he started to hop on one foot because of the pain.

"Urgh, look at them going at it," Britney said to Lily. Lily nodded. They sat at a table in the common room, as they both watched Sirius Black snogging his new girlfriend and James and Blake doing the exact same thing. "Snogging should not be allowed in the common room."

"Yeah," Lily said. "There is no consideration for others," Lily grumbled.

Sirius did find a girlfriend. It was just after lunch and Sirius and James both brought their girlfriends up for an after lunch canoodling session.

"He is such an arsehole," Britney whispered angrily. "I hate him." Lily looked at Britney who seemed to be livid. "Ohhh I'm so getting back at him for this," Britney said.

"What are you going to do?" Lily was trying to keep herself from bursting out that James and Blake should stop.

"I haven't decided yet," Britney said. "But, oh, will I ever get back at him."

"How can they just sit there and not feel shamed?"

"And he won't know what hit him. He'll be so – so – shocked!"

"And, I mean, that skirt she is wearing is just too short."

"Oooh, I'll corner that skank-whore bitch."

"Bright pink, seriously? What is she? Five?"

Britney looked at Lily. "What's up with you?" She laughed slightly.

"What?"

"You're totally jealous of Blake," Britney said.

"No, I'm not," Lily said quickly.

Britney's mouth opened in shock, she put a hand to her mouth. "Oh my -"

"Shut up," Lily said. Britney just kept giving Lily this disturbing look that Lily didn't like. "Sirius' hand is up her shirt, and his other is up her skirt."

Britney snapped her attention to Sirius. Lily let out a small sigh of relief.

"I hate him," Britney muttered again.

Sirius looked up quickly when his curtains were yanked open. He smiled when he saw Britney standing there with an angry look on her face.

"Hey Britney, how -"

"Shut up," Britney said. She grabbed Sirius' legs and brought them over the side of the bed. "Stand up."

"No, I will sit," Sirius said. Britney glared daggers at him. "What would you like of me?"

"I don't like howyou've been sticking your nasty tongue down that girl's swollen throat." Britney said.

"You don't do you? Well that's too bad," Sirius said.

"Well, I think you should break-up with her," Britney said crossing her arms across her chest.

"What! No! You can't tell me what to do!" Sirius said standing up.

"Yes I can!" Britney snapped.

"You can't play your little games on me!" Sirius shouted.

"And you can't play your little games on me!"

"You're jealous of me and my girlfriend! You want me all to yourself!"

"You weren't exactly thrilled when I told you about Simon! So then you got that little whore!"

"She's not a whore!"

"Well, then what's the whore's name!"

Sirius said nothing. They stared at each other for a few seconds before, Sirius quickly wrapped his arms around her waist and Britney wrapped her arms around his neck and they fell back onto the bed.

A/N: I'm thinking that there will be one more chapter. Any suggestions are welcome! this whole chapter was done right off of the top of my head, so i'm sorry if it sucks. I didn't really have time to do any corrections to it. Thank you for the reviews and keep them coming. I'll try to update soon. REVIEW AND REVIEW!

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