I nervously pulled my hair back through its elastic as I tried to look casual. I was finished with classes for the day and was striding through the courtyard to the bench where Remus was sitting.

Just be casual, don't act jumpy or anxious and don't always look at the ground. I replayed Lily's instructions through my head for what seemed like the hundredth time.

"Hennessy!"

I whirled around as Sirius jogged up to me, ignoring all of the squeals and glances he received from the various girls he passed.

"Hennessy," he said once he was in front of me. "I need you."

I rolled my eyes, quickly stealing a glance to the bench where Remus was looking. "Does that pickup line ever really work for you?"

He frowned at me. "Look at me. Do you honestly think I need pickup lines with this face?"

I stifled a laugh and shrugged. "I don't know."

Sirius winked at a blonde, who giggled and whispered something to her friend, before turning back to me.

"Hennessy, I need your help with something," he started.

I rolled my eyes, trying not to laugh. "No, Sirius. I will not help you retrieve what ever you swallowed with my tongue because you're allergic to fingers."

He gave a small chuckle of laughter, remember the time he tried that one with Isabelle. "Not that. I'm failing."

"At what? Picking me up? Yes, you're right, you are," I said, turning to walk away.

Sirius grabbed my shoulder, pulling me back again. "No. I'm failing at Charms, and not my charm, Merlin knows I'd never fail with that. But I'm failing the class. You're my partner, it's your duty to help me."

"It's not my duty to do anything, Sirius Black. You're a big wizard, you can flick your own wand and everything. You got yourself into this mess, you get yourself out," I said simply.

"Hennessy, come on," he protested. "I just need a little tutoring. Show me how to do those spells that you did and I never completed and I'll help you."

"Oh? What could you help me with? Teaching me how to fail Charms, my best class?" I said after I laughed quietly to myself.

Sirius shook his dark head and smirked at me, his grey eyes twinkling. "No, but I can talk to Mooney for you."

I felt my jaw start to fall but I quickly clenched it, trying to look unaffected. "And why," I stuttered. "Why would I want you to do that?

Sirius laughed, shaking his dark hair and catching the looks of the majority of the females around. "Hennessy, I'm not oblivious. Anyone who's got half a brain would be able to see that you're crazy about him."

"I'm not," I muttered, looking at the ground.

"You are," Sirius feigned a sympathetic expression. "I wish I could help you, but I can't. You've fallen for dear, old Mooney. Who is so oblivious to it, he hasn't got a clue."

I grabbed Sirius's arm and pulled him behind a column. I punched his bicep, instantly wiping the smirk off his face. "Stop it. I don't know who told you…"

"Hennessy," he started, flicking a curl out of his eyesight. "I'm only impaired in the school department, I can smell attraction a mile away." He gave a loud sniff for emphasis.

I ran my hand through my hair frustrated. "Okay, so say I was attracted to Remus…"

He pointed a finger at me, a glimmer of mischief in his eyes. "You are attracted to Remus."

I scowled at him. "I am attracted to Remus. Why would you be able to help me? You'd probably destroy any chance I'd ever have with him."

Sirius let his jaw drop in an attempt to show mock-offense. "I would do no such thing!"

"You would!" I could help but laugh at his expression. "You would make up all of this stuff about how I want to rip his clothes off and snog him senseless and make him completely afraid to be near me."

"Trust me, I would help you. Just call me the Love master." He waved his hands in front of me as if there were an imaginary banner in between us.

"The love master? This coming from a guy who's had more than three girls in this last week?" I scoffed.

"Oh yeah," he murmured, chuckling. "But I did have three girls! They all come back to me, it's cause I'm such a charmer."

"Yeah, Bella said it couldn't have because of the size of…" I said he clapped a hand over my mouth.

"That's not true!"

I pulled away from him. "I was going to say brain, sicko!"

"Oh," he scowled at me crossing his arms over his broad chest. "Come on, Hennessy. I can seriously help you, just do this one little thing for me and I can get you Remus."

I sighed. "I don't want your help. I help you with your Charms, but please, stay out of this thing with Remus and me."

Sirius stood silent for a minute. "Okay…"

I nodded, looking behind my shoulder to where Remus had been sitting. He was gone, walking away to his next class. I looked back to Sirius, giving him my best annoyed face.

"I'll see you in the common room after your Quiditich practice. Don't be late," I said, walking away before turning around again. "And don't forget to shower."

With that I headed to the library where I could be alone to beat myself up for letting another boy distract me from my objectives, especially a boy like Sirius Black.

I was really in need of an intervention.