AN: I wanted to say that this story is not going to focus on Harry being raised by Sirius and/or Raina. Harry will be there, and they will still deal with events from the books, but it will not be the main focus. There will also be a lot of skipping around through time, so keep that in mind. I will be posting the date at the beginning of every chapter to avoid confusion.
I think that's everything! Enjoy!
Hogwarts, March 1977
Raina stared at herself in the mirror of the Prefect's bathroom. Lily had offered to do her hair for her before she left for Hogsmeade with Sirius. Was she really going to do this?
"Okay", Lily said as she joined her friend with some Muggle hair care product. "This should work. My sister has really fine hair, and she uses this all the time."
Raina gave her a small, thankful smile as Lily began to spray her hair with whatever that product was. Fine hair, Raina bit back a snort. The physical and emotional stress she was in almost constantly due to her lycanthropy had caused her to lose whatever thickness her hair had when she was little. Raina Lupin was not necessecarily an insecure person, but she was extremely self-concious of two things: her hair and her scars.
"There you go", Lily ran gently ran her hands through Raina's hair to give it a bit more volume. "Gorgeous."
Raina blushed. "Thanks, Lily. I really appreciate this."
"Of course!", Lily waved her off. "I may not always agree with your taste in boys, but I will always be here to help."
Raina rolled her eyes with a fond smile. It was no use arguing for Sirius' case. Lily's mind had been made up for years, but she mostly kept her opinions to herself about Sirius-when it came to dating him, that is. Lily had no problem complaining about James and Sirius when it came to being friends with them. And, sometimes, Raina had to admit, Lily had a point.
"I guess I should go", Raina said nervously as she straightened her shirt. Pointless, really, considering the fact that it was still cold out and it would be covered by her coat.
"Good luck!", Lily wished her friend as she left.
Raina made her way down into the Entrance Hall and saw James, Sirius, and Peter standing off to the side, talking. Raina took a deep breath and walked over to them.
"Hey, guys", she said, trying to ignore James' obnoxiously wide smile.
"Hey", Sirius instead gave her an annoyingly charming smile, and Raina had to look away to prevent herself from blushing. Did he have to be so….Dreamy?
Just then, Professor McGonnagall told everyone that they could go, quickly reminding the few who were listening of the rules.
Sirius and Raina began to walk toward the door, and James called from behind them,
"Have fun, you two! Don't keep her out too late, Sirius!"
They both ignored him as they exited the castle and followed the large group of students toward the village. The snow was beginning to melt, but the roofs of the buildings in Hogsmeade were still covered in a thin layer of white powder.
"So", Raina said. "What are we going to do?"
Sirius just smiled and grabbed her hand. Raina felt her heartbeat quicken slightly. She was holding hands with Sirius Black.
It was strange. He had become a completely different person to her ever since he had asked her out. He was no longer Sirius, Padfoot, one of the best friends Raina had ever had. Now he was the Sirius Black.
And she was holding his hand.
Sirius led her into Honeydukes and she smiled.
"You know me so well."
After getting-and eating-most of the chocolate in the shop, the werewolf and the Animagus went to the Three Broomsticks to eat. They sat down, and while they waited for their food, Sirius brought up the fact that they had nothing to talk about.
"It's not like this is our first time being alone", Sirius said. "We talk all the time!"
"Right, but", Raina began, biting her lip. She was too embarrassed to even finish her thought.
"But what?"
"But...we're on a date, Sirius."
"Oh, is that what we're doing here? Weird."
Raina rolled her eyes at him. "No, I mean, it's going to feel a bit awkward, right? We're not just friends anymore. Look at me, I'm on a date with Sirius Black. One of the most charming boys in our year!"
Sirius laughed. "I keep imagining the look on my mother's face if she knew who I was out with right now...It's wonderful."
"I do understand what you mean, though", he continued. "There's a bit of pressure now, isn't there? You should've heard James talking last night. I wanted to punch him. He kept saying that when he and Lily get married, we should have a double wedding."
Raina's eyes widened as she laughed. "The funniest bit about that is the fact that he's so sure he and Lily will get married."
"That's what I said! That shut him up immediately."
Just then, their food was brought to them by one of the waitors. After quickly thanking the man, Raina and Sirius began to eat in a more comfortable silence than they were in a few moments before.
At the end of the day, as they were walking back to the castle, Sirius gently pulled Raina aside.
"What?", she asked.
Without a word, Sirius leaned in and kissed her. Raina felt her heartbeat get faster once more.
"I had fun today", Sirius whispered as they pulled apart.
"Me too."
"Will I ever see you again?", he asked dramatically.
"Maybe." Raina walked away from him and hurried back to the castle to get out of the cold. She passed James and Peter as she walked through the gate.
"So?", James called after her. Raina just shook her head and kept walking. She couldn't stop until she found Lily.
Finally, Raina saw Lily heading up to the dorms, and hurried to catch up with her.
"Lily!", she called. Her friend turned around with a smile.
"How'd it go?", Lily asked. "Good, I'm guessing, judging by the smile on your face."
"Lily", Raina said again. "He kissed me."
However Lily felt about Sirius Black had to be pushed aside.
"What? Okay, you have to tell me everything!"
And Raina did. She sat on Lily's bed and they whispered and giggled for hours until one of the other girls in their room told them to be quiet.
Raina Lupin fell asleep with a smile on her face.
I kissed Sirius Black.
