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Chapter Eleven:- Love 'n' Loathe.

Sirius leapt around the dorm.

"Get up Moony! It's Valentine's Day!"

Remus groaned, immediately picturing a day full of having to watch to Sirius and Ana kissing and listen to them praising each other. With Jaye, he imagined that they would've laughed about it and headed to the lake or the Quidditch pitch. He sighed and rolled out of bed reluctantly.

"Padfoot! Stop bouncing, you look like an excited puppy on Christmas. You're not going to propose to her or anything, are you?" He asked.

Sirius considered a moment then grinned. "Nah, I'll leave the soppy stuff to Prongs! Now come on, I promised Ana I'd meet her at the Minotaur statue before breakfast. I'll see you there!" Sirius bounded down the stairs, fuelled by the thought of his beloved.

Remus sleepily collected his gear and headed downstairs. He wondered what horrors the teachers had set up for Valentine's Day. But when he entered the Great Hall, he was surprised to note there were no streamers or balloons to celebrate Lovers Day, only heart-shaped eggs and bacon for breakfast. He sat down between Peter and James at the Gryffindor table.

James and Lily were whispering and giggling to each other, holding hands under the table as if their relationship was still secret. Peter rolled his eyes and gestured across the table. There, Ana and Sirius were all over each other. She was feeding him pieces of toast and his hand rested comfortably on her leg, a sign that he was committed. Remus glanced over at the Ravenclaw table, not sure if he wanted to see Jaye or not.

Ah, there she is.

Jaye was sitting between two pale faced twins, completely zoned out. The twin girls were chattering merrily and, judging by the amount of giggling and squealing going on, Remus guessed it was about Valentine's Day. Jaye was sitting pokerfaced between them and didn't seem to be taking anything they said in.

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"Do you think Sirius and Ana will last, Nellie? Or do you think she's just like the others?" Norah asked enthusiastically.

"I dunno." Nellie replied. "I reckon they're in luuuuurve!!" The twins tittered childishly.

"What do you think Jaye?" Nellie inquired. Jaye bit her lip.

"Sorry. What were we talking about?"

"Ana and Sirius. Do you think they'll last?" Jaye closed her eyes briefly before replying.

"Yeah, I do. They're a great couple and they totally understand each other. But what they did to Tara was wrong."

"Oh, of course!" Exclaimed Norah. "And um, on the subject of couples…"

"And considering it's Valentine's Day…" Nellie chipped in.

"We were wondering if we could ask you about Remus?" Norah finished slyly. Jaye blinked at them.

"What exactly did you want to know?" she asked softly.

"Um…did you two…er." Nellie's voice trailed off. She was staring at Jaye's face. It seemed calm and controlled but there was a flash of wrath in her eyes.

"What happened between Remus and me…" Her voice cracked. "Shall remain between Remus and me. If you must gossip about something, talk some more about Sirius and Ana, they actually enjoy it. If you'll excuse me."

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Ana watched Jaye stand abruptly and leave the Hall. She sighed. Ana had no idea Sirius was dating Tara when their relationship started. She just hoped Tara would forgive her. Although Ana felt awful, she loved Sirius with all her heart and knew they were meant for each other. Each time Sirius had gotten a new girl, a tiny piece of Ana's soul had died. But she stayed by his side through them all, waiting patiently for the day they could be together. Sirius was currently chomping on a piece of bacon, trying to give Remus a pep talk. His black hair fell elegantly into his eyes which were bright and full of life. He turned to see Ana looking at him longingly and smiled at her, an unsaid promise of things to come.

"Moony, Wormtail, my friends. Today is solely Ana's and therefore I'm afraid we'll have to leave you."

Peter smiled. "No worries, maybe we'll be able to eat without gagging now!"

Ana glared at him. She'd never liked that Pettigrew boy. Whenever he came near her, she felt an overpowering sense of dread. Professor Trelawney had said that she had the right aurora to be a Seer…but she didn't know if that meant Peter was evil or that she just really didn't like him.

"Remus," she said coolly. "Try to keep the rat under control."

Remus merely nodded. Ana had known about him being a werewolf for a while. Dumbledore had asked her not to tell anyone and of course Sirius had told her about him and the others being Anigamus. But Ana hadn't cared. To share that kind of secret with the man she loved was a bond like no other.

She and Sirius headed outside and walked down to the lake which was beginning to melt. Sirius sat beneath an oak tree and gestured to her to sit with him. She knelt down and leant against his chest, allowing his strong arms to encase her. They sat like that for a while, enjoying each others warmth.

Sirius kissed her neck and Ana blushed with pleasure. She turned around and ran her fingers through his hair. Sirius shook his legs as a dog would if you scratched them in the right place. Ana chuckled, which was music to Sirius' ears. Ana had been his friend from the beginning but it had taken him a while to realise that she was the girl for him. He cupped her face with his hand and leant in to kiss her. When they finally broke apart, he pulled a box out of his pocket. It was white, tied with a bright pink ribbon.

"Oh Sirius!" Ana gasped. She pulled the ribbon and opened the box to see a silver necklace.

"Dog tags!" She laughed. They were engraved with the letters 'S.B'

"I love you Ana!"

"I love you too, Pumpkin!"

"Pumpkin?" Sirius raised an eyebrow. Ana grinned and wrinkled her nose. Sirius smiled. "I can live with that!"

All my life I've tried to find
a love to give me piece of mind
And I, I looked into your eyes
Captivated by your wicked smile