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Chapter 2: Touché

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I was about to turn the corner and head into the common room, when I began to have doubts about this.

"Sirius, are you sure this is going to work?" I whispered as the two of us made our way back downstairs.

"How could it not? It's a flawless plan!" He replied, much more loudly than I would have liked. "Plus it was my idea…"

"Exactly, the fact that it was your idea, that's what is making me question it." I countered with a smirk.

"Touché, mademoiselle."

I laughed, okay well maybe he isn't completely terrible. At least with this plan his intentions were good, for the most part.

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"Okay so I was thinking, a blind date." I announced my brilliant scheme.

"A blind date." she replied as she narrowed her eyes at me. "That was your fool-proof idea? I mean, honestly it would be hard as it is to convince Lily to go on a blind date. Then once she sees James…"

"You didn't let me finish." I justified. "The dates wouldn't be with each other. They would…"

"What?" She inquired "Okay, Sirius now you have officially lost me. How can the two of them get together by going on dates with different people?"

Day continued to ramble on while I just stared at her in amusement. Maybe if she would stop butting in and let finish my sentence I would be able to further explain.

"Stop looking at me like that!" she shouted.

She had finally cracked. I knew that after awhile she would notice that my eyes were fixated in hers.

"Are you through yet?" I asked ever so politely. She didn't respond she just huffed and signaled for me to go on.

"As I was saying, lately James has begun to think that Lily is too much drama for him. She is after all so moody all the time, and never has fun… So the other day I suggested maybe he should start to date other people, because it doesn't look like Lily is going to be coming around anytime soon."

"Just get to the point Sirius!" Nadia interjected once again.

I continued to lay out the plan for her, making sure to go as slow as possible. When I was through, I lay back on the bed and grinned up at her.

"So basically what you are saying is that you want to set Lily up with someone who has an even bigger ego than James, therefore making her realize that James really is the man for her. And then James would go out with some one who is way more emotional than Lily making him finally be able to grasp the fact that all girls have feelings." Leave it to Nadia to belittle my greatest plot to its simplest form.

"Pretty much, yes."

She shrugged, "Okay, why not? Let's give it a go. After all, it's not like we have anything to lose." then she headed toward the door.

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We walked back into the common room to see that Lily was no longer there and James was sitting alone on the couch staring into the fire.

"Hey James, where did…"

He pointed to the girls' dormitories before I could finish my sentence.

"Thanks." I sighed and walked up the staircase, only this time in the opposite direction to the 7th year girls' room. I took a deep breath and prepared myself for the scene that lay ahead.

As soon as I walked in the door I saw something come flying at me.

"Whoa Lily, hun, I think you should calm down." She just glared at me so I continued, "It is after all only James, you shouldn't let him-"

"Only James, only James?" she demanded as if somehow all this was my fault. "For the past seven years I have had to deal with 'only James' and his stupidity. He thinks he's so great, even though he isn't. Just because he can fly around on a stupid stick and catch a stupid flying ball. He's stupid. What do you know anyway, you're the one with the stupid hair."

"Whoa." I held up my hands in front of me. "I'm going to let that slip because I know you are upset, but please do remember I am only trying to help you."

"You're right, I know and I'm sorry. It's just that he makes me so angry. Uh, I just wish he would leave me alone!" I tried to give her a comforting smile, knowing that her wish would never come true. She sat down on my bed and I took a seat next to her.

I hugged her and said. "You are lucky you are my best mate or I would have taken that hair comment a little more personally." She smiled as I pulled away.

She took a strand in her hand, "You know it is getting a bit darker."

"Really?" she nodded and I went to look in the nearest mirror. Great, I thought, now I just look like a ripe banana.

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I cautiously started toward the sofa.

"Why does she hate me so much?" James asked. "What have I ever done to her?"

I turned my head to the side and opened my mouth. "Well everytim-"

"This year, at least."

"There was that b-"

"This month, then."

He didn't even give me a chance to say anything before he cut me off.

"Fine! Today, what did I do today?"

We sat there in silence for a moment or two. James had his hands in his hair and was still staring at the fire. I took a seat next to him.

"I think it's time you get over her mate." I stated in a matter of fact tone and clapped a hand on his back.

He glared at me and then sighed, "You know I can't do that. She's just so…" he let his voice trail off. "What am I going to do?"

"You could start to date other girls again." I said smoothly.

"Did you not just her me? I can't. Lily is the only one I want." James said with another annoying sigh as if his life were truly over or something.

I tried not to shudder as he carried on about how he loved her. "Okay, okay stop!" I shouted, "I'm not asking you to marry anybody just date, only a few dates to take your mind off of things."

James shrugged and mumbled something about how he'd think about it. That was good enough for me and leapt of the sofa and started toward the portrait hole just as I heard my name being called.

"Black, hey Black!" I spun around just as Nadia ran by and grabbed my arm.

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I was walking back down the stairs and I heard Sirius still conversing with James. Just then, Sirius got up and I followed behind him. He was about to go out when I called his name. I figured it was about time for my revenge.

He turned around cockily and grinned when he saw me. I grabbed his arm and pulled him out the portrait hole. I looked at him and he was looking at my hand, which was very close to his own. I pulled away instantly pretending not to notice. I failed miserably as I started to blush slightly.

"You rang love?" he said with conceited smirk.

I rolled my eyes and retorted with, "I just wanted to tell you that I talked to Lily and I think she might be willing to date. So… how did things go with James?"

Sirius shrugged, "About the same, he might take a bit more convincing though."

"Alright then, I'll see you around." I turned, pretending to go back to the common room. Once he started walking away, I aimed a spell his way. I tried not to laugh when I climbed through the portrait hole. Sirius Black was in for one hell of a shock.

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A/n: Hello again!

First off, I am sooooooo sorry this is so late… Lots of end of the year things that had to be finished. I don't even think this chapter is that fabulous or long for that matter. I repeat, I'm so sorry. Don't worry the next chapter will be better this one was kind of just a filler.

Wow, thanks for all the reads, greatly appreciated! But how come there were so few reviews? Thank you to all of those who did review! I have decided to keep Sirius and Nadia's parts in the first person and the Lily and James stuff will be third, sorry to those of you who wanted me to change it, but it just works out better this way.

Thanks again!

--Ec