Sirius

Have you ever seen a dog? It fights hard for what it wants. Its determined mind is strong and made of a strong material. It is also very sociable. It likes to watch from a far, and when there is a problem it is drawn toward it. The only thing that can control a dog fully is food.

Lamps have been doused and the room was dark. The fire was the only light source. Even the moon seemed to be hiding in the clouds. First years were sleeping quietly with their heads inside their pillows, all that is, but for Lara. She was poring over her books quietly. Sirius stared at her from the staircase.

Sirius' hair was black and dirty, his eyes were also black, but far from emotionless. He wore striped pajamas and white socks. His dark eyes were entranced, she had gone though four of the school books, it looked like she didn't get the books when she was supposed to. But still, the amazing fact was that she ran over the books in about two hours.

Lara put down the new finished History of Magic book. She sighed, but she seemed even less tired. She pulled out her wand, which she had done ever since the Charms book, she tried out a fire spell. The fire blazed with blue light and she jumped up delighted.

Sirius stared at her until he looked in the fire… it was controlling, it was dancing on the wall. Sirius ducked out and hid behind the pillar. Lara had just turned around, she felt his presence, but she seemed to have taken it to be her own imagination playing tricks on her.

Sirius sighed in relief and walked up to the boy's dormitory. James, Peter, and Remus were all sleeping quietly in their beds. Sirius watched as James turned over and continued sleeping. Sirius opened his curtains and slowly crept into bed. He was thinking of Lara and… how beautiful she was. With that last thought, he fell backwards and off to sleep.

Beep Beep! Sirius turned over. Beep Beep! His hand was moving around as if he were trying to swat flies. The alarm clock was beeping at Sirius. He sat up and instead of turning it off; he threw it out of the open window. Beep, Beep, Be- Crash.

Sirius looked around; he was all alone in the dormitory. Sirius suddenly shouted. "Damn! Now I wish that I didn't throw out my alarm." Sirius quickly put on his pants, t-shirt, and his black robe. He picked up all his books out of his trunk and then put them into his bag and ran from the room.

Running though all the kids that awoke and were talking in the common room, running past the portrait hole, running past all the happy pictures as they said 'Hello' and 'Good morning'. And then skidding to a stop in front of the Great Hall, he gathered all his coolness about him as he entered.

He walked over to James and his group. They were just eating and talking about what might happen around these new days. Sirius sat right next to James and brought some sausages, pancakes, and syrup over to his plate. He began to eat listening to what they said.

"-I've been looking forward to History of Magic. I think it might be fascinating!" Remus said excitedly.

"That's boring Remus, even you can do better then that! I'm looking forward to the most exciting class. Quiddutch! I can't believe they won't let us get on the house teams!" James said, his eyes rolling at Remus.

"Well they wouldn't would they?" said a girl's voice out of nowhere. "After what happened before- The last kid who went on the house team was a seeker, but he was almost killed. And I still don't see how they got the bludger out." She finished with a skeptical look on her face and sitting down across from Sirius and eating exactly what Sirius had.

"Oh, where is it?" She looked around for the syrup. "Oh, there, are you done with it?" She reached over for the bottle and took it; she poured it all over her food. Sirius and the group were looking at her.

"How did you know all that stuff?" Peter asked quickly. Lara finished swallowing before she answered.

"I read it in Hogwarts a History. It's really fascinating. Did you know that the ceiling was bewitched to look like what's outside? I love it all." She looked at Remus and his glasses. "Mind if I-?" She reached over as he gave her the glasses. "Oculousrepero!" The glasses were mended; they had scratches all over them.

She handed them back as Sirius looked at her eyes. They were beautiful Mahogany and she had long black silky hair. He wondered what her name was. She seemed to have read his mind and reached out her hand to him.

"Oh sorry, I'm Lara Dumbledore. Nice to met you…-"

"I'm Sirius Black." He said shaking her hand and looking over at the other three.

"Remus Lupin, glad to make your acquaintance." Lupin had an amazed look on his face. It was as if he had fallen in love with. Sirius thought, he quietly mumbled that she was his. Not to him directly, just to himself.

"I'm James Potter." He had a bored look cross over his face. She had stopped him from complaining, what was he supposed to talk about now?

"Peter Petagrew. Uh… it's nice to meet you." Lara gave him a cold smile and sat back down to continue eating, almost as if she had not just talked to the four of them.

Professor Dumbledore came by, handing out sheets. He walked over to the group and pulled out his wand. He touched the papers and passed them out to all of them and then passed one over to Lara with another paper.

Sirius leaned over as Dumbledore left to see what it said. The note said:

Dear Lara,

Let's meet on the Quiddutch Pitch to see if you are any good at it. If you ever need me my office is on the seventh floor. I have something to tell you about this castle if you drop by.

PS: I like Sugar Quills.

Sirius leaned back; questions flew though his head like owls. How is it she doesn't already know where his office is? Has she never been on a broomstick? Sugar Quills?! Sirius was interpreted in his thoughts when he was shoved by James.

"What do you get Sirius?" He looked down and read off his class schedule to James and Remus. James smiled and so did Remus.

"We all have the same classes, even Peter." They looked around to see that Lara had left for her next class.

"We'd better get outta here too." Sirius said his eyes slowly looking for his friend Peter. Sirius gave up and he, Remus, and James walked to the Charms class room.

The room was empty, all but for the Charms teacher, Mrs. Redela. She was sitting at her desk writing on a piece of paper, using his wand, Sirius pointed it to the chalk that was moving of its own accord and made it change what was being written. Rude words were being written across it.

Lara walked in and saw what Sirius was doing. He put down his wand and sat down, the other two roaring with laughter. Sirius looked at the disgusted look on her face at the words. She raised her wand and erased the bad words and cast a spell so that it began to write as before.

Sirius was ashamed though the whole class. He sometimes glanced at her when the teacher wasn't looking. She seemed to be avoiding his eye. She had held up her hand to every question. He pushed back his hair with his wand, and with out his know how, put a hole right though the wall with a charm. The kids laughed as he put his wand down quickly and the teacher turned around to see it.

Lara smiled vaguely, she probably knew it was a mistake, but maybe the fact that the teacher had a very hilarious face could have made it funny to her. The kids left the charms class their minds a bit more empty. Sirius stayed after class, taking his time to put away his books. James and Remus left early. Lara was waiting at the door for him.

Sirius walked up and past her, his face looking down to his feet to keep from showing that he was blushing. Lara was evidently walking right behind him, sometimes moving to his side when she walked a bit faster.

"Look," Sirius started and looked around to Lara, who was looking at him with her mahogany eyes, "I was… just playing around… and the wall…"

"Wizards have been doing it for ages. The fact that you made a hole in the wall was a complete mistake. When under pressure wizards do different spells. Yours is destruction and mine is bubbles." She stood still staring into his eyes. She blushed, moving toward Sirius.

"So… I'm sorry…" He bowed his head, embarrassed that she might try to kiss him, and that he wanted it. The bell rang and Sirius looked up, so did Lara. Frightened faces, they ran as fast as they could to Transfiguration, which, Sirius reflected, must be taught by the stern teacher, Professor McGonagall. What trouble might Lara be in?

They quickly opened the door and saw the kids looking at them. Together, boy and girl, hot and sweaty, they looked odd. "You're late!" The teacher shouted. He heard a scratching of a quill. They walked quickly to empty seats in the back not looking to the front. Sirius sat down with Lara and stared at the table. He pulled out his book and placed his wand next to it like a quill. He looked up and saw that Professor McGonagall was still writing. She stood up scanning the classroom.

"So everyone's here, finally?" She read off attendance, Lara looked relieved and opened up her book. "Don't get annoyed, I just want to see how much you know." The Professor opened her own book and asked a few questions. She cracked a smile every time Lara had answered a question. She must be impressed, even if it is against her will to be. Sirius was sure that if she kept it up, they might miss losing house points for Gryffindor or risk detention. She was making it out fine.

Sirius looked at her thoughtfully. McGonagall pulled out her wand turning the desk that she was sitting at a few minutes later into a pig and then back again. Everyone applauded, but for Sirius and Lara. Lara was too busy to notice. She had been writing down notes to all the things the teacher had been saying.

After the class was over, she had picked up her things and told Sirius see would see him later. She walked over to the Professor and began to talk with her. Sirius walked out with his friends and they began to talk about the Charms and Transfiguration classes and that they had double Potions today.

They walked down to the dungeons, they were cold and damp. The place would have been a dark place to go, but for the jolly fire that was burning in the fire place. They walked into the class room and split up. Remus went to the back to wait for Lara; he wanted to partner up with someone smart. James went to hang around the middle, Sirius went to the front and Peter walked to the back on the left side away from Remus.

Lara walked in and was automatically flagged down my Remus. She sat down smartly, looking at the room as Remus talked away. Sirius stared fixedly on the cauldron in front of him. Kids began to pour in; Lily walked to the middle and sat next to James, though she hadn't seemed to notice.

Slughorn's belly proceeded him though the dungeon's door. He laughed genially like Santa, though far from the color red. He looked like an Enormous chair that could move and talk. Sirius looked away, trying not to do anything that might make him say anything to him about his weight. He looked over to his brother only feet away from him.

Sirius scowled at him, his brother looked so content. "I bet mum and dad loved you being in Syltherian! Mum must like the fact that she now can talk to me with more venom." Sirius thought, his scowl becoming part of his face. Slughorn brought Sirius out of his thoughts by asking a question.

"I know it's a bit advance, but I want to know where your potion knowledge is. What are the best ways to go about making Ephriaimple?" Sirius saw a hand go up. He was surprised the voice that was talking was not Lara.

"First it is best to start a fire under your cauldron, then you put in the-" Lily went on, talking about how good it would work if you put in a swig of chocolate to take out the dancing and twitching. Sirius actually began to snore.

When she had finished Slughorn gave a laugh of amusement. He started to brag about her, he took up almost all of the Potions class, even for double Potions. It seemed like hours since Sirius was sleeping and dreaming of… of…

Sirius thought to himself, it was strange that he couldn't remember them. He had had several different dreams. He normally remembered them; he could remember dreams as a four-year old. Like a week ago he had been dreaming of a dark room, someone was calling to him. But he saw an outline of a person. He had said something important; the tone in his voice was urgent.

They all stood, Sirius did it with out comprehension. He walked out of the potions room and then tripped, falling down and spilling out all of his ink, quills, parchment, and all his school books.

He saw Lara's feet stood next to him. She pulled him up, Sirius still not thinking about anything, he seemed empty. Lara moved back just in time for Sirius to throw-up all over the floor. Sirius fell backwards, darkness covering him.

"Sirius?! Lupin!? Lupin! Help Siri-" Lara's words were cut off. He threw sick out of his mouth again. And another girls voice was near by, but not distant. It felt near to him… right next to him.

"Sirius, you must follow your instincts, follow your heart. You can tell she's trouble." A woman was crouching near a boy in a muggle preschool. The boy was crying; it was a smaller version of Sirius as a four-year-old. Sirius nodded, and the woman smiled kindly.

"You know we love you… don't you? We're just trying to help you though your life. Come here Sirius." They embraced; Sirius saying over and over… "I love you mom… I love you."