"Ugh!" I yelled as I was pelted with a pillow, "It is seven in the morning on a Saturday! What the fuck do you want?" I lifted my head to see James, Remus and Sirius standing around my bed.
I looked down to make sure I had a shirt on, thank God I did. "Whoa watch the language!" James said as I pelted him with a pillow. "Come on, we have Quidditch tryouts!" he beamed. He was obviously excited.
"I am not even trying out, you git. Now if you wouldn't mind I need to sleep," I flipped them off and flopped back down.
"Oh no you don't," Remus said and I was suddenly being lifted up.
"PUT ME DOWN!" I yelled, I was kicking and screaming trying to get free, but he wouldn't let me go.
"You promised you would come, now stop attacking me." I finally relented.
"Fine," I pouted. "Will you at least put me down? Everyone is staring." I looked around at the people's confused faces. "I really don't want my murderous fiancé on your case."
He still didn't put me down, "No one will ever get in the way of me carrying you, Katie. Not even Lucius and the snakes." He said proudly.
"Aww Remus, did I ever mention that any girl would be lucky to have?"
"Uh, no." he blushed.
"Well, I am telling you now. Any girl would be lucky to have you!" I lifted my head and kissed him on the cheek, he blushed even more than before.
"Put her down, Moony." Sirius snarled.
Remus almost dropped me he put me down so fast. "Hey, what's your problem? Are you just jealous Remus is carrying me and not you? You should really get a girl friend."
"Maybe you should stop flirting with guys," he shot back.
"I repeat, what is your problem?"
"You!" he threw up his hands and stomped off down the hall.
"Did I do something wrong?" I muttered.
"He has just been in a weird mood ever since you…" James trailed off.
"Ever since I got engaged," I finished. I looked at the ground as we walked, suddenly finding the marble floor interesting.
"Look, don't worry about it. He will be fine by Monday." James smiled reassuring and threw his arm around me.
"Yeah, I hope so." I said quietly.
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"What do you think of the new recruits?" James asked me.
"I think you have a good team this year. Cooper has to warm up on a broom. He has natural talent, but he is only a third year and this is his first time on a team. He will be an awesome seeker, with a little practice."
"Why did you never try out for the team?" Peter asked.
"Because, I am a strategist and up until now I did not have the body type." Peter nodded in agreement and I glared at him. "Anyways, I am kind of like your secret weapon, I get a bird's eye view on practice and games and I tell you what you need to work on." I sat down on the couch next to Lily, who was reading a book.
"Whatcha reading?" I asked.
"A History of Hogwarts," she didn't even look up.
"You have read that a thousand times," I rolled my eyes.
"It's a good book! Here's an idea, why don't you read it? Actually why don't you try reading?" she huffed and went back to reading.
"For your information, I have already read it. I rather enjoy reading, thank you very much. I prefer fantasy and romance though." I sat back and crossed my arms.
"Romance? There is no use fantasizing about something that will never happen, love." Sirius drifted over. He seems in a good mood.
"What's with the change in attitude?" I looked up at him. His hair was slightly ruffled and there was a faint red tint around his lips.
"I did what you told me to and got a girlfriend. Well I don't know if you could call her a 'girlfriend' but I had fun."
"Oh spare us the details, Black." Arianna said, coming through the portrait hole. She almost never called him "Black."
"What's with you, lover?" he said leaning against a wall looking absolutely scrumptious. Stop! It is never going to happen!
"I am not your lover! I am going to go find Amos, Tata!" she smiled sweetly and left as quickly as she came.
"Well that was weird. I am going to my room where it is quiet. Are you coming Katie?" Lily stopped at the stairs.
"Actually I have to go meet a certain fiancé of mine. I have been summoned," I said in a fancy British voice. "What a git. Oh well, I might as well find romance in him, since according to a certain someone I will never find it." I sighed and headed toward the portrait hole.
"OI!" I turned around and saw Sirius coming towards me. "Mind if I tag along?"
Those were not the words I thought would come out of his mouth, "Uh… um… I don't know if that's a good idea. I mean Lucius, he might… sure." I gave in. I didn't want to be in a fight again.
"Okay, where are we meeting?" he said it like he didn't even care if he came.
"Just follow me you pigheaded ass." I took him by the tie and stomped out of the common room, towards the garden.
"You are meeting him in the garden?" Sirius asked.
"Yes, what's so weird about that?" I raised an eyebrow.
"I just figured you two you meet in a dark alley or something," I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, he may be evil, but he has class." Sirius snorted, "You wanted to come, so if you would like to leave, be my guest." I gestured to Hogwarts.
He was going to retort, but he was interrupted, "What is he doing here?" a voice snarled.
"Oh, Lucius." He was wearing a dark brown button-up shirt and black pants. The first three buttons were undone. I couldn't help but feel attracted to him.
"Just accompanying a friend," Sirius put an arm around me. "You don't have a problem with that, do you?" I felt butterflies in my stomach with his arm around me. I was attracted to both guys at once. This is going to get complicated.
Despite my instincts, I pushed his arm away.
Lucius balled his fists, "Yes, I do mind. Run along now and play with your stupid friends."
"That's it," Sirius took out his wand and prepared to fight. Lucius did the same.
"Stop it!" I yelled but Sirius pushed me away. Let's just say I wasn't particularly thrilled by that.
"Take it back, Malfoy or I'll make you." Sirius threatened.
"Just try," Lucius snarled.
Sirius shot a silent curse and Lucius sent up a shield and shot a curse back.
When I fantasized about guys fighting over my, this is not how I pictured it. I wasn't even sure if they were fighting over me.
The fight was getting so crazy, I found myself jumping out of the way to avoid being hit with spells.
"ENOUGH!" I took out my wand and said some spell that I wasn't even sure I knew and it blasted both Sirius and Lucius back.
They both hit the ground with a thud and groaned, "Bloody hell, Katie." Sirius said.
"Oh shut up, you'll live." I glared at him and looked at Lucius, who was in the same shape as Sirius. I figured he would yell at me and call me all sorts of things, but no.
"Are you alright?" I asked approaching him slowly and carefully.
"Yeah," he was now standing and brushing himself off. "Sorry about that."
I was speechless. Did he just apologize? "Uh… I… its fine." I got out.
"Yes well, tell your friend he should learn his place." He, once again, stood tall and proud.
"Maybe you should learn yours," I snapped. "Sorry, I didn't mean it. I- I should go." I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek and walked back to the castle.
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"What was that?" Sirius said, running to catch up with me.
"That was me breaking up a fight. I have no idea what you were doing," I rounded a corner and tried to get away from Sirius.
"Oi!" he called out and continued to pursue me. I finally got back to the common room and slammed the door behind me. I heard the door burst open and Sirius stormed in, "I was defending our friends and you were flirting with a Malfoy!" He pulled me around to face him.
"Sorry for protecting you! Next time I will let him kick your ass!" I got my hand free from him and ran to the steps.
"So now you are saying he is a better wizard?" he yelled. I contemplated just walking up the stairs and not talking to him for eternity, but I didn't want him to think I thought he was a terrible wizard.
"No, I am saying that you are too noble to use dark magic under any circumstance, but Lucius on the other hand would use it in a heartbeat. I didn't want to see what Lucius would do, when it came down to it."
"You think I couldn't defend myself?" his jaw clenched and I knew I wasn't done just yet.
"NO! God, get over yourself! You are just as good as him if not better, but he doesn't play fair. Of course you would win in a fair fight, but I didn't know what he would do and it scared me. I didn't want you to get hurt, though I am rethinking that decision. Also the fight was completely pointless. Hell, this fight is completely pointless!"
"Fine, but why did you have to kiss him?" he had a pained expression on his face. The way he said it hit me like a pile of bricks.
"He apologized." I looked down. I know it was a stupid reason, but it was true.
"Oh, well I'm sorry too." He looked at his feet.
"Thanks." Well this is awkward.
"Do I get a kiss now?" He's back.
I rolled my eyes, "Maybe, if you're good." I blew him a kiss and walked up the stairs.
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Sirius POV
What is wrong with me? Why am I acting like this? What is it with Katie that makes me so crazy?
"Padfoot! Where have you been?" James asked as he sat on his bed reading The Daily Prophet.
"Out." I didn't want them to know I was with Katie, even though they all saw me ask if I could go with her. I could not believe that she was going to marry Lucius fucking Malfoy! I know her grandparents wanted to keep the blood pure, but Lucius Malfoy? I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
"So you aren't going to tell us what happened with you, Katie and Lucius, told you James." James groaned and threw Remus a galleon.
"Did you bet on me?" they had bet on me before, but if I was going to tell them about what happened with Katie. They were obviously desperate.
"Look Padfoot, you have been acting really weird and it started when you found out about Katie and Lucius-"
"I was just caught off guard okay?" I didn't mean to yell, but that was a touchy subject.
"We aren't trying to make you mad, Padfoot. We just want to know what is going on." Remus said. He was on his bed studying me carefully.
"Nothing is going on; I would be acting the same way if it were Arianna." I tried to defend myself.
"She was your girlfriend and even then you wouldn't be as protective. We all care about Katie, but she has it under control. At least that whet she says. You know you can't change Katie's mind. She is strong willed and she can protect herself." They weren't going to make me say it were they?
"What do you want me to say? I have always been protective over Katie."
James stood up, "You haven't had to be protective over her, at least not with other guys who like her. Look, we all know she wasn't the most attractive girl in the world and she wasn't exactly a guy-magnate. Now she has guys drooling as she walks by and a fiancé. But why would you care?"
"How could I not care? You guys can care about her but I can't? Everyone is so surprised when I start giving a shit!" I threw my hands up in the air. Everyone got to care about her except me. Everyone got a say in her life, except me. How is that fair?
"Sirius, come on. We just want to know why you are acting weird. You go off on Katie when she says anything about Lucius, you freaked out when I was carrying Katie, you glare at any guy who even looks at Katie, and you are extra rude to the Slytherins. Are you in love with Katie?" Remus asked.
I was so flabbergasted I didn't know what to say. Was I in love with Katie Brown? "I wouldn't say in love, more like in like. I never even thought that was a possibility. I always liked Katie, even when she wasn't a complete goddess. I had crush on her in first and second year and while I got hot she got well, not."
I looked at my feet. She was never ugly; though I teased her I never meant it. When we were in class the other day and the boggart me came out of the dresser, my heart stopped. I was yelling terrible things at her and I think I actually said some of them. I couldn't even look at her for the rest of the day. I was her biggest fear?
"We have all liked her at one point or another. She is great to be around and she holds her own with us. If I wasn't madly in love with Lily and she wasn't engaged to Lucius, I would date her. Actually, I would probably marry her." I couldn't help the urge to strangle him when he said he would marry her. Man, I don't think this has ever happened.
"Same goes for me, well besides the Lily part." Remus said. Okay, if anyone else professes their love for Katie, I am going to punch them.
"Okay, so what am I supposed to do? I have never had trouble with girls, but she isn't a regular girl. She's Katie."
"Well first of all, never say that in front of her because girls take that the wrong way." James said. He had plenty of experience in what not to do when it came to wooing girls. Poor James, if only Lily would admit that she loved James back.
"Give her space," Remus started, "but not too much. Don't freak out about everything she does. If she brings up Lucius or any other guys around you, don't freak out. She might just want to vent about what a jerk he is or she might want to talk about how perfect he is. If so, just politely leave or change the subject. Don't freak out on her. Trust her judgment, and don't smother her."
I had no idea Remus knew all this stuff about girls, well at least Katie. James looked just as shocked, "Mooney, where did you learn all this stuff?" James asked.
"I just pay attention, actually James you would probably do well to try this too."
James threw his pillow at him, "Actually, that is probably a good idea. Can you right that down?"
"Shut up Prongs."
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Sirius likes Katie! This is going to get juicy:) (Like it hasn't already)
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