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Chapter 10: Who did not end up with someone.

After what seemed like a few hours, Meg wandered up the stairs to her dorm slowly, and light heartedly, swaying with every step and humming softly. She hardly noticed Olivia pass, but then stopped and called back "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Hunger pains," Olivia turned around. Eyes still slightly blotchy. "I'm going to the kitchen for a bite." she smiled half-heartedly, and continued walking pensively out of the common room, and thoughtfully down the hallway, all the way to a picture of fruit, where she tickled a pear. It giggled and transformed into a doorknob. She tried to slip in quietly but the house elves always made a fuss.

Quite a few of the house elves ran up to meet her, asking if she would like anything in particular, the others seemed busy preparing the feast. "Just a sandwich and some juice, really." All but one of them ran off to fetch food.

"You just sit here next to Mssr. Black." she said kindly directing her to sit across the table from Sirius.

She smiled half-hearted at him. "You missed lunch too?"

"Just by a sliver." He already had a large plate of food, that he seemed to have hardly touched. He slid her over some pudding.

"Thanks," she picked up a spoon and ate slowly.

"What's wrong?" Sirius asked, "You look blotchy"

She raised an eye brow at him, "Well, you don't exactly look peachy keen." she said swiftly but then mumbled an apology.

"It's okay." he laughed. "Just, you know- lonely on Christmas,"

"You're telling me." She said to her pudding.

"Neh, you got Remus." He said trying to cheer her up.

"No," She said, again to her pudding. "I don't."

"Why not?" He sat down the fork he had been pretending to eat with.

"He does not love me." Olivia said quietly, also setting down her spoon. "I don't think I love him either." She shrugged and looked up at him, "What about you?"

"Yeah," he fiddled with the fork again, "I thought I liked Meg, but, I guess my heart wasn't really in it. Her's either apparently."

"I'm sorry." She said sympathetically.

"Nah," Sirius laughed, "I'm sure I would make a terrible boyfriend."

"What makes you think that?" She questioned concerned.

"Well, I can't even control myself sometimes." He said, "And I don't think I could tie myself for her for too long."

"Well, was that really you or her?" Olivia asked. He looked over, surprised that she seemed to care so much, she was looking at him with concern in her eyes. Sirius smiled suddenly.

"Don't know." He said.

Several house elves arrived with several different and large sandwiches, overflowing with fillings, and two each carried a goblet and a pitcher of juice. They sat them down in front of her, obstructing her view of Sirius. She said thank you several times and he saw them all wander back to work. He slid the two pitchers aside, to find Olivia blushing over her sandwiches.

"I really don't think I'll eat all of this." she said. Sirius laughed.

"Well," he grabbed some large fabric napkins, "how about we wrap a couple of those up and have a picnic?"

"Where?" she asked. "It's cold and there's snow everywhere."

"Oh, please," He said wrapping up two sandwiches, and pocketing them, "we can fix that!" He got up and held out a hand to her, She took it, and followed him. The house elves curtsied as they left, Olivia attempted to thank them all as Sirius nearly dragged her out.

They made their way slowly up to the astronomy tower winding through ths steep steps, talking and still holing hands, until they arrived. Sirius let her hand down, pulled out his wand and muttered "Evansco." The snow vanished. He sat down on the ground, unwrapped the sandwiches and unfolded one of the napkins so that it made a very small picnic blanket.

Olivia sat down across from him, "very nice, Mr. Black."

"Thank you, Miss Olivia." She nodded politely. They both ate quietly for a moment. Olivia watched the clouds overhead.

"What did you get for Christmas?" Sirius asked conversationally.

"Nothing interesting." She said downheartedly. "Jelly Beans."

"I thought you liked those?" Sirius questioned.

"Oh," She sat down her sandwich. "I do. It's just that I get the same thing every year, on Christmas and my birthday."

"Well," Sirius stated, "that would get boring."

"Yes," She smiled. "But I'll always have them. I've practically got a lifetime supply."

"Well, what do you want?" He asked.

"Nothing you can get for Christmas." She laughed.

"What would that be?" He asked.

Olivia looked over at him sadly, "you really care?" She asked, he nodded. "Love."she bit back tears. "I want somebody to love me, truly."

"What about your family?" Sirius asked, truly concerned.

She said, peacefully, "they love me, they just don't show it."

"I think I know how you feel." He said, nodding.

"Really?"She asked.

"I've practically been exiled from mine for conversing with wizards of non-pure blood." he said stately.

"Oh, dear." Olivia said. "I'm so sorry."

"I'm not!" he laughed a bark-like laugh, "I know people fifty times better than them, and it has nothing to do with their blood."

"I'm glad you think that way," She patted him on the hand. "Some people are just not very nice, you seem very kind. So, remind me again why you'd be a bad boyfriend?" She laughed, heartily.

"Because," He smiled, "I have no one to love." He leaned closer, and whispered, "but neither do you, and you seem to be perfect."

"Well, you could always love me if you wanted." Olivia said, caught his eye, blushed a slight pink and looked away. Sirius swiftly pecked her on the cheek. She looked back at him, and smiled very serenely, almost dazed.

He leaned in to kiss her on the lips, but as soon as he closed his eyes, someone screamed his name from his pocket.

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A/N: what? screamed his name? from his pocket? what on earth could that be about?

Also, I have a new story up called "Lily Evan's Almost Perfect Life." Remus/Lily and some Lily/James

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