Blue Moon

Chapter Fourteen

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Amos took Harry's wrist and guided him past a corner and into the Entrance Hall and out until they were a good ways to the Care of Magical Creatures class. They'd be working in the forest, their first day and Harry was nervous but he gulped down his fears. It wasn't class that he was worried so much about... More that he'd run into Sirius during said class.

And he was right to worry, his time tables had told him that he would be having class with the Gryffindors today, and since he'd signed up for all the same classes as Sirius, all the classes he had with Gryffindor would be with Sirius.

"No worries, Harry, this class is a breeze so long as you read your book, that is, everyone thinks so. It's all just memorization really, but you know I'll help you with anything you need. This is my best class," Amos offered with a slight grin. Harry realized that Amos had just called himself stupid. His best class was the one that was easiest, according to Amos...

Harry shook off his amusement and nodded his head smiling back at his friend, "Thanks."

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James let his eyes wander as he leaned against a tree, one which he'd carved his and Lily's names into, cheesy... Yes. But she's liked it, that is of course after she'd gotten over the fact that his spell had permanently damaged the poor magical tree.

Sirius looked over to his best friend, almost enjoying their casual and comfortable silence, something he'd missed for a very, very long time. "Mate, look!" Sirius said giggling over at his fellow Gryffindor Frank Longbottom.

"Lookit that oaf," there was some affection in his voice so anyone listening in would know that Sirius wasn't making fun of the tall and slightly awkward young man. He was talking to the young Alice, a seventh year Hufflepuff.

"Blimey, they're perfect for each other," James lifted a finger to his grinning mouth and began to bite at one of the nails. His bright hazel eyes looked away from the young soon to be couple to scan the gathering crowd of Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors, but what caught his wandering attentions sent his mind into a slight frenzy. Amos Diggory and Harry were practically walking hand in hand (or hand on arm, really) as they came toward the purposely cleared area of the forest. He needed to distract Sirius, and then maybe he wouldn't have to see what James knew would throw his friend off the deep end.

"Right so... Hear about the last Cannon match? They really... sucked..." James drifted off as his best mate pushed himself off of the tree beside him to walk right past him. "Damn."

"...yeah so Harry, how about for lunch I take you to the kitchen and then for a stroll through the castle?" Amos said with a charming smile on his face. Harry nodded his head as he shifted a little and smiled up at the older and taller Hufflepuff, glad to have at least one friend here. As he did though, almost unseen to others, he slipped on and upturned root. He slid a little closer to Amos purely by accident, who's free arm moved out to hold tighter to Harry's other arm, almost instinctually moving him closer to his larger frame.

Sirius' eyes widened and he felt something inside him clench and freeze. His fists balled up as his mind ran wild with possibilities of why Harry and Amos were so touchy with each other. It had only been a day (and a night), and Harry was already flirting with another boy? Had Harry lied to him about his feelings? As far as he could tell the raven haired Hufflepuff had.

"Harry?" the boy in question stopped his slightly giggling laughter at his own clumsiness as he heard the baritone that was so familiar to him.

The bright green eyes that Sirius had come to feel for so deeply searched wildly before stopping on him. Harry stood strait again and slowly tugged his arm from Amos, now able to stand on his own.

"Sirius... it's not what..." Harry was interrupted as Professor Kettleburn came from behind a few trees with some off creature or another coming in after him on a sort of leather leash.

"Settle down class! Settle down now! Time for the lesson! Hufflepuff over here by me, and Gryffindors on that side, now move along children, we don't have all day. I must take roll before the lesson," Harry looked back at Sirius, a sick feeling settling in his stomach as Amos gently took his wrist and walked to the group of Hufflepuffs.

"Come on, Harry. It's time for class..."

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"Cheer up, Harry!" said a short, but pretty blonde girl as she was coming down the stairs. She sat beside the boy on the couch and put an arm around his shoulders.

"All will be well," said a long haired Asian girl, finishing Alice's sentence for her. She sat her astronomy book down in her lap too look up at Harry and Alice on the couch. Harry nodded his head and placed a piece of parchment into one of his books, his Care of Magical creatures essay that was due next week.

"Thanks guys," the girls smiled brightly at the new student, they may not have known what was wrong but it didn't really matter. The fellow Hufflepuff had been sitting alone doing his work, looking for the world that he was at his wits end.

"You going to dinner with Amos? Or do you want to go with us?" The second girl named Lisa asked as she scooted closer to Harry and Alice with a smile.

"Actually, I'm going to the library, I need to do some research. I'll just go by the kitchens later. You guys should just go and have dinner, you shouldn't bother waiting for me..."

A stout but fit young man with dark reddish-orange hair, who wearing gold and black stripped tie dropped onto the chair beside the girls and Harry.

"You sure?" Harry grinned at the young man.

"Yes, but thanks, Abbot," Harry said finally standing. "Tell Amos that I'll be back after a while and not to worry, I know my way to the library and back. I promise," Harry knew the other boy well enough now that he knew that he would worry no matter what he said.

"Right, mate," Stuart Abbot said leaning back and grinning up at Harry. "I'll just have all the girls to myself then..."

"Yeah right," Alice said smiling over at Stuart.

"We'll tell him, Harry," Lisa said as she stood as well, holding onto Alice's hand and Stuart's tie.

"Thanks," Harry was out of the common room entrance with only a small smile and a wave to his friends. He wasn't really going to the library though, and lying to those people wasn't something he liked to do, he just really wanted some time to himself now. He wanted to clear his head, and the only place that he could think of now that could help him, was... well a ways away.

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Sirius bit his bottom lip as he looked around the Great Hall, Harry wasn't at his table, but it wasn't like he cared. Harry had missed lunch to be with Diggory it didn't surprise him that he was missing dinner as well, it only hurt.

Sirius dropped his fork and stood from the table, not hungry any more. His movements caused his friend to look up at him, he heard Remus, "Padfoot?"

"What's up?" James asked.

"I'm gone. I'll see you lot later, I'm not hungry anymore," and before any of them could say anything else Sirius was walking away from the table, with four sets of eyes on his retreating back.

Once he'd decided where he would wander off too he set off in the direction of the exit. While he was busy off in his own world thinking of a certain short and green eyed Potter, his mind beyond gone, he felt his shoulder hit someone else's pushing them both away with the force.

"Oi! Watch it, git," Sirius shouted, as he caught himself from losing balance and falling like the other person had. He was not in a good mood at all tonight, and this had not helped. The person he'd bumped into had fallen back, hitting the wall they had been close to.

"Excuse you, you're the one who bumped into me." Sirius eyes widened slightly. It was Amos.

Sirius held his ground, trying and failing to put all his anger in the back of his mind and not taking all this out on Amos. "You were in my bloody way, and I suggest you get the hell out of it now, unless you want to be on the more dangerous end of my wand, mate."

Amos felt the threat, he wasn't stupid enough to go against Sirius Black but he refused to back away like a coward, "You better watch it, Black," Amos said standing up strait and off the wall.

Sirius couldn't stand that this was the boy that Harry apparently liked better. He hadn't even gotten a day to sort things out and go to talk to Harry, when this jerk had moved in on his territory and taken advantage of Harry. He saw it happen before he realized what he was doing, his hands moved out and shoved Diggory so hard against the wall that he heard the dull thud that was his head hitting the wall.

"You stay the hell away from Harry, you poncy little queen," Sirius felt his lip curl up and he pointed his wand at the Hufflepuff, who's hands were holding onto the back of his head while he tried to get himself together. With a gasping breath he retaliated in what seemingly had Sirius in such a bad mood.

"Why should I? Harry obviously doesn't want to see any of you, you're the bastard Black, why would he waste his time!" Amos didn't know where the words had come from, and looking back later he would still be amazed by his courageous and slightly stupid words, of course he wouldn't have time in the immediate future as Sirius dropped his wand and hit him so hard all he saw was black.

"Sirius!" The dark haired teen turned around and came almost face to face with the boy he'd been fighting over only seconds ago.

"What are you doing?!" The panic in Harry's voice was clear as he came to a halt in front of Sirius, trying to look around him and down at the unconscious Amos Diggory. "What happened to him?" Sirius shook his head,

"Nothing," Harry's eyes gave Sirius a once over and he noticed it right away, other than the fact that his wand hand had red knuckles, he looked really hurt, and beyond that pissed off. Harry's hand shot out and he took Sirius' hand into his own, he held on even when he felt the other boy tugging to get free.

"Stop being a big baby," Harry winced slightly at the redness of the knuckles, had he really hit Amos that hard? For what? Harry looked up at Sirius a little sadly, "What happened?"

Sirius' jaw clenched and he looked down at Harry, the edge in his eyes made Harry want to turn away from him and run to hide, he looked to angry, it almost scared him.

"Sirius, please..."

"Why do you care? You just want to know so you can go to Dumbledore and give him the full story, get me expelled or something like that?" Harry felt his own anger jump at that. What was he talking about?!

"What are you talking about? Why would I do that?" Sirius actually pulled his hand this time and it jerked out of Harry's hand with enough force to make him lose his balance and fall into his chest. Sirius, not even a day or so ago would have held onto him, even if he was confused about what he felt for Harry, but he wasn't confused anymore. He put his hands on Harry's arms and pushed him away standing him up on his own again.

"I don't know, you tell me. Why would you go running into Diggory's arms after only a day?" Harry bit his lip and tried to stop himself from exploding.

"A day? Are you kidding me? It's been over a week! You've been ignoring me, and treating me like dirt! Or did you forget?" Harry clenched his fists and glared angrily at Sirius, who apparently didn't have a defense for himself when it came to this.

"And don't think we could have talked anything out! You wouldn't have let me, or at least I would have talked but you'd have blocked me out like it was nothing! I don't know what I did... I don't know what changed your mind... about us... but you could have done me the favor of telling me you were done with me instead of letting me follow after you for a week like a lost puppy. You could have at least talked to me!" Harry sounded more hurt than anything now and Sirius hated it. But he wasn't going to do anything about it now, he couldn't apologize he didn't know how to.

"You wouldn't have understood, and you wouldn't now either," Sirius moved down to pick up his wand and put it in his pocket.

"Of course I wouldn't! I'm just dumb little Harry, I would never be able to understand you, Sirius, not as deeply disturbed as you are," Harry pushed past Sirius, and crouched down by Amos. The Gryffindor felt his fist clench and his nails begin to dig into skin when Harry lent his face down and whispered in Amos' ear, when Harry put his hand on the fallen boys chest, and when he ran his hand over the boy's face.

"Keep him away from me, Potter, unless you want a walking deformity for a boyfriend," Sirius spat before moving past them and pushing the doors open to get the hell out of the castle.

Harry gave Sirius a bitter glare before taking his wand and attempting to levitate Amos, he had to get him to the Hospital wing now, and forget about Sirius.

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A/N: The end of this chapter was hard to write, I didn't want them to fight, honestly. I wanted them to kiss and be cute, but I just didn't end up typing that. I'm sorry. but hey that just means a more explosive next meeting. There could be tongues involved if I get a few great reviews... heehee

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-Bloody