Sick Inside

Clemence walked up the path from Hagrid's with Remus. "Remus?"

"Yea Em?"

"Say someone who was dating one someone kissed that someones cousin and that cousin kissed that someones boyfriend?"

"What? Em that doesn't make any sense." Remus chuckled and taking her hand, quickened their pace so they would make it for dinner.

"I kissed Sirius."

Remus glanced toward her and kept walking, she had expected that he would stop, he was the type of person to halt everything when they were told something like that.

"hmm...well that is potentially problematic."

"Potentially problematic? Remus he's dating my COUSIN!!"

"Hmmm, true...well what are you going to do?"

"I don't know? Avoid him for the rest of my life. Really Remus...If I knew what I was going to do, do you really think I would be asking you for help?"

Clemence had not fully wanted to tell him, but knew Sirius would, so she figured it wouldn't matter. She had always liked Remus. Not quite as much as she liked Sirius, but there was always something different about Remus.

Remus laughed lightly and pulled her along into the castle. He brushed the snow off of his robes and then reached out to brush snow off of her. She laughed and flicked some at his face, laughing again as he crinkled his nose up at her and stuck out his tongue. Her laugh died as she glanced over Remus' shoulder to see Sirius standing on the stairwell watching them.

The one thing that Clemence hated about Sirius was how much he was a Black, whether he thought he was or not. He had that same look when he was hurt. That look like they were completely void of feeling suddenly. Like they had suddenly passed out and were a walking zombie of sorts.

Remus saw the expression on her face change and followed her gaze to see Sirius fixing him with the same loathsome stare he had had when they were first years and Remus had told him not to eat so much candy. This time of course Sirius' stare was caused by the fact that Remus had just brushed the hair out of Clemence's eyes and let his hand linger a little longer than it should have.

"Moony, why don't you and your girlfriend find a nice broom closet, I don't like puking before I've even eaten."Sirius chortled at them, the empty expression on his face becoming more harsh and intense.

"Sod off Sirius. Come on Remus, lets go to dinner."Clemence glared back and made a point of taking Remus' hand and leading him into the Great Hall.

She didn't look back at Sirius. Remus had the feeling that Sirius would be pissed at him for the rest of the week, at least. Even though he wouldn't admit it, Sirius fancied Clemence more than anyone else he had ever known.

Remus watched as Sirius came into the Great Hall a few moments later with Melanie on his arm. James was walking along with them, Lily was already sitting with Remus and Clemence and Peter had just joined them. James came over to sit with Lily but Sirius steered Melanie toward a seat at the other end of the table. James watched and sent a glance at Remus who just shook his head. James nodded and turned his attention back to Dumbledore who had stood to make a before dinner announcement.

The rest of dinner was uneventful. Lily was slightly more civil to James then normal and Clemence thanked god for that. Remus didn't say much. Peter, like usual, said things that didn't make any sense at the most inappropriate moments. Right now Clemence was listening to him drone on about his 'girlfriend' Heather.

"She's in Hufflepuff." Peter said, chewing a piece of steak at the same time.

"Really? Does she take any classes with us?"

"No. She's a 4th year." Peter choked a bit on his mouthful of meat before washing it down with Pumpkin juice.

Clemence cut out of dinner early, having not eaten much. She told Lily she had a headache and said she would go lie down. On the way back to the dorms she had the misfortune of catching Sirius. She tried to walk passed him but he grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"What?" She glared sharply at him.

"Why the sudden change in attitude?You're starting to sound a bit like Bellatrix."

"Just sod off! And stop being so damn cocky. And stop acting like you bloody fancy me. I don't deserve that!"

She yanked her arm out of his grasp and slapped him across the face. Sirius stood and watched her run up the stairs until she was out of sight. He sighed before turning to go back to the Great Hall. Sirius stopped when he saw Remus standing there and for the first time in 6 years he could see the wolf in Remus. His anger boiling over and Sirius almost wished he had the invisibility cloak with him.

"She's right you know."

"Yeah well, you would agree with her. Standing around wishing she'd actually pay attention to you. Good luck with that, Moony."

Remus didn't say anything in return. He shoved passed Sirius, knocking him to the ground and hurried off down the hall. Sirius picked himself back up and didn't bother to watch Remus' retreating back. Sirius stood there and watched as the doors to the Great Hall opened and everyone started bustling out.

"Siri! There you are. Why did you leave?"

"hmmm...oh. I wasn't hungry." Melanie nodded and grabbed onto his arm dragging him up the steps with her. He wasn't one to not eat, but right now he felt sick to his stomach. And even though he told himself it was probably all the chocolate James and him had eaten the night before, he knew the real reason why.

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