My Foe's Foe is my Friend
I updated against my better judgement! Still hope those who read it like it!
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Chapter 3 – The plan
The Gryffindor common room had lost all his attractions for Sarah. Sitting there meant watching Remus and Anne. It made her feel sick. Her friends can you call this giggling bunch of girls, friends? , who knew nothing about her feelings towards Remus, forced her to sit and talk with them. Lynn was the most annoying of all. She non-stop asked questions about her detention, well about Sirius.
"Did he mention me?" "He looked gorgeous that day, didn't he?" "Did you talk a lot about your friends?" "Did he say something about my new hairstyle? Ben Baker of Hufflepuff thought it looked pretty cool!"
Sarah stopped listening. Her gaze drifted off again to Remus. Anne sat on his lap and was feeding Sirius' chocolates to him. They both smiled happily. He was mine. Always! Well Anne is good-looking, very good-looking, but I always thought Remus was about such things as looks…
She forced herself to look away. She couldn't stand this any longer. Sarah started staring at Sirius instead. He looked very grumpy as well and eyed Anne with a curious expression upon his … ok I admit it: handsome features. Was it jealousy? Anger? Or even sadness? Sirius suddenly turned his head and stared straight at her. Grey eyes. Quite frightening grey eyes! They were so cold… but now something behind these eyes was … kind of broken. And there was definitely sadness. Not the usual mocking gaze. He must have seen a hint of pity in her eyes, because he suddenly looked angry and rearranged his face into an indifferent expression. Sarah rolled her eyes and gave him that kind of nasty look she had only reserved for him and very horrible potions essays. She turned back to her friends' conversation, well to Lynn's monolog. Aaaannnnoying!
Lily seemed very annoyed too and after glancing quickly at Sarah she made an excuse for them both… something about the library.
"You are the most wonderful person alive!" Sarah sighed as they left the common room.
"And you sound like Potter, darling! I couldn't stand it. Lynn is quite nice but she drives me mad sometimes. The day before yesterday she didn't stop asking for gossip about James… er Potter… this is because she's hanging around with Rita Skeeter all the time!", Lily concluded.
"What?" she asked puzzled as Sarah grinned at her.
"Well, you just called Potter, James!" she said triumphantly. "Are you at last falling for him?"
"No, I'm not!" Lily said angrily. "But any way I wanted to talk with you about your love-life!"
Sarah stopped dead. She couldn't possibly know… Am I that obvious?
"What do you mean?" she asked with unconvincing puzzlement.
Now it was Lily's turn to grin.
"You had a crush on either Sirius or Remus. I'm not sure which of them. But you can't stop staring at them and you are all moody."
"This is just stupid! You know I hate Sirius since we first met and Remus is my best friend since we first met, apart from you!" Sarah said weekly.
"Well, feelings can change when time passes." Lily said wisely.
"I bet you know! Speaking of Jamesie-darling…" Sarah smirked.
"Don't change the subject!" Lily cried out angrily. "I'm your best mate after all, you can tell me!"
"Oh, very well. Something has changed… er… between me and Remus. But I'm not in love, really! I just noticed he's kind of cute…" She blushed.
"It's ok." Lily said. "I won't tell anyone. You have to forget him, I know it's hard, but well, he has a girlfriend."
Sarah knew Lily was trying to comfort her and even though it didn't help, she was grateful. Lily didn't laugh and that meant a lot to her.
"Harris?" Sarah frowned, this voice belonged definitely to Sirius Black, but what the hell was Black doing in the library? He never was learning for anything.
She looked up and saw with no surprise at all Sirius "slimy smile" Black watching her with a mixture of interest and revulsion.
"What do you want?" Sarah asked eyeing him suspiciously. What in Merlin's name was he up too?
"I need …you have to… Well, I need your help, Harris! Happy?" Sirius was very speaking quietly and quickly. It was obvious this words cost him a great effort.
Sarah couldn't resist the temptation of teasing him.
"You need my help, Black?" She asked loud and clearly. He shot her an angry look.
"Yeah, I do. And you need mine. Don't pretend!" Sirius hissed.
"Why should I need your help?" Sarah was really confused. What is he playing?
"Well, let's put it this way. You don't like Belt and Lupin dating, either, do you?"
Sarah just stared him, loathing in her eyes.
"What do you know about this? Cause you know nothing about really liking someone. Why don't snog some other girls, like you used to? Why are you suddenly obsessed with Anne, Black?" she spite out.
"I'd like to discuss this matter somewhere little more private, ok?" Sirius didn't wait for an answer; he took her hand and pulled her out of the library. Many girls stared at them looking cross. No need to be jealous, girls! I'd swap with any of you anytime.
"In here." Sirius pulled her into an empty classroom.
"Ok, why should I help you and how can I?" Sarah snapped.
"Trust me, you want to help me, because you had a crush on dear Remus. It's simple; we'll make sure Anne and Remus stop going out. After a nasty break-up I'll be with Belt and you can date Lupin." Sirius explained with an evil grin.
"I ask again: Anne Belt? Two weeks ago you didn't care who you snog. I … well, I guess I love Remus and I want him happy. He is. You just want to have fun!"
Sarah immediately realised she gone too far. Sirius looked really hurt.
"Is there something else you want to say? C'mon insult me. I'm only Sirius Black and I don't have any feelings…"
"Oh stop it! I'm sorry, but you are always very careless with other people's feelings!"
"Alright, alright. Anne is special, ok? She is the only girl, not fancying me and also talking friendly to me. Well, she did until I started asking her out." Sirius said in an unfamiliar serious voice. Sirius is serious?
"Don't you want her happy, if you like her that much? I really think she is. We should do nothing, It's not right!" Sarah sighed. This was not how she felt. Deep inside she liked to do something, but unlike Sirius she still had some moral.
"She'll be happier with me. I'm much hotter and a lot better looking. And you and Remus fit much better too. You're both smart and everything…" he said confidently.
Yeah, he's right! No, it's wrong. But he'll help you to get anything you want. I'll be happy. But Anne will be very sad; after all … she is my friend. No, she'll be fine, she will be with Black!
Sarah took a deep breath. "Ok, I'll do it. You're right, I never thought I would say this, but… Well, what's your brilliant plan, Black? Spit it out."
"Oh it's easy. We'll make them jealous. You pretend to be my girlfriend and stop talking to them and they will see how they miss us." Sirius said with a grin.
"Please tell me you are joking!" exclaimed Sarah.
"I'm Sirius and I'm serious."
"No way! I won't walk through Hogwarts holding your hand, pretending to enjoy it!" Argh! Git… the whole thing is stupid!
Sirius smirked. "I though you'd say this, but think again; it'll work!"
And Sarah thought. She remembered a month in her third year when she had refused to talk to Remus. It had been a stupid thing they argued about, but Remus had tried everything to make her talk to him again. He really had missed her. After all; it wasn't a bad plan… just a bit disgusting! Ok, really disgusting. Just imagine kissing Sirius. Sick!
"All right! But no snogging and stuff; if you dare put your hands anywhere you shouldn't, the whole thing is over, ok?"
"I think that's ok. I won't do anything like this, I promise!" Sirius smiled, he actually smiled. No grin or smirk, a real smile.
"You're what?" Lily Evans cried out. Lynn, Mary and Anne stared at Sarah in disbelieve.
"You heard me." Sarah couldn't help grinning. "I'm dating Sirius Black!"
She is dating Sirius. Ok! The intrigue has begun… Please review!!! I've only two reviews on three bloody chaps.
