Chapter Twelve

I don't have to try,

To make you realise,

Anything I wanna do,

Anything I'm gonna do,

Anything I wanna do I'll do.

'What am I going to wear?!' whined Evangeline who slumped down on her four poster bed throwing random garments of clothes everywhere.

'Lily can help you choose, but you promised to let me do your make up,' Izzy rhymed, as she fumbled around in her beside table, pulling out bottles, tubes, small containers, brushes and tongs. Or as Evangeline called them; instruments of torture.

'Why don't you wear your blue leggings and your red leopard print top?' Lily suggested as she walked out of the bathroom.

Evangeline frowned, 'I don't have any shoes,' she said crouching down and peering under her bed, 'Oh no … wait,' she lay down and felt around after a while she pulled out a pair of black uggs, 'Are these mine?'

'No, they're mine, but you can wear them if you want,' Izzy said, looking over.

Evangeline smiled, 'Thanks Iz,' When she finally agreed with Lily on what to wear, she pulled on grey leopard print leggings and a long black top and Izzy's uggs to complete the look. She didn't want to overdo anything, it only was the first date. Evangeline was meeting Jacob just out side of the school at eleven so they could have lunch together. After Lily and Izzy had persuaded Evangeline to not back out of the date, she was actually beginning to look forward to it. She was used to spending time in Hogsmeade with the Maurauders in Zonko's looking for prank merchandise and then heading to the Three Broomsticks for some butterbeer, but she sensed that today would be entirely different. Jacob wasn't at all like the Maurauders, he did have a sense of humour but he seemed to care more about how people looked at him and what they thought of him, whereas the Maurauders couldn't care less. Evangeline became more friendly with Jacob after he invited her to Hogsmeade, and there was no doubt in her mind that she would have a good time.

'Evangeline Potter, you look fantastic!' grinned Lily, 'Jacob will be drooling, not to mention every other guy in Hogsmeade!' she finished with a giggle. Evangeline rolled her eyes.

'Well she isn't finished yet! I still have to do her make up,' Izzy said, who began to approach Evangeline with a flowery bag.

'Do you really have to Izzy? I never wear it, I don't see why I have to start now,' said Evangeline, who hated wearing even the slightest bit of make up.

'Yes, you do,' Izzy warned, 'And this date is a perfectly good reason to start wearing it. Now sit down,' she commanded pointing to the bed.

Evangeline sighed, and obeyed her best friend knowing that she was only trying to help. Within a flash of Evangeline seating herself on the bed, Izzy had started opening bottle after bottle, applying lotions and other things to her face. After about five minutes, it felt like more to Evangeline, Izzy said, 'Nearly done, just got to put on some eyeliner,' and she picked up a funny looking object, like a quill with no feathers.

'Now, just hold still for a sec,' Izzy advised, bringing the 'pencil' as she called it closer to Evangeline's face.

'Wow, what are you for doing with that thing?' Evangeline said, backing away.

'Just do as I say. Open your eyes wide and look to the ceiling. And hold still!' Izzy said, grabbing Evangeline to stop her from moving.

Evangeline grunted, 'Fine,' and stayed as still as she could, keeping her gaze towards the roof. Once Izzy had completed her task, she backed away from her finished product and grinned. 'Ta da! You look great Evie. Turn round and show Lily – Look Lily, doesn't she look amazing.'

'You look so pretty Evie,' Lily smiled, complimenting her friend.

'Thanks guys, what time is it? I'm supposed to be meeting Jacob outside school at eleven, and it'll take about ten minutes to get down there so …' Evangeline said grabbing some coins off of her bedside table and stuffing them into her purse.

'It's time to get yourself a watch,' Izzy said, laughing at her own joke, 'It's about twenty to, that means if we leave now we don't have to rush,' she received a confused look from Evangeline, 'Yes Evie, we are going to Hogsmeade too.'

'Aren't you going to be with Remus? So what's Lily for doing then? I'm sure she'll not want to hang around with my brother,' Evangeline said, she was pretty sure that Lily would rather eat Bubotuber Pus than walk around Hogsmeade with James.

'Yes, I'm going to be with Remy-'

'I have a date with David Robinson,' Lily butted in, smiling smugly as she busied herself by tidying her region of the dormitory.

'David Robinson?' Evangeline recognised the name, but couldn't put her finger on exactly who it was, she thought for a while determined to realise who it was. But Izzy denied her.

'He's Jade Robinson's big brother and a sixth year too,' she smirked, gazing in the mirror as she fixed her hair into an untidy bun.

'I knew I recognised the name from somewhere,' Evangeline said, annoyed with herself that she didn't figure it out sooner, she approached the door of the dormitory, 'Are we ready to go now? –Yes Izzy, your hair looks fantastic – Can we go now please!' She said hurriedly and began to make her way down the stairs.

'Hey Evie! Wait!' Lily and Izzy called from up the stairs, she waited for them as they thundered down the stairs after her.

'You sounded remarkably like a heard of elephants running down those stairs you know,' Evangeline said, grimacing from the noise.

'Well, if you hadn't of ran off on us we wouldn't have had to run,' Izzy said, who was trying to catch her breath back, 'Why are you so eager to leave anyway? Just a couple of days ago you were dreading this date and now you can't even wait on your two best friends.'

'Well,' Evangeline said as they breached the bottom of the stairs,' I didn't want to run into-'

'Evie?'

'Great, just bloody perfect,' Evangeline muttered, turning around with a fake smile on her face to see James, Sirius, Remus and Peter gathered around the couch in front of the fire. They just stared at her, mouths hanging open unable to utter a word.

'Eh, where are you going?' James said, looking her up and down. Sirius snapped from his trance when James spoke.

'I'm going-'

'She's going on a date,' Izzy grinned, 'With Jacob Cairnryan.' Evangeline sighed and rolled her eyes, trust Izzy to tell her brother where exactly she was going. Remus smiled towards Evangeline, but Sirius acted the complete opposite, he turned round, his face like thunder and sat in the armchair watching the fire flickering with his arms folded.

'Not dressed like that you're not,' he said sternly. Sirius snorted, Evangeline shot a glare at him.

Evangeline spluttered, 'I'm sorry, but who are you to tell me what to wear?'

'I'm your older brother, and I'm telling you that you're not wearing that.' James said, not backing down.

'Oh just get lost James,' Evangeline responded, she grabbed her coat and began to walk out of the common room.

'Fine! But don't come crawling back to me if you end up pregnant! And don't say I didn't warn you!' James yelled as she fled the common room, slamming the portrait behind her causing the Fat Lady to shriek in astonishment.

'You know Potter, you really don't have a heart do you? She has her own life and you can't control it,' Lily snarled, glaring at him then she followed her best friend out of the common room, muttering on her way about that insolent, big headed, imbecile; Potter.

Izzy stood there, staring at James in disgust, 'Pregnant? You obviously don't think very highly of your sister do you James.'

'He has a point actually Isabella,' Sirius said bitterly from his armchair, 'People just don't walk around school looking like that.'

'What's your problem Black? Jealous are we?' Izzy taunted him, placing her hands on her hips.

'Piss off Lawson,' Sirius spat, glaring at her. Izzy smirked, she knew fine rightly he was.

Remus shot a glare at Sirius, 'You know Padfoot, as much as I like you, I would appreciate it if you wouldn't tell my girlfriend to piss off.'

'Huh, right,' Sirius snorted.

'Actually Remy, I think I'll just hang out with Juliet in Hogsmeade, I did promise her I would go with her sometime, I mean she is my cousin. I'll maybe see you in the Three Broomsticks,' Izzy said, as she bent down and kissed Remus on the cheek, she stood up, sent a glare in Sirius' direction, even though he acted totally oblivious towards her. She rolled her eyes and stalked out of the room.

'Thanks a lot Sirius, I was actually looking forward to spending time with Izzy today, but it looks like that's not going to happen,' Remus snapped and slumped onto the couch, 'Why don't you just go and find someone to shag, maybe it'll take your mind off Evangeline.'

Sirius' eyes widened.

'What?' James shot up out of his chair.

'You know, if you'd stop sulking and maybe tell her, you might not be like this!' Remus said, watching for Sirius' reaction

'Moony, I honestly don't know what you're talking about,' Sirius said, ignoring the annoyed Remus beside him.

'Yes you do. Stop denying it Padfoot, it's your own fault, you should have told her before she got this Jacob guy.'

'Oh please Moony stop talking shit, why should I care who she goes out with?'

'Well you always get so bloody jealous, so you obviously do care!'

'Sorry to interrupt, but I'm getting the impression that Sirius is in love with my sister,' James said, his eyebrows raised at his bickering friends.

'I'm not!' 'He is!' Sirius and Remus said simultaneously, before glaring at each other.

'Oh come on Padfoot, be a man and tell the truth. Or are you just going to just run away from it again?' Remus shouted.

'For your information Moony, I am a man, and I don't need to tell the truth because I have nothing to say!' Sirius yelled, jumping out of his chair.

James copied Sirius' action to stop his two best friends form ripping each other apart, 'Okay just shut up! Sirius, are you in love with Evie?' he asked grabbing Sirius' arm.

'No, I'm not fucking in love with Evie!' Sirius growled, and pulled his arm back out of James' grip.

James held up his hands, 'Okay, okay, I believe you. Jeez guys, no need to rip each other to shreds,' he said glancing between the fuming friends.

_-_-_

Evangeline paced down the corridor, raging over her stupid brother. 'Bloody idiot, telling me what I should and what I shouldn't wear … And, PREGNANT?! Who the hell does he think I am? I don't go spreading my legs for every guy that I go on a bloody date with! Urgh!' she muttered as she began to run down the stairs.

She made her way down the stairs, making sure that she did not sink through certain steps that disappeared if you trod on them. As she skipped down more stairs, she could see a figure standing just outside the castle door. When she got closer, she could see that it was Jacob clad in jeans and a black jacket. He turned round to face her, smiling she approached him.

'Hey,' Evangeline greeted him with a fleeting smile.

He smiled back, opening his arms,' Wow, you look … beautiful.'

Evangeline blushed, 'Thanks, it's all Izzy's fault, she did my make up.'

'You look prettier without make up,' Jacob smiled, 'You coming?' he asked offering his hand out to her. She took it gratefully.

'So where do you want to go for lunch?' he asked as they walked down the path towards Hogsmeade, 'Personally, if you don't mind me saying, I do not want to go to Madame Puddifoots, soppy place that it is.'

Evangeline laughed, 'I totally agree with you, too many …couples. I couldn't stand sitting in there, I think I would prefer the Three Broomsticks more, what do you think?'

'That sounds great, we could go and have lunch there, walk around the shops and then maybe go back to the Three Broomsticks and get some butterbeer, I mean it's not exactly what you would call warm today is it?' Jacob said.

'No, it's not, I have like three extra layers on! As well as my scarf and these gloves,' Evangeline said as she swung their clasped hands up to show him her bright red gloves.

Jacob smiled, 'They're very nice, I have ones like that, only they're blue.'

'For Ravenclaw, whereas mine are red symbolizing the brave and mighty Gryffindor,' Evangeline said, flexing her muscles.

Jacob laughed at her antics, 'Did you know that there is a Masquerade Ball coming up in December?'

'No, I didn't. Well we all know what that means, everyone rushing around to find the perfect outfit. I hate those sort of things, I only go if I must or if I'm asked of course,' Evangeline said.

'How about we go together? Well, if we … um are still going out,' Jacob said rather awkwardly.

'I'd like that,' Evangeline smiled, 'Oh, we didn't have any Divination essays to write did we? You know the way I had to go and see Professor McGonagall and didn't come back to class.'

'Yes we did, we have to complete a weeks worth of dream diaries, why didn't you ask Black? He's in our class and your partner,' Jacob asked.

'There's no point asking him anything! He never does any work in class, all he does is sleep!' Evangeline exclaimed, 'I know I don't do an awful lot of work either, but at least I try to look attentive in class, most classes anyway, I catch up on my sleep in History of Magic. God, Binns would put anyone to sleep!'

'I know what you mean, he has this sort of lethargic voice and not to mention, the subject is awfully boring too.'

'Tell me about it. I'm glad we're nearly at the Three Broomsticks now, I'm awfully cold,' Evangeline shivered.

'Here,' Jacob said and he let go of her hand and put his arm around her waist, pulling her tighter towards his body, 'That better?' he looked down at her.

'Much better,' Evangeline smiled.

They approached the Three Broomsticks, it was buzzing with life. Hogwarts students had piled themselves into the warmth, resulting in the pub being quite crowded. Jacob glanced at Evangeline, 'Do you still want to eat in here?' he asked her.

'Oh yes! It's much nicer when everyone's there, even though this was meant to be a single date,' Evangeline said as they pushed open the door. Warm air hit Evangeline's face like a gust of wind, the noise of chattering students was intense. She smiled as she seen people that she recognised, after scanning the pub she spotted a spare table in the corner on a raised platform.

'Look Jacob, there's a table over there. How about you go and get food and I'll go grab the table,' Evangeline suggested.

'Good idea, what do you want to eat?' Jacob asked.

'I'll have whatever you're having,' Evangeline smiled, 'See you in a minute.'

She battled her way past the crowds of pupils, trying her best not to stand on anyone's feet or fall over because of the amount of pushing and shoving. She laughed along with some people when a rather clumsy sixth year tripped over the leg of a chair, even though she found it quite humorous, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the person, as she was just as likely to do just the same thing. After pushing past bunches of people, she finally reached the table. She sat down on the chair facing towards the window, took off her coat and gloves and hung them over the back of her chair. Instead of watching the crowds of people in the pub, she gazed out the window as people walked past, their hair blowing in all directions, she watched as they pulled their coats tighter towards their bodies.

'Evangeline!' called a voice from the crowds of people, she followed the voice and saw Jacob pushing past people with two plates in his hands, he walked up to the table and set them on the table. Spaghetti Bolognese. Evangeline grimaced, he had to choose one meal out of many and he chose the messiest one.

'This looks nice, 'Evangeline said picking up her fork that lay beside the plate.

'Madame Rosmerta should be bringing the drinks,' informed Jacob as he sat down.

Evangeline smiled and ate some of the meal that sat in front of her, they talked for a while between mouthfuls, discussing where they would go afterwards. Once they began to feel more comfortable around each other, Evangeline found that Jacob had a really funny sense of humour and she spent most of the time laughing at him and his jokes. After they had finished eating, they grabbed their coats and dispersed from the pub out into the village. They walked up the streets laughing and joking about anything and everything, they walked up past Honeydukes, not noticing that their behaviour had caught the attention of someone.

'You alright Padfoot?' Remus asked as he spotted his friend staring into space.

Sirius blinked, 'Hmm?' he said turning to see Remus standing behind him.

Remus' brow lowered, 'I said are you alright?' he asked again.

'What? … Oh yea I'm fine, perfectly peachy,' Sirius said as he picked up some Liquorice Wands and a packet of Droobles.

'What were you …?' He was about to ask Sirius what he was looking at out the window, but then he spotted Evangeline and Jacob sitting on the bench opposite the building, and from what he could see, Evangeline was happy and laughing, ' … I'm sorry Sirius.'

'What?' he asked and followed Remus' gaze, 'Oh … that.'

'You really should have told her how you felt,' Remus said, hoping to help his friend.

'Can you just quit telling me that please Moony, I know I should have told her before that arsehole Cairnryan asked her out,' Sirius snarled Jacob's name, 'But trust me, I'm going to make his life hell.'

'How are you going to do that? And you do realise that if Evie catches you, you'll be in deep shit,' Remus warned him.

'Well she won't catch me, it'll be … subtle,' Sirius said with a smirk.

_-_-_

'So do you wanna go and get that butterbeer then?' Jacob suggested as they stood up after taking a rest on the bench.

'Yes, I think we should,' Evangeline smiled, 'You know Jacob, I've had a really good time and I've really enjoyed myself. I hope we can do this again.'

'Good, can you come next week?' Jacob asked. He grabbed her hand as they began to walk once more, towards the Three Broomsticks.

'Of course I can, and the week after and the week after that and the week after that,' Evangeline laughed, and clasped his hand tighter.

Jacob mocked a gasp,' You can't come the week after that? Why not?'

'Quidditch match versus Slytherin, wouldn't miss it for the world,' Evangeline admitted.

'I suppose, I'll go to watch and obviously support Gryffindor as my beautiful girlfriend will be on the team,' Jacob smiled.

'Oh, so I'm your girlfriend now am I?' Evangeline asked with her eyebrow cocked.

'Yes,' Jacob said smugly.

'And who decided this?'

'I did,'

'Right, well I see nothing wrong with that decision,' Evangeline smiled.

'That's good,' Jacob said and he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. Evangeline smiled.

They entered the Three Broomsticks again, as it wasn't as busy they managed to walk straight through unscathed and they easily got to the bar.

'Hello m'dears, what can I get the two of you?' Madame Rosmerta asked them.

'Two butterbeers please,' Jacob said, whilst handing over two galleons and a sickle.

'There you go, enjoy,' Madame Rosmerta said as she slid the butterbeers down the counter and took the money that Jacob gave her.

'Thank you,' Evangeline said as she grabbed her mug and began to glance around to find somewhere to sit, 'You coming Jacob?'

'Yeah,' he said a began to walk in front of her, 'How about we sit there?' he said as he pointed towards a free table.

'Sure,' Evangeline smiled.

Suddenly, Jacob spun round unexpectedly and stared at her, his hand in which he held his butterbeer, began to jerk.

Evangeline's eyes narrowed, 'Jacob? Are you – Oh my god – ' Evangeline glared at him, he had just emptied the entire contents of his mug over her head, 'HOW COULD YOU?!' she yelled, but she heard snorting and muffled laughter coming from the corner of the room, her eyes widened, her expression filled with anger and she strode over to the culprit.

'SIRIUS BLACK, YOU COMPLTE AND UTTER ARSEHOLE!' Evangeline roared and she in turn splashed the contents of her own mug in his face.

'CONFUNDING MY BOYFRIEND! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!'

'Angel, listen to me-'

'NO! You listen to me, if you ever do anything like that again, you'll wish you'd never have been born,' Evangeline snarled.

'He's your boyfriend?'

'I think you already know that, that's why you bloody well confunded him.'

'Oh, I didn't -'

'Goodbye Sirius,' Evangeline growled at him, and walked off, dragging her very confused boyfriend behind her.

Remus came up and stood beside Sirius, 'Real subtle mate.' Sirius sighed, and rolled his eyes,' I am such a twat! She hates me now, really hates me.'

'Well I did warn you, now you really are in deep shit,' Remus said, almost chuckling at his friend's stupidity.

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