Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews. They really help motivate me to write more when I see that people enjoy them. Don't worry for those who thinks this would majority of Fabian/Ofc fanfic. This is a slow burn so it is going to take a couple of chapters for Adhara to notice her feelings for Remus.
You never realized
how much you like someone
until you see them
like someone else
SECOND YEAR II
It was pretty obvious that Sirius and Adhara were in a row. Both of them avoiding the other.
It's been four days of Adhara not coming to their table and so the mood dropped (even from Fabian, who yells at her to come over and sit next to him). Remus noticed that she would glance at Sirius when she thinks no one is paying attention (as does Sirius with her). Remus couldn't help but mope with James about their missing friend.
"We were prats," James finally said. "Well, you were a prat. You didn't have to treat her like that."
"Yeah, you did grab her pretty harshly," said Remus as he flipped through his Transfigurations textbook.
Remus felt a bit bad about pointing that out to his friend since Sirius looked like a kicked puppy. But he quickly got over that when he recalled what happened that Saturday when he grabbed her by the arm and knocked her back by his shoulder.
"I…did not mean to," Sirius grumbled.
"You should apologize to her," Remus tells him. He knew that it was pretty selfish of him for his request. Yeah, he feels sorry for his mate's feelings over his avoidance of his sister. But he also misses the company of her. They don't speak much. They were beginning to form a better friendship instead of just being her brother's friend when they were seated together in Charms. Since their seats was pretty much unofficially assigned (since Peter was unwilling to move seats because of an adorable blonde Hufflepuff he's partnered with), she chose that moment to not speak to the rest of them. Adhara would exchange pleasantries with the werewolf but beyond that, it was nothing else. No jokes. No smiles.
"But she's friends with—
-she has a kind soul," James said with an eye roll like it's obvious. As if Adhara is naïve for being friends with the Slytherin. "So what that she's friends with him?"
Sirius looked at James as if he was just slapped.
"Can you ignore it? I think it's because they are potion partners," Remus said. "You don't want to lose your friendship over something as trivial as Snape."
Sirius groaned. He hates it when Remus makes sense. "Fine. Adhara can be pretty stubborn, too."
"Ah, there is that smile," a teasing voice broke her out of her daydreaming. She turned around to see a familiar redhead with his smug smirk on his freckled face. Adhara berated herself for the instant blush that took over her freckled cheeks.
"M-my smile?" she stuttered. Smooth. Real smooth, she thought. Why can't she be like Sirius with his witty remarks?
"Yes, you've been pretty bummed these past few days," Fabian explained. He went to sit next to her on the sofa in the common room. "Glad to see that you made up with your brother."
"Oh? Was everyone happy about that?" she asked him. Adhara couldn't help smiling at the memory of her brother making the biggest show in the great hall during breakfast. With the help of James and Remus, they dragged her over to his table and the next thing that happens, Sirius jumps on the table (on his knees) and pulls out his wand. In fireworks was 'SORRY' and he put his hands together and had a speech prepared.
"Well, I am glad to see your presence in the lion's den," he joked. "And speaking of that…what are you doing here, love?"
"Um, Frank let me in," she replied. Her cheeks becoming more red when she realized he called her, 'love'. "I was supposed to meet with Sirius to help with Transfiguration."
"He blew you off?"
"Um…" she shrugged. If he did and she ends up just talking to Fabian, then she does not entirely mind. Yeah, she doesn't understand the homework but then again Fabian will be talking to her.
"Well, I'll keep you company until the tosser graces us with his presence." He plucks the textbook from her hands and tosses it to the coffee table in front of them. "Heard you tried out for the quidditch team."
"You heard right," she said. Adhara felt nervous about the tryouts. With her stewing from her fight with her brother, she was not on her A-game but lucky for her it was good enough to make the team. She is now the reserve Seeker. She is bubbling with excitement to tell her brother (and James) since she found out only one hour ago.
"And?"
"I'm a reserved player," she said, trying to hide her excitement—but failing.
"Well, that's pretty good for a second year," he winked at her. "I finally made the team. I'm now the reserve Beater."
"Congratulations," she said.
"We have plenty of times to make a name for ourselves—
-Addie, sorry I'm late. James was too busy basking in the glow of being a reserve—what are you doing here, Prewitt?" It became pretty obvious of Sirius' dislike for the older boy ever since the redhead started to flirt openly with his twin sister.
"Keeping her company since some arse left her all alone here," Fabian said. "Well, I'll be going. Nice catching up with you, Adhara," he said to her before heading up the stairs to his bedroom.
Adhara could see the question ready to spill through his mouth. So to prevent her brother from putting his foot in his mouth yet again she hurried and said, "I made the team."
Sirius froze instantly as James jumped on the couch, kneeing her in the side. Both of his arms wrapping around her as he pressed her against his chest like he was a proud father.
"I did, too," he squealed (which he would deny later) as he shook her with excitement. A smile plastered on his face.
Dear Father,
Sorry, it took so long to write you. I honestly don't know what to write to you about. I made the team! But I'm only a reserve player Seeker. Sirius and I got into a row about me being friends with this boy from Sirius. But we made up and back to normal. Regulus seems to be doing fine in his house. I've tried to keep an eye on him.
From
Adhara Cassiopeia Black
From House the Ancient and Nobel House of Black
Severus gained more than he expected when befriending Adhara Black.
Severus Snape gained a proficient potions partner who does not hold him back. But he gained much more. His fellow housemates noticed how she enjoyed speaking with the lonesome Slytherin. She would not ignore him outside of class as if they have never met. She would wave dramatically and call out to him with a too-wide smile (Like Lily would have). Adhara would leave her friends from her own house and greet him.
The Slytherins noticed this. That's when Regulus Black befriended him as well. That increased his status more by having two out of three Black children as his friends (which he rather calls them allies).
Since he befriended Regulus, he started to open up to Severus.
That he even told him about what happened over the holidays their first year. Severus is not one to gossip on other's business (maybe for a personal gain) but all and all, he would not betray an ally's trust.
Regulus Black was not who he thought to be when he first met the young pureblood. But then again what was he expecting after meeting the two Black twins. Serious black bean boisterous and loud and annoying and ruthless In his bullying. In the opposite with Adhara who is all smiles and kindness just like the stereotypical Hufflepuff.
The youngest sibling was shy at first. But after befriending older purebloods who held a higher status because of their age he grew with confidence. He was not as annoying as the two other twin; he knew when his company was not needed. he was very quiet and only spoken when it was needed.
So when Regulus started to show his concerns about his older sister, Severus thought he should give him some advice about this. Severus worried about her Choice and friends that can ruin her and become disowned from her own family. Like with his older cousin who ran away with a muggle born.
Severus thought of this as being a good friend. So he advised Regulus to write to his parents about his sibling's concerning choice of friends with blood-traitors and half-bloods.
It was the morning on the Saturday of the first game of quidditch. Gryffindor was going against Slytherin. Third of the students were decked out in gold and red.
A big smile was on her face as she made her way to the table where her brother was sitting at. Serious automatically noticed the scarf that was not his around his little sister's neck. He glanced over at the redhead who was smirking when he also noticed that she was wearing his scarf.
Adhara did not seem to notice (or ignored) her brother's change in mood. She turned to James and said, "It might be a long shot but good—
-who's scarf is that?" Sirus asked her even though the answer was pretty obvious. Adhara keeps glancing over at the redheaded twins with a blush on her cheeks.
"Fabian's," she tried to feint nonchalance but it was easy to see through.
"Why are you wearing his scarf?"
"He wants me to for good luck," she said with an eye roll like the answer was obvious.
"He probably not even playing," Sirus said with a scoff. "He's a reserve player."
"Stop being a prat," she growled at him. "If continue to be one I'll just sit with Severus and Lily."
It was as if she slapped her brother in the face with her alternate choice of sitting arrangements for the quidditch match. Remus tried to hold back a smile at his mate's hurt expression.
"Oi," she threw a piece of bacon at him. "Stop looking like I broke your heart."
"You did," Sirius whined. "You're sitting with us. And that's final."
So the Slytherin team won (by cheating) and everyone was dejected. Adhara felt her chest tighten at the saddened look of James when he sulked through the Fat Lady's portrait to the common room. She decided to wait in the hall for Fabian. She did have his scarf so she wanted to give it back to him. But when she noticed the redhead walk with a stunning blonde (as stunning as a thirteen-year-old girl can be at that age) and how close they walked, and whispered, she felt an unknown emotion wash over her.
"Adhara?" a soft familiar voice broke her from her trance. Her gray eyes looked up into green ones.
"Um, Remus, hello," she smiled at her brother's friend.
"Are you going inside? Did you need to talk to Sirius or James?" he asked her. She shook her head. James needed time for himself after such a ruthless play of his favourite sport. Hell, she needed one too and her team was not even playing. Sirius could care less since he's a reserve player, too.
Remus notices how she kept glancing over at the redheaded third year. For the first time, he noticed that her expression was not the usual one when she was caught staring at Fabian. Instead of the flush of pink on her cheeks and a glow in her gray eyes; she looked sullen. She looked as if someone had stolen her pet, Rigel.
Adhara sighed and turn back to Remus. She gave him a fake smile he can see through. Remus tries to enjoy the fact that he can decipher if her smiles for real or not. It was just obvious to him because it was not as radiant as he was accustomed to.
She pulled the scarf from around her neck and hand it to him.
"Can you give this to Fabian, please?" she asked him. He easily took it from her and watched as she made her through the many Gryffindors and down the stairs.
It kind of hit Remus all at once. He thought he was kind of stage where girls were still an enigma to him. So different than the rough housing boys who rather horse around than try to catch the attention from a bird. He knew that he had some strange infatuation with Adhara but he just tallied it up to her just being cute and his best mate's little sister.
He doesn't know much about her anyways. He knows that she has to be kinder than the average person since she was sorted into Hufflepuff. Remus figured that she was a decent one since that's where they all go if not Gryffindor. Adding bravery to her traits then she might have been in the same house with him.
But seeing the look that she gave Fabian as he talked to another cute bird (not as cute as Adhara, he has to add) he finally noticed that Adhara fancied Fabian.
Not him.
Fabian.
And when Remus came to a realization of that, it bloody hurts. It was easy to hide it, like it was easy to hide the fact that he is a werewolf. He knew that under the forced smile that she gave him was misery and self-pity. Blimey, he was feeling that as well because he was seeing Adhara like someone else that is not him. And that was when he figured out the problem to the 'Adhara Equation'.
I fancy her, he thinks to himself. And he knew that it will never be him at the end of her longing gaze. Fabian was everything that Remus is not. He's tall, popular, and funny. When he thinks more about it, Fabian actually reminds him of Sirius. Both flirts, loud and with a knack for pranking. Hates everything about Slytherin. And detention being his usual 'hang out' after dinner. Hell, he even has a twin just like Sirius.
But that didn't stop the dejected feeling that bubbled inside of Remus.
"Remus, are you not feeling too well?" Peter asked him, noticing the frowning of his quiet friend.
It also didn't help the fact that the full moon was in three days.
"Just feeling a bit sick, that's all," he lied (partially).
