Chapter 3
"I still don't think we should do anything, not yet at least." Lily said nervously as she and Olivia walked down to have their breakfast.
"Alright we'll have it your way. When you say the world, we'll destroy them." Olivia said steadily.
Lily swallowed. "When you say destroy-"
Olivia laughed. "I forgot you were new at this."
She saw Sirius at the Gryffindor table laughing with his friends. Olivia winked at Lily as she walked off toward them.
Lily sighed. "That girl is mental."
Olivia sat down directly across from Sirius, nudging a group of drooling third years out of her way.
"Good morning." She said brightly.
Sirius' eyebrows rose. "It's seemingly getting better."
Olivia shot him a shrewd smile. Grabbing the nearest side of toast, she buttered it gingerly and popped a bite in her mouth.
Sirius never thought toast could look so sexy. He swallowed hard and poked his eggs, not entirely paying attention to them.
James leaned over to join the completely nonexistent conversation.
"How have you been Olivia? How's your family?" James asked sincerely.
Olivia shrugged. "My dad left. My sister got married, and my mother has taken on gardening with Sirius' mother. All in all I find my family's situation pretty much rock bottom." She said as cynically as she could.
James pressed his lips together, not knowing what to say. "I'm-"
She put up a hand. "Don't say you're sorry Potter. I detest people who apologize for situations they can't control."
"I see you're still the bright and sunny spirit I used to run from." Sirius said to her with a smile.
"Those were the days." She said wistfully. "You weren't always running though. I remember a few times where I wasn't entirely disappointed with your companionship."
Sirius nodded. "True, there was that one game of 'doctor' you found quite interesting." He wiggled his eyebrows and grinned.
Olivia paled. "We were playing brain surgeon, and your mother caught us before I had actually taken a knife to your skull."
"So why were you in your underwear?" He whispered across to her.
She glared at him as he heard James and the others snickering.
"How's your brother?" She asked menacingly.
Sirius' breath caught and he glared back at her evenly. He balled his fists and stood up angrily, storming off.
James looked across at her. "That was harsh." He said softly.
Olivia breathed in to steady her heart rate. "I don't know why I'm like that when I'm near him." She said as quietly as she could.
James smiled suggestively. "I do."
She glared up at him. "Don't forget that I've seen you in nothing but a rubber duck floaty Potter." She stood up and angrily stormed off the way Sirius had.
Remus gave James a sideways glance. "I could see how yellow suits you." He said, trying hard not to laugh.
He smiled in spite of himself. "You do realize the more they stay angry at each other, we'll be on the winning end right?"
Remus nodded. "No one said anything about sabotage."
Peter looked up at them and frowned. "That's not fair!"
Remus stood up and smiled at him. "Good luck Peter!"
Olivia cooled her thoughts and sought out Sirius. He was brooding on the staircase.
"Sirius I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said it." Olivia said, sitting down next to him. "You just happen to know which button to push without even trying."
Sirius shrugged. "Well in fairness, I didn't help anything."
Olivia sighed. "I guess I'm just bitter. Everyone left at once, and I didn't have anywhere to go."
Sirius sat up a little straighter, interested. "What do you mean?"
"The year you left for Hogwarts; that was the last time I saw you. Didn't you think it strange I didn't go?"
Sirius nodded. "I did actually, then everything in my house was falling apart and I tried everything to not be there. I thought you had moved after I hadn't seen you for so long."
Olivia sighed. "Well, I suppose it's time to make for old times. You were my best friend Sirius. Did you know that?"
"I was your only friend." He said jokingly, not meaning to hurt her.
She looked down at her shoes.
Sirius realized he shouldn't have said anything and put an arm around her shoulders. "I'm sorry, that was-"
Olivia shrugged him off. "Eye for an eye." She stood up. "I'll see you in potions."
She walked off trying to focus on getting to her first class without succumbing to her emotions.
Sirius watched her round the corner and frowned. She would be more difficult than he thought. He was constantly on the defense with her, no matter what he wanted to really say to her it was like his mind went devoid of all logical thinking when he actually confronted her. His old tricks that worked with every other girl would clearly not work on this vixen.
A tall, leggy brunette was walking by and caught Sirius' eye. He tried to look pathetic.
As she started to climb the stairs, he sniffled dramatically.
Turning, the girl sat down next to him. Sirius noticed she was a Ravenclaw.
"Are you alright?" She asked, looking into his face with concern.
"It's this girl," He moaned pathetically. "She's broken my heart."
The girl patted his arm comfortingly. "Well now, it can't be all bad. Surely you're much better off. How could such a heartless creature deserve someone like you?"
"That's very kind of you, but you don't really know me do you?" Sirius loved scoring on a whim. The moment was absolutely perfect, he couldn't have planned it if he tried.
"My name is Emily, and I know who you are. I've heard the rumors." She said with a smile. "I'm not one to believe in idle gossip."
Sirius smiled. "I think we should get to know one another Emily, would you like to take a walk with me?"
Emily smiled. "I know a wonderful place we could be alone, to talk of course." She said with an eager grin.
Sirius sighed. "It's like you read my mind. You have a beautiful smile by the way."
The moment he stood up and turned to help Emily to her feet he noticed Lily coming down the stairs. She glanced at him and then to the girl.
"Ugh, you're disgusting." She said without stopping.
Sirius stuck out his tongue at her when Emily turned to lead the way.
It was a long summer, he thought to himself, he deserved a little practice before the game.