Chapter 6
We arrived in a small, dark tunnel. I guess secret passageways at Hogwarts don't need to be well-lit. As my eyes started to adjust I caught a swift look at Sirius' face before he pushed me against the wall and started kissing me fiercely. I was surprised, although I had obviously heard a lot about Sirius' dating past, he was an amazing kisser. It was easily the best kiss in my experience (although it wasn't that much). However, I had to try and keep my head. "Hey." I said, pulling back. "I thought you were taking me to class." Sirius sighed and looked at me with puppy dog eyes. "Come on." I said taking his hand and pulling him along the passage. "Excuse me." He said, and I turned quickly to see what he wanted. He gave me a swift peck. "I wasn't finished." I giggled, but rolled my eyes. I began to pull him again. "I can't ditch my first class at this school." He reluctantly followed me and we soon arrived in a circular room with a ladder in the centre. I climbed up first and emerged into a room filled with spindly tables and chairs. I saw James sitting at a table by himself with two seats either side of him, so I laughed as sat down next to him. "So this is your master plan?" I asked as Sirius took the seat on his other side. James just stared at me. "Hello class." Said a voice from the back of the room. Every head in the class instinctively turned to where the voice had allegedly come from. Standing there dressed entirely in light blue was a thin, very tall man with outstretched arms. "It is nice to see you all today." He slowly floated towards the front of the class, and as he passed our table I caught a whiff of jasmine. "My name is Professor Haze." He stretched his arms towards the class again. I got the idea he wasn't all there in the head. He gave off a distinct air of dottiness. "If you will look at your textbooks that I have laid on your desks," he indicated the said books, "then we will begin the study of dreams." He finished with a final flourish of his hands. I opened the textbook and quickly scanned the page. "Okay so one of you has to describe your dream last night." I saw a mischievous light appear in Sirius' eyes.
"Well I had a lovely dream last night that involved a certain someone at this table…" he started but was stared down by James. "Well I did!" He said in a defensive voice. "I'm simply doing what the teacher's telling us to do." At this point Remus chimed in from the table next-door. "And that's not unusual is it Padfoot?" Sirius shot him a look of mock hurt.
"I am very offended Moony. I happen to be a very good student." I watched with amusement, but was reminded of a trifling question. "What are those nicknames anyway?" They all turned to me with identical smirks on their faces, but it was James who answered. "Now where would be the fun in telling you that?" I pouted and was about to retaliate when Haze came between our tables and asked us about what our latest dreams had meant. "Well James has recently had a dream that means he is going to lose a bet." Sirius said promptly shooting me a significant look. James decided to add in his own dream understanding "And last night Sirius had a dream that means very soon he will come of worse in a fight." James said looking directly at Sirius. I watched trying to restrain giggles. Apparently the Professor didn't notice the obvious tension between them as he just muttered to himself and walked towards a different table. I finally erupted into giggles as he got out of earshot. I turned to look at Remus and we giggled together. James and Sirius looked up at the noise and began to giggle too. "Yay!" I said. "Everyone's friends again!" James and Sirius looked at each other and exchanged looks that clearly said "She's got a point." The rest of Divination passed quickly. When we climbed back down the ladder, James took my arm. "Sirius and I may be friends now, but I still don't trust you near him. I'm escorting you to Potions myself."
We arrived soon at a small dungeon where a group of students were already standing outside. "Hey Snivellus." Said James behind me. A short boy with long, greasy hair turned to the sound of the voice. His extensive, hooked nose preceded the rest of his face as he looked at James. I wondered who this kid was. Sirius arrived behind us. "Snivelly. We've missed you over the summer." They simultaneously drew their wands from their pockets. James lifted his arm to strike but was interrupted by a male voice. "Hello class. Please come in and take your seats." I turned and saw a portly man with a large moustache standing in a doorframe that he could only just fit through. James lowered his arm and slipped it through mine. "In this class you're sitting safely by me." I smiled and obediently sat between James and Remus. A few rows ahead I saw Sirius once again sitting next to the blonde from the train again. That was weird.
A/N I'm sorry I missed a week, and I'm sorry the ending was bad. But I promise my next chapter will be better. Thanks so much for reading! It means so much to know people enjoy my story! Thanks again! :D