The Characters belong to J.K. Rowling, besides one of the main character's, Julia. And the minor characters. The school of Hogwarts and the game of quidditch and much more, belong to J.K. Rowling.
Nowadays, you can find Sirius snogging Marlene in a corner, or just about anyone that's available. Again, I have no clue what is happening between him and Marlene, but it just didn't feel right. I keep telling myself it's my protective side, that Sirius is my best friend and I don't want him hurt, but if anything the girls around him are going to get hurt if they don't know what they are getting into. Sirius is a flirt. Usually he 'dates' someone for a day, or maybe even a few if you're good at kissing, but he hardly stays longer than that. And this has never bothered me. I'm not sure why, sometimes the girls, like Marlene, are just as flirty as him. But other girls, who don't know what they are doing, get heart broken. James and I always blamed the girl for that, they should have realised Sirius's methods before they agreed. That's a factoring reason in why when I met Sirius Black, I knew not to get involved with him, and to only look at him as a friend. But recently, my feelings around him with random girls have changed. I get mad, assumingly for the fact that he's going to hurt them. But I could never tell him that, or he would just get mad. I guess the girls at Hogwarts will just have to fend for themselves. Even me.
Currently, James and I were in the common room, laughing and talking to each other, Sirius practically invisible to the both of us. For me, it was because he was making out with the one and only, Marlene. She and I have been on bad terms ever since she began this hook up with Sirius, and I don't even know why. I don't think she does either. But all our conversations consist of are curt responses or sometimes a quick nod of the head, which was terrible because we were roommates, which made every morning awkward. James on the other hand, didn't seem to be mad, he just wasn't paying attention to anything besides our conversation. I'm not sure what had happened to Sirius and James, but Sirius was never around. Only James. Which was fine I guess, I assume I would just ignore Sirius anyways, but I still missed his company.
My eyes must have wandered, because James caught me glaring at Sirius. "Hey, it's okay Jules. He's always been like this, and now he has Marlene who is just like him. It's their version of a match made in heaven. Not having to actually care about the other person when inconvenient is what they both want." I didn't respond. They seemed like a terrible couple. Sirius was of course a flirt, but he was still funny and extremely nice, and if you get to know him enough you'll realise that he actually cares about the people close to him. Marlene on the other hand, can be cold and ruthless. Well, not really, but I have recently taken a liking to thinking that. I don't know what's gotten into me, but it's definitely not in Marlene's favor.
"I'll tell you what Jules. If this bothers you so much, we could prank Sirius together." He suggested with a devious grin. I laughed, but I think he already knew the answer.
"As fun as that sounds, and I truly mean that, I'm going to have to pass. I wouldn't even have an idea as to how we could prank him anyways. Plus if I prank him for no apparent reason, then it'll just give him an excuse to get even with me. And I'm not looking forward to that anytime soon." James nodded.
"Well then how about you and me go practice quidditch or just race around on our brooms after our last class. Which starts in a few minutes, I might add." This is why I loved James. If he saw that you were sad, he'd try to make it right, unlike other guys who wouldn't care and would just leave you in the dust.
"It's a date." I agreed, laughing, as we passed Sirius on our way to the last class of the day.
Later that day, James and I got our brooms, then met up in the common room. We were just about to leave when Sirius looked up quizzically from the homework he was working on. "Where are you guys going? Do we have a quidditch practice today?"
"Nope. We're just going on a date." I couldn't help but laugh at that term. James used to use it as a joke for whenever we hung out, and it sort of just stuck. But Sirius seemed a bit angry. I ignored this, looking around for someone else. "Speaking of which, where's Marlene?"
"I don't know. But I've got homework to do, so if you two lovebirds could just move along, that would be great." Sirius nodded towards the door, sounding annoyed as he returned his focus to his work.
We had just gotten to the portrait hole. "What's up with him?" James whispered from behind me, letting me pass through first. I heard Sirius muttering from the other room. I wonder if he had heard us.
"No idea." I looked over my shoulder, to find Sirius looking at me, confused. I gave the same expression, and he looked away. Weird.
The night went by in a flash, with James and I zooming around on our brooms and having fun, not a thought about Marlene and Sirius. When we were both tired, we walked side by side up to the castle, enjoying the sun. We went back to the common room, where Lilly and Frank were writing their essay for Charms. I would have expected James to try to spend time by Lilly, but he didn't seem to notice she was there. He didn't seem angry or annoyed, but I couldn't help but wonder what had happened between them. Did they get into a fight? As soon as I said this, Lilly looked up and waved us over with a smile on her face. Well I guess that rules a fight out of the question, Lilly looked happy to see James for once. What on Earth was going on?
"Hey Julia, James. Have you seen Sirius or Marlene? I haven't seen Sirius since he left his homework on the table and walked out, and Marlene hasn't stopped by the dorm all day." Lilly, apparently finished with her essay, tucked it away.
"I thought they would be here snogging, other than that I have no clue. Speaking of which, what's going on between those two? Are they a couple now or..?" I couldn't keep the curiosity of my voice.
"I'm not really sure. They don't seem to be anything more than a friends with benefits sort of deal. All they do is make out, I don't think they actually go on dates." Lilly responded, sounding thoughtful.
"Oh. Sooo what's with you and James? James isn't drooling all over you, and you're not scratching his eyes out. I feel like I'm in a parallel universe." By now James had wandered up to his room, saying something about transfiguration.
"You know, I'm not really sure. Ever since Sirius has started up with Marlene, and you and James became inseparable without him, he acted as a normal friend. And I must admit, it's sort of nice. He's a great friend, but I don't want to date him." Exactly my thoughts on him, yet when I say that about him to someone like Marlene, they just look suspicious. James and Sirius are both very attractive, but girls usually drool over Sirius more publically for two reasons, one being Sirius likes the attention, and two, James had always ignored the other girls because of his crush on Lilly. Now that that has apparently changed, who's to say girls won't turn to James instead.
"Well as long as you're not an annoying couple, or whatever they are, kissing whenever you're together, then you and James can be whatever you want." She laughed.
"When I said I don't want to date him, snogging was included. But I'm taking you're not a fan of Marlene and Sirius being together?" She raised her eyebrows, probably suspecting I'm jealous.
I also raised my eyebrows. "Are you telling me you are?" She looked me over, then smiled.
"Touché" As she said this, guess who walked through the portrait hole, holding hands.
"Speak of the devil." I muttered just loud enough for Sirius to hear.
"Who, us?" He replied innocently. I glared at him and returned to my conversation with Lilly. "What's wrong Hawkins, what did I ever do to you?" He said sarcastically, but I thought I heard a hint of plead, like he wanted me to confirm his thoughts.
"Hm? I'm sorry, do I come off as annoyed when I'm around you? I'll try to change that." I added sharply, knowing perfectly well he knew the reason. "And since when did you ever call me by my last name?"
"Well, the Julia I knew wouldn't be such a bitch all the time. I guess it just doesn't suit you anymore." He whispered as he walked past us.
"Well then good thing I can still call you Black, it's not like you ever gave a shit about someone's feelings in the first place." I retorted. I had meant for that remark to be about all the girls he was playing with, but I seemed to hit deeper than that. For just a second he had a look of regret, but he quickly smoothed his face of emotion, left Marlene where she was, and headed upstairs, where James still hadn't returned from. "Good to know Sirius and I are still on good terms." I muttered, and Lilly let out a breath she had apparently been holding. Sirius and I have never gotten into a fight. We've pranked each other, annoyed each other, and sometimes gotten mad, but he's never called me a bitch and meant it. I guess things have changed.
Well, maybe the ball will start rolling eventually, but for now, this is hopefully an okay start? I don't want to end the story too quickly and seem rushed, but at the same time I'm running out of ideas for a filler so that the characters can actually develop. Ugh. But on a good note, Thank you LauXelle, the third follower of the story. Woot woot! I would much appreciate a review to let me know how you like it, maybe give suggestions, or whatever you would like, and as always, I will see you in the next chapter, I post one every day (or try to), so stay posted! And Hello, 10,000 words in this story so far! So thank you all for reading all of that, hopefully you'll maybe read more to come? :D Anyhow, see ya later!