Awww. Someone is jealous! But could Sirius be jumping to conclusions? *wants to find out* Keep those chapters coming <3!

I do love how Sirius is just focused on that one girl, yet she seems to resist his charms....It makes for a very intriguing story

I love how you play out Sirius. and i loved the remark how Emily was a work in progress *giggles*
So far I'm very much loving this FF
PAMS!!

Time to post!

For Jor, 'cause she's got awesome ideas,
For Tailz, 'cause I'll miss her so,
For Chris Cookie, 'cause she's a cookie,
and for Megan, juss 'cause

Thanks for the beta Cai, you rule

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“You know, I usually find the ashes quite boring,” came a smug voice accompanied with a ‘thump’ as James jumped over the edge of the couch in front of the fire to take a seat beside Sirius. The common room was quiet; the fire long gone even if a little light remained in the room. Sirius sat on the couch looking at what had once been a flaming fire, a book on his lap as his excuse to stay up late. He wouldn’t admit it, but his friend had truly startled him.

“Oh I was just-er… where is everyone?” he came out of his thoughts to discover the common room was empty other than him and Prongs.

He laughed and checked his wrist watch. “Well, you see, at about one thirty in the morning, most people are in bed,” he commented quite casually, although his smirk gave him away.

Sirius’ eyes grew wide. “One thirty—?! How is that possible?!” he exclaimed, amazed at how much time had passed by. He had sat down there at nine!

“Well see, when the second hand reaches the twelve, it becomes a minute. And when the minute hand reaches the twelve again, it’s an hour. And when the hour hand reaches the one point and the minute on the six point, then it becomes one thirty…” His voice was childish and playful, mocking Sirius. After all, he couldn’t be too immature around Lily anymore.

Sirius’ eyes had narrowed to glare at his friend, clearly not amused. He turned to look at the ashes again, effectively just realizing there was nothing left there anymore but a few burning bits.

“So what’s on your mind, mate? It’s not like you’re actually reading,” he pointed out as he pulled the book on his lap and turned it over. Apparently, he had been reading upside down. “And there doesn’t seem to be a girl to snog hiding somewhere,” he craned his neck to look around and under the coffee table where there was, in fact, no one. “And you can’t tell me the couch is better than the beds…”

“Do you remember that Ravenclaw Robin or whatever his name was? The one we blamed that potions disaster on?” Sirius suddenly asked, straightening up in his seat to look at his friend.

James thought for a minute, but a sudden grin broke into his features that told anyone he remembered that huge explosion in the potions dungeons. “Robbie, yeah I remember him. What about him?”

“He likes Emily.”

There was a mere silence, in which Prongs expected him to go on, but nothing more came. “So?”

“She likes him.”

“Again, so?”

Sirius raised an eyebrow at him. “So, I’ve been trying to get that girl’s attention all week with no avail, this guy sweeps in and in a moment she’s flirting with him back? It sounds like I lost my touch to a Ravenclaw,” he pointed out.

James almost laughed. “Do you mean that?” he asked, somewhat surprised. “Robbie always does that. Don’t you pay attention? He’s always wanted that sixth year… what’s her name? Paula? I think that’s it. She always rejects him, so he tries at a new girl so he can get over her and always comes crawling back to Paula. She must have him under some spell or something because he can never get away. No matter what girlfriend he finds, in a week he dumps her to try again with Paula. A bit sad, I think,” James murmured a bit absentmindedly.

Sirius blinked. This guy was about to get Emily’s hopes up, maybe date her for a week or two, then dump her? And people called Sirius heartless.

He, however, had a perfectly good reason to get a chance with Emily. If she was heartbroken over some other boy, he could give her a shoulder to cry on. He smirked. That sounded brilliant!

James raised an eyebrow at him at the grin that had suddenly overcome Sirius’ features. Although, soon, he laughed. “I don’t know mate, last time Paula rejected him it was quite harsh. And he even began dating another girl before Emily… it didn’t last, but he didn’t go back to Paula,” he pointed out, able to quite clearly make out his friend’s thoughts.

“It’s worth a try,” Sirius said with that same wicked grin as he closed the book on his lap and began to walk towards the staircase to the bedrooms. “Well, are you coming?” he asked over his shoulder at James, but before he got a reply, he had vanished up the steps. He’d surely have no problem sleeping tonight.

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“You—you are simply unbelievable!” Emily exclaimed in a surprising rage. “How could you! Don’t you know any better? Haven’t you been taught manners?”

Sirius blinked, surprised. Out of everything he had thought would happen today, this was definitely not it.

“I don’t want you near me anymore if you’re going to say such things about my boyfriend. I trust him, I know he’s honest and I know how horribly heartbroken he has been before. I don’t think it is very nice of you to try to badmouth him so you could try to break us up. So please, leave me alone unless you approach me to apologize,” she claimed as she gave him one last glare before she walked away from him and down the hallway hurriedly.

Sirius was left stunned. He had just tried to warn her about Robbie’s past so she wouldn’t be so hurt, but it had absolutely backfired on him. She had accused him of spreading lies about him and trying to give him a bad name, and as Sirius tried to clarify he was just trying to help she had blown up all over again. Apparently, that was not help, that was just lies and rudeness, at least according to her.

Little firecracker, wasn’t she?

Sirius had to smirk at his own thought. Somewhat hurt that he had been yelled at in such a manner when his intentions were good… or somewhat good, but he didn’t let that damp his spirits. The only thing that seemed to have truly impacted him was the mention of one thing in her entire speech.

Boyfriend?

's Emily! He's only trying to tell you that he cares about you, doofus! *sigh* It's okay, Sirius... I still love you!


Great post, hunnie! I loved it! Post more soon! PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS!!!!!!!!!

LOL! I love this part *giggles*

Excellent post hon!

*glares at Emily* Open your eyes girl!
*snuggles poor Sirius* And he was just trying to do good...

Well, Emily didn't take to that warning... at all. Poor Siri
Please post again soon so I can find out what the heck is going to happen!

Nice one, Cookie

Oh, he's not heartless. Just a tad, a little tad, self-absorbed? XD


Hmm. Boyfriend, eh? That Robbie boy spells trouble in my book, ehe.

Post soon, darling <33333

New Chapter!

Lol Chris, just a tiny bit self absorbed XD Well, he'll prove himself otherwise today, because he cares about Emily

Jor I thank you for the inspiration for this whole love triangle, and Cai for the slight development of this idea and another in a chapter to come

Thanks Cai for the beta
Enjoy! I know I did

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Grey eyes surveyed the Great Hall, or just the Slytherin table. They were watching for a blonde; dead straight long hair and light blue eyes. Sirius might not enjoy talking to Slytherins, but he had been told that this Paula girl was one of them, and something needed to be done about the situation. He wasn’t surprised she was a Slytherin either, considering the way he had heard she rejected Robbie. He’d find a way to make her see.

His eyes finally fell on a girl with a similar description of what Peter had told him, and thankfully; she was alone. Sighing softly, Sirius forced himself to walk up to the girl. He took a seat across from her, earning him a couple of glares from other surrounding Slytherins, including Paula herself.

“Paula, right?” was the first thing he said, just to make sure.

“What’s it to you?” she said coldly, putting away the book she was reading.

“I wanted to talk to you about something…”

“I don’t talk to Gryffindors.”

“Well I want to talk to you about a Ravenclaw. Does that change things?”

Her eyes narrowed. She seemed to examine him for a moment of hesitation, wondering. “Which Ravenclaw?”

“Robbie… er—something…”

“Robert Moraes? Yeah, I know him. What about him?” She had suddenly become quite interested, curious as to what Sirius was proposing even if he had barely said all that much.

“I want to know why you won’t give him a chance,” Sirius replied casually. Maybe he could propose a way to Robbie to get him back on Paula.

She, instead, furrowed her brow. She seemed almost insulted before something clicked in her mind and laughed.

“Oh-Oh yeah, he’s umm-… He’s just very clingy,” she said dramatically. She was lying. And Sirius could tell.

“What’s the real reason?” Sirius asked casually, although a little annoyed.

“I said he’s clingy. Are you calling me a liar?” she spat, that cold look in her blue eyes coming back. Thank Merlin her eyes were a different shade than Emily’s.

“I don’t think that’s reason enough. And you don’t look very confident in it either,” Sirius pointed out. Why weren’t answers easy to get from Slytherins? Must they all be mysterious and annoying?

She seemed to consider him for a moment, examining him again in a new light. She leaned back in her seat, sipping her pumpkin juice as she debated over something. Finally, she leaned over the table again, her voice quieter.

“And if I tell you, you’ll leave me alone?”

“I guess so.”

“And you won’t tell anyone?”

“I guess not.”

“Give me real answers,” she spat rudely.

It was Sirius’ turn to glare at her. “Yes, I’ll leave you alone and no, I won’t tell anyone.” He corrected himself, annoyed even further. This better pay off, since he wasn’t very fond of being nice to someone so rude, specifically a Slytherin.

“I’ve been dating him for years now. It’s all been an act,” she said as casually as if she had asked him to pass the peas.

Sirius blinked, suddenly very puzzled. “What?”

“Well he’s very flattering. A rather excellent kisser as well. He just didn’t want to tell his buddies that he was dating a Slytherin, but everyone knew he already liked me so we proposed to make a whole scene about a breakup. He’d find himself another girl to cover up but he’d secretly be with me. Of course it eventually turned into a game for him. He always had two girls on his arm. I didn’t mind, I found it funny how the other girls thought they were his only one. They were all jealous of me. Well either way, each time his current cover up found out about me, they’d break up, and he’d come back as if we had never been together.

“I must admit, it’s very amusing how many people in the school believe that. We’ve been together for years now… it’s just so fun how many girls’ hearts he breaks. I don’t know how that silly hat could place him in Ravenclaw. He belongs in Slytherin with me,” she beamed proudly.

She took another sip of her juice before she put the glass down and picked up her books. “Anyways, it was a disgust talking to you, but I must go to class,” she spat as she just left him there as she walked down the hall.

Again, Sirius was left stunned. This was all a game. Emily was being used to hide another relationship. So not only was he using her, he was cheating on her. And she didn’t believe him!

He should talk to her again… but she wouldn’t listen to him… especially not now that she was so angry with him. But he was cheating on her! How was he supposed to help her if she wouldn’t listen?

Yay!! *loves it* I think this whole Paula and Robbie dating secretly thing is genius! I love it! Although... it'll break poor Emily's heart. <//3 It's okay... Sirius is still there, and he cares about you, too.


Another great post, sweetie. Post more soon! <3 PAMS PAMS PAMS!

*snickers at Robert's last name*

Well, you were right. It is evil But an excellent plot idea as well. I definitely wasn't expecting something like that. Ah, the complexities of teenage relationships *dramatic sigh*

Excellent post!

*Cackles* Ooooh, lil' Robbie is SO in for it. XDD Gah, that's dreadful for Emily. If only she had listened to Siri. Now he has to go and save her. Tsk tsk. *Shakes finger at her* LISTEN TO SIRIUS. HE KNOWS WHATS GOOD FOR YOU; HIM! xD

Brilliant job as always love, keep it up and keeeeeppp wrriitttiinngggg. I wants more, plzthnx. =D

She wasn't Malfoy's mother?? O.o
*giggles*


Loved the post and the information you've finally given!!!!!!!!! Now pleaseeeeeee post some more so i can find out how long it'll take Emily to figure Robbie out!! I neeeed to read
* s Niky*