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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 12, 2013 2:03:09 GMT -8

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If you were to see Lily Evans now, with a book bag thrown over her shoulder although the day's classes were done, it wouldn't take much thought to deduce that she was on her way to the library. It wasn't that she had hours upon hours of homework to catch up on, she just liked the library. The quiet, the view out of those big windows, the smell of books, a bookworm like her couldn't help but love the library. Since she only had one little essay to finish, she was planning on finishing it quickly and then looking for a book she hadn't read yet. Remus always said he loved Jane Austen, and Lily had read most of her books, she was hoping to find one in the muggle section that she had not.

The castle, on the other hand, was buzzing with excitement, and most definitely not about a book. The Masked Ball or whatever people had decided to dub it, was creeping closer. As she walked, she saw girls talking with each other about who they'd like to go with and who had already asked them whilst the boys were trying to find the courage to ask the girl they wanted to go with. Lily didn't see the point in it. Not really. Surely, if she had a fun date to go with, sure, but another invitation from an arrogant boy was not her cup of tea. Not like rather staying in her dorm with an actual cup and tea and a book was, for example. Or just keeping company whoever else didn't go. But for some reason, it was expected of pretty Prefect Evans to attend the party. And if she had any hopes of becoming Head Girl next year, she probably should go. Lily tried not to outwardly groan. Potter was completely out of the question and as much as she wanted to talk to Sev again, she couldn't find him anywhere. Hopefully he wasn't hiding from her.

All of these thoughts had made their way through her mind in the progress of walking down one of Hogwarts' long corridors. The sun shone in and she smiled softly as she passed through one beam, ginger hair turning a bright orange in the light. Book bag, Gryffindor robes and bright red hair, anybody would recognize her. For someone who didn't particularly revel in the limelight, she seemed to find herself in it quite often. But as for now, she was planning on reading her book in solitude somewhere secluded in the big library. Life, though, does not necessarily go as planned.

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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 12, 2013 19:18:30 GMT -8

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Sirius tried to use all the hidden corridors and lesser used sections of the school, and although the hidden corridors were, well, hidden and there was no one in there, in every secluded corridor there seemed to be someone or another, and it was mostly snogging couples or girls with big eyes looking hopeful. Sirius hated this time of year. Valentine's Day was the worst already, never mind with a damned formal. He didn't know why the school thought of it. The professors seemed to loathe nothing more than student couples, and now it felt like they were encouraging it. Sirius never had to think about girls more than he had to in the past couple of days. He didn't know if they always looked at him that way, or if it was just something new because they couldn't find reasonable dates, but he cringed every time he saw a girl. He knew it wasn't normal and that he should be delighted with all the attention, but how did one choose? Most of them were much too young for him, and some of them he didn't recognize from a brick in the wall. Sirius guessed it was better than not having any options at all. But why did he need a date anyways? Could he just not go stag with his mates? That seemed like more fun than anything. Well, Remus would no doubt have his date. But there was still James and Peter, and unless Lily randomly changed her mind about his best mate, he doubted James would go with anyone. James had never talked to Sirius about any girl but Lily, so as far as Sirius was aware, she was the only one for him.

He couldn't help but try to think up some fun things to do at the dance. It wasn't like he wasn't going to go, he had to go. He sort of had an image to uphold. His mind wandered as he meandered through the hallways. The sun shone brightly through the windows, and it actually felt warm. It was all a dirty lie, though, as it was cold as frozen over hell outside.

Sirius had already changed out of his school robes and merely walked around in casual clothes. Unfortunately, it appeared as if this drew even more attention to him as most hadn't made it back to their common rooms yet to change. Sirius wouldn't have been changed either by now, but he had lost track of his mates somewhere along the way. He didn't like that it seemed like he saw them less and less frequently. Growing up throughout Hogwarts, he always had this fear that they would drift apart, whether from making new friends or just getting older. He never talked about it with his friends, but it was always there in the back of his mind. He couldn't imagine having better and more loyal friends, so the concept of them of 'getting over' him in a sense tickled an insecurity within him that most didn't know he had. Sirius was fine being by himself sometimes ... well, that was just as much as a lie as the bright February sunshine. Even when Sirius was alone he sought out others, even if they weren't a part of the Marauders.

As if fate read his mind, he saw a familiar head of red hair up ahead. He didn't know why exactly he knew it was Lily, he just did as if it was instinctual. He had years of practice looking at her from spending time with James. He hurried his pace and pushed his way through other students as if he was late for class. He and Lily were on good terms, and he enjoyed teasing her about James. She had become like a sister to him in a way - she was comfortable for him. He didn't worry about what he looked like or what he said (well, sometimes). If she was cross with him about something, he always knew that she would come around again. Maybe it was because he was the side of the duo that didn't perpetually hit on her, but he felt as if it were mutual. Not that he gave it much thought.

"Evans!" he called as he caught up to her. He placed both of his hands on heavily on her shoulders as he caught up to her from behind. He let go of her once he fell in step with her. "Where are you heading on this sun-shiney afternoon? Not to the library, I suppose?" he teased her. Knowing where they were in the school, and knowing the girl herself, he knew he was right. Sirius didn't even know the last time he stepped into that room.

Sirius looked away from her friendly face for only a moment and saw a couple of girls look at him fondly, and when he shifted his grey eyes in a different direction he noticed an older boy look away quickly as if he had attempted to get a good look at Lily while Sirius was distracted. Sirius groaned in an irritated way. "How do you not get bothered by every student acting like they're a dog in heat lately?" he asked with a roll of his eyes. He looked at her sideways and quickly wondered if she was like the rest, but the thought disappeared as soon as it got there. If she was like the rest, she would have happily agreed to go with James (provided he asked her yet), and Sirius would have already heard about it. "I didn't even know there were this many girls in school until now."

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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 13, 2013 6:50:30 GMT -8

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Lily was a confident girl. She was assured in herself and in her abilities, and in what she looked like but not to the extent of being snotty and full of herself about it. When you talked to her, her face was friendly and inviting, but also who she was let you know that you were important to her, too, that her world didn’t revolve around herself. She wasn’t vain, even if she took care of herself, and had insecurities, just like everyone does. Sure, years of practically being stalked by James Potter did help with a little self-esteem boost, but the constant staring was enough to make anyone uncomfortable - or in her case, frankly, just piss her off. She’d ignored it lately, but she swore to Merlin, she was going to slap that boy in the face if she caught him again. Of course, if she had to slap everyone who stared at her recently, her hand would be taking more of a beating than their faces. Was it because of the dance? Was it because she was maturing, her body now softer and more curved than her previous years at the school? Lily was now, officially, as she had turned legal age a month ago, an adult, and she probably had to learn to deal with what that entailed - men acting ridiculous.

Honestly, she wasn’t interested in any of it. Looking for a date for this stupid dance was probably going to nag at the back of her mind until she settled on someone she wouldn’t be too annoyed with. Well, there was always…

“Evans!” she heard her name being called out and before she could react, felt two strong hands on her shoulders. She looked to the man behind the hands and smiled as she looked upon the face of Sirius Black. Now, most people wouldn’t suspect it, but they got along quite well. Even if his best friend was slightly, er, enthusiastic about her. Sirius was funny and, unfortunately, knew how to push her buttons. She’d always try not to get in a row, but to be honest, it was actually quite stimulating to have a little trade of snarkiness between the two of them. They never really fought, like she does frequently with James, but more of a teasing ‘I’m actually quite fond of you’ type of relationship. Because, despite it all, she really was quite fond of him. And that is why, when she saw who it was, she smiled. Even if she was completely content with being alone, his presence actually seemed preferable.

“Hi, Sirius,” she greeted politely as he took his hands off of her shoulders and fell into step next to her.

“Where are you heading on this sun-shiney afternoon? Not the library, I suppose?”

Ah, he knew her so well. She signed playfully, shrugging her petite shoulders. “Can’t help it. It beckons me,” she chuckled softly, one hand moving up to her shoulder to hold onto the strap of her bag as they walked, noticing that he wasn’t wearing his Hogwarts uniform. He dressed very nice for a wizard brought up in robes. Lily, on the other hand, had her prefect badge pinned to her school regulation pull over, worn over a neat white school shirt. Her skirt wasn’t as short as most girl’s, but not long like someone who was trying to hide their figure. Sure, her legs were pale like any natural born ginger, and people would know it whether she hid them or not. Her school uniform wasn’t form fitting, but it wasn’t hard to tell that she had absolutely nothing to hide. Lily had left her robe in the Common Room - it was far too sunny for that old thing. “You dress nice for a pureblood,” she teased, giving him a playful little nudge as they walked.

An older boy, but just another boy in her eyes, was looking at her. She averted her bright green eyes, trying her best not to roll them in the process. When Sirius spoke again, it seemed he was just as irritated with this as she was. “How do you not get bothered by every student acting like they’re a dog in heat lately?”

Lily laughed softly. With his groan expressing her inner frustration, she couldn’t help but laugh. “I must be hiding it well, then,” she replied, giving him a look saying that she was clearly irritated, but she couldn‘t help but smile. “It is so annoying. It’s always like this this time of the year, and it’s tedious if not completely unbearable to not be able to just walk down a corridor without five blokes looking at you like you’re a piece of meat. Or something pretty to wear on their arm…” She paused as they walked past a small group of girls who seemed to have caught this ’giggling’ virus going around in the female gender. Lily was immune. “The dance isn’t helping,” she added, thinking about the few guys who had already tried their luck. She glanced at Sirius again. He hadn’t looked at her like that. He just seemed relieved to see her, for some reason. She could say the same. “I saw Beverly Hitchcock fawning over you yesterday,” she couldn’t help but bring up, remembering the Ravenclaw girl staring at her friend from afar. He was handsome, she’d give him that, wondering if he actually knew it. He could probably get any date he wanted. “Thought you guys, being guys, would get off easier since you’re not bombarded with invitations to the dance like girls are. Hormones are messing with the natural order of things.”

“I didn’t even know there were this many girls in school until now.” Lily quirked a smile. “For someone trying their best to avoid female contact, you are doing a splendid job talking to me,” she couldn’t help but tease. In his books, she probably didn’t even count as a girl. The thought amused her.

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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 13, 2013 16:50:13 GMT -8

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Sirius chuckled at her answer. It was the sort of answer he expected from her, yet he still found it amusing. He found he was less, well, annoying around her than when James was around. In a way, James' enthusiasm towards her was a little infectious and therefore Sirius would sometimes jump aboard the 'let's-try-to-irritate-Lily' train, but he didn't think it made her hate him. They were still kids, after all, despite their age. Sirius didn't think he'd ever grow up, not truly. Many thought that was a negative trait, Sirius thought of it as a positive. Who wanted to be mature all the time? Sirius tried to avoid those people like the plague. Besides, at the end of the day, why did they all want to grow up so fast? He knew people were being recruited into Death Eaters day after day, and he couldn't imagine why they would make a commitment like that. Well, other than the fact they were joining the wrong side, it was a commitment they couldn't easily get out of. Sirius thought about it, though. He was so intently against the Death Eaters that he was sure he would probably join the group against it without a second thought. Maybe that's what they were going through. He tried to not think about it much. It was too stressful, and he had enough to think about with school.

"It beckons you," Sirius repeated her in a bit of a mocking tone. He laughed and then added, "James beckons you all the time and you don't flock to him like you flock to the library. Perhaps maybe if he ever actually had a book in his hand you'd be a little more allured." He didn't know why he mentioned his best mate. He knew that was a good way to just bother her, but the joke had come to him and he hadn't been able to hold himself back. He didn't really care to know how Lily felt about James - he disliked hearing anything bad against his friend, and in all actuality, wouldn't tolerate any negative talk. James sort of felt like a piece of Sirius, and any insult on his friend sort of felt like an insult on him. It was silly, but it was just the way he believed. He wasn't sure what to make of her comment about how he dressed. "I dress for my figure. I believe when you have the perfect hour-glass figure like myself, you just haaaave to show it off," he replied in a sissy girly voice with a matching girly pose. He flicked his admittedly long hair back as he exited the pose and continued to walk, nudging his way past some of the people in the hallway who apparently couldn't tell that he was putting on an act and felt the need to step between him and Lily.

"I know what you mean, I have boys pretty much humping my legs. Us pretty girls have to stick together," he continued in the girly and prissy voice. He chuckled, and let the joke pass. He thought about the name for a moment, and couldn't help but not be able to put a face to the name. He wasn't the best with names, but he tried not to let it show. He let out a non-committal grunt. He didn't want to admit he didn't know who that was. If he saw her face, it could have been someone he talked to on a regular basis. "The only reason I'm not being bombarded by invitations is because I have this crafty gift of getting out of conversations with people. I've used smoke bombs, fake illnesses, anything before they could get the invitations past their lips. I guess good-looking girls like you would have it worse, but you know, girls aren't any better. They're all just riding the hormone wave, hoping someone will ride it." He laughed at her comment. "Wait, what?" he said, suddenly serious as he grabbed her forearm and stalled their moving. "Y-you're a girl? Why wasn't I informed?!"

He released her when someone looked at him with a dirty expression on her face like she thought that he was going to beat Lily or something. He frowned. Why did it suddenly seem like everything they did was under scrutiny? "So are you invested in your trip to the library? I'm fairly certain that place is like a church against sinners. If I try to enter I'm fairly certain I'll burst into flames or something. I'm not sure, I've never tried it."

They had approached the entrance of the library before they knew it. He fully expected her to just roll her eyes and say goodbye as she studied.

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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 14, 2013 2:51:05 GMT -8

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Lily couldn't help but notice that Sirius... Well, he acted differently around her when James wasn't around. James was his best friend, after all,. so perhaps he was simply trying not to outshine him; keep to himself so that James could get all of her attention. Not like he ever did. James Potter could dress up as a clown and drive circles around her on a tricycle and she'd probably still not give him her full attention. It was the fact that he so desperately craved it - that he simply needed it from her - that she refused to give it. He could go get some other girls attention, if he so desired it. A girl with less integrity than this redhead, that much was for sure. And it seemed that, although Sirius Black didn't choose to have attention thrust upon him, it just happened. You couldn't help but notice the tall, handsome man as he strode past. It was an X-factor she was sure James Potter would never possess.

The Black boy repeated her words in a mocking tone and she sent him a glare. Not the type of glare she had reserved specifically for James Potter, or the one for puristic Slytherins, but more a glare that mimicked his mocking tone. A teasing glare, at that. "James beckons you all the time and you don't flock to him like you flock to the library. Perhaps maybe if he ever actually had a book in his hand you'd be a little more allured." Lily couldn't help but laugh. Ever the wingman. "Well, as they say, 'birds of a feather flock together'," she answered jokingly. "Now, I don't see one thing James and I have in common, do you? Although, perhaps a book would help..." Lily smiled, catching her tongue between her teeth as she grinned up at him. If James himself had asked that, she would admittedly had been a little more mean, replying with something like "maybe because books actually hold knowledge where you most certainly do not". She tried not to chuckle at the thought. She did love giving James a run for his money.

His reaction to her praising his clothes was most definitely not anything she expected. As he put on the voice of a prepubescent school girl, Lily had to clasp her hand over her mouth to stop a very loud laugh from escaping her lips. He flicked his hair and between that and the girls trying to get between them, she just couldn't help herself. She had to laugh. "I know what you mean, I have boys pretty much humping my legs. Us pretty girls have to stick together," he continued and she smacked him softly on the arm, still laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. "Sirius Black, you ridiculous human being," she shook her head and her laugh ebbed to a chuckle as he let the joke go. Literally no one else she knew could pull of a stunt like that.

"The only reason I'm not being bombarded by invitations is because I have this crafty gift of getting out of conversations with people. I've used smoke bombs, fake illnesses, anything before they could get the invitations past their lips. I guess good-looking girls like you would have it worse, but you know, girls aren't any better. They're all just riding the hormone wave, hoping someone will ride it." She nodded as he talked. Lily understood that and chuckled. "You won't see me out in the ocean," she replied with an extended metaphor to his. That's when she realized he had just called her good-looking, but before she could say anything, he was back to his joking self. He took her arm and feigned a confused expression. "Y-you're a girl? Why wasn't I informed?!" She laughed. "Oh, shut up," she replied quickly enough, grinning despite her words. "I shudder to think that James Potter might have accidentally been hitting on a boy for the last six years." It was the type of thing she'd say, really. Like mentioned before, she was a confident girl, and that confidence extended to her femininity. She knew it really wasn't possible to physically confuse her with a boy, although Sirius might seem to feel comfortable enough around her to basically consider her one. What an odd thought.

Why was everybody looking at them? Like she hadn't noticed... She shifted from her one foot to the other as they had made it the library, feeling suddenly uncomfortable. "So are you invested in your trip to the library? I'm fairly certain that place is like a church against sinners. If I try to enter I'm fairly certain I'll burst into flames or something. I'm not sure, I've never tried it."

Lily chuckled. In truth, she had probably just decided to go to the library because she was bored and it usually acted as a nice source of entertainment. That is, until another grabbed her by the shoulders in a corridor. "Actually..." Lily started, trying not to glance at the few people who were looking at them. "Not all that invested. I'd appreciate somewhere a little more secluded, to be honest." She couldn't help but glance and then dropped her voice a little, speaking softer so prying ears wouldn't hear. "Do you feel as watched as I do?"

She tried to shake it off and smiled at him. "Any place you'd like to go where you won't spontaneously combust?I'd hate to be blamed for your death and all." An obvious question hung in the air between them, simply asking "want to go somewhere alone?" It was strange to her how the idea of hanging out with Sirius Black alone seemed to be more inviting than the library.

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lonely hearts club // Sirius Nov 14, 2013 11:30:15 GMT -8

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Sirius was aware that James could get another girl if he so desired. In face, Sirius pointed it out on a regular basis. However, a part of Sirius figured that James liked the chase. This worried him slightly (not that he tried to think about it), because he didn't know if James would hold the same desire once he actually got Lily, which he always assumed he was. A different part of Sirius knew that James was in love with Lily, and that it wasn't just about a pretty face. He could tell by the way his friend talked. However lately he seemed sort of distant when it came to girls, which was unusual. Sirius had no idea the image he gave off to others. He sort of assumed people looked up to him for his pranks and jokes. He knew he was good looking, but it wasn't something that he was consciously aware of. He usually just shrugged off any compliments about his appearance. He didn't think it was his most important trait, and coming from someone as rather arrogant as Sirius, that was a big deal. He thought his wit and humour were much more important, and preferred to putting a smile on someone's face than getting love notes under his pillow. Which only happened once. Okay, maybe a half dozen times.

Sirius was not phased by her glare, which he was rather used to. He merely strode on as if a little ginger woman wasn't giving him the evil eye. Sirius thought about her question. He always thought James and Lily would make a good match, but he never really thought of the reasons why.

"Well, you're both in Gryffindor," he pointed out as if it weren't obvious. "I mean, that alone has to count for something right? Means you're both brave. That's something. And you're both easy to talk to. And you both hold grudges like nothing I've ever seen," he joked. "I don't know. You know what they say, opposites attract or whatever." He felt kinda weird trying to tell her what she and James had both in common. He didn't like to be the in-between in a couple, it was strange. Although Sirius did act the wingman for James, it didn't mean that he wanted to be the wingman on both sides. Maybe it didn't make sense. In a way, he wished they would sort it out for themselves. Sirius contemplated for a moment telling James that Lily had said a book would help. He could only imagine his friend walking about with a book in his hand that he'd never read.

Sirius couldn't help but grin at the reaction Lily gave. She was just so cute. He never thought he'd befriend (because in his mind, they were friends. In a weird way.) such a cute girl. He always expected to be friends with hard-headed girls who tried to literally beat him up. Lily's tap on his arm was gentle and didn't hurt at all. She was just so feminine and the opposite of what he was used to on his daily basis. At least he was able to successfully use his humour with her, too, and it wasn't limited to his own kind.

"If James was hitting on a boy for the last six years, it would actually make more sense to me," Sirius let out a fake shudder as if he were repressing memories. "All those nights..." he looked at Lily like he was just seeing her for the first time and shook his head. He supposed implying that James was gay wouldn't help his game any with Lily, but it was funny nonetheless. He sort of wished his friend was with them right now so that they could scrap over the comment.

He nodded at her question. "I suppose people are trying to see if we're together to see if we're off the invitation market for the dance. Even the couples are holding on to each other tighter as if afraid someone will come between them," he laughed lightly at the ridiculous thought. People were so dense. "How about the Room of Requirement? I doubt there will be prying eyes in there," he suggested. Besides, the room could be anything they wanted it to be. If Lily wanted to study, it would become a study-friendly area. Sirius would just have to make sure that he wanted a couch or something he could lounge on as she worked. He didn't mind hanging out in silence if that's what it came to. Sometimes just having someone in your company was good enough.