Author: Deathangelgw
Disclaimer: not mine, all hers….damn wish they were mine!
Warnings: check in part 1 for the specs. Otherwise, this
one’s fairly decent…though we get some more Snape/Sirius bantering in this one
(I think…)
Pairings: same as before, though now we get to see a bit
more on the James/Lily thing…
Rating: PG-13 for some language
Note: Thanks to those who have reviewed so far! I like this
as well, and am really excited in how it is! Hopefully my OC won’t strike as
Mary Sue (cuz I personally don’t like those very much.) because in my mind she
isn’t. Oh, and if I didn’t mention, the guys are all in their third year, Lily’s
in second year. Anyhoo…enjoy! Review please!
‘thoughts’
“Arg!! Damn it! Why can’t I make sense of this potion?!”
Sirius’ frustrated voice echoed in the dining hall where he, James, Remus, Evie,
and Lily were hanging around and studying together. It had been a week since
Evie had joined the school and already the professors were looking to advance
her into the second year courses. Since she was staying at Hogwarts for the
holidays it wouldn’t be hard for her to catch up quickly.
Remus grinned at his frustrated friend. “Maybe it’s how you
are adding in the ingredients to it?” he suggested, trying to be helpful.
“Or maybe he’s too much of a dunderhead to ever understand
it,” Snape’s voice drifted over to them, his smirk as oily as his hair seemed.
Growling as he stood up and faced Snape, Sirius glared at
the Slytherin. “Shut your mouth, Snape! I’ll get this and it’ll be better than
yours!” he growled out.
Snape laughed mockingly. “You must be joking! Beat me at
potions?? You are such an idiot, Black,” Snape sneered at him, grinning
maliciously.
Sirius growled, but a soft voice next to him stopped him.
“Actually, Sirius, if you use this bit of lacewings at the time that it says in
the book, which is five seconds after adding the frog eyes, then you’ll be fine.
You weren’t counting right,” Evie stated as she looked at the recipe.
Snape frowned as Sirius looked over at her, then grinned in
triumph. “Ha! I can beat you any day, slimeball!” he crowed in triumph.
Snape glared at him then turned his glare on Evie.
“Alright…tell me the ingredients of a sleeping potion,” he said challengingly to
her.
Evie blinked, then replied timidly, “Two parts lacewing,
three moss eyes, a pinch of willow ash, and a dash of chamomile.”
Snape snarled angrily. “You’re just a first year! How could
you know this??” he snapped out.
Remus grinned as he put a supportive arm across her
shoulders. “She’s been studying very hard. All of the Professors think she
should be able to start as a second year next semester,” he declared proudly and
she smiled softly at him, leaning into his touch.
Sirius grinned wickedly at Snape. “Well, well,
Snapey….looks like you’ve got competition in the brains department. And that’s
the ONLY competition you could ever hope for,” he sneered.
Snape smirked as his eyes narrowed. “Whatever Black. Just
remember this…you needed help from a girl. A first year girl. That says a lot on
your intelligence,” he stated and laughed sharply as he went over to the
Slytherin household table.
Growling as he plopped himself down in his seat, Sirius
glowered at his potions book. Evie looked worried as she mumbled, “I’m sorry,
Sirius…maybe I should have been quiet.” She looked down miserably. She hadn’t
meant to get her friend in trouble or embarrassed.
Sirius sighed loudly, then grinned at her. “Hey…you didn’t
do anything! Actually…you just proved that Snape isn’t the only smartie in this
here school!” he declared and she smiled slightly, blushing a bit. He looked
back at his book and frowned darkly. “He just pisses me off. Gods I hate that
asshole!” he growled out, snapping his pencil in two. “Aw bloody hell.”
Remus chuckled, shaking his head, then looked over as Lily
giggled softly. She and James had been talking deeply about a subject, touching
each other’s hands here and there as they talked. James grinned again as he
talked to Lily and she giggled again. Evie giggled softly next to Remus’ ear as
she watched what he was looking at. “They seem happy, huh Evie?” Remus asked
quietly as he looked at her. She smiled cutely and nodded, then went back to
deciphering some more of her History of Magic notes.
Sirius frowned slightly as he looked over at his friends
before looking at his notes again. He swallowed down the loneliness he felt
briefly and continued studying.
*~~**~~*
“Aw man! Damn it! Stupid Potion’s Professor! He bloody put
us into groups and I have to work with that slimeball Snape!!” Sirius’ ranting
floated around the hall as he stomped around, throwing stuff around in his rage.
Evie watched with worried eyes as she hid behind Remus, who
watched as well. James cocked an eyebrow as he peered at his friend. “Calm down,
Padfoot. You need the help in that class anyways,” he commented soothingly and
hid the flinch at the growl his words produced.
“I DON’T NEED HIS HELP!!” the black haired Griffyndor
yelled, slamming his fist into a wall. He winced slightly and shook his hand,
shaking off the flares of pain that caused. Two hands covered his own and he
looked up to see two pairs of green eyes looking at him in worry. Lily and Evie
smiled slightly, both soothing his hand and he smiled slightly, relaxing. “I’m
sorry, guys. He just….gods I hate him though! He’s so…arrogant and slimy
and…and…”
“And lonely…and smart…and about as stubborn as you,” Evie
murmured quietly, causing Sirius to blink in surprise.
Lily nodded as they gently let his hand go and smiled at
him. “Just…be grateful that he is willing to help you, Sirius. And James is
right…you need the help in that class. You have to admit that at least,” she
chided, smiling admonishingly.
Sirius grumbled and looked away then sighed as the two
female Griffyndors sat him down. He suddenly found his lap filled with the
feminine kind and grinned widely. Evie and Lily grinned down at him as he
wrapped his arms around their waists and leered at the other two boys, who were
cocking their eyebrows in surprise. “Looks like *I* get to be comforted with two
gooooooorgeous women tonight boys!” he leered, his good mood returning.
The two girls giggled as the other two boys crossed their
arms. “Uh…I don’t think so, Sirius,” Remus retorted with a grin.
“Yea….you’ve got another date tonight!” James replied
snidely. Lily shot him a warning look.
Sirius growled, then sighed, leaning his head on Lily’s arm
and smiling as both girls pet his head soothingly. “Aw come on, Padfoot…it won’t
be that bad,” Remus murmured, smiling sympathetically at his friend.
“Yea….just shower real good when you get back!” James
exclaimed and got them all laughing.
Sirius smiled at his friends, but his mind was a dark
cloud. ‘Man…why do I have a bad feeling about this….’
*~~**~~*
Snape smirked as he saw Black enter into the library,
looking around warily before setting his scowling eyes on Snape in the corner.
His rival stalked over to the table and sat down hard in the chair, glaring at
the other boy across the table. “Alright, I’m here. Where do we begin, Snape?”
Sirius growled out as he glared at Snape.
Chuckling softly, Snape looked back down at his book. “It’s
simple, Black…you look at the ingredients and tell me how they are supposed to
work. Something even you should be able to handle,” he instructed smoothly with
a wicked grin.
Sirius snarled softly, clenching his book as he glared at
the Slytherin, but then took a deep breath, calming himself. “Fine…let’s start,”
he replied quietly, seething inside.
They went over the different potions, Snape correcting
Sirius here and there when he got the potions wrong. Grudgingly, after a while,
Sirius found himself picking up on the potions easier. Amazingly, Snape didn’t
make many snide comments…neither did Sirius. In fact, at some points, they felt
themselves in an almost companionable atmosphere.
Finally, the night got on and they decided to call it a
night. As they walked back to the dorms, Sirius found himself glancing over at
Snape in curiosity. After the fifth time, Snape asked curtly, “What is it you
want, Black?”
Sirius looked ahead, blushing slightly in embarrassment.
“Nothing…just was wondering something,” he answered just as curtly.
Snape looked at him in suspicion. “And just would be
making you wonder about me, Black?” he asked coldly as he glared at the
Griffyndor.
Growling, Sirius returned the glare. “Never mind…it’s none
of your business!” he snarled and picked up his pace.
But a hand on his arm stopped him and he glanced back at
the Slytherin, who was watching him out of curiosity. “That’s not like you,
Black. Don’t you have the guts to say anything to me?” Snape questioned with a
sneer, though his black eyes held curiosity.
Sirius found himself looking into Snape’s eyes for a while,
Evie’s words playing in his head. ‘And lonely…and smart…and about as stubborn as
you….was Evie right?’ he found himself wondering as he looked at the other boy.
He knew they were bitter rivals, going out of their way to annoy the other all
the time. It wouldn’t be too much for Sirius to admit to actually enjoying the
competition and rivalry that they shared. As Snape frowned at him, Sirius
grinned and winked sassily. “That’s for me to know and you to find out,
Snivellus,” he commented haughtily, then walked off jauntily for the Griffyndor
dorms, leaving Snape staring after him in surprise.
TBC
