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?