Disclmr: Do I own: HP? Nope; DR? No, sadly; William Moseley? No?! Agh!
Chapter One: Here We Go Again
I opened the door to the second-to-last compartment. Sure enough, my best friends Matthew and A'Marie were there. "Hey guys!" I exclaimed as I sat down next to Matt. "How was the rest of your vacation?"
"The usual," A'Marie replied. "Back to France to visit Grandmama, horridly boring."
"Wandering around London, nothing too exciting. Not without you two. What about you, Bri?" Matt asked me.
"It was alright. I had to spend most of it with Cynthia and listen to her talk about her fabulous boyfriend, and understanding friends, and perfect grades. Oh it was absolutely fabulous," I mocked her, causing Matt and A'Marie to laugh. "And she told me to write to her over the year, because it's just 'too awful only getting to talk to me in the summertime.'" My perfect imitation of her only caused Matt and A'Marie to laugh even louder.
"Oh my, I forgot to tell you guys! I met this boy in France! He lives a block down from my Grandmama's house. I can't believe I've never seen him before! His name is Dion, and he is so wonderful. He's nice and funny. And he's charming," A'Marie gushed.
"Like me?" a voice asked from the doorway. I looked over, and sure enough, Sirius Black was standing there. My stomach did a little flip-flop.
"You? Charming? Never," I teased as he sit down next to A'Marie.
"Aw, Brina you hurt my feelings," he said.
"How was your vacation?" I asked him.
"Good. I spent most of it at the Potter's, plotting and planning," he told us.
"What do you have in store for this year?" Matt asked him.
"Ah, the usual. Did you see the Quidditch Cup? I heard that you were there," Sirius said to Matt.
"Yeah, my dad got tickets, it was pretty spectacular. Did you hear a lot about it?" Matt asked him.
"I heard what I could. What was it like? Did you see Derrik Wayne?" Sirius asked.
I rolled my eyes at the two boys and their Quiddtich. "So Amy, what's he like? Is he a good kisser?" I asked her.
"Bri, you would not believe me if I told you. He has the most beautiful brown eyes I've ever seen. He's so nice. We took tons of walks, and we ate ice cream most every night together. He was so romantic too," A'Marie told me as she sighed, just thinking of him.
"Wait, Amy, is he a wizard? Does he know you're a witch?" I asked her.
A'Marie broke into a huge smile, "Yes! He is! I was so excited when I found out! He goes to this private school just bordering Spain, in the mountains. He says it's beautiful there, and I believe him. He's going to write to me. Oh, he's so wonderful! I wish you could've met him."
"I want too. He almost sounds too good to be true," I smiled. I was so happy for A'Marie, she looked so elated when she talked about him.
"Trust me he's real. I couldn't of have dreamed up a more perfect guy if I tried."
"Black, what are you doing in here?" Lily asked as she stepped into our compartment.
"Just chatting with Matt, relax. I haven't forgotten about you Lily dear," he said blowing her a kiss.
"Oh shove it," she said angrily.
"Is the prefect meeting over? How did it go? I hope Jamesie wasn't too overly happy to see you that he made a bad impression, did he?" Sirius asked her.
"I can't believe he made Head Boy," Lily muttered.
"I suppose I should go, we've much planning to do now that Jamesie is HB!" Sirius said and dashed out of our compartment.
"You'll not get away with anything!" Lily called out after him. "Ugh, that arrogant prick."
"But Lily, he is so fine," I said. "I swear, each summer he gets hotter. I don't know how he does it."
"Ugh stop, Bri. I don't want to hear about Sirius. I just had to spend the last 15 in a prefect meeting with James Potter. It wasn't pleasant," she said.
"Was it really that bad?" A'Marie asked.
"Yes," Lily responded.
"Well, what happened?" Matt asked her.
"Oh well, nothing really…it was just being in the same room with him."
"Did he ask you out again?" I asked her.
Lily pondered for a moment, "No, he didn't. That's strange…"
Matt and I exchanged looks and Lily got lost in her thoughts.
"You two still aren't prefects?" I asked Matt and A'Marie.
A'Marie shook her head. "No. Claire and Mark are."
"Why? I think you too are more responsible than they are," I said.
"I'm not too upset by it. Doing rounds all night and patrolling? I'm sorry, but that's not my idea of fun," Matt said.
"Mine neither. I suppose that's why," A'Marie said.
"How did Potter get Head Boy?" Lily said suddenly.
"What?" I asked, that had come out of nowhere.
"I mean, why is he Head Boy. Why not you, Matt? Or anyone, besides him. Remus is better than him and he was a prefect!" Lily sputtered out angrily.
"I take it you won't be too happy about sharing the Head Dorm with him then?" Matt asked her. A'Marie and I started to giggle, just watching the emotions written on Lily's face go from mad to furious.
"NO! THEY CAN'T! OH NO! This CANNOT be happening! I can't live there!" Lily exclaimed.
"Calm down, Lily. It's not that bad," I reasoned.
"NOT THAT BAD? I have to share a DORM with JAMES POTTER? I think that's pretty bad!" she yelled.
"Shhh! Lily!" A'Marie exclaimed.
"I can't believe this. This is cruel and unusual punishment for something I didn't even do!" Lily cried out.
"I think we should change into our robes, we must almost be there," I said. Matt left the compartment to change into his robes. Us three girls changed right in there, Lily and I into our Gryffindor robes and A'Marie into her Ravenclaw ones.
"James isn't all that bad, Lily," A'Marie told her. "You should just give him a chance."
"Potter? A chance? I've tried that already. He failed miserably. Do we have to recall that incident that he set my hair on fire? Or the one where I ended up in the lake when Ted asked me out? Or how about the one where he tried…" Lily said and someone knocked on the door.
"Can I come in?" Matt asked from outside.
"Yeah, come in," I said. He came in and took his seat.
"Where he tried to stick that insane paper hear thing to my hand so I would think of him?" Lily continued.
"Oh not this still!" Matt exclaimed. "Lily, move on. You'll have to get along with him at some point. Hopefully soon since you'll be working with him for the rest of the year."
Lily sat down in silence and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Don't be mad. Let's move onto a happier topic. Like…" I started to say.
"Not Sirius!" A'Marie exclaimed.
"Aww, Amy!"
"Sorry, Bri, but I already know everything I could ever want to know about him, and more, thanks to you," she told me.
"Ok, ok, sorry."
"So you still like Sirius?" Lily asked me.
I nodded. "Of course. I think this year will be the year that he realizes he loves me."
"Sure it is," Lily said sarcastically.
"You never know."
"Isn't he going out with Olivia?" A'Marie asked me.
"Yes," I said with a sigh. "Thanks for reminding me. Now that you have all successfully popped my bubble, can we move on?"
"I suppose," Lily said.
"You'll just have to keep wishing that impossible wish, Bri," A'Marie told me.
"I will, don't worry," I assured them.
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"Oh shut up Lily, no one wants to hear that, it's depressing," I told Lily as we sat in the Heads' common room. "Besides, we can talk about more happier things…like Sirius Black."
"Not again Brina! I'm not going to listen to you go on about him again!" Lily complained and held her hand over her ears.
"Li-ly," I whined. "It's not my fault I like him. It's his. Why he's so bloody gorgeous I'll never know."
"Stop Brina!"
"He is fine, that boy. And oh, did you see him? I think he got more gorgeous over the summer, if that's possible. I could stare into his eyes all day…"
"I know. You told me this a thousand times already."
"But really, don't you think so t-"
"BRINA!" Lily yelled.
"Sor-ry."
"You talk about him all the time, Bri."
"I can't help it. I think about him all the time."
"I know. Just…stop thinking about him," Lily suggested.
"You know it's not that easy."
"Brina, what are you going to do? It's not like he fancies you. We've been over this before. He was snogging Olivia earlier today in the hallway."
I scowled. "You just had to ruin it. Didn't you?"
Lily held her hands up as if to prove her innocence, "I'm sorry. I just thought you'd want to know."
My heart broke a little more. He just had to love me.
I guess I looked really upset, because Lily tried to console me. "One of these days he's going to realize how wonderful you are and how much time he's been wasting with these other girls. He'll come around."
"Thanks for trying, but he doesn't fancy me. He never will."
Lily shot me a sympathetic look.
If only her looks could save me.
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"Hey Brina," Sirius said as he sat down next to me while I was writing.
"Hey," I replied back, rather unenthusiastically. I was still upset with him for not dumping Olivia already. He just didn't know that I was mad at him for being with another girl. We weren't even going out. I doubt he had the slightest idea that I've had the biggest crush on him since forever.
"What's wrong?" he asked me.
Those beautiful eyes. I swear those eyes will be the death of me one day. I would jump off of a cliff and into a lake if someone told me he'd look at me in that way with those eyes.
"Nothing," I replied, trying to give him silent signals to go away. I didn't feel like being around him. Not now.
"Good. 'Cause I need you're advice. I asked James, but he's no help, and since you're my best girl friend, you could help," he said, shooting me a look that said he desperately needed my help. Notice how he said girl friend. Not girlfriend. It killed me every time.
"What?" I asked him. His troubles were never too much. The most that ever happened was two girls liking him at once. Heaven forbid that should happen…
"Well, I suppose I'm going out with Olivia, but I think I have feelings for another girl. Except I'm not sure if she likes me. I don't want to dump Olivia if I can't get with this other girl though," Sirius explained.
Geez, another great problem for me to solve. But who was this other girl he liked? Who didn't like Sirius? (Besides Lily.) Oh god, please don't let it be Lily! "Sirius? Who do you like?" I asked him. Please not Lily. Let it be me. Me. Do you hear me Sirius? Me for once.
"Acacia."
I tried not to laugh. I really did. But I didn't succeed. I laughed until I thought my sides would split open. "A-Acacia? Are you serious?" I asked in between laughs and gasps.
Sirius sent me a dirty look. I take it he wasn't happy with my reaction at all.
"I thought you would take me seriously. No one else does. I guess I was wrong to come to you," he said, clearly upset with me and started to walk out of the room.
"Fine," I said before he walked out of the room. "I'll ask around for you, see if anybody knows who she likes," I told him, since I knew this is what he would've asked me to do anyways.
"Really? Thanks Brina! You are the greatest!" he praised me with a huge grin before dashing out of the room.
"Of course," I said to the empty room. I buried my head in my hands.
Here we go again.
A/N: Sooo? Better than the intro? Worse? How do you like the name Brina? And did you figure out that Amy is Brina's nickname for A'Marie?
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