Seriously Sirius

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"Psst! Prongs!" whispered Sirius as he threw a crumpled piece of parchment at James' head.

James looked up from his Transfiguration book and carefully slid the note under the desk before Professor McGonagall could see it. He opened it and rubbed his hand across it, attempting to unwrinkle it. "Did you see that new girl, Adelaide? She's HOT!" James rolled his eyes and turned the paper over. He grabbed his quill and on the back he wrote, "Padfoot. I have a girlfriend. I have to ignore all the other girls!"

James waited until McGonagall was helping another student before tossing the note back onto his friend's desk.

Sirius read the note and slipped it back into his bag. He turned around and nodded at the pretty, blonde girl seated a few rows back. He suggestively raised his eyebrows and winked at her.

James sat watching this interaction. While most girls were irresistible to Sirius' charm, apparently this girl was not. James smiled to himself as she rolled her eyes, closed her book, and handed her assignment to the professor. She then walked back to her desk, picked up her books, and moved to another desk out of Sirius' line of sight.

James then looked at Sirius, who looked unusually deflated and bewildered at this girl's lack of interest.

Glancing to the other side of the room, James saw Lily, her red hair pooling on her parchment as she continued to study diligently. James saw her slam her quill onto the desk and rub her eyes. James then knew she would be easily distracted to whatever might come her way.

This time, distraction came in the form of Peter Pettigrew. As Peter, who was sitting next to James, desperately tried to keep from dozing off over his book, James stealthily pulled out his own wand. "Wingardium Leviosa!" He whispered under his breath. As Peter's book slowly began to rise, James slid his wand under the desk, hiding it from view. Peter, who had recently fallen asleep, jumped as his book bumped his nose. He stared at it for a moment in puzzlement, then reached out to grab onto it. The book jutted away from his hand, and Peter stood up. Seeing the movement, Lily looked up. She began to laugh as Peter started to walk towards the book. With every step he took, the book floated further and further away. Professor McGonagall, who was helping a different student to review Banishing Spells, did not notice.

James decided to have a little bit more fun. When Peter stretched his arms out again, James let him catch the book. Peter's face took on a relieved expression as he turned to sit down, but he became panicked again as the book started to rise. Slowly, Peter's arms were raised above his head, then his feet left the ground, and soon he was at least six feet above the heads of his classmates.

When McGonagall heard laughter, she looked up. "Mr. Pettigrew! What is the meaning of this?" the Transfiguration teacher said, her voice clearly showing that she was appalled at such behavior.

"I- I don't really- I don't know!" the boy stammered as the book continued to drag him upwards.

By this time, James and Sirius were having an extremely difficult time stifling their laughter. James looked over at his girlfriend and saw that her large, emerald eyes were glittering in mirth as well, and that her mouth was barely containing a smile.

The professor, stunned as she was, managed to pull out her wand and mutter the counter curse just as Peter's fingers were beginning to slip. He gradually came down and let go a foot above the ground. His book fell into his hand soon after.

James winked at Peter to let him know who had pranked him, and Peter smiled back, just as McGonagall began to speak. "Who," she said in a deathly whisper, "is responsible for this?" When the room remained quiet, she threatened the loss of twenty points for Gryffindor. At this, James raised his hand.

"Mr. Potter?" McGonagall asked quietly. "Do you happen to know who caused Mr. Pettigrew's book to raise him at least ten feet above the ground? It could not possibly have been you, could it?" Many of the student's smiles returned at their mentor's dry sense of humor.

"It could possibly have," James said. "So I'll see you in detention tomorrow evening, I suppose?"

"You assumed correctly, Potter. You're lucky it's not two nights." Just then, the bell rang, and the students filed out of the classroom, still laughing at James' joke.

Soon, only Sirius and Adelaide, the new student, were left in the classroom. "So," said Sirius, smiling his cocky smile. "You're from France, right?"

The girl looked down her perfectly straight nose at Sirius and replied, "Oui. I am. Et vous ennuyez!" With this, Adelaide Dominique walked out of the room, leaving Sirius puzzling over the meaning of her French.

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Sirius sat in the library staring at a French to English dictionary. Although, perhaps, he was staring more at Adelaide seeing as she was seated at a table adjacent to his. A cycle seemed to be appearing. Sirius would be staring at Adelaide until she looked back at him. He would then turn to his book, pretending to be intently studying. Adelaide would turn away and Sirius would resume staring at her.

On and on this went until James and Lily appeared in Sirius' line of sight. They seemed to be more than a little irritated at each other. As James pulled up a chair next to Sirius, Lily huffed off into a row of bookshelves with her arms folded and a look as if she was determined to find that book on flammable tree frogs.

"How's it going, Padfoot?" James asked in a soft library voice.

"Just great, great, Prongs..." Sirius mumbled, boring over his book. James thought this to be an odd sight until he noticed that Adelaide was watching Sirius, with Sirius sneaking a glance her direction every so often. As Adelaide started walking their direction on her way out of the library, James opened a random herbology book lying on the table and said, "...so what you're saying is that the blue vine reacts negatively to the salt?"

"What in bloody hell are you doing?" whispered Sirius.

"Getting you a girlfriend," James murmured as he elbowed his friend in the ribs.

"Uh... yes, because of the...saltiness... yes, that's exactly what I was explaining... to you...about that..." Sirius stuttered loud enough for Adelaide to hear. He scratched his head clumsily while Adelaide watched him. She let a small smile ouch her lips as she walked out.

"Bloody hell, you're a horrible actor on the spot," James scolded. "But it'll do. Now if you'll excuse me, I have girl problems of my own to deal with. Lily, wait up!" James picked up his books and scurried after Lily.

Sirius continued searching in the French dictionary.

"Enn...ennuy... ennuyeux! That's it!" Sirius thought to himself as he celebrated his personal triumph at finding what he assumed to be the word that Adelaide described him as. Ennuyeux... boring? She thinks I'm boring? I'll show her boring! He closed the French book and marched out of the library.