Chapter Three

In The Classroom

The next day was a school day and lucky for Natalie, she had Defense against the Dark Arts first hour. Little did she know, she would be leaving the class happier than she ever had been.

She left the Ravenclaw common room and went to the seventh floor to meet up with Lily. When she got up to the grand staircase, she saw Sirius and Pretty Boy walking out of the seventh floor corridor. As Sirius passed her, he gave her an irresistible smile and a wink of the eye. Natalie blushed tremendously and walked on.

She met up with Lily in the corridor. She seemed angry at someone. She was red in the face and glared at anyone who walked by.

"What's the matter?" Natalie asked her.

"I just had a quarrel with Sirius. He's "Siriusly" STUPID!"

"No he's not!"

"Where did that come from? Do you even know him?"

"…well…uh…I spoke to him yesterday."

Lily smirked.

They entered the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom and Natalie headed for her usual seat next to the window. She turned to Lily to ask her a question, but Lily was not sitting next to her. She looked around the classroom and spotted Lily sitting next to James and Sirius looking for a place to sit. He saw her looking and started walking toward her. She quickly turned her head to the front and her face reddened. He's coming, oh my goodness, he's coming!

"Can I sit here?" came Sirius's voice from behind her.

"Um, yes, yes, of course you can…"she muttered.

Sirius dropped his back at the foot of the table and sat down. He turned to her and said, "Did you know there's a Hogsmeade trip coming up shortly?"

"Yes," she said slowly.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go with me."

"Oh! Uh, yeah, sure." Natalie's face was beet red.

"Great! So, the fourth, then."

"Yes."

The teacher entered the classroom and ended all conversations. When the class was over, Natalie raced over to Lily to tell her the news that Sirius finally took notice of her, but was interrupted by James.

Oh, I hate him, she thought to herself.