A girl already wearing her Ravenclaw uniform was slowly making her way down the crowded hall of the train. Students were milling about to find friends and exchange their stories of the holidays and she was having a hard time getting anywhere. Finally, she was forced to stop and lean against the window and wait for the woman with the cart of candy go by, the crowd parting. Sirius, leaning in the doorway to his compartment, grinned at the girl. "Bored?"

"To tears. Not that you'd care." She answered in a flat voice. Sirius had to sigh. He was used to the girls at Hogwarts tripping over themselves to even get him to notice them. He reveled in the attention. And yet, Cassandra Coal seemed invulnerable to his charms.

"Give it up." James said with a grin as she walked away, heading off down the train. "She's not interested."

Sirius gave the messy haired, bespectacled boy a look. "Prongs, if I told you to give up on Evans, would you?"

"Probably not."

"There you go then." He looked up as the seat across from his was taken by Remus. "Done already?"

"Done finally you mean? I really do hate being a prefect sometimes."

"But you fit the role so perfectly!" James said, grinning again. Remus glared, only to yelp when Peter stepped on his foot.

"Sorry! Sorry sorry…I'm sorry." The plump boy said, sinking into his seat and looking as if he'd just tripped and stuck his wand up the Minister's nose.

"Peter relax. And stop apologizing." Remus said with a sigh, shoving his bag into an overhead compartment. It never failed to amuse Sirius that only Peter seemed able to annoy Remus. The werewolf had grown used to James and Sirius treating him like a normal guy. Peter seemed unable to reach that point.

"Sorry…"

Remus sighed again, but didn't say anything, pulling out his robes. James made a face. "We're nowhere near being there Moony, don't change already!"

The lighter haired boy raised an eyebrow and looked over his shabby clothes. James had the decency to look away, acting as if he hadn't said a word. Sirius only laughed at his expense.

"Oh, Remus?" the boys looked up to see Cassandra Coal in the doorway once more. She had an odd look on her face, as if she was torn between embarrassment and exasperation.

"Hello Cassie. Good summer?"

"Could have been better." The girl said with a shrug, before jerking her head to the hall. "You have a minute?"

Remus nodded and stood, making sure the door was completely closed before letting the girl say anything. Sirius watched in interest – and growing suspicion – as the girl shuffled in discomfort and Remus's cheeks turned pink.

"What was that about?" Sirius asked, working hard to keep his voice casual as Remus took his seat once more, robes forgotten.

"What? Oh…nothing." He said quickly. He looked up and saw that both Sirius and James were about to start demanding answers and hopped to his feet. "I'm going to change." He said in a rush, grabbing his bundle of a uniform and rushing out of the train compartment again.

"Someone fancies Moony…" James said in a sing-song voice. Sirius looked at him and raised an eyebrow, hoping it looked normal.

"What do you mean?"

"Did you see the way he blushed? I bet Coal was telling him that she fancies him!"

"What? No. No, Coal doesn't like Remus…she never-"

"Hinted at it? Sure she has! She's a prefect too. They do rounds together all the time. Why wouldn't she like him? He seems her type."

"Type? She has a type? And what, pray-tell, is her type?" Sirius asked. James was either missing or ignoring the slight dangerous note in his voice.

"Anything but you I think." The seeker said with a snort. Sirius snorted and James rolled his eyes. "It's been six years Padfoot, don't you think she would have changed her mind by now?"

"What? I haven't even known she existed for six years." Sirius pointed out.

"That's because she was ugly." James said flatly. Sirius didn't say a word. For their first three years at Hogwarts, Sirius had been more than happy to ignore the plain Ravenclaw girl. She'd worn badly fitting clothes, had limp mousy-brown hair, and was entirely beneath his notice. Then, over the summer between their third and fourth years, she'd taken a trip to visit a cousin in France, who'd changed her entirely. Sirius had been blown away by the girl he'd bumped into on the train that September 1st. Her hair was brushed to a sheen and curled naturally just enough to have bounce. Somehow, it seemed to shine to him, though the color hadn't changed. Her clothing was now in style as well, and fit her wonderfully.

He'd actually assumed she was a new student.

"Well well, transfer?" he'd asked. She'd blinked in surprise, then looked around to see if he was talking to someone else. "I've only got eyes for you beautiful."

The compliment hadn't gotten him the typical result. Instead of blushing and giggling, she'd straightened up and glared. "I've been going here since I turned eleven." She said, before spinning. He'd followed.

"What's your name?"

"Why do you care?"

"Do I need a reason?"

"Do you have one?"

"I told you, you caught my eye."

"As opposed to the last three years I suppose?"

"Well…yes."

She'd snorted in what had sounded like disbelief. "Go away, Black." She'd said, slamming a compartment door on his fingers before shutting the blinds on the glass window.

Needless to say, Black was hooked. He'd been making fun of James for ages for his unending interest in Lily Evans. But he couldn't really say anything anymore. Not when James had the ammunition to give as good as he got. For two years now, he'd been unable to get the girl to look at him twice. It was infuriating. In a rather intoxicating way. Like a drug he couldn't get enough of. She hadn't even had to make an effort, but she'd caught him hook, line, and sinker.

She was pretty, smart, and untouchable. He couldn't resist the challenge.

Well, this year was the turning point. This year, he'd get her. He'd do whatever he had to in order to catch the one girl who wouldn't let him trap her.

Alright guys, i'm preforming a little experiment here... I write this chapter tonight, just now. I'm going to post chapters as I write them, which is HIGHLY unusual for me. I usually don't start posting until the story is finished. I'm going to find out if your reviews make me write any faster, so it's up to you how quickly this story gets done. Your support means everything to me, and i'm going to need it. I'm very insecure right now, because I have only the vaguest idea of where this story is going ^^;

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