Matchmakers - Sirius Black

Chapter 12

"What happened to his face?" Annabelle asks.

She got released this morning after only suffering a concussion and dislocated shoulder which was easily popped back into place, "Got into a fight."

"Really, with who?"

"Browning."

She looks at James wide eyes and he nods, "Before you go and hex him, he had a good reason."

"And what exactly is that reason?"

Sirius scoffs as he sits in his spot, "It doesn't matter."

"So you got into a fight with my boyfriend and it doesn't matter?"

"Yes, mind your own business."

"John will tell me anyway, he tells me everything."

He raises a brow at her, "Are you sure about that?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sirius just shrugs with a smirk she has come to hate lately.

Huffing she grabs her books from beside her and stands up strutting out of the Great Hall, "Remind me, what are you two are arguing over again?"

Sirius' smirk falters and he shrugs, "I-I... uh... we-"

"Sirius was jealous over the amount of time she is putting into her own relationship instead of other people's relationships." Remus says from behind his book.

James grins as he takes a bite of the food on his plate and watches his friend whose eyes are still looking at the door where Annabelle had been moments ago, "Yeah, that's it." He says not actually realising it.

James and Remus share a look before going back to their reading and eating. Lily turns her nose up when she sits opposite Sirius, changing her attention from the black haired boy to look at James, "James?"

"Yes?"

"I was wondering if... I was wondering if you wanted to go to Slughorn's end of year party? With me? Together?"

James spits his pumpkin juice over Peter with wide eyes, "No- Wait, I-I mean, yes, definitely."

"Great."

For the rest of the day James wears a bright, goofy smile and Annabelle grins to herself.

Mission Jilly, is still on.

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Its dinner time now, the Marauders and Lily sit in their usual spots, a spot empty for Annabelle opposite James and beside Lily. They watch, brows raise as John angrily stomps over to his friends his face red and full of rage.

Moments later Annabelle scurries in, her face red and eyes glossy. Lily instantly moves away from the group of boys allowing Annabelle to sit beside her and hide her face away from her other friends.

"What happened to her?" James asks.

Remus shrugs, "Probably argued with John again."

"Again?" Sirius asks butting into the conversation.

Remus nods, "They've been arguing all day."

Sirius notably frowns when he takes in her puffy red eyes, glancing across the hall he finds John laughing with his friends while the girl her supposedly 'loves' sits crying to her best friend.