California Love

Chapter 5. Dinner Disaster

Potter Manor

The people in Potter Manor were all over the place, Fleamont was beyond busy making lesson plans for Severa. Eumphmia was out buying fabric and thread, and the boys were stuck with Snape for the time being.

Sirius and James were too busy glaring at severa to do anything else. Remus was studying, not focusing on the others, and Euphemia offered up Peter to be Severa's mannequin until she got back with some real ones. 

"stop moving or I'll poke you" Her voice was laced with annoyance as Peter shifted from one to another, causing one of the pins to almost stab him.

"Sorry, just a bi-" peters words were cut off by Sirius's angry voice "No, you don't need to apologize to her Peter, she should watch where she's poking" He looked at her enraged by the fact she was even here.

The room got quiet as Severa glared right back at Sirius. "your opinion was not needed nor asked for, black" she spoke calmly but her words were cold.  

Sirius shot up and was about to make his way to her but was held back by Remus.

As Remus restrained Sirius, tension crackled in the air like electricity. The atmosphere in Potter Manor grew thicker with each passing moment, the animosity between Severa and Sirius threatening to escalate into something more volatile.

Meanwhile, James watched the exchange with a furrowed brow, torn between his loyalty to his friends and his desire to maintain peace within their group. He knew that Severa's presence stirred up trouble, but he also understood the importance of keeping their composure, especially in front of his parents.

Peter, caught in the middle of it all, tried his best to remain still as Severa Stilled her work. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, wishing he could disappear into the floorboards until the storm passed.

Fleamont, preoccupied with his lesson plans, was unaware of the tension brewing in his own household. If he had known, perhaps he would have intervened, but for now, his attention was solely on preparing for Severa's upcoming lessons.

As the seconds ticked by, the standoff between Severa and Sirius remained at a stalemate, neither willing to back down. Remus, the voice of reason amidst the chaos, held onto Sirius, silently urging him to let go of his anger before it consumed him entirely.

In that moment, Potter Manor felt like a powder keg on the brink of explosion, each breath drawn in anticipation of the inevitable clash between two opposing forces. But whether peace would prevail or chaos would reign supreme remained to be seen.

"I advise you to sit back down, Black," her voice was eerily calm. "Imagine what would happen if Mr. or Mrs. Potter were to find out that you attacked me for no reason. You might just get sent back to live with your real family." A small smirk played across her lips as she watched Sirius react, and her eyes shone with amusement.

"Snape! now that was uncalled for!" Remus finally spoke up, ready to put an end to this tension.

Severa's words hung in the air like a heavy fog, casting a shadow over the room as everyone tensed, bracing for what might come next. Sirius seethed with anger, his fists clenched as he struggled against Remus's firm grip.

"Let me go, Remus," Sirius growled through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with fury directed at Severa. "She's just trying to provoke me."

But Remus held fast, his expression one of determined calm. "And you're letting her," he said evenly, his voice a soothing balm amidst the storm. "Don't give her the satisfaction, Sirius. You're better than this."