Oblivion ━━ Sirius Black

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HEAD RESTING ON THE WINDOW, Easton watched the train approach the station. The glass felt pleasantly cold against her hot skin as she was trying and failing to fight off a migraine—quite an unwelcome reminder of her almost passing out the day before.

When the Hogwarts Express finally halted, a hoard of first years ran towards the exit, eager to meet their parents and tell them all about the wonderful time they'd had at school. Their squeals and the thumping of their little feet made Easton groan and shut her eyes, the cacophony causing her temples to pulse with piercing pain. She didn't move until the annoying brats were gone, and as soon as the train was filled with a delightful silence, she took the grumpy Fawlty along with her small bag and quite reluctantly headed to the exit.

Josefine was already waiting for her, fuming with anger from the looks of it. "Took you long enough," she hissed impatiently and got off the train to join...

"I was starting to get worried you jumped off," Evan offered Easton a slimy smile.

Her eyes widened in mock epiphany. "Blimey, why didn't I think of that?" she exclaimed. To be honest, Easton would choose jumping off a train over family holidays any day. So really, it wasn't such a bad idea. Not at all. "Where's Marius?" she asked Josefine, looking around in search of her favorite cousin.

"He's not here yet. Fashionably late, as always," Josie replied with a huff. "I don't even see why he's coming to get us. It's not like we're third years or something. Evan received his Apparition license recently, he could've taken us."

Easton couldn't help a snigger but Evan's angry glare did well to shut her up.

"Oi! Ickle cousins!"

Josefine let out a groan, Evan rolled his eyes and Easton's face broke into a smile. "Marius!"

The one thing you should know about Marius Tiberius Greengrass is that the self-important bastard was devilishly handsome. Like Calvin Klein met Jeremy Irons kind of handsome, which sometimes made Easton think she might just overview her opinion on the whole pureblood intermarriage. Of course, she only joked about it. At least she'd like to think so.

Anyway, the truth was undeniable, for even Josefine, who hated him dearly, had to admit that Marius was indeed indecently 'dishy' as Penelope had said when she'd once seen his photo in a Daily Prophet. With his shiny chestnut hair that was always in a state of a perfect disarray, his absolutely magnificent baby blue eyes and a jaw to die for, he was without a single doubt the most eligible bachelor in the Wizarding Britain, with Lucius Malfoy following closely. Easton had to give it to the slimy snake, Malfoy was rather fit.

"Merlin's tits, Easton, your hair!" Marius exclaimed after getting a long (not long enough if Easton was being honest) and tight hug. "Bet Aunt 'Philia was ecstatic," he flashed her a disarming grin that was way too boyish for his age.

"What are you wearing?" asked Josefine, sizing her cousin up with a snotty look.

Marius looked down at his rather peculiar attire that consisted of an unbuttoned vest atop of a wrinkled muggle shirt and a pair of leather trousers.

"Yes, Marius, pray tell us," Easton challenged with a sly smile and raised her brow, awaiting an answer.

Marius suddenly became very composed, which looked almost comical, and cleared his throat, "I had a previous appointment. One I doubt any of you have any business to be privy to," he explained plainly and took a wand out of the back of his trousers. "Now let's go, shall we?"

Suddenly Easton felt a cold hand land on her shoulder squeezing it in a gentle yet somewhat possessive manner.

"I can take Easton and you go with Josie," Evan said. Easton tensed hearing her name leave his lips, and looked to Marius hoping that he would see reason and take her with him. However, Evan was pretty adamant. "You don't want to risk splinching anyone, do you, Marius?"