Chasing The Stars | Marauders | Sirius Black

59 ~ I'll Give You That

Robert Sheehan as Nathan Kennedy because I LOVE HIM!! Also, look at him ahh...defo fangirling.
Also thank you to nedoperepil_ for my amazing cover, I love it so! Xx

"I hate her!" Eloise was pacing in her dorm. Lily was sat cross-legged on her bed, Marlene was painting her toenails and they had snuck Remus in to help them with Charms.

"What has she done now?" Lily asked, not needing to ask who Eloise was talking about as the girl had been ranting about her the whole week.

"Did you not see? In Defense Against The Dark Arts today she made Sirius 'restrain' her from behind." Eloise scoffed and crossed her arms, "We all know that was bullshit."

"Padfoot didn't look too happy about it." Remus said, frowning and shaking his head, "She's being pretty obvious." over the space of a week, the effect of Professor Laurent had lessened and Remus and James were no longer taken by her, although Peter was as entranced as ever.

"I don't like it either!" Marlene shouted, putting down the coral nail polish, "I mean, I've been on one date with Caleb and it's not like we're official but it isn't exactly flattering to see him drooling over my teacher every day." she crossed her arms and pouted, "He's fine once we've left the classroom and keeps apologising but I had to physically stick my tongue down his throat to get him to even notice me-"

"Too much information, Marls." Eloise pulled a face and checked her watch, "I have to go and meet Reg, bye." she waved to her friends and left the room.

~~~

Eloise was sat in the library with Regulus and Evan, she was laughing with the younger Black about how Sirius was as a child and Evan was staring off into the distance,

"You're telling me that Sirius Black, the ex-biggest player in Hogwarts had a toy giraffe?" Eloise giggled and Regulus threw his head back, laughing as he spoke,

"He never let go of the damn thing," he lent in and cupped his hand over his mouth in a stage whisper, "he called it Gigi and I could've sworn I saw him kiss it once." Eloise covered her mouth to muffle her laughter when Madam Pince walked by, eyeing the noisy pair angrily.

"I'm definitely going to tease him about this- hey, Evan." Eloise noticed that the boy hadn't said anything and he looked up when she addressed him, "You alright?" she asked and he nodded, swallowing, his eyes flicking to someone behind Regulus. Eloise followed his gaze and noticed a boy sat by himself. He was tall and lanky and had brown curly hair and bright, green eyes. Eloise knew he was a Hufflepuff in their year and had spoken to him once or twice, since he tutored James in Herbology in Second Year. "Isn't that Nathan Kennedy?" she asked and turned back to Evan, who's cheeks had flushed. Her mouth dropped open in understanding and she smirked slightly. Regulus, almost being as oblivious as her brother, looked thoroughly confused when Eloise starting standing up.

"Elle, where are you going?"

"Just going to go and say hi to Nathan." she smiled and Evan's eyes widened.

Nathan heard Eloise's footsteps and looked up from his book,

"Hello there." he said, his Irish accent seeping through the sentence, "Eloise, isn't it?" he asked and Eloise grinned,

"Can I sit?" she asked and the boy nodded, his curls bouncing. Eloise took a seat opposite him, "You tutored my brother in Second Year, although I didn't know he was my brother at that point." Nathan frowned and Eloise laughed lightly, "Sorry, that probably made no sense, as a child I was stolen by the Malfoys and raised as one of them - I was never a cold hearted, bitchy blonde though." she laughed and Nathan chuckled confusedly,

"Fucking weird life story...I like it." he smiled, "How did you find out you're a Potter?" he asked,

"Well I was back at Malfoy Manor at Christmas, and I saw another layer of my family tree where I wasn't part of the family at all. So I confronted Abraxas about it and we apparated to my real parents and he told them everything." she smiled happily, "The best thing that happened to me was seeing his ratty, straw hair swish off down my driveway...He's dead now." she beamed and Nathan pulled a face, shaking his head,

"Holy shit. You're unique though, I'll give you that- you look like a grape with that hair." he took a strand of her purple locks and she laughed, "Or a berry."

"I like that, berry." she grinned and Nathan raised an eyebrow,

"Then that's what I'll call you." he raised his hand and tapped his finger on each of her shoulders and her head, "I henceforth christen you...Berry." he beamed and Eloise giggled,

"So you like the purple? What colour should I have tomorrow?" she asked and Nathan frowned, "Oh, I'm a metamorphmagus." she said and closed her eyes, turning her hair to brown before going back to light purple.

"That's fucking awesome!" Nathan grinned at her and she winked. She looked over to the boys and smirked slightly.

"So, I'm sat with some friends over there, want to join us?" she asked, pointing to Regulus and Evan, Nathan looked over his shoulder and smiled. He turned back to Eloise,

"Why not?"

~~~

Nathan got on extremely well with them all, especially Evan. The pair would constantly joke with one another and Eloise noticed that both of their cheeks heated up considerably whenever they caught the other looking at them. Nathan was incredibly funny - although Eloise had never known one person swear so much...apart from Remus if he was having chocolate withdrawals - and made them all cry with laughter on multiple occasions, thoroughly irritating the librarian and attracting some attention, including Sirius'.

"Hey, Gorgeous." Eloise smiled as Sirius sat down next to her, putting his arm around her shoulders and pecking her lips, "Who's this?" he asked, smiling at Nathan,

"Nathan Kennedy." he stuck his hand out for Sirius to shake,

"Sirius Black." he replied, shaking his hand, "Didn't you tutor James a few years ago."

"Guilty." Nathan grinned, "So you're Berry's boyfriend?" he asked and Sirius raised an eyebrow,

"Berry?"

"Yeah, that's what he calls me," Eloise told him with a laugh, "Because of my hair, said I look like a grape." Sirius laughed and pointed to smug-looking Nathan with a smirk,

"I like him."