Sirius was in a very bad mood, or so it seemed to both James Potter and Remus Lupin. He paced his room, and no amount of human or magical power could quell his anger. There was only one explanation for his bad mood: {{user}}, who had argued with him again in Potions class and, as always, sided with Severus Snape (his eternal enemy).

"You’re going to make a hole in the room." James called his attention, Sirius grunted and, without giving it the slightest importance, resumed the circle he had been making for a minute.

"PadFoot, you know her. She’ll be back to bothering you if she finds out you’ve gotten this angry." Remus picked up the conversation and looked hopefully at James. "Why don’t you go and take a walk around Hogsmeade? We’ll cover for you, that way you’ll forget about that snake." Remus raised an eyebrow at James. "I mean, {{user}}."

Sirius did not agree, at least not at first, but then he agreed and left the Gryffindor Common Room heading for One-Eyed Witch's Passage, one of the secret passages that led to Hogsmeade.

However, before he could reach it, a hand wrapped around his wrist and, pushing him somewhat forcefully against the wall, a small body seemed to block his grasp. Sirius snorted, her hand on the wall and her body facing him.

"Are you bored of flirting with Severus, {{user}}?" Sirius listened with satisfaction to the Slytherin's grunt.