“Ah thanks!” Peter said enthusiastically. “James, have I ever told you how amazing Kate is? I could kiss her.”

“No funny business, Wormtail. Kate is off limits!” James declared quickly.

“As if Wormtail has a chance with a girl as beautiful as Kate, James,” Sirius laughed.

“I can get any girl just as well you can,” Peter defended himself without missing a beat.

“Kate please,” Remus called out.

 Great! The one time I didn’t want him chasing after me. I yelled over my shoulder at him. I was really mad.

“Kate!” He caught me by the arm, halting me in my tracks. “Kate please, calm down.”

“But James,” I continued in fear, “we don’t know what type of person I was before. What if I was…” I lowered my voice even more and James had to lean in closer to hear me. “Evil?"

“Aren’t you two supposed to be in class?” James asked.
“We’re bunking off tonight,” Peter replied casually.
“Six years and you finally get Kate to skip a class. Nice work, Wormtail,” Sirius said.
“That would explain why he’s not getting better at astronomy,” Remus chimed in.
“Hey, I’m doing alright. I got an A in astronomy last year.”
“Only because I did all of your homework for you,” I said with a small voice.
 

I moved swiftly through the corridor.
“Kate! Kate, wait up! Kate, where are you going?” James followed behind me. His hand fell on my shoulder, and we stopped abruptly. He spun me around. “Kate, what’s…”
“I remember.”
“What?”
“I remembered something..."