"If you were a Dementor, I'd become a criminal just to get your kiss."

"James, that's so sweet and kind of creepy…"

"Fine, how about this one…My love for you burns like a dying phoenix."

"That's so sweet," Lily said. "If I were to look into the Mirror of Erised, I'd see the two of us together."

"You can be so sweet Lilly!"

Lily blushed.

"You must be magical, because I've fallen under your spell." James said.

"You can have the portkey to my heart." Lily said. She buried her head in James' shoulder.

Sirius was making vomiting sounds.

The two ignored them.

Peter was pestering Remus about the charms essay.

"I hope you're glad it's not a full moon tonight." Remus said.

They were all sitting in the comfy armchairs in front of the fire. Well, Lily was sitting on James' knees with her legs hanging off one of the arms.

It was the Christmas holidays and the five of them had decided to stay in school.

"Christmas tomorrow, I hope they're not going to be like that for the rest of the holidays." Remus said.

"They can't keep their hands off each other…Oh, here we go again…" Sirius moaned.

"Let them be Padfoot." Remus said, not looking up from his book.

"It's disgusting! Will you please stop it with the snogging!" Sirius shouted.

They stopped.

"Just shout that a bit louder, someone in the dungeons missed it." James said.

"I'm going to bed…" Sirius grumbled.

He got up and left.

James and Lily returned to whispering to each other.

"I'm going to bed too." Peter said. He practically ran up the stairs.


"I really need to get a girlfriend…" Sirius said, as he slumped down on his bed.

Snoring sounds came from Peter's bed.

"Oh well." Sirius lay back and fell asleep.


"Where is James?" Remus asked.

"Still upstairs with Lily." Sirius replied.

"They've been upstairs for an hour." Remus said.

"You don't think they're…you know…" Sirius asked.

"What?" Peter asked.

"No…" Remus replied.

"What?" Peter asked again.

"They wouldn't…" Sirius said.

"What?" Peter asked.

"Would they…?" Remus said.

"What!?" Peter asked getting frustrated.

"Don't be so ignorant Peter." Remus said.

"I don't know what you're talking about!?" Peter shouted.

"No need to shout…" James said, coming through the portrait hole, Lily by his side.

"Where have you been?" Remus asked.

"Down in Hogsmeade. There's a special Christmas thing on, don't you read the noticeboard?" James said.

"Peter, I thought you went and checked on James…" Sirius said.

"That's what I was supposed to do!" Peter said.

"Then why did you say yes when we asked you if he was there?" Remus asked.

"He was there!"

"He can't have been!" Sirius said to Peter.

"Well I saw someone half an hour ago!" Peter said.

James turned to Peter, "Peter, who has been sleeping in my bed for at least an hour?"