"Damn it Black, just leave me alone!"

"Oh come on Lilly, I was playing around. Don't be like that."

"No Sirius, I am sick of your 'playing.' Just stop!" Lilly backed away from Sirius. The common room had gone quiet. Some of the younger students where whispering and pointing at Lilly.

"Lilly, we didn't mean anything." James said quietly looking down at his feet.

"Shut up James! Stay out of this. I don't need someone else to be mad at." Lilly started walking out of the common room. Sirius tried to stop her.

"Lilly. Come on."

"Leave it Padfoot. She just needs some space." James grabbed Lilly's bag that she left and put it on a table out of the way of other people. Sirius fell down on the couch and stretched out.

"Have you noticed that Lilly hasn't yelled at you in a while? Its always me now."

"Thats because you lead it on. You just need to stop harassing her."

"Harassing her? how was that harassing her? All I did was say she was wearing a nice skirt." James glared at him incredulously.

"And you know that Gretchen just told her that it made her look like a girl about town. You just need to be more sensitive."

"Sensitive? What has gotten into you Potter. Since when where you sensitive? You are really loosing it." James laughed uncertainly.

"Shut up. I am not."

"James, how many times have I had to tell you that you have no chance with that one. She is too... Hard headed. I don't even see why you like her." James smiled to himself so that Sirius didn't see.

"I think I am going to see where she went. I will be back in a while." James headed for the common room door.

"James." James turned around. "I didn't mean it. I'm sorry. I'm sure she will faint when you confess your love for her." James threw a shoe at him.