Disclaimer: I do not own any of this. I don't own James, Lily, Sirius or any other Harry Potter characters. Otherwise, I wouldn't be writing fanfics.
Chapter One: A Plan To Put Peace In Hogwarts
That's right. A plan. Sirius Black desperately wanted some peace in Hogwarts. And it all depended on two people.
James Potter and Lily Evans.
Why, you ask? It's because "those two damn idiots are too dense for their own freaking good." So says Sirius.
Everyone in Hogwarts knew James fancied Lily and vice versa. Both were just too stubborn to admit it.
"James!" Sirius exclaimed in the Gryffindor Common Room.
"What?" James asked, peeking above his glasses.
They were both seated in the Common Room on the couch in front of the fire with their Herbology books opened in front of them.
" I can't concentrate on studying right now. So I'd just like to say that I've been thinking a lot lately and—"
"You? Thinking? Really?" James interrupted, jokingly.
Sirius glared at his best friend and continued.
"And I've come to a realization." He finished.
James raised his eyebrows. "Oh, really? And what is you 'realization', oh wise one?" James asked, grinning.
"That you love Lily Evans." He finished with a smirk.
"What? Yeah, right." James said, skeptically.
"It's true! Moony, Wormtail and I have come to the understanding that you like Lily Evans." He stated.
"Why would that be?" James asked, pushing his glasses up.
It was a good thing that no one was the Common Room anymore. If anyone heard that, it'd be the death of him.
"Because it's so unbelievably obvious! You don't like each other. In fact, you detest each other. And the only reason for that hating is because you two are too stubborn to admit your felling to one another. It's the usual love-hate relationship between two people." Sirius finished.
"That's stupid! I would never like Lily Evans." James replied, flushing a bit. He was rather unsure whether it was from embarrassment or his heated discussion.
"It's not stupid! It's true. In fact, it's so true, you're even blushing at the mention of her."
James blushed harder. "That's because it's so bloody hot in this room and I'm rather angry at you for even suggesting such a stupid thing!"
Sirius laughed at his friend.
"Oh, come on, James. Lay your cards on the table and admit it. You love Lily Evans."
"I don't love her. That is, I fancy her. Just a bit. Like, really little. Actually, it's so small that—"
"I'm done." Sirius interrupted.
"Huh?"
"My job here is done. You love Lily. Now just take the plunge."
"What? What plunge? And I don't love her. I fancy her. Just a little."
Sirius laughed. "Take the plunge, you idiot. Tell her how you feel. That you love her with such an intensity, it hurts." He said, grinning.
"Are you daft? No way! I'd be embarrassed for the rest of my life, Padfoot. She probably doesn't fancy me anyway. And I don't love her, for the last time."
"But you fancy her. And I'm sure she feels the same way."
"There's a difference between 'fancy' and 'love', Padfoot. But what if she doesn't feel the same way? I tell her, then what? She laughs then my life's a living hell."
Sirius laughed once more. "Quit the dramatics, you drama queen. And if you don't tell her, I'm going to have to myself."
Now it was James' turn to laugh. "What makes you think she'll believe you? Anyway, I'm way too tired to think about anything. I'll finish studying for the Herbology test tomorrow. 'Night, Padfoot." He finished with a yawn.
He stood up and fixed his things.
"Yeah. 'Night, Prongs." Sirius finished.
He knew what he had to do. He'd arrange some study date between both of them. He'd pour some love potion in their cups of hot chocolate and everything would turn out fine.
Or so he thought.
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"A love potion?" Remus asked. They were up in their dormitory discussing what to do with James and his realization, leaving him outside the door banging on it endlessly.
"Yeah. That's what we need to turn their heads around and face each other already!" Sirius said, grinning.
"You've got to be joking. There's no way James is that dense." Remus argued.
"He's too dense for his own good." Sirius argued back.
"But how do you plan on getting them together for at least a while? They can't stand the sight of each other." Peter asked.
"That's where the study date comes in, Wormtail." Sirius said. "We get him to ask her on a study date. Maybe in Transfiguration. We've got a lesson that James doesn't get; although, Lily does."
"How brilliant. I applaud you, Sirius." Remus said, sarcastically.
"Thank you. Now, let's get to that love potion!" He exclaimed, happily.
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"Sirius! Let me in!" James yelled, banging on the door for the hundredth time.
"Not now!" Remus called back.
"We're busy! Just keep your pants on and wait!" Sirius added.
James released a heavy sigh and tromped back to the Common Room.
"Was that you making all that racket?" A voice asked.
James looked up from looking down at his shiny black shoes.
It was Lily. She was seated on the couch and her head was turned to face him with her arm tossed over the back of the couch.
"Um…" James started. All of a sudden, he was at a loss of words. "Er, that is…" He trailed off again.
Lily looked at him expectantly.
"Remus, Moony and Wormtail locked me out. They're probably up to something." He finally replied.
"Oh. Well, good luck with trying to get in." She said, turning back around.
James was amazed how the fire made her look quite beautiful. Her brownish red hair looked golden amber and the shadows of the fire danced across her face making her beautiful features stand out more.
"W-What are you doing down here? It's sort of late, isn't it?" James asked bewildered at the fact that he once again lost his ability to speak around her.
"It's only nine forty-seven. And I'm studying for Transfiguration. Not that we have a test or anything. It's just for preparation." She explained.
"Ah. So, which lesson are you studying?" James asked, moving towards her.
Lily smiled. "Which do you think?" She asked.
James stared at her blankly and his brain shut down before he could come up with a snappy remark.
"The new lesson, James. Honestly, sometimes I wonder if any boys think at all." She said, finally turning around.
James made his way to the couch and sat a foot away from her.
"Em, that new lesson, eh? That lesson I don't understand." James informed her while trying to look at the book on her lap.
"You don't understand any lesson, do you?" Lily asked back, smiling.
"I do too! This one, I just find, um, rather difficult to understand."
"Isn't that how you feel for every lesson?"
"Quit that."
"Sorry, sorry. Would you like some help?"
James froze. Help? As in 'study date' help? All of a sudden, his heart rate accelerated.
"Well, that would be, er, good, I guess."
"You guess? I need a specific answer, James Potter." She grinned.
"Yes, definitely. I would love—er, appreciate that."
"Tomorrow, then? Saturday I don't really need to do anything. Maybe after lunch?"
"Yeah. That would be fine."
Lily yawned. "Well, it's time for me to get to bed. Nearly ten already." She said, keeping her things.
She stood up. "Thanks, Lily."
"No problem." She replied, sleepily. "Best you get to bed too, James."
James smirked. "I don't need a beauty sleep to keep my hair soft and silky. Or to not get any eye bags. Or to keep my skin smooth." He replied.
Lily laughed. "Your hair looks neither soft nor silky. It's a mop of unruly locks." She replied.
James laughed as well. "Good night, James." She said, going up the stairs.
"Good night, Lily. Sweet dreams." James said. She bounded up the stairs and slowly disappeared into the shadows and James could hear her dormitory door click.
He sighed then stood up. He went up to his dormitory again and raised his closed hand to the door to knock.
Before his hand could even touch the door, Sirius opened the door.
"About time, too." James muttered, angrily while Sirius let him in.
Sirius laughed lightly. "Sorry, Prongs. We just needed to discuss some things you aren't allowed to know about." He replied.
James didn't say anything. He was too tired to try and pry into their business.
"You weren't bored down there anyway, right?" Remus asked, as they sat on their beds.
James pulled off one of his socks and threw onto the floor. "No. Lily was down there. We talked a bit." He replied.
"No arguing?" Sirius asked.
"Nope. We agreed to meet after lunch so she could help me with my Transfiguration."
"You still need help? Bloody hell, Prongs! We're already in fifth year!" Peter exclaimed, chuckling.
"It's a rather difficult topic."
"So you're going on a study date with Lily Evans?" Sirius pried.
"It's not a study date. Just tutoring." James pulled off his other sock.
"Snape's going to kill you! You know how much he likes Lily." Remus exclaimed.
"Yeah, well, too bad for that prat." He grinned. He lid down on his bed and the others followed.
He closed his curtains and yawned. "'Night, you guys." He said, sleepily.
A chorus of 'goodnights' sounded for a while then disappeared and the only sound left was the soft sound of the wind blowing outside the window and the mellow hooting of a soon-to-be-migrating owl.
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"Scribblifors!"
"No, no, no! You're not doing it right." Laughter was heard in her voice.
"Argh! I hate Transfiguration!" James yelled. Lily laughed again.
"Come on, come on. Sirius is getting our hot chocolate, so you can cool down a bit." She said. "Besides, what if McGonagall heard you? Don't yell."
James quieted for a while and Lily showed him how to do the spell.
"What does this do anyway?" James asked, running a hand through his messy hair.
"It turns any object into a Writing Quill." She replied.
"Ah, I see."
"Now, you try."
"No! I hate this lesson!"
Sirius stirred two mugs of hot chocolate in a rush. "Moony, the love potions!" He whispered fiercely.
"Coming!" Remus replied. He arrived beside Sirius with a small potion beaker with a light pink liquid in it.
"Tasteless, right?" Sirius asked, receiving the beaker.
"Yeah."
Sirius poured it into James' mug.
"Only one?" He asked, emptying the beaker.
"Wormtail is still making the other one." Remus replied.
"Wormtail! Is it done yet?" Sirius yelled.
"Scribblifors!" They heard James exclaim.
"Wrong! Wave your wand a bit softer!" Lily exclaimed after.
"Almost done—" Peter was interrupted by an explosion.
"Wormtail! What happened?" Sirius asked.
"Wait here, Moony. I'll go check on that bloke." He said.
Remus nodded and Sirius left. "Hey, can I get these?" James asked.
Remus turned to look at him. "No, not yet." He replied.
"Why not? These look fine to me."
"Um, we still need the marshmallows?" Remus was unsure if anything he said was getting through to James.
"It's okay. We don't need marshmallows." James said, taking the mugs.
Remus couldn't think of anything, so he did what came into his head first. He pulled a mug away from James.
"Moony, what are you doing? Give it back." James said, pulling t back to him.
Remus pulled it back.
James pulled it back.
And so it went until,
"James?" Lily called.
"Come on, Moony, Lily's waiting." James said, irritated.
Remus let go and James walked off with the mugs. Sirius came back.
"I knew he took the mugs." He said, angrily.
"Yeah." Remus said, slowly. "Sorry."
"Never mind. This'll work out somehow."
"What happened to Wormtail?"
"His potion exploded. Oh well."
"What does the potion do again?"
"It brings out your true feelings for a person."
"Ah. Well, since James fancies her already, this should be fun to watch."
Sirius chuckled.
"Exactly what I was thinking."
A/N: Well, that's it. So far. Tell me what you think, and if it sucks, I'll stop writing.