Marauder Era: Set in their seventh year, James and Lily are finally together, but not everyone is overjoyed with the pairing…

I've pulled this old chestnut out of the vault and decided it needed to some work. It's been edited and had some additions made. Hopefully I will have the newer stuff I am working on out soon.

This is just a hypothesis. An idea as to how things might have been. It's only a 4 chapter fanfic and it is my first so bear with me. I would love comments!

(Author notes will be in italics)

Chapter One: Watching

Sirius watched in frustration as his best friend, James made out with his new girlfriend, Lily on the couch. James Potter and Lily Evans had been together for about a month and everyone had been surprised when she had finally said yes. Well everyone except the marauders. Sirius, Remus and Peter had been watching James slowly woo Lily Evans over the past year and finally his efforts had paid off.

Remus was overjoyed, he had wanted the two to be together for quite some time and he imagined Lily would have more of a control of James than any marauder ever could. Peter had attempted to seem happy when he heard the news but it was obvious he didn't seem to care. He really had not been himself over the past year. Sirius was of course happy for his best friend but at the same time a great sense of great worry overcame him.

Sirius had started to worry about the possibility of Lily actually saying yes to James since the beginning of the year. Would it mean he would lose his best friend? It certainly seemed that way. James and Lily were hardly ever apart, and when they were all James could talk about was Lily. Sirius and James hadn't pulled a prank all month, quidditch was hardly ever in conversation anymore and his interest in torturing Snape had decreased. It was all about Lily now "yes Lily, no Lily, just say when Lily… and up yours Sirius" he muttered to himself as he watched the couple on the couch. He didn't think a dozen Slytherins dancing around the common room naked would separate the two.

"Hey Padfoot!"

A voice snapped Sirius out of his reverie and turned around to see Remus taking a seat next to him at the desks. Remus cast his gaze over towards where Sirius had been looking, then smiled at Sirius and shook his head.

"Anyone would think you're some sort of sick pervert, the way you're always watching those two." he said.

"Moony you should know that would be nothing new." called another voice. Peter Pettigrew took a seat next to Remus. "Ouch" Peter yelled whilst rubbing his arm, "No need to get all defensive Padfoot, what's up his nose?" he asked Remus.

"None of your business" Sirius snapped "where were you at lunch today anyway? Not like you to miss an opportunity to stuff your face."

"None of your business" Peter retorted as he looked down at his watch. Suddenly he jumped off the couch and started for the portrait. "Have to go, see you later"

"Where the hell are you going now?" Sirius yelled

"Tell you later, I'll be late" and he scuttled off

Remus watched him leave with curiosity, but turned his attention back to Sirius when he sighed and put his head down on the desk. He noted Sirius was back to watching Lily and James with a slight frown on his face. His eyes stayed trained on the pair until they left the common room.

"What's wrong Padfoot?" Remus asked "You have been moody all week, is it your time of the month of something."

Sirius glared at Remus before starting, he knew he had to tell someone and Remus was one of the brightest people he knew. "Haven't you noticed that Jamsie has been spending all of his time with the blood nut?"

"You know James doesn't like you calling Lily that when you're teasing him, I doubt he'd appreciate it any more with those vicious overtones Sirius."

Sirius rolled his eyes "Yeah ok whatever but haven't you noticed?"

"Hasn't everyone noticed that Padfoot? They are dating now."

"But he never seems to spend time with us anymore, I mean we haven't pulled a prank in weeks! We haven't spent time together in ages"

"What are you on about Sirius?" Remus said with a frown "We sit with James in every class and lunch and sleep in the same dorm with him"

"Yes" Sirius replied annoyed, he thought Remus would of caught on to what he had meant by now, "But all those times, Lily is there too, we haven't had time when it is just us marauders, even when we are in our dorm all James talks about is Lily and that's not if she is up there with James anyway"

Realisation dawned on Remus' face, he couldn't believe he hadn't seen his jealousy before. "You're worried we're going to lose him aren't you?" he asked softly.

"What do you mean going to Moony?" Sirius muttered. He'd entered what Remus liked to call his brood phase. His arms were crossed, head looking downward with his eyes planted firmly on the carpet in front of him and his precious bands were hanging across his face. Oh and who could forget the infamous Sirius Black pout? Remus rolled his eyes in exasperation, he had seen Sirius like this several times. Luckily for him he was one of the three people who knew how to pull Sirius out of it.

"Care to share Sirius?" he asked

"No!" he mumbled and slouched further down the couch. Remus waited a few seconds…

"He won't talk to me about anything other than Lily! He won't spend any time with me! I've lost my best friend and blood nut's-"

"You like her hair colour, you're the one who gave James that line about her hair reminding one of beautiful autumnal-"

"IT'S ALL STUPID BLOOD NUT'S FAULT!!!" and with that Sirius stormed out of the common room.

Well what did you think? Loved it? Hated it? Any major grammatical faults you've picked up on? I would love your opinion. The only way I will improve as a writer is if I receive some constructive criticism.

Cheers for reading!