Author's note: Right, I am fully aware that this is really cheesy and sweet, but I wrote it for my younger sister's twelfth birthday, so the Lyddie is her, Alexxie is me, Elli is one of my best friends, and Sam was my boyfriend when I was around nine. Names changed slightly, and slight references to other fandoms with a particular character. Sorry.
"Remus, have you heard of the new girl? She's in our year and I hear she likes what you like as well. . ." James hissed, hinting heavily, making me roll my eyes at him; it was the fifth time he'd mentioned it. It was two weeks before the Yule Ball, I had been made a Prefect three months ago, my friends were new (illegal) Animagi, and we were in the Great Hall, just about to go back to the Common Room. Peter had finished, and was already up there, and Sirius was too busy chatting to Elli, his newest girlfriend, (that would last about a day, knowing Sirius) to take any notice of what we were saying.
"Your pathetic attempt at trying to get me a girlfriend for the Yule Ball is failing, Prongs," I muttered, sneaking a look at the girl we were talking about. Her name was Lyddie Evers, she started at the beginning of the year and she had soft green eyes and light brown, utterly straight hair. There was something about her that I'd liked since I'd first seen her. I smiled at her as I caught her eye.
"She's a Gryffindor too." James pointed out, as Lyddie started having a conversation with Lily "Ha ha! And she's friends with my girlfriend! What's not to like?"
I was about to contradict James, explaining to him that Lily was NOT his girlfriend, as she couldn't stand him, and would rather spend time with Severus Snape, the Slytherin James was always teasing with Sirius, whilst I would rather get up to date on the current book I happened to be reading, when Thomas, my Ravenclaw friend walked, no that wasn't his style - bounced - over to me, grinning.
"A little birdie told me that someone likes the new girl." he sniggered at his own turn of phrase. He was an Animagus, but a registered one this time; unlike James, Sirius and Peter. "And my twin sister, Alexxie happens to have known Lyddie in her Muggle school. If you want to, I'll ask Lexi to introduce her to you." he seemed amazingly proud of his suggestion, but his face fell when I shook my head.
"I'm sorry, Thomas, but I'm ok." I stood up, after finishing my breakfast, and started to leave.
'That's fine, Remus. Here's your. . . yeah." Thomas muttered, slipping me some Wolfsbane potion. After figuring out that I was a werewolf, he'd stolen about five different textbooks from the Potions room, and gone into the Restricted Section of the library at least four times, trying to figure out how to make Wolfsbane potion. Every day before the full moon, he would steal all the ingredients he needed, and give it to me. Great friend. "See you in the library after Transfiguration, and let me know if you change your mind."
I nodded, and walked off
"Why didn't you take him up on his offer? Thomas is a bloody braniac, I'm amazed that he's interested in love!" James came after me smirking, thinking more about Thomas, than his offer. I sighed in relief. James was my best friend, but he did get carried away a lot, and often didn't pay any attention. If he did, then he'd know that Thomas was interested in love and did have a girlfriend. My sigh changed. How did he manage to get a girlfriend, when I still couldn't? He looked across at Lyddie again, who smiled back in response. Oh, what the hell.
"Thomas, I've changed my mind. . .!"