Chapter 1: Paranoia and Little Hearts

Tammy and Laria entered the Common Room, dressend in normal Muggle clothes and engaged in deep conversation as they always were. Their conversation halted immediately as they noticed Sirius, James, and Peter sitting around the fireplace. They had definently been talking about the week before….again. Tammy and Laria looked at eachother, giggled, and walked past the boys. Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter looked at eachother also, raising their eyebrows in confusion. Laria turned around as the portrait swung open and asked the boys, "Do you know where Lily is?"

"Prefect duty…"James said immediately

"Ok!" said Laria, smiling and exited the Common Room. Tammy stood in the corridor, her arms crossed, waiting patiently. "So, where is she? Do they know?" Tammy asked, uncrossing her arms. "James said she's doing prefect duty." Laria replied. "James would know, wouldn't he?" Tammy said, smilling. Laria laughed. "Apparently so…"

Laria and Tammy headed towards the Library, where they spent most of their time (apart from the Grounds) and where they suspected Lily would be. It took them two minutes to get there, even with all of the secret Hogwarts passageways they knew. Thank you Marauder's Map! Laria would always look back once in awhile, her suspicions heightening. "I think someone's following us." she said finally. "Well I think you're just paranoid." Tammy said matter-of-factly.

They got to the Library, the last place anyone would be on a weekend, except for them and Lily. Tammy could hear nervous quill-biting and groans of frustration nearby and they hurried to its source. But it was only a Hufflepuff girl in their year. Her name was Tarra and people wondered sometimes why she wasn't put in Ravenclaw because she was so smart.

Laria and Tammy continued through the Library, searching for Lily. They desperately wanted to talk to their friend about the Truth or Dare game.

They searched through many sections of the Library and finally found Lily with a book for Ancient Runes. She was totally ignoring the tattered, old book and Tammy and Laria could've sworn they saw her doodling little hearts with the initials J.P. and L.E in them on some parchment. But they wouldn't say anything. The two girls casually walked up to her and plopped down in the chairs on either side of her.

"Damn!" Lily said a little too loudly and covered up her doodle page. "Why the hell do you feel the need to scare me half to death?" she hissed. " ' Cause it's fun!" Tammy said immediately.

Before Lily could claw Tammy's eyes out, Laria asked the question they had come to ask her about. Well, actually, there was a few questions now. "So, Lily, James told us you were on Prefect duty. Why are you in the Library doing…uh…"homework"?" she asked, glancing at Tammy and smiling at the word homework. Tammy and Laria both knew Lily was day-dreaming about James. The doodles tell all! Lily coughed nervously at Laria's question. "I finished…"

"Right…" Tammy said, glancing at Laria. "So, what did you think about that Truth or Dare game we played last week?" she asked, smiling. Lily sat up straight and looked at Tammy, her face staying solemn, before looking back to the Ancient Runes book and reading silently. Tammy looked to Laria and shrugged nervously. Laria smiled and nudged the red-head. "Come on! We know you loved it." She said.

Lily looked to Laria, giving the same face she did to Tammy, before going to back to her book. Laria looked to Tammy. It would take more than just asking to get the answer out of Lily Evans and they both knew it. Laria and Tammy got up and walked towards the Library exit. They knew just the four boys who could help.