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As Lily stepped through the portrait hole, she realized just how trashed the common room was. Bottles littered the floor, and some people hadn't even made it up to their dorms, opting instead to crash on the floor. McGonagall would murder them all if she found out. To avoid that nasty scenario, Lily quickly cast an advanced Vanishing charm on the bottles, making them instantly disappear. Satisfied with her work, Lily ran up the stairs to her dormitory, hoping and praying that no one was awake, and she could just pretend to have slept there all night.
No such luck. When she got to the dorm, her two best friends were already sitting on her bed, arms crossed. This was not good. Not good at all. "Where in the name of Merlin have you been?!" shrieked Alice. Lily winced. She was dead meat.
"I, erm, I went for a walk this morning," Lily stuttered, making a lie up on the spot. "I-I couldn't sleep."
Her other best friend, Elizabeth, saw straight through her. "You're lying, Lils," she said, smiling slightly. "Tell us, what guy was it this time?"
Lily sighed. "All right, you got me. Erm.. it was Sirius," she said, staring at her feet ashamedly.
Alice and Elizabeth wore identical looks of shock. "SIRIUS?" They began laughing, tears streaming down their faces.
"Stop it!" Lily cried, flushing red.
Alice wiped her eyes. "Going straight for the Gryffindor bad boy? Lily, I'm impressed."
"It wasn't like that," Lily said. "I had too much to drink, and I ended up in his bed."
Elizabeth was still giggling quietly, trying to control herself. "What did you two even do? Should we go to Madame Pomfrey for a pregnancy test?"
Even Lily couldn't contain her smile this time. "NO! We didn't do anything like that. We just, you know.."
"Snogged?" Elizabeth finished for her.
"Erm.. well.. yes." Lily's face was so red, it could've passed for a tomato.
"And..?" Alice asked.
"And.. it was, well, good! It's Sirius Black, Alice, what do you expect?" Lily said.
Alice and Elizabeth began laughing again, and Lily couldn't help but join in.
Up in the boy's dormitory, Sirius was facing a similar scenario, but James was thankfully absent. "Soooo..." Remus said, drawing the word out, "Where were you?"
"I went down to the kitchens," Sirius lied smoothly. "I was hungry."
Peter let out a rat-like squeak. "Are you sure you weren't, you know, with someone?"
Sirius glared at him. "Yes, I'm bloody sure, Wormtail, as it's my life."
Peter stared at his lap, blushing scarlet. "So, where's James?" Sirius inquired casually. "He's usually not one to miss these lovely little get-togethers." He's not, you know, planning my death, is he? he added silently.
Remus widened his eyes in disbelief. "You didn't see him last night? With that girl?"
Sirius shook his head. "No."
"Well, he ended up leaving with her," Remus informed him. "I don't know where they went."
Maybe he's finally getting over Lily, Sirius thought excitedly, and then I could go out with her. No, what in the hell am I thinking? I don't like her. I was drunk last night, and I grabbed the closest girl available. It just happened to be her. Just a one night thing. Definitely.
He tuned back in to hear Remus saying, ".. Just some Ravenclaw slag."
"Ah," Sirius said. "That's m'boy!" he chuckled.
"So you didn't get with anyone last night?" Peter asked timidly. "Seems unlike you."
"I never said that," Sirius snapped. "Like I said before, it's my life, and I'd appreciate it if you'd butt out."
Remus gave Peter a look. "Drop it, Wormtail. If Padfoot doesn't want to tell us the sordid details of his love life, that's his business."
"Thank you, Moony," Sirius said. "Now, if you'll excuse me.." he turned sharply, robes snapping behind him, and left the room.
It was three days later in Potions, and James was bothering Lily again. "Evans. Evans!" he hissed, trying to get her attention. Lily glanced at Professor Slughorn, who was caught up in a lecture about importance of adding boomslang skin to a memory potion, before turning her head slightly.
"What?" she whispered fiercely.
"Go out with me?" he pleaded.
Lily rolled her eyes. "No!" she snapped. "Don't you have a girlfriend, anyway?" It was common knowledge in the castle. Everyone had seen James and the tall, auburn-haired beauty eating together in the Great Hall, holding hands across the table in the library, and snogging- a lot- in between classes.
"Well, sure," James said, "but I'd leave her in a minute if you agreed to go out with me."
Lily sighed. What a pig. "How long will it take for you to get it through your fat head, Potter? I'm NOT going to go out with you!"
James chuckled confidently. "Oh, you'll come 'round, Evans," he smiled. "I know it."
Instead of replying, Lily turned her back on him and resumed her notes. What a moron. Sirius is so much better than him, she thought. Then she mentally slapped herself. Sirius is off limits, she told herself, and besides, he's not exactly faithful himself.
Aaaagh. Guys were too confusing.
