Ch.3

"Dorcas," a shy voice said, chasing after Dorcas.

Immediately, she whipped her head back. Somehow, her hair fell perfectly in position again.

"Yes," she answered, with full focus on her crumpled up notes from last week in Peter's hand.

"Umm...you left this in Defense Against the Dark Arts class yesterday, so I...uhh brought it for you."

Dorcas smiled to herself.

"Thank you, Peter."

He waved nervously and ran off(very slowly). For a second, Dorcas just watched him.

Remember your advice to Lily. Go for it.

Dorcas took off her heels and ran in Peter's direction. Soon, she was walking alongside him. She rushed up a little bit more and stood in front of Peter. He slowly looked up at her.

"I forgot to ask you something," she said. "I was wondering whether you wanted to go out with me."

Peter looked nervously again and smiled. The gleam was there again.

"On a date?" he asked.

Dorcas put her hand on his shoulder, being her flirty self, and said, "If you want it to be."

Peter laughed and nodded anxiously.

Dorcas smiled. That wasn't so hard. Now she just had to tell Lily about it.

She rushed to the library and of course Lily was there, but she was with Remus. Dorcas leaned closer to see what they were talking about.

"...and so, I never really got over Marlene," Remus said.

"Wow. I had no idea."

'It wasn't just her' Dorcas thought to herself.

"Yeah. I really wanted to open my heart up to Marlene about...you know, but I just couldn't. There was just something stopping me. Marlene was my first girlfriend and the first girl I loved, and I just didn't want to ruin it."

In hopes to lighten the mood, Lily said jokingly, "So...you love another girl now?"

A little while passed and Lily realized that she touched a subject that was too personal. She gathered her things to leave him alone, but Remus grabbed her hand(in a friendly manner, of course), pulled her close and whispered, "Dorcas."

Lily stood there frozen, when ,suddenly, she realized the stare that Remus was giving her.

"Oh," was all she could manage before she left hurriedly, leaving Remus there, alone.

She rushed quickly and ran into Dorcas.

'Did she hear?' Lily thought to herself, but then, not actually wanting to know the answer to that question, she rushed past, a confused mess.