CHAPTER 4
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A/N: OKAY. So I was reading through my last chapter and found a major mistake! Oh no! I'm righting this wrong here.
"It's not really that much of a downside" muttered Marlene, while she stole a quick glance at Remus, unnoticed by the others.
Anybody find the mistake?? YES… It is supposed to be Margaret not Marlene. Sorry 'bout that! Hope you like the chapter.
"I just don't understand" complained Margaret
"Yes you do. Come on let's try again" Remus said soothingly "The bootskin goes with the martkinium, not with the martkinia, that comes in later"
"How am I supposed to understand when what's supposed to come in, when they have the exact same name?" Margaret wondered, becoming more and more frustrated.
A loose strand of hair fell down in her face, and she was about to growl with frustration because everything was going the wrong way, when Remus softly pushed the hair back in place, trailing his soft fingers over her skin. Margaret blushed profusely, and, hoping he wouldn't notice it, started reciting the work again. Remus smiled at her before catching up again, which only made her blush more. After working in the library another 30 minutes the two of them walked up to the Gryffindor common room together, chatting amicably.
"So… Thank you for helping me with the Potions stuff, it's just so confusing"
"Oh, no problem. I actually enjoyed it quite a lot"
"Enjoyed laughing at me you mean?" Margaret teased
"I can't help you being so funny Miss Potion's queen" Remus laughed
"Ha. Ha. Very funny Remus" Marlene replied jokingly slapping him on the shoulder. When she was near him she felt tingles go through her whole body, and couldn't help but blush.
Remus looked at her and smiled genuinely before climbing up the portrait in to the Gryffindor Common Room. They arrived to see a certain womanizer snogging his new "girlfriend" for the day rather intently.
"Ehem" Remus coughed
"Hi, Moony. Margaret." Sirius replied, having pulled away from his new admirer for a second.
"So. What happened to Rebeca?" Margaret asked scathingly. She never liked Sirus' handling with girls.
"Old news. This one's way better looking" replied Sirius, smirking, receiving a giggle from the girl he complemented.
"I can't believe you hang out with him" Margaret said to Remus, rolling her eyes.
"He's not as bad as he looks" mumbled Remus, a slight smile on his face.
"What do you mean; bad as he looks?" Sirius asked, looking indignant "I'll have you know, I'm quite a hunk, if I'm allowed to say so myself"
This earned a little giggle from Margaret, and a snort from Remus. They waved him off, way before he was done arguing his case (Sirius could be quite stubborn when it came to his looks, and also quite childish, as you may have noticed) and left, each departing to their own dormitory.
The next day Lily met up with the girls on their way to class. They had charms first; Lily sat with a girl named Alana. She was quite dull and a Ravenclaw, although Lily liked having a partner that was interested in School, Alana could sometimes just be TOO boring. Margaret and Marlene sat together, Lily envied them.
"Did anyone of you do your homework today?" Lily asked, checking up on them on the way.
"Yes mum" Margaret replied teasingly.
"Well, I suppose. But mostly I just copied of Margaret. That counts though, doesn't it?" Marlene giggled.
"When it comes to you I can't expect anything more, I guess" Lily replied, jokingly.
The three settled down on their places, Lily behind the two others (sadly) besides Alana. The professor soon started his rattling and Lily listened intently, scribbling furiously. Margaret and Marlene chattered while taking notes ones in awhile. Their chatter was soon disrupted how ever, when the teacher came over to give them a warning. Halfway to their seats however, Margaret and Marlene were saved by four boys bursting in to the room.
"So sorry Professor Flitwick, we had some trouble getting one of us out of bed" Remus said, throwing a disgruntled look at Peter.
"More like having trouble forcing all of us to go to class" Sirius snorted.
"Hey! That's not true! I was SO going to go today, but, I mean, I can't go without having brushed my teeth" James said, looking slightly disheveled.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever" Replied Sirius, plopping down on his chair.
"Besides" James went on "A certain Head-Girl could have taken some responsibility and woke me up"
"What!? Don't drag me into this Potter"
"Sorry, Lilykins, just stating the facts" James replied "Soo.. go out with me?"
Before Lily got a chance to retort a very hotheaded reply, Flitwick, having gotten more and more red in the face, burst out telling them how this was not a chat-room but in fact a class room, and if they were to keep chatting they could do so in detention. The boys took the warning when the teacher took 15 points from Gryffindor for the disturbance in class.
Pretty soon they were set to work and Lily was forced to endure Alana's slow, drawling voice as they helped each other, receiving sympathetic looks from her friends.
"I suggest you take care of the notes, while I work on the questions" Alana drawled
"Okay, sure. Whatever"
"Is this surely, totally, completely, absolutely, fully okay with you?"
Lily thought she was going to die having to listen to Alana drag out every single syllable in each and every word. Staring in to her dull gray eyes, she told her she was completely fine with it, and they set off to work.
Next class was Transfiguration and the girls went off, with the boys quickly following them.
"How's our work coming along Marlene?" Sirius asked, while throwing an arm around her shoulders. Marlene blushed by the forwardness and shrugged him off.
"It's coming along alright" Marlene replied quietly to a befuddled Sirius. He'd never had a girl shrug him off like that. Like she didn't like having the hottest guy in school throw his arm around her. He convinced himself that I was for a different reason and chattered with the other Marauders.
"Moony!"
"Yes?"
"Who's your partner?"
"Lily"
"What? When did that happen?" a jealous looking James, inquired.
"Oh, we traded, because we didn't like our partners"
"You can DO that?"
"Obviously" replied Lily, rolling her eyes.
In class Lily settled besides Remus and they quickly started working on the spell that would turn their books in to turtles.
"You should give him a chance you know" Remus said
"Hmm?"
"James."
"I don't think so. If he grows up, then sure, I'll give him a chance"
"I guess that's reasonable"
"It is"
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"Marleeenee" Sirius whined.
"Hm?"
"WHY are you so quiet all the time?"
"I don't know, just who I am" she mumbled
"No. It's not! I've seen you with Margaret and Lily"
"Yeah, well they're different" she mumbled, her cheeks burning a dark pink
"Different?"
"Shouldn't we be doing schoolwork?"
"I like bugging you"
"Well, I don't like it. So mind your own business" Marlene snapped, her uncontrollable temper rising.
Sirius quickly set to work, looking slightly frightened, though he'd never admit that. Still intent that he would figure out a way to talk to Marlene, if not, Transfiguration classes would soon be the most boring ever.
In the evening Lily sat down in front of the fire reading her favorite book sense and sensibility by Jane Austen. With the fire warming her toes she was getting quite comfortable, but decided nonetheless that it was time to do some homework, and if she had time work on what should be said in the first Prefect meeting, that would be held the next week. She sat down and worked on her essay on the Goblin Attack in 1914 for History of Magic. After finishing her essay she sat down to go through the points she wanted to mention in the meeting. After she had worked for a few minutes James plopped down beside her, carrying some notes, and actually (for once) looking serious.
"I saw you working on the Head meeting, and I thought we could maybe co-operate a little on what we should go through and stuff" James said, suddenly feeling shy. This was after all, his first real conversation with Lily alone.
Lily looked incredulous. He's actually taking this serious? I can't believe it. "Really?"
"Yes"
"Okay, sure."
"So, I thought we should just check if everybody's okay with the patrolling times, or if there's anybody who needs- or wants to trade, if that's okay with you?"
Lily didn't answer, she was so stunned. James Potter actually has a brain. Weird. I never noticed.
"Lily?" James was starting to freak out, Lily was completely zoned out, and he couldn't get her to reply. "Lily?" He waved his hand in front of her face, and she popped back in to reality.
"Hm? What!?" Lily said, looking slightly dazed and very surprised "Oh yes. Yes, that's a good idea" She said, getting back to her senses. "And, maybe we could divide the work up, so that we know who says what"
"Yeah sure" James said, looking utterly relieved that Evans was back, and very happy that she liked his idea.
"We should also be thinking about what sort of events we want this year"
"Like a ball and stuff?"
"Yeah, but we don't have to work to much on that yet"
"Okay, sounds good to me"
They worked for an hour more, before Lily declared she was going to bed. James stayed in the couch, processing the evening. He was so happy that she could talk to him without blowing up, yet there was something he didn't quite grasp. Why did she talk to him? And what could he do to keep it that way? He pondered the question awhile, then he gave up, and went to bed.
A/N: I know, James is a moron. But hey, what can I say, he'll come around, you know boys, they can be quite slow sometimes.
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