*Jessy

"I think I'm dying," I groaned. My lower abdomen felt like it was on fire, and I was fighting the urge to puke.

"You too?" Lily asked from her bed on my left. "It's particularly bad this month…"

"I know," I said loudly with a sigh. "Mine too."

"I wish I was a boy," Alice groaned.

At that moment, Mary came out of the bathroom, clutching her tummy. "Ladies, I got my period." We all made groaning noises.

"Join the club," I told her. She sank into her bed on my other side.

"We staying in bed all day?" Lily asked.

"Yep," was our mutual agreement. Lily summoned towels; we each rolled one up tightly, putting a binding curse on them to stay, then mumbling a spell to make them hot.

"When did we get on the same cycle?" Mary asked.

"It was bound to happen eventually." I moaned as my stomach churned. "We're missing breakfast, anyone object? We could summon an elf, though…"

"I don't think I could eat without it coming right back up," Lily stated. "Just thinking about food makes me feel queasy."

"I want some chocolate," Mary announced.

"Sweets," Alice moaned.

"Okay, let's see…Bitsy!" With a pop, the elf appeared instantly at the food of my bed.

"Yes, miss?" she eagerly squeaked.

"Would you mind terribly bringing us some sweets?" I asked.

"Not at all. Anything else, miss?" Bitsy asked.

"No, that's all. Thank you." She disappeared again with a crack. A few seconds later, a new table appeared in our room. We blinked, and Mary even sat up to see what it held. The answer was a chocolate fountain with strawberries and cherries, lots of chocolate frogs and cauldron cakes, and many, many baked goods: cookies and brownies, cupcakes, doughnuts and pies. It also had assorted chocolate bars from Honeyduke's.

"Why have we not done this before?" I moaned. "I suddenly feel like I could eat…"

Turns out I could, but we paced ourselves, only eating a candy bar. We would save this for a couple hours later… we fell asleep, our tummies aching and heads pounding.

*James

"That's strange, all four of them are still gone," I said as I glanced down the table. My Lilyflower was gone, along with Jessy, Alice, and Mary.

"I wonder where they could be, it's not normal to miss two meals. Especially Lily, missing our double potions." Remus said.

"Well, lucky us, we have the rest of the afternoon off! Double free period, the only good thing about first Tuesdays," Sirius said gleefully. We finished, walking off. I aimed a jinx at Filch's new kitten, Mr. Noah or Ms. Nora or something along those lines, turning her fur blue. Sirius snickered, and sent the same spell at Flich, resulting in a brilliant cobalt colour of hair. We walked from the hall as many students snickered. We all suspected the ugly forty some year old to be a squib; he wouldn't know how to change it back and would need help from one of our teachers.

"So, shall we see what's up with our female half, dear Gryffindors?" Sirius asked dramatically. "Moony, you can ride my broom… accio broom."

I transformed into a stag and charged up the stairs, with Sirius, Peter, and Remus following. Unfortunately, Peter being the slowest… "Eh, a rat!" exclaimed someone from downstairs. It looks like he won't be joining us.

*Jessy

We were all dressed sparsely; we had the heat high in our room and our hot pads pressed against our tummies. I was in a bra and some short shorts, Lily also, with Mary in a spaghetti strap tank top without a bra and her panties and Alice dressed alike. We did some yoga, trying to stretch the soreness from our bodies, and were just deciding who we would ask to go get us four menstrual relief potions from the Hospital wing when the door burst open.

Since we had duplicated our pillows to be so numerous we were practically sitting up, and our curtains were all the way open, we were completely exposed to the three boys, all quite handsome with their sexy hair and mischievous eyes. Lily screamed and ran to the bathroom, shooting a spell at Alice's hangings to close (she'd been asleep), Mary jumped under her covers, and I sat there like a deer in the headlights, the only one who was left to be stared at. "Go away, Potter!" we heard from the bathroom.

"Why were you all gone today?" demanded Sirius.

"And why do you have a dessert buffet in your room?" Remus inquired.

"Why is it so hot in here?" James asked.

"Why do you have double beds?"

"Do you always lie around almost naked?"

"Why weren't we invited to Gryffindor skip day?"

"Shut up!" Lily said, coming out of the bathroom fully clothed. "It's none of your business! You shouldn't even have been able to get up here. Girls, I'm going to get the drink we wanted. I'll be back; it shouldn't take her too long to make." She stormed out of the room.

"Lilykins, wait for me!" bounded James after her. We heard him call after her again, and they were both gone.

"Hey, Remus," Mary said. She emerged, obviously finding a pair of robes under her bed. "Let's go; I want your help with something."

She grabbed his hand and led him out the door, only to hear, "No!" The instant Remus touched the stairs, they turned into a very steep, slick slide and they were off; down the staircase. I wasn't fooled; though it was not commonly said, something about being on our periods made us horny. We all knew it, but refused to say it out loud. Mary was taking Remus somewhere for a snog.

Alice was fast asleep in her bed, having taken a sleeping potion that was supposed to last eight hours; she wasn't even seen.

My thoughts drifted back to us as I heard a throat clear. "Oh, uh, yeah." I said as Sirius got closer to me.

"Well, are you going to explain?" he asked with a smirk, his eyes traveling up and down my body as he sat at the foot of my bed.

"We all have our periods," I blurted, looking at him bluntly.

To my surprise, he didn't even flinch, like he'd heard it all before. "Of course. The hot pads, in underwear, the giant sweet buffet… And how about those double beds? Why don't we get them?"

"Well, in a room made to comfortably fit a dozen people, we had plenty and more room to enlarge our beds. That also means we get space for two wardrobes a piece, and the bathroom now resembles the prefect's, except with four sinks and cabinets."

"That's actually a good idea. You know, us men haven't really ever given much thought to our rooms," he said.

"The only thing is, the colors won't change. We're stuck with our Gryffindor pride, whether we like it or not." My stomach fluttered a little bit at his proximity.

"Oh, I take a little too much pride in Gryffindor. It's just that last piece that pisses off my family." He reached out and brushed a stray hair from my cheek.

"Oh," I practically moaned.

"Er, are you alright?" he asked, seemingly confused, and grinning a bit at the sound. Perv.

"Yeah," I said, feeling my face turn red. "It's just… I've been in this hot room all day, and your cold hands felt ridiculously wonderful. Would you mind terribly if I borrowed them?" I asked before I lost my nerve.

But he just smirked and said, "Of course." He reached out and touched my cheek. I took his other hand and put it on my neck. I took joy in the little shivers his hands gave me.

"Why are you so cold? It's warm in here."

"I'm coldhearted. That's one family trait I can't get rid of." He seemed to be grim.

"Er, okay." I wasn't sure if he was serious.

"You can help yourself to some of the sweets," I said, hoping he wouldn't take one hand away from me.

But, "Okay, sure." He got up and grabbed a small pie, and lay next to me, supporting his head on the giant mound of pillows behind us. I took his hand and placed it on my neck, letting my head fall back and my eyes close. I fell asleep like that, clutching his glacial hand to my neck.

*Sirius

I watched as Jessy fell asleep, her eyes fluttering slightly as she clutched my hand to her collar. I thought about how much I would have loved to get into her bed doing anything more than just this. My heart sank as I remembered what James had said to me one time, when we were just thirteen, bringing our best game and betting each other on how many girls we could snog, "If they undress and redress in front of you, without anything sexual happening, you know you're friend-zoned." I looked at Jessy in her black, lacy bra and short stretchy shorts, and knew she would have been uncomfortable if it were anyone else. To my surprise, it hurt. I had been with lots of girls, though less than is rumored. They were the types of girls I could snog, maybe even shag, depending on their willingness, and leave the next day. Jessy, though, was the one girl who I would be willing to commit to. Even though the feud of James and Lily often got in the way, Jessy was always there. She was our informant, who helped James see into the world of Lily. We had always been, well, brother and sister. I mentally cringed. I didn't like the sound of that.

I took my hand away, and in her sleep she started stirring, almost as if she was going to wake up. I placed it back on the other side, and she promptly fell deeply asleep again. I sighed and stay put. I wouldn't be caught dead doing this for some other girl… But this was my Jessy.

*Lily

"Go away," I practically yelled as I quickly walked to the hospital wing.

"Lily, I thought someone as beautiful as you might want some company," James Potter practically sang. He had no problem keeping up with me. I made a mental note to start running, so I wouldn't be so winded on all these stairs. I quickened my pace again, trying to get away from him.

"No, thank you. I'm fine," I said, just as I tripped on the hem of my robes. Drat, I hadn't worn my shoes, which gave me an extra couple centimeters of height.

James caught me, concern etched in his face. "Lily, are you alright?"

I yanked my arm out of his grip. "Yes, thank you," I said as I set off. I was almost there.

"Will you go out with me?" he asked. I could see the doors from here, just a bit further.

"No."

"Would it help if I said please?" He was nervously ruffling his hair, and I had to fight the urge to roll my eyes.

"Not at all." And suddenly I was against the wall, held by Potter.

"You can't say you don't find me attractive," he said as he bent closer. My heart beat quickened and I almost let him kiss me. Almost…

I shoved hard against his chest and slipped away, running the last few steps into the hospital wing. I patiently waited as the Healer got me some potion; she apparently had more than enough and didn't need to make any. I gave her a grateful smile as I gulped mine down quickly, pocketing the other three vials. I exited the room, and was not prepared for the immediate kiss that I received.

I knew instantly it was James; who else had that wonderful smell? Before I could even shut my eyes I was kissing him back. My hands acted by themselves, twisting themselves in James' unruly hair. My heart beat sped up, and my cheeks flushed slightly. My body loved this. And then my brain caught up with my actions, which I could blame only on my teenage hormones. I shoved hard against James' chest, and we separated. I glared, and slapped his cheek to try and defend myself.

"Lily, wait, let me explain…" he said as I started walking. I turned and hexed him, just a small stinging jinx to his abdomen where it hit him. "You kissed me back!" he exclaimed as I quickly walked away. "You love me, Evans!"

*Mary

I smiled as Remus kissed me. He was like no one I'd ever been with. He was sweet and gentle, passion mixed with kindness. The only thing that bothered me was his lack of commitment. He kept saying I was better off without him, though we had taken our relationship to the extreme. He wouldn't make a commitment. It drove me crazy. But if I got to keep him, just for a few hours, all to myself, then I was happy.