"Merlin's lice infested beard, can you STOP humming? Can't people ignore their homework in peace, Lily?"

Lily continued her happy humming as if nothing happened.

"What's up with you anyway? I have never seen you do homework in such a good mood."

While writing down the answers to the 5 questions given to her class for Potions class, Lily thought of whether or not she should give away some of her seemingly endless stock of toffee.

"Oy. OY. You. You red-headed freckled freak. Yes you. You hear me? MERLIN, what is up with you!"

"It's not nice to cuuuuuuurse," Lily said.

"A response. Finally. So, are you going to tell me or not?"

"How am I going to tell you if I do not know what you are referring to, Miss Irene?"

The chubby brunette groaned. Lily continued her work.

"Fine, act that way. I'll make conclusions of my own. You're happy becaaause…Petunia finally broke up with that Dursley chap?"

Lily responded by dipping her quill in ink, writing down the answer to question number 3 and scratching her nose.

"Oh, I know. Professor Slughorn has confessed his love to you and told you of his plans to elope during summer. Yes, we all saw that coming."

Lily involuntarily smirked. She straightened her face and referred to her notes for question number 4.

"Ah. No? So he's eloping with Snape then? I knew he had a thing for Mister Tall, Dark and Handsome" Irene finished off with a laugh.

"Aww, come on Irene. He's not that bad, he just needs a bit of work and he'd look fine."

"Exactly, thanks Emily. And if you were doing your homework instead of yapping, you would be done for the day like I am," Lily waved her Potions homework in Irene's face.

The brunette snatched the piece of parchment with a smile on her face.

"And I will take that, thank you."

"As always." Lily smiled, Irene has copied her Potions homework since their first year at Hogwarts.

"This doesn't mean you're off the hook!"

"Oh, shush Irene. If you had asked the right people, you would have your answer. And it just so happens that I," Emily said while smiling mischievously towards Lily, "do."

This time, Lily groaned.

"I'm going to the dorm now. You girls can continue your theory sharing,"

"Aww, come on, Lily. This isn't some stupid theory, it's actually smart guess. I'm thinking it has something to do with that letter you got the other day."

"Letter? What letter?" Irene said with a look on her face which surely shows how hungry for information she is.

With that, Lily started to think of revenge and how sweet it was.

"Now, if only you didn't laugh at me when I fell the other day. Hmm, maybe if you didn't laugh, and helped me up instead, I could be telling you all about that lovely, lovely letter."

She then skipped away with a smile on her face. Before she ascended the stairs towards the girls' dorms, she looked back to her friends and said "The saddest part is, you would've loved to know who the letter was from. Hmm, too bad."

She walked up the stairs laughing. Happiness from this sweet victory and the letter made her almost drunk. She loved this feeling. As she got ready to go to bed, she remembered that she had to talk to her other close friend, with whom she hasn't talked to for a while.

She went to sleep that night with both James Potter and Severus Snape on her mind. And toffee too.


My chapters are quite short, I'm aware of that. This was written during stolen moments between homework and fights. I'll try to write longer next time :)