CHAPTER 7

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Last class for the day had just ended. The sun was shining softly outside and the leaves were still green. The hallway was crowded with people, but it began to dissipate as the minutes went on, in the end you could only see a couple people walking around, either to the library, to go outside, or heading back to their dormitories. Dorcas had just managed to get a hold on Remus, who was heading for his study session with Margaret.

"So, where are you going?" Dorcas wondered.

"I'm going to the library to tutor Margaret, we thought we'd do it early today, so that we had more time for other things later" Remus explained.

"Oh really? I didn't even know Margaret had study sessions with you" Dorcas conversed "She must have forgotten to tell me about it"

"Well, it's not really THAT interesting" amended Remus, now anxious to go, so he wouldn't be late "I really have to go now, or else I'll be late"

Remus waved and started down the hall. Before he had gotten to far Dorcas caught up with him.

"Wait up" Dorcas exclaimed.

"Oh, were you going the same way?"

"No, not really… I just needed to ask you something" Dorcas felt a blush creeping up her cheeks.

"Okay, what?" Remus asked, kindly.

"I just, well. You know, there's this Hogsmeade trip coming up and I wondered if maybe you would like to go with me?" When Dorcas had finished the sentence she blushed even more profusely, and drew a large breath. She had been talking without breathing.

Remus looked utterly perplexed. "You would like to go with me?" He wondered.

"Yes" she breathed.

Remus started fidgeting, he wasn't entirely sure if he wanted to go with Dorcas or not, he'd truly never considered it, although she was quite pretty now that he thought about it. She was really nice too. He might as well try, it wasn't as anyone else had come up to claim him he though ruefully.

"I'd like that" Remus smiled. "We'll talk later, now I really have to run" he excused himself, and ran down the hall.

"So it's a yes then?" Dorcas called after him, smiling.

"It's a yes" He called back.


Lily and Marlene were sitting in Lily's dorm doing homework and conversing. Lily was quite irked after what she liked to call "The kitchen incident". When Lily got mad about something she could keep at it for weeks, this time she seemed like she was heading that direction. She was still babbling furiously about the kitchen incident after its occurrence 3 days ago. While she kept a cool exterior whenever she spoke to James, she silently cursed him for being such an idiot, and complained later to her friends. She was trying hard to stay professional in the Head Boy – Girl relationship. Marlene on the other hand was getting irked, not because of the kitchen incident, but because Lily wouldn't shut up about it, with Marlene's temper she was sure to snap soon.

"And then Black was like "it's my fault", and I was like, yeah right, this has Potter written all-over it, but I didn't say it, and Remus said it was Black too so I can't be sure, but still, aghh, they are SO frustrating" Lily babbled on.

"Will you shut up" Marlene complained loudly.

When it appeared that Lily had not heard her, Marlene tried again with bigger force, getting more and more irritated.

"Will you SHUT UP, Lily?"

"What?" Lily said affronted. "What's got you all wound in a knot?"

"You keep talking about some stupid incident that happened DAYS ago" Marlene whined "I know it irks you, but COME ON, Potter's always like that, and it's never been worth days of your time"

"All right, because of your serious temper problem, I'll ignore the tone you used in your voice" Lily teased "and focus and the context" she received a stuck out tongue at her words. "I guess it makes sense though, I mean it's not like he'll ever change, might as well accept it, and keep it professional, without letting it bother the rest of my life"

Marlene laughed, having quickly gotten over her foul mood, and Lily giggled at her.


"Padfoot!!"

"What, Prongsie?"

"WHY, oh WHY did I listen to your stupid plan?"

"Probably 'cause your stupid"

"It's all your fault you know" James complained "I was doing perfectly fine, until you came along"

"Blame it on me, will ya?"

"Yes I will"

"If you were doing so good, why don't you just go back to what you were doing, and start acting mature you know, she has to notice some time" Sirius reasoned.

"That's… actually a good idea!" James said "I like it, plan be your mature self, is on the roll"

"It's not really a plan, if all you're doing is being yourself you know" Peter mumbled sleepily for under his bed sheets. He slept at all hours of the day.

"Fiiine" James whined "We won't call it anything then, be that way" James pouted.

"Way to go, being mature and all" Sirius teased.


"hey Remus, you're late" Margaret teased

"Only by like two minutes" He complained, smiling.

"Still late" Margaret teased. Remus grumbled amiably.

"So… want to tutor me or what?"

"All right, potions-queen"

Marlene giggled. "Hey, by the way.. Why are you smiling like some love-struck fool or something?" Oh no.. She couldn't have, not yet? Did I just jinx myself by asking that?

"Oh it's nothing interesting" Remus said, blushing unnoticeably.

"Come oon" Margaret pressed.

"All right, I guess you'd hear it sooner or later anyways. Dorcas asked me out"

NO! "Really? That's great Remus, I'm glad for you" Margaret plastered a false smile on her face and proceeded with her homework. Soon she and Remus were back to their normal tutoring, but all the while Margaret couldn't help but feel that hard tinge in her stomach or the lump in her throat when she spoke. Remus noticed her mood, but shoved it aside, he didn't want to pry, especially since the change, however small, had come so suddenly.


A/N: I know this chapter isn't the longest, and that I haven't updated in a long time, but hey, it was vacation and I was visiting my family in Texas so I've got an excuse.

I'll update as soon as possible. Thanks for the reviews I've gotten and the people who put my story on 'favorite story'! It means a lot.

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