The next day Sirius noticed Alli and James talking more. They got on very well and Sirius wondered if maybe James had finally forgotten over Lily.

"Oh my God that sucked!" moaned CK in drama.

"What sucked?" asked James.

"That maths test! How did you do?" she asked.

"Um…we…haven't done it yet," said Sirius, who had no idea what 'math' was.

"Mr Willie told us all the classes had done the test. We were the last one," said CK.

"Well that's correct…we were…away," said James.

"No you weren't. You've been at school everyday since the beginning of term," said CK.

"How in Merlin's name do you know that?" asked Sirius. James blanched and elbowed Sirius in the ribs.

"What?" he hissed.

"'Merlin's name'?" repeated CK, confused but with an amused expression on her face.

"Uh…" but then Ms Peffer called the class to attention and they were saved from answering questions.

When they were safely back at the Rising Sun James turned on him.

"You idiot!" he scolded, hitting him over the head.

"What? I didn't mean to!" shouted Sirius.

"What did you do?" sighed Remus.

"I just let slip, Merlin's name. That's all!"

"You what!"

"It's all cool. She thinks we're weird anyway so she probably just thought it was an inside joke or something," said Sirius quickly.

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At the beginning of the school week Lu was annoyed. She'd had a fight with her little sister that morning and was in no mood to deal with Potter and Black that day.

So while they played a gruelling round of Netball she ignored them. But her tolerance was waning.

"I hate this stupid game! Netball is such a girl's sport!"

"Oh. My. God. It is boiling! How can you stand this heat! Its like the sun is focusing all its energy into melting me! And it's succeeding!"

"Why serve us watermelon? I hate watermelon! It's all…watery!"

She couldn't stand it. One more word out of Potter's mouth and-

"I hate-"

Thump

Turning around and rubbing his head where the hard netball had hit him, James turned an accusing glare at Lu.

"What was that for?" he asked astonished.

"'What was that for'? 'What was that for'! Shut up already! I don't care if you're getting attacked by the snow monster I don't want to hear about every little thought you have as he eats you okay!"

"Lu get me your diary!"

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"I can't believe she threw a ball at my head!" exclaimed James.

"I can't believe she hasn't punched you yet," said Remus.

"Why would you think that?" asked Sirius, taking a seat.

"She got a detention."

"Well she shouldn't have thrown that ball at my head!"

"Well you shouldn't have been complaining so much," said a voice behind them.

"Lu! I thought you had detention?"

"I did it already. It was only a fifteen minute."

"What you got there?" asked Sirius.

"Oh this? It's a Bulla Mini Tub."

"I don't mean the ice-cream. I mean the thing you're using to eat it with. It's a piece of wood!"

"It's not a piece of wood it's a scoop!"

"Sure."

"Don't give me attitude! It's a bloody scoop okay!"

"Wood!"

"Scoop!"

"WOOD!"

"SCOOP!"

"SHUT UP!" screamed Alli.

"You two are pathetic! The only reason you fight so much is because you have the exact same personality! From this point on if I catch you two being anything less that civil to each other I will personally make sure you both never talk again!"

There was no fighting after that.