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A/N: I figured I'd answer some questions lol…
So the beautiful Ava, not so much on the outside. Yes Ava is a very jealous character, mostly around Mary, she likes Lily more. She is also boy crazy. As you have probably noticed, she likes lots of attention from mister Sirius Black. More on her story later, but yah she's not my favorite. Lol
Mary. Haha yah Mara is one of her nicknames, she doesn't really care, only when Sirius calls her Mary Wary or Mara Wara. He's annoying. Likes to bug people. But yah sorry for the confusion, haha, but Mara is one of her nicknames. Thought it was cuter than Mary.
Severus hates James, James hates Severus. Severus puts any blame on James. Poor James. Lol. I'm like trying so hard to write them hating each other haha.
And I know, I love Remus haha poor guy.
Ok end my rambling.
Lily woke up Saturday morning with a smile on her face, and suddenly realized that today she was going to Hogsmeade with James. Her smile turned into a frown as she thought of how sad Severus looked when he found out. She knew they hated each other, but she just wanted to show them that they could get along. And she wanted to see what James Potter was like aside from school.
She slid out of bed and threw her pillow over at Mary. Mary rolled over and glared at her. She was of course being forced to come along, but Lily didn't care.
"Come on Mare." She said and walked over to her closet, pulling out a pair of jeans and a yellow sweater. "They'll be waiting for us in the common room."
Mary slid out of bed and stomped over to Lily, she pulled out a pair of jeans herself, a navy blue shirt, and her black pea coat. "I'm only doing this for you." She said. Lily knew she'd rather stay at the castle studying for her next test.
"I know, and I owe you." She said and smiled at Mary as she put some lip gloss on. Mary laughed and nodded a yes, as she worked on her eye makeup.
Mary walked over to the door waiting for Lily to get ready. Lily ran a hand through her red hair and attempted to make it look as beautiful as Ava's. It wasn't what she hoped as her curls stayed on top of her head. "Alright, let's go." She said and walked past Mary leading the way to the common room.
James was already down there. He was sitting at the table in front of the fire place playing a card game with Sirius. Remus was sitting in a chair reading what looked like their potions book, a cut on his upper lip. James smiled as Lily came towards them.
"Well, you look nice." He said and stood up as she neared him.
Lily smiled; this was a different James Potter. "Thank you James." She said and smiled at him. Mary let out a heavy yawn and Lily laughed as she looked over at her friend, her brown hair now reaching her lower back was down and shining in the sun. "Who's coming?" she looked from Sirius to Remus as the two boys sat in silence, Sirius picking up the cards, and Remus flipping the pages of his book.
James smiled, "Remus said he would come." He said and smiled over at Remus. Remus stood up and walked over.
"Ready?" he asked and shoved his book in his bag. He smiled over at Mary.
Mary smiled, "Thanks Remus." She said, and pulled him away leading him to the door. "I would go insane if I had to spend a day with him." Lily heard her whisper.
"Alright, we better get going." James said and motioned towards the door. "Sirius, are you going to meet us later with Pete?"
Sirius was staring at Mary, "Er, yeah, I guess I can swing by." He said as he held the most awkward stare with Mara. "Definitely." He nodded over to James and went back to his card game.
"Is he okay that Remus is going?" Lily asked to James as the four of them made their way down the path to Hogsmeade. Mary and Remus were ahead of them, Remus just staring ahead, and Mary spinning around, letting the snow fall on her head.
James looked over at her and smiled. "Not really." He said and looked over to Mary. "He just doesn't understand why she doesn't like him," he laughed and ran his hand through his hair. "But that's alright, I told him not every girl will like his charm, you don't." he smiled down at her.
Lily smiled, of course she didn't like his charm, and she was actually falling for James'.
"Where are we going?" Remus finally asked and stopped Mary from kicking more snow up making the bottom of his pants wet. "Or are we just walking around? Because I can be doing better stuff, I have a test coming up." He laughed as James threw snow at him.
"Oh yeah, cause studying is so much better than this." James said and pulled Lily close to him for a hug. She smiled and breathed in the smell of his sweater. Deep down she was thinking of Severus. She caught Mary staring at her in disbelief.
"Remus, I need some parchment." She said and grabbed his hand pulling him towards a nearby store. "Come with me?" she smiled at him.
"Yeah." He said and let her drag him away, "Wait where are we going to meet up?"
Mary grabbed his hand and pulled him in the store, and Lily heard her mutter, "Let's just leave before I get sick." Remus let out a laugh and let her hold his hand.
Lily turned to face James; he was staring ahead of them, a smile planted on his face. He turned to face her and smiled. "I was thinking lunch?" he asked and smiled down at her.
Lily nodded, "Sounds good." She said and followed him into the three broomsticks.
The two of them found a seat in the back of the pub; Lily sat down and took off her coat. "This is nice." She said breaking the silence.
James smiled at her and handed her a menu. "Order anything Lily my dear, it's on me." He said and winked at her.
Lily suddenly felt butterflies rise in her stomach. As he bent over his menu, she couldn't help but feel happy that she gave him a chance. Sure he's been a bother these past years, but there was something different about him these past few months. He looked up and smiled at her as he saw her watching him.
"You know, I never imagined you'd say yes to me." He said in barely a whisper.
She smiled and laughed, she never thought it too. "Yeah, well, you seem different these days." She said and looked in his eyes. "I mean you can still be arrogant, but that's bound to happen." She thought of the other day when she found out he saved Severus; maybe he was changing, growing up.
James only smiled at her, "Everyone changes Lily." He said and placed his hand on hers. For a moment they just stared at each other.
It was a nice afternoon for Lily, she and James ate, and drank butterbeer in the pub, both talking about their schooling years at Hogwarts so far. And in fact, they had most of the same hobbies and likes and dislikes. She was surprised to see that she had so much in common with the boy she hated most. They left hand in hand out of the pub and just walked down the streets of Hogsmeade.
"Hey moony!" James called out and laughed as Remus looked up from the bench he and Mary were sharing. Lily smiled down at Mary as she noticed she was holding Remus' bare hands in hers. He seemed to have left his gloves at the castle.
"Hey guys." Lily said and sat down on the bench next to Mary. They turned and smiled. "Get your parchment?" she looked over at Mara and smiled.
Mary nodded and smiled over to Remus, "Yeah, it'll last a few months." She said and laughed as she tossed her hair back. "We would have joined you two, but Remus wanted to check out the book store." Her voice dropped. "And I would have barfed." Remus let out a loud laugh.
"Yeah, needed to get some stuff for school." He said and laughed as Mary rubbed his hands in hers. "How was lunch?"
Lily smiled and looked at James, "It was nice." She said, making him blush. "Are you two hungry?" she looked more at Mary as she shook her head.
"No." she said and kicked up some snow.
"What Mary Wary Walters not hungry?" a voice said from behind them. Lily turned around and there came Sirius and Peter walking towards them. Sirius patted James on the back and smiled over at Mary. "How's the date?" he glared at Remus.
"It's great." James said thinking Sirius was talking to him. "Just finished eating." He smiled down to Lily, making her blush.
Sirius glared at Remus. "Not you Prongs." He snapped and stared down at Remus and Mary.
Remus let out a sigh and pulled his hand away from Mary's warm ones, but it was Mary who talked. "We are not on a date Black." She said through gritted teeth. "We only came with those two." She pointed at Lily and James.
Sirius walked towards her and grinned down a few inches above her, his blue eyes shining. "Then why go with him if you don't like him?" he said. "You like Remus admit it."
Mary smiled up at him, "If you mean to ask do I like him better than you?" She said and rested her head on Remus' shoulder. "The answer is yes." Lily couldn't help but notice Remus blush.
"So what are you two up to?" James said and stared at Sirius as he watched Mary.
Peter laughed, "We just met up with Kimball and Martin." He said in a squeal. "They were having a fight." He looked at Sirius and laughed.
Lily rolled her eyes, "And did you have anything to do with this fight?" She asked and paused.
Sirius laughed and looked over to Peter. "Not at all Lillian." He said and smiled at her.
"Sirius just leave Ava alone." Mary said her fingers in between Remus'.
Sirius turned to her and glared his fists clenched. "I will once you leave Moony here alone." He said and stared her down. "Begging him to come with you here." He glared at her.
"I'm don't bother him on a daily basis." She pointed out and smiled at him. "Why do you care if I wanted to go with Remus or not?" she laughed as he glanced at James for help.
"You bug me." Was all he said and ran a hand through his black hair.
"Come on Mary, let's go take a walk." Remus said before Mary could say anything. He grabbed her hand, "We can check out the shrieking shack." He smiled and winked at James.
"Isn't that place haunted?" Lily heard her ask Remus as he pulled her out of sight.
Sirius watched as they walked away. Mary was now smiling at Remus, and he was actually laughing. "She likes him. Just like Kimball likes that Martin fella." Sirius said to the group. He glanced to Lily and then to James. "Come on Peter." Sirius motioned for Peter to follow him. He winked at James and the two boys went off in the direction that Remus and Mary went.
James sat down on the bench next to Lily and patted her hand. The warmth of his hand on hers making her shiver, and it wasn't due to the cold. "I love those guys." He said and looked in the direction they went off to. "Don't know what I'd do if not for them."
Lily smiled she knew the feeling, if it weren't for Ava and Mary, she'd be lost at Hogwarts. "That's nice." She said and smiled at him, "It's nice to have best friends."
James turned to her, "Yeah it is, kind of like family." He said. "I like you Lily." He smiled and held her hand in his.
Lily felt her face blush. "I know." She said and smiled at him.
"Here, let's go see where Remus and Mary went." He said breaking the few moments of silence. "I know you don't want to be alone with me for too long." He winked at her and the two walked, he grabbed her hand and smiled down at her, she quickly pulled away as she thought of Severus.
They walked towards the lake, the water looking like ice; Mary and Remus were looking into it. Remus was apparently showing her where you can see the winter fish. Lily and James walked over and stood next to them to hear his commentary.
"See that go by?" he said excitedly as he followed a flash of light that swam past in the lake, Mary shook her head.
"What are you two looking for?" Lily asked, she too peering into the lake, the cold water making her cheeks turn red as the wind blew.
"There it goes again!" Remus said and pointed as another flash of light went by.
Mary peered into the lake. "I missed it again." She said sadly.
"This will help you stop missing them." Someone said from behind. A scream was heard from Mary making Lily jump and look over to her friend. It seemed as if Sirius decided to pick her up wedding style and hover her inches from the cold lake water.
Remus shook his head and laughed slightly.
"PUT ME DOWN!" Mary yelled and grabbed his neck tight. "PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW SIRIUS!"
He only laughed and pretended to let go of her making her scream more.
Lily felt her cheeks turn red with anger. Sirius Black was ruining everything. "Put her down Sirius!" she yelled and turned to James who stood laughing. "Don't laugh at that!" she hit him on the arm.
"No, look." He said quietly and held her tightly. Mary turned and looked into the water, and sure enough a Tillygrout swam by, its fins shining making it look on fire. "You can't really see from up there, Moony just has good eyesight." He laughed slightly.
Lily looked over to James; he stood smiling down at her. "The charm." He whispered as he pulled Lily closer to him. Lily only rolled her eyes, she knew it wouldn't work.
"Right." Lily said and rolled her eyes. "Remus what time is it?"
Remus checked his watch, just as he did that, Lily saw behind him, a spell hit Sirius in the back. He of course was unarmed and fell into the lake, Mary as well. The loud splash startling James, Remus, and Peter.
"And that is how you trap a Mudblood and a blood traitor!" a voice yelled from the bushed.
Lily felt her heart stop for a second. This was going to get ugly. She knew Severus probably told his friends about her date with James. Was this his revenge?
The two surfaced and Mary began coughing as Sirius grabbed her around the waist.
"GET HER OUT!" Lily yelled along with someone else, she turned around and saw Severus emerge from the bushed. Remus ran over along with Lily, helped them out of the lake. Both shaking like mad.
Lily turned around; Avery and Mulciber were now standing there, their wands at the ready. Avery's wand smoking, he seemed to be the one who sent Sirius and Mary in the water. Severus shrugged his shoulders at Lily.
"Nice to see you on this lovely day snivellus." Sirius said as he glared up at him from the snow covered ground. He laughed as Severus twitched.
"You three on a date?" James said and walked over to Sirius glaring at the Slytherins. Peter began laughing like a mad man. Avery glared at him making him shut up.
"Just leave." Remus said as he stood up from Mary's side. His coat draped over her shoulders.
"Oh so now the werewolf talks!" Mulciber said loudly and laughed as Remus' face dropped. "Oh yes we know. You're a freak!" he let out a laugh and turned to Avery.
Mary now stood up, her wand shaking in her hands. "Don't talk to him like that." She said and looked to Lily. "He's braver that you'll ever be." Her eyes narrowed.
Avery now stepped forward. "You have no right to talk to us, us purebloods, Mudblood." He said to her face and pushed her back. She stumbled into Sirius' arms.
"DON'T CALL HER THAT!" James and Sirius yelled at the same time, their wands now inches from the Slytherins, minus Severus.
Avery looked at James, his wand inches from James' face. "You wouldn't do anything to me, you're a coward." He said and spat at his feet.
"I'm not the one in Slytherin now am I?" James said and glared over at the two boys.
"JAMES!" Lily yelled and now pulled her wand out, she looked at Severus, and he wasn't looking at her.
"What you're actually sticking up for them?!" he yelled in shock. "Lily these are the toads that walk around calling people like you that word." He motioned over to Mary, Sirius pushed her behind him.
"She can stick up for who she wants to Potter." Severus said quietly. He glanced at Lily knowing that she was in fact sticking up for him and the fact that the hat put him in Slytherin.
"Oh so now the slimy git talks?" Sirius said and raised his wand.
"Call him a git one more time and you'll see what happens." Mulciber said, his eyes narrowed and glaring at Sirius. "You call him a git one more time and your precious mudblood gets it." He glared over at Mary.
"Just stop it!" Mary yelled and sent out a charm immobilizing their wands. "Just stop!" Lily stood in shock seeing as how Mary wasn't the best at defense against the dark arts.
James laughed, "Where did you learn magic like that?" he asked and looked at Lily for answers, he glanced over at Sirius, and he stood in awe of Mary.
"Doesn't matter." She said quickly glancing at Sirius. "What do you want?!"
Avery stepped forward, "We actually came looking for you." Avery said and ran a finger down Mary's cheek. "RAB has a few questions for you." He glanced over to Sirius. He let out a laugh and shook his head of greasy hair.
"Over my dead body can he talk to her." Sirius said and pulled Mary back behind him.
Avery fingered his wand. "That can be arranged." He said and laughed.
"Just leave!" Lily said stepping forward. She looked to Severus for help. "Leave now, or I'll tell Dumbledore." She glared at Avery.
"Do it." He said and walked over to her. "It'd give me the chance to spit on him." He and Mulciber laughed. Severus smiled slightly.
"Fine, come on Mara, we're out of here." Lily said and grabbed hold of Mary's hand dragging her away from Sirius and Remus. She looked at James.
"You better leave too Sirius, before you get sick." Remus said, his wand pointed at Mulciber. Sirius only shook his head.
"This is where I belong." He said his voice was stern and clear.
Lily and Mary stopped and looked at Severus; he wasn't doing anything, but just looking at Lily. "I think this is where I belong too Mara." She said slowly and dropped Mary's hand.
"Blood traitor." Avery said and glared at Sirius. Sirius raised his wand and began to say a hex when Avery grabbed Mary from Lily's side and pulled her in front of him.
"DON'T TOUCH HER!" he yelled, Remus pulled him back, the three boys glaring at Avery.
"I can touch her all I want!" he yelled and ran a hand down her arm.
Lily having enough, raised her own wand. She was sick of waiting for Severus to stop the fight. "Let my friend go or else!" she yelled her wand inches from Avery's throat.
Avery threw Mary at Remus and glared at her, "The mudblood going to hurt me?" he asked and laughed as he glanced over at Mulciber.
Lily stared at him, "Yes. The mudblood is going to hurt you!" she yelled and glanced at Severus. She couldn't believe he wasn't helping. "GANGENTRAOUS!"
Avery let out a scream and stepped back from her as his lips began to get bigger and bigger by the second. "You'll have your day!" he said through his swelling. He ran, not after waving for Mulciber and Severus to follow him. Severus just stood there, a smile on his mouth as he looked at Lily.
"Get out of here Snape." James said and pointed his wand at Severus. "This isn't your kind."
Severus turned on his heels and ran to catch up with Avery and Mulciber. The cold wind chapping his cheeks. He knew Lily would be mad at him later, and that just broke his heart.
"Come on you two," Remus said to Mary and Sirius. "Let's go back to the castle before you get sick." He smiled and grabbed both Mary and Sirius by the arms, pulling them up to the castle. Lily couldn't help but notice Mary smile as Sirius pushed back a strand of her wet hair.
"Well today was interesting." James said and laughed as he and Lily made their way up to the castle. "Hope our next date is better."
Lily stopped in her tracks, "James I don't think there should be a next date." She said quietly thinking of the hurt look on Severus' face. "It's hard to understand, but I know it's right."
He stared down at her, "Lily Evans, when you want to go out next I guess I'll be waiting." He said and smiled as she pushed him. "Nah, you're the only girl I'd want to date her."
She felt her face blush. "Alright, well I'm going to take Mara to the hospital wing to see that she doesn't have a fever." She said and backed away from James. "I'll see you later." She waved at him, and before she knew it, she was pulled back into his strong arms for a hug.
"Sorry, I just hate Slytherins." He muttered.
Lily nodded and smiled up at him. She knew he came from a pureblood family, and he couldn't help his ways. "I'll see you later James." She said and ran to the castle to catch up with Mary.
A/N: alright, not the best lol. Well my opinion. Whatever. Time for bed… night!!! xxx