Summary: When a class assignment pairs two students who have never seen eye to eye together for two weeks during the summer, sparks are bound to fly, along with tempers, tears and clothing? JPLE. Rating will stay the same.

A.N.: J.K.Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Brothers, they all own Harry Potter. I own nothing. I can barely afford gas for my car let alone try to copyright a story for a fanfic site. And if you, Mrs. Rowling would just put out a new Harry Potter book each week we uber-fans wouldn't have to take matters into our own hands and hope to Merlin you don't sue us for plagiarism.

This isn't my first fic just the first one I've had the nerve to post, most of the time they are just a very weird catharsis. I appreciate your opinions so please review and tell me what you think! Will update often.

Muggle It

The Dog's House

"Prongsie!"

James and Lily had just walked into the dusty pub and were looking around when they heard the voice of one of James's beloved Marauders.

They both turned in the direction of the slightly slurred speech and saw the sandy haired Remus Lupin leaning against a brick wall.

"Moony, you've been drinking." James said with glee before turning to Lily. "Moony can't hold his firewhiskey, last time he and Sirius got up and started singing Queen."

Lily muffled a surprised laugh. She had spent the past two years doing Prefect duties with Remus, he had everyone at Hogwarts under the impression he was the sensible one of their little group.

"Oh shove it James, you were right up there with us doing an astounding impersonation of Freddie. He's got a lovely singing voice Lily, you would be quiet proud. Shall we be off?" He stumbled towards the back alley where the entrance to Diagone was located.

"Is he alright?" Lily asked, looking at Remus with concern.

"He doesn't drink a lot…the lycanthropy. Hey Moony, you alright mate?"

"Bloody brilliant Jamesy." Remus pulled out his wand and Lily eyed it warily to make sure it actually was pointed in the right direction. She couldn't help but notice that Remus wouldn't look her in the eye.

They entered Diagone Alley and could hear the echo of loud, obnoxious music echoing down the street, making James light up.

"So, how many complaints so far?" James asked.

"Enough to start the Howler Drinking Game."

"Wicked." He draped his arm back over her shoulder. "Lily, my darling, promise you'll still love me tomorrow, no matter what moronic things I will inevitably do tonight."

"I make no promises." She told him sweetly.

Lily paused and looked around the crowded flat. She didn't know what she had been expecting, and she knew she should have expected this, yet it still left her with a slightly…sleazy feeling.

A large mattress on the floor in the corner, two horrifically mismatched couches, and a card table covered in a slew of food were the only pieces of furniture furnishing the tiny flat. Posters of blonds in various states of dress covered the walls and the only glassware the place seemed to posses had Odgens printed on them.

It was so utterly Sirius, Lily could only laugh.

James ran his hand though his hair nervously, trying to gauge her reaction. "Sirius you know…you have to love him."

"Well, when you get your own place someday…you're not using the same decorator." She said in mock seriousness.

"Of course not, that's what I have you for." He grinned at her cheekily. She knew why he was suddenly so chipper, the entire room was now staring at the two of them, standing in the doorway in their obvious coupledom. "Well now, don't we know how to make an entrance?"

"They're all staring at us James."

"No, they're staring at me, they're gaping at you." He reassured her.

Before Lily could retort she felt an arm slip around her waist.

"Ahh, yes! The party can now start; Mr. and Mrs. Prongsie are now here." The infamous Mr. Black and tenant of the humble abode exclaimed to the other guests as he grinned at Lily under that flop of black hair. He was a good looking bloke, there was no denying that, but where James was arrogant, Sirius was down right cocky, and he as charming as Black could be, he tended to lack the sincerity James had.

That was reason enough for her to pluck his hand off her side and drop in gingerly to the side.

"Watch those hands, Padfoot, I'd hate for you to wake up in a vet's office tomorrow…sans…well, you catch my drift." She said as she smiled sweetly at him.

The look of shock on both he and James's face was enough to make her want to laugh out loud.

The two dark haired marauders turned and looked at each other before breaking into ear to ear grins and pulling her into a suffocating bear hug.

"Ack! Get off!" She pushed them off, laughing.

"I always knew I liked you Lily." Sirius said approvingly. "I give you both my blessing."

"Oh Padfoot, really?" James said in a high teary voice.

"My little boys all grown up!" Sirius said in a horribly dramatic voice. "Where has the time gone?"

Lily buried her head in her hand as they hugged and sniffed back fake tears. James pulled back, looking slightly disgruntle.

"What do you mean little? I'm a month older than you."

"Twenty six days." Sirius corrected.

"And five hours, forty two minutes and sixteen seconds." Remus drawled as he walked up holding an amber glass bottle. "We know."

Sirius just rolled his eyes ridiculously and stole the bottle out of his hand. "That's besides the point. I think this deserves a toast!"

Lily's eyes went wide and her face went red as Sirius began to gracefully crawl on top of the makeshift coffee table.

And by gracefully she meant that he stumbled so many times James and Remus had to hold him up to prevent him from falling straight off the other side.

"Thanks mates." He said as he tapped his glass. "Hey, everyone…shut it!"

Most of the people quieted up and looked over at him, something he obviously seemed to revel in, along with the cat calls and a number of sickles being waved in his direction.

"Not now ladies, but if you meet me in the back in about five minutes we'll see what we can arrange." He wagged his eyebrows at them before turning back to everyone else. "Now, as you know, you have all gathered here to celebrate Mr. Peter Pettigrew's coming of age party. However, since dear Peter had decided to start the party a little early…"

He spun and wobbled and raised his glass to the far corner, where Peter was passed out and made up like a one galleon Knockturn Alley whore. Sirius shook his head sadly. "Ahh, bless him…and that is a gorgeous shade of eyeshadow might I add, someone here does lovely work. But anyways, he seems to have celebrated his birth enough for the lot of us, so we need a new theme!"

There were a number of cheers as Lilys face and hair finally became the same color. It wasn't that she was ashamed to be here with James. It was, the opposite in fact, James was the best looking guy at the party. But if she knew Sirius, and as she had for six years she felt confident that she did; he was well on his way to making a crack about her falling on her head or reminding everyone that they had been locked away in a secluded muggle manor for the last week and a half.

Sirius spun back to them and lost his balance a bit and sloshed half his drink down the front of him. "Well bugger." He looked down at it and shrugged before holding up what was left of his drink. "So I would like to give a toast to my friend James. Who after Years of wooing the beautiful Miss Evans, has finally succeeded. So settle up your bets everyone! Remus, you owe me five galleons," He raised his glass to James. "I told him you'd eventually get that love potion right."

"Ha ha." James sneered at him a bit, but smiled in spite of himself. Lily on the other hand was looking around as people actually began to settle up bets, hearing one girl mutter that she was never going to forgive her for not holding out a few more months as she had put money on Christmas time.

"James!" She looked at him in shock. "They were actually betting on us getting together or not."

James just chuckled. "Well…there isn't much else to do at Hogwarts when Quidditch isn't in season."

"You think this is funny?"

"A little"

Lily let out an irritated huff, trying to look as though she found nothing about this funny…She was determined to look as though she found nothing about this funny.

"Come on Lily," He slipped his hands onto her waist and gave her a playful grin. "Sirius was rooting for us…as were, most of the people here."

"What else have people been betting on?" She asked as she narrowed her eyes playfully.

He hesitated a bit then just grinned at her, "I think this goes under the dumb stuff I do that I'm not supposed to tell you about."

"Is that so?"

"It's for the best." He just kept smiling at her, hoping she was going to start smiling back. "And…you know I would never let them do or say anything bad about you…so you don't have to worry…ok?"

Now Lily did smile as she resolved herself to letting him put his arm around her again. He had just suffered though dinner with her mother, the least she could do was let him do that.

Meanwhile she tried to convince herself that that was the mature, grown up reason for it, not that she wanted everyone to know she was with Gryffindors star Quidditch player.

Lily jumped a little as she heard a loud shriek. and looked over and a girl running over.

She hugged her friend happily as she engulfed her.

"Oh My God!" The blond exclaimed excitedly, "I walked in and about fell over when I saw you here with James 'I'd rather date the squid' Potter's arm around you!"

Lily blushed a little. "You knew I was coming with James Lavinia."

"Yes, but that doesn't mean I'm any less shocked by it. You too look SO cute together!"

Lily looked up at James, who was smiling proudly. "We do, don't we? Where's Emmy?"

Lavinia hesitated, "Well…she may or may not have seen Sirius making out with some random Hufflepuff girl and may or may not have thrown an hysterical fit in the middle of Diagone Alley and therefore may or may not be dropping out of school to get out of ever having to face him again. I think she was just exaggerating on that one though…I think."

Lily looked over and glared at Sirius who was trying to slink out of the room as he saw the two girls talking. He gave James a pleading look for help but James was conveniently refusing to meet his eye.

"We weren't exclusive for Merlin's sake!" Sirius said defensively before ducking out the door, causing James to laugh.

"I'm really only their friend out of pity." He said unconvincingly.

"I'm sure."

"Well, James, I'm going to steal your girl for a bit and gossip about you in the bathroom." Lavinia said, smiling as she linked her arm with Lily's and pulled her off towards the bathroom. "Besides…I'm kind of afraid to go in there alone."

"So have you shagged him yet?" Lavinia asked hopefully.

"No!" Lily replied trying to look defensive.

"Ohh, you're totally thinking about it, aren't you?"

"No…well, eventually, yes but, we really haven't been together for very long and I think it would be smart to wait until we know each other better and have had more time to…Oh bugger, yes ok." She just grumbled with exasperation. "Do you have any idea how gorgeous he looks in the mornings? His hairs all messy and…He's so bloody charming."

Her friend was just grinning now. "Do it."

"Lavinia!"

"I'm serious…why not." Her friend said helpfully.

"Why not…we I can give you a million reasons!" Lily exclaimed.

"Then give me one."

"Well…I'm only seventeen."

"An adult by Wizarding standards."

"And were still in school."

"That's never stopped half the other students. Especially the Hufflepuff's and anyone names Sirius Black." Lavinia just looked at her, waiting to knock down every lame excuse she could come up with.

"We haven't been together very long." Lily said, losing all of her resolve.

"Yeah, and everyone who isn't blind, deaf, and mute at this party can see that you two are like…done. James Potter is off the market for good. Every girl should be so lucky to have someone to smile at them like that."

Now Lily was just smiling.

"I'm not saying do something you don't want to do but…you think to much Lily, you always have. You told me yourself if you had just listened to you heart you would have realized how you felt about him ages ago."

From someone who once slept in plastic wrap for a week to try and lose five pounds, Lavinia was proving herself to be rather wise tonight.

They looked over as someone pounded on the door.

"Hurry up in there!"

The two girls walked out just I time to see James, Sirius and Remus doing a shot.

Lily looked over at Lavinia. "Yes…how can I possibly contain myself around him?" She drawled to her friend.

Lily woke up in a much less pleasant way than she had the morning before: with a kink in her neck and the sound of her boyfriend getting sick.

She rubbed her eyes and looked up just in time to see James dragging himself out of the bathroom.

Sirius was sprawled out on his bed, Peter was still passed out in the corner, his face caked with makeup and a blue bra strapped around him, Remus was slumped over on the small couch, and she and James had been on the other. She wasn't quite sure how long they had stayed up. All she knew was that their drinking had gone on much longer after all the guests had stumbled out. She had chosen to stay sober which only made their antics 100 times more amusing.

There was no denying that those three were probably the funniest people she had ever met, so after they had had a few, or fifty, they were down right hilarious.

James collapsed over the arm of the couch and crawled over to her.

"Avada me."

"No, I'd miss you too much." She told him sweetly as he just groaned again. She let him lay his head in her lap and tried not to feel to sorry for him. This was his fault after all. However she could no more change the color of her eyes than stop herself from stroking his hair lovingly. She couldn't help it, she loved the idiot.

"Please Avada me?" He pleaded.

"Nope, and don't even joke about that, it's not funny." She tried to sound as stern as she could and failed miserably, especially as she started to hear the others groaning.

After debating with herself about whether making a hangover tonic constituted using magic and whether or not they even deserved one, she had broken down after she remember all of the nice things they had said about her the night before and made it for them…along with breakfast.

She had just been made their queen.

She sat at the card table wearing her makeshift crown and trying not to laugh as Peter sat in full drag eating eggs. The other three had managed to keep remarkably straight faces as they all chatted nonchalantly with him.

James just kept looking over at Lily and smiling as he held her hand under the table.

"We need to catch our train soon." She reminded him.

"That's right," James looked over at Peter, "Well…happy birthday mate, sorry you weren't conscious for most of it."

"Funny," Peter said, blushing. "I'm going to the loo, don't eat my toast."

He got up and walked to the bathroom as the table started to laugh and wait hopefully. James just looked over at Lily and grinned.

"PRATS!!!!!"

James was still chuckling as they found their seats on the train. This time he took the window so that Lily could lie against him comfortably.

"That was fun…I'm glad you came." He said sincerely.

"It was definitely an interesting experience."

"Good interesting or bad interesting?"

She looked up at him and smiled. "Good interesting. I think its great how close the four of you are."

James smiled, "There my brothers. I'd trust all three of them with my life…and since you're in my life now, that says a lot."

She cuddled up under his arm contently as the train started to roll.

She couldn't see him but she had a feeling he was smiling as he rested his chin on the top of her head. She knew she had just passed the one major test; she had hung out with, and won over his friends. From there on out, everything would be a cake walk. She had gotten in good with the Marauders. Now came the parents though.

She felt his lips press against the top of her head softly and realized that that didn't really matter. She had James, they were happy and right now, everything was right in the world. They got to enjoy their last couple days of playing house.

James held her around the waist as he spun her around, making her shriek with laughter as they walked up to the house.

She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, resting her forehead against his.

"I love you." She told him as she looked him in the eyes.

"I love you too." He just stared back at her almost curiously.

"And I'm tired of rationalizing…I'm tired of over thinking."

He just looked at her, as if trying to read her eyes. "Ok." He said, still not quite sure where she was going with this.

"I want to be with you." Her eyes never left his as she said it.

James nearly startled in surprise. "You mean…"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"You really want to…be with me?"

"Yes."

"Because if you did want to wait I would…"

"James, it doesn't matter what you say; the answer is still going to be yes." She just smiled at him now, but it was a very nervous smile. "Unless you don't want to that is."

"Are you kidding? Let's go!" He just laughed as he scooped her up into his arms and started carrying her to the house.

"James!" She grinned at him. "After sleeping on that couch all night, as much as I want you, I really want a shower more."

He just chuckled and set her down. "Well, I can't blame you for that...want some company?"

"No."

"If you change your mind…"

"No."

"It would be very innocent…"

"It doesn't matter what you say…this answer is going to be no."

"Alright," He slipped his arms around her waist and ran his fingers along her lower back. "Tonight…after dinner we could go for a walk or something. Then after Brinkley goes to bed we can just, see what happens."

"I like that plan." She said with a smile. "But until then, want to go down to the lake?"

"You in a bathing suit?" He grinned, "You don't even need to ask love."

He slipped his arm around her waist as he opened the front door for her. They walked in, laughing with each other until they saw Ms. Brinkley standing in the hall, obviously waiting for them.

"Mr. Potter, I need to speak with you, in private." She said solemnly.

"Anything you have to say to me, you can say in front of Lily." James didn't let go of her hand as he stood his ground.

"We received a call early this morning," Lily could see the housekeeper in obvious distress, and could feel James's hand tightening around her own. "Your father was in an accident at work."

Hi! I know you all must hate me right now for taking so long to update and I am really So So So sorry! I'm in college and I work so sometimes leisure writing just doesn't take precedence. Yay for winter break! There are only a couple more chapters and I will try to have them all out by January or so. Now that I'm back writing this, I can't stop! Expect an update very soon. Thank you for sticking with me, you won't be disappointed.