A/N: This is probably the last chapter for awhile- winter break is almost over and I'm taking on another class.
Disclaimer on first chapter.
Catie sighed and slammed her book shut. For once in her life it was too quiet. Something was up concerning the boys and she was going to find out. She swung her legs off the arm of the chair and her feet hit the floor. Where in the blazes was everybody?
Catie stood up and went to the staircase, going up it immediately. She knocked on the boy's dorm. "Boys? You in there?" No response. "This isn't a game. Open up!" She gave a hard pound to the door and concluded if they were in there they had no intentions of coming out. So instead she went up to the girl's dorm.
"Alice, Lily? Anyone there?" she asked coming in. "Cassy? May?" The room was empty. As was the bathroom. With an annoyed sigh Catie went back downstairs to be greeted by a "SURPRISE!" The common room was filled with other Gryffindors including Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Alice, and Lily.
Catie stepped back with a hand over her chest. "Oh my gosh!" James and Sirius stepped forward holding a cake.
"Happy birthday, Cate! I know it's mine too but…well I wanted to surprise you," James said his eyes twinkling.
"Oh James," Catie said grinning. "Blow out the candles with me?" she asked stepping off the last step.
James grinned. "Happy to—see I do love ya Cate."
Catie laughed and rolled her eyes. "I'll believe it when this cake doesn't blow up."
"Remus?"
"Yes, Cate?" he asked not removing his gaze from his book.
"I can't figure out this problem, would you mind helping?" Catie asked frowning down at her Arithmancy book.
Remus smirked and set down his book. "No I don't mind. Which is it?" He sat beside her.
"That one," Catie mumbled pointing to one in the book.
"Ah that one. It's a little tricky, let me see your parchment."
"Oh I get it now, thanks love," Catie said kissing Remus' cheek.
"My pleasure," he said kissing her head.
"Hey Remus, we're going down to the lake to study wanna come?" Sirius asked suddenly coming through the portrait hole. James and Peter were with him.
Remus shrugged. "Sure." He grabbed his book bag and went towards them.
"James?" Catie said before they could leave.
James sighed and turned around. "Yes Cate?"
"Don't forget to return the snitch to McGonagall," Catie said scribbling something down on her parchment.
James rolled his eyes. "I won't." Suddenly he perked up as Lily came down the staircase.
"Catie, did you read that chapter in History of Magic yet? It's absolutely astonishing!"
James cleared his throat. "Hello Ev- I mean Lily." He put on one of his more charming smiles and Lily stopped in her tracks. She stared at him for a long moment.
"James," she finally said with a nod.
Catie rolled her eyes. "Yeah I have- it was interesting I suppose. But not nearly so as the Ancient Runes one." Lily nodded to show she heard Catie otherwise Catie wouldn't have had a clue she was listening. Her eyes were fixed on James. Just as quickly as she had locked on she tore her eyes off him.
"Yes it was. What did you think of that Potions essay?" she said sitting beside Catie.
Sirius back-slapped James' head and led him out of the common room by his arm. "Come on you lovesick, hormonal, stag."
"She talked to me with a non-condescending tone!" James said grinning.
Remus rolled his eyes. "That's not a word James."
"I don't care," James replied airily.
Remus patted him on the back. "Of course you don't."
Lily stared after the boys for the longest time. Catie finally slapped her on the arm. "Lily!"
"Hm, what? I'm sorry Catie he just- he just completely threw me for a loop. He called me by my first name. He's never done that," Lily said sighing.
"And you complain I talk too much about Remus…" Catie muttered under her breath. She completed the last problem and put away the parchment. "Look Lily you fancy my brother just admit it to yourself and get it over with."
"I can't do that!" Lily squeaked turning to look at Catie. "He's pompous, full of himself, strong, he has no common sense, and his smile's charming and the way he looks at…me…" Lily stopped.
"Oh don't stop there you're just getting to the good part where I can say I told you so!" Catie said laughing.
"I have rather been picky about that. I'm sorry," Lily admitted.
"Think nothing of it. Besides we have essays to finish," Catie said standing up. "To the library?"
"Yes, to the library," Lily said standing also. They linked arms and went out the portrait hole.
"It's been three months since Snape tried to talk to me," Lily said scanning a page of a book.
"Well don't talk now, he's here. He's seen me," Catie said peeking around the corner.
"Oh the git," Lily said getting out her wand in a fury.
Catie stared at her with a raised eyebrow. "Has it gotten that bad?"
Lily frowned. "I told him if he tried to talk to me again I'd hex him!"
Catie peeked around the corner. "He's not coming this way…Wait no I take that back he is."
Lily raised her wand and pointed it at the corner. After several minutes passed he came around the corner.
"Lily I must speak with you," he said pleadingly raising his arms in surrender.
Lily looked sadly over to Catie and solemnly nodded. "If I'm not back in ten minutes come after us and hex him," she whispered.
A/N: If you want anymore beyond this please review and tell me if you'd like me to go back to third year or not. Thanks.