Chapter 11: Girls Like it Like That

November 1

"I can't believe you, Lily," James says by the Gryffindorcouch, while they are both doing their homework.

She rolls her eyes at him for the millionth time since Halloween "Shut up, James."

"Not until you dress up with me!" James whines.

"It's not even Halloween any more! How was I supposed to know that you were dressing up as bloody Superman and I was supposed to be freaking Superwomen, anyway???"

"Ummm… because they are awesome???" James says, as if it is obvious.

"Oh how could I forget???" Lily says, rolling her eyes once more.

"And you didn't even go to the party!!!" James pouts.

"I'm all partied out for the week, James."

"But-"

"Be quiet."

"Bu-"

"Quiet."

"B-" Lily shuts him up by putting her mouth against his.

"Ugh! Look at them! They are disgusting! What gives them the right to make out in the middle of the common room, anyway???"

"Ummm… Sirius?"

Sirius looks away from the snogging couple. "Yeah?"

"You do that every single day." Remus points out.

"Yeah, but… ummm…" Sirius tries to think of a good response as Julia and Mary laugh at him. "Whatever." He finally gives up.

"You're just jealous because everyone has a couple, besides you." James says once he emerges from the panting mouth of Lily's.

"Julia doesn't have one, either!" Sirius whines. "And I don't see what's so wrong with us just being a-"

"But that's just gross! All of the marauders date all of us. That's just too cliché." Julia points out. "Sorry Sirius." She adds when she sees him fall to the ground in disappointment.

"Is he okay?" Mary questions. "He hasn't been the same ever since Lily's birthday."

"He's fine," states Julia, going back to her arithmancy homework but blushing a little after Mary's comment.

"James?"

"Yeah, Lils?"

"I'm going out with you." Lily says uneasily.

"Ummm… yeah? Haven't we already established that?"

"I'm going out with James Potter, the annoying prat I used to dream of throwing darts at." Lily looks at Julia and Mary, as if to say 'How did I end up here?'

"Thanks???" James says, mock hurt.

"I just don't get… how… what… you… me… friends…" Lily doesn't know how to finish her sentence.

"It's okay Lils. Breath." Julia says soothingly.

"What's sooo wrong with me, Lily? I told you that you'd be my girlfriend eventually. It didn't seem like much of a surprise to me," James says, unfazed.

"But… you… and… I… we're us!!!" Lily points her finger at her and James, trying to explain.

James nods his head happily. "Yeah!!! We're us now!!! Isn't that cool?!?"

"You really aren't helping, James! Can't you tell that Lily is in shock?" Remus asks him, trying not to laugh.

"I just kissed you! James, I kissed you!!! You shoved your tongue up my throat!!!" Lily says with wide eyes.

"Okay, bad picture, there!" Sirius moans as James smiles at Lily and nods his head again.

Lily relaxes her shoulders and closes her eyes. "Wow. You were right in third grade. I can't believe you actually were right about being my boyfriend in 6th year. Wow." Lily sighs and lowers her head onto James's chest.

Mary smiles at Lily and James, who are cuddled on the couch again, in their own world. "Remus, there sooo cute! But they stole the best couch in the common room, so can we go to the prefects' room and talk for a bit. We haven't been alone for a while."

"Sure," Remus agrees, smiling at her. He holds Mary's hand and starts to walk out of the common room. "Bye Sirius. Bye Julia."

"Bye." Julia says grumpily because she doesn't get how to do her arithmancy as Remus helps Mary out of the portrait hole and sets off behind her. "Well great! Our friends have deserted us, Sirius. And I don't want to watch Lily and James slobber over each other. Can I hang out in your room? I'm lonely."

"Alright!" Sirius leaps out of his chair eagerly.

"Don't get any ideas. I have no one else to hang out with. And I need help with arithmancy."

"Sure you do." Sirius winks.

"Ummm, ya... I do." Julia picks up her school work and starts to walk up the boys' staircase. "You coming?" she asks because he hasn't moved.

"Of course!" Sirius races her up the stairs and into his room. "Sorry it's kind of a mess."

Julia looks at the clothes and books and joke shop objects covering the floor and beds. "Yeah, whatever. When do you care about mess, anyway?" she says as she tries to maneuver boxers off of Sirius' bed with her toe.

Sirius thinks about it. "Good point." He sits down next to her once she has contaminated the bed of food and clothes with her wand. "Sorry" Sirius says again when Julia realizes she's sitting on a toothbrush.

"Ummm…?-"

"I don't brush my teeth with that one anymore. Don't worry." He grins and stretches out on his mattress, and Julia is forced to grip the bed so she won't fall off the it.

"Sirius! Make some room!!!" she squeals.

"Wha- oh sorry!" Sirius pulls her on top of him by her waist, smilng boyishly up at her.

"Sirius!!! What do you think you're doing!?!" Julia yells as she scoots off of him and on to James's bed instead.

"Helping you with homework."

"This has to do with numbers?!?" she asks sarcastically.

"Oh! I thought I was supposed to be teaching you chemistry!" Sirius says innocently.

"Ugh! What kind of corny muggle movie did you get that line from, anyway??? We don't even study chemistry in our world!!!" Julia jumps onto the floor and walks towards the door. "You weirded me out to much. I think I'm just gonna hang out in my room… alone."

"Oh come on, Jules! I was just joking with you! Why do you have to be so serious about everything?" Sirius says, upset.

"You're Sirius!!!" she screams as she slams the door behind her.

Sirius glares at the door. "AGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" he yells after her, even though she has left the room. "Fine, leave the room because that always solves people's problems. I hate girls and their moods!" Sirius mutters at the door. "I even bought her a Beatles ticket! And she loves Ringo!!!"

Sirius picks up the toothbrush that Julia had looked at as if it were going to eat her, and chucked it into the trash can at the corner of the room. He grabs all of his dirty clothes and puts them in a garbage bag that will now be used as a laundry basket. With his wand, Sirius conducts all of the random old trash, and books, and food, and clothes into their trash cans, bookshelves, and wardrobes. He then flicks his wand so all of the beds are made and the floor is automatically clean.

After about a half hour, James comes into the room. "What are you doing???" He gapes at Sirius, who is folding all of the marauder's ties into color coordinated piles.

Sirius turns around. "We had an issue! Girls don't like filth, and this was the grossest room I've ever been in. If we want Julia, Lily, and Mary to come in here more often, this had to be cleaned. And I was bored."

"You're such a girl sometimes." James says as he stares at Sirius's yellow rubber gloves on his hands.

"Yeah, well you have your girly moments, too!" Sirius snaps as he starts scrubbing the floor.

"Dude, don't you have a wand?" James points out.

"Yeah, I tried it, but it didn't really work out that well. I poked my eye with it, and tripped over the plant. All of the dirt from the plant went everywhere, so I just decided to clean up everything the hard way. It's actually kind of fun when you're upset with people named Julia."

"Why do we even have a plant?" James asks, so Sirius holds up the flower in the green vase. "Oh," he says as his face turns red. "I forget about the lily I bought over the summer."

"Since you bought this stupid flower, help me clean up," Sirius says pleadingly.

He sighs. "Fine…" James kneels down and puts on some pink rubber gloves from a box of cleaning supplies. "Where did you get all of this?"

"House elves. I don't like forcing them to clean up big messes when we already ask for extra food about once a week."

The door swings open, and Remus comes out of it. "Hey you guys. I- What the hell?!?"

"Help us please. Sirius dropped lily." James says as he sweeps up some dirt.

Remus looks at them like they are crazy. "Uh… okay?"

Sirius hands him some green rubber gloves, and Remus snaps them on.

. . . .

The door opens again 10 minutes later, and Lily, Julia, and Mary walk in.

"What are you doing???" the girls ask at the same time.

How did you like it? I thought it was random, but enjoyable.

Review if you want me to be happy. You realize that fanfiction reviews are my life, don't you?

-Maia

P.S. I get to eat homemade lemon squares!!! I LOVE MOM =] and I got 100 new songs on itunes! I LOVE MUSIC