She said yes! She said yes!
James ran through the halls to get to his class.
She said yes!
"She said yes!" he chorused to the tardy bell as it rang.
"Late again, Mr. Potter?" demanded a voice as he sat down next to Remus.
"Sorry sir, bladders a mess," shrugged James, but the smile he gave reached from his head to the tips of his toes. Of course his bladder was a mess, but for an entirely different reason than what his explanation seemed.
"Next time, Mr. Potter, I will give you a detention."
But Remus could tell James really didn't care.
So he had to ask as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher went on about phoenixes. He tore a lined sheet of parchment out of his notebook and began to write.
So what happened? Remus penned and slid the paper to James (who was as content in not listening to the Professor at the front of the class as he was content in breathing).
Remus was surprised at his cheerful attitude he wore on his sleeve as he wrote. He normally only played the confident look-at-me-I'm-amazing card. Something must have happened with Lily. That or James and Sirius had pulled an absolutely spectacular prank without Remus in the short span of ten minutes. Remus chose the first (however in previous times he would have chosen the second).
She said yes!
That explained a lot. There was no question who she was in this reference, just what had happened.
Lily said yes to what?
To the date I offered. It's this Hogsmeade weekend.
A down right miracle. What did you threaten her with?
Moony, that's not in the least amusing.
And yet-
You're putting a damper on my good mood. Either be happy for me or cut it out. I'm going to glow in my happiness until Lunch which then I will revel in it.
Does Sirius know?
Not yet, but I can change that.
James pulled out sneakily from his pocket the mirror that was always on hand. Remus looked away.
Remus had always longed for one, to be part of the pack of two. But it was a two way mirror, and there hadn't been an invention for a three way (four if you counted Wormtail) mirror yet. But he still wanted one. Of course there was no way he would ever say that out loud. He would never have the friendship that James and Sirius had. They were brothers, and he the cousin, even though a favorite cousin, a cousin all the same.
And anyways, he chastised himself, I'm always with one of them to talk in the thing so there is no reason to be so pratty about it all.
He watched as James did something to make Sirius' image pop up.
"What's up, mate?" he whispered.
"She said yes!"
"What was that Mr. Potter?" the professor called, making Remus and James jump.
"Not a thing, sir. I was telling MacDonald to hush it," James said, winking at Mary, who for a moment had looked indignant but relaxed with a slight smile on her face. Remus shook his head. How James did it only Sirius knew, or maybe James got it from Sirius.
The professor who didn't believe a word of it turned back around and went on with the lecture.