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Well, enjoy! Time for a little Jealous Jamsie!

Remus's POV:

"She asked what?!"

I groaned. Why did I let myself get talked into this?

I was in the fourth years boys' dormitories. I had just told my friends about my date to the dance.

Needless to say, James was not taking it well.

"You knew I fancy her! You said it yourself! Why would you say yes, Moony? Why? I called dibs!"

I sighed. "Once again, Prongs, I must remind you, YOU CAN'T CALL DIBS ON A HUMAN BEING!"

"I beg to differ," Sirius's voice piped up.

I glared at him, and he just laughed. I turned to James, who was still wearing a face of hurt.

I sighed, and took a deep breath. "Listen, mate, Lily and I are just going as friends. Neither of us had a date—"

"I DON'T HAVE A DATE, EITHER!"

Sirius piped up again. "So I take it you'd rather take Moony to the ball?"

Peter laughed, until James and I both glared at him, and he swallowed his laughter. We turned back to each other.

"I thought we were friends, Moony?" James said, shooting me a pleading look,

I snorted. "You're not making me feel guilty this time, Prongs. Listen, I told you, we're going to the dance as friends. I don't fancy her, and I honestly doubt she likes me much. After all, I hang out with you lot."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sirius cried indignantly. We chose to ignore him.

"If she doesn't like you, why would she ask you out?"

"The dance is in two days! He first choice was probably taken!"

He sat down now, looking dejected. "I'm not taken. What kind of girl would rather go out with you instead of me?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Sirius and Peter burst out laughing, so I turned to them and told them to can it.

James looked at me. "Nothing, mate!" he said in a panic. "I just meant that I'm pretty much the star of the Quidditch team, and most girls love me!"

"Since when is Evans most girls?"

James looked at me for a few moments before replying. "Yeah, you're right. Evans is different. She's..." he struggled for the right word, "exceptional."

Lily's POV:

On the day of the dance, me and my friends were anxiously sitting outside the portrait hole, waiting for our dates to arrive. I myself started getting second thoughts about my date.

Oh, Merlin, what in the world was I thinking? Remus is Marauder! He's no better than James or Sirius! And why did I suggest we go as friends? We're not friends! We barely know each other!

I soon managed to calm myself down, although I still felt uneasy..

Frank was the first to arrive, of course. We quickly said our goodbyes to Alice as she and her boyfriend cheerfully headed for the dance.

Next out of the portrait holes were the Marauders.

James, of course, had a new date, a pretty brunette I didn't recognize. I tried my best not to look offended at the obvious way James had gotten over me.

Sirius also had a pretty girl by his side, a blonde. I was surprised when I quickly recognized her as Audrey Lynn, a fifth year prefect from Ravenclaw. How did Sirius get a prefect the year above?

I didn't want to know.

Peter didn't appear to have a date, or, at least he hadn't met up with her yet. I tried not to feel too sorry for him as I walked up to Remus.

Remus looked very nervous, so I flashed him a quick smile. He gave sort of an awkward smile back.

The seven of us all headed for the Great Halll. I waved quickly at Mary and Marlene. I couldn't help but notice Marlene's slightly shocked face that I was willingly walking with James Potter and Sirius Black.

As we reached the Great Hall, I gasped along with the other two girls.

It was so beautiful.

Rainbow lights were shining everywhere, illuminating every enchanted flower. I also noticed excitingly that there were lilies. It seems cheesy, but lilies really were my favorite flower. I stared at them for a few moments, before I noticed the flowers planted right next to them.

Petunias.

I immediately turned away from those. I had came here to have a good time, not to think about the strained relationship between me and my sister.

And yet, I couldn't help but watch the the two groups of flowers as they mixed, as they intertwined with each other.

They seemed to be getting along so well.

I sighed. Would me and my sister ever be as close as we once were?

"So...erm..." Remus said from next to me, rubbing his hand up and down his arm nervously. "Should we...umm...dance, then?"

I nodded. "Sure."

We walked in and started dancing. Or at least we tried to. The awkwardness in the atmosphere hung between the two of us.

I tried to loosen things up. "You know Remus, there's no need to be so nervous."

His face froze for a moment, before he snapped out of it. "Sorry. It's just...this is the first time I've ever been out with a girl, even if we are just going as friends."

Now it was my turn to freeze. "Really? You've never been out with a girl?"

He shook his head.

I raised my eyebrows. "Wow. I would've assumed..."

"What?" he asked, looking slightly confused.

I bit my lip. "Well, you're a Marauder. You guys are pretty well known throughout the entire campus. Lots of people look up to you. I would've thought you'd've gone out with at least a couple girls. I know James and Sirius have."

He simply shrugged, clearly not sure what to say.

I shook my head. "Well, I'm a girl, I can help you out. You know, tell you what girls like, for future refernce. Here, look..."

James's POV:

My date, Stephanie, was alright, but I really didn't really know her that well. And, frankly, I didn't really like her enough to really want to get to know her.

While me and Stephanie were dancing, I found myself continuously glancing over at Lily and Remus. I kept on reminding myself about what Remus had said.

They're just friends, they're just friends, they're just going out as—

Lily and Remus moved in closer. Remus wrapped his arms around her tighter, and they started leaning in...

I couldn't watch. I normally would've busted in and broke the two apart, but I couldn't do that to a friend, even if he was stealing the girl of my dreams.

Instead, I reached over and looked straight at Stephanie. "You wanna get out of here?"

Stephanie giggled and nodded. I grabbed her hand, and the two of us quickly made our way out of the Great Hall.

Remus's POV:

"And now," Lily told me, when we had gotten so close our foreheads were touching, "would be the perfect time to deliver a romantic line. You can steal it from a film—you know what a film is, right?"

"Yeah," I replied. "My mum's a Muggle."

"Well, you can steal a cheesy line from a romance film, if you like, and then you kiss her. You got all that?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I think so...can we move apart now? I'm starting to feel even more awkward than when we first got here."

She laughed, and the two of us tore apart. "Well, I think I've given you enough tips. You can survive on your own after that, right?"

"We can only hope," I joked, and we both laughed.

"So..." she started.

"So..."

"So...you're in Divination with me, right? Isn't that class just a load of rubbish?"

I nodded eagerly. "I knew it would be when we first signed up. But Padfoot practically forced us all."

"Padfoot?"

"Sirius. We all have nicknames for each other." I paused. "I'm Moony."

"Huh. Well, okay. Why'd Sirius force you lot into Divination?"

I laughed, grateful that she didn't ask why my nickname was Moony. "Because, Sirius fancies Professor Lornell*, and he didn't want to take the class alone.

Lily laughed with me and we ended up talking and laughing the rest of the night. It turned out that we had a lot of the same interests and opinions. By the end of the dance, I felt I knew her much better. I could understand why James liked her so much, even though I didn't like her in that way.

When the dance was over, Lily stuck out her hand. "Well, Moony, I had a great time. You're a good friend." She smiled.

I smiled back. "Likewise," I told her, and shook her outstretched hand.

Then we went our separate ways.

Well, there you have it! I probably had too much fun writing this chapter, and I hope you had fun reading it!

1) Do you know who the old Divination teacher was? I just made up Lornell.

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