"I guess we should probably just leave them to it, huh?" Lily said, as they watched their friends chat through the window.

"Yeah, probably," Raea agreed, turning away from the window toward the group with her, "You guys too. You'll just get in their way."

"But-but-but," Sirius spluttered, "Remus isn't feeling well! We have to watch over him!"

"Calm down Black, Remus isn't going to keel over," Lily laughed, "I'm sure he'll be fine."

"I think they're right mate," James said softly, putting a reassuring hand on Sirius' shoulder, "We need to have more faith in him. He's gotten really strong. Moony needs this time to help him realize he's not what he thinks."

"I guess you're right," Sirius sighed. His instincts to protect his friend were battling with his hoping this would help Remus to grow stronger.

"Well we need to go over to Quincy's," Lily said to Raea, referring to the one store in Hogsmead that sold Muggle clothes. It was owned by muggleborn Adrian Quincy, who decided that the wizarding world needed some serious help in the "fitting in with Muggles" department. "We need to find dresses for Petunias wedding."

"Oh yeah, that's over Christmas holiday, right?" Raea asked.

"Yep!"

"Oh oh oh! James exclaimed, jumping up and down with his hand in the air.

"Yes?" Lily asked, frowning.

"First, who is Petunia?" he asked curiously.

"My sister," Lily responded.

"Oh, okay," he smiled, "Second, can we come with you?"

Sirius' eyes lit up as he looked over at Raea and Lily. "Please?" he begged.

Raea and Lily exchanged an apprehensive look.

"We promise not to be a bother, and not to annoy you, and if we do annoy you we'll leave," James promised with a pleading look, "Plus, we don't have anything else to do."

Raea sighed. Part of her was still mad at Sirius, but another part really wanted to be close to him. "Fine, but only as long as you promise to give constructive comments, and not to joke around."

"We promise!" James and Sirius exclaimed, huge smiles on their faces.

"Do you want to come Pettigrew?" Lily asked, looking at Peter who was standing off to the side still eating his sweets.

"Naw, I'm no help when it comes to clothes," he responded smiling. He could see this might turn out two ways. One, the four of them might get along. Or two, they'll hate each other even more. He thought of his bet with Alice. I'll just wait to see how everything turns out, no need to follow along like a puppy, he thought, "I think I'm going to go back up to the castle and find some lunch."

"You and your food," Sirius laughed, clapping him on the back, "See you later Wormtail!"

They all watched as Peter walked back up the path towards the school.

"Well then, shall we ladies?" James asked, gesturing up the road.

Raea and Lily rolled their eyes and started walking towards the store. Surprisingly, James and Sirius remained quiet as they followed behind the girls. They didn't want to mess this up. When they finally made it to the store James made sure to run ahead so he could open the door for them. Lily looked a little surprised at this, but Raea just thanked him softly and walked into the store.

Raea and Lily didn't waste any time as they walked toward the back where all the dresses were.

"Alright, you look on that side, and I'll look on this side," Lily said to Raea, and within minutes they were attacking the racks.

James and Sirius stood off to the side, watching in surprise at how focused these girls could be. As they watched, a woman who looked around thirty five came up to them dressed in jeans and a Journey tee shirt.

"Raea! Lily! It's great to see you two again!" the woman called to the two girls buried in dresses.

"Adrian!" they both called, rushing over to give her a hug.

"What are you girls looking for this time?" Adrian asked, looking at their arms full of dresses, "I've missed you two! You are my best customers."

"My sister Petunia is getting married in December, so Raea and I need normal dresses for it," Lily explained, and then she laughed, "We decided to wait till we got here since you always have a much better selection than any store in London."

"Why I'm flattered!" Adrian laughed, then she noticed the two boys standing off to the side, "And who are these blokes?"

"James Potter ma'am," James said, holding out his hand to shake hers, "And this is my mate Sirius Black."

Adrian's eyes narrowed. "So you're Potter and Black?" she frowned, "You're the ones who have been bothering these girls all these years. You know I have a right mind to chuck you both out of my store."

James and Sirius exchanged frightened looks.

"Don't worry about it Adrian," Raea sighed, "We told them they could come. Their mate Remus is on a date with Amelia right now."

"Is that so?" Adrian asked, and then she glared at the boys, "Well I'll be keeping an eye on you two. And girls, if you need any help, just call me. I'll be right up front."

"Thanks Adrian!" Lily smiled, and Adrian walked back up to the front of the store.

"Lily, I think this one would look great on you!" Raea said, pulling a maroon dress off the rack.

"I agree," James chimed in softly.

Lily threw him a look but took the dress from Raea. Now with their arms fully laden with dresses, the girls made their way to the dressing rooms. Sirius and James followed along behind them and sat down on the chairs outside of the dressing rooms. Lily and Raea both put on their first dresses and walked out to get each other's opinions.

Lily was wearing a forest green dress that looked great with her hair but-

"I don't think it really fits you right," Raea said, looking at Lily.

"Yeah, it doesn't really flatter your figure at all," James added softly from the corner.

Lily glared at him by reflex, but then sighed in defeat. "I suppose you're both right. Your dress looks good though Raea."

Raea was wearing a knee length black dress. It was a little off the shoulders and the underside of the fabric was bright red, so while walking you could see a flash of red every once and a while.

"Yeah, you look sexy and sophisticated all at the same time!" Sirius exclaimed with a huge grin.

"I don't think I need to look sexy for a wedding," Raea rolled her eyes at him, "Plus black feels a little dark for a wedding, don't you think?"

James suddenly clapped his hand over Sirius' mouth before he could make a stupid comment and get them kicked out for annoying the girls. "Yeah, I don't think it's a good color for this occasion," he said, shaking his head, "It does look nice on you though."

"Thank you," Raea said, giving him a slight smile before returning to the dressing room.

"Why did you do that?" Sirius hissed to James as soon as both the girls were behind closed doors.

"Because you were going to make a comment about the black thing!" James hissed back.

"So! And why did she smile at you and not at me!" Sirius whispered, looking distraught.

"Because you always make comments that girls like Raea don't care to hear," James said softly, "They want something that sounds sincere."

"But she did look sexy!" Sirius insisted.

"But that's a comment that you use with lots of girls. And Raea knows it," James continued, "You need to say something that sounds like you actually thought about it and that you really are seeing her."

"I do see her," Sirius mumbled to himself, though James could hear him, but he couldn't say anything because the girls walked out of the rooms again.

Raea was wearing a red dress that sparkled a little when she moved. Lily had on a red dress too, but as soon as she looked into the mirror she walked right back into the dressing room.

"I look like a catsup bottle," she shouted from behind the door. James and Sirius were silently laughing behind their hands while Raea stood there awkwardly.

"You look pretty though," Sirius offered between laughs.

"Yeah, it fits okay, but I think I look like a fire truck," Raea said looking at herself in the mirror. The silence behind her made her turn around. The two boys were looking confused. "You two have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?"

They both shook their heads.

Raea turned back into the dressing room, shaking her head in amusement while mumbling "Purebloods" as she laughed.

"What's a fire truck?" Sirius whispered to James.

James shrugged. "You know, it probably would have been a good idea for us to have taken muggle studies, seeing as the girls we like are muggleborns."

"But divination seemed more entertaining at the time," Sirius laughed, "You're right though, muggle studies would have helped."

"Oh well, too late now," James whispered as the girls walked out again.

They continued on like this for over an hour, and the guys never seemed to get bored of it, much to the girls surprise. They offered polite comments for each dress the girls modeled, and never made any annoying jokes.

Lily finally walked out in the maroon dress that Raea had picked. It was sleeveless and fell to her knees, with a matching long sleeved shrug that had a soft fur trim around the edges.

"Wow Lily! I knew that would look great on you!" Raea exclaimed. She was wearing a green dress that she didn't much care for.

"You look stunning Lily," James said softly, which made Lily blush slightly, but she determinedly did not turn to face him, and continued staring into the mirror.

"Yeah, I think I really like this one," Lily said, still not looking at James, "It's really soft too. I think I'm getting this one."

"Ugh, I still need to find one," Raea groaned, "There's just nothing that screams me."

"Well you have a few more here," Lily said looking into Raea's dressing room, "I'm sure there's something."

Raea paraded out in a few more dresses as Lily took a seat by the boys to give comments. Finally she came out in a flowing white dress that went almost to her ankles with cap sleeves.

"That looks gorgeous!" Lily exclaimed, standing up to walk around Raea and see every part of the dress.

"It really does look nice," James commented, smiling at her.

"If you let down your hair you would look like an angel," Sirius said softly from the corner, looking at her in awe. Lily, James, and Raea all looked at him in surprise to see if he was joking, but he looked completely serious (no pun intended). Raea's cheeks blushed a soft pink, and a small smile graced her lips.

"Thank you," she replied softly. James and Lily were sitting on the edge of their chairs like Raea and Sirius were the most captivating show they'd ever seen. "But I can't wear this to the wedding."

"Why not?" all three of them asked at the same time.

"I think white is reserved for the bride," Raea reminded them.

"Oh! I have an idea!" Lily said, and ran over to the front of the store. She came back carrying a yellow cardigan with three-quarter sleeves. "Here, put this on with it."

"Yes! Yellow!" Raea exclaimed, putting on the cardigan, "I love it!"

"Is yellow your favorite color?" Sirius asked softly.

"Yep, has been since I was old enough to pick a favorite color," Raea said while looking in the mirror, "So you don't think this is too white?"

"No, you'll be sitting most of the time anyway," Lily said, picking up her dress and purse, "Nobody will notice. Plus, we're not going to spend much time right next to Petunia."

"True. Okay, I'm getting this one," Raea said before walking into the dressing room again.

"So you found everything all right?" Adrian asked when they took the dresses up to the front desk.

"Yep! You always have what we need Adrian," Lily smiled as she handed her her dress.

"And I don't need to kick these blokes out?" Adrian asked, looking sideways at the boys who were standing over by the door as she took Raea's dress from her.

"Naw, they were surprisingly well behaved," Lily said, shaking her head in disbelief.

"It was strange," Raea agreed, though she was still blushing a little with that small smile.

"Well its ten galleons for you Lily, and twenty galleons for you Raea," Adrian said, placing the dresses into bags for them.

"Just let me Lily," Raea said as Lily started digging around her purse for the right amount.

"Raea, you don't need to pay for me," Lily said, shaking her head.

"I don't need to, no. But I want to," Raea said, handing Adrian thirty galleons, "Just call it part of your Christmas present."

"Goodness Raea, what am I going to do with you?" Lily grumbled, taking her dress.

"Keep me I hope!" Raea laughed, "Come on, I want a butterbeer!"

"May I carry your bags?" Sirius asked politely, smiling at Raea and Lily. They exchanged a look.

"Only if you promise not to kill them," Raea said, pointing her finger right at his nose.

"On my honor as a gentleman I promise not to kill them," Sirius said gallantly, placing his right hand over his heart, while he was trying not to bust up laughing. The girls handed over their dresses and James held the door open for them as they left the store.

"Hey look, there are Amelia and Remus," Lily said, waving at Amelia who was standing next to a lamppost outside Honeydukes hand in hand with Remus. Amelia waved back a second before the lamppost exploded.

"AMELIA!"

I'm terrible right? haha Just have to leave you on a cliffhanger. My finals are coming up, so the next chapter will have to wait till they're over! Sorry! But I'll do it as soon as I can!

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