For a moment no one was speaking. Everyone had a look of pure astonishment plastered on their face. Then the hall erupted with voices, students asking each other questions they had always wanted a truthful answer to. Sirius and James didn't think about the strain the veritaserum could have on people's relationships, especially theirs.
Lily had just walked in and was stunned by the uproar of voices and then snippets of conversation she was catching.
"I don't like you, I've never liked you...."
"You weren't my first...."
".....Break up with him for me...."
She made her way over to the Gryffindor table and sat close enough to hear what the marauders were talking about but not so close that it looked like she was sitting with them.
"What have you guys done!" Remus whispered darkly, looking over his shoulder at the rows of noisy of students.
"It, it .....uh... well it was a good idea at the time!" Sirius huffed, pouting. Somewhere in the world girls just screamed and fainted.
"Hey James! Are we actually ever going to go on that date?" Alice called from further down the table just in earshot of Lily. Lily's heart started up at a million miles per hour and she unconsciously took a deep breath.
"Probably not." Lily let out her breath loudly causing James to look at her.
"Got a problem, Evans?" James couldn't help himself, he couldn't resist any opportunity to tease someone.
"Actually I do." Lily responded confidently, thought that was far from what she was feeling.
"You do?" James raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Yes, I do." Lily was trying to stall as much as she could from the inevitable telling of the truth.
"Well then, Evans, do tell us what your problem is." James was enjoying himself, he was glad he would have witnesses to Lily confessing her undying love for him.
"I don't want you going out on a date with that presumptuous slag." A small sharp chuckle, that bore no amusement, escaped Alice's lips.
"That's rich coming from you!" Alice retorted. Most of the table had dropped their conversations by now to listen in.
"Lil miss Evans, goody two shoes, still has time to wrap all the boys in the school around her dainty, perfect finger!"
"It's better then sleeping with whoever I can and forgetting about them the next day!" Sirius just high fived six gyrffindors.
"At least I'm not a tease! We all know you string James along, when he could be in a real relationship with me!"
"Pffft, a real relationship, I'm surprised you know what that word means Alice." James was looking between the two girls and then turned to Sirius.
"I should really intervene." He whispered.
"Are you kidding! It's just getting interesting! They might get on top of the table and start a cat fight....and where I'm sitting.....I get the best view."