As I said, this chapter has a time jump and instead of being late January it is now in March. March ten to be exact :) eheheh….read on and see!

Disclaimer: (…oh my gosh…I just realised what disclaimer meant lol what a blonde moment: dis…claimer…anti claim lol) anywho :D Harry Potter is not mine and for ever will be J.K. Rowling's…wow I better let you guys read before I become more random!

The Marauders sat at the lake's edge talking about the Quidditch world cup which was coming up in a few months over the summer holidays. James was getting very excited. Not only was this the first time he was going to be sitting in the new and improved top box, but it was also going to be the first thing he and his best friends would be doing once out of school forever.

"So should we all meet at the box or would we meet up before hand or what?" James asked excitedly. Nobody had the heart to tell him that he was being weird and overly excited for an eighteen year old because today was the first day James hadn't shown a hint of sadness about his parents. Everyone knew he was still grieving over them but he had promised himself that for one of his best mate's birthdays, he would be as happy as possible.

Remus was very happy about it. He was very grateful James put on a brave face for his birthday.

"I think we would all be together actually James." Remus explained with a smile. Remus' birthday present from the Marauders was his ticket to the world cup.

"Awesome…I can't wait. It's going to be so fun!" James went on about what they had to do and buy until Sirius started growling his doglike growl. "What's with you Sirius?"

"I just hate this stupid planing! Jeez it's not like we haven't been to the cup before!" Sirius barked.

"Sirius…" Remus warned. James' smile faded and he looked at the ground.

"Okay, I'll go get the cake ready for Remus' party and get out of your hair." James stood and ran up to the school. James wasn't hurt or put off by Sirius' comment, but for an entire month, Sirius had been grumpy and moody. Sirius, not liking James moping around anymore, always told James when he was annoying him. James wanting today to be a nice day for everyone didn't want to ruin it by Sirius being angry.

"Sirius you fool! Why do you always have to do that?" Remus frowned.

"Leave me alone Moony." Sirius grumbled. He laid back and watched the tree above him. Remus glared at him.

"So Wormtail, who are you bringing to the party tonight?" Remus asked.

"I asked Rory, but she glared at me and jinxed my toenails…I hate the people that come up with all her jinxes." Peter looked up to find Remus slightly glaring at him. "Did...did I do something wrong?" Peter backed away slightly.

"Wh-" Remus stoped and realised he was in fact glaring without knowing and stopped "Sorry Wormtail, didn't mean to. So who are you taking?"

"Ummm some girl I met in Hogsmeade last trip." Peter smiled slightly. "Forget her name really."

"Oh well that helps."

"Your girlfriends coming Moony" Sirius mumbled as he stood to climb the tree. Remus, confused, looked up the slope to see Rory heading down towards them. He jumped and glared up at the tree climbing Sirius.

This time it was Peter's turn to glare at Remus. Remus smiled slightly and ran up the slopes to meet her.

"Hey Ror. What you doing?"

"Well…I came to give you your present." Rory pulled a red box out from behind her back and handed it over.

"Oh that's okay; you can give it to me at the party tonight." Remus smiled.

"Umm yeah about that…I can't go." Rory looked down at the grass and shifted uncomfortably.

"Oh…why? I wanted everyone to be there!" Remus cried.

"I know. I was really excited to be going but…I kinda don't like being a third wheel…and with your party, everyone will have a partner…so I would be like a…hundred and third wheel. Everyone will be there with someone. Except me as usual." Rory looked up sadly and rubbed her eyes in an irritated way. She frowned and pulled out her pair of glasses that she kept in her pocket at all times.

Remus half smiled as he looked at her eyes. He suddenly had the urge to do something and for the first time it was overwhelming and he pushed the hand that she held the glasses in away. "I never noticed how pretty and blue your eyes are Rory."

Rory went a bright shade of pink then red. "Uhhhhhhh" she started to stutter and couldn't move. Remus just smiled and chuckled. Rory didn't know if it was her imagination but she saw enough Muggle movies (By the force of Tia and Lily of course) that this looked quiet familiar…the way he was slowly moving towards her…was Remus about to kiss her? Rory's eyes grew large and she felt the blood drain from her face.

"Hey Rory!!!!" Someone shouted from up the hill a bit. Remus jumped back at the sound of someone's voice and Rory jumped and looked up to see who had ruined something that could have been the moment she had always been waiting for.

"Oh hi Verne." Rory said slowly as she edged away from Remus. Verne was one of the boy's from Hufflepuff that was in Rory and Remus' Herbology class. He was actually becoming a good friend of Rory's. Maybe that was because it was an hour and something that she wasn't with Tia…

"Hey Remus" Verne said as he came closer. "Can't wait for your party tonight mate! It's gonna ROCK!" Verne was quite a party animal according to…himself. He was not the most attractive boy but he sure stood out in a crowd…he was very tall and had bright blue hair…it was unknown why he kept his hair blue but somehow he suited it. "But anyways that's what I came to talk to you about Rory."

"Uh…what?" Rory asked confused and still uncomfortable.

Verne smiled and said to Remus "Excuse me a second Remus, don't mind if I steal her for a minute would you" Verne smiled…it was like he had a sort of charm no one could say no to.

Remus still quite red mumbled something before looking at Rory apologetically and walked off. Rory sighed sadly and looked at the ground. Verne put an arm around her shoulders and led her off towards the Herbology greenhouses. Rory, feeling uncomfortable, walked faster then him so his arm fell off her shoulder.

"Ah Rory Quinn. How's it going?" Verne said with a big smile.

"Fine" Rory sighed.

"Good. Now I wanted to talk to you about Remus' party" Rory interrupted him.

"I'm not going. I was just telling him that."

"Oh no. Why?" Verne said still smiling.

"No one to go with." Rory said slowing down with each word.

"Funny that, that's why I came to find you. I wanted to ask you to go with me. I normally go solo but the occasion seems to have a double requirement."

"Verne-" This time Verne cut in front of her.

"Look Rory, I know you don't normally go to things like this, let alone with guys and all but it could be fun."

Rory took a deep breath. "Can I think about it?" she asked.

"Sure. If you chose to come with me, meet me in the entrance hall and we can go in together. If not…you miss out" Verne smiled and winked before walking off to see Remus and Sirius.

Rory watched him leave before running off to find someone to ask about her little problem. She found the rest of the girls all sitting around in their dorm room talking.

"Help me!" Rory said frantically.

"Don't fret Ror, I'm sure the torture chamber will open again tomorrow with all the same books" Tia said not looking up from her magazine. Rory glared at her and turned to Mack.

"Mack! Verne just asked me to go to the party tonight with him!"

"Oh really. That is so sweet!" Mack said rolling off her bed and standing. She walked over to Rory and started to recite her hair spells that they could use.

"I haven't said yes yet!" Rory said.

"Uh…why?" Shauna asked from the bathroom doorway. She was already dressed in her orange dress robes. Her hair had changed colour and was now completely orange with streaks of black and white through out it. Mack was the only one in the room that didn't shield her eyes from the brightness.

"Duh Shauna. Don't tell me you've forgotten all about our little Rory and her crush for one Moony?" Tia said in a mock kiddie voice. "To busy with Ryan?"

"Something like that." Shauna said as she walked back to her bed.

"Tia! I am serious I don't know what to do!" Rory cried.

"Okay well first off don't say you're Sirius. I don't need more people that hate me." Tia said as she rolled over on her bed.

"Get your mind off guys for one second in your life Tia and help me!" Rory practically squealed. Lily stood and walked over to Rory.

"Do you want to go to the party or not?" Lily asked looking Rory right in the eye.

"Of course I do. But I also just told Remus that I wasn't going to go and then he tried to…hem never mind"

"Umm right well you were saying you don't want to go alone so…why not take the chance of going with someone and take up Verne's offer." Lily said.

Rory looked down at the floor "But…just before Verne came over to us…Remus looked like…" Rory took a deep breath and Mack squealed.

"OH MY GOSH RORY!!! REALLY?" Mack screamed now running around the room. "It's so romantic and beautiful. I don't think it could have happened any other way!" everyone stared at her.

"Umm what are you talking about?" Shauna asked Mack with wide eyes.

"Oh right…ummm spell for reading minds…I haven't told you about that one yet have I?" Mack asked backing away from the girls and back to her bed.

"You can read minds?" Rory asked through gritted teeth.

"Only a little…" Mack said quietly.

"How often do you USE this spell?" Tia asked.

"Umm not to often…I can tell you when I used it on you all if you want." Mack said still cowering on her bed.

"You better." Shauna scowled.

"Well on you Lily only once when you were looking really strange and…" Mack trailed off.

"When was this?" Lily asked.

"Just after James came back from his house in January." Lily flinched. "Don't worry I wont say anything." Mack winked and Lily glared back. "Shauna I had to find out what you truly thought of my brother before I got the two of you together. Then I also had to find out how your first date went."

"Okay well that's not to bad I suppose." Shauna said.

"Ha for you. But what the hell were you thinking? porcelain skin and dark hair and all that poetic junk HA! That is not my brother!"

Shauna gasped "It is TO!" She went red and hid under her covers.

"Me?" Tia asked. Mack frowned.

"Well you have to understand that you don't talk about Jacob and Sirius any more so I had to find out what was wrong. And I can't believe that a blonde like your self thinks so much. Merlin, it was hard to keep track of what you were thinking"

"Yeah I know. But you know if you asked me I would have told you about Jacob hating my guts now and Sirius not talking to me."

"HELLO WHAT HAPPENED TO HELPING RORY TIME!?" Rory shouted.

"Oh right…but first sorry everyone" Mack said looking up. "And are you sure that you weren't imaging the Remus thing?"

"I have seen enough of Lily and Tia's ridiculous Muggle romance movies that I know what it looks like." Rory said quietly.

"REMUS TRIED TO KISS YOU OH MY GOD RORY!" Tia screamed. Rory dived at her and got out her wand.

"Shut up Tia! I don't need everyone to know!" Rory hissed. With her wand she magically gagged Tia. "That's better". Tia glared at her.

"Rory. Do you want to go to the party with someone or not?" Lily asked.

"Yeah I suppose." She sighed and looked at the ground.

"Then go. And plus you might make Remus jealous seeing you with someone else." Mack giggled. "Okay I'm next in the bathroom." She stood and ran off.

Tia sat on her bed shaking her head and trying to remove the 'permanent' gag in her mouth.

"Lily do you know how much quieter it is without Tia?" Rory said looking at Tia.

"It's quite disturbing." Lily agreed. She walked off to see James. Rory smiled and followed.

Shauna came out from her blanket and looked at Tia. "Eheheh…that looks funny." She ran off to meet with Ryan early.

Tia sat up and glared at the wall. I am going to kill them she thought I did have something important to say to Rory going with Verne but if she doesn't want to hear it…then it's about time she had some real drama in her life. Tia fell flat onto her bed and crossed her arms.

"Tia are you next in the bathroom?" Mack asked as she came out of the bathroom drying her hair with her wand. She was not yet dressed in her dress robes but they were a dark purple and lined with silver, which the girls all agreed looked great with her extra curly brown hair.

Tia sat up and stared at the girl with an expressionless face. "Oh right…would you like me to un-gag you?" Mack asked. She finished drying her hair and un-gagged Tia.

"Thank you." Tia said as she walked into the bathroom.

Mack sat on her bed and looked at the photo beside her bed. It was of Beau and herself on one of their Hogsmeade dates. She sighed. What am I to do with him? She asked herself I know we get along great but I think our relationship has died. We hardly do anything new; we talk about the same things over and over. It's just so boring! Mack changed into her dress robes and met up with Lily and Rory in the common room.

Lily must have taken a shower in the Prefects bathroom because she was already dressed in her green robes and trying to decide how to wear her hair. Rory sat in the corner, also dressed in blue dress robes, glaring at the ceiling. Even thought she was going she was determined not to have fun.

Tia joined them shortly after wearing pink robes that Rory was very close to ripping to shreds at the sight of. Rory despised pink. Tia skipped over to Mack and dragged her out of the room.

Lily then stood and went upstairs to fetch Sirius, Peter and of course the birthday boy. When she barged into the room Peter was cowering on his bed and Sirius was throwing things everywhere.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF MERLIN ARE YOU DOING SIRIUS BLACK!?" She shouted at the top of her lungs. Remus stood in the corner looking sad and angry at the same time.

"I can do what I want!" Sirius yelled as he continued to throw his clothing around. Remus made a loud grunt and stormed out of the room. Peter scuttled after him.

Lily took out her wand and used the first spell she could think of, which happened to be the arrow-wand charm. Out of the tip of Lily's wand an arrow shot out and speared through Sirius dress robes and pinning him against the bed post behind him.

"Now Black," Lily said angrily, "tell me what the hell you think you are doing or I'll shot another arrow and where it lands won't be so harmless!" she shouted the threat and Sirius swore at her. "Scourgify!"

Instantly Sirius' mouth was being washed out with pink soap bubbles, he squirmed and fell to the floor, in the process ripped his dress robes. Lily heaved a large sigh and waited for the bubbles to subside while taping her foot impatiently.

"What is WITH you Evans?" Sirius yelled as he stood up wiping his mouth.

"Sirius." Lily sighed "You can't continue this behaviour, it isn't good for you. And I don't even know what it's about!"

Sirius grunted "Francis. What else."

"oh…"Lily managed to squeak.

"Why didn't you tell me she didn't like me Lily? I was talking to you that day!" Sirius fell back onto his bed and fidgeted with the rip in his robes before taking out his wand and repairing them.

"I didn't know Sirius. Ever since you two were together she hasn't talked about any guy she liked. Though was hot yes, but not liked."

"But you must have known something," Sirius sat up. His eyes, Lily could see, were hurt talking about this subject.

Lily sighed "Okay I admit I knew she liked someone. But nothing had happened so I assumed maybe nothing ever will."

"Who is this guy!?" Sirius yelled as he stood up angrily. "He ruined everything and he's going to do it all over again!"

"Sirius he is not ruining anything and neither are you or Tia. Things just happen." Lily shrugged then moved towards the door. "Are you going to be at your best friend's party or are you just going to sulk here all night."

Sirius stood and slouched out the door, Lily followed. James was standing in the middle of the Common Room waiting for Sirius and Lily while everyone else made their way down to the hall. The three silently walked to the hall and found it to packed already.

"Merlin James!" Lily said as she looked around the room. The walls were covered in posters going right up to the ceiling of Remus running, playing Quidditch, in class and even sleeping. "You sure know how to embarrass someone!"

James laughed and found Remus staring at the poster above the punch bowl. "Well Prongs, I don't think anyone will forget tonight…or how lame I look while sleeping."

"Well I thought that we get the pleasure of seeing you sleep every night but so many others miss out and I couldn't bare the thought." James laughed at Remus' annoyed face.

"Fantastic." He said sarcastically. "And what did we do for your birthday again? Oh that's right not embarrass you!"

James smiled and shrugged. "I'm cant be embarrassed anyway."

"Pft I bet I could have come up with something if I wanted to." Remus muttered.

"Look enjoy the party, I have to find Dumbledore and thank him for letting us have a party today."

"Why me?" Remus muttered to himself looking up at the moving pictures.

"'Cos you have the best date to have a party!" James explained walking away backwards "Padfoot's birthday is right at the start of the year, same with me and Lily, Wormtail's is not even in school and the list goes on!" James gave one last wide smile then turned to find the Headmaster.

James found Dumbledore standing with Shauna and Ryan near the dance floor. Ryan was looking slightly green, maybe it was because he was watching Shauna bob up and down to the music while talking about socks with Dumbledore.

"Hey James! What are you favourite pair of socks? Mine are green and yellow spots." Shauna said with a large smile.

"Uh…I don't have one. Can I talk to you Professor?" Dumbledore nodded and walked off with James. He could hear Shauna's ranting to Ryan about socks, but he was barely able to understand her so just laughed.

"I just wanted to say thanks for letting us have this party sir. It's really nice of you."

"I could never say no to a party organised by a…what is it…Marauder?" Dumbledore smiled. "But I hope you realise you will be cleaning it up."

"Ha-ha….of course sir." James said suppressing his laughter.

"Now I wish to see a few students about the spiking of the punch bowl." James looked down at his drink.

"Its not spiked sir. I just got this as well." James said confused.

"Oh sorry. I need to see some students who are about to spike the punch bowl." He walked off and James just shook his head confused.

Lily walked over to James and dragged him off to the dance floor just as a slow song began to play. Lily spotted Rory dancing with Verne only a few metres away. She looked very uncomfortable with the song and dancing so close to someone. Lily laughed as she watched her over James' shoulder.

"What's so funny? I'm a good dancer!" James said in a protective tone.

"I have no doubt." Lily moved away from him slightly so she could look him in the eyes. "I was just watching Rory and she seems to like those posters a lot." Lily laughed and moved back to rest her head on James' shoulder.

"Course she does there funny." James said looking confused. "Why wouldn't she?"

"You don't get it do you?" Lily asked as she moved away again.

"Get what?" he asked. Lily just smiled widely and put her head down again.

"Never mind slow poke." Lily teased. James started to tickle her for calling him slow, she ran away giggling and he chased her out of the hall.

Tia was watching and glared at them. Being at this party by her self was getting to her. She glared at pretty much every person with someone else. She started picturing herself terrorising everyone by pulling on the girl's hair and kicking the guy's shins. Ah dreams. She thought.

"Tia!" she snapped out of her dream state to find Clark smiling down on her. "Hey, got your attention finally!"

"Sorry, I was picturing pulling out people's hair." Tia said flatly.

Clark looked at her then started to laugh uncontrollably. When he calmed down a bit he managed to choke out "Oh Tia you're so funny!"

"Right. I was being serious." Clark started to laugh again when Alex walked over and linked arms with him. "Hi Alex."

"Hi..." She looked at Clark and looked back at Tia glaring "What did you do to him!?"

"He thought I was kidding when I said I was dreaming about pulling everyone's hair out."

"That's not even funny" Alex said looking back at Clark. Tia nodded in agreement.

"Yes it is. She's such a joker. But I did come here to talk about something. Or more someone." Clark forgetting his laughter and becoming fully serious.

"Let me guess…Jacob?" Tia said looking at her fingernails with a bored expression.

"Well yeah actually." Clark sat down next to Tia and looked at her seriously, Alex followed. "He has been worrying me."

"Well he won't talk to me so I can't help you." Tia said looking up at the dancers.

"I don't really know what it's about and that's what's worrying me. He likes you, you know."

"Yes I know." Tia said sadly.

"Well why aren't you dating him? And what happened with Sirius that makes him involved in this."

"Well Sirius asked me out and Jacob saw, I said…nothing but the no was there. And I was never asked out by Jacob."

"But he thinks you're going to ask him. Well he did before he started drawing away from everyone."

"I never do that though!" Tia half shouted. "Why didn't you tell him that?"

Alex glared at Clark and he went red. "I tried?" Clark said in a whisper so Alex wouldn't get mad. Alex the over protective girlfriend continued to listen in on their conversation. "Listen would you just clear everything up with him. Please?"

"If I see him I'll try talk to him." Tia sighed and stood up.

"Thanks Tia you're the best." Alex –not liking them talking any longer- glared at her boyfriend and he stopped smiling and led her onto the dance floor.

Tia walked over to Mack at the doorway. "Hey Mack."

"Crap." Mack muttered.

"I can leave if you want" Tia said narrowing her eyes at Mack.

"No not you!" Mack said frowning.

"What then?" Tia said leaning up against the door.

"Beau."

"Uhuh…yes he is your boyfriend well done." Tia sighed flatly.

"Idiot! I know he is. I just don't know if I want him to be."

"Beau means boyfriend so…"

"Shut up Tia. I don't need you to tell me French translations I am French!" Mack snapped.

"So I'm not the only weird one tonight."

"Apparently not. Now I have to break up with my boyfriend." Mack said in French and walked off leaving Tia looking very confused.

Mack walked to the middle of the dance floor looking for Beau. She always had a hard time looking for him since he was shorter then most of the other people at Hogwarts.

She saw Peter stepping on a Slytherin girls feet (It's not dancing cos he cant dance) and Rory dancing -looking annoyed- with Verne. Mack walked through the crowd to find Beau but couldn't see him. She frowned and walked back to Rory. Hmph he was supposed to be getting drinks to! She thought.

"Have you two seen Beau anywhere?" Mack asked not even looking at them.

"No to busy dancing." Verne cried happily spinning Rory around gracefully.

"Save me" Rory whispered. Verne to busy humming along to the music didn't even hear her. "And yes I just saw him walk through those people over there. He can't have gone far."

"Thanks." Rory glared at Mack as she walked away through the crowd, leaving her with Verne.

"Hey Rory would you like some drinks?" Verne asked happily. Rory nodded and walked off "I was going to get them actually Ror."

"It's Rory not Ror and I can get my own drink thanks." Rory said turning around and made her way to the drinks table. She got herself a drink and drank it in one gulp.

"Hey Ror!" someone behind her cried. She glared at the wall and took a deep breath before turning around.

"It's not Ror!" she looked up to see Remus smiling down at her. "Oh…sorry I thought you were Verne."

"Ummm okay. I thought you weren't going to be here!" Remus cried happily.

"Oh yeah well-" Rory began.

"Rory where are those drinks! It's getting so HOT in here!" Verne shouted from the dance floor.

"Oh…" Remus said, his smile disappearing. "I see."

"Ummm yeah. I have to get him his drink. What's the best poison for a drink?" Rory asked with a small smile.

"I wouldn't have a clue." Remus muttered as he walked away over to Sirius sitting in a dark corner.

What's with him? Rory asked herself.

She walked back over to Verne and handed him a drink. Verne drained his cup and dragged Rory back into the middle of the crowd.

DIE!!!! She yelled to herself I don't want to be here with you! I wanna be with Remus!

There was a scream from a few metres away and everyone froze.

"That was Mack!" five voices cried in unison. (Tia, Rory, Shauna, Remus, Ryan)

Well…another cliff-hanger I know…but if things continue the way they are I will have it posted really soon! Yay me! Okay now to go study for my last Block Exam and then take it….then come home again :D yay for the exams!