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Chapter Twenty One

Whaaaaaaaaat?

Months passed and I didn't speak to Remus. I avoided him (Wow I do that a lot) and only spoke in classes when I had to work with him.

I had told Lily what had happened and she had been as stunned as I was.

Flashback

"Sophia?" Lily asked, coming out form the bathroom. She took one look at me and came over. "What's happened?" she asked. I shook my head.

"I have no idea." I whispered, walking over to my bed. She followed me.

"Soph, talk to me. What's happened?" she asked gently, sitting on the bed with me. I took a deep breath. I couldn't keep secrets from her.

"I was in the broom-closet just around the corner from here with Tommy and—" I began but I was cut off when she gasped.

"You? In a broom-closet? Oh, my God."

"Ha, ha. Very funny. Anyway, so I was in there with Tommy and we were snogging, when Remus comes in saying he's a prefect and how he can take points off us because we're outside the common room after curfew. So then he does and Tommy goes away so that Remus can talk to me."

"And?" she prompted.

"I asked him if he was jealous." I mumbled, but Lily understood. "And he said no, but then I asked him why he was always acting weird around me when Tommy was there and I asked him why he couldn't just be normal when…" I trailed off, not wanting to say it out loud.

"WHEN?" Lily asked and I grimaced.

"He kissed me." I said. Lily's jaw dropped and her eyes bugged out.

"What?" she asked. I nodded.

"And the weird thing is, I….I felt fireworks." I said hurriedly. "And my lips are tingling and I'm so confused." I ran a hand through my hair.

"Do you want me to clear it up for you?" she asked kindly, taking my hand. I nodded and looked at my lap.

"You like him. You like him a lot but you can't be with him because you're with Tommy. So you're confused because while you're kissing your boyfriend, you're thinking about someone else. If you want my advice, break up with Tommy."

"Why?" I asked. "He hasn't done anything!" Lily smiled sadly.

"No, he hasn't. You have. You've liked Remus for years, but you never did anything about it. Now you know how he feels. So, go get him."

"That's just the thing. I don't know how Remus feels. Maybe he was just caught up in the moment or something… and since I've been with Tommy, I've been forgetting about Remus, but now he's gone and kissed me and….and….Ugh!" I grabbed the pillows and buried my face in it.

"I can't tell you what to do, but I'll tell you this. I have a feeling that Remus is the one for you."

End Flashback

It's been horrible, trying to be with Tommy. I kiss him and I think of Remus. I hold Tommy's hand, I think of Remus. I eat a slice of toast, I think of Remus. Because of this, Tommy and I have been fighting a lot and I think that he's going to break up with me soon. Not that I really care that much. The guy is a total jerk.

To make matters worse, Marlene had been quiet for days now and we were all worried. That fight she had with Sirius had was hitting her hard.

A rift had formed between the Marauders and us girls. The only two people who could be in the same room as each other and not sit there in silence- or start yelling at each other- was Mary and Peter and they were as confused as we all were about the Marlene/Sirius situation.

The only good thing that had happened was that my scratches had healed up nicely and had now left thick pearly white scars around my arm. How attractive.

I sighed and shifted my bag on my shoulder. I rounded the corner and saw a familiar head of red hair.

"Lils?" I asked. Her head came up and I saw she had tear tracks down her cheeks. I rushed to her side and put my arm around her. "What's wrong?" I asked.

She sniffed and wiped her tears away. "Benjy dumped me." she broke down into fresh sobs and I drew her in and hugged her. I held her as she let it all out. When she had calmed down, I leant back.

"Do you want to tell me about it?" I asked. She nodded and I looked around. "Let's go to the common room okay?" I took her hand and helped her up. I put my arm around her waist and she did the same. I led her up the staircases and when we had one more landing to go, we just had to run into the Marauders.

"Hey, Lily! You been off breaking hearts?" Sirius asked and Lily burst out crying again. All the boys looked alarmed. I glowered.

"You boys are absolutely devoid of any tact!" I hissed, rubbing her back. My expression softened at their concerned faces and over her shoulder I mouthed Benjy dumped her. James looked ready to kill. "Come on, Lils, let's go."

"Wait, Sophia, we need to talk." Remus said, catching my arm. I jerked it out of his grip.

"No, we don't, Remus." I said sadly. I watched his face harden and he whipped around, walking away. I bit my lip, holding back tears myself.

I took Lily to the common room and I decided it was too crowded so we went up to the dorms. I dug around in my trunk and pulled out a block of Honeydukes chocolate. I broke it into large pieces and I pulled the hair out of her face.

"Now, tell me what's happened." I said as nicely and gently as I could. She took a deep breath.

"I was supposed to meet Benjy for a date tonight and when I got there he said that he needed to say something first. He said that the last few months had been amazing and all that jazz, but he wasn't feeling anything towards me but friendship and that we shouldn't go out anymore."

"Are you going to be alright?" I asked. Lily let out a watery chuckle.

"Eventually." She said, eating another chocolate.

I nodded. Confession time. "I think I'm going to break up with Tommy." Lily's head snapped up.

"So you can be with Remus?" she asked, a small smile playing on her lips. It was good to see her smile, so it hurt when it faded as I shook my head.

"No. It has nothing to do with Remus. I'm just miserable being with Tommy. You know he yelled at a first year the other day for absolutely nothing and when I told him to calm down he went off at me."

"When?" she asked. I shrugged.

"I don't know. I guess I'll do it when the time is right." Lily nodded and we both bit into our chocolate.

"Boys suck." She said.

"Amen to that, sister." I replied, looking out the window.

I woke up the next day and found that Lily was still asleep. Usually she was the one getting us up, not the other way around.

"Lily!" I called and I chucked a pillow at her. "Wake up!"

"No more gravy!" she shouted as she sat bolt upright, wide awake. She scowled when she saw me rolling about with laughter. We both dressed and went down for breakfast. I sat down and poured myself a cup of tea. I saw Benjy come in and sit down. Lily immediately sprang up and left the Great Hall without another word.

"What's up with her?" Sirius asked, sitting down in Lily's previously vacated seat. I played with my food as I answered.

"She's hurting. Give her time." I mumbled.

"Can you pass me the juice please, Sophia?" Remus asked. I grasped the jug and then an idea struck me and I grinned evilly.

"Uh oh. She's got that grin!" James warned. "Everybody take cover!"

I got up, still holding the jug and made my way over to where Benjy was sitting. Without hesitating, I threw the juice in his face, drenching him. I heard the Marauders crack up and I grinned at Benjy sweetly.

"That's for hurting Lily." I said, slamming the empty jug down and stealing theirs. I made my way back up to the boys and handed Remus the jug.

"Here you go." I said. James shook his head at me.

"You're good." I blushed and smiled.

"Thanks."

"Oi!" Sirius cried. He was rubbing his hand, having just been smacked pretty hard by Remus.

"Bad dog!" Remus scolded. "You don't steal food from others."

I couldn't help it, I laughed for the first time in weeks.