A/N: Hello once again, dearies! Today we're doing holidays out of season. This was actually pretty fun. :D
Thank you so much to the reviews (and as such winners of root beer floats). Credit for this chapter's idea goes to LoneStorm. It didn't turn out quite like you asked because James and Lily are already together, but I think you'll still like it. :D
~esin
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Is She Mad Or Not?
In Charms…
Mr. Prongs is most confused.
Mr. Moony is sorry to hear that.
If it confuses Mr. Prongs, it will most likely confuse Mr. Wormtail as well.
Mr. Padfoot wonders why this is.
Mr. Prongs thinks Miss Evans is mad at him.
Mr. Moony finds that hard to believe. You two have been all over each other for months.
Mr. Padfoot thought Mr. Prongs would actually be in Miss Evans' good graces today.
As did Mr. Wormtail.
Mr. Moony is puzzled why Mr. Padfoot and Mr. Wormtail would think that.
Well, yesterday was Valentine's Day. Certainly Miss Evans would be pleased with your date yesterday.
Especially because it was illegal.
Mr. Prongs thinks the illegality of it might be the problem.
Mr. Moony doesn't see why. It was a Sunday. Sneaking off to Hogsmeade isn't that bad. And you guys seemed to be enjoying yourselves when you returned.
Mr. Padfoot thinks 'enjoying yourselves' is an understatement.
Mr. Wormtail agrees.
How so?
Mr. Wormtail wonders if Mr. Moony actually saw Mr. Prongs and Miss Evans when they returned.
Mr. Moony admits that he only did from a distance in the corridor.
Ah. Then you didn't see them in the common room?
No.
Mr. Wormtail would like to say that watching Mr. Prongs and Miss Evans is worse than Mr. Padfoot and Miss McKinnon.
Oh. Mr. Moony is now very glad he didn't see.
Mr. Prongs admits that she was fine last night. But this morning she was all upset about something. I have no clue what happened!
Mr. Padfoot would like to point out that sometimes it's just impossible to understand girls. Perhaps Mr. Prongs is trying pointlessly.
Mr. Moony yet again wonders why Miss McKinnon is dating this idiot.
Mr. Wormtail believes we ought to tell Miss McKinnon he said that.
Go ahead. I got it from her last time I was trying to help. She told me to stop trying to understand and just kiss her. It worked.
Mr. Prongs believes that probably wasn't something that can be generalized for all situations and all women.
Mr. Moony can now see one good thing about our coming graduation.
What's that?
I won't have to deal with your girl troubles on a regular basis.
Mr. Padfoot will happily follow Mr. Moony around with his girl troubles for the rest of time.
Mr. Moony wishes he wouldn't.
Mr. Prongs wonders if his friends have any clue what's up with Lily.
Mr. Moony sadly doesn't think we do.
Sorry mate. Handling one girl is difficult enough.
What? Don't look at me!
Later, in Defense Against the Dark Arts…
Guys, I'm really, really confused now.
Mr. Padfoot wonders what could have possibly happened in the two minutes we left you guys alone together.
Mr. Wormtail commends Miss Evans on her ability to quickly amplify confusion.
Mr. Moony asks Mr. Prongs to please elaborate.
Well, after you guys left us, we were talking, and all of a sudden she slaps me across the face!
Mr. Wormtail doesn't think that was very nice of her.
That's not all though. I'd barely had time to react and then she grabs me and snogs me right there in the middle of the corridor!
Wow.
Yeah.
Mr. Moony isn't sure what to make of that.
Mr. Prongs really has no clue what's going on.
Mr. Padfoot can't help. He's very confused as well.
Mr. Wormtail thinks perhaps it would help to tell us what you were talking about before she… uh… you know.
Well, I asked if she was upset with me and she asked why I would think that. I said she wasn't talking to me this morning and I was worried I'd done something to upset her.
Mr. Moony thinks that all sounds pretty harmless.
Mr. Padfoot is quite certain she enjoyed the date, Prongs. At least, she enjoyed the post-date. The whole common room saw her enjoying the post-date. I think you guys scarred some first years.
Mr. Prongs doesn't think it was that bad.
Mr. Wormtail must disagree. It most certainly was that bad.
Mr. Moony wonders if there was anymore to the conversation.
Yeah. She said she was fine and why wouldn't she be. I said that I was just wondering because she looked terrible this morning. Then she slapped me, kissed me, said "You care", and ran off to class.
Mr. Padfoot has no clue what to make of that.
Neither does Mr. Wormtail.
Mr. Moony is confused as well. This is why having a girlfriend is a task only to be taken on if she's really worth it.
Mr. Prongs knows Miss Evans is worth it all right.
Mr. Padfoot thinks that would be evident from last night.
Mr. Prongs finds Mr. Padfoot's shallow thinking amusing.
How so? What shallow thinking? I do not think shallowly!
I may enjoy kissing Lily quite a lot, but that doesn't even scratch the surface of why she's so absolutely perfect.
A/N: You know who's perfect? James Potter. :D Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you next week with more Marauders!
GUYS. I just noticed. 505 reviews. 505. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. Seriously. I'm shocked. Thank you so much. Thank you.
~esin