A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Writing Club February
Lyric Alley: 11- No chance no way I won't say it, no no
Film Festival: 14 - (genre) friendship
Word Count: 459
Warning: some slight innuendo
"I like my coffee like I like my men," Lily started. Sirius shook his head. Lily, Marlene, and Dorcas had been playing this stupid game all week. He personally did not like coffee. He also did not much care for men in that way.
"Tall, dark and handsome," Lily finished, glancing at James. James was currently doing homework with Remus. Neither wizard was paying attention to the witches.
"I like my witches like I like my tea, hot!" Sirius announced. Marlene and Dorcas rolled their eyes.
"Really? Did it sound like we had invited you to play?" Dorcas asked. Marlene giggled and flashed Sirius a smile.
"I'm hot," she replied. Lily sighed. Things always went sideways where Sirius was concerned.
"That you are," Sirius replied. "But I've got my eyes on someone else," he replied, giving Lily a wink. She glared at him. Marlene shrugged and turned her attention back to Dorcas.
"Tea huh?" Lily asked, walking over to Sirius. "I took you for a coffee drinker," she added. Sirius laughed.
"I hate coffee."
"I hate tea, if we're being honest. I love the bitterness of coffee, the heat pouring down my throat. Besides, add ice and flavored cream to coffee and it's completely normal. Add anything to tea and you get a whole lecture about how you're doing it wrong and it's not tea and you're a complete disgrace to the Crown."
"Tea isn't a frilly drink," Sirius replied. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Adding some flavor to something doesn't make it frilly. Besides, I've seen the amount of sugar you add to the thing you call 'tea'. Pretty sure it's just liquid sugar at that point."
"Nope, still tea," Sirius replied with a grin. "Hey, James, can I take your witch out for tea? Show her that it's good and she should drink it over that nasty bean juice?" Sirius yelled. James looked from his homework
"Sure, just have her home by three. She'd going to help me with my charms homework, right Lily?"
"Um, no. I'm not doing your homework for you. Also, seriously! I'm not James' witch!"
"Do you want to be?" James asked, giving Lily a huge smile. She glared at him.
"No! And fine, I'll have tea with you, if, and only if, you have a coffee with me," Lily stated, looking pointedly at Sirius.
"Perfect. Let's go, the house elves make the perfect cuppa," Sirius said, grabbing Lily's hand and leading her from the common room. James shook his head. Lily would never admit to liking tea and Sirius would never admit to liking coffee. He knew he'd hear this same argument next month, and the next, and the next, until one of them either conceded or managed to poison the other.
