Three games of chess and a box of chocolate frogs later James walked in, an arm wrapped around a tall, striking brunette. Remus shook his head and Sirius rolled his eyes before grinning.
"New girlfriend again, James?" asked Arabella sweetly. James didn't notice the sarcasm in her voice or if he did he did a pretty good job of covering it up. He stared at Arabella, and then nodded. He sat down on the couch Lily was sitting on. The "new girlfriend" sat next to him, so close she was practically wrapped around him.
"Yea this is. . . " James stopped and made a face. "Mandy," he said, triumphantly.
"Leah," said the girl, a wide grin, showing off a set of perfect pearly white teeth, on her plastered on her lightly freckled face.
"Leah," corrected James, not missing a beat. Leah jumped up and waved to a group of students, sitting by the fire.
"I'll see you later," she said to James. She kissed him and he pulled her down on top of him. Everyone politely ignored them. Well except Lily. She, being her, had to comment.
"Yea, yea, get a bloody room," she muttered, staring at the chessboard in front of her before moving a knight. Leah pulled away and waved before walking, well prancing, over to her friends.
"What happened Mandy, Jamsie?" asked Sirius, his eyes never leaving the board.
"What about her?" James asked, smiling at a third year, girl with curly blond hair, who immediately went into an ecstatic fit.
"What about her?" repeated Sirius. "Why did you dump her?" James stared at him.
"I didn't," he answered.
"Right," said Sirius. "Sorry for a minute there I thought that my best friend treated girls decently. My mistake." He moved a queen. "Checkmate," he said to Lily. Lily however ignored him. She stared at James.
"Are you saying that you have TWO girlfriends and neither of them know about the other?" she demanded. James looked at her and thought about her question.
"Pretty much," he replied, shortly.
"You know what?" Lily said to him. "You are a lying, cheating, cocky prick who walks around like he's God's gift because you can fly around and score a few measly goals. Well let me set you straight James Harold Potter. YOU are nothing but an arrogant, immature bastard with an ego the size of South America. Just because you were given the looks doesn't mean that you are God and you better believe that because when you leave this school you're not going to get a job by winking at the boss. Life is not like that, Potter, and you'd better remember that. Nor are girls exotic creatures provided for you're amusement. We're human beings and just because all the girls you date are brainless gits doesn't mean we all are so you'd better get you're facts straight." With that she flung the chessboard to the side and stormed out of the room, leaving everyone staring after her.
"She's r. . ." started Remus.
"DON'T say she's right," snapped James, getting up. "It's none of her damn business what the hell I do or how I treat people AND WOULD YOU ALL STOP STARING AT ME!" he roared. He too stormed out. Gradually the students began chatting and the noise level rose in the common room. Sirius was the only one who kept quiet. Unusual for the loud, spontaneous prankster.
"Sirius, Sirius, yoo hoo," said Remus waving a hand in front of his friend's face.
"Yoo hoo?" said Arabella flipping through "Teen Witch." "Remus you sound like my grandmother." Remus made a face at her but hid a grin. "Sirius," shouted Arabella, stooping at an article about the latest fashions. "Snap out of it. There's no need to zonk out because someone other than you was doing the screaming." Sirius shook his head, eyes sparkling.
"It's not that," he said. "I just realized how perfect the two of them would be together."
"Sirius!" said Arabella and Remus shouted together.
"Okay, okay," said Sirius, waving his hands. "Maybe you guys are right." He strolled casually up to Arabella and draped an arm over her shoulder. "But did you ever notice how perfect we'd be together?" he asked her.
"Whoa. Sirius, hun," said Arabella. "I knew you were desperate but this is over the top." She removed his arm. "Anyway better go make sure the queen isn't throwing a tantrum." She slipped out of the room, leaving Sirius looking at the space she was last standing in.
"She so wants me," he told Remus, happily. Remus nodded.
"Sure Sirius," he said, brightly. "Now come on. Better make sure James hasn't cleaned up the dorm like he did last time he had an argument with Lily." Sirius winced.
"Come on so," he prompted. "Last time he did that I couldn't find Cuddles in over a week." Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius bounced upwards the stairs like an eager puppy.
"Sirius," he called, following him. Don't you think you've outgrown stuffed bears?" he asked.
"Remus," said Sirius, looking wounded. "How can you say that?" "I'll never outgrow Cuddles." The proceeded to climb the stairs, Remus rolling his eyes. "Mind don't you're eyes roll out of you're head now, Remie," said Sirius, sweetly, catching his look.
"New girlfriend again, James?" asked Arabella sweetly. James didn't notice the sarcasm in her voice or if he did he did a pretty good job of covering it up. He stared at Arabella, and then nodded. He sat down on the couch Lily was sitting on. The "new girlfriend" sat next to him, so close she was practically wrapped around him.
"Yea this is. . . " James stopped and made a face. "Mandy," he said, triumphantly.
"Leah," said the girl, a wide grin, showing off a set of perfect pearly white teeth, on her plastered on her lightly freckled face.
"Leah," corrected James, not missing a beat. Leah jumped up and waved to a group of students, sitting by the fire.
"I'll see you later," she said to James. She kissed him and he pulled her down on top of him. Everyone politely ignored them. Well except Lily. She, being her, had to comment.
"Yea, yea, get a bloody room," she muttered, staring at the chessboard in front of her before moving a knight. Leah pulled away and waved before walking, well prancing, over to her friends.
"What happened Mandy, Jamsie?" asked Sirius, his eyes never leaving the board.
"What about her?" James asked, smiling at a third year, girl with curly blond hair, who immediately went into an ecstatic fit.
"What about her?" repeated Sirius. "Why did you dump her?" James stared at him.
"I didn't," he answered.
"Right," said Sirius. "Sorry for a minute there I thought that my best friend treated girls decently. My mistake." He moved a queen. "Checkmate," he said to Lily. Lily however ignored him. She stared at James.
"Are you saying that you have TWO girlfriends and neither of them know about the other?" she demanded. James looked at her and thought about her question.
"Pretty much," he replied, shortly.
"You know what?" Lily said to him. "You are a lying, cheating, cocky prick who walks around like he's God's gift because you can fly around and score a few measly goals. Well let me set you straight James Harold Potter. YOU are nothing but an arrogant, immature bastard with an ego the size of South America. Just because you were given the looks doesn't mean that you are God and you better believe that because when you leave this school you're not going to get a job by winking at the boss. Life is not like that, Potter, and you'd better remember that. Nor are girls exotic creatures provided for you're amusement. We're human beings and just because all the girls you date are brainless gits doesn't mean we all are so you'd better get you're facts straight." With that she flung the chessboard to the side and stormed out of the room, leaving everyone staring after her.
"She's r. . ." started Remus.
"DON'T say she's right," snapped James, getting up. "It's none of her damn business what the hell I do or how I treat people AND WOULD YOU ALL STOP STARING AT ME!" he roared. He too stormed out. Gradually the students began chatting and the noise level rose in the common room. Sirius was the only one who kept quiet. Unusual for the loud, spontaneous prankster.
"Sirius, Sirius, yoo hoo," said Remus waving a hand in front of his friend's face.
"Yoo hoo?" said Arabella flipping through "Teen Witch." "Remus you sound like my grandmother." Remus made a face at her but hid a grin. "Sirius," shouted Arabella, stooping at an article about the latest fashions. "Snap out of it. There's no need to zonk out because someone other than you was doing the screaming." Sirius shook his head, eyes sparkling.
"It's not that," he said. "I just realized how perfect the two of them would be together."
"Sirius!" said Arabella and Remus shouted together.
"Okay, okay," said Sirius, waving his hands. "Maybe you guys are right." He strolled casually up to Arabella and draped an arm over her shoulder. "But did you ever notice how perfect we'd be together?" he asked her.
"Whoa. Sirius, hun," said Arabella. "I knew you were desperate but this is over the top." She removed his arm. "Anyway better go make sure the queen isn't throwing a tantrum." She slipped out of the room, leaving Sirius looking at the space she was last standing in.
"She so wants me," he told Remus, happily. Remus nodded.
"Sure Sirius," he said, brightly. "Now come on. Better make sure James hasn't cleaned up the dorm like he did last time he had an argument with Lily." Sirius winced.
"Come on so," he prompted. "Last time he did that I couldn't find Cuddles in over a week." Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius bounced upwards the stairs like an eager puppy.
"Sirius," he called, following him. Don't you think you've outgrown stuffed bears?" he asked.
"Remus," said Sirius, looking wounded. "How can you say that?" "I'll never outgrow Cuddles." The proceeded to climb the stairs, Remus rolling his eyes. "Mind don't you're eyes roll out of you're head now, Remie," said Sirius, sweetly, catching his look.