A/n: Well, thanks for the reviews, and here is the next chapter, hope you enjoy it! : )
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Chapter Five – Task Two: Alone TimeThe next morning, someone violently tapping on her shoulder once again waked Lauren up earlier than usual. When she opened her eyes, she wasn't surprised to see the same two pairs of eyes, who woke her up last time, looking back at her.
Thank Merlin I'm sleeping in something besides my underwear this time, Lauren thought to herself, as she sat up.
"Get dressed, and meet us in the common room for task two," whispered Sirius, as he left the dorm with a very sleepy Remus behind him.
Lauren obeyed, and searched through her trunk to find her school robes, Once she slipped the on, and fixed her hair, she quietly left the dorm where Sirius and Remus were waiting for her.
"You finally decided to wake me up at a decent hour, eh?" Lauren asked, sitting at her normal seat on the sofa across from them.
"Yeah, and it's a shame that you weren't in your underwear this time," Sirius teased, leaning back on the sofa he and Remus were sitting on.
Lauren just rolled her eyes and asked, "So, what's task two Siri?"
"Well, since there is a Hogsmead trip this up-coming weekend, which only leaves us two days, I've decided that all five of us will go together like we usually do, and than when we arrive at Three Broomsticks, me, you, and Remus would leave, and that would give them some 'alone time'." Sirius explained.
"Five of us? Where's the sixth?" Lauren asked, wondering where the sixth friend would be.
"Oh, well, me and Remus figured that Peter would be with his girlfriend, so we decided to leave him out of the picture," Sirius explained, while looking over at Remus who nodded.
A couple minutes later, other Gryffindors began filling the common room and leaving for breakfast. They waited for Peter, James, and Lily to come downstairs so they could all go to the Great Hall together.
Finally, two days passed, and Lauren was peacefully sleeping, until she had woken up by someone singing terribly, and out loud.
"Why do you build me up, baby,Just to let me down, and mess me around.
And than worst of all, you never call, baby,
When you say you will, but I love you still.
I need you more than anyone, darlin',
You know that I have from the start.
So, build me up buttercup, don't break my heart," Lily sang, awfully, but Thank Merlin that Marsha, Jan, and Cindy was already gone.
"Lily…" Lauren moaned, but Lily was still singing loudly and couldn't hear because she had her headphones on. (She was listening to her portable cassette player, and let's just pretend that battery-powered objects could work in Hogwarts.)
"LILY!" Lauren groaned loudly, throwing a pillow at her friend's head. Lily screamed as the pillow hit her, and she looked over where the pillow came from, and smiled.
"Finally! You're awake! Get dressed and we'll meet the guys downstairs to go to Hogsmead," Lily said, throwing Lauren a pair of jeans and shirt, along with her robes. Lauren grumpily got up and started putting her clothes on.
* Meanwhile, in the boy's dorm…*
"Oh my darlin',
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me,
Twice on the pipe, if the answer is no.
Oh my sweetness,
Means you'll meet me in the hallway,
Oh, twice on the pipe, if you ain't gonna show…" James sung, also horribly, fixing his already messed up hair, and making it even messier."JAMES! SHUT UP!" Remus and Sirius yelled at the same time, getting out of their own beds, and starting to get dressed to go to Hogsmead.
"How do you know all these Muggle songs, Prongs?" Remus asked, pulling his shirt over his head, and putting on his other one.
"My parents are a big fan of Muggle music," James stated, going into the bathroom to brush his teeth.
"Hey, James-y, where's Wormtail?" Sirius asked, looking over at the vacant bed that was supposed to be Peter's.
"Dunno. Maybe he left earlier to meet with Michelle," James answered, with a mouth full of toothpaste foam.
"Oh, ok," Sirius shrugged, putting on a pair of jeans, and waited for the other two to get finished getting dressed. Once they were all done, the three of them walked down to the common room to see that Lily and Lauren were sitting on a sofa waiting for them. Well, actually, Lily was waiting, and Lauren was sleeping.
Once Lily saw the three boys walk down to the common room, she shook Lauren to wake her up.
"Shall we go then?" Lily asked, smiling at the three boys. They nodded, and they walked out of the portrait hole, and onto the path to Hogsmead, with Lily and James leading the way, and Remus, Sirius, and Lauren behind them.
"So you guys ready for task two?" Sirius asked, looking at the two. Remus nodded, and Lauren was looking around, not hearing a thing he said.
"What's up Lauren?" Remus asked, looking down at her.
"Nothing, I'm just looking for Michael. We've been distant lately," Lauren said, giving up on her search.
"It's okay Lauren! If Mitchell doesn't want to be with you anymore, than me, Remus, and James would kick his arse into a bloody pulp," Sirius said, throwing a brotherly arm over her shoulders.
"Uhh…Sirius, it's Michael. But thanks," Lauren said, looking up at her two friends.
"No problemo, Lauren. That's what friends are for right?" Remus said, giving her a small grin.
When the five Gryffindors walked into Three Broomsticks, they sat at their usual table, and ordered a round of warm butter beers, and started talking.
"Where's Peter?" Lily asked.
"Uhh… We don't know, but we figured he was somewhere with Michelle," James answered.
Someone walked into the restaurant, and Lauren looked over at the person who just walked in, and smile spread across her face. It was Michael.
"Michael!" Lauren exclaimed, waving him over to where they sat. He saw her, and walked over to where the group was.
"Lauren, we need to break up," Michael said, immediately cutting to the chase.
"What?! Why?!" Lauren asked, confused, she wasn't going to cry because she wasn't the type who cries over guys.
"Because, well…because I've been cheating on you." He said, looking at the floor.
Sirius looked at Lily, and gave her a look that seemed to say 'I-told-you-so' and Lily just rolled her eyes, looking back at the scene that was taking place.
"WHAT?! WITH WHO?!" Lauren asked in rage, her face getting red in anger.
"With me," a new voice came into the scene, and stepping from behind Michael, stood no one other than…
PETER! (If you readers haven't figured it out yet…)
Peter stood right beside Michael, and entwined his fingers with him.
Lauren looked like she was going to puke, and Lily gave a big gasp. James choked on his butter beer, and Sirius and Remus stared wide-eyed at the unusual couple. Just imagine, a good-looking seventeen year-old boy, holding hands with an ugly, mouse looking, and fat, seventeen-year old boy. Not a pretty sight.
"For how long?" Lauren yelled, in fury, making most of the people in the restaurant look at the scene.
"Lauren, honey, don't yell, your—" Michael began, but was cut off.
"Don't 'honey' me! I asked you a question, now answer it!" Lauren yelled, not caring that everybody in the restaurant were staring at her.
"Since the middle of last year." Michael mumbled quietly, but Lauren and the rest of the people in the restaurant could hear him perfectly clear.
"LAST YEAR?!" Lauren asked.
"Yes," Michael responded.
Lauren grew wide-eyed, and she realized something. "So that means, that after you kissed HIM," she pointed a finger at Peter, "you kissed me?" Michael nodded, and Lauren's eye twitched, which usually did when she was angry. "So that means…that I have HIS saliva in my mouth! EW! Could you have at least chose a more good-looking guy to snog with?!" Lauren said, and continued rambling to her self.
"Milo, or whatever your name is, you got the count of three to run, before we kick your arse," Sirius said, getting out of his seat. Michael just stared where he was, confused.
"One…" James started, also getting up.
"Two…" Remus continued the count, getting up along with his two friends.
"Come my love! Let's runaway and never come back!" Peter said, pulling Michael out of the restaurant.
"THREE!" Sirius finished. The three boys ran out of the door, chasing after the two lovers. After they left, everyone returned back around, and continued what they were doing before the whole scene.
"Lauren…?" Lily said, breaking the silence between the two, and putting a hand on her friend's shoulder. But, Lauren just shrugged it off, and walked to the bar.
"Give me a bottle of your strongest fire whiskey," Lauren said, putting a few knuts on the counter.
"Sorry young lady, but we don't sell alcoholic-drinks to Hogwarts students," the bartender said. Lauren sighed, and placed a few more knuts on the counter. The bartender took the money, and gave her the bottle of the strongest fire whiskey they had.
"Lauren Emily Jelloson! You know you shouldn't be drinking!" Lily scolded her, trying to take the bottle away from her friend, but than Lauren pulled the bottle out of Lily's reach and took a big swing of it.
"Whatever," Lauren said, taking another big swing of the whiskey. Lily knew that she couldn't stop her, so she decided to just let her drink, and she'll learn her lesson afterwards.
"You know what Lil-eee-un? I think that I'm cursed," Lauren slurred. Lily eyed Lauren inquisitively. She only took two sings of the whiskey, and she was already drunk.
"You're cursed? How?" Lily asked.
"Well, do you remember how I went out with David Pink, and Dean Cockerdoodle in fourth year?" Lauren slurred, as she took another swing. Lily nodded. "Well, they're gay now. They're going out," Lauren finished, taking another swing.
"How exactly does that make you cursed?" Lily asked, puzzled.
"Well," Lauren said, taking another swing, "it seems like every guy a I kiss or go out with, they turn gay." Lauren garbled.
"Lauren, that does not mean you're cursed," Lily said, convincing.
"Yes it does! Just face it Lil-eee-un, I'm cursed," Lauren said, chugging down the rest of the bottle, and gave a loud belch. Than, a muggle song came on the jukebox that she just liked all too much.
"There's nothing you can do that can't be done,
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game,
It's easy." Lauren sang along to the song. Lily was trying to hush her up a bit, but Lauren continued to sing out loud anyways.
"There's nothing you can make that can't be made,
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time,
It's easy." Lauren continued, earning odd looks from random people in the restaurant. Lily buried her head in her hands.
"All you need is love,
All you need is love,
All you need is love, love,
Love is all you need." Lauren sang the chorus. Then, James, Sirius, and Remus entered, and Lily walked up to them at the door, while Lauren continued singing.
"Is Lauren drunk?" James asked, looking at the drunken little girl, with an empty bottle of fire whiskey in one of hands, and singing, terribly.
"Yeah, she is. I tried to stop her, but as you could see, that didn't help much, and now she's giving me a migraine." Lily answered, massaging her temples. When the song ended, Lauren walked up to Lily and the three boys.
"James! How are you buddy? Isn't it just a kawinka-dink that were all here at the same time?" Lauren asked, a little tipsy. James, along with Sirius and Remus, looked at Lauren as if she grew three heads, and became a man.
"Uhh…yeah, Lauren. I think we should go now, your drunk," James said, putting an arm around her shoulders and leading her out of the restaurant.
"I am…not drunk! I swear…to…Phred!" Lauren said, trying to sound convincing, but she greatly failed.
"Who's Phred?" Sirius asked Lauren.
"Phred's her owl," Lily answered, but Lauren ignored Lily's answer and came up with a whole new one.
Lauren gasps. She was flabbergasted! "You don't know who Phred is?" Lauren asked Sirius, wide-eyed, sounding like a three year old. Sirius shook his head. "Phred is one of the best super-heroes ever! She is a monkey, that could fly!" Lauren explained, making little whooshing noises as she spread her arms out and started running everywhere as if she was flying. But than she tripped over her own feet, and fell to the ground.
"Lauren, your drunk. We need to take you back to the castle," Remus said, holding out a hand to Lauren to help her up, but she just lay there, staring up at her friends.
"Nah, it's comfortable down here! I think I shall take a nap!" Lauren yawned, and closed her eyes, and she fell asleep immediately.
The others sighed, and James picked her up, and carried her as if she was a baby.
"So, did you find him?" Lily asked, on their way back to the castle.
"No, him and Wormtail both ran out to the other direction, towards the mountains," Sirius answered, looking over at the now-snoring Lauren.
"Oh, well, I guess Lauren in really depressed about this whole break up thing. I mean, this is the first time she'd ever drank," Lily stated. Lauren gave out a big snore, and the others laughed.
Once they got to the common room, Sirius and Remus offered to take Lauren up to bed, while Lily and James sat in the common room, to give them 'alone time'. Sirius carried Lauren up the stairs, and Remus opened the door to the dorm, the others weren't in the dorm yet, and Sirius settled Lauren on her bed. Once she was placed on her bed, she shot up, covered her mouth, and ran to the bathroom.
"Ughh…" Lauren groaned, after worshiped the porcelain god (or she vomited in the toilet for all you slow people…no offence), for the second time.
"See, Lauren, that's why it's bad to drink," Sirius scolded.
"Gee Willerkers, Siri, no need to yell, I have a bad enough headache already," Lauren groaned, as she made another worship to the porcelain god.
"And don't you dare think about asking Remus to make a hang-over potion! You're just going to learn your lesson the hard way!" Sirius scolded, once again, rubbing her back. Remus just shook his head, and smiling at the two.
In the common room, Lily and James were sitting on the sofas across from each other, and they were talking. They stayed in a little bit of silence, until Lily broke up in laughter.
"What's so funny?" James asked, smiling. Boy, was her laugh was like music to his ears or what.
"Lauren thinks she's cursed," Lily said, trying to control her laughter.
"Why does she think that?" James said, seeing why Lauren being cursed is so damn funny.
"Well, do you know who David Pink and Dean Cockerdoodle is?" James nodded. "Okay, well, in fourth year Lauren went out with them, and the other day, she saw the and they were together, holding hands and doing such. So she believes that ever guy she kisses or goes out with turns gay, like how Michael did." Lily explained, than cracked up laughing. James started to laugh his ass off too.
"That's crazy!" James said, wiping tears of laughter from his eyes.
"Yeah, I know right?" Lily replied, clutching her stomach.
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A/n: Okay, so I got reviews before saying that they knew Michael and Peter were already together before this chapter. Was it really that obvious? Well, darn, I guess I'm really stupid. Well, please review, and I'll throw in the next chapter as a treat!
Oh yeah, the songs that was in this chapter was called All We Need Is Love by The Beatles, Build Me Up Buttercup by The Temptations, and Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando, I believe. Well, a long with most of the characters, I don't own those either. And with my whole 'Lauren thinks she cursed by whenever she kisses or goes out with a guy they turn gay' I got that from an episode of Undressed. And, unfortunately, I don't own that show either. : )