A/N: Ah! I'm sorry! It's been forever, I know, and I wish I had more time to write. I hope I still hold your interest!

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Chapter 30- Scowls and Scheming

       Lily opened her eyes to bright sunlight. She looked around, expecting to see Chloe and Jennifer. And then she remembered- they were angry with each other now.  Of course, how could she forget. Stupid James. Stupid, stupid James.

       She threw the covers off, and swung her legs over the side of the bed, rubbing her eyes. So this wasn't just tempers. Her friends- all of them- really were angry with her. No, it wasn't just her. They were angry at everyone. And that made it right for her to be angry with all of them too. She was angry with all of them.

       Lily proceeded to grumble as she climbed out of bed, combing her long hair out and putting it up into a ponytail. "They don't deserve to have me as a friend. None of them. And James...he doesn't deserve anything. Not being the overprotective jerk that his is. Did I love him? I've forgotten already." she almost laughed at herself.

       Making her way down the stairs silently, she realized what this meant. She'd have nobody to talk to. Oh well, that just meant she would need some other friends.

       Jennifer was standing off to the side of the common room, talking to some other sixth year Gryffindors. When she saw Lily she tried to come over.

       "Lily! Hold up!"

But Lily ignored her.

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       James was not happy. Not in the least bit. He was sitting on the edge of his bed, scowling into his hands. Lily still liked that stupid Chris. How could she? He should have known. Should have expected it. But weren't they close, hadn't they become closer? Apparently not.

       Sirius burst into the room, and his hazel eyes scanned over James. The corner of his lips twitched, holding back an annoyed scowl. "What are you doing here?"

       James looked at him warily. "Excuse me? I was about to ask the same of you."

The door rustled again, and in fumbled Remus. He saw that the other two were in there, turned right back around, and left again.

       It was enough to make Sirius laugh. He looked over at James, his eyes full of their usual mirth. But James continued to scowl.

       "Well it was worth a try." Sirius shrugged, walking out of the room again.

James resumed his position of scowling into his hands, and started mumbling to himself. "Stupid...all of them. Lily...not worth it. No friends...don't need."

       The door opened just a tiny bit, slowly. James looked up, and saw one of Remus' eyes peek through. Then he threw the door open.

       "Fine! I don't care if you're in here! I need new boxers!" he grumbled loudly, fixing James with a momentary evil look, and then trudged to his trunk.

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       Sirius laughed to himself as he walked through the halls. With how angry his friends were, it was a wonder their eyes weren't twitching to accompany their scowls. Sure, he had been a little angry. But why keep it that way? Nothing was really wrong. Well, not to him. To everyone else, apparently. But he had to find Jennifer. His main goal for the day was to get her to be on speaking terms with him again. He could worry about the assignment due on Monday later.

       Deciding that it was no use, he wasn't going to find her right then, he decided to return to the common room. And there she was, standing in a corner talking to some sixth years. In his hurry, he tripped. People looked over, laughing. But then they realized it was Sirius, like usual. He climbed to his feet, ignoring the greetings of others, and walked towards Jennifer. Her face was dull, watching him impassively.

       Before he could say anything, she uttered loudly, "Why are you here? Go away, I don't have time to deal with you right now!"

       "But-"

"Go away!"

       He backed up a step, afraid of the scowl on her face. How was he supposed to compromise with this?

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       Jennifer stared back at him angrily. Couldn't he see that she didn't want anything to do with him? And she might not ever again. He was just annoying, and not worth the trouble he caused. A voice in the back of her head kept asking her- what is the real reason you're mad at him? And she didn't know. She really couldn't remember.

       Not like that mattered. Jennifer continued to stare him down, until he looked at his feet and walked away a moment later. A smile crept up at the corner of her mouth. Another victory.

       And if Lily didn't want to talk with her, so be it. She had tried, and all she received for her efforts was rudeness. Who cared anyway? She had already made some new friends.

       "Sorry, guys. He's a jerk."

"Sirius?" one girl asked, fixing her green eyes on Jennifer.

       "But-" started another one.

"I thought you were going out with him?"

       Jennifer's fists clenched at her sides. They must have sensed her annoyance, because they looked at each other, said quick goodbyes, and disappeared. She sighed to herself. Nothing was ever easy.

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       Remus had tried the room he shared with the other guys, he had tried the Great Hall. Even the library. It was like his friends were stalking him, just to his annoyance. But he knew they weren't. He was only unlucky. That was it.

       He plopped into a chair in the common room, relieved to see that it was crowded, and if his friends indeed were there, he could hide from them as long as he wished.

       What did all of it matter, anyway? Chloe was still mad at him. She would always be mad at him. If he couldn't have her, then what was left? He wouldn't be able to get a good job, not like this. He wouldn't be able to do anything useful to anybody. Unless he had her.

       It wasn't going to be simple, but he had to have her back. He would think of something, with time, that would make her speak with him again. Then it was settled. He nodded to himself. He would stay right where he was until he had at least five ideas on the subject.

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       Chloe was seated in the library, at a table to herself. She wasn't angry. Just upset. How could she get her friends to speak to each other again? All of them? Except Remus, of course. He could just disappear, for all she cared. They were over, unless his attitude improved, and she had nothing but doubt that it would.

       Sometimes she wondered. Did other people think as much as she did? Were they're thoughts and mind as mixed up as hers? Or was it only her? Was she crazy?

       Chloe sighed and rose from her chair. She had been sitting there long enough, drowning in worries, things that she had no power to fix. Well, she would try. She would go find everyone and try to solve one of the impending problems on her mind.

       She made her way back to the common room, keeping herself company. Thinking, always thinking. And before she knew it, Sirius was right in front of her. She stared at him a minute, both of them had stopped, and decided that he was not angry. Not like the others.

       "So you aren't mad at me?"

"Why should I be?" he replied casually.

       "I don't know. Explain that to the rest of them, because I'd sure like to know."

Sirius laughed at the look on her face. "Well, I'm glad to have at least one person to talk to." he grinned, and humorously offered her his arm.

       They walked back to the common room together, talking, scheming.

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A/N: Too short! Too short! *hides from the people yelling at her* My god! We're on chapter 30! Well, I want to thank all of you who have been reading this far, and always giving me your feedback, because I really appreciate it. Let's see how far we can go, shall we? ;) I'm sorry if this chapter was a bit weird. I tried to write it quickly for one, I need to finish my homework. Plus I just finished reading Shakespeare... who knows what that did to my mind. Lol, sorry, I must sound mad! Anyway, thanks again and I'm really sorry for the wait. I hope I'll be posting the next chapter a lot sooner =) I don't need to tell you this- but of course I'd love to hear from you guys!

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