Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long in my update of this story, my brain just got swamped with all these story ideas and it was like...@_@ God help me!!! Well, I finally shot the ideas out of my head onto Notepad papers so ... Hopefully they'll stay there and wait for me to return to them. Anyway, Standard disclaimers apply, All people mentioned below and basically everything belongs to JK Rowling...
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.................................. - That same moment
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"Remus, are you sure he's going to be alright?" Sirius' voice rang in James' ears.
"I'm -pretty- sure...The spell shouldn't have hit him too strongly..." Remus murmured, an eyebrow raising at James' form.
Releasing a soft groan, James moved his stiffened hand toward his face, smacking it against the soft flesh with a groan. He rubbed his eyes, suddenly aware his glasses weren't on his face.
"Severus...?" he mumbled, his eyes fluttering open.
That name....That -person-....Sirius wanted to kill him. He'd brought this upon James, and he was the one who could rid him of it. That simple reason was why Sirius didn't do just what he wanted to.
"No, James. It's me, Sirius. Along with Remus, as well."
James, after he adjusted to the dim light of the room, grunted a bit and sat up. "What did you do to Severus?!"
Remus shot a look to his dark haired friend, a small sigh releasing from him. "He didn't -do- anything to Snape, James. Calm down, we're trying to help you."
"Help me with what?! You just don't want me to love Severus! Simply because you both hate him! Why can't you be happy for me!?"
"BECAUSE JAMES!" Sirius yelled, unable to accept such comments any further. "YOU DON'T LOVE HIM!"
James cringed at the heightened voice of the other, his face hidden behind his hands. He peered out to see the blurred form of Sirius. "Why'd...you yell such a thing...?" James moved to look away from Sirius, anattempt to move from the bed as well. He met with Remus, who stopped him.
"Why won't you let me see the one I love?" James whimpered, tears welling in the corners of his eyes.
"Because," Remus began, "you don't love him, James. Please, believe us. Will you listen?"
James paused for a moment, but after a second he nodded. Sliding himself back onto the bed, he emitted a trembling sigh. He never expected any of this to happen. Why would his two best friends in the entire world stop him from being with the one he loved? Why wouldn't they let him be? He figured now they'd explain it, and if they didn't, he'd cast them aside. Real friends wouldn't do this.
"Is Sirius going to yell at me some more?"
Sirius felt a sharp pain in his heart at that question. He leaned forward, lifting a hand to run it through James' hair, but the other boy flinched and pulled away. Deciding that he wasn't going to be much help with this, Sirius just pulled his hand back and sat over on his bed.
"Remus, I'm obviously no help here..."
Remus nodded slightly, looking over to his heart-broken friend. "I'll do what I can, Sirius. Just relax, hm?"
James turned to Remus, setting his hands in his own lap. "So...What did you want to tell me, Remus?"
"A lot, actually. Where to begin..." the young werewolf began to chew on his lip, lifting a hand to scratch his head. "Ah!" He stated softly, a small smile on his face. "We'll begin with the simple fact that you're under the spell of a love potion, put on you by Snape."
James snorted derisively. "That's preposterous, Remus. I love Snape with all my heart, and he does with me. Why would you suggest such rubbish?"
"The truth hurts sometimes, my friend. Do you remember Potion's class? The Shrinking Solutions and the Antidotes?"
"Yes...I do. Why?"
"Well, we've theorized that Snape put the love potion in the antidote of the Shrinking Solution...You remember that, right?"
"I remember the potion and antidote, but Severus would never do that...He loves me too much to do such a thing!" James seemed apalled at such an idea.
"It makes sense that he did such a thing, James. You love...You loved Sirius before, right?" Remus felt bad for saying 'loved' but he knew that right now the only person in James' heart was Snape. Damn him.
"That's rubbish, I've always loved Severus..."
"James! No! You've got to listen to me, It's not Severus you love!"
"How can you say such a thing?! That's a lie!" James began to glare, though he didn't look that intimidating. He folded his arms over his chest, pouting.
"It's the TRUTH, James..." Sirius' voice chimed in. Both James and Remus turned to him. He sighed deeply, turning his head. "You know that Snape isn't the one you love, James. Deep down, it's not true. Why is it so hard for you to believe this...?" Sirius' voice began to tremble, and within moments he was crying softly. He hadn't cried since his pet died...he told himself he would never cry again, but, he needed to.
James watched Sirius cry, a small feeling growing inside his heart. He blinked a few times, reaching around for his glasses. Remus handed them to him, and he put them on. After his eyes adjusted once more, his vision better, he crawled off of the bed and over to Sirius'. The other boy was trembling still, his dark eyes drowning in tears. James paused, but he slowly lifted a hand to Sirius' face.
"Sirius, why are you crying?"
"J-james..." This seriously was too much for Sirius. The one he loved was in 'love' with another, and he probably just wanted to tell him something that would hurt him worse.
"What is it?"
Without another though to it, Sirius dove forward and wrapped his arms tightly around James, burying his face into the robed shoulder. As he sobbed, he tried to speak, but it came out as nothing but whimpers. James slowly lifted his arms around his friend, hugging him comfortingly. The two boys sat there, and as Sirius sobbed, that feeling within James began to grow stronger. His hold on Sirius grew tighter, more loving. The one thing that was unknown about a love potion: If one had experienced true love beforehand and this potion was used on them, the sight of their old loved one weeping and crying for them can -usually- ping back the person from the effects of the potion.
In a blink, James lifted one of his arms from around Sirius' waist, and he grasped ahold of the dark haired one's face. He leaned forward just barely, his lips coming in contact with Sirius. He caught a flinch from the other boy before Sirius realized exactly what James was doing. As he fell weak, their kiss grew stronger, more passionate. James' hand slid down from Sirius' face and found home back on his waist.
Remus smiled softly as he watched the two of them kiss. At first he thought James was going to resist, but once he found the boy being the instigator, he became a bit surprised. Pushing himself off of the cold stone wall, he walked out of the dormitory room silently, leaving the two of them to what they were to do. Remus was happy to know that the two of them would be alright, but he couldn't help but wonder what had happened exactly to break the potion. As Remus slid down the stairs to the Common Room, he ran into Lily.
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James was now lying back on Sirius' bed, the other boy atop him. They continued their kiss, hungry hands from Sirius making their way over James' body. Before he went any further, he broke the kiss and caught James' eyes with his own.
"James..."
"Yes, Paddy...?" James smiled meekly.
"Paddy? You...Oh James..!" Sirius began to laugh, but it was an astonished laugh. He figured James was lost, but that word alone proved him wrong. He pulled James into a tight hug, and he sat both of them up.
James coughed a few times, trying to pull himself free from the tight hug. "P-paddy..C-can't....Breathe...."
Sirius stopped laughing and released his grip on the other boy, chuckling nervously afterward. "S-sorry Jamie..."
James placed a soft kiss on Sirius' lips, a small smile curling onto his lips. "Not a problem..." There was a low rumble heard, and after it disappeared, James giggled. "Guess I'm hungry..."
"Let's go get some food, hm?" Sirius lifted himself off of the bed, and after he stood, he offered James a hand.
"I'd be happy to." Taking Sirius' hand, James smiled, falling into the other boy's arms. "Wanna carry me?"
"I would, but there's too many people around..."
James pouted sadly. "Please...?"
"Sorry James...Can't do it." Sirius sighed weakly, but he began to walk out of the dormitory, James tagging along behind him.
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"...I can't believe this..." Lily was being surprised right and left.
"Well, you've got to Lily, otherwise, you're going to be in denial every time you see the two of them." Remus sighed lightly, crossing his legs from underneath his robes. "You've got to accept it."
"How did -you-, Remus? I mean...Well, you know what I mean, you and...that `thing` for Sirius..?"
Remus choked a bit. "Erm...Well, they're both my close friends...As much as it pained me to see him and James together...I...I had to get over it..."
"But...Didn't it hurt? I mean, to see the one you care so much about be with another person?" Lily sighed sadly, brushing a strand of her hair from her eyes.
Remus kept silent for a moment, a pained sound coming from him. "It...Did. But I got over it. If you need anyone to help you, I'm right here."
Lily scoffed softly. "I'll take you up on that...But...Remus, it's going to be so hard...I mean, I love James..."
"I know, I know. He knows that too, but he can't help feeling the way he does about Sirius. It was something between them that only they understand."
Lily nodded, beginning to chew on her bottom lip. "I don't know if I can bear seeing them together, Remus...I mean, I should be happy for James, and I am, you know? But at the same time I just want to hurt him the same way he did me...But I'm not vindictive..." She lifted a slender hand to her face, rubbing her eyes profusely.
"I understand completely, Lily, but..." Remus sighed lightly, shaking his head, "you've got to deal with it..."
At the moment the two were talking, James and Sirius made their way down the stairs.
"...I really did that? Oh my goddess Sirius, I'm so sorry!"
Sirius chuckled lightly, helping James to the bottom of the stairs. As the two of them walked from the stairs, they ran into Remus and Lily. James coughed a little, looking from Lily to Remus.
"Erm...Hey, Lily," he said sheepishly, looking away from her.
"Hello James," she replied softly. There was no anger in her voice. There was some hurt, but at least she wasn't attacking him.
"I'm...How are you doing?" he asked, moving a bit closer. He tugged on Sirius' robe for him to follow.
Lily smiled, her eyes trying their best to catch James'. "I'm doing quite fine, just chatting away with Remus, here. We've been doing some important discussing and-"
"Lily, I'm so sorry for...for what happened..." James blurted out, finally letting his eyes finally finding hers. "I didn't mean for it to happen like this..."
"James, don't worry. I'm hurt, but I'm not angry anymore. In fact..." she sighed. "I'm happy for you."
That comment took James aback. "H-happy for me?" He stuttered.
"Yes...You deserve happiness, and obviously, you found it in Sirius, not me." She smiled, though it was fake. "If you'll excuse me, I should be going...Told my friend I'd meet her in the library in a few minutes..." Lily stood, brushing and untangling her robes with the still fake smile. She walked forward and gave James a loving hug, but her eyes were on Sirius. "Take care of him, would you?"
Sirius only nodded, rather confused at how quickly Lily changed her mind. He knew Remus must've done something; he'd thank him once she left. As she walked out of the portrait, all three of the Marauder boys watched her, a collective sigh released among them.
"Remus Lupin, what DID you do?" Sirius asked, dropping himself onto the couch Lily was sitting upon. "I'm astonished..."
"I did what any friend would do for someone he cared about, I helped." Remus smiled, but it was somewhat tried. "I got...I'll just say I got on some common ground."
James sniggered a bit, walking over beside Remus' arm chair. He nudged the young werewolf in the side. "Who's the girl you spoke with her about, Remus?"
"Who said it was a girl?" He asked enticingly, eyes shooting from Sirius to James. "But you'll never know, because I can't tell you." He stood and smirked boldly, heading toward the portrait. "I suppose I've done my part, but...I'll see you two down in the Great Hall later." With that comment, Remus disappeared from view.
James, whom of which was slightly confused, turned to Sirius. "Erm...Well, I guess we should get going..." His stomach made the rumbling noise once more, and a small, but nervous giggle came from him. "My stomach agrees, too!"
Sirius chuckled softly, lifting himself from the couch and to a standing position. "I missed your cuteness..." Making sure no one was coming downstairs, he moved close to James, pulling him into a soft kiss. "Let's go."
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Author's Notes: Hmm...All that bitterness between Lily and James is gone....which is good ^^ I hope you liked this chapter...You know what I noticed? I don't get reviews much for this fic (Thanks though to Hallmark ^^ this chapter was dedicated to you, I was actually going to let this story die X_X; But you made me not!) ) but I get them all the time to my other fics...I'd love more reviews on this story!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ - Scene/Time change.
.................................. - That same moment
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"Remus, are you sure he's going to be alright?" Sirius' voice rang in James' ears.
"I'm -pretty- sure...The spell shouldn't have hit him too strongly..." Remus murmured, an eyebrow raising at James' form.
Releasing a soft groan, James moved his stiffened hand toward his face, smacking it against the soft flesh with a groan. He rubbed his eyes, suddenly aware his glasses weren't on his face.
"Severus...?" he mumbled, his eyes fluttering open.
That name....That -person-....Sirius wanted to kill him. He'd brought this upon James, and he was the one who could rid him of it. That simple reason was why Sirius didn't do just what he wanted to.
"No, James. It's me, Sirius. Along with Remus, as well."
James, after he adjusted to the dim light of the room, grunted a bit and sat up. "What did you do to Severus?!"
Remus shot a look to his dark haired friend, a small sigh releasing from him. "He didn't -do- anything to Snape, James. Calm down, we're trying to help you."
"Help me with what?! You just don't want me to love Severus! Simply because you both hate him! Why can't you be happy for me!?"
"BECAUSE JAMES!" Sirius yelled, unable to accept such comments any further. "YOU DON'T LOVE HIM!"
James cringed at the heightened voice of the other, his face hidden behind his hands. He peered out to see the blurred form of Sirius. "Why'd...you yell such a thing...?" James moved to look away from Sirius, anattempt to move from the bed as well. He met with Remus, who stopped him.
"Why won't you let me see the one I love?" James whimpered, tears welling in the corners of his eyes.
"Because," Remus began, "you don't love him, James. Please, believe us. Will you listen?"
James paused for a moment, but after a second he nodded. Sliding himself back onto the bed, he emitted a trembling sigh. He never expected any of this to happen. Why would his two best friends in the entire world stop him from being with the one he loved? Why wouldn't they let him be? He figured now they'd explain it, and if they didn't, he'd cast them aside. Real friends wouldn't do this.
"Is Sirius going to yell at me some more?"
Sirius felt a sharp pain in his heart at that question. He leaned forward, lifting a hand to run it through James' hair, but the other boy flinched and pulled away. Deciding that he wasn't going to be much help with this, Sirius just pulled his hand back and sat over on his bed.
"Remus, I'm obviously no help here..."
Remus nodded slightly, looking over to his heart-broken friend. "I'll do what I can, Sirius. Just relax, hm?"
James turned to Remus, setting his hands in his own lap. "So...What did you want to tell me, Remus?"
"A lot, actually. Where to begin..." the young werewolf began to chew on his lip, lifting a hand to scratch his head. "Ah!" He stated softly, a small smile on his face. "We'll begin with the simple fact that you're under the spell of a love potion, put on you by Snape."
James snorted derisively. "That's preposterous, Remus. I love Snape with all my heart, and he does with me. Why would you suggest such rubbish?"
"The truth hurts sometimes, my friend. Do you remember Potion's class? The Shrinking Solutions and the Antidotes?"
"Yes...I do. Why?"
"Well, we've theorized that Snape put the love potion in the antidote of the Shrinking Solution...You remember that, right?"
"I remember the potion and antidote, but Severus would never do that...He loves me too much to do such a thing!" James seemed apalled at such an idea.
"It makes sense that he did such a thing, James. You love...You loved Sirius before, right?" Remus felt bad for saying 'loved' but he knew that right now the only person in James' heart was Snape. Damn him.
"That's rubbish, I've always loved Severus..."
"James! No! You've got to listen to me, It's not Severus you love!"
"How can you say such a thing?! That's a lie!" James began to glare, though he didn't look that intimidating. He folded his arms over his chest, pouting.
"It's the TRUTH, James..." Sirius' voice chimed in. Both James and Remus turned to him. He sighed deeply, turning his head. "You know that Snape isn't the one you love, James. Deep down, it's not true. Why is it so hard for you to believe this...?" Sirius' voice began to tremble, and within moments he was crying softly. He hadn't cried since his pet died...he told himself he would never cry again, but, he needed to.
James watched Sirius cry, a small feeling growing inside his heart. He blinked a few times, reaching around for his glasses. Remus handed them to him, and he put them on. After his eyes adjusted once more, his vision better, he crawled off of the bed and over to Sirius'. The other boy was trembling still, his dark eyes drowning in tears. James paused, but he slowly lifted a hand to Sirius' face.
"Sirius, why are you crying?"
"J-james..." This seriously was too much for Sirius. The one he loved was in 'love' with another, and he probably just wanted to tell him something that would hurt him worse.
"What is it?"
Without another though to it, Sirius dove forward and wrapped his arms tightly around James, burying his face into the robed shoulder. As he sobbed, he tried to speak, but it came out as nothing but whimpers. James slowly lifted his arms around his friend, hugging him comfortingly. The two boys sat there, and as Sirius sobbed, that feeling within James began to grow stronger. His hold on Sirius grew tighter, more loving. The one thing that was unknown about a love potion: If one had experienced true love beforehand and this potion was used on them, the sight of their old loved one weeping and crying for them can -usually- ping back the person from the effects of the potion.
In a blink, James lifted one of his arms from around Sirius' waist, and he grasped ahold of the dark haired one's face. He leaned forward just barely, his lips coming in contact with Sirius. He caught a flinch from the other boy before Sirius realized exactly what James was doing. As he fell weak, their kiss grew stronger, more passionate. James' hand slid down from Sirius' face and found home back on his waist.
Remus smiled softly as he watched the two of them kiss. At first he thought James was going to resist, but once he found the boy being the instigator, he became a bit surprised. Pushing himself off of the cold stone wall, he walked out of the dormitory room silently, leaving the two of them to what they were to do. Remus was happy to know that the two of them would be alright, but he couldn't help but wonder what had happened exactly to break the potion. As Remus slid down the stairs to the Common Room, he ran into Lily.
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James was now lying back on Sirius' bed, the other boy atop him. They continued their kiss, hungry hands from Sirius making their way over James' body. Before he went any further, he broke the kiss and caught James' eyes with his own.
"James..."
"Yes, Paddy...?" James smiled meekly.
"Paddy? You...Oh James..!" Sirius began to laugh, but it was an astonished laugh. He figured James was lost, but that word alone proved him wrong. He pulled James into a tight hug, and he sat both of them up.
James coughed a few times, trying to pull himself free from the tight hug. "P-paddy..C-can't....Breathe...."
Sirius stopped laughing and released his grip on the other boy, chuckling nervously afterward. "S-sorry Jamie..."
James placed a soft kiss on Sirius' lips, a small smile curling onto his lips. "Not a problem..." There was a low rumble heard, and after it disappeared, James giggled. "Guess I'm hungry..."
"Let's go get some food, hm?" Sirius lifted himself off of the bed, and after he stood, he offered James a hand.
"I'd be happy to." Taking Sirius' hand, James smiled, falling into the other boy's arms. "Wanna carry me?"
"I would, but there's too many people around..."
James pouted sadly. "Please...?"
"Sorry James...Can't do it." Sirius sighed weakly, but he began to walk out of the dormitory, James tagging along behind him.
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"...I can't believe this..." Lily was being surprised right and left.
"Well, you've got to Lily, otherwise, you're going to be in denial every time you see the two of them." Remus sighed lightly, crossing his legs from underneath his robes. "You've got to accept it."
"How did -you-, Remus? I mean...Well, you know what I mean, you and...that `thing` for Sirius..?"
Remus choked a bit. "Erm...Well, they're both my close friends...As much as it pained me to see him and James together...I...I had to get over it..."
"But...Didn't it hurt? I mean, to see the one you care so much about be with another person?" Lily sighed sadly, brushing a strand of her hair from her eyes.
Remus kept silent for a moment, a pained sound coming from him. "It...Did. But I got over it. If you need anyone to help you, I'm right here."
Lily scoffed softly. "I'll take you up on that...But...Remus, it's going to be so hard...I mean, I love James..."
"I know, I know. He knows that too, but he can't help feeling the way he does about Sirius. It was something between them that only they understand."
Lily nodded, beginning to chew on her bottom lip. "I don't know if I can bear seeing them together, Remus...I mean, I should be happy for James, and I am, you know? But at the same time I just want to hurt him the same way he did me...But I'm not vindictive..." She lifted a slender hand to her face, rubbing her eyes profusely.
"I understand completely, Lily, but..." Remus sighed lightly, shaking his head, "you've got to deal with it..."
At the moment the two were talking, James and Sirius made their way down the stairs.
"...I really did that? Oh my goddess Sirius, I'm so sorry!"
Sirius chuckled lightly, helping James to the bottom of the stairs. As the two of them walked from the stairs, they ran into Remus and Lily. James coughed a little, looking from Lily to Remus.
"Erm...Hey, Lily," he said sheepishly, looking away from her.
"Hello James," she replied softly. There was no anger in her voice. There was some hurt, but at least she wasn't attacking him.
"I'm...How are you doing?" he asked, moving a bit closer. He tugged on Sirius' robe for him to follow.
Lily smiled, her eyes trying their best to catch James'. "I'm doing quite fine, just chatting away with Remus, here. We've been doing some important discussing and-"
"Lily, I'm so sorry for...for what happened..." James blurted out, finally letting his eyes finally finding hers. "I didn't mean for it to happen like this..."
"James, don't worry. I'm hurt, but I'm not angry anymore. In fact..." she sighed. "I'm happy for you."
That comment took James aback. "H-happy for me?" He stuttered.
"Yes...You deserve happiness, and obviously, you found it in Sirius, not me." She smiled, though it was fake. "If you'll excuse me, I should be going...Told my friend I'd meet her in the library in a few minutes..." Lily stood, brushing and untangling her robes with the still fake smile. She walked forward and gave James a loving hug, but her eyes were on Sirius. "Take care of him, would you?"
Sirius only nodded, rather confused at how quickly Lily changed her mind. He knew Remus must've done something; he'd thank him once she left. As she walked out of the portrait, all three of the Marauder boys watched her, a collective sigh released among them.
"Remus Lupin, what DID you do?" Sirius asked, dropping himself onto the couch Lily was sitting upon. "I'm astonished..."
"I did what any friend would do for someone he cared about, I helped." Remus smiled, but it was somewhat tried. "I got...I'll just say I got on some common ground."
James sniggered a bit, walking over beside Remus' arm chair. He nudged the young werewolf in the side. "Who's the girl you spoke with her about, Remus?"
"Who said it was a girl?" He asked enticingly, eyes shooting from Sirius to James. "But you'll never know, because I can't tell you." He stood and smirked boldly, heading toward the portrait. "I suppose I've done my part, but...I'll see you two down in the Great Hall later." With that comment, Remus disappeared from view.
James, whom of which was slightly confused, turned to Sirius. "Erm...Well, I guess we should get going..." His stomach made the rumbling noise once more, and a small, but nervous giggle came from him. "My stomach agrees, too!"
Sirius chuckled softly, lifting himself from the couch and to a standing position. "I missed your cuteness..." Making sure no one was coming downstairs, he moved close to James, pulling him into a soft kiss. "Let's go."
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Author's Notes: Hmm...All that bitterness between Lily and James is gone....which is good ^^ I hope you liked this chapter...You know what I noticed? I don't get reviews much for this fic (Thanks though to Hallmark ^^ this chapter was dedicated to you, I was actually going to let this story die X_X; But you made me not!) ) but I get them all the time to my other fics...I'd love more reviews on this story!