Title: The Romances of the Marauders

Chapter Two:

Authors: Kitty Malfoy & Anglcprncss28

Everything HP related belongs to J.K! Not us. Though anything not copyrighted to J.K. is OURS! No touchy!

A/N: Btw, we've been writing this story back and forth in a notebook for about a year and a half and I'm just getting around to typing it all up. Soit's not gonna be our best work considering we're doing it between lectures. Love ya all and I hope you get a kick out of it!

Plus..this is a totally self-insertion fic. Whatcha gonna do about it??

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James and Lily sat down together, and began talking about an upcoming dance, and the others sat down across from them in this order: Remus, Kat, Sirius, Sharlee.

Sirius and Sharlee soon got into a quidditch discussion - which Kat didn't feel like joining. Remus leaned over and pointed at something while he whispered in Kat's ear. She giggled and hid her pink face behind her goblet of cordial.

Suddenly Sirius started to get quiet.

"What's the matter, Siri?" Sharlee asked sweetly. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, it's not you," he said somewhat sadly. "It's just that..." he glanced at Kat and suddenly Sharlee knew. "Oh...nevermind."

"You're jealous of Remus and Kat, aren't you Sirius? And remember we're going to be together all year and there is no partner switching so you might as well be honest with me."

"No...I'm not jealous." Sirius said slowly.

Sharlee gave him a stern look that said: don't lie to me Black!

"Ok, I'm jealous. So what?"

"Oh, that's so cute!" Sharlee squealed giddily, but felling slightly jealous of Kat.

By this time Kat had stopped giggling and Remus, Kat, James, & Lily were looking at Sharlee like she had grown a second head.

"What..." Sharlee said slowly.

"What's so cute?" Lily and James asked in unison.

Sirius shot Sharlee a pointed look and she knew what he meant.

"Oh nothing, Siri here just..." She glanced at Sirius and he pleaded to her with his eyes. "made a really cute face!"

"Oh." They all said.

Sirius let out a big sigh of relief thankful that his friends could be so stupid and gullible at times.

"Hey, where's Jessica, Kinch, and Cara? I haven't seen them today." Sharlee asked, changing the subject.

"Probably still in their room. I hear that Kinch likes Jessica." Sirius said extremely thankful to Sharlee.

"Oh my gosh, really?" Sharlee asked. "I went out with him in my first and third year!"

Everyone laughed.

"Shut up guys! It's not funny! I was stupid!" She snickered, "Just kidding...he's really nice."

"A little strange...but nice." Kat said drawing the heat away from Sharlee. "Hey, Siri! Pass the mashed potatoes."

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"I would like to remind you all, that a dance will be occurring four days from today, on Saturday. If you have finished transfiguring your book into a pillow, you are free to talk amongst yourselves."

McGonagall held their gaze for a moment longer before returning to checking papers.

Sirius, Kat, and Sharlee turned just in time to see James ask Lily to the dance. Both were pink and flushed, but both were grinning broadly.

Sharlee and Kat turned and stared at a very nervous and very uncomfortable Sirius.

::How am I s'pose to choose which one?::

The two girls continued to stare at him, blinking slowly. Unable to hold their double, penetrating gaze he lowered his head, and slowly began packing away his Transfiguration notes.

Kat and Sharlee shared a frustrated look and packed their things away as well.

"Class Dismissed!"

Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students alike filed out into the stone corridor, chatting excitedly.

"We'll wait...right, Kat?"

"Right, Shar."

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As the days passed, the girls waited patiently but by Friday Sirius still hadn't asked either of them. Sharlee hardly spoke more than five words to him at a time, but ever since Thursday morning, Kat apparently had given up on the idea and was cheerful once again.

Sharlee and Lily were playing Wizard's Chess, and Kat was heading across the common room when Sirius entered. Kat's and Sharlee's heads popped up as he cleared his throat. "Can I talk to you two?"

"Sure." Sharlee said and sat down across from him on the couch. Kat hesitated, then nodded and sat down tensely next to Sharlee.

"I know this sounds weird, but..."

"But?" Sharlee prompted.

"I was wondering if both of you would go to the dance with me."

"Sure!" Sharlee said automatically.

Kat was silent. A rare occurrence...

"Kat?" Sharlee inquired nervously, "You did wait. Didn't you?"

"I'm going with Remus."

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R & R.I really don't care.