Title: The Romances of the Marauders

Chapter Three

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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Sirius let out a sigh of relief.

"Kat! You promised you'd wait for Sirius! Do you even like Remus?" Sharlee prodded.

"Yeah, I do. I think I have for quite awhile." Then Kat noticed Sirius was still sitting on the couch.

"I'm so sorry Siri! Really I am. But I really like Remus. I think I just had a crush on you..."

"Who wouldn't?" Sirius joked, making the girls laugh. "It's ok really, Kat. I know Remus likes you and I can't say that I blame him" Kat blushed. "But in all honesty, I think I'm more compatible with Sharlee."

Sharlee grinned.

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"I'm bored Shar. What do you think we should do?"

"Dress shopping in Hogsmeade?" Sharlee suggested.

"Good idea! Let's round everyone up!" Kat exclaimed.

20 minutes later everyone was grouped up in the Great Hall.

"Where do you want to go guys?" Sharlee asked taking charge.

"Well, I kinda have a craving for Butterbeer." Sirius admitted.

"Okay, then we'll start at the Three Broomsticks." Kat said, "Unless someone has a problem with that."

"Sounds good to me," Everyone agreed.

Kat and Remus started off first holding hands and talking intimately between themselves; every once in awhile pointing and gesturing with their free hands. The rest of the couples followed their pattern and the group headed off to Hogsmeade.

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Once they got into Hogsmeade they headed over towards the Three Broomsticks. They all walked inside and Sharlee took charge once again. "Kat and Remus will you guys go save us a really big booth?" She asked politely, "and Siri and I will get you two Butterbeers."

"Sure," They said in unison, both grinning slyly, and heading off towards a booth in the back.

When the group came across Remus and Kat in the back they found that Remus and Kat needed to find a room.

Sirius cleared his throat loudly...

No reaction.

Sirius whispered in Sharlee's ear; she giggled and nodded/

Sharlee went to Kat's side and Sirius went to Remus' and they both yanked in unison. Kat and Remus both blushed, guiltily.

"Sorry guys! Guess our kiss got a little carried away!" Kat tried to explain.

"Uh huh! You could say that again!" Cara exclaimed.

"Sorry guys! Guess our kiss got a little carried away!"

"Ha. Ha. Very funny. I didn't mean literally you little smart ass." Cara growled.

They talked about the dance, then the guys headed to Zonko's and they were going to join the girls at Wizard's Formalwear five hours later. The girls headed towards the nearest store giggling and talking about what they were looking for in their dress and offering their opinions to all the other girls. They went to all the stores in Hogsmeade and finally they each had found their dresses:

Sharlee: silvery blue (blue is very very pale; color changes with the way she's turned towards the light), strapless with lace up the back, silver jewelry.

Kate: red spaghetti strap halter, with gold bangles and other jewelry

Cara: green, with puffy peasant sleeves, and a single silver chain.

Jessica: pale pink - plain style spaghetti strap, with rosebud earrings.

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They met the guys at Wizard's Formalwear and the guys had all found great tuxes that fit them perfectly. All the tuxes were black.

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"Hey you guys. Siri and I are gonna go to the library and study, okay?" Sharlee informed them.

"Okay, Remus and I were playing to work outside by the lake anyway," Kat said twining her fingers in his.

"Okay. Now don't you four forget. We're gonna start getting ready at six, so we can get to the dance when it starts at 8." Lily lectured.

Kat snorted, "What are you? My Mother?!" She mocked sarcastically.

"Katharine Grace Glassman!" Lily screamed. "If Remus didn't like you so much, I'd hex you where you stand!"

"Well thank god for that!" Kat exclaimed and snatched Remus' arm. They walked away quickly and looking a little too happy for people who were going to "study".

"Sharlee-" Lily turned around in time to see Sirius and Sharlee disappear around the corner.

"You do know they're off snogging, don't you?" James said quietly trying to hold back a laugh.

Lily let out a long sigh, and shot him an exasperated look. "Ya, but still..."

"But still..." James continued. "It's a good idea..." Lily grinned mischievously and pulled James into an empty classroom.

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'Why did we have to come back here?" Remus asked, pouting.

Kat patted his cheek and grinned, "Because. If we want it to look like we're "studying" I need to get my quill!"

"Oh all right, but make it quick, love."

"Yeah Yeah!"

Walking into her room, Kat turned and shielded her eyes.

"Ah! I'm blind!" Kat screamed, melodramatically.

Two chairs had been knocked over, and Sirius and Sharlee were all over each other underneath a pile of pillows.

"I'm sorry. I-I-I just came to get my quill..."

Remus called in after her, "Kat what is it -AH! My eyes!"

"Out of my way, Remus! I think they wanna be alone!"

The two stumbled their way out with much banging and resulting in more than a few bruises. Remus pulled a giggling Kat into his arms, and kissed the top of her head.

"How 'bout we finish out own 'studying session' ?"

Kat made a purring noise in the back of her throat, and the couple headed back outside.

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Whatever.