"I'm sure I failed charms," Lily said, "the essay was just-"
"Stop, Lils, stop." Marlene told her.
"We know you're not going to."
"What, Ali?" Lily asked.
"Fail charms, of course!"
"Ah, Miss McKinnon, looking stunning as usual!" Sirius commented, joining the conversation.
Marlene stared dreamily at him. It was no secret, everyone knew it, she had a huge crush on Sirius Black. Her friends Alice, Lily, and Mary teased her non-stop, but Marlene knew how to handle it.
As Sirius walked back to the boys, Alice nudged Marlene and said, "Marlene and Sirius sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"No, wasn't it Alice and Frank? On a park bench?" Marlene reminded her, smirking.
"Black and McKinnon! Blackinnon has sailed. I repeat, this ship has left the harbour!" Lily sang.
"Doesn't the love of your life, James, l-"
"Come on, Mar, you're no fun!"
"Haven't you been having any with Remus then?"
Mary turned pink. "Maybe," she squeaked.
"Haha! Mary sounds like Peter!" James said.
Lily flushed red, had he been listening?
That was what Marlene did to her friends: exactly what they did to her.
"Lily, a word?" James asked, tapping her on the shoulder.
"Okay?" said Lily shakily.
"Can I ask you something?"
Lily bit her lip, but nodded.
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
She looked into his deep hazel eyes. Without thinking, she blurted out the answer. "Am I dreaming?" Lily whispered.
"Yeah, because this would be the kind of thing you would dream about." James said, rolling his eyes.
"Yes. James, I'll be your girlfriend."
Watching James edge closer to her, Lily looked once again into his eyes, and, as their lips joined, she couldn't think of anywhere she would rather be.
Lily arrived at the girls' dorms at around 9pm.
"What kept you?" asked Marlene. "Oh!"
Alice giggled, "How was it?"
"What?" asked Lily.
"The kiss, of course."
"Oh."
"Tell ussss," whined Mary.
"Good."
"Good? GOOD? Only good?" Alice said.
"Yeah, when we were snogging in 2nd year it was a lot more than good-" Marlene started.
"You? You snogged James?" Lily exclaimed.
"-it was fiery, powerful, yet sweet and-"
"You? Wow!"
Marlene glared at Lily and Alice before speaking. "Sweet and soft. His kiss made me feel safe, warmth spreading through my body. Mm, best kisser I've ever met. 10/10 I say." Marlene concluded.
"You SNOGGED him?!"
Marlene sighed and added to her mental checklist: get new friends.
