Chapter 2
"I can't take any of this!" Stephanie Valentine exclaimed. She put her parchments of homework aside.
"What's the matter Steph?" Lily asked.
"The matter is that I don't know what to do about Severus!" Steph exclaimed. She buried her head in her hands. She was so confused. She didn't know what to do. Tonight was going to be their first date. She was just doing homework with Lily in the Gryffindor common room to pass time.
"Didn't we go over this already?" Lily asked. She was continuing to do her homework. She had to or else she'll go into another one of her daydreams.
"Yes we did but now I don't know if that is the right thing to do." Steph said.
"I think it is a good plan." Lily said.
"Hm..I need to stop thinking about this." Steph said. She needed something else to preoccupy her mind.
"Mhmm.." was all Lily said.
"So who are you going with to the Yule Ball?" Steph asked curiously.
"I don't know yet. Some boys have asked me but I said no to them. I want to go with the perfect date." Lily said.
"What about James? Did he asked you yet?" Steph questioned her.
"What made you think of him? Of course he didn't ask me. We hate each other!" Lily said.
"I think he would be the perfect date for you." Steph mumbled.
"I heard that and I disagree." Lily said.
"You disagree with anything that involves James." Steph said.
"He's an annoying little git." Lily said.
"Weren't the both of you best friends during the first couple of years at Hogwarts?" Steph asked. Steph had came into Hogwarts during their 4th year and immediately became great friends with Lily, Sirius, James, and Remus. Peter on the otherhand didn't seem to like her very much. Not that she liked him either. He scared her sometimes by just staring right through her in class. Nobody else noticed and she never told anyone, even Lily.
"Yes. But that was before he became the guy he is. His ego is as big as the Great Hall." Lily said.
"His ego is not that big. I think he's rather nice. So what happened that change your friendship?" Steph asked. Lily had never told her what happened during her 3rd year.
"Well, let's just put it this way, we went on a date and it was a disaster. He turned out to be a guy I didn't know anymore." Lily said. When she thought about her first years at Hogwarts, she missed having James as a best friend. They had drifted farther apart during the years after the date. He used to be so funny and nice to her. She actually thought they might stay that way for the rest of their lives. She wished the James now could be the same as before. Nice, funny, and caring.
"So that's it?" Steph asked. "That's the reason you guys are always bickering?"
"Pretty much." Lily said.
"I can't believe it! I thought it was going to be something major like you were going out with James and he cheated on you." Steph said.
"James would never cheat on me." Lily said.
"How do you know?" Steph asked with a curious look. Maybe Lily didn't tell her everything that had gone on.
"Just a best friend intuition." Lily said.
"I thought you didn't consider him as a best friend." Steph pointed out.
Lily flushed slightly. "Well ex-best friend intuition then."
"Right." Steph muttered under her breath. Lily definitely still had some feelings for James whether she admitted it or not. Maybe I can ask Sirius to help me hook them up again, she thought. A switch went on in her head. This was going to be so fun. Not realizing that she had dazed out with a big grin on her face.
"What are you grinning about?" Lily asked.
"Nothing." Steph said. "Look, I'm going to go find Sirius and the others. I'll tell you about my date with Severus later."
"What about your homework?" Lily asked.
This brought Steph back to reality for a second but she pushed the thought away. Homework could wait. Hooking her best friend up with a great guy was much more important. "I'll do it tomorrow." She said and left the common room to find Sirius.
She saw Remus on her way looking for Sirius and asked if he knew where Sirius was.
"I think he's in the library." Remus said. Steph thanked him and quickened her pace to the library. She went through each aisle of the library looking for Sirius and finally found him snogging with a 7th year Hufflepuff. She couldn't see her face clearly but she thought it had to be Ginger Adams with the brown hair and golden streaks.
"Sirius!" Steph yelled out. She hope Madame Lockers didn't hear her.
Immediately, Sirius jumped back from Ginger. His hair was a mess and a few buttons were unbuttoned on his robe.
"Hey Steph. What did you want?" Sirius asked.
"Can I speak to you privately?" Steph asked.
"Ok." Sirus said. "Ginny, I'll be back." Ginger got up from the floor and went over to sit on one of the chairs.
Sirius and Steph walked off to a corner in the library.
"So what is it that you wanted to tell me?" Sirius asked.
"I'm sooo sorry for interrupting your snog fest with Ginger." Steph said sarcastically.
"Ha Ha. You should be." Sirius said sticking out his tongue at her.
"Okay, well I was thinking that you could help me hook Lily and James up." Steph said.
"But they hate each other!" Sirius exclaimed.
"I don't think so. I think they still have some feelings for one another." Steph said.
"How do you know?" Sirius asked curiously.
"Let's just say that I have this best friend intuition that Lily still has feelings for James but is just too stubborn to admit it." Steph said.
"You do realize they will kill us if they found out." Sirius said.
"Nah. I think they will be rather happy about it." Steph said. "So are you in or out?"
"I'm in." Sirius said with a grin. This could turn out to be fun.
"Well I'll leave you now so you can go snog some more with Ginger."
"Wait. Ginger can wait. So when do you want to start planning this?"
"Not sure."
"How about 10 o'clock tonight up in the Astronomy Tower?" Sirius suggested.
"Okay." Steph said and started her way back to the Gryffindor common room. She went up to her dorm room and started getting ready for her date with Severus.
A/N: That's it! This chapter wasn't that good but don't worry. Chapter 3 will be better. What will happen between Steph and Severus on their date? You shall find out in the next chapter. I'll try to write and post it up soon. Now go review.
Disclaimer: I own the characters you don't recognize like Stephanie Valentine and Ginger Adams. The other characters belong to the brilliant J.K. Rowling who came up with them.
"I can't take any of this!" Stephanie Valentine exclaimed. She put her parchments of homework aside.
"What's the matter Steph?" Lily asked.
"The matter is that I don't know what to do about Severus!" Steph exclaimed. She buried her head in her hands. She was so confused. She didn't know what to do. Tonight was going to be their first date. She was just doing homework with Lily in the Gryffindor common room to pass time.
"Didn't we go over this already?" Lily asked. She was continuing to do her homework. She had to or else she'll go into another one of her daydreams.
"Yes we did but now I don't know if that is the right thing to do." Steph said.
"I think it is a good plan." Lily said.
"Hm..I need to stop thinking about this." Steph said. She needed something else to preoccupy her mind.
"Mhmm.." was all Lily said.
"So who are you going with to the Yule Ball?" Steph asked curiously.
"I don't know yet. Some boys have asked me but I said no to them. I want to go with the perfect date." Lily said.
"What about James? Did he asked you yet?" Steph questioned her.
"What made you think of him? Of course he didn't ask me. We hate each other!" Lily said.
"I think he would be the perfect date for you." Steph mumbled.
"I heard that and I disagree." Lily said.
"You disagree with anything that involves James." Steph said.
"He's an annoying little git." Lily said.
"Weren't the both of you best friends during the first couple of years at Hogwarts?" Steph asked. Steph had came into Hogwarts during their 4th year and immediately became great friends with Lily, Sirius, James, and Remus. Peter on the otherhand didn't seem to like her very much. Not that she liked him either. He scared her sometimes by just staring right through her in class. Nobody else noticed and she never told anyone, even Lily.
"Yes. But that was before he became the guy he is. His ego is as big as the Great Hall." Lily said.
"His ego is not that big. I think he's rather nice. So what happened that change your friendship?" Steph asked. Lily had never told her what happened during her 3rd year.
"Well, let's just put it this way, we went on a date and it was a disaster. He turned out to be a guy I didn't know anymore." Lily said. When she thought about her first years at Hogwarts, she missed having James as a best friend. They had drifted farther apart during the years after the date. He used to be so funny and nice to her. She actually thought they might stay that way for the rest of their lives. She wished the James now could be the same as before. Nice, funny, and caring.
"So that's it?" Steph asked. "That's the reason you guys are always bickering?"
"Pretty much." Lily said.
"I can't believe it! I thought it was going to be something major like you were going out with James and he cheated on you." Steph said.
"James would never cheat on me." Lily said.
"How do you know?" Steph asked with a curious look. Maybe Lily didn't tell her everything that had gone on.
"Just a best friend intuition." Lily said.
"I thought you didn't consider him as a best friend." Steph pointed out.
Lily flushed slightly. "Well ex-best friend intuition then."
"Right." Steph muttered under her breath. Lily definitely still had some feelings for James whether she admitted it or not. Maybe I can ask Sirius to help me hook them up again, she thought. A switch went on in her head. This was going to be so fun. Not realizing that she had dazed out with a big grin on her face.
"What are you grinning about?" Lily asked.
"Nothing." Steph said. "Look, I'm going to go find Sirius and the others. I'll tell you about my date with Severus later."
"What about your homework?" Lily asked.
This brought Steph back to reality for a second but she pushed the thought away. Homework could wait. Hooking her best friend up with a great guy was much more important. "I'll do it tomorrow." She said and left the common room to find Sirius.
She saw Remus on her way looking for Sirius and asked if he knew where Sirius was.
"I think he's in the library." Remus said. Steph thanked him and quickened her pace to the library. She went through each aisle of the library looking for Sirius and finally found him snogging with a 7th year Hufflepuff. She couldn't see her face clearly but she thought it had to be Ginger Adams with the brown hair and golden streaks.
"Sirius!" Steph yelled out. She hope Madame Lockers didn't hear her.
Immediately, Sirius jumped back from Ginger. His hair was a mess and a few buttons were unbuttoned on his robe.
"Hey Steph. What did you want?" Sirius asked.
"Can I speak to you privately?" Steph asked.
"Ok." Sirus said. "Ginny, I'll be back." Ginger got up from the floor and went over to sit on one of the chairs.
Sirius and Steph walked off to a corner in the library.
"So what is it that you wanted to tell me?" Sirius asked.
"I'm sooo sorry for interrupting your snog fest with Ginger." Steph said sarcastically.
"Ha Ha. You should be." Sirius said sticking out his tongue at her.
"Okay, well I was thinking that you could help me hook Lily and James up." Steph said.
"But they hate each other!" Sirius exclaimed.
"I don't think so. I think they still have some feelings for one another." Steph said.
"How do you know?" Sirius asked curiously.
"Let's just say that I have this best friend intuition that Lily still has feelings for James but is just too stubborn to admit it." Steph said.
"You do realize they will kill us if they found out." Sirius said.
"Nah. I think they will be rather happy about it." Steph said. "So are you in or out?"
"I'm in." Sirius said with a grin. This could turn out to be fun.
"Well I'll leave you now so you can go snog some more with Ginger."
"Wait. Ginger can wait. So when do you want to start planning this?"
"Not sure."
"How about 10 o'clock tonight up in the Astronomy Tower?" Sirius suggested.
"Okay." Steph said and started her way back to the Gryffindor common room. She went up to her dorm room and started getting ready for her date with Severus.
A/N: That's it! This chapter wasn't that good but don't worry. Chapter 3 will be better. What will happen between Steph and Severus on their date? You shall find out in the next chapter. I'll try to write and post it up soon. Now go review.
Disclaimer: I own the characters you don't recognize like Stephanie Valentine and Ginger Adams. The other characters belong to the brilliant J.K. Rowling who came up with them.
