Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.

A/N: Thank you for the reviews. I love you guys!

To Hmmm: I tried my best. = )

To e!i: I've had everything planned out already, but I am not going to tell you. You'll just have to read to find out. = )

To Lily Flower: Well, I'll give you a bit of a hint, okay? James is going to propose SOON.

And why is everybody wondering about this Lorie? Maybe because I made her a bit suspicious and mysterious? Well, just read on and find out.

To Offended: You reviewed "I Knew I Loved You" anonymously, but since I'm finished with that, there's no way I could tell you this. You probably won't even read this one. But I would like to say that I am so sorry. I have no intentions of offending anybody. I mean it. I just like to vary my characters; since Lily's a redhead and Bella's a brunette, I want some different characteristics. I am very sorry that I offended you. I really don't mean anything against blondes. Some of my friends are and I love them to death, so I would never do anything to offend them or any others. Please, please understand.

Chapter 15

The next day, Lorie had all her stuff set up in her room already. Then, she helped Bella and Lily make dinner for the boys.

"Oh no!" Lily cried.

"What?" Lorie asked, alarmed.

"We're out of eggs!"

"Oh. Why don't you just magic some up?"

"No. The store-bought ones are much better! Especially the muggle kind."

"Oh. Well, I'm free. I can go get it."

"Oh thank you, Lorie."

"No problem." So Lorie left the apartment. She walked a bit down driveway of the apartment, when she heard a strange noise. Lorie looked up at the tree nearby and saw a small cat stuck up there.

"Aw…poor kitty." Lorie was about to magic it down, when she remembered that this is a muggle neighborhood. "Oops." She sighed. "Better do it the hard way then." So she climbed.

Just then, Sirius, James, and Remus walked by.

"Hey James," Sirius said, pointing up at the tree. "Look! There's a girl up there." They walked underneath it. The girl was pretty high up. "Nice legs," Sirius whispered to James and Remus.

"Get your mind out of the gutter, Padfoot!" Remus said disgustedly.

"Yeah, you've got Bella," James added. Then he called up to the girl, "Hey! What are you doing up there?"

Lorie, startled by James' calls, fell out of the tree and right on top of Remus.

Sirius laughed as James said, "Oops."

Lorie stood up. "I am so sorry," she said, holding out a hand to help Remus up.

Remus took it. "It's all right…. Shut up," he added to Sirius, who was still laughing.

"What were you doing up there?" James asked.

"Oh. Well, I was suppose to get some stuff at the market…but, erm, I saw this kitty up there, and decided to help it."

"I'll get it," Remus offered. He climbed up and got the kitty quickly. (a/n: remember, they didn't know that Lorie's a witch, so they didn't do magic in front of her. And the whole muggle neighbors thing.) "Here," Remus said, handing the small cat over to Lorie.

"Thanks." Lorie cuddled it for a second, before setting it free. She turned to Remus. "Thanks again."

"No problem," Remus replied. They stared absently at each other for a long time. Sirius noticed this, smiled inwardly, and cleared his throat. "Ahem."

Lorie snapped out of her trance, blushed, and said, "Erm…well, I best be off now. Bye."

"Bye…" Remus said, looking after her.

"You know, Moony," Sirius said pompously, "she's pretty good-looking. But you probably noticed already, judging by the way you were looking at her."

"Shut up, Padfoot," Remus said. "You were the one who was perverted enough to look up her skirt."

"Yeah, you pervert," James said, laughing.

"Hey, I just passed my teenage years. This takes some time; what do you expect?"

Then they went inside the girls' apartment.

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"Lily, I got the eggs!" Lorie called, entering the apartment. Then she saw the boys she had met earlier. "What are you doing here?"

"We should ask you that," Sirius said.

Just then, Lily came out of the kitchen.

"Thanks," Lily said, taking the eggs from Lorie. Then she noticed the boys and Lorie looking at her weirdly. "Oh you guys haven't met our new roommate yet, have you?"

"Yes, we have," James said. "She landed on Remus."

"Huh?" Then Bella called from the kitchen. "Oh, you guys introduce yourself. Bella and I have to finish up something." Then she rushed into the kitchen.

"Well," Lorie began awkwardly. "I'm Valorie Kunners', Bella's and Lily's new roomie."

"Hi," James said. "I'm James Potter, Lily's boyfriend." They shook hands.

"I'm Sirius Black, Bella's boyfriend." Then he added quietly to James, "But now I wish I wasn't."

James laughed and whacked Sirius upside his head.

Remus shook Lorie's hand too. "I'm Remus Lupin, nobody's boyfriend." Then he blushed, realizing what he just said. Sirius and James laughed, while Lorie smiled.

"Dinner's ready!" Lily called.

They walked into the kitchen.

"The table's a bit too small, isn't it?" Bella commented.

"I'll take care of it," Lorie said. She enlarged it with an engorgement charm.

James, Sirius, and Remus stared.

"You're a witch?" Sirius asked.

"No, Sirius," Bella said sarcastically. "She's a magician. Of course she's a witch!"

Then they all sat down; James next to Lily; Bella on the other side of Lily, and next to her is Sirius; and then Remus and Lorie. They finished the dinner quickly, over some small conversations for the boys to get to know Lorie better. Then they all settled in the living room for some deserts. Bella and Sirius squeezed into an armchair together, while the rest settled on the couch. Lily picked up a copy of a muggle magazine and leaf through it.

"Why are you looking at that?" Bella asked.

"Checking out what's new in the muggle world."

"Oh."

Silence.

"Ooh!" Lily cried suddenly. "Guess what?"

"What?" James asked, smiling.

"They're opening a new muggle amusement park really nearby!"

"Amusement park?" Sirius asked.

"Don't you remember from Muggle Studies?" Bella asked. "It's a theme park with loads of rides, things to do, junky food and--"

"Junk food?" Sirius' eyes lit up. "As in non-healthy food? As is food that do you no good? Cool."

"When's it opening?" Remus asked.

"This Saturday," Lily replied. "Let's check it out."

"Cool," Bella said. "We can triple date."

"Triple date?" Lorie asked.

"Yeah. Sirius and I, James and Lily, and you and Remus. That is, if you guys are up to it."

"It's fine with me," Remus said automatically, secretly loving the idea.

"Me too," agreed Lorie.

"Great!" Sirius said. "Cholesterol, here we come."

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