A/N: I decided to be nice and not leave the cliffhanger there for long. So
here's the next chapter. Actually, I lied. It wasn't me who decided to post
again. It was my boring little teachers who all decided to lecture on the
same day. So I had no choice but to squeeze this chapter out of my muses,
unless I wanted to be bored all day. So thank them, not me. Ang
The weeks flew by, and Lily seemed perfectly at home with her new friends. She and Remus had grown even closer over the time. It didn't seem like they had to talk when they were together. Just being together was enough for both of them. Days were spent hard at work in their classes, and evenings were spent sitting around in the Common Room, listening to the Marauders latest exploits. Michelle and Amy joined them daily now.
"But then Professor Binns caught us, so now we have a detention tomorrow night." Sirius finished, sulking. "Any of the female professors, and we would have been let off the hook. But no. It had to be Professor Binns."
"I can't believe that you four have a detention 2 days before Christmas!" Lily exclaimed. Michelle laughed.
"Lils, they always have detention." Amy reminded Lily. "Except when, as they say, a female professor catches them, and Sirius manages to sweet talk and charm his way out of things." Sirius grinned, proud of this fact. "That's not a good thing, Sirius!" Amy scolded him.
"But Amy, darling, remember last month? I do hope that you remember when, umm, what was it again? Oh yes. You were caught by Miss Valenca." Sirius smirked. Miss Valenca was the groundskeeper, and as mean as could be. But she was easy to charm. "And what, pray tell, did I do for you?"
"Only because you were sneaking out to get food and..." Amy retorted.
"I still managed to save you! And sheesh, I nearly offered myself up to save you." Sirius shuddered, remembering how Miss Valenca had flirted with him. Amy giggled, clearly remembering the same thing.
"I never thought that I would see you look so amazingly uncomfortable, Sirius." She teased. Lily sulked.
"I can't believe I missed that!" She complained. Remus nodded his agreement.
"One of the Marauders, cornered by Miss Valenca, and forced to resort to charming her." Remus mused, chuckling.
"For the last time, I would have gotten away without having to even see Miss Valenca, if I hadn't decided to be nice and save a fellow Gryffindor!" Sirius retorted hotly. Amy grinned, but tempered it quickly.
"And I can never thank you enough for that, Sirius. Please tell me what I can do to make it up to you in the slightest." She purred, demurely. Sirius blushed bright red, causing the group to explode with laughter. James shook his head. It was always the same between those two.
"Amy, have you forgotten already? Sirius can flirt, and charm, any girl he wants, but he can't handle it when the girls turn it back on him. The only one who actually gets away with it is Lily." Michelle reminded her friend. Lily and Remus laughed.
"Lily can get away with anything. We all know that." Remus yawned. They'd had a long day. The potions teacher, Professor Campbell, had given them an exam that morning. They were all tired from it. Lily blushed slightly. "Mark my words; Lily's going to be a heartbreaker by the middle of our 6th year."
"No I won't, Remus." Lily replied, modestly.
"Yeah you will, Lils. Hopefully not mine though." James teased. Lily laughed softly. He still had no idea that she liked him.
"No kidding, Lils. If you're going to break hearts, spare the Marauders." Sirius pleaded. Peter and Remus nodded their agreement. Amy and Michelle grinned. They were used to this sort of thing, and loved seeing Lily so popular. From what they had heard, Petunia was a nightmare to live with.
"Well, I'd have to hurt at least 3 of you, if you all fall for me. I can't date all of you at once, now can I?" Lily responded reasonably. The Marauders thought about that for a minute.
"Good point, Lilybean." Remus commented. "Not like you, though." He ducked the pillow that was thrown at him, and laughed when Lily dived towards him. He moved out of the way, and Lily fell onto James. James and Lily both blushed slightly, and James helped her up. Remus, Sirius, Michelle, Amy, and Peter were laughing hysterically.
"James'll be the first victim. Just wait and see." Peter predicted, grinning. They all laughed and went to bed.
The Marauders served their detention the next night, and before anyone realized it, it was Christmas morning. Amy and Michelle had gone home for the break, as had Peter. It was just Remus, Sirius, James, and Lily left for Gryffindor.
Lily sprinted down the stairs into the common room. The guys were already there. She laughed a bit breathlessly, and joined them on the floor in front of the fire. There were presents surrounding the boys, and they all handed Lily her share. There were presents from each of the guys, one from Michelle, one from Amy, and a bunch from her parents. At the bottom of the pile was a short note from Petunia.
Dear Lily. Merry Christmas. I'm glad you're not home for it. See you at summer break, unfortunately. Petunia. P.S. Mom and Dad made me write a note.
Lily laughed, and handed the note to Remus when she had read it. He laughed and they passed the note around.
"Charming sister, Lily." James commented. Sirius grinned. He just had to comment.
"Yeah, and just think James, she could be your sister in law. OWWW!" Sirius howled when both Lily and James hit him. Remus doubled over with laughter.
The weeks flew by, and Lily seemed perfectly at home with her new friends. She and Remus had grown even closer over the time. It didn't seem like they had to talk when they were together. Just being together was enough for both of them. Days were spent hard at work in their classes, and evenings were spent sitting around in the Common Room, listening to the Marauders latest exploits. Michelle and Amy joined them daily now.
"But then Professor Binns caught us, so now we have a detention tomorrow night." Sirius finished, sulking. "Any of the female professors, and we would have been let off the hook. But no. It had to be Professor Binns."
"I can't believe that you four have a detention 2 days before Christmas!" Lily exclaimed. Michelle laughed.
"Lils, they always have detention." Amy reminded Lily. "Except when, as they say, a female professor catches them, and Sirius manages to sweet talk and charm his way out of things." Sirius grinned, proud of this fact. "That's not a good thing, Sirius!" Amy scolded him.
"But Amy, darling, remember last month? I do hope that you remember when, umm, what was it again? Oh yes. You were caught by Miss Valenca." Sirius smirked. Miss Valenca was the groundskeeper, and as mean as could be. But she was easy to charm. "And what, pray tell, did I do for you?"
"Only because you were sneaking out to get food and..." Amy retorted.
"I still managed to save you! And sheesh, I nearly offered myself up to save you." Sirius shuddered, remembering how Miss Valenca had flirted with him. Amy giggled, clearly remembering the same thing.
"I never thought that I would see you look so amazingly uncomfortable, Sirius." She teased. Lily sulked.
"I can't believe I missed that!" She complained. Remus nodded his agreement.
"One of the Marauders, cornered by Miss Valenca, and forced to resort to charming her." Remus mused, chuckling.
"For the last time, I would have gotten away without having to even see Miss Valenca, if I hadn't decided to be nice and save a fellow Gryffindor!" Sirius retorted hotly. Amy grinned, but tempered it quickly.
"And I can never thank you enough for that, Sirius. Please tell me what I can do to make it up to you in the slightest." She purred, demurely. Sirius blushed bright red, causing the group to explode with laughter. James shook his head. It was always the same between those two.
"Amy, have you forgotten already? Sirius can flirt, and charm, any girl he wants, but he can't handle it when the girls turn it back on him. The only one who actually gets away with it is Lily." Michelle reminded her friend. Lily and Remus laughed.
"Lily can get away with anything. We all know that." Remus yawned. They'd had a long day. The potions teacher, Professor Campbell, had given them an exam that morning. They were all tired from it. Lily blushed slightly. "Mark my words; Lily's going to be a heartbreaker by the middle of our 6th year."
"No I won't, Remus." Lily replied, modestly.
"Yeah you will, Lils. Hopefully not mine though." James teased. Lily laughed softly. He still had no idea that she liked him.
"No kidding, Lils. If you're going to break hearts, spare the Marauders." Sirius pleaded. Peter and Remus nodded their agreement. Amy and Michelle grinned. They were used to this sort of thing, and loved seeing Lily so popular. From what they had heard, Petunia was a nightmare to live with.
"Well, I'd have to hurt at least 3 of you, if you all fall for me. I can't date all of you at once, now can I?" Lily responded reasonably. The Marauders thought about that for a minute.
"Good point, Lilybean." Remus commented. "Not like you, though." He ducked the pillow that was thrown at him, and laughed when Lily dived towards him. He moved out of the way, and Lily fell onto James. James and Lily both blushed slightly, and James helped her up. Remus, Sirius, Michelle, Amy, and Peter were laughing hysterically.
"James'll be the first victim. Just wait and see." Peter predicted, grinning. They all laughed and went to bed.
The Marauders served their detention the next night, and before anyone realized it, it was Christmas morning. Amy and Michelle had gone home for the break, as had Peter. It was just Remus, Sirius, James, and Lily left for Gryffindor.
Lily sprinted down the stairs into the common room. The guys were already there. She laughed a bit breathlessly, and joined them on the floor in front of the fire. There were presents surrounding the boys, and they all handed Lily her share. There were presents from each of the guys, one from Michelle, one from Amy, and a bunch from her parents. At the bottom of the pile was a short note from Petunia.
Dear Lily. Merry Christmas. I'm glad you're not home for it. See you at summer break, unfortunately. Petunia. P.S. Mom and Dad made me write a note.
Lily laughed, and handed the note to Remus when she had read it. He laughed and they passed the note around.
"Charming sister, Lily." James commented. Sirius grinned. He just had to comment.
"Yeah, and just think James, she could be your sister in law. OWWW!" Sirius howled when both Lily and James hit him. Remus doubled over with laughter.
