Chapter 14

" So how is it going so far?" asked Remus, while stirring his own cauldron.

" I think I've gotten everything right. Though I could've sworn I saw a bubble burst here and there." Answered Peter, nervously. (A/N: yea, suffer you worm!)

"But just think, this is our last test before the Christmas break. Then, freedom. For at least a week anyway." Said Sirius, dreamily.

" Yea. And I get more alone time with Lily," said James, a little loud than he would've liked.

" What?" asked James, reddening harder than ever, under the grins of his fellow Marauders.

" Well I expected to have some fun with Malerie but she has to go with her family to Scotland. I mean to say, Scotland." Said Sirius.

" Do you think this mixture is thick enough?" whispered Malerie as Professor Bierschwale made her way around the class to grade the student's potions.

" Yea, I think so." Said Jasmine looking over at Malerie's potion.

" I'm glad this will be over in ten minutes." Whispered Lily, quietly.

" MISS EVANS! YOU ARE MAKING SUCH A RACKET AND DISTURBING YOUR CLASSMATES. TEN POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!" shrieked Bierschwale.

" But, professor, I just-" Lily started to say.

" But nothing, Miss Evans. Further ten more points from Gryffindor." Said Bierschwale, supremely.

"NO ONE BARELY HEARD HER MAKING THE "RACKET", PROFESSOR. You are just being unpleasant because you haven't gotten the raise you wanted from Dumbledore!" Said James indignantly. ( He had heard the "private" conversation from the teachers lounge, where he went to get some free donuts.)

" Detention for you Mister Potter." Said Bierschwale.

Lily looked over at James, worriedly, but James just grinned at Lily.

After the bell rang, the whole class packed their stuff, and literally ran out the Potions dungeon. It was a bright day, despite the fact that it was freezing outside.

" Oh, I am so sorry, James. I didn't mean for you to get in trouble." Said Lily.

" It's okay, Lily. Honestly I don't like that Bierschwale picking on kids and taking points for her own sickly satisfaction. Besides I don't want anyone talking to MY girlfriend like that, no matter who it is." Said James, not realizing what his words meant to his girlfriend.

" Oh, JAMES!" said Lily as she flung herself onto her boyfriend that has just swept her off her feet.

" Hey, hey, hey. Get a room." Said Remus, teasingly.

" Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that I'm really happy now. I can't believe I used to think he was a arrogant bullying toerag." Said Lily, reminiscing.

" You thought I was a bullying toerag? I just expected a little something like annoying or something." Said James, a little put back.

" Well, does it matter now? I am your girlfriend now aren't I?" said Lily, sweetly, almost buttering up to James.

James thought for a moment and put his arms around Lily and said, " Yea, you are absolutely right. And we have the whole Christmas break to do very girlfriend and boyfriend things."

" James!" said Lily, Jasmine and Malerie at the same time.

" Well, don't do anything too dramatic while I'm gone. I can't believe I am going to Scotland on my first Christmas that I have a boyfriend." Said Malerie, quietly, and only Sirius heard her.

' I am her first. I am her first. I am somebody's first.' Thought Sirius, happily and gleefully.

" Well, we'll miss you terribly." Said Jasmine.

" Yea." Said Lily.

" Well I'm off to pack and leave." Said Malerie.

" I'll pack with you." Said Sirius and he piped up next to Malerie, dragging her with him up to the Gryffindor common room.

" Remus, do you know what's tonight?" asked Lily.

" Yea. Tonight Mars comes close enough to be seen by the naked eye. I'm going to see it tonight. Want to join me?" asked Remus gentlemanly.

" I would love to!" screeched Lily. " Oh, I'm sorry." She said as she bumped into a curly reddish girl. The girl scuttled away quickly.

" James, what are you going to do tonight?" asked Jasmine.

" Well, now that Lily has already made plans for herself, I better get an early start on my dungbombs routine on the morn of Christmas." Said James, simply.

" Mm." said Jasmine, obviously distracted by something.

" Earth to Jasmine." Said Lily waving her arms at her.

" Yea. I think I'm going to do some reading up at the library. See you." Said Jasmine and she hurriedly ran upstairs.

" Isn't the library down stairs?" asked Remus.

***

" Are you ready?" asked Remus.

" Yea. It's just that I can't find that stupid camera. I wanted to take the picture of Mars. Oh well, you know what, it might be upstairs. You go ahead, and I'll catch up with you." Said Lily.

" What's a camera?" asked James, curiously.

" Alright. But don't take too long. Mars doesn't wait." Said Remus and he went out through the portrait.

Lily went upstairs and came down empty handedly.

" Oh, well. I'm going. Don't wait up for me." Said Lily as she went out to the portrait hole.

" I'm going after her. Just as the Mars shows up, I'm going to show up and impress my girlfriend." Said James, proudly ( and a little haughtily.) " See you."

He waved at Jasmine and pulled on his invisibility cloak and headed out (invisible) through the portrait hole. Jasmine seemed to just wake up from a deep sleep.

" What?" she said and found herself alone in the Common Room.

***

Lily hurriedly headed up to the Astronomy Tower. She went up to the last floor and was on the most abandoned part of the castle before the Astronomy Tower.

Oomph!

" What the-"

A figure had grabbed her and scrambled her into a classroom.

A/N: Dun,dun,dun. A little Cliffhanger. I assure you the figure isn't a sex- crazed maniac nor James. Just wanted to get the across. Please review!

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