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A/N- Thanks to everyone that reviewed. You really made my day! I hope you like this chapter, the plot finally thickens!
"You locked him in a closet?" Remus asked through all the laughter. The three Marauders were on their way back to James' house after a highly eventful trip to the mall. "What were you thinking?" "I had to talk to her." James answered. "And to be fair it was Sirius who locked him in the closet." "So that's why we had to leave so fast?" "You should have seen Lily, she was pissed." Sirius spoke for the first time. {He had been laughing to hard to speak} "But Cad looked pretty happy..." Remus blushed.
"So what happened?" James asked. "Well, she kissed me in the photo booth and then, well now, she's my girlfriend." Remus couldn't help but smile at the thought. "Congrats, mate." James said as they pulled into the driveway.
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"Max I am so sorry." Lily pleaded in the backseat of Cad's car. "What the hell was their problem? The one obviously likes you." Max was still very angry about the whole closet incident. "But I like you. Now c'mon cheer up." She said the last bit as she kissed him. And much to Cad's dismay they continued snogging for the duration of the trip. Cad waited an extra 10 minutes at Max's house for Lily to say good night. By the time they got home it was pretty late. They headed up to Lily's room and started to get ready for bed. Neither of them said a word. Cad was worried she'd upset Lily even more and Lily was afraid Cad would take the Marauders' side. Just as Cad was drifting to sleep Lily said almost inaudibly, "You're lucky. You got the good one." Cad didn't have to respond. She knew exactly what Lily meant, and resented it. She had gotten the good Marauder.
Everyone knew that the "good Marauder" was Remus. James and Sirius were the most troublesome, and Peter followed along. But Remus stood out. He was sweet and wasn't always the wildest of the four. {That honor went to Sirius.} But he could be as much trouble as all of them, just like the others could be sweet. The people who really knew them knew that. The way that Lily referred to them like that showed that she either didn't really know James, or just didn't want to. Cad feared it was the latter. And with those discomforting thoughts Cad fell into an uneasy sleep.
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The boys were the exact opposite of the girls they talked nonstop and even James found his situation comical. They stayed up late debating how they would terrorize Max the next time they saw him. They all knew that no one was serious. "Man, Prongs, good luck, 'cause if you plan on hooking up with that, you had better stay on her good side," Sirius said for about the millionth time, " 'cause she has a mean temper!" "You're the one who shoved him in the closet!" James shot back. "Hey, you know it's not healthy for a Marauder to go so long without causing trouble," he said sarcastically, "besides it was so you could talk to Evans." "Oh yeah, you're blaming me then?" James hopped out of the tree the boys had been sitting in. "Yeah I am!" Sirius followed suit. The two started wrestling and Remus just watched laughing. James and Sirius got tired and climbed back into the tree. Once James had caught his breath he started talking seriously. "I am going to be with her though. She can't be with that guy forever." "You should probably try not to piss her off in the mean time." Remus suggested. "Yeah I know," James smiled, "but she's so cute when she's mad." "Ha. I don't know what you saw but..." Sirius trailed off. "Are you insulting the future Mrs. Potter?" James said jokingly. "Oh, I didn't know that guy's last name was Potter." Sirius and James started wrestling again. Remus couldn't help but think about Cad. He knew the play fighting could go on all night, but he was content just think about his girl.
The boys were woken bright and early by the rising sun. Remus had slept in the tree, and the others were scattered on the ground. Despite the lack of sleep the boys were re-energized and ready for the day. While Sirius ate and James showered, Remus sat down and wrote Cad a letter.
Dear Cad,
Hey, I had a great time yesterday. I have a feeling Lily didn't. James and Sirius told me about the closet. Sorry I had to leave so fast. I thought about you a lot last night. Sirius, James, and I slept under the stars and woke up to the sunrise, yet nothing compared to seeing your
smile yesterday. I know that sounds corny, but it's true. I have to eat, but I hope to see and hear from you soon.
Love,
Remus a.k.a. Moony
He hesitated about writing love, but in the end decided to keep it. He had never written a quote "love letter" and he laughed at how close this one came. He went down to the kitchen and made a bowl of cereal. "I was thinking-" Sirius said before Remus cut him off, "That's never a good sign." "Ha Ha. Like I said, I was thinking that we should go into Hogsmeade today." Sirius finished. Remus raised his eyebrow "I thought yesterday that was considered boring." "Oh don't get me wrong, it still is, I just thought we should get Lily off James' mind." "How will going to Hogsmeade do that?" "Dang Remus you are slow in the morning. There are always lots of girls there. We'll get him to fancy a new one." "If you think it'll work." "Aw. C'mon. Have I ever lead you astray?" Remus gave his friend a look. "Today?" He had him there. Sirius had not lead him astray today. Remus knew that logic was stupid, but what the heck? They always had fun at Hogsmeade and he felt that today would be no different.
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Cad was awoken by Lily's alarm clock at 7 am. They slowly peeled themselves out of bed and started to get ready for work. The two worked at a nearby coffeehouse. They had chosen the coffeehouse over a fast food place because they figured it would be a good place to meet intellectual guys. Their plan had failed miserably. Lily met Max; whom even Lily had to admit wasn't the brightest. And Cad had hooked up with one of her best friends, who happened to very smart, but she didn't meet him in the coffeehouse; so Lily said it didn't count. Besides, the only guys they met in the coffeehouse were cops. Fat cops. Skinny cops. Bicycle Cops. Every single police officer ate there. And that was about it. They put on their identical uniforms, {Khakis, and a maroon shirt that had the company logo on it} pulled their hair back and headed to the shop.
Despite the lack of guys and over abundance of cops, they liked their job. It was the only time that summer they got to hang out with out Max, and even Lily didn't mind. Cad liked to think that her job made a difference. "I mean c'mon, we make people happy, that counts right?" They had this debate every morning. "Cad, you're being delusional. We're just fueling addictions." Cad liked to be a little more optimistic. "The cup of coffee I drink in the morning makes me happy." "You're an addict." Lily wasn't as much a morning person as Cad. "But you drink more than I do!" "Then I am a bad role model." Lily laughed at the thought of her ever being a role model, and was a little happier. Cad laughed too. The two entered their work in high spirits. Serving coffee could never have been as fun if they weren't doing it together.
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The boys made their way through Hogsmeade. They had planned to meet Peter too. They entered their favorite shop, Zonko's, and found their mousy friend. After spending half an hour at least stocking up on their troublemaking gadgets, their started to walk to the ice cream shop, but were distracted. James saw it first. It was a mob outside of one of the shops. The boys inched closer to see what was going on. "They should be trapped and sent to Azkaban!" The crowd cheered the man on. The boys still couldn't figure out what they were talking about. The man continued "They are a menace to society, they could kill at any moment!" Once again the crowd cheered. "They could be lurking anywhere waiting to strike!" The crowd yelled things like "They should all be killed." and "They'll come after the kids!" "We must strike back!" The man shouted. The loudest cheers yet followed. The boys froze; they were finally close enough to read one of the signs. Remus felt his legs give way. His friends caught him before he hit the ground. There was no mistaking it. On the banner, in flashing letters read: STRIKE BACK AGAINST WEREWOLVES!!!
A/N- How will Remus deal with this? Will he tell Cad? Will she join the movement as it grows stronger? Review to find out! {I know I'm evil}