Chapter 5 Prongs Best Mistake (I think?)

By Allie_2003

As the weeks went by Lily, Cate, and Beth grew more like sisters. They were always together, Cate and Lily was the closest. Beth and Remus started going out three weeks after the ball. It was during a Hogsmeade trip in January that Cate and Beth talked about the situation.

          "Beth? What's going on with you and Remus Lupin?" Cate asked in Margot's Robe Shop. Lily was trying on robes and Beth and Cate were browsing.

          "Huh? Oh Remus and I are dating. Can you believe it Catie? Me and Remus dating!" Beth never looked so happy. But as her friend turned pale Beth had got a little worried.

          "What is it Catie?" she said.

          "Oh I have to go, tell Lily that I'll meet you guys at the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer or two… my treat." Cate said as she put down the robe she was looking at and grabbed her purse then headed to the door. After she left Lily came out to show her friends the robe.

          "Beth, whereabouts is Catie?" She said looking around for her best friend.

          "Oh she said that she will meet us at the Three Broomsticks she's buying… I guess."

          "Ok what do think of this one…" Lily said turning around slowly for Beth.

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The Maurders were in The Three Broomsticks when Cate walked in. She walked up to their table and stood there until one of them saw her. Sirius was the one who saw her. She ignored him and spoke to Remus.

          "Can we talk?" Sirius stared at Cate and Remus. She then for the first time since the ball talked to them.

          "Sirius, James, and Peter, clear off… please?"

          " Aye, aye my good lady captain!" James said saluting Cate pulling Sirius and Peter away. Cate and Remus laughed.        

          "He's such a goofball. But I don't want to talk about James or Sirius and definitely not Peter. For some reason he gives me the creeps. Oh well. What the hell is going on with Beth and you? Did you ever plan on telling her about the Werewolf factor?" The last part she whispered. He laughed a little nervously.

          "'Ello, Cate nice to see you too. One question at a time please, Caty? You asked about Bethie and I, well since we were abandoned by our dates," Cate blushed. "We started to talk and she blurted out that she had a crush on me for the longest time. Now Cate I know that you did too. I knew for a long time too. I also knew that you were hands off."

          "What do you mean hands off?"

          "Sirius was planning on trying to ask you out and told all three of us hands off Caitlin! So back to the Bethie factor. We started talking and decided that since all of our friends… well most of our friends were together we would be together. Now for your second question. I plan to tell her that I am a werewolf in due time. She confides in you. And you will know that I told her when she tells you. Don't worry I will tell her you figured it out a long time ago and I know you know."

          "Ok. I get you. But Remus…" she stood up drawing herself to full height. " If you EVER hurt Beth in any way I will hunt you down like the animal you are. You have been warned." She grinned as he laughed.

          "Yes, ma'am. Ok so how are you doing? "

          "I'm better but still pissed. It hurts to be lied to, let alone having a prank pulled on you. Can I tell you something I miss Sirius… hey that rhymes… but I do he was sooo sweet at the ball. Then I blew it. I don't know what to do." She put her head in her hands.

          "Um… Caty? He has a girlfriend? He asked Callie Gadworth out after the ball. He's happy with out you… or so he said. So leave him alone." He put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him.

          "Don't worry after what you told me I am so over Sirius Black. Look there's Lily and Beth. OVER HERE BETH…LILY!" she waved her hand as the two girls came over as James called,

          "HEY Moony is it safe to come back over? Will we be hexed if we do?" Remus shook his head and waved them over. Sirius had caught up with Callie and now had his arm around her.

          "Well Remus thanks for understanding… I have to go do some homework. Oh Lils here is some money for that butterbeer I promised you guys. Talk to you later." Cate left the bar.

          "What up with her…not that I care." Sirius said looking at Callie.

"Oh she just put the fear of Caitlin into me. Bethie you have a hell of a friend." Remus said. Then he grabbed Beth's arm and pulled her into his lap.

          "Remus you wild thing!" Beth squealed as she landed on his lap.

          "Bethie you have no idea how wild I am… for you." He said as she kissed his cheek.

          "Cate is right guys… so I am going to go and do homework before Quidditch." James said getting tired of the display of affection.

          "Alright then Prongs, we'll talk to you later." They all said as James also left the bar.

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Cate cried all the way home to Hogwarts. I can't believe that he has a girlfriend. First Beth then Lily, am I never going to find a boyfriend? Am I ever going to find someone to love me for me? Probably not. She thought as she went upstairs to her dorm to grab her bag. Fifteen minutes later as she was working on her Muggle Studies essay James walked in.

            "Caitlin?? Are you ok what's wrong?"

            "James? Why are you here? Why aren't you with your friends?"

            "The mushy shit was getting to me, besides I thought that you might get lonely doing homework alone so I thought that you could help me with mine and no I don't want you to do it for me." He laughed. " I heard about what happened in the library. All those months ago." She chuckled. Then started to talk so fast James barely had time to catch what she said. But he did.

          "James if I told you my greatest fear will you promise me not to tell a soul?"

          "Confide a way I have all day." he said as she laughed.

          "Ok… my biggest fear is that I will die without being loved for who I am. First Remus starts going out with Beth then Sirius and Callie, finally Lily and John. Finally I become a third wheel. What next a hurricane in Scotland destroying my house… Wait that would be a good thing. James… stop laughing…. James I swear I will hex you… James! … I will never talk to you again if you don't stop… JAM…" she stopped when he leaned over and kissed her quickly.

" Wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing because that you don't think that you are loved at all. Lily treats you like a sister, as does Beth. Remus protects you like a little sister too. And Sirius was not in a very good mood every time you shot him down and insulted him. I know that Peter who Remus told me you think is barmy is so glad that you took the time to help him pull up his grades even though you didn't like him… and as for James… I mean me… I think that you are the best thing since… well Quidditch." She looked stunned.

          "Whoa- whoa stop the Clock and give me a time-turner. Did you just call me Cat? I like it. What are you mad? What happened to 'Lily will you go out with me?' or "Go out with me Evans.'? What about Lily? Or about the detentions I gave you for the prank?"

          "Maybe I am mad but hey Lily is not talking to me because of the prank, besides she's dating that Ravenclaw. John Whatshisname. I know you must hate the others and me but I think that the detentions made us grow up a little. So I want to thank you for that. So what do ya say, Cat?"

          "Only if you don't gloat. Then I will go out with you. "

          "All right I won't. Was that a yes?"

          "Yes it was a yes. No gloating." He jumped into the air.

          "YES! ALL RIGHT! Let's go to the bar again."

          "Ok I can't concentrate anyway." She grabbed her book. Then his hand and they walked to Hogsmeade again.

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          Lily and her new boyfriend John Quint where sitting with the others watching Peter who was falling asleep watching Remus, Beth, Callie, and Sirius play the Muggle game BS with two decks of exploding snap cards.

          "Five Eights!" Sirius said laying down the cards.

          "BULLSHIT!" the others yelled making Peter jump which caused Lily and John to start laughing so hard tears formed in their eyes.

          "Damn you caught me." Sirius said picking up the large pile of cards. The door opened and James and Cate walked in holding hands. " Well, Look at who's back Prongs and Wilding… Together?!" he looked stunned.

          "Hey there woman don't you look happy what happened to you?" Beth said as Cate sat down next to her in the chair James placed behind her. then he sat next to her and Sirius.

           "James here did." Cate said taking her new boyfriend's hand.

          "WHAT!" The entire group exclaimed.

          "Yeah I know Cat had told me something personal and I just blurted it out 'will you go out with me' and she said yes." James grinned. Sirius looked at his best friend.

          "Well that's… that's just wow let me be straightforward… What the hell?" he then looked at Cate. "That's all it took? A 'will you go out with me?'" She looked back at him. She saw the hurt in his eyes just for a moment.

          "That and a 'I'm sorry' every time you humiliated me, Sirius." She told him.

          "Come on, Callie let's go I promised you we'd meet with your friends. You two can take our place." He said, as he took his girlfriend's hand and left the bar. He looked pissed.

          "Sorry Caitlin. Talk to you all later." Callie said as she was being hauled out of the bar.

          "Well that was interesting." Lily said.

          "Should we start a new game? With all of us, James, Peter, John, Catie, and Lils would you all like to play?" Beth said taking all the cards and dealing them out again.

          "Oh Bullshit I love this game. What do you say James? I am never aloud to play Muggle games at home so let's keep this between us? Ok?" Cate said laughing with the others

          "Alright John, Lily, Peter how about you three?" James asked his friends. John and Lily nodded but Peter shook his head.

          "Nah, I don't want to be an odd man out so I'll just watch." He said.

          "Suit yourself ." Cate said bitterly but only Remus, Lily, and James caught the bitterness. Beth was busy dealing out the cards so she didn't catch it. The game commenced.

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Three hours and a lot of singed eyebrows later Cate looked at her watch.

          "Merlin's beard! Look at the time we have a half hour to get back to school and eat. We can finish the game later. Sorry John I'd let you come with but the rules don't allow it… well maybe this once." She said at the pleading look Lily gave her. "I don't want to make a habit of it, John."

          "No thanks, Cate. We have all day tomorrow to be together, Lila-bell spend tonight with your friends.

          "Are you sure?" Lily asked.

          "Yeah I am sure." He replied

          "All right you peoples go on back Cate and I  can pick up the cards." Remus said holding Cate back. The others left the bar.

          "Are you sure about this Caty?" he asked her as they separated the cards and put them into the separate boxes.

          "About James? Yeah Rem, I am. I really like him. Besides he was always nice to me. Sirius has Cassandra now, and I have James. At first I thought that he was nuts but then he explained it to me and I am really happy. Since James is your best friend and you are dating one of mine we can spend quality Brother-sisterly time together. After all I am your little sister, or so James said." Cate smiled putting the box in her pocket. As Remus did the same.

          True. Well Kitty Cat, should we go catch them up? I can call you that, right?" he said and she laughed.

          "Whatever floats your boat. Let's race… I'll win… one… two…three! " they took off after the group of their friends. They tied.

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well, well, well will you look at that the fifth chapter finished. Next chapter will be O.W.L's you know Snape's worse memory or my version. Time flies when you're having fun. Well I have to fly. I wish.