Chapter 1 -
"3…2…1…"
"Potter!"
"Looks like you're in for it now, Prongs," said a boy with black hair and brown eyes.
"I think you both went a bit too far with this one," said a boy with sandy brown hair and blue eyes.
"Aww, come on, Moony…it was just a…"
"Potter! Black! You've pulled your last prank on me for the last time!" yelled a girl with fiery red hair and bright green eyes.
"Give us a break, Evans," said another boy with messy jet-black hair and chocolate brown eyes.
"It was just a prank," said the first boy.
"Lily, please excuse James and Sirius…they didn't mean anything by it," said the second boy.
"Yeah, we didn't mean anything by it," the first boy said.
"Listen here, Sirius Black…I am a 6th year prefect and as such I can easily get you off the Gryffindor Quidditch team for the pranks you've pulled," Lily said as she glared at him.
"You wouldn't," Sirius said as he looked at her, shocked.
"I would," Lily replied back as she smirked at him.
"You can't do that! If you get rid of Padfoot then we've lost our best beater!" the third boy said.
"What I said to Black goes for you as well, James Potter," Lily said as her smirk went back to a glare.
"Lily…"
"Remus…just…keep them away from me," Lily said as she took out her wand and reversed the spell that they had put on her hair.
"I told you that you guys went too far," Remus said as he looked at his friends, trying to hide his smile.
"Maybe…but it was worth it," James said as he and Sirius smirked.
"Honestly, I don't know how you can put up with these two blockheads and not get them into trouble, Remus," said a voice from the stairs.
"Good morning to you, too, Kelly," the boys replied as their smiles were wiped off their faces.
"Um…see ya later, Moony," Sirius said as he and James quickly left the common room.
"Well, lets go," Kelly said as she grabbed Remus' arm and dragged him out of to the portrait.
"I can't believe those two…well…actually I can…but still…"
"You alright there, Lily?" asked a voice from beside her.
"Fine, Bella. I'm just…"
"Hi girls," said a voice from behind the two.
"Hey, Julie," Lily said as Bella scooted over so Julie could fit on the bench.
"Thinking of a hex for Potter and Black?" Bella said as she smirked at her friend.
"Pretty much, but since I'm a prefect, hexing them would look bad on my record," Lily said as she glared at her plate.
"You know…you could always tell us what the hex is and we'll do it for you," Julie said as she smiled at her friend.
"Thanks, but if I'm coming up with a hex for them, I want to do it," Lily said as she saw the three boys walk into the hall.
"Alright then, but when you do…let us know and we'll help you," Bella said as they both smiled at one another.
"Trust me…I will," Lily said as the doors opened and Sirius, Remus, and James walked in.
'I can't believe that people actually look up to them,' Lily thought as she saw a girl dragging Remus over to the table.
"Hey, isn't that Kelly Preston?" Bella asked as she saw a girl nearly dragging Remus to the table.
"Looks like it, but I don't think Remus enjoys her company," Julie said as she saw the look on Remus' face.
"Apparently the other two prats don't either," Lily said as she noticed the looks on James and Sirius faces.
"You know…I actually feel sorry for Remus, " Bella said as she saw him wince when Kelly laughed.
"I don't even know how they got together," Lily said as they looked at one another, shrugged, and continued eating their breakfast.
"Poor Moony. I say we do something to help him," Sirius said as he looked at his friend.
"I agree…but what can we do? You know he won't agree with us if we try to prank her and talking to her won't really help much," James said as they winced when Kelly began to laugh.
"Once Moony is able to detach her from his arm, we'll go talk to him," Sirius said as they both nodded their heads and winced again when Kelly laughed.
"Good…the sooner…the better," James said, not being able to enjoy their breakfast.
"Correct, Ms. Evans. Ten points to Gryffindor," said Professor Snip, who was the Charms teacher. "Now, I have seen some improvement from you all, but others it seems need a little more of a push. I will put you all in two pairs and you will continue with this until I see it is fit that everyone is just about at the same level."
"This ought to get interesting," Sirius mumbled so that James and Sirius were able to hear.
"I'm more than sure…especially with them here," James said as he glared over at the Slytherin side of the classroom.
"Alright then, lets get started. Lupin and Mullen…Black and Figg…Malfoy and Preston…Snape and Potter…Evans and Jostens…"
"You know, for once, I feel sorry for Snape, mate," Sirius said as he looked over to James, who was glaring at Severus.
"Trust me, Padfoot…its not him you should be feeling sorry for," James said as gathered his things, slowly, and walked, slowly, to where Snape was sitting at.
"Having a bit of trouble in charms, Potter?" Severus asked, smirking at him.
"You ought to be lucky we're not in transfiguration, Snape," James said, glaring at him as he sat down.
"Why? Having a bit of trouble there, too?" Severus said, still smirking at him.
"You wish," James said as he glared at him and then at the professor.
"It is up to all that…crash"
"Potter!"
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Snape…what is going on here?" Professor Snip asked as he saw Severus on the floor with warts growing on his face and James laughing his head off on the table.
"Five points from Gryffindor for your actions and a detention today after classes, Mr. Potter," Professor Snip said as James calmed down a bit.
"Sure, professor," James said as he smirked at Severus, who was trying to cover his face with his hands.
"Mr. Potter…you shall be with Ms. Evans from now on and Mr. Snape, you shall be with Ms. Jostens," Professor Snip said as he made the changes on his list.
"Great," Lily said as she saw James stand up, smirking, and walked over to where she was sitting.
"Hello there, Evans," James said as Sirius patted him on the back.
"I can't believe you did that to him," Lily said as she glared at him.
"Come on, Lily, he was being a jerk and anyone would have done the same thing if they were in my shoes," James said as he looked at her.
"Fortunately for everyone, they are not in your shoes and you should have known better. Especially since you're in Gryffindor and if anyone here is a jerk, its you," Lily said as she glared at him and ignored him for the rest of the class time.
"You know what, mate…"
"What, Padfoot?" James asked, looking at his friend.
"You're right…I do feel sorry for you," he said as he smirked at him and received a slap at the back of the head.
"Hey, Moony, could we talk to you for a minute," James said as they stepped out of the last class for the day.
"What?" Remus asked as he stood in front of James and Sirius.
"Are you happy with her…Preston I mean," Sirius said.
"Look, Moony…we've seen the looks on your face when she's around you and from what we can tell, you're not happy with her," James said as he looked at his friend.
"Prongs…it's just that…everything has been really difficult and since that time is coming closer…"
"Look, we're only looking out for you, Remus. You already know how we feel about Preston, but if that's how you feel…then we're there for you," Sirius said as he frowned at what he had said.
"…Thanks guys," Remus said as he gave them a small smile and walked off.
"I still don't think its right," James said.
"Prongs, I believe we need to get…someone else in his life," Sirius said as he looked at James.
"You know we can't do that, Padfoot. That's what got Moony into all this in the first place," James said as he looked at him.
"Hmm…what about that girl that hangs around with Evans. I believe he was paired up with her during Snip's class today," Sirius said, putting on a thinking look.
"Me?" said another voice that didn't belong to James.
"No, but it does start with the letter 'M' though," Sirius said as he didn't notice the girl standing next to him and James chuckling.
"Perhaps it was, Mullen?" said another girl as she crossed her arms over her chest and waited.
"Mullen, that's it! We'll introduce her to Remus or the other way around and then we'll…"
"Please excuse my friend here. He's on medication and it makes him very…"
"Brainless?" offered someone else.
"Not really the word I was looking for, but it'll work," James said as he turned to see Lily and her two other friends with her.
"Hey…I resent that," Sirius said as he finally realized what was going on.
"Represent would sound more like it, Black," Bella said as she smirked at him.
"Which would explain your attraction to me," Sirius said as he smirked at her.
"In your dreams, Black," Bella said as she glared at him.
"I'm sure," Sirius said as he continued to smirk at her.
"Don't you know it's rude to listen to other peoples conversations?" James asked
as he turned to face Lily.
"Like you don't, Potter," Lily replied back as she looked at him.
"Actually, we Marauders call it 'overhearing,'" James said as he smirked at her.
"Well then, you Marauders need to…"
"Potter! Black! Quidditch pitch, now!" yelled the captain of the Gryffindor
Quidditch team.
"Yes, sir, Mr. Alex Wood, sir!" Sirius yelled back, saluting him. "You
know…I'm beginning to wish that we didn't have Wood as our captain."
"Well, I think Alex is a good captain," Lily said as she looked at the two questioningly.
"Then you haven't been to our practices," James said as he looked at Lily.
"I believe we should get going, Prongs. Knowing Wood, he already has a something set up for those who are late…like us," Sirius said as he took off running towards the pitch.
"Later girls," James said as he ran after him.
"Honestly…going behind Remus' back like that and trying to get me to talk to
him," Julie said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Oh come off it! Its not like you dislike Remus or something," Bella said as she smirked at Julie.
"W-what?"
"Yeah, its so obvious, Julie. I believe we should team up with those two prats to get you two together," Lily said as the girls started to walk towards the library.
"Yeah, I'd like to see that," Julie said as she glared at them.
"Unfortunately for you, Julie, that will only happen when pigs fly," Lily said as she laughed at the glare Julie was giving them.
Here's another story. I'm really sorry for not finishing my other stories…I've been really busy in filling out applications and things like that. But I will have them finished…eventually! Please review and there will be more romance later on…promise! I hope you all enjoy this story and of course, flames are welcomed of course. J Thanks! -Bluepiper