"Ah, potions first period, can it suck anymore?" Asked Mabel looking up from her new schedule, they were all sitting a breakfast in the Great Hall and had just received their schedules.

"At least we're all together," Smiled Tassi, from beside Remus.

"That's good I guess," Nodded Mabel as she went along eating.

"Good?" Lily laughed, looking towards the marauders. "Yeah, whatever… Well, we really should get going." Lily stood up dragging Mabel with her.

"Wait, I'm not done eating!" She complained.

"C'mon!" Hurried Lily just wanting to be at class on time, Mabel grabbed some toast from the table.

"Lils I don't think we need to worry about being late, but-"

"Let's go! Tas we'll see you there." And with that, she dragged Mabel out of the Great Hall.

James's POV

I watched as Lily left in a hurry and sighed I still hadn't had a chance to talk to her. Not that I knew what to say, but I did want to at least say something. Shaking my head, I told myself something I've been trying to get through my head for a while, 'Get over Evans!'

"So, James, what do you think?" Sirius asked, completely oblivious to me zoning out.

"Um, sorry what were we talking about?" I questioned, shaking out my previous thoughts.

"Quidditch, remember?" He asked as if I was dumb.

"Hey, you two we really should get going to potions," Remus said getting up with Tassi, and Peter following.

"I guess we should go," I told them reluctantly getting up. Well, at least in potions I could see Lily, 'no, don't think that Potter,' I told myself. Walking down to the dungeons was anything but pleasant. It had a mildew kind of smell and not only that it was really cold.

"Everyone take their seats," The potions master called out as we all entered. I could see Lily and Mabel already sitting at their table near the back, noticing me looking at them I got a wave from Mabel, but as usual I just got a cold glare from Lily. Ah well, things would change.

"How come Mabel likes you so much?" Sirius asked from beside me. "I mean I've know her just as long, but she can't stand me!"

"Well, Padfoot, why do you think?" I said, turning the question around.

"Maybe, she's intimated by my charm," He replied jokingly.

"Right," I told him, shaking my head.

"I'm going to pair you up for today's assignment," The Professor called and began listing the pairs.

"Why do they always spilt us up?" Peter complained.

"Probably because if we were together we'd do nothing," Lupin reasoned. I was grinning however, because I was with Evans; let's see her try to ignore me now!! Sirius was with Tassi, Peter with Snape, Lupin with Narcissa, and poor Mabel was stuck with Lucius Malfoy.

"So, Evans, you and me, eh?" I grinned, at her while she just shook her head and looked at the directions. "Ok, well, I'll go get the ingredients," I told her heading to the back of the classroom where all the materials were kept.

Mabel's POV

"Ms. Sinclair," Malfoy leered. How did I get so unlucky and stuck with him?

"Malfoy," I slumped down on the stool next to him wanting more than anything for this class to be over already.

"You shouldn't be hanging out with such mudbloods," He drawled, looking across the room at Lily. "You really should be a slytherin, like all purebloods.

"Well, you really should shut up." I told him, standing up. "I'm going to go get the ingredients, you set up here," Walking away fast, I tried not to let what he said bother me.

"How's it going?" James asked. He was standing at the back getting ingredients.

"Well, so far he commented on my friends and how I should be in slytherin like the rest of the 'purebloods'" I replied, using air quotations around purebloods.

James laughed, but then his demeanor changed, "Want me to get him for you?"

"That be nice, but no I should be able to stand it," I told him, we both laughed when Malfoy turned around and I waved at him smiling.

"Alright, but if you change your mind, then-"

Interrupting him I finished, "I know, I'll tell you," I grinned.

"Tell what?" I looked up to see Sirius Black smiling widely at James and I.

"Tell him that Sirius Black is a conceited jerk," I said with a straight face, carrying the ingredients back to Malfoy. Sirius and I have never really got along, well, at one point we did. I mean I've know him just as long as I've known James. And, I've probably been around him just as much as I've been around James, seeing as how they are also best friends. But, we just have a bad history.

Sirius's POV

"What did I do?" I questioned James helplessly, after Mabel had left so fast.

"Well, I think she just doesn't like you," James told me laughing. I looked at James with a hurt face. "It's nothing personal buddy, maybe she's just having a bad day,"

"It's not fair, from now on I'm going to act like a perfect gentleman with her," I decided. "And, it's not why you think, I don't just wanna bed her,"

"Well, I should hope not, for one we're only in fourth year, and if you did that to my best friend, I'd have to castrate you," He told me looking so serious.

"Castrate? Isn't that taking it a step over the line?" I asked him worriedly.

"No, and I bet if I didn't, one of her brothers would," He told me.

"What if I waited till we were a bit older?" I questioned. "Cause, then I mean it can't be as bad?"

"Padfoot, first you have to get her to look at you without glaring, and that may take your whole Hogwarts career for all we know!" James told me laughing.

"Black!" Tassi complained coming back with Lily following. "Both, of us have been waiting for our partners to come back with the ingredients, some time today!"

"We were just on our way," James stepped in, holding up the ingredients.

"Yeah, I can see that," Lily sniped, turning around and walking back to her cauldron with Tassi following.

"I'm not the only one who has to tame a beast," I whispered to James, jabbing him with my elbow. Both laughing we returned to our partners.

*** Hey, if you guys have any opinions on which way the story should go or such, don't be afraid to just tell me! ***