Chapter Title: A/N: Thank you to all of my reviewers and I would like to ask for a favor...I need a girl's name to play a role in the very late future. I'm not going to tell you what the role is but I need one nevertheless. Thank you kindly.
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Chapter Two: The Agreement
***JAMES' POV***
How was it that James had been crushing on Lily since the beginning of time but Lily never acknowledged his presence? He ran to catch up with Remus. James had to know what Remus had that he didn't that made Lily want to talk to him or at least stand him.
"Hey Moony, since when are you on first name speaking terms with Evans?" asked James
Remus and James were walking back to the Gryffindor common room. They were supposed to meet Sirius and Peter there.
"Well, I always called her by her first name. I guess because Lily doesn't resent me. I couldn't say the same about you though."
James hated when Remus was brutally honest.
"What were you talking to her about anyway?" asked James. Maybe he could find out how to talk to Lily if he talked to Moony more often. It made sense, right? But to his surprise Remus had started to go red.
"Oh, nothing important. I asked how her summer was and that's it." Remus said quickly
James raised his eyebrow suspiciously.
"What--" he began but was cut off
"James, what's the password?" Remus whispered as they stood in front of an impatient looking painting of a fat lady.
"Password?" asked the fat lady impatiently
"Uh..." James had no idea what it was.
"Aren't you headboy? Shouldn't you know the password?" Remus asked
"It's Wattlebird." came a girl's voice behind them.
James and Remus turned around to find Torrance and Lily waiting behind them to get into the common room also.
"Following us ladies?" James asked them
"You wish! Remember, this is our common room too." Torrance said harshly. Unlike most of the girls at Hogwarts, Torrance seemed immune to the Marauder's charms.
As they went in they saw Sirius and Peter playing a game of wizard chess. Peter looked like he was straining himself just to think up another move while Sirius sat their lazily. Sirius looked up to see who had entered the room and a grin broke out onto his face.
"Glad that your finally here. I thought you forgot about me..." Sirius said but stopped when he spotted Torrance.
"Hello Torrance, how nice to see you this evening..." Sirius' voice became more mature as he said this with a little bow.
Torrance and Lily looked at eachother. It took all their will power not to burst out laughing. It was common knowledge between them and the Marauders that Sirius was head over heels for Torrance.
"Oh, can it Romeo." Torrance said as she rolled her eyes.
"So...what do you think about the dance? Got any plans?" James cut in as he glanced eagerly at Lily.
"Yes, but none that involves you..." Lily said
"Ouch! Geez Evans, why so mean?"
"Not mean, just truthful.." Lily said innocently
Torrance couldn't hold it in. She had tears in her eyes as she burst out laughing. James couldn't help but smile at Lily. She looked beautiful even trying to be innocent. Sirius on the other hand was not about to take no for an answer.
"So...Torrance...It would be my honor to escort you to the Christmas Ball. How about it?" Sirius asked hopefully
Lily and Torrance looked at eachother. Torrance didn't like Sirius that much but Lily gave her a it-couldn't-be-that-bad look and nodded.
"Sure...I'll give you a chance." Torrance said half heartedly
Sirius' face lit up..."Great!" was all he managed to say.
***LILY'S POV***
When Torrance said yes to Sirius, Lily couldn't help but notice that Remus had a glint of jelousy in his eyes. She then looked at James.
"So Evans what about me? Are you going to give me a chance?" James asked
Lily rolled her eyes,"Nope." she said. Lily ignored the disappointed look on James' face.
"Well, congrats Sirius, but I'm going to bed." James said trying to stifle a yawn, "G'night Evans."
"Yeah me too, I'm out." Torrance said and as everyone was heading upstairs. Torrance was halfway up when she asked,"You coming Lily?"
"Yeah, I'll be up in a second!" she yelled up the stairs
Lily ran up the guys staircase and caught them right before they went in.
"May we help you, Miss Evans? Do you need to talk to me?" James asked hopefully
"No, actually I need to talk to Remus." Lily said. Sirius jaw dropped.
"Well, he's right here...talk to him" James said calmly
"I need to talk to him...alone." she said. Remus' eyes widened with shock.
"Okay, I'll see you later guys." Remus hesitantly said to his friends
Lily and Remus walked down the stairs together. Lily heard Sirius whisper to James over her shoulder," Prongs ol' buddy, looks like you have competition."
***REMUS' POV***
Lily wanted to talk to him? Alone? He didn't think that was such a good idea. He made a loud gulp and glanced at James. He was practically fuming with jealousy. He walked down the stairs with Lily. Lily sat on the couch and motioned him to do the same.
"What was it that you needed to talk to me about?" Remus croaked
"Remus I know..." Lily simply said
"Know...Know what exactly?" There were so many secrets about him. She would have to be more specific.
"I know that you like Torrance...a lot." she whispered
"How do you know?" This is awful, Remus thought to himself, now Lily is going to tell Torrance and then the rest of the Marauders will find out.... he'll never live it down!
"Everytime she gets around you, you go very pale and when Sirius asked her to the ball, you couldn't hide your jealousy. You know, Remus, I'm not stupid."
Remus was angry with himself for showing his emotions like that, but it awed him how much Lily actually paid attention to him.
"Please don't tell anybody." Remus begged
"Of course I won't tell anyone, but that's the reason I wanted to talk to you alone." Lily looked at Remus' confused expression and then went on," I mean I'm going to help you to ask her out or get her to notice you. One or the other."
Remus couldn't believe Lily wanted to help him. One of the prettiest girls in Gryffindor wanted to help him, the sidekick of Mr. Potter. Uh oh, Remus thought as his thoughts turned to James. Lily seemed to read his mind.
"Don't worry we'll do this at night and somewhere secret so no one will find out what we're doing. I know you don't want anyone to know." Lily said
"So, your going to turn me into Torrance's dream guy?" Remus asked apparently amused at the thought
"Yeah, I guess you could say that...she likes smart, nice, romantic types. Oh, yeah and she simply loves to dance."
"DANCE!" Remus had never danced in his life not to mention with a girl. This seemed impossible.
"You mean you can't dance? Good! That could be our first project. I'll tell you tomorrow where we're going to meet." Lily stood up and kissed him on the cheek. "This is great! If you two get married we would practically be related!"
Remus blushed furiously," Yeah, well don't expect that anytime soon....I just want a date."
"No problem...by the time I'm through with you you'll have to beat the girls off with a stick."
Lily and Remus smiled at eachother.
"But we agree that James and Torrance or anyone for that matter will never find out about this?" Remus asked
"Agreed." Lily said. And with that she headed off to bed.
Remus opened the dormitory door and slipped into his bed. Before he had a chance to fall asleep James was shaking him by the shoulder.
"Moony. MOONY! Are you asleep?" James whispered loudly.
"Not anymore! Whats up Prongs?"
"What do you mean what's up? What happened down there, I've been going crazy!" James said
"Oh nothing... just a snog session on the couch...that's all." Remus said teasingly
"Not funny... Not funny at all Moony." James whispered evilly
"No really, Moony what happened? What did the Gryffindor princess want with you?" It was Sirius' voice this time.
"Nothing happened! We just talked that's all, I swear."
"About what?" James asked suspiciously
"Just stuff... now go to sleep. I'm tired." Remus then pulled the covers over his head to signal the conversation was over. I can't take too much more of this, he thought to himself. He finally fell asleep dreaming about Torrance...
A/N: Next chapter: Lily and Remus have their first lesson. Teaching Remus how to dance...
DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE, NOT MINE, NOT MINE!!!
Chapter Two: The Agreement
***JAMES' POV***
How was it that James had been crushing on Lily since the beginning of time but Lily never acknowledged his presence? He ran to catch up with Remus. James had to know what Remus had that he didn't that made Lily want to talk to him or at least stand him.
"Hey Moony, since when are you on first name speaking terms with Evans?" asked James
Remus and James were walking back to the Gryffindor common room. They were supposed to meet Sirius and Peter there.
"Well, I always called her by her first name. I guess because Lily doesn't resent me. I couldn't say the same about you though."
James hated when Remus was brutally honest.
"What were you talking to her about anyway?" asked James. Maybe he could find out how to talk to Lily if he talked to Moony more often. It made sense, right? But to his surprise Remus had started to go red.
"Oh, nothing important. I asked how her summer was and that's it." Remus said quickly
James raised his eyebrow suspiciously.
"What--" he began but was cut off
"James, what's the password?" Remus whispered as they stood in front of an impatient looking painting of a fat lady.
"Password?" asked the fat lady impatiently
"Uh..." James had no idea what it was.
"Aren't you headboy? Shouldn't you know the password?" Remus asked
"It's Wattlebird." came a girl's voice behind them.
James and Remus turned around to find Torrance and Lily waiting behind them to get into the common room also.
"Following us ladies?" James asked them
"You wish! Remember, this is our common room too." Torrance said harshly. Unlike most of the girls at Hogwarts, Torrance seemed immune to the Marauder's charms.
As they went in they saw Sirius and Peter playing a game of wizard chess. Peter looked like he was straining himself just to think up another move while Sirius sat their lazily. Sirius looked up to see who had entered the room and a grin broke out onto his face.
"Glad that your finally here. I thought you forgot about me..." Sirius said but stopped when he spotted Torrance.
"Hello Torrance, how nice to see you this evening..." Sirius' voice became more mature as he said this with a little bow.
Torrance and Lily looked at eachother. It took all their will power not to burst out laughing. It was common knowledge between them and the Marauders that Sirius was head over heels for Torrance.
"Oh, can it Romeo." Torrance said as she rolled her eyes.
"So...what do you think about the dance? Got any plans?" James cut in as he glanced eagerly at Lily.
"Yes, but none that involves you..." Lily said
"Ouch! Geez Evans, why so mean?"
"Not mean, just truthful.." Lily said innocently
Torrance couldn't hold it in. She had tears in her eyes as she burst out laughing. James couldn't help but smile at Lily. She looked beautiful even trying to be innocent. Sirius on the other hand was not about to take no for an answer.
"So...Torrance...It would be my honor to escort you to the Christmas Ball. How about it?" Sirius asked hopefully
Lily and Torrance looked at eachother. Torrance didn't like Sirius that much but Lily gave her a it-couldn't-be-that-bad look and nodded.
"Sure...I'll give you a chance." Torrance said half heartedly
Sirius' face lit up..."Great!" was all he managed to say.
***LILY'S POV***
When Torrance said yes to Sirius, Lily couldn't help but notice that Remus had a glint of jelousy in his eyes. She then looked at James.
"So Evans what about me? Are you going to give me a chance?" James asked
Lily rolled her eyes,"Nope." she said. Lily ignored the disappointed look on James' face.
"Well, congrats Sirius, but I'm going to bed." James said trying to stifle a yawn, "G'night Evans."
"Yeah me too, I'm out." Torrance said and as everyone was heading upstairs. Torrance was halfway up when she asked,"You coming Lily?"
"Yeah, I'll be up in a second!" she yelled up the stairs
Lily ran up the guys staircase and caught them right before they went in.
"May we help you, Miss Evans? Do you need to talk to me?" James asked hopefully
"No, actually I need to talk to Remus." Lily said. Sirius jaw dropped.
"Well, he's right here...talk to him" James said calmly
"I need to talk to him...alone." she said. Remus' eyes widened with shock.
"Okay, I'll see you later guys." Remus hesitantly said to his friends
Lily and Remus walked down the stairs together. Lily heard Sirius whisper to James over her shoulder," Prongs ol' buddy, looks like you have competition."
***REMUS' POV***
Lily wanted to talk to him? Alone? He didn't think that was such a good idea. He made a loud gulp and glanced at James. He was practically fuming with jealousy. He walked down the stairs with Lily. Lily sat on the couch and motioned him to do the same.
"What was it that you needed to talk to me about?" Remus croaked
"Remus I know..." Lily simply said
"Know...Know what exactly?" There were so many secrets about him. She would have to be more specific.
"I know that you like Torrance...a lot." she whispered
"How do you know?" This is awful, Remus thought to himself, now Lily is going to tell Torrance and then the rest of the Marauders will find out.... he'll never live it down!
"Everytime she gets around you, you go very pale and when Sirius asked her to the ball, you couldn't hide your jealousy. You know, Remus, I'm not stupid."
Remus was angry with himself for showing his emotions like that, but it awed him how much Lily actually paid attention to him.
"Please don't tell anybody." Remus begged
"Of course I won't tell anyone, but that's the reason I wanted to talk to you alone." Lily looked at Remus' confused expression and then went on," I mean I'm going to help you to ask her out or get her to notice you. One or the other."
Remus couldn't believe Lily wanted to help him. One of the prettiest girls in Gryffindor wanted to help him, the sidekick of Mr. Potter. Uh oh, Remus thought as his thoughts turned to James. Lily seemed to read his mind.
"Don't worry we'll do this at night and somewhere secret so no one will find out what we're doing. I know you don't want anyone to know." Lily said
"So, your going to turn me into Torrance's dream guy?" Remus asked apparently amused at the thought
"Yeah, I guess you could say that...she likes smart, nice, romantic types. Oh, yeah and she simply loves to dance."
"DANCE!" Remus had never danced in his life not to mention with a girl. This seemed impossible.
"You mean you can't dance? Good! That could be our first project. I'll tell you tomorrow where we're going to meet." Lily stood up and kissed him on the cheek. "This is great! If you two get married we would practically be related!"
Remus blushed furiously," Yeah, well don't expect that anytime soon....I just want a date."
"No problem...by the time I'm through with you you'll have to beat the girls off with a stick."
Lily and Remus smiled at eachother.
"But we agree that James and Torrance or anyone for that matter will never find out about this?" Remus asked
"Agreed." Lily said. And with that she headed off to bed.
Remus opened the dormitory door and slipped into his bed. Before he had a chance to fall asleep James was shaking him by the shoulder.
"Moony. MOONY! Are you asleep?" James whispered loudly.
"Not anymore! Whats up Prongs?"
"What do you mean what's up? What happened down there, I've been going crazy!" James said
"Oh nothing... just a snog session on the couch...that's all." Remus said teasingly
"Not funny... Not funny at all Moony." James whispered evilly
"No really, Moony what happened? What did the Gryffindor princess want with you?" It was Sirius' voice this time.
"Nothing happened! We just talked that's all, I swear."
"About what?" James asked suspiciously
"Just stuff... now go to sleep. I'm tired." Remus then pulled the covers over his head to signal the conversation was over. I can't take too much more of this, he thought to himself. He finally fell asleep dreaming about Torrance...
A/N: Next chapter: Lily and Remus have their first lesson. Teaching Remus how to dance...