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Chapter 2: When I See You Smile
"Where is Peter?" Lily asked as they made their way to the restaurant. Peter Pettigrew was
the fourth member of James, Sirius, and Remus' little gang, the Marauders. "He asked to
pass. Said he had stuff to do," Sirius replied casually. Remus pushed the door open and held
it for Lily. Just as Sirius was about to step through, Remus let the door go. Sirius's hand
deflected the glass before it could smack him in the face. Lily turned and looked at Sirius.
"Are you OK?" Sirius nodded. "Yeah, but a werewolf here won't be." He pretended to
punch Remus. Lily rolled her eyes as she made her way toward a table. Behind her, Sirius
and Remus were still engaged in a mock fight. When she turned back to look at them, she
had to laugh. Both boys were shooting.flowers at each other with their wands. Sirius's
black hair was covered in lilies. Remus's was covered in roses. "OK, that's about enough,"
she gasped. Sirius lowered his wand and plucked a rose from Remus's light brown hair. "For
you, miss Lily, knowing that you appreciate the finer things in life." Lily, quite gratified and
touched, received it. Remus's eyes glinted excitedly. When they had settled at a table, Lily
excused herself to go to the ladies' room. As she walked away from the table, she realized
she had never felt so lighthearted since James had gone. And Sirius, good old Sirius,
had done that for her.
When Lily was out of earshot, Remus leaned over. "You're really good with her." Sirius
looked up in surprise. "With who?" "Evans. Padfoot, she's never looked this happy. Well,
not since Prongs disappeared, anyway." Sirius shrugged. "She needed a cheer. She's mourned
a lot already." Remus continued to stare at Sirius with a peculiar look on his face. "You
know, you two would be good together." Sirius felt himself turn red. He only wished. He'd
loved Lily since their seventh year, a few months after she and James had started dating. He
had actually dated her for a brief period when she and James had broken up, but his heart
hadn't been in it at the time. "You love her." Remus's voice broke into his thoughts. Sirius
reeled. How had Remus known? Flustered, he tried to deny it. "She's James's girlfriend,
Moony!" Remus folded his hands in his lap as he leaned back. "James has disappeared. Lily
going to need a comforting hand. And if there's anything I've learned, it's that eyes don't lie.
You have to be true to yourself. You have to give yourself a chance." He straightened up as
Lily headed back in their direction. "I'll let you be alone. Enjoy a little dinner; take her on
your broom, Apparate her to Paris. I'll be waiting in your apartment, and you better have
good news for me." With a wave, Remus was out the door. "Where's Remus?" Lily asked.
"Oops, forgot my briefcase." Remus zoomed back in. "Enjoy, you two. I have an
engagement. Mum. See you!" Sirius glanced ay Lily. "Are you that hungry?" Lily shook her
head. Sirius grasped her hand and they exited the restaurant. "Want to see some sights?"
Chapter 2: When I See You Smile
"Where is Peter?" Lily asked as they made their way to the restaurant. Peter Pettigrew was
the fourth member of James, Sirius, and Remus' little gang, the Marauders. "He asked to
pass. Said he had stuff to do," Sirius replied casually. Remus pushed the door open and held
it for Lily. Just as Sirius was about to step through, Remus let the door go. Sirius's hand
deflected the glass before it could smack him in the face. Lily turned and looked at Sirius.
"Are you OK?" Sirius nodded. "Yeah, but a werewolf here won't be." He pretended to
punch Remus. Lily rolled her eyes as she made her way toward a table. Behind her, Sirius
and Remus were still engaged in a mock fight. When she turned back to look at them, she
had to laugh. Both boys were shooting.flowers at each other with their wands. Sirius's
black hair was covered in lilies. Remus's was covered in roses. "OK, that's about enough,"
she gasped. Sirius lowered his wand and plucked a rose from Remus's light brown hair. "For
you, miss Lily, knowing that you appreciate the finer things in life." Lily, quite gratified and
touched, received it. Remus's eyes glinted excitedly. When they had settled at a table, Lily
excused herself to go to the ladies' room. As she walked away from the table, she realized
she had never felt so lighthearted since James had gone. And Sirius, good old Sirius,
had done that for her.
When Lily was out of earshot, Remus leaned over. "You're really good with her." Sirius
looked up in surprise. "With who?" "Evans. Padfoot, she's never looked this happy. Well,
not since Prongs disappeared, anyway." Sirius shrugged. "She needed a cheer. She's mourned
a lot already." Remus continued to stare at Sirius with a peculiar look on his face. "You
know, you two would be good together." Sirius felt himself turn red. He only wished. He'd
loved Lily since their seventh year, a few months after she and James had started dating. He
had actually dated her for a brief period when she and James had broken up, but his heart
hadn't been in it at the time. "You love her." Remus's voice broke into his thoughts. Sirius
reeled. How had Remus known? Flustered, he tried to deny it. "She's James's girlfriend,
Moony!" Remus folded his hands in his lap as he leaned back. "James has disappeared. Lily
going to need a comforting hand. And if there's anything I've learned, it's that eyes don't lie.
You have to be true to yourself. You have to give yourself a chance." He straightened up as
Lily headed back in their direction. "I'll let you be alone. Enjoy a little dinner; take her on
your broom, Apparate her to Paris. I'll be waiting in your apartment, and you better have
good news for me." With a wave, Remus was out the door. "Where's Remus?" Lily asked.
"Oops, forgot my briefcase." Remus zoomed back in. "Enjoy, you two. I have an
engagement. Mum. See you!" Sirius glanced ay Lily. "Are you that hungry?" Lily shook her
head. Sirius grasped her hand and they exited the restaurant. "Want to see some sights?"