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Simply Sixteen - CHAPTER 3 - "Too Much Blushing" or "I duno" or "Of Cloaks & Killings" or "Good Thing Common Room Lights are Crappy" or "One That We Cannot Use Because it Has a Bad Word in It" or "Bad Pumpkin Juice"

The next few days of the first week of school James, Remus, Peter, and Sirius' sixth year passed by uneventfully. Severus's hair caught on fire a couple times in Potions ("With all that grease, whose head wouldn't?" James had commented in the hall.), Broderick Longbottom had put the Locomotor Mortis Curse on himself by accident on his first date with Agnes ("That's one way to get a girl's attention," Sirius had laughed good- naturedly upon hearing the news), and Peeves had set off a few dungbombs in the halls ("Smells just like Wormtail," Sirius, Remus, and James had joked), but nothing too much out of the normal way of things.

When Thursday rolled around, the Marauders were already bored out of their minds, and decided that Hogwarts could use some start-of-term excitement. It was a unanimous vote by the four that it was time to put the Marauders' Map, as well as James' Invisibility Cloak, to use once again.

At midnight, a younger and slightly skinnier-looking version of the Fat Lady slept peacefully in her portrait, covering the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter, were walking down the boys' dormitory stairs under the invisibility cloak with their pockets full of things to help them wreak havoc around the school, when they heard voices coming from the common room.

James put his finger to his lips and motioned to keep walking. The four sighed with relief when they saw that it was Lily, Sasha, and Kaye, sitting at a table, working on extra homework. Sirius grinned and was about to pull of the cloak, when James stopped him with a mischievous smile on his face.

The Marauders stopped in mid-step to listen to what the girls were talking about. Obviously, it wasn't the homework.

"Well, Lily, James Potter seems to have taken a liking to you," Kaye stated matter-of-factly.

Lily sighed, disgruntled, "He can be such a pretentious bastard sometimes."

Kaye nodded, "Same with Black."

James frowned and raised an eyebrow. Sirius smiled happily and puffed up his chest proudly.

"What about Remus then?" asked Sasha inquisitively, "He seems to have an interest in you as well."

Remus' eyes widened to the point of looking like two full moons, and he felt his cheeks turn red. Good thing the lights are so low that Prongs can't see me blushing, and Padfoot is standing between us so Prongs can't kill me right now, Remus thought anxiously.

James glared at Lupin. I wish the lighting wasn't so bloody dark in here so I could see the look on Moony's face, James thought angrily. But it's a good thing Padfoot is between us. Otherwise I think I might have to kill Moony here and now.

Bloody hell, Sirius thought, glancing apprehensively at the two guys next to him, why do I have to be the one standing in between Moony and Prongs? This is a dangerous position to be in, and I'm not ready to die just yet...

Peter began to nibble his nails again. I wish those stupid girls would shut up. Why do we have to listen to them? he whined to himself. My legs are getting tired and I'm hungry.

Lily blushed. "Would you stop it, you two?" She demanded, annoyed. But then she smiled at them, "Remus is one of the sweetest boys in school, though, don't you think?"

Kaye and Sasha grinned. "No doubt," Sasha said. Kaye shrugged, smiling.

Remus was sure his face must be purple by now, if that was physically possible.

"Oh, but you do think James is handsome, don't you?" Kaye continued, smiling curiously at Lily.

"I...well..." Lily started. She hated James! How can i even be considering that he is cute! It's Potter were talking about! "Well, i gu---" Lily was cut off.

Remus had removed the invisibility cloak just as she was about to answer. "Hi girls, how are you all this fine evening?" Remus asked.

I am going to KILL him! When I get my hands on him he is going to be dead! James growled silently to himself.

"Have you guys heard every thing we were saying?" Sasha asked cautiously.

"No, of coarse not! Why, what were you saying?" Sirius asked with a wink at Kaye.

"Um...we were just discussing the answers to today's Herbology homework..." Sasha started.

"Yeah. And we think you should go do it yourself instead of copying ours." Kaye interrupted, annoyed.

"Woah! Calm down. Have you ever seen us actually doing homework? Why would we be trying to get answers for it?" James replied casually.

"How would we know? Now, if you'll excuse us, we still have some Defense Against the Dark Arts essays to work on..." Lily tried to put an end to the conversation. This is getting too awkward for comfort, she thought. What if they really did hear all Sasha, Kaye, and I were talking about?

Suddenly, a suspicious thought struck Lily, "Hold up a second there, Potter."

Sirius scoffed and laughed, "What, is this a robbery or something?"

Lily gave Sirius an evil look, and ignored his remark, "Why were you all even down here? Obviously, you weren't working on homework like us..."

Sirius started laughing again, "You? Working on homework? Ha! ---" But Remus shoved his elbow into Sirius's side and he stopped talking.

All eyes were on James now, except for Peter's, who had started chewing his nails furiously and running in confused circles and muttering to himself.

James sighed, "Well, if you must know, we four drank some bad pumpkin juice at dinner, and were on our way to the nearest restroom, when you inconveniently stopped us to have this little chat."

Lily raised an eyebrow. "Really, now, Potter? Sasha, Kaye, and I drank the same pumpkin juice you did, and I certainly don't feel anything. Girls?"

Kaye and Sasha blushed and shook their heads.

James blinked. He elbowed Sirius.

Sirius was caught off guard. "Ah! Oh we...uh ...um...you know..." He shoved Remus in the stomach.

Remus's eyes were the size of full moons again. "Well...er...see...we..."

The Marauders never got a chance to answer for themselves.

Kaye stood up and pointed at Sirius for effect. Why him specifically, she did not know. "Aha! You four were going to sneak out and terrorize some professor, or...vandalize the halls.... or hex the staircases.... or something. Whatever guys like you do."

Sirius, Remus, and James shrugged. Peter was still running in confused circles, but he had stopped biting his nails. No use lying now, they thought.

An odd idea struck Lily. She had always been curious what this particular group of guys did when they were frequently caught roaming the halls at night, and given repeated detentions. She was sure it must be something interesting.

Lily stood up beside Kaye, and shouted, "That's right!"

Sasha stood up and pointed towards the dormitories.

Lily quieted her voice apologetically. "That's right! And we..." she looked at Kaye and Sasha. "And we are coming with you!"

Stay tuned for Chappie 4 (hehe that's Jacki's word)! Now u get 4 guesses what im going 2 say next, hehe...R&R ce vous plait! :) I hope u liked Chappie 3!

Now off I go 2 paint a bathroom in my house "Capri Cream." I don't get it - why don't they just call it "off-white"? Hehe, oh well. Continue reading & reviewing! :D