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Author's Note: Here's a little bit of James and Lilly stuff for Tanya J Potter! I'll try and work in a little more in later chapters. :) As for reviews, thankiez to: Verona Dracula (mmm ... fluffiness ... Hehehe ... And I'm flattered to hear that I could encourage you to post that ficcie; it was awesome and I can't wait to read the next!), and Eien Chou (I know what you mean ... I'm feeling sorry for Peter too ... Dammit, lol, ah well ... Everyone deserves some pity I suppose, lol).

Chapter Six:

The common room had begun to be the "hang-out" place for the Marauders. It was a cozy place to relax, talk, and maybe, just occasionally, do a bit of homework. The common room was also a warm retreat, now that December was upon Hogwarts. As an added bonus, it seemed that hardly anyone was ever there. All in all, it was the perfect place to chill.

It was on one of those relaxing nights, only two and a half weeks before Christmas holidays, that Lilly set down The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and looked at James.

"James?" she asked. She brushed a soft curl out of her face. "Is there something that you aren't telling me?" Her head titled cutely.

"Hmm?" James looked up from a Quidditch catalogue. "Me? Not tell you something?" He brought his hand up to his forehead in an over-dramatic way. "I'm offended!"

Lilly nodded towards Remus and Sirius. Sirius was sitting in a chair that had been pulled closer to the fireplace, and Remus was on his knee. They had their arms wrapped around each other and were mildly flirting, but, to anyone that walked in, it looked as if the two were just fooling around so no one paid much attention. When it was just them, Peter (who was off collecting a book from the library at that moment and had been acting quite strange since Halloween), James, and Lilly, Remus and Sirius would kiss each other on the lips or on the nose, or they'd nip at each other's earlobes and such. Lilly found it rather cute.

James looked over at his friends, then back at his girlfriend.

"Surely you don't need to be told what's going on?" He raised an eyebrow cheekily. "I'd have thought that it'd be perfectly obvious to you." James grinned.

Giving a laugh, Lilly hit her boyfriend in the arm lightly.

"Of course it's perfectly obvious," she said defiantly. "I'm just hurt that you didn't tell me in the first place." A playful pout etched into her features.

"I felt as though I'd be insulting your intelligence if I said anything about it," James replied. He leaned forward a bit with a dashing smile.

"Weeeelllll ... I suppose I can let you off this time." Lilly laughed a little more and kissed James.

"Oi!" Both of them looked up and towards a grinning Sirius. "Get a room!" Sirius laughed.

"Oh? And you're one to talk?" Prongs stuck his tongue out at Padfoot.

"Moony and I are an exception."

"Uh huh ... Whatever."

"Humph, c'mon, James." Lilly was quickly picking up on the mock hurt look. She took James's arm and they disappeared upstairs.

"Alone at last ..." A wicked grin flashed across Sirius's face. He nipped teasingly at Remus's earlobe.

"Mmm ... Not now, Sirius." Remus kissed his nose. "I've got to go scan the halls and play Head Boy for a while." He reluctantly stood up off of Sirius's lap.

"Again?" Sirius whined. "You've already done that, though!" A whimper escaped him.

"Come now ... I won't take too long. Besides, ever since that symbol-thingy showed up in the sky, the teachers have been way on edge. Security and safety measures have gone up quite a bit."

After planting a kiss (that lasted longer than planned) on Sirius's lips, Remus left to do his patrol.

The halls were quiet. This pleased Remus, because it made things much easier AND it meant he could get back to Sirius sooner. He rounded a corner, then was shoved roughly against a wall.

Remus blinked a few times. He focused on the current situation and found himself looking into the steely eyes of Lucius Malfoy. Next to Lucius was the slimy haired Severus Snape. Holding Remus were two of Lucius's lackeys, Crabbe and Goyle.

"Hello, Lupin," Lucius drawled. "I'm glad you could take a moment to chat with us."

"Well," Remus said coolly, "I'm always pleased to make someone happy." His holders tightened their grips.

"Attitude, Lupin." A smirk appeared on Lucius's face. "We want you to keep your little friends off of our backs."

"Why would I want to do that?"

"We know a thing or two about you, Lupin," Lucius continued. "You wouldn't want a few ... Secrets slipping around, would you?" He raised an eyebrow smugly. "Like ... Where you go once a month?"

To this, Remus had no response.

"Hmm ... That's what I thought." Lucius walked up to Remus. He slowly ran a slender index finger under Remus's chin, causing the Gryffindor boy to flinch. "Until next time, Lupin." The blonde smiled coldly. He snapped his fingers so Crabbe and Goly released Remus, and then he, followed by the other three Slytherins, walked off.

Remus simply stood there momentarily before running back to the common room.