The Fourth Marauder

By: Lily Independence Evans

Rating: PG-13

Ships: J/L, S/OC, R/OC

Spoilers: SS, COS, POA, GOF, OOTP

Summary: James Potter has loved Lily Evans since the first time he set eyes on her... Now, after dating for two weeks... they break up. It is up to Moony, Padfoot and a few of Lily's friends to get them back together, and get dates for the Halloween Ball at the same time. Will they succeed? Alternate Universe.

Author's Note: This is kinda an Alternate Universe fanfic. Yet, there are still spoilers, because, this is only partially Alternate Universe. If you get confused, keep reading, you'll understand later on, most likely. Peter isn't considered a Marauder is this fic, you'll find out what happened to him later on. :o) Thanks to LilyLoverNS for reviewing chapter two! Also, thanks to Wren Craven for reviewing the introduction! Also, if you review to the next chapters, I'll mention you in the next chapter that is up after you review!

WARNING: These people swear A LOT!

Disclaimer: I only own what you don't recognize.

Chapter 4: She doesn't smile for no reason!

Sirius looked up at Remus.

"C'mon, Moony! Just this once."

"No, I'm not going to rile Lil up for no reason at all!"

"C'mon, we need to get her and Prongs back together!"

"What if they're already back together?"

Sirius fell silent... "How could they be?"

"Padfoot, think! Lil SMILED during Defense Against the Dark Arts! Lil don't smile for no reason! She smiled after PRONGS whispered something in her ear, and Prongs doesn't break when we say her name anymore either!"

".... So.... That don't mean nothin'!"

"Padfoot, it does!"

Sirius fell silent. "Well then, if you're so clever, who are you taking to the Halloween Ball?"

"Padfoot, who are you taking?"

"Erm... dunno."

"What d'you mean, dunno?"

"Dunno. I can take just about anybody in the whole fucking school to that damn ball-thing."

"You should take Ylva."

"Why? I don't like her."

"You definitely should take her."

"You should go get that prank underway."

"YOU need to tell everyone the last bits of crap before I can fucking play Lil like a card."

"Fine."

A/N: Sirius has a fire temper... five minutes later

"Okay, so, we all need positions, don't we?"

"Sirius Fucker Black, you need to give us our spots, not state the obvious!" Ingrid snarled.

"Fine, Aaron and Archie, sit on the armchairs by the window." Archie and Aaron left to sit in their spot. "Rhett-asshole, you sit your ass in the armchair by the portrait." Rhett glared at Sirius and left. "Frankie and Alice, sit over on the floor by the dorm doors. If Lil tries to avoid the situation, talk to her about, um, cheerleading practice." Alice and Frank nodded. "Ylva, sit on that folding chair we have by the fire." Ylva made her way through the eager second years to her chair. "Kioko, make your way five feet away from Ylva." Sirius pointed her in the right direction. "Mary, make your way over to Rhett... Marlene, sit with Alice and Frank... yea, perfect. Ingrid, take this," Sirius threw her James' Invisibility Cloak, "sit behind the couch. Remus, stand six feet away from Alice and Frank... I'm going to somehow get James to sit on that damn couch alone."

Sirius thudded up the stairs to the boys' dorm... in a few moments, he came back down, James at his heels.

"Right here, yea." Sirius raised his voice. "I really wonder when the next cheerleading practice is," cuing Marlene to run upstairs to the girls' dorm to get Lily to come downstairs.

"Sirius wants to know when the next Cheerleading practice is." Marlene said loudly, cuing Remus to get ready to rile Lily up.

Marlene went back up the stairs of the girls' dorm. "I need to get a book." This cued Ingrid to put the cloak on.

Remus glared at Lily, his mind completely blank to as to what he was supposed to use to get Lily riled up as bad as the prank called for.

"Erm..." his voice completely dripped confusion.... He had an idea. His voice was suddenly harsh, cold, and threatening. "Must you always look at me like that!?"

Lily looked quite taken aback. "Um, I never knew that the way I looked at you made you feel THAT harassed.."

"Oh, shut up, you slut! Quit looking at me like I care about you!"

Lily looked on the verge of tears, though her voice as now colder than Remus', and dripping with venom, "If it bothers you that much, I'll stop looking at you at all... actually, I'll stop having any contact with you at all!"

Remus felt his heart break. 'She thinks I mean it.... If she actually stops talking to me, Padfoot, you're dead.' Remus though as he shot Sirius a death glare. Sirius shrugged. He was now cuing everyone to leave the common room, except for Ingrid, Remus, and Alice.

Lily finally realized what was going on. "This is about Sirius, isn't it!? If you have a problem with Sirius, don't take it out on me! Take whatever you hold against him up with Sirius. I don't want to hear this bullshit!" Lily left the common room.

'Oh, fuck!' Sirius thought. 'This is just fucking bullshit! She's supposed to go to Prongs, not the portrait hole!'

Sirius was too busy ranting in his mind, cursing Lily's name to realize that James had just cornered Remus and was yelling at him.

"YOU LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE! YOU DON'T NEED TO GIVE HER THAT KIND OF FUCKING CRAP! SHE GETS ENOUGH OF THAT FROM YOUR FUCKING BROTHER! IF YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD FOR YOU, YOU'LL KEEP THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!" James yelled.

Sirius intervened, grabbing James' robes and pulling him toward him. "It's my fault, you bastard! I'm the one that came up with this to get you and Lil back together." Sirius gulped, waiting for James' fist to 'accidentally' collide with his face.

"You fucker, you. Lil's a woman now, she don't need you to stand there and hold her hand anymore. She's fucking seventeen! She doesn't need you to guard her like a treasure anymore. If we were supposed to be together, we would get back together... and we did. You don't need to go on like this was in first year when we were together. We're both older, and more mature... sure, nothing has necessarily changed in stuff we do, but..." James broke off. 'Said too much'

Sirius smiled. "So you two WERE sleeping together in first year? Unless you're trying to imply that you two don't sleep together, which would kill you."

"Padfoot, you can't talk that smart about it. You slept with Brenda in second year."

"She's a slut, what d'you expect?"

"It would kill you TWICE as much as it would me to be going out with a stacked godess-woman and not sleep with her."

'Damn, he knows me too well to not know my secret.' Sirius thought jokingly.

"Sure it would, but you know what? That's why I don't date her."

"She's your sister."

"Oh, yea! That's the reason why! I was going to say, I don't think that her being a stacked godess-woman would or should hold me back! Sister, though, that would and does."

James smirked, "Yep, sure didn't when you had... wait, you've never had a stacked girlfriend!"

"I can't help it that my sister is the only one in the school that's stacked!"

James grinned, "I suppose not."

"Who are you taking to the ball?"

"Officially or unofficially?"

"Either."

"Oficially, no one. Unofficially, Lil. What about you?"

"Both ways, nobody."

"C'mon, Padfoot! You HAVE to go! D'you think I'm going because I WANT to dance!?!"

"I know, but, I just don't know who I want to bring with me."

"You should bring somebody."

"Oh yea, thanks Mr. Obvious!"

James bowed, "I'm glad to have been of service."

A/N: I know this one was short. If I passed Lily off as dependant... I'm sorry, I didn't mean for her to come out that way. It's just that through thick and thin Remus was there for her, and she's somebody you can actually say that she really trusts. Her trust is broken rather easily. I can't wait to get the next chapter done! Please R/R!