A/N: HELLO AGAIN! I HOPE I FIND YOU ALLWELL! GUESS WHAT? I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST! AWOOWOO! CALL THE AUTHORITIES! LOL! I GOT BORED WITH HOMEWORK SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD WRITE ANOTHER CHAPTER! YAY!

ALSO A WARNING, THIS CHAPTER IS SLIGHTLY FLUFFY FOR SOME CHARACTERS AND THEN TORTURE FOR OTHERS. VERY ANGSTY AND FLUFFY ALL AT ONCE.

ANYWAYS, INTRODUCING…

Chapter 18

"Oh, hey Remus! How are you? I haven't spoken to you in a while." Lily asked happily. She was wondering around the common room to try and find her favourite quill that she had misplaced. Remus looked up from the book he was reading while sprawled out on one of the sofas.

"Yes, you haven't spoken to me in ages, but I have been here, we just haven't really crossed paths, especially now that we do separate rounds with the prefects…why is that again?" he asked questioningly.

"Because of those out-of-line first time prefects that seem to like to abuse their roles, I swear we were never that bad, I mean even the Hufflepuffs' are bad this year…what's his name…Diggory, Amos's younger brother is terrible! I really think he's being sent something somewhat illegal to the school. You'd think they'd have wards against it." Lily said huffily.

"Wards against what?"

"Against what he's smuggling in, you know…cannabis." She whispered the name of the plant as if it was going to sneak up on her and Remus had to suppress a grin. He knew that Diggory was sneaking in the drug but he wasn't about to stop him. He was being sent it from Amos, his older brother and he happened to know that some of his friends were helping to supply the demand and were in fact some of his biggest customers. Remus smiled as he thought of the good times they had had while under the influence. Oh yes, Remus had dabbled in it as well. He would claim to them that it was a good pain killer, which it is, and the other side effects were just something he'd have to endure while easing the pain…not that he minded though.

'Bless you Lily, if only you know what you're best friends were up to when you weren't looking. Time to play a little game I think.' He thought to himself.

"Don't worry Lily, I'm sure he's not idiotic enough to smuggle that in, but even if he was it's in his traits you know." He stated matter-of-factly.

"What on Earth do you mean it's in his traits?" She asked somewhat perplexed.

"What house is he from Lils?"

"Hufflepuff."

"Exactly."

"I don't understand, Remus."

"Here, let me emphasis it, HUFF-le-PUFF." He grinned wolfishly as realisation dawned on Lily's features.

"Remus! The reason the house is called Hufflepuff is due to the founder! Not because of some…some silly…plant with THC's! Where on earth did you come up with that one?" she exclaimed still slightly shocked by his statement, which to Lily was completely incorrect.

"Well, if you had read Hogwarts: A History of the Founders then you would know that Hufflepuff was just a nick-name that stuck when she was caught absolutely off her rocker by Salazar who, being the nasty one, gave her the nick name. Of course it stuck as good old Godric decided it was funny and so yeah, that's about it." He finished easily as if it was an every day thing to talk about the founders getting absolutely wrecked on bud.

"I don't believe you, there's no such book for a start, I would have found it." She scoffed in reply.

"Really? So you've been in the restricted section with an unlimited access pass?" he replied casually.

"Well, no…but I still don't believe you." She said uncertainly.

"Fine, don't believe me, but don't forget I am the reliable marauder. Go ask Pince if you don't believe me." Remus gave her a wolfish grin and turned back to his book laughing inwardly considering that no matter what she said; Lily had fallen for it hook, line and sinker. And even if she hadn't, she would still ask Madam Pince as soon as she got to the library.

"Anyway, I'll see you later…I'm off to the library."

"Going to go check already?" he said jokingly, his eyes sparkling mischievously.

"No! Remus stop teasing me! I'm meeting someone there…to study." She finished sheepishly. Now this was interesting.

"Really, and who is my favourite flower meeting to…study?" he said teasing her lightly.

"Just a guy from Ravenclaw. He just needs my help in Runes." She said slightly defensively.

"A Ravenclaw needing help? Are you sure it isn't some ulterior motive that he's getting you to the library…it isn't one of those guys that was following you around at the beginning of this year was it?" he asked his eyes starting to cloud in uncertainty and doubt. Lily blushed at the memory he brought up and answered quietly but defensively.

"No, his Name is Rubin and he's a really nice guy."

"Rubin…Rubin…I know that name. Can't picture his face though. What time are you meeting him?" he asked suspiciously.

"Oh right about…oh no! Five minutes ago, oh, sod the quill, I'll just look for it later….bye Remus…Don't wait up for me!" she called over her shoulder playfully. All previous hesitation forgotten.

Remus sat staring after her retreating figure for a while. He had heard the name Rubin… Rubin…Malvaez! Rubin Malvaez, the pansy 7th year from Ravenclaw. The extremely handsome pansy from Ravenclaw. Oh god, lily and Rubin would make a good couple, and it seemed like he had set his sites on a certain flower.

Oh no, James wouldn't like this.

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Lily walked into the library still slightly out of breath from nearly running all of the way. She didn't want to be too late to her first, and hopefully not her last, study date with Rubin. She looked around and then spied him at a corner table by himself, looking around nervously and sub-consciously wringing his hands together.

Lily went up to him, putting a subtle sway into her walk.

"Hi Rubin." She said cheerfully.

"Lily! Hi, um, here let me get that for you." He said quickly while jumping up and pulling out her chair. Lily inwardly gushed, he was such a gentleman! When she had properly settled down and got all of her books out Lily looked up to find charcoal grey eyes staring at her. In this dim light they seemed darker.

'Oh, I could get lost I those eyes.' Lily thought to herself.

Lily cleared her throat and started to speak, not wanting to give the game away.

"So…what was it that you needed help with." She asked brightly.

"Well, you know the comparisons we're making between ancient Egyptians and Anglo-Saxon wizards? I'm having a bit of difficulty with how the meaning can change when in a certain order and such." He replied slipping into a business like tone.

"Oh, well, once you grab the basic rules it's not too bad…I had to read this book to do it though…"

And so it carried on. Lily and Rubin worked together in almost perfect sync. They complimented each others strengths and flaws. As well as working though, they tended to adventure more into talking about the more personal side of their lives, instead of the academic, and soon work was forgotten completely.

Towards the end of the session they both felt like they had known each other a lot longer then they really had.

"So, uh Lily, we didn't really get to finish today…you wouldn't want to meet again maybe, sometime, unless you're busy, which I'm sure you are… but if-" he started to ramble again, a tendency he had when he was working up the nerve to ask something. Lily decided to finish the idea for him.

"How about tomorrow at the same time and same place?" she asked smiling warmly. A faint blush made it's way onto Rubin's face.

"Yes…yes that would be marvellous. Until then I suppose. Good night Lily." He turned and walked out of the library where Lilt stood practically glowing. She shivered slightly out of happiness.

She was walking out of the library when she suddenly remembered. She hadn't been distracted by other thoughts once that night. Not by that hoax book that Remus had brought up and not even by that troublesome Raven haired boy, James Potter.

A/N: SORRY TO DO THIS TO YOU GUYS, GO STRAIGHT ON TO CH19, THATS MEANT TO BE THE REST OF THIS CHAPTER.