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Chapter 4

Potions

James Potter

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

Peter Pettigrew

Lily Evans

Anna Smith

He's really freaking me out.

Who is?

Who else? James Potter.

Why? He's actually being civilized for once. He hasn't asked you out in two weeks.

I know. That's what's freaking me out.

Oh, come on, Lil. Just give him a chance. For all you know, he's decided to grow up.

Yeah, and Pigs fly.

Well, if you count that charms lesson back in our second year….

IT WAS A METAPHOR!

Temper, temper.

GRRR. I just want to know what is changing his mind about everything.

Well, why don't you ask him?

No, that would be way too awkward.

UGH! I give up! You're utterly and completely hopeless. If you're so concerned about whether he's changed or not, then just ask him out!

WHAT!

Ask him out. If he starts acting like his intolerable self again, than you know that he hasn't changed. If he doesn't, than you can have your happily ever after.

You're a lunatic, Anna.

Oh course I am. I go to this school, don't I?

I don't know how much more of this I can stand.

Oh, it's going to be fine, Prongs.

How do you know? For all we know, she could really hate me, and I'm going to end up like Wormtail, rejected and ugly.

HEY!

Well, it's true.

Now I'm interested. How would being rejected by one girl make you become as ugly as he is?

Apparently, wallowing in self pity is horrible for the complexion.

And how would you know that?

Random fact of the day? But, in all honesty, what should I do next? Rescue puppies from the rain? Kiss babies? What else do the kind and thoughtful people of the world do?

Dear lord, we've created a monster.

IT'S ALIVE!

Okay, Padfoot, no more late night horror films for you.

Or sugar.

Yes, or sugar.

You're no fun. Anyway, Prongs, just wait. She'll come around. I hope.

Well, it seems to be taking a long time.

You're so bloody impatient. These things take time.

It's been two weeks!

Like I said, these things take time. Just be your nice, caring self, and wait for her to realize how much she loves you.

Personally, I think you don't have a chance.

YOU SEE! I TOLD YOU IT WAS HOPELESS!

Wormtail! You idiotic excuse for a rat-like human being! We had just gotten him calmed down, and you stir him up again! All for hanging, drawing, and quartering him say aye.

Padfoot, much as he most likely deserves it, you don't want to go to Azkaban just because of him.

True. I don't think he's worthy of that.

I'm still here.

Oh, I'm sorry I forgot about you. You're just so, well, insignificant.

Stop the cat fight. James needs reassurance.

She hates me, she hates me, she hates me, she ha-

PRONGS, STOP! She doesn't hate you. Wormtail is just being an idiot.

What if he's right for once?

Please,this is Wormtail we're talking about!

Sirius, that isn't nice, now stop it. ANYWAYS, Like I was saying before, just go up to the girl and talk to her. What's the worst she can do to you?

Hex him... curse him... bite him... The possibilities are endless Moony.

She can be pretty vicious when she wants to...

And you would know this HOW? You barely even pay enough attention to what we do, and you watch what other people do?!

Nevermind

Prongs, forget him, listen to me.

HYPOCRITE!!!

Remus, it's hopeless. It's plain and simple- there is no hope in this world for me. It's all misery and heartache from here on in...

Oh cut the melodramatic act James. This isn't Friends, No one is buying it.

Yeah, who would pay to see you blubber?

You mean we could be making money off of this?!

My word, could we please cut the comments from the peanut gallery, for the sake of the sanity of the rest of us?

NEVER!

sigh. I give up!

Shut up, you guys! Lily just passed me a note!

Hey Potter.

Hey. Is there anything I could help you with?

Well, you know how there's a hogsmeade weekend this week.

Yeah, I do.

And, well, I don't have anyone to go with, so I was wondering if you would like to come with me.

What about Diggory?

I dumped him. But I was thinking, we could get to know each other better, since we do have to work together all year as head students.

Sure, I'd love to go with you, Lily.

Good. So, I'll see you in the entrance hall at 8 o'clock on Saturday, Potter.

James.

What?

It's James.

Fine then, see you then, James.

SHE ASKED ME OUT!

And here I was thinking that one girl in this school was sane.

I resent that. Now pay up.

I'll pay you later.

Now, as happy as I am for you, Prongs, you better hope that Lily never finds out about the bet, because if she does, I don't even want to think about what will happen to you.

Don't worry, She'll never have to know.

TBC

I am sooooo proud of myself. And of emmy. We got this new chapter out in about a week, which is better than the month that it usually takes us.

By the way, MASSIVE KUDOS TO EMERALDEYEDEVANS, for helping with this chapter, and giving us our beloved Wormtail bashing.

Also, I know that this chapter is a bit abrupt, but it all will work out.

Now, if you want to skip all my boring stuff, I have one simple message, GO REVIEW! Honestly, it takes like 4 seconds, and you have no idea how much it can brighten up someone's day. I'll accept any kind of review, but I prefer not to have flames. It seems like a waste of your time, by having to write them, a waste of my time, by having to read them, and a waste of space. It's pointless.

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Rose Lily Potter- It's sad, so sad, it's a sad sad situation. And it's getting more and more absurd. And I love monty python too, as you guessed. I go around quoting it at school sometimes. And then the other kids give me strange looks. But that's okay. And I'm sorry if you don't like the wait. Yell at the little voice in my head that tells me which keys to press.

Kiliana Lupin- Well, foolishly, she now trusts him. And yeah, I have a cello. But I'm not in a band. I was, but the teacher sucked, so now I'm in choir. Still, we are both musical performance nerds.

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