Sorry I haven't updated in so long! I really really am! Just for that, I'll
put TWO chapters up. Woot woot!
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"Did you tell him yet?" Cassandra asked Lily as they sat comfortably in the common room.
"Tell who what?" Lily asked distractedly. She had tons of Transfiguration homework to finish and she had to meet Snape in the Library.
"Tell James about Voldemort," she whispered harshly, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"No. I keep forgetting."
"Lily! I can't believe you! You're alone with him everyday, but -"
"I'm not alone with him everyday. Some days I'm in the Library with Snape working on Potions."
"Oh, yes. I . . . forgot about that little bit of information," Cassandra said accusingly and leaned back in the chair to enjoy seeing Lily squirm.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Just that the fact that you seem to be spending quite a bit of time with Snape. Alone."
"I don't know what you're talking about. We're just -"
"Working on Potions. Uh-huh. Sure. That excuse may work this time, Lily, but in the future, I suggest you use a plausible one."
"Excuse? Excuse for what?"
"For the chance to be alone with Snape while you're still going out with James. But I have no clue how you think you can handle it, juggling two men like that? I don't think I could do it, especially if they were as big enemies as Snape and James are."
"I'm not juggling anyone! Snape and I are Potions partners. We work together. That is it. We're not even friends."
"Methinks the lady doth protest too much," Cassandra quoted while examining her nails. But she didn't miss seeing Lily take two deep breaths. Cassandra knew she was counting backwards from ten. It never failed to amuse her when Lily did this. It rarely worked, and this time looked like it would be no different.
"I am goddamn sick and tired of people accusing me of being with Snape! At times, he can be a nice kid when he wants to be, but I'd never go out with him," Lily said in a furious whisper. "First James was accusing me of doing something and now you? Who's next in line? Sirius? Remus? Peter?! Well, I don't have to take it. I'll be in my dormitory." Lily grabbed her books and stalked up the stairs.
Once she was in her dormitory, Lily dropped her books on her bed and after a moment's hesitation, followed them. She knew she completely over reacted, but she had to set the record straight. It didn't help that Snape was sending out signals. He honestly didn't realize that Lily didn't like him, in the least bit. That or he didn't care. No matter what she said to Snape, he flirted with her constantly. Thank goodness this report would be over and done with soon. And maybe she did protest too much, but she hated people accusing her of wrong things. Especially cheating on a boy she loved. With Snape. Ugh. Lily got up and began pacing around the room.
Some how she had to convince everybody that she was doing nothing with Snape. She had a feeling that even though James had told her he trusted her, she knew he was still suspicious. He didn't trust Snape, but he should trust her. With a quick glance at the clock, Lily grabbed some books and headed to the Library to meet Snape. She'd have to think about this later.
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"I'm telling you James, Snape is poaching." Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter sat in the common room a safe distance away from Lily and Cassandra.
"Lily wouldn't do anything," James objected. "I trust her."
"You might trust Lily, but do you trust Snape?" Remus asked pointedly. James glared at him and thought about not answering him, considering the fact that the answer was extremely obvious to anyone. (A/N: You must remember, Snape is a stinky, slimy Slytherin.)
"Who in their right mind would trust him? But what can I do about it?"
"Just - uh-oh. I think Lily and Cassandra were just having a similar conversation." Sirius nodded his head in the girls' direction. James turned around just in time to see Lily stalk up to her dormitory. Cassandra walked over to where the Marauders were sitting with a mischievous smile on her face.
"Hey, guys," she said as she sat down on a chair next to Sirius's. "What's going on, kids?"
"We're just pondering over the James/Lily/Snape triangle," Remus commented easily and ignored the evil look James gave him. He was immune to such tactics at this point in his life. That, and he totally expected it.
"There isn't a triangle," James muttered. He was beginning to hate the time he spent with his friends.
"James is just jealous of Snape because he's stealing Lily away from him." Sirius was really enjoying the time he spent with dear ol' Jamesie-poo. "I mean, look at Moony here, he isn't pining over his woman because she's spending her time with another man."
"That's because her Potions partner is a girl. And a Gryffindor at that," Remus shot back, noticing that James was definitely not liking this conversation.
"Snape isn't stealing Lily. She wouldn't allow it. They're only partners, not even friends."
"Uh-huh. That's what they all say. Next thing you know, they'll be meeting in the Astronomy Tower to do homework because they're 'partners', and they aren't even in the same class. She'll just keep make excuses, Jamsie-poo."
"Unless you want your jaw broken, you'll shut up, Sirius. Now." Everybody could see that he meant it. James's teeth were clenched and his hands were balled into tight fists. He was about to blow.
"Woo, sorry, bud. I really didn't mean it, Prongsie-pal. You don't have to get all Mr. Defensive on me." Sirius held his hands up in a warding motion.
"Just lay off. I don't need to take this shit. I'll talk to you guys later." James stood up abruptly and went up to his dormitory.
"I think he's a little angry."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Moony."
"You handled that quite well, Padfoot."
"Oh, hush up, you little rat," Sirius said to Peter.
"Yeah, well, you didn't have to rag on him so much."
"You shut up, too, Remus."
"Hey, just trying to give you a little help, tootsie."
"I don't need help."
"Oh, stop being such an ass, Sirius. I know it may be hard, but you don't always have to act like Dickhead of the Year," Cassandra said comfortably and didn't bother to be afraid of the look Sirius gave her. It was more amusing than frightening. Remus and Peter just stared. The only person they had ever heard talk to Sirius like that and live to tell the tale was James and occasionally Remus. Peter didn't even talk to Sirius like that. But then Peter was a chicken after all.
"Okay, okay. But since I'm Dickhead of the Year, shouldn't I be able to have my picture in The Daily Prophet?"
"But we wouldn't want to break the camera, darling, would we?" she asked sweetly and batted her eyelashes. Peter openly blanched at this. Cassandra was going to get her ass beat. Remus tried to hide the grim. Sirius looked like he would blow any second. If a fight broke out, he was putting all his money on Cassandra.
"Then we'd better keep it away from you, my little love. We wouldn't want to kill any reporters," Sirius said with a slight warning in his voice that Cassandra chose to ignore.
"Then don't open your mouth. I'm sorry, dear, but your breath is horrid. Maybe that's why you're such a sucky snog." Cassandra saw Sirius snap at that moment. It was almost a physical reaction. His eyes were two pools of fire and his body tensed. You never tease a man about his sexual talents, especially not Sirius Black.
"Take that back, Cassandra," Sirius demanded and clenched his fists. Cassandra just smiled innocently.
"I don't take back things that are true. If you haven't realized that you're such a horrible snog, it's just because you're so stupid."
"I may not be the smartest person in this school, but I'm not stupid." He looked really mad now, she observed. Good, it was taking his mind off of how much of a jerk he was to James.
"Don't let your penis get to your head, Sirius."
"Shut up, Cassandra. If you don't shut up, I'm going to make you shut up."
"No, you won't. I can beat you up any day, any time."
"Yeah right, you dumb bitch." This time it was Cassandra's hands that clenched. She absolutely hated being called a bitch.
"Don't you dare call me a bitch, you arrogant bastard." She said this with such intensity that Remus's eyes widened in astonishment. He had never seen her this mad before. She looked like she could gladly break Sirius's jaw. Then laugh as he lay bleeding and the floor.
"Why not? It's true."
"Take that back."
"I don't take things back that are true." Remus couldn't help it. They were both just too ridiculous! He had to laugh or he'd explode. Both Sirius and Cassandra whipped their heads around and Remus laughed harder at the identical expressions of rage on their faces. Peter just looked confused and rather terrified next to him.
"What's so funny?" Remus just pointed at them and kept laughing breathlessly.
"Would you shut up, Moony? You're giving me a headache," Sirius said irritably. But he had to admit he wasn't angry anymore. Within a few seconds he began chuckling. Moments later he was out and out laughing. Cassandra was clutching his arm so she wouldn't fall off the couch while laughing.
"Guys? What are you laughing about?" Peter asked, still looking extremely confused. Sirius shrugged weakly and Cassandra buried her head in his shoulder. Remus shook his head and clutched his stomach as he fell to the floor. Just then Lily came dawn the steps. Seeing the laughing trio she stopped dead in her tracks and raised her eyebrows. Cassandra looked up and started cracking up again.
"I'm not going to ask. I'll be in the Library." Lily walked away shaking her head. "And they are my best friends," she said to herself.
A few minutes after Lily left Sirius, Remus, and Cassandra had calmed down. Remus was still laying on the floor, he really didn't feel like getting up.
"What were we fighting about again?" Sirius asked Cassandra.
"I have no freakin' clue. But let's promise not to fight again."
"Okay."
"I doubt that'll last a week," Remus said and earned a kick in the side from Cassandra.
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Yeah .. it wasn't that good. I'll have the next chapter up right away. Then I probably won't update in another three years .. sorry!
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"Did you tell him yet?" Cassandra asked Lily as they sat comfortably in the common room.
"Tell who what?" Lily asked distractedly. She had tons of Transfiguration homework to finish and she had to meet Snape in the Library.
"Tell James about Voldemort," she whispered harshly, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"No. I keep forgetting."
"Lily! I can't believe you! You're alone with him everyday, but -"
"I'm not alone with him everyday. Some days I'm in the Library with Snape working on Potions."
"Oh, yes. I . . . forgot about that little bit of information," Cassandra said accusingly and leaned back in the chair to enjoy seeing Lily squirm.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Just that the fact that you seem to be spending quite a bit of time with Snape. Alone."
"I don't know what you're talking about. We're just -"
"Working on Potions. Uh-huh. Sure. That excuse may work this time, Lily, but in the future, I suggest you use a plausible one."
"Excuse? Excuse for what?"
"For the chance to be alone with Snape while you're still going out with James. But I have no clue how you think you can handle it, juggling two men like that? I don't think I could do it, especially if they were as big enemies as Snape and James are."
"I'm not juggling anyone! Snape and I are Potions partners. We work together. That is it. We're not even friends."
"Methinks the lady doth protest too much," Cassandra quoted while examining her nails. But she didn't miss seeing Lily take two deep breaths. Cassandra knew she was counting backwards from ten. It never failed to amuse her when Lily did this. It rarely worked, and this time looked like it would be no different.
"I am goddamn sick and tired of people accusing me of being with Snape! At times, he can be a nice kid when he wants to be, but I'd never go out with him," Lily said in a furious whisper. "First James was accusing me of doing something and now you? Who's next in line? Sirius? Remus? Peter?! Well, I don't have to take it. I'll be in my dormitory." Lily grabbed her books and stalked up the stairs.
Once she was in her dormitory, Lily dropped her books on her bed and after a moment's hesitation, followed them. She knew she completely over reacted, but she had to set the record straight. It didn't help that Snape was sending out signals. He honestly didn't realize that Lily didn't like him, in the least bit. That or he didn't care. No matter what she said to Snape, he flirted with her constantly. Thank goodness this report would be over and done with soon. And maybe she did protest too much, but she hated people accusing her of wrong things. Especially cheating on a boy she loved. With Snape. Ugh. Lily got up and began pacing around the room.
Some how she had to convince everybody that she was doing nothing with Snape. She had a feeling that even though James had told her he trusted her, she knew he was still suspicious. He didn't trust Snape, but he should trust her. With a quick glance at the clock, Lily grabbed some books and headed to the Library to meet Snape. She'd have to think about this later.
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"I'm telling you James, Snape is poaching." Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter sat in the common room a safe distance away from Lily and Cassandra.
"Lily wouldn't do anything," James objected. "I trust her."
"You might trust Lily, but do you trust Snape?" Remus asked pointedly. James glared at him and thought about not answering him, considering the fact that the answer was extremely obvious to anyone. (A/N: You must remember, Snape is a stinky, slimy Slytherin.)
"Who in their right mind would trust him? But what can I do about it?"
"Just - uh-oh. I think Lily and Cassandra were just having a similar conversation." Sirius nodded his head in the girls' direction. James turned around just in time to see Lily stalk up to her dormitory. Cassandra walked over to where the Marauders were sitting with a mischievous smile on her face.
"Hey, guys," she said as she sat down on a chair next to Sirius's. "What's going on, kids?"
"We're just pondering over the James/Lily/Snape triangle," Remus commented easily and ignored the evil look James gave him. He was immune to such tactics at this point in his life. That, and he totally expected it.
"There isn't a triangle," James muttered. He was beginning to hate the time he spent with his friends.
"James is just jealous of Snape because he's stealing Lily away from him." Sirius was really enjoying the time he spent with dear ol' Jamesie-poo. "I mean, look at Moony here, he isn't pining over his woman because she's spending her time with another man."
"That's because her Potions partner is a girl. And a Gryffindor at that," Remus shot back, noticing that James was definitely not liking this conversation.
"Snape isn't stealing Lily. She wouldn't allow it. They're only partners, not even friends."
"Uh-huh. That's what they all say. Next thing you know, they'll be meeting in the Astronomy Tower to do homework because they're 'partners', and they aren't even in the same class. She'll just keep make excuses, Jamsie-poo."
"Unless you want your jaw broken, you'll shut up, Sirius. Now." Everybody could see that he meant it. James's teeth were clenched and his hands were balled into tight fists. He was about to blow.
"Woo, sorry, bud. I really didn't mean it, Prongsie-pal. You don't have to get all Mr. Defensive on me." Sirius held his hands up in a warding motion.
"Just lay off. I don't need to take this shit. I'll talk to you guys later." James stood up abruptly and went up to his dormitory.
"I think he's a little angry."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Moony."
"You handled that quite well, Padfoot."
"Oh, hush up, you little rat," Sirius said to Peter.
"Yeah, well, you didn't have to rag on him so much."
"You shut up, too, Remus."
"Hey, just trying to give you a little help, tootsie."
"I don't need help."
"Oh, stop being such an ass, Sirius. I know it may be hard, but you don't always have to act like Dickhead of the Year," Cassandra said comfortably and didn't bother to be afraid of the look Sirius gave her. It was more amusing than frightening. Remus and Peter just stared. The only person they had ever heard talk to Sirius like that and live to tell the tale was James and occasionally Remus. Peter didn't even talk to Sirius like that. But then Peter was a chicken after all.
"Okay, okay. But since I'm Dickhead of the Year, shouldn't I be able to have my picture in The Daily Prophet?"
"But we wouldn't want to break the camera, darling, would we?" she asked sweetly and batted her eyelashes. Peter openly blanched at this. Cassandra was going to get her ass beat. Remus tried to hide the grim. Sirius looked like he would blow any second. If a fight broke out, he was putting all his money on Cassandra.
"Then we'd better keep it away from you, my little love. We wouldn't want to kill any reporters," Sirius said with a slight warning in his voice that Cassandra chose to ignore.
"Then don't open your mouth. I'm sorry, dear, but your breath is horrid. Maybe that's why you're such a sucky snog." Cassandra saw Sirius snap at that moment. It was almost a physical reaction. His eyes were two pools of fire and his body tensed. You never tease a man about his sexual talents, especially not Sirius Black.
"Take that back, Cassandra," Sirius demanded and clenched his fists. Cassandra just smiled innocently.
"I don't take back things that are true. If you haven't realized that you're such a horrible snog, it's just because you're so stupid."
"I may not be the smartest person in this school, but I'm not stupid." He looked really mad now, she observed. Good, it was taking his mind off of how much of a jerk he was to James.
"Don't let your penis get to your head, Sirius."
"Shut up, Cassandra. If you don't shut up, I'm going to make you shut up."
"No, you won't. I can beat you up any day, any time."
"Yeah right, you dumb bitch." This time it was Cassandra's hands that clenched. She absolutely hated being called a bitch.
"Don't you dare call me a bitch, you arrogant bastard." She said this with such intensity that Remus's eyes widened in astonishment. He had never seen her this mad before. She looked like she could gladly break Sirius's jaw. Then laugh as he lay bleeding and the floor.
"Why not? It's true."
"Take that back."
"I don't take things back that are true." Remus couldn't help it. They were both just too ridiculous! He had to laugh or he'd explode. Both Sirius and Cassandra whipped their heads around and Remus laughed harder at the identical expressions of rage on their faces. Peter just looked confused and rather terrified next to him.
"What's so funny?" Remus just pointed at them and kept laughing breathlessly.
"Would you shut up, Moony? You're giving me a headache," Sirius said irritably. But he had to admit he wasn't angry anymore. Within a few seconds he began chuckling. Moments later he was out and out laughing. Cassandra was clutching his arm so she wouldn't fall off the couch while laughing.
"Guys? What are you laughing about?" Peter asked, still looking extremely confused. Sirius shrugged weakly and Cassandra buried her head in his shoulder. Remus shook his head and clutched his stomach as he fell to the floor. Just then Lily came dawn the steps. Seeing the laughing trio she stopped dead in her tracks and raised her eyebrows. Cassandra looked up and started cracking up again.
"I'm not going to ask. I'll be in the Library." Lily walked away shaking her head. "And they are my best friends," she said to herself.
A few minutes after Lily left Sirius, Remus, and Cassandra had calmed down. Remus was still laying on the floor, he really didn't feel like getting up.
"What were we fighting about again?" Sirius asked Cassandra.
"I have no freakin' clue. But let's promise not to fight again."
"Okay."
"I doubt that'll last a week," Remus said and earned a kick in the side from Cassandra.
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Yeah .. it wasn't that good. I'll have the next chapter up right away. Then I probably won't update in another three years .. sorry!