"You always bring this up, Sara, and I always ask you not to." Lily said. "Norma doesn't bring it up."
"Do not pull me into this." Norma said, looking up from her Potions homework. "You guys wonder why I get better grades on my papers? I do them." Norma pointed to Sara and Lily's practically blank pieces of parchment.
"In two years we are not going to need this stuff." Sara said. 'Besides, Lily's problem with Sirius is more important."
"Well, it would be if there was a problem." Lily said. "But there isn't one. Sirius and I are fine."
There was a knock on the door and James' voice said, "Is everyone decent? Can I come in?"
"You spend more time with The Prat Prince than your boyfriend." Sara whispered as Lily opened the door.
"Hey guys. What are you doing?" James asked as he sat down next to Lily.
"We're supposed to be doing the Potions paper, but these two quit to talk." Norma said. She knew it would not be wise to tell James that they had been talking about Lily and Sirius' 'problem.'
"The Potions paper?" James said. "Isn't it due in 3 days or something?"
"Yes, it is." Norma said. "But what difference does that make?"
"It means we don't have to do it today." James said. 'It's time to relax, Norma."
"That's what we say, but she insists on getting an Excellent on every paper." Lily said. "I'm lucky to get Exceeding Expectations."
"Don't worry about that Lillers." James said.
"Lillers?" Lily asked. "Why did you just call me Lillers?"
"I just thought I'd try out some new nicknames." James said. "So Lillers gets a no?"
"Lillers gets a big no." Lily said laughing.
"More reason to call you it." James said. "Don't you think, Lillers?" Lily laughed and hit James with her pillow.
"Okay, we have to get back to our homework." Sara said, annoyed by the fact that James was there. "No, really Lily, we do. We're bound to get a paper in History of Magic and I do not want to stay up late copying Norma's paper."
"You are not copying my paper!" Norma said.
"Okay, then we'll have to stay up even later." Sara reasoned. "So let Potter go, and we'll work."
"Aw, Sara, why don't you call me James? Lily and Norma do." James said.
"Just go, Potter." Sara said.
"Sara, come on." Lily said. "James can stay."
"No, I'll leave." James said getting up. "I'll let you girls talk your little girls talk." He was walking out when he did a valley-girl impression. "By the way, did you see what Beth was wearing today?" Lily threw the pillow at him, but James closed the door in time to miss it.
"Why does he hang out here so much?" Sara asked.
"James and I are friends now. Is that so horrible?" Lily asked getting her Potions homework.
"I just think it's annoying." Sara said. "And I'm not the only person. Right, Norma?" Lily looked at Norma. She had been working on her paper. She looked up.
"Well, you know how I don't like to get involved in things but..."Norma said. "Well, it is Potter, Lily."
"No, it's not just Potter, you guys." Lily said getting. "It's James. And if I want to be friends with him, that's my choice, okay?" Lily left the room to go look for James. 'I can't believe them! James is my friend!' Lily thought. 'It is just unbelievable.'
As Lily was looking for James, she went to the common room and saw Sirius playing chess with Remus. He was laughing and playing. This got Lily even madder. She walked up to him and hit him in the arm. "I thought you had a lot of homework and then Quidditch practice."
"I did have a lot of homework." Sirius said. "But just as I finished Remus asked me to play chess with him."
"No I didn't." Remus said confused. "You said you had nothing else better to do."
"Shut up, Moony!" Sirius said.
"Nothing better to do?" Lily said. "How about spending time with your girlfriend, who you always give excuse to so you can get out of talking to? How about that, Sirius?"
"Look, I'm sorry Lily." Sirius said. "And I would love to talk to you now, but I really do have Quidditch practice. James! Let's go! Quidditch!"
"It's not for another hour." James said confused.
"Prongs!" Sirius said.
"Fine Sirius, if you really don't want to spend time with me, I'm not going to force you to." Lily said. "But then I will not force you to stay in this relationship. So, it's over, Sirius!" Lily walked up crying thinking, ' What have I done?'
James, on the other hand, was ecstatic. "Way to go, Padfoot. Now Lily will go out with me."
"I don't know about that, Prongs." Sirius said. "Cause if she still likes me, I may still have a chance."