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FOREWORD

Oh my! I haven't updated in forever but I have already written all of this chapter and all of the next one, which features anouther Yule Ball! Yay! Be prepared for massive amounts of L/J fluff! Ack! No! The fluff! 'Tis evil! Eeeeveeeeelllll! Wow, I'm hyper.

-Lil

On with the next chapter!!!

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"And so, a werewolf is very different from a regular wolf. Any question?" They were in Defense Against the Dark Arts class with their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Kerry Saour. Saour was brilliant, with smarts and wits to match Dumbledore's or Chelsea and Remus's combined. She had long, black curls and black eyes. Lily and James even detected a trace of magess Earth Magic in her aura.

Lily looked at Remus, who was sitting next to her and taking notes diligently. He glanced at Lily and raised his hand.

"Yes, Mr. Lupin?"

"I was just curious, is there a cure for lycanthropy yet?" The teachers all new about Remus's condition and Saour smiled at him.

"Not yet, but I am leading a team of researchers to try and find a temporary cure." remus nodded and scribbled a note on his piece of parchment. He ripped it off and passed it to Lily.

It said one word: Excellent. (A/N: Eeexceeeleeeent.... -evil grin-)

Lily looked at James next to her. She scribbled on Remus's note and slid it over. James looked up from his own notes and at Lily, frowning.

"What?" he whispered. Lily tapped the note with her forefinger twice, looking him in the eye. He read the note and let out a low chuckle.

Excellent.-Remus

The big bad wolf said after he had eaten little Red Riding Hood and her grandma.-Lily

James bent over the note so Lily couldn't see it, his messy black hair brushing the table.

He licked his chops and decided he would go eat Lily Evans.-James

Lily stifled a laugh and passed the note to Remus. He read it and smiled at the two before adding something else.

He thought, yum! That was good! I would have shared her with Padfoot and Prongs, but she was just tasted too good! Lily, will you be mine forever? The Big Bad Wolf patted his stomach fondly after hearing a muffled 'yes' from within.-Remus

At this they could not contain their laughter anymore. Saour looked up from the volume she was reading out of and glared at them.

"Would you mind sharing in front of the class what you are laughing at?" Saour asked...sourly. Remus shook his head, no they wouldn't mind, still grinning. "Well, would you three please come up here? I daresay Mr. Black had something to do with this?"

"Actually, professor, it was just us. Sirius miraculously had nothing to do with it," Lily said as the three headed up to the front of the room. She chanced a glance back at Sirius and laughed at the look of mock left-outedness on his face.

"Please read the parchment."

Lily, James, and Remus exchanged glances and smiled. Remus straightened the parchment with a flourish and cleared his throat. (A/N: Umbrage attack! Umbrage attack!!!)

"Excellent," Remus growled.

"The Big Bad Wolf said after he had eaten Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother," James added. "He licked his chops and decided to go eat Lily Evans. he thought--"

"Yum!"-Remus. "That was good! I would have shared her with Padfoot and Prongs, but she just tasted too good! Lily, will you be mine forever?" Meanwhile, the class watched as Lily mimed running and screaming.

"The Big Bad Wolf patted his stomach fondly after hearing a muffled--"-James.

"Yes."-Lily.

"From within," finished off James. the three lined up and bowed numerous times as the class hooted, hollered, clapped, and cheers. Sirius looked outraged that he wasn't included.

The bell rang, signaling the end of class, and everyone headed off to Monday lunch with yet anouther beautiful Marauder story to tell their friends.

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"Lily, Lils, wait! Wait up!" Lily stopped and turned around, eyebrows raised.

"what, ay?" James stopped beside her, breathing heavily from chasing her down the hall.

"Monthly...picnic...today...."

"What?"

"You know," by now he had caught his breath. "You know that picnic last year we had before we fought again?" Lily nodded. "I decided we should do it every month, on the second Wednesday." Lily shrugged. "Well, it's today...." James was suddenly feeling extremely nervous. Lily nodded again and smiled. James just stared at her, noticing how he dimples looked like cut fingerprints in lovely dots of cream.

"Well, come on." Lily started off down the corridor and James followed after her, thinking about how complicated life was.

That's what being love is like, said a voice in the back of James's head.

What?! Who said I was in love with her?!

You do.

Good point. Wait a minute...good holy cake! I do?

Of course you do. That's why you annoy her so much. You want attention, said his brain smartly.

She's Padfoot's.

Who says? Talk to him

Well, okay....

"James! Are you okay? I've been talking to you. Were you listening?" Lily had her hands on her hips and was looking quite flustered. "What do you want to eat, anyway?"

"Er-" James felt bad. He hadn't meant to get so caught up in his thoughts. "I'll have a sandwhich...please." Lily nodded and told a house elf what they wanted, remembering the day last year when James had told her about house elves. It had seemed like so long ago.

Once they had gotten all their food, the two Hogwarts Gryffindors made their way down to the lake and under the tree, their usual spot. They settled down on the springy grass with their backs against the tree, eating in a comfortable silence.

"So, why did you want to have a monthly picnic?" Lily asked when they had finished their sandwiches. James looked down at is hands. Don't lie. Don't lie. She'll know. Don't lie, he thought desperately.

"You're one of my best friends. Why wouldn't I want to have a monthly picnic with you?" Lily shrugged and looked at him.

"Hey, you remember last year when we all played Truth of Dare and I started crying because I had to admit I didn't hate you hate you?" James nodded mutely. He really didn't want to talk about that right now. "I was such a drama queen then, a big pill. Gosh, crying over something like that? You know that was my first kiss ever?" James nodded again, lost in thought, but immediately caught his mistake.

"Wait, no, I didn't know! Really? Why didn't you tell me?" Lily shrugged. "Well, to tell the truth, that was my first kiss, too." Now Lily looked at him, bewildered.

She studied his face for a moment before saying simply "You're lying."

"No, really! I'm not! I never kiss any of the girls I date! I'm saving it-was saving it for a girl I really really liked. It just bugs Sirius so he dared me to kiss you. I guess I still am saving it thought. My first second kiss." Lily stared at him, dumbfounded. "What?" James panicked.

"I'm just finding that so hard to believe. all the girls always talk about how you're so good at...er...stuff." James shrugged.

"Simple, they lied." They fell into silence again.

"I need to break up with Sirius," Lily said suddenly.

"what, why?" James asked, shocked and amused.

"I'm holding him back, you know. He needs to be the same old, commitment-challenged Sirius." Lily smiled. "It's okay, I understand what he needs. I am his girlfriend, you know." James nodded mutely.

That night, Lily and Sirius decided to break up. It was the first time a girl had ever broken up with Sirius, he was used to doing the breaking, but he insisted it was both of them. Besides, they both loved each other in a brother/sister way, rather than in a romantic way.

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AFTERWORD

Wow, what a short chapter. Don't worry, the next one will be MUCH longer!

Preview:

Lily and James share anouther kiss, and a Yule Ball is announced!

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