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"We're going to Hogsmeade together this Saturday, yes?" Lily said one morning as they sat down for breakfast together. She and James had been 'going out' for just over a month and now was the last of the Hogsmeade visits.
"Of course," James said.
"James, we need to talk," Sirius said from James's other side.
"About…?" James asked.
"You. Lily. It's all good and fine that you two are going out. You've been in a much better mood since Easter, but what about us? What about Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"What about us?" James asked.
"You spend all your free time with Lily," Sirius started.
"I could either go with Katrina, or stay here, or we could go together, the five of us," Lily suggested.
"My four favourite people, I like that idea," James said.
"I personally think that getting to know you better would be a good idea," Sirius said.
"Sounds fine," Remus said and Peter shrugged.
"Settled? Good. I'll meet you four in the common room," Lily said and made her way back to the Gryffindor tower.
That Hogsmeade visit was slightly awkward at first, but soon Lily was helping plot to give the charmed chocolates to all the Gryffindors. She stopped Sirius from including ones that would make red and pink hearts drift around the eater when they got too close to James, but did test it herself. She attached herself to James's arm, insisted that it was to test how long the effects last. The hearts turned a horrendous shade of something somewhat similar to purple after ten minutes and then all vanished.
"I wonder if it's just James who causes the hearts, because Lily is not a good person to test them on because she is attracted to him. I'll eat one," Sirius said and ate the chocolate. Nothing happened. Sirius walked around the table they were sitting at in the Three Broomsticks. Nothing happened.
Sirius made eye contract with James and raised an eyebrow, "shall I meander?"
James nodded and Sirius walked up to a table of fifth year Ravenclaw girls.
"Hello," Sirius said. He was surprised none of them fainted.
One of them, a blond, was opening and closing her mouth and attempting to speak.
"Hello, Sirius," Katrina said.
"We've finally convinced James to spend time with us. If you ever feel like you want to spend time with Lily, don't feel shy about joining us. Lily probably would enjoy having you to talk to," Sirius said, trying to hide the fact that he sort of wanted to get to know her as well.
"I would like to now," Katrina said.
Sirius grinned at her and offered his arm to her. When they got back to the table Sirius realized James was smirking at him.
"Look at your arm," James said. Sirius looked at it and was surprised to find little hearts floating around where Katrina's hand was.
"What?" Katrina asked.
"We were testing a new prank chocolate," Sirius explained. "James, we need to feed these to Mandy and her Minions and then you should have conversations with them, it would be so funny."
"You mean… voluntarily submit myself to speaking to them? No thanks," James said.
Sirius sighed dramatically and attempted to pout.
"One a day, at least for me and James, until the end of the year. Then we will give them out. The ladies are very welcome to help, just bang on our dormitory door and insist on getting instructed in chocolate charming, Lily. Katrina, if you actually want to help, you may, but James and I have decided that we are going to pull mainly inter-house pranks that are mostly harmless," Sirius said.
Katrina smiled, but said, "I would rather not have to be blamed for this," and got up and returned to her table.
"Okay, that was the last time ever that I will invite anyone other than you four to formulate a prank with me," Sirius said.
"Four?" Peter asked.
"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and the girl Prongs loves," Sirius said and then promptly covered his mouth with is hand, "sorry, Prongs."
Lily asked James, "Was he telling the truth?"
James looked rather embarrassed, but nodded.
Lily got up and left, too overwhelmed to think.
Starting the next morning, Lily sat by herself at the far end of the table, but a week later James received an owl carrying a parchment with two words scrawled on it in a feminine hand. Prove it.
A/N: that's it for this chapter… There's only one more after this one.