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Lily's POV

"Um. . . er. . ."

Oooh please, I didn't mention Tess.

"What about Tess?" James asked, looking totally confused.

Obviously, I did. So this means I have to go into the whole Tess thing. Otherwise, I never will.

Wonderful.

"Do. . . do you like Tess?" I asked slowly, as something dawned on me.

James has got to be the nicest person in the world. He. . . he got me out of Transfiguration, even though he could have got into trouble for that. He told Sirius not to get involved with me, even though Sirius was his best friend. He listened to me, and-

"Like Tess?" he cried, his eyes widening.

-and he has the best eyes ever.

"Um. . . yeah," I smiled brightly.

Say no. Say no, say no, say no.

"Tess. . ." James said thoughtfully. "Well. . . sure. I like her. Why?"

Well what the frig was that meant to mean?

"Oh. Um, no reason. . ." I said thoughtfully, picking up my book and getting out of my chair.

"Lils?" James asked, looking at me strangely.

"Er, I've gotta go," I shrugged.

Yeah. Gotta go shrivel and die, somewhere.

"So, remember about Tess okay?" I added, flashing him a grin.

Oh, urgh! Why in the name of God did I say that?!

I need a. . . a muzzle, or something.

James frowned, and blew some hair from out of his eyes. "Erm. . ."

"Right. Well, erm, see you later then," I interrupted, and then hurried up the stairs towards my dorm.

Good job Tess is at that stupid party. I don't quite feel like talking to her at this moment.

James' POV

Leaving me confused, she jogged up the stairs leading to her dorm, never looking back once.

"Okay. . ." I murmured.

"Hey, hey, hey, Jimmy-Boy!" Sirius' voice exclaimed a few minutes later, and I turned to see him, Remus and Peter clambering through the Portrait Hole. "What a surprise to see you here! Wait a second. . ." Sirius put a finger to his chin in a very over-exaggeratedly startled way. "Wasn't that the chair Lily was just sat in about half an hour ago when I left?" he said, pointing to the chair opposite to the one I was sat in.

Ah. So Sirius had set that up. I was wondering why she was on her own.

"It was? Well! I wonder what on earth you two talked about?"

"Padfoot. . ." Remus trailed off and shook his head at Sirius, not knowing what to say. "Just shut up. You don't know what you sound like."

"Okay, okay. So, what happened then?" he asked, as he and Remus took seats near to me. Peter just perched on the edge of a seat awkwardly.

I feel sorry for Wormtail. He sort of tags along after us, but I don't think he feels comfortable with us.

But, I wasn't thinking about that then.

"Well. . . I think. . . that she just tried to set me up with Tess. . ." I murmured.

"Tess?" Sirius exclaimed, at just about the top of his lungs.

"Wha?" someone asked, as about a hundred sixth-years came into the Common Room, making a lot of noise.

Sirius glanced at me, and I shook my head.

Damn him. He has the biggest mouth.

"Erm, nothing," he said innocently. "We were talking about you, not to you."

Oh, I hate that line.

"Yeah. So go away so we can talk about you more!" Sirius finished bluntly.

Tess looked at us suspiciously for a moment or two, then grabbed Helen's arm and raced up to her dorm.

"Way to make things more complicated, Padfoot," I said sarcastically.

"Hang on, so Lily tried to set you up with Tess?" Remus asked, looking confused.

"Yes."

"Well, what did you say? Why didn't you say you liked her?"

"I don't know! She was acting all weird. And I didn't say anything. . . much. . ."

"What do you mean by much?" Sirius demanded. "Much is a whooole different word that anything."

"Well, I said I like that Tess. And I do! She's nice and everything. I don't hate her. But I don't. . ."

"Like her?" Remus finished, raising his eyebrows.

Lily's POV

"Lily!" Tess screamed, banging the door of the dorm open.

I jumped and looked up from my place on my bed, where I had been glaring at the curtains surrounding my four-poster.

The curtains hadn't done anything. I just felt like glaring at something.

"What?" I replied flatly.

Helen looked at me curiously, but Tess seemed not to notice my lack of enthusiasm.

"Why were James and Co. talking about me?" she asked slyly, hopping onto my bed.

"They were talking about you?" I repeated, for some reason feeling as though the pit of my stomach had just fallen out.

So James really did like Tess. The one day I realise. . . oh, never mind.

"Yes! They were!" she grinned. "Well, what? Did you talk to him? Did he just come to this wonderful revelation on his own? Or. . . what?"

"No, I talked to him," I said, holding back a sigh. "And. . . um . . ."

"What?" Suddenly Tess slumped. "Does he hate me?"

"No. No, nothing like that. He. . . he likes you Tess. That's what he said, he likes you."

"Really?"

Like I'd lie, you lucky-

"So what happened, then? What-"

"Tess, I don't know. But don't go throwing yourself at him, okay?" I sighed, picking up my Transfiguration book. "His dad's just died, remember. He's still hurting."

Tess nodded seriously. "Okay. I know."

Then she broke into a grin and threw her arms around me. "Oh Lils, I love you!"

The next day was spent avoiding James.

Well, not avoiding him. Just not seeing him.

After all, I had my tutoring lesson.

And. . . he was probably busy with Tess, or something.

Now, I know she's my best friend and everything. Yet I can't help but think about what a satisfying sound one of those heavy books would make if it made connection with her face.

Nah, that's nasty.

James' face?

Best not. I'd have pretty much all of the females in Hogwarts on my back then.

Okay. . . so, who's face?

"Oh, hi Lily," Lorredana said casually, making her way over to us in the Library.

Ah.

"Hey. . . Severus," she added, glancing at him.

Severus stared stonily at her in return.

"Have you seen James?" Lorredana continued, chewing on of her nails as she looked around the Library. "He was supposed to meet me here. . ." She grinned. "I'm thinking of going into Hogsmeade," she added, in a whisper. "You know, visit that Shrieking Shack again?"

Hmm, yes.

Somehow I can't help but wonder if Lorredana would look better sporting two black eyes.

"No, I don't know where James is," I shrugged, and smiled apologetically. "So. . . you're going into Hogsmeade?"

"Hmmm? Oh, yeah."

Oh my God, James is so messed up! He just told me that he liked Tess, but he's spending the day with Lorredana? What's up with that?

Tess is so better off without him.

"-Because, you know, it just doesn't feel like a. . . studying day, does it?" Lorredana said, sighing carelessly.

"You're right," Severus agreed, nodding slightly. "I mean, obviously me and Lily just come in here for the company of the books. Since it doesn't feel like a, you know. . . studying day."

Lorredana narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Are you mocking-?" she began, but I cut her off by jumping up.

"No, Lorredana's right, Severus." I lied. "Maybe we should go into Hogsmeade. I can't be bothered working anymore."

"Go into Hogsmeade?" Severus repeated doubtfully.

"Why not? Come on. . ."

As if I'm going to be around when James turns up.

"Well, see you Lily," Lorredana said, looking suspiciously at Severus. "Maybe we'll see each other in Hogsmeade."

"Maybe," I smiled falsely.

Or, maybe not.

Severus and I picked up our stuff, and I then led him out of the Library. Just as we were nearing to the doors which you leave and enter through, James and Sirius walked into us.

"Oh! Hey Lils," James grinned, while Sirius and Severus glared at each other.

"Hi," I answered, avoiding eye contact with him. "By the way, Lorredana's looking for you. You two have fun."

James' POV

I frowned as Lily smiled brightly - no, falsely - and made her way out of the Library, dragging Snape behind her.

Whoa. She touched him.

"Okay. . ." Sirius murmured, staring after them. "Can't ever make contact with Lily again. . ."

I shook my head, and started to walk towards the brunette who was leaning against a table, looking bored to tears.

"So, how come Lorredana wanted to see you again?" Sirius asked quietly.

"I have no idea. She just said to meet her here," I shrugged.

"Ooooh. . . Jamiiiiiie. . ." Sirius grinned, raising his eyebrows.

"Would you shut up?"

"Hi!" Lorredana exclaimed cheerfully. "What took you so long?"

"Er. . . we bumped into someone."

"Oh. Okay. Who?"

How come everything has to be her business?

"Lily."

"Ohhh. Yeah, isn't it weird that she's going into Hogsmeade with Snape? Then again, maybe-"

"Lily's going into Hogsmeade with Snape?" both Sirius and I cried simultaneously.

I looked at Sirius, totally forgetting about Lorredana.

Eurgh. Lily and Snape? That's just. . . wrong! Not even wrong; sick! Not even sick! It was. . . just. . . not right.

"Follow them?" I asked Sirius.

"Damn straight," he nodded, and we turned and started walking away.

"Hey!" Lorredana exclaimed, with indignation.

"Oh yeah. . . Well, we're sort of on our way to Hogsmeade. What did you want, Laurie?"

Lorredana held my gaze for a second, and then sighed heavily and shrugged. "Well, I guess I could come into Hogsmeade with you two. . ." she said, as if she were doing us a massive favour.

I exchanged a look with Sirius, who raised his eyebrows.

Okay, there was no time to argue with her.

"Sure, whatever. Just come on."

"Wait, how are they going to get into Hogsmeade?" Sirius suddenly asked, as we wandered down the corridors, trying to trace Lily and Snape.

Clever us had lent the Marauders Map to Wormtail.

But, low and behold, his question was answered when we saw Lily ducking behind the statue of the witch. The passage that led into Honeyduke's cellar.

"Question answered," Sirius shrugged. Then he looked at me thoughtfully. "Should we take a different route? I mean, they'll know we're following them-"

"Why does it matter, anyway?" Lorredana asked. "Why are you even following them in the first place?"

Well, duh.

"Because it's Snape. . ." I said, slowly and clearly, in case she still didn't understand. Big words, and all that.

"So?"

Lorredana's POV

God. She was a sixth year.

A sixth year.

Why was everyone so suddenly obsessed with her?

Sirius had dated her. . . James couldn't stop talking about her. . . Even Snape was going into Hogsmeade with her.

Snape! The guy who belonged to whole 'We Hate Mudbloods' clan.

I don't know. I just don't see what the big deal about her is.

"Look, Lorredana. We're going after Lily and Snape. You don't have to come if you don't want," James said, walking side by side with Sirius onwards.

"No, I'm coming. I just don't get your point," I replied, quite coldly.

"Lily's our friend. Snape's our enemy. Explained?"