Title: Valentine's Day, Among Other Things

Rating: Probably PG, perhaps PG-13, who knows? Some where in-between there, at most PG-13 just to be safe. God knows what this mindless authoress would write...x]

Disclaimer: I, sadly, own nothing of J.K. Rowling's, and nothing in the HP universe. If I did, do you think _____ would have died?!?! OF COURSE NOT!

Summary: Yet another holiday, oh joy!

Author's Note: Since I am trying to end this little thinger of stories, I'm just darting around all the holidays. I don't know if I'm going to make a huge series out of it, but I might. Who knows? Maybe a few reviews could change my mind…

~*~

It was now February and Lily had been avoiding James Potter like the plague since the mistle toe disasters. But t wasn't and easy thing to do because Lily was always with Treasure, and Treasure and Sirius were never very far from each other, and James never had the courtesy to go off and die somewhere, so Lily was stuck.

She couldn't hang out just with Laurel, either. Laurel and Remus were becoming more and more serious in their relationship, disappearing off to the library to "study" or taking walks around the grounds. When they weren't off alone together, they were with Treasure and Sirius and James and Peter. Like one big annoying gang, Lily thought bitterly.

Now, however, Lily was sitting in the stands among all the other Gryffindor students, cheering on enthusiastically for Treasure and the Gryffindor Lions. The Gryffindor/Hufflepuff Quidditch match was on, and both of Lily's best friends were zooming around in the air.

The game had been going on for near an hour now, and the score was 100-100. For every score the Gryffindor House made, the Hufflepuff house countered.
"Go Treasure!" Lily shouted. Peter Pettigrew was standing next to her, watching James in awe. To Lily's extreme annoyance, he was cheering rather loudly for James. Remus was standing on Lily's other side cheering for Gryffindor and Laurel. He was completely oblivious to the dirty loks being shot his way. Love does that to you, I guess, Lily thought smiling.

"Gryffindor scores! The score is now 110-100 in favor of the lions!" Ramon screamed, Isabelle at his side, preening. He was commentator, and she was his girlfriend. She had an annoyingly superior look on her face, but it faded as Treasure hit a Bludger hard her way.

Lily laughed and Treasure wizzed by, grinning at them.

~*~

"Wooooo hooo!" Treasure yelled, flying through the air. Laurel laughed, "Woot!" she answered. Today she was a Chaser, and she was heading to the Gryffindor goal posts. Treasure shot after her.

"Black hit's a Bludger to Belle?!" Ramon yelped. "Who smacks it off into the tale of the Hufflepuff Chaser, and the Quaffle is knocked to Andrea Wilson, the Gryffindor Chaser. Passed to Vivianne Tyler, and Gryffindor scores!" Ramon yelled.

"Sorry!" Treasure yelled to Laurel, who grinned at her. Sirius flew up to Treasure and smacked her bat with his like a high five in mid air. Laurel waggled her eyebrows at Treasure before shooting off towards the Quaffle.

Treasure sped off after her, stopping in mid air and blocking Laurel's way. "Hey veela-girl," she teased. Laurel glared and tried to make her way past, but Treasure blocked her again. "Move you soggy tea bag!" Laurel screamed. Treasure laughed.

Laurel pursed her lips and dove. Treasure made the mistake of looking down, and somersaulted in the air. Laurel looked over her shoulder and laughed. Treasure flipped back up and shot towards Laurel like she'd been launched from a canon. It didn't take as long as it might have, Treasure was wearing a hair net that she'd bought for herself and Laurel in December. Laurel was wearing a silver one, Treasure's was maroon. Anyone else would have looked like a lunch lady in a run down elementary school, but Laurel and Treasure pulled it off quite nicely. Or so they liked to think.

Before Treasure could react, she was hit in the stomach with a Bludger. "Oof!" she wheezed as she was propelled backwards from the force of the Bludger. "Oooh, that must've hurt. Belle hit right in the stomach with a Bludger…it looks like the air was knocked out of her…" Ramon said. Treasure flipped her broom over so that the Bludger could continue on its way, and then flipped right side up, gasping for breath. Sirius was right behind her and he hit the Bludger hard enough so that it zoomed across the field, hitting one of the Hufflepuff Beaters in the arm. "Now Zara Charlotte, hit in the arm with the same Bludger, hit by Black…she seems okay though - what is he doing?! Get back in the game, Sirius!" Ramon shouted angrily.

Sirius hovered next to Treasure. He touched her elbow, "Are you okay?" he asked. She nodded, still gasping. His grip on her arm tightened. She glared at him. "Go!" she choked out. He nodded and flew off.

Treasure took a deep breath and flew slowly around the field, watching. Sirius was hitting Bludgers whenever they came his way, looking worriedly up t Treasure. She sighed and flew down, steadying herself. Her stomach still ached and she wouldn't be surprised to see a bruise the size of a grapefruit later on.

Suddenly James went into a dive, speeding toward a tiny glint of gold. The Hufflepuff Seeker did the same until they were neck in neck. Treasure held her breath, the dull roar of the stadium fading away as it always did when the game reached this point.

By now Gryffindor had taken a big lead and the score was 200-110. If James caught the Snitch now, Gryffindor would win by a landslide. "The Seekers neck in neck…this moment will determine the winner of the tournament…" came and echo of Ramon's voice to Treasure's ears. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a Bludger heading straight for them. "Shit," she swore, rocketing as fast as she could towards it. But it was too fast and she was too far behind, and a Hufflepuff Beater, seeing what she was trying to do, hit another Bludger directly at her. It knocked Treasure in the shoulder and she flipped over for the third time in that game, just barely holding onto her broom.

"Asshole!" she screeched angrily, as did many of her fellow Gryffindorians, as she watched the Bludger get away and hit the tail of James's broom, knocking him off course. The Hufflepuff Seeker caught the Snitch and a roar broke out from the crowd.

"Hufflepuff wins the game, 260-200. So ends the first House Quidditch tournament," Ramon said dejectedly. Treasure flew slowly down to the field where the Hufflepuff House flooded the field. She caught Remus sneak up on Laurel, who was obviously looking for him, and hug her around the waist. She grinned and turned to face him, in time to meet Remus in a full on snoggish type of kiss. Treasure grinned and headed to the locker rooms to toss her robes in a hamper and then head up to the Great Hall for a much needed meal.

~*~

Twenty minutes later, everyone was in the Great Hall. The Hufflepuff table was by far the loudest, celebrating their victory, and the Gryffindor table was the quietest, mourning they're horrible loss.

"Oh come on, it's not that bad!" Lily said exasperated, but she was met with the sullen glares of Treasure, Sirius, and James. Laurel and Remus were nowhere to be seen. Peter was skulking around at the table as well, looking dejectedly at James as if he hadn't realized he could miss the Snitch for once.

"I'm sure you'll win other games," Lily said desperately. Treasure sighed. "It was so close…" she moaned, her face in her hands. James nodded, looking more depressed than any of them had seen him. Sirius put his arm around Treasure, "Don't worry about it, Lily's right there are tons of other games we'll win. We'll win the Cup!" he said. Treasure sighed. Lily narrowed her eyes at her best friend, who leaned her head on Sirius's shoulder. Lily would never let Treasure live this one down. And by the looks of it, James would never let Sirius live it down either.

"Where've you two been?" Peter sneered. Lily looked up and saw Laurel and Remus standing by the table, hand in hand. Treasure scooted over so they had room.

"We were just - " Remus started.

" - snogging in a random closet," Laurel said without at trace of embarrassment.

James and Sirius hooted and Treasure laughed, "Not too subtle, are you, Laurel?" she asked. Laurel grinned, "Neither are you," she said, nodding at Treasure and Sirius. Treasure flushed and inched away, but Sirius didn't let go. Treasure shrugged.

No body spoke of a while. "Aww, c'mon, why so quiet? The Hufflepuff house is the boring one!" Laurel said. Treasure sighed. Laurel rolled her eyes, "Oh, I forgot…you lost…" she said. Treasure glared.

"Oh come on its just a game…" Laurel said. Lily nodded vigorously. "Easy for you to say," Treasure mumbled. "Maybe if I didn't play so horribly, I wouldn't feel so bad."

"Oh, Tres, you didn't play bad! You did great! I would have fallen off my broom if I'd gotten hit with a Bludger like that!" Lily said. Laurel nodded, "Me too!" she piped up. Treasure looked unsure. "Don't worry about it," Sirius said, kissing her on the cheek. Treasure looked at him as if he was mad. He looked like he was afraid she'd run away screaming. Then she laughed. "Alright…" she said. His face broke into a smile, and the Marauders, plus the three girls, started talking normally again.

~*~

A week later it was Valentine's day, and the Great Hall was once again decorated brilliantly with red and pink tapestries. It was sunset, and the bewitched ceiling was a full of shockingly magenta clouds and golden rays of a setting sun. "Oh, its beautiful," Lily said, looking up. Treasure nodded, they had just entered the Great Hall and were among the only students there.. Once again Laurel and Remus were no where to be seen.

"Treasure?" someone said from behind the girls. Treasure looked around and smiled when she saw that it was Sirius. "Hey," she said. He looked a little nervous. "Er, what's up Sirius? You look like you swallowed Twitching Tonic.." she teased. He didn't laugh.

"Could you…Could I have a word with you?" he asked. Treasure looked absolutely perplexed. "Sure…Lils I'll be right there, okay?" she asked. Lily nodded, grinning. Treasure raised an eyebrow.

Sirius led Treasure away to the staircase. She vaguely recalled that this was where she had 'thanked' him for the Christmas gift. "So, what's going on?" she asked. Sirius took a deep breath. "Sirius, c'mon, you're freaking me out, what's wrong?" Treasure asked, putting a hand on his arm.

"Oh, it's nothing, but…will you be my girlfriend?" he asked, spitting out the words so fast that Treasure didn't really have time to process them. He handed her a rose. She took it, smiling slightly. "Oh…" she said, after taking a moment to digest the information. Little did she know that she was nearly making Sirius die by not answering. Treasure smiled. "Are you serious?" she asked. He nodded, apprehension written on his face.

"Yeah…yes, okay," she said, grinning now. "Really?" he asked. "Of course really!" she said, smacking him upside the head teasingly. He laughed, grabbing her hand.

"Hey, what's going on you two?" Laurel said, coming down the stairs with Remus, who looked slightly out of breath. Laurel's face was rosy pink, and she wore a new necklace made of gold. Treasure raised an eyebrow, "I could ask you the same thing, but you'd just tell me you were 'snogging in some random closet' am I right?" she said. Laurel grinned, "You know it,"

"So what's up Padfoot?" Remus asked, clearing his throat. Meanwhile, Treasure was gawking at Laurel's neck. "JESUS, Laurel, what the hell did you do?" she said. "What?" Laurel said blankly. "THAT!" Treasure said, pointing at Laurel's neck. Laurel raised a hand to her neck, "Oh, that?" she asked, her face getting a bit brighter pink.

"Moony you are an animal," Sirius crowed, laughing. Remus looked caught between embarrassed and pleased. Laurel buried head in his shoulder. "Just wait til you get one, Tres," she threatened, her voice muffled in Remus's shoulder. When she looked up, she grinned evilly at Treasure. "I don't know what you are talking about," Treasure sniffed.

"Oh, don't even," Laurel said laughing. Remus looked at Sirius, "Did you ask her yet, mate?" he asked. Sirius nodded. "And what did you say?" Remus asked Treasure. Her jaw dropped, "You knew?!" she yelped. "Well no shit," Laurel said. Treasure stared at her.

"You told your girl, Moony?" Sirius roared. "She forced it out of me!" Remus protested.

"What - did she say no more closet visits 'til you tell?" Treasure asked. Laurel blinked.

"You know me far to well, Treasure," she said. Treasure burst out laughing. "But how could you not tell me that he was gonna ask me out?" she wailed afterwards. Laurel laughed. "I was sworn to secrecy. Blackmailed to secrecy is more like it," she grumbled as an after thought, jabbing Remus in the ribs with her elbow.

"Er…I dunno if like this couple-y stuff…if you so much as try to black mail me…" Treasure threatened, mock-glaring up at Sirius. He stared at her for a minute.

"So you said yes?" Laurel asked excitedly. "Well…duh," Treasure answered. Sirius let out a breath. Treasure laughed again, "What - did you think I would say no?" she teased. Sirius nodded. "Ask Moony here, he'll tell you about it,"

"He wanted to ask you since the Ball," Remus explained. "Awww," Treasure and Laurel cooed. Each with an arm around their respective girlfriends, they headed into the Great Hall for the Valentine's day feast.

~*~

"Ugh, we have so much homework," Lily moaned. Treasure nodded, her eyes blurred from reading and working through all her homework. February break proved to be even worse than December, as the teachers decided to pile even more homework.

Treasure sighed and resolutely picked up another book. She had just finished her Potions homework, which she always did first to get over with. She was thumbing dully through her Divination book, reading the information about horoscopes with avid fascination. They had covered horoscopes already, and were now on to studying signs in tree rings, which Treasure found supremely dull…She was drifting off when someone came from behind her and grabbed her shoulders.

Treasure shrieked and swung her book around, hitting her attacker square in the face. "Oww, damn it, Belle!" Sirius shouted, his hand going up to his nose. Treasure's jaw dropped. "Sirius are you stupid?! Don't sneak up on me like that, you idiot!" she shouted angrily. He glared at her, his hand still over his nose.

"I think you broke my nose," he said thickly. Treasure bit her lip to keep from smiling, and failed miserable. She burst out laughing. James and Peter, who had looked up from playing wizarding chess (James was winning), also started laughing. Lily glared. "Will you please shut up? Some people are trying to work," she snapped.

"Oh, Sirius, I'm sorry," Treasure said in between laughs. He glared. She just smiled, "Come on, lets go sit down," she said, leading him over to one of the couches in the room. She sat across from him and swept her hair back, "Now, let me see your nose," she coddled him. He glared furiously. "No," he said stubbornly. Treasure quelled the urge to roll her eyes. She'd gone and injured his pride, and now he'd be an arse about it.

She sighed, "C'mon, really, let me see," she said, grabbing his arm and pulling it away from his face. His nose was red and he'd probably have a bruise for the next week. "See, not broken," she said, smiling. "Do you attack everyone with books?" he asked. She laughed again, "Its your own fault, if you hadn't snuck up on me while I was practically sleeping."

He looked like he was going to yell at her, but she leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips. "I'm sorry," she said quietly, her eyes twinkling like she found it infinitely amusing. He nodded and leaned in to kiss her again.

"Ahem," someone said from in front of them. Treasure looked up and saw Laurel standing there with her hands on her hips, "Do you mind? A little less public displays of affection," she said. Treasure snorted, "Oh right, as if you two don't snog at every opportunity," she said. Laurel grinned, "Well, yeah, but we have the courtesy to find a closet," she said. Treasure laughed and got up, yawning. "I'm going to bed anyway," she said tiredly. "But its not even night yet!" Sirius said.

"Oh, good, 'cause we need the couch," Laurel piped up. Sirius glared at her, "Moony, you are really going to pay for this," he growled. "Sorry, mate," Remus answered halfheartedly. Treasure started walking off to the girl's dorm. Sirius followed her.

"Sirius, I have to walk twenty feet. I think I know the way there," Treasure said. He grinned at her. "Hey, Sirius, what happened to your face?" Remus called curiously. "Treasure, you didn't hit him with a book did you?" Laurel asked, she was practically perched on Remus. Treasure laughed and nodded, and Laurel nearly fell off the couch laughing.

"Don't worry, we'll get Lily to Charm it," Treasure said quietly. Sirius shrugged, and leaned in to kiss her good night. Treasure smiled and didn't notice how Lily was glaring disgustedly at her. "G'nite, luv," Sirius said.

~*~

It was about fifteen minutes before Lily started throwing things at Remus and Laurel. "That's it, I'm going to bed," she hissed, grabbing her books and storming away. Laurel blinked. "What's wrong with her?" she asked. James said nothing, only sighed.

"James, what did you do to the poor girl?" Laurel asked. James glared at her and stalked off to the boys dorm. "Nothing," he said disgustedly. Laurel blinked again. "Alright," she said. Remus tugged on her hand and nodded to the portrait hole. "Let's go for a walk," he said. She nodded and let him lead her away.

When they were outside, Laurel let Remus put an arm around her waist and they walked like that slowly over the grounds. They didn't speak much, he led her over to a willow tree by the pond and they sat there, watching the reflect on the black pond. Laurel leaned her head on his shoulder and he kissed her forehead.

"Everyone's so uptight," she said, sighing. Remus shrugged, "Exams coming up," he said. "I suppose…" Laurel replied. They spent nearly the entire evening sitting there, talking quietly, but before the sun set fully, Remus stood up and helped Laurel. "I'm sorry I cant walk you back to your dorm," he said quietly. He sounded so upset and so sorry that Laurel looked up, startled. "It's okay," she said. She knew he hated the fact that he was a werewolf, but it honestly didn't matter to her.

"No, its not," he said. Laurel held his hand, "Don't worry about it, you'll see me tomorrow," she said, teasing. He didn't smile. "Don't you want a normal boyfriend?" he asked. Laurel opened her mouth in shock. "Normal? What's normal? I'm part veela, Remus," she said. "I mean, a boyfriend who doesn't change into an animal three nights a month,"

"Remus, I get worse than that once a month,"

"I'm serious, Laurel,"

"So am I,"

But Laurel could tell how serious he was. She sighed, "Look, I'll find a way to be with you, alright? I promise. I don't like thinking of you all alone each month. But until then," she pulled off the necklace he'd given her, the tiny gold one. She put it over his head, inside his shirt where it would stay safe. "I'm right there, okay? Just for now," she said. She kissed him lightly on the lips and smiled before he darted away to the Whomping Willow, as the last rays of the sun died away.

"I will find a way to be there," she said stubbornly to herself before heading up to the Hufflepuff Common Room.

~*~

A/N: To the real Laurel (lol) Sorry it took me so long to update, this one wasn't as good as the original…I told you the extreme sucky-ness of my STUPID computer…but I hope you like it anyway.

-R/R please!