Sirius hit him on the shoulder, "Don't say it like that! You're making us sound like scary stalkers!" He turned to Lily and said, "What my friend meant to say is that we've been reading personal files not open to the public and following you around from time to time."

James shoved Sirius playfully, "Yeah, I make us sound like stalkers!"

"Lily, you can ignore them. We just wanted to make sure that Malfoy and Co. didn't corrupt you. They'll probably make is out to be Slytherin is the only choice, but really it is only meant for bad bad people," Remus paused. "basically people like them."

James had finally controlled himself, and said, "Especially if you area muggle-born, you don't want to be in Slytherin. They hate muggles. Though now that I think of it, you seemed pretty chummy with the three worst mudblood-bashers."

"That is kind of strange," Sirius agreed.

"Well, Anthony is my boyfriend, so isn't it natural his friends accept me?" Lily asked.

"He's your boyfriend?!" James asked surprised.

"Schoel is dating a mudbl- I mean a muggle born?!" Sirius exclaimed.

"That's food for thought," Remus said pensively.

Lily nodded, "For a year."

"Don't you mean of a year?" corrected James.

"Um, no I mean starting last week, which leaves fifty-one weeks," Lily explained.

Sirius was incredulous, "You time these things?!"

Lily looked at him, "Why do all guys think that right off the bat?"

"Who is all guys?" James questioned.

"Oh, Erik asked that too when I told him I couldn't go out with him," Lily answered.

"Erik Schoel?! Asked a mudbl- sorry, a muggle born out?" Sirius was choking on laughter.

Remus replied, feeling he needed to explain why James and Sirius were rolling on the ground laughing, "This is the first we've heard of Erik talking to a muggle born without making them cry."

Lily shrugged, "I think we must be talking about different people. Erik seemed really nice to me."

"Nice?" sputtered James, getting off the ground. "That's different. I usually hear 'evil' or 'demonic', but nice works just fine."

"If all you're going to do is insult my friends, I think I'll leave. I'm sure they could do the same of you," Lily said, beginning to leave t he alley.

"No, wait," Sirius said pulling her back by her leg, as he was still sitting on the ground. "We want to tell you an alternative outlook on the houses."

James, however, was still hung up on her last statement, "Sirius she called them her friends."

Both Sirius and Remus elbowed him in the stomach.

"What was that for?" James asked clutching his stomach.

"For being an imbecile," Remus hissed.

"Yeah, if you keep that up she'll never talk to any of us again," Sirius said.

"Oh, right," James blushed. "Sorry."