Chapter 5

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Andy made her way to the library that night. It was 7 pm; right on time. Peter was sitting at a table, looking around nervously. He caught sight of Andromeda and smiled uneasily at her. She waved, grinning from ear to ear, and took a seat next to him.

"What's up?"

"Er... nothing really. Um, h-how about you?" Peter stammered.

"Not much. Uh... so where're we going?" she asked.

"Oh." Peter stood up, "follow me." He took her hand, gently leading her into the hall.

"Where are we going?" Andy repeated herself.

"Here," he said, taking out his wand and pointing it in Andy's direction. She raised an eyebrow at him before realizing his wand wasn't pointed at her, but behind her, at a statue of an old one-eyed witch with a humpback. He muttered something, and the hump opened, revealing a passageway.

"It's dark and creepy in there," she said simply.

"Oh. Maybe we should forget about it then," he said uncomfortably.

"No way! It looks like fun!" She winked at him and he blushed crimson in the face.

"Okay then," he started to say, but Andy was already inside the cave. He followed her.

"It's so spooky in here. This is so great, Pete! Are we having our date in here?" He shook his head.

"Oh. Well- ACK!" Andy jumped up, shrieking, so much that Peter had to hold her down.

"What's wrong?"

"I just saw a rat!" she shrieked again. Peter couldn't help but laugh.

"It's okay-"

"There it is!" Peter looked where Andy was pointing and there, indeed, was a baby rat. He walked over towards it.

"It's okay, little rat. Don't be scared of us," he said. He actually looked concerned for the rat, which made Andy giggle.

"Pete, you're talking to a rat! But... I think I know why. It's because you have nobody to talk to. It's because Sirius and James and Remus treat you more like a groupie than a friend," said Andy. Peter hesitated.

"That's not true," he said. She sighed.

"It's okay to be honest about your feelings."

"What are you talking about?" His words came out in short, stifled, nervous laughs. Was he laughing at her?

"I'm talking about how popular my cousin and his friends are and the fact that you don't get any of the glory! Nobody knows who you are, Peter," she said boldly. Peter gazed at her through narrowed eyes.

"You don't know what you're saying, Andy. I have friends and I'm very popular. I don't need anyone to tell me otherwise. I like my life as it is," he said.

"Look at you, Peter! You're talking to rats! Whenever I tell my friends about you, they have no clue who you are! You're just that shy kid who hangs out with Sirius, James, and Remus!"

"You tell your friends about me? Why?" Andy swallowed the lump in her throat.

"Because I like you," she said honestly.

"I-I had no idea that you liked me. I didn't think anyone liked me," he confessed. She kissed him quickly on the cheek.

"You see, Pete, I wanted you to open up to me. Rich was wrong about what I wanted," she said. Peter smiled.

"Well, are you ready for our date. I wanted to take you somewhere," he said.

"You mean our date's not in this cave?" he shook his head. "Good, it smells in here." Andy pinched her nose between her pointer finger and thumb. Peter smiled again.

"Follow me," he said, taking her hand and leading her through the cave. Andy squinted through the darkness until she finally saw a faint light. They came into a small room lit by three or four candles.

"Welcome," he said, "to the Shrieking Shack. Andy's eyes widened with excitement.

"This is so cool!" she said.

Back in the castle, Lily Evans sat in the Gryffindor common room, reading a book peacefully. She was interrupted.

"Lily, can I talk to you?" James asked.

"Sure, what is it?" she put down her book.

"I know how you feel about me," he said.

"What are you talking about, James?"

"I know that you like me, but I can't be the person you want me to be. I'm sorry," he put a hand on her shoulder and she brushed it off.

"What in the bloody hell are you talking about? I never said I liked you!"

"I know you didn't say it, but I know you feel it. I can't say I feel the same, Lily," he said.

"What in the- are you feeling okay? James, you know I don't like you. Is this some sort of cheap trick to get me to go out with you?" Lily was mad and confused at the same time.

"What do you mean? I saw your notebook. I know you love me," he said.

"James Potter, I would never love you, even if you were the last guy on earth!" With that, Lily up and left.

James sighed. He couldn't comprehend what was going on, but he was almost certain he was right. Lily liked him. She wanted him. All the girls did. He didn't return the feeling. That was all there was to it.

"Having girl troubles, mate?" Rich entered the scene.

"Are you positive she likes me?" Draco nodded.

"Definitely," he said.

"That creeps me out. I can't stand her," James said.

"You seem angry," Draco noted.

"Of course I'm angry! Lily has to face the fact that she's wrong and I'm right," he said.

"Good. You teach her a lesson, mate. For now, I gotta go," Draco left, feeling satisfied that he had done his job, and returned to his common room where an impatient Bellatrix waited for him.

"There you are. I had to endure sitting next to those two this whole time. You said you'd be right back," she said. Narcissa and Lucius were sitting next to Bellatrix, and they were all over each other.

"There's no room on the couch for me," Draco stated. He winked at her and smiled deviously. He took out his wand and a moment later a cold bucket of ice poured on top of the couple. Lucius jumped up and Narcissa shrieked. Draco sat down.

"Nice job," Bella commented.

"Not yet," he said. He slipped an arm around her waist and the other stroked her hair. Pressing his lips to hers, Bella's eyelids fluttered closed. Kissing him sent chills down her spine. She wondered if Narcissa felt this way when she was with Lucius. Nevertheless, she took in the warmth of his embrace.

Just then a bucket of eggs dropped on their heads. Draco glowered at the culprits. His parents stood there, laughing their heads off. Teenage parents were the last thing he needed right now. Muttering a cleaning spell for Bellatrix and himself, Draco got on his feet.

"You two are going to regret doing that!" he said. He pointed his wand at them and they ceased laughing.

"What are you going to do?" Lucius snickered.

"You'd better not stick around to find out," Draco said.

"You know what? You can have the couch," Lucius said.

"No! I'm not giving up without a fight," Narcissa complained.

"It's just a couch, Narcissa. We can go somewhere more... private," he said, winking at her.

"Oh. OH! Okay," she said, and followed him to the boy's dorms.

"I hate privacy," Draco said.

"I know you do," Bella grinned and pulled him onto the couch next to her.

"So do you wanna scare some innocent bystanders, or what?" Peter asked Andromeda, grinning mischievously. Andromeda couldn't resist his smile. She nodded and took a peek out of the window. Some people were walking by, and Pete whispered something into her ear. She nodded and then screamed as loud as she could. The people backed away from the house and ran as fast as they could. Peter doubled over laughing.

"That was fun, no?" He asked.

"Yeah, but my throat kind of hurts from screaming," she said.

"Well, I don't know any spells to help that, but..." his voice lowered to a whisper, "It helps if you whisper like this. And maybe if you massage your neck like this..." He stroked her neck gently until she was purring like a cat.

"That feels good," she whispered, slowly closing her eyes. Peter stared at Andromeda, still massaging her neck. She was wearing a low, v-neck, black shirt. His hand fell lower and she grasped it, leading it down to her waist. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. It was the first time Peter had been kissed by a girl, and he liked it a lot.

Andromeda wasn't sure what she was doing, but like 'Rich' had said, it just came to her naturally.

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