A/n Sorry I've been kind of zoning lately so I haven't had much time to write this and A.O.A. (which will be updated next). Thanks to all my reviewers on this and all my other stories.
Lily and James leaned on each other, their laughter ringing through the empty hall. They stopped at the corner around the portrait of the fat lady and frowned.
"The girls," Lily said, a frown appearing on her face.
"The guys,"
"I'd be,"
"Dead,"
"You all,"
"Did too much,"
"The war,"
"Is still,"
"Going on,"
"We can't"
"Tell them,"
"Just,"
"Pretend,"
"Bye Lily," James whispered as she walked away and into the common room. He leaned against the wall and sighed. That had been like old times, the two of them acting like that and finishing each others sentences…but it had to be a secret. It had to be.
"Hey, Lils" Bella called, not looking up from her chess game with Cassie.
"Where ya been?" Cassie asked, taking Bella's pawn.
"By the lake, thinking," Lily replied praying they didn't notice her blush as James came in.
"With?" Bella inquired looking up and catching the red head looking at the Marauders.
"Myself," Lily said a little too quickly for comfort.
"Hmm,"
"Cassie, you have to be the best chess player in the school," Bella told her as her king was captured.
"No, if I do remember correctly that's Remus," Cassie retorted putting her chess set in its case.
"Yeah, I spent all five years we were friends with them trying to beat him, never did," Lily said, playing with the mystery necklace she got for Christmas.
"Do you ever miss them, Lil?" Bella asked, watching Sirius from the corner of her eye.
"Every day: we just had some sort of connection…"
"I know, do you think we should forgive them?" Cassie's eyes never left the sensible Marauder.
"They did cause a lot of trouble…" Bella said, tucking her hair behind her ears in the classic Bella style.
"But we started it," Cassie replied.
"True," Bella agreed.
"So,"
"As long as they don't do anything again,"
"Do you think..."
"It's been a few months,"
"In the morning," Lily said, smiling slightly.
Lily hopped into the shower as soon as the three got up to the dorm and Cassie went to go owl her muggle foster parents. Bella pulled back the curtains of her bed to find Sirius' little black book sitting on her pillow.
Bella- So you read everything? I should have put on a locking charm. So are we friends again?
Sirius
She smiled and wrote back.
Sirius- You'll find out at breakfast.
Bella
She snuck into the boy's dorm and put it on his pillow before taking her shower. Cassie walked down the steps, humming a muggle tune that Bella had gotten stuck in her head. She held a thick letter in one hand and her latest book (Pride and Prejudice) in the other. She had always loved the owlery mainly because the owls looked so beautiful on all the shelves.
She whistled two small notes and a tawny owl landed on her arm.
"Hello Phoebe," The girl cooed. "I have a letter for Mum and Dad."
"Your writing to your parents," Cassie spun around to herself looking into Remus' eyes.
"Yeah right, I mean my muggle parents,"
"You really don't like your parents do you,"
"I hate them; they have no right not to accept Lily and Bella,"
"I agree,"
"Stay for a reply, Phoes, "Cassie told the owl allowing it to fly away.
"Cassie, are we friends," he asked, playing with a lock of her hair with out thinking about it.
"You'll find out at breakfast," She turned and skipped back to her dorm, a smile on her face.
The Marauders headed down to breakfast, Sirius pulling Remus and James the entire way (yelling "FOOD FOOD FOOD, COME ON YOU SLOW POKES!!!). The three stood in front of the Head table, identical smirks on their faces.
A large sign hung over them and in emerald letters a message was written.
We, The Three, Herby Forgive the Marauders for their awful prank many months ago. Though it devastated us in ways humanly unimaginable in truth it made us stronger. Most would not forgive these three very hyper and exciting boys but we are not most. So if the Marauders will except our apology and forgiveness we would like to warn Hogwarts. Because we're Lily, Bella, Cassie, James, Sirius, and Remus and we kick @ss.
The last line I read in an amazing story that's L/J and rated R it has the coolest summery and I'll try to get the name for you. In the story it only says Lily but it worked better with all the names in mine. I also realize how unorganized this story is and it appalls me; I never though I would be one to do that. I also realize that they forgave the Marauders very quickly but I had to get along with the plot sometime. Can I just point out that they were very good friends for the beginning 5 years at Hogwarts so it was a bit of a change for them not to be friends. I also need your help. Most of you say I should continue (though I'm thinking this story is getting stupider and stupider). How far should I continue? I'm thinking either to the end of 7th or maybe to their death (WHICH I THINK IS TERRIBLE!! I DON'T WANT THEM TO DIE!!!!). Tell me what you think and I'm sorry for the length of this Authors Note.
Rhi
