"Get Up!" Lily, who was standing over Cat's bed, shouted into her best friend's ear. "It's a New Year!"
"You have got to be the only person in the entire world who gets this excited about school," Cat muttered into her pillow and attempting to go back to sleep.
"Probably," Lily replied knowing this was the truth and that there was really no point in denying it. "Come ON! Get Up!" Lily said a little more impatiently this time to everyone in the dorm. "Sirius and Remus will be at breakfast." She said as she bounced into the bathroom. Both Cat and Jo sat up immediately at the mention of those two names. Everyone knew Jo liked Remus and Lily knew that Cat liked Sirius.
After Anna, Cat, Jo, Sam, and Lily all took showers they made their way down to breakfast. Jo, Cat, and Anna weren't in a big hurry to get down to breakfast so they straggled along behind Sam, who was speed walking down to the great hall so she could hear the latest gossip, and Lily who was practically skipping because she was so excited.
"They both have major problems." Anna said to Jo and Cat as she watched Sam and Lily.
"I heard that!" Lily exclaimed as all five girls entered the great hall. Sam immediately went to the Hufflepuff table because that's where all the gossip usually started. Lily, Cat, Anna, and Jo all plopped down at the Gryffindor table. Cat and Lily sat next to each other and Anna and Jo as together across from them. Jo pulled out a book and pretended to read, she never got any work done when she was around her friends, and Anna had started talking about quidditch with Katherine Wilson, a fifth year, who was also a chaser on the house quidditch team. Lily was practically jumping up and down in her seat waiting for McGonagall to pass out the times tables and Cat was nearly falling asleep in her seat until none other than Sirius Black plopped down next to her along with all the other marauders. James sat next to Lily to her dismay, Peter sat between Anna and Jo, and Remus sat on the other side of Jo, which caused her to blush.
"What's up, Kitty Cat?" Sirius said with a mischievous smile on his face because he knew she hated that name, which gave him all the more reason to use it.
"The sky," Cat said using every once of energy she had to not look at him and smile but to keep the same bored expression on her face that was there before he sat down next to her.
"So what classes do we have today?" James asked Lily trying to start a civil conversation.
"Dunno McGonagall hasn't passed out the ties tables yet." Lily said looking eagerly around the great hall for any sign of McGonagall. 'How long does it take for her to get down to the freaking great hall!' she thought.
James couldn't help but smirk at Lily. She was practically bouncing up and down in her seat. 'Only Lily would get excited about a little thing like times tables being handed out.' Just like every year at Christmas. Christmas wouldn't be the same without her after he left Hogwarts. Of course she never stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas. She loved being with her family too much. But she spent weeks before Christmas decorating the common room. She some how found time to bake Christmas cookies for everyone in Gryffindor and all the professors. Those cookies where the best thing he'd ever tasted, though he'd never tell his mother that. These little things about Lily were what kept James interested in her. Sure the first thing he noticed about her was her beautiful auburn hair and her gorgeous green eyes that he easily got lost in, but these small little quirks she had always kept him wanting to know more about her. James wanted to know everything there was to know about Lily Evans.
"Lily clam down," said Jo, who had finally stopped blushing at the fact that Remus had taken the seat next to her.
"Well we still need to go back to the tower to get our books and what if our first class if potions-" Lily started.
"Then you can kill me right now," James interrupted.
"I was going to say that potions is all the way across the castle and we'd never make it on time." Lily glared at James.
"I still say kill me if potions is out first class. I can't stand Professor Kern. He hates Gryffindors and Snape is his little pet. And we always have potions with Slytherins." James explained. "I just can't handle potions with Slytherin and Kern on the first day back. It's just too much." James finished and Anna and Peter were nodding along in agreement.
"Well don't worry Prongs. I'd kill you in a heart beat." Sirius piped up.
"Thanks... Hey!" James exclaimed and leaned over to punch Sirius.
"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall said from behind James. "I suggest you refrain from physical violence toward other students if you don't want me to take points away from Gryffindor. And I wouldn't push your luck after the incident on the train yesterday."
"Sorry Professor," James mumbled looking down into his breakfast.
"Yes, I'm sure. And here are your times tables" She said as she handed them to the students.
"Thank Merlin! We don't have potions till Thursday." James sighed with relief as McGonagall walked further down the table to hand out more times tables.
"Ok well I'm going to get my books." Lily said getting up from the table.
"We still have fifteen minutes till class starts." Sirius said.
"Yes well I have to get my books and I need to speak to Professor Flitwick before class." Lily explained.
"So you are going to take that advanced charms class." Remus said.
"I've been thinking about it and I think I am." Lily confirmed Remus' statement. "It would really help me get a good position in the Experimental Charms Department in the Ministry." Lily said as Remus got up so he could walk with her to Gryffindor tower so they could finish their conversation.
When they left the great hall, James dropped his head to the table with a loud bang. Anna patted his back lightly trying to make him feel better.
"That's how you kill brain cells man," Sirius commented. He was trying to lighten the mood but got a glare from Cat.
"It's going to be fine." Peter said trying to reassure James although it helped very little.
"Why can't I talk to her like Remus can?" James asked more to himself than anyone.
"Well, see Lily considers Remus a friend." Cat said trying to explain this to James without sounding too mean.
"And what does she consider me?" James asked indignantly. "The annoying kid who just happens to sleeps in the same room as Remus?"
"No, she thinks you're a cute pain in the arse, who doesn't care about anything other than your friends, quidditch, and your pranks." Anna said quickly before she thought about it.
"What!" James snapped his head in Anna's direction so fast he was suddenly dizzy and seeing stars.
"Did I just say that?" Anna asked feeling horrible. Jo nodded and now it was Anna's turn to drop her head to the table with a loud bang.
"Oh, Lily is so going to kill you." Cat said with a small smile. Cat knew Lily didn't hate James. Even if Lily wouldn't admit it to herself, she just couldn't no matter how hard she tried.
"I can't... believe... she... said... about me..." James stuttered with an expression on his face that looked as if his birthday had been made an international holiday.
"James, you don't have to look so happy. She said you were cute. She didn't say she'd marry you." Anna said trying to make things better. But before Anna could convince James that he was no better off with Lily than he was; he was getting up from the table and walking out of the great hall with a dazed expression on his face.
"Hey, Prongs where are you going?" Sirius called after him. But James didn't answer so Sirius and Peter scarffed down the last few bites of their breakfast and were getting ready to leave when Sirius turned to Cat.
"Can I have a goodbye kiss?" He asked. Instead of kissing him Cat smacked him across the face.
"So I guess that's a no?" Sirius said walking away with Peter to find James and rubbing his check.
"Insufferable gits..." Cat muttered.
"Which one?" Jo asked.
"All of them. The entire male population. They're all pains in the arse." Cat answered. Anna and Jo nodded in agreement.
