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Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!
Chapter 16: New Friends
A/N: This is the last chappie for now! Sry not too much.......bout 15 pages on word. I have to write more then I'll post!! Does ne1 know how to do bold letters and italics?
Plz review!~
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Sunday quickly came and went due to having nothing to do. The students spent an uneventful day relaxing and preparing for the second week of school.
Lily, Ashley, Bree, and Riley spent the rest of their day working on papers that were due that week.
The Marauders spent countless hours planning upcoming pranks and definitely not thinking about homework.
A huge black bruise was forming around Sirius' right eye from his fight with Bree. James, Remus, and Peter used most of their time reminding him that he got beat up by a girl. Not to mention, by a girl whom he despises. Let's just say, Sirius was not the happiest one in the bunch that day.
James, being the Gryfinndor Quidditch captain for the third year, decided to get a head start. He put up notices for years two through seven that try outs for open positions will be held in a few weeks and to start preparing.
But, their lazy first weekend had to come to an end sometime. Monday came faster than anyone could've wished for. Before they knew it, they were all getting up early, showering, and eating breakfast.
Transfiguration was their first class of the day. After a filling breakfast, the four girls headed towards the room. They made it there just as the teacher was entering. Lily and Riley sat down near the middle with Ashley and Bree in front of them.
"Rye," Bree turned around in her seat as Professor McGonagall took roll, "I need one more inch on my paper. What should I write?"
"Here read mine," Riley handed Bree her paper who took it gratefully. She quickly scribbled a few sentences down before returning the paper.
"Where are Misters Potter and Black?" McGonagall asked Remus and Peter.
"No idea ma'am," Remus shrugged his shoulders.
"I think they said something about getting more parchment," Peter added.
"Well then," she continued, "We shouldn't waste our class time on them. Please pass up your homework."
Everyone began passing up their work when the door opened and Potter and Black stepped in.
"Sorry we're late, Professor," James said walking to his seat in the far back.
"I didn't expect you on time anyway, Mister Potter," she said stacking the papers neatly.
"Neither did we," Sirius smiled as he passed up his work.
"Today we will be mainly copying notes and reading out of the book. Tomorrow we will be using the spells we learned today," she said to the class, "Please use your time wisely."
"Yes ma'am!" Potter and Black each saluted McGonagall.
"You may begin," with a wave of her wand, writing appeared on the blackboard. Students quickly got out their materials and began copying.
"Psst," Peter whispered to Sirius, "Did you get any parchment? I just ran out, can I have some?"
"Why certainly, Wormtail," Sirius said rather loud.
He reached into his bag and pulled out a large tree. Although, the tree was bigger than his bag, he somehow managed to transfigure it in there.
"He asked for a piece of parchment," Remus said quietly, "Not a whole tree!"
"But this is a tree, which makes parchment!" Sirius exclaimed, "Watch." He pulled out his wand and tapped the trunk of the tree. A piece of parchment came flying out and into Sirius' hands.
"Isn't it brilliant?" he asked.
"Bloody brilliant." James said rolling his eyes.
"What is going on Mister Black?" McGonagall looked up from her work. She was obviously aware she was going to see something bizarre, but never would she have thought there was going to be a tree in the classroom.
"Just giving Wormtail a piece of parchment," he smiled innocently.
"Please put your tree away and copy the notes," she replied annoyed.
"Right away, Professor." He smiled as he pulled a few more pieces of parchment out of the tree before putting it away.
The class fell silent again as everyone got to work. After what seemed like an eternity, the class ended. Everyone grabbed their bags and headed out of the doors to Herbology.
"Ashley, hey wait up," Remus ran up to Ashley.
"Hey, Remus," she replied. Lily, Riley and Bree all waved good bye as they let her fall back into the crowd with Remus.
"Want to be my partner in Herbology? I hear we're repotting AnnaCrabs," he started.
"Sure, but what's an Anna Crab?"
"It's this creature that lives in soil. They feast on the harmful bugs," He explained, "Their really useful to farmers."
"Sounds pretty interesting," she replied.
"Yeah, it is," he stated, "I'll catch up with you in a minute. I have to go ask James something." He said before dashing off.
"Alright," she replied heading the rest of the way by herself.
"Ashley!" someone called her name again, "Ashley!"
She turned around and spotted Luna, "Hey Emilio!"
"What class are you going to?" he asked walking with her out onto the grounds.
"Herbology," she replied.
"Same here! Be my partner?"
"Er," she hesitated. She really wanted to be with Emilio but she already told Remus she would be.
"Hey, I'm back," Remus said from behind Ashley.
"Hi again, Remus," she replied.
Remus stared at Luna weirdly, "You ready to go?" Remus asked Ashley.
"Yeah, I'll meet you there okay?" she said.
"Alright," Remus went on ahead into the Greenhouses to save a table for them.
"What was that all about?" Emilio asked once he left.
"I told him I would be his partner, so I can't be with you," she replied.
"Oh," he said sounding hurt, "Okay, I'll just catch up with you at lunch then?"
"Sure," she said before going a separate way towards Remus.
"I thought you were going to ditch me," Remus joked.
"I wouldn't have done that," she smiled nicely.
"Yeah, but I bet your boyfriend wishes you would have," he said. "And why is that?" she sounded confused.
Remus nodded in Luna's direction. He was sitting staring at Ashley and Remus. When he noticed they were staring back at him he quickly acted as if he was working.
"I can be partners with whoever I want to be with," she rolled her eyes as she got her supplies out.
"And you really want to be partnered with me?" Remus asked.
"Well, I'm here aren't I?" she smiled sweetly.
"M! Remus!" a familiar voice rang through the Greenhouse.
"What is it, Potter?" she asked.
James walked towards them, "I just had a word with your boyfriend."
"What did you do?" she asked angrily.
"Just had a polite conversation wondering why you weren't with him. And it appeared to me that you were partnered with dear ol' Remus. Did you finally break it off with Luna?" he sat down next to her.
"Remus asked me first, so I accepted," she replied, "Please, I know you and Black enjoy ruining other people's relationships but don't mess with mine."
"What happened if I did?"
"Then I will curse you so you will never be able to have a child," she remained calm.
"That's a shame because I think Lily wants children," he replied, "Speaking of Lily, where is she?"
"I don't know," Ashley replied, "She was in front of me but I don't know where they are."
"I best find her before she gets another partner," he winked at Ashley, "Ah, there she is now! Wish me luck!"
James got up and strolled over to where Lily just entered with Bree, Riley, and Sirius.
"Hey, mate," Sirius said when he saw James, "Fancy seeing you here early."
"Fancy seeing you show up with a girl," he joked.
"I was just walking here with my partner," he pointed to Bree.
"What?" she glared at him.
"Just kidding," he rolled his eyes, "I'm partners with Riley."
"I'll see you guys later," Bree said spotting Andrew, "I've found my partner."
"You're snogging partner?" Sirius asked loudly as Bree walked off.
Bree quickly showed him a perfectly manicured finger before continuing to walk towards Andrew.
"Feisty that one is," Sirius joked, "How I love making her angry."
"So we can tell," Riley joked.
"So Lily," James turned towards her, "Want to be my partner?"
"No," she replied sitting down at a table with Riley and Sirius.
"And why not?" he sounded offended.
"Because I don't want to be with you," she replied.
"Everyone else is taken but me," he grinned looking around the room.
"I'm not going to be your partner," she said sternly.
"Who will you be with then?"
"Um-" she started looking around the room.
"Lily, do you want to be my partner?" A voice from behind her appeared.
Lily spun around to see who had asked her. Matt Delong was a tall, brown spiky haired guy with blue eyes. He was in Ravenclaw along with Luna and many others.
"She's already found one, but thanks for the offer," James said.
"I'd love to," Lily smiled moving her bag off of the seat next to her.
James angrily turned to leave, to sit by Remus and Ashley, before whispering to Sirius, "Tell me everything."
"Good morning, class!" Professor Sprout's cheery voice filled the Greenhouse, "Today we will be working with AnnaCrabs. Does anyone know what an AnnaCrab is?"
Lily's hand immediately went up into the air.
"Yes Miss Evans?"
"An AnnaCrab is a crab-like creature that eat the bugs in the soil."
"Very good! Ten points for Gryfinndor," Professor Sprout said happily, "I would like everyone to partner up. We will be repotting the AnnaCrabs because they seem to have eaten all the bugs in their pots! Please get to work immediately. When you are finished read the section on AnnaCrabs in your books and take any necessary notes."
"I'll go and get some soil and a pot," Matt said getting up and heading towards the storage closet.
"I guess I will too," Sirius said leaving the table as well.
"So, do you like Matt?" Riley moved into Sirius empty chair so she was sitting right in front of Lily.
"I just met the guy," Lily exclaimed.
"Well, do you like him?" Riley repeated, "Because it sure looks like he likes you!"
"The only thing he's said to me was, 'I'll get some soil and a pot'. Where do you get he likes me from that?"
"Lil, I'm an expert at these things! I can tell!" Riley replied, "Get to know him."
Sirius and Matt came back carrying the new pots and soil. Riley moved back to her seat and everyone began to repot the AnnaCrabs.
"So, how was your summer Lily?" Matt asked.
"It was okay, although I'm glad to be back. How about yours? Did you go anywhere?"
"It was fun, I went to France," he responded.
"France, eh?" Riley asked from across the table, "Very romantic place. Don't you think?"
"Yeah it is," he laughed eyeing Lily. Lily was too busy glaring at Riley to see Matt staring at her.
"If France is so romantic, then did you find a girlfriend?" Sirius asked interested.
"Nope, I'm flying solo still," he laughed at the AnnaCrab.
"Really...are you looking for a girlfriend in the near future?" Riley asked.
Matt shrugged, "I don't know. If I find a girl I like, then I'll ask her."
"What do you look for in a girl?" Riley asked sounding very interested. Her and Sirius' AnnaCrab was off to the side, still in its old pot.
"Riley," Lily said suddenly, "It looks like we need some more soil. How about you help me?" Lily stood up and walked towards Riley.
"Oh, no thanks. We have plenty," she replied.
"I insist," Lily grabbed her arm. If Riley didn't catch her balance, she would've fallen onto the floor.
"It looks like we need some soil," Riley said regaining her balance, "We'll be right back."
"What is that all about?" Lily hissed as they opened the cupboard door.
"I'm just making conversation, Lil," Riley replied picking up a bottle and looking at it.
"I don't need your help fixing me up with someone. I just met the guy. Even if I do like him I'll never have a chance with him," Lily said.
"Lily! You're amazing; any guy would want to be with you!" Riley said comfortingly, "You're pretty, and smart, and funny-"
"Riley, I don't mean I'm not good enough for him," Lily explained, "I mean Potter will kill any guy I even talk to. And I don't like putting guys through that."
"Oh, I forgot about him. He won't even notice." Riley replied looking at another bottle.
Lily looked at Riley disapprovingly, "He notices when I buy new socks, Rye. You don't think he wouldn't notice if I suddenly got a boyfriend? Besides, black eyes and bruises aren't very attractive."
"He wont give him black eyes and bruises." Riley replied.
Lily shot daggers at Riley, "Ok maybe he will." Riley stated.
"He acts like an overprotective big brother or something. Even if I ask a guy for a quill, he'll threaten them." Lily said grabbing some soil.
"Maybe that's a good thing."
"Rye, what do you mean 'A good thing'? It's a horrible thing!" Lily complained.
"Well, it means he cares for you. Doesn't that mean anything to you?" she replied.
"Not when it's coming from Potter." Lily handed Riley a bag of soil, "C'mon lets get back."
"I think we have enough soil," Sirius said grinning.
"Oh well, we got more," Riley responded.
"Everyone should be nearly finished with repotting the AnnaCrabs by now. Turn to page forty-two in your books and begin reading," Professor Sprout directed again.
"You pot, I'll take notes from the books," Riley said to Sirius, "I don't feel like getting dirty."
"Alright then," Sirius said pulling the pot closer to him. Riley opened her book and began writing down facts.
"So what do you want to do once we're out of Hogwarts?" Matt asked starting another conversation.
"I don't really know yet," she responded, "Maybe a healer. That would be interesting. I definitely don't want to go back to the Muggle world though. How about you? What do you want to do?"
"I'm not really sure either," he said, "There are so many choices but I can't decide."
"Yeah, it's a big decision," Lily and Matt had finished repotting the AnnaCrabs and were moving onto taking notes.
"Please start cleaning up," Professor Sprout announced, "Class ends in a few minutes."
Lily and Riley each took the supplies back to the cupboard as Sirius and Matt cleaned up the table.
"Has he asked you to do something yet?" Riley questioned.
"No," Lily said putting everything away.
"He'll do it sometime," she said confidently.
"Yeah right," Lily rolled her eyes as she went back to her seat and started packing up her bag.
"So Lily," Matt said as he handed her back her Herbology book.
"Yeah?"
"You're a really fun person and I like spending time with you," he complimented her.
Riley and Sirius were pretending to pack up their bags, but with that mysterious glint in their eyes, anyone could tell they were listening.
"Next time theirs a Hogsmede weekend, do you want to go with me?" he asked.
"I'd like that," Lily smiled.
"Alright," he smiled back relieved, "Well, I'll see you around."
"Bye," Lily called after him as he left.
"Charms next, Lil. I bet you wouldn't want to be late for that, now would you?" Riley obviously wanted to talk to Lily alone, "Let's go, shall we? Bye Sirius."
"Bye," Sirius said heading over to James.
"What happened?" James asked immediately.
"It looks like the friends are getting friendly," Sirius explained, "It appears to me that she's going to be unavailable for the next Hogsmede weekend."
"Why?" James asked worriedly.
"'Cause she's going with Delong. Sorry mate," Sirius said patting James on the back.
James looked crushed, "Too bad."
"Cheer up buddy," Sirius said leading the way out of the Greenhouses, "We have Charms next, which means you can make a fool out of yourself without Delong breathing down your neck."
"That makes me feel so much better," James stopped to wait for Remus and Peter.
When the other two joined the group they all exchanged stories and how their class went while heading to their Charms lesson.
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!
Chapter 16: New Friends
A/N: This is the last chappie for now! Sry not too much.......bout 15 pages on word. I have to write more then I'll post!! Does ne1 know how to do bold letters and italics?
Plz review!~
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Sunday quickly came and went due to having nothing to do. The students spent an uneventful day relaxing and preparing for the second week of school.
Lily, Ashley, Bree, and Riley spent the rest of their day working on papers that were due that week.
The Marauders spent countless hours planning upcoming pranks and definitely not thinking about homework.
A huge black bruise was forming around Sirius' right eye from his fight with Bree. James, Remus, and Peter used most of their time reminding him that he got beat up by a girl. Not to mention, by a girl whom he despises. Let's just say, Sirius was not the happiest one in the bunch that day.
James, being the Gryfinndor Quidditch captain for the third year, decided to get a head start. He put up notices for years two through seven that try outs for open positions will be held in a few weeks and to start preparing.
But, their lazy first weekend had to come to an end sometime. Monday came faster than anyone could've wished for. Before they knew it, they were all getting up early, showering, and eating breakfast.
Transfiguration was their first class of the day. After a filling breakfast, the four girls headed towards the room. They made it there just as the teacher was entering. Lily and Riley sat down near the middle with Ashley and Bree in front of them.
"Rye," Bree turned around in her seat as Professor McGonagall took roll, "I need one more inch on my paper. What should I write?"
"Here read mine," Riley handed Bree her paper who took it gratefully. She quickly scribbled a few sentences down before returning the paper.
"Where are Misters Potter and Black?" McGonagall asked Remus and Peter.
"No idea ma'am," Remus shrugged his shoulders.
"I think they said something about getting more parchment," Peter added.
"Well then," she continued, "We shouldn't waste our class time on them. Please pass up your homework."
Everyone began passing up their work when the door opened and Potter and Black stepped in.
"Sorry we're late, Professor," James said walking to his seat in the far back.
"I didn't expect you on time anyway, Mister Potter," she said stacking the papers neatly.
"Neither did we," Sirius smiled as he passed up his work.
"Today we will be mainly copying notes and reading out of the book. Tomorrow we will be using the spells we learned today," she said to the class, "Please use your time wisely."
"Yes ma'am!" Potter and Black each saluted McGonagall.
"You may begin," with a wave of her wand, writing appeared on the blackboard. Students quickly got out their materials and began copying.
"Psst," Peter whispered to Sirius, "Did you get any parchment? I just ran out, can I have some?"
"Why certainly, Wormtail," Sirius said rather loud.
He reached into his bag and pulled out a large tree. Although, the tree was bigger than his bag, he somehow managed to transfigure it in there.
"He asked for a piece of parchment," Remus said quietly, "Not a whole tree!"
"But this is a tree, which makes parchment!" Sirius exclaimed, "Watch." He pulled out his wand and tapped the trunk of the tree. A piece of parchment came flying out and into Sirius' hands.
"Isn't it brilliant?" he asked.
"Bloody brilliant." James said rolling his eyes.
"What is going on Mister Black?" McGonagall looked up from her work. She was obviously aware she was going to see something bizarre, but never would she have thought there was going to be a tree in the classroom.
"Just giving Wormtail a piece of parchment," he smiled innocently.
"Please put your tree away and copy the notes," she replied annoyed.
"Right away, Professor." He smiled as he pulled a few more pieces of parchment out of the tree before putting it away.
The class fell silent again as everyone got to work. After what seemed like an eternity, the class ended. Everyone grabbed their bags and headed out of the doors to Herbology.
"Ashley, hey wait up," Remus ran up to Ashley.
"Hey, Remus," she replied. Lily, Riley and Bree all waved good bye as they let her fall back into the crowd with Remus.
"Want to be my partner in Herbology? I hear we're repotting AnnaCrabs," he started.
"Sure, but what's an Anna Crab?"
"It's this creature that lives in soil. They feast on the harmful bugs," He explained, "Their really useful to farmers."
"Sounds pretty interesting," she replied.
"Yeah, it is," he stated, "I'll catch up with you in a minute. I have to go ask James something." He said before dashing off.
"Alright," she replied heading the rest of the way by herself.
"Ashley!" someone called her name again, "Ashley!"
She turned around and spotted Luna, "Hey Emilio!"
"What class are you going to?" he asked walking with her out onto the grounds.
"Herbology," she replied.
"Same here! Be my partner?"
"Er," she hesitated. She really wanted to be with Emilio but she already told Remus she would be.
"Hey, I'm back," Remus said from behind Ashley.
"Hi again, Remus," she replied.
Remus stared at Luna weirdly, "You ready to go?" Remus asked Ashley.
"Yeah, I'll meet you there okay?" she said.
"Alright," Remus went on ahead into the Greenhouses to save a table for them.
"What was that all about?" Emilio asked once he left.
"I told him I would be his partner, so I can't be with you," she replied.
"Oh," he said sounding hurt, "Okay, I'll just catch up with you at lunch then?"
"Sure," she said before going a separate way towards Remus.
"I thought you were going to ditch me," Remus joked.
"I wouldn't have done that," she smiled nicely.
"Yeah, but I bet your boyfriend wishes you would have," he said. "And why is that?" she sounded confused.
Remus nodded in Luna's direction. He was sitting staring at Ashley and Remus. When he noticed they were staring back at him he quickly acted as if he was working.
"I can be partners with whoever I want to be with," she rolled her eyes as she got her supplies out.
"And you really want to be partnered with me?" Remus asked.
"Well, I'm here aren't I?" she smiled sweetly.
"M! Remus!" a familiar voice rang through the Greenhouse.
"What is it, Potter?" she asked.
James walked towards them, "I just had a word with your boyfriend."
"What did you do?" she asked angrily.
"Just had a polite conversation wondering why you weren't with him. And it appeared to me that you were partnered with dear ol' Remus. Did you finally break it off with Luna?" he sat down next to her.
"Remus asked me first, so I accepted," she replied, "Please, I know you and Black enjoy ruining other people's relationships but don't mess with mine."
"What happened if I did?"
"Then I will curse you so you will never be able to have a child," she remained calm.
"That's a shame because I think Lily wants children," he replied, "Speaking of Lily, where is she?"
"I don't know," Ashley replied, "She was in front of me but I don't know where they are."
"I best find her before she gets another partner," he winked at Ashley, "Ah, there she is now! Wish me luck!"
James got up and strolled over to where Lily just entered with Bree, Riley, and Sirius.
"Hey, mate," Sirius said when he saw James, "Fancy seeing you here early."
"Fancy seeing you show up with a girl," he joked.
"I was just walking here with my partner," he pointed to Bree.
"What?" she glared at him.
"Just kidding," he rolled his eyes, "I'm partners with Riley."
"I'll see you guys later," Bree said spotting Andrew, "I've found my partner."
"You're snogging partner?" Sirius asked loudly as Bree walked off.
Bree quickly showed him a perfectly manicured finger before continuing to walk towards Andrew.
"Feisty that one is," Sirius joked, "How I love making her angry."
"So we can tell," Riley joked.
"So Lily," James turned towards her, "Want to be my partner?"
"No," she replied sitting down at a table with Riley and Sirius.
"And why not?" he sounded offended.
"Because I don't want to be with you," she replied.
"Everyone else is taken but me," he grinned looking around the room.
"I'm not going to be your partner," she said sternly.
"Who will you be with then?"
"Um-" she started looking around the room.
"Lily, do you want to be my partner?" A voice from behind her appeared.
Lily spun around to see who had asked her. Matt Delong was a tall, brown spiky haired guy with blue eyes. He was in Ravenclaw along with Luna and many others.
"She's already found one, but thanks for the offer," James said.
"I'd love to," Lily smiled moving her bag off of the seat next to her.
James angrily turned to leave, to sit by Remus and Ashley, before whispering to Sirius, "Tell me everything."
"Good morning, class!" Professor Sprout's cheery voice filled the Greenhouse, "Today we will be working with AnnaCrabs. Does anyone know what an AnnaCrab is?"
Lily's hand immediately went up into the air.
"Yes Miss Evans?"
"An AnnaCrab is a crab-like creature that eat the bugs in the soil."
"Very good! Ten points for Gryfinndor," Professor Sprout said happily, "I would like everyone to partner up. We will be repotting the AnnaCrabs because they seem to have eaten all the bugs in their pots! Please get to work immediately. When you are finished read the section on AnnaCrabs in your books and take any necessary notes."
"I'll go and get some soil and a pot," Matt said getting up and heading towards the storage closet.
"I guess I will too," Sirius said leaving the table as well.
"So, do you like Matt?" Riley moved into Sirius empty chair so she was sitting right in front of Lily.
"I just met the guy," Lily exclaimed.
"Well, do you like him?" Riley repeated, "Because it sure looks like he likes you!"
"The only thing he's said to me was, 'I'll get some soil and a pot'. Where do you get he likes me from that?"
"Lil, I'm an expert at these things! I can tell!" Riley replied, "Get to know him."
Sirius and Matt came back carrying the new pots and soil. Riley moved back to her seat and everyone began to repot the AnnaCrabs.
"So, how was your summer Lily?" Matt asked.
"It was okay, although I'm glad to be back. How about yours? Did you go anywhere?"
"It was fun, I went to France," he responded.
"France, eh?" Riley asked from across the table, "Very romantic place. Don't you think?"
"Yeah it is," he laughed eyeing Lily. Lily was too busy glaring at Riley to see Matt staring at her.
"If France is so romantic, then did you find a girlfriend?" Sirius asked interested.
"Nope, I'm flying solo still," he laughed at the AnnaCrab.
"Really...are you looking for a girlfriend in the near future?" Riley asked.
Matt shrugged, "I don't know. If I find a girl I like, then I'll ask her."
"What do you look for in a girl?" Riley asked sounding very interested. Her and Sirius' AnnaCrab was off to the side, still in its old pot.
"Riley," Lily said suddenly, "It looks like we need some more soil. How about you help me?" Lily stood up and walked towards Riley.
"Oh, no thanks. We have plenty," she replied.
"I insist," Lily grabbed her arm. If Riley didn't catch her balance, she would've fallen onto the floor.
"It looks like we need some soil," Riley said regaining her balance, "We'll be right back."
"What is that all about?" Lily hissed as they opened the cupboard door.
"I'm just making conversation, Lil," Riley replied picking up a bottle and looking at it.
"I don't need your help fixing me up with someone. I just met the guy. Even if I do like him I'll never have a chance with him," Lily said.
"Lily! You're amazing; any guy would want to be with you!" Riley said comfortingly, "You're pretty, and smart, and funny-"
"Riley, I don't mean I'm not good enough for him," Lily explained, "I mean Potter will kill any guy I even talk to. And I don't like putting guys through that."
"Oh, I forgot about him. He won't even notice." Riley replied looking at another bottle.
Lily looked at Riley disapprovingly, "He notices when I buy new socks, Rye. You don't think he wouldn't notice if I suddenly got a boyfriend? Besides, black eyes and bruises aren't very attractive."
"He wont give him black eyes and bruises." Riley replied.
Lily shot daggers at Riley, "Ok maybe he will." Riley stated.
"He acts like an overprotective big brother or something. Even if I ask a guy for a quill, he'll threaten them." Lily said grabbing some soil.
"Maybe that's a good thing."
"Rye, what do you mean 'A good thing'? It's a horrible thing!" Lily complained.
"Well, it means he cares for you. Doesn't that mean anything to you?" she replied.
"Not when it's coming from Potter." Lily handed Riley a bag of soil, "C'mon lets get back."
"I think we have enough soil," Sirius said grinning.
"Oh well, we got more," Riley responded.
"Everyone should be nearly finished with repotting the AnnaCrabs by now. Turn to page forty-two in your books and begin reading," Professor Sprout directed again.
"You pot, I'll take notes from the books," Riley said to Sirius, "I don't feel like getting dirty."
"Alright then," Sirius said pulling the pot closer to him. Riley opened her book and began writing down facts.
"So what do you want to do once we're out of Hogwarts?" Matt asked starting another conversation.
"I don't really know yet," she responded, "Maybe a healer. That would be interesting. I definitely don't want to go back to the Muggle world though. How about you? What do you want to do?"
"I'm not really sure either," he said, "There are so many choices but I can't decide."
"Yeah, it's a big decision," Lily and Matt had finished repotting the AnnaCrabs and were moving onto taking notes.
"Please start cleaning up," Professor Sprout announced, "Class ends in a few minutes."
Lily and Riley each took the supplies back to the cupboard as Sirius and Matt cleaned up the table.
"Has he asked you to do something yet?" Riley questioned.
"No," Lily said putting everything away.
"He'll do it sometime," she said confidently.
"Yeah right," Lily rolled her eyes as she went back to her seat and started packing up her bag.
"So Lily," Matt said as he handed her back her Herbology book.
"Yeah?"
"You're a really fun person and I like spending time with you," he complimented her.
Riley and Sirius were pretending to pack up their bags, but with that mysterious glint in their eyes, anyone could tell they were listening.
"Next time theirs a Hogsmede weekend, do you want to go with me?" he asked.
"I'd like that," Lily smiled.
"Alright," he smiled back relieved, "Well, I'll see you around."
"Bye," Lily called after him as he left.
"Charms next, Lil. I bet you wouldn't want to be late for that, now would you?" Riley obviously wanted to talk to Lily alone, "Let's go, shall we? Bye Sirius."
"Bye," Sirius said heading over to James.
"What happened?" James asked immediately.
"It looks like the friends are getting friendly," Sirius explained, "It appears to me that she's going to be unavailable for the next Hogsmede weekend."
"Why?" James asked worriedly.
"'Cause she's going with Delong. Sorry mate," Sirius said patting James on the back.
James looked crushed, "Too bad."
"Cheer up buddy," Sirius said leading the way out of the Greenhouses, "We have Charms next, which means you can make a fool out of yourself without Delong breathing down your neck."
"That makes me feel so much better," James stopped to wait for Remus and Peter.
When the other two joined the group they all exchanged stories and how their class went while heading to their Charms lesson.
~*~
