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Here is chapter 23!
Disclaimer: Nope! Don't own the HP world…wish I did.
Chapter 23: Mess up
"Would you look at that, Prongs?" Sirius said poking his head in between bookshelves.
"What?" James asked pushing Sirius aside, "Oh, it's Lily."
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks." Sirius said sarcastically as he got up from the floor.
"Can you stop drooling on the books, Prongs? You know we're banned from the library and if Madam Prince notices, we're dead." Sirius said looking around.
"How will she know we're here from my drool, which I am not doing." James said.
"Last time we were in the library at the same time as Lily you practically drenched that Charms book!" Sirius pointed out.
"Shut up." James said glancing back at Lily, "Do you think she's still mad at me?"
"Yes." Sirius replied.
"Really?" James asked sounding desperate.
"If you turned my hair to spaghetti, I'd still be mad at you too." Sirius explained. (A/N: Two months passed…anything could've happened.)
"I guess it's no use then." James sighed.
"You'll get over it, mate." Sirius said patting James on the back.
"Unless," James said, as f he hadn't heard Sirius, "Unless I go apologize and be really nice to her. She likes it when I'm nice! Do you think that will make her happy?"
"I personally think she's going to hate you no matter what, but you just do anything to keep your hopes up." Sirius replied.
"Well, thanks for the support." James said sarcastically.
"Hey, it's not my fault you're an arse." He shrugged.
"You're just as much of an arse as I am!" James argued.
"I am not." Sirius explained, "When Lily sees you she starts rolling her eyes and getting annoyed, but not when she sees me."
"You're wrong, Padfoot." James said stretching.
"What this." Sirius smirked.
He went around the bookshelf, carefully so Madam Prince wouldn't see him, and headed to Lily's table.
"Hey, Lil." Sirius said sitting down across from her.
"'Lo, Sirius." She replied rubbing her eyes.
"You're out late." He started, "Working hard?"
"Just trying to finish some homework." She replied yawning.
Sirius picked up her homework and scanned it with his eyes, "That's one bloody long essay. Good, but long."
"That's the requirements." She shrugged.
"When is that essay due, anyway?" Sirius asked leaning back in his chair.
"Tomorrow." She replied.
"Ouch." He ran his hands threw his hair, "I won't be getting much sleep tonight."
"Good luck." She grinned, "But if you would've done it sooner, you'd be able to sleep tonight."
Sirius shrugged, "I'm a night owl anyway."
"I kind of am too." She replied, "I have insomnia so I can never fall asleep. I guess that's what I get for being a perfectionist and all that running around in my head like crazy non-stop."
"But you're a natural perfectionist." Sirius grinned.
Lily shrugged, "I thought you were banned from the library?"
An evil grin spread across Sirius' face, "I am, but I'm so rebellious."
"Right." Lily rolled her eyes.
"Actually." Sirius started, a thought coming into his mind, "I was looking for James. You haven't seen him, have you?"
"Like I'd want to." Lily replied, "Why?"
Sirius glanced at the bookshelf that James was hiding behind and grinned, "Just curious. I heard he was tutoring a couple firsties tonight and I was going to see if he wanted to go off and cause trouble."
"James Potter helping?" she raised her eyebrows, "The James Potter?"
"You make him sound like a knight or something with you saying 'The James Potter'." Sirius grinned.
"He is a knight to some people." Lily said as she rolled her eyes.
"Does someone have a crush?" Sirius asked trying to look Lily in the eye.
"No." she replied sternly.
"Aw, why not, Lils?" Sirius asked resting his head in his hand.
"He's just…" she started, "It's weird how he'd almost be the perfect person for me if he wasn't such a prat. If he would just drop the act I wouldn't be so annoyed by him."
Sirius thought he heard James fall over but ignored it, "Don't you see though? He's putting on the act for you."
"No he's not." Lily said shaking her head, "He's putting on the act for the attention."
"Your attention."
"Just forget it, Sirius." She said with a sigh, "Besides whatever I tell you, you will definitely tell James."
"I swear, your secrets are safe with me." Sirius replied. He wasn't planning on telling James…James just might've over heard.
"Thanks." She smiled.
"So I'll see you next week at seven?" James' voice was heard and Lily and Sirius both spun around.
James was saying goodbye to a first year and handing him his books, "Be sure to finish that essay we were working on. Do you need me to walk you to the common room?"
The first year shook his head no and trotted out of the library.
"Sirius!" he called when he spotted them, "What are you doing here?"
"Just talking to Lillian." He replied nodding his head towards her. He was trying so hard not to burst out laughing, "Was that the first year you were tutoring?"
"Yup, poor little lad was so lost."
"Luckily wonderful Potter helped him." Lily said dryly as she began to pick up her stuff.
"Would you look at that time?" Sirius stated, "I promised Moony I would meet him ten minutes ago. Sorry but I gotta run!"
Sirius jumped up so quickly that he knocked over all of Lily's books and parchment.
"Oops! Sorry!" he replied, "James, could you help Lily for me?"
"Sure, Padfoot." James said bending over and helping Lily.
"Tootles." Sirius grinned as he ran off.
Lily bent down and began to help James pick up her books that Sirius carelessly knocked over.
"Thanks." Lily said. She looked up and her eyes locked with James'.
"No problem." He whispered, leaning forward.
James leaned in farther and kissed Lily. If Lily wasn't already sitting, she probably would've fallen over with shock.
"Lily!" she kiss was cut short because of a Matt's familiar voice was heard.
"Matt!" Lily said breaking away from the kiss and looking up, "Matt, it's not what you think."
"You weren't kissing Potter just now?" he asked angrily.
"Well…" Lily started.
"That's what I thought." Matt turned around and headed out of the library.
"Matt!" Lily called after him, but it was no use.
"Sorry about that." James spoke finally.
Lily glared and grabbed her books out of James hands, "Thanks a lot."
"Oh, come on, Lily." James said annoyed, "This is just as much your fault as it is mine."
"Do you think I intentionally kissed you, Potter!?" she spat, "Do you think I wanted Matt to see that?"
"No." James replied, "Well, look on the bright side, you're free this weekend."
"Ugh!" Lily cried storming out of the library.
"Guess you didn't want to be free." James muttered.
"You kissed her!?" Sirius yelled. They were in their dorm (All four Marauders) and they were discussing what had happened.
Sirius, who was eagerly awaiting James' return, was especially angry at what James did.
"After all I started for you!" he cried dramatically.
"Not like I meant to, Padfoot." James sighed, "It just sort of happened."
"Oiy, Prongs." Remus sighed, munching on some candy, "She'll be extra mad at you now."
"Why?" Peter asked falling off his bed.
Sirius shook his head and laughed at his friend, "Because he made her mad, kissed her, and ruined her date."
"It's not that bad." James shrugged, "I'll get her to like me again. I have to get her to like me in less than three days."
"Why three days?" Remus asked confused.
"Head meeting." He replied, "And she won't agree with any of my ideas."
Sirius smirked, "Good luck."
"Prongs needs a whole castle full of luck." Remus said, dodging the shoe James threw at him.
"Matt?" Lily asked searching threw the castle. She had looked everywhere and she couldn't find him. She was about to give up when she spotted him out a window sitting by the lake.
Lily rushed outside.
"Matt!" she said coming up from behind him.
"What do you want?" he asked sourly.
"Please don't be mad at me." Lily said sitting down next to him.
"I think the image of you and Potter kissing wont fade that quickly, Lily." He spat, "Besides, I though you liked me."
"I do!" she cried, "Ugh!"
"They why did you kiss him?" he asked angrily.
"I didn't kiss him." She replied.
Matt glared at her and threw a rock into the water.
"He kissed me. Jeez, after going to the same school and watching him try to get me to go out with him, I though you'd understand."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought you'd realized that I don't like him!" she replied, "He's always trying to hit on me, no matter how many times I ignore him."
"Oh yea." Matt replied, "I really like you, Lily, and I didn't want to break out date."
"I didn't either." She replied looking into his eyes.
"Lily?"
"Yeah?"
"Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked looking back at her.
Lily smiled, "I'd love to."
Matt grinned as he leaned in and kissed Lily on the cheek.
"Jason?" Bree knocked on a door.
"Come in." her brother's voice called, "Hey!" He got up and gave her a hug.
"How are you?" Bree asked looking around.
"Good. Look! They gave me my own office! Isn't that exciting?" Jason said motioning for Bree to sit down on a black armchair in front of his desk.
"Super." Bree nodded with a smile.
"So, what can I do for you?" he asked.
"Nothing." She replied, "Just wanted to come talk."
"Okay." Jason said, "So how are you doing in school?"
"Okay. I got a detention a few weeks ago so I'm just trying to kill time before I go to that." She shrugged.
"You got a detention!" he asked surprised, "Why!?"
"It's no big deal." Bree said, feeling like her brother was overreacting.
"What did you do to earn a detention?" he demanded.
"I just got into a little argument." She shrugged trying to think of a way to change the conversation.
"With who?"
"This one guy."
"Who?"
"You don't know him."
"WHO?"
"Sirius Black." She spat, "I got into a HUGE argument with Sirius Black. I punched him and landed us both a detention."
"I thought you stopped punching boys?" Jason asked.
"I stopped until I met Sirius Black." She replied.
"Which one is Sirius Black again?"
"He's in my Care of Magical Creatures class." She stated.
"What did he do to you?" Jason asked caringly.
"He was just being an arse…like always." She sighed, "Jason, don't worry about it, I can take care of myself."
"I'm going to have a chat with this Sirius guy." Jason replied.
"No you are not!" Bree replied standing up, "Then he's going to think I can't take care of myself and that I came running to you for protection."
"What's wrong with your brother taking care of you?" he asked.
"Everything!" she yelled, "Ugh, I knew you'd be controlling if you were here!"
"Breanne Livingston!" he hollered, "I am not here to control you!"
"Sure seems like it." She muttered.
"That's it. We will discuss this later, go to your detention." He pointed to the door.
"Yes, your royal highness." She said bowing. She got to the door and saluted her brother before closing it.
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