1Lily let go of both of their arms only after they had safely entered the classroom, where students were beginning to congregate.

"Crap!" Lily exclaimed, causing many students to look up in surprise. Lily's little talk would have to wait. She had a class. Unlucky for Lily, her class was full of seventh years, who all made their way towards James and Sirius when they noticed whom it was.

Lily had always thought that she got a lot of respect from the kids, respect that most new teachers wouldn't have, simply because she was married to James Potter. But the casual approval she had was nothing compared to the reverence James and Sirius received. Everyone wanted to talk to them.

"James, Sirius," Lily interrupted firmly, "I have a class and we can't talk right now, so if you'd like to meet up with me a little later for lunch, that'd be great."

Lily had meant to dismiss her husband and his friend from the class, and both Sirius and James gave her a hug as if they were leaving. But after their apparent farewell, the guys continued talking to their attentive audience.

The bell rang, signaling the beginning of class.

"Excuse me," Lily tried to forcibly lift James from the desk on which he was sitting. "I have a class, and I don't want to compete with you for their attention."

"Ha ha," James taunted quietly, reaching up and kissing her, "That's 'cause you know you'd lose!"

"You're going to pay for that one, mate," Sirius predicted, just as Lily swatted James upside the head.

Lily turned expectant eyes on Sirius.

"Well I for one think that you are much more entertaining and significantly easier on the eyes that James," Sirius casually flirted, winking.

"Come on guys!" Lily begged.

James got to his feet and pulled Lily away from the crowd. He leaned into her ear and whispered something. Lily smiled and pulled away.

"Only if you leave right now," she conditioned.

James' lopsided grin was so huge that it took up his whole face. He walked towards the door, grabbing Sirius on his way, muttering, "We have to leave now," in an incredibly distracted voice. Sirius glanced bemusedly from James to Lily.

"Hey! If he's going to be bribed to leave, I want something, too."

He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. Lily glared.

"Pumpkin Pie?" Sirius requested, ignoring her testiness.

Lily nodded.

"Tonight?" Sirius questioned.

Lily nodded.

"And tomorrow?" Sirius asked.

"You're pushing it," she warned, nudging them towards the door.

"Goodbye!" Sirius waved jovially as James quickly kissed Lily.

Lily placed her big comfy pillow on top of the desk and climbed up onto it, tucked her feet underneath her and began her lecture.