1Peter and Remus had no idea where to go after they left Professor McGonogall's classroom, so they wandered aimlessly around the hallways for a while, reminiscing. The two of them found a lot more leisure time on their hands when James and Sirius were occupied elsewhere.

After a while, they heard the sounding of the bell, signaling classes. A wave of students rushed past them, scrambling to beat the tardy bell and avoid detention. The boys were almost sure that Sirius and James were finished with their meeting with Dumbledore and would be with Lily, so they headed towards her classroom.

Peter knocked slightly, and when no response came, they walked quietly in. Remus immediately recognized the class as advanced charms and noted that the class was quite small, which was expected because by now the students were concentrating on the specific subjects that would help them in their professions of choice next year.

Lily, they noticed, was sitting on a pillow on top of her desk, reading over a student's work, completely engrossed. The rest of the class was hard at work on an assignment.

Remus, who had been friends with Lily for a very long time, both of them having been meticulous students during their school years, had seen the look on Lily's face many times before. The look that said she was so encompassed in her work she wouldn't hear a bomb drop. He smiled and went to take a seat near the back of the class. Peter followed suit.

A small bell chimed and a vibration came from Lily's watch. She reached down and turned it off, but didn't change the activities of the class.

The class looked at her as if they were expecting something. Eventually a young man got up, walked over to Lily and pushed the paper out of her eyes. He received a dumbstruck stare. Then Lily gasped in remembrance.

She handed the work to a Ravenclaw student that Peter recognized as a second cousin, and assured her that the work was correct.

"Alright," Lily informed the class, her demeanor significantly changed, "Thirty minutes left in class; speed talk because I want to hear everything!"

Lily smiled and inclined her head girlishly, clapping her hands. Her long curly hair gave her an appearance of innocence, and Remus stiffened at the wistful stares most of the young men were shooting at his friend's wife.

All of the students smiled brightly and stood up. They pushed their desks out to the side of the room, and retrieved many pillows like the one on which Lily sat from a closet in the back of the room. The students sat the pillows in the middle of the room and collapsed onto them. Lily hopped off her desk, grabbed her pillow and joined her class on the floor.

The students all started talking animatedly to Lily, informing her of the latest happenings: who was going out with whom, and which couples had broken up; what they were doing for Christmas break in two weeks; which house team they believed was going to win the meet tomorrow, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.

Lily was also open with the class. Peter heard her complain to a Gryffindor girl about something James had done. Peter hadn't caught what, as the two were whispering, but the girl had giggles and asked, 'again?'

They were having so much fun that the class took a while clearing out after the bell rang, which was unusual.

Only after the class was gone did Lily notice Remus and Peter.

"How long have you guys been here?" Lily asked, astonished and embarrassed.

"Long enough," Peter replied teasingly, "to learn that your class is just a large party zone." Peter snapped his fingers and danced to inaudible music, his extensive girth wobbling.

Lily punched him softly in the arm. "Only sixth and seventh years get free time, you nosy, judgmental, guttersnipe. And you guys aren't going to tell anyone about this. This class is so difficult that they need a break every once in a while, even if it is against the rules."

"Uh-huh," Remus commented sarcastically. "I think James has had a bad influence on her."

"Shut up!" Lily commanded teasingly. "I had to practically bribe James and Sirius to leave the classroom. Seriously, when did you come in?"

"A couple of minutes before your watch went off," Remus replied, caving under the pressure of her stare.

"If I'd known you were giving out bribes for our disappearance, I'd have left," Peter piped in.

"Pumpkin pie tonight," Lily responded. "Feel free to join us. Now if it's James and Sirius you're looking for, I expect they're down at the Quidditch pitch, but they're supposed to join me for lunch in a few minutes. The five of us need to have a talk."

At their confused looks, Lily filled them in on the events that had occurred earlier.

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