Marauders' Match-making Inc.

            *Hey.

             I'd be Kait.  I'd also be sick, too.  Or was, when I started writing this chapter.

            Hope you all enjoyed the holidays!  Now to go back to school…UGH (Just kidding…)!

            Reminder: The italics are Lily's thoughts.

            I thought that since I'm not feeling so good, why not make Lily sick too? So…blah, blah…Please review…Thanks for all the reviews I've already gotten…You all rock.

                        -Kait*

            P.S.- This chapter takes place a few weeks after Lily's date with Davy.

Disclaimer: The plot of this story is based on the ABC Family movie, "See Jane Date." The characters are property of J.K. Rowling. The only thing that belongs to me, are the changes I made to the plot I borrowed, and the new characters that you don't know from the Harry Potter books. Is that alright with you then? 

Chapter 7- It's All in the State of Mind

            "Uhhh…." Lily mumbled into her pillow as she rolled over on the couch,

            Today was not a good day.  It was like one of those days where you feel completely groggy and disoriented, and not able to comprehend much of anything.  Also the fact that Lily felt like she'd drunk a Polyjuice potion didn't help much.

            "Ohh….I think I'm going to be sick…" she mumbled to herself as she rushed to the bathroom, her hands covering her mouth.

            No sooner had she reached the bathroom, did a knock come from her door.

            She ignored it for the time being, because Lily was absolutely positive that whoever was at the door would not want her to "spill the cookies" on them.

            As she reached the toilet (and the person at the door knocked again), the wave of sickness simmered down.  She waited a few minutes to make sure she was okay, before slowly getting up and walking to the door.

            I thought I told everyone that I didn't want vistors?

            She unlocked it and opened the door to find Remus Lupin carrying a container of what she guessed to be hot soup and a bag of crackers.

            "Original," she said, coughing quietly.

            "Well…I thought maybe you might want some soup, especially because it's of the wizarding variety," he smiled at her and set the soup down on the kitchen table.

            "So it cures sickness?" she asked, genuinely interested and followed him into the kitchen after she had shut the door.

            "You guess it."

            He opened the lid to reveal ordinary looking chicken-noodle soup, that was still hot, judging by the steam coming off it.  Lily sat down, and didn't feel much like getting up. "Accio spoon," she croaked, a big soup spoon making its way into her hand.

            She took a sip, cautiously, "You didn't make this did you, Remus?"

            Because if you did, it's back to the bathroom for me.

            He laughed at her trusting nature and sat down at the kitchen table, "No, luckily.  You know I'm rubbish at making potions.  It's from the Leaky Cauldon.  Tom said it would make you feel better in about twenty minutes."

            "Hallelujah," she said with a smiling cracking on her face slightly.  She took careful sips, still, since she didn't want to end up in the bathroom again.

            "So how do you feel?"

            He seemed concerned and wrinkles were forming at his brows as he waited for her reply.

            "Like crap," she stated bluntly and took another sip, "But a little better than this morning."

            He smiled at her, almost like he wanted to laugh but was trying not to for her sake.

            Well…you try being sick, buddy.  Just the thought of laughing is enough to make you hurl, Lily thought.

            "When I feel better, in precisely…," Lily shifted her head to check the clock, "Seventeen minutes, I'm going to hex you."

            "This is what I get for bringing over soup, huh?"

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            Seventeen minutes later Lily felt much better.  She didn't feel completely cured, but something told her she wouldn't feel that way until this virus was out of her system.  She mostly talked to Remus about how his job search was going, because she hadn't seen him in a while.  Unfortunately it wasn't going as well as she'd hoped it had.  Remus had a bill to pay to his landlord at the end of the month and he was still jobless with no money whatsoever.

            "That's awful, Remus."

            "Hey, I didn't come over here to talk about myself, I came to visit you," Remus said lightly, changing the subject, "How are things going for you?  I heard from a blackbird that things to do with dating aren't going so great. Has it gotten any better?"

            Of course, Remus knew what the answer would be.  James and Sirius insisted on telling him every detail, even if he didn't approve of it.

            "Not really," she sighed, glancing out the window, "The last two dates haven't exactly …well…things always seem to go wrong…and the guys are always wrong for me."

            I can't even pick the right guy to go out with, Lily thought, annoyed with herself, At this rate, how am I even going to know when the right guy comes around for me?  Or if he's already here?

            WAIT.  What am I saying to myself!?

            Bad thought, bad thought, bad thought, bad thought…

            "How so?" Remus asked, wondering just how clueless she was to their friends' involvement in her love life.

            "Uh…," Lily said, trying to get her mind off of…other things, "Well…the first of the last two dates I went on was with Stubby Boardman.  You know, the lead singer of the Hobgoblins?"

            Remus nodded.

            "He was okay, a little self-centered maybe.  He took me to a restaurant in Hogsmeade.  It was nice, until a bunch of fans showed up and followed us around.  He liked them so much that by the end of the night, he was sitting with them instead of me!" Lily felt a bit angry in describing that one.

            That guy was so wrapped up in himself, he might as well have brought a mirror to dinner with him, and propped it up on the table.

            Remus had heard about this date, but a slightly different version than Lily seemed to have experienced.  The version he was told about involved Peter, Sirius and James paying a couple of girls to follow the singer/git around.  Remus was surprised it had worked…but then again…they hadn't been labeled as pranksters for nothing.   

            "So how did the other date go then?  Not as badly I hope," Remus said sincerely, watching as Lily twisted the table cloth in front of her.

            "Well…no…not completely. You know Edgar Bones, right?  Well…of course you do he's in the Order…um, he and I went to a Quidditch game and it kind of ended in disaster," Lily managed to get out, stumbling over words to express the date, "The entire game, the only thing he could talk about with his ex-girlfriend.  I mean, I know it's hard, dealing with a break up, but at some point you have to get over.  I got over my ex-boyfriend."

            Remus nodded again, this time in agreement.  He was also thinking back to the charm Sirius had said he had put on Edgar to make him talk about a former girlfriend non-stop.  It was making Remus feel horrible inside to think about it.  He knew James and them were trying to do what they thought was the right thing, but didn't they take notice to the torture and tie-wasting they were putting Lily through?

            "I'm hoping my next date will go better, though," Lily told Remus, looking a bit happier than before.

            Maybe this one will actually work!

            And maybe this guy will be someone who can make me laugh and not completely be wrapped up in himself or an old girlfriend. 

            She had a feeling that if her next date went as horrible as all the last, she would lose it and just walk out on them.

            God, now I sound evil, Lily thought.  All I need is the evil laugh to go with it and I could be the witch in "The Wizard of Oz."

            "And your little dog too!  Muhahaha!"

            Oh, wow…she hoped not.  The last thing she needed was to scare off another guy…what with only a month until the wedding.  She was doomed, if that happen.

            "Oh?" said Remus, trying to sound only mildly interested.

            "Yeah," Lily replied, grinning at Remus, "I'm going out with Benjy Fenwick.  He asked me out at the Order meeting a few days ago.  It was kind of funny how Edgar was glaring at him."

            Remus smiled back at her, "That is funny.  I can picture it too…"

            They sat there for a moment, so Lily got up and threw out the soup container, also ditching the spoon in the dishwasher.

            When she came back, Remus asked her the question he'd been wondering about.

            "So have you told anyone about it?  You going out with Benjy, I mean," he inquired, appearing to be merely curious.

            He wasn't called a marauder for no reason any more than the others were.

            "No," Lily said, laughing a bit, "I haven't really talked to anyone…since I've been sick.  I don't think I'll tell anyone anyway.  I'm sick of people knowing all about my personal life."

            "Understandable," Remus smiled, very pleased to hear this.  "Well…I'd better go.  I have that job interview tomorrow that I told you about.  Keep your fingers crossed, Lils."

            "You bet," she replied, and showed him to the door.

            "Good night, Lily." He said as he strolled out the doorway.

            "'Night, Remus and good luck!"

            Remus smiled as he closed the door and apparated to his own home.  Now if Lily wasn't going to tell anyone, and he wasn't either…he had a feeling this date might just be the one that didn't go wrong.