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Asking For Trouble

Chapter 7

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It wasn't long after the date that Remus, Sirius, and James sat on their beds in the boys dormitory, the news of Lily's departure causing tension between the three. "How the bloody hell could you be that arrogant?" Sirius said angrily, pressing his head against the frame of his bed.

James shrugged his shoulders, laying flat on his bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. "I didn't mean to."

"You didn't mean to?" Sirius laughed, slapping his forehead. "I should have expected this from you, mate. Merlin knows that you of all people don't know the difference between the right and the wrong thing to say to a woman without hurting her bloody feelings."

"Excuse me, but if I could cut in for just a moment-" Remus said, setting his book aside and folding his hands in his lap. Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any advise for Prongs here?"

Remus nodded. "As a matter of fact, I do." He turned his head to James, grinning brightly. "James, mate, repeat what you said to her before she left." James shut his eyes and sighed. "I told her that she was the one that was always calling me names, and that it's her fault that I loathe her."

Sirius sighed at this. How stupid could James really be? "I honestly don't blame her for leaving. What the bloody hell made you say that?"

"I don't know, Padfoot." James groaned, more than slightly irritated by this conversation. "I admit, I made a mistake. Now will you two just get off it?" Remus shook his head. "Not until you apologize."

"I'll do it first thing in the morning. Now, let me catch some sleep before I have to face the mob of angry friends."

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It was that next morning, when the Marauders entered the Great Hall for breakfast, that the group of Lilys friends sent James ice cold glares, just as the boys entered the hall. "Might I say, if looks could kill, you would be a dead man right now, Prongs." Remus said with a grin.

James laughed. "The same goes for you, my friend. Believe me, I've seen the way that Katies friends look at you. Horrible, horrible girls." James, Remus, and Sirius plopped down at their side of the table and almost instantly pulled the food towards them. As every morning, Sirius piled as many eggs as he could on his plate, while James and Remus stuck to pancakes and waffles.

"Where might Katie be today?" Sirius asked, shoving food into his mouth. Remus shrugged his shoulders as he tried to look over the heads in front of him. "I don't see- wait, there she is."

James looked down at the end of the table, hoping to find the lovely fiery redhead. It wasn't a few seconds later that he felt a small tap on his right shoulder.
"Excuse me," Lily said softly. "Would it be alright if I sit here?"

Sirius turned to Lily and smiled. "Lily my dear, what a wonderful surprise." He said smoothly, winking at James. "Take a seat, love." Sirius cleared space between him and James.

"So, what brings you to this lovely side of the table?" Remus asked, handing her a plate. Lily looked over at James and then back at Remus and Sirius. "I'm more than sure that you've heard about what happened last night." Lily looked down at her hands. "I just thought that it would be smart to appologize for what I did to you last night. I didn't mean to overreact. I-I'm sorry." Bowing her head, Lily got up from the table and found her way back to her friends, each and every one of them glaring back at the bewildered and confused boys.

There was an odd silence after Lily left the table. "Well," Sirius said, breaking the silence. "I didn't see that coming." Remus nodded in agreement, a grin on his face. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that Lily Potter actually apologized to James."

Sirius laughed quitely to himself. "True, Mooney, true. Well James, I guess the wedding is back on now, isn't it?"

James playfully hit Sirius' arm. "I was just going to ask the same thing about you and that lovely girlfriend of yours." Sirius quickly looked over his shoulder. "Bloody hell Prongs, the day that I marry that woman will be the day that Wormtail finds himself a bloody woman."

"You never know, Padfoot. Wormtail could get lucky and find himself a woman, just as I have with Katie." Remus said, holding his head up with his hand.

"Are you telling us that you and Katie are actually dating, and that my boy has finally snagged himself a woman?" James said, pushing his empty plate away from him.

Remus nodded. "Yes my friends, I have indeed snagged myself quite a lovely young woman. Now, it is only a matter of time before the rest of you boys find you're dream woman."

"Already have, mate, already have." James said softly, smoothing back his hair as he looked back down at Lily.

Author's Note: Hey there! Sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter up. I just started babysitting this little 6 month old and I really haven't had any time to write. A big thanks to everyone that reviews! It really means a lot! Also, be sure to check out my new story, The Things I'll Never Know.

Jess aka Frizz