A/N: Not much to say, really, except thanks for the reviews!
Systamatic, what she meant was she as only dating Sirius for a short time while he was in between girlfriends. They just date on and off when they have nothing better to do. It doesn't mean anything. That explain it? Or are you even more confused? LoL.
"I propose a toast," Samantha said after filling her plate. "For us seventh years."
The other seventh year Gryffindors looked at each other, save Remus and Amber.
Samantha continued. "This toast will go to the best year of our Hogwarts years."
"To never having to put up with my cousin again," Amber added, shuddering and thinking about how he had used her as a punching bag last year and over the summer.
"To another year of winning the Quidditch Cup!" Sirius said.
"To new relationships," James piped up, looking directly at Lily. Lily rolled her eyes and said, "To trying not to get expelled."
"To passing N.E.W.T.s," Remus said.
"To remembering all past years together and planning out our futures the best we can," Patty said.
"To us," Samantha concluded. She raised her glass of pumpkin juice and the others did as well.
They clinked their glasses together and said as one, "To us!" before breaking into laughter.
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By dessert, Remus and Amber still hadn't spoken a word to each other. Lily attempted several times to get the both of them to talk, but she hadn't made any success. After a while, Samantha took pity on her and told her what had happened in the carriage in a whisper. Lily's eyes opened wide and she looked from Remus to Amber to Samantha. She whispered something back and Samantha nodded. Lily broke into a fit of giggles and started talking to Amber in a whisper.
"So, what did you do over summer, everyone?" Sirius said jovially, earning glares from Amber and Remus. He flashed an innocent grin at Remus and winked at Amber.
"Went to Paris, bumped into Patty there, had fun, and spent the rest of summer hanging out," Samantha mumbled through a mouthful of pudding.
"Played Quidditch and sent letters off to Lily Flower over there," James said, inclining his head towards Lily.
"Sent Howlers to the twit because he wouldn't quit owling me and worked at The Leaky Cauldron," Lily said with barely concealed disgust as she said 'twit' and 'he'. She turned away from James and continued her conversation with Amber.
Sirius made another brave, and rather stupid, attempt to get everyone talking. "I suppose we all know about Remus and Amber shagging each other?" he said.
"SIRIUS BRYAN BLACK!" Amber screamed, jumping up. "SHUT UP FOR ONCE IN YOUR DAMN LIFE!" Everyone turned to stare at her but she ignored them.
"Amber, dearest, you're making a scene," Sirius pointed out.
"I DON'T CARE! JUST SHUT UP ABOUT STUFF YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS TO!" she screeched. "DON'T BRING THAT UP AGAIN! EVER!" She stormed out of the Great Hall.
An uncomfortable silence fell over the hall. Dumbledore cleared his throat loudly and stood.
"Er, yes. I think maybe now would be a good time for that speech," he said. "Remember, only third years and above may visit Hogsmeade, and don't go into the Forbidden Forest. Quidditch tryouts are posted inside your common rooms. Everyone, remember that you need to act with extreme caution inside and outside of Hogwarts while Lord Voldemort" –there was a shudder from many students–"is still powerful and at large. The Head Boy and Girl this year are James Potter and Lily Evans." His lips twitched upward as many students turned around to stare at the two Gryffindors, mouths open wide. "Off to bed!"
Lily, Patty, and Samantha dashed out of the Great Hall, heading for Gryffindor tower. They found Amber pleading unsuccessfully with the Fat Lady to let her into the common room without the password.
"Draco levisomnus," Lily panted.
"Correct," the Fat Lady said. The portrait swung forward and Amber ran inside and into the girls' dormitory without so much as a glance at her friends. Samantha and Patty went in after her, and Lily was about to when a hand was placed firmly around her wrist.
"Lily dearest, Heads have their own dormitories," James said, gently dragging her towards an extra staircase.
Lily sent a look at Patty that clearly said, "Save me!" but Patty just grinned at her and continued up to the girls' dormitory. Ooh, she was so going to pay later.
"Let go of me, Potter," Lily snapped, trying to get her hand back.
"No way," he replied cheerily. "I don't want to risk you going and bunking with your friends. Nope, you have to sleep in the Head Girl's room."
Damn Potter and Quidditch, Lily thought, still trying to get her hand out of his grasp. Although he was being gentle, she still couldn't get him to let go. James led her into her room and finally released her.
"Have wonderful dreams, Lily Flower. I will because you'll be in them," he said, closing the door on his way out, pausing long enough to shoot her a grin and a wink.
"Don't call me that!" she shouted at the closed door. She heard him laugh and shut his own door.
Lily let out a sigh of frustration and got ready to go to bed.
In the girls' dormitory, Patty and Samantha weren't having a lot of luck getting Amber to talk.
"What's wrong, Amber?" Patty tried again.
"Shut up and leave me alone," Amber grumbled, yanking the hangings shut around her bed.
"C'mon, Amber, you and Remus sleeping together isn't that bad," Samantha said.
Amber pulled the hangings back just enough to glare at Samantha. "Sammy, Patty, just shut up." She yanked the hangings closed again.
Sam and Patty sighed and climbed into their own beds.
In the boys' dormitory, things weren't much better.
"Is she any good?" Sirius asked Remus.
"I don't want to talk about it," he said dully, pulling off his shirt.
"So it was bad?"
"No."
"I knew it! I knew she couldn't be that bad in bed!" Sirius said triumphantly, punching the air. "She's got too much sass to be bad."
Remus sighed. "Would you just shut up?"
"Do I ever?" Sirius shot back, grinning hugely and climbing into his bed.
Remus mumbled something incoherent and yanked the hangings shut around his bed, ignoring Sirius's laughter.
A/N: Amber and Remus are feeling a little...frustrated at the moment, as you can tell. Like I said in Chapter Two, you'll find out more about why Remus and Amber 'shagged' as Sirius so gently put it. :) If you have any questions about anything in my fic, just ask in your reviews and I'll answer you in the next chapter. But I won't answer every single review because I hate writing long Author Notes. Review, please!
P.S. I'm going to say now, after this chapter and Sirius tries harder to get Amber to go out with him so they can pull of James's plan, there might be more mention of sex and possibly a sex scene. Nothing too graphic, mind you, but I just thought I'd warn you way ahead of time so you can stop reading now. If you want to rant and rage at me for telling you this now, go ahead.
