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Loving the Alien

Chapter One

"Lil-leeeeee! You're in the library again! You promised me that you would come to the Three Broomsticks tonight for a butterbeer with the boys!" whinged Becky (Rebecca) Ingram Eberly, a petite girl; best friends with Lily (Liadan) Aithne Evans.

"Bex, please don't give me this right now! I have to work on my Transfiguration paper! It's due in two weeks!" exclaimed Lily, still furiously scribbling down notes on Animagi, "Really, when did I promise that?" Becky's brown eyes widened, "Are you kidding me Lil? You agreed to it when McGonagall announced the seventh-year's night out last Friday!"

Lily looked up from her parchment and looked skeptically at Becky. "You know what Lily, I promise to work on it with you for three hours on Saturday if you come tonight. Pleaseee Lee! Pretty please! I'll even buy you a pound of Honeyduke's!" Becky bribed Lily with her favorite, chocolate.

Lily sighed, "Okay, I guess I will come with you… Bollocks to you Bex for bribing me with chocolate!" Becky grinned manically while Lily gathered her books, which she has quite a lot of.

As they walked out into the bare corridor, Becky started in with the 'lass-talk', as Lily calls it.

"Oh, Lily! Sirius is going to be there! What am I going to wear?" she asked then contemplated outfit ideas in her head.

"Well, how about you wear your pink, mandarin-collared shirt? You know the one with the ruffles?" Lily asked in a bored tone.

"Oh yes! I adore that shirt! But don't you think light pink is a bit too innocent for Sirius' taste?" Becky inquired, a bit crestfallen at the end of her question.

"Becky, do you really think Sirius Black will be looking at the shade of pink it is?" an exasperated Lily reasoned in front of the Fat Lady's portrait, "Scarlet Miasma."

Becky pondered this and replied, "I guess you're right…Lee! What would I do without you?" Both girls chuckled and headed up to the seventh-year girls' dormitory to get ready.

"Hey Becky, what should I put on for tonight?" Lily asked while eyeing her wardrobe.

Becky whipped around with a smirk on her face. "You want to impress Remus, don't you?" "Don't be silly Rebecca," Lily retorted, but with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Oh, of course you do! Don't worry Lee, I'll make you look smashing!"

Lily backed away in mock-horror.

After about an hour of primping, the girls flounced down the stairs and suddenly realised that they were meeting the boys in the Common Room before heading to Hogsmeade. Fortunately, the boys hadn't been waiting too long.

"Well, well, well…Don't we look divine tonight?" Sirius Black stated, looking up from his casual game of chess with James Potter, one of his best friends.

"Hello Sirius, devilishly handsome, you are, in that grey shirt!" Lily teased her best mate while she received a peck on the forehead from Sirius.

Wait a tic! I guess I should explain. You probably are thinking that Lily is moving in on her best (girl) friend's prey, but Lily and Sirius have known each other since age two. They have been next door neighbours for fifteen years, and best buds too. Well, I guess I should say siblings. Even though they are the same age, Lily plays the role of the teasing younger sister, while Sirius is the protective older brother. Their relationship is strictly platonic! (And yes, Becky understands this!)

With that, Becky greeted Sirius with a confident air about her. "Cheers Sirius! Ready for the first round?"

"Of course, lovely lady! The first and last rounds are always on me!" Sirius reminded her, grinning flirtatiously.

Meanwhile, Lily casually greeted James, another good mate of hers, and then shyly wandered over to Remus.

"Bonjour, Lily-flower, how are you this wonderful evening?" Remus welcomed Lily, with his signature, shy, smile.

"Hullo, Remus….It is a charming night tonight, t' isn't it?" a bashful Lily replied.

Even though Lily and Remus were good friends, there had been a mounting tension between the two, with both of them realising the attraction for each other.

After the group had exchanged hellos, they headed off to Hogsmeade, ready for a relaxing outing.

A.N.: Hello! This is (sort-of) my first fanfic! I did write another one, Broken Valentine, but it was only two chapters, so that doesn't count! Anyways, this WILL be L/J! Don't fret! And review! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Thanks!

PS: Chapter two should be up relatively soon… I hope…