Lorelei, Remus, Lily and James squeezed around one of the round tables at Madam Puddifoot's tea shop. They received more than their fair share of odd glaces, and the occasional stare. After all it was quite odd to find a Slytherin in the company of one Gryffindor, let alone three! Lorelei refused to let it get to her though, exspecailly after Narcissa's little scene. "So what should we do next?" Lily asked.

James suggested Zonko's the same time Remus suggested Honeydukes. The girl's laughed, as the boys began to argue the finer points of each shop. After a couple minutes of debate, the two boys turned to them, "Well?" they chimed together, causing another round of laughs. The girl's being the diplomats they were, managed to convince the boys they could do both. Which started the debate of where to go first, with the boys once more turning to the girls, who looked at each other, then back at the boys, and saying together, "Honeydukes."

"I win mate." Remus said with a laugh, and offered his arm to Lorelei as he stood up. A slight flush reached the girl's cheeks, as she took the offered arm. 'What happened to him being a distraction?' the little voice in her head asked. 'Guess I got distracted by my distraction.' she thought back at it, a smile coming to her lips.

The four teens made their way from the teashop to Honeydukes. Once inside they started pour through all the sweets that were up for sale. Lorelei laughed as she looked over the stockpile Remus had. "What are you doing? Going to start your own chocolate shop?" The boy had handfuls of chocolate in all shape, size, and form.

Remus smiled,"No, I just know that the other three will finish their goodies straight away, and come looking to me for more." he replied. "Can you hand me a packaged of those Fudge Flies." he laughed at the face Lorelei made. "Not for me, I assure you. But they're Peter's favorite."

Lorelei picked up the requested item, adding it to the already towering stack in Remus's hands. "Nothing against Peter and all..." she began. "I'm sure he's a nice guy and all. He just doesn't seem like the kind of person the rest of you would normally hang out with."

Remus offered up a half-smile. "I think it's hero worship for the most part. Peter wants someone to look up to, James, and Sirius like the attention." He smiled a bit more. "Despite the oddity of it all, we're great friends. Those three have done things for me..." he shook his head slightly, "that I would never expect from anyone."

"Like accepting you...for who...and what, you are?" Lorelei asked.

Remus nodded, laying his purchases on the counter by the register. "Exactly. No questions asked." He laughed slightly in what Lorelei must of figured was a remeberence. "It was actually Lily who discovered my secret first. Quite a bright girl. Surprising she's not a Ravenclaw...Glad to have her as a Gryffindor though." Remus got a sheepish look, "Er...not that..."

Lorelei laughed, "It's okay, I understand. Sometimes I wonder myself about being placed in Slytherin." she shrugged, "I guess the hat must know something I don't."

Sirius came bounding up, Jame and Lily walking along side him. "Hey look what I found." he hung over Remus's shoulder. "Fresh batch of chocolate frogs. How about we set up a betting pool, and race frogs when we get back to the school." Sirius laughed. "If we get enough people in on it, it'll pay for this little trek."

"Chocolate frog races?" Lorelei looked at him skeptically.

Sirius slide away from Remus having caught sight of Angelique, "Later mate." he whispered, then turning to the blonde girl across the shop. "Hey Angelface, I've got sweets for a sweet." with that, he bounded off after the girl.

Lorelei laughed as Remus shook his head at the spectical. Then he nodded in answer to her previous question. "Yes, chocolate frog races. They mark them according to whose witch or wizard card is in the pack...and set up a run way." Another laugh escaped the boy. "The rest of the dorms sit back and place bets on whose frog will make it across the finish line."

"Guess can't say you Gryffindor's aren't imaginative." Lorelei laughed as Remus gathered up his purchases, and they met back up with James and Lily at the doorway to the shop.

"To Zonko's?" James asked.

"To Zonko's." Remus confirmed, and the four were once more on their way.