Chapter 2
James and Remus had almost completely forgot about their promise to Wormtail in the next couple of weeks. They were too busy preparing themselves for the big ball. James was constantly thinking of new ways to get Lily to like him, and Remus was enjoying the new popularity he gained when everyone learned he was going with the most beautiful girl in his year. Everyone was slowly but surely finding a partner, whether it was one or many (Sirius had still not settled on one). It wasn't until a week before the ball, that Remus, seeing Wormtail moping around the common room, remembered their promise they had made to him.
"Oh, bugger. I completely forgot." Remus muttered under his breath. Hoping he had not let his friend down, Remus walked over to where Wormtail sat.
"Hey Remus." Wormtail said gloomily, his head down in his hands.
"Hey Pete, what's bothering you?" Remus asked, even though he was sure he knew what it was.
"No reason." Wormtail slowly muttered, obviously lying. Remus was determined to make him feel better.
"You know, Jamie was talking about you today." Remus lied, hoping to raise his spirits. Wormtail immediately perked up. Remus' plan had obviously worked.
"What did she say!" Wormtail asked, excitedly. Remus swallowed hard, thinking. He wasn't good at making up stories like this.
"She said she wanted to hang out at Hogmeade tomorrow." Remus blurted out, not thinking.
"Really?" Wormtail jumped up, asking curiously.
"Yeah." Remus said, knowing that he had just gotten himself into a deeper mess than to begin with.
"Shite, Remus! What in bloody hell did you do that for?" James said, after hearing Remus' story.
"I wasn't thinking, mate. But we owe this to him. We can't just..." Remus was cut off.
"What are you talking about! You're actually thinking about going through with this? It's impossible." James assured him, shaking his head viciously.
"It's not impossible. We can at least try." Remus tried to reason with his arrogant friend.
"You can't just make someone that doesn't like someone like him, Moony. Especially when that someone is Zack Milsen's girlfriend!"
"James, listen. We promised him. We have to give it a shot." Remus said convincingly. James paused, thinking intently.
"Fine, but no more promises. If it doesn't work out, that's the end of it."
"Okay good. Now, I have a plan, but we might be breaking a couple school rules in the process." Remus said taking out a piece of parchment and quill.
"Good, we can have a little fun while were at it." James smiled menacingly and sat down next to his friend.
To be continued...