I'm posting this story much faster than I meant to. I had a nice buffer built up and everything—it'll be gone in no time at this rate. But you people are so cool! 13 reviews for chapter 2, and lots of you are going on and reading my other stuff. I can't hold out on you!

Merci, mes beaux critiques!

Anonymous: I'm glad.

Sunny Moonlight: Of course they get together in the end. I'm not THAT cruel. Usually. And you'll see how James comes in in this chapter.

Tanya J. Potter: I definitely aim for sweetness, so thanks!

The Unknown Marauder: You've read them all? Joy! Cookies and ice cream for you!

Desanges: I'm a sucker for flattery, you know… And of course I'll keep it up! Especially when I have lovely reviewers who boost my ego so much!

Lieu of Flowers: -Huggles back- In my opinion, it just keeps getting cuter in later chapters.

The Naz: Sirius is always cute! And your theory about Peter has merit, but I always figured Voldie didn't get to him 'til after Hogwarts, so… keep the first question in mind, but you can ignore the last one.

sesshomaruhasafluffytail: Yaaay! I'm not going to be hurt! (And actually I don't watch Inuyasha that often. But I do love the manga.)

Becky Silver Black: CHOCOLATE! You've been talking to my friends, obviously. That's the only possible way you could know my weakness.

uknowho: Well, then, wait no more! Here he is!

Reyna: Well, blue funks taste better than puce ones, so… And really, would you rather have short and often, or long and slow updates?

BookwormRose: Touchy subjects are the most fun to write about. And it just makes me feel all fuzzy and happy to have reviews. Lets me know that people really like what I'm writing.

Phoenixtear19: Cute is good. And like I say, I have a buffer... so I should be able to keep updating fast. Although I may slow down to every other day.

Hmm… lemme see… I don't own it, flames are welcome, review because it makes me smile. Oh, yeah, and m/m relationship warning.

They were doing it again. Playing the 'I'm not looking at you' game. It drove James mad. Remus was staring now, peering over the top of his book with a longing, mournful gaze. James checked his watch. In exactly thirty-two seconds, Sirius would look up, Moony's eyes would go unfocused as if he'd been pondering a point in his book, and then it would be Padfoot's turn to watch the lighter-haired boy until Peter got impatient for Sirius's next chess move.

James checked the room to see if Lily had come down for their study session yet. On Remus's advice, he'd sought her out at the beginning of the year and apologized to her for pestering her for the past five years, then humbly asking if they could start over. She'd been suspicious at first, but when he'd promised to stop asking her out—and kept that promise, difficult as it had been—the redhead's demeanor toward him had warmed considerably. She even called him 'James' now instead of 'Potter,' and they could hold actual conversations. Of course, he had no idea how not asking her out was going to get her to go out with him… He'd have to ask Remus about that part. Thinking about the werewolf, his eyes traveled over to the other boy to find him staring intently at his book while Sirius took his turn at watching.

Not for the first time, the messy-haired boy wished he'd covered his ears when Sirius had started talking in his sleep over the summer. Having his best friend move into one of the Potter guest rooms had been great, but it meant he learned things about his friend that could have remained secret. James hadn't been bothered by the knowledge that Padfoot was in love with Moony, and he'd been ecstatic for his friend upon deducing that the emotion was reciprocated.

Now the problem was trying to get them together when neither of them would admit there was anything going on! James had tried to subtly question both of them, and subtlety didn't come easily to him. He was the kind of person who wore his heart on his sleeve. No one ever needed to ask how James felt about something—they just looked at him and knew. He had no idea how to get people to confess emotions they were trying to keep hidden.

Frowning, James pulled out parchment and began to write.

1. 'Love' letters

2. Take them each aside and tell them they like each other and to do something about it.

3. Blind date

4. Lock them in a closet together until they work things out

Stumped for further strategies, James sat back and studied his list. It was a lot shorter than he'd hoped it would be. The first idea wouldn't work at all—they were too likely to compare notes beforehand. He crossed it out while running a hand through his hair thoughtfully.

Talking to them wasn't impossible, of course. But Sirius would laugh it off and tell James he was imagining things. And he had no idea whatsoever of how to approach Remus about it. He could never predict how the werewolf would react to personal questions like that.

The blind date would only work if he talked to one of them first… Maybe if he talked to Sirius and got him to agree? But they'd never been able to set Remus up on a blind date. Or any kind of date, for that matter. Which made sense, now that James knew who his friend's real interest was.

The fourth option was looking better by the moment. Except that they'd both be out to get him afterward. James ran both hands through his hair, scowling at the paper. Lily was always setting up her friends with boys, how did she do it without getting killed?

Now there was an idea. Maybe Lily could help him come up with a plan… No. He'd have to tell her who he was trying to set up, and they obviously wanted it to be a secret. Really it was amazing more people hadn't figured it out. It must just be because he was around them so much that nobody knew. And Peter was oblivious to just about everything except his chessboard ever since he'd discovered that chess was something he was actually good at.

No, James would just have to get them together himself. Maybe veritaserum in Remus's pumpkin juice…

Next chapter: Lily gets involved!