Chapter Seven

Remus groaned and ran a hand through his messy hair. "Nothing's right!" he complained. Mattie sat across him.

"What's wrong with it? The plan's brilliant."

"Okay, ALL of this will happen during the Christmas break?" he asked, tilting his head to look at Mattie. Mattie grinned and nodded.

"It's foolproof," she said, tucking strands of her long brown hair behind her ear. Remus grinned, making her heart beat slightly faster than intended. "So, you ready for it?"

"Only if you are," Remus said. Mattie smiled and stood up, turning around to leave. And somehow, Remus was feeling lightheaded after it.

Lily walked down the corridors to the common room, her bag on her shoulder. She was busy reading a book when suddenly she collided into a good solid figure. "Oh crap!" she yelled, nearly falling. She fell into a pair of strong warm arms and her things scattered onto the floor.

"Is it just me, Miss Evans, or are you more clumsy than usual?" a voice asked, slightly amused. Lily turned her head and saw Brett Marshall, a Hufflepuff, smile slightly at her. She blushed and stood up.

"Sorry, Brett, I just… have a lot on my mind, that's all." She started picking up her books. Brett knelt down and helped her. Their fingers brushed gently against each other's and Lily felt slight warmth enter her veins. She stood up and fixed her bag.

"You're acting a bit strange, Miss Evans," Brett said, raising his eyebrows at her, his chocolate brown eyes glittering in pleasure.

"I'm a bit preoccupied," Lily admitted, grinning slightly. Brett adjusted his spectacles and smiled, nodding his head as his dark brown hair fell into his eyes.

"Okay, I'll see you around. And, um… d'you mind accompanying me to Hogsmeade this weekend?" he asked. Lily blushed a little and tucked strands of her hair behind her ear.

"Sure, why not?"

"Great," Brett said, running a hand through his dark brown locks. "So, um, I'll see you on Saturday by the Entrance Hall at around 9?"

"Yeah, sure." Lily smiled.

"So, yeah. Bye, Lil." He smiled and walked away. Lily's blush darkened.

"Bye," she said faintly before rushing into the common room giddily.

Sam looked up from her book when Lily pranced inside the dormitory. "Okay, who put rum in your orange juice this morning?" she questioned, closing her book and setting it on her nightstand. Lily grinned.

"Nobody! I just got asked out by Brett Marshall, that's all." Lily grinned widely. Sam looked up directly into Lily's eyes, her new reading glasses at the tip of her nose. "Why do you look so surprised?"

Oh, because James should've asked you! Sam thought nervously. "Uh, nothing, I just never expected… Brett to ask you. Not that I'm implying anything wrong," Sam stammered out, "but I just expected someone else to ask you before he did."

"Oh," Lily said, slightly disappointed. "Well, too bad then. I'm going with Brett. You guys don't mind, d'you?"

"I don't, and I don't think Mattie does," Sam said. She ran a hand through her dark brown hair before tying it up into a messy bun. "Go ahead and have fun, Lily. Be careful."

"Yeah, sure! Now, I'm heading off to tell James! Toodles!" Lily pranced out, leaving Sam with a weird look on her face.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Sam paused. "And who in the blazes of Azkaban says Toodles?"

Mattie glanced up from her homework to see why Lily skipped into the common room and embracing James tightly. She glanced sideways at Remus, who was working on his Potions essay. He looked up at met her eyes, smiling slightly. She tilted her head at Lily, and Remus's eyes followed.

"James! I am so happy!" she squealed happily. James, startled, patted her back hesitantly. Mattie and Remus glanced at each other before looking back to Lily and James at the same time.

"What's up, Lily?" he asked, running a hand through his hair. "I've got Charms homework." He smiled though at her happiness. "So, tell Jamie-boy. What's going on?"

"I was asked out by Brett Marshall!" she said excitedly, releasing herself slightly from James's grip. His smile faltered slightly. "Can you believe it! Brett Marshall!"

"Who?" he asked, looking adorably clueless. Lily's eyes widened in shock.

"Brett! He's the Chaser for Hufflepuff!" she said, grinning. "God, James! You're so daft! Anyway, he asked me out to Hogsmeade this weekend! Isn't that great?"

James felt his heart crack. "Uh… Yeah, it's great. Congratulations, Lily Flower." He smiled weakly. Lily didn't notice for her smile widened.

"Thanks for being so happy for me, Jamie! I don't know what I can do without you!" she said happily, hugging him. "Well, I gotta go! Toodles!"

She skipped happily out of the common room. Mattie and Remus glanced at James, who buried his face in his hands sadly. "Okay, she just broke his heart."

"And what in dementor's name is 'Toodles'?" Remus asked in confusion.

James trudged up to his dormitory, collapsing on the bed. "Why did he ask her out?" he asked angrily. "Why didn't I do it first?"

"Well, 'because you're an idiot. Oh, not an idiot." He heard Sirius's voice echo in the dormitory. "An idiotic, moronic, stupid hell of an ass."

"Look, Sirius, I don't need that right now," James said irritably.

"Oh no, Jamie, I'm not mocking you. I'm giving you advice, like the one you gave me." Sirius crossed his arms. "It was your fault that you didn't ask Lily out first. It was your fault that you just let her go without a fight."

"My fault? Who kissed someone who was—"

"It's not about me," Sirius cut in. "I know what I did was okay for me, although my emotions are a mix. Yours, on the other hand, aren't mixed up. Yours are definite and you screwed up."

"But Sirius, Lily's someone different. You kissed Sam, SAM of all people!"

"Sam isn't a boy, Jamie, I'm not gay (A/N: LOL, KawaiiMegami86!). I know that I won't hurt Sam. But James, you're hurting yourself and soon you'll hurt Lily when she finds out that you're lying to her."

James didn't answer. That got him thinking for awhile.

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