The marauders sat ten minutes into divination, bored out of their minds. The teacher, Professor Astra was giving another dull lesson on crystal orbs and their importance in the wizarding world. James sat lazily doodling on a piece of parchment. Sirius sat next to him, his shaggy hair hiding his closed eyes as he napped with his head down on the table, drooling a little on the corner of James's paper. Although Remus claimed he had taken the class as an easy pass, he sat, intently scrawling notes across a three foot parchment with Peter's beady eyes trying desperately to follow Lupin's quill.
The professor paced around the front of the room lecturing the student and flailing her short pudgy arms about wildly, giving her the look of a beached whale. Her voice resembled that of a blubbery ocean animal as well. "With this, you can see much further than what is visible to the naked eye..."
"Eh, James, why's the professor talking about bein' naked?" Sirius grumbled, still half asleep. He had taken to the habit of talking in his sleep, as well as walking.
James chuckled softly at his friend. Sirius was particularly amusing in his slumber. "Oh, she was just talking about Snivellus again." James whispered back.
"Eh, I see, so how long have the three of 'em has been together?"
"Rumor has it the two got together at the Hogsmead trip."
"Interestin', what beautififul childrens they'll be having. You know how I love to get, get the 911." Padfoot yawned.
"You mean the 411." Remus chimed in without once looking up from his notes.
"Nah, nah, you bloody goober, that's the emergency ringer number. Oh yes, the pastries are loverly, erhm, little lady. Might I have a taste of y…" and with that Sirius trailed off to sleep once again. James and Remus stifled their laughter, though it wasn't an easy task. They would have a lovely time retelling Sirius of his sleep talking later.
Finally, the class ended. "Don't forget to study! We will be having a look into the crystals tomorrow!" Astra shouted as the students lunged for the door.
The rest of the day passed with little more pastry dreams or things of that genre. The boys went about their daily routine, class after lackluster class. Finally, supper time came and the quartet strode towards the Great Hall in their usual swaggering manner. Sirius, spotting the girl that he has observed at breakfast, left the group to go "talk" to her. The other three took a seat in their typical place near the back and began to stuff their stomachs with all sorts of dinner foods.
Potter glanced towards the door and saw his fiery haired love by the door, scanning the room for a place to sit. He just couldn't get this girl out of his head. Everything was perfect from her bright tumbling locks to her polished black shoes.
"James, I know the food's good but it's not worth drooling over." Remus chuckled, bringing James back into the world that we like to call reality.
"If it tha' on url a'an?" Peter questioned, his mouth full of an assortment of foods.
"Petie, it's not just any girl it's…. oh hello there love." James said, surprised to see the afore mentioned girl sitting right across from him.
"I thought I told you not to call me love Potter"
"You love Potter, well isn't that grand. Remus, Pete, did you hear that, she said she loves me."
"I did not you troll." Lily snapped. Her jade eyes were filled with anger. "You're such a---"
"A lovely, attractive, sexy beast that you would love to date and actually said that you wished to marry? Yes, that's what I thought. And love, I do completely agree." A smile spread across the boy's face.
"No, that's not at all what I was going to say." She replied indignantly. "And I never said I wanted to marry you… you're enjoying this aren't you?" she questioned seeing that the look on his face was only growing more delighted.
"No matter what you say, I love the sound of your voice." He replied coolly, almost as if it had been rehearsed.
Lily rolled her eyes as she was so prone to do when talking to James. "You'll just never take a hint will you Potter? Even if you can have any of the other girls in this school, you can't have me."
James just grinned, "Well, people often want what they can't have. And I'm going to try to get what I want, because sometimes, with a lot of hard work, people can achieve the impossible."
Lily's cheeks turned to a light shade of scarlet as a small smile spread, undetected, across her face.
"Fancy a pastry?" James asked as Sirius took a seat at the table.
"Shu' up you greasy git." Sirius laughed. "It isn't my fault I talk in my sleep, I can't help it."
"So, how was that girl…what's her face..." James asked.
Sirius smiled. "Oh, well, ah, don't 'member her name…Lacy maybe, no, that's the brunette, no…well, let's just say I'll be late to the dorms tonight." He replied, winking a dark eye in Lily's direction.
Lily looked over at Peter, "Are they always like this?" she questioned.
Peter eyes shifted to one side, and then the other, as if he expected the girl to be talking to someone else.
"Yes, you." Lily said, pointing directly at the rounded boy.
"Erhm… o' course not, they're really sensitive, and loving, and, eh… compassionate. And James, he's a real great guy, honest…"
"Yes I'm sure, and how much did they pay you to say that." Evans inquired skeptically.
"Lily!" A mousy haired girl called from across the room. "Lily, come here, I need your help with this bloody potions work!"
With that, Lily got up, leaving the boys once again, in an aberrant hush.
"Bloody Italians." Sirius mumbled, Sending James and Remus into a roaring fit of laughter. "What? You heard her at Hogsmead. Remus, you spoke Italian too! I dun' get it. What's so funny, guys? I didn't speak Italian in my sleep did I? Prongs? Moony? Oh, c'mon guys."
The two composed themselves after a few minutes of unbridled mirth just as dinner was ending. "Well it's off to the common room for me." Remus stated matter-of-factly "I've got loads of work to do, after all, if I don't do my work you blokes'll have nobody to copy from" he smirked. Peter nodded in agreement, and followed Remus as fast as his tubby little legs could carry him.
"I promised I'd meet, erhm… damn what's her name, oh-well, I've got to go. Don't wait up for me Jamesy." Sirius chortled before rushing off to find his new snogging partner.
James looked around the great hall as everyone began to slowly vanish from their tables after a good meal. He spotted Lily sitting at the Ravenclaw table helping the mousy girl named Sarah with her potions. He sauntered towards her seat, careful not to let her know that he was approaching.
"'Ello love." He said from behind her. She nearly jumped a foot at his unexpected entrance.
"Potter, don't you have places to be, boys to snog." She sneered.
James just chuckled lightly. "She's got such a sense of humor, don't you agree?" he said, putting a hand on Lily's slender shoulder.
"Uh…sure, anyways, thanks Lil, I'll leave you alone with your boyfriend now." Sarah said, gathering her belongings.
"Sounds like a good idea." James said, winking at the girl and walking around the table to take her previous spot across from Lily.
"No… but he's not..." Lily's voice trailed off as Sarah left the room. "Potter, it's not polite to stare." She commented, seeing the graceless look on the boy's face.
"I'm sorry, but I just can't keep my eyes off you Lil's, it's not my fault you're beautiful. And you'll have to get used to it if we're going to be married."
"Potter, I don't like you, I don't want to marry, you, I don't even want to date you. In fact I wouldn't even consider dating you."
"So you don't consider this a date?" James inquired, lifting an eyebrow.
"What? Of course not." She scoffed. "How I the world would you get that idea?"
"Well," James smirked "It's just you, and me, romantic candles and a starlight sky" he said looking up to the twinkling ceiling and glowing lights.
"Oh, please Potter, this is anything but romantic. I think a trip to the Gobi dessert with a first year would be more entertaining. My god, what are you doing?" Lily asked. James had gotten up from his seat, and was kneeling beside Lily. "Potter, you're such an arse. Now if you'll excuse me."
Lily stood and began to hastily head towards the door. James jumped from his seat and rushed after her grabbing her by the arm. "One last thing love." He whispered into her fragile ear.
"What now Potter?" she sighed.
Before she realized what was happening, Lily found her lips pressed firmly against James's. After a few moments, he pulled himself away from Lily. "Now, tell me you didn't thoroughly enjoy that love."
Lily just stood in utter befuddlement, trying to collect her emotions. "I…don't you ever… I…I have to go." She stammered and rushed out of the main doors. James stood in his place, watching her every step. He had finally managed to lock lips; now all he had to do was find the key to her heart.